Lord of Arcane

Chapter 263 Winter Branch
Xia Duo never thought that the hound that Mrs. Patty gave him would come with a dog handler. This was brought along with the manufacturer and after-sales service?

He carefully looked at the man with his hair tied back in a pigtail. Although his expression was full of sadness and loneliness, and he looked very quiet, it was hard to hide the wildness in his bones.

"You want me to take you back to your tribe to participate in the blood trial before you die, so that you are willing to stay and serve me?"

"Yes, Mister Mage." The man looked straight at Xia Duo's scrutinizing eyes without fear, "If Mister Mage finds me useful, then we will sign a sacred contract!"

Xia Duo glanced at old Owen, and old Owen quickly explained: "My lord, this Langas savage came here with the people from the Liaton Chamber of Commerce on his own initiative. If your lord doesn't want it, you can drive him away."

"Wait first." Xia Duo stopped the old Owen who was about to show his merits, looked at the Langas man named Dongzhi and asked, "You just said that you can train hounds, did you train these three hounds? "

"This—" Dongzhi hesitated, as if asking this question was stopped.

Xia Duo shook his head, feeling a little disappointed. It was a blood test and a sacred contract, which reminded him of two words—"charming for fame" and "self-packaging".

However, he still asked, "I have food and lodging here, as long as I work with my fellow citizens, would you like to stay?"

"Master! You can't insult me!" Dongzhi blushed, and the three gray-white hounds beside him seemed to have discovered the enemy, arched their bodies, bared their teeth, and let out a low growl .

"You barbarian, what do you want to do!" Old Owen stood in front of Xia Duo all of a sudden, and scolded, "Don't let these three beasts calm down."

"Captain Owen, don't be nervous, get out of the way."

Hearing Xia Duo's voice, old Owen immediately bowed and stepped aside.At this moment, Fuyugee spoke:
"My lord, although I don't know how to train Langas hounds, ordinary hounds and guard dogs are not a problem. I can guarantee that no one can do better than me in the land of Netheril!"

Can you really train dogs?Xia Duo was a little surprised, but it wasn't too much of a surprise. Strictly speaking, he can train dogs himself, and he can make dogs hold frisbees and high-five him.

It just depends on how far this Langas man can go, is it worth letting him stay?And what exactly is the so-called "Blood Trial"?
Xia Duo thought about it and proposed a plan, "In principle, I agree, but I want to see your ability, so I hope there will be a probationary period before signing the contract, and what is the 'blood trial'? ?”

"My lord, I know!" Old Owen popped up again, "The trial of a barbarian is usually to hunt and kill a powerful beast to prove that he is worth living, because there are many people who died, it is also called the 'blood test. Refining'."

Xia Duo nodded, thoughtful, this trial should not be difficult, but Mage Nether should not be willing to participate in some barbaric trials for a barbarian.

Dog training is not a great ability. Don't Nether people know how to train dogs?This ability is almost useless for mages, there are too many alternatives!
However, this is not the case for Xia Duo. One is that the territory really needs a dog that can guard the house, and the other is that there is an extra labor force.

And most importantly, the appearance of this Langas man made Xia Duo discover an important source of population!

It is not easy to introduce the native Nethers of Nether, but it is not necessarily the case for those Langas who need to use their lives to win a right to survive.

The Netherese think they are barbaric, but Xia Duo thinks that they are more forced by life and have to do so.

If food and lodging can be included, maybe a group of people can be attracted!

It's just that this matter still needs to be discussed in the long run. Thinking of this, Xia Duo couldn't help showing a mysterious smile, "Dong Zhi, have you thought about it? Are you willing to accept my suggestion of this 'trial period'?"

Dongzhi was silent, this was the first time he saw a mage seriously considering his contract, and this "trial period"——

If he didn't accept it, he might be detained by the mage, or he might be driven away. Dongzhi wasn't worried about these things, but he was worried about missing a possible result, so he decided to give it a try.

"My lord, I am willing to accept!"

"Very good!" Xia Duo nodded in satisfaction, "How many days will it take to teach my soldiers to control these three hounds?"

"My lord, if it's just about controlling, half a day is enough." Dong Zhi touched the Langas hound squatting beside his feet, "They are very obedient!"

"Okay, Captain Owen, stay on the boat for one more day, wait for the soldiers in the territory to learn how to control the hounds, and then bring Dongzhi back to Savile Town together. At that time, you can take him to buy some local dogs suitable for training."

"Yes, my lord."

……

In the evening, Xia Duo personally went to set up magic guards around the camp, called back all the soldiers from the two groups, introduced Dongzhi, the Langas man, and ordered them to learn to control the three hounds as soon as possible.

From Dongzhi's further introduction, Xia Duo also knows a little more about the Langas hound. This kind of hound can hunt wolves collectively in the wild, and can also guard the house at home. It is a good helper for the Langas people.

There are even Langas who let their children inherit the name of the family hound.

The three hounds sent by Mrs. Patty were "imported" from Langas, and they had their own names, but because they were used for trading, the names were a bit sloppy, and they were all based on their physical characteristics. ——

"Gray Shadow", "White Spot", "Snow Claw"!
Gray Shadow's tail is all gray, there is a pure white circle on White Spot's forehead, and Snowpaw's feet are white. Of course, they are all gray and white.

When it is not hunting, it is very quiet, but when it needs to hunt, it will be full of vitality, and its understanding of various commands is also very high. Xia Duo has never seen such a smart dog.

When he was on earth, he also raised dogs, but he could only catch Frisbees and high-five. However, he has seen dogs climbing stairs on two legs on TV, and even doing various juggling, but he always felt that he was not as good as Langa. Spaniels are so smart.

After all, those performing dogs have special trainers, and the Langas hounds, Xia Duo's soldiers can easily control them in a while.

He could even accept some complex orders, and he even wondered if there was an intelligent soul living in the bodies of these three hounds.

……

Because of the three dogs, Xia Duo stayed in the camp for an extra day, and only set foot on the way back on the third day.

In the captain's room of the "Lucky Owen", Xia Duo leaned on the back of his chair, listening to the faint sound of chant coming from the bilge, feeling a little worried about the uncertain fate after returning this time.

(End of this chapter)