The dwarves looked in the direction where the paw prints were found.

However, all you can see is tall trees blocking the view.

There was more than one footprint they found, and according to the footprint traces, the owners of these paw prints were not one, but many.

The dwarves gestured to the footprints again, and for the time being—

"Kobolds or lizardmen."

Maybe there's a tribe of lizardmen or kobolds around here?

But lizardmen or kobolds, carrying ore?

Lizardmen have forging ability, but the possibility of having forging skills is not very high, but maybe they have domesticated a few monsters that can only use the fire element? Like salamanders and stuff like that.

In the case of kobolds, if they are red dragonborns, kobolds can use flames to forge metal, or black dragonborns, kobolds can do rough metalwork.

However, just as the Dwarves of Fort and Root Fort had thought before, as long as it was not a real high-level dragon or beast, they were not afraid at all.

Moreover, it seems that there may be real mineral deposits here, and these things will need to be cleared out if the mountains need to come and mine in the future, or even build a fortress to bring this place under the rule of the mountains.

After a brief exchange of moments, the dwarves decided to follow the direction of the footprints to find the tribe that I don't know if it was a lizardman or a kobold.

Because of the trees, they are not too far away, and in the forest, they will not be able to see their companions at a distance.

In order to avoid getting lost, they still used the previous method, leaving a tiny scratch on the trunk of the tree near the ground every other way, which was used to identify the direction.

They move carefully, and the scratches are not very noticeable.

And at this time, a bang sounded.

Watch as one of the Winterkeep dwarves rudely slashes an axe at the root of a tree.

Despite little effort, the axe was deeply embedded in the tree's body by a third of the body.

"Be careful, don't kill them all."

Watching his movements, the Hearthcastle dwarf couldn't help but whisper, his tone slightly unkind.

Although they are not fierce and crazy warriors from top to bottom, from the emperor to the civilian slaves like the Beast Empire, there are such reckless men among the dwarves as in other races.

In the eyes of the Dwarves of Hearthhold, if the madman can be said to be a goblin and the profiteer is a dwarf, then the reckless man is undoubtedly referring to the drunkards of Wintercastle.

The dwarves of Wintercastle, when they are excited, forget what they have to do.

Now, the most important thing is to confirm whether there are any mineral deposits, those tribes of lizardmen or kobolds who have removed the stones, the stones are all there, mainly to leave a few living holes, through them to understand the specific location of the mineral deposits.

Indeed, just as when a flame is lit, the fire element will gather in the place where the flame burns, so that the flame burns more vigorously, and when there is wind, the wind element will also be enriched, and the earth element will also be deposited in some ores, especially gemstones.

Or, it should be said the other way around -

Because it is easy to enrich the earth element, it is regarded as a gemstone.

By detecting a large concentration of earth elements, the location of the ore can be confirmed.

However, ordinary earth, sand and gravel can also bring together earth elements.

And, in the case of metal, there is a difference......

That is, although metals are also minerals, they are not as good as some gemstones in terms of enriching earth elements.

Indeed, the adaptability of various elements of metal is relatively high, it is an excellent general-purpose elemental conductor, even if it is vitality, it can also flow in metal, and the material itself is strong enough to be used as a weapon.

In addition to the dwarves, all other races will also choose metal to make weapons.

Even in terms of life force alone, these special and universally hard minerals are second only to flesh and bones as excellent conductors.

The word "metal", traced back to the dwarven term, is "the bones of the earth".

However, there are pros and cons.

Metals are excellent conductors of energy for various elements, and because of this, it is difficult to enrich the elements, which are collected on the metal ore and will soon flow through the metal ore to other minerals.

In other words, in fact, if you go to detect the elements with a rune device, it is useless to directly find metal ores, because the elements have flowed away, and the detection is similar to ordinary earth, sand and gravel.

Runeware developed by the dwarves to detect mineral deposits were actually used to detect gems.

Even if the general range is delineated, it will take four or five days to find the exact location of the mineral deposit more accurately.

If you want to be a little more relaxed, then you can't let these reckless people kill all the kobolds or lizardmen in the tribe.

No, not only can't they all be killed, but those who know the ore must be left behind.

The hearth dwarf told the other dwarves about it again.

A few dwarves agreed, and they were more than willing to take it a few days to survey the area.

As for the lizardmen or kobolds?

What is the point of the perception of the weak? If you can't resist them, you will be obedient.

Legend has it that the Lizardmen also founded a country that was once a subsidiary of the Beast Empire, but that was only the case.

The dwarves would never feel that they could lose to the primitive and backward savage creatures.

Not to mention these ten-level elite warriors, even if they are only novice fighters of the second or third energy level, they will not lose.

Not only the dwarves of Hearthburg and Wintercastle, but also the two dwarves of Rootburgh, held the same opinion.

So, Gordon, the dwarf of Genbourg, after saying a word to his companions, left on his own—

If it's a lizardman, he's going to get some materials, and if it's a kobold, he's going to get some materials.

The dwarves of Genbourg, like many races, have never given up on the idea of getting some dragon blood from a dragonborn like the kobolds, whose blood is so thin that they don't know what to do.

Unlike other races, they don't need to be as low as elves or humans do, and they can hide their bodies with a little bushes and grass.

Prepared in advance, the dwarves did not make a sound, and even the movements of the furnace cans in heavy armor were very fast and smooth.

However, as they got closer, what was in their field of vision confirmed their suspicions.

A primitive tribe nestled on the edge of a small river.

Although larger than any kobold or lizardfolk tribe imagines, the materials used to build it are rather crude.

Stones, trunks, branches.

The most conspicuous thing is probably a tall earthen platform that resembles a ring where the dwarves of Wintercastle fight, surrounded by tree trunks.

At this moment, there is not a single humanoid in it, and there is no building in sight that can provide rest and shelter for humanoids.

Is this a separate arena for fighting?

With no other man-made structures in sight, the dwarves naturally came up with such an idea.

They looked at each other, and then walked towards the "tribe" that had no walls at all, only a few wooden stakes that roughly demarcated the area.

However, at this moment, accompanied by the sound, one after another figures drilled out and walked out from all directions.

The dwarves subconsciously twisted their necks and looked at where the sound was coming from.

The two dwarves of Wintercastle fixed their eyes on the strange lizard beasts with smooth gray-black scales that emerged from the creek.

Although they were not particularly tall, only about ten arms long for a dwarf, they could clearly see the drooping saliva between the open and revealing fangs of the other party, and as it fell to the ground, it corroded.

This is...... Black Dragonborn?

However, at this time, a loud bang sounded, and in the middle of the forest, a giant tree fell down with a bang—

A blood-colored figure reached out with a giant claw and crushed the giant tree.

They were not mistaken, as the claw slapped against the tree, the tree made a strange noise, and countless pieces of bark and wood chips flew in all directions with the sound of the trunk being smashed.

From the sandstorm of countless debris, the dwarves saw the thick, sharp claws of the hammer, then the muscles that supported the massive body, and the thick, tough stacks of scales that were as red as blood.

Finally, it was the head at the top, its fangs full of fangs for killing, full of visual impact.

The body that showed strength everywhere, as well as the broken leaves that kept circling around him, also made the rune device constantly warn, as if it was constantly swallowing the elements.

Giant, dragon?

And in the position of the other party's back, there is also a bulge, which seems to be a back sail that is to absorb the elements more effectively.

Is this a drake, or an earth dragon, or a hybrid of a dragon and a beast?