If you ask this question to anyone on the Roland continent, the answer you will probably get is: a ferocious, cruel and powerful monster that also likes to live in groups.
The answer is simple and clear.
But...as a certain great man said, if you want to conquer others, you must first understand them!
Kakarot is a twenty-three-year-old young warrior. He is very nervous, a little naive, young and passionate, persistent and stubborn. At the same time, he has clear grudges. According to Du Wei's standards, he likes this guy quite a lot.
As for the crime of once trying to assassinate a local city garrison commander in the empire... this crime was nothing to Du Wei. After all, he was out for revenge.
This is easy to understand: Kakarot’s teacher has a nurturing grace for him, just like a father. The so-called hatred of killing his father is irreconcilable, and he takes risks for the sake of revenge... to assassinate an officer who is like a local emperor in an imperial place.
This itself also requires courage.
On the contrary, if Kakarot had not done this and allowed the teacher who raised him to be murdered, but he simply walked away, everything would be fine... If he was such a cold-natured person, Du Wei would not care at all.
He kicked him out hesitantly.
Now... Du Wei is very satisfied. At least, for Du Wei, this candidate is enough to serve as the future leader of the Knights of Roland's Sword.
That's why Du Wei put so much effort into this young man to investigate his background, and then created such a show of both carrot and stick today... He wanted to try to conquer this young man's heart, and then gain his loyalty.
To conquer others, you must first understand them.
Du Wei did a good job in this regard.
And the unexpected surprise...it's the gryphon!
Different from the people in this world, although this world is very magical in many aspects, such as magical culture, in many aspects, in Du Wei's view, it is still very backward and even ignorant.
In particular, some human beings' understanding of the realm of natural creatures has become more mysterious. Especially those powerful monsters, it has been praised as a kind of legend.
In Du Wei's mind, what he thought was much simpler. All creatures, even scary and powerful things like griffins, were not mysterious at all.
If you want to conquer these things, you have to understand them first!
Griffins have never been tamed. In Duwei's opinion, this is because humans in this world have never truly understood this creature.
Although the only people in this world who can control Warcraft are magicians... But magicians have magical power. When they face Warcraft, they don't need to "tame" them. They only need to catch them and use magic to sign a soul contract with them.
, and then you can turn the monster into your own magic pet.
With magic, who would do the work of an animal trainer? It's like there is an elevator in front of you that can go straight to the top floor, would you still stupidly climb the stairs?
This creates a very interesting situation: people who have the ability to tame this kind of thing can directly use magic to complete the work. But other people who want to tame this kind of thing do not have the ability to do this.
"My teacher, he has been fascinated by things like griffons all his life." Kakarot said with a bit of sadness: "He once told me that this is related to his experience. He likes this kind of ferocious and powerful
Creatures that always want to understand this kind of thing, want to get close to this kind of thing... In the eyes of others, this is a morbid psychology, or simply a suicidal behavior. Because if you get close to this kind of thing, nine times out of ten, you will
Just to be killed.”
"I can understand this mentality." Du Wei's voice was sincere: "Others will think your teacher is crazy, but I don't."
His words made Kakarot feel very fond of him. Because when the teacher talked to him about this, his expression was very helpless. It was obvious that the teacher had suffered countless ridicules and supercilious glances in his life. In the eyes of others, he was a
madman.
But Du Wei really understands.
People in this world may not understand, but coming from the world of Du Wei's previous life, Du Wei understands that there are many professional people in the world, who are always interested in various creatures in nature and want to understand them... Du Wei's previous life
I really like watching programs like "National Geographic Magazine".
In his opinion, Kakarot's teacher is obviously such a person. Although such a person is a bit different for the world of Roland Continent. But he loves nature and wants to learn more about natural creatures.
.It’s not a morbid mentality.
"Griffins are social creatures, so it is difficult to capture this kind of creature, because they almost never move alone. And if you want to observe this kind of thing carefully, you can only risk your life and enter the southern swamp.
Inside, and then get close to a large group of griffins, and be careful to be discovered at any time, otherwise, you will definitely end up being torn into pieces!" Kakarot seemed very serious when he said these words, and Du Wei felt
There was a strange feeling that when this boy said this, it seemed...as if he was not just talking about his teacher's experience, but as if he himself had had the same experience.
"When the teacher was young, he worked as a magic apprentice for a period of time, although it was not long... because he soon discovered that he did not have magic talent, so he gave up magic and learned martial arts. But during that period of magic apprenticeship
His experience has given him a lot of help, allowing him to identify many poisonous and dangerous plants when entering the southern swamps... This skill has given him a lot of help, and when he was in the mercenary group, this skill also
Very useful! He has also read many magic books that only magicians can read...Those books cannot be seen by ordinary people. For example..."The Illustrated Book of World of Warcraft in the Mainland"." Kakarot whispered: "The teacher told me
I, he read that book, it was about his experience as a magic apprentice when he was young. Therefore, after he became a mercenary, his academic qualifications made him understand those things better than other mercenaries.
Warcraft. Because other mercenaries only rely on experience, but he has more to rely on."
"Keep talking." Du Wei nodded.
But at this time, Delong suddenly stood up. He walked around the room for a few steps, but suddenly smiled and said: "Okay, you can talk slowly. I think this topic is not of interest to me."
With that said, he actually walked towards the door.
"Your Excellency Delong." Du Wei frowned and gave Delong a strange look: "Aren't you interested in this matter?"
"My Lord Duke." Deron smiled: "I am just the president of the Knights Association. My current interest is just...making money. Whether you are talking about mercenaries, griffins, or others.
.I don't have much interest...and I don't want to cause trouble. I think you should understand what I mean. I know your intention of letting me meet this child with you here, okay, I will serve as the president of the Knights Association.
I will grant this child the status of a knight. Moreover, as long as you think there is no problem with him entering the Knights of the Sword of Roland, I will approve it. If he can win the finals, even if you propose that he become a member of the order
Sir, I have no objection...I think this is what you need me to do."
Du Wei was even more confused.
This Delon. Is he not interested in the gryphon thing?
"I just don't want to cause trouble." Delong said lightly: "I like to live a leisurely life, fine wine, gold coins, and women. Then I can live happily for decades and live my whole life. I don't want to touch other things. Just
So simple."
As he said this, this guy seemed to be running away, and ran away before Du Wei could say anything.
His reaction made Du Wei full of doubts, but he still had to listen to Kakarot explain the matter, so he could only put Deron's doubts aside for the time being.
Delong walked out of the room and carefully closed the door for the two of them.
Then the president of the Knights Association walked down the stairs, but saw old Dov sweeping the floor under the stairs.
"Why did you come out?"
"Avoiding trouble." Deron shook his head, sighed, and then sat down on the stairs: "Dear old Dove, I am very lazy, very lazy... You know this about me very well. You see,
I even casually threw the Spear of Longinus to that guy Duwei. Is there anything else that could arouse my interest? I don’t want to worry about anything else... Take good care of the Knights Association and prevent it from closing down.
.Even if you are worthy of my teacher, I don’t want to get involved in unnecessary things.”
Old Dov looked at Deron seriously. Unlike before, this time Old Dov did not yell at Deron, nor did he use those harsh words to irritate Deron because he could see that there was something in Deron's eyes.
Something else.
Gently, Old Dov put down the broom in his hand, walked to Delong's side, sat down slowly, patted Delong's knee with his thin hand, and after a while, said slowly
Words: "I'm old."
"..." Deron glanced at Old Dove and muttered: "I know, you are old. The wrinkles on your face are like dry bread crust overnight."
Old Dove did not fight back against such harsh words, but his tone was unusually gentle and he said softly to Deron: "But you are not old yet."
There seemed to be a lot of meaning hidden in his words, but fortunately, Delong could understand them.
Deron thought for a while, and suddenly he sighed longly: "I understand what you mean, Dov... But, there are no 'knights' in this world! This kind of thing should have been extinct a long time ago. It should be extinct.
!But I stay here just to abide by my oath, to keep this place from closing before I die, even if I am worthy of the dead old man. Apart from that, I don’t want to think about anything else. Because...this
The world is no longer the age of knights!"
"But Du Wei showed up." Old Dov's words obviously had deep meaning: "I know that although you were very tough on your words a few days ago, your heart has moved. I can see... Hey! Boy, don't
I forgot, I watched you grow up when you were naked! I can see that your heart is moving. You don’t want to care about anything you say, and you don’t want to participate in anything... But I can feel it.
, you have been quietly observing the Tulip Duke recently."
Delong was silent. This guy who always had a playful smile now looked serious.
"To be honest... at the beginning, I didn't like this Duke either. I thought that a little guy of his age, and who became famous at a young age, probably didn't have much ability. As for revitalizing the Knights Association, I also thought that he
It's just rhetoric. And... we all know that he has other purposes for doing these things." Old Dove said, while gently patting Deron's knee: "But we all have to admit that he did it very well.
Not bad! Even your performance made me feel that you are no longer as desperate as before. This boy has brought you hope!"
"What about you?" Delong suddenly stared at his old servant very seriously: "Dofu! You have never married or given birth to any offspring! I also understand what you mean, you did it on purpose! Do you want to
Your bloodline will end in your generation! I don’t want that heavy mission to rest on the shoulders of your clan forever! I’m the same as you! I also feel that we have shouldered it for too long! This is simply a joke
!Look outside, look on the street, no one still remembers these, no one still cares about these! But it is us who still abide by the so-called oaths, so-called loyalty, and so-called missions that we have made so much.
! Damn it! Damn it! Those things have rotted long ago, completely rotted long ago! It’s time to become extinct, it’s time to end!”
"So you haven't gotten married either. Although you have had so many women, there is no descendant left to inherit your bloodline." Old Dove blinked and looked at Delong with a smile: "You also hope that your bloodline will come to you."
This generation is over, right?”
Delong lowered his head. He stared blankly at the dust on the steps. After a while, he whispered in a low voice: "Sometimes, I really wish that the old man had not told me that secret before he died."
"I see."
Delong still lowered his head, and his voice sounded like he was talking in his sleep: "Now that I think about it, I really hate him. Why. He was about to die, but before he died, he told me that I was actually his son...
An illegitimate son. Well, I have called him my teacher for more than ten years. I respect him. He is the president of the Knights Association. He told me that I am actually his son... Since he has hidden it from me for so many years, why didn't he tell me this?
Take the secret to the grave! Why should he tell it before he dies! If he hadn't said it, then I would be like the other disciples of the old man. I don't have to bear these annoying things. I don't have to go to someone who has no hope at all.
I have been waiting for success all my life!"
"Because..." Old Dov's fingers pressed hard on Delong's knees, and he held them tightly: "Your senior brothers can leave, because they are just the old guy's apprentices, and you...
He's his son! His blood is flowing in you, and the blood of your family is flowing in you! Believe me, I understand how you feel. Look at me, haven't I been like this all my life?"
"You choose to end your own bloodline, and my choice is the same as yours." Delong said lightly.
"But I always feel that you are different from me." Old Doufu smiled: "Even though you pretend to be similar, I feel that you are not desperate at all!"
"Are you kidding me!" Delong suddenly burst into laughter. He pointed at Old Doufu and said, "I'm not an idiot!" After his success, he retired from the world and silently guarded the world. Once danger came, the horn sounded and led the people away.
Break out of the siege with endless glory, pass on the blood of generations, guard this oath, guard this world!', my dear Dove, you said this oath when you were young. But now we all know that this is a joke
! This world doesn’t need us to protect it anymore! It doesn’t need us hiding in the dark, waiting for that so-called ‘call’! Damn it! Damn it! Who else will come to summon us? I even doubt that the original twelve
I'm afraid all bloodlines have become extinct now! Maybe, you and I are the last two bloodlines left! Summoning? Who will summon us? Could it be that His Majesty Aragorn climbed out of the grave to summon us? Could it be that the legendary
Suddenly one day, the Messiah descended from the sky through lightning, stood in front of us, and said to us, 'Hey, come on, let's go and defend world peace!!' Well!? Is that so!!"
At the end of the sentence, Deron's voice was obviously full of anger and ridicule!
"Watch your words, my dear Delong." Old Dove suddenly showed a trace of anger: "Even if you give up in your heart and no longer believe in this oath... I don't blame you. Because I didn't believe it a long time ago.
But... your words must not be disrespectful to His Majesty Aragon and the Messiah! This is the bottom line! This is the most basic respect for every descendant of the 'Knights of Saint Laurent'!!"
"Knights of Saint Laurent!" Deron's laughing voice sounded like he was crying: "Yes! The great Knights of Saint Laurent, who founded the country with His Majesty the Great, are invincible and invincible. They are famous for being the strongest in history.
The great and most mysterious knights! But now... I'm afraid there are only two of us left in this great organization! What are you doing? Dov? You sweep the floor in the yard every day and cook in the kitchen with one leg.
! And what about me? I hang out in the cheapest goblin den in the city, hugging those cheap prostitutes, and live in a state of intoxication... What can we do? Defend world peace? What a wonderful joke!!"
Old Doufu sighed, and his eyes became more and more kind.
"You...are angry." Old Doufu sighed.
"Yes... I'm angry." Delong finally calmed down and sighed: "Actually, I have passed the stage of anger. Didn't I live a good life in the past few years... But it's all Du Wei's fault.
, he suddenly came over and suddenly gave us a glimmer of hope... But this glimmer of hope makes people like us who are already desperate and numb feel a little at a loss what to do."
As he said that, Delong suddenly made a face at Old Dove: "Actually, don't talk about me, Old Dove! Don't think that I don't know, you have started to move in your heart! I saw it secretly. One night in the middle of the night,
You quietly hide behind and clean your long sword that has been rusty for decades!"
Old Doufu also thought silently for a while, with a look of helplessness on his face: "Yes, it's all this little guy Du Wei. He gave us a sense of being at a loss."
"Maybe." Deron stood up, his smile filled with absurdity: "It's just maybe... maybe like I said, maybe one day, the empire will be destroyed. Then His Majesty Aragon suddenly descended from the sky and appeared.
In front of us, he raised his fingers at us and shouted to us loudly and majestically, 'Come on, my loyal 'Knight of Saint Laurent', come fight with me and defend world peace with me!' Hahahahahahahaha..."
"Maybe this is not a joke... maybe this will really happen." Old Dov rolled his eyes: "It seems that both of us are a little crazy... Okay, we should go have a good drink."
Maybe...this is really not a joke...but only the future will have the answer.
"To conquer griffins, you must first understand them."
In the room, Du Wei was still listening to Kakaluo's special narration. It's a pity that our Lord Duke didn't know that he missed a wonderful conversation between two bastards, one big and one small, on the stairs downstairs. He also missed it.
An interesting thing.
Kakarot continued to talk about griffins: "My teacher, after many years of hard work, he joined the mercenary group. He entered the southern swamps time and time again. During the adventure, he showed
It's very different. Other mercenaries are trying hard to hunt those low-level monsters, but my teacher is not interested in them. He focuses more on finding griffons. As a result... mercenaries from other places often
He returned home with a full load, but my teacher gained very little. This made him have very little property in his hands after returning to his hometown many years ago. However, he was obsessed with this thing all his life, until that year... The Red Snow Mercenary Group
One last adventure!"
Du Wei took a deep breath: "What did your teacher find?"
"He discovered... gryphons can be tamed!!"
Kakarot's words made Duwei stand up from his chair!
"In the teacher's notes, it was written that when the empire was founded, there was a large-scale capture of griffons. The great Emperor Aragon, with his invincible Knights of Saint Laurent, entered the southern swamps and used their powerful strength to
, captured a group of griffins, brought them back, and tried to tame them. But they failed..."
Kakarot said slowly: "Teacher has studied that matter carefully."
Du Wei's heart moved. It seemed that he was not the only one who had read the rumor.
"But in the end, the founding emperor failed because he didn't understand the living habits of griffins, or in other words, he didn't know how to feed young griffins! We all know that to tame wild beasts, it's best to start with cubs! Because adults
The beast has been determined and is difficult to tame, while the young beast is a blank sheet of paper!" Kakarot said with a smile: "However, His Majesty the founding emperor, the adult griffins captured cannot be tamed.
But even those cubs all died soon. It is said that the captured griffins died of hunger strike! They did not eat! They did not eat any artificially fed food, no matter it was meat.
.Those little gryphon cubs all starved to death.”
"Since then, people have believed that griffins cannot be tamed. Even if you catch them, they will starve to death. This kind of thing has a certain wisdom. But the teacher had a question back then, even if an adult griffon has
Wisdom, they will deliberately go on a hunger strike to death after being caught, but why... do cubs also go on a hunger strike? Even if griffons are intelligent creatures, cubs should not understand anything! Why do cubs 'understand' hunger strikes?
?”
"So, the teacher still focuses his research on cubs! His idea is the same as that of most animal trainers in the world. To tame beasts, you have to start with cubs! And he put forward a possible conjecture:
The batch of cubs captured by His Majesty Aragorn did not die of hunger strike on purpose, but because His Majesty Aragorn did not know how to feed the griffon cubs! The method they used was wrong, so the young griffins could not survive
Only if you are willing to eat will everyone starve to death!"
Du Wei was already excited: "Your teacher, have you found a way?"
Kakarot looked miserable, but finally gave the answer Du Wei wanted: "Yes, he found it! But... this also brought him a tragic fate."
