When pairs of brightly dressed dwarves come out of every corner, it's the busiest time in the entire market.
Everyone will give their most sincere and beautiful blessings to these couples who have entered the marriage hall today.
The wedding ceremony of dwarves is not as elaborate as that of humans. Everyone gathering together to have a lively drink is equivalent to telling all the compatriots about it.
If you are a brother, come and have a drink.
At this time, it is time for Shakespeare to retire.
Looking at a... dwarf girl who was surrounded by the crowd, Shakespeare's eyes looked affectionate and sad.
Li Wen sat next to him. Although he could understand his mood, he still couldn't empathize with him.
After all, this guy's XP is a bit weird.
This was the first time Li Wen saw this Shakespeare's beloved woman - a real dwarf.
The dwarf girl's beard is thicker than Shakespeare's. She doesn't have to prick her mouth when she says "bo"?
Just thinking about that scene, Li Wen felt a little unbearable to look at it.
So even though it was comforting, his tone couldn't help but bring out some uncontrollable smiles.
"I said, there is no grass anywhere in the world..."
Shakespeare glanced at Li Wen, feeling strange about his way of speaking.
"Eastern Chinese?"
Li Wen was stunned.
"Donghua?"
He hasn't heard the word yet.
Shakespeare shook his head.
"It seems not."
Li Wen became interested instead, "Tell me, what is Donghua."
"Donghua is Donghua, a human country."
Li Wen asked enthusiastically: "Where?"
"In our bard's legend..."
After answering Li Wen's words impatiently, Shakespeare looked at Li Wen and said seriously: "Please, buddy, can't you see that I'm very sad now? You don't have to comfort me, but can you not disturb me."
Li Wen squeezed his elbow and looked at the lively center of the crowd.
"Don't you see her smiling so happily? She is very happy, and you should be happy too."
Shakespeare glanced sideways at Li Wen.
"You think I don't understand this?"
Then he pointed to his heart and said, "It feels uncomfortable, do you understand?"
As if he finally had someone to talk to, Shakespeare began to ramble.
"Do you know that I was attracted to her at the first sight when I came to this city?"
"Of course you won't understand...most of you only care about looks, you only like succubi."
"When she smiles, she is like my angel. She is so warm and trusting to me, even if I told her a little lie at that time. From that time on, I swore that no one could lie to her!
Hurt her!"
"I know she likes to listen to the legendary stories of Emperor Moradin and the epic legends of the heroes, so I tried my best to learn everything about the history of their dwarves... Whether it's official history or unofficial history, she likes it.
Listen, I'll go find out."
"Later I discovered that she treats everyone the same. That's the kind of character she has."
"And no one cheated on her! And no one hurt her!"
"A biography is always just a biography. Everyone is good. There is no hero to save the beauty, and there is no love at first sight."
"She has a companion who grew up together. They have known each other for sixty years, and I am only twenty years old..."
Li Wen listened quietly to such an old man's ramblings, but the last sentence got serious.
"Are you only twenty years old?"
Shakespeare has a thick dark golden beard... compared to humans.
The manicure is quite decent, but it has a mature masculine charm.
Li Wen couldn't believe that such an old man was only 20 years old.
Shakespeare's face looked a little awkward, "A little more..."
"How much more?"
Shakespeare became furious.
"A little more is a little more, a man's age is a secret!"
At this time, the dwarf standing with Shakespeare's beloved dwarf girl in the distance seemed to have noticed Shakespeare's figure in the crowd and walked over on his own initiative.
"Look, he's coming over to show off to me!"
Shakespeare rolled up his wide sleeves and planned to have a duel between men.
"Come on, brother! Have a drink! I'll pay for it!"
Seeing the enthusiastic smile on the dwarf's face, Shakespeare took the wine glass that was handed to him and was as thick as the dwarf's arm.
Dwarves are not good at words, and their emotions are all in wine.
"Tons, tons, tons..."
Bitter wine enters the throat and causes pain in the heart.
As if out of anger, Shakespeare drank one cup after another, and after drinking several cups in a row, he looked at the other person's leaving back with drunken eyes.
"You see...this is the most annoying part. They are all good people, so I can only bless them."
Li Wen smiled and hugged each other's shoulders, "How about we play something more exciting?"
"Something exciting?"
"Come and let's find a secluded place to talk in detail."
Yesterday, the player brought Shakespeare's thoughts about music to Li Wen, but that was all.
Shakespeare himself was not a strong professional, and he did not know that he subconsciously used charm in his singing.
Fortunately, the other party was also a target of communication, so Li Wen planned to ask him directly to see if he could find some inspiration from him.
"Walk!"
Shakespeare's reason told him that he must let go of his unrequited love and find something to divert his mind.
They randomly found a small unmanned tent set up for this kind of festival, and the two of them got in holding a large barrel of ale.
Dwarves know how to drink, so anyone who hangs out in dwarf territory must do as the Romans do.
Besides, Shakespeare is depressed now and likes the feeling of intoxication.
"Have you ever considered using your unique talents?"
There are not many people with high charisma, and there are not many people who are knowledgeable and knowledgeable about music or even various biographies, legends and allusions.
People who have these two qualities at the same time are even rarer.
While resting yesterday, Li Wen, with the help of Adric and other dwarves, was able to find out some basic information about this human poet who was hiding in the dwarf fortress.
You don’t know if you don’t ask, but once you ask... you really have two brushes.
As a human, he actually understood the various epics and allusions of the dwarves clearly during the five or six years he lived in the fortress.
Only those who know enough about the history of the dwarves and have sufficient attainments in music can perform "Denzo's Elegy" completely. There are not many such singers among the dwarves, but he, a human poet, can do it.
Li Wen's thinking about new ideas must require the cooperation of these abilities.
Without charisma, there is no professional ability; without musical attainments, one cannot communicate the sacred words of creation that echo in the background of the universe; and without knowledge... there is no way to write songs and perform.
All poetry is essentially narrative, which is what Li Wen understood from Shakespeare's voice.
He can randomly grab a record from a history book and compose a heroic poem on the spot; he can also make a sarcastic laugh at human beings' short-sightedness and behavior; but if he is held there, there is no threat, and there is nothing.
If you don't let him do it, don't let him touch it, then he won't be able to make any sound except sighing.
However, in the face of Li Wen's inquiry, Shakespeare just slammed the wine barrel in his arms against the wine barrel in Li Wen's hand.
"Come! Take a bite first!"
Without waiting for Li Wen to say anything, he took the lead in holding the huge wine barrel with both hands and poured it into his own mouth "gu dong gu dong". The wine dripped down his beard.
Li Wen did not refuse. He also unscrewed the lid of the wine barrel, held it in his hand and took two sips.
Hmm...not spicy?
Li Wen, who was frowning and preparing for the stimulation, opened his eyes in surprise and looked at the wine barrel in his arms.
It was very different from the alcohol I drank when I first rescued Qin. The dwarf's ale was mellow and clear, full of the aroma of grain but not overly pungent.
More like a special drink?
So Li Wen took two more sips.
"Tons, tons, tons..."
"Tons, tons, tons..."
The shadows in the tent reflected the figures of two people holding wine barrels.
The whole street is like this.
Even on this special holiday, the dwarf soldiers who still did not forget their duties and guarded the city wall from afar looked back and murmured.
"I really want to have a bite too..."
At this time, a companion beside him suddenly exclaimed.
"Look outside! What is that!"
In the dark Echo Valley, a strange... spaceship? slowly emerged from the darkness.
Like a pointed conch, a squid-headed creature waves its slender tentacles inside the conch's shell.
A pair of red-light eyes stared evilly in the direction of the dwarf city wall.
On the back of the conch, several humanoid figures stood on the flat deck...
