The Kuxiong Principality is known for its tyranny and aggressive nature, but at the same time, it is also the most generous and open-minded empire towards subhumans and humanoids among all human empires. The dwarves occupy an indispensable and important position in the Kuxiong Principality. Of course, more importantly, the Kuxiong family has always been the most important partner of the Black City Guild behind Goron. Of course, Goron will not be interested in fighting the fully mechanized dwarf army of Kuxiong, but this is what he can do right now. Of course, Goron will not miss the best opportunity to go to the north.
"Mother, maybe you don't know that the recent borders of the empire are very complicated. Almost all the hostile forces of the empire are taking action at this time. It is also because of this that my father has been unable to return to this castle recently. And now I have received a call This task may be of help to my father, I think there is no reason for me to refuse..."
Gronn's prediction was correct. After he carried out Retusus, the marshal's wife was silent. After a long time, she finally nodded silently and finally agreed to Gronn's departure.
When she turned to leave, seeing her lonely and thin back, Goron suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. The person in front of him was not the legendary dragon who could conquer a country with only its power. Goron What I see now is just an ordinary woman who is lonely in her heart, emotionally lost, and longs for warmth and care. For a moment, the figure from her back slightly overlaps with the image of the giant demon Rafana. Until this moment, Goron Only then did he feel deeply that... he himself... was actually missing his mother crazily...
When Goron realized it, he had already embraced Ysela's slender waist from behind, and gently hugged this tall woman who was even taller than him. This woman did not contain any distracting thoughts or desires = There are only two cold hearts that are equally lonely and eager to be reunited with their loved ones.
Ysera's body went from stiff and angry to relaxed, and then the beautiful woman turned around and gently hugged Goron's face into her arms. Neither of them spoke. They just quietly felt the warmth brought by the other person's body temperature. It was unknown how long time passed before Ysela finally pushed her adopted son away gently. Kiss him on the forehead.
"sorry… "
The two of them actually said the same sentence at the same time, an inexplicable sentence that was completely inconsistent with the atmosphere of the scene at this time. The meaning contained in this sentence may be too complicated, so that the two of them thought about it for a long time at the same time, but neither of them could understand it. Fully appreciate the subtle taste. Just looking at each other. Suddenly, the two of them smiled at the same time. With this smile that was no longer false, Goron and Ysera simultaneously felt that the distance between each other and themselves had suddenly become much closer...
This distance may not be enough for the two to have a true mother-son relationship, but it is no longer the kind of intrigues and mutual calculations.
"I will be back." Goron said seriously. When he said this, he did not consider the gains and losses in his mind. It was just a simple but sincere promise.
"Well, I will always be waiting for you at home...my...child..."
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It was Gronn's first time riding a large airship. Although in the Battle of the Peninsula Rainforest, the Knights of the Holy Fire used a large number of this new flying vehicle to participate in the battle. This was not the first time that Goron had seen this novel thing, but it was indeed the first time that he had ridden on it in person. Especially this time, he was riding the latest model of the empire's ultra-large passenger and cargo airship. It was more than a hundred meters long from the stern to the bow. The hull was almost like a super-large transoceanic ship. Four hundred steel cables as thick as a grown man's arms connect a huge oval hot air balloon. It can carry more than 400 tons of strategic materials or nearly a thousand fully armed warriors, and this airship also has a domineering name that matches its appearance and capabilities... "Hercules".
Goron lay on the side of the ship, overlooking the imperial capital Black Mountain that gradually turned into a black spot below, feeling the biting and cold wind in the sky, but Goron's heart was not as calm as his appearance. The only thing that could make Goron feel at ease was Chopper, who was competing with a roasted rhinoceros leg behind him. After Gronn "sold" himself, Rhine's interest in the one-eyed ogre weakened a lot, and he generously returned Chopper to Gronn, of course. This may also include some helplessness.
This foodie ogre has not seen Goron in the past two days, and his ferocious nature has completely exploded. For a one-eyed ogre who has awakened the blood of ancient giants, there are almost no shackles and prisons that can restrain his freedom. Many times The berserk Chopper directly ate all the slave trainers sent by Rhine, and almost destroyed the entire demihuman slave camp. Every time, Rhine personally took action to subdue him, but he still couldn't kill the one-eyed ogre. Rhine would happily let him go in the end, which had nothing to do with the fact that he had nothing to do. This time Goron went to the north to take over the slave cannon fodder camp, and Chopper naturally followed him. As for Rhine, as a dragon rider general, he has his own flying dragon mount, so of course he doesn't have to endure this "slow" airship.
Gronn also has a regret, that is, he left in a hurry this time and failed to establish stable contact with the Black City Chamber of Commerce. After the dark elf girl was frightened away by Rhine, she did not know whether she was frightened or went out again. What's the problem? She never contacted Gron again. However, this girl's shadow fighting spirit cultivation has reached an incredible level. In addition, she has been fighting on the front line for the Black City for more than two years, and has repeatedly faced crises. Immortal, I have accumulated a lot of experience, and I believe that even if I am defeated when encountering danger, I should have the ability to protect myself and escape.
Although the speed of the airship is as slow as a snail in the eyes of the Dragon Rider General, it takes dozens of days to travel by land and carriage. The airship was completed in less than two days, and Gron successfully reached his destination. Land, the Black Forest located on the northern border.
Although this seemingly endless coniferous forest is named "black", it is covered with thick snow. At a glance, you can see thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow drifting.
The cold wind here is howling and the temperature drops sharply. It seems to be in two completely different worlds from the imperial capital Montenegro where the climate is warm and pleasant all year round. Although the ogre is not afraid of the cold, in order not to make himself too conspicuous, Goron still wears Put on a thick winter coat.
The airship slowly landed at Snow Needle Camp. This was one of the dozens of temporary camps established by the empire on the border to monitor the Kuxiong Principality. Nearly 70% of the nearly a thousand residents in the camp were imperial soldiers, but there were also a few nearby who were engaged in logging or They are the aboriginal people who work in hunting, and of course there are traders who come and go and the service industries that have emerged, such as taverns, casinos, and romantic places. After several years of development, this military fortress, which has not really experienced a war, is more like a small settlement town that can be seen everywhere on the trade route than a military camp.
As soon as Gronn got off the airship, a displeased Dragon Rider general came up to him: "If I had known that it would be such a waste of time, I should have tied you to the tail of the flying dragon and brought you here. Why did I wait here? , a precious day and a half wasted.”
Gron didn't dare to answer such a topic casually. This Dragon Rider General was powerful and terrifying, but his character and temper were no different from those of ordinary wealthy children. He acted willfully and without scruples. Gron didn't want to put his precious Too much time and energy was wasted on him.
Rhine just complained. At this time, several more people came down from the airship, and the two of them looked at those people in unison.
The destination of "Hercules" is not this Snow Needle Camp. It will only stop here for half an hour and leave after unloading passengers and supplies. At this station, in addition to Goron, as many as fifty people stepped off the airship together. This is definitely a very rare thing for a remote station like Snow Needle Camp.
"You're like a piece of cake, attracting annoying flies wherever you go."
Rhine's sneer reached Goron's ears, and he could only give out a wry smile. Naturally, he had noticed these guys a long time ago. It was obvious that the target was him. As for whether they came to monitor, kidnap, or assassinate, Whether they come from the same force or not, Goron does not have the time or energy to resolve these issues yet.
"Can Chopper eat everyone here?" The ogre's silly laughter sounded on the tarmac, and half of the people who were stepping off the airship couldn't help but tremble.
"Although this is not a military camp directly under the Dragoon Regiment, it is not the territory of Zuo De. If you want to do anything, just do it. Don't be afraid of making things big for me."
Hearing Rhine's statement, Goron just nodded but didn't say much.
The two paid no attention to anything else. Under the leadership of Rhine, Gron and Chopper arrived at their destination, a war slave training camp belonging to the Imperial Dragoon Regiment Marines.
After passing through the heavily guarded camp gate, what appeared in front of Goron were about two hundred demi-human slaves. They were wandering idle in the open space, both men and women naked. The most numerous of them are the green-skinned and muscular orcs, followed by the blue-skinned trolls. If these green-faced and fanged guys stand upright with their rickety bodies, they can even be as tall as an ogre. The number of these two races is the largest. and more than half of the total number of people, but the rest are all kinds of orcs, various half-orcs with animal heads and bodies, tall and strong but honest tauren, short and stocky black iron dwarves, and even a few very capable and cold people. Elf.
When these guys saw someone coming, their eyes immediately focused on the two of them. The eyes they looked at Rhine were full of anger, fear and hatred, but the ones they looked at Gron were blatantly malicious. Gron even had reason to believe that , if Lain hadn't accompanied him here, I'm afraid these guys would have rushed up to overwhelm him and do what they wanted to do... (~^~)
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