Along with the castle foundation, there was also the spell: "Elemental Rune Guard", which was its final name. In order to protect Siegel, the Dwarves and the Gnomes concealed his contributions to it, and then took over two separate tasks: the Dwarves were given exclusive rights to manufacture their core artifacts, while the Gnomes monopolized the sale and maintenance of the item. These are two long-term gains, and Siegel gets half of any portion of the gains.

The spell was not yet perfect, and had a number of drawbacks: when more than four or more elemental guards were gathered together, they interfered with each other, causing extreme sluggishness and not much difference from a paralyzed patient. These guards are also unable to put on armor and take up arms, as the metal draped over their bodies affects the efficiency of their cores, causing them to shrink in size and become less powerful. Moreover, if the guards are stationary, there is basically no loss, but after a fierce battle, they need to be replenished with the same ratio of metal as the magic weapon core every year, which forms another cost.

In fact, there are only two types of people who can use Elemental Rune Guards: Mages and Runemasters. But this last point turned out to be the most advantageous advantage: they happened to be the two wealthiest groups of people in the Old and New Worlds.

It is not difficult to disassemble this technology, but it is not so easy to imitate or continue to research on it. You must be both a dwarven rune and a mage to experiment with the updated version of this spell, otherwise all research is just conjecture and cannot be verified. Together, Siegel and Ding Bao developed the "Illusion Deception Version of the Elemental Rune Guard" for the dwarves that could be used independently, as a gift for closer collaboration with Mora's Peak. Eleint thinks that this will make the three major dwarven families form a very good relationship with Siegel, and it will also make the dwarven temple and the runemaster guild have a good impression of Heim Territory.

"Without your help. It's hard for us to keep moving on from this spell. Taklin said very sincerely, "If one day you solve the problem of several other elemental guards. Don't forget our top of Mora. ”

Siegel and they hugged warmly. agreed. But the dwarven rune master whispered in his ear, "The Earth Elemental Guardian is fine, if it is another Elemental Guard, it will make you the target of public criticism here." You have to be careful!"

Siegel looked at Tuckerin in some surprise, but he was actually expressing his concern. Just as Siegel excavated mines with earth elementals, shaped earth elemental guards can easily bulldoze stone walls, and even sturdy castles—as long as they are not reinforced by magic or runes—are like sand statues on the beach, toys that can be easily destroyed by surging waves. Maybe the lords didn't think of this layer at first, and just used them as strong bodyguards. But one day. They will understand that the Water Elemental Guardian can block the route between the Old and New Worlds, and that no ship can face such an enemy, that the Fire Elemental Guardian is the most feared enemy, that flesh and blood, wood and cloth are only potential fuel, and that the Air Elemental Guardian is far superior to the most dangerous Assassin in terms of speed and mobility - there is no place to sleep in the castle, and there is no longer a front line or rear on the battlefield.

If it were known that Siegel might have such an army, out of fear, they would do everything they could to strangle the Heim Lords and eliminate this Mage Lord. Therefore, although this spell is called "Siegel's Rune Elemental Guard", it does not reflect Siegel's name in the dwarven version, which is the greatest protection for him.

"If you research it out. Don't tell anyone. Taklin said, "Unless you are sure that you will defeat all enemies." ”

"Including Mora's Peak?" Siegel asked rhetorically, frowning.

"No, the Top of Mora will never be your enemy. Taklin smiled and replied, "The world is so big." The walled mountains are just a small corner. ”

"What does that mean?"

"You're a mage, aren't you?" Taklin patted Siegel on the shoulder, "not like us, just miners in the caves. Neither the sky nor the sea are your limits if you want, right? ”

Irint came over and laughed, "What are you whispering? Let me hear it?"

"I'm wishing him the best of luck from victory to victory. Taklin digressed and said, "Today is the day of the official foundation stone laying for the city of Siegel in Siegel, and this is an important moment, so don't let us delay the time of our master." ”

Siegel was pushed by the dwarves to the castle foundation, where a silver-gray stone pillar was erected. Dwarves will apply the power of runes to their important buildings, and one of the most important steps is to open the first rune pillar. Only a few very important castles in the fortress chain of the Walled Mountains have this treatment, and Myr is the only place on the plains of the New World to have this honor.

What's even more special is that this is the first time that a human has opened a rune pillar. Even in the long history of dwarves, this is an extremely rare treatment. However, after experiencing the development cooperation of the "Rune Elemental Guard", the rune masters believe that Siegel has this qualification and the corresponding ability, and they are just lazy.

Only the dwarves were allowed to attend the ceremony, not even Janet was allowed to attend. Siegel spoke in the dwarven language throughout the whole process, and expressed his longing and gratitude to the dwarven patron saint. He then invokes the power of the rune pillars, using the runic phrase "The earth is strong" as the centerpiece of the castle's spells.

Elliint finished reciting a eulogy, and the ceremony ended. The dwarves high-fived each other and then began to build the main structure of the castle, recording the structure of all the runes on the rune pillars. Siegel was free, and he still had a lot to deal with.

"My lord, three families have already sent ransoms, or goods worth as much as ransom. Is it time to start releasing people?" asked Fezak.

"Of course, we always have to keep our word. Siegel replied, "You have to make sure that the pension for the dead caravan guard arrives in full and on time, and then the payment for Ding Bao." The rest of the money was put into the warehouse, except for a part of the reward for the soldiers. ”

"Rest assured. ”

"By the way, is there any movement from the Uthers?" asked Siegel. "Their children died at our hands after all. ”

"I haven't heard of it yet. Fezak frowned. He also knew that something was not right about it. An aristocrat should not fail to react. Moreover, Siegel had already written a letter about the matter to Viscount Uther in his capacity as a lord. Speak earnestly and ask for the other person's forgiveness.

"Should I listen to Janet's advice and use lies to de-escalate the situation between the two sides?" Siegel thought for a moment, but shook his head, "But I can't accept it now that a robber is a knight who fought and died heroically against bandits." Heroic or not, at least Manna is not a bandit. ”

"You are a man of integrity. Fezak said, "I follow you precisely for this reason. But there is some truth in what the lord's wife said, and it is all for your consideration, and it is not wrong. ”

"I know she's right, and it's for my good. But I ......" Siegel scratched his hair: "Forget it." Let's not talk about it. ”

"There's a couple of good news that's sure to delight you. Fezak smiled, but his yellow teeth ruined the whole feeling. "With the help of the dwarves, our mill was built and from now on there was a new source of tax revenue. As was customary, a tenth of what was processed from the mill was handed over to the lord, which greatly improved the castle's grain reserves. ”

"Is this the custom on land?"

"Yes, and a tenth is already the lowest standard among the various lords. Fezak continued, "The two blacksmiths brought from Waterdeep have been combined to provide armor and weapons for the guards, as well as to repair the iron pots and farming tools of the lords. It's also a long-term income. ”

"In terms of income, I value gold mines more. So without affecting the blacksmith, try to make it as a benefit. Siegel said, "I'm a mage. You don't need to build steel armor, at least you can save a lot of good iron, don't you?"

"Of course. There's one more thing that's sure to make you happy. Heim Ling finally had a decent tavern, and using dwarven utensils and local oats, he finally succeeded in making ale, and it was also a top grade of light brown. At least Mr. Elint had tasted it and praised it again and again. ”

Siegel could imagine the dwarves finally being able to feast on their mouths after more than a month, after all, preferring ale to red wine. The lord and the one-eyed man walked side by side, slowly walking through the construction site of the busy city of Myr. It's always full of life, and even at night, it's still full of laborers. Janet had just agreed with Ding Bao on the pattern of the cloth and carpet, and when she saw Siegel, she followed, taking him by the hand and moving forward with him. After an initial hectic period and a light victory, the local population has developed a sense of trust in Lord Siegel, and the orcs have begun to integrate into local life, and everything is going in a good direction.

After the construction of the gold mine's facilities was completed, Siegel led the dwarven miners to another part of the Walled Mountains. According to the records of Mora's Peak, there is an iron ore of average quality here, which is not very attractive to the dwarves. But Siegel doesn't think so, he doesn't have an iron ore mine yet. Although he didn't want to build a large-scale army so quickly, and the requirements for armor and weapons were not high, but he was finally prepared, wasn't he? After the dwarf Elint knew about this, he jumped to his feet angrily and stood in front of Siegel with his waist pinched: "Are you going to dig up all the things in the city wall mountain range?"

Siegel spread his hands and said innocently: "You asked me to go to the library to check the materials in the first place. The location of these deposits has not been kept secret from me. ”

"I can't stop you if you want to dig me, but you remember one thing, you can't give these things to other humans!" Elliette tugged at her beard, her eyes full of worry, "There is no precedent for you to do this, and I don't know what the three major ascending families will think." You also know that the Top of Mora considers the entire Walled Mountains its own territory, but never says so. Fortunately, you are a brave climber, otherwise this thing would be really difficult to do. ”

"It's a big deal, I'll climb the road to the top again. Siegel joked.

But he didn't know which nerve the dwarf touched with this sentence, and he seemed to be stunned on the spot. It took him a while to get back to normal, his eyes narrowed into two thin lines, his beard shaking, and he laughed and said to Siegel, "What you say makes a lot of sense, you should climb the road to the top again!" (to be continued......