Immense fear had suppressed the grey dwarf in front of him, but he seemed to be stunned by Ma Wen's question.
He did not understand Ma Wen's words!
Ma Wen was a little embarrassed.
He had used the common language, but it was more widely used in the surface world.
There was another set of common subterranean language in the dark world, but he had not had the time to learn it in this life!
Fortunately, while he did not understand the common subterranean language, Jessica, who had fought with the subterranean races all year round, was very proficient.
Very soon, the pitiful grey dwarf was caught by Ma Wen and brought to Jessica's side.
It was a huge plaza, and from the buildings on the side, it was a place where the grey dwarves held celebrations and various activities.
"Who are you? What happened here? "
Jessica asked in a very unfriendly tone.
The grey dwarf bullied the weak and feared the strong. The two surface humans in front of him were not to be trifled with, and he immediately spat out everything he knew.
After a few minutes, Ma Wen and Jessica looked at each other and let the grey dwarf leave.
They had basically gotten the information they wanted.
However, the situation was a little trickier than they had expected!
… …
The grey dwarf's name was Shaun, and he was a very inconspicuous grey dwarf in Bledsoe City.
He did not have any talent as a craftsman, and was usually lazy. His house was bare, and he could be said to be at the lowest level of existence in the city.
If not for a cousin who owned a smithy helping him, he would have starved to death.
It was very difficult to obtain any useful information from people like this.
But this time, the situation was a little special.
According to Shaun's description, Bledsoe City had started to have problems two months ago.
This period was very sensitive, and Ma Wen and Jessica both noticed that it was about the time when the Dark Dragon God had sent Clark to attack the City of Hope.
There had to be some connection between the expansion of the Perpetual Frozen Spring and the awakening of the Dark Dragon.
Shaun had naturally heard the specific information from others. Fortunately, his cousin had a very high status in the city, and after a few contacts, he had heard some inside information!
It turned out that two months ago, the Perpetual Frozen Spring had started to spray freezing water!
This frigid water froze many underground rivers, including several rivers that Bledsoe mainly supplied.
The leader of the grey dwarves sent many craftsmen and scholars to study how to survive this underground winter. Similar extreme weather had been recorded in history, but not as severe as this one.
The climate began to worsen. Under the effects of the extremely cold water, the already rare crops became even rarer. People in the city had already begun to freeze to death.
At this critical moment, Bledsoe City began to seal off the city.
The grey dwarves gathered together to discuss their strategy.
In the end, they thought of a way to obtain enough water. As for food, he could only plunder it from other cities.
This was the law of survival in the underground world. Plunder, slaughter, and copulation were the three unchanging principles of the underground world.
They sent skilled craftsmen to the frozen Dark Abyss River and prepared to dig a well on the frozen surface of the river.
According to historical records, during the underground winter, the surface of many underground rivers would be frozen, but there would be plenty of water underneath.
In the end, they dug out a huge disaster!
A few days after the Dark Abyss River project opened, there were some strange signs.
A few slaves in charge of digging suddenly had seizures and died tragically in front of everyone.
To the grey dwarves, this was an ominous sign.
Many people thought that they should stop digging, but the leader of the grey dwarves was a very stubborn person. He personally presided over the Dark Abyss River project and ordered them to continue digging. They had to dig out fresh water!
After another three days, Bledsoe City received news that the leader and the others had succeeded!
They had successfully dug through the ice of the Dark Abyss River and found the hidden fresh water below.
With fresh water, at least the winter would not be so difficult.
But just as the citizens of Bledsoe City were rejoicing and preparing to welcome the return of the leaders, a senior grey dwarf craftsman in charge of the Dark Abyss River project appeared in front of the city gates, covered in blood.
The grey dwarven guards guarding the city hurriedly sent him to be treated, but unfortunately, he had too many wounds all over his body. The forging runes that the grey dwarves were proficient in were not special in terms of healing.
The craftsman soon died.
When he died, he said a lot of nonsense.
He warned the people in the city not to open the gates when the people in charge of the Dark Abyss River project returned to Bledsoe City.
Because … … they were a bunch of monsters!
These were the words of the craftsman.
But no one believed him.
Even though he had a high status in the grey dwarven city, his words were treated as nonsense before he died.
Only one person chose to believe in him.
That person was Sean.
Because that craftsman was his cousin who had helped him for many years.
This good-for-nothing was quite lucky. After receiving news of his cousin's death, he immediately sold his cousin's smithy and obtained a fortune.
He used this money to buy a lot of food and ale, then locked himself in the cellar, living a life of seclusion.
At the same time, he did not forget to pay attention to the changes in Bledsoe City.
He installed a prism at the door of his house. This exquisite device was left behind by his cousin Sean.
Through this small device, he could observe everything outside from the cellar.
For the first few days, everything was fine. Sean was happy to stay at home, drinking and sleeping.
But then, a loud noise woke him up from his sleep.
From the prism, he saw that the streets were filled with grey dwarves and other creatures.
They had actually started to kill each other!
Some of them had eyes filled with fear and started to run. Some of them had eyes that were pure white!
They were as clean as snow!
Sean began to feel afraid. His cousin's dying words replayed in his mind again and again!
"They've all become monsters!"
This was the only thought in the poor grey dwarf's mind.
This time, he did not dare to leave the cellar.
Every day, he would secretly observe the situation on the streets.
Day by day, the city became more chaotic. Until one day, his house was broken into by monsters and the prism was destroyed!
That was the most frightened Sean had ever been. Fortunately, the entrance to the cellar was well hidden and was not discovered by the monsters.
In short, as the days passed, Sean hid in the cellar and did not come out.
In the end, he ate all the food, drank all the wine, and endured hunger for a few days. Finally, he left the cellar with red eyes.
But when he came to the streets, he was shocked to find that the city was empty!
Everyone seemed to have disappeared!
Sean was starving, so he could only look for food and then alcohol. Without alcohol, he could not survive.
At this time, he met Ma Wen and Jessica.
…
"It's obvious that the grey dwarves that disappeared ran to the City of Hope."
Ma Wen shrugged and came to a conclusion.
The dark wraith had indeed been awakened, but it was unknown how many Harpy Mothers had awakened this time.
…
The seventh watch!
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