Chapter 28 Gray Mountains
Although Duanmu Huai was unhappy, it turned out that his face could indeed be used to ward off evil spirits - at least after that, the group of people never encountered similar incidents of evil spirits, and even the female ghosts who often appeared wailing before All such sounds also disappeared.
So, when everyone successfully passed through the land of death and came to the foot of the gray mountain range, everyone except Duanmu Huai smiled happily and looked relaxed.
After all, once they got here, their goal was already half successful.
"Okay, what should we do next?"
Duanmuhuai put on his helmet again and looked at the elf scout. Although his core cabin can now be used as a satellite map, if you want to find the road from here, you still need the local indigenous people. Moreover, as a royal spy, I hope the elf scout will not let him down.
Realizing 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 go directly south and climb over the Gray Mountains, or take the dwarves' mountain tunnels. But... the vampire count also attacked the dwarves back then. At that time, the dwarves and the empire teamed up to repel the vampires. Earl's Army"
"How is the relationship between the dwarves and the Empire?"
"In general, I can't say it's good or bad. The dwarves have some dealings with the empire, but they don't particularly like to interfere with external affairs."
"Do you think the dwarves would agree if we asked them to take the road to Bretonnia?"
"It's hard to say. Anyway, I don't have any friendship with those dwarves, and dwarves are sometimes quite stubborn. It's not easy to bribe them with money."
The two discussed for a while, and finally decided to try their luck on the Graystone Mountain Trail first. Although climbing over the mountain was not impossible, Alyssa and her mother, Ms. Christine, were just ordinary people, and the danger of climbing over the mountain was too great. , and their supplies were basically exhausted along the way, not to mention that the carriage was in tatters and could not be used. They had to go to the dwarves to buy supplies first, and at the same time buy a new carriage to go on the road.
So, under the leadership of the elf scouts, everyone abandoned the dilapidated carriage and began to move towards the gray mountains.
However, just as a group of people walked into the gray stone mountain road, suddenly, gunfire rang out.
"Bang!!"
Duanmuhuai stopped. In front of him, a stone had been smashed into pieces. He raised his head and saw that on both sides of the mountain road, several dwarves holding muskets were sticking out their heads, raising their weapons and aiming. Him and others.
"Hey, big guy, who are you? What are you doing in the Gray Mountains?!"
Soon, a dwarf yelled and asked. Facing his question, Duanmuhuai did not answer. Instead, he gestured to the old knight. The latter nodded, walked forward, looked at the dwarf and shouted: road.
"We are refugees, coming to escape the war. We are not suspicious people. We just want to cross the gray mountains and go to Bretonnia!"
Hearing the old knight's words, the dwarves whispered to each other for a while, and then the previous dwarf spoke again.
"Okay, come here, but don't act rashly, especially you, the big guy. If you dare to move, I will smash your head!"
After hearing the dwarves' answers, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and continued to move forward. Soon, in front of them, a huge, stone-carved city wall and iron gate appeared on the side of the narrow mountain road - well, anyway, in a fantasy world, the dwarves' construction skills are not bad, and now it seems that the same is true here. Same.
"Kalalala..."
Soon, the iron door opened, and under the leadership of Duanmu Huai, a group of people walked inside. Soon a large group of dwarves armed with heavy axes and muskets came over and surrounded them. Soon, the dwarf from before walked out of the crowd. He frowned, looked at everyone carefully, and asked.
"Are you refugees? Is the empire starting a civil war again?"
Well, the use of "again" is very spiritual.
"Yes, brave dwarf warrior."
The old knight nodded and then whispered.
"As you can see, I am a knight serving these two beautiful ladies. We are just trying to escape the threat of disaster and chaos, so we have traveled thousands of miles to come here, hoping to pass through this place..."
"Hmm...then what's going on with this big guy?"
Hearing what the old knight said, the dwarf nodded, but he still stared at Duanmuhuai cautiously and asked. Facing the dwarf's inquiry, Duanmu Huai spread his hands. "I'm just a hired soldier, mainly responsible for protecting their safety along the way."
"I don't think so... Take off your helmet!"
At this moment, the dwarf's voice suddenly rose. At the same time, the dwarf soldier behind him also raised his musket, took out the detonator, and pointed it at Duanmu Huai. The latter sighed helplessly, then reached out and took off his helmet.
“————!!”
Seeing Duanmu Huai's face, the dwarves were all frightened and hurriedly backed away. The leading dwarf also clenched the giant ax in his hand and stared at him cautiously.
"You guys, are you an orc?"
"Why do you think I look like an orc?"
Duanmu Huai rolled his eyes helplessly.
"I am a human being after all!"
"This is the first time I've seen a human as tall as you... Take off your armor!"
"Sorry, that's not possible."
Upon hearing the dwarf's request, Duanmu Huai's face suddenly darkened.
"I am a warrior, and a warrior will never put down his weapons. If you continue to push your limits, don't blame me for being rude!"
"What? Do you still want to take action?"
The dwarf rounded his eyes and glared angrily at Duanmuhuai, who clenched the war hammer in his hand.
"You can try it."
“……………………”
For a moment, the atmosphere became tense. Alyssa and Christine huddled uneasily behind the old knight, staring at the fierce and powerful dwarves around them. The elf just wrapped himself in the cloak, said nothing, and hid motionlessly in the shadows. Although Ogis did not move on the surface, the fingers of her lowered right hand were trembling slightly - a ray of light flashed through it and disappeared into the darkness.
"Wait here!"
The two of them stared at each other for a while, then the dwarf dropped these words and turned to leave. At this moment, the others breathed a sigh of relief - you know, they really thought Duanmu Huai would fight with the dwarves just now.
After a while, the dwarf came back again.
"You can pass through the Gray Mountains, but there is a condition!"
As he spoke, the dwarf pointed at Duanmuhuai.
"We have a task for you to complete. If you do well, you can pass it. If you don't do it well, get out!"
"No problem."
After hearing this, Duanmuhuai calmed down instantly.
After all, the plot that players experience is probably like this, isn't it?
(End of chapter)