boom! boom! boom!
There was a sound of heavy footsteps, and two heavily armored giant undead guards walked in with uniform steps.
Domingo's large blue-gray face showed a smile involuntarily, and he knew that this was just a bluff by this unknown intruder.
This is the undead soul refined by the immortal stone giant chiefs of the Council of Death Chiefs. How could it be controlled so easily?
The stone giant manager pointed at Gavin and said, "Catch him."
At the same time, he picked up a carved stone next to him and rubbed his hands together. A super-large stone bullet was formed in his hands. If the opponent dared to resist, the stone bullet would immediately hit his head.
But what happened in the next second almost shocked the stone bullet out of his hand.
It is true that the heavily armored giant undead rumbled towards the opponent, but they did not raise their swords to attack him. Instead, they ran directly behind him and spread out in two rows. Even a fool can see that this Not to deal with the enemy, but to defend one's master.
Gavin waved his hand at them and said: "Guard the door of the palace, no one is allowed to enter or leave."
The two teams of heavily armored giant undead guards who had just stood up rumbled to the entrance of the giant hall and slammed the steel door shut.
All this proves to the Stone Giant that it was not him who manipulated the heavy-armored giant undead guard to come in, but the opponent in order to prove to him that he was not lying. The trump card in his hand is no longer his trump card, but has become the opponent's. of.
How did the other party do it?
Domingo felt a chill in his bones. Even he had no way to directly control these undead soldiers, but through the undead control ring given by the Death Chiefs Council.
No matter what the opponent's background is, he cannot fight against him. The only way is to seek help from the Council of Death Chiefs.
Domingo threw away the stone bullet in his hand without thinking, took out a stone slab engraved with runes from his pocket, and decisively broke it into pieces. He was just a manager, not a general, and he had no requirement to fight to the death.
A powerful magical aura bloomed from the stone slab, wrapping Domingo in it, and his figure began to fade and disappear.
This is a teleportation stone slab with the same effect as the teleportation scroll, except that the carrying material used is different.
The reason for doing this is not simply because the stone giant is proficient in carving and rune magic, but also because there is a lack of supplies in the Underdark. It is not easy to find paper. Animal skins have more uses, and are far less cheap, affordable and easy than stone slabs. Get started.
But looking at the smile on the face of the uninvited stranger, Domingo had a bad feeling.
Since the opponent has even taken care of the heavily armored giant undead guard, how could he escape without using the teleportation technique?
Sure enough, when the teleportation aura in his body reached its peak, it did not send him away, but hit an invisible barrier. The teleportation magic collapsed on the spot, but he still stayed in place, without moving at all.
This is not a failure in transmission, but a blocked transmission. The nature of the two is different.
Although Domingo is not an excellent spell caster, he can tell the difference clearly.
When the other party's attempt failed, Gavin spoke again: "This city has been covered by my magical power, and internal and external transmissions are prohibited. I believe you have felt it by now. As for force, I don't think there is any need to try it myself. ? If you accidentally get angry, it will be bad for you and me."
The stone giant took the initiative to show his free hands, indicating that he was not preparing to attack, and then asked: "I haven't asked you what to call me yet? Why did you come to our city? Do you know who this city belongs to?" ?”
"Before answering these questions, I need you to answer me a question first. Do you know that the dwarf city above your head has changed hands?" Gavin asked.
From the few words of these gray dwarves, he had already figured out the uniqueness of the seal of Colossus City.
The news between the two sides was completely isolated. Many gray dwarves did not know that the sky above their heads had changed, and thought that the City of Colossus was still under the rule of those noble trolls.
I just don’t know if these two gray dwarf city leaders know about it.
"The dwarf city has changed its owner?" Domingo asked with a surprised look on his face, "You wouldn't say that you are the ruler of that city now, right?"
"Correct answer." Gavin snapped his fingers and replied with a smile, "I'm here to take back another part of the city this time. I want to ask you to join my city. The conditions I offer are comparable to those of the Council of Death Chiefs. The ones offered are much more generous.
At that time, you only need to specialize in iron-making, steel-making and forging, and the mining will be completed by my other subordinates. "
The second half is mainly directed at Yuriu, the leader of the gray dwarves.
If you want to bring the gray dwarves of this city under your rule, you still need his help. As for the stone giant manager, he is just a decoration. It is rare for someone to neglect his duties to this extent.
As long as these gray dwarves paid the steel and equipment required by the Council of Death Chiefs, he would be indifferent to all affairs here and completely immersed in his personal carving.
Yuriu's gray brows wrinkled into knots, and his already gloomy face became even gloomier. He replied in a deep voice: "Since you know the name of the Death Chiefs Council, you should have some idea of their strength. How do you do it?" Prove that you have the strength to protect our safety despite their crazy counterattack?"
To the gray dwarves in the dwarf tomb, it makes no difference whether they are loyal to the Council of Death Chiefs or to this stranger who claims to be the new master of the dwarf city.
After all, both sides are interested in their forging technology and their ability to make the city run. This is destined to make their situation not too bad, at least they will not be slaughtered at will, but it will not be too good, at least it is impossible for them to be killed. They have freedom, but they are still bound here to do hard labor.
For them, the most critical factor is safety.
They will be loyal to whoever can provide them with security.
"You two, please follow me." Gavin didn't talk nonsense to them and walked directly towards the entrance of the Giant's Palace.
It is far better to prove this kind of thing with words than with actual actions.
The stone giant manager Domingo and the gray dwarf leader Yuriu couldn't help but look at each other. For a moment, they didn't know whether to call the other arrogant? Or confident?
He actually treats other people's cities as his own home, and even dares to expose his back to the enemy.
Compared to the former, the two chose the latter.
Because the other person seems to know everything about them, but they know nothing about the other person.
Although they have never learned strategy and tactics, they still understand an extremely simple truth - when the intelligence is completely unequal, standing still is the wisest choice.
A stone giant and a gray dwarf followed Gavin out of the giant's palace and looked down at the gray dwarf city.
From here, the city really looks like a huge tomb, and this steel giant palace is the tombstone of this tomb.
After Gavin stood still in front of the steel steps, he ordered to his shadow: "Order all kobold demolition teams to detonate across the board."
The eyes of the stone giant and gray dwarf involuntarily fell on the shadow of this stranger.
It didn't matter what I saw, I couldn't take my eyes away for a while.
Not only was his shadow darker than theirs, it also exuded a cold aura that could be clearly felt even in a sultry environment.
They felt that what they saw was not a shadow, but a pool of shadows, bottomless, as if there were countless terrifying monsters dormant below, ready to rush out and devour anyone at any time.
As soon as the other party finished speaking, the shadow immediately rippled like water ripples, as if something was diving deep inside.
The two of them couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, they didn't act rashly just now, otherwise this bottomless shadow would have made them walk around without food.
Before they could fully understand what was happening with each other's shadows, several huge roars were heard along the underground passage, followed closely by a violent earthquake.
"It's an earthquake, it's an earthquake, run, run, run to an open area."
"Don't run around, find the nearest, strongest load-bearing object."
"This is not an earthquake, this is more like the sound of a pipeline explosion. Did a pipeline explode somewhere?"
"It's not a pipeline explosion. The sound and vibration came from the surrounding underground passages. Did the passage over there collapse or something?"
"If you say so, it's really possible. We must send someone to investigate the situation."
"Where is the patriarch? Where is the patriarch Yuriu? Find the patriarch quickly..."
"Clan Chief Yuriu went to see Manager Domingo to discuss this month's production, but he hasn't come back yet."
"Isn't the patriarch there? Manager Domingo is also there. Who is that person? Where did he come from?"
Tremors and roars instantly spread throughout the dwarf tomb, and many gray dwarves immediately dropped what they were doing and swarmed onto the broad street.
All underground races are very sensitive to earthquakes, which are the biggest disasters in the Underdark. Either they don't erupt, but once they do, they are often devastating.
Human power is so helpless in the face of this disaster.
Even running to an open place is just a kind of psychological comfort. After all, the ground is above their heads. If it really hits them, it will be useless for them to run wherever they go.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
Whether it was an explosion or a tremor, it came from the only passage connecting the dwarf's tomb.
A few seconds later, thick dust rushed out from the passage, indicating that the collapse location was not far from the city.
"Collapsed, the passage leading to the Council of Death Chiefs collapsed."
"Quick, send someone to check the extent of the collapse and see how long it will take to open it again."
"Don't act rashly. The passage has just collapsed and the surrounding area must be extremely unstable. It is very likely that there will be two or even multiple landslides. If you go in now, you will probably be smashed inside."
"But if the channel is not opened as soon as possible, how will the steel and equipment we produce be transported out? How will the daily supplies we need be transported in?"
Seeing the collapse of the passage connected to the Council of Death Chiefs, the gray dwarves were not overjoyed to be freed from slavery. Their faces were filled with more despair and fear.
The dwarf graves are not engaged in any production. All food and water are transported from the Death Chiefs Council. This is the most important means of controlling them.
"Look up there, look up there, what is going on?"
"The mineral vein seal, this is the mineral vein seal, and someone is trying to lift the mineral vein seal."
"Great, really great. The ore veins below are about to be exhausted. If the veins above are lifted, we will have iron ore with a quality of more than 60%. The production standards of the Death Chiefs Council will be very easy. Finish."
"Three minutes ago, this would have been good news, but the passage leading to the Council of Death Chiefs has just collapsed. No matter how much equipment we produce, we can't transport it out or replace the materials we need, no matter how pure they are. The iron ore cannot be eaten, and it cannot feed our stomachs."
"Your worries are completely unnecessary. Our city is integrated with the dwarf city above. Now that the seal of the mineral veins has been lifted, new passages will naturally appear that can lead directly to the ground. The food crisis will naturally be solved. .”
"First the passage collapsed, and now the seal of the mineral vein has been lifted. Do you think these two things are isolated? This must be a plan to seize the dwarf tomb from the Death Chiefs Council."
"Isn't the above-ground part of this dwarf city occupied by a group of trolls? Do they have the intelligence and ability to do this?"
"It shouldn't be a troll. The seal of the mineral vein must be lifted by a pure-blooded son of Shanatar. It is very likely that the surface dwarves have recaptured this city and want to restore the glory of this place."
"If it is really a dwarf, where should we go?"
"Needless to say, prepare for war, prepare for war. This city already belongs to us, and no one can take it away from us."
"No matter if they are dwarves or trolls, kill them all, whether underground or on the surface, this city will be ours."
Those gray dwarves had not yet recovered from the destruction of the passage to the Underdark, but something strange happened again above the city.
The dark rock top bloomed with blue-gray light, and countless dwarf runes lit up, and then began to disintegrate at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This is a sign that the seal covering the mineral veins here has been lifted.
As this unique and powerful dwarven magic dissolved, two huge passages appeared out of thin air.
A passage is located directly above the iron ore crusher in the duergar city.
There is the iron ore feed inlet. Huge iron ore can slide down here, and then be sent to a huge crusher driven by high-pressure steam for the first pass of crushing and screening.
The other passage is located directly above the Giant's Palace. It is a vertical shaft that goes straight up and down. There is a lifting cage that has been idle for thousands of years. Driven by a pulley mechanism driven by high-pressure steam, it will move at an extremely fast speed. Lift and lower to the desired location.
This series of changes directly caused these gray dwarves to run around like exploding steam boilers, looking for armor and weapons to equip themselves with.
No matter who was the one who lifted the seal of the mineral vein, they must have some plans for the dwarf tomb.
And it is impossible for the gray dwarves to hand over this city, and they will probably end up in a war.
At that time, they will not fight for the Council of Death Chiefs, but for their own survival.
Gavin turned to the stunned stone giant and gray dwarf leader and said, "Now the problem you are worried about is no longer a problem, right?
We have blasted a large area of the passage leading here. Not only the passage leading directly here, but also deeper in the Underdark, whether it is the upper or middle level, we have carried out blasting in multiple locations and large areas. The collapsed passage is several kilometers long.
I'll have people update the mist barrier here to make sure no one can use teleportation magic to get in or out.
Not to mention re-opening the passage here, it will take some time for the Council of Death Chiefs to figure out the situation here. "
In order to achieve the purpose of intimidation, Gavin and the others can be said to have adopted a two-pronged approach.
On one side is the kobold demolition team, using flutter bombs to carry out large-scale explosions.
This was the core of their tactics this time, and was carried out simultaneously with Gavin's sneaking into the gray dwarf city to conduct intelligence reconnaissance.
Initially, they planned to come to a siege point for reinforcements, besiege the gray dwarf city, let them send information to the Death Chiefs Council, let them send reinforcements, and kill them in one fell swoop through large-scale explosions, thereby weakening their military strength.
After discovering that the city was easier to capture than expected, the Council of Death Chiefs was more powerful than they expected.
He decided to adjust his tactics appropriately and strive to capture this gray dwarf city in a relatively peaceful manner.
In this way, although the Death Chiefs Council has been offended, Death has not been completely offended, and there will be more room for relaxation in the future.
On the other side, people are asked to remove the seal of the mineral veins and let them see another hope.
The expression of Yuriu, the leader of the gray dwarves, has changed a lot, but he still has his own concerns. "Although you have blocked the road in the Underdark, there is no way to block it on the surface. The Death Chiefs Council is very likely to come directly from the ground." Send troops to kill us."
As the royal equipment factory of the Council of Death Chiefs, Yuriu is very aware of how terrifying their war potential is.
Over the years, millions of tons of fine steel and fine iron have been transported through his hands, and as many as 100,000 pieces of various armors and weapons.
Not to mention, there were four generations of their ancestors before that.
Even if they only keep part of it for themselves, that would be quite terrifying.
Regardless of everything else, this heavy-armored giant undead guard alone, with an army of ten thousand people, is enough to conquer a city and conquer a kingdom.
"You have too little information. You have no idea how fast the development is on the ground. Your ears are deceptive and your eyes are believing. I will take you for a walk on the ground."
Gavin threw a ghost eyeband and a ghost cloak to the gray dwarf patriarch and the stone giant respectively, and explained, "These are specialties in my territory. They not only give those who carry them the ability to see through shadows, but also protect them." Don’t let your eyes get burned in the sun. I haven’t prepared a super large model, so you can use this first. If you need it in the future, I will tailor it for you.”
(End of chapter)
