'trivial?, things!' James' shacked his head at Hanzo's statement, recalling the guy's common sense James' didn't argue anymore.
"I need to cut the call I need to moved now" Hanzo.
James' nodded back. "get in contact later"
"are you my girlfriend?" Hanzo joke before cutting the call.
'that bastard, hope his ok' James' thought as he parted from the cafe, heading straight to the group of people gathering nearby.
"you finished your call?" the guy that looked like the leader ask. "then let's depart"
James' nodded.
Hanzo left the area, he stumble upon some rare herbs and fruit's.
[Green Blessed Grass]
• A herb that can be used for creating healing medicine's, it can also be used for creating healing potions by processing it with alchemy.
Hanzo walk around picking up Herbs on the way.
'It's seems like no other beast or monster's in the place as well.'
Hanzo had been avoiding places radiating strong presences, just like what James' had stated this mountains is a A+ to S+ danger zone.
Then suddenly. Hanzo jump to the side distancing himself from the large weeds up front.
Unsheathing the sword preparing for battle.
But instead of a beast or a monster what welcomed his eyes we're a group of 30 kid size human-like individuals.
Small bodies, Crude equipment.
They don't seem to be monster's.
Covered with a thin layer of ragged clothes, their expressions didn't lack intelligence. There were also a few who are equipped with swords, spears, stone axes, and bows.
But the quality of these weapon's is trashed, a quality lesser than that of common.
These guy's resembles human's and dwarfs like a union between the two race's.
It seems like I had seen them before, but where? Ah Dalianis isn't this stereotypical.
I was planning to search for the race later, but to think that I would stumble and had a encounter with them this early.
Hanzo was joyful looking at the group of poor individuals up front.
Dalianis is a unique race with unknown origin. The race that one's dominate a entire continent in the north, but was later gone missing caused of the war of ancients.
It is said that the race has gone extinct but was later discovered in the south east, a slave Dalianis was found in a countryside.
Because of these the extinct status they held disappear. Dalianis is a race born blessed with mana and strength, some considered them as monster's because of there internal body structure resembling that of fairies and dragons.
These Dalianis is a race possessing a body closely resembles a half spiritual life forms.
fairies and dragons aside can freely change from a spiritual life form to a physical life form. Dalianis were like a irregularity such reason why their origins was considered unknown.
The race possessed a extremely high growth potential, no one knew how the powerful race that dominated a entire continent in the north got annihilated.
But one thing is certain, the Dalianis isn't a weak race.
However, somehow I feel that the Dalianis race had fall bottom in the food chain. Seeing the condition of the 30 Dalianis in front of me I felt pity.
Many of their swords had rusted with minimal durability remaining, and their armor is thin and had some holes in it. Some have stitched together some rotting cloth, there wearing ragged clothes.
Compare to the goblin's I faced back then aren't these guy's far more worse.
The I who have endured hard owned battles, can imagine the suffering these guy's had face. Aren't these supposedly powerful race?
With a curious look on his face, Hanzo closed the distance equipping himself, returning the sword back in the hilt.
As I was curious at the state the group are in, one of them stepped forward, he's probably the leader, beginning to opened his mouth.
"Great one do you have any business in this area?"
'Oh, they can talk what took them so long?' Hanzo smiled. 'Huh? did they just call me, Great One'
First surrounding me armed with weapons, and then politely asking a question, what's with this bunch? Are they afraid?
'they had good instincts' feeling amused Hanzo closer the distance. 'In any case, it doesn't look like they will attack right away.'
The Dalianis are, from what I can see they are pretty desperate. They are on guard weapons in hand.
Getting closer to the group, in fear some have run away already.
'I don't know about their circumstances but to run the moment I got near isn't that disrespectful'
Hanzo muttered in a low voice.
This guy must be the leader, he looked at me straight in the eyes while shivering.
Did they thought I came here to attack them?
"Great one, with all due respect can I ask what businesses do you have with this place"
They might be asking about my aim. They we're completely convinced that I am a powerful individual.
"you don't have to worried I don't have any bad intention towards you guys"
Hearing the declaration the guy that represents as there leader sigh in relief.
"that If you yourself, don't have a bad intention towards me"
"no, no we don't have that kind of intention towards you, we're just on guard caused the last human that reached this placed attacked as the moment he see us."
"that's understandable, ok I believed your words."
Hanzo didn't dough the words of the Dalianis, it is said the they can't lie. Lying is a taboo for them.
After talking to the group for a while, it seems like I'll be imposing on their settlement. They invited me with open arm's.
Though they may look shabby, it seems like they we're just scared and on guard. Taking a break might be a good idea.
With that thought, I decided to accept the offer and go to their settlement.
The group guided me to there settlement, they didn't considered is as a village as they keep relocating in the mountains.
I got the gest of it, it's looked like they we're trapped in this mountains, unable to leaved the area cause of the strong monster's nearby.
And if they where to leave the mountains what awaited them would be slavery.
The fantasy world isn't a nice place like in novels, the reality is far more cruel and gruesome. In this world where strength is everything a group of weak individuals would be nothing but a prey in front of the strong.
I was guided inside the best looking hut in the settlement, earlier after reaching the settlement multiple gazes are targeted to me, some looked curious some had a worried look.
'they might have experience great hardships just to lived in this mountains'
"sorry for making you wait honored guest"
A elderly man entered the hut, his face is a bit solemn for some reason.
"I don't mind it, I hadn't been waiting that long"
"We humbly apologize for the inability to provide better accommodations. I currently have the pleasure of serving as this settlements leader"
Hanzo didn't reply and just nod at the old man's words.
A few minutes of silence follow up, the atmosphere seems odd.
"So, for what reason have you gone out of your way to invite me here?" Hanzo went straight to the point.
Hanzo ask in a serious tone staring directly at the old man's eye's, trying to discern if there we're any hidden intentions in it.
At my words the old man prostrated himself bowing deep on the ground.
'huh, what's going on here? Confused by the sudden turned of event's I am unable to react'
"I would like to ask for the Great One's help, ah, no we would like to ask the great one's help"
[Request of Dalianis] (S Rank Quest)
• The Dalianis has been in great pressure for the last months since the increase of monster activity in the area.
Requirements: Solved the Dalianis race problems.
Rewards:
1. Absolute Loyalty of the entire Dalianis race.
2. Forgotten Dalianis race magic engineering technology.
3. Secret Dalianis mana control art.
Failure: True Extinction of the last pure blooded Dalianis.