Arthur stared at Dodge's retreating back, his extremely determined back. He could not imagine what kind of mission could cause the seemingly majestic Dodge to be so seriously injured.
On this Thanksgiving night, every family is having dinner together, enjoying the festival and vacation peacefully, and expressing their gratitude to each other for their family and friends. And guarding this peace are special groups of people like the law enforcement team. Arthur is very fond of this group.
He came to Brighton City, gave him a new residence, and gave him the opportunity to study. He felt a sincere respect for the man.
There were only a few stars dotted in the sky. Arthur stood at the door and stared blankly. At some point, there was a violent sound of pain in the white room, and the dwarf Hobik woke up.
Arthur hurried back to the hall. Hobik was covered in bandages. With the help of Catalina, Hobik sat up and leaned on the sofa. Hobik breathed heavily and coughed violently if he wasn't paying attention. He babbled.
He was talking about something, but no one here could understand it.
"Calm down first, sir!" Mrs. Lily brought a cup of warm tea, gently stroked Hobik's back, and at the same time motioned for George and Arthur to stand back, letting Hobik understand that they meant no harm.
Hobik raised his head and took a sip of hot tea, and finally his breathing calmed down. He turned to look at everyone, and asked in human language doubtfully: "Human? Where is this? Where is Dodge?" He struggled to stand.
He got up, but collapsed on the sofa under the stimulation of bursts of pain in his body.
"It's safe here. It was Captain Dodge who brought you here. He said the mission has not been completed yet and he must leave." George took the lead and explained to Hobik. It must be said that George's current body shape, especially for those without
For a 1 meter tall dwarf, it was extremely intimidating. Hobik unconsciously retracted his body to the side of the sofa and muttered something in a voice that the previous few people could not understand.
Arthur also sat on the sofa, hugged Li Qi beside him, turned his head and looked at Hobik, and asked tentatively: "Do you know what the mission is, Mr. Hobik Houston?"
Hobik? The eyes of the dwarf 'Hobik' were full of confusion. He had no impression of this name at all. He didn't even look at Arthur, as if what Arthur mentioned was a completely unrelated thing. Sure enough,
, Captain Dodge said that he didn’t know his name, but he insisted on letting us remember his name. What’s the purpose of this? Arthur thought carefully, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn’t understand what Captain Dodge’s intention was.
Just don't think about it anymore.
"Then do you know what you do? Uncle Dodge said your identity is very important." The questioner was Catalina. She had packed up the medical kit and some bandages and blood stains on the ground, and sat down with a cup of hot tea.
Next to Mrs. Lily.
"Is status...meaning work? I have an impression of this." Hobik pinched the thin beard on his chin with his left hand, "But why should I believe you?"
Yes! For dwarves, humans are not allies, goblins and elves are, so why is this dwarf with Captain Dodge? It has something to do with that mission. Arthur hugged the sleepy Li in his arms.
Qi, let Katarina take Li Qi to the bedroom to put her to sleep.
Looking at the bandages on his body, Hobik said: "Except for Dodge and Parrish, I don't trust any human beings, even! Even if...you saved me, it's the same. I'm very grateful to you, but this doesn't mean
So I must tell you what I do."
From a historical perspective, the huge gap between humans and dwarves mainly occurred during the battle for the legacy of the gods after the fall of the gods. Arthur learned about this aspect last week. Because the dwarves and humans mainly protected the Eastern Continent.
The relics left by Egerton, the god of gods and humanity, had the idea of occupying them at the same time. In the eighth year after the fall of the gods, that is, the 8th year of the new calendar, the dwarves and humans fought their first war in the Eastern Continent.
Records in historical texts call it a battle for portraits. After that, it ended with humans severely injuring the dwarves and the relationship between humans and dwarves breaking down.
Many dwarves not only hate humans, but even hate humans. It is already very difficult for a dwarf like Hobik to chat well with Arthur and the others.
Occasionally, there would be a public carriage outside the house to bring relatives and friends after the party back to their residences. The horse bells would ring loudly, and many people would say their final goodbyes before getting on the bus. Arthur continued to Hobick, who looked much better.
The last cup of hot tea has reached the bottom of the teapot. Mrs. Lily carries the teapot to the kitchen, intending to make a new pot of tea. Mrs. Lily's hot tea uses star river grass picked by the Les River as tea leaves. It will make people feel better when drinking it.
To calm down, this is also the tea used by most people in Brighton City.
"Can I ask you another question? I'm just curious, why are you and Captain Dodge so seriously injured?"
Hearing Arthur's question, George was very interested, regardless of Hobik's fear of his size, and sat a little closer. Hobik quietly moved towards Arthur, carefully recalling his own
Everything that happened before the coma.
"Maybe it's because I was seriously injured. I just remember that I received a letter from Dodge when I was with Parrish. The letter was probably from the Orcs... I can't tell you this." He cleared his throat.
, Hobik continued: "Anyway, my partners and I were attacked by a group of black-robed men lurking around the town of Ryeburg. After that, Dodge and I were separated from the large army, but they had Parrish
Just keep it and nothing will go wrong."
The town of Fort Rai? The man in black robe? Arthur had only heard about the town of Fort Rai. He had learned it in the humanities class at school. The town of Fort Rai was a place where humans lived south of Brighton City.
The most important military town. In other words, when Dodge was not in Brighton City, he was in the town of Fort Rye. The men in black robes... couldn't be those orcs. By the way, George said that after Hobic
The most serious injury on his back was the bite from the beasts, most likely those who attacked Green Village before. Arthur analyzed it step by step.
"The Parrish you are talking about is also a human being, right?" George asked.
"Yes, he is the smartest human being I have ever seen, and he is also the strongest human being. If it weren't for his water witchcraft..." Hobik suddenly realized that something was wrong and quickly covered his mouth with both hands.
"Witchcraft? Parrish is a wizard??" George screamed, his eyes widened and looked like they were about to fly out. The same was true for Arthur. The word wizard has not appeared in daily life for a long time.
, this is the first time that George and Arthur have heard rumors about wizards in a long time, and it is also related to Dodge.
"I didn't say anything! If Parrish knew that I had revealed the wizard's information, he would definitely let me be wrapped in a water balloon for ten minutes!" After saying this, Hobik regretted it, wailed and buried his head.
In the gap of the sofa.
Sure enough, he was a wizard, or a natural water wizard! Arthur became excited, and his hands clenched and unclenched unconsciously. His excitement and George's excitement were completely different. Arthur was on the side of wizards, and George was on the side of wizards.
On the God side, after learning the rumors about the appearance of a wizard, Arthur wanted to find the wizard named Parrish to learn how to communicate with nature, while George wanted to tell the officials in Brighton.
The organization, because wizards, are the focus of the government to obtain information. For powers that are different from ordinary people, the first thing the government needs to do is to control them, but no wizard wants to be locked up in one place and studied all day long.
Seeing the two people's flushed faces and small movements of fist-pumping, Hobik, who quietly raised one eye from the gap in the sofa, lost all his strength, fell completely on the sofa, and said in his weird language before: