The grand and solemn sound, the dreamy and magical city, let the dwarves fall into a deep shock, what they see in front of them, what they hear in their ears, are the first time in their lives, even if they imagine, they have never imagined such a scene.

Tens of meters tall make them feel more and more short, the star-like lights make the city seem vast and vast, and all kinds of magical things are far more sophisticated and complex than the steam civilization.

In the face of such a city, in the face of dreamlike things, Harold and other dwarves have a sense of being standing in the infinite starry sky, set off by the humble and insignificant.

It's like the awe they felt when they first heard about the steam civilization.

This is the power that comes from civilization.

After staying for a long time, the Great Elder woke up, his heart trembled, he fell to his knees, ignored the heat of the yellow sand, and bowed:

"Great god of steam, your kingdom is the abode of the gods, and your kingdom is the ultimate of steam. ”

Summoned to their souls by the prayers of the Great Elder, Harold and the other dwarves knelt down reverently in front of the city that seemed to be the embodiment of the kingdom of God, and prayed:

"Thy gift is as vast as the sea, and thy majesty is as heavy as a mountain. ”

The sacred and solemn voice sounded again:

"If you are not a fellow believer, you must not show my name to others. ”

The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, then reacted quickly, and took Minna and the other dwarves to meet: "If you are not a fellow believer, you will not tell the Holy Name." ”

The voice that seemed to come from the sky continued:

"Whoever turns his back on me will be swallowed up by steam. ”

The prepared dwarves answered: "Whoever turns his back on the glory of the Lord will be swallowed up by steam." ”

The voice became ethereal:

"For my servants. For my family, I shall no longer be a slave to others. ”

The dwarves said in unison, "I will not desecrate your glory!"

After several questions and answers, the voice in the sky gradually disappeared, and suddenly, Harold saw the city in front of him swell, turning into countless bubbles and rushing towards himself and others.

In the "bubble", the strange vehicle made of steel became larger and more transparent, revealing the complex and delicate structure inside, revealing the core machine composed of pistons and bearings that was different from that of the steam engine. and all kinds of mysterious and mysterious patterns.

"Bubbles". The steel monster also became larger and more transparent, exposing the neat rows of seats inside, and exposing the precision machinery and pipelines under the cover of steel.

In the "bubble", the approximate structure of many buildings such as high-rise buildings, factories, chimneys, roads and bridges emerge little by little.

......

Dazzling. Dizziness and bloating. Harold, Quirkins and other dwarves all have a feeling that they are about to explode. It's all too complicated to understand and to understand!

The bubble turned into a cloud of light and crashed into their arms, and everything rippled in front of them. Began to fall apart.

"This is what you want, and the rest is to be sought with strength, courage, perseverance and uselessness. The sound of grandeur seemed to ring in the ears of every dwarf.

The Great Elder did not forget to lead the dwarves to pray in a trance:

"Exalt your holy name, practice your word, and your kingdom will be erected on earth!"

The yellow sand desert was completely shattered, and Harold and the others only felt that the sky was spinning and fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, they slowly woke up, opened their eyes, and found themselves in an underground cavern that was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"What's going on?" the Great Elder looked blankly at the altar in front of him, which seemed a little weird.

Harold was stunned and looked strangely at the thick book that had popped out of his hand.

He had just studied dwarven writing with the Great Elder for two years, and the complex words on the cover were difficult to identify:

"Elementary Mechanical Alging".

"God, the god of steam has really come!" Harold blurted out, excited.

The other dwarves also found the book in their hands, and were startled by Harold's uncontrolled voice, and then began to weep bitterly, weeping bitterly for the first light in a dark and desperate life.

At this point, their "memories" all came back to mind:

He and other dwarven rebels stumbled upon this cave where the steam civilization worships the gods, so they used it as a hiding place and resumed the worship of the gods, and today, Harold accidentally let the vampires Tess, Galata, etc., and they killed many of their compatriots.

Just when he was desperate, the altar suddenly lit up, and the gods descended, instantly purifying Tess and the others.

Then, the "gods" guided themselves and others into an underground palace, a palace carved with dwarf murals, and when they opened the palace gate, they saw a desert of yellow sand.

After a difficult trek and countless hardships, he and the others finally saw the unimaginable city in the oasis deep in the desert - "Atlantis", the heaven of the god of steam!

Grand Elder Augustus, who felt that his memory was very confused, sighed: "It turns out that the underground palaces, the frescoes, the desert, the oasis, and Atlantis are all sights that the great god of steam makes our souls see, not real things. ”

In this chaotic situation, most normal people who know the magic of the Tao will suspect that their memories have been moved, but they have just experienced "miracles" and opened their hearts, but they take it for granted.

Sometimes, an illusion doesn't work, it's just that it doesn't work.

As Atlant of the Cursed Eye wrote in a certain paper: "As long as you find the loopholes in the mind, even without illusion, you can make people have false memories!"

"No, Great Elder, that's the real thing, but it exists in the Vapor Heavens!" Quakins, the battle leader of the Dwarven Resistance, objected loudly, "One day, we will let the way of the Lord go to the earth!"

Harold recalled "Atlantis" and suddenly became stupid: "I always thought that the steam giant city with many mechanical products was the most magnificent and shocking city, and I couldn't imagine that there would be a miracle city like Atlantis beyond imagination!"

"Every piece of machinery in it, every detail in it is so magical. It's simply the development of steam invention to the extreme, no, it has completely surpassed the steam civilization. One of the dwarves said with a look of madness.

If it was normal times, the rest of the dwarves who worshiped the ancient steam civilization would definitely laugh at him, sarcastically mock him, curse him, and even beat him up mercilessly, but now, almost all the dwarves couldn't help but nod quietly, not only because it was the heaven of the steam god, but also because of everything they and others had witnessed.

A fantastic city!

Harold's expression became agitated, and his fists clenched: "Atlantis." Atlantis. My goal is to build an Atlantis on the ground that can have half the magic, no, a third of it!"

"The bright and brilliant light 'galaxy'. I'll never forget. Minna said like a dream. "It's a pity. I couldn't see the structure of the 'giant metal arrow'. ”

"Yes, it's a pity...... all the dwarves looked very lost, yearning for and fearing the weapon that seemed to have been created by the gods to destroy the world. At that moment, it was as if a new sun was born!

"Also, my memory of the other structures is vague......," Harold was a little frustrated, but he quickly picked himself up, "We've got to lay the groundwork first!"

He held up the book in his hand, and then saw in confusion that there was a piece of parchment mixed in with it.

Pulling out the parchment, he found that it was a contract, a contract that promised everything in his dream.

"The great god of steam has sent down an oracle to follow the principle of 'equivalent exchange', which is an important tenet of the kingdom of steam and machines. The Great Elder felt the hint from the gods, said excitedly and excitedly, and then he signed the contract without hesitation.

For the god of steam who saved himself and others and owned the miracle city "Atlantis", Harold and the others had no doubts at all, and signed a contract with the Great Elder. And most important to them is the last clause of the contract: "In the near future, the pious dwarves will be reborn, and will leave the Plateau of the Night, away from the slavery of the vampires." ”

With a flash of light, the contract took effect, and Lucien, who was invisible outside the crypt, nodded lightly and turned to leave.

After the illusion ended, it took a lot of effort to transfer them to the underground cavern discovered by the "Secret Eye" without alerting anyone, and then confusing their memory order and concocting a little guided false memory to avoid the problem that he was not capable enough to weave real memories.

But if they are convinced of this memory, it will be difficult to distinguish between truth and falsehood after a period of time!

The Yellow Sand Desert and Atlantis are simulated by Lucien's five-ring illusion "Mirage" cast by Afrith's blood, and the specific blueprint is some large cities on the earth, as for the vague details such as the mechanical structure, they are mixed with many magic symbols, even if they are discovered by legendary magicians in the future, at most they think that this is the ultimate popularization of magical alchemy products, and it is the future of their own imagination.

After leaving the underground cavern, Lucian's face gradually became solemn, because from the dwarves' "open hearts" account, it can be known that the two vampires who died were the wife and butler of the nearby lord Count Vlad, especially the female dwarf vampire, who was the unusually favored bride of Count Vlad.

"Ordinary vampires are missing when they disappear, but the disappearance of these two vampires will definitely make Vlad angry and track it down to the end, with the connection with the descendants, with the familiarity of the territory and the keen sense of high-level vampires, he has a certain possibility to discover the location of the underground palace and discover the spatial nodes. ”

"This has to be dealt with. ”

Lucien walked towards the castle where Count Vlad was.

............

The next day, when the constellation changed and early morning came, the dwarven coolies began to work under the whips of the other overseers.

The overseers didn't care about the fact that the lady and the housekeeper didn't return overnight, and the "deputy butler" had already explained that they had found the traces of the dwarven rebels and were chasing them away, and it was normal for similar things to take two or three days.

In the basement of the gloomy castle, where the layers of dark magic circles were wrapped, there was a blood-colored coffin, and a thick black gas came out from time to time.

This is where Vlad, the vampire Count, sleeps and heals, and is the controlling heart of the entire castle.

Whenever Vlad falls asleep, he fully activates the magic circles and traps around the basement to prevent the vampire enemy from infiltrating and killing him.

According to Vlad's boast, the defense of the core of his castle took thousands of years to arrange, even if the vampire marquis and duke arrived, it was impossible to break through the magic circle without alarming him.

Therefore, in comparison, the attack power of this core defensive circle is quite insufficient.

The means of contacting Count Vlad in the basement are in the hands of Lady Tess, the Galata Butler, and the other two vampire brides.

It seems that the best way to assassinate Count Vlad is to falsify information and use the remaining two vampire brides to trick him out.

However, if you can't kill quickly or trap and then strangle slowly, the ability of high-level vampires to save their lives and escape is very amazing, and everything will be exposed at that time.

Moreover, an ancient blood earl who participated in the Dawning War and survived was definitely not a fool to be deceived, and the slightest loophole could easily be seen and used in reverse.

This is an operation that cannot afford failure. (To be continued......)