"Temple...... At that time, I had some problems with the high priest. "The king said.

Xiao Chen understood what he meant, the king deliberately did not remind the temple, and he even wanted to borrow a knife to kill someone, "But what happened later was different from what you expected?"

"Yes. The high priest went in, and more than once, but each time he came out safely. "I'm beginning to wonder if maybe the monster has left, or is it just staying on the way the royal family enters, so the people of the temple haven't actually touched it?"

"After entering the Divine Ruins, are the roads separated?" Xiao Chen asked.

"To enter the relics of the gods, there are three paths, which were rules laid down by several sages in the early days of the Dwarven Kingdom. They transformed the Divine Relic and divided it into three main parts, each of which allowed only three types of people to enter. The first road belongs to the royal family, and it must be entered by royal blood, and finally it will lead to the treasure room and the material warehouse, and dwarves without royal blood will not be able to cross this road, because there are several teleportation arrays in the middle, and only those with royal blood will be teleported. The second path belongs to the temple and can only be entered by the high priest of the temple, but the requirements for this path are relatively relaxed, as long as the high priest himself is present, he can bring other people into this passage. However, there is nothing too valuable on this path, and it will eventually lead to the hall where the god of forging used to grant knowledge to the dwarves, but that hall has collapsed, and all that remains is an altar for the priests of the temple to pray and sacrifice.

The third one belongs to the Great Forge Master, and those who enter must pass the test of the Great Forge in the form of a team before they can be teleported inside, and the place where they go is the Forge Tower you are looking for.

The three different roads lead to different areas separated from each other, and in the middle are large mountains that are perpetually in the fog, which no one has ever crossed except for the sages. So I guessed that maybe the monster didn't have the ability to travel between different areas. ”

"I remember you went to the Relics of the Gods again. Ansaldo said.

"Well, many years later, when I felt ready for it, I entered the Relics of the Gods again, and I took my two nephews, Klopp and Mareko, who were the strongest warriors of the royal family at the time. ”

"Klopp and Mareko, known as the sharpest axes and the strongest walls?" Ansaldo was stunned.

The king snorted and said, "I know that there are many rumors that they were murdered by me. Those are all despicable speculations and rumors, and the most in the royal capital is this kind of rat hiding in the shadows. No, Klopp and Mareko are both the most loyal warriors in the kingdom, and they are geniuses who have the potential to reach the realm of the Sage in their lifetime, how could I cut off my arm?

I also brought Asalet, the royal archmage who was the best at fighting at the time. All four of us got the best equipment, carried the Fruit of Destruction from the Black Dragon Empire, and prepared a teleportation scroll to leave there as soon as there was a problem.

When we first entered the ruins of the gods, the atmosphere was different from the last time, we came to the place where we encountered danger before, the monster did not appear, we searched the entire treasure house and found no trace of it, I thought it really left, so the high priest was able to enter and exit the ruins so many times. We started loading the storage rings with the supplies we needed, but just as we were about to return from our mission, the monster attacked us in front of the teleportation array.

We made a lot of preparations this time, and the strength of the three masters was much stronger than the last time I came in with me, and we even hit the monster hard with the Fruit of Destruction, but it drove Klopp crazy at the end, and the two brothers died together, but the monster won, and only I escaped back to the teleportation array with the help of an absolute defense ring. ”

"It seems that there was a violent explosion in the forge workshop, and the fact that the three of Klopp and the others died at the same time was just a cover-up. Ansaldo wondered, "But, it wasn't like the first time, your position was already secure, didn't you?"

The king looked down at the ground for a long time and said, "Because the monster once said that he wanted me to die because the dwarves did not need a king, only the rule of the god of forging. He wants to replace me and rule the Dwarven Kingdom directly, do you understand?"

"But there are still a lot of people who will support you. Ansaldo said.

"It's hard for me to anticipate what other people think. There is such an existence that claims to be the god of forging, if it is known to many people, will anyone want him to really become the god of forging, and then depose the royal family and turn the dwarven kingdom into a kingdom ruled by the gods? I don't dare bet, this is too dangerous, but the other option is very simple, completely seal the path of the god relics royal family. Later, just to be on the safe side, I closed the trial path of the Great Blacksmith as well. ”

"But there is no way you can seal the passage from this side of the temple right now. Xiao Chen said.

"Yes, but what I need is time, to train and recruit the right masters, and to be ready to fight this monster once again. For many years, the priests who went in from the temple had no problem praying. I'm just hoping that this will last until I'm ready.

It wasn't until much later that I learned that the high priest was connected to the monster. I don't know when the high priest came across that thing. It didn't kill them all like it did with royals. Instead, they chose to control him. "Maybe not total control, but it certainly affected him." Unfortunately, I didn't know it at the time, and when I found out later, it was too late. ”

"How did you find out?" Xiao Chen asked.

"I've seen the power of that red mist twice, and I'm very sensitive to its aura. Two years ago, I felt that aura in the High Priest of the Forging Temple. ”

"So you already knew. Ansaldo asked.

"But knowing that I can only hide this secret. The king shook his head and said, "You should be aware of the status of the Forge Temple in the minds of the dwarves. Even I don't dare to go against them easily. What would happen if the High Priest announced that the God of Forging would not recognize my throne and would take over the Dwarven Kingdom himself? What do you think the nobles who are ready to move? What will the foolish people who regard the God of Forging as the supreme faith?"