Dwarves are skilled in blacksmithing, metallurgy, and construction, and are also excellent and loyal warriors. Because of this, halflings and gnomes who seek refuge mingle with them, and the ingenious mechanical technology they provide has created a rather unmagical mechanism of activity in the Dwarven Kingdom.

When the moat was refilled, the huge waterwheels creaked and turned, the clear water flowed through the ditch that had been dry for 10,000 years, and the ruined fountain spewed a thin mist again, making the city in ruins habitable again, and even the hands on the bell tower, which had long been stagnant, began to turn.

The whole city seems to be awakened in an instant, and it is full of life.

The pure mechanical civilization of the dwarves has also developed to a considerable extent, except for a little off, almost catching up with the level before the first industrial revolution in reality.

And this part is exactly what the dwarves need now, compared to the water supply system in Makasha City, the latter is simply a small drop in the bucket and not worth mentioning.

Although Gehr. Stone Fist claims that this is Moradin's will, but Ann Yizhi feels that it is more of a coincidence, and at most it is the will of the system. Moradin is indeed one of the most powerful gods, but it is unlikely that he will directly affect the mortal world, especially the Dark Regions.

Ann didn't refute it, and if you talk to a devout believer about this, it's easy to have a conflict.

It can be said that the activation of the organs of the entire city is a blessing and a curse.

On the bright side, the secret door that was originally closed due to the failure of the mechanism can be reopened, which will allow players to get more things, especially players on the dwarven side, after all, this is a dwarven city, even after nearly 10,000 years, the habits of the dwarves are still in the bloodline, which means that they are relatively familiar with the various settings in the ruins, so it is more advantageous to say that players who have dwarves to adventure together.

The bad news is also fatal, that is, the danger has become higher, and along with the secret doors, there are traps.

However, An Yi pointed out that they had apple tea here, and as long as it wasn't a particularly trap, it shouldn't pose too much of a threat to them...... Right?

Despite the many ruins and buildings to explore, the four of them had no intention of changing their plans and continued to make their way towards the largest building in the city.

The nearby buildings are also relatively close to the entrance, so it is likely that they have been swept by the players who came in before, and the size is not very important, and there may not be a dark passage or something, so it is obviously more important than their largest buildings.

Of course, Ann knows this, and the other players must know it too, and they may run into players who belong to the Dark Elves there......

An Yizhi: Who will fight me? Who else!

After all, it is the top 100 monsters in the combat power rankings, and compared to ordinary players, it is basically a thousand-strong existence, plus the brave who are also in the top 100 are invincible, An Yizhi wishes that those players would come to him for trouble, then no one will grab the loot with him.

There is a saying that 'looking at the mountain and running a dead horse', which means that the scenery in the distance seems to be very close, but in fact the distance is very far.

This sentence can also be applied in the ruins of the dwarves, and everyone walked for half an hour, but they felt that the distance had not been shortened at all, which once again highlighted the size of the dwarven kingdom.

- How much do these dwarfs like big things......

Since the king had warned against using any teleportation spells, and the spell to open the portal to summon creatures was also in the process of 'teleporting', neither the Phantom Pony nor the Brave Pegasus could use it, otherwise the trip would have been easier.

There are some bits and pieces of undead creatures on the road, some of them are relatively new, and there are races including dwarves and dark elves, and they must be unlucky people who died here not long ago.

However, the level is not high, and the highest is only a ghost that has been dead for an unknown number of years, only level 30, and was slashed by the two swords of the brave and invincible.

Eventually, after about three hours of travel, the group arrived at their destination.

The building had a huge stone door that matched its size, and it was so heavy that even the dwarves forged the shaft would not have survived 10,000 years, so it was now all laid flat on the ground, and if you didn't look closely, you would think that it was a large piece of floor. However, it saves a few people the trouble of opening the door, and it is estimated that such a big guy may not be able to blast it open with burst magic.

Walking through the doorway, the first thing that comes into view is a metal statue.

This thing is not unfamiliar, it can be seen in all the dwarven cities, and it is a sculpture of their main god, Moradin.

What is more surprising is that even after nearly 10,000 years, the statue itself has not decayed and deformed at all, and the thick dust is wiped off by hand, and the metal part below is still shining like new.

It's not magic, it's the smelting techniques unique to the dwarves in ancient times, so that the forged alloy will not wear out over time.

"Moradin is above, this is the temple!"

Gehr. The stone fist wiped away the dust from beneath the statue's pedestal, revealing a line of writing, also cast in metal, that read, 'Soul Forger, Moradin'

Legend has it that Moradin forged the first dwarves out of metal and gemstones, giving them life, and the dwarves believed that all dwarves' souls originated from Moratin's furnaces, hence the name Soul Forger.

"Priests usually keep the most critical smelting techniques in the storage room of the temple, carrying the most important knowledge with indelible metal!"

Gehr said excitedly, and he was dancing a little bit.

Soon, Apple Tea, who was observing the dust on the floor, poured him a bucket of cold water:

"We're not the first visitors to get here, there are a few messy footprints around, and at least ten people have been here."

This is a bit frustrating because if you are not the first, there is a risk that the best part of the food will be taken by someone else, especially the Dark Elves.

"Maybe they don't know, yes, that's it."

Gehr persuaded himself, as if he were convincing others:

"The location of the storage room is very hidden, and there are a lot of traps that those black-skinned bastards can't find."

This is not a small consolation, the brave invincible asked:

"Do you know where it is?"

"Of course, I mean, of course I know, I'm a dwarf!"

Although he had never been in such a deep place in the ruins, the dwarven buildings all had a common style to rely on, and Gehr, who was originally a dwarf, was no stranger to the temple of Ikasha City, so the approximate location of the storage room could be deduced from this.

Compared with the three teammates who were shocked, An Yizhi said that this was expected.

He had never had such a naïve idea that he was the first adventurer to arrive from the beginning, you know, it had been several days since the first players and NPC adventurers on both the dwarves and dark elves entered, and the temple was so conspicuous that as long as he was not blind, he knew that he should go this way.

But he still chose this target for two reasons.

One is that the space here is large and the status is important, even if others explore it first, it is impossible to take it all away, and there will be some gains left.

The second point is that the moat has just been filled to rejuvenate the whole city, as the largest building in the city, there must be some traps and secret doors in it, players who came in earlier may not be able to open it, but now it is not necessarily.

"Brother An, what are you looking at?"

Apple Tea said a little strangely when she saw An staring at the wall next to the statue motionless.

"I'm looking at the murals."

With a wave of his staff, the strong wind brought by the wind-making technique blew away the cobwebs and dust on the walls, and the stone murals that occupied the field of vision appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"That's the myth of our dwarves, if you're interested in going back and asking the priest for a copy, we've got a full set of rubbings. For now, let's focus on the treasure hunt. ”

The dwarves are right, most of the murals are depicted with dwarven myths, and for the average player, this thing is a set that improves the sense of substitution, and that's why people like to study the background of the game will be interested in it.

An Yizhi didn't look at the mural for too long, and when he heard the dwarf say this, he gave up on observing and followed his teammates.

[Hela, how much of the historical library about the Dwarven Kingdom and the Elder Elves is there?] 】

Through the telepathic connection, An Yizhi asked quietly.

[Not much, it should be said that there is no at all]

Nikolai's database was not omnipotent, and what he didn't know, Hela couldn't have known about it.

[Have they ever had a more in-depth communication with each other?] 】

Hela thought for a moment and said.

[From the analysis of the timeline, there must have been some communication between the two sides in that era, but if it is not in-depth, I don't know, it is possible that dwarves were also kept as pets by ancient elves like humans]

Not sure......

An Yizhi recalled the mural he had just seen, and the so-called uncertainty had turned into a 'certainty'.

Assuming that the mural is not indiscriminately depicted, there must be a connection between the ancient elves and the dwarven kingdom, because Ann pointed to the mural and saw a large tree that looked like a flat anatomical drawing.

It was the faith of the Elder Elves, the World Tree.

For the Elder Elves, the World Tree is their only 'god' and their only faith, and its importance is self-evident. Moreover, murals related to religion are never depicted casually, and each stroke can only be cut after consideration, so the appearance of the World Tree is no accident.

So, is it an accident that the ruins of the ancient elves and the ruins of the dwarven kingdom appear in the same place now, or ......

Inevitable?

It's a lot more fun than just a treasure hunt.

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Gehr didn't brag about it, he took An Yizhi and the three players barely made a detour, and at a glance he knew exactly where he was going.

Although this temple is several times or even more than a dozen times larger than that of Ikasha City, the overall structure is basically the same. Stone Fist has been to the temple storage room in Ikasha City, and he has drawn a scoop according to the gourd, which can also be applied here.

It's just that some clues along the way make him very unconfident about what he can find in the storage room.

A series of common traps, such as feathered arrows, metal spikes, trap pits, and movable walls, were all in a state after they were activated, indicating that a group of people had been to the storage room long before them, and they were by no means dwarves, because players on the dwarven side had never been so far from the temple before they were ambushed and killed by players on the dark elf side.

Eventually, down the long hallway, the group found a room with a half-hidden stone door......