Chapter 456 "Savage"
Makarov did not expect that he would encounter an unexpected situation in his first week as principal.
Are there still savages in the forest on the north bank of the Weiss River? This is something no one expected.
He and the militia company commander Khajit led the team to search north along the forest trails commonly used by loggers.
It took about two hours to travel from Beiwang Town - it only took less than an hour on weekdays, but because they were searching and traveling at the same time, it took more time.
"Ahead is the place where the carpenters reported the sighting."
Kajit pointed forward.
Makarov looked in the direction he pointed and saw a clearing in the forest ahead, with many short wooden pillars scattered among it.
He took out his telescope, pointed the lens at the area and searched carefully.
“There seem to be signs of camping ahead. Khajiit, tell everyone to form a battle formation and be vigilant.”
"Yes, Chief Makarov!"
Kajit passed on the order layer by layer. The militiamen of the two factions immediately prepared for battle, with their bows and arrows bent, and their swords unsheathed.
The group slowed down and slowly approached the lumberyard.
"In front! Are you from Arda?" - Suddenly, a loud voice came from the front.
The militiamen stopped and looked at each other.
This sentence is not only Aldo, but also an authentic northwest accent.
Kajit looked at Makarov, waiting for the commander's order.
Makarov frowned, thought carefully for a while, and finally said: "Respond to them and ask for the identity of the other party."
Kajit took out the amplifier used to shout to the militiamen. The loudspeaker shouted: "We are the militia under the rule of Lord Alda Paul Graiman. What are your identities?"
The other party quickly replied, "We are from the Northern Exploration Fleet. Member! ”
All the militiamen present had heard of the Northern Exploration Fleet. It was no secret that the lord sent three fleets to explore the world. There was quite a noise when they set out, and gradually the entire northwest bay heard about it.
Kajit asked loudly: "Why do you appear in the forest? Where is your ship?"
Now at least I am sure that the other party is not a savage.
“It’s hard to describe in one sentence. We first encountered a plague in the Far North, and then hit a reef and sank a ship. The remaining ships were frozen in the port due to the weather. So some of them took the land route first and crossed over. The Rocky Mountains returned to the northwest bay.”
After several mutual questions and answers, neither party noticed any problems on the other side, so they made careful contact and further confirmed the identity of the other party.
"Lieutenant Boris Makarov, headmaster of the public school and commander of the military service station in the town of Northern Hope, nice to meet you."
"Commander of the Northern Exploration Fleet, Stanford, I am also very pleased to meet you." Nice to meet you."
The two hands held each other tightly.
The members of the exploration team came out of their hiding places one by one.
Makarov looked at the group of "refugees" in front of him and said with some sympathy: "Brother, your situation seems a bit miserable." Indeed, they were all unkempt and their clothes were a little tattered.
Stanford said helplessly: "The last place we repaired was in the dwarf tribe in the Rocky Mountains. Since then, we have passed through either forests or swamps since we went south. It looks pretty good now. I used to I didn’t expect that the forest in northern Arda would be even more desolate north of the Rocky Mountains, and I would still encounter indigenous tribes from time to time on the other side of the mountain.”
Makarov’s eyes widened: "Dwarves? You said you have been to a dwarf tribe?"
That is a more "legendary" creature than the savages.
“Yes, the dwarves, the legendary dwarves, we have met.”
Stanford smiled and said: "Not only did we see it, but we also brought one."
"Bring one?" Makarov was surprised.
A raging voice remembered: "Let me speak for myself! Hey! That big human, look at this, look at this!"
Makarov looked for the source of the sound and soon found out Got a short guy.
Although short - only reaching his abdomen - he is very thick. To Makarov, this guy seems to have no waist. The entire shape of his body is like a wine barrel, round The head, thick arms and torso, when connected to each other, the effect is to remind people of the adjective "round".
The one in front of me... this dwarf has a huge beard that almost covers his face. Judging from what Stanford said, it should be related to the lack of time to take care of it during this period. The other members of the exploration team are not much better. Coupled with the thick fur clothes he was wearing, Makarov subconsciously thought it was some strange animal brought back by the exploration team, rather than some intelligent creature.
"This...is this the dwarf pet you captured?"
This sentence angered the dwarf, who had a bad temper.
He waved his huge fist and yelled angrily: "I understand what you are saying, you stinky tall guy! How dare you treat the distinguished Mr. Emaar Stonemason as your human pet? ! I must teach you a lesson!" After saying that, he rushed forward.
Stanford has quick eyes and quick hands, and Matthew, who is next to him and has equally quick eyes and quick hands, hugged Emaar's arms, one on the left and the other on the back. They used all their strength in an instant. The dwarf is very powerful, especially When they are angry.
Emaar whined loudly and started to compete with the two of them.
"Mr. Lieutenant, please apologize to our dwarf friend. He is not a pet." Stanford, who suppressed his blush, asked Makarov.
The dwarf's rage made Makarov nervous. This was certainly not because he was timid, but because he was bound to have a touch of fear or vigilance when facing a strange intelligent creature. Feel.
Also it’s vaguely a bit fun.
He came back to his senses and said quickly: "Please forgive me for my rudeness and ignorance, my dwarf friend, you must know that I have never seen an intelligent creature other than human beings in my life."
Stanford said to the still angry dwarf: "Look, Emaar, Mr. Lieutenant has already apologized, so don't argue with him."
He also whispered: "Look at what he brought Those people are all armed with swords, guns, swords and crossbows!"
Imar then stopped making noise, folded his arms in front of his chest and let out a heavy groan.
His move made the militiamen behind Makarov laugh secretly. Everyone simply thought that a guy with a body as round as a barrel was a bit cute even when he was angry, especially It was the last "hum".
Makarov "Okay! The 'savage' thing is over! Mr. Stanford, it seems that you are in urgent need of rest now. Come with me. It's only an hour's walk south. Beiwang Town is here.”
"Great! My team members and I have been waiting for a long time to take a hot bath. In addition, I also want to see Lord Grayman as soon as possible."
"You are very good. We’ll see you soon.”
(End of this chapter)