Chapter 131 Hoffman Iron Fist is forced to do nothing

On the ruins of the Alchemy City, a brand new palace is being built at an incredible speed.

The desert dwarves are so good at construction that this palace looks like it was made entirely of rock, but it was actually created with magic. The control of rock and sand by the desert dwarves' mages is absolutely top-notch on the continent, and they built the entire structure of this palace in just two or three days, perfectly balancing solidity and artistic sense.

Hoffman Ironfist was standing not far away, looking at the palace that changed every day, and said to Hecky Stone beside him: "It's a pity that the time is too short. If we can have another half a year, this place would be very suitable for building a new palace."

Heki Stone said, "That may not be impossible. The elves' war this time seems abnormal, and they have no shortage of land. Maybe after this peace talk, the territory of Alchemy City will belong to the dwarves."

Hoffman Ironfist complained, "You said before that there was a problem with the elves sending troops. You probably heard it from your friend. But you didn't tell me the reason."

Hecky Stone said quickly, "It's really not that I concealed it on purpose, it's that he didn't tell me. Old friend, that guy knew that I was in the same group with you, so he kept it a secret from me. But he said that he would try his best to ensure that the dwarves get what they want and end this war as soon as possible."

"Just because he said it, you believed it?" Hoffman Iron Fist asked back.

Herky Stone hesitated for a moment, then said, "I think he's trustworthy."

Hoffman Iron Fist was silent for a moment, then he smiled with relief and continued to say to Herky Stone: "Since you believe in him, I won't doubt it either. However, my old friend, you still have to remind him that if he wants to be a good middleman, he must first eliminate those unstable factors. He needs to resolve the issue of Hell's belief as soon as possible, otherwise if there is a second ambush, whether it is the elves or us dwarves who will be held responsible?"

Hoffman Iron Fist's words made Hecky Stone feel a little ashamed. He was careless before and forgot to remind Amberxiu about this, otherwise the elves might not have encountered an ambush.

"Don't worry, I've already told him, and he's also seen the troubles of Hell Faith, he will definitely be able to handle it."

Hoffman Iron Fist patted Hecky Stone on the shoulder and said, "Okay, I'll go back first. I need to report to His Majesty."

"Go ahead, we'll have another drink when the new royal city is built."

After saying goodbye to his old friend, Hoffman Iron Fist walked into the newly built palace.

A secret room has been prepared here for remote communication.

Hoffman Iron Fist entered and first opened the barrier to block out all external interference, and then activated the communication magic circle inside.

After a while, an aging face appeared on the magic circle.

Hoffman Ironfist knelt respectfully before the Dwarf King and reported: "Your Majesty, the date for the negotiations has been rescheduled for two days."

The dwarf king seemed to have difficulty even opening his eyes, and said weakly: "The elves are fine? How could they resume negotiations so soon?"

Hoffman Ironfist replied, "Yes, although the elves were indeed ambushed, they were saved by the lich. We underestimated the strength of this lich. He is not the weakest legend as rumored outside."

"Waste." The Dwarf King cursed harshly and began to cough violently in excitement. It took him a long time to catch his breath.

"Hoffman, you can't even do such a small thing. After losing one hand, you have become a useless person? If you plan to negotiate with those elves like this, what capital do we have to negotiate?! If the death line can't stop Ryan, and we fail to seize everything in the Alchemy City, our country will be destroyed! You useless thing, it's you who destroyed the kingdom!"

The Dwarf King became more and more agitated, and his coughing became more and more violent, until he even coughed up blood.

Hoffman Iron Fist didn't dare to speak, he could only kneel respectfully with his head lowered.

After a long time, the Dwarf King seemed to have finally used up all his strength and could no longer curse. He could only wave his hand and said, "The future of the dwarves... is in your hands... You... think it through..."

The communication was disconnected, but Hoffman Iron Fist did not stand up. He just remained kneeling with his head bowed.

That way, no one could see his expression twisted with anger.

Even in this completely sealed room, he remained extremely cautious, and only when his emotions had calmed down did Hoffman Iron Fist stand up.

To outsiders, Hoffman Ironfist is a dwarf hero and the king's most trusted minister.

But only he himself knows that the current Dwarf King is an irritable and irresponsible tyrant.

At least half of the responsibility for the invasion of the Ryan Empire lies with this king.

The Ryan Empire originally had no interest in the Desert Kingdom. Everyone knew that this place relied entirely on digging graves to survive, and the vast desert was a death zone. There was no benefit at all for the Ryan Empire to fight for these lands.

Many years ago, the two countries only had some frictions on the border.

After all, the Ryan Empire pursues a policy of human supremacy, and dwarves are not considered humans. Desert dwarves don’t have good tempers, otherwise people wouldn’t say that dwarves are made from stones and are smelly and hard.

Such contact between the two sides was naturally unpleasant, but at that time it was limited to border transactions where you cheated me and I cheated you, and it was not a big deal.

Until a desert dwarf found the Dwarf King and accused his goods of being stolen by the Lion Empire. The merchant was a relative of the Dwarf King, and the Dwarf King at the time did not conduct any investigation at all, and in anger ordered the army to attack.

During the surprise attack, the border outpost of the Ryan Empire was breached, many humans were captured, and even people died.

If the army invades, the nature of the situation changes completely.

From that day on, the Lion Empire officially declared war on the desert dwarves.

Hoffman Iron Fist felt that there was something fishy about this matter from the beginning. Although the humans of the Ryan Empire were very proud and would not look at outsiders in the right eye, they believed in the Lord of the Dawn. They would discriminate against outsiders, but would not violate the rules they set for the sake of discrimination.

The goods were innocently robbed?

This might not seem to be a problem if it happened somewhere else, but it was very unreasonable when it happened in Ryan.

Most of the Ryan people value doctrine more than their lives. A few pieces of goods are not worth it for them to do anything that violates the teachings of the Lord of Dawn.

But at that time, Hoffman Iron Fist was just a small soldier and had no ability to investigate.

Then the two countries officially went to war. At the beginning, the dwarves took advantage of the terrain and taught the Lions a lesson, repelling their attacks many times. The dwarf king was complacent, thinking that this decision was right, because the Lions could not beat the dwarves anyway. The so-called Paladin Corps was just a waste of iron cans when it came to the desert.

During that period, everyone in the Dwarf Kingdom was very excited. Even the Lion Empire was defeated. The Desert Dwarves were truly invincible.

But the good times did not last long. The Ryan Empire abandoned its previous raid plan and chose to proceed step by step.

When the goal these paladins set is correct, they seem unstoppable.

The cities of the desert dwarves began to be captured one after another. The Dwarf Guards could not stop the Paladin Legion, and even the desert could not protect these people of the yellow sand.

It was also from that time that the Dwarf Kingdom changed its policy and began to absorb foreign immigrants on a large scale. When these foreigners heard that they were going to fight Ryan, they were very happy and couldn't wait to join in, which greatly improved the combat effectiveness of the Dwarf Kingdom. At least there was no shortage of cannon fodder.

However, doing so is only a temporary solution.

The open policy lasted for hundreds of years, and the desert dwarves only lost one city every ten years instead of one every three years. However, the troubles brought by the mixed residence of different ethnic groups were more than that. They provided cannon fodder for the desert dwarves, but also brought an extremely unstable situation.

Different races, different cultures, eating habits, different customs, and different taboos. The emergence of these immigrants has invaded the living space of the dwarves.

If it weren't for the constant pressure from Ryan, an external enemy, the kingdom would have been in civil strife long ago.

It was during this chaotic era that Hoffman Ironfist made great contributions on the battlefield, gradually rising from a soldier to a general, and finally becoming the Hand of the King, which was equivalent to the prime minister of this country.

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

Unfortunately, by the time Hoffman Iron Fist was able to investigate the truth, everything was already over.

The dwarf kingdom has reached a precarious point.

The borders of the Lion Empire continued to expand until a new province could be established in the desert area. The new paladin corps was trained in the desert. If they were given another 20 to 30 years, these paladins would be better adapted to the desert environment than the dwarves.

Only at this time did the Dwarf King finally admit his mistake.

He asked Hoffman Iron Fist to negotiate peace with the Lion Empire, offering compensation and ceding the lost territory to Lion. However, the Lion Empire only produced a list of casualties caused by the first invasion of the dwarves.

Hoffman Iron Fist remembered it clearly. When the envoy of the Ryan Empire finished reading the names above, he introduced himself and said, "My grandfather was a survivor at that time. His family and one of his arms were lost in that outpost."

After hearing this, Hoffman Iron Fist understood that the Ryan Empire would never accept peace talks, otherwise they would not send a young man with deep hatred as an envoy.

Hoffman Ironfist felt that the Lion Empire was too extreme. Because in the wars over the years, the Dwarf Kingdom had already paid ten times or a hundred times the number of lives. In Lion's view, this did not seem to be enough to make up for the damage suffered in the first place.

Anyone who dares to invade Ryan and kill Ryan people will most likely end up with the destruction of their country. This is the extreme humanism of the Ryan Empire.

But precisely because of this extreme, the Ryan Empire is extremely united. Although the war is extremely costly, the people of Ryan only applaud and cheer for this national war, and they are willing to donate everything in their homes.

After visiting the Lion Empire, Hoffman Iron Fist knew that this war was doomed to be a loss. How could you fight against hundreds of millions of Lion people? Even the gods would retreat from their united strength.

When Hoffman Iron Fist returned home with this news, he received only a humiliation from the Dwarf King.

waste!

This is the Dwarf King's favorite thing to say. As long as he is not satisfied, he will roar loudly and angrily blame everything around him.

Fortunately, the years of defeats have exhausted the dwarf king both physically and mentally, and recently he has even lost the energy to curse people.

But this old man had no intention of restraining himself. The attack on the elves was actually the idea of ​​the Dwarf King.

The Alchemy City was the last chance for the desert dwarves, and the dwarf king wanted to take over the entire Alchemy City. Hoffman Iron Fist also analyzed from various signs that the elves must have internal problems to launch this abnormal war.

The Dwarf King began to imagine a scenario in which the Elves would suffer a total defeat. Not only would he want to swallow up the Alchemy City, he would also want Silvermoon High Court to pay the price for it and make up for the losses in the Dwarfs' retreat.

Hoffman Iron Fist thought that the Dwarf King was crazy. It would be enough to just divide the Alchemy City equally. Although it was not enough for the Dwarf Kingdom, it would at least give them a break. But he had to offend the elves as well? Wouldn't that mean he would be cutting off his own escape route?

However, he is only the Hand of the King, not the real king. Among the dwarf guards around Hoffman Ironfist, only one-third are completely loyal to him, and the rest only obey the king's orders.

Hoffman Iron Fist had no choice but to follow the king's orders.

Because Ambersu regarded the dwarves as his partners and the elves were his imaginary enemies, he naturally leaked more information to his allies, so Hoffman Iron Fist easily found out the route of the elves.

Then, Hoffman Iron Fist delivered the intelligence about the elves to the followers of Hell.

The Cerberus family didn't want the peace talks to go smoothly, and a melee was their stage, so they hit it off with Hoffman Iron Fist, which led to that precise ambush. But they didn't expect Amber to take action, and show such terrifying power. The means they prepared to deal with Catherine were not used, and the army of hell was defeated.

As for Hoffman Iron Fist's attempt to instigate Amber Xiu to deal with the Hell Believers through Hecky Stone, it was actually to distance himself from them in advance. At that time, he could say that it was Amber Xiu who attacked the Hell Believers, which triggered their backlash and led to the ambush of the elves.

Who would have thought that Herky Stone completely forgot about this, causing Hoffman Iron Fist to almost reveal a flaw.

Now the Dwarf King is forcing Hoffman Ironfist to continue dealing with the elves. Although Hoffman Ironfist is unwilling, he has no choice but to contact the Three-Headed Dog Family again.

The magic circle's light lit up again. This was the previous communication beacon with the three-headed dog family.

But this time, the one who appeared in the magic circle was not a member of the three-headed dog family, but a half-dragon with a hideous appearance.

What kind of monster is this? Is it a hell creature created by the three-headed dog family? Before Hoffman Ironfist could ask, the half-dragon spoke first: "Are you the desert dwarf? This time, you are looking for someone to deal with the elves, right?"

This chapter is 4,000 words. Sorry for the late update.

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