Chapter 212: The Dwarves Build Their City Ahead of Time and Abduct Rune Craftsmen
Under the deep night.
A cold wind blew over the Angelicia Mountains.
Tang Zheng was wrapped in a black robe, suspended in mid-air, with a single-frame magic item with "night vision" ability on his eyes, staring at a fortress below.
That is the territory of the dwarves!
Crash.
The freezing cold wind made the black robe on his body rustle, but at high altitude and in the dead of night, the noise would not be noticed by the fortress below.
The purpose of his trip was to see the Rune craftsmen among the dwarves.
If you want to borrow these craftsmen from the dwarves, you naturally need to have some contact with the dwarves. The best way is to do what the Bone King did.
By taking advantage of the threat of the Quagoa, they made demands on the Dwarves, and after repelling the Quagoa, they could take the Runesmiths away, and at the same time establish a diplomatic relationship with the Dwarves.
But this approach is obviously not suitable for Tang Zheng.
The marks are too heavy!
Too much information has been revealed! In the future, when the "Great Tomb" comes, if nothing unexpected happens, Bone King will still be interested in Rune technology and visit the dwarves.
Then this mysterious man who appeared among the dwarves and also needed a rune craftsman would appear in the Bone King's vision. This was not what Tang Zheng wanted to see.
Apart from the Rune craftsmen, the dwarves had nothing worthy of Tang Zheng's interest, so after some consideration, he decided to use the simplest method.
Kidnapping!
Tang Zheng was slowly descending from the sky, and the things below gradually became clearer under the vision of the "night vision" magic item.
Big crack.
It is a very terrifying geographical location in the Angelicia Mountains. Its length alone is over 60 kilometers and its width is about 120 meters.
The depth is unfathomable.
The eastern city of Feo Jura is a natural fortress for the dwarves, and it is impossible for land creatures to cross the large rift.
but.
For Tang Zheng, who possesses the ability to "fly", it is obviously not difficult to cross the big rift.
After Tang Zheng descended to a position about 200 meters from the ground, he could clearly see a somewhat conspicuous fortress located on the edge of the big crack.
"Has the dwarf tribe already moved to the eastern city at this time?" Tang Zheng looked down and thought to himself.
The current point in time.
Tang Zheng was also unable to accurately determine whether the dwarves lived in the southern city or the eastern city after the plot began.
Therefore, he first came to the nearest Eastern City to check. Since a fortress had been built below, it meant that the dwarves had already lived here.
"According to the timeline, the dwarves shouldn't have moved to the Eastern City so early." Tang Zheng raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.
When he dealt with the Lizardmen, Zenberu Gugu, the chief of the "Dragon Fang" tribe at the beginning of the future plot, was not in the Dragon Fang tribe.
Tang Zheng speculated at the time that this lizardman should still be practicing in the southern city of the dwarf tribe.
It has only been a month since we dealt with the Lizardmen. Why did the Dwarves move to the Eastern City so quickly? I was puzzled.
Tang Zhengze quickly looked down at the dwarf fortress built on the edge of the big crack.
It is called a "fortress", but it is actually a station built by the dwarves. The existence of the big crack is enough to block any enemy on land.
The fundamental purpose of this station is to protect the suspension bridge that the dwarves worked so hard to build across the Great Rift. As long as the suspension bridge is guarded, all monster invasions on land can be stopped.
"There are four dwarves on guard. The area of the station is not large enough, so there are only about 20 people at most."
After observing for a while, Tang Zheng analyzed silently in his heart, and then an idea came to his mind.
Tang Zheng's figure quickly descended from the sky.
Whoosh! A rapid sound of breaking through the air came from the sky.
The four dwarves standing on both sides of the suspension bridge were yawning and subconsciously raised their heads to look up at the sky.
All they saw was a tall black figure falling among them. Before they could react, a deep cold light flashed.
Puff! Puff! Puff! Puff! The four dwarfs' heads flew into the air and fell into a huge crack in the abyss not far away.
Tang Zheng held the magic sword in his hand and looked ahead expressionlessly at a low, square-shaped garrison building about two meters high.
Since the four dwarves did not make any sound until their death, they naturally did not alarm the other dwarves who were sleeping inside.
His eyes briefly lingered on the protrusion that looked like a cannon barrel, directly above the base, facing the suspension bridge.
There was a faint fluctuation of magical power.
It must be a magic item called "Lightning Strike" that the dwarves prepared specifically to deal with the Quagoa.
Quagoa have excellent resistance to metal weapons, but lightning attacks are the weakness of the race. If you are attacked by Quagoa.
Since the suspension bridge is the only route through the entire rift, if the Quagoa want to break in from the suspension bridge, they will face "lightning strikes" with a penetrating effect.
Bang.
Tang Zheng raised his foot and kicked the bodies of the four dwarves into the abyss, chanting in a low voice: "Camouflage."
A ripple like flowing water flashed across Tang Zheng's body, and in the already late night environment, his figure gradually blended into the darkness.
"sneak!"
As the thief skill was activated, Tang Zheng silently crossed the base and walked towards the mountain wall behind.
There is a stone gate three meters high and two meters wide.
Tang Zheng walked into the stone gate easily because there were no dwarves guarding here.
"Except for the garrison outside, the defense here is really lax."
Tang Zheng hid in the shadows and continued walking towards the depths along the crystal ore above the cave that emitted a faint and hazy light.
This is a spiral tunnel extending underground, and it is also an important route connecting the outside world and the underground Eastern City.
While recalling the information in his mind, Tang Zheng continued to move deeper. Soon, a half-open giant stone door appeared in front of him.
Even in the gloomy underground, this stone door still reflects the bright silver luster under the light of the crystal ore above.
According to the information in the memory, this is a door made entirely of mithril and mountain copper, and its value among humans cannot be measured by money.
Only the dwarves, who are good at mining and refining metals, could be so luxurious as to use these two precious metals to build a door.
"There's only one person guarding here?"
Tang Zheng was looking at the dwarf soldier who was guarding the half-open stone door, holding a spear and smelling of alcohol, and he couldn't help but become more and more surprised.
The stone gate in front of us can be said to be the last line of defense of the eastern city. Logically, it should be garrisoned by a large number of dwarf soldiers.
But the current situation reveals a sense of relaxation.
Silently, Tang Zheng approached the drunk dwarf soldier and looked over the stone gate to the rear. There were several dwarf soldiers guarding on both sides, and they also looked drunk.
Looking up into the distance, you can already see the Eastern City.
"This is?"
Tang Zheng was stunned.
Rows of box-like, featureless buildings come into view, some are two-story buildings, and some are only one-story.
Most of these buildings seemed to have been built only recently, and even in the distance, one could see some dwarves wielding tools to build them.
See this scene.
Tang Zheng had already realized something. He stepped out of the stone door, looked at the dwarf soldier who was leaning against the wall and sleeping soundly because of drunkenness, and raised his hand.
"Snap!" A crisp sound.
The dwarf soldier's cheek swelled up immediately and he woke up suddenly in pain. He looked with confused eyes at Tang Zheng, who was standing in front of him, wrapped in a black robe.
"All races are charmed."
The dwarf soldier's body stiffened, then relaxed and staggered to his feet.
"What's the situation here?" Tang Zheng asked.
"We are building a new city, 'Fe'ao Jura.'" The dwarf soldier spoke with slightly unclear words.
"What about your original southern city?"
"I heard from the Commander-in-Chief that a large number of Quagoa were found near our southern city, Feo Raizo."
"Gentlemen of the Regent Council, just in case, send all the craftsmen to build a new city here in advance."
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After Tang Zheng asked a few more questions, a look of understanding appeared in his eyes.
He had been a little confused before. According to the timeline, the dwarves should still be in the southern city.
The current situation shows that the dwarves had already started building a new city several years ago.
No wonder the defense here is so lax.
It's normal if you think about it carefully.
How could the relocation of an entire ethnic group be completed in a short period of time? Preparations must have been made in advance and the foundation must have been laid.
So.
Most of the dwarves are still in the southern cities.
Want to go there?
etc!
"Just now he said that all the craftsmen should be sent here to build it. Then are the Rune craftsmen here too?" Tang Zheng's eyes lit up when he thought of what the dwarf soldier had just said.
"He should be there too." The dwarf soldier said uncertainly.
With the development of "magic" technology, even among the dwarves, rune technology, an outdated technology, is no longer taken seriously.
After asking the question.
Tang Zheng raised his hand and knocked the dwarf soldier unconscious, then made him lean against the corner again, pretending to be drunk and sleeping.
A figure flashed.
Tang Zheng disappeared and entered the Oriental City.
Using the crude and simple method of "Charming All Races", they found the lone dwarf craftsmen and asked them directly, and soon locked down the location of all Rune craftsmen.
The next step was much easier! While the dwarf craftsmen were sleeping, Tang Zheng knocked out the Rune craftsmen he found and used teleportation magic to return to the lava zone.
After going back and forth dozens of times.
Without alerting any dwarves, all the Rune craftsmen were taken away by Tang Zheng.
The next day.
Outside the lava field.
More than 20 Rune craftsmen were lying on the ground and snoring, some of them turned over and pressed on other dwarves.
The dwarfs were about 140cm tall, with short arms and legs, a physique like a beer barrel, and a face full of gray and brown beards.
“Snoring!”
“Crack!”
“Snoring!”
Various snoring and even teeth grinding sounds could be heard from this group of dwarves from time to time.
Tang Zheng was sitting cross-legged not far away, with his chin supported by one hand. It seemed that because these dwarves were sleeping so soundly, he couldn't help yawning.
The evil hound lay on Tang Zheng's right side, its sharp eyes occasionally sweeping over the group of dwarves with curiosity in its eyes.
On the left side of Tang Zheng stood respectfully the gray dwarf blacksmith minister who was under the control of "All Races Charm".
Three pairs of eyes were looking at the group of dwarves at the same time.
Tang Zheng was not in a hurry to wake up this group of dwarves. The ability of "All Races Charm" could only control one creature, and could not control more than 20 dwarf craftsmen at once.
He wanted to make these captured dwarves work for him, and he had some crazy ideas, but he couldn't just use force.
“Huh~”
Gong De let out a strong snoring sound from his throat, causing his upper and lower lips to tremble.
After a snore.
Gong De closed his eyes, chewed his mouth, and raised his hand half awake and half asleep to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
It's so hot.
This thought flashed through Gong De's mind.
Dwarves, who like to live underground, do not like cold environments, but the temperature in the Angelicia Mountains is already relatively cold.
Even though we are underground, the temperature is never high.
But it's too hot now.
Is the environment in the oriental city so hot? Or did I drink a few too many bowls of wine last night and am still not sober.
As Gong De thought this, he opened his eyes sleepily.
The first thing that caught my eye was the crimson light reflected between the mountain walls; this was the light and heat coming from the magma sea.
Gong De was stunned at first when he saw this scene, and then he suddenly woke up. He quickly got up from the ground and shouted in panic: "Fire! Fire!"
Roars of terror echoed off the mountain walls.
The other dwarves who were originally sleeping soundly all jumped up from the ground and looked around in panic.
But there was no fire around!
No! This is not the Eastern city "Feao Jura" where they are.
"What the hell is this place? Aren't we building houses?" a dwarf asked blankly.
Snap! At this moment, a crisp sound of two hands clapping came from the front of the dwarves, attracting the attention of all the dwarves.
A human sitting cross-legged on the ground, wrapped in a black robe, came into the sight of all the dwarves present.
There was also a monster similar to a demon wolf and... a dwarf? The gray skin of the Minister of Forge, which was different from their skin color, made all the dwarves' eyes pause.
"Welcome everyone to the lava zone."
"I am very sorry to have invited you all here without your consent."
Tang Zheng exerted a little force with his legs and easily stood up from his cross-legged position. He spoke apologetically to the dwarves in front of him.
As soon as these words were spoken, all the noisy dwarves suddenly became quiet.
(End of this chapter)
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