Although Duanmu Huai was very unhappy, it turned out that his face could indeed be used to ward off evil spirits——— at least after that, the group had never encountered similar evil spirit incidents, and even the sounds such as the wailing of female ghosts that appeared at every turn before had all disappeared.

So, when everyone successfully passed through the dead place and came to the bottom of the gray mountain range, everyone except Duanmu Huai was smiling and relaxed.

After all, by this point, their goal is already half the battle.

"Okay, what's next?"

Duanmu Huai put on his helmet again and looked at the elven scout, although his core module could now be used as a satellite map, if he wanted to find a way from here, he still had to be native. And, as a royal agent, I hope the elven scouts don't let themselves down.

Sensing Duanmu Huai's unkind gaze, the elf scout restrained his smile, then looked at the map in front of him and thought for a moment.

"We have two options, either head south over the Grey Mountains, or we take the dwarven mountain tunnels. Merely......... The vampire count had also attacked the dwarves when they joined forces with the Empire to repel the vampire count's army. ”

"How's the relationship between the dwarves and the Empire?"

"In general, it's neither good nor bad. The Dwarves have some dealings with the Empire, but they don't particularly like to care about the outside world. ”

"Do you think they would agree if we asked the dwarves to go to Bretonnia by the way?"

"It's hard to say, anyway, I don't have much friendship with those dwarves, and the dwarves are quite stubborn sometimes, and it's not easy to buy them off with money."

The two discussed for a while, and finally decided to try their luck on the Greystone Mountain Road first, although it is not impossible to go over the mountain, but Alyssa and her mother, Ms. Christine, are just ordinary people, the danger of climbing the mountain is too great, and their supplies are basically exhausted along the way, not to mention that the carriage is also in tatters and cannot be used, so you can only go to the dwarves to buy supplies first, and at the same time buy a new carriage to go on the road.

Led by the elven scouts, the group abandoned the tattered carriage and began to head towards the Grey Mountains.

However, just as the group walked into the gray stone mountain road, suddenly, gunshots rang out.

"Bang!!"

Duanmu Huai stopped, in front of him, a stone had been shattered, he looked up, only to see on both sides of the mountain road, several dwarves with muskets poking their heads out, raising their weapons, aiming at him and the others.

"Hey, big man, who are you? What are you doing in the Grey Mountains?! ”

Soon, a dwarf yelled and asked, and in the face of his inquiry, Duanmu Huai did not answer, but gestured to the old knight, who nodded, stepped forward, looked at the dwarf and shouted.

"We are refugees, we are here to escape the war, we are not suspicious people, we just want to cross the Grey Mountains and go to Bretonnia!"

Hearing the old knight's words, the dwarves exchanged their heads for a while, and then the dwarf spoke again.

"Okay, come here, but don't act rashly, especially you, big man, if you dare to move, I'll smash your head!"

Hearing the dwarves' answer, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and continued to walk forward. Soon, in front of them, on the side of the narrow mountain road, a huge, stone-carved city wall and iron gate appeared———Well, in the fantasy world, the dwarves' construction skills are not bad, and now it seems that it is the same here.

"Kalala........."

Soon, the iron gate opened, and under the leadership of Duanmu Huai, the group walked in. Soon a large group of dwarves armed with heavy axes and muskets approached and surrounded them. Soon, the dwarf from before walked out of the crowd, he frowned, looked at the crowd carefully, and asked.

"Are you refugees? The empire is starting a civil war again? ”

Well, this "again" is very spiritual.

"Yes, brave dwarven warrior."

The old knight nodded, and then whispered.

"As you can see, I am a knight serving these two beautiful ladies, and we have traveled thousands of miles to escape the threat of calamity and chaos, hoping to pass through this place.........

"Hmm......... So what's the deal with this big man? ”

Hearing the old knight's words, the dwarf nodded, but his eyes were still cautiously staring at Duanmu Huai, and he asked. In the face of the dwarf's inquiry, Duanmu Huai spread out his hands.

"I'm just a hired warrior who is mainly responsible for keeping them safe along the way."

"I don't think so......... Take your helmet off! ”

At this moment, the dwarf's voice suddenly raised, and at the same time, the dwarf soldier behind him also raised his musket, took out a detonator, and aimed it at Duanmu Huai. The latter sighed helplessly, and then he reached out and took off his helmet.

“—————！！”

Seeing Duanmu Huai's face, the dwarves were all shocked and hurriedly retreated, while the dwarves at the head also clenched the giant axe in their hands and stared at him cautiously.

"You guy, you can't be an orc, right?"

"Where do you think I look like an orc?"

Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly.

"I'm a human too!"

"It's the first time I've seen a human like you......... Take your armor off! ”

"Sorry, that's not possible."

Hearing the dwarf's request, Duanmu Huai's face suddenly sank.

"I am a warrior, and a warrior never lays down his weapon. If you have to make any more inches, then don't blame me for being rude! ”

"What? Do you still want to do it? ”

The dwarf's eyes widened and he glared angrily at Duanmu Huai, who clenched the hammer in his hand.

"You can try it."

“………………………”

For a moment, the atmosphere became tense, and Alyssa and Christine curled up uneasily behind the old knight, staring at the fierce and powerful dwarves around them. The elves, on the other hand, simply wrapped themselves in cloaks, silently hiding in the shadows. Although Ogis did not move on the surface, the fingers of her hanging right hand were trembling slightly——— and a flash of silk thread flashed through it, disappearing into the darkness.

"Wait here!"

The two stared at each other for a while, and the dwarf dropped the sentence, and then turned to leave, and at this moment the others breathed a sigh of relief——— you must know that just now they really thought that Duanmu Huai would fight with the dwarves.

After a while, the dwarf walked back again.

"You can pass through the Grey Mountains, but there is one condition!"

As he spoke, the dwarf pointed to the end of the locust.

"We have a task for you to complete, and if you do it well, you can get through it. If you can't do it well, get out! ”

"No problem."

Hearing this, Duanmu Huai said that he calmed down instantly.

After all, the plot that players experience is like this nine times out of ten, isn't it?