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To enter the Bleak Wasteland, one must traverse a narrow valley near the Iron Hills.

The dwarves built fortresses in the valley to defend against threats from the north. The current king of Iron Hills is named Dann II? Iron Foot is the dwarven commander who rode a wild boar in the battle of the Five Armies.

Although the scene of the longhorn goat knight charging in the trailer was removed from the movie, it is clear from the neat appearance of the dwarven hoplite legion under its jurisdiction that this is a powerful underground kingdom.

Although they obtained the map of the Elven King of the Dark Jungle, Wu Chen and the others were still stopped by the dwarves' magnificent war fortresses. Just as Wu Chen's reputation only spreads among elves, dwarves are not at all interested in dragon hunters riding giant wolves.

According to the dwarven guards, only the king's warrant could open the gates of the fortress.

Of course, rushing all the way to the past is completely unobstructive for the two witches, but the reference will affect the final camp judgment, Wu Chen decided not to make the relationship with the dwarves too stiff.

There was no way, everyone could only fold towards the iron hills. This time, however, he didn't even enter the door.

Perhaps with a deep-seated prejudice against the wolf, the dwarves guarded it as if they were facing a great enemy, and countless spears and heavy crossbows kept Wu Chen out of the kingdom.

"Master, what should I do?" Looking at the well-defended Iron Hills, Joan of Arc asked with a frown.

Wu Chen found that the dwarves of the Iron Hills had obviously absorbed the defensive shortcomings exposed by the Gushan Kingdom when defending against the dragons, and the city gate was not built to be very tall and majestic. Instead, reduce the size as much as possible. And dug a deep pit at the entrance to the gate. As a result, more than half of the gates sank below the ground.

Standing in the pit in front of the door, looking up at the stone wall overhead, you can see a huge steel casting that resembles a 'oxyoke', hanging from a high place. The yoke, shaped like a 'human', is about half a meter long, when plowing the field. Farmers would place it around the neck of the cow.

Of course, this is an ordinary yoke of cattle that is meant to oppress the ploughing ox. And the dwarf is clearly a 'dragon yoke'! It is also in the shape of a large fork, about several meters long, and as soon as the dragon rushes into the pit, the dwarf will cut the iron rope, causing the dragon yoke to fall straight down, and crushing the dragon's head to the ground.

No, the artificially opened grooves in the ground coincide with the sharp blades under the dragon yoke.

I'll go, it's the dragon head!

“……”

Wu Chen subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

There is a lesson in the blood of the lonely mountain. The dwarves of the Iron Hills have really put a lot of effort into defending themselves against the dragons.

"The fortress will not be granted, and the king will not be seen. What to do? Bayonetta began to frown.

Wu Chen had an idea: "Let's go, go see Suolin?" Oak Shield! ”

More convincing than Dane II? The only iron-footed one is Thorin stranded in the town of Long Lake.

And, judging by the current situation, it is likely that Thorin will miss the last rays of the Turin Sun, shining through the keyhole.

By a few and Thorin? The leader of the players with whom Oak Shield has a good relationship, Wu Chen finally met the Dwarf King.

Apparently, he was worried about the upcoming day of Turin.

"I heard they say you're a dragon hunter?" Thorin calmly looked into Wu Chen's eyes.

"Yes." Wu Chen nodded.

"So, the giant fire dragon under the lonely mountain, do you have a way?" Thorin asked anyway.

"I'm going to wither the wasteland, just for the fire dragon."

"Do you have a way to deal with it?" Thorin's eyes lit up.

"I'm looking for a way to deal with it." Wu Chen did not give him a clear answer.

"So you're going to wither the wasteland." Thorin got to the point.

"That's right." Wu Chen nodded calmly: "The withered wasteland is the lair of the evil dragon, I will go there to find the answer." ”

"So you're going through the canyon of the Iron Hills." Thorin looked up expressionlessly, "I need some proof." ”

Thorin is something that can prove the identity of Wu Chen's dragon hunter. It's easy to do. Wu Chen gently placed a dragon's tooth on the corner of the table. This pale and huge tooth is completely beyond the imagination of the dwarf king. Unlike all the beasts he'd ever seen. Obviously, this strange and sharp tooth came from an adult dragon.

"Put on my ring and go to Iron Hills, and they'll let it go." Thorin took off one of the family sigil rings and gently placed it on the tip of the dragon's teeth.

Wu Chen retrieved it along with his teeth, turned around and walked out.

After receiving Thorin's ring, Iron Hills issued Wu Chen a pass with the seal of Dann II, and the fortress guarding the narrow valley was finally slowly opened.

As she crossed the fortress, Ophelia suddenly said, "Dragons are made to fly, right?" ”

Ophelia also smiled: "That's right, this fortress can't defend against dragons at all. ”

Wu Chen said, "But this fortress can make dwarves feel safe. ”

"Understood." Everyone nodded happily.

The Bleak Heath is in the middle of two bifurcating main veins in the eastern part of the Grey Mountains.

As mentioned earlier, the Grey Mountains were once mined by the Turin Dwarven Clan, but in the Third Age, all of the Grey Mountains' Dwarven fortresses were abandoned or attacked by dragons. The only use now is to divide the icy wasteland north of the mountain range: Forodwaith.

Flowich, or Northern Waste, was a land north of the Inglin Mountains in the First Age. There is little mention in the literature. Due to its proximity to Morgoth's lair, it was extremely cold.

After the Battle of Wrath, the entire Inglin Mountains were almost completely destroyed, leaving only the remnants of the eastern side, now the Grey Mountains.

The humans of Flowich are a monstrous tribe that does not have anything to do with the Middle-earthers in appearance. In the Third Age, they were known as the Frochelle Snowmen or Roses Snowmen. In The Unfinished Story, it is mentioned that the Roses Snowman has bones tied to his legs and can glide on the snow.

This reminded Wu Chen of the Eskimos.

Stepping out of the valley, Wu Chen finally understood why this place was called a withered wasteland.

Although it is close to the north, it is sandwiched by the north and south of the two bifurcated main veins of the gray mountains. So make this the pearl of the warm and humid Northland. Once upon a time, there were many dense forests and vegetation. However. I don't know what the reason is, the whole forest seems to have a serious illness, and all the trees are in a state of half-life wilting.

The sulfur-colored sap that kept leaving behind from the cracked trunk was like a worsening abscess, emitting a pungent and rotten smell.

Trees don't get sores.

However, everything in front of him made Wu Chen feel that these trees were indeed sick.

Looking up at the sky filled with yellow smoke and dust, the costume immediately rose to his cheeks. It turned into an ancient helmet, filtering an unpleasant smell for Wu Chen.

The giant wolf seems to be well adapted to this environment and does not require additional equipment.

As soon as I walked into the withered forest, my vision began to be blocked. The sulfur-colored smoke that spread from the soles of his feet and between the branches of the trees was entrenched under the treetops, blocking Wu Chen's view. Strangely, the giant wolf seems to have double eyelashes, similar to contact lenses, which can effectively filter the invading smoke from the attack. I don't know if this is an ability unique to the giant wolf or if it evolved after being infused with dragon blood.

As the adventure deepened, Wu Chen even saw the relics of the adventurer.

It seems that this dead and silent wasteland. There are still people breaking in. It's just that the time of death is too long, and the energy body perspective can't see any clues. The sulphur smoke intensified. Fortunately, there is a magical colonization suit, otherwise Wu Chen would not be able to breathe at all.

The surroundings were also unusually calm. The tentacles of Wu Chen's spiritual power did not touch the soul of a powerful creature.

After another walk, Wu Chen suddenly heard the whispers of human beings. Everyone immediately perked up and drove the giant wolf to run wildly in the direction from which the sound came. Bayonetta rushed forward, Joan of Arc dragged behind, Wu Chen and Ophelia were tied in the middle on the left and right, and the team attacked in a diamond shape and accelerated towards the target.

The giant wolf smashed through the last of the fog and suddenly burst into the space illuminated by the blazing torch.

The entire space is hemispherical, and the light emitted by the torch that circles around the ground and the line that separates it from the thick sulfur-colored smoke is the outline of the hemispherical space. It seemed that it was the glow from these braziers that forced back the sulfur-colored smoke.

Retracting his gaze from the top of the arc that covered the outline of his head, Wu Chen realized that he seemed to be in an ancient altar.

In the center of the altar, there is a long strip of stone. The smooth surface of the stone is sleeping silently...... Woman.

What a sight to behold......

Heroes save beauty?

Wu Chen did not rush forward.

The woman in a gorgeous silk skirt lying on a stone is obviously dressed as a Lunesian. It can also be seen from the map that the opening of the two main veins on the east side of the Grey Mountains in the northern part of the Iron Hills, faces Rune to the east.

In other words, to the north of Rune, there is a large area of land that connects with the withered hills.

The Rune can easily get here.

The torch is placed on a half-human-high stone pillar around it, and uses a very special fuel. Wu Chen smelled the smell of pine perfume. Rosin perfume is a liquid made by dissolving rosin powder (crushed resin cut from the trunk of a pine tree) in alcohol.

It seems to be this mysterious recipe that resists the onslaught of sulfur smoke.

Sleeping women, burning torches, ancient altars, and polished stones make it all look so familiar.

"Sacrifice." Technophiles who have played too many adventure games are not too familiar.

"To whom?" Ophelia hadn't reacted yet.

"Dragon." After Wu Chen looked around, he said softly: "Lu En is a nation that believes in evil dragons, and with reference to the tribal state composition, there must be some ignorant and cruel customs. ”

"So, they sacrificed themselves to the dragon?" Ophelia understood, too.

Both Bayonetta and Joan of Arc are familiar with this dark ritual. Soon, they found some key points that Wu Chen had not discovered.

"Master, there's something under the altar." Bayonetta pointed lightly to the ground.

"Where?" Wu Chen didn't find any clues.

"Master, torch." Bayonetta snorted at the blazing torch: "The grease soaked in the torch core comes from the ground. ”

"Find out." Wu Chen said immediately.

"Yes, my master." (To be continued......)