Chapter 36: A Visit to the Ancient Capital

As she passed the entrance gate of the huge dungeon, Linya couldn't help but be impressed by the majestic and tall building. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 The info was at least ten meters high and about five meters wide, and the edges were made of polished marble, and the two gates were made of two huge pieces of steel, which were opened and closed on both sides by pulleys, and the ropes on the turntable alone must have been thicker than Linya's arms.

At their peak, the dwarves were truly powerful in terms of architecture and technology, and no other race could match them, and even the most powerful humans today could only forget about them. The weapons used by the soldiers guarding the gate also piqued Linya's interest. Bright white, like some kind of silver weapon, but the color is much brighter than silver, and it doesn't have the dullness of silver alloy metal. "The material of this sword seems to be very special. Linya asked with interest.

"Of course! This is our Abella Mithril dagger! Sharper and tougher than steel, it's the best metal weapon in the world, and nothing else can compare to it!" said the dwarven officer triumphantly and proudly. He has the ability to think, reacts instantly, thinks normally, and speaks in a very organized manner, which shows that the spirit of this dwarven official is in the same spatial plane and time plane as himself. Everything we see now is a real-life timeline, not a replay of history seen from the perspective of a bystander, as in a deserted village.

That's where it gets interesting. It's the first time Linya has experienced such a way of life, an illusory world constructed by a group of pure spiritual soul bodies. What interesting story will happen with your arrival?

Entering the interior of the mountain along the long passage, the first thing to come to is a huge circular square, which is a traffic evacuation center, and the upper ten passages extend in different directions to all parts of the city, and the busy dwarves who come and go make Linya think of the ant. Well...... In fact, isn't this big underground city just like a big ant nest, the busy civilians are the worker ants, the soldiers who patrol with weapons are the soldier ants, and the one in the palace is the ant king and queen. Well, isn't the associative power too rich?

After a few laps around the labyrinthine underground passage, Linya was completely dizzy. It's definitely not clear what direction is going on in the south, south, west, and north, no matter where you go, the scene in front of you seems to be the same, I really admire these dwarves for walking so freely, and if you don't have a strong memory, it's definitely not good.

"Hey...... Hi ...... "When I passed a large factory, the rumbling sound of metal, the sound of a large group of dwarves pulling the motor cart, and the sound of the flames of the big stove were mixed with the various shouts of the people, which was really lively. One by one, the big roots of wood were thrown into the furnace, and the smell of sparks seemed to fill the air.

Half an hour later, a dazed Linya finally followed the dwarven official to the deepest part of the palace. After inviting Linya into the reception hall, the officials and the others stepped back, and a bearded dwarf wearing a golden crown walked in, sat down on the throne, and made a gesture of invitation. "You may be seated, guest from afar, honorable Miss Linya. I am Metis, King of Abela. We are honored to have you here. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. But I'm curious, Your Majesty Mittis, how do you know my name?" Linya, who was really a little confused, decided to ask directly. Linya also sat down unceremoniously, the decoration of this living room is really too luxurious, even the curtains and other things are decorated with gold ornaments, looking at it, the whole hall is golden, and the dwarves really have a special preference for gold. Of course, humans love it, too. "I don't know what His Majesty Mitis has summoned to serve you?"

Miss Linya laughed, and she didn't dare to serve. Mitis laughed. "Honorable Miss Linya Landis Severa, known as the Golden Rose, Her Royal Highness the Princess of the Red Leaf Empire, and the embodiment of the legendary goddess of the moon, Gaisha. Your willingness to come is already our greatest honor. Mitis said with a narrow eye. It is said that the adult males of these dwarves are all bearded, and it is really difficult to distinguish age, and they can't see their expressions clearly. He actually knew his full identity, what was his intention? It seems that things are not so simple.

"Oh, then His Majesty has invited me to come for a sweet wine? I have heard that the sweet wines of Abella are world-famous. This guy hasn't explained his intentions, and Linya has simply gossed along with him. You like to talk about it or not, anyway, you must have asked me, so I won't fall into your plan in a hurry.

Five minutes later. Linya took a sip of sweet wine with a silver glass in an extremely elegant posture - well, in fact, this cup and sweet wine are all fictional, but the sweet and sour wine taste is extraordinarily real, and the taste is indeed very good, although Linya is not a taster, but she can also feel the mellow taste that penetrates into the heart, which is really delicious. At this moment, she suddenly remembered the red wine of Studsberg.

The red wine made from grapes produced in the eastern part of the Momiji Plain, near the Sid Mountains, has always been a treasure of the Momiji Empire, and Linya certainly drank it too. It really seems to be the taste of hometown......! At this moment, Linya's eyes suddenly turned a little red. I felt the urge to cry.

"Your Royal Highness Princess Linya, I don't know what you think of our Abella dessert wine?" King Mitis still squinted and smiled, and it seemed that he was not in a hurry at all.

"Hmm...... It is indeed the best, and to be able to taste such a pure Abella dessert wine, this trip is really worth the trip. Linya said with an unnatural look. When she was in LΓ©a, the Queen Mother always made this red wine especially for herself, just to satisfy her tastes...... The care of the family has always been meticulous. But I always didn't think so, or never noticed. It wasn't until I lost it, looking back, that I could understand how precious that love was......

"Ah! Her Royal Highness has a good reputation. So the two of them, who had their own agendas, seemed to turn their meeting into a wine tasting. "Does Her Royal Highness seem to have something on your mind?" the old fellow finally couldn't help but take the lead in changing the subject.

"It's nothing, it just seems a little uncomfortable. Thank you for your hospitality, Your Majesty, for so long, I think I should take my leave. In the end, Linya finally didn't bother to talk to him, and got up to leave. With this time to grind her tongue, she might as well go and visit this underground city that is well worth seeing.

"Please wait, Miss Linya. Mitis quickly stood up as well. "Hmm...... Actually, we want to make a pact with you, Miss Linya. Mitis said with a serious face, "You don't belong to this world. We would like to ask you to leave. If you have any requests, you can just ask. ”

"Why? Your Majesty, I think you're too worried. Even if you don't say it, I'll leave. As for my requirements, they are not high, but there are a few questions that I don't quite understand. Linya thought for a moment and said.

"Of course, I'll know everything. Please speak. ”

"I think His Majesty should know very well what is the real world and what is the illusory world...... Is it really good for these people of yours to live in such a fantasy world and not be able to be reincarnated?" asked Linya tentatively. She doesn't feel like she's the type of person who likes to meddle with things. But she really wanted to know if the dwarves living in this illusory world knew the false nature of this world.

"What is real, what is unreal, everything in this world is relative. This is my kingdom, this is my people, and they live in this world, happy, full, rich and happy, without sorrow or pain. Isn't this kind of life that everyone aspires to and pursues?" said Mitis with a frown.

"Hehe, happiness, contentment, peace, happiness, yes, it is indeed a desirable good life. Unfortunately, there is only one thing missing...... That is freedom. Linya shrugged.

"Do you think that's important?" said Mitis after a pause, a little unhappily. "When you gain something, you always lose something. It is certainly worth exchanging a little bit of so-called useless freedom for a good and happy life. ”

"Okay, I'm just talking, why should His Majesty be surprised? Okay, the second question, there were originally three hundred dwarven soldiers stationed in the fortress of this underground city, responsible for patrolling the city and the Earth Temple, presumably His Majesty Mitis should know, right? I wonder if they're already your people?" said Linya, after a moment's thought.

"Of course, that's the only result for them, and of course it's the best. Mitis replied quickly.

"Well, there's one last question, as far as I know...... Dwarves have always been incapable of magic, and you have no such talent. So when I came here, I wondered how such a huge illusory city, such a huge supernatural world, so many conscious spirits, how did all this happen? What a huge energy force field does it take to make it happen? Could it be the legendary sanctuary that your guardian, the goddess of the earth, has built for you?"

To be honest, it has been several months since she came to this world, but Linya has never seen a real god, and she can't create such a huge fantasy world herself, so who could it be? I'm afraid only god-level power can do it.

Mitis was stunned for a moment, and his face became solemn. He looked at Linya for a long time before finally slowly shaking his head and gritting his teeth and saying, "No." Now that the dwarven kingdom is irreversible, and since the gods of the earth can no longer protect our world, we can only pray to other gods to help us fight against this evil and hateful god of nature. ”

Oh, and there seems to be a lot of interesting information in this paragraph. Who has the power to control the souls of these dead dwarves, and who has the will to do so?

"Well, let me guess what? Your new Patronus now, he should have great power, and have a pair of wings like meβ€”" said Linya, whose snow-white wings were stretched out, and her body flew with it, "Your Majesty, am I right?

"Bang Bang!" A heavy applause rang out from outside the door, and the door of the hall next to it was pushed open, and a tall devil at least five meters tall, covered in black flames, with black periosteal wings and wings, walked in, followed by a few wingless little devil followers, smirking as they went, but this time they didn't seem to have any weapons.

"Welcome, Honorable Demon God. "King Mitis is already prostrate on the ground. "You're right, very wise Miss Linya, we like to deal with smart people the most. ”

And by the time he said these words, the world around him had changed completely, and the golden dwarven palace was gone, replaced by a terrifying hell burning with endless dark flames, and beneath Linya's body, a huge demonic circle was carved with dark flames. Linya's sword of light was unsheathed.

"Please don't be nervous, Honorable Goddess, we don't want to hurt you, we don't dare to hurt you, and we don't have the ability to hurt you. Please withdraw your weapons, we have come with friendly wishes. ”