Above the Seven Towers

Kalanda took Luo Ling and Xiao Chen through the half-market to a tavern on the edge of the market. This tavern is not small, but it is a bit rudimentary. The house made of wood is backed by a big tree, half of which is an open-air courtyard, under the shade of that big tree. There were tables and chairs in the courtyard. A middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper was lying lazily on the counter in the back room. It is now daytime, and not many people sit in the tavern. Most of them look like merchants and mercenaries from afar.

Calanda found a table under the shade of a tree and greeted the two to sit down. The tables and chairs are greasy, with mottled stains on them, and a little closer, there is a smell of oil coming from the nose. Xiao Chen didn’t think much about sitting on the buttocks, but Luo Ling was like sitting on a needle felt.

Kalanda said with a smile: “It seems that you are not ordinary people. This is already the cleanest tavern in the city, and it still can’t get into the eyes of the young lady.”

Listening to what the other person said, Luo Ling was calm. She put her hands on the table and said with a smile: “It’s good to get used to it, isn’t Miss Kalanda born to be a mercenary?”

Kalanda was silent for a while: “Some people like the days when the knife licks the blood, some people don’t like it but have to do it, who knows?”

She walked to the bar and banged on the table. The boss who was dozing jumped up. Kalanda shouted: “Slacker Robin, haven’t you seen the guests? Give me three The best ale, and bring some white bread and bacon. “

“God of nature is up, Karanda, you, why are you here again! I do n’t sell wine to you, the last time you made a drink, I almost demolished my shop, you see, the tables and chairs that were crushed by you, and It’s piled up in the corner. “The shopkeeper had a headache, as if he saw a mad cow rushing into his shop.

“That was an accident, you don’t know … you didn’t know that Bastian died that day, and Edo died too, in the hands of the horse thieves who should all be hanged …” Kalanda exhaled heavily. Draw out a gold coin and throw it to Robin who came, “I drank too much that day, this one is for you, it’s enough to compensate those tables and chairs.”

Boss Robin looked at Kalanda and shook his head. “Look at the money you have here.”

Calanda found that the surroundings were suddenly quiet, and the merchants and mercenaries felt the same about Calanda’s experience and stopped talking. Who did not lose the sad experience of their companions who walked outside? Recalling the hearts of everyone for a time, a sad atmosphere enveloped the shop. Karanda saw that some mercenaries had wiped her eyes. She involuntarily took a wine bag from her waist and said aloud: “I invite everyone to drink! To our brothers who go first, maybe they just go first. One step. May they return to the arms of the God of Nature. “

The surrounding guests raised their wine glasses and said, “May the God of Nature guide their souls.”

Karanda drank the wine from the wine bag in one gulp and threw the wine bag to Robin: “Okay, help me fill it up. I wo n’t mention the past things. There are new friends here today. Take out something. “

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling looked at this scene with emotion, they never thought that they would encounter such a scene in a tavern. The mercenary sounds like a stimulating and passionate profession. Kalanda was also very cheerful before, but in this tavern, because of the hotel owner’s words, everyone was even reminded of that kind of memory.

The food in the tavern is a bit rough, but the amount is large. The glass of the ale can catch up with half of the thermos, and the bread is as big as the head of a half person.

Caranda held the wine glass and said to Luo Ling: “This is a mercenary. Everyone is a drunkard. Otherwise, it will not be alive today, but it will die tomorrow. It will eventually die on the road and be drunk after a few meals They ’re buried here. ”She smashed her heart with her fist, and her breastplate made a thumping voice.“ Speak, beautiful female mage. Is there anything you can do to condescend to drink with someone like me? ”

“I understand you, much more than you guessed.” Luo Ling rolled up her sleeves, picked up a large glass of ale in front, slammed into Calanda’s glass, and then took a big sip on her head, then put The glass hit the table heavily. The ale and beer here are similar, but the taste is heavy and heavy. The bitterness of the malt is bitter, and it bites down to the heart. Luo Ling’s cheeks were reddened: “This is a homeless person respecting a wandering person.”

Kalanda took a sip and said, “It seems that you also have a lot of stories.”

“Things in the world are nothing more than joys and sorrows.” Luo Ling said, “The experience will be experienced, this is my life. If you want to open up, maybe you will feel a lot better in your heart.”

Xiao Chen looked at Luo Ling, and when he said these words, he seemed to feel the real sadness in her heart. For the first time, he felt that Luo Ling’s heart seemed to be tangible and visible. But at this time, he didn’t say a word to comfort each other, perhaps, because he couldn’t comfort himself. It seems that you can only forget about these past moments if you are always busy.

“Sadness, joy, separation, harmony.” Kalanda slowly chewed these words, and finally exhaled: “When I was a little girl, I might be moved to tears by these words. But Now, this emotion is too extravagant. All I have to do is lead my team to survive, some people die, some people are about to die, maybe others, maybe me. But the rest will continue, this is what Our life. A life that cannot survive without learning numbness. “

Xiao Chen originally wanted to inquire about the old dwarf, but then found that he could not speak, so he sipped his drink. The three men drank for a while and talked about some of the mercenaries’ stories and anecdotes. The atmosphere gradually improved. Xiao Chen found that Kalanda is still a relatively optimistic person in nature, and the story is very vivid and infectious. What is more interesting is that when she narrates things, she uses words carefully and the sentences are smooth, which is by no means ordinary mercenaries. It can be done. The origin of this woman must not be simple, no wonder can bring a team of mercenaries.

After three rounds of drinking, Kalanda took the initiative to say something: “I have met some magicians before, and few of you are like this. It’s better to say it straight, I think … you found me to inquire about Farley Dad’s business? “

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Xiao Chen did not hide, admitting: “Indeed, we value his ability very much and sincerely hope to cooperate with him.”

Luo Ling said: “Actually, after talking to you so much, our original purpose is not so important.”

Caranda saluted Luo Ling with a glass of wine and said, “Daddy Farrell really should have a suitable collaborator. He is in a city where all human beings live, and it is not easy to live. Not only some big businesses and city owners will bully He, some thieves and petty guys also often pay attention to him. I also used your weapons, which is definitely something unusual. But I do n’t know if you really have the ability to protect your technology and protect him. “

“Can’t the magician’s name stop these people?”

“If there is not much interest, no one is willing to offend a magician. But if your weapons plus Farrell’s weapons, it is difficult to say, maybe the big people of the kingdom will also like these things. I am a mercenary In the past few years, I have seen too many things that have been taken by chance. “

Xiao Chen and Luo Ling glanced at each other, and found that they took out their weapons at will, and some were too reckless. However, because of this, Farrell also needs to be brought in to prevent these things from leaking.

Xiao Chen thought about it and said, “We have our own castle and warriors, and I have a good relationship with Master Ikasa, the guardian mage of this city.”

“Master Icasa?” Kalanda nodded and said, “He’s a terrific person, and should be able to add some weight to you. However, Father Farrell is an exiled dwarf, and his experience is very bumpy. , It ’s not easy to trust others. “

“Exiled?”

“I have also heard some vaguely,” Kalanda said. “The dwarves have a long lifespan, and most dwarves have a life span of more than 500 years. Farrell is less than 150 years old, although I call him his father. , But in the dwarf, he can be considered a young man. “

Both Xiao Chen and Luo Ling were a little surprised, they never expected to have such a long-lived race.

“Although the dwarves have fewer births and grow slowly, the long life span allows them to have many ancestors in each family. So tradition is the most important thing for dwarves.”

“Is the old-fashioned person in his mouth the person in his family?” Xiao Chen asked.

“Yes, Farrell has always been a genius in forging. He has a lot of strange, dangerous but innovative ideas. This makes him unsatisfied with some elders in his family, thinking that he is not doing business and profaning tradition.”

“Did he get kicked out because of some new ideas?”

Karanda took a sip of the ale and said: “That’s not true, the family members are not ruthless to such a degree. But patience is ultimately limited, until once he insisted on doing an experiment to blow the family forging room halfway. … and then he and his wife, a few young children, were banished. “

A person named “Nobel” suddenly appeared in Xiao Chen’s head. It seemed that this dwarf was really a rare talent.

“Leaving the dwarf kingdom, he took his wife and children in many places. At first, he believed in a certain lord, but soon he found that he was only a tool for captivity. He could only build weapons all day and lost it. Basic freedom, he thought to escape. But later the situation is no better than before. Every time the employer or the owner only wants him to use his powerful forging technology to continue to produce it. Leave. His wife died on the way to cover his escape, and his young son is also missing. Finally, he and the remaining three sons settled in the city. There are more mobile vendors here, and there are more opportunities. Before he used The money I saved in those years opened my own shop. “

Xiao Chen can imagine a dwarf who is unaccompanied but possesses good forging skills. In the human world where feudal lords segregated everywhere, what kind of sweet buns are. No wonder the dwarf turned over as soon as he saw that he was soliciting.

“Don’t he hate the dwarves who drove him away?” Luo Ling asked suddenly.

“Why don’t you hate? Once he was drunk, he shouted and told me that he must lead a team armed by him and return to his hometown to give a long-term insight to those old antiques.” Kalanda Laughed, “But in the end we all laughed crying. Everyone knows that this is just a joke!”

“Maybe … not necessarily?” Luo Ling glanced at Xiao Chen, who would smile heartily.