Different World Online

Sitting in the spacious barracks, Steve and Captain Fumon chatted leisurely;

On the other side, beside a round wooden table, a group of team members were noisily playing a domino game called 'Knock the Head';

Looking at the bustling barracks, Steve couldn't help but think of Captain Formon's introduction to the team members earlier;

The third patrol team is under the command of the Thorium Hall Patrol Headquarters, led by Formon Frostbeard;

There are 30 members in the team, half of them are mountain goats and the remaining half are dwarves;

Among them, there are ten fighters, plus three female dwarf clerics and two dwarf monks;

So the question is, why do all fifteen dwarves in this team have beards?

Contrary to what many people imagine, the dwarves, both men and women, actually have beards;

Also, you can't tell a dwarf's gender by the amount of beard he has, as some female dwarves have more beard;

but!

The dwarves can tell them apart, and not only that, they can even find the lady with the most beautiful beard among a group of bearded men.

Muttering to himself, Steve finally understood why the dwarves, as a race, had no mixed subspecies;

Male dwarves don't like females without beards, and this alone rules out all humanoids;

For the same reason, female dwarves don't like males without beards. At the same time, no other race can accept a female with a beard as a wife or lover...

This, includes the dragon;

It is said that dragons are creatures with very strong genes, and can produce offspring with almost any humanoid creature;

This is not only due to their strong genes, but also to their wide-ranging and bizarre aesthetics;

Let's put it this way, the smelly goblins all look the same to humans, but dragons can really tell the beauties among the goblins;

But even so, Steve had never heard of the species of half-dragon dwarves;

All I can say is that the dwarves are a very unique race;

Thinking of this, a name that had not appeared for a long time suddenly popped up in Steve's mind - Aidaling Frostbeard.

This female dwarf was Thorin's childhood sweetheart. Before he died, Thorin said that Adaling's waist was more than five feet in circumference and that she was a super beauty.

Thinking of this, Steve shuddered violently.

A super beautiful lady... a super beautiful lady with a lot of beard!

Thorin! I'm losing my mind!

Just when everyone was having a great time in the barracks, a booming horn suddenly sounded in the distance.

The horn sounded for more than ten seconds before it stopped, and immediately afterwards, a very loud voice rang out.

"Patrols one to five! Captains, assemble!"

Hearing this, Formon, who was sitting next to Steve, grabbed the T-shaped helmet on the table and rushed out of the barracks at a fast pace;

At the same time, the patrol team members also put down the dominoes in their hands and quickly picked up their equipment;

As a qualified soldier, Steve immediately picked up Alex and yelled at Bobby who was sleeping soundly on the ground beside him.

"Poppy, wake up!"

"Ah(~o~)..." Bobby rubbed the eye boogers at the corners of his eyes after yawning, then sat up sleepily.

On the other side, in the command post at the end of the base, the patrol captain stood in front of a long table with a serious face, staring sharply at the map on the table.

"Is everyone here?"

"We're all here!"

"Let them in."

At the command, five patrol captains filed in and stood on both sides of the long table in an orderly manner;

The captain raised his head, glanced at everyone, and spoke in a slightly serious tone.

"The Wildhammer Village, 32 miles to the west, has been attacked by a small group of orc raiders. Currently, the st patrol is fighting these green-skinned beasts!

The first, second and third patrols set out immediately, aiming at the southwest, west and northwest of Wildhammer Village, keeping a distance of ten miles from the village to guard against subsequent attacks by orcs and await follow-up orders;

Patrol Team 4, Patrol Team 5, immediately support Wildhammer Village, and kill all these green beasts without leaving a single one alive!"

"Yes!"

The dwarves' loud, rough voices rose at the same time;

With the return of the captains, the small half of the camp where Steve was located suddenly became noisy, with all kinds of urging shouts ringing in the ears.

Inside the third patrol team's camp, Fumon stepped into the room and his loud voice exploded instantly.

"Poulsen, put armor on the sheep and lead it over here!

Inke, go to the logistics department to get supplies. You may have to stay outside for a while this time!

Everyone else, prepare your weapons and equipment, and assemble in three minutes!"

Accompanied by Fu Meng's thunderous voice, the people who had already made preparations began to get busy;

Steve, who was not assigned a job, simply took Bobby and other members out of the barracks and came to the open space at the door.

Soon, the sheep were brought in, along with several sleds with wheels that looked very sturdy;

A large amount of supplies were also placed on the sled;

Glancing at Bobby who looked curious behind Steve, Captain Formon grabbed Ink who was collecting the supplies and asked specifically:

“Have we received enough food?”

Hearing this, Inke nodded heavily and replied in a low voice:

"Don't worry, Captain. Bobby's meals are for 20 people each."

Hearing this, Fumon secretly gave Ink a thumbs-up;

After putting the reins on the sheep one by one and pulling the sleds, Captain Formont set off with the third patrol.

Although their mission this time seemed to have nothing to do with combat, Fumon, who had been dealing with orcs for many years, knew that defense missions were often more dangerous than rescue missions.

And now the weather is getting colder;

According to past experience, the first snow will come in a few days;

From then on, the North will usher in a long winter lasting for half a year.

Compared to the eastern part of the North, the western part of the North is even colder. The cold wind blowing from the Arctic Ice Field passes through the endless wilderness in the west, leaving only a little moisture, and also makes this northwest wind as dry and sharp as a knife;

This also means that the orcs living in the Endless Wilds tend to arrive exceptionally early;

When these green-skinned beasts have squeezed the last bit of oil and water out of the Endless Wasteland, they will invade eastward frantically with their slavering wolves.

Moreover, the orcs and dwarves are sworn enemies, and the feud will never end.

This ancient hatred can even be traced back to the hatred between the dwarf god Muradin and the orc god Gruumsh.

Of course, the elven god Corellon is also indispensable here.

Anyway, the three major forces in the North - elves, dwarves, and orcs - always fight each other fiercely when winter comes.

Elves can tolerate the stubbornness of dwarves, and dwarves can tolerate the frivolity of elves, but they cannot tolerate the brutality of orcs.

However, there is also a saying that the orc god Gruumsh once had sex with Corellon, and then both gods were very dissatisfied with each other's performance, and finally the lovers broke up and became enemies.

Steve didn’t know if it was right or not, and he didn’t dare to say;

Anyway, Oteng the Elf-Devourer, one of the three ancient evil creatures, seems to be a half-orc, half-elf.