Ryan and the others followed Lombard through the dwarves' underground passages for four consecutive days. During these four days, they finally saw the dwarves' digging skills. This was an eye-opener for Ryan and the others. If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, Ryan wouldn't have believed it. The dwarves can actually turn the entire underground into a transportation channel extending in all directions. If there is no one who is familiar with the road to lead, I am afraid that even if they can get in, they will get lost in the passage that is like a spider web.
Along the way, Ryan also curiously asked how long it was from Lombard to Black Rock City, and the latter looked at him, pointed to his feet and said, "Here it is!" After explanation, Ryan finally understood what the so-called The Black Stone City is actually the entire space dug underground by the dwarves. It can be said that wherever the dwarves dig, there is the area of Black Stone City, and the rock fortress is actually just an entrance to the entire Black Stone City.
After understanding this truth, Ryan shook his head and said to Freya: "What kind of Black Rock City is this? It is simply the country of the dwarves. If given time, the dwarves dug through the ground of the entire continent, then the ground would be They all belong to the dwarf clan."
Freya did not speak, but Lombard gave Ryan a roll of his eyes and said to him: "Do you think there are no enemies underground? You will also encounter various terrifying creatures here. For example, this time our King ordered martial law. This is true, and not all places can be excavated. For example, the Feilong Desert on the side of the Hengduan Mountains, and the Giant Wilderness further south of the Silent Forest. We will never go there, and your human city of Fernando, You probably don’t want us to dig a city within a city underground. Besides, if the ground collapses, it will be a disaster for both the people on the ground and the residents above.”
Ryan was beaten by Lombard for a few words. He just smiled and was not angry. On the contrary, several of the guards around him glared at Lombard. If he hadn't received the master's order, they might have pulled it out long ago. Long Sword has come to vent his anger for Ryan. These guards are basically warriors who have been trained by Ryan, Alando and Seres in turns. They are familiar with how to protect a magician and various combat techniques. They are from Cassano. three families. This is another way for Ryan to express his closeness and trust to Emilio and other families.
By the evening of the fourth day, in fact, Ryan and the others were deep underground and could not see the sunrise or sunset outside at all. Judging from the number of meals and rests every day, Lombard finally brought Ryan and the others to a spacious place. Place, this is the central area of Blackstone City, where the dwarf king lives,
Compared with the Rock Fortress, the traffic passages here are much wider. Even if four carriages run side by side, it is more than enough. Moreover, there are many dwarves coming and going here, and both sides of the passage are full of caves. Ryan watched countless dwarves walking in Walking around here and in and out, and looking at the wooden signs hanging at the entrance of the cave, it is obvious that these are probably dwarf shops.
The height of dwarves is about two-thirds of that of humans. However, because the tunnels dug by dwarves are as low as 3 meters, Ryan and the others did not feel depressed along the way. However, when Ryan and Freya were among a large group of dwarves, During the middle time, their height became the best mark. Many dwarf teenagers followed closely behind Ryan and the others, staring curiously at this group of visitors who obviously looked different from themselves.
Lombard took Ryan and Freya into a large cave that extended in all directions. When Ryan just stepped in, his body and skin immediately felt a heat wave. When he took a closer look, he immediately understood the source of the heat. : There are at least hundreds of anvils in this large cave. It is obviously the forging place of the dwarves.
Ryan looked at the flying sparks and iron filings, frowned slightly, then gently pulled Fulia towards him, and then propped up a light magic shield around the two of them. Although Fulia She looks weak and docile on the outside, but as the queen of elves, how could she not even have such a little ability to protect herself? Apart from anything else, she just uses the few semi-artifacts on her body at will, not to mention the iron filings and sparks. , even if a level 8 magic hits, it will never hurt Freya. However, the elf queen saw Ryan's concern for her from this subtle movement of Ryan, and she smiled sweetly. Laughing, he rested his head on Ryan's shoulder and walked side by side with him.
The cave is getting deeper and deeper, and the anvils inside are getting rarer and rarer. However, Ryan has experience in forging magic items in the Imperial Capital and Cassano. It can be seen that the quality of the anvils becomes better as you go deeper into the cave. The dwarves who made the items became stronger. When they reached the innermost part, they could no longer see the cave entrance when they came in. In this corner, there was only a huge anvil, and two strong dwarves were standing there. Taking turns with a sledgehammer, they hit something that was burning red.
The two dwarves were naked from the waist up, one was wearing black trousers and the other was wearing red shorts. Next to them, there was another dwarf holding the thing with iron pliers and placing it as well as possible. , allowing them to use their strength to beat. Ryan watched for a while, but found that no matter how hard the two dwarves tried, they could not change the thing at all. This immediately aroused his great interest, but that was At this time, Freya suddenly put her mouth to Ryan's ear and whispered: "The dwarf in red is the dwarf king Reynolds III, Reynolds, Stuart."
"Zizzi." The two dwarves seemed to have given up beating and threw the red-hot thing into the bucket. Looking at the noise and the white mist, Ryan suddenly understood the meaning of the thing. The temperature is definitely not low, and judging from the way the two dwarves tried hard, they still couldn't change its shape even a little bit. Obviously this must be some kind of rare material.
"Damn, can this thing really be used to forge weapons? We have spent three days, but we still can't make it soft. I said Reynolds, you must be wrong. "The dwarf in black trousers complained dejectedly,
"No, Adrian, I can guarantee on my own reputation that I will never make a mistake, but I believe there must be something in this that we haven't done yet. Let me think about it again." After saying this, The dwarf king Reynolds III fell into deep thought. Although there was some frustrated expression on his face, he was still trying to think of a way. According to the craftsmanship passed down by the dwarves for tens of thousands of years, even the artifacts were not without forging. He came out, but he couldn't do anything about this inconspicuous little thing in front of him. Now he had to use this thing to make a very important item. This made Reynolds feel extremely distressed.
Ryan, who was standing aside, saw some clues. He had made many magic items in the Imperial City Magic Guild and Cassano. Many times, Ryan had to stand in front of the anvil and instruct the blacksmiths how to forge the shape, and even He melted the material himself. The inconspicuous ore was so hard that it immediately aroused Ryan's interest.
"Let me give it a try." Ryan couldn't help but stand up: "Maybe I can melt it."
"You." The dwarf king Reynolds and his companions turned around when they heard the sound, and all looked at Ryan. However, they quickly dropped the guys in their hands and strode towards Ryan. Come over, because they saw Fulia nestling in Ryan's arms,
"Ah, Your Majesty the Queen, I am really honored that you came to Blackstone City." Dwarf King Reynolds III said with a smile on his face: "When was the last time you came? Ten years ago I officially became That ceremony of a king."
Facing the dwarf king, Fulia was naturally embarrassed to continue snuggling in Ryan's arms. She stood up straight and replied with a smile: "Yes, Reynolds, we have indeed not seen each other for ten years. It depends on you." It seems like everything is fine, how about Sani, how are she and the baby?"
"Hee hee, she is still lying in bed now. Our fourth son was just born. That little guy drank half a bowl of strong liquor on the first day after he was born. He will be as strong as me when he grows up."
When Ryan saw Freya and Reynolds chatting, he simply ignored them and walked directly to the anvil. He took the iron pliers placed aside, clamped the unknown thing, and wanted to use it. When I picked it up, I never thought that this thing didn't look very big, but it was extremely heavy. Ryan couldn't even lift it with one hand.
"I said, you little pretty boy, stop moving around. That thing is very heavy. Be careful of knocking your feet off." Adrian, the dwarf who had just been forging with Reynolds, saw that Ryan wanted to take it beyond his ability. That thing couldn't help but talk.
Of course, Fulia recognized Reynolds, her childhood companion, but when she saw him insulting her sweetheart, she felt a little unhappy in her heart. She kept smiling on her face, but she said in a very understatement: "Ah, Reynolds, Adrian, I forgot to introduce you, he is my husband, the human magician Ryan."
Adrian's face suddenly turned red. Reynolds was about to say a few words to express his apology, but Ryan's voice rang out: "What are you going to do with this thing? It is to directly burn it until it becomes soft and hammer it forging." , or melt it and cast it, or you dwarves have special craftsmanship."
"We are going to use this thing to make a shield, so the craftsmanship doesn't matter. The key is that we can't change its shape at all." Adrian couldn't help but speak: "Damn it, even if it's Black Iron, we It can also melt, but it can’t melt this thing, which is really frustrating.”
"So that's it, I understand." Ryan grabbed the ore with iron tongs in both hands and placed it on the anvil. After looking up and down for a long time, he suddenly said: "This anvil Be strong."