The Witcher: Darkness Falls

Lyon chatted with Stregobor until the afternoon, and was able to leave.

He asked the guard where the dwarf blacksmith shop was, and found out that most of the humanoid races lived in the eastern part of the city.

Lyon searched all the way there, while also looking at the buildings in the city.

The buildings in Dan Rowan are basically made of stone, because it is located at the foot of the Blue Mountains, with abundant stone resources and easy access to materials.

The beams and roof were made of wood, and the windows were inlaid with glass, which sparkled in the sunlight.

During the day, Dan Luowan is very busy with people coming and going, and most importantly, there are many humanoid races.

The Yaruga River divides the ancient continent into north and south. The south is almost ruled by the Nilfgaard Empire, while the north is the territory of the northern countries.

The northern countries severely discriminated against humanoids, and even persecuted them for a period of time.

In the south, that is, in the Nilfgaard Empire, people are much more tolerant of humanoid races.

Therefore, after the Nilfgaard Empire signed a ceasefire agreement with the northern countries, many humanoid races became active in the south.

People of all races can be seen selling items along the street.

There are dwarves who sell weapons, halflings who transport goods and sell agricultural products, gnomes who fiddle with various sophisticated instruments, and so on.

The caravan he saw last night also came here to buy goods, mainly weapons forged by the dwarves and the furs of animals hunted by the half-elves in the forest.

Compared to humans, other races have great advantages in some specific aspects besides numbers.

Dwarves are good at forging and business. They are also better at fighting and more united than humans.

Half-elves are a new species that is a combination of humans and elves, and are despised by both elves and humans.

But it is undeniable that they are faster and more powerful than humans, and they have almost the same lifespan as elves.

Halflings are very peace-loving and good at farming and animal husbandry.

The dwarves are far ahead in the creation of sophisticated mechanisms. Although they are shorter than dwarves, they possess forging skills comparable to those of the dwarves and have made in-depth studies on sophisticated equipment.

The biggest advantage of humans is their fast reproduction speed and large numbers.

Due to the large number and large base, some individuals with excellent genes can always mutate.

It is precisely because of these individuals that the human race can truly surpass other races and remain at the top of all races.

Leon walked alone with his sword on the street leading to the east area of ​​Dan Rowan.

When humans saw him, they were curious, but more of them were disgusted and fearful, and they avoided him from a distance.

On the contrary, the humanoid races did not have any special reaction to him, and some dwarves even enthusiastically invited him to the weapon shop to choose weapons.

Leon declined all of them. He came here mainly to see his old friends.

"Shut up, you know nothing. This is the technology from Mahakam, the pinnacle of forging, it is..."

"Five hundred florins a set, including a shield, a 65-centimeter-long steel sword, and a set of high-quality light armor. I want twenty sets. Do you want to do it?"

"Nonsense, five hundred florins? Five hundred florins are not enough for me to start the iron furnace. Eight hundred, it can't be any lower. This comes from..."

"Listen dwarf, I don't care where your technology comes from. If you don't want to, I can ask a dwarf to help me forge it!"

"Ahaha? Are you kidding me, dwarves? Their forging skills are indeed excellent, but can they mass-produce like us?

They can make 20 sets in half a year, but it only takes us one month!"

"No, five hundred, five hundred is the highest price. The worst that can happen is that I go to a few more stores!"

"Seven hundred. I've already made a concession. The lowest price is seven hundred! This is..."

"Six hundred, if not, I'll turn around and leave!"

"Deal! Damn you, pay the 500 yuan deposit first and come back here to see me in a month!"

……

From a distance, Leon heard a familiar loud voice.

He walked forward and saw a dwarf with a red face and thick neck bargaining with a humanoid merchant at the door of a blacksmith shop twenty meters away.

The dwarf raised his head. His height was only below the merchant's chest, but he was full of imposing manner.

The human businessman seemed to have succeeded. He paid the deposit with a smile on his face and then turned and left.

He turned around and almost bumped into Leon.

"You... demon hunter!" The merchant widened his eyes and took a step back in fear from Leon's snake-like eyes.

Leon glanced at him. He was wearing a maroon round hat, a gorgeous leather coat, gold and diamond rings on his fingers, a small mustache, and bright eyes. He looked particularly shrewd.

Leon ignored him. Just as he was about to say hello, he felt someone hugging his hips.

"Oh! Leon, you finally come to see me, hahaha!" The dwarf raised his head and shouted with laughter.

Leon hugged back and looked at Jeraka Klein. This guy hadn't changed at all.

He had a big, flat nose, messy hair like brown hay draped over his shoulders, and a thick beard that he had braided into a big braid that hung on his chest.

He was wearing thick and rough clothes made of animal skins and linen, and a hide apron. His fingers were short, thick and powerful.

Jeraka let go of Leon, grabbed Leon's hand and shouted to the inside of the store: "Guys, this is the demon hunter friend I mentioned to you, Leon!"

As he shouted loudly, Leon saw three dwarfs running out one after another from the back of the store.

Two dwarves and a midget.

There were two dwarves, one with yellowish brown hair, and the other with reddish brown hair. The rest of their attire was almost exactly the same as Jeraka's.

The dwarf was half a head shorter than the two dwarves.

Although both races are short, they look very different in appearance.

The dwarf has pointed ears like an elf, but a long, large nose.

Apart from this, they are said to be no different from humans, and are even more gorgeous and clean.

As both are good at blacksmithing, gnomes and dwarves have a good relationship and share technology, and people can often see them mixing and doing business with others.

Jeracar pulled Lyon over and introduced him to her friends.

"This one with the sandy hair is called Jimmy, Jimmy Klein, and he's my cousin.

The reddish-brown-haired dwarf is called Dis Zigrin, and he is my cousin.

He is a dwarf, you see, he is my good friend, Falco Schuttenbach."

"Hello." Leon nodded.

Dis walked forward, looked up and stared into Leon's eyes, and immediately said: "It's just like what my father said, hahaha, hello, I often hear Jeraka mention you, saying that you are an amazing demon hunter, you saved his life, thank you very much!"

"Thank you for saving my cousin. Let's have a drink tonight!" Jimmy also came forward and said happily.

The dwarf fixed his eyes on the shoulder bag on Leon's waist and praised: "What a beautiful leather bag, but it needs maintenance."

The three of them were very familiar with each other, and Leon didn't feel any strangeness between them at all.

As long as you don't mind the dwarfs' appearance and don't have a mysophobia, it is quite comfortable to live with them.

"Come on, what are you standing here for, my friend? Close the door. Today's business is over. Let's go to Kosia's tavern and have a drink. There is authentic dwarven liquor from Mahakam. I'm sure you will like it!" Jerak pulled Leon to leave, "We won't be home until we are drunk tonight!"

"Please wait a moment!" At this moment, the businessman stepped forward and blocked their way.

Jeraka frowned and said dissatisfiedly: "Why don't you leave? I am very honest. Since I have received your deposit, I will definitely give you the equipment you want in a month.

But if you want to start early, you have to pay extra, this is our overtime pay!"

The merchants had long been accustomed to the character of the dwarves. They were careless and very rude, and there was no need to expect them to be polite.

"I'm looking for this demon hunter. I want to entrust him with something." The businessman said calmly.

As he spoke, he handed Leon a hard wooden card.

"This is my business card. Let me introduce myself. My name is Denzel Dee Scott. I'm a businessman from Temeria. I mainly deal in weapons, especially suits, and fur business." Denzel introduced himself.

Leon looked at him in surprise. It was not common to come from the northern countries to almost the southernmost tip of the continent to do business.

Even if they came, they would go to coastal cities like Nilfgaard. Why would they come to Vicvaro, and even to a place like Dan Rovan?

However, this kind of thing was not something he should consider. He asked, "What kind of commission? I may stay here for a while, but the specific time is not yet certain."

Denzel said with a smile, his mustache moving up and down, "Two thousand florins, food and lodging included, but you need to follow our convoy to Temeria in a month, how about that?

The mission is simple. Cooperate with other mercenaries to protect the safety of me and my goods. You need to deal with bandits and monsters. You don't need to do anything else."

Leon thought about it and realized that it would take at least a year to go to Temeria from here, but if he went by water, it would probably take about three months.

Even if it is a net profit of 2,000 florins a year, it doesn't seem bad.

Leon thought for a moment and said, “I’m not sure if I’ll stay here for a month, maybe even longer.”

Denzel immediately said, "It's okay, let's see in a month. I'm going to be here for a month anyway."

Jeraka stepped forward and started to chase them away: "I know, I know. Let's talk about it in a month. Leon, let's go. The dwarven liquor is waiting for us to taste!"