The crystal ball shuddered slightly, as if in response to Gordon's question.

His demon pet had previously been hit by the gluttonous power of the Seven Sins, and he ate and chewed all the time, inheriting it from Rob. The mirror of Archduke Antelo was eaten. Later, in order to stop it from going berserk, Gordon and Ania teamed up to temporarily seal it.

Now that the Seven Sins are dead, Gordon's pet is no longer affected by the power of sin. It's just that why it changed its shape, from a crystal crow to the current orb, Gordon doesn't know.

Crystal creatures are very mysterious and unique, and whether they are humans, elves, or other intelligent races, they have very limited understanding of them.

Gordon called up the magic pet column in the system, checked it, and found that the information was blurred.

Pet: Crystal Original.

Special abilities. Intelligence Amplification: Provides 2 additional Intelligence to the master.

Special Abilities.????

His pet class is no longer a gem crow, but has become the so-called "crystal primordial", and the original special ability only retains the intelligence amplification, and the ability of "arcane connection" is gone, replaced by a long list of question marks.

Gordon also has no clue about the changes in his magic pet. No matter how well-informed he is, he can't be omniscient. The world is so big, there are always things he doesn't know.

Perhaps the only thing that is comforting is that although the appearance has changed greatly, the demon pet is still his magic pet. The crystal ball that swirled around Gordon would still obey his orders. Gordon could still sense between himself and the pet. That special psychic connection.

Just when Gordon was confused, the captive gray dwarf walked over.

When he first arrived at the library, Gordon tied Trawalk's hands and feet. Then throw him a futon, some food and water, and let the two Battle Ice Golems take care of it, and go about other things.

Seeing Trawalker coming over on his own initiative, Gordon was a little surprised: "Is there something wrong?" ”

"Hmm...... Sir, I think I know what that crystal ball is around you. ”

"Tell me about it." Gordon said.

The gray dwarf raised his hand first. He bowed to Gordon before he began to tell all the information he knew. Ever since I slept and had a bizarre and vague dream. When Traverk saw Gordon again, for some reason, there was always an inexplicable sense of awe and admiration in his heart.

He didn't know what was going on, but he was right to the human mage who had captured him. But there is no hatred and resistance at all. On the contrary, he felt that the other party had such a strong strength, and it was the object of his allegiance that he should choose to be loyal to.

The reason for the gray dwarf's such understanding, on the one hand, is the experience in the illusion, which has a silent effect on its subconscious. On the other hand, it is because the gray dwarves are originally a vassal race that hugs the thighs of the dark elves to survive. In their social culture, it is a matter of course to take refuge in the strong and attach themselves to the strong.

A thought vaguely occurred in Travok's mind at this time. He felt that if he could please Gordon. With the approval of this mage, he may be able to rely on his power. to achieve their own goals.

"Mr. Mage, if I'm not mistaken, this crystal ball is a special creature called the 'Crystal Primordial'."

The gray dwarf was able to call out the term "crystal primordial", much to Gordon's surprise. Even he himself, before opening the system menu, didn't know what this crystal ball transformed from his own magic pet was. Travoc, on the other hand, called out its name in one mouth.

"Do you know what the 'Crystal Original' is?"

"Yes, sir. But for a long story, I'm afraid I'll have to start with the history of our grey dwarves dating back to the Third Age. Travoc's rough voice seemed to be mixed with a few traces of historical dust.

Throughout the Third Age, though, historians tend to focus on the war between the two great powers, the Sun Elf Empire and the Nether Magic Empire on the ground. But the underworld in the shadows and darkness also has a magnificent history.

At that time, the "Twelve City-States Alliance" formed by the Gray Dwarves was a force to be reckoned with in the underworld. Grey dwarves, like the Dark Elves, belong to the top of the entire Underworld food chain. At the time, the Grey Dwarves were not only at the forefront of metal smelting and weaponsmithing, but also possessed magical techniques that even the Nethers admired.

The so-called "magic" is the union of magic and machinery. The culmination of the Grey Dwarf's commitment to this technology is a powerful war machine called the Puppet Dragon. This war machine is amazingly combative, and the only thing that is inferior to the dragon is that it cannot fly. However, in the underground environment, not being able to fly is not a disadvantage.

The Grey Dwarves excavated a large number of dragon bones from the underground dragon crypts, scrubbed them, and reassembled them into puppet dragons with metal fittings. And at the heart of this powerful war machine is something called the "Crystal Prototype". To get the puppet dragon to move, and to obey the orders of the gray dwarves, the crystal prototype is the indispensable key.

After listening to Traverk's account, Gordon asked, "Do you know where the original crystal came from?" ”

"I don't know much about that." The gray dwarf shook his beard and said, "All I know about the original crystal is from a few incomplete books that have been passed down from my family. However, it is recorded in the book that the original crystal body evolved from crystal organisms. As for how it evolved, I don't know. ”

After a pause, the gray dwarf added: "In addition, among our gray dwarf clan back then, those who could manipulate the puppet dragon were all warlocks without exception. ”

During the Third Age, the rune mage profession had not yet been born among the dwarves. In addition to the priest, the only spellcasters are those who have awakened their spellcasting ability by virtue of their bloodline talents.

Warlocks, like mages, are also capable of having magic pets.

Although it was only speculation, Gordon already had a rough idea of how the Gray Dwarf's puppet dragon operated. It's just that information is limited right now, and if you want to go deeper, this bit of oral information from Travok alone is far from enough.

Gordon has also heard of such a thing as a puppet dragon. He knew it was a dragon weapon comparable to that of the Dragon Lich. Having a puppet dragon by your side is equivalent to having a dragon fighter.

"Do you have any more information about the Puppet Dragon?"

Seeing Gordon's question, the gray dwarf said with a look of embarrassment: "Sir, my memory cannot be compared to that of a mage like you. All the knowledge about puppet dragons was what I read from my father's books when I was a child. At the time, I just treated it as if it were a myth. And now, the books that record the history of my Shixin family and the secrets of many gray dwarves are all in the hands of my uncle......"

Travok 1510 brought the conflict between the Stone Heart family, as well as the inheritance of the entire Sharp Axe and Iron Fist mercenary group, to Gordon.

Gordon had known about the Trawalker family in the illusion. Back in reality, the details of these things have changed, but they are still largely the same.

The Grey Dwarf Stoneheart was originally loyal to the Dark Elf family, the fourth in Black Thorn. It's just that in the power struggles that take place every day, the Cloperia family, which the Stoneheart family is loyal to, has been eliminated by the other three dark elf families.

The master is finished, and the slave naturally does not end well. Under the severe existential crisis, the Shixin family had to make a difficult choice: escape from Black Thorn City.

Although the Stone Heart family successfully left Black Thorn City initially, no one in other dark elf cities was willing to take in this group of gray dwarves. They had to wander in a dangerous and dark underground world. In a sudden battle, the gray dwarf, who was the patriarch at the time, was captured by a spirit sucker, and his entire brain became a snack for the other party.

After narrowly escaping the Spirit-Sucking Army, Trawalk's uncle Aemond became the temporary Patriarch.

Later, Aemond made the right decision, which greatly strengthened his position in the family: to leave the underground.

Although the surface world is unfamiliar to these gray dwarves, it is always less dangerous than the underworld. The Shixin family formed a mercenary group called "Sharp Axe and Iron Fist", which can be regarded as officially taking root in the surface world.

The acting patriarch is wise and martial, and Travok, as the true heir, is naturally unwilling. However, although in terms of appearance, Trawalker has a lot of beard, but his real age is still young, whether it is personal strength, connections, or the ability to play intrigue and tricks, he is not as good as his uncle Aemond, so he has always been at a disadvantage in the struggle for the patriarch of the family.

He was even sent to the Vesura Mountains as a team leader to carry out what was clearly "early exploration", but in fact it was a task of "sending him to death".

After listening to Traverk's account of the family feud, Gordon asked, "You mean, if I want to get those books about the puppet dragon, I have to go to your uncle?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Mage. However, my uncle's temper is not so good, and he always has an extreme distrust of foreigners, so I am afraid that this matter will be very troublesome. But ......"

"But as long as I help you defeat your uncle and take the position of head of the family, you can flip through those books as you like, right?" Gordon helped TraWalker get the second half of the sentence out.

"Mr. Mage......" Traverk looked at the other man's smiling face, knowing that his intentions had been completely seen through. (To be continued......)