Chapter 110

"You react quickly, you are Thor's Hammer."

Zoltan nodded slightly, and said seriously: "But you may not know that Thor's Hammer has experienced five owners, and Emperor Alpha is only the fourth. The first three owners are all dwarf high kings from the Ironbeard clan. , because Thor's Hammer was forged by the Ironbeard clan with the strength of the clan, and it is the treasure of the clan."

Ren was stunned.

There have been dozens of high kings in the history of the dwarves, and it is very rare for the Ironbeard clan to have three. Obviously, this legendary warhammer is an important factor.

And the fortress underground in Longshande was built by the Ironbeard clan.

The relationship between this made Ren immediately understand why Zoltan mentioned Emperor Alpha.

He asked a little excitedly: "Emperor Alpha entered the Ironbeard underground fortress, obtained Thor's Hammer, and then came out of it?"

"Yes." Zoltan said: "It's not just Emperor Alpha, the fifth owner of Thor's Hammer, Walden, who claimed to be the successor of the emperor more than a thousand years ago, was also in Longshande before he became famous. After living for many years, he must have entered Ironbeard Fortress."

"Usurper Walden?" Ren knew this person.

This Walden is also a well-known figure in the history of the empire, with a mixed reputation.

He was born in a family of blacksmiths, and later became an extraordinary person. He was originally unknown, but suddenly he got the Thor's Hammer that had been missing for thousands of years. He made many amazing heroic feats, and claimed to be the orthodox successor of Emperor Alpha, With strong strength, he tried to force the emperor to abdicate.

The emperor at that time was also a powerful figure, and of course he refused to give up the throne. Walden also had a large number of supporters behind him, and the two sides launched a series of struggles.

This turmoil lasted for several years and swept through the entire empire.

The final result surprised everyone.

The emperor died in the conflict, and Walden was also killed by an assassin under serious injuries. It is still unknown who did it, and it has become a famous historical mystery.

In order to avoid being purged by the successor emperor, Walden's supporters frantically massacred the entire royal family. The blood of Emperor Alfa was cut off, and the imperial power also disappeared.

Since then, there has been no emperor in the empire, and the ruling power has fallen into the hands of the "Supreme Council of Chemetis".

The Thor's Hammer that caused the disaster disappeared again after Walden's death.

Ren thought quickly in his heart.

The Thor's Hammer is a treasure cast by the Ironbeard clan. The dwarves evacuated Hoskin Tucker. After many years, Emperor Alpha got the Thor's Hammer and established the empire.

The Orienth Empire was formally established in 221 of the new era, and the dwarves withdrew around 1,200 years before the new era, with an interval of more than 1,400 years.

When the dwarves leave the underground stronghold, they will definitely take Thor's hammer with them.

But after more than a thousand years, Emperor Alpha got this legendary warhammer from the Ironbeard underground fortress.

Emperor Alpha passed away within fifty years of his reign, and Thor's Hammer was also missing, until it was obtained by the usurper Walden around 1350 in the New Era, and the period was nearly 1,200 years apart.

After Varden's death, Warhammer disappeared again and has not been seen since.

When these clues were connected, Ren had a guess in his mind.

"It seems that you have already guessed it." Seeing his expression, Zoltan smiled triumphantly and said, "I found out from an ancient book of the Ironbeard clan that the main material of Thor's Hammer is an extremely rare The void meteorite steel has the ability to travel through space, and it is very likely that every time it disappears, it returns to the place of birth, which is the Ironbeard underground fortress."

Ren's eyes lit up when he heard it, and his heart skipped a beat.

Zoltan shook his head, and said seriously: "This is just our speculation, and it may not be correct. Don't expect too much."

"And it's a legendary weapon, even if it's placed there, it's impossible for you to take it away easily."

"You should know the rumors about Thor's Hammer better than I do."

When Zoltan said these things, he just thought that Ren would be interested, and he didn't really want to enter the fortress specifically to find the legendary Warhammer. This was not his purpose.

"I understand." Ren nodded slightly, let out a long breath, and suppressed the excitement in his heart.

Thor's Hammer is known as the heaviest weapon in the world, so it has another nickname called "World Breaker". In various legends, Emperor Alpha put the hammer on the ground and let others try it, but there was no One can lift it up.

Whether it's human elves, dwarves, or giants, trolls, and dragons, no matter how powerful they are, they can't shake the hammer at all, which is very amazing.

The secret to lifting Thor's Hammer is known only to the master of the hammer.

But no matter what, Renn didn't want to miss such an opportunity. At least he had to go to the underground fortress, even if it was just a glance, so as not to regret it in the future.

Without further hesitation, he said, "Zoltan, I'll go in with you."

"Okay." Zoltan was very happy, and then said: "I'll go up and tell Roger, you go back and have a good rest, and we will go in tomorrow morning."

"Do I need to make any special preparations?" Ren asked carefully. He has no experience in this area, so there is no harm in asking for more advice.

"No, I will prepare it for you." Zoltan looked confident.

Ren was relieved. Zoltan had been planning for so many years. He was a dwarf, and this time he entered the underground dwarf fortress. It was like going back to his own home. There should be no mistakes.

He didn't speak any more, and returned to Vigo Manor.

That night, Ryan told Viola about this, but she was very surprised but did not object, and wanted to give her space necklace to Ryan for him to wear.

Ryan immediately refused.

This space necklace is the most precious thing left by Viola's parents. Most of her wealth is inside. Without the necklace, her strength will be weakened by at least half. If someone plots against her during this period, it will be too dangerous up.

Ren didn't want to put Viola in danger because of himself.

Entering the underground fortress this time, accompanied by Roger, the legendary demon hunter, is safe and there is no need to wear a space necklace.

He only accepted some potions from Viola, and refused everything else.

The next day, Ryan arrived at the Basil Hotel early in the morning.

In the mechanical workshop, Roger stood at the door of the secret room, looking at the rune circle on the ground inside.

"Master Roger." Ren greeted.

"Yeah." Roger responded lightly.

Ren found that the demon hunter's complexion was much better than before. There were no dark circles under his eyes, and his cat-like eyes were extraordinarily energetic. With two cross swords on his back, he was wearing a strong leather lock armor, and his figure was tall and straight. Showing a strong breath.

"Why haven't you seen Your Excellency Teresa recently?" he asked.

"Since the last time I killed that Shadow Blade Killer, Teresa hasn't been here." There was some resentment in Roger's tone.

"Uh..." Ren didn't know how to comfort him, thinking to himself, no wonder Roger's complexion improved.

At this time Zoltan came in from the outside, and he explained everything about the hotel. He didn't say where he was going, only that he would leave for a few days.

After closing the entrance to the mechanical workshop and pulling a large box from the corner, Zoltan began to arm himself.

First put on a whole set of gray-silver rune armor, then a heavy double-edged battle axe, two soul guns, five or six rounds of ammunition belts around the waist, behind is a half-person-high metal box, which is filled with I bought all kinds of things, including more than a dozen pieces of various tools, large bags of compressed dry food, alchemy water collection rods for fetching water, etc., and many other messy things. I don’t know what they are used for. It is simply a treasure chest.

The most striking thing was a book as thick as a brick, chained at both ends of the spine and hanging diagonally from Zoltan's waist.

Noticing Ren's gaze, Zoltan patted the book hard, made a bang, and said, "This is an ancient book from the Ironbeard clan, which contains a lot of information about the Ironbeard underground fortress. There is a simple map, whether we can gain anything this time depends entirely on it."

Ren nodded, opened the mobile phone library, and found that the book appeared on the list, so he downloaded it immediately.

Turning the pages of the book in the interface, it is all written in dwarven characters, which is incomprehensible.

However, the dozens of maps are very simple. From top to bottom, they are divided into many layers, and each layer has a few key points marked.

"Okay, let's go in." Zoltan took the lead and stepped into the rune circle.

Ren checked his shotgun and bullets, took out the icebreaker hammer from the dragon leather belt, and stood on the magic circle.

Only Roger was still outside the door with a troubled face.

Ren snickered. He had long discovered that Roger had teleportation phobia, and he dared not touch any magic related to teleportation easily.

Zoltan was also very aware of this, and the two looked at Roger without urging him.

Roger muttered a few times, and finally bit the bullet, as if he was going to the execution ground, he walked slowly into the range of the rune circle.

Zoltan dons a pair of mechanical glasses that act like goggles, triggering the accompanying darkvision.

A spell came from his mouth.

The entire rune array immediately lit up and vibrated slightly for a few seconds. The air was filled with faint magical energy, and the space in front of him gradually distorted and spun, as if falling into a huge vortex. The whole body became weightless, making people panic.

This feeling lasted for a short time.

In the blink of an eye, Ren found that he was no longer in the secret room.

The powerful effect of the will of truth made him feel no discomfort during the teleportation. When he glanced around, he found that the surroundings were pitch black and there was no light source. However, under the dual effects of the eye of the soul and the will of truth, the darkness did not form any obstacles.

What I saw in front of me was a huge cave.

No matter which direction you look, you will be blocked by a stone wall in the end. Above is a dome more than 30 meters high, supported by huge square stone pillars. Under the pillars, there are continuous stone houses, forming a large building. group.

These stone houses are tall and short, some are dug out of the wall, some stand on the ground, and there are a large number of stone steps, squares, and statues, all of which are magnificent and have a strong dwarf style.

Although thousands of years have passed, most of the buildings are still intact, with only a few collapsed and covered with a thick layer of dust.

The entire crypt was deadly silent.

Ren's voice of all things did not hear any sound, but the air in his breath was normal, not as dull as imagined, and there was a slight flow.

This discovery made him feel a little relieved. The air can flow, which means there is an exit.

"We're in!"

Zoltan first observed vigilantly for a few seconds, but found no danger, so he couldn't help crying out with joy.

Roger next to him held his forehead and shook it violently a few times. It seemed that he hadn't recovered from the dizziness caused by the teleportation. His eyes were confused and his face was a little pale.

"Where is this?" Ren asked.

They are located in a small square paved with complete stones, the surrounding area is very open, and the rune circle on the ground is not obvious.

"Let me take a look." Zoltan flipped through the ancient book on his waist. The pages were made of thin metal sheets, and when flipped, there was a crisp sound.

"According to the records in the book, the entrances of the five rune circles are distributed in different positions in the fortress, from the first floor to the fifth floor, and there is one on each floor."

"This is the residential area, most likely the second or third floor."

Ren also retrieved information about the Dwarf Fortress on his mobile phone.

Whether it is the world mountain range where the dwarves originated, or the area outside the world mountain range, the general structure and layout of the dwarves' underground fortresses are similar.

A dwarf fortress is generally divided into ten floors from top to bottom.

The first floor on the top is the line of defense against the invasion of foreign enemies. It is usually heavily guarded. The entire floor is full of barracks and sentry towers, guarding the various passages going down. There are armories and fortresses, and the overall area is not very large.

From the second floor to the fifth floor, it is the main living area of ​​the dwarves. Kings, clan elders, and commoners mostly live in these four floors. All facilities related to life, such as thrones, temples, bars and markets, are all Concentrate on these four layers.

The sixth floor is a farm for growing mushrooms, as well as factories and furnaces.

The seventh to ninth floors are the treasure house in the fortress, which houses a large number of relics. It is also the tomb of the dwarves and the most important mine for the dwarves.

The tenth floor is the bottom floor. Basically, there will be several underground rivers. As water sources, there may also be enemies entering the fortress from the underground rivers. The terrain is complicated and chaotic.

Zoltan quickly recognized it.

"This is the third floor. We are going to the fourth floor. There is the Temple of Moradin, which most likely houses the rune technology."

Ren asked, "Which way?"

This crypt has several exits, leading in different directions.

"I don't know, I can only search while walking." Zoltan scratched his scalp. This is a fortress built thousands of years ago, like a huge underground labyrinth, even dwarves can easily get lost.

The three of them walked along the spacious road and chose a direction at random.

Walking on the road, looking at the tall and magnificent buildings on both sides, Ren felt a sense of insignificance. He couldn't help thinking, why do dwarves like to build houses so big?

After a while, the three of them walked through a stone passage dug out and entered another burrow.

The terrain of this cave is deeper, standing at the exit of the passage, you can see the whole picture.

Ren glanced across the scene in the crypt, and suddenly saw something that obviously did not belong to the dwarves, his face changed slightly, and he reminded in a low voice:

"Someone has been here!"