The Gray Dwarf tribe should no longer dare to invade the human side.
A ten-year period of stability?
Clan Chief Dielong might have been exaggerating, but that would still be enough for a period of peace.
However!
Lyle did not intend to stop here. Since he had finally managed to make contact with the humans here, besides needing to figure out the situation of the entire Valley of Despair...
...there was also the information about the outside of the Valley of Despair!
A plan had already vaguely formed in Lyle's mind.
If this location was truly situated in the central region of the continent, it would become a very important transfer station for him in the future.
Even if it was in a remote part of the continent, it didn't matter; it would be even safer and could serve as an entry point.
But the prerequisite for all of this was sufficient information.
"Tell me everything you know about this Valley of Despair," Lyle said to Clan Chief Dielong.
Clan Chief Dielong naturally had no intention of refusing. He had already learned from his daughter, Hilde, that this terrifyingly powerful Lord Hero before him had come to their Valley of Despair from the outside world.
He had also heard from his father that humans lived outside the Valley of Despair as well, but the living environment was extremely harsh, and many had been wiped out.
However! With strength like Lord Hero's, he could probably survive easily anywhere.
Clan Chief Dielong felt genuinely grateful in his heart that the powerhouse who had appeared in this Valley of Despair was one of their own kind, a human.
After a brief moment of thought, Clan Chief Dielong reached out, picked up a bone from the table, and drew three circles on the ground.
"These are the three largest oases in this valley. The one furthest inside is the Oasis where we humans reside, and the two to the north are the oases occupied by the Dwarf tribe and the Orc tribe respectively."
Speaking of this, Clan Chief Dielong drew a broken straight line at the northernmost position:
"The direction to the absolute north is a range of towering mountains, while the southernmost part is said to be a continuous group of volcanoes."
Under Clan Chief Dielong's detailed introduction, Lyle raised his head slightly, his eyes flickering; he finally had a basic understanding of this region.
It was clearly a vast desert, no wonder it was called a "Valley".
To the north were mountains, and to the south were volcanic clusters; the entire desert zone was completely enclosed by the two major mountain ranges to the north and south.
"The Oasis where that group of Orcs is located is closest to the northern mountains. I heard they have connections to the world outside the Shadow Valley, but I don't know any more specific details." When speaking of the Orcs, Clan Chief Dielong's eyes showed fear and apprehension.
They seemed to be a group even more terrifying than the Gray Dwarf tribe.
"Shadow Valley?" Lyle looked at Clan Chief Dielong.
"It is right here." Clan Chief Dielong raised his hand and pointed to the broken straight line he had drawn earlier, at the location of the gap:
"This is the Shadow Valley. It is a connecting point where the northern mountains break, and it is the only route to leave the Valley of Despair."
Having said this, Clan Chief Dielong looked up at Lyle and hurriedly warned: "The Shadow Valley is extremely dangerous. It is said that a fortress has been built there by countries outside, and it is occupied by those Orcs."
After listening to Clan Chief Dielong's introduction, Lyle raised an eyebrow slightly, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
He inexplicably felt that this Valley of Despair seemed very much like a forsaken land abandoned by the countries outside.
However, why build a fortress? Could there be other secrets in this Valley of Despair? Judging by Clan Chief Dielong's meaning, he clearly didn't know much either.
For a tribe that struggled even to survive, they indeed had no time to explore or gather information about the outside.
What Clan Chief Dielong knew, he had learned from his father, the human in this tribe who had "stepped into" the Hero Realm.
Lyle had already asked about this earlier, and he was equally curious about the human who had stepped into the "Hero" Realm.
Based on the information obtained, it could be inferred that besides his own talent, Clan Chief Dielong's father was very likely a possessor of an "Innate Ability".
He was the true foundation that allowed this tribe to continue and survive to this day.
"By the way, do you know what this is?" Lyle suddenly thought of something, reached into his bosom, and actually retrieved the fist-sized brown stone from his item box.
"Stone Golem Heart!"
Clan Chief Dielong straightened his back and spoke in surprise, then, thinking of Lyle's strength, he became somewhat understanding.
"This is the core from a Stone Giant, a very dangerous monster in the valley. I heard my father say it is a very valuable item."
"The Gray Dwarves seem to be able to refine this kind of stone into weapons and equipment with special abilities, and the Orcs also collect these stones."
"My father once used this kind of stone to trade for quite a lot of supplies from the Orcs," Clan Chief Dielong added hurriedly.
"I see." Lyle nodded gently.