Chapter 93 Mountainous tail
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"Greetings, Lord Lily, Umm…. may I know who are these fine gentlemen and ladies?" The dwarf trader was a little intimidated when we greeted him with the full force of three lords.
"Hello, My name is Lord Alistar. I am the Lord Of Reminiscence, and my territory borders Fort Soleil, which is the bulwark against the undead."
"Blessing to you. My name is Lord Edelweiss. Lord of Regoia. Is lord Reddix present? She was the one who handled trading with me three years ago before Lord Lily came here." Edelweiss smiled.
"Ahh, she was getting married and now handles an artisan job at the third mountain with her husband. May I know why there are two lords here besides Lord Lily? Does our trading here violate some kind of elven law?"
"Ahh, that is not the case. We heard from Lord Lily about how you got Titan ore and golderite. We are in desperate need of these ores. While we have not found a willing candidate for golderite, We are willing to embark on a journey to find Titan ores if your King allows us."
"I see. You elves are certainly motivated to obtain these golderite and titan ores. I have good news. King Sigliendurne has approved your entry. He will also lend you ten of his best warriors. Here is the reply letter. I am sorry we could not send a proper messenger due to the epidemic." The trader gave Lord Edelweiss the letter.
After reading the letter, it was stated that King Sigliendurne permitted us to enter the deep mountain to obtain the ores. However, we may only take the agreeable amount, and the excess would go to the dwarven kingdom. He will also lend you ten of his best warriors. One of which had the blessings of space-time magic. Basically, one of them has an item box. Carrying 700 kilograms of titan ores in the dungeon's depth would be suicide without her. He also asked that this blessed dwarf need to be returned unharmed after dungeon dives.
Lord Edelweiss and Alistar then wrote an addendum letter to King Garme of the elves. They asked one of her retainers to deliver both letters to Hoeth. Her letter contained our immediate journey to the land of the dwarves and our expected return time before our undead liberation forces.
"Let us depart now!" Alistar said. Our huge party departed to the mountain pass the following day with Jona and our group in the lead.
A massive group of eighteen soldiers rallied from the Edenthal quarantine zone and marched on to the capital of the dwarves, the capital mountain. Lily's group includes Lily, Jona, Mattheus, Alith, Sana, and Lhorne.
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Alistar group also brought 6 people. Lord Alistar, Rhegar is his elven knight and right-hand man on the military matter, Rick and Mark, the tailfolk merc who was with us in Fort Soleil. They didn't bring Sisca since archery was deemed useless in dungeons. And three other tailfolk serfs whose purpose was to carry their weapons.
Edelweiss brought one elven maid, two tailfolk serf, Joseph who is her elven knight, and Rhegar who is her elven mage. She left Sarielle to manage things back at Regoia. We have agreed beforehand that each should bring their best warriors. However, it seemed like only Lily brought full warriors into her party. Others got serf for bearing weapons and stuff. These lords were too lazy to carry everything by themselves! Well, judging by the amount they took, they do need several serfs.
"You travel light, Lily," Alistar commented.
"Yes. I often traveled, after all. I need to travel as quickly as possible." Lily replied.
"I see. By the way, This is my first time traveling to the dwarves' domain. Do you have any tips?" Alistar tried to make small talk during our travel. Lily quickly hopped onto it.
"Yes! We will arrive at the mountain pass shortly. From there, the air gets colder, and the roads get narrow, so we must tread our steps lightly if any monsters are to attack. It will be slightly harder to breathe when we are high on the mountain! If not for the epidemics, I would love to travel in this region!"
"I see. The mountain has a different aesthetic than the forest. It resembled Hoeth's wall." Alistar smiled. Edelweiss chimed in.
"I am not fond of this mountain. One of my handmaidens was killed here after all."
"Eh? Is it that dangerous?" Alistar looked at her.
"Yes. If you fall on the cliff, it is over. Not even I could revive the dead."
I gazed upon the belongings of these two lords. I knew that Lord Alistar was better at using an axe. And from the immense bulge, one of his serfs carried, he did bring it. However, He still uses swords when battling. These stuck-up nobles were a pain. I am sure Alistar didn't actually like swords.
"Lord AListar, are you proficient at using axes?" Lily asked him while sensing my curiosity. We were out of the forest and had already reached the foot of the mountain pass. Unlike before, when we could leisurely sleep, we press on. Jona tried to argue, but Lily assured her that nothing would happen. These guys are elite warriors, and with their elven eyes, we should still have visions even during the night. As long as we paid close attention to the cliff's edge, we would be fine. Lily warned Alistar and Edelweiss of the dangers of the cliff's edge once again.
"Oh, yeah. I actually preferred to use battle axes or maces. However, our training required us to use shields and swords. Or shields and spears, so for my reputation, I have to use them. Hahah," He gave an embarrassed chuckle.
"I don't mind about formality. Mattheus here uses two-handed broadswords, and Lhorne primarily uses bows. Please show us your true strength in the dungeon, okay?" Lily tried to warn him to use his full power inside the dungeons.
"By the way, will we bring these serfs inside the dungeon too?" Lily asked.
"No, they will either say at the inn or back into the elven territory." Alistar and Edelweiss replied firmly. It would be hard on their conscience if something happened to non-combatants due to their fault.
Due to our haste, we reached the capital the following afternoon. Oddly, there was no monster attack during our travel.