What's wrong with building a steel torrent in a dungeon?

Compared to the peculiarly shaped ships of the dwarves and elves, the ships of other races are no different from ordinary sailboats, except that the decorations reflect the race and beliefs of the owners.

Although Fran's ship had two more wheels on the side and a chimney on the deck, its appearance was 80% similar to that of a sailboat, so it was not very eye-catching.

After instructing Catherine to stay on board with the sailors, Fran, Christina and their group set foot on the Volsas continent!

This is a small step for Fran! But a big step for Orila City!

I, Fran, will represent the city of Aurora and the monsters and set foot on the mysterious continent of Volsas for the first time.

However, before Fran could express her excitement for creating history, she found several Furui people walking on the street. Their wagging tails seemed to be a huge mockery of Fran.

It seems that the so-called Holy Alliance no longer has the huge hatred towards monsters like it did a hundred years ago. At least monsters can now appear openly in the dwarf city.

This is the capital of the dwarves - Wall City, and also the largest port of the dwarves.

Since the productivity of the dwarves is second to none in the world, and Wall City is the center of trade in the Endless Sea, Wall City has undoubtedly become the distribution center for the world's goods.

On the street, Fran saw people in all kinds of costumes, even Baisha people leading camels and tall northerners with blue hair. People from these two places wanted to come to Volssat, but they had to cross the entire known civilized world, which was really from all over the world.

"Dear guests of the Shinra Church, please come this way." The dwarf women were in charge of ushering them in. They were dressed elegantly and decently, but because they looked too "lolita", they looked like daughters who stole their mother's clothes. It seems that the dwarves are still a little lacking in the aesthetic sense of clothing.

As Fran walked into Wall City, she immediately took back her words.

Dwarves are not lacking in aesthetics, but they focus on a different aesthetic path.

Unlike the exquisiteness and elegance of the elves, the dwarf cities were vast and majestic. Fran could even see precise gears moving on some buildings.

But looking at the appearance, the buildings here are very simple, even a little rough, but it is these simple lines and geometries that have piled up one architectural shape after another with different styles, which has an indescribable beauty.

If the aesthetic of the elves is like a gentle and elegant woman wearing loose clothes with wide sleeves and embroidered with lace and gold thread, then the aesthetic of the dwarves is rows of silent warriors, who are wearing neat armor and silently watching the distance like a city wall.

But when it comes to liking something, Fran prefers the dwarf style.

When the underground city is rebuilt with reinforced concrete in the future, she can ask architects to come to Wall City to learn the exterior design here, instead of making the house into a square concrete coffin like now!

The crowd traveled all the way and finally arrived at the center of Wall City, where there was a building that looked like a statue, with dwarf heroes standing on both sides.

"This is the Dwarf's Hall of Valor." Christina explained, "It is to commemorate the Dwarf heroes who died in the Demon War."

"Holding the Holy Alliance meeting here is indeed very memorable." Fran said.

"Guests, please come this way!"

The dwarf lolis led Fran and her group to an accommodation area next to Valhalla, where each faction was assigned a house. The dwarves did not neglect the Shinra Cult because they were weak, and they also prepared a house for them.

"The meeting of the Holy Alliance will be held in five days. Please rest here!" The dwarf Loli bowed and said, "Call me at any time if you have any questions. I'm in the house on the far right. I'll be there whenever you call me."

In the next few days, Fran would go for a walk on the street with Christina and buy some things.

Thanks to the convenience of the trade center, the dwarf's shop was filled with goods from all over the world. She even saw a lot of dried mushrooms produced in Aurora City. However, the price of a pack was a whole magic crystal coin, which could buy a whole basket in Aurora City, and you would eat like a mushroom.

Looking at these shrunken mushrooms, Fran seemed to see a business opportunity!

While going on a shopping spree, Fran also took the opportunity to observe Wall City.

Besides the dwarves, the most common race here is probably the orcs. After all, the orcs are the old neighbors of the dwarves, and they have been "communicating harmoniously" with each other for hundreds of years.

The third largest group is probably the Black Orcs.

The black orcs are not actually orcs. They are natives from the islands of the South Seas. They have dark skin, work hard, and reproduce quickly, so they became slaves of the dwarves, who made them sweat in plantations and ports, eat watermelons occasionally, and train their ability to withstand whip blows.

Five days passed quickly and the Holy Alliance Conference began.

On the day the meeting began, Christina put on the red robe of the saint, and Fran continued to disguise herself as a little maid and entered Valhalla with Christina.

Chapter 127: Meeting of the Cultists

When Fran and her group entered, Valhalla was already full of people.

The envoys of each faction were wearing their own strange religious clothes. Rather than calling this a meeting of the Holy Alliance, it would be better to call it a gathering of charlatans!

In order to show fairness among all races, the dwarves arranged the seats in an arc facing the front. Of course, as the other great overlord of the world, the elves naturally could not be content with mediocrity, so they were seated at the far left end of the arc, while the dwarves were at the far right end.

The left half of the arc includes forces close to the elves, namely the Northern Alliance, which includes the Baishajie, the Feruman Empire, the Snow Alliance in the North, etc.

The far right side of the arc is the sphere of influence of the dwarves, which includes the Huameng, the Venetians, the Wastelanders, and the countries of the Inya continent west of the Calradia continent.

As the Shinra Cult had no obvious inclination (in fact, no side had tried to recruit them), they were placed in the middle. On their left was a race from the Indya continent, with various lines drawn on their faces with black pens, which Fran did not recognize.

When the man saw the Shinra Cult, he pounded his chest several times as a greeting to the stranger. This made Fran embarrassed, so she imitated him and pounded her chest several times, and the sound of banging continued. Seeing this, the man immediately showed an expression of admiration on his face.

Fran didn't recognize the race on the left, but the one on the right was an old friend she had met on the battlefield - the orc.

She was a female orc with explosive muscles, red hair and green skin. She looked like someone who was not to be trifled with! Not to mention that she was carrying a huge axe on her back. Fran standing next to her was like a sheep to be slaughtered, and a little lamb at that.

Fran was determined not to attract the attention of this female orc.

But before she could make up her mind, the female orc had already stared at her with a look of surprise in her eyes: "It's you!"

"You...you know me?" Fran also widened her eyes.

"Of course I know him." The female orc bent down with great effort, and then said softly: "Ahem, I've been to a firearms auction!"

"Oh, so that's how it is." Fran said, "I'm sorry, there were so many people participating that day that I couldn't remember everyone who came."

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Kagraz!" said the female orc.

"Nice to meet you. My name is...

"Hush..." Kagraz said, "Lord City Lord, this is the Holy Alliance after all, and your identity is sensitive. You'd better be careful not to expose yourself. God knows what those difficult elves will do."

"You're right, thank you for the reminder." Fran nodded. I didn't expect that Kagraz looked rough on the outside, but he was very delicate on the inside.

At this moment, a dwarf with a gray beard walked to the front of the stage. The surrounding "godmen" stopped chatting and looked at the dwarf.

The dwarf coughed a few times, then said, "Everyone, I am Thor, the high priest of the Dwarf Kingdom. First of all, I would like to welcome all the spokesmen of the gods to the Dwarf Kingdom and to the Hall of Valor."

Then, Thor began his speech, which was nothing but unity, harmony and other nonsense, which made Fran drowsy.

But at this time Kagraz came over again and said, "By the way... I wonder when the Lord Mayor will sell new muskets. I wonder if the civil war in the Holy Roel Empire will have an impact on the sale of firearms."

"Don't worry, they fight as they please and I sell as I please." Fran said

"That's good." Kagraz said, "You know, we orcs don't have much savings. If we really want to auction, we can't compete with those wealthy forces. I wonder if the city lord is willing to accept payment methods other than magic crystal coins?"

"Of course I can accept it, but..." Fran was stunned for a moment and then said, "You occupy the east side of the Volsas Plain, which is a very high-quality pasture and farm. In addition, you have a unique climate advantage, so you will definitely not be short of money. And I heard that orcs are good at herding and farming."

"That's true." Kagraz scratched his head and said, "But we orcs also consume a lot. There is not much food and dried meat left. The most important thing is that we have to exchange the extra food for weapons and armor! There are no minerals in the territory of the Orc Kingdom."

"How could that be?" Fran's eyes widened, and then she said, "If I remember correctly, there should be a lot of minerals on the Volsas Plain."

"Those mines are all with the dwarves." Kagraz said, "We once had many minerals on our territory, but the despicable dwarves mined them all before the peace talks. By the time we orcs established our country, only a few minerals that were extremely difficult to mine were left. And we don't have the dwarves'

Mining technology...sigh."

"I didn't expect the dwarves would do such a dirty thing." Fran said.

"Hmph! They have done many dirty things." Kagraz said: "When we orcs established our country, they spared no effort to interfere with us and instigate conflicts between the tribes, making the process of establishing the country full of hardships. Until now, the tribes are still in constant conflict. If it weren't for the respected Beast King,

Otherwise, the Orc Empire may break up into many countries."

Uh, isn't this a clear case of trouble-making behavior?

"Although our territory is so large, the goods we produce are actually very limited. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many orcs running to become mercenaries." Kagraz said, "So, I wonder if the city lord can sell firearms at a lower price. A few days ago, the Beast King found me and asked me to take time to visit you. I hope to work with Aurora.

For this, Lord Beast King is willing to show his utmost sincerity. "

"I am deeply honored that Lord Beast King thinks so highly of me." Fran said quickly.

The so-called Beast King is not the emperor of the Orc Empire. It is a respectful title, a respectful title for strength.

In the main plane, there are only four strong men who have broken through the ninth level and reached the holy realm. The Beast King is one of them. Once you reach the holy realm, your life span will be extended to a very long time. It is said that the Beast King has lived for more than 200 years and is considered a respected elder in the entire continent.

Fran continued, "To be honest, I also want to cooperate with the Orc Empire. Your country's materials are exactly what is scarce in Orila. And Orila City's biggest specialty is ore. If we can learn from each other's strengths and make up for each other's weaknesses, it will benefit the people on both sides! The most important thing is that neither of us belongs to the Northern Alliance or the Chinese Alliance."

"You are absolutely right!" Kagraz said indignantly, "Although the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance accuse each other, in fact, neither side is a good bird! They use various methods to force us neutral forces to choose sides. I think we neutral forces should unite and fight against the hegemony of these two sides!"

At this point, Kagraz said excitedly: "Lord Fran, after this meeting, I wonder if you can honor me by coming to the Orc Empire! Lord Beast King has long wanted to invite you to the Empire, but has never been able to find you!"

"How can I, a small human being, be worthy of the Beast King's attention?" Fran pretended to be flattered and said, "Since the Beast King has invited me, of course I will go!"

"That's great!" Kagraz immediately showed an expression of joy, which was obviously not fake.

Chapter 128: Am I a public enemy?

While Fran and Kagraz were whispering to each other, the Dwarf King Thor's speech in the stands had ended, and the Patriarch of the Feruman Empire continued his speech.

The Feruman Empire was considered a veteran member of the Northern Alliance. During the heyday of the elves, the Feruman Empire was almost a half-colony of the elves. From the clergy to the nobles, they were all deeply influenced by the elves' culture, and even regarded being chosen as an agent by the elves as their own honor.

Therefore, the speech of the Feruman Empire can also be regarded as the speech of the elves.

Fran looked at the people around her and found that everyone had a serious expression, including Christina beside her.

"Sister, what did she say?" Fran said, "It made everyone so solemn."

"About the demons." Christina whispered, "They found signs of a demon invasion."

"What?! The demons are going to invade again?" Fran was quite surprised.

Regarding the movements of the demons, no one present had a better say than Fran. After all, she was the legitimate leader of the demons.

But she hadn't heard about this recently. Why did the demons invade out of the blue?

"The space crack in the demon world is within the territory of the Feruman Empire." Christina said, "So they are most concerned about the movements of the demon world. According to their intelligence, the seven kingdoms of the demon clan have been making moves during this period."

How come I haven’t heard of it?

Fran was confused. According to Beelzebub's noisy personality, if he really wanted to attack the main plane, he would definitely send a letter to all the lords, saying some mobilization order. It didn't make sense for her to know nothing. Besides, she had many friends in the demon world, and they should have passed the news to her.

On the podium, the patriarch continued, "Due to our internal disputes over the years, we have no time to take care of the demon world, which has allowed the seven demon countries to recover their vitality. And their infiltration into the main plane is even more pervasive. You should also know that there are more than ten underground cities on the continent now. These are all the demons' fronts on the main continent.

Outpost. We have no secrets from them.”

"Come on!" Before he finished speaking, a big man said, "Every time the Holy Alliance holds a meeting, you Ferumen will hype up the threat of the demons and then ask the Holy Alliance for money and people! But after so many years, the rift is still calm!"

"Yes, yes! Five years ago at Green Miracle (the capital of the elves), the Holy Alliance allocated a full two million magic crystal coins to you! Everyone who worked here got a share of this money. But what's the result? Not even a shadow! What demon world is ready to make a move! Don't bully us for not having spies in the demon world."

After hearing this, the patriarch became anxious and shouted: "This time it's real! I didn't lie to you."

"What do you mean this time it's real? Were all the previous ones fake?"

"Uh... this!"

The patriarch's face flushed red, and he was speechless for a moment, so he quickly turned his gaze to Elendil beside him.

"Everyone, please be quiet." Aalendil rolled his eyes imperceptibly and walked to the front of the stage.

No one dared to refuse the elf's face, so the people below became quiet again.

"Let's not talk about the past of the Feruman Empire for now! The intelligence this time is absolutely true, and the Elven Empire has also confirmed it." Aarendil said: "The seven kingdoms of the demon world are indeed preparing to attack the main continent. To this end, they are building a lot of buildings, widening the space cracks while building various fortifications at the entrance.

I think everyone has their own intelligence network, so we can find out if we just check this out.”

It must be said that the elves' words carry a different weight. The people below immediately began to whisper.

Thor gestured to the wastelander next to him, and a bald man with a bronze body immediately stood up and said, "Even so, it doesn't mean that the demon world intends to attack us! After the last war, the demon world's top masters have not been replenished. The strength of the seven demon kings is only level nine at best. Even with the addition of

The magic weapon they inherited from their ancestors is only of the ninth and a half rank, but we have four Saint Domain masters in our main continent."

"War is not just a fight between top masters!" At this time, a Baisha Jie said, "If that were the case, our ancestors would have surrendered!"

"But the high-end combat power of the demon world has not been replenished! The dragon clan, the blood clan, and the high-level demon clan! The reproduction ability of these high-end monsters is very poor. Not only has their number not expanded, but it is even shrinking!" The wasteland man said: "Tell me, what basis do they have to attack us?"

Both sides started arguing with each other.

Of course, it was mainly a quarrel between the Northern Alliance and the Chinese Alliance.

The Northern Alliance believes that the demons are a huge threat and should be taken seriously, while the Chinese Alliance thinks that this is just another way for them to defraud subsidies and is not a cause for concern.

After Kagraz's explanation, Fran finally understood what was going on.

The main reason is that the Northern Alliance often uses this as an excuse to ask the Holy Alliance to pay money. If the money was really used to defend against the demons, everyone would just let it go! After all, the threat of demons has always been hanging over everyone's head.

But in fact, most of the money was pocketed by the people. The fortress around the space crack was still in a state of disrepair.

Of course, the Huameng was not happy with this, so they said they would pay, but they had to jointly build the fortress and asked the coalition forces of the Holy Alliance to defend it together!

The Feruman Empire is the heartland of the elves' sphere of influence, so of course the dwarves are not allowed to interfere. If this disagreement is not resolved, it is estimated that unless the demon army really breaks through, there will never be a conclusion. The two sides can only continue their war of words.

It’s also because the demon clan’s vitality has not recovered.

After the two sides argued for a long time, Elendil could no longer bear it, so he knocked on the table heavily and said, "Be quiet! Didn't you dwarves invite the Shinra Cult this time? They have currently formed an alliance with a dungeon belonging to the demons. Why don't you ask her about the latest situation?"

Christina was caught off guard when her name was suddenly called, and she subconsciously looked at Fran.