The wizard era begins with the alchemist wizard

Chapter 309 Outside the battlefield
Looking at the magic dwarf standing next to him, Richard was a little confused for a moment.

He was not unfamiliar with the creature called the magic dwarf. The blood seed in his heart contained a part of the magic dwarf's blood.

But if he remembered correctly, this kind of creature should have long become a slave race kept by wizards.

How come there was one in his lab?

The effect of the fog cage made Richard unable to move or think, so he had no idea what was happening in the outside world.

At this moment, he still thought that thirty years had passed and Susanna's cursed magic suit had successfully eliminated the power of the curse.

"My lord, it has only been ten years since you were cursed." Makar said, "The curse on you was removed by this demon dwarf."

Richard was slightly stunned and looked down at the magic dwarf holding the straw man in his hand.

The straw man did have some flavor of a cursed magic suit, but it was not quite the same as the cursed magic suit Richard had seen before.

Richard stood up from the hide and pulled the stakes out of his hands and feet.

The intense pain made Richard shudder.

Then Richard changed his shoes and found a chair to sit down.

"Markar, explain the situation clearly. Why did a demon dwarf come to my laboratory, and why did he help me remove the curse?"

Makar reported to Richard everything that had just happened truthfully, and Richard listened and thought about it.

"So you are the indigenous race of the mirror world?" Richard asked the dwarf.

The magic dwarf shook his head and replied, "According to the records of my people, long ago, we lived in another world.

But in a certain year, we were moved to this world by a great wizard."

Richard nodded, and then asked, "You said that I was the savior in your high priest's divination, and I believe it for the time being.

You saved me twenty years of time, and I will repay you.

But you have to tell me what your problem is.

I don’t think I’m particularly outstanding. In fact, there are many powerful wizards who come to the mirror world this time. They are stronger than me and have more profound knowledge than me.

I was curious about what I could solve that they couldn’t.”

The dwarf bowed to Richard.

“Sir, your curse has not been completely removed. The straw man in my hand can only bear your curse for ten days.

If you want to completely remove the curse, you must go to our settlement.

There, the High Priest will lift your curse and tell you the answers to all your questions.”

Richard raised his eyebrows, feeling that his curse was only temporarily transferred.

But he was not angry, because this actually helped him a lot.

Before carrying out the mission, Richard signed a soul contract that stipulated his range of action. If he went beyond this range, it would be considered a violation of the contract.

Although there was no punishment for violating the contract, he would naturally not receive any share of the rewards after the war.

But there is an additional clause in this contract that the wizard can escape from this range if necessary.

Including but not limited to being hunted, seriously injured, cursed by the wizards of Meteorite Academy and other necessary situations.

Now that the curse on Richard has only been temporarily transferred, his leaving the scope of the contract does not count as a violation of the contract.

Richard stood up from the chair. Since the bloody hole on his foot had not yet fully healed, he could only float his body slightly in the air.

"In that case, I will go to your settlement."

……

The world in the mirror is a very vast world, and the battlefield between the two academies is just the tip of the iceberg of the world in the mirror.

Following the magic dwarf, Richard traveled through mountains and rivers.

During this journey, Richard and his companions encountered many ferocious monsters, although these monsters were not a problem for the witch hunting team.

But the magic dwarf leading the way was just a second-level creature.

It was hard to imagine how he had made it through the territory of these monsters and reached Richard's hiding place.

After trekking thousands of kilometers, Richard and his party have arrived at a vast mountain range.

Richard stood on the top of the white mountain and looked out. The rolling mountains stretched as far as the eye could see.

Flocks of demonic birds were flying in the mountains, and from time to time huge roars of beasts could be heard through the forest.

This is an ancient mountain range that presents the ancient appearance of the wizarding world before it was conquered by wizards.

"Pluto, how far is it? If you don't hurry up, your straw man won't be able to hold on."

Pluto is the name of the magic dwarf. His full name is Pluto Ironfist. He is an iron warrior of the Ironfist tribe.

The Iron Fist tribe is a fairly large tribe in the magic dwarf settlement.

According to Brutus, their tribe once ruled over most of the magic dwarves in the mirror world.

But now, all this is just a thing of the past.

After crossing the mountains, what came into Richard's sight was a group of low wooden houses.

These wooden houses were built at the foot of a fairly tall mountain. They appeared to be made of solid materials and had a stable structure.

Richard couldn't even find any fault with it except that it was too short.

But for Richard, these wooden houses were too low. For the magic dwarves, whose average height was only 1.2 meters, these wooden houses were not low at all.

The wooden house area is extremely large, almost surrounding the entire mountain.

From the foot of the mountain up, the wooden houses began to become sparse, and were replaced by stone houses.

According to Pluto, these houses are inhabited by warriors and brave men among the dwarves.

Looking further up, there are caves like honeycombs on top of the stone houses.

The Magic Dwarves are a race skilled in blacksmithing. They mine minerals from the mountains and then forge them into anything they need.

Swords, armor, accessories, pots and pans for daily use... There is a saying among the dwarves that no dwarf is not a blacksmith. Go through the honeycomb-like cave and go up to the snow-capped mountain top.

There stood a palace studded with jewels.

This palace, called the Jewel Palace by Brutus, was once the residence of the King of the Dwarves.

But after the great disaster, this jeweled palace became a place for sacrifices.

"My lord, this is our settlement."

Richard nodded, then called the witch hunting team and prepared to fly to the Gem Palace on the top of the mountain.

But before they could move, Brutus stopped them:
"Sir, you'd better not fly over there directly. The settlement has prepared many defense facilities to defend against flying monsters. If you rush over there rashly, you may be accidentally hit."

Richard paused. Indeed, living in this mountain range full of magical beasts, one must prepare some defensive facilities to deal with those flying magical beasts.

"Then let's go ahead." Richard said indifferently.

When he reached the foot of the mountain, a wide, thick and tall stone wall appeared in front of Richard.

On the city wall, a huge metal gate blocked the way of several people.

"who!"

A loud shout came from the city wall.

Richard looked closely and found two small holes the size of bricks in the city wall near the city gate.

Two magic dwarves were passing through this small opening, observing the few people.

Brutus stepped forward and greeted the soldiers guarding the city, and then Richard heard a lot of magic dwarf dialect.

Thumb thump thump thump...

Huge metal chains were released from the city wall, and the huge city gate slowly opened.

Brutus returned to Richard and said respectfully:
"Sir, please come in."

……

The magic dwarves are a silent race.

Walking in the wooden house area, Richard could hardly hear the magic dwarves talking.

Apart from the sound of the hammer hitting, the only thing that entered his ears was the voice of the dwarf child.

Adult magic dwarves are like the mountains and rivers beneath their feet, silent, but steadfast.

Richard followed Brutus all the way up, and he saw many magic dwarves along the way.

What surprised Richard was that, except for the children, all of these magic dwarves were level one creatures.

Although the racial talents of the magic dwarves are good, they are not strong enough to make every magic dwarf a first-level creature.

This is neither in line with common sense nor with the wizards' research on the magic dwarves.

Richard guessed that all this might be related to the great disaster that Pluto had mentioned.

According to Pluto, five thousand years ago, a terrible disaster swept through the Iron Fist Tribe, which was about to unify the magic dwarves.

Then the Magic Dwarf Empire disappeared, and was replaced by the United Settlements.

The number of magic dwarves began to decline rapidly after that. The population of magic dwarves, which once reached tens of millions, is now only a few hundred thousand.

Going up all the way, Richard soon arrived at the stone house area.

The magic dwarves living in this area are all second-level creatures, and the aura of these second-level creatures is extraordinary.

Each of them is like an old soldier who has survived hundreds of battles, and carries a terrifying aura that stops any stranger in their tracks.

A dwarf warrior who looked somewhat old walked out of the stone house. (To be honest, Richard couldn't really tell the ages of these dwarves. As long as they were adults, every dwarf had a big beard on his mouth, even the women were no exception.) After seeing Brutus and Richard and his group behind Brutus, a smile appeared on his face.

For the silent magic dwarves, this restrained smile is their only expression of joy.

He walked up to Brutal and punched him hard.

"Pluto, my brother, it seems that you have completed the task assigned to you by the high priest."

Pluto nodded to the dwarf, with a smile on his face.

He introduced to Richard: "My lord, this is my brother Barn. The Iron Fist tribe is no less than my Iron Warriors."

Richard narrowed his eyes and silently opened his energy vision.

In his eyes, this dwarf named Barn was indeed very powerful. In terms of energy intensity, Barn and Brutus were on par.

Barn bowed slightly to Richard, handed Brutus a short-handled war hammer, and then made way for Richard to continue forward.

Above the stone house area is the densely packed cave area.

In this area, the usually calm Brutus suddenly became alert. Richard noticed that his arm holding the hammer was unconsciously exerting force.

This is a sign of nervousness.

"Pluto, is this area dangerous?"

Pluto didn't look back, still looking vigilantly at every cave around him.

"Sir, logically, there shouldn't be any danger in this area. But it always helps to be careful..."

Before Pluto could finish his words, a blood-red figure rushed out of the cave beside him and headed straight towards Pluto.

Pluto exerted force on his arms, revealing ancient lines on his purple skin.

boom!
The war hammer, which was as big as a human head, hit the bloody figure hard and sent it flying.

Richard narrowed his eyes, and with the help of Dragon's Eyes, he could clearly see the face of the blood-red figure.

Although the body of this bloody figure was already highly distorted, the growths, tumors, and constantly wriggling flesh almost obscured his appearance.

But Richard could still see that the figure was a magic dwarf.

(End of this chapter)