"Hey, let me tell you, those leaders always like to make some little plans that others don't know about." Ji Yijun laughed.
"It was my father who led us to settle here," said Yasen.
"Well, I was just talking nonsense, don't mind it."
"But he did know more secrets of the Black Dragon Empire, but he died while being the last one to leave, and he didn't leave any last words. We just came here to settle down according to his previous instructions. As for the reason why we chose this place, no one knows it anymore," said Yasen.
"Anyway, the old patriarch picked a good place. We haven't been disturbed much over the years, except for the damn evil spirits," said Sinclair.
Village chief Yasen pondered for a while, pulled Sinclair aside, and whispered something in his ear.
Sinclair's eyes widened: "Village Chief, are you sure?!"
"What that kid said just now reminded me. Maybe now I understand why we came here and what I should do."
"But what if these people get greedy? And it will take at least a day to prepare that thing."
"We have time to prepare, but if we delay any longer, the evil spirit will not give us time to live here. Nothing is more important than destroying the things in the ruins. Have you forgotten how your son was tortured by the evil spirit?"
"Okay!" Sinclair called a few dwarves and hurried away.
As they were talking, Ji Yijun's drone had already made another circle. Chen Hansheng counted the number of golems: "Twenty-five active golems, twenty suspected damaged, and five completely damaged. Village chief, how is the combat effectiveness of these golems?"
"The combat power of each golem is comparable to that of a mid-level warrior, and its defensive power far exceeds that of dwarves and humans."
"Comparable to mid-level warriors? Doesn't that mean there are more than twenty mid-level warriors waiting to fight with us?" Ji Yijun exclaimed.
"Then do you know the fighting methods and weaknesses of these golems?" Luo Ling asked.
"We dwarves are just craftsmen who make parts. We don't know how to give golems intelligence, nor do we know how to control their actions. That is the job of the Imperial Golem Masters. But if we talk about weaknesses, their backs are indeed more vulnerable than their fronts. The heads and joints are more easily damaged."
"How do they distinguish between enemies and masters?" Luo Ling asked again.
"Different golems have different levels of intelligence. It stands to reason that high-level golems like the Dragon Guard Golem should have the ability to identify their enemies."
"But they mistook Knight Matthew for an invader. Mr. Adam, do you have something to identify these golems so they can distinguish between friend and foe?" Luo Ling asked.
"Matthew had just put on my black dragon pendant. Maybe the golem still attacked them."
"Then we have no choice but to find a way to deal with them. Lao Chen, if we have to fight, what do you think?"
"We have to fight this war on our own home turf. They have the advantage of the terrain down there, and we can't go down and get surrounded. So we have to find a way to lure them up. This passage is not very wide, and it can only accommodate two or three golems. We have to take advantage of this and let them come up in batches to die." Chen Hansheng pointed at the entrance of the ruins and gestured, "We may have to rely on the power of the dwarves to build a wall fortification."
"Build a wall? That's a good idea, but I have a better suggestion," said Yassen.
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Since it was confirmed that Matthew and Nate had died, the people above had plenty of time. After Luo Ling and the others discussed with the dwarves, they decided to spend more time preparing to reduce possible losses.
The dwarves built a wall of stones at the entrance of the ruins. The stone wall is 1.5 meters high and 1 meter thick, with a gap in the middle that humans can pass through, but such a width is impassable for golems. The wall is made into an arc shape, and as long as the golem is blocked by the wall, it will be attacked from all sides over 180 degrees.
Elena also planted some vines in the wall and used magic to ripen them. Although these vines have no lethality, they make the ground full of bumps and bruises, which can slow down the movement of the golem.
Outside the wall, the dwarves, under the guidance of Chen Hansheng, made wooden barricades. Each barricade had enough space for one person to pass. If the battle ahead was unfavorable, these barricades could provide everyone with time to retreat.
Behind the chevaux de frise was another low wall. This wall was different from the previous one in that there were battlements along the edge of the wall, as if they were there to hold some weapons.
Even though the dwarves were skilled at crafting, it took them a day to build all of this.
At noon the next day, all the work was about to be completed. After Village Chief Yasen had cheered up the dwarf craftsmen, he met Luo Ling on the construction site.
"Village Chief Yasen, fate is really interesting. If it weren't for the joint efforts of our two sides, you would not be able to figure out the secret of the evil spirit, and we would not have the opportunity to go deep into the ruins." Luo Ling and the village chief were watching the dwarf craftsmen brush a layer of unknown slurry on the stone wall.
"To be honest, I never thought that I would cooperate with humans one day. I have experienced the days of the Black Dragon Empire. Although humans relied on us to make components for golems and gave us decent living conditions, we were ultimately a group of slaves who could not leave the camp. But obviously, Mr. Luo Ling, you are not such a person."
"Your trust will not be in vain. I now have some guesses that those evil spirits may be related to these golems."
"No matter what they are, as long as they disrupt our lives down there, I will destroy them." Yasen said firmly.
At this time, a rumbling sound came from the road not far away. A team of dwarves led by Sinclair came over, pushing four or five carts. The carts were covered with cloth and loaded with long cylindrical objects, so that the wheels pressed deep axles on the ground.
"This is?"
"This is the most powerful weapon in our village. Pneumatic cannon." When Sinclair's team approached, Yasen said to Luo Ling.
The people who were working nearby saw the commotion and gathered around.
"I told you, how can there be a hand cannon but no real cannon?" Chen Hansheng muttered, with a rare look of excitement on his face.
"But why don't you put wheels on the gun?" Ji Yijun said softly.
"Don't talk too much, just watch."
Yasen lifted the cloth covering the car, revealing the true appearance of the air gun. The material of this gun is very similar to that of the hand cannon, both are made of an iron alloy. The gun body is two meters long and is divided into two sections, the front two-thirds is the barrel, and the back one-third is the air chamber. Similar to the dwarf hand cannon, there is a platform above the air gun with a gas gathering array engraved on it. There is a trigger-like mechanism on the side of the gun, which must be used to open the air chamber when firing.