The strangeness of the kobold tribe in front of them was easily seen by the two of them.
Before today, if someone told them that kobolds used tools, made weapons, and built houses and towns, the two of them would definitely laugh at that person.
Only the most uninformed guy, who has never seen those kobolds, would have such thoughts about those kobolds.
In their impression, kobolds have always been weak and savage guys.
They are barbaric, without the slightest intelligence at all, just like mice in the ground, looking for food underground all day long, but they are weak and pitiful, not worthy of attention at all.
At the same time, they are extraordinarily weak.
Under the same conditions, they are not humans, not even the opponents of orcs.
Moreover, they are timid. Compared with the orcs, even though there are more kobolds, as long as the means are sufficient, they can be easily scared away or even killed.
In the past, this was the impression Helu and the others had of the kobolds.
But now, their impressions of kobolds have been directly shattered.
The kobolds in front of them seem to have received special training. Not only are they very fierce, they don’t have the cowardice of ordinary kobolds, and they generally seem to be much stronger than ordinary kobolds, like warriors among kobolds. .
In the past, they only saw such kobold warriors on a few kobold warriors, but now they are very common.
And the tools they used, as well as those spears and bows and arrows, directly stunned them.
This kind of astonishment reached a peak after arriving at this station.
what did they see
A town founded by kobolds
Although it is very simple, and relatively speaking, the surrounding buildings are shorter, but this is indeed a town.
Even compared to normal human towns, this place seems to have been completely planned in advance. The buildings built around are very neat, and it looks much more comfortable at first glance. Unlike human towns, those buildings are built It's a mess and looks very chaotic.
There is no feces that can be seen everywhere here, and it looks very clean everywhere, as if there are special kobolds cleaning it up.
The scenes in front of them immediately shocked Helu and the others, and they didn't know what to say at this moment.
"These kobolds, where do they want to take us?"
Looking at Kumul at the side, Helu whispered, speaking like this at this moment.
"I don't know"
Kumuer frowned, and looked a little puzzled at this time: "Looking at it like this, it shouldn't be planning to kill us."
The kobolds have their own language system, which is simple but unique.
Just as kobolds cannot communicate with humans, humans often cannot understand the language of kobolds.
Of course, the two sides can actually learn each other's language if they want to.
It's just that most humans regard kobolds as barbaric creatures, and the first reaction after encountering them is to kill them. Who would have the patience to deliberately learn the language of kobolds
So at this moment, Helu and the others couldn't understand the language of the kobolds around them, and they didn't know what they were going to face next, what kind of fate they were about to have.
But no matter what it is, with the current situation of the two of them, all they can do now is to wait silently.
Time passed slowly.
Escorted by other kobolds, the two of them moved forward slowly, and finally came to a wooden house.
The wooden house looks fairly flat, and it can be seen from some traces around that it should not have been built for a long time.
But overall it looks pretty good.
It seems that although these kobolds have not used similar talents in the past, the effect of these kobolds in construction is not bad.
At least that's how it looks at the moment.
Walking into the room, several kobolds walked in, and then said something respectfully.
Afterwards, the two of Helu could only hear a sound coming from inside.
As the sound fell, the other kobolds around slowly retreated, leaving only Heru and the others.
"Is this letting us in?"
Helu looked around, and around, the rest of the kobolds were looking at them, yelling at them at the moment.
Hearing the howling of these kobolds, Helu and the two looked at each other, then slowly walked in.
Walking into it, the scene in the room is presented like this.
I saw that the room looked very simple, except for a wooden bed, there was nothing else in it.
And on that bed, a kobold was sitting there, posing a unique pose.
It was a kobold who didn't look very old. From the outside, he looked like a child of a kobold, but his body was very large. Even though he looked like a child, he was already over one meter tall.
This height and body type, at least among kobolds, is considered a rare individual. Some ordinary adult kobolds are not even this tall.
Compared with ordinary kobolds, he is not only taller, but his body also seems to be straighter, unlike normal kobolds, who are always arched.
As Helu walked into the room, the kobold turned around and looked here.
And the first sentence he said surprised Helu and the two in front of him.
"welcome."
Looking at the two Helu in front of him, the kobold in front of him smiled and looked very kind.
And what he said at this moment was not the kobold's unique neighing voice and words, but a very normal common language.
Even, compared to ordinary people, the common language he speaks at the moment is more standard, without any flaws. If you don't know the situation, you may think that the person speaking in front of you is a nobleman.
But in fact, the person speaking in front of him is not even a person, but a complete kobold.
"you you."
Looking at the kobold in front of them, Helu and the two were stunned, and they couldn't say anything at this moment.
To be honest, although they had received enough surprises in this place, they did not expect that they would still see this scene happening today.
A kobold who can speak human language
This is even more shocking than kobolds can make weapons, and even build towns.
"Don't be so surprised."
Sitting on the head of the bed, Karunu glanced at the two of them, and then smiled: "Kobolds can also learn human language, but under normal circumstances, no kobolds will take the initiative to learn."
He looks different from ordinary kobolds.
When an ordinary kobold smiles, it will give people a unique sense of ferocity, but Karunu in front of him does not. Instead, he looks very gentle, giving people a unique sense of kindness.
Just looking at the kobold in front of them, both of Helu would feel very kind and have a strange and unique feeling.
"I see."
Helu and the two reluctantly nodded, and it took a while before they reluctantly accepted this fact.
"Sorry, I didn't know about the arrival of the two of you in advance, so I can't hold a banquet to entertain you at this moment."
Karunu showed some apology on his face, and said at this moment: "But at this moment, I do have some things I want to ask the two of you, and I don't know if you are willing to cooperate."
"We would."
Hearing Karunu's words, Helu and the others nodded decisively.
They have not forgotten their current situation, fundamentally speaking, they are still prisoners.
If you say you don't want to in this situation, then I'm afraid it will be very sad in the days to come.
Even if it was just for this point, they would say yes.
"Since that's the case, it's easy to say."
Looking at the two of Helu, Karunu smiled, then continued to speak and asked some questions.
The first question he asked was none other than the problem of the Oro Empire.
"Excuse me, do you know how far the Oro Empire is from here?"
He looked at the two people in front of him and asked like this.
Hearing Karunu's words, the two of them were stunned again.
A kobold who can speak human language is surprising enough in itself.
And now, even the Oro Empire knows
This is not only surprising, but horrifying.
Did this kobold spend some time in the human world
In an instant, at this moment, this thought flashed through both of their hearts.
But despite thinking in their hearts, on the surface, the two did not hesitate at all, but answered Karunu's question decisively.
But it's a pity that the two people in front of them don't seem to know the specific distance of the Auro Empire, and they haven't really passed by.
After all, in the final analysis, in this world, except for a few strong ones, the range of activities of most people is actually very limited.
There are many people who can only stay near their hometown, even for a lifetime, and cannot go further afield.
After all, there are too many disasters in this era.
Therefore, they could not answer Karunu's question.
They only know that the Auro Empire is very far away from here, but they don't know exactly how far away and what the situation is.
In this regard, Karunu was not disappointed, he just smiled and began to ask other questions.
He began to ask about the origins of the two people in front of him, including their past occupations, and even the purpose of coming here.
Regarding these, the two people in front of them opened their mouths one by one, speaking honestly.
After all, these are not things that cannot be said.
Even if you say it, it won't matter.
And listening to the words of the two, Karunu also understood his own situation.
The two Heru in front of them came from the Kingdom of Chikar.
The Kingdom of Zikar, this is a very powerful country, bordering on the city of mages, Aimu, which is rich in high-quality weapons and armor, and is very famous around.
Of course, what Carunu cares most about is that the Kingdom of Chikar is not far from the Kingdom of Carlo.
In other words, the location where he is at the moment is actually not too far from where the main body is.
Thinking of this, Karunu couldn't help thinking, and his eyes began to brighten up.
From the confession of the two, he also understood their identities.
The two people in front of them are both hunters from the Kingdom of Chikar.
Their occupation is to go deep into the wilderness and obtain special products, even slaves, from the wilderness for sale.
And the reason why they came here this time was to harvest some unique medicinal herbs nearby.
The season in front of us happens to be the season for the growth of medicinal herbs, so many hunters from all around have entered the wilderness and hunted in it.
According to the two of them, they encountered a kobold team near here, so they were brought here.
Of course, according to Karunu's estimation, in addition to hunters, these two people in front of them probably also have occupations such as merchants and slave traders.
As for why the two of them were able to see him alive, it was actually thanks to his previous order.
As early as when he collected the gold coins used by humans, Karunu estimated that the place in front of him might not be too far away from the gathering place of humans.
Therefore, as time goes by, he may have a chance to see humans again, so he specially gave the kobold hunting team an order so that they can encounter lonely humans without threatening themselves. Bring it back alive.
It is precisely because of this that the two Helu in front of them were brought here alive.
Otherwise, I am afraid that he would have been killed by those kobolds as early as the first time, so there is no life left.
Thinking of this, Karunu couldn't help shaking his head, but there was nothing unusual on the surface, and he still kept the previous smile on his face, chatting with the two people in front of him.
They chatted word by word here.
"Thank you for coming."
At the end of the chat, Karunu showed a smile on his face, and said with a smile: "I have been trying to figure out the situation around me. This time, thanks to your arrival, I can figure it out."
"However, I also have some requests. I wonder if I can ask you for help?"
"Honorable Chief, if you have any request, please explain it to me."
Listening to Karunu's words in front of him, Helu quickly spoke in front of him.
"It's actually very simple."
Karunu pondered for a moment, then smiled and said: "Although the wasteland is vast, it is also very barren."
"In my opinion, there are many things that are lacking here, both tools and weapons."
"I would like to ask the two gentlemen to buy some things from the Kingdom of Zikar, is it possible?"
"sure."
Hearing Karunu's words, Helu didn't speak yet, but Kumuer spoke quickly, looking very hurried at this time.
To buy weapons and tools in the Kingdom of Zikar, you need to go to the Kingdom of Zikar.
If this is the case, then they must be let go.
And after they leave here, whether to help each other or not is their own business.
(end of this chapter)