Bobeni had no secrets for Ansaldo, and two hours later, Xiao Chen got the information at the Fire Crystal family's mansion.

"Those are the emissaries of Darktide City in the southern city-state. Ansaldo relayed the news he got to Xiao Chen, "They arrived here two days before us, so I didn't notice their situation." ”

"Do people from the southern city-states often visit the Dwarven Kingdom?" Xiao Chen asked.

"No, rarely. Darktide is an exception, though, as their lords have a bit of dwarven blood. Therefore, it is a city-state that is closely related to the dwarven kingdom. The city-state even hired dwarven mercenaries in times of crisis. Ansaldo said.

"So what are they doing this time?"

"It is said that he wants to develop an island in the open sea with the dwarven kingdom. They came into contact with the Black Rock family, one of the six major families. So it's hard to find out the specifics. But then they are also likely to go to the royal capital and meet the king. Ansaldo stroked his beard and said, "They'll probably get permission to go on in about the same amount of time as we do." ”

"It smells strange. Luo Ling said.

Xiao Chen also nodded in agreement: "At this time period, there are also humans preparing to go to the Dwarf Kingdom, and this matter must be guarded against." ”

"Is that island newly discovered?" Luo Ling asked Ansaldo.

"Not really, it seems to have been under the control of Darktide City, but recently it has been planned to be developed with the Dwarven Kingdom as a transit point for ships going back and forth. Ansaldo tugged at his beard twice, "However, it is indeed a little strange for you to say that. Because the route from Darktide City is very easy, it seems that there is not much need for this island to be used as a transit. Is this just an excuse? The people they came here had another purpose?"

"Do you have the same purpose as us? Luo Ling asked.

"Could it be those Divine Presence Sects in the Natural Temple?" Xiao Chen guessed, he stood up and walked two steps in place, "It seems that it is necessary to meet these people." ”

Ansaldo hurriedly said, "You don't want to fight in this city, do you? Listen, the Black Rock family has a lot of power here, and if you provoke their guests, it may affect your permission to enter the city. ”

Xiao Chen comforted: "Your Excellency the Governor, don't be nervous. All you have to do is find out their specific information, and we'll meet you later. There is nothing more important now than meeting the High Priest, and we will not act rashly. ”

"That's for the best. Ansaldo said.

In the days that followed, Xiao Chen and Luo Ling tried to find out about those people more than once. However, since these people discovered Xiao Chen and his party, they have been hiding in the house of the Black Rock family and have not shown up again. And the Black Rock family is also very well guarded, arranging various defense and detection circles around the house where they live. Xiao Chen found that if he didn't tear his face, he couldn't secretly observe them. So I had to give up.

However, Ansaldo heard another piece of news, that is, there were six people in this team from Darktide City, and it seemed that each of them was a master, and there was more than one master rank among them.

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Three days later, Ansaldo received permission from the Tower of China to enter the dwarven capital. He also received information that the Black Rock family had also received permission to lead those in Darktide City to the royal capital. And as soon as those people got the news, they immediately went deep into the ground.

Ansaldo said: "They seem to have deliberately set off in front, and I have heard that it only took an hour or two from the time they got permission to set off and go underground. It seems that he has been prepared for a long time. It's been three hours since they went down. If we want to chase them, I'm afraid it will be difficult. ”

Xiao Chen said: "Whether they are fighting for the first opportunity or avoiding us, it shows that they have ghosts in their hearts." Let's go right away. Now that we have met them, we will keep an eye on them, and there will always be a time when they show their feet. ”

Xiao Chen didn't bring the two dwarf land companies around him. Instead, a platoon of dwarven elites was chosen. These people all have beards, and when they are re-tied, they can be dressed as ordinary soldiers in the Dwarven Kingdom. They will mingle in Ansaldo's escort team and go to the royal capital with Xiao Chen. The remaining dwarven warriors are stationed in Bobeni, ready to respond at any time, and if necessary, they will forcibly seize the entrance to the underground to ensure that those who follow Xiao Chen down have a safe retreat.

The entrance to the underground, in the north of the city of Boberni, is the foot of a mountain range, and there is a huge cave formed naturally under the foot of the mountain, which was later expanded by the dwarves and turned into a large mouth more than forty meters wide and ten meters high.

Although Xiao Chen had seen many caves, tunnels, and tunnels in that world. However, when I saw this entrance, I still thought it was quite spectacular.

The entrance is like the mouth of a monster, lying on the ground, open high for others to enter, and the stone pillars and stalagmites above and below are like the fangs and teeth of a monster.

It was a little different from Xiao Chen's expectation, there were no strict guards at the entrance, only dozens of dwarf guards stood lazily around the entrance with long contradictory cards, and it seemed that there had been no trouble here for many years.

There was a bustling scene around, with convoys of dwarves passing through the opening from top to bottom or from bottom to top.

It was only when Xiao Chen's humans and elves arrived at the entrance that a gatekeeper came over with a team of ten soldiers to check their pass.

However, Ansaldo was the governor of a large city and an important member of a large family. The gatekeeper saw that he had a humble expression and a flattering attitude, and he didn't put too much thought into Xiao Chen and the others at all.

They did not search the luggage carried by the group, but only hastily read the permit and let them go.

The entrance approached a few dozen meters and branched into several tunnels that went down deep. The wide road is more than ten meters wide, which is about a bit wider than the two-lane road on Earth. The narrow road is about half as narrow.

"These roads are the roads that lead to the various underground cities of the kingdom. Pointing to the widest of them, Ansaldo said, "This is the road leading to the royal capital, and this kind of road has no difficulty for you humans to travel because it requires a car. But the forks in the branches below, that's not what you can get into.

We should be able to reach the royal capital after walking along this road for half a day. ”