"It's here. ”

The hammer grabbed the ram's horns and brought the goat to a halt in front of a magnificent wall.

Beyond the city walls, everyone could see a continuous mountain range.

And on the periphery of the city walls was a magnificent moat.

The width of sixty meters prevented most of the Sanctuary from trying to force a breakthrough by force, but anyone who tried to make such a reckless move would be beaten into a sieve in mid-air by the dwarves' sophisticated ballistas and rockets.

And the dwarven paladin's storm hammer is also a big killer weapon against the sky.

In addition to its width, the depth of the moat of more than thirty meters also cut off all the commander's strategy of tunnel surprise attacks.

Even if an enemy had filled the moat with their lives, they would still have to face three walls close to each other fifty meters from the riverbank.

The first wall, closest to the riverbank, was fifteen meters high and wide enough for three men to run side by side. Even from a few hundred meters away, the low walls were densely packed with oil drums, stones, and explosives, all the tools that terrified the besieging troops.

The second wall was erected twenty meters above the ground, and the walls were hung with hooks and locks to allow the dwarves to quickly ascend and descend to the top or bottom. If the battle goes well, the dwarves will continue to reinforce the hook and lock, and if the battle below is tight, the dwarves will rely on these tools to quickly return to the second wall.

If the enemy manages to break through the defense line and set foot on the first wall, then when the enemy is full of joy, the dwarves will ruthlessly detonate the dwarven explosives buried in the first wall, and blow the first wall to pieces.

In addition to receiving a complete baptism of dwarven explosives, the enemy will enjoy a free-fall process that begins at a height of fifteen meters.

Such a height with heavy armor is a double disaster.

At this point, most of the enemies will lose the desire to attack, but it is not excluded that a few enemies stubbornly broke through the second wall despite the holes in the second wall wall poured hot oil.

Then the last wall will come into play.

The fifty-meter-tall obsidian wall was capable of accommodating a dwarven goat-riding charge at its fifty-meter width.

Letting the cavalry with the advantage of charging charge charge into the disorganized and dizzy infantry is a complete one-sided slaughter.

To date, however, Leo had never heard of anyone being able to storm the second wall.

As a result, the dwarves never confront the enemy outside the walls, and rely only on these four lines of defense to easily repel all incoming enemies.

Standing in front of the wall, the steel hammer raised his head and said proudly and proudly to the adventure group: "This is Histangal!

The adventuring group raised their heads, their mouths slightly open in extreme shock, and they stared intently at the man-made spectacle in front of them.

"It is a wall that never falls, and before I saw it with my own eyes, I thought it was just an exaggeration of legends, but now I am convinced that those bards never painted half of its magnificence. ”

Leo sighed and said admiringly to the steel hammer.

After simulating several attacks on Istangal in his mind, Isenas had to admit: "The designer of this castle is the most genius, the craziest, the most offensive war maniac I have ever seen." ”

In Isenas's deduction, even if everything is carried out with the optimal solution, the cost of the battle to death ratio is as high as an astonishing 1 to 12, which is unacceptable to any commander.

And that's not counting the well-organized army that would have to deal with after storming the third wall.

Hammer laughed twice in the admiration of the two of them, but gasped as he touched his swollen eyes.

He carefully pressed the bruise at the corner of his eye.

"Let's go, let's go to the city. I feel like I'm going to need some treatment for my eyes..."

The steel hammer grinned and rubbed the wound as he pulled the bighorn sheep and led the way to the moat.

The moat, which had been calm, gradually rolled over as the army approached, as if something was about to emerge from the bottom.

The closer the crowd got, the more the water churned, and a large black thing seemed to be about to rush to the surface.

"Whoa!"

A glittering square steel pillar broke through the water and came to rest twenty centimeters above the water.

This was followed by the second block, the third block.

Countless of these steel pillars rose from the bottom of the water, forming a spectacular steel bridge in an instant.

"This is the bridge of war in Histangal. When we have brigades of soldiers who need to go out of the city, we will raise the bridge. After referring to many cases of drawbridges in moats being infiltrated by the enemy, cutting ropes and lowered, we dwarves chose this way of building bridges. Hammer explained.

The sheep's hooves stepped on the steel plate, making a crisp crashing sound.

Hammer pointed to the ships next to the bridge and said, "This bridge is not commonly used, and we usually rely on this to get in and out, so no enemy can come here while we are unprepared." So we can proudly say that Histangarh never slacks off!"

As he spoke, the steel gates on the city wall creaked and slid open to both sides, one by one.

Leo discovered that these gates were all made of blue-rock forged steel.

This type of steel was not uncommon, but it was not widely available, and the dukes' guards often used this intricate manufacturing process to make armor.

These five huge gates, which were more than half a meter thick, were more than enough to arm all the duke's personal guards twice.

Leo looked at these gates that slowly submerged into the city walls, as well as the equally complex transmission devices inside, and said enviously: "I have long heard that dwarves are famous for their wealth in minerals, but I didn't expect you to be so broad. ”

Steelhammer was very pleased with Leo's compliment, and he couldn't help but touch his beard, and said with a smile, "The dwarves are not only famous for their minerals, but our passion and spirits are the reason why all our allies like us." ”

"Wine!"

Inside the dimly lit passage of the city walls, Leo's eyes lit up suddenly.

"Yes, spirits! The dwarves' winemaking skills are unparalleled in the world, and if it weren't for the fear of the ancestors' blame, I would even say that my veins are full of mellow spirits... Hammer smacked his lips, and in the dim passage, his expression seemed to be a little regretful.

"Then you must have a few more drinks with us!"

The dwarf's eyes lit up suddenly, and he said happily, "You like this too?"

"No wine, no joy. Leo said with a laugh as he stared at Nana's shining gaze

"Good!"

The gates closed again with a loud rumbling bang.

Steelhammer turned his head to Leo and said, "I'd love to have a drink with you, but now I have to meet my father, because your speculation is too much to believe." Regardless of whether or not the God of Light is really colluding with the dragon, the sooner everyone knows about it, the better. ”

"We can understand. And we want as many people as possible to know about it. Leo nodded in understanding.

"That's good. Hammer breathed a sigh of relief.

The strength of this adventurous group is extraordinary, whether in terms of force or intelligence, or marching and fighting. As the next lord of Istangal, he didn't want to make a bad impression on his friends.

"There is no place to stay in our dwarven city, only a hall we have prepared for our friends, and my men will take you there later. Rest assured, my friends, you are free to move freely in Istanbul, and as long as you give the name of my hammer, everyone will welcome you warmly. But except there. ”

The hammer pointed to the mountain against which Istangal leaned.

Numerous holes have been carved into the mountain walls, and dense ropes, platforms, and tracks have hung on the mountain walls, and even now many dwarves can be seen going in and out of these caves.

"Is this...?"

"It is our dwarven mine, the first life of all dwarves, and the residence of the Lord of Istanbul. No outsider was to enter it without my father's order. ”

Steelhammer glanced apologetically at the group and said, "I'm sorry, I can't help it, so please..."

"No problem, Istangarh is enough for us to make a fuss for a year!" Leo smiled understandingly.

"Thank you for your understanding, my friend. The dwarf smiled as well, raised his fist and slammed it on Leo's chest, reminding, "Although you are friends with Histangal, humans and dwarves are a feud after all, and there will inevitably be some people in the city who don't like you." But it doesn't matter! if anyone is having trouble with you, just tell me, and I'll tear their beards with a hammer!"

Leo also punched the dwarf in the chest, but the dwarf bared his teeth in pain.

Leo couldn't help laughing, punched him in the shoulder again, and said, "Go and report it, and then take a good look at your injuries, the dark power is not so easy to bear." ”

After Hammer left, another dwarf respectfully led them to a rugged fortress-like building.

The fortress is made of large chunks of unpolished white rock.

The wide gates, the high dome, the huge fireplace, and the huge sofa that seats ten people all show the taste of the dwarves.

"That looks really good!"

Little Paul's voice echoed through the large stone hall, and people kept groping around the ornaments in the room.

Leo stamped his numb leg vigorously and sat down on an exaggerated chair of the same size———— which little Paul could have used as a bed.

The dwarven goat ride was so bad that Leo had to curl his legs so he didn't touch the ground. And the price of such an action was that Leo lost sensation in his legs.

"It's normal, the dwarves love to exaggerate, so they imagine their guests to be extraordinarily huge, and that's why the proportions of this 'room' are extraordinarily exaggerated. If you want me to say, it's just right for ogres to live here. Leo said, rubbing his sore calves.

"That's why there's that exaggerated wall outside?"

"Yes. Leo couldn't help but laugh when he finished answering little Paul: "I can even guess how the dwarves constantly exaggerate the strength of their enemies. ”

After Leo said this, little Paul's mind involuntarily jumped out of three quarreling red-faced dwarves, they danced with their hands to the size of the enemy, and the movements in their hands were more exaggerated than the other...

"Okay, let's stop here today, heal the wounds that should be healed, rest when it should be rested, and we will go to the city of the dwarves together in a few days!"