Until Dio and Asterius left, Old Barton did not ask Dio what he had done, and he did not even show up.

Because Barton Sr. knew very well that Dio would not tell him the truth. Even if you reluctantly open your mouth, it is very likely that it is a lie. So old Barton simply didn't ask, lest he have to ask what happened, and he had to think about what to do.

In addition, Dio had already proved his strength by defeating the opposition Minotaur Warlord, so when they left, everything was going well.

It went so well that Dio, who had long been ready for battle, was a little disappointed.

As Patton Sr. expected, Dio was not prepared to tell the truth. Not only that, after truly stepping into the legendary realm of this world by learning magic, Dio at this time actually wanted to verify how strong his current strength was.

Because after really stepping into the legendary realm, Dio can really feel that his strength has indeed improved a lot, but how much it has improved still needs to be tested.

Therefore, if the old Barton really came forward, Dio would definitely deliberately find fault, and then use this to fight with the old Barton vigorously.

After all, from Dio's point of view, only actual combat is the best way to test his strength.

It's a pity that the old Barton shrank directly, so that Dio's little plan directly failed, so Dio felt very disappointed.

Without a suitable opponent, he can't use those rock walls to vent his anger, right?

Whether he can test his strength by destroying the rocks is another matter, in case he accidentally breaks some of the rock walls used to bear loads, causing them to be buried directly by the falling rocks, it will be a big problem.

Therefore, Dio could only give up this idea with a helpless face.

As for sparring with Asterius or something, Dio actually had the idea, but he quickly gave it up.

Although the current Asterius is also very strong, because of his love for life and even love for the world, Asterius will always try to avoid causing too much damage to the surrounding environment when fighting.

To put it simply, the current Asterius did not dare to use all his strength when he was fighting.

Of course, if the object is a monster like the Void Zerg, Asterius, who doesn't want those Zerg to further destroy this world, can still use all his strength.

But when facing Dio, even if Dio said in advance that this was just a competition, it was impossible for Asterius, who seemed a little timid about this, to let go of all his burdens and fight with all his might.

From this point of view, when he turned back into Astherios, he was actually much weaker in terms of strength than when he was transformed into "Minotaur".

Of course, this is a good thing for Dior.

No matter how difficult it is to exert your strength, it is better than a monster that only knows how to kill and destroy!

Since the Minotaur leader Tower was hunting with his troops at this time, and the scope of the hunt was still expanding, on the way from the temporary camp of the Minotaur clan to the cast-iron castle, Dio and Asterius did not even encounter a monster from the underworld.

The brainless monsters were all captured by the Minotaur leader Tower and his troops, and the monsters with long brains instinctively sensed some potential danger and hid one after another, and some of the monsters even dragged their families and flew away.

As a result, the underground world in this area has become very deserted.

This made Asterius, who was still curious about the ecology of the underworld, feel very disappointed, but this disappointment was left behind by him when he arrived at the cast-iron castle.

Compared to when Dio left, the cast-iron castle at this time seemed to be much more prosperous.

The damage caused by several great battles has been repaired by the overtime work of the dwarven craftsmen, and with the support of the Golem Legion and the Elemental Legion sent from Kalenna, the gnomes who have migrated to the cast-iron fort have said goodbye to the humble tents and settled into stone houses.

Although it is a homogeneous resettlement house, under the treatment of the dwarven craftsmen, these houses are unusually strong, which makes the dwarfs who live in it feel very reassured.

Once they had a place to live, the gnomes began to work hard to improve their living environment. And if you want to decorate your house and buy something good to eat, drink and wear, you have to have money.

Therefore, the gnomes either took out the valuable jewelry they carried with them, or opened a shop directly in the cast-iron fort and began to work hard to make money.

If they and the dwarves were still the only ones in the cast-iron castle, then these gnomes wouldn't really make much money. However, it was at this time that Karen, persuaded by Aisha, sent the first missions.

The mission, which consisted mainly of magicians, soon noticed the various specialties of the cast-iron castle after negotiating with the Werther father and son of the cast-iron castle.

Whether it is the various rare metal ores mined by the dwarves, or the various precious jewels that have been simply processed by the dwarf clan, they have deeply attracted the attention of these magicians.

And as we all know, the vast majority of magicians are local tyrants!

As a result, these robed-wearing tyrants generously bought a large number of ores and jewelry, so that the dwarves and dwarfs who saw the money came up with better goods, and then attracted the magicians to launch a new batch of large purchases.

In this virtuous circle, the dwarves and gnomes have their pockets bulging, and the magicians have obtained a lot of rare magic materials, and both sides are happy.

Just when the wallets of the magicians of the mission were emptied, the other magicians who learned about their harvest through some channel also came to the cast-iron castle through the space door on Kalian's side.

In addition to vigorously condemning the magicians of the mission, these magicians from all over the world also took out their pockets one after another and started a large purchase.

Such a local tyrant was naturally warmly welcomed by the dwarves and dwarves. That's why Dio and Asterius, who returned to the cast-iron castle, saw such a prosperous scene.

In the words of Deck, who came to greet them, their cast-iron castle hadn't been so lively in years.

What few people know is that Karen, in fact, has already bought some of the most precious magical metals and jewels from the high-ranking people of the two clans, such as Werther Cast Iron and Baker Copperfinger, through Aisha's connections. And just by collecting tolls, Karen made a lot of money and made a big return.

A series of divine operations, coupled with a series of previous performances, made Karen finally sit firmly in the position of the head of the family, and finally could mobilize all the financial resources of the Stanfield family to prepare for war.

If you want to update all kinds of equipment, it's really hard to find equipment that is more affordable than the equipment produced by the dwarves. Therefore, a new trade route was officially built here with the Cast Iron Castle, and materials from all over the Demon Guiding Kingdom began to be continuously transported to the Cast Iron Castle, and after being processed by dwarven craftsmen and dwarf craftsmen, batches of extremely sophisticated weapons, equipment, arrows and other consumables were transported back to the Flame City.

In fact, opposition to Karene among the Stanfield family has not abated. But after Kalian began to stock up on a large number of various strategic materials, even if there was no rumor on Kalian's side, many of the elders of the older generation of the family still faintly sensed that something was wrong.

As a result, the elders who had remained neutral directly fell to Karen, and after completely suppressing those oppositionists, they openly inquired about the situation with Karen.

After receiving the news of the Void Invasion from Karene and Aisha, although these elders were still a little skeptical, they still officially stood in line, so that Kalian's side was no longer hindered.

At this time, Kalian had the ability to spread the "inside news" about the Cast Iron Castle to the ears of the vast majority of magicians, and then many magicians from all over the world went to the Cast Iron Castle to make big purchases.

It was at this time that Dio and Asterius arrived at the Cast-Iron Castle.

Upon learning of the current state of the Cast Iron Castle, Dio and Derk negotiated with him to agree to one of his plans.

Then Deck brought in two squads of dwarven bear cavalry, and escorted Dio into the cast-iron castle with great fanfare.

The point is not Dio and them, but the three carts that seem to be randomly protected by those bear cavalry, stacked with many Void Zerg insect corpses!

Dio's movement on his side naturally attracted the attention of the magicians who came to purchase, and then these magicians naturally noticed the three carts and the corpses on the carts.

As the most knowledgeable type of professionals, although these magicians were not able to see the details of these Void Zerg in the first place, they were quite successful in judging the origin of these Void Zerg through the Void Energy that constantly overflowed from the insect corpses.

The faces of several magicians immediately changed.

Void invasions** are rare, but they are not very secretive news for mages. And after recognizing the characteristics of these Void Zerg that belonged to the Void creatures, these magicians quickly realized that something was wrong.

And this is also the result that Dio wants.

If it was through Karen's channel, if there was specific news about this Void Invasion to the three major powers, there was a high probability that the high-level leaders of the three major powers would be in a state of doubt.

But if so many mages saw the corpses of the Void Zerg with their own eyes, then even if they didn't want to believe it, they would have to believe it.

With enough witnesses, it will be enough for the three major powers to pay attention to this matter.

After retracting his gaze from the magicians, Dio rode the bear with a calm face, and went with Deck to meet Witt Cast Iron and them.

After chatting with the high-level officials of the two clans, such as Witt Cast Iron and Baker Copperfinger, and letting them see the corpses of those Void Zerg with their own eyes, Dio, who put away the corpses, took his leave.

Time was pressing, and he didn't have that much time to deal with the high-ranking officials of the two clans.

After bidding farewell to Witt Cast Iron and them, Dio and Asterius returned to the surface through the medium-sized permanent space portal that had been built during this time, and then after passing a few levels, they made their way to the Flame City where Aisha was located as fast as they could.

As the Grand Duke of Flame, Karen was very busy, so she just showed her face, instructed her maid to arrange a place for Dio and Astherios, and left in a hurry.

Aisha didn't have anything to do, but at this time, she was still making trouble about Dio's refusal to take her to the Demon Realm, so she only met Dio once and retreated back to her room.

In fact, with such a close distance, Dio could clearly feel that Aisha, who had returned to the room, was not doing anything else, but was meditating very seriously.

After spending so much time with Dio, Aisha certainly knows very well that the main reason why Dio refuses to take her to the Demon Realm with her is because this trip is still too dangerous for Aisha now.

The improvement of strength is by no means something that can be achieved in a short period of time, so for the sake of Aisha's safety, Dio refused to let Aisha go with him.

But understanding is understanding, Dio's decision still gives Aisha the illusion that she is actually a "cat" who will only lag behind.

In order not to be left behind by Dio, Aisha spent almost all of her free time on cultivation after Dio set off.