Just as Suhlen was about to catch up and finish him off, a powerful wave of magic suddenly came. The air suddenly became a little cold, and snow-white ice crystals quickly appeared and began to spin.
"Ice Storm!"
"Counterspell!"
The ice storm that was forming was suddenly interrupted, and the ice crystals suddenly shattered. A gray dwarf dressed as a wizard hiding behind the dwarven army turned pale, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. This was because he was severely injured after his spell was interrupted. He had lost to Hathaway in a battle of Will.
Then, five fireballs flew out from behind and hit the gray dwarf wizard in an instant. An energy shield immediately lit up on the wizard's body, and under the continuous bombardment of four fireballs, the energy shield was directly shattered. Then, the last fireball directly hit his body.
A ball of flame rose up, and the Fireball spell that could melt steel exploded. The flames burned, and large chunks of flesh were directly burned into charcoal. Miserable screams of despair sounded like the cries of evil spirits from the abyss, accompanied by the smell of burnt fat that spread out.
The energy in Suhlen's body flowed, and the lightning on the purple dragon halberd suddenly skyrocketed. Without any hesitation, the dazzling lightning burst out from Suhlen's body and enveloped all the gray dwarves in front of him.
"Thunder Prison!"
The strong lightning lit up the underground world, and a powerful electric current swept out in an instant. All the dwarves were surrounded by lightning, and their bodies were stiff and could not move. If Suhlen had not controlled the power, these dwarves would have all been burned into charcoal.
After a moment, the light disappeared, and all the dwarves were lying on the ground, unable to move.
After dealing with these dwarves, Suhlen did not stop and continued to walk to the palace. There was no one else in the palace, and Suhlen found an open tunnel in one of the rooms. Without guessing, the rest of the people in the palace should have escaped from here.
Letting the drows chase after the gray dwarves who escaped, Suhlen constantly led people to attack the gray dwarves who were still resisting, and at the same time arranged for people to take over the city. With the last batch of resistance eliminated, the city of gray dwarves fell into Suhlen's control.
Suhlen locked up all the Duergar in the prison and began to count the spoils of war.
[Congratulations, Host. You have successfully breached the Duergar's city and defeated them. You have obtained a glorious victory, and your name will begin to spread throughout the Underworld.]
"Ambush of the Grey Dwarves: Year 1687 of the Huiyue Calendar. At the end of June, you led your army through an underground tunnel and ambushed the Grey Dwarves' city. The Grey Dwarves were caught off guard by your sudden attack, and Northguard City's army easily obtained a glorious victory. Prestige + 5 "
[Congratulations, Host! You have conquered the Duergar's city and defeated the Dwarven army. You have gained 31,200 EXP.]
[Congratulations, Host! You have conquered the Duergar City and defeated the Duergar. You have obtained three Gold Treasure Chests and an item, Mount Sachet!]
Suhlen began to check his spoils of war. Three Gold Treasure Chests and a Mount Sachet. They were far from what he had obtained in the last Orc War, but fortunately, he had conquered the Duergar City. Otherwise, he would have only obtained one Gold Treasure Chest at most.
After opening the three Gold Treasure Chests, three rays of golden light flashed, and Suhlen heard the system's voice ring in his ears.
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained a Self-Created Hero Template!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the skill, Reduce Enemy's Defense]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Innate Skill, Lightning Reflex]
Suhlen was overjoyed when he saw the Self-Created Hero Template. He hadn't obtained this item in a long time, and he didn't think that he would actually obtain it this time. The Self-Created Hero Template could turn a normal person into a Hero, greatly increasing their potential. It could also be used to force people to maintain absolute loyalty.
The two uses didn't conflict. As long as the Self-Created Hero Template was combined, it represented a Hero with legendary potential. It could be said that the value was very high. Suhlen put away the Self-Created Hero Template and looked at the remaining two items.
[Reduce Enemy's Defense: Battle Spell, Group Effect. A spell that appeared after the system combined the rules of this world. After the spell is cast, it can reduce the enemy's defense by 10% through the power of a curse.]
Seeing the effect of this spell, Suhlen chose to learn it directly. He had just used the skill points he had left behind last time. A light flashed, and a large amount of knowledge about Reduce Enemy's Defense appeared in Suhlen's mind. This spell could be cast directly on the enemy's entire army as long as one's mental strength and strength could keep up. Of course, it would consume a lot of energy and mana.
The last Chest opened was a Lightning Reflex Talent. Suhlen already had a Legendary Battle Reflex, and the effects of these two talents were similar. Of course, the Legendary Battle Reflex was more powerful, but for talents, it was never a bad thing to have too many of them.
Even if it was the most common Evasion Talent, if you could stack more than a dozen of them, it was estimated that it would really depend on luck if someone wanted to target you in a battle. Many Legendary Warriors carried more than a dozen talents, and some even had more. Because Suhlen's advancement speed was fast, his talents were better than those veteran Legendary powerhouses. Now that he had Lightning Reflex, he naturally wouldn't reject it.
[Lightning Reflex: Your reaction speed has become very fast. Your reaction speed has increased by 10% among all reaction abilities.]
Originally, with the Legendary Battle Reflex Talent, Suhlen's attack speed was very fast. Now that he had the Lightning Reflex Talent, Suhlen's attack speed had become even faster, and his evasion speed had also increased. It could be said that his overall reaction speed had been improved.
Although this battle didn't escalate, Suhlen's strength had increased by a lot.
After sorting out his gains, Suhlen began to count the benefits he had obtained from the Grey Dwarves. The Grey Dwarves had 712 captives, and the rest had died in the battle. These Grey Dwarven slaves were very popular in the human kingdoms, and it was normal for them to be sold for one or two hundred gold coins.
Those skilled Blacksmiths were even more difficult to find. Suhlen planned to send the skilled Grey Dwarves to the blacksmiths, and let the rest of them work in the mines. Of course, the Grey Dwarves' strength was also not bad. Although they were quickly defeated by Suhlen's sneak attack, if they were really arranged in a battle formation, although Northern Fortress City could win, they would have to pay a heavy price.
The Grey Dwarven Defenders were famous heavy infantry in the Overworld. As for the Grey Dwarven Knights, it was fine to just look at them.
It was said that in the first era, the Grey Dwarven Kingdom had formed a Thunderous Fury Legion. More than five hundred Grey Dwarves had the bloodline of the Grey Dwarven King, and they had the ability [God's Descent]. It was the most powerful legion at that time, but such a powerful legion had long since disappeared in the long river of history.
The Grey Dwarven Kingdom had long since fallen apart, becoming the Mountain Dwarves, Turin Dwarves, Ironforge Dwarves, and several other Grey Dwarven Kingdoms. There weren't many Grey Dwarves with the ability [God's Descent], let alone the Thunderous Fury Legion from ancient times.
Apart from the seven hundred Grey Dwarven slaves, the greatest wealth in the city was the Grey Dwarves' accumulation. Suhlen found a treasury in the Grey Dwarven Palace. The moment he opened it, he was almost blinded by the golden light.
The entire Grey Dwarven Kingdom had accumulated hundreds of years of wealth, and the treasury in front of him was filled to the brim. It was like a mountain of gold. The Grey Dwarves loved to mine, and the underground world was very rich in minerals. If the Dragons loved gold the most in this world, then the Grey Dwarves were the second.
In order to excavate gold, the Dwarven Kingdom had once hollowed out an entire mountain and continued to dig deeper into the ground. In the end, they had even awakened the Balrog Overlord, who had been in a deep slumber since ancient times. As a result, the Balrog Overlord destroyed the Dwarven Kingdom.
The Grey Dwarves were also Grey Dwarves, and these Grey Dwarves who loved to mine had accumulated an astonishing amount of gold. Apart from gold, Suhlen also found a large number of gems in this treasury. There were rubies, topaz, sapphires, multicolored gems, and all kinds of gems piled up into a small mountain. There were at least several hundred pieces.
Moreover, the gems in this treasury were all of high purity. Any one of these gems could be sold for thousands or even tens of thousands of Kinnar. Apart from gold and gems, there were also a large number of rare metals in this treasury. Suhlen even found some Abyssal Iron, Adamantine, Crimson Fire Copper, Frost Iron, and so on. He even found a small piece of Mithril.
These things directly made Suhlen a huge fortune. Although he had not counted them, there were at least tens of millions of gold in this Grey Dwarven Palace. This amount of gold was more than enough for him to build more cities. Of course, if such a large amount of gold was sold in such a short time, it would only cause an economic crisis in the Northern Provinces. Even if all the goods in the Northern Provinces were sold to Suhlen, they would not be able to get so much gold.
Suhlen's current problem was that he had too much gold. What should he do?
Of course, if Suhlen knew some spells that consumed gold, the gold would be used up very quickly. For example, the Dragon's Covenant. He would sign a contract with an adult Dragon and summon it into battle. After the contract was over, he would have to pay the Dragon a reward. There was also the Limited Wish spell, which could be said to use gold to make wishes.
Wizards always had a way to consume large amounts of gold. It was said that a Legendary Wizard would consume hundreds of tons of gold in his lifetime, or even more.
After checking the treasury, Suhlen went to the city's armory. There were a large number of dwarf-forged equipment stored here. There were hundreds of sets of armor and even more weapons. However, these armors were made according to the dwarves' body shape. If a human wanted to use them, they would have to undergo some modifications.
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