Chapter 326: Descendants of the Empire
For outsiders who have not been seen for hundreds of years, the guards of the tribes who have only had experience in resisting demonic beasts in the underworld were also worried. But seeing that the other party was like a monkey, with an excited expression, jumping up and down around him. The vigilance has also been reduced a lot.
The Guard Samurai wanted to make a vicious expression and scare the other party. But then I remembered that my face was covered by a helmet, and others couldn't see my expression at all, and I couldn't help but feel funny. The man hiding under the helmet laughed a few times, and then turned his face again, for fear that his frivolous appearance would be seen by others.
Jermaine couldn't help blushing when he saw that his new friend was behaving like this. He and Reillizi stepped forward to pull the man back. I saw that the excited man turned his head, and it was a series of questions:
"Hey, what's the power source of your power armor? Do you have battery technology? How many indicators can be achieved with output? Can I help with running? How many detection modes are there inside the mask? Is there an assisted AI system? Can you float in the air and achieve the purpose of flying? Are there any long-range weapons? Can a spear shoot a beam? Do you have any individual beehive rockets? It's not easy to wear armor, can you wear it automatically? Is there a nanomechanization process? Is it comfortable to wear inside? ”
A series of questions directly asked Jermaine and Reilly, two dwarves who are more accustomed to listening to the lingua franca. The part they understood showed that this man was definitely not a novice who didn't recognize what the armor on the dwarf was; And the part that he couldn't understand for a while proved that his knowledge, his height, was already taller than most of the dwarves in the tribe who were proud of their status as great craftsmen.
And there are some parts that can be understood, which the craftsmen of the clan have never thought of, but they are also quite enlightening. Those parts that you don't understand, of course, will make people want to get to the bottom of it. But before they could ask questions, another lich who looked at the dwarven guards as if they were nothing, came up to someone and asked, "Do you recognize what they're wearing?" ”
"Hehe, of course I do. I just haven't thought about how to do it or what features to do. "As long as it's an earth house, who doesn't have the dream of an iron man. With the identities of genius, billionaire, playboy, etc., although his physical strength is like garbage compared to other superheroes, he can still build himself into an existence against the sky by relying on his money ability and intelligence.
But thinking of this, Lin suddenly felt quite puzzled about one thing. Asked about the lich who came to him: "If they had this equipment in the first place, how did you drive them underground?" By the way, he asked Jermaine and said, "Yes, with this level of equipment, how did you lose?" Trying to escape to the underworld? ”
"I don't know," Fen said. In the later stages of the war, there were many battles that I didn't fight, but I also had a rough idea of how to fight. If 10,000 people can't win, I'll send a million people. I haven't seen any war that too many people can't fight; If it really can't be beaten, it only proves one thing, that is, there are not enough people. ”
…… Sure enough, it's the quintessence of undead warfare.
In response to Finn's rhetoric, Jermaine said helplessly: "Because the materials used are very precious, the Guards were only in their heyday, and the entire empire was only a team. And now, we only keep less than M (1000) peace weapons, in fact, we can make up for the west, and we can use no more than that. ”
Hey, man, can you just show your family background? Lin wanted to complain like that.
However, there was still a part of the conversation between someone and Fin that made Jermaine wonder, and he asked, "What was Ms. Finn's previous identity?" How do you feel like you've fought with our tribe? ”
"Fin? Maid? Tikal, a thousand years ago, His Majesty the Demon King of the Lost World. After a thousand years, it is a kind person who has changed his life and is willing to help you. ”
Although Lin tried hard to explain, Jermaine was so frightened that his beard shook three times. The guards next to them, although they were not used to hearing the lingua franca for a while, the pronunciation of proper nouns was the same no matter what language they were in. So as soon as the term 'Tikal' was mentioned, the dwarves, who had been relaxed and guarded, became nervous again.
The warriors of the Guards took a few steps back, away from the two strangers. At the same time, he raised the spear in his hand higher, and aimed the tip of the spear at the man who said the forbidden word.
"Hey, hey, take it easy. Brother, tell your people that we are risking our lives to help you, so you don't need to fight each other like this. ”
Although he was frightened by Finn's identity, he didn't know if it was true or not; Moreover, except for the first time we met, I had a few old punches and had no good impression, and the other party did not look like a poor and vicious person when we got along during the journey afterward. So Jermaine thought about it for a while and decided to speak for the two. The disease in the clan, if the man is right, is an important matter for the survival of the entire race.
But the secret territory of the Silverbeard Dwarves, who had not visited for hundreds of years, could easily accept an unknown outsider. The argument of a group of people was moved from the gate to a 'cage'. And the luxury of this cage reminds someone of a news story they saw before crossing over: the prison where a serial murderer in Sweden is held, and the pattern between his individuals.
I watched the news, but it made someone depressed for a while. How to go to prison abroad is more luxurious than spending a lot of money on a ghost island and living in a suite out of your own pocket. There are also public laptops for inmates to use, as well as free internet ......
And the cage in front of me is the same thing. However, judging from the fact that a bunch of dwarves with status are also sitting here discussing things, the so-called 'cage' is just a way for the silverbearded dwarves to die to save face.
Because he couldn't understand what they were saying, Lin Le had to sit aside and do nothing. Fen didn't pretend to understand, fiddling with her short hair boredly, kicking someone with her toes from time to time.
The group of guards who were in front of him, who were in charge of watching over him, although they were also holding spears, felt a little absent-minded. Even if they couldn't see their expressions, they could tell from the movements that they turned their heads from time to time and listened intently that this group of people cared more about the dwarves they were arguing about.
The culture of the Silverbearded Dwarves is not at all as advanced as the technological progress they indicate. This can be understood from the fact that there are many palm prints on the iron table. At first, Lin didn't know why the table was made of iron, but it was not flat at all. It wasn't surprising to see a group of dwarves slamming the table in the midst of an argument.
Fortunately, it was made of iron, and if it was wooden, I don't know how long they would have to change the table.
But when it comes to the culture of the silverbearded dwarves, although they haven't seen any secrets along the way, they can get a glimpse of them just from their dwellings and various facilities. A more appropriate way to describe it is probably to make someone forget for a while that they are traveling through the world of the magic side, but think that they have traveled to the world of the science fiction side.
Referring to a local tribe as a tribe can be mistaken for a village level, at most a small town level, with a population of 100 people and less than 1,000 people. In fact, there are quite a few silverbearded dwarves living here. According to Jermaine, there are thousands, dozens of clans. Food is largely self-sufficient on a fairly large farm.
However, in someone's opinion, this is also because the population of the silverbearded dwarves is increasing quite slowly, or even negatively, so they are not tight on the food supply side. They even have a surplus to use to make wine. Occasionally, when you go out hunting, you can have a tooth sacrifice.
A large part of everything in the original Dwarven Empire has been preserved, including all kinds of technology, knowledge, and machines. It can be said that in the Dwarf Empire, the silver-bearded dwarves as the core race lived a similar life. And not much has changed.
According to Jermaine, when the former Dwarven Empire was faced with the raising of rebel flags in various places, the royal family at that time, his great-grandfather, chose to give up power and preserve the royal family and the core tribe. This is also related to the cause of the Dwarven Empire, basically it is the technology of the silver-bearded dwarves that everyone covets, so they rely on it. When he got the technology, he turned his face and didn't recognize people.
So it's not so much about the collapse of the empire as it is about returning to the way it was, with the silverbearded dwarves choosing to play their own and crush the other races to the point of losing their temper.
This is completely different from the Elven Empire in the history of the Lost Land. A race that has become a mad demon with the mission of maintaining world peace has finally attracted the most terrible counterattack. The purebred golden elves were almost completely wiped out, and only a very small number of elves who were unwilling to do some shady things that did not see the light and chose to escape from the world survived.
But it can't be said that it has no effect on the silverbearded dwarves. There is a lot less hinterland for blood transfusions to the former empire, and some special materials are used a little less. For example, the peace armament they call is the dwarven power armor, and now they have to repair some special parts, all of which have to be dismantled from other power armor parts. In this way, it can barely maintain the current scale.
However, judging from the crowds of people he observed on the road, as well as the group of people around him, Lin felt that the entire silverbeard dwarf group was not at all like a group in distress after the death of the country, and there was no such gloomy atmosphere. Of course, they are also not energetic. Perhaps it is the perception of time that of these long-lived species is not consistent with that of human beings. So much so that thousands of years are not enough time to change the atmosphere of a race.
Of course, perhaps we are now at a turning point. Whether the Silverbeards will sink or rise up is unknown. But in any case, it has nothing to do with me. Coming here is not so much about being kind and wanting to help others, but rather about being idle and just passing the time.
"Friends." Jermaine had just experienced the culmination of an argument. Don't look at him, he belongs to the youngest generation in the clan, but when he slaps the table with that group of old men, his hand strength is not small at all, and he is not shrugging. Now, with some excitement, he came to Lin and said, "Those old men want to see you,—— "Aren't my people sitting next to you," - asking for more details. ”
Looking at the dwarves who were still sitting at the table, they also looked back at the forest. Honestly, someone who is blind can't tell the difference in their age from Jermaine. However, no matter who it is, he is several times his age, and in line with the principle of respecting the elderly, Lin still put on a polite attitude, smiled, and came to the iron table of discussion accompanied by Jermaine.
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