Chapter 401 Family Card
Stone Castle Dwarves are almost a blind spot for people like Pete and Gale who were born and raised in the Ceylon Territory.
They are both short.
Dwarves do not like to run around the continent like green-skinned goblins.
On the contrary.
Most of the time, dwarves are half cave dwellers.
They like to live in the mountains, especially those rich in minerals.
They build their homes by digging holes in the mountains or expanding natural caves.
They are good at casting and like fine wine.
This is the stereotype and cognition of most dwarves.
Miranda knows more about dwarves.
Because she is from the capital of Reyak.
After the advent of the evil god, the Spirit Wing Wetland, which originally led from the north of the Kingdom of Reyak to the dwarf city of Stone Castle, became unsafe, and land transportation was hindered.
It seems that the dwarves, who are born with full excavation expertise, spent more than ten years with the help of engineering machinery provided by the goblins to complete a feat:
They dug an underground tunnel from the capital of Reyak to Stone Castle!
This tunnel is buried deep underground, and monsters cannot penetrate it.
Thanks to this tunnel, dwarves have become one of the common races in Starosh, the capital of Reyak.
Miranda, who grew up in the capital, knows more about the characteristics of the dwarves.
"The clan card is a unique thing for the dwarves of Stone Castle."
"Dwarves value their family and surname very much, and even regard this thing as more important than their own life."
"If a dwarf does not get the recognition of his family when he holds his coming-of-age ceremony at the age of 45, he will not get the surname belonging to his family."
Pete sighed.
Although not as long-lived as dragons, the lifespan of dwarves is much more exaggerated than that of humans.
Normal humans, even professionals blessed by gods, usually age to death in their early 100s, and the lifespan of ordinary people is generally only over 60.
The average lifespan of dwarves is as high as over 240 years old, and a few long-lived ones can even live to 300 years old!
Miranda continued:
"Dwarves without surnames will be expelled from the family, laughed at, and rejected, because this represents their cowardice and incompetence."
"Such dwarves will get family cards."
"If their descendants have performances that meet the family standards, they can use the family cards to prove their descendants' belonging and let them regain the family name."
"Of course, this is a minority of cases."
"In more cases, they will live out their lives alone, and only after death can they use the family cards to prove their belonging, be buried in the family cemetery, and return to the family."
Gail smacked his lips as he listened.
"Is it necessary to do this? Family is more important than anything else?"
Miranda explained: "Because dwarves are very united, or in other words, they protect their shortcomings and remember grudges."
"If a family member is bullied outside, the whole family will rush up and fight with him."
"They don't even care about right or wrong, anyway, their own family can't suffer."
"Dwarves' families often have hundreds of members, which is quite large."
"Even goblins don't dare to easily conflict with dwarves."
Gail imagined the scene and shuddered.
Dwarves have a vulgar nickname called "muscles", and some call them "stone spirits".
These names mean that they are strong and much stronger than ordinary humans, and their thick and rough skin also has a certain resistance to magic and divine arts.
They are almost born to be warriors.
It is really scary to be kicked to death by hundreds of warriors.
Pete realized the importance of the clue provided by the countess.
If we can determine the family to which the other party belongs, and find the list of those who failed to get the surname and were expelled from the family, we should be able to find the owner of this family card!
"The family card was lost by those black-robed people?"
The Ceylon Countess nodded and shook her head.
"It's true that they lost something, but it's not the real family card."
"It fell from one of the black-robed men once."
"He picked it up quickly."
"I just took a glimpse of the content on it."
"I copied this wooden card based on my memory."
"Unfortunately, I couldn't see the whole thing, so the other side of the family card is blank."
The countess turned the wooden card over and showed it.
It was exactly as she said.
The other side of the wooden card was cut flat, without any content.
Pete scratched his head in distress.
He wanted to use [Language Mastery] to make himself understand the meaning of the words engraved on the family card. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be dwarven language.
But he didn't bring the corresponding materials and couldn't put them out.
The clue was right in front of him, but he didn't know how to interpret it.
The countess seemed to see through his thoughts:
"I checked it."
"The dwarven language on this side still uses ancient grammar and words. If translated into the common language, it means:"
"May the ancestors bless the eternal iron-blooded warriors and the glorious excavator family-"
Pate asked: "Then what?"
"That's it." The countess said simply: "This side of the wooden sign contains these contents. You can even copy the text on it and find other scholars who know the dwarven language to identify it."
"Dwarven families have similar habits, adding a string of titles before the family name."
Pete's mentality collapsed.
The most important surname was missing!
The family name only had the adjective describing the family!
What was even more troublesome was that
"This prefix is not special. Many dwarf families have similar or even exactly the same descriptions. They like it this way."
"And their family titles are not fixed. They will be changed every once in a while, such as "the blood of the great Thorion", with the name of the ancestor."
Miranda helplessly added:
"You can only go to Stone Castle in person, confirm the past of each family one by one, and check the situation of each family issuing family cards in the past 200 years."
Pate thought: "So, if you want to follow this clue, you have to go to Stone Castle."
"If you don't consider the cost, the fastest way should be to take the goblin airship."
"First fly from Ceylon City to the capital, and then transfer to the route from Starosh directly to Stone Castle."
The Countess of Ceylon heard this: "If you want to go to Stone Castle, I can introduce you to a friend."
"Bron Freeman of the Freeman family."
When saying this name, the Countess paused slightly.
"He is now a famous forging master among the dwarves. He has a good relationship with me and was once my companion."
"I will write a letter for you to take with you. He should be able to provide you with help there."
Pet and Gale suddenly realized.
It has never been a secret that Countess Ceylon was a well-known adventurer when she was young. Everyone knows that she was once a close companion of a powerful dwarf warrior.
It is obviously this Bron Freeman.
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