Lucian on the altar quickly understood that these beggar-like dwarves worshipped themselves as their "god of steam" and "master of life and death", and their pious attitude was almost comparable to that of fanatics.
"This is the Night Plateau, once occupied by dwarves and later conquered by vampires."
"It should be that there is another descendant of the dwarves of the steam civilization who has not been destroyed and has been raised by vampires as 'cattle and sheep', miners, and blacksmiths."
"They were probably dwarf escapees who accidentally discovered the remains left by this ancestor, and ended up using the space teleportation array as an altar, and the incomplete data of the dwarves trying to 'learn' magic at the end of the steam civilization as the 'Summoning God Manual'. Therefore, I teleported here during a ritual to worship the gods?"
"Those vampires seem to have come to exterminate them, and after I used 'elemental order' and 'immortality to die', they believed that I was the so-called 'god of steam' and 'master of life and death'."
His brain was running rapidly, and it didn't take long for Lucian to sort out the approximate cause and effect of what happened based on the prayers, the situation at the scene, previous encounters, and the surrounding murals.
"Use magic to make them forget this memory, so as not to be caught by vampires and expose this node?" Lucian's first reaction was to keep it a secret.
However, as his eyes turned, Lucian saw the iron furnace, steam hammer and other items in the left and right rows of rooms, and his heart suddenly moved: "Do they still have basic common sense of steam civilization? Can they still carry out more complex smelting?"
"If alchemy items are to be simplified and popularized, isn't there a shortage of skilled 'workers' who can forge gears and so on? If a large number of dwarves join and 'pass on the help', the initial problem will be solved."
Due to the long-term monopoly of alchemy items by magicians, and the council was reluctant to let the apprentices they had worked so hard to train to do similar manual labor, there were not many ordinary people in countries such as Holm who could join the alchemy workshop except for ordinary blacksmiths. This problem has always troubled Lucian, who wants to popularize alchemy items - this will not only allow him to gain huge wealth, but also shake the foundation of the church's faith.
It would have taken several generations of cultivation and cultivation to establish a relatively large "working class", but the emergence of the descendants of the dwarves of the steam civilization allowed Lucian to see the dawn of an initial solution within a generation.
"Almighty God of Steam, may your supreme name spread throughout the world!" The pious prayers of the dwarves floated into Lucian's ears, allowing him to quickly have a plan, "Let them serve the Magic Council in the name of the gods, so as to ensure their loyalty to the greatest extent, and they will not flee to the dwarf kingdom after rescue, leaking the core information of alchemy items, and with the instructions of the gods, it will be much easier for them to sign magic contracts."
Although the grace of saving lives and the magic contract have basically solved the problem, after all, most dwarves will definitely choose the latter without hesitation between becoming vampire food, slaves, or "new age industrial workers" and sign a strict but at least not desperate contract, but since there is a better way to add another insurance, Lucian will not refuse.
"I still have tasks to complete, and the teleportation array arranged by this space node cannot be sent out on a large scale, and it is easy to be discovered by the vampire prince if it is activated frequently.
Lucian decided to wait for his mission to be completed before asking the council to apply for the "Gate of the Other World", and then take away the dwarves who were willing to follow him at once to avoid a head-on war with the vampire clan.
If the Magic Council suddenly fights with vampires and competes for the Night Plateau, then it will definitely be the Southern Church that wakes up with a smile in their dreams.
As for the dwarf casualties caused by this, although Lucian has compassion, he can still make a decision coldly. This kind of thing is not a treat!
The four-ring magic "Advanced Invisibility" would not be dismissed when attacking, so the transparent Lucian took out a tube of crystal-like liquid from the storage bag and gently pulled out the cork.
The dreamlike liquid instantly turned into a colorless and odorless air enveloping the hall.
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Ecstasy, gratitude, and excitement make the dwarves pray and pray repeatedly, as if a happy new life is about to truly unfold, and how wonderful would it be to live without the cruel enslavement and killing of vampires?
Suddenly, Harold felt that the cool breeze blowing through him became slightly hot, so he opened his eyes and was surprised to see that the gray stone bricks of the underground palace in front of him had turned into yellow hot sand.
"Go, go to the depths of the desert to find my country."
"Go, there's everything you want."
A grand, ethereal, majestic and sacred voice came from the ethereal sky, causing Harold and the other dwarves to bow their heads again and cling to the scorching sand: "Honor your holy name, do your will, our supreme Lord, you rule everything in the world."
After a long time, there was no more sound, and the eldest elder raised his head carefully and humbly, seeing that the underground palace had turned into an endless yellow sand desert, with the outline of an oasis faintly in the distance.
"Is this the power of the gods?" The same question came out of the dwarves' mouths again, but this time filled with awe and worship.
The scorching wind blew on their faces, and the dwarves stood there in a daze, shocked by the desert scenery they had never seen but only heard of, and shocked by the endless rolling yellow sand.
"That's the sun? Is this day?" Harold looked at the blazing fireball in the sky and muttered to himself, waking up the Great Elder and the other dwarves, yes, this is a completely different place from the night plateau!
After a while, the dwarf girl Mirna said in confusion: "Great Elder, where should we go?"
"Where to go?" The Great Elder was stunned for a moment, and quickly thought of the oracle of the God of Steam just now, "Let's go deep into the desert! Go and seek the Lord's kingdom of heaven on earth!"
Hearing the Great Elder's words full of emotion and excitement, Harold was ecstatic: "Grand Elder, can we get the complete inheritance of steam civilization there? I want to build the city of steam you described!"
"Yes, Grand Elder, like Harold, I want to see the black chimneys like forests towering, I want to see airships that can fly freely like birds simply by the power of steam, and I want to see terrifying giant ships and cannons." Quikins trembled with excitement, this was the highest dream of their dwarven rebels who had accidentally obtained an incomplete inheritance, a giant steam city that symbolized glory and glory!
Looking at the beautiful and strong Mirna, who had a flushed face, and looked at the other dwarves with red eyes and shaky beards, the Great Elder raised his arms and shouted:
"The great Lord of Life and Death tells us that there we can get everything!"
"Head deep into the desert!"
"Steam is supreme! Heading deep into the desert!" The rest of the dwarves replied in unison, majestic and mighty.
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There was no specific path, no clear instructions, but the dwarves seemed to be able to vaguely feel that something was calling them in the distance, so none of them lost their way and walked with difficulty in the desert.
I don't know how long I walked, but the dry and scorching sun and the strong wind mixed with yellow sand made the strong dwarves gradually understand the horrors of the desert.
"Myrna, are you okay?" Harold saw that the dwarf girl beside him was shaking, so he quickly helped her.
Mirna gritted her teeth and shook her head: "I'm fine, this is the Lord's test, I will persevere and reach the Lord's kingdom of heaven on earth!"
The firm words made the other dwarves who were starting to feel difficult straighten their backs again, yes, this is the test of the Lord, if even this little suffering cannot be sustained, why should it be favored by the Steam God?
Suddenly, the eldest elder's joyful voice appeared in everyone's ears: "Look, look there!"
The dwarves followed the direction of the Great Elder Augustus, looked into the distance, and saw a giant city located in an oasis appear on the horizon.
"That's it! It is where the oracle indicates!"
When they were most desperate and thirsty, they found the "Clear Spring", and the dwarves burst into all their enthusiasm and quickly approached the blurred megacity.
Seeing that the distance was getting shorter and the city was getting clearer, a huge roar suddenly sounded in the sky.
The dwarves looked up and saw a terrifying giant monster bird flying from the other side of the sky, heading towards the giant city.
When this strange giant bird flew over their heads, the roar became more and more harsh, making their ears buzz, and they also saw the true face of the strange bird clearly.
It is not a bird, but a mechanical creation wrapped in a silver-white metal shell!
Its size was so huge that it seemed to be able to devour all the dwarves in the place.
The "strange bird" flew lower and lower, fought slower and slower, and gradually disappeared near the city.
"Great Elder, is this an airship?" Harold Zhen asked in astonishment, how is it different from the mural?
The eldest elder shook his head blankly: "It's not an airship, the airship is not so fast, but it must have been made!"
"Then what is it?" All the dwarves seemed to be asking themselves.
The eldest elder gritted his teeth and said: "It will be clear when you get to the city."
So, the dwarves continued on their way, silence hanging over them, not knowing what else to see when approaching the city.
The distance seemed to be much shorter than they had imagined, and after ten minutes, they arrived at the edge of the oasis and saw the city clearly.
A loud inhalation sound came from the dwarf team, this was a city beyond their imagination!
On one side of the city, there are the tall chimneys and strangely shaped factories that they "know" and "yearn for", and in other parts of the city, towering taller buildings than chimneys, even the most exaggerated legends of steam civilization have never seen such tall houses!
These densely packed high-rise buildings are pasted with smooth wall tiles of different colors, including black, gray, silver and white, brown and yellow, and from top to bottom, they are neatly arranged with transparent windows, which reflect the sunlight and bring out a dreamy taste.
Between high-rise buildings and factories, there are wide roads, and even land bridges are erected like water bridges.
On the bridge, on the road, there are strange cars made of steel running one after another, their smooth lines and full of beauty.
The blurred figures guarding the edge of the city held metal objects shaped like steam rifles, but smaller and lighter.
Harold didn't know that his eyes could be so sharp, he clearly saw the slowly moving elevator in the building, and saw countless blurred figures holding strange machinery, talking to their companions in other buildings.
Mirna also saw those vague figures holding plate-shaped metal objects in their hands, and with a light press, various scenes appeared on it, including the desert in the distance and the high sky, as if there was another world inside!
Unknowingly, night fell, and the lights in the city lit up one after another, which soon became brilliantly lit, looking like a "galaxy" falling to the surface from a distance, bright and dreamy.
This unimaginable scene of the gorgeous city stunned the dwarves, unable to say a word for a long time.
Suddenly, a crack cracked in the ground on the edge of the city, and a huge "metal arrow" spewed flames into the distance.
"This is?" The dwarves' eyes subconsciously followed the trail of fire, not knowing what the use of this giant "flying arrow" was.
The flying arrow fell to the ground on the edge of the sky, and a loud bang suddenly erupted.
The dwarves only felt the ground shaking violently, their ears buzzing, and a new sun seemed to appear in the distance, hot and dazzling, full of the aura of destroying the world.
The bright sun flashed away, and a giant "mushroom" slowly "opened" there, the flames on the ground were like hell, and the black smoke in the sky was like an abyss.
"Really, it's terrifying." In the shaking of the earth, Harold swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, this "flying arrow" may be able to directly destroy the "Night Plateau", right?
The Great Elder and the rest of the dwarves also looked deeply terrified, they had never seen such a terrifying explosion, it seemed to destroy everything!
Shocked, they looked back at the dreamy city again, looking at the bright lights like flowing stars.
"Great Elder, where is this? Harold blurted out, scared and excited, "This is even more unimaginable than the steam city you described!"
"This, what kind of city is this? It's even more incredible than the legendary steam paradise!" Under the huge shock, the rest of the dwarves had forgotten the purpose of coming here.
Mirna trembled and muttered, "This is ......."
The grand and majestic voice sounded again:
"This is Atlantis."
"This is my country."
Ask for a monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)