"Hello, I don't mean any harm. I'm just passing by and want to buy some supplies," a hoarse voice said.
"You want to buy supplies? Who are you? "Suhlen's voice came from behind.
"Boss!"
"Boss!" The two barbarian warriors saluted.
Su Lun nodded at them and said, "Go and transport the bodies of the ankhegs back and gather the slaves back to work." The two barbarian warriors turned around and went back to work.
"You're not human, are you?" Suhlen looked at the man again.
"Orc? Half-orc? Half-elf or some other race? " Suhlen looked at the man in front of him and said, "But that has nothing to do with me. What do you want to buy?"
"Food."
"Food? The most precious things in the wasteland are weapons and food. Do you think I'd sell them to someone of unknown origin? "Suhlen chuckled.
"I can buy them with money," the hoarse voice said.
"I don't need money." Suhlen shook his head. "If you don't have a reason to move me, then goodbye."
"Wait, what do you want?" the man hurriedly asked when he saw that Suhlen was about to leave.
"Looks like you're quite strong. You're a rogue, right? I need you to train some scouts for me," Suhlen said, staring at him.
The man was silent for a moment, then he continued, "You want me to train scouts for you? Nothing else? "
"Of course."
"You're not worried about my identity?"
"Who are you, a wanted criminal?" Suhlen spread his hands and said in an unquestionable tone, "This is my territory. I call the shots."
"Alright, I promise!"
"Now, can you tell me who you are?" Suhlen asked.
The man hesitated for a moment, then took off his hood, revealing his snow-white hair. Through the hair, Suhlen saw his grayish-black skin, slightly red eyes, and pointy ears.
"A drow?" Suhlen said in surprise. Although the man's ears were pointy, they were obviously different from those of elves. "No! Half-drow. "
"Are you a half-drow?" Suhlen asked. "You actually came to the surface?"
"Are you still willing to hire me now?" the drow asked.
"Are you a defector?" Suhlen asked after sizing up the man. Most of the drows believed in the Queen of Spiders, Lolth, the God of Conspiracy and Fear. She was not a good person.
Among the drows, the status of males was almost equivalent to that of slaves, while females were family members, and only female drows could become Lolth's priests. Every drow city would be divided into a dozen or more families according to blood relations, and then these families would plot and assassinate each other in order to gain Lolth's favor.
And it wasn't just between families, it was the same within the family as well. Male drows, on the other hand, had very little magical talent, so their status was very low. Even if they died and entered Lolth's divine kingdom, they would become ugly spider monsters or wax demons. Therefore, it was not unusual for drow defectors to appear among the drow race.
The half-drow nodded.
Suhlen glanced at him, then frowned and said, "Who do you believe in?"
"I believe in the Dark Maiden," the drow said in a hoarse voice.
"A believer of the Dark Maiden." Suhlen was interested. In the belief of the drows, the Dark Maiden was the only god of the good camp.
The Dark Maiden Elisabeth was the daughter of the Queen of Spiders and the main god of the elves, but she was different from her mother. She was a goddess of the good camp. In addition to protecting all the good dark elves, she also protected the drows who hoped to return to the surface world and live peacefully.
It was just that most drows hated her, so among the drows, she had very few believers. And because of history, the surface races were not very friendly to the drows, and those who came to the surface did not have it easy either.
"If I remember correctly, the Dark Maiden has fallen. You escaped the encirclement and suppression of the Queen of Spiders? How many people are left now? "
Hearing Suhlen's words, the drow in front of him showed a serious sadness, but he did not say the situation of his tribe. Obviously, he did not trust Suhlen.
"Well, since you don't want to say it, then forget it." Suhlen shrugged, then took the drow to the town.
These drows who returned to the surface did not have an easy time. Without the protection of the Dark Maiden, their priests lost most of their ability to cast spells. In the face of the pursuit of the priests of the Queen of Spiders, they suffered heavy casualties. These drows had mixed blood with humans in order to adapt to the surface.
They migrated to many places before finally finding a little living space in this endless wilderness. However, the fertility rate of the elves had always been very low, even for the drows. There were many battles in the wilderness. After losing the god of their faith, many of these drows lost their ability to cast spells. Then, they lost little by little in various battles. It was likely that there were not many drows left in this tribe.
The wilderness lacked weapons, food, and all kinds of materials. There were also various magical beasts and other tribes. Even though the drows were very strong, and there were a few warlocks, they were still getting weaker and weaker in all kinds of battles.
After hearing that there was a human town here, the drow in front of him planned to secretly buy a batch of materials to help the tribe through this difficult period. But obviously, Suhlen was not so easy to fool. In the end, he could only promise Suhlen to train soldiers for him in order to get some materials.
These drows were not weak. According to the human classification, the drow in front of him was a knight. In the beginning, only the leader of the barbarians, Johnson, was a knight. More importantly, this drow was a rogue, proficient in detection, assassination, and other skills. He might not be as good as Johnson in a frontal battle, but in a sneak attack, the loser would most likely be Johnson.
Of course, that was the former Johnson. Now that Johnson's strength had reached the level of a knight, he could easily defeat him.
"What's your name?" Suhlen asked.
"Ayton," the drow said.
Suhlen nodded. "Ayton, how much food and materials do you need? I will sell them to you according to the market price. Of course, you need to stay here and train the scouts for me."
"How are you going to transport the materials back?"
"The materials need to be placed in a designated location. I will inform my people to come and transport them," Allen said.
"Okay, you choose the location. Just tell me when the time comes. I will send someone to deliver the materials."
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