Chapter 1288 A unique castle
As Cornet's words fell, the dull sound of gears turned was heard, and the metal gate of the giant castle slowly opened. Several groups of dwarf soldiers and alchemy puppets filed out one after another, once again forming a welcoming formation.
It is not difficult to see from the obviously brighter red armor that these dwarf soldiers are obviously a professional honor guard team.
Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
Although the human race has lived in this corner of the country for a long time, as the supreme master of the human race world, coming here in person is undoubtedly a formal diplomatic event.
Therefore, although this formation is not very grand, it has already shown enough friendship and goodwill.
After all, in the world of the jungle in Outland, the strong are respected, and only the strong can win the respect of others.
"Speaking of which, are there hundreds of fifth-level alchemy puppets?"
Lei Xiao felt the powerful momentum rushing towards him. Although his face was calm, he was still secretly amazed in his heart.
Although under his own leadership, the number of human race town-level powerhouses is steadily increasing. Including the surrendered tribes, there are more than 20 in the territory alone.
Among them, not to mention the three elders of Polygonum Guinea, Gracilaria, and Hongye, there are also 10 newly promoted subordinates such as Ariel, Shuang, Cecilia, Kido, and 7 including Catherine and Valentin. There are 23 strong men from the Vampire Clan, a total of 23 people.
The Kingdom of Cold Flame has 5 people, White Knight, Nolan, Old Shore, and Bernie. The Pars Empire has 2 people, Barnett and Antonio. The Canlan Federation has 2 people, Valentine and Sewell. The Kingdom of Grim has 5 people. There is 1 Jared, 1 Alger from the Green Kingdom, and 1 Theresa from the Holy Night Kingdom, a total of 12 people.
There are also 20 fifth-level heroic spirits such as Sophia from the Lion King Palace and Shirley, a total of 21, and a total of 12 fifth-level strong men from the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild, for a total of 33.
All in all, there are currently 68 fifth-level experts under Lei Xiao's command, and together with Lei Xiao himself, there are a total of 69 people.
If we include all the fifth-level alchemy puppets and stone elves including the giant metal dragon, we can reach a little over 100.
In addition, there are three sixth-level powerhouses, Yoniel, Hui Lao, and Bing Lao, six-level stone elf Xiaojie, and three half-step six-level powerhouses, Louise, Diana, and Lorenz.
So far, the dwarves have shown top-level combat power that is twice or even nearly three times more than ours, which is evident from this.
"Of course, I did not include the fifth-level summoning scroll and the sixth-level summoning scroll in my hand, but naturally the opponent will not fully show his strength."
Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, a brass instrument similar to a trumpet sounded, and the welcome ceremony began.
Under the guidance of Cornet, Lei Xiao and his group passed through the neatly standing dwarf honor guard and walked straight towards the majestic metal castle.
The dwarf palace also has very high artistic attainments. Although the scale is slightly smaller than that of the human race, the neatly manicured magic gardens, various sculptures and fountains are also well-proportioned, and all have the artistic style of metal and gears. It can be said that It's unique.
"Lord, the metal viper on the fountain can still move. It's exactly the same as the real one!"
When passing by a giant fountain with a metal rockery as its main body, Louise's eyes were full of surprise and she couldn't help blurting out.
"This is the work of the top dwarf sculptor. He is also a famous forging master. He once went to the dwarf kingdom to study under a certain legendary dwarf blacksmith."
Cornette heard this and introduced with pride.
With Cornette's introduction, the group quickly arrived in front of the giant metal castle.
The dull sound of gears turning sounded again, and the castle hanging door that shone with rich magical light slowly opened.
Looking at the rich magic flow on the castle hanging door, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.
Along the way, he has passed the threshold of many absolute defense barriers. No matter which one it is, the strength is unprecedented, exceeding any human area including the territory.
"Your Majesty the Human Race, my king is waiting in the living room, please go this way."
Cornette bowed and walked in front again.
Entering the gate of the metal castle, the first thing that comes into view is an extremely spacious hall.
On both sides of the hall, there are neatly arranged guard statues, which are exactly the same as the alchemy puppets outside. Since these statues are in a static state, even Lei Xiao can hardly tell whether they are real statues or dormant alchemy puppets.
But this is not the most eye-catching thing. The walls of the castle hall are inlaid with large and small running metal gears and bearings, faintly emitting regular mechanical sounds, just like walking into the inside of a clock. It feels extremely strange.
In addition, there was a vague smell similar to engine oil floating in the air, obviously coming from those oily gears.
"Your Majesty must have guessed that these mechanical devices throughout the castle are also part of the castle's defense measures and are responsible for supplying energy to the absolute defense barrier. After all, we dwarves are not very good at practicing, so we can only find another way. .”
Cornet shrugged. Although he looked helpless, he still had an element of showing off.
It's no wonder that the dwarves' own strength is probably far inferior to that of the current human race led by Lei Xiao. But with their superb alchemy puppet skills and demonic energy technology, they were even able to compete with those destructive people in the early stage. The red dragon fought back and forth, which is evident from this.
"What an amazing achievement."
Lei Xiao did not hide his feelings at all, and still looked around with a calm expression, until the group came to a metal door with gorgeous texture, and then Cornette pressed a metal button next to the door.
Although the metal door in front of him was extremely unfamiliar, through the sound of metal friction and airflow that sounded immediately after pressing the button, Lei Xiao immediately judged that this should be an elevator that incorporated magic technology.
Although he was surprised, Lei Xiao looked as expected. These guys could even invent the space train, let alone the elevator.
Sure enough, with a "ding" sound, the metal door slowly opened, revealing a fully enclosed space with a quite spacious area.
Seeing this scene, the rest of our team who had never seen an elevator looked puzzled, while Cornette smiled faintly and began to give a brief introduction.
"Can you go directly to other floors under the influence of demonic energy? It is really similar to the teleportation circle."
Hearing the sound, Louise's starry eyes were filled with surprise, and she couldn't help blurting out.
"Not only that, this device also has a teleportation function and can be teleported to any identical device in the castle as needed."
After the introduction, Cornette looked at Lei Xiao with pride, only to find that the latter was not as surprised as expected, but kept a calm expression.
In fact, it's not just this time. Cornette has long discovered that these demonic technologies that can shock other forces seem to be nothing more than that in the eyes of the human emperor.
"Your Majesty, the human race, does this kind of technology also exist in the human world?"
Cornette couldn't help but ask as he guided everyone into the metal door.
"I must have heard that the patrol officer has heard that many alien lords have descended on the human race some time ago, especially in the human race, and the alien lords are also all human race."
Lei Xiao smiled lightly and responded: "To be honest with you, I am actually an alien lord. In the world I used to live in, these demonic technologies have long been developed in a more advanced form, and have reached an unprecedented level. height.”
"Oh? That's really a desirable place."
Although Cornette was polite, he obviously didn't believe it. He just thought Lei Xiao was pretending to be serious.
When the metal door opened again, what appeared in front of Lei Xiao and his party was a magnificent palace hall.
Although there are no traces of gears on the metal walls here, the sound of mechanical operation is still clearly audible, and it is decorated in a distinctive steampunk style.
Artworks that combine gems and gears are displayed everywhere, dazzling people's eyes. There are flags with gears printed on them hanging on the walls, and even the polished metal floor is engraved with gear patterns.
At the end of the hall, there was a throne standing on a high platform. Sitting on the throne was a tall elf figure wearing a crown. That was obviously the elf king.
Below the dwarf king, there were two rows of dwarf ministers who were obviously older, looking over at them.
"Your Majesty, please come this way."
Cornette first directed the elite guards who followed him to line up left and right, and then nodded to Lei Xiao.
Under the watchful eyes of the dwarf kings and ministers, Lei Xiao quickly arrived directly under the throne.
I saw that the dwarf king in the top position was quite young. His resolute face with a neat beard exuded the majesty of a king without losing his approachability.
Seeing Lei Xiao standing still, the young dwarf king did not put on airs, but stood up from the throne. He first smiled and said: "Your Majesty the human race, I have heard about the matter from my Prince Huanyao. Welcome His Majesty the Human Race to visit the Dwarf Kingdom.”
As the clear voice of the dwarf king fell, the other dwarf ministers also looked kind and nodded.
But Lei Xiao, who was used to seeing Vanity Fair, realized that although the other party was quite polite, that was all, and he still remained extremely wary of us.
This can be seen from the absolute defense barrier flashing around the throne and the dwarf ministers on both sides. Only the section of land where we are located is not covered by the absolute defense barrier.
Another thing that surprised Lei Xiao was that when he said the words just now, the dwarf king not only looked at himself, but also looked at Cornette who was leading the way.
This undoubtedly shows that the Prince Huanyao the other party talks about is Cornet, who has been communicating with us.
"I have long thought that this patrol officer is a bit unusual. He can also recognize the Stone of Power at a glance. He turns out to be a member of the dwarf royal family."
Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind, and Cornet smiled slightly and said, "Let me formally introduce myself, Your Majesty of the human race, I am both the patrol officer of the dwarves and the Prince of Huanyao of the dwarves."
After that, Cornet solemnly introduced the rather young dwarf king.
"King Broi?"
After listening to Cornette's explanation, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.
It can be heard from the other party's description that the young new king of the dwarves has not personally experienced the war with the dragon clan that year, and was not even born yet.
During his nearly hundred years in power, he never had any conflicts with the Dragon Clan. He just kept a low profile and devoted himself to the revival of the dwarf kingdom.
Lei Xiao was thinking this in his heart, and said politely: "Your Majesty the dwarf has managed the kingdom in an orderly manner, and I deeply admire you."
"Your Majesty the Human Race has given you a reward. Your Majesty the Human Race was able to bring peace to the human race world that had been in chaos for three thousand years in a short period of time, and also destroyed the rather troublesome Forbidden Tree. This is what is admirable."
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The golden gears inlaid on Broy's crown were shining, and he obviously knew a lot about the human world. He also said politely: "It is an honor for me to get acquainted with such a brave and wise monarch."
However, you can still feel from the other party's understatement that this honor is only limited to the surface and is not what the other party is thinking.
The surrounding dwarf ministers, after observing our staffing, even showed a slight look of contempt. Apparently they were still a little bit worried about the mysterious human visitors last time.
After a few polite words with Lei Xiao, Broy quickly got straight to the point and asked: "Your Majesty the human race, I heard from Prince Huanyao that your Majesty seems to hold a stone of power belonging to the dwarf royal family?"
"Yes, this is the important reason why I came here."
Lei Xiao turned his palm up, and the inconspicuous-looking black round stone appeared immediately.
The moment the black round stone appeared, a golden light suddenly burst out from the stone, and the entire black stone body was transformed into shining gold, which was quite magical.
On the surface of the converted golden stone, a heraldry of a shovel and a wrench intertwined is engraved, which looks shining.
"This is actually a token of the pioneering prince Vader?"
I saw Prince Huanyao Cornet's eyes full of surprise, and he couldn't help but blurt out.
Hearing Cornette's voice, the other dwarf ministers also looked over in surprise.
You must know that the pioneer prince Vader is the younger brother of the first dwarf king after the blank era. He assisted the first king in rebuilding the destroyed dwarf kingdom. It can be described as a legendary existence.
Unfortunately, after the kingdom was stabilized, the whereabouts of the pioneer prince Vader were unknown, and there was no news about him again.
Unexpectedly, more than 2,500 years later, I would see a token of this legendary dwarf elf from a human king.
Among the dwarfs present, even Broy looked surprised and didn't know what to say for a moment. And what Lei Xiao said next made all the dwarfs present stunned, almost unable to believe their ears.