Chapter 67: The Kingdom of the Dwarves
The Dwarven kingdom is located in the northwest of the continent and consists of a small plain with a sea back, a much larger mountainous area, and an intricate underground city. The capital of the kingdom is underground, an underground city called Haglo.
There are continuous mountains between the Dwarven Kingdom and the western part of the Empire, and there are mountains to climb from the Empire to the Dwarven Kingdom, and there are no ready-made roads, whether on foot or on horseback, it is very difficult to walk, not to mention that there are many fierce magical beasts that are difficult to see in other parts of the continent in these mountains.
Even if the mage wants to fly over, it is very difficult, because the highest mountains in the middle of the mountain range have a cold climate and thin air, and the mage has to fly to a very high altitude to be able to cross these mountains.
Therefore, although the distance between the Dwarven Kingdom and the Purple Eagle Empire is not too far, there is little communication between the two kingdoms, and there is no land trade. Only a small number of adventurers and outcasts will cross these mountain trails.
However, the route by sea is much more convenient, so the main trade objects of the dwarven kingdom are the orc tribes, the elven kingdom, the southern city-states and the Pearl Islands that have coastlines in the western part of the continent.
However, the dwarves are generally a more xenophobic race, and they are very wary of foreign merchants. All foreign merchants must have a permit from the Dwarven Kingdom Port Governor in order to land on their ports.
However, this was not a difficult task for Xiao Chen, who was now holding a permit from the Sea Clan.
The Houyi had been at sea for six or seven days, and was less than a day's journey from Crowell.
Xiao Chen put down the certificate in his hand and said to Farrell in front of him, "Uncle Farrell, what's the matter with me?"
Farrell said: "Xiao Chen, can you tell me what you are going to do?" Before, I was excited to be able to show off my newly acquired forging skills in front of those old fashionads, but now, after thinking about it carefully, I feel that as long as the Tower of China is there, things will never happen in an ordinary way, what are your plans, what do you want to do with the Dwarven Kingdom?"
Xiao Chen smiled and said, "Uncle Farrell, what you said is really exaggerated, in fact, we are going to talk to them properly." ”
Farrell said: "Although I have been soaking in the factory in Riverbend New Town for all these years, the things you have done have caused a lot of sensation, and the people around you are talking about them over and over again, so I have heard a lot. What in the Iberian kingdom wounded the king and fought against the queen. Killed their queen in the elven kingdom and took away a lot of dark elves. He also went to war with two countries on the continent and killed the emperor of the Purple Eagle Empire. Not long ago, he killed the Assassin of Light, Kyros.
If I count them casually, there are already three kings, and two saints have died directly or indirectly at your hands. Aren't you really going to turn the dwarven kingdom upside down......"
"Ahem......" Hearing Farrell say this, Xiao Chen was also a little embarrassed. He explained, "You know, Uncle Farrell, we never look for things on our own, and many times all kinds of things find us. But then again, if we do clash with the Dwarven Kingdom, it won't be a bad thing for you, right?"
"I won't sympathize with those kings and nobles in the slightest. But if the dwarven kingdom really clashed with us, it would definitely be the civilians and serfs who rushed to the front. I know how powerful our China Tower is now, and those people will definitely die under the guns when the time comes!" said Farrell, with some excitement, "This ...... That's what I'm afraid to see. ”
Xiao Chen touched his nose, he had to admit that Farrell's worries were justified, and in the plan he had secretly thought about, it was not without such a straightforward plan. He said, "As long as they can let us take back the Forge Tower, I won't bother them too much. ”
"That's the problem. Farrell said, "In the past few days, I have carefully recalled some of the legends about the ancient ruins that I heard when I was in the Dwarven Kingdom. Legend has it that the ruins possess the power of both ice and fire, and legend has it that the best artifacts in the Dwarven Kingdom were smelted by the power of fire and quenched by the power of ice. Comparing these legends with the appearance of the Forge Tower that you told us about earlier, it is very likely that this relic in the hands of the royal family is the Forge Tower itself. ”
"Oh, that's a good thing, it's better than not knowing where to go. ”
But that's not something to be thankful for. This relic has always been the greatest reliance of the royal family and high-ranking nobles to control the dwarven kingdom. I'm afraid they won't even let us see it, let alone take it away. ”
Xiao Chen held his chin and looked at Farrell, his eyes revealed an imperative emotion, which made Farrell's heart a little hairy: "You, have already made up your mind, you will get it no matter what, right?"
"Yes. The Tower of Forges will surely return to our hands. Uncle Farrell, no one can stop this, but for your sake, I will try not to let the struggle spread to ordinary people. Try to ......," Xiao Chen said.
"I ...... All right. I believe you. I'm not a very benevolent person. Yes, I know that there are some costs that cannot be helped. "The other thing is that I remembered a 'friend' in Port Crowwell, who was banished from my family and brought my family all the way to Crowwell, and who helped me get me to work with a human lord." Then it happened that I was imprisoned by my lord and forced to keep building equipment for him. I later reflected on what had happened and realized that I must have been sold by him to that lord. ”
"In other words, he is your enemy?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Enemy...... In the first years, especially after Lisa was gone, I hated him so much that I dreamed of smashing him with a hammer into meat sauce. But then, somehow it faded, and I thought that I was also at fault, and if I hadn't gotten myself to the point of banishment, none of this would have happened. If I hadn't insisted on going to the human realm and followed his initial advice to the elven kingdom, everything would have been different. I don't know if I'll smash him with a hammer when I see him now. ”
"And who is he?"
"Governor of Crowell, Ansaldo. ”