Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 261 The Most Failed Butcher in History - Demigod's Service - Archibald's Head Served on the Table

It is true that people feel refreshed when good things happen. Su Li's loneliness and solitude in the past few days were swept away with the arrival of the envoy of the Dwarf High King!

He immediately stood up with renewed energy, and while putting on his shirt, he said to Hildurd with a smile, "These dwarves are really slow to act. They received the intelligence nearly half a year earlier than the Surander Province, but they ended up arriving nearly a month later!"

When did the news about the dwarf's red beard and golden comb spread?
That was when Hildur was still an elite, and he led a treasure-hunting team to steal this ancient dwarf relic from the green dragon's lair.

Then the Redbeard Clan immediately passed the news to the dwarves.

As a result, it was almost three months after the war with the green dragon that these dwarves finally arrived.

Hirud knelt beside Su Li, helped him straighten his pants and shirt, and explained, "The Silver Road where the Dwarf High King resides is simply too far from us. It was mainly because the dwarves of the Redbeard Clan wasted a lot of time delivering the message. They had to cross vast plains, forests, rivers, and lakes, and it took them over half a year to reach the capital of the Dwarf High King."

"His Majesty, the Dwarf High King Thorgrim, attached great importance to this matter and personally dispatched the Dwarf's legendary airship, the Thunderfury, carrying their envoys to our territory. They arrived safely in just about two months."

The Dwarven Legendary Airship! ?

Su Li took a deep breath. The dwarves actually sent out such a national treasure?
Even Su Li had heard of this legendary unit in casual conversations with the dwarves. After all, dwarves are big mouths. If you talk to them calmly for less than five minutes, they will start to brag about the famous figures in their dwarven history and the unparalleled powerful equipment they have created.

The Dwarven Thundership-class floating battleship is one of the most powerful units among them. These equipment do not appear in the sequence of the Dwarven ordinary army, but in the magnificent chapter of the Dwarven "Legendary Age". Because these legendary units are too powerful and unbalanced, the appearance of each one can destroy a battlefield.

This war machine's bomb racks, cannons, and swivel guns can wreak devastating damage on any enemy line.

Fortunately for the Dwarven enemies, few Thunderships were ever built, and it was difficult to find engineers crazy or drunk enough to fly such a dangerous thing.

The Thunderfury airship was designed and built by the mad dwarf engineer Sven Hatherfrapp, and was the third Thundership-class airship to take off from Stromgarde.

The first caught fire and crashed during the Battle of Blackdale, the second was recently on a beautiful journey to the Imperial capital of Terrabheim and has yet to return, and the third, Sven's pride, is none other than the Thunderfury. This vessel has seen action in many battles, most recently bombing and razing the orc Knucklescraper tribe on the mountainside.

Hearing that this famous airship was coming, Su Li couldn't wait to go and take a look.

He bent down and kissed Ingrid, who was lying on the bed, hard on her lips. He said, "Baby, let's go and see this legendary war machine together. It's time to return your hairbrush to the dwarf."

The dwarf's golden hair comb has always been worn on the ends of Ingrid's hair. It is the best auxiliary prop for wizards to practice and meditate, so Ingrid's strength can continue to grow.

Now that she was about to return it to the dwarf, Ingrid didn't lose her temper or feel reluctant like a little woman. She shook her silky long hair, took out the comb from the middle of it, handed it to Su Li, and said seriously: "As long as I can help you get revenge, I will support you without reservation."

During this period, Ingrid could feel Su Li's loneliness and desolation the most. During the day, he practiced in silence, and at night, Ingrid's soft body soothed his depressed mood.

Now the news of the dwarves' arrival finally cheered him up, and Ingrid was naturally also excited.

After getting the golden comb, Su Li quickly rushed to Bauhinia Castle with Hildurde and the knight's squire.

When they arrived, they saw a massive dwarven airship, obscuring the sky and hovering above the castle. The Thunderfury was a dwarven masterpiece, imbued with dwarven characteristics. Its pneumatic system consisted of a massive steam balloon, covered in a thick layer of metal armor.

Below the balloon hung a heavy wooden cabin in the typical angular style of the Dwarves, with a row of solid round shields densely packed on both sides.

This legendary airship is unparalleled in its power. It has a series of unique rules. For example, it can only be charged by flying units while flying, and it can still fire organ cannons and drop bombs while flying.

He also had cannons as decoration. The Thunder Airship was equipped with five organ cannons, and every two operators could fire one organ cannon. Dozens of dwarves were also around the airship, holding thunder muskets, ready to shoot down from the air at any time.

But even such a huge and legendary airship can only play a supporting role today. Under the airship is a powerful dwarf butcher with an overwhelming dominance!

The High King sent out the man that the dwarves had mentioned to Su Li before, the most manly dwarf in their history, the son of Granni, the demigod-level butcher Gotrek!

This powerful dwarf butcher has a very distinctive appearance. He is intimidating at first sight and has a terrifying deterrent effect.

He was a burly, muscular man, more than twice the height of an average dwarf! Dwarves might be short, but an average butcher is about 1.3 to 1.5 meters tall, which means this most manly demigod butcher in history was over 2 meters tall!
The reason he is still considered a dwarf is simply because his sturdy build and short limbs maintain dwarf proportions.

Given his proportions, he was incredibly large and muscular, with deep scars covering his face. His right eye had been blinded by a Chaos Orc's axe, leaving only a single, cold eye. His hair was a mess, a reddish-brown color, a reflection of his inner anger and desire for revenge.

This size and strength make him look particularly majestic and terrifying on the battlefield. He is simply a killing machine with weapons and has always been known for his ferocious, ruthless and precise fighting style.

He is extremely skilled in using his double-edged battle axe, Frostbite, to make quick and deadly attacks. His axe swings like a gust of cold wind, capable of splitting enemies in half in an instant.

His life's feats were countless, including killing countless beastmen, demons, mutants, werewolves, greenskins, and more demons, mutants, and more greenskins.

He slew a warpstone troll and purified the Holy Sepulchre of Karak Eight Peaks, allowing countless dwarves to rest in peace.

Kill the Skaven army attempting to conquer Tyrtis.

Killed a million ratmen and rat trolls.

Killed a Khorne Bloodthirster with the help of a friend.

The drinking competition made a bunch of Kislevites drunk, etc. etc.

His most famous battle was the Battle of Broken Anvil, a massive battle against the Greenskins where he single-handedly charged into the Earthquake and slew hundreds of Orc giants with his axe, Frostbite. Finally, he beheaded the Orc leader, the immensely powerful Orc Warlord, and used the Orc Warlord's axe to smash the enemy's anvil, earning him the name "Anvilbreaker."

Because he was invincible, Gotrek was never able to fulfill his butcher's oath (being killed), and he was also known as the most failed butcher in history.

This doesn't mean the dwarf is difficult to get along with; in fact, he is incredibly loyal to his dwarven clan and fellow dwarves, willing to sacrifice his own life to protect them.

He became a dwarf butcher because his hometown was attacked by orcs in an accident, and his family and tribesmen were all slaughtered. This dwarf, who came from the most ordinary miner family in the dwarf clan, witnessed all this after returning from the mine.

This tragedy completely changed Gotrek's fate. He vowed to avenge his family with his own hands and became a butcher.

The dwarf butcher had a loud voice and a sense of humor that was unique to dwarves. When he saw Su Li coming, he put down his battle axe and reached out to shake Su Li's hand tightly. "Don't worry, my axe is only used to chop monsters, not friends."

Su Li smiled and said, "It's a pleasure to meet you, the powerful demigod, His Majesty Gotrek. I am Su Li, the master of the sky and land of Heisen Territory, Bauhinia."

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Gotrek, unable to contain his dwarf's impatience, spoke eagerly, "I heard you found a sacred ancient relic of the Dwarves. High King Thorgrim has sent me to personally bring this generous gift of the Dwarves to thank you and return it to the Silver Road."

Su Li did not make any excuses or delays. He directly took out the dwarf's golden hair comb and handed it to Gotrek. This sacred treasure reflected a dazzling luster in the sunlight.

The moment Gotrek saw the golden comb, his one eye suddenly lit up, as if burning with a blazing flame. His breathing became rapid, and his whole body trembled slightly, staring intently at the treasure that was shining with sacred light in the sunlight.

"Ancestral Blessing!" Gotrek's voice was high and he took the treasure from Su Li with uncontrollable excitement. "This is our ancient relic, the symbol of the Dwarf High King! Today, it has finally returned to the hands of the Granni bloodline."

Then Gotrek pressed the comb tightly against his chest, as if to melt him into his body. His voice became deep and solemn: "From now on, Master Su Li, you and your Bauhinia family are our most honored friends! Now it is our turn to express our gratitude for your friendship and kindness with concrete actions."

"We dwarves never engage in such frivolous things. Although we love gold, we are also the most generous of races. High King Thorgrim will repay your kindness with the most generous gifts."

After saying that, he solemnly put the comb into his pocket and patted Su Li's shoulder hard, with such force that Su Li almost staggered.

He laughed heartily and said, "In the name of the ancestral gods, we dwarves will bring mountains of gold to fill your hundred vaults." "We will also help you build a state-of-the-art fortress, where a dwarven engineering corps will be stationed, including a steam tank production workshop (like the ones in Warhammer Total War)."

"At the same time, you will receive a promise from the Sons of the Mountains. When you blow the war horn, thirty fully staffed Silver Ancestral Army regiments will immediately rush to your territory. This horn can be blown at least three times."

"Finally, you will receive the protection of the Rune Lord. Our dwarven High King will personally craft for you a set of Unbroken Oath rune armor. This armor is beyond legendary, even close to being a semi-artifact! It contains the ancestral rune stone that contains lost secrets. We will dispatch thirty rune masters to be stationed here to help you maintain this armor."

"Of course, if you are not satisfied with all of this, our High King has promised that we can gather the strength of all the dwarven kingdoms to meet one of your requests, as long as this request does not violate the principles and beliefs of our dwarves."

Then Gotrek cut his palm and smeared the blood on Su Li's forehead. Behind him, the entire fortress was filled with the roar of dwarven war drums and hammers, the dwarven war song sounded, and countless dwarves solemnly swore an oath.

"From now on, the blood of the Redbud will flow in the songs of all dwarf clans."

In the deep and majestic sound of the dwarves' war song, Su Li's face instantly showed murderous intent. He finally waited for the chance to take revenge!
He waved his hand without hesitation and said decisively, "I don't want anything! I don't need the entire dwarf race to do anything for me. I only need a simple request, and you can help me complete it immediately."

Gotrek immediately became anxious, even more agitated than Su Li. He quickly said, "My big friend, don't be so hasty to answer! This is the wealth given to you by the entire dwarf race. You can't just spend it without thinking. What is worth giving up so much wealth? If it really only involves me, I can help you solve it. You don't need to give up such a precious condition."

This dwarf was very enthusiastic about martial arts. Although he shouted loudly and looked rude and stubborn, he really treated Su Li as a close friend.

The murderous intent on Su Li's face remained unchanged. He never took revenge overnight!

The things the dwarves gave back were indeed precious, but the creation of legendary armor was too far away. Most importantly, if he killed Archibald, he would immediately obtain a legendary weapon.

With intelligence and guidance, he would never lack wealth. How much money could he earn? As long as his territory was enough, that was enough.

As for the steam tank, although it is powerful and precious, as long as he has enough dwarf oath gold, he can buy it directly from the dwarf high fortress.

Ten thousand years is too long, he only cares about the day! What he lacks most is time, revenge cannot wait!

Moreover, if he killed Archibald, he might even get the entire Princedom of Surander.

He could still tell the difference between a one-time condition and a prince's permanent loyalty.

So Su Li said decisively: "My friend, thank you for your kindness. But this matter involves too many people, and you can't bear the consequences of such a reckless move. Because my request is, please help me kill the Duke of Surander Province, Eternal Sword, Archibald, immediately!"

"Hiss~" Gotrek immediately carried the huge battle axe on his shoulder and took a deep breath.

This was indeed a reckless action that he could not undertake alone.

He is the most famous demigod of the dwarves and the strongest person active in the mortal world. It can be said that he is the symbol of the dwarves.

If he killed a human duke without any reason, it would inevitably cause a diplomatic dispute at the highest level between the Empire and the Dwarves, and might even shake the sacred alliance between the two races that had existed for thousands of years!

For thousands of years, although humans and dwarves had their disputes and even resorted to swords at times, the two races maintained a strong alliance. To this day, the dwarves have never massacred a human duke.

You know, the Duke is almost the highest level in the empire. Above them are only the Electors.

Su Li's request even shook Gotrek's steadfast faith. He couldn't help but scrutinize the large man. Was he truly a friend of the dwarves? And not some chosen follower of Tzeentch, sent to shake the unbreakable alliance between the two races?

This made him hesitate. If there really was such a conspiracy, he would rather not have this ancient relic. After all, a symbolic treasure could never compare to the solid alliance between humans and dwarves.

Su Li directly took out the fragment of the double-tailed comet, patted it on his chest, and said, "We humans have never forgotten the doctrine of helping the dwarves. Are the dwarves going to break their oath?"

"Fragments of a twin-tailed comet!" Gotrek's eyes widened immediately, his expression changing from hesitation to anger. His eyes were filled with rage as he roared, "Ancestors, the bloodline of Granni will never break its oath! Since you've proven that you have the blessing of the Human Emperor Redmar, possessing the supreme purity of humanity, uncorrupted, we dwarves will certainly keep the promise we made to our big friend!"

He turned around, axe in hand, and with a wave of his hand, he declared proudly, "Wait until I get Archibald's head back for you to use as a wine jug! Even if it incurs the wrath of the Empire, we dwarves will fulfill our promise to you!"

This manliest dwarf in history truly acted decisively. Without even waiting to enter the manor to plan, he climbed back onto the legendary airship, the Thunderfury, and roared at the top of his lungs, "Warriors of the Redbeard Clan, come aboard and serve as our guide. Let's go! Catch up with Archibald, the Eternal Sword! The dwarf is going to smash his immortal sword into pieces with his battle axe!"

Su Li's days of depression were completely swept away. After the airship roared away, he ignored the surprised looks of others and stood on the cliff next to the castle. The mountain breeze blew up his scarlet cloak, making it rustle.

The anger that had been pent up for days finally burst through his chest, and he roared with all his might, "Ah~~!! Archibald, your death is coming!"

The roar echoed between the valley and riverbed, finally venting Su Li's anger and pain that had been lingering for a long time.

He opened his arms and let the strong wind tear at his clothes. The tall tower of Hesse Castle was looming in the clouds and snow, like a majestic island, which was so appropriate to his mood at the moment.

The flames of revenge burned in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly with a hint of sneer. Archibald likes to bully the weak? Then he deserves this retribution, to die under the crushing power of the stronger! Let him also experience the usual darkness and despair of this world.

Oliver stood aside with his arms folded, his face livid. He did not think this was a rational approach. If there were 100 cellars of gold, Hesse Territory would be able to take off directly. Perhaps within ten years, Hesse Territory's iron army would be able to march straight in, break through Archibald's palace, and chop off his head.

A gentleman's revenge is never too late!
And Hildre stood beside Su Li, raised her hand to cover her hair that was messed up by the wind behind her ears, and looked at Su Li's figure in front of her with gentle eyes.

After the echo faded into the mountain wind, Su Li looked at the distant snow and asked, "Hilde, did I do something wrong?"

Hildre said gently, "No matter what you choose, I support you." She paused briefly, then said firmly, "I think Phyllis will give the same answer. This is also what we like most about you. Your straightforwardness and true nature make us believe that you can really do anything for us!"

"Without this frankness and sincerity, I believe Phyllis would not have become your most important aid in ascending to the throne. Perhaps it would really be like what Avril said, a kite with a broken string can never return to your hands."

Su Li smiled, turned to look at Hildreth, and said, "I should have guessed that asking you would lead to this result. You are always so smart and can always give me the greatest comfort. But thank you anyway. Hearing you say that, I feel much better. Perhaps it is true that acting impulsively leads to more gratifying results. This dark world is full of intrigues and schemes. I hope that when I see Phyllis again in the future, I can have a clear conscience!"

Su Li had a clear conscience. He would avenge his enemies immediately, so he had few enemies in his life! He basically killed all those he had grudges against.

And his decisiveness didn't make him wait long.

It only took one cycle for the powerful butcher Gotrek to come to Su Li's reception room with a bloody head. The reception room had been renovated, and opposite the bright red long table sat the ministers and knights of the Hessen Lord who had originally sat here.

Archibald, who had been so rebellious that he refused to sit at the table, finally sat down at the table.

It was just his head that was brought to the table, and the bloody head was placed in front of everyone.

Seeing Su Li playing with a bloody knuckle, Gotrek was confused and said casually, "The powerful dwarf has fulfilled his mission and brought back Archibald's head! Take a look, is this it?"

Archibald's eyes, which once burned like holy fire, were now extinguished. Two lines of blood and tears flowed from his eye sockets, staining his once proud and domineering brown beard red.

Su Li directly inserted the bloody finger bone into his skull, staring coldly at the face that made him grit his teeth in his dreams: "Do you like it? You cut it off from my hand, and now it is yours forever!"

"Hiss~" Even with Gotrek's carefree personality, he took a breath and looked at the seemingly harmless young man in front of him in shock.

There are many humans who play with bones, but it is extremely rare to see people playing with their own joints.

(End of this chapter)