Chapter 61: The King's Election Competition
The next day, a team of twenty marched through the redstone forest north of Coldwater. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 infoAt the end of the Redstone Forest is the Fallen Pine Hills, where the Dwarves live.
Meng Fan did not ride in a carriage, but on horseback, on Meng Fan's left was Tiberius, and on his right was the dark mage Mar Saha.
"Mar Saha, the dwarves in the Fallen Pine Hills are divided into three tribes, right? While riding his horse, Meng Fan spoke, "Yes, Lord Claude, the three major tribes of the Dwarven Clan are the 'Raging Hammer Tribe', the 'Black Mountain Tribe', and the 'Furnace Tribe'. Marzahar replied.
"I read something about the dwarves in the book, and the main city of the three major dwarven tribes is Split Rock City. Meng Fan continued, "That's right, Split Rock City is the largest city inhabited by the dwarf race, and the dwarven clan in the Fallen Pine Hills has a population of about more than one and a half million, and the three major tribes have their own settlements.
Split Rock is the main city of the Dwarves, and members of all three tribes can go to Split Rock to live, and the Dwarven King and the elders of the Council of the Round Table must live in Split Rock City. Marzahar nodded.
There is no doubt that the Dwarven King is the leader of the Dwarven Race, but unlike the Human Kingdom, the Dwarven King does not have as much power as the Human King, and there is also an institution called the Round Table Council within the Dwarf Race.
The Roundtable Council is composed of thirteen elders, who are the ones who really decide the important affairs of the dwarves, and the roundtable uses the form of voting to decide the major actions related to the dwarves.
The thirteen elders are four from each of the three tribes, and the final thirteenth elder is the Dwarven King, who is also an elder in the Council of the Round Table.
"Mar Saha, the dwarven king did not take the throne by inheritance, like the human kingdom. Meng Fan looked at the dark mage beside him and asked, "The dwarf king cannot be inherited by bloodline, the dwarf race believes in the god of war, the dwarf king must be the strongest warrior among the three tribes, every fifteen years, those powerful dwarf warriors in the three tribes will come to Split Rock City to compete for the king, and the final winner will become the new dwarf king." Before Marzahar could reply, Tiberius spoke up.
The King's Choice Contest takes place in Rift Rock City, and through a competition of martial arts, the strongest warrior of the dwarf clan is determined, and the most powerful warrior will become the new dwarven king.
"Wang Xuan's martial arts competition? hehe, it's kind of interesting. Meng Fan touched his chin, "Who is the current Dwarf King?" "Lord Claude, the current Dwarf King in Split Rock City is Baz, from the 'Raging Hammer Tribe'. Marzahar replied.
"Lord Claude, this Baz is a very remarkable dwarven king. Tiberius on the side said, "Oh, what's wrong?" Meng Fan turned his head to look at Tiberius.
"The lifespan of the dwarves is slightly longer than that of humans, the dwarves can live to about one hundred and fifty years old, and from the age of eighty, the physical strength of the dwarves begins to decline, and the most powerful warriors of the three tribes are selected to serve as the dwarf kings through the king's selection competition, Lord Claude, in the history of the dwarves, there has never been a dwarf who has been able to win the king's election competition four times in a row, except for the current dwarf king Baz. Tiberius replied.
"Oh, Baz, he's been the dwarven king for four times. "No, Lord Claude, Baz is now the fifth dwarven king in a row. Tiberius shook his head.
"Five times in a row!" Meng Fan unconsciously showed a look of surprise, each dwarf king can serve for fifteen years, then five times in a row, Baz is not very old now.
"Tiberius, didn't you just say that the physical strength of dwarves will continue to decline from the age of eighty, how can this Buzz be able to defeat those young and strong dwarves in the king's selection competition?" Meng Fan looked at Tiberius beside him.
"So now His Majesty the Dwarf King is very remarkable, it is said that Buzz is now more than a hundred and ten years old, even if it is difficult for other dwarves to understand why Buzz has been able to maintain such a strong combat power, but they also have to admit the status of the Dwarf King Bazz, after all... Bazz won the power of the king through his own strength in the king's selection competition. Tiberius sighed.
Meng Fan was also shocked by Buzz's legendary deeds, in the history of the dwarf clan, no dwarf king could be the leader of four consecutive terms, but Bazz was already the fifth dwarf king.
When Meng Fan and Tiberius were talking, they didn't see a casual smile on the face of the dark mage Mar Sahar who was on the side.
After shuttling through the redstone forest for more than half an hour, Meng Fan and the others finally met the object of this transaction negotiation, six dwarves from the Fallen Pine Hills.
In terms of appearance, the dwarves are the most similar race to humans on the Qinglan Continent, about one and a half meters tall, and their bodies are exceptionally strong, and the dwarves' arms are as thick as Meng Fan's thighs.
Each dwarf has a long beard and hair, and it is a dwarven tradition that after being born from the mother's womb, the dwarves do not cut off any hair on their bodies.
Among the six dwarves, four dwarves served as guards, and the two dwarves standing in front of Meng Fan and the others who really negotiated with Meng Fan and the others were the two dwarves standing in front, a dwarven warrior with red hair and a sturdy physique, and a dwarven mage in a gray cloth robe.
Meng Fan got off his horse, Tiberius waved his hand to signal the dozen or so guards to stay behind, and Meng Fan only walked forward with Tiberius and the dark mage Marzaha.
Mar Sahar first stepped forward to say a few words to the two dwarven negotiators, and then the two dwarves led by Mar Sahar to Meng Fan.
"Lord Claude, this is the Aug General of the Dwarven 'Angry Hammer Tribe'. Mar Saha first introduced Meng Fan to the red-haired Patriotic warrior. "This is His Excellency Blue, the Grand Magician of the 'Black Mountain Tribe'. Mar Sahar then introduced the dwarven mage in the gray cloth robes.
"You are Claude, the lord of the two cities of Coldwater City and Blackstone City?" The dwarven warrior named Og spoke first, Og's voice was very loud, and he didn't care about any etiquette when he spoke, so he directly called Meng Fan by his name.
"That's right, I'm Claude Kuru, Lord of Coldwater and Blackstone, and it's a pleasure to meet you, General Augur, Lord Blue. Meng Fan smiled and nodded.
"Who is he?" Og gestured to Tiberius beside Meng Fan, "He's my tax collector, Tiberius Nar." Meng Fan glanced at Tiberius beside him and replied.
"General Og, Your Excellency Tiberius is a trusted subordinate of Lord Claude. Dark mage Mar Sahar added on the side, and Og glanced at the dozen or so guards brought by Meng Fan, and the other party did not bring a large number of people over, indicating that this human lord named Claude still respects the fairness of this transaction.