On the Seven Towers

"Your guess is right." Farrell confirmed Xiao Chen's statement, "In our dwarf kingdom, the power of many forging tools comes from the energy of the lava river. Therefore, many nobles will choose to be close to the lava river. Building a house in a location is also to obtain more energy. Whoever obtains more energy can use them to forge better things. The Ansaldo family's forging workshop is very close to the river, and our family's. The forging workshop is located halfway up the mountain. To forge the same thing, we may have to spend 20 to 30% more effort than their family's blacksmith."

"But your craftsmanship is the best." Ansaldo.

Farrell said: "It's just that in my small city, the king has too many masters."

"Isn't your family here?" Xiao Chen asked.

Farrell said: "What you see now is the earliest and most core area of ​​the Royal Capital. That is where only established families are qualified to exist. The place where my family is located is a small town close to the Royal Capital. . Many dwarves who later became nobles could not find a place for their families in the royal capital, so they settled in the villages and towns upstream of the lava river. Although it was said to be another village, it was actually the same as the royal capital. It’s all connected together in this canyon. According to you, it should be a small satellite city.”

Xiao Chen understood what he meant. This was the inevitable result of the slow development and expansion of a city. He pointed to the heat-insulating formations on the wall and said, "Have you ever thought about what would happen if all these formations failed?"

"Why do you say that?" Ansaldo asked, suddenly realizing, "Is it because of the God of Nature?"

"It seems you have thought of it too." Xiao Chen touched the magic circle with his fingertips, feeling the energy rushing inside, "Imagine, if the God of Nature took back your ability to use magic to create magic circles, these magic circles would naturally be completely destroyed. If it fails, what will become of your king?"

"Is this... really so scary?" Ansaldo couldn't imagine it.

"It will only be worse than you think." Umedada, who was following behind, interjected, "I also saw that there are magic circles for lava stabilization deeper below. If those magic circles fail, will this place become an eruption? Where’s the volcano?”

"God of forging above. That scene is really... really terrifying." Ansaldo murmured.

Xiao Chen said: "So you should help us contact the high priest of the Forging Temple as soon as possible. Helping us is actually saving yourselves."

Ansaldo nodded repeatedly.

The group walked for about twenty minutes and finally came to a huge house below. The house was too big to be built entirely on the excavated cliff platform.

So one third is suspended outside the cliff, and the other third is embedded in the mountain wall.

At the door of the house are two huge dwarf statues, one holding a battle ax high and the other wielding a forging hammer.

Ansaldo said: "These are the two ancestors of our Fire Crystal Family, namely the holy warrior Kamao and the holy forger Proctor. However, over the years, for some unknown reason, the entire dwarf kingdom has been There has been no saint."

Ansaldo had already sent someone to report in advance, and several dwarves stood at the door of the Huojing Family to greet Xiao Chen and his party.

Among them was an old dwarf with white hair and white beard, looking at them majestically among everyone.

"This is our family leader, the Great Blacksmith Canelian." Ansaldo introduced.

"Your Excellency Xiao Chen, welcome to the Royal Capital. When Ansaldo told me this, I was very surprised. I never thought that the Huo Jing Family would cooperate with humans like this. But since the Fire Crystal Family If the Jing family agrees to cooperate, we will go all out. There are too many eyes outside, so let's go in and talk about the specific matters." Kanelian looked serious, and he made an invitation gesture to Xiao Chen, leading the way. Everyone walked towards the inside of the house.

When Xiao Chen walked into this house, he felt a cool feeling coming to his face. It seems that the magic circle inside the house is much more powerful than the magic circle outside.

The old dwarf walked beside Xiao Chen with his hands behind his back: "Ansaldo has told me the general situation. I'm already in contact with the temple. I don't want to send you there rashly. I must first understand the attitude of the high priest. . What will you do if the high priest has a problem with his attitude and is not ready to cooperate with you?

Xiao Chen estimated that the dwarf patriarch was worried that if something went wrong with the high priest, it would affect the Huojing family. But Xiao Chen is determined to win the Tower of Forging. Regardless of whether the high priest agrees to cooperate or not, it will not hinder his determination to finally obtain the Tower of Forging. Xiao Chen did not want to deceive the patriarch. He pondered for a moment and said: "Then I will consider other means to find the Forging Tower. Whether I work on the high priest or turn to the king to find a way, I will try my best. ”

"What if it still doesn't work?" The old patriarch looked at Xiao Chen with burning eyes.

"Perhaps at the end of the day, when there is no other option, I will consider using tough measures."

Kanelian walked for a while without making a sound, holding his hands behind his back. Just when Xiao Chen was a little worried, he said: "Very good, since you have such determination, our family will cooperate with you."

"Aren't you worried?"

"I have never dealt with the Tower of China, so I don't know you well. But in my opinion, you humans and us dwarves are similar in many things." Kanelian spoke slowly, but in a very firm tone. , "I'm not worried that you will take tough measures. As long as our family and your China Tower cooperate fully, there are not many things that can't be done in the Dwarf King. But I'm worried that you will back down halfway, and only then will our family be destroyed." No calamity.”

Xiao Chen was surprised that the patriarch's attitude was completely different from Ansaldo's. If Ansaldo was like a timid lamb in front of him later, worrying about gains and losses on many issues, passively accepting his requests. As the leader of the clan, Kanelian is like a man-eating tiger. He is fighting for the best interests of the Huo Jing Family, but this posture is hidden under his old appearance, making him appear less aggressive.

"Even if we take military action in the royal capital, will you support us?" Xiao Chen asked.

Kanelian smiled slightly, "Lavapolis is a very ancient city. Too many things have happened in this city. Everything you thought or didn't expect has happened here."