Ember Dragon

Titus's expression became more and more solemn. The dwarf king was entrusting his son to his care, which meant that he had completely given up his life and was ready to die.

Gu Jinlong lowered his head, his pale golden pupils showing regret, and his voice became heavier: "Your Majesty Ed, have you really made a decision?"

"Of course." Ed replied with a smile. "My time is running out. Rather than being a weakling, I'd rather die on the battlefield like a real warrior, just like my father, Toao Klein, who fought the enemy to death."

Titus sighed and tried to persuade them: "Since this is a hopeless war, why don't you take your people and migrate?"

"No, you don't understand dwarves, Lord Titus. We shield dwarves have lived here for generations. Avenderdan is our home and also our grave."

Ed shook his head and stretched out his rough hands to touch the ancient dwarven words on the wall: "A long time ago, the first King of the Mountains, Bernd Klein, brought the shield dwarves who had experienced war to the first time set foot on this land.

For thousands of years, we have mined ore, forged weapons, and drunk wine in Blackrock Mountain. We are familiar with the land, rocks, and mineral veins here. Every mine and tunnel here was carved out by the dwarves with pickaxes and hammers.
Abandoning Avendeldan and Blackrock Mountain would be like abandoning our homeland and betraying our ancestors - something no brave, loyal dwarf would ever do."

As he spoke, the Dwarf King's voice became more and more powerful, like the crisp sound of a hammer hitting rock.

After hearing this, Titus had seen the other party's determination and knew that he could no longer dissuade the King of the Mountains. He could only helplessly reply: "Your Majesty Ed, I agree to your request."

"Hahahaha, okay, Lord Titus, we the dwarves will remember your kindness, you are our friend forever!" Hearing this, Ed laughed heartily and tied the warhammer back to his waist.

Dwarves often say, "The difference between an acquaintance and a friend is about a hundred years." It is difficult for short-lived humans to forge a truly solid relationship with dwarves, and the best dwarf-human friendships occur between humans and dwarves who are like their parents and grandparents.

But the Dwarf King also knew that compared to the long-lived dragons, the dwarves were particularly short-lived. And as the True Dragon with the longest lifespan, it was also difficult for the Golden Dragon to forge a stable relationship with the Dwarves.

Although Titus had fought alongside Eddard and could barely be considered a "friend of life and death", this was nothing to a giant dragon.

Ed did not hide his intentions, but just stretched out two thick fingers and said seriously: "Sir Titus, I only hope that you can protect those children for two hundred years.

Two hundred years, this may be just a nap time for a gold dragon like you, but it is half a lifetime for us dwarves.

During this time, let them serve you and work for you. If they still cannot retake Avendeldan after two hundred years, then let them set up their own place and find a place where the shield dwarf civilization can survive. "

"it is good."

Gu Jinlong didn't say much, just nodded solemnly.
Although strictly speaking, he is much younger than the dwarf in front of him, from the perspective of the golden dragon, this is not a harsh condition.

But Eddard was not finished yet: "Of course, I can't let you protect them for nothing. You can choose from the treasures that our dwarves have accumulated over thousands of years. You can take one third of them."

"This, this is a bit too much."

Suddenly, Gu Jinlong was surprised, and his light golden eyes revealed hesitation and greed. For a moment, he didn't know whether he should refuse.

Like any good metallic dragon, they share the dragon's greed for money, but also have a very high moral bottom line.

You must know that dwarves have always valued gold, gems, jewelry, and works of art made from these precious materials. Although their greed for treasures is not as great as that of dragons, it is by no means less.

Ed saw what Jin Long was thinking, smiled again, and stroked his thick brown beard: “Sir Titus, although I believe in your moral standards, interests are the best means of binding, and you deserve these treasures.

Even if I don't give these treasures to you, they will most likely fall into the hands of the Burning Empire. It is better to give them to a truly kind person.

not to mention."

Ed paused, strode to the end of the secret room, and pressed the iron door covered with dwarven words with his rough hands. The runes on it suddenly lit up: "I have another important thing I want to entrust to you."

"boom--"

With a dull roar, the iron door slowly opened, revealing a new view behind it. The golden light shone on the dwarf's face and made the golden dragon's scales sparkle.

The lights in the vault were bright, illuminating every treasure. The golden coins piled up into a small hill, shining so brightly that it seemed to reflect the eyes of the greedy. Rubies, sapphires, emeralds and other rare gems competed with each other under the lights, shining brightly.

In addition to gold and silver treasures, the treasury also contains a variety of exquisite weapons and accessories. Each piece of work reveals the exquisite craftsmanship of the dwarf craftsmen. Whether it is an extremely sharp sword or a gorgeously decorated ring, it contains the dwarf's pursuit of beauty and worship of power.

This is the treasure house that the dwarves have guarded for generations, and the treasure that the dwarves of the Mountain Kingdom have accumulated for thousands of years.

In the brilliant light of this treasure house, the face of the Dwarf King was full of traces of time. His eyes shuttled among the fruits of his labor, as if he was recalling every bit of the past years.

Even Titus couldn't help but open his mouth, his whiskers fluttering, and exclaimed, "Your Majesty Ed, this is truly an astonishing fortune."

Seeing the golden dragon's astonished reaction, Ed nodded with great satisfaction, feeling extremely proud and proud of the dwarves' wealth - this was wealth that stunned the golden dragon!

"Of course, Sir Titus. When my father first brought me here, I was so surprised that I couldn't even walk. I almost fainted in this treasure house."

The dwarf entered the treasury first, and after hesitating for a moment, the ancient golden dragon lowered its head, folded its wings, and passed through the gate with difficulty, and also entered the treasury.

The dwarf and the golden dragon walked one after the other in this trance-like pile of treasure.

Titus couldn't help but look around, observing the gold coins, gems, and magical equipment around him.

The gold coins piled up into small hills, the gems were like stars dotted in the night sky, and the magical auras emitted by the equipment shone together. There were 20 legendary equipment, including knives, swords, axes, hammers, and armor. The variety was so great that he was dazzled. Relying on the dragon's innate powerful valuation skills, Titus, or Cassius, roughly estimated the value of this treasure house in just a few minutes - more than 20 million gold coins!

It is indeed the treasure accumulated by the dwarves for thousands of years. Even for the Burning Empire, which has achieved large-scale industrial production and dumped goods all over Feanso, it is a huge fortune!

Unfortunately, all this wealth is about to belong to an evil, greedy red dragon.

Titus's breathing became rapid and he felt hot all over. He even had the urge to kill the dwarf king on the spot and take the treasure house for himself.

But he soon calmed down, because this treasure house would belong to him sooner or later, and there was no need to be impulsive about it. What's more, Ed wanted him to keep an important thing.

Gu Jinlong calmed down and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for your trust, Your Majesty Ed, for allowing me to enter a place like this."

This was the sincerity that Ed showed, leading a giant dragon into the treasure house. Everyone knew what this meant - absolute trust.

The Dwarf King wants to build a solid bond between the ancient golden dragons and the shield dwarves and obtain true protection, but this is a necessary price.

"Sir Titus, I've said before, I believe in your character, and you will always be a staunch ally of us dwarves." Eddard said in a firm and powerful voice.

At this moment, Gu Jinlong's majestic and wise face was full of emotion, as if it came from the heart and spontaneously. It can only be said that his acting skills have reached the pinnacle.

Coming to the end of the treasury, they entered a secret room carved with various runes. The dwarf stopped in front of an inconspicuous wall, staring ahead with a serious expression.

Then he took out the knife he carried with him, cut his finger, smeared the blood on the wall, drew mysterious dwarven symbols, and muttered something.

"Mora, in the name of the Mountain King, Ruler of the Shield Dwarves, Blood of Blackrock Mountain"

Suddenly, the symbol drawn in blood lit up, and the surrounding runes all emitted a faint light. The dwarves on the reliefs seemed to come alive, waving their weapons and letting out angry war cries.

"boom--"

I saw a platform made of black iron rising slowly from the ground. On it was inlaid a broken stone that looked like part of an eye and exuded an extremely vicious aura.

Instantly, the ancient golden dragon's eyes widened, and his vertical pupils like golden pools revealed unprecedented surprise and astonishment. He couldn't help muttering to himself: "This, this is... How is it possible? Bahamut, I thought it was just a legend."

The item description of this "stone" had already appeared in his eyes.

[Eye of Gruumsh (half)]

Quality: Mythical

Domains: Chaos, Evil, Power, War
Effect: unknown

Introduction: The orcs have a unique hatred for Corellon Larethian, Moradin, and their followers. According to legend, many years ago, Corellon Larethian blinded Gruumsh's left eye in a battle.

Of course, some orc priests question this legend and regard it as nonsense. They believe that the elven god stole the eye because he could never defeat Gruumsh in a fair fight.

In orcish legend, the eye that Gruumsh lost in battle with the elven god Corellon Larethian became an artifact. The elves scoff at this story, saying that Corellon Larethian destroyed Gruumsh's eye entirely.

Ed stared at the broken stone, and unconsciously straightened his chest, his tone filled with pride: "Sir Titus, you are indeed knowledgeable, you guessed right - this is part of the eye.

Ten thousand years ago, the Father God and the Elf God joined forces to defeat the God of Orcs, blinded him, and split him into two pieces, sealing them in the Mountain Kingdom and Serenia respectively - and this is one of them. "

Titus looked at the stone that emanated chaotic and evil power, his heart was already filled with turmoil and a myriad of thoughts running through his mind.

This is a part of a powerful god, and its value is far greater than the treasures in this treasury combined! Titus, or Cassius, is determined to get it!
No wonder the orcs in the previous life made rapid progress in strength after conquering Avendeldan, and even caused the terrible "Orc Disaster". It turned out that they found the sacred object of their race!
At this point, the Dwarf King's tone became gnashing of teeth: "But now, the God of Orcs has used dirty means to cut off the connection between us and the Father God, making it impossible for the Father God's power to descend upon the world.

And now, the Burning Empire in the southwest is eyeing us covetously and may launch an invasion at any time. I can only entrust it to our most trusted ally - that is you."

Titus calmed his overly excited heart again and continued to test: "Your Majesty Eddard, since Serenia is keeping the other half of the eye, why don't you entrust it to the elves?
They have formed a sacred alliance with you dwarves for thousands of years and have always been your staunch allies, far more reliable than I am."

Ed shook his head and explained, "These two incomplete Eyes of Gruumsh must not be put together. If I do that, if the orcs conquer Serenia, they will be able to obtain the complete Eye of Gruumsh, and the consequences will be disastrous.

Moreover, Serenia is facing an unprecedented turmoil, and I cannot predict who will win in the end.

I trust Her Majesty Catherine and Lord Rhea, but I cannot trust those elven elders who do not abide by the Holy Alliance and stand idly by against us dwarves."

Finally, the dwarf king raised his head and stared into the pale golden eyes of the ancient golden dragon: "This half eye contains unimaginable evil power. Only the blood of the shield dwarf royal family can seal this evil object from the orc god.

Sir Titus, I hope you can keep it safe and never let it fall into the hands of evildoers, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous and will definitely cause a multiverse-level disaster."

"Don't worry, I will protect it with my life."

Titus lowered his head, spread the dragon wings behind him, and looked the dwarf king in the eye with the unique etiquette of a golden dragon. His tone was extremely solemn, and his golden vertical pupils revealed an unprecedented determination.

However, at this moment, Titus, or Cassius, was not thinking in such a high-sounding and righteous way as he said - he just wanted to take the two broken Eyes of Gruumsh into his pocket. (End of this chapter)