Lord: Starting with Contract Half-Elf Twins

"Did you succeed in doing what I asked you to do?"

Allen rarely spoke with such hesitation.

Because he also felt that this matter was quite difficult.

He felt like a leader who had given his subordinates an extremely difficult task.

But Flintstick puffed out its chest with pride:

"No problem! Dragon Lord!"

"Alright, then come with me."

"Yes, Dragon Lord!"

Allen led Solina and Flintclaw into the dungeon passage and opened the first cell door.

Upon seeing the cell door open, the imprisoned gnoll suddenly looked up and trembled when he saw that it was Allen and Solina who had entered.

The severe burns on its body reminded it of the strength of these two people, so it had no desire to resist and obediently knelt down on the ground.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

【Name: Kage】

Race: Gnoll

Age: 18

[Character Template: Elite]

[Faction: Chaos & Evil]

[Level: Warrior lv11]

[Status: Severe burns]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

Kag was awaiting his fate when suddenly, a sharp bark rang out.

It paused for a moment before turning its head to look in the direction of the sound. It saw that next to the man was a rusty kobold that was much larger than the usual kobolds.

The sound came from the kobold.

Seeing that it was stunned, the kobold repeated its urgent barking.

Kag then realized that the kobold was actually speaking Gnoll language!

The pronunciation was strange and distorted, and the intonation was disordered, but it recognized it as the language of the gnolls.

It is asking itself if it can understand.

Kag felt incredulous; it never imagined in its lifetime that it would actually be able to communicate with a lowly kobold.

As Allen listened to Flintclaw's barking and saw that the gnoll had not responded for a long time, he began to feel uncertain.

Yes, in order not to waste crystals, he gave Flintclaw a task right after the battle with the kobolds began.

Let it try its best to learn the language of the jackals.

This is actually asking the impossible.

But after careful consideration, Allen realized that he only knew Common, while Solina and Viola knew Common and the less familiar Elvish.

And Flint Claw can speak Common Language, Kobold Language and a part of Dragon Language at the same time!

No one even taught it; it learned the universal language and dragon language entirely on its own!

To his surprise, he discovered that Flint Claw was actually the one with the highest linguistic talent in the Stone Fortress faction!

After realizing this, Allen suddenly had a complex feeling that his intelligence had been outmatched by a Border Collie.

But since there are talented people in the team, we have to use them.

During this period, he sent many gnoll prisoners of war back to the rear and handed them over to the kobolds to guard.

Flintclaw then began learning the language of the jackals from the captive jackals.

Now is the time to see the results.

With only two months to go, Allen felt that being able to have even basic communication would be good enough.

Listening to Flintclaw's incessant, urgent barking, Allen quietly awaited the outcome.

The kobold's original voice was similar to a bark.

To them, the series of barks they had just heard sounded like a series of distorted barks.

Can that gnoll really understand?

When Flintclaw repeated it for the fourth time, the gnoll finally responded.

It was also a series of rapid barking sounds.

Then Flintclaw became somewhat excited and began barking back and forth with the gnoll.

Allen and Solina exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of disbelief in each other's eyes.

It actually learned it!

Is it because Flintclaw's language talent is too strong, or because the languages ​​of the kobolds and gnolls are inherently similar and share commonalities?

A moment later, Flintclaw, as if seeking credit, reported to Allen in Common:

"Dragon Lord, his name is Kag, he is 18 years old and is the leader of the gnoll tribe. The other leader is Morash, his younger brother. The gnolls admire the strong, and you conquered them with your strength."

Upon hearing this, Allen realized that the information matched the character panel perfectly.

This demonstrates that the communication capabilities of the flintlock have been verified.

Secondly, it proves that the gnoll Kag inside was not lying.

The fact that it didn't try to lie because of the language barrier is a good sign, suggesting that its submission might be genuine.

Allen felt relieved and patted Flint's head as a reward, not caring that it licked his hand with saliva.

Then we can start testing the waters.

"Tell it that I want the gnolls to join the Stonehold faction, so I will not strip it of its leadership and it will need to continue to lead the pack."

"At the same time, we will make a pact with it, grant it power, and make it stronger."

Flint Claw quickly conveyed Allen's meaning, and Kag naturally had no objections.

Then Allen added:

"However, I will not grant it two powers. Since it is willing to be loyal, its brother is useless. To prove its loyalty to me, I want it to kill its brother with its own hands."

Upon hearing this, Solina glanced at Allen in surprise.

She knew that Allen didn't have that kind of perverse taste, and he would never actually do such a thing.

She didn't know what Allen was planning, so she didn't say anything and just watched silently.

After Flintclaw conveyed its message, the gnoll Khag fell into a long silence.

Although he couldn't understand the gnoll's facial expression, judging from the constant changes in its facial muscles, Allen guessed that it was probably struggling with something.

After a long while, it seemed to have made a decision and said something to Flint Claw.

Upon hearing this, Flint Claw translated somewhat angrily, "Dragon Lord, how dare it defy your will! It doesn't deserve your favor!"

"Then tell him that I will choose his younger brother as the leader, so let it wait to be killed."

"Yes, Dragon Lord!"

Flint Claw immediately translated Allen's meaning and spat a mouthful of phlegm at him.

Kag did not respond, but just stared blankly as the cell door closed.

Allen, Solina, and Flintclaw walked toward the last cell and opened the cell door.

A gnoll with even more severe burns than Kag is imprisoned here.

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

【Name: Morash】

Race: Gnoll

Age: 15

[Character Template: Elite]

[Faction: Chaos & Evil]

[Level: Warrior lv11 / Blood Frenzy Hunter lv1]

[Status: Severe burns]

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The gnoll named Morash showed no reaction to Allen and Solina's arrival, remaining huddled in the corner of the cell.

However, the pair of dark green vertical pupils staring straight at Allen revealed the stubbornness of the person who held those eyes.

As can be seen from the character panel, although both are elite templates, Morash is much better than Kag.

It is younger, but its warrior rank is already the same as its older brother's.

It even has a separate class called "Blood Frenzy Hunter," which should be a branch advanced class of a warrior.

The wound on Allen's side was left by this guy.

This guy is exceptionally obsessed with fighting, possessing an aura of never giving up.

When surrounded by treants and defeat was inevitable, Kag stopped resisting, but it kept struggling desperately.

It was because of this that Solina's flames lasted so long that they almost burned the two gnoll leaders to death.

So Allen had guessed from the beginning that it wouldn't be loyal to him.

Even if you manage to subdue it temporarily using other methods, it will eventually rebel.

Therefore, he would never allow this gnoll to remain.

"Flint, repeat to Kag what I just promised him," Allen said.