Xiao Chen was not on guard against Ansaldo, so he walked towards Ansaldo's Governor's Palace together with Luo Ling, Farrell and Sinclair.
Ansaldo wisely let the dwarven army stay in the port, exposed to the range of Houyi's pneumatic cannon. Xiao Chen didn't really care about this pledge, but at least Ansaldo did show a cooperative attitude.
In terms of strength, the entire Dwarf Kingdom is relatively weak among all the major races. In this era, they do not have a saint. However, no other country has ever intended to conquer them, because even if a saint is trapped in the vast mountains of the Dwarf Kingdom, or in the intricate tunnels underground, it would be difficult to escape from the various traps and machines that the Dwarves are good at. However, in a face-to-face battle between strong men, the Dwarves have no advantage. Therefore, Xiao Chen is not worried about the danger of entering the other side's Governor's Mansion. What's more, there is the Houyi parked at the port, which is his biggest guarantee.
Walking into the dwarven port, one can feel that the houses of dwarven civilians are generally smaller than those of humans. Except for the inns and shops that entertain humans, the doors of most ordinary people's houses are shorter than Xiao Chen's height. However, their roads are very wide, so the whole Crowell gives people the feeling of a flat city.
But the Governor's Palace in Ansaldo gave people a completely different feeling. The house was particularly tall, even taller than some of the mansions of human nobles that Xiao Chen had seen.
Farrell saw his confusion and explained, "The houses of dwarf nobles are usually very tall. Perhaps it's because they are shorter than humans, so as long as they have the ability, they especially like tall things."
But this height was a little strange in Xiao Chen's eyes, because although the house was taller, the size of the furnishings and furniture was still arranged according to the needs of dwarves. For example, in the corridor that Xiao Chen was walking through, the paintings on the walls on both sides were hung at the height of his thighs and stomach, and in the reception room in front of him, all the chairs were as short as small stools.
After Ansaldo arrived at the reception room, he asked two servants to bring in a few large chairs that humans could sit on, and then invited Xiao Chen and others to take their seats.
"Now it's just you and me here, please tell me why you are here." Ansaldo said.
"I'm looking for the magic tower that has been passed down from the Seven Towers era: the Forging Tower." Xiao Chen said straight to the point, "I wonder if Governor Ansaldo has heard of it?"
"Forge Tower?" Ansaldo was a little confused. "I know this magic tower. It is a very ancient magic tower that has not appeared for thousands of years. But why are you asking me about it? I don't even know where this tower is."
Xiao Chen observed Ansaldo's performance. Both his mental fluctuations and his facial expressions showed that he really didn't know where the Forging Tower was. "According to the clues we found, this tower may be in the Dwarf Kingdom. We suspect that the ancient ruins that opened the glorious forging era in the Dwarf Kingdom legend are the Forging Tower itself."
"Relics? How is it possible? Those are relics left to us by the God of Forge! How can they have anything to do with the Tower of Forge?" Ansaldo stood up from his chair in shock, "Are you planning to take the relics of God? My God, you must be crazy. This is the most fundamental thing of the Dwarf Kingdom. How could it be seen by outsiders like you?"
Xiao Chen shrugged and said, "That's why we came to find you."
"No, impossible! Even if you kill me, I will not get involved in such things. If you kill me, I will just die. But if it involves helping humans to seize the sacred heritage of the Dwarf Kingdom, then my entire family will become traitors of the Dwarf Kingdom, and everything will be over. Do you know? The key to enter the ruins is only in the hands of two people, one is the Dwarf King, and the other is the high priest of the God of Forging. I can't afford to offend these two people. My family will not go against them. If you really want to force me, kill me now!" Ansaldo said very firmly. He changed his previous look of negotiating anything and looked at Xiao Chen very firmly.
Xiao Chen frowned and decided to tell the other party part of the truth. He told him roughly about the awakening of the God of Nature. He also told him that the Tower of China was determined to use various means to prevent the resurrection of the God of Nature, including using the power of the Tower of Forging itself. "I heard that none of you dwarves believe in the God of Nature, but the God of Forging. From this perspective, the awakening of the God of Nature is also a bad thing for you, right
Moreover, as long as he takes back the magic power between heaven and earth, the magic forging that you are good at will become completely ineffective."
"The God of Nature is a foreign god to us, and our affairs have nothing to do with him. But even if what you said is true, I should not get involved in such a matter. In that case, whether the God of Nature is resurrected or not, or whether he takes back his magic power or not, my family will be miserable. Instead of this, I might as well wait for the final result."
Xiao Chen waved his hand and said, "Let's think about it from another angle. Attacking the God of Nature should be what the High Priest of the God of Forging wants to see. When a living god descends before people, will anyone still believe in your god who has never revealed his true form? I think my interests should be the same as the High Priest's."
"What exactly do you want me to do?" Ansaldo asked.
Xiao Chen said: "Since you have already said that the high priest has mastered the method to enter the ruins of God, then find a way to arrange for me to meet him. It is generally difficult for humans to enter the Dwarf Kingdom because of their body shape, and they can't even sneak in. I don't need you to do anything more dangerous, just arrange for me to enter the Dwarf Kingdom through normal means, and then pull a line to the Forge Temple."
"But I will take a big risk in this matter, and even if I succeed, I will not benefit much." Ansaldo said.
Xiao Chen smiled coldly: "Then do you want me to tell you another plan? The first step is that I will capture Crowell. The second step is that I will control the plains. The third step is that I will start to attack the underground part of the dwarf kingdom, and finally capture your capital and then get your ruins."
"It's not that no one has thought about attacking the Dwarf Kingdom over the years, but no one has ever really implemented such a plan. Because in the underground tunnels, it is difficult for humans to even stand upright, and only Dwarves can fight there!"
Xiao Chen pointed his finger at Sinclair who was sitting next to him: "What do you think of our dwarf warriors?" (To be continued)