King from scratch

The dwarf drove the tool cart and disappeared from the sight and perception of the expedition team, and fell headlong into the vast mountains on the top of the mountains.

The convoy galloped in the sky, passing one mountain after another.

"Hey, Dorona, can you hear me?" The dwarf's voice came from the communication tool built into the tool cart.

Duolong struggled to identify the direction from the countless peaks, and said impatiently: "What's wrong?"

"What did Adisseo say?"

Dorona steered the tool cart to make a sharp turn and flew in a certain direction: "What else can I say? Didn't he disagree?"

A dwarf on another tool cart interrupted the conversation: "I really don't understand what Adisseo is thinking. Doesn't he want to see the dwarf kingdom unified?"

"What did you say?" Several retorting voices sounded instantly.

Dorona yelled the most vigorously: "He is Adisseo!"

"Then why doesn't he want to be king?"

The dwarf wondered: "Everyone supports him, and now that he has left the elders, those old antiques will no longer dictate, and the human king is also willing to support him..."

Dorona lowered the height of the tool cart.

"Didn't he say that?" Dorona said, "He is now a citizen of the Human Kingdom, and his status is inappropriate."

The convoy slowly lowered and fell towards a certain mountain peak.

"I don't think the human king will care." A dwarf said, "He is different from other humans, he is very righteous!"

The convoy landed steadily on the ground, the driving ether circuit slowly went out, the machine restarted, the power source was replaced, and it ran wildly on the ground.

"But Adisseo seems to be very worried about this. I think he is a bit pessimistic," said the dwarf. "I talked to him before, and he seems to think that it is difficult to reunite the dwarf kingdom."

"It's really difficult."

The dwarves admit it, even if they are politically insensitive, for a long time to realize that the kingdom of the dwarves has been divided for too long.

Those dwarf forces that have split off have already formed an independent system. After a long time, if the dwarf forces that have already taken root and sprouted are to be reunited as a whole, the difficulty to be faced is by no means how to persuade the split dwarf forces to unify, but How to integrate the interests of different forces.

This is difficult to achieve, because unification means that independent forces will inevitably cut off some interests.

No matter what the obvious reasons for the initial split of the dwarven kingdom were, the most fundamental reason was the inconsistency of interest groups.

And thousands of years ago, they didn't solve this problem, how will they solve it thousands of years later?

"But as long as the dwarves desire unity, it will surely be achieved."

The dwarf with a single tendon, extremely low emotional intelligence, and no political sensitivity said so, naive and optimistic.

The tool cart climbed among the mountains, narrow trails, winding roads, and even mountain walls with no roads at all, which did not affect them.

These hastily made tool carts with a simple appearance can climb mountains and walk on one leg when they encounter trails, and even turn into boats in streams, moving forward with the help of rapid currents.

It's not that they didn't encounter aggressive animals on the way forward, but that these animals couldn't stop them at all.

The tool cart bore all sorts of marks from the beast, but none of it was devastating.

The convoy ran all the way, with a clear goal and deviated from the direction agreed with the expedition team.

After crossing mountains and rivers, the convoy gradually drove into another untrodden area.

The range of the top of the mountains is extremely vast, and because of the terrain, there are many unknown areas here—areas that are not known to intelligent creatures on the mainland, and even Ai Zhijin does not know their existence.

For example, deep in the mountains, in the belly of the mountain.

The tool cart passed through the soil, crossed the winding road in the middle of the mountain, galloped all the way deep underground, and stopped in the mud.

They have entered the depths of the ground, soil and ore are everywhere, and after crossing the last man-made passage, there is no way to go here-of course, the tool cart is fully capable of digging out new roads.

It's just that the dwarves didn't do this. Instead, they stopped the tool cart. As if some kind of signal, all the dwarves picked up the big hammer and struck the tool cart, making a dull sound.

Because it was deep in the mud, the sound could not be transmitted, it just went back and forth dully in the communicator.

The dwarves continued their random conversation as they knocked.

"So what did Adisseo say? He asked you to take the dwarves on the expedition. I thought that meant consent?"

Dolona: "Adisseo may not know they exist."

"Impossible? We all know their existence. He has no reason not to know?"

"Maybe it's because he hasn't wandered on the mainland?"

"Then why didn't you tell Adisseo, Duolong?"

There is light coming out of the darkness, and in the dirt something is opened.

Dorona steered the tool cart and drove towards the direction of the light.

"In the territory of the human king, tell Adisseo about this?" Dorona murmured, "I don't think this is a good idea."

The tool cart passed through the dirt, and with a beeping sound, it jumped into another space.

Bright lights poured down from above, the stream was rushing, and the huge metal building stood at the end of the field of vision, and the machinery operated by itself, tending to the cultivated fields and livestock.

The tattered tool cart is out of place here.

The tool cart fell to the ground, and another train of suspended vehicles drove out of the metal building.

The dwarf met the dwarf.

Dorona looked at the strange yet familiar compatriots.

"Brother!" Without hesitation, the other party opened his hand to Duolong first, and gave him a firm hug: "I'm glad you are back here."

He let go of the hug and patted his chest: "Luo Mu."

Dorona also patted his chest: "Duolongna."

After the dwarves finished their self-introduction, Luo Mu turned to the other dwarves and said, "Our brothers have gone home, and we will hold a celebration. We will not return tonight unless we are drunk!"

The dwarves cheered and rushed towards the metal building: "If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!"

Dorona and Luo Mu fell behind, and the noise from the city did not affect their conversation.

Dorona scratched his head and didn't know how to speak. Luo Mu held his shoulders and said: "Although time and choice make us different individuals, the dwarves will always be an inseparable group. Welcome home, brother."

Luo Mu, the descendant of the last guardians of the dwarf kingdom.

After the division of the dwarf kingdom, the tense situation on the mainland and the endless debates among the dwarves, coupled with the lack of resources on the top of the mountains caused by iron-eating ants, the two electors who competed for the dwarf king finally chose to leave with their followers. The top of the mountains.

One settled in the hilly area of ​​the Neiva Plain and became the current hill tribe; while the other stopped in the Anwada Mountains and became the current Dongnu Lie family; and the respected dwarf elders group At first, I chose to stay on the top of the mountains, but in the end, due to various reasons, I also left the top of the mountains.

The dwarves who did not follow these three forces chose to wander on the mainland after relying on the remnants of the kingdom's buildings to survive for a period of time because the tops of the mountains became more dangerous and unable to survive.

In the end, only the guardians of the dwarf kingdom remained on the top of the mountains.

This is a branch of the dwarves with special responsibilities. They guard every dwarf king and are the guards of the dwarf king.

But after the last dwarf king died, they didn't wait for the next dwarf king.

So, they finally stayed on the top of the mountains, waiting for the reappearance of the dwarf king and the reunification of the dwarf kingdom.

After thousands of years, everyone has forgotten this group of dwarves who stick to the dwarf kingdom, and they have indeed "disappeared" from the top of the mountains.

But disappearing doesn't mean they don't exist.

They are still here, still clinging to their original duties.

Luo Mu led them into the metal building. Automatically running machinery was everywhere. The dwarves who had already prepared lit a bonfire, prepared barbecue and wine, and sang and danced in the center of the city to celebrate their arrival.

Luo Mu handed the wine jar to Dorona: "Your expression looks terrible, what's wrong?"

Duolong drank the wine in one gulp, wiped his mouth and said, "You guys have disappeared for too long."

"The dwarf kingdom has been divided for too long." Luo Mu handed him the jar of wine again: "But we are still waiting."

Duo Long drank the jar of wine in ton and ton, and his face was flushed red: "So, you are still watching this world?"

"Of course." Luo Mu blinked at Duolong, and answered the question frankly and directly: "We have never looked away, whether it is the growth of the Arcane Academy, the appearance of scientists, or even the appearance of the Godfall Land. the kingdom of man..."

He raised the jar of wine in his hand, touched the wine jar in Duolong's hand, and after drinking it down, he continued: "We have all seen it."

Dorona was not surprised by this. Desperate people may choose to live in seclusion, but dwarves?Absolutely not.

They shouldered the mission, they bore the pain of the division of the kingdom, and it was absolutely impossible for them to cut themselves off from the world in this way.

There is only one reason for them to stay here with peace of mind, they still keep in touch with the world.

"Is it a failure from before?" Duolong asked vaguely while drinking: "You succeeded?"

"That is really a miraculous design." Speaking of this, Luo Mu was obviously very interested in talking, and talked about the design endlessly: "You will never believe that the previous failure stemmed from such a small mistake. The kingdom was one inch away from success, but because of the location of that one logo, it failed."

"But it doesn't matter, now we have succeeded." Luo Mu: "Monitor ether fluctuations, feed back relevant information, and summarize everything that happens in the world to our ether signal observer, which is deep in the top of the mountains."

"Its installation took us a lot of effort..." Luo Mu hiccupped: "It's more difficult than we thought."

The singing of the dwarves echoed through the building, celebrating their arrival.

The unhappy conversation continued.

"I heard about this project from my elders," Dorona said, picking up a new jug of wine, "The scale on the design drawing is very large..."

The beard was covered with wine, Duo Longna put down the empty wine jar and looked at Luo Mu: "Where did you get the ingredients?"

Luo Mu hiccupped, and answered his question simply and clearly: "Minerals on the top of the mountains."

A reasonable answer.

Although part of the reason for the split of the dwarf kingdom is that the resources on the top of the mountains are so scarce that it is difficult to support the operation of the kingdom, but the range of the top of the mountains is so vast, it is not uncommon for minerals to be buried deep in dangerous areas that have not been explored by the dwarf kingdom. possible.

Dorona paused for two seconds: "The so-called treasure of the dwarf kingdom..."

Luo Mu looked surprised: "We don't know anything about it, do you think it exists?"

Before entering here, Dorona can say with certainty that there are no treasures of the dwarf kingdom, but after entering here...

Duo Longna glanced at the metal city that was running in an orderly manner, and said flatly: "Is it just the minerals in the mountains that have supported you through the long years and survived the dangers on the top of the mountains?" any relationship?

Luo Mu put down the wine jar: "So, you are here for the treasure of the dwarf kingdom?"

"While that's certainly what we set out for, we're not here for it."

Dorona also put down the wine jar: "I'm here to ask you, what do you think about unifying the dwarf kingdom?"

"We are waiting for the next dwarf king." Luo Mu said solemnly, "but we don't swing swords at dwarves."

"The next dwarf king has appeared."

Luo Mu was not surprised: "Andy Su Jin?"

Dorona held the hammer: "Do you have an opinion?"

"Don't be so irritable, brother." Luo Mu stretched out his hand and broke Dorona's hand from the hammer: "No matter who the dwarf king is, we have no position to express our opinions, and what you need to obtain is not our approval."

"The dwarf king, first of all, he must be the king recognized by all dwarves."

Dorona's voice rose: "Thousands of years are not enough for you to make changes?"

"If you also want to unify the dwarf kingdom, then you shouldn't do nothing and wait for the dwarf king to come to you by himself."

Luo Mu made a gesture to make him lower his voice, and said: "I know." He smiled at Dorona, frankly and sincerely: "But I have the same idea as Adisseo King."

Dorona looked puzzled.

"Compared to unifying the dwarf kingdom, it is obviously more important to leave a retreat for the dwarves," Luo Mu said, "It is meaningful to raise your arms, and silence also has its meaning."

Why are you leaving a way out?How dangerous is the dwarf's situation?Need them not to think about progress and think about retreat?

Dorona couldn't understand their choice, but he trusted Adisseo King, and it was Adisseo King's choice, so he didn't quarrel with Luo Mu about it.

"Then let's talk about the treasures of the dwarf kingdom."

Duolongna picked up the wine jar and drank the whole jar of wine in tons and tons, before continuing: "Did you find the treasure of the dwarf kingdom?"

"If you mean valuable treasure, we did not find it."

Duo Longna muttered: "I knew without this thing, that human king insisted that the lost treasure is on the top of the mountains..."

Luo Mu drank the wine in his hand, and continued as if he had never heard of it: "But if the treasure of the dwarf kingdom refers to something else, it may indeed be on the top of the mountains."

Dorona: "What?"

Luo Mu clapped his hands, stood up and said, "I'll take you to have a look."

"What does the treasure of the dwarf kingdom refer to?" Dorona quickly followed up: "What does this mean?"

"It means that it is a priceless treasure to dwarves, but it is worthless to other races."

Deep in the darkness, there is a faint light.

The expedition team followed Ole King who was at the front.

After walking through the broken walls, he gradually walked deeper, because Ole King was leading the way. Even if the road came to an end, he could still forcibly open a way forward with his arrogant physical fitness , so the expedition team went astray under his leadership... deviated from the scope of the dwarf kingdom, and walked in other directions deep underground.

"Are we getting further and further away?"

It was the players who first noticed that something was wrong.

After discovering that there were more and more large expanses of soil, and even later, almost all the soil that was dug out by Jinlong as far as the field of vision was, and there were no traces of artificial buildings, whispering voices gradually increased. .

"Where is he taking us?"

"Fortunately, there are no strange things here, otherwise such a narrow passage would have been wiped out immediately."

"I think it's lucky that they didn't show up here, otherwise the dragon would have wiped them out directly."

"Why do I feel like this passage was dug out by him... Does this dragon know the way?"

"That's enough...how about you remind the npc?"

The player turned his head and glanced at the npcs. The brows of the npcs were all frowned, and none of them looked very good.

"Forget it, maybe the planned plot is to let this dragon lead us to find the treasure?"

"That's right, just keep following it."

So they marched silently for a long time, the vision was getting darker and the passageway was getting newer, and finally an npc responded.

Anudda raised his voice, "Olei Jin, do you know the way?"

"Ah? Did I go the wrong way?" The huge body in front of me suddenly stopped, unable to turn around due to the limitation of the passage: "Why didn't you say it earlier? Where are we going?"

You don't know the way and you still go so hard?Of course, considering the difference in force value, the npc who reacted did not say this sentence.

They looked back and forth at each other, trying to get someone to answer Ole King's question, but you looked at me and I looked at you, and the situation stalemate for a while.

"Where are you going? Why don't you talk?" Ole Jin kept yelling in front, but there was no sound behind him.

It can't be said that there is no sound, the players are very enthusiastic about themselves, but Ole Jin habitually ignores this group of useless and excessively noisy ether bodies.

"Fuck, what is this?"

Once again, weak and noisy players have found something new from around the corner.

"I dug out of the soil twice, and I found a hard thing..." Ye Quan described to other players while touching it: "It feels like metal?"

"Treasure?"

As soon as the word came out, all the players became excited, allowing the npc and the dragon to confront each other over there, swarming up, digging up the soil on the side in the dark passage with the faint light.

There are many people and strength, but with a little effort, the entire passage that was squeezed out by Ole Jin's progress was pulled away by the players, revealing the metal structure underneath.

"This doesn't look like a treasure? Why does it look like some kind of machine?"

"The remains of the dwarf kingdom?"

"No, it looks new..."

While the players were talking about the things they dug up, the npcs were attracted by their movements.

From the appearance, the machine half buried in the soil layer is a huge round metal. Judging from the area currently exposed to people, its volume is not too small.

Anuta reached out and brushed off the dirt on the metal surface. The metal was imprinted with patterns commonly used by dwarves, obviously it was written by dwarves.

He fumbled into the disc, and passed it roughly, but failed to touch the button to open the disc, then withdrew his hand again, and looked at the metal product in front of him.

"It's working."

Lincoln glanced at it: "It's not a creation from the period of the dwarf kingdom, it's too new."

You finally said: "Is this a treasure?"

"no……"

Before Anuta finished speaking, Ole Jin, who had caught the keyword in front of him, turned around sharply, swept his tail across the soil layer, and suddenly opened a new passage.

"Treasure? Where is the treasure?"

The dragon's head moved forward, and the metal object that was half buried in the soil was covered by the rolling soil again.

.

Ole King glanced down and pulled the metal disk out of the dirt before anyone else.

"What is this?"

Ole King looked at the tightly sealed disk and pressed his mouth slightly.

"Click" sounded from under Ole Jin's mouth.

A loud "boom" sounded deep in the mountainside.

The ground shook and the mountain shook, and the entire mountain collapsed in an instant, burying everything.

Luo Mu in the hover car glanced at the suddenly lit icon, cast his gaze in a certain direction, and said to Dorona: "The expedition team damaged the c-212 equipment in the ether signal observer."

Dorona, who didn't hear anything, glanced in his direction and uttered a monosyllable: "Ah?"

"Their destructive power is greater than I thought." Luo Mu said to himself: "But it's normal, after all, there is a dragon in the expedition team, they are always like this, relying on their rough skin and thick flesh, they are unscrupulous. "

Dorona reacted, and the first question was: "This won't make the ether signal observer malfunction?"

"No, we have a backup." Luo Mu paused for a few seconds, then turned to look at Dorona: "But because of this accident, I'm afraid we have to meet with them first."

"Otherwise, with the destructive power of the golden dragon, I'm afraid there are other parts that will suffer." Luo Mu's tone showed a bit of distress: "They have completely gone in a wrong direction and deviated from the area of ​​​​the dwarf kingdom."

Dorona uttered a single syllable again: "Huh?"

"They are coming for us." Luo Mu was not surprised by his reaction, and explained: "The goal of the human king from the beginning was us."

This time, Duo Luna's reaction was fast enough: "Impossible, even Anu Da didn't know your existence, how could the human king know?"

"Maybe it's because he has brains?"

Dorona: "That sounds like we're out of our minds?"

Luo Mu corrected: "There is no need to emphasize this point. What I mean is that most intelligent creatures except dwarves are not very intelligent."

"Take your car and let's go. A short reunion is always a parting. The celebration has come to an end. Next time we will light a bonfire for you."