Chapter 6: The Dwarves of the Idlers
Two days after Selth's injury, the Moon sailed through the Io Strait and left the waters of Io Island. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 In two days, Tula and the others repelled three groups of pirates who tried to loot the Moon, found four merchant ships suspected of being half-merchants and half-thieves, and stayed away in advance.
After two days of recuperation, Sells was barely able to walk.
The Moon's next destination is the port of the Flower of Thorns in the Land of Dromos. The Land of Droros is located in the northern part of the Thorn Mountains, and belongs to the mountainous and hilly terrain with few plains. The Land of Dromus is also known as the "Land of Thorns", as the name suggests, in Dromus, the surface of the earth is overgrown with shrubs, and it is rare to see the forest, and the special iron thorns grow all over the land.
Iron thorn is a perennial woody plant, and the unique geology and climate of Dromus make the flower of thorn grow wildly in this land, and ordinary swords cannot achieve the effect of "overcoming thorns".
Dromos is a dwarven colony, with unique topography and vegetation characteristics that make it difficult for humans to set foot on it. Dwarves spend most of their time living in underground caves, and their bodies are stronger, their skin is tougher than that of Terrans, and they have a certain defensive effect against iron thorns.
The Flower of Thorns Harbor, the Thorn Tavern, and other port taverns are almost indistinguishable, and the people who come and go are some sailors and mercenaries who are begging for a living at sea, although this is the land of the dwarves, but there are not many dwarves in the tavern. Legend has it that a dwarf was born and married only three times in his life, and of course, it was not so absolute, but it can also be understood that the dwarves have an aversion to water. This is where the dwarves come from. It is said that the dwarves are descendants of the Titans, who are the children of Mother Earth and are naturally averse to water.
Sitting in the corner of the tavern, Ale Copperhammer is a standard mountain dwarf warrior, and as a mountain dwarf warrior, Ale Copperhammer has all the characteristics of a mountain dwarf warrior, with thick limbs, a cylindrical body, a stubby neck, and a large head. Gulping down the ale of the tavern's own thorn beer, Copper Hammer kept complaining in his heart: the craftsmanship of this tavern is too poor, not as good as half the taste of the home-brewed beer, and this glass of beer has not been drunk, and has already drunk three thorns.
As we all know, almost all of the dwarves are born blacksmiths, and very few dwarves don't know how to black, even if they don't have any talent for forging, they will be an excellent vein explorer. Therefore, although the dwarves look poorly dressed and rough on the surface, counting the dwarves up and down, few of them worry about eating. The copper hammer of ale is not one of them.
The Ale Hammer did not inherit any of the dwarves' talent for forging and discovering ore veins, so he was one of the few people in the dwarven tribe who did not have enough to eat and struggled to survive every day.
Some time ago, a group of mercenaries came to the tribe where Copper Hammer belongs. As one of the most dangerous professions on the mainland, mercenaries walk on a tightrope between life and death, and when they go out on a mission, no one can guarantee whether they will live or die tomorrow, so the vast majority of mercenaries are drunk today and drunk today, squandering the gold coins in their pockets. This phenomenon, in the eyes of Copper Hammer, has become "the mercenaries are too bold and too rich", and the idea of "the big husband should be like this" was born. Therefore, Bronze Hammer put on the leather armor left to him by his father, carried the ancestral pig's head hammer, and left the tribe to pursue his longing mercenary life in the most prosperous city of Dromos, the "Flower of Thorns".
At this moment, a conversation in the tavern reached Brass Hammer's ears.
"Have you heard of the Lion King Mercenary Regiment?"
"Nonsense, that's one of the strongest mercenary groups on the Max Continent, and the strongest Gangte mercenary group in our Thorn Land exists side by side, and the leader of the group has been rumored to have killed a dragon!"
"It is said that they are recruiting temporary mercenaries on the other side of the port......"
"Lion King Mercenary Regiment...... Hearing this, the copper hammer slapped the wine money on the table, and burst out with a speed that did not belong to the dwarf race at all, and was not inferior to the elf race, and rushed to the port.
Copper Hammer carried the pig's head hammer to the recruitment point of the port Lion King Mercenary Group, thinking of the unruly momentum of the mercenaries in the village at that time, he smashed the pig's head hammer to the ground, and said to the person in charge of the recruitment point: "I heard that you are recruiting mercenaries? My name is Ale Copper Hammer, and I am here to join!"
The person in charge of the recruitment point looked at the dwarf in front of him, who was two heads shorter than himself, but his arms were about the same thickness as his waist, and said very enthusiastically: "Okay, it's you, my dwarf brother, at first glance, this brother is talented, born to be a mercenary, then come with me, I'll take you to see our captain." ”
Hearing this, the copper hammer was stunned, and forgot to carry the pig's head hammer that was thrown to the ground by himself, and thought in a daze: It's that simple, is it that joining a mercenary group, especially a very powerful mercenary group, doesn't you need to be assessed layer by layer, such as what you are good at, what your ability is, or the understanding of the mercenary profession, don't you ask me what dreams I have? This is simply too hasty...... Although he thought about how unreliable it was, the copper hammer still carried the bulky pig's head hammer and obediently followed the person in charge of the Lion King mercenary group.
More than ten minutes later, under the leadership of Sean, the head of the Lion King Mercenary Group, Bronze Hammer came to the station of the Lion King Mercenary Group. The captain in Sean's mouth is a man who looks more like a businessman than a warrior, but along the way, Copper Hammer learns from Sean's mouth that Captain Sturt is a great warrior with very high martial arts, don't be fooled by superficial phenomena.
For the arrival of the Bronze Hammer, the mercenary members led by Captain Sturt showed a very high level of interest. After all, a dwarven warrior has a very big advantage over the human race in terms of strength, just look at the pig's head hammer on the dwarf's shoulder, which fully embodies the two words - "stupid" and "heavy".
Captain Sturt's martial arts skills are actually not as powerful as Sean's mouth, but Sturt believes that as a person, using his brain is always more important than his hands. If in terms of force, let alone the title of big soldier, even if it is a position in the mercenary group, it is at most a squad leader level, and it is impossible to be qualified to lead the team out on a mission alone. Of course, Stert believes that even if other people are willing to use their brains, they will not be qualified to lead the team to carry out this mission, after all, this is a task that the deputy head of the regiment personally gave to him with a very high degree of secrecy. Therefore, the most common thing Stert usually says to himself is "follow the right person, do the right thing".
The mercenaries who followed Stert to the Flower of Thorns more or less felt that this mission was somewhat different from the past, but the specifics were not so clear. The only person in the whole team who really understood the real goal of this mission was Sturt. Ster, who knew this mission very well, was very happy that the stupid-looking dwarf in front of him had joined. Because their mission this time is special, they need a team of dwarves with rough skin and thick flesh to perform the more critical part of the mission.
The mercenaries showed enough enthusiasm for the new dwarves. Especially when the copper hammer drank three cups of rum spirits specially made by the Lion King Mercenary Group in one go, the mercenaries applauded one after another. You must know that the rum spirits specially made by the Lion King Mercenary Group are the kind of goods that are so high that they can "exhale" when they encounter a little spark, and few mercenaries use it to drink, most of them are used for preliminary treatment of wounds, or to ward off cold in bad weather.
In the roaring cheers of the members of the Lion King Mercenary Group, stimulated by alcohol, Copper Hammer couldn't help but be a little drunk, and kept sighing in his heart: I didn't expect Uncle Copper Hammer to find such a good owner for his first debut, only this kind of wine is worthy of a man like me, and the life of a mercenary is really so beautiful!
Then, the copper hammer raised his red face, which was stimulated by the alcohol, and shouted, "Three more glasses!" In the end, the copper hammer still could not finish drinking, and when he had just finished the fourth cup and just picked up the fifth glass of wine, his eyes fell straight to the ground, and suddenly caused a burst of laughter.
Sturt, who had been watching the excitement from the side, said: "Okay, brothers, come and carry this novice back, everyone still has two days to prepare, and we will set off as soon as the time comes." In addition, Sean, some rules, when the newbie wakes up drunk, let him know that this mission is very important and can't go wrong. ”
After seeing the performance of the copper hammer, Stert was more confident that he would be able to successfully complete this mission. Thinking of the promise made to him by the deputy head of the regiment before leaving, Ster's heart couldn't help but feel hot.