Chapter 440: Dwarven Country, Forge City, Forge Master (6K)

It didn't take Yeats too long to make the spicy strips.

On the second day after agreeing to the Frostwind Witch, Ye Zhi used the peppers ripened by the Shepherd's Afternoon Song as ingredients, as well as wolf oil, bean curd skin, peppercorns, sugar cubes and other ingredients to make a bag of spicy strips and gave it to the Frost Giant Witch to taste.

After being marinated with the legendary kitchen utensil [Arenil], Ye Zhi's homemade spicy strips have a taste that surpasses the machine products of his previous life. There is no technology, only magic and hard work!

Later on the journey, we often saw the ice beauty taking out a shiny red spicy strip from her leather bag. She chewed the strip with two greasy fingers in her mouth, and even when her face turned red from the spiciness, she would not forget to suck her fingers.

Out of curiosity, Gray asked the Frostwind Witch for a few spicy strips to try, and then she was greatly excited and pestered Ye Zhi to make a few more bags.

Hildreth was not too fond of the taste of the spicy strips - the Valkyrie preferred desserts. The cold and capable Hildreth would be hesitant to use the spoon when it came to the cute strawberry cake.

For two whole days, the Frostwind Witch had not eaten a proper meal and had been eating spicy strips as her daily diet. Her pale face, which was almost ice-blue, gradually turned red.

Dried peppers could no longer satisfy the Frostwind Witch's taste. She was already addicted to the new snacks created by Yeats! When riding a snow leopard through a spectacular canyon, Yeats saw the Frostwind Witch looking at the tribe in the snow at the bottom of the canyon, rubbing her eyes, and then crying.

Yeats looked up at the sky.

Why does the Frostwind Witch always have tears in her eyes... because she loves spicy snacks deeply! To Ye Zhi's surprise, the female frost giant "Delilah" rescued from the Frostwing Banshee's lair turned out to be a princess in the frost giant kingdom. Her father is the current king of frost giants. He was furious because his daughter was abducted and vowed to dig deep into the snow mountain to find the princess. However, he did not expect that his daughter returned to the territory by herself.

Because Delilah was worried about Yeats and others, she deliberately concealed the whereabouts of this group of humans and only said that she was rescued by the Winter Priestess.

With the dagger token given by Delilah, Ye Zhi passed through the checkpoints of the Frost Giant Kingdom without any obstacles. There was no need for the Frost Wind Witch to show up. When Ye Zhi raised the dagger to show it, the hatred in the eyes of the Frost Giant guards was replaced by respect.

At the suggestion of the Frostwind Witch, the Frost Giant Guards described Ye Zhi and others as human slaves of the Frostwind Witch when reporting to their superiors... Although Ye Zhi had some resentment in his heart, he acquiesced considering that this would allow them to pass through the Frost Giant Country as quickly as possible.

After spending the past few days together, the Frostwind Witch's attitude towards Ye Zhi had obviously become much closer, and she would smile from time to time... Ye Zhi suspected that she was craving for his spicy noodles, and he had sufficient evidence!

After the snow leopard was promoted to an emperor-level magical beast, the giant wolf Frye no longer needed to suppress his speed to match the pace of the snow leopard. The Frostwind Witch rode the snow leopard with Ye Zhi, and their travel speed was further accelerated.

The reason why the giant wolf Frye was unwilling to let the Frostwind Witch ride was because the original owner of the giant wolf Frye had a grudge against the Frost Giants, and it would not give the Frost Giants a good face, so the Frostwind Witch could only ride with Ye Zhi.

Although the snow leopard's size increased dramatically after the promotion, it was large enough to accommodate two people, and the Frostwind Witch and Ye Zhi kept a safe distance.

But the Frostwind Witch could clearly feel that Hilde and Gray would cast cold glances at her from time to time, as if if she dared to cross the line, she would only end up like the Frostwing Queen! The Frostwind Witch didn't care, she didn't covet Ye Zhi's body, and she wouldn't compete with Gray and Hilde... But the spicy strips were different, she had to have enough of them! ! Two days later.

Everyone has left the kingdom of the snow giants.

The Dragon Mountains are connected to another mountain range, which the local dwarves call the "Fimbul Mountains", named after the legendary "Fimbulwinter", which indicates that the mountains will always be covered with ice and snow.

Fimbulwinter is an important event in mythology, representing the twilight of the gods. Fimbulwinter will be three consecutive winters, namely the Winter of Winds, the Winter of Swords, and the Winter of Wolves. During this time, ice and snow blow from all directions, there are countless wars, and the arrival of this winter is due to the death of the god of light.

The death of the God of Light not only ushered in the Ragnarok of the gods, but also engulfed the continent in winter... One can imagine the importance of this god!

"From here, we will reach the border of the dwarf country."

The Frostwind Witch spoke in a cold voice. She sucked the red oil on her fingers and said, "To be more precise, the dwarves live underground in the Fimbul Mountains... You must first go deep underground before you can officially enter their kingdom."

Ye Zhi had a complicated expression and said, "Can you not eat spicy noodles while explaining important things?"

The Frostwind Witch sipped her saliva, silently took out a spicy strip from her cowhide bag, and handed it to Ye Zhi:

"Want one?"

Ye Zhi held his forehead and refused silently.

Gray leaned over, took a bite of the spicy strip, and said vaguely:

"Why did my elders tell me that the dwarves live under a scorching hot volcano? It's so cold here, and it's obviously a snowy mountain!"

The Frostwind Witch nodded slightly, took out a spicy strip, noticed Ye Zhi's complicated look, took it in front of her and sniffed the fragrance deeply, then put it back into the cowhide bag and said in a cold voice: "Your elder is right, the dwarves do live under the volcano, because the Fimbul Mountains you saw are essentially an active volcano with boiling fire and magma."

The Frostwind Witch looked out at the Fimbul Mountains with a hint of respect in her eyes.

"Their capital is called Furnace City. It has a rough style and is a city built inside a volcano. If the volcano erupts one day, the entire dwarf tribe may be destroyed."

"However, they don't care about the disaster that may come. They either work as blacksmiths, drink alcohol, or cultivate relationships with their pets..."

"There is no word for worry in the dictionary of these dwarves. They are as wild as the god of fire and forging."

The Frostwind Witch paused and said softly, "Perhaps, this is also because the dwarves are the descendants of the God of Fire!"

The Winter Goddess is the deity of the Frost Giants. She is beautiful in ice and snow, tall and heroic.

The God of Fire represents the dwarves. He is a lame god who is obsessed with forging.

Ye Zhi remembered that the God of Fire and his younger brother, the God of Storms, had a very bad relationship. The two brothers often fought, but the God of Storms lost more than they won. He was a novice and playful person, and he always wanted to prove that he was stronger than his lame brother.

The wonder of the Fimbul Mountains, the Bridge of Eternal Fire and Ice, was created by the aftermath of the battle between the two gods.

Yeats actually had a good feeling about the god of fire. He was not the common reckless, unrestrained and passionate image of the god of fire, but a god forged in solitude with a delicate heart.

He would invent the furnace of fighting spirit specifically for disabled humans, giving a way out to those who could not practice. He would also place the source of his own power deep in the volcano, thereby controlling the power of the volcano and protecting his descendants from being swallowed by the raging magma.

In comparison, the God of Storms seems to be the younger brother... He's like a naughty kid who wants to step on his brother's head to get to the top, but is always taught a lesson.

"How can we enter the Crucible City?" Hildreth pondered, "The capital of the Dwarf Kingdom will not allow humans to enter easily, right?"

Yeats was well prepared. Looking at the active volcano covered with snow, he said, "I have contacted a friend in advance... He will come to meet us."

"Dwarf friend?" Gray asked curiously.

Before Ye Zhi could answer, the rumbling sound of a giant beast stomping on the ground was heard at the end of the horizon.

Gray's eyes widened in surprise.

I saw a majestic Tyrannosaurus Rex trotting out from the mountains, and even the earth was shaking!

And on the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, there rode an inconspicuous dwarf.

The dwarf's thick beard swayed in the wind, and his laughter could be heard from a long distance away.

"Oh! Yeats Bronte, my dear friend! I miss you so much!"

Hildrede felt vaguely that the dwarf looked familiar, but couldn't remember his origins for a moment, so he looked at Ye Zhi in confusion.

Ye Zhi waved in the direction of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, and with a smile, he turned back to explain to Hilde and Gray: "Baruch Ironbeard, the beast tamer, is also the opponent I met at the Roland Conference."

"He was very enthusiastic and told me that if I came to visit the Dwarf Kingdom, I must contact him in advance." Ye Zhi spread his hands and said, "Then, look, he really came to greet me."

Zuanya suddenly said, "I remember now. He was the tamer who treated dinosaurs as his own family!"

Boom boom

The Tyrannosaurus Rex came with a cloud of dust and stopped dozens of meters away from Ye Zhi. He stared at Ye Zhi with his huge eyes. After seeing Ye Zhi's face clearly, he grinned angrily and showed a flattering smile.

The battle of that day was still fresh in my memory! "Facing Yeats, the Tyrannosaurus Rex was as docile as Hakimi!" Zuanya spoke in abstract terms.

Baruch Ironbeard jumped off the back of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, dusted off the dust on his body, and walked forward to talk to Yeats enthusiastically.

"Since I lost to you in the duel tournament, I returned to the countryside. Now I spend my days drinking wine and riding dinosaurs. It's pretty comfortable~" Baruch said with a smile, "Oh, by the way, I haven't had time to ask you, why did you come here?"

Ye Zhi stated his purpose truthfully: "I want to see the forging master, Aorong Jinxu!"

Baruch's eyes suddenly widened. "Him? Good fellow, he is a very busy man! He is the most powerful blacksmith in Furnace City! Ordinary people don't even have the qualifications to know his name!"

"Yeats, you are well-informed. You found the right way right from the start!" Baruch said, crossing his arms.

"Baruch, can you make an introduction for me?" Yeats asked.

Baruch scratched his head in distress:

"I'm not sure... but I'll try... Anyway, I'll take you into the city first!"

"By the way, after we enter the city, remember to follow me closely!" Baruch laughed. "Furnace City is like a big maze, with railroad tracks and pipes everywhere. You'll get lost if you're not careful!"

According to Baruch, the Furnace City is located in the crater and can only be reached by taking a mine cart down along a spiral cable track.

"The capital of our dwarves was carved out from the inside of the volcano by the God of Fire and Forging!" Baruch said proudly, looking down from the edge of the crater with Ye Zhi and others.

In the abyss, red magma surged, occasionally splashing orange flames. Steam gushed out from the cracks in the rocks, and the cast iron plank road spiraled along the inner wall of the volcano, leading all the way to the bottom of the magma river.

Gray was shocked and said, "Aren't you afraid of being burned by the lava?"

Baruch laughed loudly: "If you lived here from birth, you would get used to it like us sooner or later! Besides, not every dwarf is qualified to live in the Crucible City. This is a place favored by the God of Fire. Even the flames used for forging are more intense than those in other places!"

Boom boom

The cast iron plank road trembled, and steam mine carts loaded with ore shuttled through the sulfur mist and disappeared under the obstruction of the lava river. Baruch pulled a bell, and an empty mine cart came roaring with a "clang clang clang" sound, and the iron wheels rubbed against the plank road, producing orange sparks.

"Hold on to the handrails and enter the city in batches!" Baruch directed Ye Zhi and others to board two mine carts respectively, and then operated the handles on the mine carts. Ye Zhi felt the mine carts begin to move.

"There are actually fire runes on this mine cart, which means it can withstand high temperatures!" Mammon exclaimed in surprise. "It looks wild, but there are quite a lot of small details!"

The dwarves in this world have mastered steam science, but the laws of physics are very different from those in Yeats' previous life. This mine cart is like an integrated product of steam and runes.

"What steampunk..."

Ye Zhi watched the mine cart whizzing past on the cast iron track, holding on to the handrail tightly, feeling as if he had ridden a roller coaster in his previous life.

Whoosh——

After turning about seven spiral tracks, the mine cart stopped on the other side of the lava river. Ye Zhi saw an extremely huge furnace in front of his eyes. The top of the furnace faced the crater, spewing out billowing black smoke.

Baruch laughed and said, "Welcome to the Crucible City, my friend!"

Outside the city gate stands a huge statue, depicting a dwarf holding a forging hammer high, ready to swing it at an anvil, with bulging muscles and a powerful beauty.

Before entering the city, Yeats could hear the clanging sound of wrought iron.

The guard of the Crucible City was a flaming giant statue made of volcanic metal. After Baruch showed a metal identity card, he made way and allowed Ye Zhi and others to enter.

Baruch led the way in front and turned back to Yeats and said:

"Every household in Furnace City forges iron. There are more than ten public forges in the square. Gas pipelines transport geothermal heat and high-temperature water vapor to various urban areas... The highest urban area is where the Jinxu family stays. The magnetic field there is most suitable for forging. The Aorong Jinxu you are looking for is in the blacksmith shop at the top of the steel plank road!"

Ye Zhi looked up and saw a steel plank road winding along the inner wall of the volcano, forming a rough urban area. A rune pillar with the emblem of the Goldbeard family stood tall, and several dwarves were swinging hammers beside the rune pillar.

"Where do the weapons forged in Furnace City generally go?" Ye Zhi couldn't help but ask.

"Most of them were scrapped and melted in the magma, and a small part drifted to the mainland." Baruch rubbed his nose, "We don't forge iron to make money... Interest is the most important thing!"

"What a foolish remark!"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Capitalist Mammon scoffed at Baruch's views.

"How many copper coins can interest be worth? Gold coins! My gold coins are the most important!"

Yeats was in a delicate mood.

It has to be you, little greedy cat Mammon!

The Frostwind Witch was not used to the environment of the Crucible City and looked unhappy. Ye Zhi asked Snow Owl to teleport her outside the city to wait, while he, Gray and Hilde went up the steel plank road together.

The steel plank road creaked, and hot air gushed out from the cracks in the iron sheets. Yeats lowered his head and overlooked the flowing lava river under his feet, and suddenly felt his hand being held.

"Hold on to me and you won't be afraid." Hildreth held Yeats's hand tightly and said calmly.

Ye Zhi was speechless and said, "I'm not afraid of falling..."

"I'm scared!" Gray's face changed slightly. She followed Ye Zhi closely and called softly, "Ye Zhi, give me your hand!"

Zuanya stood on Ye Zhi's shoulder, watching the three of them walk hand in hand across the plank road, and sighed helplessly: "What corny in-laws!"

Arriving at the main city area after the plank road, a dark gray blacksmith shop came into view, with the bear skin curtain open, and the crisp sound of forging iron could be heard from it.

"Wow, you are so lucky! Master Aorong is here today!"

Baruch didn't waste any words, and led Ye Zhi directly into the blacksmith shop, saying in a loud voice:

"Aorong Jinxu! I've brought guests!"

Ding, ding!

The slow sound of iron forging echoed in the blacksmith shop.

Under the obsidian dome, an old dwarf with long drooping beard was forging a red-hot sword blank.

The anvil seemed to be carved from solidified magma. Every time it was forged, a flaming butterfly would fly out of the anvil and sink into the sword, forming flowing, shining flame patterns.

Ye Zhi stared at his forging, with a flash of surprise in his heart. This is definitely a master-level accomplishment, a perfect combination of the two powers of metal and runes! Aorong Jinxu, who appeared in the plot, is the officially certified strongest blacksmith, and he has professional ethics. It is perfect for him to recast the Nibelung Ring! Thinking of this, Ye Zhi's expression became solemn, and he waited patiently for the old dwarf to finish forging.

However.

The old dwarf said hoarsely without raising his head:

"not see."

"He is Yeats! You should know him, the Moonlight Chosen One!" Baruch said anxiously.

"I told you I wouldn't see you." The old dwarf spoke stiffly. He picked up the sword blank with pliers and put it into cold water, which made a hissing sound.

Baruch wiped the condensation from his beard, looked at Ye Zhi with a wry smile, and spread his hands.

This is not a solution... Ye Zhi thought about it and decided to use the trump card he had prepared long ago. He stepped forward and said, "Master Aorong, I have prepared some fine wine for you as a gift."

The old dwarf didn't even raise his eyelids, as if he couldn't hear Yeats' words at all.

"It is a wine a hundred times richer than the dwarven liquor."

Yeats took out the cowhide bag and pulled out the cork, and a rich fragrance immediately filled the hot blacksmith shop.

The old dwarf's wrinkled face trembled imperceptibly, but he still kept his eyes downcast as he forged the sword blank once more.

Ye Zhi smiled and said:

"Senior, you can have a taste... Even the legendary mead of the goat Hellende cannot compare to the taste of my homemade wine!"

For the first time, there was some emotion in the old dwarf's eyes. He raised his cloudy eyes, stared at Ye Zhi carefully, and said slowly:

"What qualifications do you have to say that your homemade brew is more delicious than Hellend's mead?"

"You should have heard of the legendary kitchenware, [Arenil]."

Yeats spread out his palm, in which was held the shrunken and suspended Arenil, which took the shape of a wine barrel, and a mouth-watering aroma of wine quickly spread.

The moment he saw Arenil, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in the old dwarf's eyes and his expression was moved.

Yeats said calmly:

"And I... am the food chef who inherited the legacy of [Arenil]!"

clang!

The old dwarf dropped the half-forged sword blank.

Baruch was stunned to see Aorong Jinxu appear beside the tea table like a flash.

Then, Aorong quickly poured the frostthorn barley tea and invited Ye Zhi to sit down. Bringing out this cold and delicious drink is the etiquette of the dwarves to entertain distinguished guests! Aorong stretched out his hand and said lightly: "Dear guest, please sit down!"

Baruch's mouth twitched.

Master Aorong, where is your arrogant master style? How come you can't control yourself when you see the wine?

Aorong Jinxu had long been annoyed with customers who came to him and asked him to forge goods for him.

Today, Master Aorong no longer accepts forging commissions from others, but only forges magical weapons for his own inner artistic pursuit.

In Aorong's opinion, the human who came to visit today was no different from those greedy guests!

But... then again...

Legend has it that fine wine doesn't matter, I just like forging! Ye Zhi was not vague and immediately invited Orong Jinxu to taste the private brew.

Ao Rong drank the strong liquor, his eyes were red, his white beard was curled up, he held his breath for a long time before he gasped and praised loudly: "Good wine!"

"Is it really so delicious?" Baruch reached out to the wine jug suspiciously, but was grabbed by Ao Rong's big hand like an iron clamp.

Ao Rong glared at Baruch coldly, the warning in his eyes was self-evident!

Baruch curled his lips and said, "Master, you accepted someone's gift, so you should do something about it!"

Ao Rong stroked his long beard, picked up the wine glass, and asked calmly: "So, what do you want me to forge? No matter what weapon it is, it will be top-notch when forged by my hands!"

Ye Zhi sat upright and said, "Master, I would like to ask you to help me... recast the Ring of the Nibelung!"

Ao Rong almost choked to death on a mouthful of wine. He stared at Ye Zhi in disbelief with his bloodshot eyes.

"Say that again?!"

"Ring of the Nibelung...is there any problem?" Yeats asked cautiously.

Orrong Goldbeard suddenly laughed wildly, his voice filled with pride and excitement, echoing around the metal walls.

“I never thought… I never thought that I, Aorong Jinxu, would have the day to reforge a divine weapon!”

"Have you prepared all the materials?" Orrong Jinxu looked at Ye Zhi with red eyes, breathing rapidly, "Do you need me to help you find them? As long as I am responsible for the casting of the Nibelung Ring, I am willing to do anything!"

Ye Zhi was slightly stunned.

This was an unexpected development!

Baruch looked confused.

The greatest craftsman of the dwarves actually lowered himself just to take on Yeats' commission?

What kind of magic potion did Yeats give him?

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(End of this chapter)