While the Western Emperor's base camp remotely controlled multiple armies to surround Chi Aotian's lone army from all sides, Horns, who was thousands of miles away, fell into a huge quagmire unknowingly.
Horns, who attended the meeting to recommend the new king of the Mountain Dwarf Kingdom as the third heir from the direct line of the King of the Forest Dwarf Kingdom, received a high-level reception from the dwarf elders. He was accompanied by Sha Ruo, the double representative of the Amy Empire and the Forest Elf Kingdom.
Even in a cave more than 200 meters underground, Huo Luo, the leader of the dwarf knights, was busy following him. Most of the time, Sha Ruo did not need to introduce himself. Huo Luo would definitely treat people like the lover of Daqingshan, the first dragon knight in the ages, and the representative of the two kingdoms.
Wait and tell. While the elders were surprised that this frail girl actually held two invitations to the kingdom at the same time, they also noticed the white robe she was wearing.
Priest? Isn’t that someone from the Holy See? Doesn’t the Amy Empire have a close relationship with the Holy See? It seems that this girl is still very close to His Highness Horns.
One day in the cave means a thousand years have passed in the world. I stayed in the Dwarf Kingdom for a few days, and stayed in the Magic Empire for half a day. In order to allow the Magic Empire to wait for its successor, many great magisters released time and space compression magic in that place. Basically, one day
It is equal to January in the world. At this time, it has been more than a month since the dwarf king was assassinated.
Most of the kingdoms that received the invitation sent condolences through special channels. However, due to continental disputes and the long distances between these empires and the dwarf kingdom, it was impossible to send royal children as special envoys. In comparison, Horns was
The one with the highest status.
Horns had just entered the underground palace of the dwarf kingdom and already felt an uneasy atmosphere permeating the place. The biggest shortcoming of the wise dwarf was that he was extremely insensitive to politics. Looking at the enthusiastic smiles of the seven elders, Horns really didn't know
What should I do?
"Hmph... If Amy doesn't go to participate in the dragon sealing, I probably won't have to worry so much." Horns immediately came up with this idea: "Even if Amy is not here, if Lu'er is here,
It's a good thing to think about it." Unfortunately, the only ones now under the weight of the ten thousand-year-old rock are the poor dwarf and Sha Ruo, who is obviously staying out of the incident.
About the second night after arriving underground - since we couldn't see the sun anyway, everything could only be judged by our own feelings. The seven great elders summoned four representatives from five countries to come to the Dwarf Palace to recommend the new king.
meeting.
Dwarves like to forge exquisite and high-quality utensils, especially weapons, but do not like a luxurious life. Like the forest dwarf kingdom, the palace is only larger than the ordinary dwarf residence. Seven elders are sitting at a long table.
, the chief elder sits on the rightmost side of the long table, and the leftmost seat is vacant. If nothing else happens, someone will sit there after today.
Unfortunately, an accident happened.
The four envoys were seated on stone chairs outside the long table. In addition to Horns and Sharuo, one was an elder from the Druid tribe, and the other was a royal general from the Berserker Kingdom.
All natural countries are located in the continent of Eminor, but they still tried their best to come here. The big man’s huge butt filled the small stone chair. Horns smiled and nodded at him. Unexpectedly, the other party actually misunderstood Huo Ensi.
Enns saw that he looked good and gave him a hard look.
After encountering an unthinkable disaster, Horns subconsciously touched his nose. The dwarf and Amy learned this bad habit and probably couldn't change it.
"Loving Father God, in accordance with your will, your descendants are looking for little bits of light in the dark underground while giving up the sun. Father God, in the supreme divine realm, bless your people. Xiangda
." The great elder clasped his hands devoutly and prayed to heaven.
The other six mountain dwarves present here and Horns clasped their hands together at the same time, followed the elder and said devoutly: "Handa."
The dwarves in the world belong to the same family. In the war between demons and gods tens of millions of years ago, all intelligent beings in the world of creation god participated in the war. Adhering to the will of creation god, in addition to the troops of the dwarf clan who participated in the war head-on, other members of the dwarf clan went to various places in the world.
The large mines collected metal ores and were responsible for manufacturing weapons for use in war. At that time, the fire god Melos and the sun god were entrusted by the God of Creation to directly guide the dwarf tribe's forging technology. From that time, the dwarf kingdom blossomed.
They dispersed and formed two major branches. According to legend, the two supreme gods both left their own bloodlines in the dwarf kingdom.
"Father God, have mercy on us. The king of our country comes from the distant and great kelesit trio. Twenty thousand years ago, the great ancestors of His Majesty the King once penetrated into the heart of the lava underground. After going through hardships, they obtained the eternal earth.
Fire Essence, but... today..." Tears welled up in the old dwarf's pale yellow pupils.
Did the dwarf elder cry?
The three non-dwarf representatives were extremely uneasy. They had all heard of this story. During that expedition, the dwarf knight Mahatma among the three Kelesit men not only lost his brother, but also lost a baby.
Left hand - he used this hand to hold back the Earth Fire Essence. It was with the help of the Earth Fire Essence that the kelesit ore was refined.
However, details like the dwarf elders crying still made them extremely uneasy. Dwarves are the most stoic race in legend, so that most people in the world believe that dwarves do not shed tears.
Following the gaze of the dwarf elder, everyone discovered that there was a huge stone pillar on the far left side of the cave, and the dark stone basin was empty.
"The essence of earth fire was extinguished when the royal bloodline was lost." The great elder took a deep breath: "Now, there are three major problems facing the Wannian Kingdom. First, choose a new king;
Second..." The Great Elder suddenly raised his voice, and the strong voice unique to the dwarfs echoed in the empty cave: "Blood debts must be repaid with blood! This is an unprecedented shame in the dwarf kingdom!" Everyone can feel the voice in this voice.
The hidden anger.
There was silence in the hall.
"Thirdly, find a way to regain the essence of earth fire." The dwarf elder had an extremely serious expression on his face.
Retrieve the essence of earth fire? If the second problem is still possible to be realized, the third problem seems to be impossible to complete. Otherwise... the history of the dwarf kingdom is very long, and it can almost use the same force of heaven and earth.
With an adjective like longevity, in such a long history, how many people have obtained the essence of earth fire? It’s not that no one tried, everyone who tried died underground.
Hehe... If we really want to get back the Earth Fire Essence, what does the first problem mean? Whoever gets it back will sit in this position. Everyone has this idea, but it's just hard to say it out loud.
"Your Majesty Elder, maybe I can think of a way."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire hall fell silent. When they saw the speaker, the word "usurping the throne" came up in almost every dwarf's heart.
The one who stood up turned out to be Horns, the heir to the throne of the Forest Dwarf King.
Sha Ruo was so angry next to him that his teeth were itching. This was Horns. If it were Amy and Da Qingshan, Sha Ruo would have wanted to give them a kick - ugh... How could Amy and Da Qingshan make such a mistake.
What's wrong with Horns? Why is he so clueless when it comes to political affairs? As the heir to the throne of the forest dwarf kingdom, he wants to help the mountain dwarf kingdom solve the royal family problem once and for all. Such behavior can be described as wolfish ambition.
, absolutely not an exaggeration.
"Ahem..." Sha Ruo cleared his voice and asked a question tactfully: "Sir Horns, are you saying this as the heir to the throne of the forest dwarf king, or as the second deputy of the A-level mercenary group?
What’s the identity of the group leader?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the air in the hall suddenly relaxed.
The seven elders quickly turned over some information in their minds. The forest dwarf royal family is really strange. Most of them are enthusiastic about the mercenary business. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is now the leader of an A-level mercenary group, and the Crown Prince's brother is this mercenary.
The deputy commander of the regiment, and the crown prince’s eldest son also worked in the mercenary industry for more than 200 years, and finally returned to the kingdom as an A-level mercenary to assist His Majesty the King in managing the empire. But in front of him, the crown prince’s youngest son, together with several other teenagers, actually joined forces in just a short period of time.
In the past few years, he has single-handedly established another A-level mercenary group, which is much better than Naifu's.
"Hehe..." The dwarf immediately realized that he had made a mistake. It was all Amy's fault. Since this guy irresponsibly and blatantly sneaked back to the Frozen Continent on the pretext of favoring sex over friends, the small mercenary group has become financially burdened.
It was left to Horns and Daqingshan to find food for thousands of mouths. This task is not easy, especially after the bloody night in the imperial capital. The only place where the small mercenary group is located has been turned into a mercenary group by the big heads of the empire.
The temporary capital had completely forgotten the reward given half a month ago. What's even worse is that the emperors and ministers of the empire who escaped were all extremely poor. The little wealth that General Chi Hanfeng managed to acquire for the small mercenary group turned out to be... alas...
...It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to, it only makes you sad. Daqingshan has returned to the Ice and Snow Continent. In the past two months, the dwarfs have been living in the past two months with their accounts... The small mercenary group is not the kind of F or G-level small group. When they have no money, everyone grits their teeth.
You can make do with it for a few days. Even if the food and grass are uniformly allocated by the Imperial Military Department, what about other expenses? Are you still living on that pitiful little capital?
The dwarf was almost driven crazy by the captains below. He always spoke for the sake of his words. As a result... he accidentally brought business to the Mountain Dwarf Kingdom: "Hey, I'm sorry, I always thought this was a mercenary guild?"
"Horns resisted saying the following words: "If you really can't do it, you should leave this task to us. We are a famous A-level mercenary group. As long as we have enough money, we can do anything.
"
Several elders looked at each other, with wry smiles on their faces. The idea of the heir to the forest dwarf throne is really tempting. However, after thinking about it carefully, it is definitely not possible to do this. Not to mention the fact that this matter involves
In succession to the throne, even if the task is handed over openly through the mercenary guild, if Horns and his mercenary group really complete it by mistake, all the mountain dwarves will have to be lowered when they see their fellow forest dwarves again.
It will last a lifetime. No, you definitely can’t do this. Otherwise, you will be poked in the spine by the juniors while you are alive, and your beard will be shaved off when you are buried.
The seven elders all had the same look in their eyes and silently shook their heads.
"We currently have three candidates for the throne." His Excellency the Great Elder tapped his thick fingers on the table subconsciously: "According to the tradition of the dwarf kingdom, the successor to the throne must have the blood of a hero, as long as the hero family is still in the ashes of the bonfire If there is not even a drop of butter left in the body that even a mouse can eat, he must inherit the throne..."
In a race like dwarves, which is famous for its loyalty, kindness, and simplicity, this is indeed said. This is why Horns has the right to inherit the dwarf throne from the day he was born.
The great elder hesitated for a moment and continued to introduce: "Our beloved dwarf king's entire family was poisoned by the evil Emperor Xijun's design. Then the bloodline of the Kelesit Three Holy Heroes has completely disappeared. The Kelesit Three is the second of the three. Muduo did not have time to leave his own bloodline and died in the late stage of the Mowu War; Wakuotai, the third of the three Kelesit, left behind two sons. There used to be people who held positions such as elders and great elders, and now the patriarchs of these two families have naturally become candidates for the king. There is also an active dwarf team in the magic war - the Seven Dwarf Heroes. Among them, there is also a mountain man. The dwarf is Tiesuo Xiongguan. This hero also died in that war that lasted for hundreds of years, leaving no trace of his own blood. So, now there are two candidates for the king."
After a slight pause, the Great Elder glanced at Sha Ruo: "However, a few days ago, someone actually returned to the kingdom with the sacred object Dark Sun left by Senior Tiesuo Xiongguan..."
Ah? Is that so? Both the berserker and the druid had surprised looks on their faces.
In any kingdom with history, the status of sacred objects is unquestionable.