Author: Arion's Dolphins

Tang Zhao would be very patient when necessary. He secretly observed the dwarf settlement for three or four days to confirm the general situation of the settlement.

Generally speaking, the behavior of those dwarves is not much different from that of normal humans - collecting water and food, hunting surrounding beasts, and eliminating potential threats. If there is anything special, it is probably that a group of dwarves go out at night every night.

, and would not rush back to the stronghold until the next morning.

Tang Zhao has not delved into the specific whereabouts of those dwarves yet, but first pays attention to the performance of the dwarf settlements.

During this period, Tang Zhao took a good look at the weapons, equipment and living habits of the dwarves, and couldn't help but marvel at them - they were too luxurious.

The armor ratio of dwarves is exaggerated. Every dwarf you can see is wearing heavy armor. It feels like fine steel and forging time are free.

Poorer civilians will be equipped with exquisite mail armor that is coveted by many human soldiers when they go out. The iron rings are carefully arranged and the armor is shiny.

The soldiers are even more exaggerated. They all wear thicker plate armor. Looking at the decorative craftsmanship on it, you can tell that these armors are not consumables mass-produced with inferior steel, but are similar to works of art. Many upper-level human nobles

The armor may not be as gorgeous and exquisite as these armors.

The special patterns of the dwarf clan are embossed, inlaid with large pieces of precious gems, the symbols of the ancestors and gods are etched over a large area, and there is a large amount of gold plating on the surface...

Craftsmanship that humans can imagine in this era can be seen in them, and craftsmanship that is unimaginable can also be seen here.

It can be said that the dwarves are not short of anything that can be dug in the mountains. Of course, there is a limit to this lack.

Their resources are not infinite, mainly because the dwarf population is too small and valuable, and cannot withstand losses, so it is necessary to arm every dwarf warrior to the teeth.

It is true that they can live for hundreds of years, but it is also true that their fertility rate is low. The male-to-female ratio in dwarf clans is generally not less than 4:1, which means that most dwarf men have to be bachelors for the rest of their lives, leaving nothing behind.

Descendants who are related by blood.

Although the settlement in front of us does not have many people, it can no longer be said to be small by dwarf standards. There are at least a few hundred dwarves living in it. You must know that a small dwarf fortress is generally like that, a few hundred dwarves.

Thousands of people are already the size of a normal dwarf fortress.

From this point, we can see that the origins of these dwarves must be very interesting. With such a large number of dwarves migrating collectively, the eighty percent must have encountered some very difficult situations to solve.

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Continuing to observe near the dwarf settlement, Tang Zhao finally discovered something was wrong.

Just this morning, the smell of dwarves around him became stronger, and the entry and exit of the dwarf settlement team became much less frequent. He even found traps for dealing with large creatures nearby.

Anyone with a relatively normal IQ should be able to figure out what happened - his story was exposed, the dwarves were already on guard against him, and they might have laid a special trap to catch him.

In fact, Tang Zhao was not too surprised by this, because with his dignified appearance, it was indeed easy to arouse the vigilance of other races, and it was understandable to set up traps and find ways to kill him.

Of course, I understand, but this matter itself still made him very unhappy, because he really didn't have much ill intentions towards those dwarves.

At the same time, the footsteps of goblins and other creatures are gradually approaching. According to Lorraine himself, they are basically chasing this dwarf settlement, and the number of creatures following them is increasing every day.

[The dwarves are followed by a large number of goblins. This is a good entry point. At least we both have a common enemy. Taking this as an opportunity to establish contact is a good choice, but you must first find the enemy. 】

Tang Zhao is right to use basic psychic powers, and this ability can indeed help him communicate telepathically with certain creatures, but it is very difficult for dwarves, because they are natural magic insulators, and weaker psychic powers and magic are ineffective against them.

There are very few spellcasters among dwarves because their magical talents are extremely poor. Only a handful of dwarves chosen by the "ancestral gods" can use a small amount of magic.

As compensation, they are naturally resistant to most magic to a certain extent. They may not be as strong as Tang Zhao's anti-magic scale armor, but they are still pretty good.

They can also use a technology called runes to bind magic power into runes, and then engrave the runes on weapons and equipment, and use them directly through physical methods.

This is a path different from magic and psychic energy. When it comes to the upper limit, magic may be much higher than runes, but the advantage of runes is that they can be stored for a long time, and they can be used without any threshold. It is still a very interesting path.

development path.

Unable to communicate directly with the other party using spiritual energy, Tang Zhao did not intend to let the goblins come over to slowly negotiate with the dwarves, but planned to use a more direct way to express his attitude and position.

Tang Zhao did not hide himself when he came near the dwarf settlement again. He carried a huge package on his back and walked to the gate of the settlement in a swagger.

The reaction of the nearby dwarves was unsurprisingly as if they were facing a formidable enemy. They rushed to the gate one after another, quickly prepared the crossbows set up at the gate, took out the crossbows from their backs, and aimed them at Tang Zhao together, if necessary.

Crossbow arrows can be fired directly.

PS. There will be another update at noon tomorrow. I will make up for yesterday’s update. I’m so tired of military training.
Chapter completed!