Chapter 229: Dwarven Fortress

After a few days of peaceful journey, someone was slightly surprised. was originally mentally prepared, and it was inevitable to deal with the pursuers along the way. But except for the day when he ran at night, there was no follow-up, and Lin intuitively felt that things had changed. is still from Kaya, a careful girl, from the clues on the forum, deducing the approximate.

On the very day he left, Shul Ion was blown up. was sniped directly by the Great Sage's Tower by unreasonable means.

The only college I was worried about didn't end well. Juan Javier left, picking up the corners of the academy, causing a chain reaction. The faculty of the academy fell apart, and in the end, even the apprentices could not stay any longer.

The most tragic of all was Novak, a magician who had taken over as the head of affairs.

During his conflict with the Grand Magician Juan, his limbs were cut off. Before he could find the priest and heal his injuries, the academy collapsed, and there was no need for him to go back.

But it didn't end there. When is the time when the college is essentially equivalent to being dissolved? That was in the middle of the semester. In other words, many people pay tuition fees but do not receive the full amount of the educational rights entitled to education as stated in the school enrolment agreement.

These people may be willing to admit compensation and bear their own losses. How can it be! In addition, leaving the school early will be refunded the remaining amount of the time after deducting the necessary fees, which is clearly stated in the enrollment contract.

So who is to blame for this? Let's not mention that the former dean was left from the house and left the college. During his time at the Academy, the funds and accounts belonging to the Academy were clear. This is not only known to the faculty members within the academy, but even the parents who sent their children want to know, and Lin will conditionally disclose it.

Since the funds of the academy were no longer in the hands of the previous dean, it was normal to find the current one, so these people found the disabled magician Novak......

If it was the old system, what happened to the apprentice, and how many people in the family behind it dared to go to the mage for trouble. But how many fee-paying apprentices does Orange Fruit EtonHouse have? There are many people from the royal family, big nobles, and other magicians who have entrusted them with enlightenment magic, and with such people taking the lead, the merchant families with the largest number of them have become a force that no one can ignore.

Novak, who couldn't escape, wanted to yell that the money wasn't his own. But as soon as they heard that among the people who shared the spoils, there were people who were inspectors, all the creditors automatically ignored those who divided the college funds as private property, and only recognized Novak as a person to collect the debt.

Shurion, who he regarded as his backer, died, and because of external pressure, he cut off his family and declared that he had no relationship with him, and even the priest who had made an appointment to heal his limbs has postponed it for various reasons and refused to perform the operation. When Novak realized that he was now alone, he regretted it. I regret following the son of a nobleman who is ambitious and talented.

It's not that no one is brewing trouble with the former chief of affairs, hoping that he will come forward to pay the money. But the Arcane Eye of the Great Sage's Tower is open......

Most people are still skeptical about Fanny Tikal's status as the former Demon King, after all, that one has no actual merits other than often attending the aristocratic gatherings of the Five Cities. So when I heard that she followed the man and left, many people with different thoughts wanted to chase the woman back. But the Arcane Eye of the Great Sage's Tower is open......

A magic tower single-handedly stopped the Abyss invasion and destroyed a demonic lord, and no one could ignore the threat of the tower, whether they witnessed it or not. Because there are so many people who see it, there is almost no possibility of falsification or rumor-mongering. Later, it was confirmed more than once that the tower would actively eliminate threats against the former tower owner.

Then when the Great Sage Tower opens the Arcane Eye, and dares to go to the trouble of the former tower master, what is needed is not courage, but the IQ of the stupid level. Such a person could become a magician or run a family. Of course not. So someone who chose to leave voluntarily ushered in a wave of calm.

After watching the drama for several days in a row, to be honest, Lin was also surprised by the rapid change in the situation in Wulian City. Especially the aristocrat who stared at himself looking for trouble, the death of Shul Yion made someone have infinite emotion.

Looking at someone with a long sigh, Fen asked, "How?" Want to go back and get back everything you have? ”

"No, there's no point in going back to that place where you're being restrained everywhere. Unless they let me go back to the Tower of the Great Sage, but I guess that's even more impossible. ”

Shrugging and pouting noncommittally, Fen didn't care where to go. In front of you, there is the new pass, which belongs to the mountain range, a level established by the dwarves, and has the function of a dwarf gathering place.

The three roads that cross the Doomsday Mountains, in addition to the roads, there is also a natural checkpoint in the mountain that is located in a key location and formed by the dwarven gathering place. In addition to being used as a recreation for travelers, it also served as a way to protect the channel, trade with foreigners, and collect taxes.

Since it is the main passage connecting the two regions, of course, it is impossible to just let the dwarves collect tolls, and the countries at both ends of the mountain range have also built checkpoints at the entrance of the pass, collecting tolls and taxes from caravans and travelers.

The levels built by the human side are not at all the same level as those built by the dwarves in the mountains. Aside from being a tax gate and a natural gathering place for caravans to rest, the human side did not build a war-level fortress.

There are historical and practical considerations. The Great Migration more than 200 years ago was realized by opening up three mountain roads to the dwarves. Therefore, the countries on both sides of the mountain range do not regard the dwarven clans in the mountain range as enemies and are at peace, and of course there is no need to build war-level fortresses to defend against each other.

The dwarves also have a low level of communication with countries outside the mountains, but they do not extend their influence beyond the mountains.

The group didn't encounter any trouble when they passed through the human tax customs. The soldiers guarding the customs collect taxes, and they will not be as arrogant and arrogant as they imagined, and everyone is quite smooth and well-behaved. There will be no less money to take, but more will not dare to ask for it.

In fact, this kind of tax ecology is a common phenomenon in the lost land. For no reason, for a world that advocates personal might, I think I can do whatever I want by guarding the city gate, and when I kick the iron plate, it will be a direct end of life.

Those who have the ability not to go out of the door can't afford to fight; Those who are willing to walk through the door and pay taxes according to the rules will sometimes meet people who cannot afford to offend. Thinking that he has a sharp eye, he can easily judge which people cannot be offended and which people are lambs to the slaughter. If you look away once, it will be a small life

Because people who love to preside over justice are familiar with the various routines of open investigation and covert visits. And these people will never give people an open and fair trial, the road is uneven, and pulling out a knife to cut people is the main theme of the land. Therefore, the degree of incorruptibility and obedience of soldiers guarding the customs around the world is almost equal to that of advanced countries under the rule of law on the earth.

Therefore, Lin and his party of four, one car, five horses and a mule, passed the human side of the level very smoothly. The wagon, which carried all the belongings, was now pulled by two horses. Except for Halumi, who was in the driver's seat, everyone else rode a horse and followed slowly behind. Although the mule was not led by the reins, Fen ordered it to follow, and he did not dare not follow him.

It's just that the mountain roads of the Lost Land are not as good as the earth, those roads designed for the purpose of vehicular traffic. Although the roads in most places were widened by the dwarves, it was more than enough to walk in a two-seater carriage. But there are still many places where it is difficult for even people to get up, let alone trucks to pass.

But this little difficulty, it's rare to have a group of two magicians in charge. In some relatively simple places, the two apprentices pulled and pushed, and they went up. In some rugged terrain, Lin used the light object technique to support it with his hand, and then combined with the levitation technique, he passed without danger.

So when the heavily armed dwarves saw two horses pulling a chariot and preparing to enter the fortress, the dwarven warriors cheered up and welcomed the group.

Normally, caravans had to cross the mountains, and they were all horses carrying goods, which were transported by vehicles after they reached the human customs customs. Even if there were mages or apprentices in the caravan guards, most of them would not help carry the vehicles through the few mountain paths. Therefore, the fact that they were able to pull the cart into the New Pass Fortress showed that there was at least one official magician in this group, and they were not ordinary guards.

Such people could not afford to offend the most, so although the dwarves had a vigilant look, they did not have too much embarrassment. Lin and the others also entered it smoothly.

The scene inside the dwarven fortress was completely different from what Lin had imagined. Not all buildings are built to match the size of the dwarves, and they are built to be one size smaller. There are still some buildings that are built according to the height of the average human being, and of course the people they serve are different.

Although it is said to be a war fortress, it also has a lot of commercial functions as a transportation hub. It was easy for people like Lin and others to find a small courtyard with a warehouse where they could stay. Although it was used by large caravans, a few people who were not short of money still rented it. The main reason is that I don't want to move the things on the car up and down, so I just pull it closer to the warehouse and park it.

Horses and mules have stables to rest and eat, as well as special people to take care of them. The people in charge are not dwarves, but a group of humans hired to work here. In fact, there are also a large number of human beings living in this fortress, and they are not all dwarves. Some of them have their own property, and some are employed by others, who may be human or dwarven. But there was not a single slave.

Dwarves and elves were freed from slavery quite a long time ago. This includes not enslaved other Homo sapiens.

Although it was still early, they couldn't get to the human gathering place on the other side of the mountain before dark, so Lin and the others decided to stay here for the night. The beds in the accommodation and the ability to prepare for bathing are things that have not been enjoyed for a long time, and naturally no one will object.