Warhammer Seal

Chapter 183 The Trip to Torrent Pass
Torrent Pass has a very huge city gate, which can even accommodate a hundred dwarves to pass side by side at the same time. The two arrow towers beside it stand tall, and all of them are filled with clockwork bombs developed by engineers.

Dwarf technology has a very powerful place, the so-called clockwork bomb, in short, it is an air explosion bomb.

When the cannon is ejected, the clockwork is started. This delay mechanism can make the cannonball explode when it falls on the enemy's head. The fragments and rust iron in it can seriously injure a formation of goblins.

There were ten dwarf warriors standing at the door, and they saw Wende from afar.

This human being is the best friend of Torrent Pass, the current Elector of Sylvania, and the food and wine that Torrent Pass is in urgent need of depends on the help of this Elector.

So as soon as they saw Wende, the guards greeted Wende happily, and Wende who was walking was not subject to any inspection.

It's just that the dwarves didn't look friendly at Ruixi. The relationship between dwarves and elves has always been bad. Fortunately, it was because of Wende's face that Ruixi was allowed to enter the city.

"My God, you are still a dragon feeder!"

The dwarves are used to adding appropriate titles and titles to others. When the captain of the Ironbreaker Warriors was about to go up to greet Wende, he saw the young dragon following him.

As an old dwarf with a beard that grew to his knees, he must have known such a creature as a dragon.

Unexpectedly, Wende is both an elector and a dragon feeder. Both titles are very terrifying, and they immediately aroused the greatest respect of the dwarves.

"Welcome to Rapids Pass, Emperor Elector Dragon Breeder Wende."

After all, he directly gave way to the road leading to the city, and even gave way to the elf Ruixi.

Walking quickly into the city, Wende was already terribly frozen by the cold wind in the mountains, and there was only a trace of blood on his face, but after stepping into the gate of the rapids pass, his skin immediately became rosy.

The temperature in this city is like spring, and the air is warm but full of burnt smell.

As expected of a race in the mountains, Rapids Pass is not a city built out of stones, but directly hollowed out the mountain and settled here.

Since the dwarves discovered high-quality iron ore here thousands of years ago, the rapids pass has been built until now, but the current city more or less disappointed Wende.

Even after such a long period of development, the prosperity of Torrent Pass is only a little better than that of Dunkenhof Castle, and it has not even reached one-third of the prosperity of Altdorf.

Only two years have passed since Altdorf was rebuilt, and it has become a metropolis with a population of 25.

However, the population of Torrent Pass is less than [-] at first glance.

At first, Wende just thought that the dwarves had an uncoordinated male-to-female ratio, and that several dwarf brothers marrying one wife would only affect the fertility rate a little.

But no matter how you speculate, it is not as shocking as seeing it with your own eyes.

The most basic condition for a race to prosper is its fertility rate. A high fertility rate can enable a race to develop rapidly, while a race with a low fertility rate will eventually perish.

Fortunately, the social atmosphere in Rapids Pass is good, all the dwarves are united under their own family, the farmers are serious about farming, craftsmen and blacksmiths have already started working in the blacksmith shop, and there are also shift-changing dwarves in the tavern for rest and entertainment.

All the dwarves looked at Wende reverently, and then cast contemptuous glances at Ruixi. If you want to know more about the city, you can't just rely on your eyes, you have to listen to the words of the locals.

Wende had already prepared tips and gifts, and walked towards the largest tavern in the city.

Just like a human tavern, even if it is more than 100 meters away, you can hear the sound of wine glasses colliding inside, coupled with the dwarf's natural rough voice, there is no need for any guide signs at all.

However, a guy at the entrance of the tavern directly caught Wende's attention.

A dwarf was kneeling outside the tavern, his hair and beard were all dyed orange, and there was a thick wooden sign hanging on his chest, with only two words written on it.

"deserter"

At this moment, two dwarves who had just finished drinking their beer came out of the tavern. When Wende noticed the butcher at the door, he laughed jokingly.

"The Ratman came to attack our Torrent pass before winter, and this guy actually ran away, what a shame!"

Most of the dwarves only spoke half of what they said. Although what they said was just a simple Ratman attack, Wende knew the actual situation of the battle before winter.

The Ratmen of the Evilspit clan sent twenty formations of Ratmen to attack Torrent Pass. With so many Ratmen, some dwarves will surely be defeated, which is understandable.

But asking a dwarf to take the Butcher's Oath just because of a retreat, wouldn't it be a waste of population?
Wind has no dwarven values, not even knightly ones.

To him, the act of running away is not a heinous crime. When facing an unmatched enemy, it is extremely common to be defeated and defeated. There is no need to discriminate against such helpless deserters.

Taking out a bottle of beer from the tavern, Wende sat beside the dwarf butcher at the door and handed him the beer.

Thirst is really thirsty, but a dwarf also has dignity, oh, it turned out to be a human being.

The dwarf butcher took a look at Wende, silently took the beer and drank it without saying a word of thanks to Wende.

"I've heard of that battle. The Ratmen flooded towards Rapids like a tide. Even the mightiest dwarf warriors trembled with fear."

Saying good things, telling nonsense with open eyes, and cheating are the three speaking methods that Wende is best at using. First, give the other party a step down, so that others can better answer the words.

"I'm not a fighter, I'm an engineer and blacksmith, Gale Hearthfire."

As soon as these words came out, Wende understood everything.

When Torrent pass was besieged by ratmen, all the bloody dwarves were armed, even farmers and blacksmiths took up arms.

However, they lacked combat training and their morale was not much different from that of humans. They collapsed after the Ratman charged many times. Fortunately, the Torrent Pass blocked the Ratmen's invasion, and all these deserters were forced to take the Butcher's Oath.

This also gave Wende a chance. Most of the dwarf blacksmiths and engineers were very proud and would only become friends with those whose forging skills were similar to theirs.

But it's much easier to be friends with a butcher.

Wende immediately stretched out his hand to pick up Geer's stove, and poured strong wine on his wound to disinfect it.

"How about following me? Geer, I have a very good way of death, which will wash away all your shame, and even make all the dwarves sing your name."

Geer was dubious, why would a human nobleman choose to be friends with a deserter like himself, and what was the death method he was talking about?Why should it be sung by all dwarves?
Wende slowly tied a bandage on Geer's wound, and solemnly patted him on the shoulder.

"Die to save the world."

　Many races in the world only regard promises and oaths as a means of gaining benefits, while the dwarves regard them as the embodiment of their highest honor.

　　What they believe in is a promise, a thousand gold, and a thousand gold is not easy.If a dwarf, due to some special circumstance, cannot keep his vow, he suffers a shame unimaginable to any other race.

　　Dwarves who can't keep their promises or want to atone for their sins have only one choice: stand before Grimoire and take the Butcher's Oath.

　　They will give up their lives to atone for their sins by seeking an honorable death in the fiercest battle.

　　Such dwarves would discard their armor, dye their hair and beard orange, get tattoos, and go to battle, throwing away the shame and regret that plagued their hearts in a desperate fight.

　　For the butcher as tough as a rock, a quiet death is by no means what they are after.Ruthless and fearsome warriors, they do not hesitate to throw themselves into battle, desperately seeking an enemy strong enough to end their lives of misery and humiliation.

　　Seeking an honorable death is not going to die directly. A dwarf butcher will not do anything wrong to die, but will look for the most honorable way. The stupid way of death is even more shameful than being a butcher.

　　For example, the dwarven butcher pirates that Wende met in Tyrell, they are willing to die to atone for saving the city, rather than committing suicide by jumping into the sea. Suicide is a shame among shame.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)