Chapter 165: The Departing Pursuer
In a wasteland outside the city, as soon as the two spiritual techniques given to Hu Bin by the goddess Elune were struck, the crazy wheat seedlings conquered the old dwarf, and when he took the newly grown wheat with trembling hands, he immediately put it in his mouth and chewed it without even peeling off the shell.
"What is this?" The old dwarf's eyes widened in surprise, it was not that he had not eaten the local grain of the Blue Mountains, but the taste and texture of his mouth told him that the wheat that had just grown in the field was very full and high-quality, and it did not look like it was grown locally at all. If Binko hadn't planted the wheat seeds himself, watched them grow with his own eyes, and picked and tasted them himself, he would have even thought that Hu Bin had gotten them from somewhere else to fool him.
"I can open up and improve the land here, I can provide better quality and higher yields of grain, I can make the grain here self-sufficient and even exported, and I can make the Blue Mountains no longer subject to the constraints of human merchants." Hu Bin's seductive words made the expression on the old dwarf's face change again and again, and the last sentence finally touched Master Binko.
"What the hell are your conditions, I don't think a rune weapon can make you pay such a big price." Binkon could rather think that the miracle that had just happened in front of him was a dream, but he really didn't want to wake up from it. Binko admits that he is really tempted, the food problem has always been the biggest headache for the Blue Mountains, because of this problem, the Blue Mountain dwarves have to make certain compromises to the human merchants, and sell them high-quality ore and weapons and equipment at low prices. But he thought that Hu Bin would pay a huge price in order to achieve the effect he said, so he didn't make a promise to this elf easily.
"No, the price I paid is actually not as big as you think, master, in fact, most of the work still needs to be prepared by yourself, I just give you the method. Of course, there is a price to be paid for the Blue Mountain dwarves, and in fact you need to pay your faith to gain the power to grow your crops. Hu Bin played with the green fluorescence in his hands, which was a phenomenon produced by the release of natural divine power. He could feel the blessings of divine power from the void continuously infused into his body, and it seemed that the goddess Elune had also noticed the situation here and gave Hu Bin the greatest support with satisfaction. Hu Bin always had a feeling that the goddess Elune was extremely persistent in the Lord of the Rings world, and actually risked provoking a divine war and spent a lot of divine power to spread faith here, looking for opportunities to expand her influence in this world all the time.
"Faith, does your power come from a god? I remember that you elves only worship your own gods, but the sacrifices of the great beings do not possess such powers. Moreover, we dwarves only believe in one god, and it is completely impossible to change our faith. Binko said with some frustration that the old dwarf was not very god-worshipping. But that doesn't mean he can ignore the status of the gods in the hearts of his people.
Hu Bin is not worried at all, as long as the old dwarf is moved, he is not afraid that he will not be able to take the bait, and the welfare measures given by the goddess Elune to the believers are much more generous than those of the local gods. "Don't worry, the god I believe in is a benevolent goddess, the priesthood is based on nature and the moon, and I don't care if the believers believe in other gods, and most of the teachings of the deity religion are mainly based on maintaining the balance of the environment and nature, and there is no conflict with the god concept that the dwarves believe in, you only need to pay a part of your faith to get the magic given by the great goddess of nature."
"If what you say is true. I can agree to your terms, but is that really all you have? ”
"Of course, you have to trust the credibility of an elf, in fact, if the Blue Mountains can agree to open up the trade in ore and weapons to me. I would be very grateful. Hu Bin smiled and put forward an additional requirement that was not too excessive to stabilize Binko, in fact, Binke thought that this condition was Hu Bin's real purpose.
"No problem, I can make the decision to promise you this condition." Binko readily agreed, and almost all of the dwarven artisans in the Blue Mountains worked under him. More than half of the ore produced has to be refined and forged by them before it can be sold. "In terms of rune items, I can make one for you, and I have some materials in stock here, but if you can come up with better materials. This will greatly improve the quality of the item. ”
"So happy to work together!" Hu Bin pulled out a bottle of good wine from the underground warehouse of Ozekta and handed it to the old dwarf, and Master Binko vigorously pried open the spout of the bottle and took a large gulp greedily.
"I said early on that you're not like other elves, they don't carry such wine with them, hahaha!"
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Although the old dwarf was a good drinker, he did not forget his business, and that night, he declared the cooperation discussed with Hu Bin to the Blue Mountain Dwarf Council, and after the discussion of all the elder councilors, and under the strong impetus of Binko, the dwarves decided to try to give their faith to the goddess Elune.
Hu Bin, who had completed the negotiation, immediately sacrificed the professional god stick Lorraine, this guy didn't care about other things, but he was extremely persistent in spreading the faith, and after receiving Hu Bin's order, he devoted himself to the great cause of spreading the Cult of Nature with 300% fanaticism, as for the trivial matter of mixing a little Holy Light Doctrine in the natural teachings, I believe that the benevolent Goddess Elune will not care about these details.
The priest who was full of flickering levels quickly stunned the group of dwarven elders for a moment, and it took them a morning to make them realize that the goddess Elune was the only god worthy of faith in this world, and Hu Bin said that nothing was as professional as Lorraine. Subsequently, the doctrine of the Cult of Deity was extended to the dwarven peasants at the bottom, and the doctrine of the Cult of God, which was already based on the common people, naturally showed an even more exaggerated effect than before. In Hu Bin's eyes, those dwarf peasants had already begun to condense a faint line of faith.
Truth speaks louder than all words, and when the blessing of the goddess of nature made the barren land near the Blue Mountains more fertile, the spread of faith became easier, and even the Blue Mountain Dwarven Council began to propose whether or not a natural temple should be built in the city. Lorraine was left behind in the Blue Mountains to preside over the deities there, and his profession as a physician was very popular wherever he went. Hu Bin left most of the Mithril ore on his body with Master Binko, and the old dwarf really had the desire to build it after having these Mithril, and promised to make a set of pure Mithril rune armor for Hu Bin. This news made Hu Bin overjoyed, but he could not see this extravagant armor in this world, because Hu Bin had already followed the Hebrew group to re-embark on the journey to the Moriah Mine. Master Binko promised that the armor would be completed in a month, and then it would be handed over to Lorraine for safekeeping, until Hu Bin returned and was brought back to the initial space.
Playing with a piece of the Blue Mountain Dwarf Emblem made from kyanite diamond associated ore. Hu Bin walked happily on the way back to the Silver Moon, a badge that was a testament to trade from the Blue Mountain Dwarves Council and a testament to his friendship with the Blue Mountain Dwarves.
"Friends of the Dwarves (title)
Grade: Normal
Attributes: The minimum initial opinion of the dwarven race is constant to Friendly
Synopsis: You have gained true recognition from the dwarves. ”
The rest of the group did not gain as much as previously expected, and the Blue Mountains had a thriving business relationship because of the ore trade. The duo of Ben and Hebrew have been wandering around all day during this time, and they have also encountered a lot of opportunities worthy of their attention, and many strange gadgets brought by merchants have shown good attributes after being identified by the space, and as long as they bring back the space, they will bring a lot of benefits to the two. Dale also unexpectedly encountered a lot of affordable materials and dispensing tools in the trade area, and even the wild wolf who drank with Vicky in the tavern every day also got a rare metal pendant of good quality after winning a fight with a dwarf, believing that the wild wolf would encounter a mage who could enchant it in the future. The pendant will eventually turn into a magical item.
Ben, Hebrew and Dale frantically swept the Blue Mountains' trade areas during this time, even causing a slight rise in prices in the Blue Mountains, and after Hu Bin, a local tyrant, had a large debt to them, several of them embarked on a new journey with satisfaction, and as for how to repay the debt, Hu Bin said that they could pay it with their harvest in the Moria.
On the way back to the Silver Moon, Hebrew and the others didn't notice at all that their identity had changed from teammates who went on adventures together to being a contractor, as for Vicky, an outsider who felt a little about this. It reminded him of some rumors about the elf Reed in the Valley of the Holy Helm. Sure enough, in this space where interests are paramount, rich is the uncle.
Before leaving, the old dwarf stuffed Vecchick with a lot of ale in small wine bottles, and equipped all the weapons and equipment he had lost after leaving the Blue Mountains, and finally reluctantly let him go. It seems that the relationship between Master Binko and Vicky is extraordinary. Even if Hu Bin asked repeatedly, Vicky couldn't say why, he stayed in the Blue Mountains after his arrival, and Master Binko took good care of him from the beginning. Otherwise, he couldn't even afford to live in a hotel in his situation at the time.
"I think he's probably the bastard son of the old dwarf." The wild wolf didn't expect his joke to cause both Hu Bin and Wei to fall into deep thought.
"Vicky, you also participated in the previous Battle of Balado!" Hu Bin is not using a question, but as if he is stating a fact.
"That's right. The battle was tragic, and most of the dwarves with me were killed or wounded, but fortunately I was lucky enough to drag the seriously wounded legion commander out of the main battlefield, so that I was not directly judged a failure as a deserter. It's a pity that I haven't even seen anything like the Demon Lord Sauron. Vicky said in a slightly vicissitudes tone, only then did he realize that several of the people in the team might have been the ones who had survived the great battle and survived to the end.
"Sure enough, the space has skewed a certain amount towards those of us who have survived to the end, so which of you can see Sauron's appearance clearly?" Hu Bin asked with some concern, he was very tragically injured and fell to the ground in the final battle.
"At that time, my regiment suffered too many casualties, and was ordered to go back to the rear to repair." Hebrew said regretfully.
"I was put in the medical center." Dai Er said lightly, causing everyone to shout that there was gender discrimination in the space, everyone knew that the medical clinic was located in the rear, and there was no danger at all, but as for whether there was really no danger at that time, only Dai Er herself knew.
"I lost so much blood on the battlefield that I passed out, and I didn't even know how to get through the mission." Ben's ability to play soy sauce may have started at that time.
"Well, I was hit by an arrow in the knee at the time, and I have some difficulty moving, you know." If Ben is playing soy sauce, the wild wolf is purely selling cuteness. "In the end, no one saw the appearance of the Demon Lord, and it's really a pity that I didn't see the scene of the Great War."
"No, I don't think any of the numbered people have seen the sight of that battle, I have asked King Elon about the details of that battle at that time, but even King Elrond, who witnessed it with his own eyes, is vague about that battle. I guess the space doesn't want us to get in touch with the grandmaster-level power level too quickly, our strength level is too low, and after seeing that kind of great power, it will definitely produce an invincible shadow, which is not a good thing for future development. Hu Bin said thoughtfully.
"Is that space protecting us?" Vicky said nonchalantly
"No, the space also cuts off the opportunity for us to see that level of power, maybe ......" Hu Bin's words didn't come out, maybe the space may not be able to completely conceal the powerhouse of that level of power, so he didn't let the numbered person get close to the final battlefield, Hu Bin was unexpectedly discovered by the goddess Elune is an example, it seems that Sauron's strength is not as weak as expected. And now that Sauron has been fully resurrected, he can have half the strength of that time. Then the coalition forces basically have no chance of winning.
"No, the Lord of the Rings may just be a front, if Sauron had that strength, how could he be cut off by an ordinary human? I have seen the fragment of the holy sword in Aragorn's hand, although it is much more advanced than the one in my hand, but it definitely does not have that kind of power, and the battle back then seemed to be quite hidden, maybe the gods behind the elves were also involved. Hu Bin fell into deep thought about that battle for a while, even the space that the Warcraft World with enchantment interference could accurately locate. There is absolutely no teleportation error for no reason, so what exactly is the purpose of space?
A fragment of a memory appeared in Hu Bin's mind, it was still in the warband world, Su Jia was clamoring to ask for a Horcrux from him. Later, Hu Bin discovered that the Horcrux was actually a product of the condensation of the world's luck, and the space was very generous to the person who obtained the object and handed it in.
Thinking of the sacrifice of historical figures such as the Elf King and the Human Emperor in that war, the group of people who also died in the battle also included almost all the elites of the human race and the elf race of that era, among which there are few guys who contain the luck of the Lord of the Rings world. And this is undoubtedly a feast for the space, and it is estimated that the eating appearance of the space devouring luck in the later stage is too ugly, so it makes many numbered people leave the stage early.
Thinking of the mission world until now. The main plot mission is only one Saruman who died, and everyone else except for the two hobbits who didn't know whether they were alive or dead, everyone else was alive and well, and there was no reason for the will of the world to resist, and Hu Bin didn't believe it. Hu Bin also remembered that when he seemed to be fighting Saruman, the task he received on the second basement floor, the space was obviously urging Hu Bin to kill Saruman with his own hands and seize the Horcruxes in the name of the dead number, but Hu Bin didn't seem to pay attention to this matter, and as a result, he was deprived of a little of his luck by the angry space (luck minus 2).
"I look like I've found some amazing news!" Hu Bin thought to himself, he came to a conclusion that space is in dire need of items related to the world's luck, and the best way to obtain such items is to rely on the numberer to kill the characters with the blessing of luck. The mysterious reward for killing Graeme in the side quest seemed to be very emotional, Hu Bin slammed his right fist on his left palm, how could he forget the traitor.
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"Reed, did you really decide to go after Gramm alone?" Seeing Hu Bin and a group of Icilian rangers sorting out their horse equipment, Hebrew asked this sentence for the third time. Reed suddenly changed his mind and decided to look for Graeme's traces, which made the others very puzzled, but the numberers of the Rohan camp missed the best time to kill Graemu, and now there are only a few of them who can find trouble with Graemu, and Hu Bin used this reason to persuade a few people in his companions.
"Yes, I have decided, the Silvermoon will be lent to you, and the seafarers on it can take you to the vicinity of the Water Elf Territory, which is not far from the Moria Caves. The orcs in the mine are much weaker, and with the strength of a few of you, you can completely blend in and mine, so remember to bring me a copy. Hu Bin waved his hand to the few people on the boat to see him off, and then without hesitation, he led his men to rush to the territory of the Luohan Kingdom.
The Hebrews had no choice but to continue their journey west along the Anduin River by boat, unbeknownst to them, Hu Bin had just led the group out of their sight when he heard it and entered a grove.
"Okov, take your people around and don't panic for a while, no matter what happens here, you know?" Hu Bin sighed when he saw the rangers skillfully climb the branches and scatter, or turned his head to look at Ted who was following him. In the Battle of Baicheng, the heroic knights were all wiped out, but fortunately, Hu Bin still had a lot of reserve personnel left in the wargroup world. Fenrir and Ryan were too injured to survive in the end, and they both returned to space without waiting for Lorraine's rescue, although they could resurrect these two followers, but the severe death penalty of demotion really made Hu Bin hesitate to resurrect them again.
Although the retinue is very valuable to the numberer, for the retinue like Fenrir and Ryan, who can no longer keep up with Hu Bin's growing strength, every world mission is very dangerous for them. Rather than let their strength be minimized with each death, let their souls rest in space.
Hu Bin regretfully took out the two ascension scrolls in the ring and played with them, originally thinking that he could give them a chance to catch up after the end of the world this time, but the results were often unsatisfactory.
Lorraine was left in the Blue Mountains, and although Okov and the others were loyal enough, Hu Bin couldn't reveal too many secrets to them before they crossed the threshold of space, and the only one who could rely on and trust him was Ted, a foodie.
After combing through the chaotic thoughts, Hu Bin felt the natural atmosphere around him, and then took out a quaint stone slab from his backpack with all kinds of strange characters and a pattern in the style of a magic circle.
"O great goddess Elune! Respond to the call of your faithful believers here. Hu Bin put the sacrifice in the center of the circle from his backpack, and poured a bottle of moon well water to activate the circle around in distress. (To be continued......)
PS: In the next few chapters, try to speed up the progress and fill in the previously buried holes. And the worldview of this book will also be revealed in these chapters, and I believe that there will be no shortage of themes in the future.