I also expected the other party's proposal in advance, after all, as long as there is a glimmer of hope to save the country, as a king, he naturally has to grasp it. And my answer, of course, will not change, I will not take such a risk when the country has not developed.

"I'm very sorry, although my strength is strong, it doesn't mean that I can let my country be threatened by the undead for your sake."

The dwarf king lowered his head, and the other party's answer was also expected by himself, after all, no one would put their country in danger for the sake of another country. Especially since the two sides are meeting for the first time, they don't even have a relationship.

Lydia stepped forward again, this time with a very serious expression, and she said to the Elf King.

"Our meaning has been very clear, for the sake of the dwarven bloodline to be passed on, I hope the king can think about it."

The king nodded and asked us to give them some time to think about it. I looked down and thought for a moment, then said to the other person.

"The only time to think is until the undead fully invade, and in the meantime, I hope the king will let us move freely and see the fabled Forge Nation."

The king readily agreed to my request. As soon as we left and closed the door, there was a commotion in the conference room. It seems that the other party has had a very heated discussion about the purpose of my visit.

After leaving the council chamber, I stood at the gate of the royal city and looked out at the town in front of me. At this moment, there are only dwarven knights patrolling and guarding the road, and the dwarven residents have basically taken refuge in the mines behind the royal capital.

I began to walk along the roads of the town, and everywhere I looked, it was a mess. It's like a city after being swept away.

At this moment, my ears suddenly heard the sound of striking iron, and the man striking iron was not far away from us. This made me very curious, and I couldn't help but mumble to myself

"It seems that there are dwarves who plan to live and die with the city."

As I followed the sound, I saw a dwarf uncle striking iron. It's winter at the moment, and the other party is covered in sweat with his bare upper body, and the hammer in his hand keeps hitting something.

"Uncle, everyone has taken refuge, why are you still striking iron here?"

Uncle Dwarf glanced at us, but ignored our question, and continued to swing the hammer in his hand to smash the iron. This attitude made Lydia feel very rude, and she was about to continue, but I stopped her.

I looked at Uncle Dwarf's workshop, and there were no other items except the tools needed for the forge, not even a finished weapon or armor.

At this moment, the substance that Uncle Dwarf is forging is a piece of alloy iron, and the impurities have basically been removed. But the dwarven uncle kept swinging the hammer in his hand and smashed it at the alloy iron with the speed of a storm.

It wasn't until the iron made a cracking sound that Uncle Dwarf stopped moving. After tossing the alloy iron aside, Uncle Dwarf picked up another piece from the side and continued to swing it.

Seeing the other party's appearance, Millie suddenly thought of something, suddenly took my hand, and whispered in my ear.

"Saya-sama, I've heard something from humans. In the "Dwarven Kingdom", there is a well-known craftsman, because he does not know his name, so everyone calls him "Uncle Steel". ”

"What do you mean .........."

"According to rumors, although this Iron Uncle has a strange temperament, his forging skills are unmatched. And the artifact on Saya-sama's body, I heard that it came from his hand. ”

Millie's words instantly made me interested in the uncle in front of me, and in order to confirm whether the other party was the rumored Uncle Steel, I squatted next to him and directly displayed the [Blazing Wolf Gauntlet].

Seeing the red wolf-shaped gauntlet on my right arm, the dwarf uncle who had been smashing the iron finally stopped his movements. His expression showed a slight change, but he quickly returned to normal.

"[Blazing Wolf Gauntlet], why is it in your hands?"

Hearing my uncle speak, I told him about the inheritance of the Seven Heroes. After listening to my words, Uncle Short nodded silently, and then continued to ask.

"So what are you doing here? There are also no Seven Heroes here? ”

My purpose is not something to be seen for, so I tell Uncle Dwarf everything. In exchange for this, the dwarf uncle laughed.

"You kid is really interesting, you go to other countries to poach people, and in front of the king."

"That's no way, I urgently need a talent like you here, and the talent happens to be here."

Uncle Dwarf laughed and wiped tears from his eyes, then swung his hammer again, but this time he didn't stop chatting with me.

"You are much more interesting than our king, although it is all for the sake of your country, but you are willing to act, and he can only sit on the throne and watch others act."

"You don't seem to like the current king of the Dwarven Kingdom, do you?"

"It's not that I don't like it very much, but I hate it very much. When his father was alive, the "Dwarven Kingdom" was not what it is now. The throne passed into his hands, and the whole kingdom was about to be destroyed. ”

"Speaking of which, I'm curious, since you were able to create an artifact like the [Blazing Wolf Gauntlet], why are you so passive when dealing with the undead army?"

When Uncle Dwarf heard my question, the expression on his face faded. Then, as if he had been opened to conversation, he explained to me the current situation.

It turned out that when the undead army first attacked the "Dwarven Kingdom", with technology and weapons, the dwarves could be said to have won an overwhelming victory.

However, the arrogant army was bound to be defeated, and after defeating the invading undead armies one after another, the military ministers of the dwarves began to float. Until the other party sent a monster of the level of a death knight, so that the dwarves suffered a loss.

And this loss is like smashing a bowl full of water, and it can't stop the water from flowing out. The Minister of War can be said to have learned no lessons from the defeat, not only choosing to fight the other side hard, but also almost taking out the secret treasure of the "Dwarven Kingdom".

The secret treasures of the "Dwarven Kingdom" were originally only available with the king's consent, but now the king is completely at the mercy of others. Regarding the fact that the military minister took out the secret treasure privately, he didn't even dare to reproach him.

In the end, the secret treasure was stolen by the opponent's design, and every piece of equipment brought out by the military minister fell into the hands of the other party, which eventually led to the "Dwarven Kingdom" on the road to annihilation.

After listening to Uncle Dwarf's words, I nodded. The combination of the king's cowardice, his rampantness, and the lack of order in the kingdom was the reason for the kingdom's demise.

Saying this, I stood in front of the dwarf uncle and asked him.

"You know the purpose of my coming here now, how about it, do you want to come to work with me, Uncle Steel?"

In the face of my invitation, Uncle Steel stood up and looked around, he could be said to be completely disappointed with the country in front of him. But because of his loyalty to the previous king, he did not leave here.

Now that the country is in ruin, he naturally chooses to live and die with the country. So, he said to me with an apologetic expression.

"Queen, I would love to see your country, but I'm sorry I can't agree to your request. Although the dwarves are rude, the country is in danger at this moment, and no dwarf will abandon the country. So, you'd better die of this heart. ”

Uncle Steel's words are clear, dwarves don't steal their lives. So, no matter who I invited, they wouldn't say yes. Unless, it was the king himself who gave the order.

Nodding, I said goodbye to Uncle Iron for the time being. Because according to the "qi" I felt, the undead army had broken through the outer defenses and was approaching the royal capital.

As soon as I reached the gate of the palace, the king had already sent for me to give me the answer. So, I went back to the noisy council chamber again.

It's just that this time I stepped in, and I completely looked at the dwarf king in front of me.