Durin's Diary

Chapter 48 Cause and Effect (Part )

After placing the small items in the box that he didn't want to throw away on top of the fireplace, Du Lin began to look around the small building - the first floor was the kitchen and living room. The living room had a fireplace, a sofa set and a bookcase. The bookcase was full of books. It was unclear whether they were bought by Fabien or left by the landlord.

Compared to the old-fashioned living room, the kitchen is very modern, with an arcane gas stove, an arcane oven, and even Du Lin found an iron plate that can be placed on the gas stove. Judging from the marks on it, it must have been used for barbecue.

Du Lin used magic to explore the sewer. It was very large and old-fashioned, the kind that people could live in. So Du Lin became smart and placed a pressure-activated mine in the middle passage of the sewer entrance and exit. It could be triggered by a weight of 150 kilograms. At the same time, he also placed an alarm magic circle under the mine. If there is a pressure of more than 100 kilograms but less than the triggering pressure of 150 kilograms, the alarm magic circle will start working.

At that time, Du Lin hoped that the guy who climbed up would have a face that could withstand the erosion of the shotgun shell.

The second floor is the bedroom, which is reached through the spiral staircase in the living room on the first floor. Although it is not as convenient as a straight staircase, Du Lin thinks this arrangement is very good. It is very helpful in defending against the invasion of petty thieves.

Besides, the stair steps can be replaced with integrated pressure mines. The pressure mine weighs 150 kilograms, which is impossible for Durin to detonate with his own body size. But if it is a fully armed human, this integrated mine is enough to blow him into pieces and he cannot be put back together.

Of course, Du Lin will do such private renovations in the future, and he will stop it from working during the day to prevent the pot-bellied landlord from accidentally stepping on it when he comes to check whether the house has been demolished by Du Lin.

As for other things, the bed is quite big and there is no need to change it.

The house faces south, and the windows on the first floor do not need to be modified, but the windows on the second floor need to be bulletproofed, which will take some time to transport from Lublin.

Kal'tsit's mat and Hemer's bird stand both need to be bought, but Durin has already asked a housekeeping company to buy them for him, and they should deliver them today.

When he had dealt with this, Du Lin heard the barking of dogs outside. There were many families in the Fan Linen neighborhood who kept dogs, most of them were loyal dogs like Northern Hounds or Eastern Hounds. Du Lin didn't care. While flipping through a book at the bookshelf, he suddenly noticed that Hemer jumped to the window.

Strange, where is Kal'tsit?

As Du Lin thought this, he walked to the window.

Kal'tsit was found protecting a human cub, who was lying on the ground, his life or death unknown.

Confronting Kal'tsit were four vicious dogs. They were skinny and looked like stray dogs.

Hemer was pulling at the window and shouting urgently. Dulin pushed open the window and reached out at the same time. The shotgun in the suitcase fell directly into his hands.

Du Lin pushed open the door, loaded the single-shot bullet into the barrel, then raised the shotgun and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

The sound of gunfire was the order. As the largest wild dog had its chest torn open by a single-barreled bullet, Kal'tsit roared and pounced on the medium-sized dog closest to Durin. As a lynx, Kal'tsit, who had obtained a lot of meat, weighed 24 kilograms. Although she was only a sub-adult, she had learned to follow Durin hunting in the wilds of Lublin.

The medium-sized dog was no match for Kal'tsit in terms of size and weight. It lost the strength to resist after just one blow and was bitten in the throat by Kal'tsit.

There was also a medium-sized dog that pounced on Dulin, perhaps because it was hungry.

Du Lin didn't give it a chance. He pulled the trigger a second time and the single-barreled bullet directly blew off the vicious dog's head.

There was also a puppy that turned and ran when it heard the gunshots, but Hemer didn't give it a chance. The silent hunter swept past it from behind and broke the puppy's spine with his sharp claws. It might have been many years since the sound of gunfire was heard in the Van Linen neighborhood. Dulin's two shots scared the old men and women badly, but some of them were brave enough to leave their homes and discover what was going on.

Durin used a healing spell to heal the scars on the child's face. At this time, the child's father, Sir Doppler Cole, also arrived. He looked at the dead dog on the ground and the child clinging to his thigh. Although he had not witnessed the incident with his own eyes, a neighbor saw what happened after hearing the gunshots. After hearing that it was Durin and his pet who saved the child, he thanked Durin very much and said, "What can I give to repay you for saving my child?"

"I also heard the warning from my eagle owl and realized that my lynx was protecting your child. I'm glad that the child is okay." At this time, Du Lin was holding his shotgun in one hand and supporting Miss Hemer in the other.

"This won't do. The Cole family can't refrain from repaying a favor." The young father said, patting his chest.

"Doppler, don't you go hunting often? Why don't you share some of the meat with this young gentleman? After all, it was his pet that protected your child." Du Lin's neighbor, old man Ron, said.

These words woke Mr. Doppler up. He turned to look at his wife, who immediately nodded and went home.

"Then I would like to thank you, Mr. Cole, on behalf of Kal'tsit." Du Lin said with a smile, and communicated with Miss Hemer. Miss Hemer patted her shoulders and flew home.

Kal'tsit stood up at this time, and Durin stroked Kal'tsit's head.

Mrs. Cole brought a large piece of venison and a large bag of chicken breasts, which were very fat and fresh. Du Lin then learned that Mr. Cole loved hunting the most. He would go hunting with his friends in the woods north of the city every weekend. It was said that there were deer everywhere there.

After everyone left, Durin first took statements from the police officers. As latecomers, they heard about the deeds of Kal'tsit and Hemmer under Durin's name, and were very happy to give the two young ladies a reward - for domestic animals that protect humans, the police station will give their owners a sum of money, or give them food like Mr. Cole did.

There was no need for food, Du Lin could buy it himself, so after receiving some money, Du Lin sent the police officers away.

Then Du Lin visited his neighbor, Mr. Ron, and thanked them for testifying for him.

"You prairie elves are all good children. The child before was as polite as you. Has he gone home?" Old Mr. Ron's hearing was not very good, so he spoke loudly.

Hearing his question, Du Lin was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded.

"Yes, he went home, and now I rent this small building." This question made Du Lin sad, but fate did bring Fabien back to his hometown.

"Really? That's great! With good neighbors like you, my wife and I will feel more at ease." Mr. Ron laughed after saying this. He was very old, with wrinkles all over his face. His hair had completely fallen out, and age spots were rampant on his face. His white beard told the world about his old age.

On the wall behind him were various medals, with books on them, medals of the First Commune... There were also photos of Mr. Ron in military uniform when he was young, and laughter with friends.

These photos seemed to be witnessing the old man's life. Du Lin found that after a certain period of time, the old man never smiled again - he hugged his wife with an expressionless face, then hugged his newborn children with an expressionless face, and then the old him with an expressionless face... hugged his newborn grandchildren.

The photos on the wall seem to be recording his life.

Ron lived in the present, but it seemed as if he had died once at some point in the past.

(End of this chapter)