Chapter 34: The Old Man
Author: The rumors of the military strength of the Thunder Fortress are not false, just looking at the performance of this Moorea is not a figure who can be on the stage, and there is no silver badge on his chest that is the iconic of the rank of "general" of the kingdom, but his strength has undoubtedly reached the silver rank. The mobile terminal of this novel is first published at the address of the mobile phone: Regardless of the quality of his silver-level powerhouse, but the fact that he knocked El away with brute force is not to be underestimated.
However, such an imposing brute force warrior was gently kicked out of the encirclement, drawing a graceful parabola and falling into the stable in the distance, directly smashing the wooden building to pieces. And before that, no one was aware of the presence of the perpetrator.
There should be only one kind of person who can do this easily.
El looked up in surprise, and the first thing he saw was a huge belly, it was a burly old man, more than two meters tall, but it was about the same number when viewed horizontally. His chin was covered with a gray, thick beard, neatly braided in two strands, hanging over his belly, which was as round as a wine barrel.
The image reminded El of the legendary dwarves, but he had never heard of them giving birth to such large bodies, and the old man's face did not have the red rosacea that was the hallmark of another dwarf, and his face was still biased towards the characteristics of the northerners.
The old man wore a pitch-black bearskin on his shoulders, and on his shoulders was a giant horned rhinoceros three times his size!
Although he has not seen it, El has also heard of the Giant Horn Rhinoceros, a herbivore that lives in the grassland area, it is said that an adult Giant Horned Rhinoceros can reach more than 5,000 catties, and its iconic giant horn is said to be able to control the power of the earth, which can also be regarded as a magical beast.
However, the old man carried such a behemoth, and came to the encirclement silently.
Palanti's lion's roar had already alarmed the entire Thundering Castle, almost all the watchtowers were put on alert, and the sky of the city flickered like ripples on the surface of the water, and a mellow magic wave spread out from the top of the magic tower, weaving a transparent magic shield in midair.
But the old man just waved his hand at the sky, and the huge magic shield faded silently, and disappeared with it, as well as the snooping and killing machines approaching from all directions. [Fast update, refreshing website pages, few ads, no pop-ups, I like this kind of website the most, be sure to praise]
Without him opening his mouth, the silent kneeling of all the soldiers around him already explained the identity of the old man. s173 romance novel bar
The old man threw the prey behind him to the ground unhurriedly, stretched out his fingers and vulgarly plucked his ears, and asked with a frown, "What are you doing with this little rabbit?"
Of course, the person he asked was not El, but Morea, who was kicked away by him, and then ran back in embarrassment. Although the question was very simple, Moorea, a strong man who was not afraid of death, did not even dare to let out a fart, and knelt down in front of the old man with his head bowed.
"What the hell is going on? What did I tell me to prepare before I left? Hmm? Little bunny, are you on duty today? Are you going to rebel?"
The old man's voice was so loud that the air around him trembled slightly as soon as he opened his mouth, and every time he asked a question, Morea's face turned pale, but he still gritted his teeth and refused to say a word.
Without getting the expected answer, the old man's face suddenly became impatient, and at this time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw Fernand lying on the ground, and then turned to look at Tiana, who was already exuding divine power on his body, and suddenly slapped the back of his head and shouted: "You are the little girl of the wolf family, right? Didn't I let someone pick you up?
The last question was obviously not asked of Fernand, who was lying on the ground, and the hapless fellow was struck on the head again after being seduced, and was already foaming at the mouth unconscious.
"Lord Lord Logan, Duke Churkin, the exiles of the Northlands salute you. ”
Tiana dissipated the radiance of divine power on her body, lowered her head slightly and greeted the old man politely. She did not answer the old man's question positively. No matter what the real situation is, as long as this old man can stand up, then the safety of their group will naturally be guaranteed. As for the question behind it, she shouldn't be and is not interested in asking, presumably the old man must have to give herself an explanation in the end.
"This temper ...... It's really the blood of the wolf family. For Tiana's indifferent politeness, the old man smiled on his face, touched his beard and said, "There is no reason to let the guests stand at the door and talk, you go to rest first...... Where are all the people dead?"
Hearing the old man's loud shout, the lord's mansion that had fallen into a dead silence suddenly became lively, and groups of male servants and maids came out of a hidden corner without knowing it, put the various weapons in their hands back on the weapon rack, picked up the mop broom and kitchen knife and horse spoon on the ground again, and devoted themselves to their daily work like nothing else.
Looking at their well-trained, unfazed and orderly appearance, I am afraid that the private soldiers of the vast majority of local lords in the country may not be able to catch up. El even had some suspicions that the guards led by Morea were just window dressing, and that these servants were the real guards of the Lord's Palace.
At this time, another army also arrived at the scene, seeing all kinds of birds and beasts on their horses, which should be the personal guards who went out hunting with the lord. The young officer at the head couldn't help but be shocked when he saw this scene, jumped off his horse and drew his sword directly. The old man waved his hand at him, ignored Morea, who was kneeling on the ground, and walked straight to the lord's mansion with Tiana and his group.
Somewhat unexpectedly, compared to the magnificent exterior, the interior of the old man's lord's mansion was slightly shabby. There are basically no ornaments such as gold and silver utensils, but the only advantage is that it is wide enough, and the corridor leading to the door is more than five meters wide and at least two stories high.
If there was some suspicion from the outside, then after entering, El could already confirm that this lord's palace must have been a temple, and it was a fairly high-level temple, because he had also seen a temple of the same size in the ruins of Dimient. Except for fanatics and psychotics, no normal person would build his house so wide and tall.
The old man and his group came to the reception hall with the group, which looked more like a sacrificial hall in the temple, but of course there could not be an altar here, only the old man's own huge chair remained. It was a throne made of smelting and recasting of many steel weapons, and was privately called the "Iron Throne".
Lord Churkin, canonized as Grand Duke and keeper of Thunder Fortress, is effectively the uncrowned king of this wasteland. Before that, the Churkin lord in El's mind should be the kind of domineering person who has the power of life and death and is bleeding in a rage.
But the old man in front of him didn't look as majestic as he imagined, just said that the farce at the door just now, if people who didn't know the inside story saw it, they might think that the majesty of this old lord was no longer enough to convince the public, so they would make such a scandal. The legendary wild boar family is nothing more than that in this generation.
However, El's intellect told him that this was definitely an illusion, that he had fought alongside the young head of the White Lion Clan, and had seen the blood of the descendants of the Four Knights. A sick and weak boy who has not yet reached adulthood is still like this, how can Lord Rogan Churkin who has been guarding the Thunder Fortress for many years be a simple person?
However, it is superfluous to think about these questions now, what is the temperament of this lord, I will always understand it if I contact it a few more times in the future. As for now, their first task is to confirm the lord's intentions.
The old man was not in a hurry to talk to Tiana, but asked the group to sit down, and then directly ordered the people to eat. I don't know if this lord's living habits have always been like this, and the servants of the lord's mansion have been prepared for this for a long time. As soon as the old man finished speaking, the maids had already begun to serve the food.
There is no pre-dinner snack or fruit salad, and it is directly the main meal as soon as it is served, with all kinds of meats. Chickens, ducks, cattle and sheep, reindeer, hares, partridges, quails, ...... and huge ribs and hams that I don't know what they are, grilled and cooked in the simplest of ways, and pile up a mountain of tables in front of everyone.
The old man picked up a two-pound grilled steak with a dining knife and fork, casually sprinkled a little black pepper powder into his mouth, chewed it twice and swallowed it directly, then grabbed the wine glass in his hand and poured it violently, exhaled a long breath, suddenly came back to his senses, looked at the girl sitting next to him without moving, and asked in surprise, "Why don't you eat it?"
Even across a table, El saw a slight twitch in the corner of Tiana's eye. However, with the girl's self-cultivation and cheekiness, she will not be angry with a word.
Tiana blinked, bowed her head respectfully, and said, "My lord, we haven't introduced ourselves yet. ”
"What is there to introduce? Didn't you make it clear in the letter?" The old man shook his head, patted his thigh and said, "Isn't there something wrong in the north, the wolf family and the lion family have been trapped, and only a few of you little things have escaped and come to me to beg for food?" No problem, I have already arranged it for you." Also, you don't need to call me lord so raw, since the wolf family is gone, you can just call me daddy. ”
"Actually, it's not that simple, Lord Lord. Tiana looked directly into the old man's eyes and said, "This time I came to ask you for help as the bloodline inheritor of the Randstadt family, and at the same time, it also brought you unfortunate news. ”
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