On the Seven Towers

"You mean, these people from the Temple of Wisdom and the Temple of Death were hired as thugs? How could they fall to this level? Or is there some hidden story behind this?" Luo Ling was surprised. "And hiring humans as thugs to kill people in the Dwarf Empire, isn't it too obvious and too ostentatious? Who is going to do these things?"

Xiao Chen held his chin and said, "The person I captured is an assassin from the Temple of Death. This person should be an executive team member. The specific mission is still unclear. I only know that the person who hired them is of high status, and the target to be killed seems to be very powerful. So the Temple of Wisdom and the Temple of Death sent out a very strong lineup. The person who led this time He is one of the two high priests of the Temple of Death, the master-level necromancer Bohawks. The Temple of Wisdom sent the great magician Bruncio. The remaining four people include two great magicians and two high-level warriors. The one we just knocked down and tortured was one of the high-level ones. Bohawks told him that when they arrive at the Dwarf Capital and meet the master who hired them, someone will naturally tell them the specific mission this time. "

"The strength of the Temple of Wisdom and the Temple of Death is already very limited. They actually sent out such a lineup, which shows that this matter is not simple. "Luo Ling said, "Fortunately, Evelyn just dealt with a high-level one. If she had faced a great magician, it would not be so easy to solve. Maybe we will have to Fight with the other party here."

"I also find this incredible." Xiao Chen turned to Rockman and asked, "Rockman, has the Dwarf Kingdom hired humans as mercenaries before?"

Rockman thought about it and nodded: "There are such cases. You know, dwarves are not very good at magic, and there are fewer mages than other races. Except for the magic academy in the capital, there is no such thing as a magic tower.

Moreover, our dwarf magicians are mainly alchemists, who are often not good at fighting, so when large families need mages, they often hire human or elf mages. However, most of those situations are outside the kingdom. It is not uncommon to bring mages from other races to the capital, but It's rare."

"But..." Rockman continued, "I heard you say that these are four great magicians. I have never heard of anyone who would invite so many powerful magicians. It would cost a lot. I really can't think of anything in the capital recently that requires hiring so many great magicians."

Xiao Chen said, "Don't worry about them. It sounds like what they are going to do has nothing to do with our business. Let's do our own business first."

The dwarves of the Black Rock Family were cleaning up the rubble in the collapsed area in front. Two more caravans came from behind. The dwarves in them were forced to work by the Black Rock Family. The landslide caused by Xiao Chen this time was not small. It took hundreds of dwarves about half an hour to clear the road. The tunnel could not handle the fallen stones. The soldiers of the Black Rock Family ordered the dwarf caravans to abandon the goods and carry the stones out of the main road on their shoulders.

"The Black Rock Family is really arrogant." Luo Ling, who had been observing them from a distance, said.

"Although the Black Rock Family and our Fire Crystal Family have a general relationship, I have to say that the Red Stone Family and the Green Moss Family are much more tyrannical than them. It is best not to have any dealings with the people of those two families after you arrive in the capital." Rockman said.

"Is it not tyrannical to force merchants to be slaves?" Luo Ling asked.

Rockman smiled awkwardly, pulling his five strands of beard, not knowing how to answer Luo Ling's question.

Evelyn on the other side said, "Those merchants are inferior to the soldiers, because the officer has five strands of beard, but the merchant leader only has three strands, so it is natural for the officer to order them to do these things, and no dwarf would think it is wrong. The maids are even inferior to the merchants, and they don't even have beards, so the officers can kill them at will. These are the dwarves of the kingdom, and they are not the same as the dwarves of our Tower of China.

In this dwarf country, everything is clearly hierarchical. Who is on top and who is below is as precise as a machine. We elves advocate equality, and this is the biggest reason why we and the dwarves don't like each other."

Xiao Chen had never seen Evelyn, who was usually taciturn, say so many words in one breath. It can be seen that the dark elves have a lot of opinions about the strict hierarchy of the dwarves.

"The head does what the head should do, and the feet do what the feet should do. Only in this way can people be good dwarves." Rockman argued softly.

Evelyn snorted and stopped talking.

After a while, the Black Rock Family team and the other two caravans left here one after another, leaving only the body of the dwarf maid whose neck was cut off, abandoned on the ground. Luo Ling walked up, squatted beside the maid, and helped her close her eyes.

Then the magic energy flowed in her hands, and the maid's body was covered by a layer of red light, first slowly turning black, and finally turning into a pile of black dust.

Xiao Chen quietly watched Luo Ling do these things, and walked up to hug her shoulders.

After checking the battlefield, the four returned to the shadows and continued to wait. After about three hours, they finally waited for Ansaldo's convoy.

After Ansaldo heard what they saw, he was secretly surprised. His judgment was different from Rockman's: "I think if there are really four great magicians, there must be a hidden story behind them that is about to happen." From my point of view, the conflicting parties in the capital are not to the extent that they need to use human power to solve each other. It is more likely that these people are invited to solve an external crisis. But what could it be?"

"Don't you have a clue?" Xiao Chen asked.

Ansaldo shook his head and said: "The capital is an ancient city with a history of thousands of years. Each dwarf dynasty started and ended here. Too many things have happened and too many secrets have been left behind. No one knows Know what will happen in a dark corner. Besides, in addition to themselves, there are other five major families, the royal family and the Forging Temple who can call on the Black Rock Family to recruit human masters. There are all kinds of things that outsiders don’t know. After returning to the capital, I will ask the team leader to use the power of the family to investigate this matter, but it is hard to say what the outcome will be. "

Xiao Chen said: "Well, let's focus on the high priest of the forging temple."

Ansaldo said: "Of course, please wait a moment after arriving at the royal capital. A friend of mine is a high-ranking priest of the Forging Temple. I will ask him to make arrangements for you."