Kalanda led Luo Ling and Xiao Chen through half of the bazaar to a tavern on the edge of the bazaar. The tavern occupies a large area, but it is a little simple, and the house made of wood is backed by a large tree, and half of it is an open-air yard, under the shade of the big tree. There were some tables and chairs in the courtyard, and a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper was lying lazily on the counter in the back room. It was daytime, and there weren't many people sitting in the tavern, and it looked like most of them were merchants and mercenaries from afar.

Caranda familiarly found a table in the shade of a tree and beckoned the two to sit down. The tables and chairs were greasy and greasy, with mottled stains on them, and if you got a little closer, there was an oily smell coming to your nose. Xiao Chen didn't think much about it and sat up, but Luo Ling was sitting on pins and needles.

Kalanda smiled and said, "It seems that you are really not ordinary people, this is already the cleanest tavern in the city, and it still can't get into the eyes of the young lady." ”

Hearing what the other party said, Luo Ling calmed down, she put her hand on the table, and said with a smile: "It's good to get used to it, Miss Kalanda wasn't born to be a mercenary, right?"

Kalanda was slightly silent for a while and said, "Some people like the days of licking blood from the knife, and some people don't like it but have to do it, who knows?"

She walked over to the bar, and with a bang, slammed it on the table, causing the dozing boss to jump up, and Caranda exclaimed, "Don't you see the guests coming, Robin, lazy man, give me three servings of the best ale, and some white bread and bacon." ”

"The god of nature is above, Kalanda, you, why are you here again! I don't sell you wine, the last time you were so drunk that you almost demolished my shop, you see, the tables and chairs that you smashed are still piled up in the corners. The shopkeeper looked like he had a headache, as if he had seen a mad cow rush into his shop.

"It was an accident, you don't know...... You don't know that Bastian died that day, and so did Edor, at the hands of the horse thieves who deserved to be hanged......" Caranda exhaled heavily, took out a gold coin, and threw it to Robin, "I drank too much that day, and this is for you, and it should be enough to pay for those tables and chairs." ”

Robin, the boss, looked at Kalanda, shook his head, and said, "Count the money you have for the drinks you have here." ”

Karanda noticed that there was suddenly silence around her, and the merchants and mercenaries felt the same as what had happened to Karanda, and they stopped talking. Seeing that some of the mercenaries had already wiped their eyes, Kalanda involuntarily took out a wine bag from her waist and said loudly, "I invite you to have a drink! May they return to the bosom of the gods of nature. ”

The surrounding guests raised their glasses and said, "May the gods of nature guide their souls." ”

Kalanda drank the wine in the wine bag in one gulp, threw the wine bag to Robin and said, "Okay, fill it up for me, don't talk about the past, you have to bring out the best things with new friends today." ”

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling looked at this scene with emotion, they never thought that they would encounter such a scene in the tavern. Mercenaries sound like an exciting and passionate profession, and Caranda used to be very cheerful, but in this tavern, everyone was reminded of such memories because of the words of the hotel owner.

The food in the tavern was coarse, but it was massive, the cup of ale was half as big as a thermos, and the bread was as big as half a man's head.

Kalanda held the wine glass and said to Luo Ling: "This is a mercenary, everyone is a drunkard. Otherwise, you won't survive the days when you live today and die tomorrow. Survived to the end and died on the road, buried here by his friends after a few drunken meals. She slammed her fist into her heart, her breastplate clattering, "Say, beautiful female mage." What could make you deign to drink with someone like me?"

"I understand you a lot more than you might think. Luo Ling rolled up her sleeves, picked up a large glass of ale in front of her, slammed it against Karanda's glass, then raised her head and took a big sip, and then slammed the cup on the table, the ale here is somewhat similar to beer, but the taste is strong and heavy, the wheat fragrance is bitter, and it is bitter along the tongue to the heart. Luo Ling's cheeks were a little red: "This is a homeless person, respect a wandering person." ”

Kalanda also took a sip and said, "It seems that you have a lot of stories too." ”

"Things in the world are nothing more than joys and sorrows. Luo Ling said, "What should be experienced will be experienced, and this is my life." If you think about it, maybe you will feel a lot better. ”

Xiao Chen looked at Luo Ling, and when he said these words, he seemed to feel the real sadness in her heart. This was the first time, and he felt that Luo Ling's heart seemed to be touchable and visible. But at this time, he didn't say a word to comfort the other party, perhaps, because he couldn't comfort himself either. It seems that only when you are busy all the time can you forget these past for a while.

"Sadness, joy, separation, reunion. Karanda chewed on these words slowly, and finally exhaled, "When I was a little girl, I might have been moved to tears by these words. But now, this emotion is too extravagant. All I have to do is lead my team to survive, some people are dying, some are dying soon, maybe someone else, maybe it's me. But the rest will go on, and that's how we live. If you don't learn to be numb, you can't live a life. ”

Xiao Chen originally wanted to inquire about the old dwarf, but at this time he found that he couldn't speak, so he simply drank the wine in one gulp. The three of them drank for a while and chatted about some mercenary stories and interesting things, and the atmosphere gradually improved. Xiao Chen found that Kalanda was still a relatively optimistic person in nature, and she spoke of the story very vividly and infectiously, and what was even more interesting was that when she narrated things, she was particular about her words and smooth sentences, which was by no means something that ordinary mercenaries could do. This woman's origin must not be simple, no wonder she can lead a team of mercenaries.

After three rounds of drinking, Kalanda took the initiative to speak: "I have met some magicians before, and there are few like you. Let's just say it, I guess...... You're looking for me to ask about Farrell's father, right?"

Xiao Chen did not hide it, and admitted: "Indeed, we value his ability very much, and we really hope to cooperate with him." ”

Luo Ling said: "Actually, after talking to you so much, our original purpose is not so important. ”

Kalanda raised her glass to Luo Ling and said, "Daddy Farrell really deserves a suitable collaborator, he is not having a good time in this city where all humans are doing. Not only did some big merchants and city lords bully him, but some petty thieves also often hit his attention. I've also used your weapons, and they're definitely not ordinary. But I don't know if you really have the power to protect your technology, and protect him. ”

"Can't the name of a magician stop these people?"

"No one wants to offend a magician without much interest. But if you add Farrell's weapons to your weapons, it's hard to say, and maybe the big names of the kingdom will also take a fancy to these things. Over the years I've been a mercenary, I've seen too many tricks. ”

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling glanced at each other, and they both found that they took out their weapons at will, which was a little too reckless. However, because of this, it is all the more necessary to bring Farrell in to prevent these things from leaking.

Xiao Chen thought for a moment and said, "We have our own castle and warriors, and I have a good relationship with Master Icassa, the guardian mage of this city. ”

"Master Icasa?" Karanda nodded, "He's such a great guy that he should be able to give you some weight." However, Papa Farrell is an exiled dwarf who has had a rough experience and it is not easy to trust others. ”

"Banished?"

"I've vaguely heard of it, too. "Dwarves have a long lifespan, most of them have a lifespan of more than five hundred years. Farrell was not yet a hundred and fifty years old, and though I called him Daddy, he was a young man among the dwarves. ”

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling were both a little surprised, they had never expected such a long-lived race.

"Although, dwarves have fewer children and grow slowly, but with such a long lifespan, each of them will have many ancestors. So tradition is what dwarves value the most. ”

"The old stilt in his mouth is the person in his family, right?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Yes, Farrell has always been a genius when it comes to blacksmithing, and he has a lot of weird, dangerous, but innovative ideas. This made some of his elders in his family very dissatisfied, thinking that he was not doing his job properly and desecrating tradition. ”

"Was he kicked out just because he had some new ideas?"

Kalanda took a sip of ale and said, "That's not it, the people of the family are not ruthless to such an extent. But patience is limited after all, until one time he insists on doing an experiment and blows up half of the family forge room...... , and then he and his wife, several young children, were exiled. ”

A person named "Nobel" suddenly appeared in Xiao Chen's head, and it seemed that this dwarf was really a rare talent.

"Leaving the dwarven kingdom, he wandered with his wife and children in many places, at first he believed in a certain lord, but soon he found that he was nothing more than a tool in captivity, he could only build weapons all day long, and he lost his basic freedom, and he thought of running away. But things didn't get much better than before. Every time the employer or owner just wants him to use his powerful forging technology to keep producing. So, I ran away again and again, and left again and again. His wife died on the way to cover his escape, and his young son is missing. Eventually, he and his three remaining sons settled in the city, where there were more itinerant vendors and more opportunities, and he used the money he had saved over the years to open his own shop. ”

Xiao Chen could imagine what a dwarf who had no relatives but had good forging skills was like in a human world full of feudal lords. It's no wonder that the dwarves turned their faces as soon as they saw that they were soliciting.

"Doesn't he hate the dwarves who drove him away?" Luo Ling asked suddenly.

"Why don't you hate, once when he was drunk, he yelled at me and told me that in the future, he must lead a team armed by him and fight back to his hometown, so that those old antiques can have a long experience. "But in the end we all cried with laughter. Everybody knows it's just a joke!"

"Perhaps...... , not necessarily?" Luo Ling glanced at Xiao Chen, who smiled knowingly.