Chapter Forty-Three: Once Upon a Time in Bahrain

"It's so beautiful, is it for me?" Ariel's eyes lit up as she looked at the orbs that emitted black light, most of the pit areas in the dark region were ore, and very few of them were used to decorate the palace or wear them on the Dark Elf Mistress to show her majesty.

"It's a complicated pattern. Bahrain stared at the orb with a furrowed brow. "This must be a very powerful magical item. ”

"I want to give it to you too, but it has already confessed to the Lord. Ayton smiled at Ariel.

"Confessing the Lord?"

"Confession!" said Balin, in surprise. He looked straight at the Dark Orb, not wanting to look away for a moment.

"You'd guess wrong, it's called the Dark Orb, the treasure of our Dark Elves. Ayton whispered, then added, though she also called it the Orb of Deception, apparently because of its ability to alter a person's appearance. ”

"Ahh......h This is actually the Dark Jewel. Ariel was dumbfounded, and then covered her mouth again.

"Goo" Balin swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his teeth chattered, and said in a trembling voice, "Ju... It's actually a holy weapon, and it can ...... Can you show me?"

"Absolutely. Ayton said as he prepared to hand the orb to Bahrain, but on the way, Ariel snatched it and stepped aside.

"Brother, this is our clan's holy weapon, you have to ...... it for outsiders to touch it like this" Ariel looked at Ayton nervously and whispered.

"It's alright, Ariel, as long as we don't say it, no one knows that I smuggled the Dark Orb away, and this feature is useful to us," Ayton advised.

"But this ......," Ariel looked at Bahrain.

"Don't worry, I believe in Bahrain, he won't say it. ”

“...... Okay. Only then did Ariel let her guard down. "But brother, if it is found out, just say that I stole this dark orb, okay? ”

"It won't be found out, I promise. "Ayton would never let Ariel take the blame for himself.

Ariel also understood his thoughts, and reluctantly returned the orb to Ayton, then walked to the door and looked around, and after seeing that there was no one else around, she closed the door tightly. It seems that he is very cautious about the matter of the Dark Jewel, and he is deeply afraid that something will happen to Ayton.

Balin was a little embarrassed to take the Dark Orb at this time, but his strong curiosity made his eyes can't take off the black orb: "Does this Dark Orb have any abilities?"

Ayton demonstrated all three abilities of the orb one by one. 'Disguise', 'Concealment' and 'Storage', although they have no attack ability, also surprised Ariel and Bahrain.

Especially in the Dark Orb, a large number of high-level demonic beast crystal nuclei made Balin's jaw almost fall to the ground.

At the same time, he also unleashed a 'disguise' on Ariel, and found that 'disguise' can be used on others, but it seems to have a certain duration. Stealth can only be used on oneself.

Ayton also asked Ariel to try his method, but Ariel's fighting magic was injected into it and there was no response, and he didn't know how to break the contract to confess the Lord by Dripping Blood.

But Bahrain on the side frowned.

Ayton still handed him the orb, and the latter took it, held it in the palm of his hand, looked at it carefully, pinched it, and frowned even more.

"Is there a problem?" Ayton asked, confused.

"This is not like the legendary 'Hallows', it can only be called a 'legendary' quality weapon, and it is a secondary weapon. ”

Hearing this, Ariel frowned slightly, was this saying that their dark elf holy weapon was not good.

"But I think this orb is almost exactly the same as what is recorded in the library, so there should be no mistake. Ayton was also a little puzzled, because the artifact seemed to be a bit of a chicken.

"It's like it's lost its life. Bahrain sighed regretfully, not knowing whether he was sorry for the damage to the artifact, or because he regretted not being able to see the complete artifact, which "has degraded to legendary quality"

"But it's good to be able to see a 'legendary' level weapon, it turns out that there is a function of recognizing the lord with blood, and only your own master is allowed to use it" Balin returned the orb to Ayton: "And this must not be exposed to other people's eyes, the ability to hide alone is a great life-saving ability"

"Of course I know" Ayton pinched the orb and whispered, "From now on, we will no longer use the name of the Dark Orb as the Dark Elves call it, we will call it the Orb of Deception, because we will use this to deceive the people on the ground, our identity as the Dark Elves"

"Well, this thing is in your hands, and I'm relieved," Balin nodded. The ability to disguise that cannot be seen through is a sharp weapon for undercover agents, but fortunately he thinks that Ayton will not use this ability to endanger the continent and the dwarven country he loves so much.

"Alright, you go first, try to memorize everything in the book before you leave, and then burn the book. ”

"Okay. Ayton nodded, beckoning Ariel to leave the forge with her.

Seeing the backs of Ayton and the others disappear from view, Balin turned around and closed the door, took out the extra paper and pen hidden under the bed, put them on the forging table, and whispered to himself: "Since you have shared such an important secret with me, it seems that you really want to escape from here, then this technology will be passed on to you as well."

I recall the scene from ten years ago in my mind.

......

"Bahrain, my old friend, I'm sorry...... I can't hold it anymore. Brian lay in front of Bahrain covered in whip marks.

"Hold on, friend, we said we'd witness the demise of these damned dark elves. Balin said tremblingly, holding Brian's hand.

"It really doesn't work. Brian shook his head with difficulty. "Life in the pit is really hard, those damn dark elves have us to transport a lot of ore every day, and one of my legs is ......"

Barin looked at his lame leg, which Brian had accidentally slipped and crushed while transporting ore, and had caused a cart of ore to slide deep into the pit, thankfully not killing anyone. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as being covered in whip marks.

"Well, I'll go talk to the caretaker of our forge and let me go to the pit and you'll be in the forge so you'll have a little easier. Bahrain said firmly.

"Thanks, but no more. Brian's eyes suddenly showed a hint of hideousness. "I want revenge! I don't want to give in to those damn dark elves, I want to ...... Blow up that tunnel. ”

Seeing the resolute attitude of ......his former friend, Balin knew that no matter how much he persuaded him, it was useless, and his inner reluctance made him clench his fists.

"Bahrain, I need your help...... Count me on."

"Hey, if you don't ask me, I'll help you. Bahrain sighed.

"Thank you, friend. Brian stood up in pain and handed Barin a pile of drawings in his arms, filled with strange metal objects.

"I need you to help me make this. ”

"This is ......" Seeing these drawings, Bahrain suddenly thought of something, and his face was shocked.

"How to make the thunderbolt. Brian said calmly. "I have written on the composition of the black gunpowder, the production method of the metal shell of the thunderbolt, the carving of the magic array, and the assembly method, and I have already collected the components of the black gunpowder, and now I need to complete the external parts and assembly. ”

"Do you want me to help you build those exterior parts and then give them to you?"

"Huh," Brian smiled wryly. "Do you still care about the competition between you and me?"

Bahrain suddenly realized, and there was a hint of sadness in his expression.

He and Brian were not only good friends for many years, but also rivals for many years. One is dedicated to the crafting and enchantment of cold weapons, and the other is dedicated to the crafting of muskets and explosives. Back then, he and Brian entered the Forest of Despair, one to find the dark iron ore, and the other to find the ultimate formula for black and explosive.

Unexpectedly, the dark elf's lair was in the depths of the Despair Forest, and the two of them were caught together. Bahrain was assigned to the forging area and Brian was assigned to the pit area. Compared to the pit area, Bahrain's forging area is simply paradise.

They had agreed to escape together, but the towering cliffs made them daunted, and they could only hope that the people of the Dwarven Kingdom would follow the two of them where they disappeared... The Forest of Despair searched for their tracks, discovered the lair of the Dark Elves, and then joined forces with the rest of the forces to take them down.

But the days passed, and the people of Ironforge still didn't come, and it stands to reason that if two of them disappeared in the Desperate Forest, someone would definitely investigate thoroughly, but why didn't anyone come? The two couldn't understand what they thought, so they could only blame it on bad luck, they gradually became numb, and Brian's leg injury made him completely desperate.

"There's also my latest invention of how to make a reinforced musket, and I want you to memorize it all and escape here with my knowledge. Brian said with a pretended relief.

"Haha, I know if you don't say it, I've been thinking about your musket for a long time. Bahrain only felt his eyes glaze out.

"Haha, when you finish reading my new musket, you will definitely sigh to yourself. Brian took out a large bag of black gunpowder from his trouser pocket and handed it to Bahrain.

"yes, I'll have to wait until I'm done. Balin took the black powder and didn't look at it, just looked at Brian lightly.

“...... It's getting late, it's time for me to go. Brian sighed.

"Well, I'll send you"

"No, this isn't a farewell, and you're going to have to be beaten up again when your administrator sees you," Brian chuckled, "I'll come back next week to deliver the ore, and I hope you can make a thunderbolt then." ”

"Cut, I'll make you that simple little thing for you one day. Bahrain pretended to be dismissive

"Hehe, you won't think like that when you do it, forget it, I should really go, and the scum should say something when I go back late"

"Okay, then you go quickly, don't dirty my place. Bahrain helped Brian to the edge of the forge before coming back.

Balin brisked himself and focused his best attention on the drawings Brian had given, there was not a single blank space on the paper, the intricacies and the delicate requirements were dazzling, but he had to produce it within a week.

It's for Brian, his best friend, the last wish.

......

A week later, Brian was still covered in injuries, but his mental state seemed to be very energetic, but his face was a little pale, and it seemed that he had been overdrawing his life for the past few days.

"Well, isn't it a hundred times stronger than the broken sword you built," Brian laughed

"Well, it's really strong. "If it had been before, Bahrain would have said that your broken musket was as strong as the weapon I had built, but this time there was no rebuttal.

"Haha, you bastard is finally willing to tell the truth. ”

“......”

"Hey, don't show such a sad expression, can't you build a holy weapon and lose to me," Brian put his arm around Balin's shoulders and pretended to smile lightly.

"Cut, I'll definitely create the legendary 'Hallows', don't those dark elves just have a Hallows, let me see if I can make them when the time comes. ”

"Yes, I'm willing to bet all my possessions, even if you touch that broken bead, you won't be able to build a holy weapon. ”

"Then I'll have to touch it, but you, can you blow up that hole?" Balin carefully handed Brian the three fist-sized thunderbolts in his hand

"As long as you're not mistaken, these three thunderbolts are enough to blow up the entire tunnel. Brian carefully tucked them into his arms.

"Hehe, I never build something that fails, and neither do you. ”

"Then you can wait for my good news. Brian waved to Bahrain and turned to leave...... The caretaker not far away had already noticed the two dwarves.

Balin stood still staring at Brian's back, and he didn't know how long it was, even though his back had long since disappeared from his vision, he still stood dumbfounded.

"Where's the iron you handed in this week, hey, I'm asking you!" It wasn't until the Administrator roared that he woke him up, but Balin didn't even feel the pain in his body.

......

A day later, news of the collapse of the caverns in the pit area came, and a large number of slaves and dark elves were crushed to death in the depths......