At the same time, Baron also spotted Lu Ran and the others.
There was no help for it. Although Lu Ran’s group was at the back of the crowd, the typical height of the Dwarf race simply couldn’t block them.
They were too conspicuous!
“Humans?” Baron was somewhat surprised. The large-horned argali he was riding also stopped, staring at Lu Ran and the others, spewing out a hot stream of fire from its nostrils.
As the companion mount of the Dwarf race, the large-horned argali was not just for transportation.
They were also an indispensable and powerful combat partner for the Dwarves!
The fire-attribute large-horned argali, combined with the Dwarves’ fire-attribute racial skills, was a perfect match!
“Greetings, Dwarf King. We’re here to do a quest.” Seeing that the Dwarf King had noticed him, Lu Ran simply took out the quest scroll, which had already been triggered and activated, and waved it in his hand.
But Baron’s brow furrowed.
After a few seconds of silence, he spoke, “You few, follow me.”
Having said that, he led his group forward without waiting for a response.
Lu Ran breathed a sigh of relief but also started to feel a bit worried.
The Dwarf King’s attitude was far too different from Annie’s!
The first step of the quest was to gain the Dwarf King’s approval.
With this attitude, it probably wouldn’t be easy to obtain it.
Just then.
Annie, who was beside him, said apologetically, “I originally wanted to take you to Boulderfort, but I didn’t expect to run into the Dwarf King here. In that case, I’ll return the one hundred gold coins to you. If you need my help with anything else in the future, you can come find me again.”
Annie actually held out the one hundred gold coins.
Lu Ran was dumbfounded.
He didn’t know whether Annie was genuinely honest and upright or if something was wrong with her head.
Clearly, she had been poor to that extent, but now, with one hundred gold coins in hand, she could still give them back?
“No, your task was to lead us to the Dwarf King, and that’s now complete. The process isn’t important; the result is. This one hundred gold coins is what you deserve.” Lu Ran shook his head and said.
After speaking.
He pondered for a moment and added, “We’re going to Boulderfort. If you’re bored and have nothing to do, you can follow us and take a look around.”
Annie was startled, then a gleam of brilliance shone in her eyes.
She exclaimed excitedly, “Really, can I?”
Lu Ran nodded. Seeing that Annie also longed to go to Boulderfort, he felt reassured.
He said, “Why not? Let’s go.”
With that, he took the lead and followed the Dwarf King’s party.
Along the way, other Dwarves they passed looked at Lu Ran and the others with curious gazes.
At the same time.
Inside the dungeon lobby of a major city not far from the imperial capital.
Nanami, her appearance concealed under a cloak, was checking various ranking boards.
“Although I’ve never been to Longxia before, I know its area is incredibly vast. Trying to find someone with no information or clues is like looking for a needle in a haystack. How do you plan to find him?” The voice of Yamata no Orochi sounded in Nanami’s mind.
“Indeed, it won’t be easy to find him, but given his abilities, he’s bound to make a splash on the major leaderboards again. Based on the characteristics of the leaderboards, I can determine his location. Before the national war begins, I’m quite confident I can find him.” Nanami said with conviction.
“Find him based on the leaderboards? What do you mean?” Yamata no Orochi didn’t quite understand.
“He already holds several spots on the Global Equipment Leaderboard. I believe that with his abilities, he will continue to appear on more leaderboards. Based on the equipment obtained, whether from field bosses or other means, there will be clues. It can help narrow down the scope precisely. Someone like him cannot completely hide and stay low-key.” Nanami explained.
As she spoke, her eyes continued to scan the various leaderboards, constantly searching.
As far as this line of thinking went, there wasn’t much wrong with it.
“And once I find him, I will make my move immediately. Your task is simple: kill him on the spot. I advise you not to prolong the fight. He possesses the Elven Wings, formidable personal combat power, and the Crystal Skull of Hades. If we can’t kill him instantly and he summons the Elf army, both you and I will be in danger. Don’t forget, the Elf Queen of the Elves is on par with you in level.” Nanami instructed.
She had repeated this reasoning countless times along the way.
She was worried that Yamata no Orochi would be overconfident, dawdle for a bit, and miss the perfect opportunity.
That Necromancer’s personal combat strength was terrifying; Nanami, relying on her own abilities, was no match for him whatsoever.
Coupled with the fact that he possessed something as heaven-defying as the Elven Wings, the consequences would be disastrous if they missed the chance and he used the Elven Wings’ Grand Convocation!
Yamata no Orochi could return to the Shikigami space. Although trapped in Longxia, it wouldn’t die.
Nanami wouldn’t be so lucky.
So, in this battle.
Either the Necromancer dies, or Nanami dies!
There was absolutely no second possibility!
Of course.
In Nanami’s view, as long as Yamata no Orochi struck fast enough, killing that Necromancer was guaranteed!
Pity.
Nanami could never have imagined that what awaited her would be the third possibility she didn’t believe existed!
Boulderfort.
This was the Dwarf King’s royal city.
At the city gate, guards opened the gates of the inner city, Boulderfort. Baron turned his head to glance at Lu Ran and the others, said nothing, and turned back to continue leading his people inside.
Lu Ran looked around curiously.
Outside Boulderfort, there was also a majestic statue.
It was a statue of a robust dwarf. Although the Dwarf race was generally very short, the scale of this statue was enormous, a full thirty meters high!
It was something one had to look up to.
“Is this a statue of the Dwarf King?” Lu Ran asked curiously.
Hearing this, Annie, who was beside him, shook her head.
She whispered, “That’s a statue of Gart, the Primordial Dwarf, not the current Dwarf King, Baron.”
Oh…
Lu Ran responded, not really caring about these historical matters of the Dwarf race.
He followed the group closely into Boulderfort.
Baron handed his large-horned argali over to a guard to handle.
He then led Lu Ran and the others to the reception hall.
The style here wasn’t luxurious. Animal skulls hung on the walls, probably the Dwarf King’s trophies.
Some of these skulls were enormous, clearly belonging to some unknown boss.
Considering that the Dwarf King was also level 100, just like Siluluo, it was easy to imagine that the levels of the Dwarf King’s prey were definitely astounding!
After everyone was seated.
The Dwarf King ordered the guards to bring each of Lu Ran’s group a cup of beer. Dwarves were short in stature, but these cups were not small.
But before Lu Ran and the others could taste the Dwarven beer.
Baron took a swig himself.
Then he glanced at Siluluo and said, “Although the alliance between the Dwarf race and the Nature Elves exists in name only, we are still considered allies. You are the first humans to come here, yet you walk alongside a Dark Elf. The Dwarf race does not welcome such humans.”
Good grief.
Meeting with such high hostility right from the start!
This quest wasn’t going to be easy to get through.
