When Bai En stood at the observation window, when the thoughts in his head collided fiercely, the dwarf scholar Borek coughed and pulled him back to reality.

"It may also be a good thing, Mr. Bai En," Borrek said in his chair.

It took some time for Baeen to realize that Borrek said that the soldiers of the Killing Fort treated the airship so nervously.

Borek raised his head to look at Bai En, his eyes seemed to have no focus, all the joy of victory after finding Guntergrim before disappeared from his eyes. "If you know its history, you will know more. This fortress belonging to the Grey Dwarf has suffered more siege than the other dwarf fortress. It is the place of worship of the killing **** and is also The holy land of Lal, he is the most bloodthirsty **** among all our ancestors. In fact, now many oath takers finally choose to believe in him "

"You said Dular is bloodthirsty." Angelica asked. "So, does he accept sacrifices from living people?"

"Only the lives of those who want to kill him and those who adore him. He uses their death to pay for their sins. And their hair."

After hearing these words, Bai En remembered some of the stories about the gray dwarfs he saw in the book. The gray dwarves are the most immersed among the dwarves' clans, and they are constantly searching for more wealth buried underground. Some books even say that the gray dwarves are always looking for something they cannot find.

Like other dwarves, they have a special enthusiasm for ore and gold, but even for the dwarves, they are too enthusiastic about this desire. So that they dug down all the time, completely ignoring fatigue, and even lived completely in the depths of the ground.

And immersed in digging underground, eventually cost them. The old, weak and sick are the first to die, and only the strongest people who can survive in the deepest underground are left, because it is too long to see the sun, Their skin began to turn gray. Then something seemed to happen to them, and their weird fanaticism finally subsided. So they returned to their castle from the deepest ground, and began to believe in Durar.

During this period, Bai En has not seen it in any book, and no one seems to really know what happened to the Grey Dwarf. What are they digging, why do they eventually believe in Durar, and why do they return here instead of going elsewhere. Everything has no answer in the book.

It seems that people don't care about everything the dwarves have experienced. Bai En suspects that even the dwarves' historical documents may not have relevant records. The gray dwarves are different from other dwarves. They seem to seldom leave their homes, which is why Bai En never saw the gray dwarves. However, the gray dwarves are indeed the best recognizable among the dwarves. Most of them have off-white skin and the same color hair. The most important thing is that the gray dwarves will shave their hair.

Borek must have noticed the expression of thought passing by Bai En's face, because he added: "For now, most oath takers make a wish in front of the Dular altar below, they are there Shave hair and beards, and then burn them in a large furnace. Outside is a street belonging to tattoo artists. Their first tattoo was tattooed there. At the earliest, tattoos were used to record the oaths were done. Whatever they use, they will pierce their experiences in the form of tattoos, so that when they die, people will know who he is, where he belongs, and what he has done. "

Burek paused and continued, "But now it's different. Some oath takers will pierce the rune letters represented by the monsters they defeated. Some people will have patterns that represent their own family. Some people Things that need to be done will be tattooed on the body in cipher text. But now the first tattoo of most oath takers is just to show others that he shaved his hair and beard not because of some accident. "

"Where did Guerrero take the oath?" Angelica asked. Bai En tilted his head. This question also flashed in his mind.

"I don't think so. As far as I know, he has never been to this city, although I don't know all his actions."

"So, is he really an oath-breaker?" Angelica asked again. Borek smiled.

"It doesn't matter where a dwarf swears and shaves off his hair and beard. When he chooses to be an oathbreaker, he can do this. Of course, tattooing is actually not a necessary step. Initially, the oath among the dwarves He does n’t believe in Dular, nor is he the **** of oaths. In fact, most of the original oaths keep their original faith, and some people will give up their faith. But as time goes on, Some of them found that Durar ’s beliefs were more suitable for an oath taker, so many people chose to swear in Duar ’s temple just for form. Eventually, by now, most oath takers will come here Swear, and then their names will be engraved on the large pillars in the temple, so that everyone can know the news of their death. "

"But they are not dead yet," Angelica said.

"Not yet. But for family and friends, for the clan and the furnace, a dwarf was dead at the moment he was sworn in as an oathbreaker. This may also be the reason why Grerogan chose you as the recorder, Mr. Bai En , Because he has not engraved his name on the pillar of grief. "

"I don't understand what you mean," Bai En said.

"If he falls in a distant place, and no dwarf can witness, no one will know his deeds. A recorder will bring us his death and see his name engraved on the pillar."

"That's not what he wanted me to do." Bai En was very sure of this. The original meaning of Grerogan was that he wanted to write a biography for him to record his great death. Instead of engraving his name on a pillar.

Borrek smiled a bit sourly. "Solrion's son never obeyed the rules before he became an oathbreaker. He was very eager for fame. I think to some extent he is still like this."

Bai En was about to ask more, and suddenly a dull roar came from a distance, interrupting him.

"What is that?" He asked. "Are we attacked?"

Borek's face showed a bitter smile ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ I think, the King of Killing has got the news of the success of our mission. What you hear is cheers. "

In fact, if possible, Bai En thinks that it is like a roar of a dwarf in battle rather than cheers. But when the dilapidated airship floated over the dwarf fortress, he noticed that this was indeed the case. Looking down from the airship, all he could see was a sea of ​​boiling dwarf faces, and they were looking up curiously.

He could hear roaring and singing, as if participating in a deity's celebration. Then the drums shook, and a powerful horn sounded through the sky. Flags were hung in every window of the city. There are more dwarves who appear in front of Bai En than he has seen in his life. As a declining race, there are too many dwarves here.

Bai En wondered where they found a place to house these dwarves. This fortress city does not look big enough to accommodate all the people. Then he remembered that most of the dwarf cities were invisible, like giant icebergs floating in the ocean, leaving only their smallest part exposed on the sea.

Below them, he saw a huge building, chunky and thick, with a huge sculpture inlaid on the roof holding two crossed axes. The stone carvings are engraved with strange runes, which reminds Bane of the runes that he saw burning in the battle of Guerrero's axe. He suspected that they had a more mysterious meaning to the dwarves.

He looked at Angelica and smiled. This is the first time in his memory that he has been heroically welcomed outside Fatalin Island.