"Uncle Bud, why are you here?" Seeing Old Bard walk in, Luo Sheng stood up and said with a smile. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Like Aunt Kate, Rosen has great respect for Old Bud, a dwarf who has a close relationship with his family and has helped him a lot. At all times, they are polite to their juniors.

"Of course I'm looking for you for a drink. Old Bard raised the oak glass in his hand and said with a smile: "I'm not as busy as Boris and Ed, and I come here to drink whenever I have free time." ”

Among the people who followed Luo Sheng to the sprout collar, Old Bard was the only one who did not accept the title from Luo Sheng. The others, whether it is Boris, Ed, the deputy head of the Iron Shield Mercenary Regiment, and Andy, the military leader transferred from the Cook family, have all been canonized as knights by Luo Sheng and become the administrators of all aspects of the New Sprout Territory. Only old Bard is still a free man.

Originally, in the early days of the development of the real silver vein, Old Bard was in charge of the affairs of the mining area, and he was still relatively busy. But after the Nine Rings White Tower took over the development of the real silver vein, Old Bard was idle. Except for occasionally forging some equipment with various materials that Luo Sheng brought back from the Taylor Kingdom, he basically soaked in the tavern the rest of the time.

"I'm so sorry, Uncle Budd. The matter of the real silver vein has made you feel wronged. Luo Sheng said slightly embarrassed.

Originally, according to the dwarven tradition, Old Bard discovered the real silver vein, and he had the right to be responsible for the development of the vein, which is also the favorite thing for most dwarves to do. For dwarves, digging precious ore out of the ground, with a sense of 'harvest', is one of the most important spiritual pleasures for dwarves.

However, in order to borrow the power of the Nine Rings White Pagoda to guard the new sprout collar, Luo Sheng not only gave away a considerable part of the income shares of the real silver vein, but also ceded the main power of the development and management of the veins to the Nine Rings White Tower. Therefore, Old Bard, who was originally responsible for the development of the ore vein on behalf of the sprout collar, naturally gave up his position and became an idle person.

"It's fine. I can understand what you're doing. Moreover, this vein was originally found under your guidance, and you gave me your reputation, which is already the greatest help to me. Although a trace of regret flashed in Old Bard's eyes, he still said with a smile.

Not being able to preside over the development of the real silver vein did make Old Bard lose a lot of fun and a sense of accomplishment, but Old Bard also understood Luo Sheng's approach. After all, without the Nine Rings White Pagoda as a backer, it would be impossible to keep such a large vein of true silver just by relying on the power of the sprout collar. Luo Sheng gave up so many benefits, but he was just protecting himself.

And as Old Bard said, the real discoverer of this real silver vein is actually Luo Sheng himself, but it was only announced in the name of Old Bard. In fact, Luo Sheng gave that vein map to anyone who had the ability to explore ore veins, so that they could find ore veins. Therefore, strictly speaking, although Old Bard could not preside over the development of the ore vein, he won the honor of discovering the giant real silver vein, and still took advantage of Luo Sheng.

"Thank you, Uncle Budd, for your understanding. In the future, if Uncle Bard is bored, come to the Lord's Mansion to help me manage the forging business, or build a new blacksmith shop?" Looking at the regret in Old Bard's eyes, Luo Sheng asked tentatively.

After this period of fusion, the Iron Shield Mercenary Regiment has been fully integrated into the Sprout Territory. The original mercenaries have basically become soldiers under Luo Sheng, and the Iron Shield Mercenary Group no longer exists. Coupled with the absence of the affairs of the real silver vein, Old Bard is basically in a state of idleness. So now the sprout collar can make old Bard play a role, in fact, there is only one forging.

"I know Luo Sheng, you have good intentions, but it's not necessary. The forging level of that Mursi under your command is much higher than mine. Old Bard waved his hand and said with a slight loss: "It's okay for me to forge one or two things once in a while." Let me be in charge of directing them to forge or build a blacksmith's shop, and there is no need for that. ”

Mursi is a human blacksmith master sent to Luo Sheng at a huge cost by Milu, and his forging level is much higher than that of the ordinary old Bard among the dwarves, and he can even forge good magic equipment, which is very rare.

In the field of skilled craftsmen, all of them are first. Old Bard's skills are not as good as Mursi's, so he is naturally embarrassed to take charge of the forging affairs of the lord's mansion again, and he even has less time to forge things himself, so he is so idle.

After Luo Sheng and Alyssa glanced at each other, a trace of helplessness flashed in their eyes. Psychologically speaking, neither of them wanted Old Bard to be in a state of leisure, after all, Old Bard played a very key role in the early days of the construction of the New Sprout Collar and made great contributions. If he is allowed to be idle, not only will Luo Sheng feel emotionally uncomfortable, but other people will also have opinions in their hearts.

But now Old Bard refuses to accept Luo Sheng's canonization, and is unwilling to become Luo Sheng's retainer or knight, so he naturally cannot lead the army. And the affairs of the two professions of mining and forging have also been taken over by others, and it is difficult to place Old Bard's position.

"Luo Sheng, you don't have to be embarrassed. Actually, I just want to tell you this time that I'm going back to Eagle Cliff Castle. Old Bard said calmly after taking a sip of wine.

"Back to Eagle Cliff Castle? Why? Did I treat Uncle Bud slowly?" Luo Sheng was slightly stunned and asked a little anxiously.

In his previous life, after the battle of Crystal Lake, because the mercenary group could not sustain itself, he did return to Eagle Cliff Castle in desperation. Before leaving, Old Bard not only sold his belongings and compensated the team members, but also prepared to take away Luo Sheng and Fei Li, and after being refused, he also left a sum of money for the two to help Luo Sheng through that difficulty. Therefore, Luo Sheng has always been very grateful to Old Bard and regards him as his close elder.

However, in this life, because of the appearance of Luo Sheng, the outcome of the battle of Crystal Lake was very different, and the Iron Shield Mercenary Group not only did not encounter the crisis of annihilation, but also gained a lot of benefits, and the scale expanded a lot, and Old Bard naturally did not mention the matter of Eagle Cliff Castle again. Luo Sheng didn't expect that he invited Old Bard to the new sprout collar, but the other party moved this idea again.

"Luo Sheng, don't worry too much. In fact, two years ago, I had traveled long enough to be eligible to return to Eagle Cliff Castle. It's just that I can't worry about the brothers of the mercenary group, so I haven't dragged it out. Now that they've found a place with you, I can go back with confidence. Old Bud put down his glass and smiled.

Although the dwarves basically have their own settlements and kingdoms, they are far more closely connected to humans than the elves who have closed themselves. Many young people in dwarven tribes, after reaching a certain age, can apply to travel and enter human society, and this has even become a tradition.

Because of the strong dwarven kingdom as the backing, as well as the cooperative relationship between the human high-level and the dwarven high-level, the average dwarf will not be treated too unfairly when they enter the human society. Like Old Bud, not only did he become friends with Daddy York in the adventure, but also relied on his own abilities and skills to form his own mercenary group.

However, although dwarves can travel in human society for many years because of their long lifespan, they generally return to the dwarf kingdom after a certain number of years. After all, the number of dwarves in human society is not large, whether it is marriage and childbirth, or inheritance of the family, it is generally carried out in the dwarf society.

And when old Bard came out of the tribe, he first traveled aimlessly, and then became acquainted with Daddy York, and went on adventures together for a few years. In the end, after Daddy York decided to retire, Old Bard also came to Cook to create a mercenary group, and stayed for more than ten years. So all told, old Bard has been away from the tribe for more than twenty years. Even with the average lifespan of a dwarf of more than 200 years, this is quite a long time, and it is time to end the journey.

Originally, when Baron Cook was made a marquis and the soldiers of the Cook family returned, squeezing the living space of the Iron Shield Mercenary Group, Old Bard had the idea of leaving, but because there was no way to settle the members of the Mercenary Group, Old Bard could only grit his teeth and insist. And now that the Iron Shield Mercenary Group has been completely digested by Luo Sheng's Sprout Collar, although Old Bard is a little reluctant, but there is also one biggest constraint missing, plus the Sprout Collar is stable, and there is not much where he is needed, so Old Bard decided to end his travels in human society and return to Eagle Cliff Castle.

"Uncle Bud, can you wait a year or two? Daddy said he would come over for a drink with you next year!" Luo Sheng said with some reluctance.

Although he knew that Old Bard did not complain about himself, and it was also a dwarven tradition to return to Eagle Cliff Castle, Luo Sheng was still a little reluctant to this dwarven uncle who was kind to his family. Especially Daddy York and Old Bard are friends of life and death, and if the two of them separate without seeing each other, they will definitely leave a great regret.

"Forget it, if you meet with York and then leave, the two of you will be even more upset, and I won't wait for him. Old Bard shook his head, took a long sip of ale, and sighed.

Old Bud knew very well that if nothing else, it would be difficult for him and Daddy York to meet again in the future. Instead of waiting for a year, seeing each other, and sadly separating, it is better to leave directly, so as not to make the two people sad.

"Oh well. Uncle Bud, since you've decided, then you should go back first. In the future, if I have the chance, I will take my father to Eagle Cliff Castle to find you again. Luo Sheng said solemnly.

For ordinary humans, it is more difficult to go to the dwarven Eagle Cliff Castle, but for Luo Sheng, after achieving the legend in the future, Eagle Cliff Castle is one of the places that must be visited.

"Well, I'll be waiting for you at Eagle Cliff Castle!" said Old Bard with a smile as he raised his glass.