The Death List Novel - Chapter 405
Chapter 405 Snow Peak Dwarves
Looking at the giant beast being beaten up by the crowd, Qin Lun put down his bow with disappointment. He sighed quietly, as if there was no need for him to attack again.
Although this Earth Tyrant Beast did not possess any elemental talent, its speed and astonishing defense were not inferior to legendary creatures. However, it had lived in the Iron Star Fort for many years and had underestimated the cunning and sinister nature of intelligent creatures, which was why it had fallen into a desperate situation.
In the previous palace treasury, stone pillars and stone beams were densely packed. With its speed, it was able to advance and retreat freely, regardless of whether it was attacking or retreating. However, when they arrived at this plaza, the surrounding stone houses were only useful for hiding small creatures, which was a disguised obstacle to them. In addition, when it first exited the passageway, it was ambushed by the crowd and lost its first hand, so it was doomed to fail.
“Spiral Penetrating Arrow!” Qin Lun glanced at the prompt on the death list and felt a little happy. He had just used the D + Spiral Shooting Technique and the C + Penetrating Arrow to acquire a new skill at the B-level.
After a long time, the scarred Earth Tyrant Beast lay on the ground less than ten meters away from the entrance of the passageway. More than half of its silver scales had been shattered, and it was covered in green blood. In the remaining one-eyed man, the pale-white eyelid was showing a deathly gray color. It was slowly approaching the end of its life.
“Alas!” Elistine, who was beside him, stirred his fingers, wrinkled his little face and sighed, leaving Qin Lun speechless.
The elven druid was not pitiful to this giant beast. She was not as compassionate to this dark-faced Earth Tyrant creature as the jungle creature. She was only lamenting that she had not been able to participate in the battle.
“Ferrari, that arrow of yours just now was really beautiful!” Milleras walked over from afar with a few elven rangers. Right now, the Earth Titan Behemoth was surrounded by melee professions that they had been helpless against earlier, so they no longer participated in the siege.
“I wouldn’t have been able to shoot that arrow without you forcing the Earth Tyrannosaurus into a dead end.” Qin Lun smiled and shook his head.
“Filar, have you awakened the Ancient Era’s Inheritance?” Milleras leaned against Qin Lun and asked mysteriously.
“En, yes, the hunter’s inheritance!” Qin Lun nodded and asked in surprise, “Have you not awakened yet?”
“Not every descendant of the royal family can awaken.” Milleras smiled bitterly and said, “I am a vivid elf. I have no ancient heritage at all.”
“The awakened elves are the treasures of the various elven courts. Normally, they will not be allowed to carry out dangerous missions.” Milleras looked at Qin Lun thoughtfully. “It seems that King Tynequilas is very determined …”
Qin Lun smiled noncommittally. Looking at the distant battlefield, he suddenly asked in surprise, “Eh, what are those dwarves doing?”
“They’re going to cut open the stomach of the Earth Tyrant. Some of their companions died tragically in the mouth of the giant beast. They probably haven’t been digested yet. They want to dig it out and bury it.” Stark wiped the sweat off his forehead and walked over from afar.
The Acting Commander of the fortress had a smile on his face. After the Earth Tyrant Beast was severely injured, he was finally able to participate in the battle. He finally let out a mouthful of anger.
“What is the origin of those dwarves?” Qin Lun asked with concern.
“Robin is talking to them. He will come to see the two princes later.” Stark rolled his eyes at Qin Lun, and now he felt the benefits of not exposing his identity as an apostle. If they were disappointed to receive the dwarf plot and refused to share it with the fortress guild, they could still obtain it through Qin Lun.
Milleras and Qin Lun waited quietly on the spot. Robin and the others quickly returned. Most of the apostles had smiles on their faces. Although the Earth Tyrant Beast was difficult to deal with, it had produced quite a few precious equipment materials, and its size was large enough for the two apostle teams to distribute.
Right now, there were only a few dwarves left beside the remains of the giant beast. They dug out the shattered corpses of their companions from the wreckage and buried them directly in the collapsed ruins nearby. There were no people here all year round, so it was considered appropriate to be a tomb.
The dwarves worshipped their companions in ancient rituals and stood up to walk towards the crowd. An old dwarf walked out of the group and greeted the two Elf Princes with a grand courtesy.
The old dwarf introduced his companions to the crowd one by one. After a fierce battle, only six of them remained. “Thank you for your help. I am Dwarf Lloyd. He is King Dustin’s third son, Lorraine.”
“Dwarf Prince?” Qin Lun raised his eyebrows and looked at Milleras beside him.
“No, I’m not a prince, I’m King Dustin’s third son!” The handsomeness of the elves made the young Lorraine feel a little embarrassed, and his handsome face turned slightly red.
“Isn’t Wang’s son the prince?” Qin Lun felt that it was a little strange, but he was smart enough to leave the initiative of the conversation to Milleras.
“Did you also accidentally enter Iron Star Fort?” Milleras smiled and narrowed his eyes. His demeanor was similar to Qin Lun’s fake smile.
Actually, Milleras wasn’t a pure Elf Prince. Back at the edge of the Anke Forest, this brat had planned to trick the Jondahl Moon Elves, but Qin Lun had only seen through him.
‘”No, we” Lorraine looked at the old dwarf awkwardly.
Loyle sighed. The Dwarf King had asked him to bring Lorraine out this time to train his youngest son, but now it didn’t seem like an easy task.
Humans, dwarves, and elves all had some similarities in their social structures. In fact, some of the social systems of the latest human civilization were learned from the elves.
However, the three are different in some respects. Humans had the strongest learning ability, but their lifespan was the shortest. They valued bloodlines even more, and most kings changed their thrones frequently. The elves and dwarves had a much longer lifespan than humans. Especially the elves were divided into vivid elves and World Tree Fruit elves. The concept of bloodline was the weakest, and the change of throne was much more cautious.
The human throne was hereditary. Even if the Twilight King came to power and caused the people to suffer, it would be replaced within a few decades anyway, and the people’s livelihood would be restored. Its destructive power was not very strong. However, the elves and dwarves were different. Their own fertility was inferior to humans, and their lifespans were longer. If King Yong came to power, the entire race might be extinct.
Hence, the elves and dwarves belonged to the royal family, not to bloodline lineages. If the ruling elves and dwarves were to decline for some reason, the race would even change to the royal race. Just like the Jondahl Elves back then, the Moon Elf Royal Clan had fallen and handed over the throne to the Green Elves.
However, the royal system of the dwarves and elves was still different. The types of elves were differentiated by inheritance. Toril only had four major races: the Sun Elves, the Moon Elves, the Dark Elves, and the Green Elves. At most, there was one more wild elf race. The dwarves did not have elven World Trees, nor did they have ancient inheritances. Therefore, their species were differentiated by region, skin color, body size, or even beard.
This divided them into many ethnic groups. Unfortunately, the average life expectancy of the dwarves was three to four hundred years. Their personalities were somewhat conservative and stubborn, and they valued tradition very much. As a result, their royal clans were generally composed of several ethnic groups.
This was why Lorraine belonged to King Dustin’s third son, but he could not call himself a prince. If he wanted to obtain the title of prince among the many descendants of the royal family, he had to pass an important trial, such as this mission.
The task they shouldered was very important and could not be said to outsiders. However, Loyle thought about it. Apart from a companion who went down the mountain to ask for help, there were only six people left in their team. It didn’t matter if they said it or not. In any case, if they wanted to complete the mission, they had to obtain external assistance.
Judging from the attire of the elves and humans in front of them, they seemed to be mercenaries. They should be the best hired targets. Thinking of this, Loyle finally made his decision and asked Milleras, “May I ask everyone if you are mercenaries?”
“You want to hire us?” Milleras keenly sensed the meaning of the old dwarf’s words.
‘”Yes, we have an important mission for King Dustin. We can’t explain the details to outsiders. However, we only have a few people left. I’m afraid we can’t complete it on our own. We can’t go back for help anymore. We can only hire mercenary groups from the mainland on the spot.”
‘”You look like mercenaries, and you saved us. You should be the best choice right now. If you accept employment, I can tell you the purpose of your trip.” Lowell nodded cautiously.
“I’m sorry, actually, we’ve already taken on a very important mission and can’t help you anymore.” Milleras shook his head resolutely.
He was joking. As the envoy of the Sun Fairy, he had a great mission. Behind him was the entire Komansori Fairy. No matter what, it was impossible for him to cause any trouble for these dwarves.
The dwarves’ faces were a little awkward, and the scene was in a stalemate. Kelly, Robin, and the others were also a little helpless. They didn’t mind the plot quests of multiple dwarves, so they couldn’t just give up. However, Milleras had to nod first. Otherwise, based on their position, they would no longer be able to accept the Dwarves’ employment.
“Milleras, maybe we can hear it first. Maybe they can help us with our mission!” In silence, Qin Lun suddenly interrupted and smiled at the old dwarf. “How about this, we can reveal some of the less important details of the mission to each other first. If we can help each other, then we can discuss it again.”
“However, can you first tell me where you belong to the Dwarf Tribe?” Qin Lun smiled and asked,
“We are the Snowy Peak Fort dwarves of the Snowflake Mountain Range!” Loyle hesitated, but Lorraine, who was beside him, answered first.
Milleras’ eyes lit up. Originally, he wanted to say something to stop Qin Lun, but he closed his mouth again.
This was because he suddenly remembered that his trip to the Ancient Era’s Road to visit the various human regimes and elven courts on the continent was not only to re-establish the leadership of the Sun King’s Court and the Sun Elves in the future, but also to get the major powers on the continent to agree to the transit and migration of the Cormanso Elves.
He needed to follow the path of the Ancient Era and visit the various great powers and the Fairy Courts one by one, but he no longer needed the Japanese Fairy migration teams in the future.
The Snowflakes Mountain Range straddled the Seth Patz Kingdom and the Giant Plains. Originally, this mountain range was rarely visited by humans, and along the way, there were ogres and orc tribes. They were simply unable to be used as a reference for migration paths.
However, if the Sun Elves could get help from the Snow Peak Fort dwarves, the migration team seemed to have a safer route. Without even having to go through the two great powers of Karinshan and Tyser in the south of the continent, they could directly enter the Kingdom of Amm in the north, and the journey was over a thousand kilometers shorter.