Behind the dense forest, several short, stocky humanoids with dark complexions emerged.

The four Searle knights quickly loaded their crossbow racks with arrows.

The three red-robed robes also took out their own spell scrolls, and the apprentices drew their improvised magic wands to guard them.

The reputation of the gray dwarves is not good, these dwarves who have been driven into the underground by the surface dwarves have become cruel and murderous because of the long-term enslavement and transformation of the Mind Flayer, except for the good discipline and the inherited forging skills, these dwarves have almost nothing in common with their close relatives on the surface, and their discipline is usually reflected in the formation they put on when gathering crowds to loot, and their favorite object of robbery is none other than the weak surface people in their eyes.

They often emerge from hidden burrows to ransack nearby human villages, and have long been a nightmare for surface humans.

There are many entrances to the dark region in the eastern region of the desperate realm, and there are more near the mountain range, so it is not surprising to meet the gray dwarves, Sean noticed the blood stains on the tattered scale armor of these gray dwarves, thought for a moment, and said: "We are just passing by, we don't want to cause conflict, do you have anything to stop us?"

Seeing that the total number of gray dwarves appearing at the edge of the forest was only six, Penny breathed a sigh of relief.

Since he remediated some psionic skills, Penny's sensing ability has become more and more sensitive, as long as he enters the state, no life form within two hundred yards can escape his sensing range, he closed his eyes and silently sensed, and noticed that there were no human beings nearby except for the few gray dwarves in front of him, and carefully observing the mental state of these gray dwarves, it seemed that there were no powerful spellcasters.

So that the gray dwarves would not be stupid enough to attack the convoy.

"Your Excellency, we have a reluctant request. Hearing the grey dwarf say this in a stony voice, the people on the side of the convoy became even more alert.

It's like the opening remarks of a robbery.

"Don't get me wrong, I just want to ask, are there any god's attendants in the ranks of the adults?" Seeing the reaction of the convoy, the stout gray dwarf in the lead hurriedly waved his hand and said.

Although his voice was stiff, it was clear that his speech was sensitive, and if you looked closely, you could also see that the scale armor on his body was intact, and it could be inferred that he had a high status among the gray dwarves.

Penny pondered the gray dwarf's words for a moment, staring at the blood stains on several dwarves, "Do you have any wounded who need to be treated?"

"Not bad. The gray dwarf nodded.

"We don't have anyone you're looking for. Penny shook his head.

Several gray dwarves stared at each other in disappointment for a moment, then cautiously retreated into the forest in the face of the convoy.

"But I think I can help you. ”

Hearing the male mage next to the convoy speak, more than a few gray dwarves were stunned for a moment, and even Rekita and Hughes looked at Penny suspiciously: "Are you a priest, Penny?"

"Just because you're not a part-time pastor doesn't mean you can't heal. Penny blinked, and the gray dwarves approached again:

"If you can help us, we will thank you very much. ”

"Thank you?" Penny raised an eyebrow, curious, the Grey Dwarves were evil and bloodthirsty, but they had a good reputation and rarely lied, these traditions were derived from their cousins on the surface, and in such a situation on both sides, the Grey Dwarves were unlikely to have a last name - cunning was not the native surname of this race.

And there is nothing to do on the road, and there is something good to be done, so with this in mind, Penny asked, "Tell me about your business." ”

Rekita and Hughes glanced at each other, feeling Penny's confidence, and sensibly chose to remain silent.

The gray dwarves hesitated briefly and argued with each other for a few minutes, as if they had made up their minds, before leading them into the forest, where Penny knew that the dwarves had been banished and hunted down by their compatriots because of their different beliefs.

"Most of my people in the underground believe in Radug, but those guys don't deprive us of the right to believe in Dumason. The leader of the dwarves was named Ruric: "The new patriarch is a religious fanatic. ”

"Uh...... The grey dwarves will also believe in the Silent Guard?" Hughes raised an eyebrow, "That sounds weird. ”

Driven from the surface dwarven society, the Grey Dwarves worship Radug, the guardian god of the Grey Dwarves, and occasionally choose to worship the 'Invisible Queen of the Mysteries' Radu Deep.

But Dumason, the Silent Guard, is a god worshipped by the dwarves of the earth.

"He answered our prayers and our faith was devout. Ruric blew on his gray beard and glanced at Hughes disapprovingly.

"This belief determines that your style of conduct is very different from that of your kind. Hughes pouted: "No wonder he was ostracized and hunted down." ”

"That bastard's new patriarch won't even give us residency rights. Rurick glared angrily, "We never wanted to overthrow his rule. ”

"The middle way is mostly not going to work, and that's the lesson. Rekita suddenly sneered. At this moment the woods came to a corner, and a cave appeared between the rocks, and several men went into it, and saw a small group of gray dwarves bathed in blood, lying or sitting in the cave.

There were twelve of them, and the gray dwarf in the deepest part of the cavern, dressed in robes and holding a wooden staff, caught Penny's attention, because his beard was too long, more than four feet, and his beard was densely braided into a bunch underneath, and the dwarf was wrinkled and obviously not young.

Through observation, Penny found that the dwarf was extremely weak and could die at any time, he leaned over, and Hughes leaned forward, with a look of uncertainty: "Friend, are you sure you don't have any healing spells?"

"Do you have to use spells to save people?" Penny sighed, shook his head, pressed his right hand to the old man's chest, and glanced back at Ruric, "Uh...... He's almost all broken ribs?"

"Only a fourth-degree or higher treatment can resolve such an injury. Hughes recognized the dwarf old man's injury, frowned again, and cast a detection spell: "Hmm, I've changed my mind again, Sean, there are still some psionic monsters parasitic in his body, the fourth-level divine magic is obviously powerless, even if you choose a priest in the medical field, you need at least a fifth-level divine skill to solve the problem, and we are only a third-level arcanist, are you sure you can do it?"

The gray dwarves who brought in several red robes changed their faces together, in fact, they naturally knew that the dwarf elder's injuries could die at any time, otherwise they would not have risked bringing a few red robes in, they heard Hughes's words, and bowed down to Penny together.

"If you can save the Elders, we are willing to give us everything as a token of appreciation. ”

Rekita stood aside, watching the scene with both amusement and curiosity.

"All I can say is give it a try. Penny pulled out a small white toolbox with a bright red cross painted on it - perhaps representing some kind of memorial, opened the box, which contained various surgical tools, and shook his head at a few gray dwarves whose faces changed color: "I will use these tools to take out the contents of your elders, don't be afraid." ”

"Oh, okay......" Ruric's eyes twinkled, he took two steps back, and while it wasn't uncommon for underground dwarves to stitch up wounds or remove foreign objects with tools, he was still full of unease.

But the next moment, he saw the knife in the mage's hand slicing through the old dwarf's chest and abdomen at great speed, and before he could react, Penny's other pair of pliers grabbed through the entrails, and a translucent worm-like creature was pinched out and thrown to the ground.

The parasite had a hideous head that made people creepy to look at, and Leric's face instantly turned red, and he flew up with an axe and smashed the worm into rotten flesh.

The others were completely captivated by Penny Sean's movements.

Flying scalpels, hemostats, tweezers, scissors...... The fingers that change like a trick, the damaged musculoskeletal tissue returns to its original state little by little, and its speed is jaw-dropping, but in such a high-speed movement, it still maintains a regular sense of rhythm, which makes others even more stunned.

Needles and threads quickly stitched up the incisions, bandages and splints wrapped around the old dwarf's upper body, and Penny's bloody hand reached out to Hughes, startling the changemaker: "What for?"

"Potion, you should have it with you. Penny said.

"Oh, that's good. Hughes raised his eyebrows, knowing that the injury had been adjusted to this extent, and that the potion a few grades lower was almost enough to be effective, so he took out a bottle of potion and handed it to Penny to pour into the old gray dwarf's mouth.

"You're so skilled. He said in admiration.

"Trust me, you won't want to know how this craft is made. Penny smiled strangely at Hughes, it felt strange to be back in the old business, and now he was much more skilled in his craft than in his previous life.

"Come on, who doesn't know what the academy is. The female red robe next to her sneered, but she had already roughly guessed how such a sharp method was practiced, and at the same time she was a little jealous of Penny.

Penny wiped the surgical tools, brushed the bloodstained rag aside, and walked over to several other injured gray dwarves to begin treatment, most of these gray dwarves were not lightly injured, and they were not as difficult as the old gray dwarves, Penny thought for a while, and then understood why.

Presumably, the others who were similar to the old dwarf's injuries had already been abandoned, because the old dwarf's status was obviously very high.

At this time, the old dwarf coughed a few times, and Rurick leaned over with several gray dwarves:

"Elder......

......

"Thank you for your help, uh...... If I'm not mistaken, you're the red-robed mages of the Serre region......" The weak dwarven elder looked at Penny and his party with a puzzled look.

"Yes, we are Serge's red robes. Most of the surrounding gray dwarves had already been healed, and Penny nodded.

"Oh. The dwarven elder nodded, a pensive look on his face.

Penny was silent, and it was clear that the dwarf seemed to know the meaning of the term red-robed mage.

I'm afraid that the original abacus in his heart will have to be changed.

"Elder, we have taken the liberty of promising a reward on your behalf. Ruric said respectfully to the Elder.

"Mages, what do you want?" the dwarven elder glared at Penny.

"What we get paid depends on what you can offer in return. Penny thought for a moment and kicked the ball back.

The dwarven elder smiled, "You cunning, mage, you know that we are now homeless and have nothing of value to give back to you but ourselves. ”

He groaned, and then said, "You have saved the lives of our people, and according to the principles of the dwarves, we have every reason to live and die with you, but I am not sure that you are worthy of our continued allegiance after repaying the favor." ”

"Frankly, we do lack manpower. Penny said frankly, "We want to be able to get any help we can." ”

"What do you think, children?" the dwarven elder stroked his beard twice, asking the other seventeen clansmen.

"We have promised them. These are the words of Ruric.

"This mage saved our lives. So said the dwarf who had been treated by Penny.

"That's no problem. The dwarven elder turned to the mage and frowned again, "But you must be clear, mage, there are still people chasing us, although we have escaped them for the time being. Also, if we think we've repaid your kindness, we'll leave immediately if you can't entice us to continue your allegiance. ”

"It doesn't matter, the conditions are reasonable. A smile appeared on the mage's face, no matter what, being able to escape here already speaks to the power of these dwarves, and dwarves are all natural craftsmen, and they are useful many times.