Public trial?You deserve it too!

But the words of the elves...

Claude thought about it carefully. He really never found out that the elves used mithril. Whether it was in the history books he knew or the attack on the Eastern Front, no elves wore mithril. armor, or use Mithril weapons.

But obviously such equipment can greatly strengthen the fighting power of the elves.

Even Claude was worried that his laziness had caused details. He asked the system to carefully check the knowledge content collected by the other party, but found the same result.

On the elves side, there really is no record of using Mithril.

【...Is this too weird?Aren't the elves beaten to death by the human Mithril Knights?No matter how arrogant they are, it is impossible for them to not know what the advantages of human beings are for a whole thousand years, right? 】

Claude is also a little puzzled. Although the elves and humans have never been in touch with each other, and the information on both sides is completely based on guesswork. If the information on this kind of war weapon is barely maintained for a period of time in the early stage of the war, but In any case, it can't be hidden for too long.

Moreover, the territory of this cave was under the vanguard of the elves, and the elves' army had also attacked here, and their national border was not too far away. It makes no sense that no mithril weapons have been born on their side so far. .....

The knight's eyes suddenly sharpened.

【teacher?What did you think of? 】

'It is indeed an idea, and it is still associated with the strategic method of the empire. '

He rubbed his chin.

'Considering that it can be used for urbanization-did the first pope insert a straw and suck the elves' mine? '

【Why?This method...doesn't seem impossible? 】

The system immediately started flipping through the book.

[Well, according to the records, after the elves were beaten up by the Chaos Demons, they desperately took away a batch of demon corpses, and then withdrew to the territory, wanting to watch the dwarves fight alone - after that, reinforcements from the empire arrived. 】

[After initially completing the construction of the Constantine Fortress and stabilizing the front against Chaos, the Imperial Army marched northward with the dwarves, driving back the elves for hundreds of kilometers. returned to human hands. 】

'Are there rich veins of mithril in those areas? '

[It exists, because although these areas are occupied by dwarves, the empire has a share of Mithril mining—even the Wallachia area has two excellent mine veins, which should now be within the control area of ​​the Theocracy. 】

The knight nodded approvingly. After the elf was hit hard with a sap, he obviously couldn't imagine that the reason why the empire and the dwarves were desperate to expel them was because of the mineral veins under the land.

And the dwarves must be from old Beijing. It should be no easier for them to eat and drink than to steal the few remaining mines of the elves with two straws.

'Although the Theocracy is indeed very unreasonable, at least they still know their responsibilities as humans when it comes to the mithril blockade against the elves. '

The corner of Claude's mouth curled up slightly.

The anti-imperial alliance, now it seems, is full of intrigues everywhere.

The Burning World: Chapter 268 Chapter 240 Chapter [-] Desperate Defense

bright.

After trekking for nearly two days, it was the first time that in this dark cave, there was light other than the torches in their hands.

"We're coming!"

Rao is the mage leader who has always been extremely calm. When he said this sentence, he unconsciously brought a kind of excitement and relief.

Claude really understands that walking in a huge cave that is always dark, it feels like they are heading to their own graveyard - not to mention the chaotic phantoms that may appear at any time.

Following the light, came the sound.

Screams, roars, screams...these are all sounds that no normal creature would make.

It was the horn of war, the howl from the deepest depths of the abyss.

"Everyone cheer up, we are about to enter the fortress!"

The commander roared, and everyone's spirits were concentrated to the extreme - it was obvious that there was no safe place ahead.

And Claude's attention has been completely attracted by the huge building in front of him.

It was a real [fortress made of steel].

The city gate has been opened, and the Mithril Legion is running into the city, followed by Claude and others.

"Are there so many reinforcements this time?"

A few dwarves standing by the door were talking to themselves in a strange way.

"There weren't so many before?"

"Of course not. This is the amount of a whole knight order—according to the rules, this army should not be sent in as reinforcements until 56 years later."

The dwarf looked at the notebook in his hand, a little confused, and the other party didn't even pay attention to who was asking the question.

"And the number of humans has increased a lot. It's useless to send so many people in. Isn't this going to send more food to Chaos?"

He left after talking to himself, obviously going to report to his superior.

Claude watched him disappear, looking forward.

This fortress almost filled the entire tunnel, and obviously, the real battlefield was still some distance away—the area he was in was more like an industrial block, and the heat from the side told him that there was even a smelter here .

Because the mithril ingots carried by those carts are all going there.

The imperial mages have stopped, while the dwarves and fanatics are being guided to move on, and the Mithril Legion has never stopped.

"My lord, we can only stay here. Only the fanatics of the Theocracy can set foot in the front area, but they can't go directly to the battlefield—but His Majesty once said that you have access rights. I don't agree with that." It's too clear, you can ask the dwarf leader."

The mage introduced the dwarf who came over to Claude.

"Hello, human, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor of Human has specially allowed you to enter other areas. I want to check your documents."

The other party was straight-talking, obviously not in the habit of being hypocritical, but he still maintained respect for the emperor in his mouth - it was obvious that the covenant between humans and dwarves was much stronger than what was written on paper.

"I am Claude Kaos, I am here by order of His Majesty, this is mine..."

Just as Claude was about to take out the half of the tiger charm given by the emperor, the dwarf interrupted him.

"What did you say? What's your name?"

"...Claude, Claude Kaos."

The man's heart moved, he did not go to get the tiger talisman, but reached out and took out his family crest.

The dwarf looked at the coat of arms carefully for a while, then nodded.

"It's our craft indeed - the coat of arms is right...I know where you're going - come with me."

The dwarf waved his hand, motioning for Claude to follow him directly.

"Your Excellency, we will continue to wait for you here, and then return together."

The mage saluted him and stopped where he was.

Claude nodded and followed the pace of the dwarves.

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The dwarf walked very fast - but considering the opponent's height and leg length, Claude didn't have much trouble following him.

Although this place should belong to the second half of the fortress, the sounds of fighting along the way and the roars of Chaos monsters still kept coming and going. It was obvious that this place was not always a safe place.

This explains why so many slip through the net. After all, the fort still has to be built on the foundation.

"Those monsters penetrated very well?"

"So-so, that's it--anyway, this density is less than the previous average level. Didn't you see that the area where you entered the door is still peaceful?"

The dwarves were obviously used to this scene.

"The whole fortress was built by you with Mithril?"

"Hahaha, the young man has great vision! Although you humans have discovered the ability of Mithril, but when it comes to metal smelting and manufacturing, it has to be us dwarves—the whole fortress was designed and started to be built by my great-grandfather! "

He laughed, obviously proud of it.

"There's nothing to see here, just some very conventional industrial construction and production. You can only see good things if you look ahead. That's our master of the art of war! The dwarf's construction ability, coupled with the pope's urbanization tactics, this is The most royal means to victory!"

Claude's inquiry was obviously scratching the itch of the dwarf commander. He began to introduce the fortress endlessly. There was nothing to hide. De regards it as his ally.

After some conversation, they have arrived at their destination.

"Little Kaos, here is the person you want to meet, you can just go in, then I will go back first, remember to come and see me before you leave, I will give you a gift."

The dwarf smiled and patted Claude's... back after deliberately lowering his figure, then turned and left.

Claude looked at the not heavy door in front of him and took a deep breath.

The secrets of the whole world are about to unfold in front of him.

dong dong dong.

"Please come in."

A gentle male voice sounded.

Claude pushed the door and entered, and saw the revealer he "dreams day and night".

That was also an armor, or rather, a mithril puppet.

"Are you a messenger? Does the current emperor want to bring me something?"

"Uh—actually, His Majesty the Emperor didn't ask me to bring any words, His Majesty just told me to come here in person."

Claude saluted the other party and took out his coat of arms. The armor's attention was immediately attracted. He walked over and took the coat of arms.

"Claude Kaos salutes you."

"It turns out that your surname is Kaos, no wonder you were brought here."

The armor nodded slightly, and returned the coat of arms to Claude.

"Yes, His Majesty specifically asked me to wear this coat of arms. I saw the Mithril Legion along the way, and coupled with some hints from His Majesty, I already guessed something."

Claude looked at the armor.

"Are you, one of my ancestors?"

"That's right, I am the original Kaos, the most trusted slave under the Pope's crown, the later Marshal of the Empire, the emperor's right-hand man, and your earliest ancestor."

The first-generation Kaos nodded very simply.

"Sit down, I already understand why the current emperor sent you here - we will talk for a long time today."

"For what?"

Claude found a chair and sat down.

"Of course it is to let you know the mission of the empire and our existence, as well as the possibility of completely ending chaos."

Kaos also sat down and looked at Claude.

"why me?"

"Because you are very lucky, you have caught up with the good time, and you are a dual-system user of knight and mage, and you are also a genius - a 20-year-old glorious knight, and your magic power is no less than that of a dragon slayer mage."

Claude was a little surprised. He broke through on the Theocracy's ship, but with previous experience, he concealed it very well. He was not prepared to let the Theocracy discover this fact—but his ancestor saw through it at a glance.

"Your talent, I have only seen His Holiness the Pope and that fellow Alexander—so don't underestimate yourself, you are very capable."

Kaos has a soft, approachable voice and is clearly an excellent leader.

"Outside, you should know something about Chaos, as well as information about Fortress Constantine and here?"

"Yes, I understand a little bit."

"Then let's learn more."

Kaos waved his hand, and the four walls of the entire office opened immediately.

This is the best observation point of the fortress, with a panoramic view of everything in front and behind, Claude stood up and looked towards the front of the fortress

This was the first time he was able to see the whole picture of the war.

Endless darkness and mist were intercepted by the fortress at the other end. Chaos phantoms flocked to the fortress almost endlessly, and then disappeared without a trace on this mithril line of defense.

"An endless defensive battle, with occasional breaks, but that's just a short-lived leisure."

Kaos walked to Claude and said softly.

"The dwarves, as architects and legion defenders, can only stay in the rear. The real battle can only rely on us, but even we are in danger of being swallowed and destroyed by chaos, which is why there are constantly new legions was added."

"This is a disaster that no flesh and blood can resist. Only us immortals who have given up their flesh and blood can be qualified to fill it as consumables for this meat grinder—consumable with Chaos without result."

Claude watched for a long time before turning his gaze back to Kaos.