Chapter 109

Hearing Zoltan's words, Ren was surprised: "Do you know this teleportation array?"

"Of course." Zoltan squatted down, swept away a large amount of dust, revealing more rune circles, and explained in a muffled voice: "I bought this hotel a few years ago for the purpose of it. It was covered, I didn’t expect you to find it.”

Ren laughed. In fact, he found it the first time he entered the secret room.

He was a little curious, "Where does the teleportation array lead to?"

Zoltan hesitated for a few seconds, as if he was considering whether to tell Ren, he glanced at Ren, and finally said: "This is the teleportation array leading to the underground fortress of 'Hoskin Tucker'. You are a wizard , and learned a lot of rune knowledge, you should be able to tell that these runes came from dwarves."

"Underground Fortress!"

Ren was taken aback, "Is the rumor true?"

Everyone living in Longshande has more or less heard the story of the underground fortress.

Longshande is one of the oldest cities in the empire. It is said that before Longshande was established, it was a huge ruin. As early as the last era, thousands of years ago, when the dwarves ruled the eastern continent of Joreser, they built a huge city on this land called Hoskintak, sometimes also called Ironbeard City.

Hoskin Tucker is divided into two parts above ground and underground.

The one on the ground is called the Ironbeard Fortress, while the one under the ground is the Ironbeard Fortress.

The dwarves prefer to live underground, so the scale of the underground fortress is much larger than the fortress on the ground. It is rumored that countless treasures are buried in the fortress.

But no one has ever entered the fortress, nor has any treasure been dug out.

The traces left by the dwarves have long been buried in the long river of time.

Over the long years, the story about the Dwarf Fortress has gradually become a distant legend, and very few people take it seriously.

Ren has lived in Longshande for several years, and of course he has heard rumors about the fortress, but he did not expect it to be true.

"Of course it is true."

Zoltan's face became serious, and he said slowly: "Hoskintak was established by the Ironbeard clan. In the last era, during the peak period of more than two thousand years, there were more than 600,000 dwarves living in the fortress. It is the largest city of the dwarves outside the mountains in the world, and it is also the first fortress built not under the mountains, but in the plains."

Ren's heart moved, he knew the Ironbeard clan.

He immediately searched for the Ironbeard clan in the personal library of his mobile phone, and more than a dozen results popped up, all of which were books about this dwarf clan.

"Is it the Ironbeard clan that produced three dwarf high kings?" Ren asked.

"That's right."

Zoltan was very surprised. He didn't expect Renn to have heard of the Ironbeard clan and knew about the Dwarf High King.

There is no High King among the dwarves today, only a few dwarf kings.

He continued: "At the end of the last era, the demons of the abyss destroyed most of the cities of Arrenus. Since Hoskintak was located on a plain, there was no danger to defend. The Ironbeard clan could only reluctantly give up. It was withdrawn from the World Mountains before."

"Before the Ironbeard clan withdrew, in order to preserve the underground fortress, they blew up all the gates and entrances leading to the underground, leaving only five teleportation arrays on the ground, hidden in different places."

Ren immediately understood that this teleportation array was one of them.

When he first entered the secret room, he felt very strange. The mechanical workshop outside was not like a basement at all. It was wide and large. This secret room was still hidden behind the magic door, as if it had been chiseled out of a boulder. Hard to spot.

He observed the rune circle on the ground with some doubts in his heart.

From the evacuation of the dwarves at the end of the last epoch, after a thousand years of darkness, to the beginning of a new epoch for mankind, and now in 2528 of the Era, a total of more than 3,700 years, can this teleportation array still be used?

Ren's magic knowledge is still relatively superficial, but he also knows that if no one maintains a rune circle, it can only run for a few years at most.

More than 3,700 years, sounds like a dauntingly long time, not to mention the precise rune circle, even the stone may have been weathered.

It is a miracle that fluctuations can still be transmitted from the rune circle now!

Zoltan guessed what Ren was thinking, and sighed: "When the Ironbeard clan evacuated, they made preparations that they would not have a chance to come back for hundreds of years."

"Therefore, the most brilliant rune lord in the clan was specially invited to transform the rune circles so that they only have the function of one-way transmission. The energy source of the rune circles is the Temple of Moradin in the underground fortress. In order to save The energy is activated every sixty years and lasts for half a year, so that the rune circle can last as long as possible until the return of the dwarves."

"I only found two of the five rune circles they left behind, and the other one was completely damaged. This one is better preserved. I checked it and it can still be used."

When Zoltan said this, he squatted on the ground to observe the magic circle, but his face was a little puzzled.

He scratched his scalp, puzzled and said: "I calculated according to the calendar, and the rune magic circle will have to wait another six years before it can be used. How did it activate in advance? Could it be that I made a mistake?"

Ren heard the meaning of the words and couldn't help asking: "Zoltan, do you want to enter the underground fortress?"

"nonsense!"

Zoltan stood up and said loudly: "I ran all the way from the World Mountains to the Empire, and lived in Longshande for so many years, just to enter the Hoskintak underground fortress."

"What's in the fortress that made you plan for so long?" Ren was quite interested in this.

Zoltan rubbed his beard excitedly: "Of course it's treasure!"

"Hoskin Tucker used to be one of the richest dwarven cities. The Ironbeard clan was in a hurry when they evacuated. It was impossible to take all the treasures with them. Most of them were left in the underground fortress, maybe in a secret room. There are hills of gold and precious stones."

Ren didn't take it seriously, "Thousands of years have passed, such a large underground fortress, someone may have entered it long ago, and emptied all the treasures."

Zoltan's expression froze. In fact, he was also worried about this matter and didn't hold out much hope.

He sighed and said, "The treasure is still secondary. I entered the underground fortress mainly to find the rune technology of the ancestors."

"Since Moradin, the god of forging and craftsman of our dwarves, fell in the last era, a lot of rune technology and knowledge have been lost. Maybe there are still preserved in the Ironbeard underground fortress. I want to go in and try my luck."

Zoltan fell silent after speaking.

Ren nodded, indicating that he could understand his thoughts.

He has some understanding of the current status of the dwarves. As one of the two overlords of Ellen Erth, he was hit hard by the abyss. Many gods fell, the population plummeted, and the sphere of influence shrank by more than 90%. Among the mountains in the world, there are only five remaining mountain fortresses.

The protagonists of this era are humans, and the dwarves have been going downhill.

Ren didn't think that Zoltan's recovery of rune technology would be of much help to the dwarves.

The decline of the dwarves is caused by many reasons, such as population, technology, culture, trade, powerhouses, and gods. No matter from which point of view, it is impossible for the dwarves to restore their former glory.

The rune knowledge from thousands of years ago may be useful, but it is more likely to be outdated long ago.

Magical civilization also pays attention to advancing with the times. It is impossible for something to be more ancient, but more powerful. The overall trend is the same as any civilization, and it is spiraling upward.

After Zoltan said so much, he revealed all his plans for many years without any concealment. He obviously wanted to enter the underground fortress with him.

Ren hesitated for a moment.

"Does Master Roger know about this teleportation array?"

Zoltan replied: "Of course he knows that Roger owes me a favor, and he agreed with him a long time ago to act with me." He shrugged and said frankly: "Ren, Your strength is very strong, of course I hope you can join, but I won’t force you.”

"After all, you are still young, and you still have a long life to enjoy. It is right not to take risks."

"In the original plan, it was just me and Roger."

"Think carefully and tell me the answer tonight."

As Zoltan spoke, he got busy in the secret room, moving out the shelves storing alchemy materials and cleaning the dust on the ground.

Ren didn't speak, but just helped him do it together.

The two quickly cleaned the secret room. The round rune circle occupied most of the ground, and under the light of the gas lamp, the notches reflected a faint light.

The whole rune array doesn't look complicated, the real mystery lies in those few runes.

Rune knowledge comes from the elements in the soul.

Each element has a unique symbol, some are like graphics, and some are characters. They are all naturally formed symbols and contain a lot of rune knowledge.

Disassemble the element graphics, study them in depth, get the corresponding simplified symbols, and recombine them to get a set of rune knowledge.

All forms of application of energy, such as casting spells, enchanting, alchemy, magic circles, curses, potions, and scrolls, are more or less inseparable from the influence of runes.

Master the knowledge of runes, and you master the world.

The rune system of Allenus is very large, and almost every intelligent race has developed its own rune knowledge. The most famous and powerful is the dwarf rune, which is better than the elf rune.

In the last era, the reason why the dwarves became one of the two overlords was due to their rune technology.

The magic talent of dwarves is far inferior to that of elves. They rely on rune technology to create powerful weapons and armor and various chariots and cannons to compete with elves. Dwarves who master these technologies are called rune blacksmiths. most respected profession.

Above the rune blacksmith, there is also the rune master, and the more respected rune lord.

The status of any rune lord among the dwarves is no less than that of a king. Currently, the dwarves only have less than ten rune lords.

And Zoltan is a rune master.

Nowadays, humans also have a set of runes of their own, but compared with dwarf runes, there is still a big gap. However, humans also have mechanical technology and alchemy. Victory dwarves.

There is a whole set of "Knowledge of Runes" in Ren's mobile phone. The content is extensive and profound, as vast as the sea. Not long after he started learning, he is still far from mastering.

When he was learning how to make a soul gun, Zoltan was not stingy, and taught him some dwarven rune knowledge.

These two different rune systems have benefited Ren a lot.

Since time travel, Zoltan has been very kind to himself. He stayed in the hotel on the first day and provided mechanical workshops and alchemy materials. Although they were all paid for, the money was really nothing. The golden shield is not available.

After a few months of contact, the two have become good friends.

Moreover, the matter of the underground fortress is a big secret, and Zoltan did not hide it from himself, telling it out without hesitation, which shows his trust in him.

Ren tends to enter the underground fortress with Zoltan, but he knows too little about the fortress, so he has no confidence in his heart.

This is a one-way teleportation array, if you go in, you may not be able to get out, and you will be trapped in it alive.

Not to mention, there are other dangers in the underground fortress.

Zoltan saw Renn's suspicious expression, smiled and said, "Renn, I can be sure that there is an exit from the underground fortress, so you don't have to worry about that."

"Why?" Ren asked.

Zoltan suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Do you know Emperor Alpha?"

Ren nodded.

In the Orienth Empire, every child grew up listening to the legend of Emperor Alpha, who was the founder of the empire and was hailed as the greatest human hero in history, perhaps none of them.

Ballads praising the great achievements and legendary life of the great emperor spread all over Ellenius and lasted for a long time.

Almost everyone, whether human, elf or dwarf, can tell a story or two about Emperor Alpha, some are true, some are people's invention, but whether true or not, the emperor is always poetry, Heroic protagonists in novels and music.

Zoltan continued: "Emperor Alpha was born in a human settlement south of Longshande. He is the son of the chieftain of the settlement. He lived in Longshande for many years in his youth and grew up here, so Longshande is actually the great emperor. hometown."

This is a well-known thing, why talk about it?

Rain didn't understand Zoltan's intentions.

"Emperor Alpha and you have one thing in common. I don't know if you have thought about it." Zoltan glanced at Ren, his eyes were rather strange.

"What do I have in common with the Great Emperor?"

Ren was a little confused, and then he had a flash of inspiration, and lost his voice: "Warhammer?"

He couldn't help but lose his composure, because Emperor Alpha's weapon is too famous. It is a legendary warhammer with a long name, "Thunder God's Wrath, Hammer of the Curse of the Skull Crusher", which is usually seen in various places. This poetic story is simply called "Thor's Hammer"!

This warhammer accompanies Alpha Great's life and has almost become the symbol of this legendary hero.

According to the rumors, Thor's Hammer is the most powerful weapon under the divine weapon, and it ranks first among all legendary weapons. Emperor Alpha holds a war hammer and is invincible. Countless enemies have had their heads blown off by the war hammer.

After the death of Emperor Alpha, Thor's Hammer disappeared.

More than a thousand years ago, this warhammer briefly appeared for a few years, caused huge waves in the empire, was involved in a series of incidents, and then disappeared again.

Ren looked at Zoltan, his eyes full of expectation.