After leaving the Snow Capital, Copper Hammer quietly returned to his hometown on the border of the Black Steel Empire: the Red Lion Mine.

It is always said that the Black Steel Empire is actually controlled by the four major clans, and even the emperor is just a decoration, and this mine is no exception, and it is managed by the nobles of the Gamo clan. Dwarves and other subhumans with shackles and chains were everywhere, and even human outcasts were not spared, struggling to survive under the whips of the nobility.

But the dwarves are more united than other sub-peoples, and wherever they go, they form "artisan guilds", both to exchange craft experience and to unite for a living.

The local artisan guild was originally led by three master craftsmen, but by the time the copper hammer returned to his hometown, one of the master craftsmen had died of exhaustion in the blacksmith workshop.

That happened to be the master of the copper hammer when he was young.

The copper hammer went home to prove to the master that he was not a waste, but he didn't expect to get the news of the master's death.

He got drunk in the tavern, cried heavily, and angrily slammed the table and cursed loudly, "Foul-smelling nobleman! One day I'm going to smash their heads with the army of the Red Pavilion! ”

The others laughed at him, "Just because you, a second-rate blacksmith, still want to fight against the Garmo clan?" ”。

Copper Hammer's face turned red angrily, and he took out the severed head of the gilded battle axe of the General of Ice Wolf Castle in public and threw it on the table: "I have even done it to the general of Ice Wolf Castle, what is the Gamo Clan?" ”

This tomahawk attracted many craftsmen to come and watch.

You must know that the dwarven craftsmen are masters in both forging and construction, and they can see at a glance that this battle axe is already of the highest grade. Its owner must be a lord or a warrior on the side of the Megatron.

With the endorsement of evidence, the waist pole of the copper hammer is much harder. After drinking two more beers, he couldn't help but tell the story of how hundreds of them ambushed the pursuers of Ice Wolf Castle and how they killed their crying father and mother.

Later, it was enjoyable, and he told the story of rescuing the princess of gunfire from the hands of the heavenly demon mecha.

Hearing the name of the Princess of Fire, the cheers in the tavern almost lifted off the roof!

In the concept of these craftsmen, the Shenguang Empire is a country of prayer, the Shendu people are a bunch of robes for chanting and praying, and the Holy Crusade is a bunch of iron armor for chanting and praying. However, there is only the "Princess of Guns and Fire" in the Holy Crusade of the Divine Capital, who is the Shenwei general they admire.

In the early years, the demons had taken many dwarven craftsmen captive and ordered them to craft weapons day and night. It was Lydia who led the four lieutenants to repel the demon generals, and many dwarves respectfully called them the "Four Horsemen of the Exorcism".

One may wonder why there were five of the "Four Horsemen". Probably because dwarves only have four fingers on each hand, in their slang the pronunciation of four and five is the same.

"How could someone like you meet the 'Princess of Fire', shouldn't you be bragging again?" A drunkard scoffed.

Copper Hammer was a man who wanted to save face, and his eyes widened at the moment, "Don't believe it? You come with me to the Red Pavilion and see for yourself with your dog's eyes when we meet? ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart.

The craftsmen in the tavern were already dissatisfied with their current lives, and when he said this, they suddenly moved their minds. If you can beg for food in the name of the princess of gunfire, it is better than here.

At first, there were only three or five people who planned to go with the copper hammer, so he agreed haphazardly. But after a night the number became thirty or fifty, and when the hammer said he was leaving, there were three or five hundred people clamoring to go with him.

Such a huge momentum immediately alarmed the local mine lords, and they hurriedly sent the guards to suppress it.

The copper hammer followed Buxiao for a few years and learned some tactics.

He deliberately bluffed, pretending to flee to the mine, causing the Guards to rush into the mine. Unexpectedly, the copper hammer had escaped from the ventilation shaft, and when he turned around, the entrance to the mine was blown up.

This beautiful fight inspired more people.

At first, they were just dwarves, but later craftsmen from other races joined in, and even the great craftsman Hills, who had never cared about current affairs, carried the battle flag. Almost everyone in the mine shouted the name of the Red Pavilion and rushed to the Mine Lord's residence.

Without the protection of the guards, the mine lord jumped out of the window in fright and fled, and ran hundreds of miles to the clan to ask for help.

By the time the Gamo Clan's reinforcements returned three days later, the entire mine, steelmaking station, and blacksmith shop had been smashed.

The rebellious craftsmen took away a large amount of raw materials and ores, and did not even leave him with a metal spoon.

The group traveled a long way, passing several other mines and workshops controlled by the Gamo clan along the way. The artisans there heard about the uprising in the Red Lion Mine, and also heard about the deeds of the Princess of Guns and Fire and the Red Pavilion, and decided to migrate with them.

Originally, the number of laborers in the mine was larger than the population of the average village, and in modern language, it was called a "labor-intensive industry"; The dwarven artisans were accustomed to living together under the organization of the "Craftsmen's Guild", and decided to move to the whole village and town.

In addition, the craftsmen are physically strong, united, and able to produce and modify weapons on their own. As soon as several local lords tried to suppress it, they were beaten and fled by the craftsmen.

Several uprisings finally alarmed the patriarch of the Gamo clan.

Enraged, the patriarch sent the famous "Golden Lion Mercenary Group" of the Black Steel Empire to exterminate these "defecting craftsmen" and instigate their "Red Pavilion villains".

But at that time, the copper hammer had already fled without a trace.

In this way, the copper hammer led an army of tens of thousands of craftsmen, pushing large and small wooden carts, loaded with various means of production, tools and weapons, and dragged his family all the way west.

They bypassed the volcano, crossed the lava canyon, and wandered through the scarlet leaf forest for two more days, and finally came to the boundary of the "Wild Cow Village".

Therefore, when Brass Hammer saw the nervous Buxiao and Lydia, as well as the team of heavily armed and highly guarded soldiers, both sides were confused.

"You know, I can't get along with those people in Chishuiwan." After the copper hammer explained this, he spread his hands and looked innocent.

The implication is: I admit that these are my pots, but I came to you with this pot, so now these are your pots.

Not smiling and silent, Lydia hid her face, Copper Hammer pretended to be stupid, and the three of them didn't know what to say.

The dwarven convoy slowly passed, and an older dwarf recognized Lydia, "Look, it's the Princess of Fire!"

A dwarf driving a car shouted and beckoned, "Princess, remember me, I'm William who helped you steal explosives!" ”

A dwarf grandmother on the cart pointed to Lydia and preached to her little granddaughter, "This valiant knight blew the cage and let us out!" ”

Many of the dwarves waved desperately at Lydia, who quickly smiled "Welcome".

The sudden influx of tens of thousands of people was both good news and a challenge for the camp. On the one hand, they brought with them a large number of means of production, were able to rapidly expand their armaments, and could also recruit soldiers. But on the other hand, housing and food are even more scarce.

"You don't have to worry about housing." A dwarven lady with brown hair and muscular hair stepped forward and saluted, "I'm Hills, the Great Craftsman, and this is the Great Craftsman Steel Spike." We've brought a lot of traverser techniques, you see here. ”

As he spoke, several apprentices were passing by pushing a large wooden cart. "These are the 'cement' that solidifies when it encounters water, and we have mastered the method of mass production, and we can use it to repair houses very quickly," she said. ”

She pointed to a rag-covered vehicle in the distance, "That's the mechanical construction used by the Traverser to make steel, and it will increase production many times over. ”

But Buxiao didn't pay attention to those, but kept staring at another great craftsman.

It was a dwarf with an extremely thick beard and hair, whose face could not even be seen, and who had sat on a chair with four wheels without saying a word from the beginning, and who was wrapped tightly in the woods, even though it was not hot.

The observation of not smiling made the copper hammer look a little nervous, and hurriedly explained: "The health of the steel nail teacher is not very good. ”

"Brass Hammer," said the unsmiling expression, "you should know me." ”

As soon as these words came out, the copper hammer's expression had become very stiff, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.

Lydia felt that the atmosphere was awkward and wanted to play a round, but she vaguely felt a little strange and stopped talking.

"Beard," he said, looking at the great craftsman Hills and then at the brass hammer, "it's too much." ”

"Yes...... Is that ......," Hammer laughed.

"'Not well'? How do you not move the beard under the nose? The hands that didn't smile were already glowing with a faint turquoise soul flame light, "Doesn't he have to breathe?"

Lydia stepped forward and patted the master craftsman gently, only to see the fake beard and the fake head fall to the ground with a clatter.

Brass and Sears stood there as if they had been hit by a hammer.

"There's someone inside." Lydia lifted the dummy's thick clothes, and saw a little girl curled up in her seat in horror, looking at Lydia with trepidation.

Lydia greeted her with a smile, "Hello, Traverser. ”

"Traverser?" The girl pretended to be stupid, "I don't know what you're talking about. ”

Lydia looked at the little girl with a double ponytail, then at her white top and dark blue pleated skirt, and shook her head helplessly, "Dress like a high school student in this world, and say that you are not a traverser, are you blind or a fool when you treat others as others?"

Hills gave Hammer a look in a panic, and Hammer tried to defend himself, but was stopped by a gesture not smiling.

"In the Red Pavilion, everyone can live equally." Although his face was expressionless, the words seemed to pierce Hills in the heart.

"Really?" Shears still couldn't seem to believe it, "You're willing to let this kid go?"

"We don't have the right to 'let her go.'" Bu smiled and looked at Hills seriously, "In the territory of the Red Pavilion, she is free. ”

If you don't laugh, it's hard to understand, and Lydia immediately pointed to herself and smiled, "I'm also a traverser, don't you think I'm not alive?" ”

The horror on the little girl's face seemed to fade a little, but she still looked timidly and did not smile.

"Such a cute little girl, it's a pity that it's a little stinky." Lydia sniffed her hair, then her arm, "Let's go wash it." ”