I, the retired legend, were forced to go ashore

Chapter 253. Dwarven Bunker and Shield Road

After the morning's fight, the gladiators returned.

Most of the people who did not participate in the battle stood by the side of the road and counted them one by one to see how many people died today, and who won and who lost.

This has almost become a daily ritual in the pit.

"Hey, beauty, you came back empty-handed, did you lose badly?"

Someone took pleasure in other people's misfortune, and greeted Ada and Shenying: "Yesterday, the cowhide was so excited, remind you, you will be arranged for the next battle at least three days apart, during which time there will be nothing to eat. Prepare yourself mentally?"

There were also people who silently picked up their family fortunes, thinking how much rations they could provide to help these two beauties—of course, this was not for free.

Ada didn't want to pay attention to these flies who were always looking for a way to get around. She walked all the way to the door of her cave, and saw the female dwarf Hong Shi who was leaning against the wall with her arms folded, and asked curiously:

"How do they know if we win or lose?"

"Isn't it obvious at a glance?" Hongshi's eyes slightly opened: "Whoever wins will come back with the spoils assigned, but you two are empty-handed... In fact, there is nothing to be ashamed of. Winning or losing is a common thing in military affairs. This time the luck is not good. That’s all, try harder next time.”

She kindly comforted the failed girl.

Afterwards, no discouraged expression was seen on his face, he nodded with satisfaction, waved his fists, and cheered loudly: "That's it! Losing is not terrible, what is terrible is losing confidence!"

"I didn't lose!"

Ada was very wronged, especially when she was being looked down upon by a dwarf in front of the deep shadow of the elf.

She didn't choose to go back to get the loot, just because what she wanted needed to be made to order, and Mu Ren and the others would not be able to get it out for a while.

Whoever imagined it was misunderstood like this.

But she didn't bother to explain, anyway, someone will prove it after a while.

"Forget it, come in and sit down, let's talk about your problem first."

Ada beckoned the dwarf to enter the cave, and sat on the bed with a big horse and a golden knife, squinting and carefully looked at the red stone from top to bottom.

The time was too tight in the morning, and I was a little dizzy due to kidney deficiency, so I couldn't see clearly.

Deep Shadow put down the backpack full of belongings, first washed his hands briefly in the bucket of water storage, and then took out a broom that was simply woven from branches, and cleaned it inside and out.

"Hmph, elves..." Hongshi frowned and watched Shenying's every move, and couldn't understand her actions: "This is a cave, and it hasn't been cast on the roof. No matter how you clean it, there will still be a layer of floating dust after a while." So...so why waste all that effort?"

"It's a habit of hers, and she can't change it."

Ada waved her hand with a smile.

Regarding the problem of this house elf who can't stop cleaning up at home every day, she has also raised a lot of opinions before, but it is a pity that every time, besides making her own breasts hurt more, and listening to reprimands such as 'laziness is the original sin' Besides, there seems to be no immediate effect.

"Let's talk about you." Ada's smiling face suddenly became serious, and she pointed to the dwarf's beard: "You are a dwarf from the Five Kings Mountain Range. That place is far away from here. How could you be arrested?"

The slave catchers of Stonetalon Mountain should only dare to wander around, right?

"What? Oh, you're very experienced. You can tell my origin from the shape of the braided beard." Hongshi stroked his proud long beard, and gave the seemingly young human girl a high look in front of him.

"Where is it, I just happened to go to your place to play." Ada shook her head ashamedly, thinking that if your elders knew that you used to sit with me and chat and laugh, I am afraid that your legs would have to be taken off.

How did Hongshi know that the human girl in front of him had a past with his own tribe? He only regarded her as a tourist enthusiast, so he didn't continue to brag about business, but continued:

"There is an ancient record in the mountain. A little to the east of here, there is a dwarf bunker relic. The elders sent us a few scouts to try to find the specific location and investigate whether there is any possibility of repair."

Hearing this, Ada raised her eyebrows, whistled lightly, and jokingly said, "Repair the bunker? Why, what kind of shield road are you going to do again?"

The so-called shield road is that the dwarves are responsible for opening, repairing, and maintaining a section of traffic arteries, and at the same time cleaning up the surrounding monsters to protect the safety of pedestrians.

And every passer-by has to pay a certain fee to the dwarves.

It is somewhat similar to the highway of later generations.

Hundreds of thousands of years ago, many dwarf tribes made their fortunes based on this, and the accumulated gold filled several warehouses.But as humans occupy the mainland, most of the lords would rather not welcome a group of outsiders who have a license of justice and legally collect taxes from their own people in their territory.

So these shield roads, along with the dwarven bunkers, gradually disappeared.

Redstone nodded as expected: "There is indeed a plan to rebuild the Shield Road, and we have successfully found the bunker."

"But..." Ada wanted to ask, if this is the case, how could she be caught here?

Redstone understood what she meant, and before she could ask, he continued, "Guess what we found in the bunker? Dwarf mead from hundreds of years ago!"

Ada suddenly realized: "Oh... I see, no one can resist that kind of temptation."

"Yes, let alone dwarves!" Hongshi nodded, pouted his mouth, and looked up, as if he was still reminiscing about the taste at that time.

But she finally sighed: "In short, we were followed by a group of thieves, and they launched a surprise attack while we were drunk. We resisted tenaciously, but unfortunately, our brains bewitched by alcohol couldn't keep up with the movements, and our fists couldn't move. Difficult to fight with four hands... When I wake up again, I will be sold here."

"Hmph! It's a mistake to drink!"

There was a soft scolding from the side.

After Deep Shadow commented on the dwarf's behavior, he glared at Ada again.

My friend is also a greedy drinker!

"You won't understand, Elf." Hongshi didn't even look at the deep shadow, but sighed one after another, "Dwarf honey wine that has been around for hundreds of years, that kind of feeling... like, like a whole The spring of life in the pool is right in front of you, if you don’t jump in and take a bath, you will be sorry for the fate arranged by the moon god.”

"We won't do that kind of mindless act of polluting the holy water!" Deep Shadow clenched the broom tightly, and continued to attack with a gun and a stick in his words.

But the dwarf didn't care at all, instead he stroked his beard and shook his head triumphantly: "Enjoy yourself in time, my friend. So, you will never experience that feeling. After all, you don't wonder what happens when you jump in what?"

"Except for causing a large group of people to chase and kill, and being rewarded with a reward of hundreds of thousands of crowns, nothing will happen, believe me." Ada hurriedly walked between the two to block them.

The elves and dwarves only need to say a few more words, and this is the result.

But in the end, both parties will definitely take a step back, and there will be absolutely no conflicts.

After all, these two races just have conflicting personalities, and there is no overlap in the areas they live in or the territories they rule.

In the previous adventure team, Ada was used to such small scenes, and even watched them as a series every day.

The girl ended her memories, and happened to see Shen Ying's trance at that moment, and the smile on the corner of her mouth.

It seems that the bickering just now reminded this elf of the previous adventure time.

This is a good thing.

Ada nodded secretly, having made up her mind, and sat down again: "So, why do you want to partner with us, and what can you bring us?"

Chapter 254. The Truth About the Pit

Unlike the elves who are divided into hawks and doves, and some groups are still hostile to humans, the dwarves have always stood on the edge of the continent's hegemony, never participating in any struggles, and only dwelling in the ground digging holes.

Moreover, his personality is straightforward and forthright. It can be said that he is a model of urgency and righteousness, and he is a 100% kind-hearted race.

They even make money by helping people build roads!

That's why they invented the rap battle, venting their dissatisfaction in the way of scolding each other, and trying to avoid fighting and making trouble.

How civilized...

Ada sighed in her heart.

Although the dwarves are still the race with the highest frequency of drinking and fighting, this still cannot conceal the things they have worked hard to improve their bad habits.

Therefore, when she saw a dwarf in front of her who had not been in close contact with a high probability and was abused by a white-haired girl, Ada firmly believed that she was honest and credible at this stage.

Moreover, now in the pit of slaves, she has vaguely stood on the opposite side of most of the other people. If she doesn't win over a few allies, she is afraid that those slaves who have no lower limit will run into her cave while she and Deep Shadow are going to the arena do dirty things.

There is no way not to oppose them.

Ada always feels that every male here has a different plan for his little house elf.

You can only keep a distance from them, and even use hatred to attract other people's attention to yourself.

"So, why do you want to partner with us, and what can you bring us?"

Ada leaned back, crossing her legs.

She's about to start the interview.

Even if the dwarves are a kind race, they still have to pass the test. If they want to hold their thighs for nothing, she doesn't want to.

Hongshi also straightened his body.

"I came to you because I saw that you had the ability to climb out of this deep pit, brought a kind elf with you, and were isolated by everyone. You urgently needed an ally."

When she spoke, she was the same as all dwarves, straight to the point, and answered questions step by step: "I thought that after you climbed out, you could use some power to fish me out and let me go, but now..."

She looked around the almost empty cave, and continued:

"But now you can't even beat the challenge on the first day, it seems that you still need to practice a lot!"

"I told you I didn't lose!"

Ada emphasized again.

But she immediately realized that facts speak louder than words, and since someone will prove it for her after a while, she stopped wasting too much on this and instead asked, "What do you mean by crawling out?"

She remembered what the earless elder sister, Mu Ren, had revealed earlier.

At that time, I was limited by the fear of being exposed, so I didn't ask in detail. It happened that I could solve my doubts here.

Deep Shadow also slowly approached. Although he didn't look at the dwarf, his ears were clearly erected.

"You are newcomers. It's normal not to understand these things. I have been here for more than a month, and I have already seen clearly the purpose and operation of the mixed races who built the deep pit."

Hongshi cleared his throat, proudly showing off his profound knowledge in front of the elves:

"If a slave wants to get better treatment and living conditions, he can only show his value in the arena step by step. And this kind of battle will inevitably kill people and injure others, making his hands dirty; then Coupled with the distorted values ​​in the deep pit, everyone who tries to climb up will be subtly affected by the xinxing."

The dwarf pointed to the top of his head and continued: "In this way, most of the people who climbed to the top will become vicious and cruel, and like to vent their frustrations by bullying the bottom... and they were probably just ordinary farmers before, or Just a hunter...

In short, until one day after climbing to the top floor, the mixed-race slave owner who caught him and threw him into the deep pit, but has been in charge of his daily life, will suddenly appear at the door of his cave one morning.The slave owner will change his previous stern attitude, hug him kindly, pat him on the shoulder, congratulate him for passing the test, and ask him if he is ready for a wonderful new life... Finally, the slave owner will Take him out, feed him, and start on to the next stage of remodeling—murder, set fire, rob, do whatever, you know. "

Looking at the second daughter who was listening carefully, Hongshi blinked and laughed: "Of course, I guessed all of the above. I only saw the scene where the mixed-races picked up the top people from a distance from the bottom, but later What will happen should not be far from what I said."

Ada nodded along.

Isn't this raising Gu?

"However, why did Stoneclaw Mountain build such a deep pit?" Deep Shadow frowned, not understanding such laborious actions.

This question doesn’t need to be answered by redstone, Ada can explain: “Recruiting people! There are still a few half-breeds who can travel through the territory of various countries by themselves, and they are all half-breeds and it’s inconvenient to move. It’s hard to recruit people. It doesn’t look like there are many people coming here to work...the only way to forcibly abduct people is to transform them.”

Otherwise, there would only be tens of thousands of people on Stonetalon Mountain. As long as all the surrounding forces imposed a trade embargo on them, they would be starved to death collectively in minutes.

Shen Ying asked again: "But, aren't they afraid that the recruited humans will run away?"

"Run away, you don't lose anything, if you lose one, you can catch ten more!"

Hongshi spread out his hands and raised his eyebrows to explain.

Although Stonetalon Mountain has a lot of high-end combat power, too few people are flawed. Even if they have fought against other countries, they will not be able to hold on to the territory they have seized.

And if you want everything to be on the right track, so that Stonetalon Mountain can be self-sufficient and get rid of the food threat from the surrounding forces, you must have your own farm, chamber of commerce, output, transportation, architects... and so on.

These are the cornerstones of a country.

And which of the mixed races on Stonetalon Mountain can understand this?

The easiest way is to lay down a piece of land and bring the people living on it into your own rule.

At that time, it will be more convenient to manage these humans at the grassroots level, soothe their emotions, so that they can continue to work and prevent them from fleeing; and to conduct formal diplomacy with other human countries.

Moreover, once these humans join Stonetalon Mountain, their family members, relatives, and friends will most likely become loyal subjects in the future ruled area.One person can bring a large group, which is a good deal!

That's why Stoneclaw Mountain set up this kind of slave pit that raises Gu.

Whether it is defending the land or ruling, it takes as many talents as possible.

Ada rubbed her chin, fell into deep thought, and slowly thought about a question that was terribly thoughtful:

Fuck, so to speak, Stonetalon Mountain already has plans to encroach on surrounding forces?

This is not possible, I have to find a way to destroy it for them...

Chapter 255. Eat a little together?

Seeing the girl on the bed start to roll her eyes, Hongshi took a look at Shenying who still didn't want to talk to him, felt bored, and cleared his throat: "Well, do you have any other questions, can I stay gone?"

"Ah?" Deep Shadow was taken aback: "You want to live with us?"

"Yes!" Redstone nodded vigorously, and complained with open hands: "It's so cold outside now, kind elf, do you have the heart to let a kind dwarf sleep in a snow pit? And because I found you, It must have been isolated by people outside now!"

"But... it always feels a little inconvenient..."