"Dragon, and can only remain in human form, that's why." Ryan was completely confused by Sam's words. It seemed contradictory at first, but Ryan believed that this must be a long, long story.
Sam pointed to his cave, smiled and said to Ryan: "You just stand and listen like this, you don't feel tired, but Her Majesty the Queen..."
Ryan laughed, took Fulia's hand and followed Sam into his cave. There was a magic core of an unknown monster hanging on the wall of the cave. It actually gave off a soft light, making the entire empty cave seem more... Bright, this place was originally filled with spirits, but just now Ryan and the dwarves outside had drank more than a hundred barrels of spirits in Sam's room, almost drinking up Sam's life, so when Ryan walked in , there was a faint echo of footsteps,
"Those are the trophies from my previous adventures. Well, feel free to do as you like, if you don't mind how dirty this place is." Sam shrugged his shoulders and sat directly on an empty wine barrel. Ryan's body was already covered in wine anyway. Naturally, they didn't care about the dirt and dirt, so they just followed Sam's example and sat on another barrel. Freya, who was wearing ordinary adventurer clothes, didn't have the reserve of the Elf Queen at all, so she took advantage of the situation and sat next to Ryan, smiling. Watching Ryan and Sam talk,
Sam seemed to be very satisfied with the performance of Ryan and Freya. After all, not all high-ranking guys would be informal. He smiled and said: "This matter has been talked about for decades. Well, I am a dwarf. My wish since childhood is to brew the best spirits. In order to realize it, I must travel across the entire continent to find raw materials for brewing... "
"Although I am a winemaker, not a warrior, I still have ways to protect myself. For example, I can summon some ferocious beasts to fight for me. Generally, thieves who seek wealth and murder are naturally no match for me. There are still some hopes that I can use to fill in the gaps. The monster with a full stomach was used by me to fill my stomach."
"Once, I entered the Valley of Sorrow. It is said that there is a kind of flower growing there. After ordinary people smell it, they will feel weak all over. This is quite similar to the feeling of being drunk, but it was a battlefield more than 200 years ago. The elite troops of some human country once resisted the undead army there, but later the entire army was annihilated. I also guessed that this trip would be in danger, but I didn't expect to encounter a powerful undead spirit."
"The three wild boars I summoned were almost instantly killed by the opponent. The spiritual attack of the souls was too strong. I thought I would be doomed, but I was saved by a few human adventurers." Sam said here, He shrugged his shoulders and said: "A magician, a priest, and a warrior. This professional combination is quite complete. The priest finally purified the souls of the dead, and then invited me to join. It turned out that the priest wanted to enter the Valley of Sorrow to find something, which was just right. I also want to look for the rumored flower inside. Of course I won’t refuse. I have been staying in the Canyon of Sorrow for more than a month. We have been facing a large number of undead souls. The human souls who died at the hands of the undead army can never return. The embrace of Hades can only wander around miserably, and hundreds of years have made these warriors who bravely resisted the undead finally become existences similar to the undead. This is really sad."
"But after more than a month of purification, the priest realized some kind of powerful power, which seemed to be related to the God of Light he believed in. So when this adventure was over, the human priest said goodbye to us and left, and I followed While the magician and the warrior continue to travel across the continent, with their protection, of course I no longer have to worry about safety issues, so I can go and see what happened in many places that I didn't dare to go in the past."
"It took more than a year for us to become more familiar with each other. I found a lot of raw materials for brewing, and then started brewing spirits with their help. After a period of hard work, I finally succeeded. This is what you know now. We drank thunder wine. When the first batch of thunder wine was brewed, the three of us naturally sat around and drank happily. The soldier was so moved for some unknown reason that he drank twenty-eight barrels of thunder wine in one go. Wine, and the magician and I only drank a little over a barrel."
"Perhaps he lost his restraints after being drunk. The soldier talked about a lot of things intermittently. I pieced this together with the information I got from previous adventures together, and naturally I learned a lot about his past. It turns out This human warrior is not a real human, but a member of the powerful dragon clan. Unfortunately, he was exiled for some reasons and was given the 'ultimate transformation', so he can only appear as a human forever."
"Well, this is what happened." Sam clapped his hands and said to Ryan: "That's all I know, because when I woke up, the warrior and the magician had left, and my wish was gone. So I naturally returned to my hometown, brewed this kind of spirit every year, and made a living from it.”
"A warrior who has been subjected to the ultimate transformation technique." Ryan had a vague idea in his mind. He was shocked by his idea, but when his eyes subconsciously looked at the Elf Queen Freya, he saw When the other person saw it clearly, it was obvious that this beautiful woman who had inherited the memory of the elf queens of all generations already knew the identity of that person.
Fria already knew what Ryan was thinking from Ryan's expression. She hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "I'm sorry, Ryan, I didn't hide this from you intentionally. The soldier Sam mentioned It’s your martial arts teacher Galibu. He was expelled from the dragon tribe when he just came of age. He was punished to only use human form for the rest of his life and could never become the original red dragon. The reason why I know this is because Many years ago, he once fell in love with an elf queen, but unfortunately it ended tragically. As for the magician Sam was talking about, he was probably the deceased Master Delanai, and the priest... "
"Archbishop Ibel." Ryan said this long-lost name. His heart suddenly became very confused. He suddenly felt at a loss. The scene of meeting Ghalib for the first time when he was a child suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. Following Della Nai studied magic and met Master Ibel in the imperial capital... No wonder they spoke vaguely at the time. It turned out that these guys had known each other for a long time. Maybe it was because his magic teacher Delanai encouraged him to leave his hometown to participate in the competition. Master Ibel, who had mastered the "God's Prophecy", just thought about it, they didn't realize that he was an inconspicuous magic apprentice at the beginning, and he actually grew into a legendary mage at the fastest speed.
"Oh, I didn't expect you to be my teacher's adventure companion. Please forgive me for my previous offense." Ryan stood up, saluted Sam, and said in a very respectful tone: "The warrior you mentioned should be My first teacher, Jialibu, turned out to be a Red Dragon Sword Master. This is the first time I know about it today, let alone that they have ever mentioned your name in front of me. This is embarrassing for you. .”
"You're welcome. You've always been nice to me anyway, and you didn't offend me." Sam didn't regard himself as Ryan's elder. In fact, when he took the risk, he was just an insignificant member of Galib's team. The role of Wu is basically equivalent to the bard next to a certain hero: faithfully recording what the eyes see and the ears hear, but without a mouth, but Sam cannot write a so-called heroic epic. That's all, he directs the brewing,
"I didn't expect you to be my old friend's student. How are they now? I haven't seen them for decades. I miss the days of adventures with them very much." Sam's eyes were full of longing: "Actually, looking back now Come on, I was so focused on winemaking at that time that I didn’t pay attention to some of their hints, otherwise maybe I could become a student of one of them, haha.”
"That's true." Ryan nodded again. From Sam's words, he had completely guessed the reason why Galib and the others were adventuring around. Teacher Delanai must be looking for the "Guardian of the Earth" Teacher Ghalib takes whatever comes his way, but when he meets a suitable candidate, he will stay and teach him some martial arts skills. Maybe Ibel, who was just an ordinary priest at the beginning, was chosen by Delana and Ghalib in this way. , to help him improve his strength as quickly as possible, and finally became one of them,
Ryan and Sam became closer and closer because of the relationship between Ghalib and Dranai. They told each other about their experiences living with Ghalib and the others, shared pleasant memories with each other, and unknowingly started talking. for a whole night,
By the next day, when Lombard, the general manager of the Rock Fortress, woke up from his drunkenness, he completely became a good friend of Ryan. Under his order, the door of the Rock Fortress that the dwarf had not opened for nearly two hundred years was finally pushed open. Now, Cassano's three elite troops slowly entered this legendary underground city under the command of Adela and others.
Although the Rock Fortress has a large space, it is still quite crowded to cram 15,000 people into it at once, and these warriors are here to fight. If they are kept in this dark environment for a long time, their morale and combat effectiveness will definitely be greatly reduced. Therefore, at Ryan's urging, Lombard took Ryan, Freya and others into the tunnel leading to Blackstone City. They will arrive at the dwarf capital in a few days and ask the dwarf king to borrow the tunnel. If If everything goes well, Cassano's three elite troops will appear in the south of Wangyue City in about ten days.