The sun had set over the distant mountain tops, and the light that had enveloped the city of Muni had begun to dim.

Thousands of larks are like snow-white streamers, flying into the sky from the ground and burrowing into the clouds. Flocks of pigeons chase the last rays of light over the city. They were suddenly in the golden light, and suddenly in the gray shadows of the night forward.

The pigeon's whistle sounded melodiously in the sky, and the evening bell had already sounded.

Little by little, the sunlight is engulfed by the spreading shadows, and the lights of the windows give the majestic city of Muni a different kind of brilliance.

"That's right, General Avery. I've heard you say that this incident seems to have something to do with the dwarves' own stubbornness," Roy asked, "What's going on?"

"Not their old stubborn elders......" Avery wasn't surprised that Roy asked about it.

Just like some teenagers who always like to stand up when something big happens to their parents, he only sees this as a young person's passion.

"The invasion of demons is not only a catastrophe for us humans, but also for races like dwarves and elves?" Avery leaned against the railing of the covered bridge and said to Roy, "Even if they have been separated from humans for many years, at this time, they must unite with us. ”

Roy nodded. This is a truth that even a three-year-old child understands, and it is impossible for these leaders of different races not to understand it.

"But," Avery sighed, "it's not three hundred years ago. First of all, there is a deep rift between these aliens and us. They don't trust us as much as they used to.

Secondly, they are scattered in various regions of the Salvation Continent, and although they are still connected to each other, they do not have a unified leader as they did hundreds of years ago. It can make every tribe obey the order unconditionally. On many things, even among their own tribes, there are disagreements. ”

Avery said, with a smile on his face, and said to Roy, "Just talk about these dwarven tribes...... The closest to Muni City are three dwarven tribes. One is the iron part of the north. One is the rock character department in the east, and the other is the stone character department of the Warcraft Mountain Range in the west. ”

"Because most of these alien races are separated from the human world, most of them are due to the relationship between the Holy See, so except for some small alien tribes in the remote areas of the Philip Empire and the Pompeii Empire, more than half of the other alien races are distributed in my Solan. ”

Seeing Roy's eyes move, Avery said, "For us Saint Soran." And that's a good thing indeed. At first, we thought that these aliens would prefer to fight alongside us, but ...... Again, we thought too simply. ”

He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Let's talk about these dwarves, they are in contact with us, and first of all, they declare that they and us are only allies, and their status is equal and there is no zài affiliation. Especially reluctant to join the Imperial Army sequence. Because they don't want to get involved in the war of the three empires. ”

"That's why, they've always been in the power of the major families. Reasons for choosing collaborators. We understand that. But. The next request they made was a bit excessive. Their army needs our food and weapons and equipment, but they don't guarantee to obey orders......"

Roy's eyes widened: "No, right? They mean disobeying the orders of the other two empires, after all, you just said ......"

"That's what I thought at first. Avery shook his head and said, "But later I learned that these dwarves' requests are completely distrustful of us. Even if it's fighting the demons, they're afraid that we will deliberately use them as cannon fodder. Or meet a stupid human commander......."

Roy was speechless for a moment. I don't know if it's the dwarves' fault or the humans' fault.

On the one hand, it can be said that the entire dwarven tribe must rely on humans to survive, especially in the current food shortage. But on the other hand, they put forward the condition of only forming alliances, not joining the army sequence, and even not obeying orders.

The qiē they feared might happen.

From a human point of view, aren't you worried about losing the battle because the dwarves refuse to carry out orders at a critical time?

Humans can make mistakes, and dwarves can make mistakes too.

On a brutal battlefield, such a companion is simply a joke. This is unfair to those soldiers who fought bloodily.

"When I first came into contact with the dwarven elders, the Grand Duke was still very sincere," Avery said, "but after hearing these outrageous demands, the Grand Duke gave up. We're still polite, the other families simply joined forces to block the dwarves' channels to buy food, and forced them to comply. ”

The last question was solved, and Roy couldn't help but have a little headache.

Dwarves are notoriously irritable and stubborn. Since they put forward such conditions, it is difficult to convince them to change. And those families joined forces to force them, and the final outcome was not the dwarf yielding, but the fish dying and the net broken!

No one knows these dwarfs better than I do.

Roy thought to himself, "It seems that I am going to postpone my trip to Bandez for the time being." In any case, I can't sit idly by and watch this matter. ”

"These fools!" came the scolding of the dwarven axe spirit in the sea of knowledge. The voice only rang for a moment and then disappeared, and there was no follow-up, obviously sulking.

While talking to Avery, Roy saw Iron Hill and the others also finish their questioning and walked out.

Because Lulian promised to compensate for the loss of grain, the dwarves looked elated. As soon as he saw Roy, he hugged him and warmly pulled him to his house as a guest. Some said that they would introduce the Great Elder to Roy, and some said that they would show him the good things they had created.

Roy couldn't ask for this, and agreed immediately.

As he said goodbye, Avery reminded, "Be careful. The few who escaped have not yet been caught. The Bano family has always been rampant, in order to force the dwarves to submit, they dared to openly act in Muni City, and even attacked our Muni City Guard, and you not only killed five of them, but also captured two, I'm afraid ......"

"I know. Roy smiled and nodded.

"Well," said Avery, knowing that the young man named Leo was too strong and strong-blooded to be heard, "remember, I, Avery, owe you a favor. In addition, several of our lords are also interested in you and want to recruit you......"

He squeezed his eyes and said, "However, with your strength, you can directly enter the Grand Duke's Mansion." The Grand Duke is also recruiting recently. You can come to me if you want. ”

Roy agreed, said goodbye to Avery, and led the skinny horse out of the barracks with the dwarves.

Avery looked at his back, waved his hand, and beckoned a long knight under his command: "Thorge, you lead a team to follow Mr. Leo and protect it closely." ”

"Yes!"

Out of the barracks, Roy and the dwarves walked along the Avenue of Glory through the central plaza towards the dwarven quarters.

This time I went to Muni City, and more than 100 people came to the Iron Department. Led by three elders. Some time ago, due to the joint blockade of the major families, it was impossible to buy food in Muni City, so the dwarves divided into seven or eight teams and went to different cities to purchase.

Tie Xiaoshan's team is just one of them.

Leading the horse and walking down the road, Roy chatted with the dwarves while observing the city of Muni, which had been separated for two months.

Although it was already evening, the city of Muni was still a bustling scene. Aristocrats, chaebols, and merchant groups came from all over the empire, bringing wealth and opportunity, as well as attracting large numbers of mercenaries and people from all walks of life. As a result, the streets of the city have become congested and noisy.

Walking down the street, you can see all kinds of people. Different costumes, different headdresses and hairstyles, different identities, different regions. Coupled with the dwarves, elves, barbarians, and gnomes that inhabited it, the current city of Muni looks like a meeting place for all nations.

Compared to before, the city of Muni is now less of the misery of refugees and more of a mixture of opportunity, busyness and confusion about the future of mankind.

People are living in the present, but they are also worried about the future.

Some are selling their property and wanting to go further south, or even sail to an island to escape disaster. And some people are buying land, preparing to run this place as the last place of survival for the demons after they go south. Different people, different ideas, different points of view collide here.

Looking at the bustling crowd, Roy seemed to see the threads of fate intersecting and scattering here.

And hanging above the heads of these threads of fate is the sharp butcher's knife of the demons. One day, when the butcher's knife finally falls, all these threads will be cut.

Roy looked at the people passing by.

A merchant passing by with a camel turned his head to look at the window of the street, and in the future, he might be pierced in the chest by the spear of a demon soldier. Next to them are two children chasing barefoot on the side of the street, and in the future, they may fall on the way to escape, and there is no time to grow up.

This is not a conjecture, nor is it a curse. It's a reality that's happening in the North right now.

Roy couldn't help but clench his fists.

Although he knows that his strength is like a drop of water in the sea in this troubled world, there are some things that he must do!

"Leo," Tie Xiaoshan pointed to the house around the corner as he made his way down a winding stone road, past small buildings of varying heights, and through the crowds, "It's almost there, we'll live there." ”

As soon as Tie Xiaoshan's words fell, suddenly, a change occurred!

Roy turned his head suddenly. I saw that on the steep hillside dozens of meters away, a black sword shot out and came straight towards him

(To be continued......)