Angelika sits in the study room of the King of Slaughter. The lanterns flickered, illuminating a row of bookshelves and boxes containing scrolls, leather books, maps, and other documents. The King Dwarf King ’s study was surprisingly well-organized, far from being rumored by the outside world, saying that most of the Gray Dwarf are just some reckless men who are very passionate about killing.

Most of the books here are written in the dwarf Runi, which is unreadable to her, but there are also many human books and many mountain maps to choose from. These maps are more detailed and precise than human maps. Dwarves always pay attention to details.

On her dwarf Seiko table, a map of the mountains was spread out. This is the latest work of the gray dwarf king's cartographer, showing the entire hundred-mile area around the city. The small hieroglyphs represent towns and villages, and it is easy to understand their meaning. The gold axe represents a gold mine. A red axe can be coal or iron. A ship points to a port where rafts or boats can flow down the river. The main walkways are marked with thick red lines, and the minor ones are marked with thin lines. It seems that the dangerous transportation routes through the mountains are red dots. The crossed swords represent the battlefield. The head of the orc is probably the lair of an orc tribe.

She looked at the map and saw that the mountain pass extended to the lowlands on the eastern border of the Marnus Empire. The road is clear, but from there to the court of Kaslev Shazan is a long and winding road. The fastest way north to Kaslov is along the ancient road leading to the dwarf city of Karngors, and then down the Dnieper River to Kaslov.

Unfortunately, the dragon symbol lay horizontally on this map where it used to be the main trade route, forcing the thick red line to meander through the mountain, the route is much longer than before.

It seems that Bai En is right, she thought about it bitterly. It may be faster when the airship is repaired. Assuming that it can pass through the dragon's control area, it will indeed be faster, and judging from the number of orc symbols on the map, it is likely to be safer. From the map, she knows that the quickest way is to walk with the Grey Rogan along the road to the dwarf city of Karngor.

Maybe she just wanted to believe this so that they could stay together for a while. This is upsetting, frustrating, and sad. This is one of the reasons that makes their relationship so tense. She wanted to be with him, and this desire made her want to escape responsibility for her father and the country.

She knew that she should bring her father's message to Kaslov. However, she hated her duty for taking her away from Bai En, just as she hated him for taking her away from her duty.

She was not sure how she felt about him. When they separated, she often fantasized him to return, but his return changed everything. He is no longer an illusory character, but a real person, and his cleverness and sophistication sometimes make her feel annoying.

After all, he grew up in a civilized world, and she is the daughter of a noble border on the semi-barbaric land. She didn't realize how much change this would bring. His insinuations of history, literature, drama and books are completely beyond her understanding, and sometimes make her feel stupid.

And he lacks the straightforward honor criteria of her people, and he has traveled so far in his life and saw so many things, which is really daunting. In the court of Brandenburg, she felt very sloppy and incompatible with all educated ladies. He sometimes made her feel this way.

More importantly, the intimate relationship between them developed so strongly and quickly that she felt threatened. She has been controlling her emotions all her life. She was trained as a warrior, fighting like any man, like the son her father really wanted. This, as well as her position as heir, kept her away from any man emotionally. She is not sure whether she wants to close this gap.

And his alcoholism. Angelica grew up next to alcoholic men, but in Kaslov, this is what happens at festivals and banquets. This place is too dangerous. For anyone, there can be no such adventures several times a year. However, when they arrived in the city, Bai En was drunk every day. This is really worrying.

She shook her head. This is not like her. This is the first time she feels this way. Worried about a man's view of her, worried about her view of a man. In the past, according to the noble and simple rules of her people, she took her lover to have fun.

She never felt any deep emotional connection or any uneasiness. But then again, she already knew those people, what she expected of them, and what they expected of her. She was not sure whether she understood Bai En completely. She is also not sure whether she can foresee the future between them.

It doesn't matter anyway, she thought bitterly. As the army of evil gods advances, the danger of the road ahead is likely that they will not have a future anyway, so it seems meaningless to worry about this. She put these ideas aside and continued to study the map to find the best route to her goal. It seems that the best way is with Grerogan.

She heard the door open and entered the library with footsteps. That was the sound of human footsteps, but not the brisk footsteps of Bai En. She looked up and saw Eisenheim-Schneider. He stared at her and blinked.

"So I am not the only one staying up late," he said.

She nodded, not knowing what he was thinking. From his eyes, it is entirely possible that he came here because he knew she was here. In her father's mansion, he always bumped into her by accident. He also smelled of alcohol in his breath.

"What are you doing here, Schneider?" She asked. Then noticed that his smile was expanding ~ lightnovelpub.net ~ I want to use this opportunity to study in the library of King Grey Dwarf. They keep many ancient books, you know, those books that are rare in the Marnus Empire. Some are translated by dwarves from human scribes. "

"I never knew that humans can read dwarf characters."

"Reading in Kaslov is not a great talent," Eisenheim-Schneider said.

Angelica could hear the irony in his tone. This reminded her of Bai En, she felt a burst of anger. Eisenheim-Schneider did not realize this and continued to speak. "It's different among Marnus' imperial citizens. Some people there can read not only the dwarven Runi."

"I thought this was a secret that the dwarves kept secret."

"This is the current situation. However, this is not always the case. In the old human empire, the era of Alexander-Iskander the Great, the relationship between dwarves and humans was once very close, and many people learned the language of dwarves. Dwarf talisman The text may be the basis of the earliest human alphabet. Of course, according to this book that I haven't finished reading, Marnus-Emangaard can even talk to them in their native language. "

"Marnus is a god."

"If you want, you can also think of Alexander Iskandar as a god, although there are no longer any people who believe in him. But he did claim to be a **** shortly before his death." Eisenheim-Schneider left He said with a curse, "As for Marnus, he became a **** from human beings, and his first priests also spoke dwarf language. They passed it on to the people behind. Many scholars of the Marnus church still use it. "