Chapter Eighty-Three: Recognition and Bloodline
It's too similar, it's really too similar, how can it be so similar.....
This is Caleb's mood at this time, the woman in the photo is really exactly the same as his mother, except for the hair, his mother is blonde.
Even the height looks similar, Caleb thought that his mother was really a little short, after all, a height of 1.1 meters is also possible in humans.
In this era of marriage at the age of 15, the average height of newlyweds, especially women, is very short.
And his mother was also very beautiful, and Caleb never thought that his mother was a dwarf.
But now he could tell himself that it was all prejudice, that it was the work of his previous life that had deceived him, and that he had thought that dwarves were all the same, with a chubby body, short hands and legs, a full beard, and women at most had no beards.
The reality is that don't look at the appearance of male dwarves with full beards, round hands and short legs, you think that female dwarves are the same.
In fact, their body proportions are very normal, and they look like a 1.8-meter-long legged beauty has been reduced by equal proportions.
At least the woman in the photo is like this, with a perfect figure, everything is in perfect proportions of the human body except for the height.
'It's too similar, isn't it, are the dwarves so genetically powerful?' After 11 generations, it can still have such a similar appearance! ’
Caleb looked up in shock and looked at Andrew, who also looked at Caleb excitedly.
Caleb asked uncertainly:
"The person in this picture looks exactly like my mother, you.... Is it really my ancestor? ”
"You can't be wrong, my child, you are a descendant of the dwarves, a descendant of mine!"
Andrew was excited, his hands were confused, he didn't know where to put it, and finally he hugged Caleb's waist excitedly, patted him on the back, and cried in a sobbing voice.
After 200 years, he finally found it, and if he was a little suspicious just now, now he is extremely sure that the young man in front of him is his descendant.
"Impossible.... It's impossible, I...."
Caleb's three views were shattered again, what do you call this, this is really a fake and a reality, and he can't accept it all of a sudden.
"You can't be wrong, Divine Fire Forged Iron, Gravity Hammer Forging, these two abilities are rarely awakened even by dwarves, and once awakened, they must be the elite of the dwarf race.
There are also many descendants of other races and dwarves throughout history, among which there is also the ability to awaken dwarves, as well as your hair and eyes. ”
Andrew let go of Caleb, looked at his hair, and couldn't help but sigh:
"This black hair, it's really beautiful, it comes from my wife, my wife and children are all black hair."
Caleb's body stiffened, and the evidence grew, all pointing to an answer, that he was really a hybrid of a dwarf and a human.
It was so chaotic for a while that even the system's constant beep was ignored.
Caleb reached out and held his forehead, trying to digest the news that shocked him.
'Ahh My head hurts....'
After a long time, Caleb exhaled deeply, he had already come back to his senses, isn't it just an extra ancestor, what's not bad, at least he can study runes freely, it's a good thing.
He looked at Andrew, who was fidgeting on the side, and said:
"Well, it seems that we are really related by blood, so what should I call you, Ancestor?"
When Andrew saw that Caleb had finally accepted to recognize him, he was overjoyed, and hurriedly shook his hand, and said:
"No, no, no, no, no, it's better to call me Andrew, or grandpa."
"Okay, I'll call you Grandpa Andrew, Grandpa Andrew."
Andrew happily replied:
"Well... Well..."
Three hours later, Caleb and Andrew were seated at a table with a dozen bottles of ale, as well as food that Caleb had brought out, and several homemade side dishes.
"Come and drink! Hahahaha......"
Andrew raised his glass, toasted Caleb, and dried.
"Ahh Hey hey...."
Andrew's face was flushed, he was drunk and staggered with a giggle.
He looked at Caleb with uncontrollable love in his eyes, he was a genius, a genius who could play rune weapons just forged, his descendants.
"Grandpa Andrew, you're drunk, rest."
Putting down the wine glass, Caleb looked at Andrew as usual, and got up to help him into the room.
"I'm not drunk.... I'm not drunk! I tell you, I drink with a barrel in my clan......"
As he spoke, Andrew lay on the table completely, muttering to himself, not knowing what he was talking about.
Lifting Andrew up with telekinesis, Caleb sent him back to his room in the backyard and covered him with a quilt.
Looking at the red-faced old dwarf on the bed, Caleb was silent for a long time, and he turned to leave, but a voice came from behind him.
"Caleb...."
It was Andrew, who opened his eyes and looked at Caleb with drunken eyes.
"Huh? Grandpa Andrew, rest. ”
"Come here..."
He stretched out his hand and beckoned Caleb to come over, and Caleb did as he spoke.
Andrew's hand fumbled under the pillow for a moment, then pulled out a book and handed it to Caleb.
"Take it, this is the Dwarven Clan's "Rune Solution", give it to you, don't let anyone see it....."
Taking the book, Caleb's eyes were complicated, and he finally obtained the right to use the runes, but his mood was not happy at all, but it was complicated, and he couldn't say what he felt.
"I see...."
"Hmm...."
Andrew fell into a complete stupor, and Caleb straightened Andrew's quilt and got up to leave.
Closing the door of the blacksmith's shop, Caleb stood on the deserted street, looking up at the sky, which was already dark, and the white moon hung in the cloudless night sky.
Caleb lightened his body and floated up, higher and higher, and now he just wanted to be alone for a while.
In the stratosphere, Caleb quietly looked up at the moon.
"System, who is your maker."
Suddenly, Caleb spoke, asking the system the question he had been trying to ignore.
Ding——
"There is no manufacturer record in this system record."
"Then why did I get you?"
"The host is chosen by the system at random, and the host can be seen as your luck."
"Luck... Could it really be luck...."
The system did not answer.
"Then will you betray me?"
Ding——
"Please rest assured that this system has been soul-bound with the host and only serves the host, you are the first and last host of this system, and the system will self-destruct if the host dies."
Hearing the system's reply, Caleb laughed, not knowing what he was laughing at.
"If you are against your maker?"
Ding——
"There is no manufacturer in this system, please rest assured."
Hearing the system's answer, Caleb closed his eyes and chuckled a few times, and he shook his head.
"Forget it, open the prompt bar, I didn't see it when it rang several times before."
Ding——
A chime came to mind, and 10 prompts appeared in front of Caleb.
"Congratulations to the host for comprehending the new ability and unlocking the special branch of the skill "Nian Dynamics" "Energy Conversion""
"Complete the Achievement Quest: The Mystery of Skill; Unlock a new power for a skill; Bonus Skill: Energy Enhancement
"Congratulations to the host for successfully forging the first weapon; Comprehension Skill: "Blacksmithing"; The systematic review was excellent; At level lv6"
"Congratulations to the host for successfully forging the first runic weapon; Comprehension Skill: Rune Rune; The systematic review was excellent; Current Level Lv3"
"Complete the achievement quest: Forge a Novice; Successfully forge a high-grade weapon; Bonus XP +10000, Points +1000;PS: Weapon Levels are Trash, Mediocre, Excellent, Outstanding, Legendary, Epic, Mythical"
"Complete the achievement quest: Rune Beginner; Successfully use a Rune Rune; Rewards: +10000 XP, +1000 Points
"Congratulations to the host for successfully awakening the dwarven ability, unlocking the bloodline skill, and obtaining the skill "Hybrid Bloodline Lv1""
"Unlock the Hybrid Bloodline Branch Skills: Magic Resistance Lv1, Toxin Resistance Lv1, Immortal Lvmax, Eye of Fire Lv1, Gravity Manipulation Lv1"
"The function of the skill "Eye of Fire" and the special branch "Energy Conversion" is detected, the skill is automatically fused, the skill "Energy Conversion" disappears, and the skill "Eye of Fire" evolves into "Heart of Energy Lv1""
"Detected that the host has obtained the skill book "Rune Full Solution", learning can increase the level of the skill "Rune Rune" by level 5, whether to learn"
A large amount of information rushed into Caleb's mind, and it also came with a lot of knowledge of forging techniques, and after unlocking the bloodline skill, it felt like a fire electric shock, and the tingling and burning feeling crawled all over his body.
The uncomfortable feeling made his body shake, and he covered his head and said in pain:
"System, next time, don't send so many at once, it's better to remind you."
Ding——
"Yes host, ask for records"
It took a long time for Caleb to shake his aching head and check his new skills.
"Blacksmithing" and "Rune Rune" are knowledge skills, and there are no special bonuses except for a brief introduction, so I won't introduce them here.
Caleb looked at the other skills.
"Energy Enhancement Lv1: Passive Skill; When using an energy-based attack, the attack power is doubled"
Simple and crude skills are Caleb's favorite, and they are directly patted on the body to learn.
"Hybrid Bloodline Lv1: Passive Skills; a hybrid bloodline of humans and dwarves; Dwarven Bloodline (Awakening): Constitution +50, Strength +20, Recovery Speed +1x; Human Bloodline (Unawakened)
Magic Resistance Lv1: Passive Skill; Magic is inherently out of step with you; Magic Resistance +10%
"Poison Resistance Lv1": Passive Skill; Toxins cannot cause harm; Toxin Damage Immunity 10%
"Lvmax": Passive skill; the Immortal Race;
Heart of Energy Lv1: Passive effect; Fire attack is doubled; Active Effect: The user can convert the energy in the body into various energies; The current conversion efficiency of mental power and energy is 1:1
"Gravity Manipulation Lv1": The user can manipulate the gravity of the earth, the current minimum is no gravity, and the maximum is 10 times the gravity"
Very strong, Caleb's description is only this, and now he is not in the mood to evaluate anything, so let's do it, put it up for the time being.
Take out the rune book from your backpack.
"System Confirmation Learning"
Ding——
"The selection is successful, the information is being transmitted, the host is ready"
"Whew!"
"Rune Interpretation" or a cloud of blue light poured into Caleb's brain, Caleb hugged his head at once, and his whole face turned red.
Caleb's body lost control and fell to the ground, but fortunately, Caleb came to his senses in mid-air and summoned a group of bugs to support him.
Ding——
"The information transmission is successful, and the level of Rune Rune has been upgraded to lv8, congratulations to the host"
"Sooner or later, you're going to kill you....."
Caleb was so weak that he didn't even want to move, he was so tired now.
The bugs in the cluster seemed to sense Caleb's displeasure and gently touched his body with their tentacles, sending a message of comfort.
"Alas, even the worms know how to hurt me better than the system."
Caleb opened his eyes, pushed away the insects around him with his telekinesis, and said to them:
"Thanks, I'm fine..."
Syllable!
Caleb slapped himself so hard that the force instantly made his face swell.
"What time is there for you to laze and feel sorry for yourself here! Bastard! Rubbish!
Cheer me up! ”
Caleb indifferently wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and healed the wound on his face with healing.
"No matter who it is, whether it's a coincidence or someone is really manipulating, I won't be at the mercy of anyone!
Strength! Only strength can allow me to truly grasp the initiative! I'm going to get stronger! ”
The right hand that flashed with white light was lowered from his face, and Caleb's face changed to its original state, and his indifferent eyes disappeared, hiding everything in his heart.
As they were about to go back and not let Betty and Ena worry, Caleb examined himself carefully, wiped the blood away, and straightened his clothes.
"Whew-let's go back, I said I would go out, but I didn't expect to come out all day......"
Flying in the direction of the inn, Caleb quickly returned to the inn, stood at the door and took a few deep breaths, he opened the door as usual.
"Ena, Betty I'm back, I'm sorry, I didn't expect it to take so long....."
Da Da Da –
"Brother."
There was a sound of running, and Ena flew on Caleb, hanging on his chest and rubbing against him, Caleb also showed a gentle smile and touched Ena's head.
"I'm back, why is it so late."
Betty walked over and reached out to help Caleb remove his coat and asked with concern.
"Went and learned a little."
Caleb said to Betty with a smile, and walked into the living room with Ena in his arms, he glanced at the elves who were still sleeping, and asked:
"They haven't woken up yet."
"Well, I examined them, and the injuries on their bodies have healed, but their strength is slowly recovering, and it may take a few days."
Betty held a cup of coffee and placed it in front of Caleb.
"Thank you."
Caleb picked up the coffee and took a sip, the bitter taste was just right, with the fragrance of milk and a hint of sweetness, and he felt warm in his heart.
Betty sat gently beside Caleb and leaned on his shoulder, and she said slowly:
"Did you go to the blacksmith?"
Caleb was stunned for a moment, he lowered his head and smelled the smell of rust all over his body, and his face suddenly showed a trace of apology, he put down Ena in his arms, and said:
"Sorry, it smells bad, I'm going to take a shower, it's late, let's go rest."
With that, Caleb got up and went to take a shower, leaving Ena and Betty in the living room.
Ena stretched out her hand and rubbed her nose, remembering what she had just smelled, and said to Betty with a certain expression:
"Sister Betty, there's a situation."
"Well, I found out too."
Betty also agreed, although they didn't get along for long, but the tacit understanding between them had been formed, and the abnormality of Caleb's return, they could see it at a glance.
"My brother is drinking, he doesn't usually drink."
"I found a little blood on the collar of his coat, it was Caleb's blood....."
Ena looked at the bathroom worriedly, she actually smelled the blood on Caleb's body, something must have happened today.
Betty rolled her eyes a few times and pulled Ena to whisper in her ear.
"Then let's go and ask, Ena, how ..... we are"
Ena's eyes lit up suddenly, she covered her mouth and laughed secretly, nodded to Betty:
"Uh-huh, let's do it."
The two turned off the lights in the living room and hid.
In the bathroom, Caleb closed his eyes and let the water wash his body, not noticing the movement outside.
Rubbing his hair and walking out of the bathroom, he saw that the lights in the living room had been turned off.
"Looks like I'm going back to sleep, too..."