Chapter 138: The Dwarven Kingdom
Rumors about Prince Terrera had been heard by almost everyone in the capital of the empire.
However, no one thinks that Terrella's debauchery over the years is his perfect disguise. This not only allowed him to escape the assassination of the Robert family, but also was unexpectedly chosen by the Robert family as the puppet king.
As a result, the Count died unexpectedly at the hands of the kamikaze, and Robert was also stripped of all his magic by Ace and became a useless person.
Terrilla smiled nonchalantly, "You want to use a woman to control me? It's a dream. Do you think I don't know what happened between you? Lina, that stupid woman, is passionate about you. She even called your name a few times in her dreams!"
At this time, Robert, who had been keeping his head down, finally looked up at Terella coldly and said, "She's just a dispensable pawn!"
Terrella muttered a few times, "Really? Just a pawn? Alas, that's pitiful, stupid woman. At the last moment of her life, she cried to see you!"
Robert, who had always been calm, stood up and rushed to Terrella. He looked fierce and tried to catch Terrella.
But a large hand appeared behind him, gripping him tightly to prevent him from touching Terrella.
The king's court guards soon took control of Robert.
Robert raised his hands in the air and shouted, "What did you do to her, you bastard!"
Terrera feigned surprise and said, "Huh? She's just a dispensable pawn. Why do you care so much?"
Robert's eyes were filled with rage, and he still shouted loudly, "What the hell did you do to her!"
Terrella looked pitifully, "You should really look at the way you are now, it's really embarrassing and pitiful!"
Robert suddenly stopped shouting and looked at Terrilla coldly. "You clown, do you think you can sit on this throne without the support of our Robert family?"
Terrera laughed, "I can't sit still? Then I'll let you face reality today!"
After saying that, Terrella looked at the masked royal guards.
The king's palace guard immediately stated that "all 14 officers of the Robert family have been executed!"
Robert was momentarily stunned.
"Three deacons of the Wizards' Guild who defected to the Robert family have been imprisoned!"
"Among the officials of the royal family, all members related to the Robert family have been controlled, and all members of the Robert family have been executed!"
At this time, Robert's body began to shake violently. Will the Robert family, which he runs with his father, be completely destroyed?
In recent days, the destroyed imperial city has also begun to be rebuilt in an orderly manner.
Unlike in the past, in the current project, no members of the Robert family, or even officials associated with the Robert family, are seen.
Many interested ministers naturally noticed these phenomena, but they did not dare to ask.
Because recently, many officials in the palace have disappeared inexplicably. Among them, all the members of the Robert family disappeared, as did many royal officials who used to have good relations with the Robert family.
The officialdom of the entire imperial capital fell into a great panic.
Everyone knew about it and didn't say a word about the Roberts.
On the contrary, some people in the Imperial City began to talk privately about the situation with the Robert family, and they were very surprised.
As for the affairs of the royal palace, they naturally did not know about it as ordinary people, let alone know about the crimes committed by the Robert family in recent years.
Especially after the death of "News", the information channels of ordinary people have been blocked.
Many even believe that the Robert family suffered great trauma this time and that the emperor would definitely give them a lot of compensation.
However, a few days have passed now, and there is still no news about the Robert family.
How would they have known that from now on the Robert family would be completely removed from the world.
A new era is coming.
At this time, on a newly built high wall, a king in a golden robe stood proudly, face
Facing north, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
What's in the North? Naturally, it was the Monchi family, and the slime family, which was closely related to the Monchi family.
Even though they had just received news from the north that the Monchi family had left the New Delhi Empire for the Dwarven Mountains, that didn't mean that Terrera would forget them.
On the contrary, he felt that the father and son pair would be the biggest obstacle in his path to achieving his ambitions. And, of course, the arrogant Slime family.
Although Monchi-d-Kamikaze killed Archbishop Miles and freed Terrella from the fate of the puppet king, he had no gratitude to the father and son of the Monchi family, and was just vigilant.
However, Terrella was not an earl after all, and he would never have thought that Al was now deposed. If he knew this, he wouldn't let the slimes go.
Watching his subjects rebuild the new imperial capital according to their own wishes, Terrella couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. After so many years of slumber, he can finally show his ambitions!
At the same time, the Monchi family's army finally came to a continuous mountain range.
Looking at the endless mountains in front of him, Ace subconsciously compared the scene in front of him with the mountains of the Warcraft Mountain Range.
Compared to the mountains of the Warcraft Mountains, the Dwarf Mountains are obviously more beautiful and not as monotonous and strange as the Warcraft Mountains Mountains.
The flowers, plants, and trees here are softer and more beautiful than most of the mountains of the New Delhi Empire.
Ace wondered why the Dwarven Mountains were apparently located on the western side of the Mandala continent, but were more climate-friendly than the New Delhi Empire?
In particular, the temperature here seems to be higher than in the New Delhi Empire.
When the troops crossed the two high mountains and saw the scene in front of them, Ace finally understood the reason.
Looking up, he saw a huge volcano in the distance, white smoke rising from the top of the mountain, and many pterosaurs roaming in the sky at the top of the mountain.
The top of the huge volcano is bright red, and the lower half is black.
Halfway up the mountainside, a huge kingdom stands on top of it, stretching all the way to the vast plain at the foot of the mountain.
In this huge kingdom, a wide river flows through the entire dwarven kingdom from east to west.
Judging by the architectural style of the Dwarven Kingdom, it is completely different from the structure of the New Delhi Empire.
The architecture of the entire kingdom is mostly based on megaliths, and each house is extremely spectacular. Although there is still a long way to go, Ace can still faintly see the intricate carvings on the boulder thanks to his powerful perception abilities.
Throughout the kingdom, these carvings seemed to be everywhere, and Ace couldn't help but exclaim, "Dwarves are indeed masters of engineering."
After hearing this, Stark couldn't help but add, "Not only a master engineer, but also a master of forging and gunpowder, and of course, a master brewer!"
When he arrived in this magical land, Stark's tone changed noticeably, and he seemed proud, as if it were all his own.
Kling was also very shocked by the appearance of the Dwarven Kingdom. He kept pointing to all corners of the kingdom and asking Stark for information.
Stark seemed to be in a particularly good mood today, so he basically told Clynn in detail.
Kamikaze walked up to Ace, patted him on the shoulder and said, "We will all live in this kingdom for a long time."
Ace nodded, not knowing how long he would be here.
In this way, under the leadership of Stark, the army slowly walked towards the east gate of the dwarven kingdom.
Along the way, there are flowers on both sides of the road. From time to time, many industrious dwarves can be seen collecting a wide variety of flowers.
Stark explains, "There are many kinds of wine in the Kingdom, and one of them is fruit wine. Some of the fruit they collect will be sent to the kingdom's brewing room, and of course, some will be used as food."
Such a large army naturally attracted the attention of a large number of dwarves.
Unlike the Elemental Envoys, who are arrogant towards humans, the Dwarves do not show an unfriendly attitude. They are more curious because very few people come here in general.
Stark pursed his lips and said, "I have
I haven't been back for more than a decade, and very few people know me."
At this moment, the east gate of the dwarven kingdom slowly opened. A dwarven knight in azure armor rode towards it on a pony.
When Ace saw such a situation, he had the urge to laugh because the scene was funny.
Dwarves are comparatively smaller in nature. Coupled with a pony, the picture is so cute that it's not serious at all.
The dwarven knight in armor came to Ace and the others in front of everyone's curious gaze.
The dwarf's beard was thicker than Stark's, and his eyes had a fierce aura. He doesn't seem to have a good temper.
Stark snorted coldly and said, "Is there no one in the Dwarven Kingdom? Why did you send you out to pick me up?"
The Dwarven Knight jumped off his horse and slowly walked over to Stark. A smile on his face that was more ugly than crying: "Father specially asked me to come out and welcome you home!"
Stark looked disgusted and whispered, "Why didn't I see the slightest welcome on your face?"
As soon as Stark's voice lowered, the Dwarven Knight took off his helmet without saying a word and walked over to Stark. Suddenly, he gave Stark a big bear hug.
This time, Stark was completely shocked. For a moment, he was at a loss for what to do and didn't know where to put his hands.
After a long time, Stark slowly regained consciousness. Seeing that there were so many amazing eyes around him, he immediately got angry and said, "Rydak, help me release it!"
With that, Stark tried to push the dwarven knight away, but the dwarven knight's hand was very strong. Even Stark, who had been carrying hammer forging armor for years, seemed to lack strength in front of him.
For a moment, Stark's face turned red. In front of so many people, he was held tightly by another bearded dwarf. Naturally, he felt very ashamed, very ashamed.
Soon after, a dwarven knight named Rhidak let Stark go and said, "Welcome home, dear brother!"
At this point, Ace realizes that the Dwarven Knight is actually his teacher's brother.
After Ridak said this, he turned to the kamikaze and said, "Kamikaze, my father is glad to hear that you are here this time, so he specially asked me to come out to meet you!"
Stark snorted coldly, "Is he happy? If he really welcomes us, how can he let you out alone?"
Ridak smiled and said, "My dear brother, don't worry!"
As soon as his voice lowered, the sound of horses' hooves came from the gates of the dwarven kingdom!
Ace looked into the distance, speechless for a moment. He saw that it was a team of hundreds of dwarven knights, each riding a pony. Despite their motivation, Ace still felt a little uncomfortable.
Soon, the dwarven cavalry came to Ace and the others.
Unlike the knights of the New Delhi Empire, who liked to wear long swords, these dwarven knights carried a square hammer from their waists. The style is extremely sophisticated. It doesn't look like a weapon, it's more like a work of art.
One of the main knight leaders first gave Ridarkus a dwarven military salute, then looked at Ari Stark and said respectfully, "Knights of the Palace of the Dwarven Kingdom, welcome Prince Stark home!"
Ace is crazy!
Prince Stark?
What's going on?
The teacher is a prince of the dwarven kingdom?
But soon, Ace understood. He finally understood why his teacher had been so fearless in the Imperial City all these years. Even the old king held him in great esteem.
During that year's House Evaluation Competition, Stark stormed the arena to protect his apprentice.
At that time, the old king was very lenient with his actions.
In fact, is it because his teacher has such a special identity, is it because Stark is the prince of the dwarven kingdom? It was unexpected.
Ace looked at his father, but didn't look too surprised to see Kamikaze. Obviously, he had known Stark's identity for a long time, but he never told Ace.
"Maybe my father was worried that I would be doing something in the imperial capital because of my special status as a teacher?
Ace guessed.
The cavalry leader came to the kamikaze and said with respect in his eyes, "I have heard the name of the kamikaze knight for a long time, and today I finally see me."
Kamikaze smiled awkwardly, "Where, where."
The chief of the knights said, "Your Majesty has been waiting for you for a long time, please come in with me!"
With that, the leader of the knights pulled the reins, turned in the direction, and walked towards the magnificent kingdom of the dwarves.
Along the way, Stark introduces everyone to the customs of the Dwarven Kingdom.
It turns out that the territory of the dwarven kingdom is much larger than it appears on the surface. In addition to the major cities and villages that still exist within thousands of miles of the surrounding area, there is an extremely vast space beneath the huge kingdom in front of you.
"Are there so many beautiful houses underground?" Clint asked curiously.
Stark nodded, "We could even say that more than half of the people in the Dwarven Kingdom live underground."
Ace asked curiously, "Why? The Dwarven Mountains are so vast that they are not enough to live in?"
Stark didn't answer. "Not because of this, but because of the temperature and humidity of the ground, they are more suitable for us dwarves to produce!"
"We dwarves do what we do best: blacksmithing, engineering, and brewing, which require a lot of temperature and humidity."
Hearing this, Ace couldn't help but nod. He may not know anything else, but he knows all about the art of blacksmithing.
The reason why Stark's forging skills are so powerful is largely due to the fact that Stark is very demanding in the forging environment.
The forgers of the New Delhi Empire usually paid less attention to this aspect. They pay more attention to the materials used for forging and the temperature and time of melting.
"Another reason is that the Dwarven Volcano enters an active phase every three years, and although it does not erupt, it releases a large amount of toxic gases. The volcano's active period will last for about two or three months. During these months, we will hide underground to prevent the destruction of toxic gases."
After listening to Ridak's explanation, Ace suddenly understood.
He looked up at the huge volcano and felt powerless.
Today, although he has broken through the realm of a level 9 dark mage, he still seems too small in the face of nature.
Especially after seeing the battle between his father Kamikaze and the Count, he was deeply touched. He knew he was still too weak to compare to his father.
Thinking of this, Ace felt a little lost.
After entering the Dwarven Kingdom, Ace was still shocked by what he saw.
Now, when you enter this majestic dwarven kingdom, you can truly appreciate the grandeur of this kingdom.
The buildings on both sides of the street are towering and more spectacular than the imperial houses of New Delhi.
Almost every house has exquisite statues, birds, beasts, gods, flowers and plants and various patterns on the eaves.
Marble columns support the houses one after the other, and many angelic sculptures can be seen on the stone columns.
Although Ace traveled to many cities in the New Delhi Empire and saw many exquisite works by so-called "master" sculptors, Ace still had to admit that those so-called master works seemed insignificant compared to the sculptures in various parts of the dwarven kingdom.
Ace also had to sigh that the dwarves were so dexterous.
It's just that Ace has always wondered why the dwarves are building so many tall buildings. After all, they are small in size, so they don't need to build a building of this size.
As if seeing Ace's suspicions, Stark explained, "The ancestors of the dwarves weren't as short as they are now. Called savages in the past, we were fatter too, but we weren't as short as we are now. It's just that our living habits change over time. A lot of people moved underground, so their body size started to change. Secondly, we dwarves naturally like large spaces, so our buildings are generally tall! 「
At this time, Ridak added: "Today, many sculptures of our ancestors are still preserved in our underground palaces."
Suddenly, when a loud and sweet horn sounds, Ace is thinking about himself.
He lifts
When I looked at it, I saw two groups of dwarves holding trumpets to the sky on the tall buildings on both sides of the street.
After the trumpet sounded, bursts of flower petals fell from the sky. Soon, the orchestral music began to play.
Then, many dwarves in costumes slowly walked past the front, and they danced happily. Every time they land, they move to the rhythm of the music.
Many of the dwarves in the dwarven kingdom did not know what was going on, and they stuck their heads out to watch.
"How's it going, listening to this music, it seems that there are VIPs."
"Look, there are so many people!"
"Humans?"
......
For a while, many dwarves began to speak.
Because the dwarven kingdom has not seen the arrival of humans for many years, especially after the dragon slaying battle more than ten years ago, the coalition army was disbanded, and many dwarves returned to the dwarf kingdom and gradually cut off contact with humans, and no one followed the dwarven tribe to come here. 、
Therefore, it is natural for dwarves to feel very strange when they see so many humans.
The vast majority of dwarves have never even seen humans in person, only learned about them from a few books.
"Look, is this a sacrifice in the palace?"
At this moment, a sharp-eyed dwarf pointed into the distance and shouted.
Many dwarves looked at the places he pointed out. On a high platform made of marble, there is a dwarf dressed in colorful robes. He danced strange and mysterious dances as he walked. The gnome wears a large mask, so he can't see his appearance.
"Really! What is the identity of these people? They even need to be greeted at the palace sacrifice!"
For a time, the dwarves said a lot, and they did not understand the origin of Ace and the others.
But soon, they were completely stunned.
Because after the cheerful music, a soft-paced, more majestic instrument sounded in the distance.
"Is this royal ritual music? Did I hear that?"
"Looks like it's really royal ritual music! How is that possible? His Majesty ...... King"
Just when all the dwarves were shocked, neat footsteps came from the front.
Soon, a group of dwarven soldiers in snow-white armor appeared on the platform in the distance.
The soldiers' footsteps are very well-proportioned, as if playing a regular rhythm for the royal ceremonial music.
Ace also had to admit at this time that although the dwarves were cute in his eyes, the powerful momentum was still shocking when they completed this special welcome ceremony with a very serious attitude.
As the soldiers stood on either side of the high platform, an old dwarf in dark yellow rune robes came into view.
The dwarves present knelt down one after another, for this was the king whom they respected very much.
When the Dwarven King appeared, he looked at the large number of kneeling people below and shouted, "Today is the great day of our Dwarven Kingdom. Very distinguished guests came to us. So, please abandon these etiquettes. Tonight, we're going to have a great reception, and everyone is eligible!"
For a while, the sound of celebration was heard.
It seems that the dwarven kingdom has not held a kingdom-level banquet for a long time. The last banquet dates back to the arrival of the Elemental King more than a decade ago.
Many dwarves were surprised. What is the identity of the Lead Horseman? Can you get the same treatment as the Elemental King? Is he the king of the human empire?
However, according to the arrogant nature of humans, how could their king come to the dwarven kingdom in person? In the past, it was common practice to send special envoys.
However, for their dwarves, these things don't matter. Importantly, they were able to attend the great feast of the kingdom tonight, which meant they could drink delicious wine and food.
Looking at the enthusiastic attitude of the dwarfs, Ace's originally nervous mood suddenly eased a lot. He only felt the warmth of his heart, and was received so sincerely and warmly in a foreign country.
It looks like the Dwarven Kingdom is more humane than the New Delhi Empire.
Surrounded by countless dwarfs, Ace and the others slowly walked towards the high platform.
The kamikaze was at the front of the group, the first to climb the platform and come to the dwarven king.
Kamikaze looked at the Dwarven King with a smile on his face and said, "My dear old friend Sumeru, you haven't changed anything over the years! You're still so young and so energetic!"
The dwarf king Sumeru jokingly said, "It's you, Kamikaze, but you look older!"
They looked at each other, laughed, and then hugged each other very warmly.
Everyone can see that the relationship between the Dwarf King and the kamikaze is very good!