Lord of the Oasis

We crawled forward slowly for about two hundred meters, just when everyone was about to be exhausted.

A stream of fresh air hit him head on.

"Here we are." Abel said in surprise.

Abel jumped out of the tunnel and stepped on the ground again.

The soldiers also walked out of the corridor one after another.

Clemont looked at the houses built by the dwarfs around him, and felt a strange feeling in his heart.

"It looks like no one has been here since the last time we were here. Nothing has changed here," Abel said.

"I feel a little strange here." Clemont said hesitantly.

"What?" DeWitt and Abel both looked at him and asked.

"It always feels like...these buildings are not built for people to live in." Clemont said, pointing to the buildings inside the volcano.

"I don't understand." Abel shook his head in confusion and said, "If you don't live in it, why do you still live in it?"

"Yes!" After hearing Abel's words, Clemont slapped his head and shouted, "It's just for people to see."

Seeing the incomprehensible expressions on the faces of the two people in front of him, Clemont slowly explained: "These buildings are very unreasonable in terms of the airflow and the orientation of the rooms. It's simply It can be said that it is not even as good as a random drawing drawn by a beginner in architecture.”

"In other words, no one would live in such a house. Moreover, these houses themselves are deliberately built to confuse everyone's sight." DeWitt concluded.

"Judging from the decoration workmanship, although there are many signs of haste, it can still be seen that it was built by dwarf craftsmen." Clemont approached a house and observed carefully.

"If this is the work of a dwarf craftsman, then who are they wary of?" Abel asked.

"We still have no way of knowing this, but what is certain is that we are looking in the wrong place." Clemont said: "Where is the evidence left by the goblins you mentioned before?"

After being reminded by Clemont, Abel quickly led everyone to the place where the goblin's weapon was found.

It turned out there was nothing there.

"How could it be?" Abel asked doubtfully.

"It seems that they were taken away." Clemont said: "Don't worry about it for now. We need to find out the true residence of the dwarf craftsmen in these few hours. There is not much time left."

"How to search?" DeWitt asked.

"Since the dwarf craftsmen built such a defense, they must be observing nearby. Otherwise, how could they notice the invasion of outsiders in the first place." Clemont thought for a while and stated.

"Okay. Then as a small team, conduct a search around here and don't miss any inch." DeWitt commanded.

"Yes!" The soldiers immediately followed the instructions, and ten teams moved in different directions.

"I didn't expect the space inside the volcano to be so wide. Fortunately, we brought enough people." Clement said thankfully.

"Yes." Abel nodded and said, "Thanks to you this time, we didn't waste too much time in the puzzle set by the dwarf craftsmen. I didn't expect you to be able to understand Feng Shui." "

"Of course." Clemont smiled: "How many times have I told you that the books I read are very useful."

"Clement's conjecture has basically been proven correct." DeWitt said with a frown: "But don't you think that the style of setting up such a puzzle is a bit conflicting with the character of the dwarf craftsmen?"

"So...it's indeed a bit." Abel nodded. He visited Cumberland several times when the dwarfs built a harbor for Cumberland. He also had several encounters with dwarf craftsmen.

What I feel in every dwarf craftsman I meet is the passion for architecture, the pride in one's own talent, and the innocence of a child.

It's really unimaginable that they would be capable of designing such a trap.

"Don't think about this, let's go and help find them." Clemont said, looking at the unhappy expressions of the two of them.

A group of people were busy inside the volcano for half an hour, but could not find any clues about the dwarfs.

Just when everyone was dejected, a clear child's voice reached everyone's ears.

"who are you?"

This voice echoed in the empty space.

"We are soldiers sent by humans and elves. We just heard that the dwarfs have disappeared. Come and find their whereabouts." Abel replied loudly.

The only response he received was a chaotic cry.

"Wait a minute." After a while, the same voice came again.

Abel kept the soldiers close to each other and waited for the owner of the voice to reveal himself.

After a while, the sound of "ta-da" footsteps came from behind everyone. A little dwarf girl appeared out of nowhere and ran happily in front of the scout team.

"Have you brought any food?" the little girl asked with a smile.

"Food?" DeWitt was confused by this sudden question. He pointed in the direction of the corridor and replied: "Our food is outside."

"Didn't you bring it to us?" The little girl's smile fell and she said, "Then what are you doing here?"

"We heard that the dwarfs were missing..." Abel stepped forward and replied.

"Missing? We've been staying here all this time. It's fine!" The little girl wondered: "Kelly Dave said he would bring us food. Why hasn't he come yet after three days?"

"Who is Corey Dave?" Claremont asked.

"The person responsible for managing this island." The little girl replied: "Since you have no food, please go out. Don't disturb the rest of the dwarfs."

"The dwarf craftsmen were responsible for the seaport projects of the Calradia Empire and the Elf Kingdom." DeWitt said: "The Elf Kingdom sent a letter to the Dwarf Kingdom before. Have you received it?"

"Letter? Corey Dave will bring us all the letters sent to the island, and none of them are from the Elf Kingdom." The little girl thought about it for a while and said, "You remember it wrong."

"How is it possible..." Abel was about to explain, but was interrupted by Clemont. Clemont noticed the key point of the current incident: "Why is it that Corey Dave is doing this for you? You all Aren’t you going to get out of here?”

"No," the little girl replied, "Now is the time for the dwarfs to rest. Unless we receive commissions from other countries, we will not leave our own territory. Speaking of which, we haven't received any commissions for a while. ..”

DeWitt and Clemont looked at each other with understanding in their eyes.

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