Chapter 103: Temptation

The next day, the spaceship carrying the last flowers and fruits of the Twin Sacred Trees slowly streaked across the sky, scattering the sun's rays onto the earth.

At this time, the roar of machines and the knocking of forged parts were already heard in the Horn Fortress. The arrival of the reincarnation taught this ancient civilization, which had not yet grown up, what modern warfare was in advance. As a result, everyone in Fort Clarion is stockpiling up supplies for the upcoming battle.

Feeling the enhancement of the light, Su Qin slowly retracted and spread his consciousness out of the deep meditation state. The thunderous power of his mind re-locked his body under the restraint of will, and then he opened his eyes, and a circle of red aura flashed in his black pupils to return to tranquility.

Through the continuous study of the Carlias psionic notes, like a child who gradually became familiar with the seawater and finally learned the art of swimming, Su Qin now finally began to gradually shake off the instinctive fear of the vastness of the subspace, and instead rose in his heart a strong desire called curiosity. But this also requires proper self-restraint, because psionic energy is a very dangerous ability anyway, and an undetermined will and a cowardly soul will cause it to spiral out of control.

The subspace of this quest world is filled with terrifying echoes from the outer worlds, but surprisingly, there aren't many demon-like dangerous lives there. This allowed Su Qin to use psionic energy more freely. However, considering the disguise of their own strength. On the bright side, he will still focus on the Force skills that are not yet proficient.

"Awake? I'm going to meet the leader of the local forces in a moment, so get ready. Huang Quan wiped his long wet hair, exuding a simple scent of soaphorn, obviously just finished washing up after his morning exercise.

"Yes, I see." Touching the blanket that had been covering him at some point, Su Qin smiled knowingly.

Last night, he gave up his only bed to Huang Quan. Replace sleep with deep meditation on your own, as you did the other day. After going through the official task, Su Qin has preliminarily completed the mental journey of transforming from an ordinary person to a reincarnation. Like most reincarnators, he also began to carve his practice into every aspect of his life. But for the time being, there has been no obvious success. But it's not surprising that if you can go further by simply giving up sleep, then the price of moving forward is really low.

After breakfast, the two of them walked through the cold stone corridor filled with the smell of the fortress and re-entered the council hall. Pushing open the heavy wooden door, there was a loud argument in the room.

However, the entry of Su Qin and the others made everyone's attention hit them.

"Ah, you've come just in time. By the way, these two are the new reinforcements I just mentioned. ”

Leos strode over, pulled Su Qin in front of several strangers, and introduced them one by one. In fact, from their respective distinctive appearances, Su Qin had already judged which characters in the "Lord of the Rings" books these people corresponded to.

Several representatives of the local forces were more polite, but that kind of alienated and scrutinizing gaze did not escape Su Qin's eyes. It seems that even with Leos's guarantee, they do not trust themselves such a so-called "reinforcement" of unknown origin.

In the following meeting, Leos, as the representative of the reincarnation, continued to discuss the next strategic plan with the local forces. Because he had already communicated and consulted with most of the people, most of his proposals, including the fortification plan that consumed a lot of materials, were successfully approved. However, when it came to the selection of the early exploration team for the Moriath Mine, the dwarf Golden Bolt suddenly put forward a different opinion. Although there was not much malice in his words, the tone of his almost complaining tone fully showed obvious distrust and shirk.

"I think that as a candidate to explore the Moriath Mine in the early stage, you have to have enough trust in each other. Especially now that it may be stuffed with orcs, trolls, oh hell, and fire demons. ”

Speaking of this, Jin Li rolled his eyes and his face became unnatural. Because of the influence of the reincarnation, he learned the tragic news that Cousin, the dwarven king of the Moriath Caves, Balin, had died at the hands of the orcs earlier than in the original books. Perhaps this is also one of the reasons for his recent emotional instability.

"Even if trust aside, there's already a pointy ear in the team anyway." As he spoke, he glanced at Legolas, the handsome elven representative next to him, who seemed to be accustomed to the bad attitude of the dwarves and did not react other than frowning, and then he continued:

"I don't want two big pieces of luggage on the team that scream and run around."

Hearing the dwarf's words, Su Qin clearly saw Huang Quan's eyebrows rising. Before the female companion had a seizure, he took the initiative to interrupt Jin Li's words.

"Son of Groyin, I never knew that dwarves were a mouthy race. If you have any doubts about my strength, then you might as well come and give it a try. ”

"Okay, tall man, I'll let you know that dwarves use their fists much more than their tongues." Jin Li was so angry that he blew his beard, and although he heard the irony in Su Qin's words, he did not completely lose his mind. Putting down the axe that never left him, this stocky dwarf jumped directly onto the council table and pumped wildly, swinging a pair of iron fists and pounced on Su Qin.

Others may have had a problem with this behavior, but before they could stop it, the two were already fighting each other.

Facing the dwarf's powerful fist, Su Qin sneered and stood in place with his hands on his chest. It wasn't until the last moment before the fist hit him that he moved slightly and took a small step sideways to give way to the opponent's fist. Then, with the power of foreknowledge, he kicked the dwarf in the back of his knee at the right time, causing him to roll and crash into the wall. The uncushioned impact shook the dust off the ceiling and shook Jinli's head at the same time.

"Hell, what kind of witchcraft are you doing?" After several failed injuries, Jin Li finally barely managed to get up from the ground by holding on to the wall, but his whole body still staggered as if he was drunk.

"You try a few more times. Maybe you'll know why. Su Qin shrugged his shoulders and did not answer his question directly.

"Hmph, come again." Jin Li shook his head vigorously, clenched his fists again and rushed towards Su Qin.

After a few times, the dwarf lost his mind and picked up the axe. Before the Terran representative Aragorn could stop them, he had already spun the axe in both hands and smashed the axe into Su Qin's calf. But this still didn't cause much trouble to the other party, and Su Qin raised his legs leisurely at a speed that was not too fast. Then, step on the face of the axe with one foot and then press down to stomp the axe on the ground.

With the right angle and the right strength, the high-quality battle axes in the hands of the dwarves are as immobile as a poisonous snake that has been nailed to seven inches. After several attempts, Jin Li panted and let go of the axe and sat down on the ground.

"Tall man with a miserable white face, I didn't expect you to have more than you looked... Much stronger, but I haven't ...... yet Recognize...... Admit defeat. After relieving himself, Jin Li looked at Su Qin with some respect for the warrior in his eyes. However, verbally he still did not give in.

"Oh? Is there anything else you can't be convinced? Su Qin picked up the axe and handed it back to Jin Li.

Since he wanted to gain the right to speak in the team, Su Qin didn't mind accompanying him a few more times. Although, dwarves surpass most ordinary humans in terms of physical fitness. But in the face of Su Qin, who has mastered the three supernatural powers of Force, Psionic Energy and Soul Fluctuations, and is trying to find a way to fuse. The gap in the pure flesh, if it does not reach the level of qualitative change, it is impossible to increase the chances of winning for Jin Li.

"Ninety percent of the dwarves have crafts in casting, do you dare to let me change into more suitable armor and try it again." As he spoke, Jin Li stretched out his hands to take the axe from Su Qin's hand, and his face showed a little respect and a hint of peculiar cunning.

"Why not, but since it's more than weapons. Excuse me, is it convenient for anyone to lend me a sword? Seeing that Jin Li didn't put away the axe, Su Qin clapped his hands and borrowed weapons from the surrounding onlookers who entered the lively state, after all, the lightsaber was not suitable for use in this kind of ordinary competition that did not aim to kill the other party, it was obviously too dangerous.

"I'll lend you." Perhaps out of appreciation for Su Qin's previous display of skill, a tall, blond-haired human warrior took the initiative to throw his long sword, and a bison horn with sterling silver trim and ancient characters embedded in ancient characters hung from his waist.

"What? Don't you even have a weapon of your own? Tall man, let's try it outside. The ceiling in the council hall was too low. Jin Li said with a slight sarcasm, turning to leave the council hall.

"My sword is not suitable for use in competitions. But then again, are you sure that the line that the ceiling is too low is appropriate for a dwarf? ”

Hearing the first half of the sentence, Leos, who was standing aside, couldn't help but smile bitterly. It was clear that he had had enough of the lightsaber, a weapon that was so much unreasonable in his last mission.

Of course, Jin Li didn't know this.

"You'll find out in a moment." Jin Li, who felt that he had a great advantage, smiled, and instead of looking back, he quickened his pace and walked out of the council hall.

When he came to the open space outside the hall, Su Qin didn't see the heavily armed Jin Li. At this time, Leos suddenly came to his side and whispered:

"Well, you've been good enough before."

"What do you want to say?"

"Well, do you remember when I said before that I would pass on some of the technology to the local powers? Because of this, they also made some equipment themselves...... So ......"

Before he finished speaking, Su Qin heard a series of dull footsteps. When he looked up, he saw a short, enlarged-like dwarf-like bipedal walking machine slowly walking in front of him. The machine was nearly five meters tall and heavily armored to cover its entire body, and behind it was a strange power structure similar to a steam boiler, and white smoke was constantly spewed out from metal pipes on both sides of the dorsal vertebrae that protruded diagonally behind it.

Could it be another set of armor in the mouth of the golden bolt?

Looking at the dwarf who was covered in the "armor" and only showed his head, Su Qin couldn't help but feel a subtle unhappiness. So, he swapped the borrowed sword for his left hand, and with his right hand, pulled something from his waist that resembled a long-handled flashlight.

A new round of "competition" is about to begin.