Chapter 1350 - Enough Food For Everyone (1/2)

A few minutes later, after passing through the complicated narrow channel, Darri finally came to the bottom of the cave. This underground square, which was only five meters tall, was already a splendid building for the Cave Gnomes which were one meter tall on average.

A huge number of Cave Gnomes were hiding in the underground square, trembling with fear. They were panicked to see Darri emerge from one of the caves.

The gray Cave Gnomes, whose skin seemed to be contaminated by stone pieces, were like sheep in the presence of a ferocious tiger. Even the strongest of them was only in level 38.

The Cave Gnomes all moved back in fright, clearing the space in the square. The strongest of them, who were only as strong as Archmages, stared at Darri in fear, holding simple staffs made of beast bones or other shabby materials.

Darri looked at the terrified Cave Gnomes and the short spellcasters in disdain.

What a bunch of weak and filthy creatures. I can eliminate this tribe on my own. They’ll be a waste of food even if they are sent for mining. I wonder why they are still alive, or why that great dragon is interested in them. Does he really want to let them build a nest for him?

“Those stupid and arrogant Blood Elves have been killed by a great dragon. You’re truly lucky. The great dragon wants to see you. Who’s the boss here? Come with me. Don’t keep the great dragon waiting.”

As he talked, Darri released the unique aura of a level-40 beastman, which swept throughout the square. Almost all of the survivors of the Cave Gnome tribe had gathered here to avoid the disaster.

Under normal circumstances, this place would’ve been the best shelter, unless the enemy were here to destroy the tribe. There was no way that the arrogant Blood Elves would crawl into the tiny caves that the Cave Gnomes dug out.

Also, the shelter was not right underneath the entrances on the surface. Even if the enemy had vented their fury by destroying the entrances, they would still be safe. However, the Cave Gnomes didn’t expect that a level-40 expert was willing to crawl into the narrow caves, and even found them in the complicated underground environment.

If Lin Yun hadn’t been here, Darri wouldn’t have wasted so much time talking. He would kill some of them, and scare them first…

Darri didn’t know why Lin Yun was looking for the Cave Gnomes, but considering how he killed a bunch of Blood Elves without hesitation, he was certainly not here to kill the Cave Gnomes…

Darri was already running out of patience. He had released his aura exactly to threaten the Cave Gnomes.

Feeling Darri’s aura and his impatience, one of the Cave Gnomes who was holding the bone of an unknown creature as a staff gritted his teeth and walked out.

Bulinwon summoned his courage, and asked, “Sir, I’m Bulinwon, the leader of this tribe. Is there anything I can—”

Unfortunately, before he could finish, Darri grabbed him with one hand, as if he were a toy, and then quickly crawled into one of the caves.

Inside the narrow channel, Darri moved quickly on his fours like an agile lizard. He never even hit the walls on his sides. But Bulinwon was less lucky in his hands. He kept bumping into and scratching the walls as he was dragged forward.

When they appeared on the surface, there were already a tremendous number of bruises on Bulinwon’s skin that seemed to be full of stone pieces.

Dropping Bulinwon to the ground, Darri quickly put on a big smile, and stood aside respectfully.

Darri had already terrified Bulinwon, but the three strangers here were even more terrifying. One of them was a red-skinned beastman, and one emitted coldness all over her body. Both of them carried the distinctive auras of dragons. The last one had such a pure and abundant dark aura that he felt suffocating.

“Idiot, your tribe has received a gift of fate. Those three great dragons have come specifically for you. Stupid weaklings, pledge your loyalty immediately, or be prepared to be burnt to ashes by Sir Xiuban just like the arrogant Blood Elves!”

Seeing that Lin Yun and his team didn’t say anything, Darri immediately began to threaten the gnome.

Whether that sir was here to eat the Cave Gnomes or to let those dirty weaklings build a nest for him, he had to turn those creatures into slaves first. Naturally, Darri couldn’t let that sir express his wish on his own.

Sir Xiuban was clearly unhappy. He was definitely disappointed because the Cave Gnomes were too slim, and didn’t carry a lot of meat.

After Darri said that, Bulinwon simply fell on his knees, so frightened that he didn’t even dare to raise his head.

“Sir Merlin, why are we looking for them? They’re so dirty and slim. They don’t carry a lot of meat. I’m sure they’re not delicious…” Xiuban mumbled in disappointment.

Bulinwon fell into desperation, and cried, “Great dragon, I, humble Bulinwon, am willing to serve you. It’s our honor to pledge our loyalty to you…”

The Cave Gnomes were originally slaves to dragons, especially the Destruction Black Dragons, which loved the nests that the former built. They were best at construction, and they had the special ability of building powerful magic buildings.

Unfortunately, after the Nesser Dynasty’s fall, those weaklings lost their protectors. It was lucky enough that they didn’t become extinct. They had managed to survive by digging caves and hiding underground. Being weak and short of resources, they couldn’t build any powerful magic buildings.

It was not until they were found by the mages of Noscent that the best magic architects finally had a higher position. When they were more respected and given more resources, they had more top experts and a territory of their own, where they could build magic buildings.

But their life wasn’t easy when they were still in the underground world. Their talent in constructing magic buildings was useless, but their talent in digging was well known. They were needed for dangerous mines that contained rare materials.

Their experiences during the past millennia in the underground world made them realize that it was best to prevent others from knowing about their talent. They were already so miserable after their capability of digging was exposed. If their other capability was found, they would probably all get enslaved very soon.

They had been dragons’ slaves at the beginning, and they had seen dragons again. The natural fear had been etched into their bloodline…

Lin Yun gazed at Bulinwon. To be honest, he was a bit disappointed, but not exactly because the gnome was ugly. After all, all gnomes looked similar.

Gnomes all had a big head, big eyes, a short body, and four slim limbs that looked like bones covered with skin without any flesh. Different races of gnomes looked similar.

Lin Yun was only puzzled because this gnome didn’t look like a great architect at all, but more like a foreman of slaves in a mine.

Had those guys completely forgotten their capability because they had been hiding it? Or was the knowledge lost?

That didn’t look right. When the Cave Gnomes were found in history, they were only a bit unskilled. Given enough materials for exercise, they would soon pick up their talent.

The Cave Gnomes’ capabilities largely depended on inheritance, and partly depended on teaching. They were so talented in building magic buildings that it was almost like cheating. As long as they inherited the knowledge, every Cave Gnome could build a simple magic building. The smarter ones, given enough materials for exercise, could even become an Artisan from an apprentice in one year in the field of magic buildings.

Lin Yun was worried that the Cave Gnomes had lost their knowledge. But all of a sudden, Lin Yun saw a hard pad on the Cave Gnome’s wrist that was similar to his skin color. He would’ve overlooked it if the Cave Gnome hadn’t moved his hand.