Demon Royal Family

Dwarves are excellent craftsmen. Under the terms of the "Justice Agreement", many kingdoms are willing to divide a territory for the dwarves to build cities. Hearth Castle is the dwarf city in Raseth.

Hearth Castle is located in the Great Horn Tomb, a dark brown barren hill. The soil exudes a faint metallic smell and is rich in minerals. This is generally the case in places containing mineral veins.

Spirits and ores are the favorites of dwarves. They don't like lush forests, preferring bare barren rocks.

The dwarves basically built cities by hollowing out hills and building deeper downwards in order to mine the ores buried deep in the mountains. The exposed area of ​​Hearth Castle was only one-tenth of the underground mining area.

Ivo rode his horse to the gate of Hearth Castle. There were dozens of tents outside the door. He took a cursory glance and found that most of them were members of various chambers of commerce in the Kingdom of Laxese. They came to Hearth Castle to buy well-made dwarf weapons and sell them. to other locations.

It is early in the morning, and the gate of Hearth Castle is closed. The dwarves who like to sleep in will not open the city gate until noon. Before that, these chambers of commerce can only wait outside Hearth Castle.

If there are books, it will be long, if there are no books, it will be short. At noon, the door of Hearth Castle creaked open, and members of the Chamber of Commerce swarmed in. He flowed into the city along with the people... Well, there is nothing wrong with this sentence.

The buildings in the city are distributed in a ring. The houses are short and rough, and the colors are mainly yellow and black. The streets are narrow and intricate. You can see a craftsman shop and a tavern almost every 100 steps on both sides of the street. All the people walking on the street are tall people. The dwarves, who only reach Ivo's waist, all have thick arms and braided beards.

The recipient was Dopp, the Lord of Hearth Castle. Ivo didn't know much about Hearth Castle, so he chose a tavern at random, opened the door and walked in. He asked the bald dwarf boss behind the oak counter for a glass of dwarf dark beer, and drank it. One bite, rich and fragrant.

Ivo tossed out a coin with a denomination of five hundred. The bald dwarf boss flicked it with his stubby fingers and said with a grin: "The crisp sound of the coin is the best match for wine."

Ivo asked directly: "Hey, I have something to ask you."

The bald dwarf curled his lips and raised the coins in his hand: "For the sake of Benas, I will be patient when you ask."

"Do you know how to meet the city lord?"

"You mean Dopp? It's too simple. As long as you buy a barrel of golden ale, Dopp will spend an afternoon meeting you."

"...Is it that simple? You're not a bartender, are you?"

After asking back and forth, Ivo confirmed that Dopp was a drunkard - which was also a common problem among most dwarves. He reluctantly spent 20,000 benas to buy a barrel of expensive golden ale.

Arriving at the center of the city, I could hear the sound of iron forging coming from the underground in the distance.

In the center of Hearth Castle is a huge crack in the ground, as deep as a rift valley. Many brown iron scaffoldings were built on the ground, extending all the way underground. A large number of dwarf miners collected dusty ore in the crack, using hanging baskets. transported to the ground.

The seam in the ground divided Hearth Castle into two sides. The City Lord's Palace was on the other side of the seam. Ivo walked across the black stone suspension bridge with unique dwarf characteristics and arrived in front of the City Lord's Mansion smoothly. The dwarf guards were impressed by Ivo's golden ale and quickly informed him The city lord Dopp.

Ivo was invited into the reception hall and waited for Dopp to arrive.

The dwarf's furniture was a bit too small for Ivo. He sat on an oak round-backed chair that was a few sizes too small. He felt like he was in a prison, twisting uncomfortably. He simply diverted his attention and looked at the door. Dwarf guards, these dwarf guards are all wearing dark silver heavy plate armor, standing silently and solemnly, like a piece of hardened iron, indestructible and stable as a mountain.

After waiting for a while, there were hurried footsteps outside the door, and a dwarf in a gorgeous short robe trotted in, his beard trembling, and he shouted excitedly: "Where's the golden ale?"

The corners of Ivo's mouth twitched, this guy was the dwarf city lord Dopp, and he always felt out of place.

Dopp opened the wine barrel and took a long sip. His beard was wet with the wine. He burped happily. Only then did he have time to look at Ivo. He said in a loud voice: "Young man from the human race, for the sake of golden ale wine." For my sake, tell me your reason for coming."

Ivo took out Bogdo's letter and handed it to Dopp.

Dopp opened it in confusion and exclaimed: "Bogdo Silver Hammer?!"

Dopp read the letter slowly, and Ivo did not rush him. He took a sip of the golden ale and his eyes lit up slightly. Not to mention that it was so expensive, but this wine was indeed delicious. He didn't care what Bogado wrote, as long as he couldn't harm himself.

After a long time, Dopp put down the letter, rubbed the wrinkles on his forehead, and his tone was much more earnest than before: "Since you are a person whom Bogdu trusts, then the things he left with me will be handed over to you. "

Ivo nodded.

Dopp took Ivo away from the city lord's palace and came to a building built on a rock wall. Ivo took the time to glance at the stone tablet in front of the building, which read "Famous Craftsman Pavilion".

Inside the Master Craftsman's Pavilion are tall counters, with dwarf employees sitting behind them. Dopp took out the city lord's badge from his arms, and one of the dwarves led the two of them through two side doors, going deeper and deeper, Ivo Calculating the distance silently, they should have entered the rock wall behind the Master Craftsman Pavilion.

Sure enough, after advancing for a while, the surroundings were no longer decorated walls, but narrow rock passages dug manually, with rib-like earth patterns distributed on the rock walls.

Deep inside the Master Craftsman Pavilion is the interior of the mine, with the mountain wall extending hundreds of meters into the darkness.

There are copper-made metal doors on the mountain wall, which look very thick and solid, like security doors.

Going further, there were hanging baskets hanging from the top of the rock path. The three of them sat on one of the hanging baskets. The dwarf who led the way gestured to the darkness, and the hanging basket began to slide along the ropeway. The "security doors" on both sides Quickly passing his sight, Ivo noticed that these metal doors had numerical serial numbers written in Dwarven language. He felt more and more that this was the "bank" where the treasures of Hearth Castle were stored.

He was right. The Master Craftsman's Pavilion was dedicated to storing famous works and rare ores for famous dwarf craftsmen. Behind each metal door was a large amount of the hard work of a dwarf craftsman.

The hanging basket is woven from a very tough vine and is extremely strong. The area of ​​​​a hanging basket can accommodate twenty dwarves.

There was silence all around, except for the occasional sound of bats flapping their wings.

Soon, the gondola stopped in front of a rusty metal door, and the three of them stepped out of the gondola.

Ivo couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked: "Are Bogado's things in there?"

Dopp nodded: "The things he left behind have been stored here for decades."

"what exactly is it?"

Dopp scratched his head, "This... can be regarded as the prototype of a weapon."

The leading dwarf took out the wine bag and took a sip. With his free hand, he took out a complex black key and inserted it into the keyhole of the metal door. After turning it clockwise twice, a strip suddenly appeared on the metal door. The mechanical lines were changing rapidly, which reminded Ivo of mechanical clocks.

"Click."

The metal door opened, revealing darkness inside.

With the torch lit by the leading dwarf, Ivo finally saw clearly what was stored behind the metal door.

A thick golden chain placed on the stone platform.

Nothing else.

Duopu said: "This is what Bogdu left behind."

Ivo was stunned. He thought it would be a large amount of treasure, or even rare ores, but he didn't expect it to be such a broken chain.

Ivo stabilized his mind. He believed that Boss Bogdo would not make such a boring joke. Maybe this chain was very strong. He asked: "What is this?"

Dopp spread his hands, his beard trembling, and said confidently: "I forgot."

Ivo has a black line on his forehead, you are playing with me, right?

He picked up the chain and felt it was warm to the touch. The chain was five or six meters long when stretched out. The ring was about the size of a palm. There were fifty-four rings in the whole chain. It made a clanging sound when shaken slightly. The whole chain was golden. , the surface is covered with subtle and complex lines, and there is a faint flash of light.

"This is the 'Giant's Beard'." The leading dwarf said in a loud voice: "It is a powerful piece of equipment made of secret gold. It was the hard work of the great craftsman Fording Mogg who spent four years."

Fording Mogg is a master dwarf craftsman, and is now the chief craftsman of the King of the Hill family. Each of his handed down works is a masterpiece that can be put on the auction house. Ivo turned over the secret gold chain and saw it at the end. Signed by the craftsman "It would be an honor to have it - Fordring Morger".

Mithril is an extremely rare metal. One gram of Mithril can be exchanged for one pound of Mithril. Mithril's adaptability to magic is dozens of times that of Mithril. And this "Giant's Beard" chain is actually covered with Mithril. gold! Inestimable value!

"This chain is just a prototype," the leading dwarf, who was a guard, introduced the weapon responsibly: "Each chain of the Giant's Beard can carry an enchantment. Because it is cast from secret gold, its material can Withstanding up to fifty-four enchantments, this is an unprecedented weapon, the proud work of Master Fording, and the materials are provided by Bogdo."

"But now there is no enchantment on this chain. Bogdo and Master Fording have a consensus that this kind of weapon that can subvert common sense cannot be engraved with ordinary enchantments. That would be a waste! After Bogdo and Master Fording left, , the Giant’s Beard has been kept in the Famous Craftsman Pavilion.”

"Later, Master Fording proposed the theory of universal equipment, and it was this prototype weapon that inspired him."

Dopp smiled: "This weapon is yours now."

This chain is so powerful. Ivo is excited. Boss Bogdo treats me well. There is also secret gold in Sandhiti's ore, but it is less than one pound. In terms of material value alone, the Giant's Beard is already It is a priceless treasure.

The secret gold chain can carry up to fifty-four enchantments, and various enchantments can be used to adapt to any battle situation.

Now there is no enchantment on the Giant's Beard, it is like a blank piece of paper with infinite possibilities!

This gift was so exciting that Ivo looked excited. He kept thinking about the plan to complete the Giant's Beard in his mind, and several ideas came to mind in an instant.

His idea was the same as that of Bogdo and Fording. Such a powerful weapon must be engraved with rare, rare, and powerful enchantments to prevent the artifact from becoming dusty.