Chapter 42 Discussion
Looking at the injured tribe and the captured prisoners in front of him, Geralt thought about it and finally gave up and continued to move forward to check the idea of the crack connected to the underground, and returned to the Steel Leaf Tribe with Abel.
On the way back, everyone had no desire to speak. The unbearable stench on the war lizard man made Eber feel nauseous even when he used magic to isolate the stench. The smell of the sewer that he had not been taken for ten years really made people feel like he was about to faint. No wonder the warriors of the Steel Leaf Tribe were stubborn when facing them just now. This terrifying smell was just as good as the biological and chemical weapons on the earth.
Although he was far away from the battlefield, the captured prisoners still emitted a foul odor all the time, so that the soldiers of the Steel Leaf Tribe could only keep rotating and looking at the captives to avoid being fainted or causing greater psychological shadows.
Seeing Abel's discomfort, Belfast, who had been walking halfway behind him, took out a very neatly stacked silk handkerchief from his body and handed it to Abel: "Master, please use this."
"Thank you, Belfast." After taking the handkerchief handed over by Belfast and gently covering his nose, he smelled a light fragrance, which seemed to be the smell of Belfast. Abel looked back at Belfast in surprise, a little surprised. He was surprised why Belfast, who was a constructed creature, had this smell, but the light fragrance quickly dissipated the discomfort caused by the stench of the war lizard man before.
As if I could see Eber's surprise, Belfast smiled mysteriously: "As a perfect maid, you must be prepared at any time."
Abel didn't care about his own maid's attitude, and still covered his nose with a handkerchief. Abel finally felt in the mood to talk about Geralt on the side to talk about the Lizard Man: "Captain Geralt, what do you think of these underground creatures?"
"Apart from the smell, I have no idea now. I must take a good shower when I go back." Geralt glanced at the handkerchief in Abel's hand with envy and complained helplessly. The terrible smell really made him unable to think about the problem seriously, but he still tried hard to answer Abel's question: "It can be seen that these guys are not just beasts. They should have their own tribes. As for the others, I really can't see more."
"They seem to be slightly stronger than humans in terms of physical fitness, but they are also limited, and their weapons are also very primitive. I looked at it and found that most stone weapons are quite rough and primitive, and generally have poor combat effectiveness." Aiber did not have a high opinion of this group of underground creatures who claim to be war lizards.
Geralt covered his nose with his hand and shook his head, as if he wanted to get rid of the stench that had troubled him. Seeing that he was really uncomfortable, Eber released a second-ring spell "air filter bubble" for him, creating an air bubble that enveloped Geralt's head.
"Ah! It's much better, thank you, Mr. Aber." After a long breath, Geralt finally put down his hand covering his nose. His expression was focused during the battle. The smell was not too obvious, but once he relaxed, the stench on the war lizard man was enough to faint directly.
"It's nothing, but the magic effect is limited. I can't hang one for everyone, I can only apologize to others." Abel could only say that he could not help him. Although he had regained a new artificial magic net from the Council of Truth, his spell casting ability had not changed. With his current magic position, if he wanted to hang this second-ring spell for everyone, he would have to use up all the magic position today. This is undoubtedly undesirable for a mage.
"It doesn't matter. The warriors of the Steel Leaf Tribe are not that precious, but it's really hard to accept." Geralt also felt the envious look of others, but it doesn't matter if Abel takes the initiative to help. It's a bit too much for him to make such a request, and the rest of the Steel Leaf Tribe are not completely unbearable.
"Although these underground creatures are average, I can see that the warriors of the Steel Leaf Tribe are still unable to deal with them." Seeing Geralt say this, Eber did not go into it in depth: "It is not only a problem of weapons, but there is still a gap in the physical fitness of humans in the face of alien races."
"I felt that although I could easily suppress the warrior of the underground creature, it was difficult for other people in the Steel Leaf Tribe to do this. Although the smell on these monsters has a great impact on the warriors, in addition to the influence of these smells, it is difficult for the warriors of the ordinary Steel Leaf Tribe to gain the upper hand when facing these underground creatures." When talking about this, Geralt seemed worried.
"I'm a little curious about this. Doesn't your human tribe have the secret technique of breaking through the limits of the human body? If you can't break through the limits of the human body, how did you fight against the strong men of the Elf Empire?" As Eber said this, he suddenly remembered the corpses of the priests who saw in the cave where the Marun totem was hidden. He suddenly reacted: "Did you rely on Marun's God's Gift before? I remember you said that the warriors of the Steel Leaf Tribe can transform their bodies into steel bodies through Marun's Gift. Is it no longer possible now?"
"Yes, according to the records that the nine major human tribes have similar abilities, and can obtain the gifts of the gods they believe in and break through the limits of mortals. What the Steel Leaf Tribe can obtain is the body of steel. I remember that the priests can grow fish fins and have the power to control the water flow. The people of the Frost Wolf Tribe can even transform into werewolfs. Unfortunately, after the gods were silent, the human tribe lost these abilities." When talking about these things, Geralt's face was filled with regret. Although he had awakened Malen again, Malen still needed to recover and could not provide assistance to humans in a short period of time.
After hearing Geralt's words, Abel was silent for a moment. After thinking about it, he said: "Let's replace your soldiers with metal weapons first. Although steel and wood weapons are quite useful, there is still a gap compared to metal weapons. Moreover, metal can also make armor and provide better defense."
"Metal weapons and armor are of course very important, and can also intuitively enhance the combat effectiveness of the Steel Leaf Tribe warriors, but the gap in physical fitness cannot be made up for by weapons." Geralt nodded in agreement with Abel's opinion, but he was still a little worried. Human physical fitness has no advantage over alien races.
"I have some ideas about this, but it takes some time to confirm it, and it also needs experimentation." In fact, Aber has not lacked methods for improving the strength of human individuals. He even has methods to break through the limits and reach extraordinary points, but these methods are not suitable to be taken out directly.
When Geralt heard Abel say this, although he was a little expectant, he did not ask Abel about this, but just nodded and silently remembered it in his heart.
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"Belfast, prepare the bathroom and I want to take a good shower. These war lizards are so smelly." When returning to the magic workshop, Abel told Belfast, he also said to Ola: "Ola, put the prisoners in the bondage, and come to interrogate him after I finish taking a shower. By the way, remember to deal with the smell on his body. I don't want the house to become smelly."
“Yes, master.”
“Follow your will, master.”
Belfast and Ola responded at the same time, while Abel walked upstairs and saw Xiao Beifa standing beside him, still holding a broom taller than him, and smiled and greeted her: "Hi, Xiao Beifa."
"Gou Xiujin, welcome back!" Xiao Beifa hurriedly saluted to Eber. This time she finally remembered that she had to use her hands to lift the skirt. She performed a perfect dress, but the big broom she was holding in her hand fell aside.
Seeing that Xiao Beifa suddenly became a little embarrassed, Aiber reached out and rubbed her little head, and said to her with a smile: "Go and get me a clean dress."
After saying that, he walked towards the bathroom.
After soaking his body in the large bathhouse in the bathroom, Abel moaned comfortably. At this time, Belfast walked in with a neatly stacked clean mage robe, put the mage robe aside, picked up a towel and walked to Abel, dipped it in hot water, and gently wiped his body for him.
"Didn't I ask Befa to take my clothes for me? Why did you send them in?" Even without opening your eyes, Abel could still feel that Belfast was by his side.
"Little Beeffa is still a child. It's still early to ask her to take a shower for you, Master. Let me do this for you." Although Belfast said this with a smile, Abel still felt the hair on his back standing up, as if Belfast was talking about something terrible.
"I will pay attention next time, please don't be angry!" For the sake of his life, Abel hurriedly assured Belfast that after seeing the powerful combat power of his maid, he did not want to be repaired by Belfast.
In order to divert Belfast's attention, Abbot took the initiative to talk about the War Lizard Man: "What do you think about these War Lizard Man?"
Chapter completed!