Finally encountering the dwarven village, the seven scouting eyes looked over from different directions and found that the village seemed to be empty.

Brian wondered why the cottages in the village were not very old, the orchard trees were growing well, some were even bearing fruit, there were two cows in the corrals, and a railroad track connecting the warehouse and the mine was not rusting, all of which indicated that the dwarves had probably lived in this place a few days ago, and why they were all suddenly gone, and had they encountered some terrible calamity?

"Pembong, fly up close and observe. Brian said to the pet in Helois's arms. Peng Peng, who slept all night, had a new change, a pair of fleshy wings had grown a lot, and he could stretch and retract freely in his body, and his skin was even more peculiar, as if mercury was flowing in it. Peng Peng's flight speed and altitude increased significantly, and when he heard the order, he immediately agreed and jumped into the air.

After a few minutes, Peng Peng flew back and reported: "Mom, there is really no one in the village, some houses are not closed, I flew in to take a look, it seems that there is no one." ”

"Could it be that because of the guinea demons, they couldn't get water, so they moved away en masse?" Brian let his guard down and walked out of the bushes with the others, originally preparing for a fight, but now it seemed that the worry was unnecessary.

"It's possible, but it's a little strange that the cows aren't taken away. Heroise said.

"Let's go, go inside. Brian beckoned to everyone, "At least we have rooms where we can get a good night's sleep, but these rooms are too low to bump heads into each other often." ”

In a house with a well in the corner of the village, suddenly a young dwarf came out with a bucket, and was shocked when he saw the human, and quickly flashed back to the room.

After a while, an old dwarf with gray hair staggered out, Gallaher put his sword on the old man's neck, the old dwarf raised his hand to show that he had no weapon, and Brian gave the mercenary captain a look and told him not to hurt anyone.

"Humans, the humans who give us a headache are here again. The old dwarf sighed (dwarves and humans speak the same language, both are the lingua franca of the southern part of the Lukai continent), "But this time you will be disappointed, the people in the village are gone, and I am left with the old immortal." ”

"Why are the villagers leaving?" asked Brian.

"A fat devil has come to the Mausai River in the past few days, and has eaten dozens of people, and we can't resist its venom, and we can no longer use the river water, and hundreds of people can rely on this well for a few days?"

"Is it the Dolphin, we've already killed it. Byrne pulled the core out of his pocket and showed it to the old dwarf.

"Did you really kill it?" said the old dwarf, "just a few of you, plus a goblin?"

"Of course, if you don't believe it, go to the river and have a look, the monster's corpse is still there. Byrne said.

"So, you're the benefactor of the village!" The upright dwarf glanced at the humans and said gratefully, "Even if we have an enmity, I will invite you to drink the ale once, and you all come into the house." ”

The low table and low stool were very inconvenient for humans, and at last everyone simply sat on the floor, and the old dwarf asked the two teenagers to fetch ale and dried meat to entertain the guests. "This is my grandson and granddaughter, my name is Chika, I am the head of the dwarven village, everyone else in the village is gone, but I don't want to leave, I have lived here for decades, and I am reluctant to leave. ”

Brian was worried that the wine was poisonous, so he asked the goblin Rami to try it with her probe, so he dared to let everyone taste it, Chika saw it in his eyes, immediately blew his beard and glared, threw the pottery bowl in his hand to the ground, and said angrily: "Are the dwarves as insidious as you humans, and will drug the wine, and Huien will take revenge? Dwarves treat their enemies with open swords and guns!"

"I apologized to the village chief. Brian took a sip of the wine, "Damn, this ale smells so good." ”

As soon as Chika heard the humans praise him for his ale, his face immediately softened: "You know the goods." ”

The grandson of Chika brought a new bowl to the village chief, and stared at the wine jar with drooling water, and the old man poured a bowl and handed it to his grandson, saying, "Drink it, and go after our people, and say that the devil in the river is dead, let them all come back." ”

The boy greedily drank the ale before retorting, "Grandpa, are you confused? ”

The atmosphere instantly became awkward, and Brian smiled: "Village Chief, I can guarantee that we are not the kind of unreasonable humans you met before, I hope to cooperate with your village for a long time, you provide craftsmen for my fiefdom, I guarantee their safety, and at the same time try my best to meet your needs." ”

"We don't need human help, and you can't help much. Chika refused, "This time, for the sake of you killing the devil of the Maussey, I invite you to drink, after drinking, everyone is still an enemy, and only the dwarven axe will talk to you at that time." ”

"What a grievance, if I offer you good wine, fine ale and spirits, a hundred jars a year. "Brian played the seduction card.

Chika's eyes lit up, and he stretched out three fingers and said: "Three hundred altars, three hundred altars will be sold, but if you dare to deceive us, even if the dwarf village dies, it will fight with you to the end." ”

"Three hundred altars are three hundred altars. Brian was ruthless, calculating that as long as Sarina's winery was expanded, it would be able to meet the needs of the dwarves, and compared to the wine and weapons business, it was very different.

"How can you bring the wine here, there is no road between us, and there is no waterway. Chika questioned, "A large tribe of barbarians has occupied the entrance of the Mausse River to the Luyin River, and we have tried to occupy it several times, but we have suffered great losses. ”

Brian understood what Chika meant, and Gallah had already told him that because thousands of barbarians were entrenched on both sides of the estuary, and it was impossible to reach the upper reaches of the Mausai River by boat, humans had always chosen to take a detour through the jungle in search of the dwarves. "You don't have to worry about this, I will have people open a small road first, bring the wine in a big cart, and send you a hundred jars first, and when the wine arrives in the village, our agreement will come into effect, and you must lend me ten craftsmen. ”

"You'll give us the wine first?" Chika didn't expect humans to be so generous.

"Yes, to show you sincerity. "One day, I'll find a way to open up the waterways, and we'll do big business." You'll have wine to drink, and we'll have enough high-quality weapons and metal tools. ”

"And then when we're all drunk, you're going to cut off our heads with your weapons?" Chika said with a glare.

"No, no, no, that's not what I meant. ”

Chika laughed: "Just kidding, although the dwarf is stubborn and serious, he also has a little sense of humor, I announce, we make a deal!"

"Deal, but you help me build two weapons first, my greatsword is lost. Brian lifted the bowl and drank it dry.