Chapter 455 First Impression of Stone Castle
“A city built in the mountains.”
This is the subconscious thought that all people who see Stone Castle for the first time will have.
Starting from the Grella Mountain at the foot of the Frostfire Plateau, the strong dwarves used the forging hammers and stone chisels in their hands to hollow out the interior of the mountain and dig out a huge cave. .
In Dwarven language, Grilla means "Hot Heart".
The history of the stone fort probably dates back to before the Neo-Huili era.
Because before the evil god from the void invaded the world, the huge cave inside Mount Grilla already existed.
At that time, the reason why the dwarves gathered here was that they needed to use the hot magma gurgling from inside the mountain to smelt and forge various metal minerals.
There is a magma lake deep in the Grella Mountains that is said to go straight to the center of the earth. No one knows how the ancestors of the dwarves did it. In short, they successfully completed the diversion of the magma lake, and since then , the dwarves have inexhaustible super energy.
Later, when the monster red tide appeared, not only for refuge, but also to further develop the huge cave inside Grella, the dwarves used steel and iron to cast an extremely thick and dozens of wide caves on the outside of the mountain. Meters, a magnificent city wall that is hundreds of meters high!
The city wall is named "Edson's Wall" in memory of Edson, the first dwarf leader of Stone Castle.
This city wall is firmly combined with the solid mountain, becoming the most powerful safety barrier for the dwarves when facing the monster red tide.
To some extent.
The protective ability of Edson's Wall is even more exaggerated than the magical barrier of [Past Glory].
After all, there will be no holes or gaps in this high steel wall.
For monsters of level 3 and below, even if they were knocked to death under this iron wall and shield, they would not be able to injure them at all.
The way to enter the Dwarf Stone Castle is very unique.
There is no gate or entrance here in the traditional sense.
Adson's Wall is solid and integrated from top to bottom, ensuring its super defense power that makes monsters despair.
For those land caravans, guests or dwarves who have traveled all the way from Lingyi Wetland, or the dwarves returning home, the unified way to enter the stone castle is to use the "big elevator".
The "big lift" is actually a square platform also made of alloy with guardrails.
The upper part is connected to the axle by a thick and strong cable.
Purely human operation method.
The dwarves, who are born with supernatural powers and are covered with muscles, rely on their strength to pull the big elevator up to a height of 100 meters, enter the city, and then lower it smoothly back to the ground, repeating the cycle.
This is how people and goods enter and leave the city.
The large elevator cycles up and down every hour, with a dwell time of 20 minutes.
When the Golden Wave Breaker flew to Edson's Wall, Peter had already seen the ant-sized crowds, horses and cargo gathered on the ground, queuing up for the next big lift. arrival.
The goblin airship is an air transport route, so there is no need to line up with people arriving by land when entering the stone castle.
Ronald drove the modified Golden Tide Breaker, passed through the top of the Edson Wall, which was more than 20 meters high, drove straight into the interior of the stone castle, and headed to the airship dock to dock.
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"Hot!"
"It's so hot!"
As soon as he entered the stone castle, Peter suddenly felt sweat starting to form in the long-sleeved jacket he was wearing. The temperature has risen significantly!
Obviously it will soon be late autumn outside, and the weather is already so cold that even wearing thin clothes will make you shiver from the cold.
The stone castle was as hot as a steamer.
Ronald, who was driving the airship, raised his horn and shouted loudly:
"If you haven't changed your clothes, go change quickly, or stay in the cabin and don't go on the deck!"
< br>"We are about to pass the Great Furnace, which is built above the magma lake. It is the hottest place in the entire stone castle!"
The Great Furnace - a magnificent wonder built by the dwarves themselves.
A huge furnace standing tens of meters high above the magma lake.
To be precise, the lower part of this furnace has actually penetrated deep into the magma lake, pouring hot lava from the magma lake continuously into the bottom, providing sufficient fire and energy for smelting and forging. hot.
The bellows never stop, the sounds of the anvil and forging hammer colliding one after another, the gurgling sound of magma, the sizzling sound of quenching, and the crisp sound of metal colliding with metal, all elements are mixed together , has become a rhythm and melody unique to Stone Castle.
The internal shape of the entire stone castle is roughly like an irregular cylinder.
At the very bottom is a bright magma lake that exudes endless heat. With the melting pot as the center, there are layers of circular city platforms built around it.
The dwarves dug their own "houses" at the ends of these "rings" near the mountain walls.
Rest and live in the cave.
Usually conduct transactions, entertainment or other activities on various ring platforms.
The rings at different levels are also carried up and down by elevators. If you are in a hurry, you can also choose to take the steep "steps" carved into the mountain wall.
Even if the Golden Chao Breaker was still dozens of meters away from the melting pot when it passed by, you could still feel the hot breath coming towards your face.
Malen, the boss of "Dwarf Seiko" squatting on the deck of the airship, looked at the melting pot from afar with blazing eyes, and he didn't even know he was drooling from the corner of his mouth.
"His ha...his ha, the melting pot, hehe, it would be great if I could have a forge of my own in the melting pot!"
Look at that look on his face. There is no difference in the expression of the crazy uncle when he is a young girl.
Noticing the strange looks from the people around him, Maren wiped the drool and said confidently: "Look what I'm doing! You know that for dwarves, they have their own exclusive forge in the melting pot. Is it such a great honor? "
"The lower the terrain is, the closer to the bottom of the furnace, the higher the temperature will be, and the quality of the smelted metal and forged weapons and equipment will be better, but Only the dwarves with the best and most exquisite forging skills can win this honor and have the qualifications to go to the lower level of the Great Furnace.”
"For the forges in the middle of the melting pot, dwarves also need to prove that they are highly skilled and can forge truly high-quality equipment before they are eligible to receive a forge exclusive to them."
"As for others, , you can only use the public forges on the upper level of the melting pot, and the effect is worse than that on the bottom and middle levels. You still have to queue and wait at all times."
"The lower the position of his own forge, the harder it is. The reputation and status among the dwarves will be higher!"
"My body has a quarter of dwarf blood, and a mixed dwarf is also a dwarf!"
"I am a dwarf. My grandmother once owned a mid-level forge that belonged to her. I inherited her bloodline. Why can’t I gain the honor and respect of the dwarves?”
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(End of this chapter)