Chapter 451: Hammer Clan

The deep and dark passage had no end in sight. The blazing torches made crackling sounds, and the sound of the soles of shoes stepping on the ground could echo for a long time before disappearing.

The air was very turbid, mixed with the smell of soil, and sometimes you had to take a deep breath to ensure your body's needs.

Stanford and his men were walking in such an environment. They were passing through a mountain tunnel opened by dwarves.

Many people were uneasy and trembling uncontrollably. This atmosphere seemed to be walking on the road to hell.

Many people were even afraid that the tunnel would suddenly collapse and bury them all underneath.

"Human, I say it again, if you are afraid, you can go back the same way."

Barash said with some pride. The dwarves all had loud voices, especially Barash. Because of the deep tunnel, the sound now sounded more like a bell.

Stanford shook his head. Go back? Just kidding.

Two nights ago, the dwarf Barash promised to help them pass the Rocky Mountains. After a night's rest in the dwarf camp, Barash will personally lead them to the residence of the Hammer Clan - Furnace Castle.

Stanford's expected crossing of mountains and ridges did not happen. The dwarves led them to a shortcut - drilling tunnels.

The dwarf tunnels are actually mazes, twisting and turning. You can encounter a fork after walking a few steps, and it is up and down. What's more, there are no torches on some sections of the road. Some unknown fungi that can emit fluorescence on the stone wall provide a little light, which makes it even more difficult to remember the route.

If there is no guide, just wandering in such a tunnel, the piles of bones that pass by from time to time may be the fate of most people.

The tunnels they walked in were not continuous. Although each one was very long, they would eventually come out. The exit was often in a valley, and then after walking a section of the mountain road, they entered another tunnel.

"We are here!"

Finally, they came to the most open valley since they entered the mountain.

When they were about to walk out of the tunnel, Barash kindly reminded them to squint again.

Stanford half-covered his eyes with his hands and squinted to look into the distance.

He first saw pieces of land that were irregularly distributed but clearly had signs of being cultivated. It seemed that the dwarves in the mountains also had farming.

Looking further into the distance, a huge, towering building stood in front of the stone wall of the valley.

It seemed to be a castle, but the style was extremely rough.

"Welcome to Furnace Castle."

Barash pointed to the huge building on the stone wall.

"In your human terms, this is the 'capital' of our Hammer clan. You will soon be able to meet my father."

"It's an honor!" Stanford thanked him.

The group continued to walk towards the huge castle.

As the distance got closer, Stanford could see clearly that the main body of the castle was actually carved out of the rock wall, and some local areas were built with bricks and stones.

He once again admired the dwarves' ingenuity.

"Are we the first humans to visit here?"

"Haha, Mr. Stanford, it's a pity that you can't achieve this achievement."

Barash grinned.

"In the long history of the dwarves, many foreign friends have visited here, including orcs and humans. They often have some kind of favor for our people, and they are all loyal and reliable people who keep their promises, but there may be such a lucky person every few decades."

Imaer on the side interrupted and said: "There are also wars that took place in ancient times..."

"Shut up, Imaer!" Barash interrupted him, "Let's not talk about this, let's go in."

The dwarf warriors guarding the castle gate saw that the young patriarch actually brought a group of humans here, and their eyes widened one by one.

But they did not stop it, but kept casting curious eyes. After all, humans are also rare for some dwarves who rarely go down the mountain.

Stanford and his subordinates endured the discomfort of being watched while entering the castle.

Only then did they discover that there was a different world inside the castle. This building was not just a shallow carving on the stone wall, but was very deep, and unlike the tunnels they had walked through before, the space was extremely huge, making people feel as if they were in a town - even for human height.

The roads inside the castle were well-developed and well-ventilated, without the stuffy feeling in the tunnel.

Walking along the way, Stanford saw taverns, markets, shops, residences and other building areas with different functions. Many places were crowded with people, just like the human world.

Yes, a city, this is a city embedded in the mountain.

A wide main road led directly to the residence of the clan leader, and they walked along this road to the end.

The place where the clan leader lived was not as magnificent as the human king or lord, but the gate was a little bigger than other dwarf buildings.

Barash led them straight in, and was not stopped either.

The clan leader of the Hammer clan met Captain Stanford in a wide hall.

Barash's father was a dwarf with a beard that almost dragged on the ground, but his face was very ruddy and full, and his body was very strong. He wore linen clothes and a cape made of unknown animal skin.

It seemed that except for the beard, the chieftain was no different from his people.

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"My child, why bring a group of humans to the burner?" The dwarves looked at the party with severe eyes.

"Father!" Balash stepped forward, "These humans rescued Ima from the orc robbers."

"Oh?" Director of the dwarf glanced at his nephew.

"Say things carefully to me."

Ima immediately stood out and "depicted" the process to "depict" the process, as always mixed with a very outrageous bragging on himself.

However, his self -proclaimed effects have a good covering effect. The dwarves knew the character of his nephew, but instead doubted the premise of "humans saved him".

"So, do you want to get any rewards?"

"We want to return our hometown in the south through the Rocky Mountains."

Stanford asked him and told his origin.

"Also invite the great dwarf king to receive this unveiled gift."

He presented gifts in a light car.

"The King of Dwaries? Hahaha!"

The chief chief laughed, "Human beings, you really talk about compliments. Well, I accept these exquisite gadgets of you."

"Looking at the gift of gifts and the life of my people, and your courage, I allow you to cross our territory, but you must swear to your gods and not to disclose the details along the way to others. "

"I vowed to do it according to your requirements!" I didn't remember anything anyway.

The patriarch looked at his nephew.

"Okay! Ima, it's a bit late today. You can lead human guests to rest first. Find someone to guide them to the south tomorrow. You know what to do."

"Yes,。."

Stanford was relieved for a long time, and things were finally over. He followed Ima, walking out. The sound of the dwarf chief and his son came behind him.

"Balash, you will notify the elders to come over later. We have to discuss that some orc cubs are too arrogant and actually hit the idea on the dwarf."

"Yes, father."