Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Dwarven Elders
In the continent of the end of the law era, the role of mages has been infinitely weakened, and the brown robe is already considered top-level, and these top powerhouses are basically raised by the empire, such as Mochizuki is enshrined by the Haiyue Kingdom.
Although they are powerful in their individual abilities, they are still weak in the face of the empire after all.
Therefore, in the current continent, the power of the three major empires is undoubtedly the most powerful, and the army of millions is enough to kill the top powerhouses, and even the Pope does not dare to oppose the empire.
Therefore, as soon as the cavalry of the Beiqian Empire and the wind-boats of the Sea Moon Kingdom appeared, Sin City was quiet, and the people on the streets took the initiative to get out of the way, so as not to get in the way.
Most of them were survivors from outside, and the natives of Sin City wouldn't be so polite.
I ran up the city wall again with Cangwu, and I wanted to see what the people of the empire were doing.
In the eastern sky, there were more than a dozen huge wind ships, on which stood troops, probably a thousand men, all armed with weapons.
However, the windboat did not land, but floated in the air a hundred meters away from Sin City.
The cavalry of the Beiqian Empire came from the north, thousands of elite soldiers, riding tall horses, carrying bows and arrows and scimitars, led by a dark-faced general to the north gate of the Sin City.
The north gate had been destroyed, and they could come in unimpeded, but they also stopped, and a cavalryman in front pulled out his horn and blew it, three long and two short, very calm.
The soldiers of the Sea Moon Kingdom on the wind boat also blew their horns, the same three long and two short, as if they were greeting the Northern Thousand Kingdom.
The outsiders didn't understand what they meant, but soon some of the thugs appeared in the city, some of them ran to the north gate, and some of them climbed the eastern wall to negotiate with the ships.
It's so far away that I've lost my dragon's hearing, and I can't hear at all. Cangwu knew what I was thinking, and waved two winds out, one to the north gate and the other to the east gate.
After a while, she spoke: "The cavalry of the Northern Thousand Kingdom came to find the person who released Lei Ling, and said that if Sin City is willing, they can help rebuild it, and the Sea Moon Country is basically the same. ”
They came here to make an afterthought, when Sin City was in such great danger, the millions of undead legions invaded the east, and the people of the empire were gone, but now they wanted to take advantage of it.
I didn't have a good impression of them, so I went down again with Cangwu. I plan to set off immediately, first back to the Sea Moon Country, and then go to the Sea Clan.
There's nothing to do here, but as I walk, I suddenly feel like I'm being watched.
I looked up at the western wall, and my gaze was fixed on the women of the Dragon Slayer Society watching me from the ruined walls.
She was still covered in black mist, so that people couldn't see her true face, but I felt very strange about her, and after thinking about it carefully, I thought of my mother inexplicably.
By the way, I came to Sin City to find my mother, and I forgot about it, it's really unfilial.
Cangwu also found the woman, and said with some fear: "She always seems to look at you, but she doesn't hurt you, what does it mean?"
I thought about it and put Cangwu on the ground: "You wait for me here, I'll go talk to her." ”
Cangwu grabbed me: "She's too powerful, it's dangerous." ”
I said it's okay, she wanted to kill me and kill me sooner, it couldn't be so weird.
I walked slowly up to the western wall, and the woman stood still, staring at me in a daze.
I walked up to the wall, and the closer I got to it, the faster my heart beat and suddenly I became nervous.
Squirming her throat, she forced herself closer, and when she was only ten meters away, she suddenly turned and jumped off the wall.
I was startled and hurried to see her, but the shadow was gone, and she was gone.
My heart slowed down again, what a strange feeling.
I stood stupidly at the top of the wall for a moment, then frowned. Unexpectedly, a familiar face appeared, it was the dwarf who had given me information.
This guy is ugly, short, and treacherous, what are you looking for me now?
What did I say about you? He was a little agitated and said, "You're a dragon?"
He was respectful and embarrassed: "How dare you sell the dragon scales of adults, I showed them to the elders, and he asked us to pay close attention to you, and we found out that it was the thunder spirit you released." ”
These Sin City intelligence organizations are a bit powerful and can keep an eye on me in that dangerous situation.
I said I had something to say, and I would go first if it was okay.
He hurriedly spoke: "My lord, if we elders want to see you, we will definitely not treat you badly, I swear by the honor of the dwarf clan." ”
Didn't the dwarves be slaves in the Beiqian Empire? they have been slaves for a thousand years, what honor do they have?
But I still respected him and didn't hit him.
I said I don't need benefits, and you don't want to ask me for benefits, so let's see you again.
I wanted to leave, but he was in a hurry, so he leaned over and whispered, "My lord, don't you want the fire spirit?"
I'm taken aback, Fire Spirit?
The origin of fire-based magic, one of the seven types of magic?
What do I mean by that?" he whispered, "We dwarves use the earth as our mother, and in ancient times, we used the earth to forge weapons with fire, and we are most familiar with the fire element, and the clues of the fire spirit are only available to us. ”
This guy really shocked me, the humble dwarves actually said that they had the clues of the fire spirit? If it was spread that their dwarf clan would be wiped out.
He would never dare to make such a joke, and I said okay, I'll go see you elders. He was immediately excited and led the way in front.
I'll go pick up Cangwu first and say let's go together. He couldn't help but hesitate and said that Cangwu was an outsider.
I said no, I swear by the dignity of the dragons. He immediately agreed, and took us to the Dwarven Elders.
His route is complicated, winding around, and there are dwarves in the shadows along the way, as if to prevent being followed.
Finally we went around to the basement in the south of the city, where the dwarves had opened many underground passages, and when we entered, they were all filled with torch light.
We walked for a long time, and during this time we saw many dwarves, all hiding in the dark, all like ghosts.
Finally, it turned down, but it was a simple stone room, and there was no guard at the door.
"Go in, the elder is waiting. ”
I nodded, pushed open the stone door and entered. Suddenly there was a rancid smell, as if someone hadn't taken a shower in years.
There was a stove in the center of the room, and charcoal was burning. Beside it was a wooden bed, and a rickety old dwarf looked at a hide by the light of the stove.
He didn't even notice when we came in.
I coughed, and he shuddered and shoved the hide into his ass.
I said I'm Ysera, the dragon you want to see. He was so excited that he struggled to get up, and he knelt on the bed and saluted me: "Great Ysera, it is a pleasure to see you. ”
I said do you have something to tell me? He pulled out the hide again, and told me to go and see it.
I couldn't stand the smell of him, and Cangwu covered my nose.
I put the dance down and held my breath as I passed. The elder spread out the animal skin and gestured excitedly, "This is the map of the eastern desert of the Elven Forest, the homeland of the dwarves. ”
When I saw it, it was really a desert, with the green jungle of the Elven Forest on the edge, then the Gobi, and finally all deserts, without any edge.
In the desert there are many ancient cities, as well as roads, and these city-states are built around a huge golden inverted triangle building, with an iron furnace at the top of the building.
"It's all buried in the sand, but the dwarven buildings won't be destroyed, as long as the yellow sand is dug up, the pyramids will reappear in the world. ”
He said in a bit of a hurry and did not elaborate. I interrupted, "What's your purpose?"
He was stunned, and suddenly burst into tears after recalling for a moment: "Great dragon clan, please save the dwarven people, 20 million dwarves are suffering in the Northern Thousand Kingdom, the inheritance is severed, the history is lost, and if this continues, our dwarf race will be extinct!"
He was crying out of his nose and his whole body was shaking.
I'm shocked again, rescue the dwarves? This is a bit whimsical, the Northern Qian Kingdom is the most powerful empire, the dwarves are their slaves, I am a weak dragon, how can I intervene? Besides, I don't have the ability to intervene.
I said that this is too difficult for strong people, and I can't do it at all. He grabbed my hand and trembled and said, "Secret Passage...... The northern plains connect the Loki Mountains, and we cross the Loki Mountains, enter the Elven Forest, and then arrive at the Bataan Desert and return to our homeland......"
This is even more whimsical, the Loki Mountains divide the continent into two halves, isolating the Terran Plains and the Elven Forest, the width is not known how many kilometers, and there are ancient undead in it, even the fierce beasts of the primitive hunting area dare not step in, and 20 million weak dwarves want to cross the Loki Mountains It is simply looking for death.
I really can't say no, even if the Beiqian Empire is willing to let you go, you won't be able to get out of the Loki Mountains.
His voice was hoarse: "I know...... There are undead, so dragons need to lend a hand. Lord Ysera, the dragon knight's armor and holy sword are all made by dwarves, and I don't know how many dwarven craftsmen have been sacrificed in order to attract earth fire. Now that the dwarves have fallen to this, the dragons can't sit idly by!"
And this history? The dwarves of ancient times were also a glorious race.
I said, "How did you get here?" he convulsed: "The Bataan Desert is not peaceful, evil has eroded the homeland and buried the homeland. A thousand years ago, the Rocky Mountains were safe, and we dwarves migrated. At that time, an empire in the north accepted us, not a northern country, but a powerful country thousands of years ago. It's a pity that the country was destroyed later, the Beiqian Empire rose, and we depended on the Beiqian to survive and gradually became slaves. ”
The history of the dwarves is also very miserable, but I really can't help it. I thought for a moment and said, "I'm still very weak, and the dragons don't dare to enter the world, if I become strong in the future, I'm willing to help the dwarves." ”
He shuddered, "How long will we have to wait?"
I said not sure, it should be a few years. He sighed and remained silent for a long time. Then it ignited again: "Okay, under the pyramid of the dwarven kingdom is the most powerful earth fire in the Bataan Desert, and the fire spirit is among them, if you bring the dwarven race back to your homeland, the fire spirit will be taken by you." ”