Chapter 401 Clan Card
The Stonecastle dwarves are almost a knowledge blind spot for people like Peter and Gale who were born and raised in the Ceylon Territory.
Both are little guys.
Dwarves do not like green-skinned goblins to wander around the continent.
On the contrary.
Most of the time, dwarves are half cave dwellers.
Like living in mountains, especially mountains rich in minerals.
They built their homes by digging holes in the mountains or expanding natural caves.
Good at casting and fond of fine wine.
This is most of the stereotypes and perceptions of dwarves.
Miranda knew a little more about the dwarves.
Because she is from the royal capital of Reyak.
After the arrival of the evil god, the original journey from the north of Leyak Kingdom to the dwarf city Stone Castle became unsafe, and land transportation was hindered.
The dwarves, who seemed to be born with expertise in mining, spent more than ten years completing a feat with the help of engineering machinery provided by the goblins:
They hard An underground tunnel was dug directly from the capital of Reyak to the stone castle!
This tunnel is buried deep underground and cannot be penetrated by monsters.
Relying on this tunnel, dwarves have become one of the common races in Starosh, the capital of Reyak.
Miranda, who grew up in the royal capital, learned more about the characteristics of the dwarf race.
“The family card is something unique to the Stonecastle dwarves.”
“The dwarves value their family and surname very much, and may even regard these things as more important than their own lives. ”
"If a dwarf holds a coming-of-age ceremony at the age of 45 and is not recognized by his family, he will not be able to get the family name."
Pate clicked his tongue.
Although not as good as immortal species such as dragons, the lifespan of dwarves is much exaggerated compared to humans.
Normal humans, even professionals who have been blessed by the gods, usually have their souls aged to the end of their lives in their early 100s. The life span of ordinary people is generally only more than 60 years old.
The average life span of dwarves is as high as more than 240 years old, and a few long-lived ones can even live to 300 years old!
Miranda continued:
"Dwarves without surnames will be expelled from their families, ridiculed, and ostracized, because it represents their cowardice and incompetence."
"Such dwarves will get clan cards."
"If their offspring perform in line with the family standards, they can use the clan cards to prove the offspring's belonging and let him regain the family's ownership. Last name."
"Of course, this is a rare case."
"More often than not, they will die alone. After death, they can prove their belonging with the family card, be buried in the family cemetery, and return to the family."
Gail smacked his lips as he listened.
"Is this necessary? Family is more important than anything else?"
Miranda explained: "Because dwarves are very united, or in other words, they protect their shortcomings and hold grudges."
" If a family member is bullied outside, the whole family will rush to fight with them."
"They don't even care about right or wrong, anyway, their own family cannot suffer."
"The family of dwarves. There are often hundreds of members, and the scale is quite large.”
“Even goblins don’t dare to have conflicts with dwarves easily.”
Gail imagined the scene in his mind. Then shuddered.
The dwarves have a vulgar nickname called "Muscle Dunzi", and some also call them "Stone Spirits".
What these names mean is that they are physically strong, much stronger than ordinary humans, and their thick and rough skin also has a certain resistance to magic and divine spells.
He is almost born to be a warrior professional.
It is really scary to have hundreds of warriors kicked in a circle until they die.
Pate realized the importance of the clue provided by the countess.
If you can determine the family the other party belongs to, and find the list of those who did not get their surnames and were expelled from the family, you should be able to find the owner of this family card!
“Did those black-robed men lose the clan card?” Countess Ceylon nodded, then shook her head.
“It’s true that it’s something they lost, but it’s not a genuine clan card.”
“It fell from one of the men in black robes once. Come down.”
“He picked it up quickly”
"I just caught a glimpse of the content above."
"This wooden sign was copied based on what I remembered."
"Unfortunately, I couldn't see it all. , so the other side of the clan card is blank.”
The countess turned the wooden card over and showed it.
It's exactly what she said.
The other side of the wooden sign is just cut and flat without any content.
Pate scratched his head in distress.
He wanted to use [Language Proficiency] so that he could understand the meaning of the words engraved on the clan card. If nothing else, it should be dwarf language.
But he didn’t bring the corresponding materials and couldn’t release them.
The clues are right in front of me but I don’t know how to interpret them.
The Countess seemed to read his thoughts:
"I checked."
"The Dwarf language on this side still uses ancient grammar and words, translated into common language If so, it means:"
"May the ancestors bless the eternal iron-blooded warriors and the glorious family of diggers——"
Pate asked: "Then what?"
"No more." The countess said simply: "The wooden sign on this side contains these contents. You can even print the words on it and ask other scholars who are proficient in Dwarf language to identify them."
"Dwarf families all have a similar habit of adding a title in front of the family name."
Pate's mentality collapsed.
The most critical surname is missing!
There are only attributive words describing this family on the family card!
Even more troublesome is that.
“This prefix is not special. Many families of the dwarves have similar or even identical descriptions, and they like it like this.”
“And their family names are not static. Yes, changes will be made every once in a while, such as the 'Great Torion Bloodline' and the like, with the name of the ancestor."
Miranda added helplessly:
< br>"We can only go to Stone Castle in person, confirm the past family by family, and check the situation of each family issuing clan cards in the past 200 years."
Pate thought: "So, I want to follow this If we can follow up on this clue, we must go to Stone Castle.”
“If you don’t consider the cost, the fastest way is to take the goblin airship.”
“Fly from Ceylon City first. The Royal Capital, then transfer to the direct route from Starosh to Stone Castle.” The Countess of Ceylon heard this: “If you want to go to Stone Castle, I can introduce you to a friend.”
"Bron Freeman of the Freeman family."
When she said the name, the countess paused for a moment.
“He is now considered a well-known blacksmith master among the dwarves. He has a good relationship with me and was once my companion.”
“I will write a letter and bring it to you. He should be able to We are here to help you.”
Pate and Gale were stunned.
It has never been a secret that the Countess of Ceylon was a famous adventurer when she was young. Everyone knows that she was once a close companion with a powerful dwarf warrior.
Obviously this is Bron Freeman.
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(End of this chapter)