"Eh?"
Nola, who was sitting on the chessboard, flapped her wings and stood up. "Tang En is here."
"My Lord?!"
Tina, who was holding a chess piece, was startled and subconsciously put it down.
Nola suddenly cheered and put a chess piece on the chessboard. "Ha! You went the wrong way! I won! "
Tina looked at the four chess pieces in a line and did not know whether to laugh or cry. "Nola, you also know how to lie."
That's right, this was the Gomoku that Tang En taught them when he saw that they were bored. Now, it had become popular in Ellington and became a game for both young and old.
"Of course not!"
Nola proudly puffed out her chest and put her hands on her waist. She said proudly, "Tang En is really here, so I beat you with my strength."
"My Lord is here …"
Tina pursed her lips and felt very complicated.
She heard that in order to redeem her, the Lord even had to collect a large amount of food to compensate Barod.
She was just an ordinary maid. Even without her, there was still Marlene and other maids. As long as the Lord said the word, there would be many women who would be willing to become his maids.
"Yes, he's not far outside. I'll go find him."
Nola flew up. She had been accompanying Tina all this time. She had also seen the situation these days. Barod's people didn't make things difficult for Tina. Although they would point at her curiously and whisper to each other, they still maintained basic etiquette and didn't make things difficult for Tina. Therefore, Tina wouldn't be in any danger.
"Okay, you go."
After Tina agreed, Nora flew out. She cheered excitedly as she flew, "Candy House! Candy House! My Candy House! "
She was still thinking about the promise that Tang En had made.
Apart from the shock when she was caught by the gargoyle, Tina did not suffer any abuse these days. She was a little panicked at first, but then Nola came and told her that Tang En already knew that she was here and was preparing to save her. She was relieved.
Tina had already met Barod. Unlike the mountain dwarf Brian, Barod was a strong dwarf king with red hair, a beard, and dark skin. Living in the dark underground for a long time, the eyes of the underground dwarves were a sickly red color. Their skin should be pale, but it had become dark and shiny due to being burned by the underground lava for a long time. In short, it was a combination of a god's creation and a natural evolution.
Barod did not make things difficult for Tina. He only put her in a room. Apart from having guards following her every day, he did not even restrict her personal freedom.
In his words, "A weak female human like you will die if you go out. If you want to die, why would I care so much about you?"
Although it was simple and crude, one had to admit that it did scare Tina and effectively restricted her impulse to run away.
Outside, outside the city.
"(Dwarven language) I'm Tang En. Please send a message to Barod. Tell him that I've brought the promised food."
The dark underground dwarven soldier looked at Tang En in surprise. "Human, you know our king?"
Tang En was startled and then smiled. It seemed that Barod did not leak out the previous matter.
Come to think of it, as a king, maintaining the stability of his people was the most important thing. If they knew that those magical beasts were killed by him, it was very likely that they would lose the competition and starve further. Perhaps they would already be in a state of chaos.
"That's right, Barod Silver."
Tang En rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Your king is worried that you will starve, so he bought a large amount of food from me. You have a very good king."
There was no need to pay any price to say good words, but the benefits were considerable. If he left a good impression on them and let Barod understand his intentions, the possibility of cooperation between the two sides would be greater.
Hearing that Barod had bought a large amount of food from the surface people, a flash of ecstasy flashed across the faces of the guards. After whispering a few words, one of them turned and ran into the city.
Tang En leisurely began to look at the city built by the underground dwarves. Although it had been roughly described before, Tang En was still full of shock. Whether it was the mountain dwarves or the underground dwarves, they were very good at digging holes … Bah! Building buildings!
An underground building of this scale would be considered a world-class miracle on Earth.
Just as Tang En was admiring this unique scenery, a green light flew out from the city. "Tang En, en en en en en — Paji!"
The sound was Nola's face. It was the sound of Nola pasting on Tang En's face.
"You …"
Tang En pinched Nola's wings and hung her up. "Can you slow down? Is Tina okay? "
Nola did not go back to look for him halfway. It seemed that there was no emergency.
"Of course, she's eating well, sleeping well, and having fun. But I heard her say that the mushrooms and moss seem to be disgusting. I feel that it's not wrong — I beat Tina in chess today!"
"Yeah, you're the best."
Seeing that Tang En was perfunctory, Nola flapped her wings a few times and asked expectantly, "Tang En, Tang En! Is my Candy House ready yet? Is it done!? "
"It's done. Here, for you."
Tang En took out the mini candy house that he had prepared for her.
As a result, Nola was stunned. Her eyes immediately became teary and she said angrily, "Tang En! Big liar! "
Tang En was immediately dumbfounded. "What's wrong with me!?"
"It's too small!!!"
Nola pointed at the candy house in Tang En's hand and said indignantly, "How can it be so small! It should be as big as the house you live in! "
Tang En bent his finger and flicked her forehead gently. He said in annoyance and amusement, "Why don't you say it should be as big as the Titan's house?"
Nola covered her red forehead and her eyes lit up. "Can I?"
"Of course not."
Nola gritted her teeth and said, "Tang En! Liar! Big liar! "
Tang En's face was matter-of-fact. "Don't talk nonsense. I fulfilled my promise very well. This candy house was carefully built according to your body shape. It's just right."
"According to my body shape?"
Nola looked down at her three-inch body and suddenly knelt in the air powerlessly. "It's actually … like this … Damn it … If I knew … If I knew, I would've —"
At this time, the guard who ran in earlier quickly ran back with an unconcealable joy on his face. "Lord Tang En, King Barod sincerely welcomes your arrival. The king has prepared a banquet in the palace and is waiting for your arrival at any time."
Tang En raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Barod was very smart and didn't make things clear.
Thinking of this, Tang En said again, "You saw it just now. I teleported here myself, but there are many friends who came here with me. They are on the other side of the lava river. I hope they can come in."
The king of the underground dwarves was here. They must have a way to cross the lava river.
The guards whispered a few words, and then one of them, who was wearing a helmet and seemed to be the captain, said to Tang En, "Understood. For your sake, we can let them in. But since they are here, they must abide by our rules. Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude."
"Of course, when in Rome, do as the Romans do."
"Please wait a moment."
Then Tang En saw the dwarf captain run to the back.
Not long after, Tang En suddenly froze. He felt the magic in the air rushing to his feet and forming a very simple but effective magic structure.
Then, the lava river suddenly boiled. The hot lava rolled and separated to the left and right, revealing the flat bottom of the lava river. Then, there was a dull rumbling sound. The lava lizards and wandering fire elementals at the bottom of the river quickly dispersed. Then, Twain and the adventurers on the other side of the river were shocked to find stone pillars covered with mysterious runes extending from the bottom of the river. Soon, they were level with the ground. These pillars were tightly attached to each other, forming a bridge across the lava river.
Tang En stared for a while and suddenly crouched down to touch them.
The pillars that had been under the high temperature of the lava river were actually cold!
Was it a special material? Or was it a rune effect?
The Dwarf captain stood on the wall and shouted, "They can come in now."
"Thank you."
Tang En withdrew his gaze and nodded. Then, he stepped on the stone pillar bridge and smoothly returned to the other side of the river.
"My lord, what's their attitude?"
Fiona was more concerned about this question. It was related to how she should deal with the underground dwarves later.
Tang En smiled and said, "It's a good start. Barod didn't make things clear. Then, I told them that Barod bought a lot of food for them. So, the dwarven soldiers were very excited."
Fiona was relieved. "If that's the case, things should go smoothly … Huh? Nola is back? "
Nola waved her wings listlessly. "Yes."
"What happened to her?"
"Nothing. She was too greedy and was hit by reality."
Tang En said casually, "Let's go. Let's enter the city as soon as possible. Tina must be worried sick."
Yes, but she must have been very touched.
Fiona thought to herself. How could she not be touched when she was valued so much and saved at all costs?
If it were her …
Fiona thought about it from another perspective. If she were Tina, she felt that she would not marry anyone but the lord. Of course, she might not be qualified to marry him, but it was enough for her to like him and help him as much as she could.
Ellington's team packed up and began to cross the stone bridge in an orderly manner.
Seeing that Ellington's team could cross the stone bridge, the other adventurers became restless.
Fiona whispered, "My lord, those adventurers …"
"Don't worry about them," Tang En said as if nothing had happened. "If they are smart enough, they will know what to do."
Not far away, Eluri frowned. "What should we do?"
Leon faintly said, "Is there even a need to ask? Of course, follow them. "
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