Chapter 430: A Corner of the Underground
Xia He had seen the way dwarves fought and felt that these dwarves were suspicious. The gods of the dwarves died before the main god of the elves, earlier than any beast god and dragon god.
But a lot of dwarven stuff has been handed down, and the record of dwarves has not been erased by humans.
Dwarves are not friendly to humans, and humans have always been the ones who take the initiative. Dwarves are not capable of producing food and are very dependent on humans. Humans covet the dwarven smelting techniques, some unique secret recipes. The mental makeup of dwarves is also different from that of humans, and humans have even been shown to hunt dwarves for research.
That is, from the day there were dwarves, dwarves were not the main threat to humanity.
Human beings are always extraordinarily tolerant of the weak.
The combat power of the two dwarves is good, and Xia He is estimated to be equivalent to the warriors of the human race who have just advanced to the epic. It's hard to say how explosive it is. Many dwarves are born with divine powers, even if they don't cultivate battle qi, they are quite terrifying existences.
Legend has it that the dwarves have a bad temper, and Xia He doesn't know if he will cause a battle if he goes into contact directly. In particular, dwarves may come from other worlds and will be more sensitive and alert.
Xia He told everyone what he saw, and Qiu Xuanji said, "My lord, let's go into the cave instead of leaving from the ground, isn't it just to make contact with them? ”
Xia He just wanted to listen to his opinion, Qiu Xuanji said vaguely, and it was still under control, which meant that if the other party was unreasonable, then kill him.
Some Taoist priests pay attention to the protection of life, which is similar to some Buddhist monks.
Xia He didn't directly ask Qiu Xuanji about his beliefs, but this time he heard a rough idea. The essence of the Daomen is that they don't like to kill, but when the Daomen attack other worlds, they are very cruel. Because the Dao Gate rarely destroys the soul, killing the enemy is not too much of a concern for the Taoist priest.
As long as you don't destroy your soul, you're a good Taoist.
Medilli and Abigail agreed, and Abigail said, "Why don't I go and get in touch with them?"
"Do you know the language of the dwarves?"
"I know a little bit of dwarven language, what about you?"
"Let's talk briefly. Xia He recalled that the materials he saw in the palace contained many disappeared languages, and the Taoist priest would definitely study them. Because language is the thing that carries civilization, a lot of history, without a corresponding language, can not be fully understood.
"Then go ahead and see how they react. "Xia He is not worried about Abigail's safety, Abigail is a real epic realm, if you use divine magic, the two dwarves are not enough to fight.
Dwarves have a high resistance to magic, but only magic, and even less resistance to magic and magic than humans. Not all spell attacks are common to the principle, otherwise Xia He would not have been able to comprehend magic for so long when he came to this world.
"Give me two scrolls. Abigail doesn't know what politeness is.
Xia He smiled, and gave her two Divine Fire Flying Crow Scrolls, which had been made too much before, and if they didn't use light on the way back, they would also be invalid.
Abigail took the scroll and went to find the two dwarves in the direction indicated by Xia He.
Xia He and the others did not follow, the distance between the two sides was less than five miles, and it was very easy to get support. What's more, there are imps by the dwarves' side, which is equivalent to a level 30 assassin.
Abigail soon came near the dwarves, and she didn't hide herself. The two dwarves were a little nervous when they saw her from afar.
When Abigail saw the dwarf, he raised his hand in greeting.
"You are...... Dwarves?" Abigail shouted in a stiffer dwarven voice.
"We speak the lingua franca. One of the dwarves replied a little stiffly, holding the lamp forward in his hand to see what Abigail looked like.
Abigail said, "Did I offend you?"
Her words were direct, blunt, and a bit of Medirli, and the dwarf with the lantern was very unhappy, and said, "Your dwarven language is too bad. ”
"Then the lingua franca, though you don't speak very well. Abigail said as he stepped closer.
"Human, how did you get down here? ”
"I think let's introduce myself, my name is Abigail. ”
"Hammer. ”
"Stone hammer. ”
Abigail sneered in his heart, these two guys don't say their real names, they actually mean to look down on themselves.
"What do you mean by the Badlands?" Abigail asked.
The hammer with the lantern said: "In the cave world, not every place can survive, there is no geothermal heat in the direction you are coming from, and it is also a little close to the ice field outside, and there are no plants at all. Life underground, so it's a barren area. ”
"We came in from the ice field. ”
"We?"
"Yes, I have a few companions, camped in the distance. ”
"You're adventurers?"
"No, we just want to go through the cave and explore the underground. Abigail said.
"That's not easy, the cave is too big, we are safe here, if you go deeper, the space will be unstable, I heard that someone has seen creatures in the abyss. Hammer pouted.
"Well, can I invite you to the camp?" Abigail asked.
"We still have things to do. The stone hammer shook his head, refusing to go.
"I'm afraid of something, it's been so long underground. I have wine and food here to welcome friends. ”
Hammer and Stonehammer glanced at each other and accepted Abigail's invitation.
Abigail returned to the camp with the two dwarves, and Abigail introduced: "This is Lord Asla, the marquis of the Human Empire, and a powerful magician. ”
Xia He nodded lightly, his expression arrogant.
The two dwarves were a little afraid in their hearts, the strength of the other four people was very strong, and the humans led by them were not very friendly. They regretted coming and accepting the invitation.
However, after Xia He asked Abigail to put the wine and meat on the table, the dwarf suddenly forgot his troubles and sat down happily.
Xia He raised his glass and said, "Welcome, my guest." ”
The two dwarves first drank all the wine in the cup in one gulp, and then said to Xia Hedao: "Thank you for the invitation, there is really very little wine that can be drunk in this cave." ”
Xia Hedao: "You should be very hungry, eat first." ”
The two dwarves thanked each other, and the meat on this side of the Xia River was still very rich, roasted with magic, and the taste was also delicious. Life underground is not easy, and the dwarves mainly eat meat from hunting, and have no animal husbandry ability at all. The two of them are okay, they are powerful warriors in the tribe, and when they have meat, they are all prioritized.
That's why they feel that meat is more precious, and their favorability towards Xia He has skyrocketed.
"You guys are too far away from the empire here, don't you know if you've encountered a caravan?" Xia He asked.
The dwarves shook their heads, caravans or something, they hadn't heard of it.
"It's okay, the empire won't be friendly to you, and it's dangerous to get really close. ”
Looking at the dwarf's disapproving expression, Xia Hedao: "The population of the empire is hundreds of millions, and this is not counting the nobles' private lords. A baron, there are dozens of elite soldiers, and my title can lead more than 10,000 troops. How many people are there in your tribe?"
The iron hammer and the stone hammer drank their heads, and Xia He's words gave them a blow to the head.
"Besides, you must be from another world, and it will really hurt even more if you fight. I met me today, and I am a person who likes to do business and does not like to fight. ”
"Business?" Iron Hammer stopped, looking up at Xia He, his eyes blazing.
"The underworld, there should be a lot of specialties, right?"
"We're just a medium-sized tribe, less than a thousand people. "Hammer is cautious.
"Who said that dwarves cannot form a state, they must live in the form of tribes. If your tribe prospers, I can trade with you alone, and I don't have to talk to others. ”
The two dwarves didn't answer, Xia Hedao: "You may think it's incredible, but in the underground world, what is the most important thing?"
"Grain. ”
"That's right, food restricts your development, and you have to compete with each other for resources, so the population can't go up. What if I can provide food?"
"Then I will have the confidence to conquer all the tribes around me. Stone Hammer said loudly.
Xia He was stunned in his heart, such a good negotiator? This dwarf's wisdom is not supposed to be like this, right?
In some worlds, dwarves do not live underground, but have also built huge cities on the surface, with a powerful magical industry, and a unique dwarven civilization.
Dwarves may have a personality that makes humans feel stupid, but they are not low in intelligence.
Stone Hammer lost his temper, Iron Hammer saw Xia He's gaze, knowing that human beings are cunning, he can't hide anything, so he simply said honestly: "Lord Asla, speaking of the underground world, our location should be the northernmost place. Further north, the magnetic field underground is no longer suitable for long-term habitation. ”
"I know that. ”
"Our location, at the northernmost end of the ice field, is like an island. There are also millions of dwarves on this isolated island. However, because of the resources, they are all quite scattered, and they cannot be condensed into large tribes, let alone large cities like human beings. Because when they are put together, they will soon run out of food. ”
"There are other races underground. ”
"Yes, cavemen, snowmen, lizardmen or something. The most terrifying are the wormmen, who live deeper and are quite ferocious. ”
"So the dwarves don't live well. ”
"That's right, even if you want to use us, at least our brother is willing. Many tribes are willing to accept it. ”
"You say that, but it's not good for the negotiations. Xia He smiled.
"You humans are not stupid, you will definitely find more tribes to inquire about the underworld, we two brothers, it is great luck to meet you. ”
Xia He didn't expect that the dwarf was so skillful and comfortable when he patted his ass.