Chapter 31: The Dwarven Tribes of Irontree
Chen Tang was half pretending to be and half was really drunk. The pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info was carried into the town by the dwarves and placed on a bed in an inn. Lying on the wooden bed that he hadn't seen for a long time, Chen Tang couldn't help but sigh, relaxed in a daze, and actually fell asleep. When I woke up again, it was already the next morning.
Got up from the bed, pushed the door open, walked out, turned a hallway, and entered a rather large living room. Quaint and exotic. All have wooden floors, walls and wooden tables and chairs. Although it looks rough, the details of the workmanship show the exquisite craftsmanship of the dwarves.
Just after looking at the dwarf's decorative style, an old voice came from behind him: "Alien, are you awake? ”
Looking back, it was a very old dwarf, with a grayish gray beard and hair, and an already short body. Holding a wooden plate containing food on a table, he said to Chen Tang. The voice is not passionate, nor is it indifferent.
"I'm sorry, good dwarf, I might have bothered you yesterday. Chen Tang hurriedly apologized, and his posture was very low.
"It doesn't matter, even though you're a foreigner...... And it's the first time I've seen a race like yours in all this time. But since Arthur doesn't think you're a bad person, then we'll all choose to believe it, come over and eat! The old dwarf said, and put the bread in the wooden plate and a bowl of porridge that seemed to be made of wheat in front of Chen Tang.
"Are you ......?"
"You can call me Old Hawke, the owner of this inn. The old dwarf said.
"Oh, hello, Mr. Hawke, it's nice to meet you, you can call me Brian. ”
The old dwarf nodded, pointed to the food on the table, and motioned to eat. Chen Tang sat down and enjoyed his first breakfast in the dwarven village.
When Chen Tang was eating silently, the old dwarf was silent at first, as if he couldn't hold it back, and couldn't help but ask: "Listen to Arthur...... You carry a magical wine?"
Sure enough, it is a race that is as good as life, and before I have said a few words, I am not familiar with each other, and I immediately think about wine. Chen Tang nodded: "Well, but I don't have much liquor on my body, and there are still three full animal skin water bags left." Oh, I'll go out and get it back from my buddy later, so I can give you a try. ”
The old dwarf immediately smiled, waiting for Chen Tang to finish breakfast and clean up, when the dwarf Arthur pushed the door in: "Old Hawk, is Brian awake?"
Seeing that Chen Tang was finishing eating, Arthur walked over, as if they were already very familiar with each other, and laughed: "Haha, Brian, although the wine you brought is really good, but the amount of alcohol you drink is really not good, and you got drunk before you drank a few sips yesterday." ”
"Yes, how can I match the vast number of dwarves, and in terms of drinking, there is really nothing like you. ”
Taking his words as compliments, and after a few words of conversation, Arthur said, "That's it, Brian. Although I brought you into Irontree, if you want to stay here, or do anything you want to do with us, you still need the permission of our patriarch. I'll take you to him. ”
Chen Tang also understood that Arthur was nothing more than the warrior leader of the dwarven tribe in Iron Tree Town, and it was the dwarven patriarchs and elders who held all the power. Naturally, he said goodbye to Old Hawke, and promised once again to bring him wine when he returned from the patriarch, and then left with Arthur.
The town of Iron Tree is very small, it seems to be only a few hundred meters long, and the wooden houses that stand on both sides are scattered. Although it was early in the morning, there were hardly any pedestrians on the road. Arthur explained, "This town is only for the convenience of outsiders who come here to trade with us, and our dwarven tribe usually lives in the mountains. ”
Follow Arthur to the mountain, which, though small from a distance, is still tall and tall in front of him, with snow at the top. The only thing that sets it apart from the surrounding mountains is that this mountain has very little vegetation and is covered with gray-brown rocks. When I walked to the bottom of the mountain, I saw a stone wall built around the foot of the mountain, and there were dwarven warriors patrolling on it. A swarthy gate stood with the three big characters of "Iron Tree Fort" written on it--Obviously, the language and writing of this world are universal, and Chen Tang also knew it.
The gate was actually made of pure iron, which surprised Chen Tang...... Sure enough, it's a race that is good at forging.
Passing through the gate, Arthur led Chen Tang through a small square and entered a passage leading to the belly of the mountain. There were more dwarves among them, not only stout dwarven warriors and craftsmen, but also stout women and children. One by one, they looked curiously at Chen Tang, an alien.
Apparently a large area of the mountain's belly had been hollowed out by the dwarves, who carved out rooms and chambers in the rocks and lived there. Arthur didn't stop, passing through the living quarters, turning a few corners and gradually descending. As you hear the sound of continuous metal pounding, you enter a hall where it is steaming and a wave of heat rushes in. It was full of 100 dwarven craftsmen, busy striking iron, forging all kinds of weapons or utensils.
One of Arthur was wielding a hammer, shirtless, and in front of the extremely majestic dwarf, he bowed slightly and said, "Patriarch Abbas, Brian has brought it." ”
The dwarven patriarch Abbas lowered his hammer and turned around. Chen Tang also bowed slightly: "It's a pleasure to meet you, respected Abbasid patriarch." ”
"You're the alien Arthur he spoke of? Black hair, black eyes? Really weird? Okay, we dwarves don't have too much curiosity about other people's races, tell me what you mean!"
If it weren't for the fact that the dwarves were informal, Chen Tang would have thought that he had been treated slowly. I had no choice but to follow the customs of the locals, and said with a smile: "Actually, I didn't have any requirements, I just left the Yanggu Desert and prepared to travel around this continent to have a look." Dwarves were the first race I encountered in the Northumbrham Mountains, so if you want to see the dwarves whose art of forging is famous on the mainland, it would be nice if you could craft some suitable weapons here, and communicate with the good dwarves and be friends. ”
Looking left and right, he saw that the weapons and armor made by the dwarves were excellent, but they didn't seem to have any connection with magic. Maybe they don't know magic at all, or maybe it's all classified and won't let an outsider look at it. So I wanted to try to see if I could stay for a while.
"Well, you want to talk to us dwarves? that's okay, I heard...... You have good wine there?"
Chen Tang smiled and nodded: "Yes, Arthur and they seemed to be very interested in my wine yesterday. I have some to give to the Abbasid chiefs to taste. If you guys like it, I can even try to teach you how to brew. But I don't know much about it myself, so we need to try it a few more times. "When the old Junkers left the earth, they not only took a lot of wine and food with him, but also many cooking recipes, and even Li Xuanming found a lot of books on how to make fine wine. Although Chen Tang himself can't, if he follows the book, he will point out the dwarves. Even if you can't make a fine wine like Moutai, some simple home-made wine or something like that, it's still okay.
Arthur was visibly overexcited, and his beard was blowing. After tasting yesterday's liquor, he felt that the ale he had drunk before was as tasteless as water. It's a pity that there is too little liquor, but it would be nice if Brian could teach them how to make it.
Abbas obviously still has some doubts about why Chen Tang is so kind, is there something he wants?
"Brian, if you really teach us how to make wine, what do you want from us?"
"Don't get me wrong, venerable Abbasid Chief. Arthur and I are already friends, and I'm just helping friends. There's nothing else to ask for, don't get me wrong. Chen Tang explained: "Of course, I also have some small requests, that is, I hope you will allow me to stay here for a while longer, and when I have some in-depth understanding of Northumbrham Woods, I will feel where to travel next." ”
Abbas didn't think about it for long before agreeing to Chen's request, leaving everything to Arthur. Even the winemaking thing made Arthur and Chen Tang together. Lin said to Chen Tang: "Dwarves will not let their friends suffer, Brian, you can stay in Irontree Town, the old Hawke of the inn is well-informed, you can learn from him everything we dwarves know, everything about Northumbwood." But...... That Warcraft lion friend of yours can't come in, after all, you're familiar with him, but we dwarves aren't familiar with him. ”
Poor Lion Nemo could only wander outside the town, and Chen Tang nodded and agreed. Abbas picked up the hammer again, and the meeting was over.
"Brian, what tools do you need?, when are we going to make wine?" Arthur was a little impatient on the way out of the cave.
"I don't make wine. Chen Tang said, and before Arthur was in a hurry, he hurriedly added: "But I know the process of our clan's winemaking and the tools needed, and I can teach you all of them." As for whether it can be brewed successfully, it's up to you. ”
"That's fine, quick, I'll take you to our brewery. ”
These dwarves are all acute. Chen Tang smiled bitterly and was dragged out of Iron Tree Fort by Arthur.