As everyone knew, the Dwarven Mountain Kingdom had been in decline for a long time. In that terrible disaster, most of the Dwarven fortresses in the Roof of the World had fallen.
Eternity Peak was once besieged by an army of hundreds of thousands of Green Dwarfs. This siege lasted for several years, which led to many human records to record that Eternity Peak had fallen in the hands of the Green Dwarfs.
But in reality, that was not the case. Even after being besieged by the Green Dwarfs for several years, no Green Dwarfs had entered the Eternity Peak. The truth was that the Eternity Peak was the pride of the Dwarfs and the location of the Granny Temple. The throne of the Supreme King was also located there. The Book of Great Hatred of the Dwarfs was kept here, and there were also countless precious ancient books piled up like a treasure vault. After a long period of roaring and complaining, even the most independent Dwarfs who had traveled here from distant fortresses would acknowledge Kraz A-Karak as the Pride of the Mountains. Although their Empire had collapsed, and although their kingdom had a heart of stone, its power and glory still persisted.
The Green Dwarfs warlord, Angork Burner, once led hundreds of thousands of Green Dwarfs to besiege Eternity Peak, but they were powerless against the giant gate that was hundreds of meters tall. Even the largest siege machine could only leave a shallow mark on the gate. It took a long time for the Green Dwarfs to understand that they had no siege weapons to blast open the gate. At this critical juncture, the Dwarfs discovered the secret of black gunpowder and relied on a new weapon to repel the Green Dwarfs in one fell swoop.
Today, the owner of Eternity Peak, Lord of Kraz A-Karak, was the Supreme King of the Dwarves, Solgrin the Grudge, who appeared in front of the army of knights.
Laing had never seen Solgrin the Grudge before, because this Supreme King rarely went to places as far as Brittany. But he had heard a series of stories about the Supreme King from many Dwarves.
The current Supreme King was not the son of the previous Supreme King of the Dwarves, Ariksson. The previous Supreme King Ariksson had responded to the call of Ludwig the Savior and went to the Empire to participate in the great Holy War. His son died in the great Holy War, and he himself was heavily injured. Moreover, it was an injury that was difficult to recover from due to the Chaos Curse. When Ariksson returned to Eternity Peak, he felt that he did not have much time left, so he passed the throne to Solgrin the Grudge, the new Supreme King.
So far, it was known that Solgrin the Grudge was about a thousand years old, which was considered old among the Dwarves. When the Supreme King was young, he used the alias Solgrin the Ironhelm to travel the old world. He especially liked White Wolf City and lived there for a long time. So, Solgrin was not as ignorant of the outside world as many people thought. On the contrary, he was very knowledgeable about the human world.
After becoming the Supreme King, Solgrin began a dream that had sprouted since he was a child — to cleanse all hatred. He dreamed of eliminating every hatred and sweeping the Book of Hatred clean. This was obviously impossible, but Solgrin was determined. As long as the Supreme King of the Dwarves was free, he would constantly flip through the Book of Hatred. Looking at the hatred and crimes in the book, he could not help but gnash his teeth and even curse out loud. He would always carry the Book of Hatred with him in everything he did. Even when he was sleeping, he would put the Book of Hatred under his pillow.
However, if everyone thought that the Supreme King was a brute, a stubborn, or a radical, then they would be wrong. Solgrin remembered his hatred, but he knew how to accumulate power and look for opportunities. The destruction of Blackrock Castle was because he seized the opportunity when Diehard Brew was heavily injured by Khan Tamu. He encouraged the dwarves to innovate and create new war machines, and he also knew the difference between revenge, retribution, and retribution. (The dwarves' language, Kazadri, had a dozen words for revenge that were very detailed.)
For example, there was once a noble from the Brunswick Empire named Burg Mestes who deliberately created rumors to slander the Dwarves' reputation and insulted their height. These words were accidentally heard by the Dwarves. At that time, all the Dwarves asked Solgrin to start a war, but Solgrin did not do so. He only sent two Dwarven messengers to put the crime and diplomatic letter on the Empire's table and offered a price.
In the end, war was averted, and Count Mestes paid the price of ten thousand gold marks because of his slip of the tongue. No one knew if this noble of the Empire regretted it after the incident.
Now, right in front of Laing and the army of knights, the army from the Eternity Peak spread out in front of the Sea Gate Pass. The legendary "Eternal Praetorian Guard" had really appeared here. This army had been established by the first Supreme King, Snorri Whitebeard, until today. Every Eternal Praetorian Guard was a true elite.
Four Eternal Praetorian Guards carried the Supreme King's throne on their shoulders and shields. Solgrin was sitting on the throne. He wore the Kraz A-Karak Dragon Crown, held the Grimnir Battle Axe in his hand, and wore the Skaedor Battle Armour. On the throne was the Book of Hatred. His long white beard hung down from his chin, almost covering Solgrin's stomach.
Solgrin's face was hidden behind the huge Kraz A-Karak Dragon Crown and long white beard. At the same time, the Book of Hatred was placed in front of him. This made it difficult for everyone to see the Supreme King's expression, but the Supreme King had already signaled for him to come down. "Put it down!"
"Yes!" The four Eternal Praetorian Guards put down the Supreme King's throne. Hearing Solgrin's order, the Eternal Praetorian Guards immediately opened a path for Laing, indicating that he could reach the throne.
What on earth was the Supreme King doing here? Laing frowned, but the Knight King still took the initiative to signal the knights to dismount. The king also took the initiative to dismount, and then spoke to the Eternal Praetorian Guards in fluent Dwarven language, "The Knight King of Brittany, Laing Macado, is here to meet the Supreme King of the Dwarves, the Lord of Eternal Peak, Solgrin the Grudge."
The Dwarves were not enemies, at least not before Chaos and the Green Dwarfs were completely destroyed, and to completely destroy the latter two proved to be an impossible task.
Just as Laing approached the Supreme King, Kalad and François both wanted to follow, but the Eternal Praetorian Guards immediately blocked their way. These personal guards of the Supreme King were still polite, and only shook their heads at them.
Seeing that it was impossible, François could only retreat. He waved his hand to stop Kalad, who was a little anxious. "Don't, we'll stay here and don't move."
"But, Your Grace, hasn't the Supreme King already sent a messenger? Why is he still here to block us? " The robe on Kalad's body was already tattered, and the red dragon cape behind him could not be seen. But his mighty heroic spirit and powerful strength had conquered everyone, and even the Eternal Praetorian Guards were very polite to him. He was obviously a veteran of the battlefield.
"I don't know." François thought carefully and shook his head. "I think there are two possibilities."
"Two possibilities?" Veronica also quickly stepped down from her light magic mount. Today, Wizard Garland was wearing a set of scarlet pearl-red wine-colored butterfly-shaped dress with wine-colored high heels and flesh-colored crystal stockings. She saw her man being taken away, and she was a little anxious. Unlike her usual calm situation, she quickly pulled Kathlyn out of the carriage and walked to François. She did not care about politeness and asked directly, "What are the two possibilities?"
The Knights of the Holy Grail and the great nobles under Laing's command gathered together, all waiting for François's analysis. The old father-in-law had always been thoughtful and logical.
"There are only two possibilities for the Supreme King to appear here. First, he is not satisfied with the result of the negotiation caused by the messenger, so he personally came to the Sea Gate to block us. He wants to negotiate with Laing personally to determine how much help we can provide to the dwarves." François frowned. He stared at the Eternal Praetorian Guards and thought about everything. "As for the second …"
"The second?" Fedmond also came up from behind. He and his Knights of the Sea God had contributed a lot in this battle.
"The second possibility is that …" Francois glanced back.
The Duke was looking at the one million dwarven gold coins, five thousand sets of rune plate armors, and twenty boxes of rare treasures that were transported out of the Eight Peaks Mountain under the escort of the knights. "The second possibility is that the Supreme King doesn't allow the dwarves' wealth to be touched by humans!"
“！！！” As soon as François said this, a smell of gunpowder suddenly spread in the army of knights. The knights all held the hilts of their swords with their hands, and even the serfs showed resistance and fierce expressions.
The dwarves also felt the change in the attitude of the expeditionary army. The army of the Eternal Peak immediately got into formation and prepared for battle.
The two sides entered a state of confrontation.
However, the Eternal Praetorian Guards seemed to have received the Supreme King's order. A dwarf patriarch walked out of the crowd, indicating that they did not want to start a war. "Knights, His Majesty the Supreme King just wants to meet with His Majesty Laing and discuss some necessary issues. Please calm down. We swear in the name of Granny that we will not do anything to your king. It is Valaya's will to form an alliance with the knights, and it will naturally be approved by His Majesty the Supreme King."
Only then did the knights relax. François took the initiative to step forward. "So … we have to stand here and wait for you to finish your meeting?"
"No, you can now enter the city to settle down. The Supreme King has already arranged everything," the dwarf patriarch said.
"Alright, let's enter the Sea Gate first and wait for the results." François nodded. The duke began to give orders.
The army slowly entered the city.
At this time, Laing also came in front of the Supreme King. Laing, the Grudge, used a very unique gaze to look at him from head to toe, but did not say anything.
Laing slowly walked in front of the Supreme King under the lead of the Eternal Praetorian Guards. He nodded and said, "It is an honor to meet you, Supreme King, the Lord of the Dwarves' Eternal Peak, the undisputed master of Kraz A-Karak. I am the Brittany Knight King, the champion of the Lady of the Lake, Laing Macado."
The Supreme King's expression changed. He muttered in a low voice, "Your Dwarven language is not bad. I wonder who taught you."
After saying this, the Supreme King stretched out his hand. He struggled to raise it, wanting to shake Laing's hand.
Laing was a little surprised. The Supreme King actually took the initiative to reach out his hand? He quickly took a big step forward and bent down to shake the Supreme King's hand.
"Knight King, I remember that this is the first time we've met. I've heard about what happened to you, but I didn't think that Eight Peaks Mountain would really be reclaimed. Since you and Belega have formed an alliance, this is Valaya's idea, so I won't say anything. Thank you for your help to Eight Peaks Mountain and your contribution to the dwarves, and thank you and your knights for your passion and sacrifice. I welcome you here, and I think it's time for me to personally congratulate you."
"Come with me!" The Supreme King motioned for Laing to follow him. "I have already arranged a banquet, just the two of us."
"Alright, please."
"Please."
The Supreme King had already prepared his own banquet in the best dwarven restaurant in Sea Gate Pass. The entire room was decorated magnificently. The Supreme King indicated that he wanted to be alone with Lionheart. Two Eternal Guardians carried two iron plates and placed them in front of their respective seats. The iron plates were boiling hot, and there were many spinach, broccoli, carrots, and onions on them.
A lamb chop weighing at least two kilograms was sizzling on the plate. The grease splattered everywhere and the aroma filled the air. The dwarven chef poured a spoonful of black pepper sauce over it.
Then, the Eternal Sentinel brought in a large bread basket. It was filled with the Royal Ginger Bread that the Dwarven Royal Family provided. It had a unique texture.
Two barrels of Bagman's dark beer were brought in from outside. At the same time, they brought in the ancestral cheese that even the emperor of the Empire had a hard time tasting. The red wax cheese was said to be made by Valaya herself using goat's milk and many other special ingredients. It had a taste that even the elves praised. It was probably the most expensive food additive in the Old World, or even the whole world. Just a little bit would cost 500 crowns.
"Please, don't be so formal. This is my treat." The Supreme King sat behind his small table and skillfully cut the lamb chop with his knife and fork. "Laing Macado, is it? I remember your name. I heard Karl-franz mention you before. You're not bad, but we've never met before. I thought we would never have the chance to meet. After all, the lifespans of lowlifes are too short. "
"Oh, is that so?" Laing thought to himself. It's not certain who will live longer.
The Knight King sat awkwardly on the ground. He didn't know what to do with the small table. The Supreme King looked at him and frowned. He immediately called for someone to bring in a bigger table and chair for Laing. At the same time, he had his own table and chair raised so that the two of them could sit side by side.
"You should've heard my plan from Berson, right?" The Supreme King put a piece of broccoli into his mouth with his fork. "What do you think, Knight King of Brittany?"
"I've already left some troops stationed at Eight Peaks. I also think it's necessary to leave some behind to help the dwarves fend off the enemy." Laing also cut the lamb chop with his knife and fork. The Knight King said seriously, "But as for how many troops to be stationed, how to distribute them, and how to choose a location, we still need to plan it out in detail."
"A detailed plan?" Solgreen suddenly raised his head. The Supreme King's aura suddenly changed.
Just like the dozens of hundred-meter-tall stone pillars in the Eternity Peak, Solgrin the Grudge seemed to have changed in an instant. His pressure seemed to have penetrated the ceiling and rushed into the sky. "Let me tell you, King of the Knights, I think this matter needs to be settled as soon as possible. Don't delay. How to station the troops, how to arrange them, we need to come up with a plan as soon as possible."
"Speaking of plans, I already have one. I, Solgreen, have defeated any Green Dwarves in the Badlands. You humans are too young, too naive, and too childish. You still need to learn … How about this? You gather 100,000 people and station them at Eight Peaks! Money is not a problem. I'll pay for the soldiers. What do you think? "
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