Jared and Caroline didn't take offense at the rude name calling, but looked at each other and shook their heads in disbelief. This is facing the old dwarf who is charging towards here like an angry bull. After all, this old dwarf is just a temper, not specifically targeting the two of them, so Jared did not like to treat other people who say anything, and Caroline also did not take it seriously.
"Can I help you? Master Brician? As promised, I've given you the site of the smithy, haven't I?"
"You this, you white-faced brat-skin!!!"
The old dwarf waved his sledgehammer in his hand, which was big enough to turn a chicken from a three-dimensional to a flat surface, with his beard sticking up in anger.
"You lied to me!!!"
"I didn't lie to you, did I not transfer the manpower and materials? Did they not follow my instructions?"
Jared's tone was a bit surprised, but Caroline covered her mouth and laughed softly beside her, of course she knew what Jared was up to, and it wasn't that simple to get the old dwarf to fall for it.
"But! There are no raw materials! Where's the ore! Without ores do I have to take my old bones to make iron?!!!"
This is the place that makes the old dwarf angry, dreaming of, belonging to their own blacksmith store in the initial construction of the old dwarf is very excited for a while, but when he will all the equipment are placed to adjust the finished, make a fire ready to start, it is realized that the lack of one of the most important things: no raw materials.
It's as embarrassing as a housewife who buys the latest kitchenware and then realizes she has no rice to cook with.
So the old dwarf rushed over again, finally found Jared and Caroline, who were patrolling the streets, and asked them to provide their own raw materials. Whether it was iron or copper, at least give them something to start the furnace with!
"There is nothing I can do about that, Master Brisian."
Jared rejected the old Dwarf's request in no uncertain terms.
"The caravan sent by the Empire is only responsible for the transportation of building materials, but metal ores are not included in the transportation plan, so we will not be able to provide you with enough raw materials within a short period of time. Of course, I don't think I need to remind you that you can't steal the raw materials used for construction back to your own furnace."
"But,I,I,I,I ...!!!"
The old dwarf said three I's in one breath, and then his mouth turned away, so it seemed that he was about to cry?
"Lucky ..."
Jared continued as if he cared nothing for the old dwarf's saddened, broken-hearted expression.
"It's not entirely out of the question ..."
"You have an idea? White-skinned little ... Lords and Masters?"
Hearing this, the old dwarf finally came to his senses and wiped his face in embarrassment, while Jared smiled slightly and then casually drew a map out of one of those papers.
"According to the records here, there should be a lot of ores on the mountains nearby, Master Brician, if you are really in a hurry, you can go digging by yourself. If you need manpower, please let me know, I will definitely find a way to solve it."
"Okay, okay! I'm on my way!!!"
Without even looking to see if the drawing in Jared's hand was of an egg or a pie, the old dwarf ripped it out of his hand and turned around with a howl and left like a whirlwind. Only then did Jared withdraw his hand and turn to Caroline with a smug smile.
（That's why you came out for a walk, isn't it?)
"Not everything has to be done in the right order to get the perfect result, sometimes it's better to reverse the order."
Jared casually finished, then pulled over a patrol soldier, instructed him to follow the old dwarf behind, lest the old dwarf in case of excitement can not run in the mountains in the middle of the night to look for ore on the trouble, although this place is now the biggest danger has been gone, and due to that was cut down the dragon's head is still exuding dragon's power of the sake of the surroundings also do not have any beasts dared to come close to, but after all, it is still better to insurance point good.
After his instructions, Jared turned to Caroline and made a gesture of invitation.
"Well, then, Missy, go back, it's tea time. And a certain eager listener is eagerly awaiting the performance of our talented violinist."
Leila raised her head, and her two cat-like triangular ears perked up and swiveled.
She's scared.
Ever since she was separated from her brother and the rest of the mercenary group, she had tried to find her way out on her own, but she had gotten lost again, as was normal. In the end, the poor girl had no choice but to sit in the tree by the lake, huddled up and nervously watching the surroundings. Her tail was wagging and her ears were pricked up like a scared bunny. Moreover, there was blood flowing from her shoulder.
"What to do ... brother, help me ..."
And for some reason, Leila sensed a sinister and sinister aura wafting from this place. As the most sensitive of the orc races to scent, she naturally knew that this scent was just the legacy of some horrible guy. But even so, the lingering scent was enough to make Leila tremble with fear.
"Sasha ..."
Suddenly there's a faint noise in the grass.
Leila jumped up in surprise, hiding her small body in the dense foliage and looking down uneasily.
"Leila!!! Where are you?!"
The beast-eared man stepped out of the bushes, shouting Leila's name as he looked around the lake, but they found nothing, not even a sign of anyone's presence. This made the man anxious, while the large, burly man grumbled in disbelief and grunted.
"Hmph! Brother, stop looking. That little human bastard must be deliberately trying to fix us! I'll go back now and skin him!!!"
"Can you beat him?"
Seeing that this guy was going to get into trouble again, the beast-eared man asked coldly, but he didn't ask this idiot to answer, instead he spoke on his own.
"When you were lying on the ground, did you realize how you fell? I didn't. I didn't even see the girl make a move. You know what that means? That girl must be more powerful than all of us, not to mention that boy! Besides, don't you think it's strange?"
"Where's the weirdness?"
Another mercenary asked curiously, while the beast-eared man's frown deepened.
"I just said I was looking for someone, I didn't even tell him if Leila was a man or a woman, but do you remember what he told me? 'the lady', how did he know we were looking for a girl?!"
"Put it this way ..."
After the beast-eared man's comment, the crowd seemed to realize something was wrong.
"Hmph, could that kid be up to something? Trying to wipe us out? Maybe they took Leila and lured us into a trap! Humans are so mean, shameless and cunning!"
"Shut the fuck up."
The beast-eared man let out a cold cry, this time he was really angry, and the strong man also sensed that his leader's mood was not too good, and was very sensible and did not continue to speak.
"How many times have I told you! Koro, we're living in a human society now! Not in the wilderness! And not in our own country! Don't give us that human crap! You're only bringing us more potential enemies! You'd better shut up! Otherwise, I guarantee your name will be engraved on the 'Monument of No Return'!"
"..."
The crowd was silent. The Stone of No Return is a huge natural stone that towers over the savage wilderness, and I don't know when the names of those Orcs who left the wilderness and entered the human world without ever returning to their homelands are engraved on that stone. No one knows why, but only that every time a name appeared on the stone, it meant that another one of their companions would never be able to return to their homeland.
There's no one who doesn't want to go back to where they came from.
"Brother?"
And just then, a guttural voice came from above, and the man looked up in surprise, only to find Leila peeking out of the thick foliage, gazing down with disbelieving eyes.
"Brother!!! Finally I see you guys!!!"
Leila squealed in delight, then jumped downward into the arms of the beast-eared man.
"Leila! I'm glad you're okay!"
Seeing his sister who had been worried, the man's original serious expression changed to a much gentler one, he pulled Leila away, and then looked at her carefully. While Leila was puzzled, wondering what her brother was doing, the man asked.
"How did you get here?"
"I ... I got lost and then I was going to go back to the campground but I didn't realize it was going further and further away so I had to stay here ..."
"How did you get hurt?"
"This? It's a bruise from when I accidentally slid down a tree earlier."
The more Leila spoke, the more wrong she felt, and she looked uneasily at her brother.
"Did something happen?"
"So Leila, while you were here, did you feel anyone approaching?"
"No no no!"
Leila shook her head desperately.
"I haven't noticed anyone approaching, not even very few animals ... Why are you asking me these questions?"
"No... nothing, come on, let me bandage your wound."
The man sighed .
It seems that the answer is not to be found.