He Comes From the Void

The huge chimneys were emitting black smoke, and the air was mixed with soot and the smell of workshops. As soon as we approached the smelter, even the wind became hot and dry.

The two came to the main entrance of the smelter and found that there were many armored transport vehicles parked here, and many workers were constantly loading steel into them. The heavy iron-inlaid wooden boards are not light at first glance, and the hubs are specially cast with steel to strengthen the load-bearing.

Apparently, ordinary horses couldn't drag these transport carts that weighed more than several tons, and what was responsible for dragging these transport carts was a clumsy and heavy behemoth - the dragon lizard.

It wasn't the first time Kahn had seen dragon lizards, but it was the first time he had seen so many dragon lizards.

They lay uneasy on the ground, snorting in protest at the chains and saddles tied to their bodies. The green scales are as hard as steel, and the trunk-like limbs and python-like tail are connected by bulging muscles. Each one is bigger than the Juvask wild boar, and it can trample an adult into a pulp with just one move.

Kahn bypassed the dragon lizards, went to the rear of the convoy, casually asked a loading worker, "Is Captain Gregan there?"

"It's the one with the red curly hair."

Kahn followed the prompts and found Gregan, who was instructing the workers to move the goods.

"Captain Gregor." Kahn called out tentatively. The other party watched them approach and looked at them with scrutiny: "What do you want from me? Tell me, don't you see that I am very busy? "

Kai'Sa remained silent. She felt the other person's eyes rest on her face for a while, and she frowned slightly. I don't know if the other party saw something, just when she was about to look at him and plant fear, Gregor just averted his eyes again.

"It's like this. We want to go to the imperial capital to join relatives. I don't know if it is convenient to give us a ride." Kahn said.

"Want to take a ride? Yes, is the money ready?" Gregor stuffed something into his mouth, and he spoke vaguely while chewing, but there was no ink stain at all, which made Kahn feel a little better.

"How much?" he asked.

"Five coins a person."

Kahn handed over ten Noxus coins, Gregan weighed them in his hand, grinned and stuffed them into his trouser pocket.

"Your seats are at the back of the car. The convoy is about to leave. I'll give you 30 minutes to prepare your bags. You won't wait if you're late."

"Okay." Kahn led Kai'Sa back away.

The time is quite urgent, if they go to the hotel and come back, they will definitely not be able to catch up in time. Fortunately, they are used to going out and taking everything with them, so they don't need to go back.

The two came to the rear of the convoy, only to find that the so-called seats were actually the tailgates of the transport vehicles. The car was so full of steel that it couldn't be moved, leaving no room for them except for the fender.

Moreover, this "throne" is still in the open air, with no cover at all on the head, and it is exposed to the sun, wind, and rain. The only good news is that no one is crowded with them in this small space of less than two square meters.

"This... I feel like I've been cheated." Kahn sat up, the size of the baffle was not enough for him to put his whole leg on it, even if he lay down sideways, there would be a part of his leg hanging in the air.

"I also think that this treatment is not worth the money we paid at all." Kaisha echoed, but she immediately shut her mouth when footsteps came from behind her.

She spoke in her own voice just now, and it would be bad if she was overheard.

Afraid of what to come, she turned her head and saw that the person had red curly hair and his temples were shaved. It wasn't Gregor.

"Captain Gregor." Kahn greeted him, drawing his attention away.

Gregan didn't seem to notice anything unusual, he nodded and said: "I forgot to tell you, this time the goods are quite full, and there are not many places left for you. You can choose to sit on the dragon lizard's back, or stay here , I’ll refund you the money.”

"Let's continue to make the rear of the car." In order to reduce the possibility of Kaisha being exposed, Kahn chose to stay at the rear of the car where no one noticed.

"Okay." Gregor nodded, took out two coins from his pocket and gave them to Kahn, and then patted him on the shoulder familiarly: "Then bear with it, it will be much better to get on the cargo ship at Drune Pier .”

After speaking, he left, inexplicably feeling a little chic.

"This person... doesn't seem to be that bad." After he left, Kaisha dared to speak out.

Kahn looked at the two coins in his hand and replied: "But don't be bought easily, you should be more careful when you go out."

Later, when the convoy set off, the dragon lizard was not walking fast, and it kept killing Kahn's eager heart. He was sitting on the baffle, his legs dangling with the rolling of the wheels, like an old man who had nothing to do with the world.

Looking up at the sky, the clouds are gloomy, and then there may be freezing rain, and they will have nowhere to hide.

Thinking of this, Kahn couldn't help but sighed.

"Don't sigh, I think it's quite leisurely." Kaisha comforted her and fell into Kahn's arms, not worrying about the weather at all.

Kahn glanced left and right at no one before letting her continue to lie down, otherwise people would be suspicious if they saw the two men next to each other so closely. Homosexuality is still a rare phenomenon in this world. Most people will definitely think that one of them is the opposite sex when they see this situation, and then they will reveal their secrets.

Looking at her dirty face, Kahn said, "Aren't you afraid that the rain will wash away all the soot on your face?"

"I'm afraid it will be of no use, so I got into the car and take one step at a time."

After finishing speaking, she closed her eyes peacefully.

The wheels rolled, leading them all the way eastward.

About a day after they left Fort Drever, they came to Drunne, a pier downstream of the confluence of rivers in the Ironthorn Mountains. Here the convoy unloads, loads the bulk of the steel onto the ship, and travels down the river to the Immortal Fortress.

Kahn and Kaisha also followed Gregan onto the boat, and finally they were no longer exposed to the sun and wind.

After boarding the boat, Gregor suddenly took a break and came to talk to the two of them. Kahn stepped forward to deal with it, and the scene was a bit awkward.

"Why do you want to go to the imperial capital to join your relatives? Wouldn't it be good to stay in Fort Drever? That's the only place in the empire that doesn't require conscription." Gregor said. Fort Drever was deliberately exempted from military service because it produced a lot of steel for the empire.

"My cousin...cousin can't do heavy work, so I want to go to the imperial capital and do some business." Kahn improvised an identity for Kaisha, trying to evade it as much as possible.

"It's not okay to be too shy to do business." Gregan looked at Kaisha: "I haven't even heard him speak."

Kaisha showed an ugly smile to perfunctory, Kahn quickly took over the words: "It's okay, it's okay, just give me a hand, there is no need to say anything."

"Okay then, what kind of business are you planning to do, and I'll join you then."

When you finish telling a lie, reality often requires you to tell more lies to weave the lie completely. Kahn looked at the things at hand, and said the first word that flashed in his mind.

"The watchmaker."

"Yo, it's still handicraft. It's a pity that I don't wear a watch, so let's forget it, haha. I'm going to sneak elsewhere, go out more often, don't stay in the boat all the time, it's too boring."

Perhaps the slap in the face came too quickly, and Gregor left after speaking. Kahn sent him to the door, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after confirming that he had left.

"Hey, I finally managed to get away with it." He turned his head and said to Kaisha: "From now on, don't walk around alone, or you will be exposed when you ask questions."