Whoosh, boom—
The waves splashing from the distant lava sea and the roaring sound of the collision on the lava surface echoed in response to Lyle's words.
Lava Zone!
Terror appeared on the faces of all the dwarf smiths. They retreated in unison, and some even lost their footing and fell to the ground.
This was a zone even more terrifying than the Great Rift. The Solar Anglerfish located in the lava sea was a Demonic Beast that had lived through long ages and was crowned with the name of a High-Rank species.
Staying here meant risking death at any moment!
"Everyone, rest assured. The Solar Anglerfish inside will not disturb you. Although the temperature here is a bit hot, it is a very quiet place."
Lyle said softly to the terrified group of dwarf smiths to comfort them, then raised his hand and waved it toward the direction of the lava sea behind him:
"Lightning Ball."
Crackle~
Azure electric light gathered in Lyle's palm, condensing into a Lightning Ball the size of two basketballs, which instantly blasted toward the lava sea behind him.
Boom!
Electric light flashed through the air.
As the Lightning Ball fell into the distant lava sea and made a loud noise, apart from the sparks of lava exploding on the surface, there was indeed no other movement inside.
"Gulp."
The sound of swallowing saliva rose and fell.
The group of dwarf smiths huddled together, looking at Lyle with some fear.
"Third Tier Magic: Lightning Ball."
A faint, nervous voice sounded softly among the dwarves.
Many of the dwarves present were knowledgeable and knew that Lyle had just used third Tier Magic. One had to know that the strongest Magic Caster in the entire dwarf race could only use third Tier Magic.
Even for those who didn't understand.
The power released by that "Lightning Ball" just now proved that the mysterious human before them was capable of easily killing everyone present.
What horrified the dwarves even more was how the other party had brought them here without them noticing!
This was the Lava Zone. Not only was it far from the new city they were building, but the journey was also very dangerous. Throughout the entire process, none of them had actually noticed anything.
"You are a human, right?"
"We dwarves have not had trade relations with humans for a long time. Why did you bring us here?"
Among the dwarf smiths, a dwarf wearing a helmet with a dirt-brown beard braided into three ponytails stepped out first and spoke loudly:
"I and everyone else are just a group of ordinary commoners. If you want to gather intelligence on our dwarf race, you should capture someone with a higher status."
"Gondo." A nervous voice came from the crowd of dwarves behind, seemingly reminding the dwarf who spoke first not to provoke the human before them.
"What are you afraid of? You coward."
"This guy easily brought us here without being discovered. His strength must be very high. Anyway, we can't escape; the worst that can happen is we get killed."
"Idiot Gondo, don't you see we are all smiths? If this human wants to gather intelligence, how could he possibly capture us ordinary people?"
"I was just saying, why does everyone look so familiar?"
"You just realized it now, you idiot!"
"We are all smiths; this human wouldn't make us build houses for him here, would he?"
"Maybe it's to forge weapons."
"Do humans actually like living in such high-temperature places?"
"I don't know."
"Hasn't everyone noticed that everyone here is a smith who has mastered Rune Technology?"
"Rune Technology? Would humans care about such outdated craft? Don't they have simpler magic-enchanting technology?"
"I still prefer building houses; at least I won't starve to death."
A chaotic and noisy sound kept rising among this group of dwarves.
Looking at the group of dwarves who had started arguing in the blink of an eye.
Lyle couldn't help but be stunned.
He had originally thought it would take some time for this group of dwarves to accept it, but it seemed their acceptance of the current situation was quite high.
They really were a race with a boisterous and direct personality.
No, that couldn't be said for all of them.
Lyle glanced at the Gray Dwarf Minister of Forging beside him; the personality of the Gray Dwarf race was clearly more violent and dark.
Even within the same race, there were quite obvious differences between different subspecies.
Gondo, right?
Lyle's gaze swept to the dwarf who spoke first. Judging by the name, he should be the dwarf who was first encountered by the Bone King in the anime.
The other party didn't have much talent in Rune Technology, but his grandfather and father were both chief Rune Smiths of the dwarf race.
Clap!
Seeing the dwarves still arguing, Lyle raised his hands and clapped, interrupting the chaotic noise: "Alright, everyone."
"Let me introduce everyone; this is a Gray Dwarf. He can be considered a subspecies of your dwarf race and is a Great Master Rune Smith."
"The reason everyone is here is that I would like to ask for your help in forging a piece of armor with the power of Runic script."
Hearing what Lyle said,
Many dwarves looked at the Minister of Forging with curiosity. It was their first time seeing a Gray Dwarf; his skin color was indeed different from theirs, and he looked fiercer.
At the same time!
There were also many people focusing on the matter of forging Rune armor.
Gondo and the others frowned.
"Human, perhaps you don't know much about Rune Technology, or perhaps you heard rumors about Rune Technology from somewhere, which gave you this idea."
"To tell you the truth, compared to your human magic-enchanting technology, Rune Technology is an already outdated technology."
A dwarf with a longer beard and a serious expression stepped forward and spoke loudly:
"Rune Technology is different from your human magic-enchanting technology. The key lies in the magical Runic script, and these characters have basically been lost."
"What we have mastered are only some mid- and low-Rank characters. Even if we help you forge a piece of Rune armor, it might not be comparable to a magic item."
Although these words had the suspicion of boosting others' morale while dampening one's own, they were the truth.
The group of dwarf smiths was somewhat silent.
Gondo's thick eyebrows knitted together. He let out a soft snort, turned around, and looked at the group of dwarf smiths with some anger.
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