"Master Krag! Why do you break into someone else's private residence without permission and destroy his property?"
In the silent aura confrontation, Master Iron Chisel persisted for a moment but still fell into a disadvantage.
Although he said something harsh, Snorri still noticed that he took half a step back without revealing any trace.
"Haha, little Orim"
(Iron Chisel is the master's nickname, and Orim is his first name. Because he is the elder of Snorri and Thorgrim, the father and son call him by the nickname. Compared to Krag, he is the junior, so he is called by his first name. name.)
After all these years, you still have the toughest mouth! "Master Kragg shook his beard.
"What? I'm here to see my most talented disciple. Does our Rune Blacksmith Guild's youngest Rune Master still need your approval?" As he said that, he turned his head and ignored the Iron Chisel Master.
"Come on, boy, let me see your master runes!"
Cragg looked at Snorri. His sinister tone made Snorri feel uncomfortable, but the original owner of this body in his memory seemed to be used to this way of speaking.
"It seems that I have been beaten a lot," Snorri thought as he handed over the rune scroll with respectful hands.
Cragg took the scroll and began to examine it, "Hmph, if I find out that you plagiarized the wisdom of your ancestors, just wait for the finger-severing ceremony!"
(The finger-cutting ritual is the most serious punishment for the Rune Blacksmith Guild. Only members who have made major mistakes, such as murdering fellow sect members or plagiarizing other people's work, will be executed.
These offenders will have one of their middle fingers cut off in the presence of all guild members, and will then be expelled from the guild. They will no longer be allowed to use the power of runes from now on.
There are exceptions to this. While traveling to Dulong City, Thorgreen met a rune master named Ogi-Four Finger. From his nickname, we can know that he underwent the finger-cutting ritual in order to continue his pursuit. The power of the runes travels thousands of miles from Middle Earth to Norsca. )
Master Krag's inspection method is similar to that of Master Chisel. They touch the runes with their fingers to feel the flow of the magical wind and the time of seal carving. However, Master Krag's inspection speed is faster in comparison.
After a moment, Master Kragg put down the scroll: "This is, let me think about it, a master-level flying rune, right? I was in Karak Ungol back then.
(That is, Red Eye Mountain, which was the first important dwarf fortress to fall in the Dark Ages. At first, the powerful dwarves in the Golden Age did not regard the weak goblins as a threat and allowed them to survive in abandoned mines and tunnels. As time goes by, The dwarf king of Ungoul led the main force to participate in the Battle of Longbeard against the high elves. The goblins took the opportunity to enter the center of the fortress through the tunnel. The remaining dwarf troops were forced to abandon the city. The greenskins occupied it and changed its name. (for Red Eye Mountain)
This rune has been seen on the preserved Anvil of Doom. At the beginning of the world, before our ancestors settled in the World's Edge Mountains, the mother goddess Valaya created it to fight against the flying behemoths. "
Just as Snorri and the Iron Chisel Master marveled at Cragg's erudition, Cragg's serious face showed anger.
"Those idiots couldn't defend their fortress, and they were defeated every time they sent out troops to recapture it! In the end, they even lost the Doomsday Anvil, which was a treasure passed down from our ancestors! What a shame! What a shame!"
Yes, Snorri knew that in the days after the fall of Karak Ungol, the dwarves continued to try to regain it, and even more than one of the previous High Kings died fighting, but the fortress is still in the greenskin's hands. In hand, only the content about it in the Book of Great Hatred continues to grow.
The older the dwarf is, the easier it is to get lost in memories, and Master Krag is no exception.
After a long chatter that consisted of memories of the golden age and dissatisfaction with the current dwarves, he finally returned to the topic.
"Why don't you leave quickly! Do you want me, an old man, to carry you?" Master Kragg called out impatiently.
Snorri and Master Chisel exchanged glances, and Master Chisel spread his hands and sighed.
"I was able to escape from the first grade of junior high school, but I couldn't escape from the fifteenth grade of junior high school. Since I was directly confronted, I can only sit on the donkey and read the songbook - we'll see. I just don't know how Master Kragg came here so fast!" thought of it! Snorri simply calmed down and walked out the door.
At the door he saw a group of iron-breaking warriors, to be precise, dwarf warriors equipped with full-body meteorite iron armor.
Unlike ordinary iron-smashing warriors, their weapons and equipment are engraved with runes. These people are the anvil guards of Krag the Harsh.
Every rune master is a valuable asset to the dwarves. Their status is equivalent to that of the lords who rule the fortress, so they also have the right to form their own personal guards.
The personal bodyguards of the Rune Lords are commonly known as the Anvil Guard. The name comes from the fact that when the Rune Master enters the battlefield carrying the Anvil of Doom, these guards will surround him and his anvil to protect him. When there is no war, these guards will protect the master's forge and treasure room, provide assistance for the master's production and transportation of raw materials, etc.
The equipment and maintenance fees of the Anvil Guards are provided by the Rune Master himself. Based on the principle of preferring nothing to nothing, they often have better equipment than ordinary Ironbreaker Warriors, and their martial arts are generally second only to the personal guards of the dwarf lords.
Accompanied by the Anvil Guards half-holding and half-protecting, Snorri and the Chisel Master went down the corridor and through the elevator to the Rune Blacksmith's Guild deep in the fortress.
Along the way, Snorri was constantly sorting out the knowledge related to runes in his mind, but this master-level flying rune was directly provided by the system. He searched hard and couldn't find any relevant information, so he could only hold the boat to the bridge and naturally He walked forward with a straight mind and a calm face.
After exiting the elevator, Snorri was still shocked by the magnificence of the Rune Blacksmith Guild, even though he had seen it many times in the memory of the original owner.
This is a semi-open hall, with a magma spout carved into the shape of a dragon's head fanning out from the deepest part.
On both sides of the main entrance are the statues of the mother goddess Varaya and the rune blacksmith god Turni. The two statues of the ancestor gods undoubtedly conform to the aesthetics of the dwarves - unusually tall, and Snorri's height can only reach their height. instep.
The arched main door is engraved with the symbol of the Rune Blacksmith Guild - an anvil, which is the most representative artifact of the Rune Blacksmith. This symbol is filled with the power of runes. Snorri knew that it was carved by Turni himself on the day the hall was built. With the protection of the power contained in this symbol, he was able to survive in that event that kicked off the dark age of the dwarves. This hall located deep in the mountains was not damaged during the earthquake.
There are pipes on the floor of the hall connected to the magma spout. The hot magma flows in the pipe like hot water, providing heat for the forging table on the node. The closer to the door and farther away from the spout, the lower the temperature. There are several doomsday anvils placed on the forging platform directly under the dragon head, which is where the rune masters are.
In Snorri's memory, the faucet spout can be closed. When there is a major gathering, the guild will close the spout, remove the forging table and put it on the table. Almost all major decisions of the Rune Blacksmith Guild are made in this hall. achieved in.
