Twenty Sided Dice

When he woke up again, the banquet had come to an end. The satisfied guests left separately, and a few slept on the ground indiscriminately. Dwarven cooks and servants are cleaning up the banquet scene, collecting the rest of the food and preparing it for processing again. Siegel saw Erint sitting alone in front of the fireplace, glass in hand. The firelight reflected on his face, depicting tough lines.

He walked over, sat beside the dwarf, and hiccupped.

The dwarf laughed happily when he saw him. A long, loud burp after eating is the greatest compliment to the owner. Erinte beckoned, and naturally a servant filled the glass. He handed the cup to Siegel and asked, "Did you learn your martial arts from Leah?"

"That's right, Mr. Erinte."

"Don't call me sir, you can just call me by my name." The dwarf swallowed a large mouthful of cold ale, cleared his throat, and then said, "You are Bill's knight squire, and you are learning martial arts from Leah. , and now you're a climber again, and that's enough to get you a share of your expeditions. The only question now is, what can you do?"

"I can help in battle," Siegel said.

"I know you are enthusiastic, but we have no shortage of combatants." The dwarf explained in detail: "Bill is an experienced warrior, Leah is a ranger with superb archery, and like me, he can also provide healing power. Dio - you haven't seen him yet, and he's part of the team - he's powerful enough to face the most critical situations. We're all guys who have seen the battlefield, and we've already formed a tacit understanding. What can you do? ?"

Siegel lowered his head and thought for a moment. As a fledgling adventurer, compared to Erinte and others, Siegel can do very limited. He has clearly recognized this gap, but this gap cannot knock him down. He met the dwarf's gaze and replied confidently: "I learn things quickly, and I can make up for any shortcomings."

"I knew I saw you right!" Erinte drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, pointed at Siegel and said excitedly, "I like you like this! You know, you are a dwarf at heart. Anyone who can pass on the road to the top has the heart of a dwarf warrior. A great patron saint never goes wrong!"

"Thank you," Siegel said.

"I have a perfect job for you now." Erint asked Siegel to listen closely, and then whispered: "Longshi Cliff and the surrounding land belong to the gem clan, and are currently handed over to our diamond family for development. and management. We found the entrance to the cave and went in to investigate the basic situation, but there are still many secrets that have not been revealed. Gathering as much information as possible will help us in our adventures. As the first race to come to the New World , We dwarves have recorded a lot of historical information, and the Dragon Lion Cliff is no exception. These information are all stored in the 'Stone Carving Hall', but I need to deal with the important affairs of the clan, so I don't have time to check it. As a brave warrior, you happen to have Qualified to enter there, and listening to Leah speak your Dwarven language is also very good. So boy, before you recover from frostbite, go and turn the information of Dragon Lion Cliff to the top for me!"

"What kind of information do you want to check?"

"I don't know, it's all up to you." Erinte said: "I once told Leah and Bill some speculations about the Dragon Lion Cliff, but the actual situation has been covered up by history. Maybe you can learn from the book. Found some clues. If it can help with the adventure, that would be great!"

So, the next day Siegel went to work, busy in the dwarf's library. This library records all the events of the New World for nearly a thousand years, at least the part that can attract the attention of the dwarves. Here are the first-hand historical materials of the New World. Many people who want to unearth secrets want to come here to find clues, but this is not an open library. About 70% of all collections are not allowed to be viewed by foreigners, because most of these materials record the internal history of dwarves, wasteland geography, unexploited precious minerals and rune forging manuals, etc., which are the most important things for dwarves. They leave a guarantee for the future development of their children and grandchildren. These books have a separate area for storage, which is not accessible to outsiders. As for the information in other areas, the dwarves of Mora's Top or invited scholars can consult them at will.

Today, there is a rare foreign guest here - the human Siegel. Because he is the newest warrior, after being tested by the ladder to obtain the honorary title, he has the same rights as the residents here, and is regarded as a dwarf, even higher than some poor dwarves, which is very rare. It must be known that the dwarves are a society with distinct classes. At the top is the core part of the three races of dwarves who climbed the ladder back then. As the ruling clan, they have the greatest say in managing the kingdom. In the same way they have to do more obligations, the most important of which is to be responsible for the war and to protect the kingdom and its people. The other classes include the general nobles of the seven major clans, responsible for handling the internal chores of the dwarven kingdom to maintain the operation of the entire kingdom, and foreign trade is also their responsibility. Further down is the artisan class composed of important professional workers, including master blacksmiths, senior miners, and master brewers. The rest are civilians who can only do other things.

Although they are divided into classes, unlike humans, they rarely have conflicts. After all, the dwarf society only has his own set of promotion methods. By obtaining military exploits, winning medals, or being recommended by many dwarves, and making outstanding contributions in their own field, a dwarf can also improve his class and gain more power and social status. This system is only valid for dwarves. It is not easy for a person of another race to win respect in dwarven society. There are only a very limited number of ways - the ladder to the top of Mora is one of them.

Siegel soon discovered the great convenience that his gold belt could bring, more convenient than carrying a bloodline certificate and a knighthood ribbon with him. When he came to the library early in the morning, a few dwarves greeted him warmly when they saw the belt, simply registered to allow entry, and kindly reminded him of the light source—this was something Siegel didn't think of in advance. Dwarves all have darkvision and can see in complete darkness, so the entire library built in the cave has no light. At the same time, the library stores a large number of books, so you cannot bring fire sources such as candles and oil lamps into the library. Siegel had to withdraw from the library to buy a staff of illumination, such as the Unquenchable Flame from the Dwarven Rune Item Shop, for a whopping 120 gp.

How can Siegel have so much money? It's the face of the golden belt again. The shop owner said that the brave climbers can borrow the immortal flame for free. He believes in the credit of the gem clan and the brave climbers, so he only needs to return it before Siegel leaves the city of the dwarves. Siegel thanked him repeatedly and carefully put away the lighting rod—the most expensive thing he had ever touched—and he liked the warm and friendly place more and more.

The library was unusually deserted. Except for a few dwarf civilian managers, there was only Siegel, and no one talked to him, as if he was alone and forgotten by the whole world. If it weren't for the books full of books on both sides, I would have thought that I was walking into a desolate tomb. He needs to find relevant information about Longshiya, but the information here is recorded in chronological order. This means that Siegel may have to rummage through the entire library! It was then that he understood why Erint did not carry out the project himself.

"This will definitely cost me a lot of time and effort!" Siegel said to himself: "I will definitely be sucked into the torrent of time by these books..."

He thought of a way to stay in the library for two whole days. With good patience and memory, he finally read the catalogue of the books in the library. Then he checked dozens of books according to their titles, and finally figured out the naming rules of dwarf books. He closed the thousand-page catalogue and felt as if he had been through a storm for weeks on end, even worse than a hurricane across the sea.

The chronicle of Siegel's discovery of the dwarves is basically compiled from two important narrative threads intertwined: one is an important war event on the continent, and the other is various records of mineral deposits. There used to be an ancient ruby ​​ore vein near the Dragon Lion Cliff, and there have been many battles around this ore vein, where dwarves and humans, humans and humans themselves have fought each other. Taking this gem mine as a clue, he probably delineated the reading volume of about 300 books, including biographies of characters, local chronicles of towns, and some travel notes and knowledge~www.readwn.com~ According to his own ideas, he wrote I spent a day sorting out the reading outline and making a general research plan. When the dwarf Erint saw the plan, he was full of praise, calling it a "great initiative". The elf nodded in agreement, acknowledging that Siegel had the most important ability for a wizard, and even if he had no magical talent, he could be the best clerk or research assistant.

"Well, I have to say with relief, I'm glad to see that we finally have a scholar among us." The dwarf said: "And this scholar is a good drinker and loves meat, so this is a day to celebrate."

In fact, the dwarf didn't have much hope at first, his main purpose was just to test Siegel's patience and learning ability. He stubbornly believes that human beings are very impetuous creatures, too easily seduced and changed. Most human beings are like water. It is true that they can adapt to various environments and can do many things, but only a few can become solid ice and have great souls. Elves are like plants, such as a big tree, which grows constantly, can experience wind and rain, and bear magical fruits. But they are not focused enough, not humble enough, waste too much talent on useless things, and often forget that they can only be rooted in certain soils. Only dwarves are like rocks and gems, solid and lasting, and their treasures are restrained, so they can stand the test of time, survive, develop, and carry the entire history. After a few days of observation, Erint found that Siegel did have the qualities of a dwarf, so he embraced and accepted him, seeing Siegel as a child of a dwarf. With this idea in mind, when the young man was trying to find clues, the dwarf hummed a little tune and went to the forging field happily.