7. The conspiracy of revolt --- added to chapter 20
Darkfurnace is a dungeon, a dungeon in its own right. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It was built inside the hollowed-out Blackstone Mountain, and below the city was a huge lava lake that had appeared due to the arrival of the Fire Demon clone, which meant that the city was suspended above this scorching place.
But this does not mean that the area of Darkfurnace City is small, in fact, to be fair, the city of the Black Iron Dwarves is actually larger than the Iron Furnace Castle.
In the game, Dark Furnace is a place that players love and hate, and the equipment dropped here is definitely not to be missed by players at the time, but in fact, even after more than ten years of the game, there are a large number of players who will get lost here, and few people can remember the intricate roads of the city except for those old ashes.
It's all too common to get lost in it for an hour or two.
But luckily, Dick is such an old ashes.
Despite having used it many times, the effect of Shadow of the Leaves stealth is still so good that Dick can roam freely in the Darkheart City without even drinking the kind of liquor that Pragger strongly recommends that can transform himself into the appearance of a black iron dwarf for a period of time, but at the same time tastes terrible.
The shadow of the leaves enters stealth by changing the refraction of light, and the mysterious power given by the Atama crystal also hides Dick's voice and breath, so theoretically, as long as he does not actively appear, even Wendthor with "super high perception" will not be able to sense his presence.
Familiar with the way out of the back door of the Black Iron Bar, Dick dodged one dwarf after another walking the streets, and after a few minutes of walking, turned right into an inconspicuous secret door.
It's a hidden grotto.,In the game,There's a mini-boss stationed here.,It's a servant of the fire demon.,A fire demon herald.,It's very combative.,But the things that drop are great.ć
Dick didn't know if the real-world fire demon would be stupid to stay here, but after he turned three corners, he saw a strange thing that looked like a Naga, but the whole body was orange like a flame, that is, the fire demon, the equivalent of the Naga living in magma, with long black horns and bone spurs, a strange mollusk.
When Dick turned around, he saw that the propped up, at least 4 meters high, was napping, and the trident wrapped in flames in his hand was tossed aside.
The paladin looked left and right, then quietly walked over. The strength of this fire demon is really weak, in Dick's eyes, it is just a rare elite, he moved his arms, gently stretched out his fingers and wiped on the sharp axe blade, and a scorching blade of holy light appeared.
The fire demon sensed that something was wrong, but before it could fight back, the sharp blade of the blood roar grazed its neck and slashed down, and the scorching blood spurted out from the neck where it had lost its head, and Dick, who was in shape, reached out and wiped it on the fire demon's head, and a beautiful, as if disembodied crown of flames fell into his hand.
This thing looked very beautiful, the orange-red flame was beating in Dick's palm like substance, a little hot, with Dick's breathing, the flame was also flowing, the red gem in the center was definitely a priceless boutique.
"Gianna will love this gift for sure!"
The paladin carefully wiped the blood stain from it, put it in his rucksack, and then removed the glove from his left hand and pressed it against the lifeless and cold corpse.
As a servant of the Elemental Lord of Chaos, the fire demon is not a creature of order, and after being awakened by Illanicus, Dick has been carefully studying the method of using the power of order in the Silver Fist for a period of time, accompanied by the holy light mixed with the power of order, 2 minutes later, the body of the fire demon completely turned into a cloud of ashes.
After cleaning the ashes away, Dick reactivated the Shadow of the Leaves and followed the path of his memory towards the deepest part of the Black Iron Palace.
Meanwhile, in the richly decorated palace of Emperor Thoreson, the Black Iron Dwarf Emperor sits on the Black Iron Throne and is receiving the emissary from the Twilight Hammer, currently serving as an inquisitor in the Blackstone Abyss, a human woman dressed in a purple, extremely cool robe.
Thorrison the Great is the most orthodox Black Iron Dwarf, to be precise, he inherits the wizarding tradition of the Black Iron Royal Clan, and he is also a mage who is proficient in shadow magic, but the dwarves have excellent physical fitness, even if they become a mage, it does not mean that Thorrison himself is a powerless guy.
This is evident from the one-handed hammer that Thoresen slung from his waist, and he was also a formidable warrior.
Thorrison wore a crown encrusted with rubies, his black skin made his demeanor look a little gloomy, and like King Magni, Thorrisson's black beard was braided into a beautiful braid, and the king's attendants knew that this style was arranged by her own hands after the arrival of the much-criticized queen.
Like the other Black Iron Dwarves, Thorrison's eyes are red, because after being enslaved by the Fire Demon King, the power of the elements entered the Black Iron Dwarves' bodies, and the flames danced in the blood, causing their eyes to turn the color of this flame.
But to be honest, the enslavement of the Flame Lord has also given the Black Iron Dwarves a new talent, as can be seen from the large number of Dwarven Fire Dancer Mages in Darkfurnace City, whose bodies have been transformed and can already use the power of magic.
"Your Majesty, I apologize to you for the vicious incident the day before yesterday, I failed to control my subordinates, but that kind of thing will not happen again, under the precepts of the old gods, anyone who dares to provoke the Twilight Hammer and the Black Iron Dwarf will be severely punished by me!"
Although he said respect, from Gstahn's expression, Thorrison didn't feel even the slightest respect, and this contemptuous act made the Black Iron Emperor's heart swell with an urge to pick up his own warhammer opponent and knock the damned human woman's head into scum with a hammer!
However, Thorrison was a king after all, and he easily suppressed his anger, and instead said to Gstaon calmly,
"Don't mind, Inquisitor, Twilight's hammer and Black Iron are working well together, I see your sincerity, your request to enter the Molten Heart... Well, after you help me clear those lowly fire demons, I'll open the passage of the Molten Heart to you immediately, how about it?"
"Praise be to you, wise king!"
Gstahn was clearly pleased with the promise, and she stood up extremely coquettishly, the snow white on her chest appearing in front of the dwarf's eyes, but it was clear that the traditional Thorrison did not like this trick, and the expression on his face did not change.
This blindness caused a brief look of shame in Gstahn's eyes, but soon, she smiled and said goodbye to Thorrisen, swaying out of the hall.
After Gstahn left, Thorrison's expression fell, and he rubbed his forehead vigorously, looking distressed, it seemed that His Majesty, the king who ruled Darkhearth, was facing a very troublesome problem.
"Honey, is there anything bothering you?"
A gentle voice came from the inner room of the main hall, and a female dwarf wearing a yellow dress and her orange hair was tied into a woman's dress, and walked out carrying a basket of fruits, this female dwarf's skin was not black, but a yellow that was very conspicuous in the Dark Furnace City, and her eyes were not red, they were rare blue.
The female dwarf's demeanor is down-to-earth and generous, and her body shape is not like that of other dwarves, like a wine barrel, on the contrary, this female dwarf is more like a miniature version of human women, and her figure is also very good, and the most important thing is her temperament, that awe-inspiring temperament, when talking to Sorisen, she does not fall behind at all.
Yes, this dwarf is the runaway princess of Ironforge, the only daughter of the Magni Kingdom, the bronze-bearded princess Lyella, and the wife of Thoreson, the queen of the Black Iron Kingdom.
The moment he saw Lyra, Thorrison's eyes softened, this king, who was very tough on the outside world and very strict with the people, also took off his guard in front of those closest to him, he reached out and took the fruit from Lyella's hand, and the king's attendants thoughtfully placed a chair next to the throne for the queen.
How to say it, Layra's reputation in the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom is completely polarized, because of her arrival, Sorisen began to pay attention to the lives of commoners, and began to suppress the power of slave owners and nobles, so the commoners supported Laella, but the nobles hated her, in the past few years, Laella suffered no less than 3 assassinations, each time it would make Sorisen furious, and every time it would set off a bloody storm in Dark Furnace City.
In any case, Layella and Thorrison have a good relationship, and in the realm of the Black Iron Dwarves who are cunning by nature, such a relationship is undoubtedly very enviable.
"Twilight's hammer swore to me that if we let them into the Molten Heart, they would have a way to break the curse that the Fire Demon King had blessed on us, but I don't believe them! You know, we wouldn't be able to enter the Molten Heart without those Fire Demons! ā
Thorrison spoke to his wife about his troubles as he gently reached out and stroked Lyella's belly, where his child was being conceived, who would be the next heir to the royal family of Thorrison and the future king of the Black Iron Dwarves.
Every time Sorison thinks about the child that is about to be born, a sense of urgency wells up in his heart.
"But I had to take a risk, I didn't want our children to suffer this terrible thing!"
Emperor Dagran Thorrisen gritted his teeth and said, "I've decided, as long as those Twilight cultists help me clear the fire demons of Darkfurnace, I'm going to fight the Fire Demon King again!
"But then you have no chance of winning, my dear. ā
Layella caressed Thorrisson's face worriedly, when she ran away from Ironforge Castle and was besieged by cavemen in the barren land, Thorrison who patrolled the territory led troops to rescue her, and at that time her heart was tied to Thorrisson's body, even though she knew that the Copperbeard Clan and the Black Iron Clan from which she was born were mortal enemies.
When Sorison heard his wife's words of concern, he laughed heroically and took his wife's hand,
"If I fail, you have to tell my children that his father is not a coward who only stays on the throne and enjoys himself, and if I fail... You're going back to Ironforge and let the Thoresen family bloodline continue, even if he lives as a bronzebeard dwarf, you know?"
"No, don't!"
Lyella heard the ominous taste in her husband's words, she clenched Thoresson's hand tightly, and pleaded, "You and the child, losing either of them will make my life dark!Honey, come with me to Ironforge!Father, he will have a way, but if not, we can go and plead with Uncle Furstad, the Hammer Dwarves have mastered mysterious elemental powers since a long time ago, and their powerful shaman must have a way!
The smile on the Black Iron Emperor's face became bitter, and he patted his wife's back and said in a deep voice,
"Black Iron has the pride of Black Iron, our affairs are destined to be solved only by ourselves! The blood of the Witch King flows in my body, it does not allow me to bow to the Brass Whiskers and the Brute Hammer, my Laila, obedient! I will fight for you and the child until the last moment, I will not die!"
The two rulers of Black Iron hugged each other, giving the cold hall a touch of gentleness, but the next moment, a bloody head was thrown from the empty air to Sorisen's feet, and an unfamiliar voice sounded in the hall,
"If that's the case, you shouldn't have cooperated with the Twilight Hammer! because they're on the same side as the Fire Demon King!Emperor of Black Iron, you've been deceived! You're about to embark on a path of self-destruction, and worst of all, it could involve your wife and your unborn child!"