"The road to the temple is swallowed up in lava?" Lukka repeated.

"Wouldn't it be okay to pour some water over and cool down?" asked Daniel, leaning over.

The Mayor of the Deep Furnace looked up to see his face, but he almost snapped his neck back before he could see his face.

"You probably haven't seen much magma, have you?" said the old dwarf, rubbing his neck, "The lava flow in the furnace is only the smallest part of the mountain that draws it out, and even such a small tributary can't be cooled down by a little water. The temple of the mountain spirit is in the heart of the volcano, where the lava is much hotter than the ones you have seen, and if a little water could solve the problem, I would have sent someone to do it, anyway, there is no shortage of water in this sea, young man. ”

The water in the sea is not endless, and Daniel is certainly not a young man, but Lukka did not argue with the mayor of the Deep Furnace, but asked bluntly, "Where is the road to the temple of the mountain spirit?"

The Mayor of the Deep Furnace held out his hand to the nearby lava river, "The starting point is here. ”

"Do you mean that this lava channel was supposed to be a passage?" Lukka wanted to take a closer look, but he was still three or four meters away from the lava flow, and he was scorched by the radiating temperature.

"yes, that's why I just said it came out of nowhere. The Mayor of the Deep Furnace nodded.

"What is the iron ship you just threw down for?" asked Luca.

"That's a sacrifice to the spirit of the mountain. The mayor of the Deep Furnace replied, "In the past, when we transported sacrifices, we always sent a team of people to carry them through this passage. Now it can only be transported in this kind of iron ship that will not completely melt. ”

"If the iron ship doesn't dissolve, this lava isn't too hot. Thea said.

"That's not it, when this iron ship was cast, it was filled with ore blessed by the spirit of the mountain, which had a much higher melting point than ordinary cast iron. To verify this, the mayor of the Deep Furnace took out a dagger and threw it down. As soon as the dagger touches the lava, it emits a bright flash, quickly turning red throughout, slowly softening, and then being swallowed by the lava flow.

"Mayor Mare, that dagger was forged by me yesterday, and I brought it to you for your purpose. Jean, who walked in with Luka, said anxiously.

"Oh, yes? I didn't pay attention. The mayor of the Deep Furnace didn't feel sorry at all, "Anyway, your dagger is not a top grade, and it can't even be rated two stars." You've been learning from me for so many years, and if you don't throw something of this level into the magma and melt it, do you still plan to take it out and make it embarrassing? Within three days, make another one for me, and you won't be a blacksmith if you don't have three stars!"

Jean looked frustrated, but couldn't refute it, so he had to stand aside with a bitter face.

"In that case, how can we get what we want?" asked Ollie, frowning.

"Why don't you wait, maybe one day we'll have enough sacrifices, and the mountain spirit will be gone, and the lava will subside?" said the mayor of the Deep Furnace.

"We don't have time to wait!" said Phil, anxious.

Lukka thought for a moment and asked, "What kind of sacrifices did you mention just now?" By the way, I heard from Moon Spring Island that the spring water there has been sent to you, is there any connection with these lava surges?"

"In the past, I would go to the temple of the Mountain Spirit once a year, and there, the Mountain Spirit would tell me in a voice I could hear about what he needed this year. ”

"And now?" Lukka asked.

"Now that the road has been cut off, his voice still comes from time to time, but at a much lower volume than it used to be, and if it weren't for this magic hearing aid from the Undercurrent Merchants," he said, gesturing to his ear, "I really can't hear what he wants." ”

"What the hell does he want?" Lukka asked.

"There are a lot of things, food and fun, and the boat that was sent over just now is it. However, this time, he also made an additional request, which was the spring water of Moon Spring Island. All the spring water that I could get was delivered yesterday. The mayor of the Deep Furnace replied.

"Isn't the temperature of the spring water evaporated when it is sent over?" Thea ran to the lava river, stretched out her hand and hung it above, feeling the temperature.

"Hey, be careful of the heat!" The mayor of the Deep Furnace was taken aback, but he didn't expect Thea to be completely unaffected by the temperature of the lava, and couldn't help but sigh, "You little girl is not afraid of being hot, and she has the potential to be a blacksmith." ”

"Don't go too far, how did you get the spring water?" Lukka was a little impatient.

"It's sent in a jar, I don't know if it will evaporate, what does the mountain spirit want, we meet it, his old man always has his reason, it's just that we dull mortals can't understand it. The mayor of the deep furnace said.

"Is there any other way to that temple?" asked Luca.

The Mayor of the Deep Furnace shook his head: "This is the only one I know. But even if there were other roads, they were probably filled with lava. ”

"What a waste of time!" Daniel's patience ran out, "Captain, why don't we go back first, and then figure it out." ”

Before Luca could reply, Jean, who had been standing next to him, said: "It's getting late now, and the mountain road back is not easy." ”

"Is there a beast here? I don't have a pretty scepter!" said Daniel.

"It's not a beast, the lava has risen sharply recently, and a stream will pop up on the mountain from time to time, and it's okay to say during the day, but at night, if you don't see it, step into the lava pit, and you will lose one foot. Jean said.

"Yes, you might as well rest for the night, there is a room for the newly-started blacksmith apprentice, and the temperature is not high. The mayor of the Deep Furnace said, "Maybe tomorrow the spirit of the mountain will be deflated?"

Lukka thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'm sorry for you for dinner, prepare a little more, we have people here who have a lot of food." ”

"That's fine. After the mayor of the Deep Furnace finished speaking, he handed these things over to Jean to prepare.

Jean originally thought that most of these outsiders, except for the two big men, must not be able to eat much. But in the dining room, when Nora and Lind had killed ten dwarves for half a month's ration, he was turning white with fright.

After eating and drinking, Lukka and the others left half of the room stunned dwarves and followed Jean to the two stone houses that had been prepared for them. Underground resources are limited, so there is no need to expect a single room, and it is already a good condition to be able to let men and women live separately. [.]