The Witcher: Lord of the Elements

Quietly came to the window, opened the window, Dolly jumped out quietly first, and then motioned for Otto the dog to jump out.

Otto jumped out of the window naturally, and then stood under the window with his ears pricked up, listening to the movement outside together, his appearance was very funny.

The masters of those footsteps quickly came to the door of Dole's house, and only paused for less than a second. Dole heard the sound of the door being kicked open. , An exasperated voice sounded.

"No one, that guy ran away."

It was Otto's voice.

Dole was slightly shocked. It seemed that he couldn't stay here anymore.

Perhaps the sound of kicking the door was too loud. On the dark street in the slum, the sound of doors opening one after another sounded, and everyone looked here.

Doré's house is very simple. There is only one small room with a table and the rest is the bed. Everything is clear at a glance. Doré was not found, and Odor did not want to make trouble. The situation in the slums is complicated. It is estimated that no one will stop the trouble. If he makes trouble here, it will be very troublesome.

Chapter 9 Cross Fist

"Son of a bitch, this dog runs pretty fast." Odo came fast, and walked fast, slamming the door hard, without even looking, and walked away.He felt extremely aggrieved, and the more he thought about it, the more angry he became. The distorted expression made the wound on his face hurt. He lowered his head to cover up his true emotions.

A group of people blew out the torches, and walked out of the slum in desperation.

At this time, the people around were discussing one after another, speculating what happened here, who offended Dole, and was actually called to the door in the middle of the night.

In the dark night, one after another voices of discussion came.

Doré and Otto still hid under the window and did not come out. They waited for a long time until the surrounding discussions disappeared, and then they came out from the outside and came to the gate.

At this time, the gate was completely broken and could no longer be used. Even if it was repaired, it would probably attract Otto's prying eyes in the future, so this place was considered unusable.

Dole looked at Otto at his feet, sighed, and said, "We have to change places."

It would be better for Odo not to say anything at this time, it opened its mouth, whined, and then there was no movement.

There are few slums, but there are many vacant houses. There are many vacant houses around Dole. They are all dead homeless people, or the houses of neighbors who have moved to other places. Although it is dark, but people who have lived here since childhood It was not difficult for Dollet to find a new place to live. There was a difference between occupied houses and unoccupied houses, and it was easy to tell.

After tidying up the bed and books, Dole didn't have any furniture, so he took it and left, and soon found a new place to live.

As for the place that was abandoned just now, although he lived there for seven or eight years, Dole did not hesitate when he moved away.

After moving, what he thought in his mind was that Otto hated himself so much. I'm afraid things in the Bianchi Mine will be completely cold tomorrow, and he can't go there anymore.

If you can't go to the mine, it means that you have no source of income. Dolai feels that he has fallen into hell all of a sudden. He only has three copper coins on him. Even if he passes tomorrow, he will starve to death the day after tomorrow.

"Odo, you will die in my hands sooner or later." Dolai felt ruthless in his heart. Now he attaches more importance to the book The Legendary Journey of the Naruye Demon Warrior in his hand. As long as he can become a warrior, he will be the first to go. Kill Odo.

The new living place is almost exactly the same as the previous one, only full of dust.In the situation where Duomo County is surrounded by mines, it is normal to have dust. In the middle of the night, Dole is not so particular about it. He casually spreads the bed on the old wooden boards and prepares the kennel for Odo. Well, get ready to practice sitting posture.

Although things from hundreds of years ago have been eliminated now, this is the only knowledge of martial arts that I can learn so far, and I must practice it well, Duo Lai thought in his heart.

Soon, the night passed.

In the early morning of the next day, Dole woke up from his sleep and found that his legs were sore and numb, which seemed to be due to a lack of Qi and blood. Last night, in order to compete, he kept the posture all night, and now he felt that his legs were not his own.

He wailed in pain, then flattened his legs, and hammered the hammer vigorously with his hands. It took a long time to get rid of the numb feeling.

Feeling that he was all right again, Dole looked at the place where Otto was, and was suddenly surprised that Otto was gone.

At this moment, the door opened, and Odo poked his sneaky head in from the outside. When he saw Dole wake up, he immediately came over and licked his face.

Feeling Otto's enthusiasm for her, Dore was relieved, as long as he didn't run around.

He patted the dog's head and said, "Stay well at home, don't run around, and be careful to become dog meat on other people's tables."

He is going to change a mining factory today, and he has to apply for a job in advance.

Duomeng County is surrounded by mines, and there are many workers. When they wake up every morning, the people working in the mines will go out from the gate of the city, pouring into the major mines like a tide, and the mines will only dislike the lack of people. I don't dislike the large number of people. Although Duomeng County is poor, it has a large population. They are all people who come from various places to make a living. Moreover, the salary of the mine is very stable, and the life of the miners has always been no problem.

Of course, except for poor children like Dole who have no parents, they are easily bullied by some people.

Dole came to the gate of the city, looked at the recruitment notices around, found a random one, and went to the recruitment site to apply.

Relying on his several years of experience in the Bianchi mine, the supervisor easily passed his application. In this way, Dole found a job again, and went to work without hesitation.

The name of this mine was Silkworm Chrysalis, and Dole was led by a gentleman-looking steward. After arranging a companion for him, he left.

The new partner is a middle-aged man with an older face, his exposed arm muscles are bulging, and he looks full of strength.

After the steward assigned things, he left.

Just like that, a new day begins again.

The new partner doesn't like to talk, but only likes to work. Dole has no choice but to follow along with the work. Fortunately, although he didn't sleep normally all night, he is full of energy. After a day, he can keep up with this Aub is a middle-aged man with plenty of physical strength, which makes Aub look at him with admiration.

However, there is no food in the silkworm chrysalis mine. Dolai was hungry all day and almost passed out when he got off work. Although there was no food, the salary of silkworm chrysalis was three copper coins more than Bianchi's, plus his original salary was six copper coins a day. In this way, he can earn nine copper coins a day, which is four copper coins more than in the Bianchi mine. It is still very cost-effective, but he needs to bring his own meals at noon and afternoon.

Back at the market, he ate a full meal, feeling a little stuffed, and didn't dare to stay outside for a while, for fear of being found by Otto, brought food for the dog Otto, and quickly returned to the den.

Naruye's legendary journey is gone at the second position, and the next step is basic boxing.

The basic boxing has been fixed for thousands of years. This was learned by Dole a long time ago. There is nothing to learn, and after reading the content, there is nothing new and there is no introduction. Just skip it and read the next articles.

The legendary magic warrior Naruye, who cultivated both magic and martial arts, Duolai opened the back, and saw three large characters at first sight, meditating.

He suddenly became excited. This is something that only wizards can learn. He looked down carefully, but was suddenly a little discouraged. He didn't know many words. How can he learn this?

Sighing, Dole skipped this paragraph again. What he wanted was to save money quickly and buy a book. Now he can save nine copper coins a day, and he can save two copper coins a day. A dictionary costs about 50 copper coins, and a The month is almost enough.

Thinking of this, he felt a little helpless.

But after turning it over, it was martial arts again, this time it was a real boxing method, and Dole's spirit immediately lifted.

Cross boxing, low-level boxing.

He first flipped through it. There are a total of twelve moves in this boxing. Most of the moves in it are extended versions of basic boxing. Most of the boxing is defensive. Only one or two moves are pure offensive moves. The core of this boxing The purpose is cross block, hand cross block, elbow cross block, shoulder elbow cross block, elbow back cross block, leg cross block, foot cross block, it seems that the defense has been achieved to the extreme. It's a cross punch, a cross cannon punch, and it looks quite powerful.

Chapter 10 Old Branch Blacksmith

Seeing this, Duo Lai was refreshed. He is a person who has practiced basic boxing. Although this set of cross boxing is not easy to understand at first glance, he can figure out the main idea of ​​​​the person who designed the boxing method. , but as long as it is boxing, you can't learn it without spending money outside. He feels that he has picked up a treasure.

Thinking of this, he looked over the boxing techniques carefully, and carefully wrote down, boxing techniques, key points of movements, precautions, etc., he read it very carefully, and made gestures while memorizing.

Otto lay in the kennel, watching Dolle gesticulate, he was relieved, he finally led the way for this kid, as long as he was willing to practice, and he used magic to recuperate him at night, he should be able to enter the apprentice level. It won't be long, as long as you can enter the apprenticeship level, you will be able to find a serious job at that time, and you don't need to go to the mine to work.

He has been strolling around the mine for the past few nights. Seeing the environment of the mine, he sighed slightly. This is just a place to survive, not a place to make money. Moreover, Dole is still young, and the salary is just enough for one person. I can't even afford to get sick, how can I live like this.

As his savior, Odo felt that it was necessary to improve his life, but fortunately, Dole is not the kind of person who can't be supported by mud, and he knows how to make progress. After a little thought, this guy himself On the road, not bad.

Emmm, I will look again tonight to see if there are any small veins of magic crystal mines in other places. It is so refreshing that I feel almost addicted.

Ah woo woo, such a day is really cool!

Changing to another mine, I didn’t worry as much as Duo Lai thought, the salary was more, and my health was also getting better. As long as the salary can keep up, life will be better than before, and I don’t feel like before. So scared, and as for damned Odo, Dolle thought, as long as he stayed out of the way, there was no need to be afraid at all.

Right now, he is afraid that someone will inform him and reveal his whereabouts. With Odo's character of always reporting every penny, he may not get any benefits.

But soon, after five or six days in a row, Odo couldn't find Dolle. On the contrary, it was Dolle's cross boxing that was not proficient at the beginning, but now he is proficient.

Life seems to be going in a good direction.

On February [-]st, Dole was woken up by the sound of raindrops falling on the tarpaulin. Hearing this sound, he suddenly got up from the bed and went to the window to look out. It was still dark. In the early morning, bean-sized raindrops fell from the sky and landed on the ground, forming puddles. Where there were many puddles, the water overflowed and flowed to the small canals. The sound of gurgling water poured into my ears.

It's raining, damn it, I won't be able to work today.

It rains, which means that there is no way to work for two or three days. Every time you have to eat your money, based on three copper coins a day, you need at least ten copper coins. Thinking of this, Duo Lai suddenly wailed.

After finally saving thirteen copper coins, it was a waste of time again.

God is against him. Thinking of this, he has a look of sadness on his face, feeling that he has been busy for nothing these days.I used to be able to bear the rain for a while, but now I need a lot of food every day to learn boxing, how can I bear it?

Sighing, Duo Lai lay back on the bed, thinking about what to do on a rainy day, he couldn't just sit and eat, if he really had to lie down for three to five days, would he still be able to buy his dictionary?

Really tangled.

Thinking of this, Dole sat cross-legged on the bed until dawn.

Now he is used to the sitting posture, and the numbness in the legs will not be numb. After sitting for a while, he feels relaxed all over his body, which is also very good for rest. Realizing how sleepy I am, my whole body is full of energy, but there is one shortcoming, which is that I get hungry easily.

Physical growth needs food, and learning boxing also needs food. I don’t have enough money to eat. If I don’t have any salary for three to five days, Duo Lai feels like he’s going crazy.

When I thought about it, I thought of the dawn.

At this moment, he was startled by a clanging sound. It was the sound of iron being struck in a blacksmith's shop, especially loud in the early morning.

Duo Lai's heart immediately came alive, he could go to the blacksmith's shop, with his current body, he would definitely be able to apply for a job as a small worker, he had applied for it before, but he was dismissed with just a few words because of his poor health Yes, now for sure.

Blacksmith shops are also a specialty of Duomont City. There are two types of blacksmith shops in Duomont City, one is for forging ore, and the other is for forging various ironware.

Blacksmith shops that forge ore are called official shops, which means that only officials can open them. They collect ore from major mines, refine ore by themselves, and smelt iron ore into iron ingots. This is a unique business.

Of course, the original ore does not have to be smelted in Duomeng County. Every year after the winter, various caravans will collect ore from outside and take it to other places for smelting. It is just that in Duomeng County, private Smelting is not allowed.

The second type of blacksmith shop has a lot, making all kinds of weapons, farm tools, repairing carriages, and forging all kinds of fragmentary blacksmith shops. There are several blacksmith shops on the edge of the slums, and they often recruit small workers.

The wages of the small workers are very low, only three copper coins a day, but they manage meals all day, which is definitely a good job for Dole.

Thinking of this, he put on his ragged clothes, greeted Otto, opened the door, and rushed into the icy rain.

Dormon City is not big, relying on the mines, the life of the people in Dormon City is pretty good, except for the people in the slums, people in other places have a decent life.

Out of the slums, walk a little further along the street, and you will find the ordinary residential area and commercial area of ​​Duomont City. The area here is the largest in Duomont City. Come, it is dotted with the early morning of Dormont City, and usually at this time, it is the time when the mine workers go to work, people come and go, the bustling is very lively, but today it is raining heavily, there is no one on the street, you can only watch Workers who went to several blacksmith shops were still forging iron under the shed.

Duo Lai is also an old fritter here. Sometimes he often comes here to shop, knowing which one is cheap, which one is expensive, and which one has more work and less work. Pick the one that gives the most money.

Soon, he came to the door of Corvo's blacksmith shop in the rain.

At this moment, he was completely soaked, his hair, clothes and clothes were full of water, so he hurried to the stove.

The blacksmith also knew Dole, and while lighting the fire, he jokingly said, "It's you, boy, why are you here today, you don't go to the mine!"

"It's raining so hard, how can I get there? I'm here today to ask if you want a small worker. I'll work for a few days at the end of the day." He rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong shoulders and arms.

The blacksmith was taken aback for a moment, and was about to sneer, when he saw Dole's exposed arm, hehe, there is something, so he said with a simple and honest smile, "Wait, I'll ask Brother Ha." After finishing speaking, he put down the bellows , and walked back.

Lao Ke blacksmith's shop is divided into two parts, the front stall and the back workshop. The back workshop is at the back, which is mainly used for secondary processing and purification of the purchased iron ingots. Generally, it is not outside, and the front stall is the place where the iron is officially forged.

Chapter 11 Forging

It didn't take long for the blacksmith to go in, so he turned around and came out quickly. Behind him was a middle-aged man in linen clothes. His skin was bright and dark, even his face. It was obvious that he was a blacksmith. It's decent, and it's clearly not working much.

Dole, who was warming up by the stove, immediately stood up when he saw this person, lowered his head, and said, "Brother Ha, hello, I want to apply for a job."

Brother Ha came close to Dole and looked him up and down. He suddenly shot and patted Dole on the shoulder.

Dolai knew what he was doing, so he didn't hide at all, and stepped hard to meet Brother Ha's big hand.

bump.

Dole's feet trembled, and the whole person fell a little shorter, but his body was still straight.

Brother Ha squeezed Dole's shoulder with his hand, and said with a smile, "Boy, it's okay, I haven't worked in the mine for nothing in the past two years, okay, you can do it with Virek, and you can do whatever he wants you to do." What, four copper coins a day is feasible?"

Ah, I gave you an extra copper coin, and Duo Lai immediately patted his chest and said, "All right, all right, thank you Brother Ha, thank you Brother Ha."

Brother Ha looked at Duo Lai's immature face, thought for a while, and said, "If you don't want to be a laborer, but rather an apprentice, it depends on whether you have sharp eyesight."

Can be an apprentice?Dole's eyes lit up, and he immediately responded.

Although blacksmith apprentices do not have wages, they are different from small workers. They can learn crafts from their masters and become formal blacksmiths in the future. Even formal blacksmiths are naturalized blacksmiths registered with the blacksmith union, and their monthly income is in silver coins. Instead of copper plates, it is definitely a matter of skyrocketing. If you can become an apprentice blacksmith, then the dictionary can be postponed until later, so don't worry.

Brother Ha is just talking casually. He can see that Dole doesn’t want to waste a day eating, so he does small work, but the blacksmith shop also needs people. If Dole will become a blacksmith in the future, with his current Body is also possible. Of course, body is body. Whether you can eat this bowl of rice depends on talent and hard work. It has nothing to do with body, but body is the foundation. Without body, you can't do it.

Virek was the blacksmith he had just mentioned to Dole, and when he saw that Brother Ha agreed, he also smiled honestly.

Virek is a second-level blacksmith who can forge second-level ironware. Now there are no small workers to help him, so he is very happy.

Brother Ha said a few words, then left the forge and went to the back, while Dole stayed beside Verek.

Virek looked at Dole, and said in a low voice, "It's your first time working as a laborer. Speaking of which, if I screw up, I'll beat you up."

Dole naturally nodded hurriedly, expressing that he would definitely do a good job.

Virek is a second-level blacksmith, and he is in charge of a forging furnace alone. Next to the forging furnace are mold patterns, iron felts, and ice water for quenching.In the past two days, there were not enough small workers, so they were all assigned to the third-level blacksmith. As a result, Verek, the second-level blacksmith, had no small workers available.

The fire in the forging furnace, Verek, has already been produced, and it is time to wait for it to burn well, and then start preparations. In the other forging furnaces, there are small workers who have already started to build, and Virek is also in a hurry.

After the matter was settled, Virek arranged work for Dole. The first thing was to light the fire, add carbon to the forging furnace, and then pull the bellows to make it burn more vigorously, while Virek prepared the mold and iron ingots .

As a member of Dormont City, Duo Lai has some experience in iron ore processing. The iron ore that has just been mined needs to be screened, then sanded, and then the iron sand is processed into pig iron through the iron furnace, and the pig iron is fried. Refining, removing more impurities in it, turning it into crude iron, and then finishing it again, can become usable steel, and if you want to get higher-grade steel, you need more processing and some means, and finally it becomes Among the steel ingots that can be used, fire plays a big role. In Domon City, apart from the charcoal fire used by civilians, the large magic fire used by the officials is the most powerful. It is the flame that only wizards can use. Civilians have no access at all.

For ordinary people, wizards are sacred existences, and they cannot be touched at ordinary times, let alone magic fire. It is said that it is a flame ten times more powerful than charcoal fire. Charcoal fire can already melt steel. Isn't it even more terrifying?

While Dole was lighting the fire, he was thinking wildly in his mind. Soon, he turned up the fire. Compared with working in the mine, pulling the bellows is a very light thing.