Unlike complex humans, dwarves don't have that many bad intentions, their personalities are as solid and heavy as they are architecturally expressed, and everything is based on pragmatism, so it's safer to work with them.

Or it has something to do with their character, and they don't have a lot of red tape set up to show the majesty of the ruler like humans, even if it is to meet the king, it is only necessary to ask the guard at the door to announce.

The crowd waited outside the hall for less than two minutes, and the guards brought the news of the king's recruitment.

The royal city also exhibits the rough aesthetic of the dwarves, with a ceiling so high that you have to look up to see it, and none of the decorative sculptures are surprisingly large, and most of them are made of precious gold, and at worst they are made of steel.

The same is true of the throne room, as the half-foot-thick door slowly opens, what appears in front of the four of them is an even more splendid palace.

The roof was supported by marble columns as thick as towering trees, two ditches from the running water system flowed quietly on both sides of the main hall, a bright red carpet with gold trim was at his feet, and Apple Tea and Brave Invincible were even a little worried that his boots would stain it.

- I feel like I can't afford to lose.

On either side of the hall stood a row of dwarves in robes, dressed like civilians, but underneath their thin robes were muscles as strong as iron, and these guys would instantly transform into excellent warriors if they were given weapons.

At the very top of the main hall was a throne that matched the size of the palace.

The back of the chair stood high at the top of Ann's line of sight, almost out of sight. The décor also has the unique 'air of grandeur' of the dwarves, almost wrapped in precious metals, and the backrest is set with eight brilliant gems, which still shine even in the bright light sources around them, as if the lights used for lighting could not hide their brilliance.

Those eight gems, representing the ancient eight kingdoms of the dwarves, are history, but they are the most important thing outside the clan.

On the throne, there sat a dwarf who was not worthy of the ornate throne, and said that it was not commensurate because he was dressed in a heavy golden plate armor, and his beard was messy and sticky on his face, and he was not at all well groomed like the other dwarves.

However, he holds in his hand the scepter that represents royal power, and this is the dwarven king of Ikasha.

"Your Majesty, fortunately, I brought the adventurer back."

Gehr. Stone Fist knelt down on one knee, and the players who followed him also touched their chests and saluted to show their respect.

The king nodded, saying thank you for his hard work, and then looked at the players, to be precise, his eyes were mainly on Ann Yizhi's robe and the invincible Dirandal.

No dwarf is a natural craftsman, and their sensitivity to rock and metal is far greater than that of any other race, and the king is no exception.

"Welcome, adventurers from afar, thank you for reaching out to the dwarves during this time."

The King's voice was powerful, he was a middle-aged dwarf, his energy and brain power were at their peak, but Ann could still tell that there seemed to be some exhaustion on his face.

"There are some changes in the situation, please take a break in the city."

Apple Tea and the Brave Invincible heard the king say this, raised their eyes and looked at An Yizhi, who was not polite, and stepped forward and said:

"What has changed?"

"You're Mr. Ann Yizhi."

The dwarven king didn't mind this level of rudeness, and he pressed his temple with a headache to tell what had just happened.

Not long ago, only about an hour or two, the dwarven side of the small number of players and NPC adventurers was surrounded by the dark elves in the ruins, this is a premeditated assassination operation, so that the players who thought it was just about the same as other expedition missions suffered a big loss, almost all of them died and returned, and now they are not out of the period of weakness.

Therefore, the dwarven king planned to let Ann Yizhi and them rest for a while, wait for the other players to pass the weakening period, and then go in together, after all, only a group can resist the attack of the dark elves.

To be honest, even a huddle is unlikely, because the number of players helping the Dark Elves is simply too many, almost four times as many as the dwarves, and the dwarven king is a headache.

It's no wonder that when you enter the city, all players have a stinky expression on their faces, and it turns out that they really died once.

The dark elves will indeed abide by the agreement, but that doesn't mean they won't make ghosts in the agreement, the dwarves sent the smartest guys, and they still didn't notice the pits in the agreement, especially the 'can't attack each other' clause in the ruins, the definition was not strict enough, and as a result, the dark elves caught the loophole.

The current situation is very unfavorable for the dwarves, although the ruins of the dwarven kingdom and the ruins of the ancient elves are very large and very time-consuming to explore, but the dark elves also have the largest number of people, plus now the players on the dwarven side are blocked by them outside the door, and one dies when they enter, which is almost equivalent to the two ruins being taken by the dark elves.

This is not good news for the three of them.

There are only so many ruins, and the amount of equipment and skills that can be found is also limited, how many good things can they find in a situation where wolves have more meat and less meat...... This really can only depend on whether God gives face.

Generally speaking, the best solution to today's situation is to defect to the Dark Elves, and in fact many players have already done this, after all, discipline is not a problem for players at all.

But An Yizhi doesn't plan to do this, as the saying goes, the icing on the cake is better than charcoal in the snow. Selling them a favor in the most difficult time of the dwarf kingdom is far more rewarding than running to the dark elves to get together, you know, the dwarves produce a lot of rare metals and magic gems, although it is unlikely to be given away for free, but as long as they are willing to sell it, those things are usually used by the dwarves for their own use, and it is strictly forbidden to export.

As for the players sent by the Dark Elves to encircle and suppress them? That's not a problem at all, eat me with the Skeleton Summoning Technique!

Thinking about the gains and losses in his mind, calculating in order which one is more beneficial to himself and the team, An Yi pointed up and said:

"Your Majesty, is there anything in the ruins that needs our attention?"

"You really ...... Don't think about waiting before going? ”

An Yi glanced at the system time, and indeed had to wait, because it was almost lunch.

"We'll have to wait, but I hope we'll take the lead."

"But there are many of them......"

The dwarven king suddenly remembered that this guy in front of him had made a lot of big news, and his reputation spread all over the multiverse, and it was impossible for him to do so much without two brushes, so he didn't persuade anything more, but simply said the precautions, and gave him a scroll that recorded detailed rules and agreements.

This thing is similar to the system contract commonly used by players, the effect is relatively weak, not enforced, and the binding force mainly depends on how strong the god with the name of the god on the agreement is, and the dwarf is naturally their main god, the soul forger Moradin.

An Yizhi was very serious about this aspect, even if the other party was a famous and honest person, he would not be careless, and carefully read the scroll, and asked about every clause that he felt might be problematic, and then beckoned the other two to sign their names.

"Are there only three of you? Could it be too little? ”

Signing the agreement, the dwarven king asked.

Ordinary player squads are generally full of four, and there are also large groups of several squads acting together, especially in places like dark regions, the four-person team service provided by the system is really not enough.

"Your Majesty! I'm willing to go with them. ”

Ge Shiquan volunteered, he had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. I guess he had already planned to do so when he went on the next mission to bring the player back from Cormoria.

A hint of hesitation flashed across the dwarven king's face, and one of the dwarves in the queue on the left in front of him, who was supposed to be a minister, said in a stern tone:

"Geer, there's nothing for you here, give me home!"

"Father...... I mean, Patriarch, why can't I go? I desire glory, isn't that what you taught me from childhood? ”

The man was still Gehr's father, and was about to say something, when the dwarven king preemptively said:

"The attack of the dark elves just now has caused your Stonefist clan to lose a lot of excellent warriors."

To put it simply, Gehr's father didn't want him to take the risk.

"Then I should be allowed to go, I am a warrior of Stone Fist, the blood of the clan will not be shed in vain, and I will make the dark elves pay."

"I know you will, but ......"

Gehr's father was still a little hesitant, after all, the fertility of dwarves was not much better than that of elves, and he only had such a son.

"Give up, Gell is already a real dwarf."

The king sighed and persuaded Father Geer, and then said to him:

"Are you really willing to accompany the adventurer in this life-or-death operation?"

Gehr slapped the stainless steel cuirass on Bang Bang Xiang and said excitedly:

"Yes, it's my glory."

"Then go, Moradin will forge blessings for every valiant dwarf."

If it weren't for the main hall, in front of His Majesty the King, it is estimated that Gehr would have jumped up excitedly.

Having a dwarf follow this is something that Ann Yizhi has long expected, because there is a clause in the agreement that adventurers must be accompanied by a dwarven guide when they operate in the ruins, not for surveillance, but mainly because players don't know anything that can be exchanged for rewards in Ikasha City, in case they rudely destroy important documents, it will be an irreparable loss for the dwarves.

And Gehr is also a good warrior, there is also level 30 in terms of the player's level, at least it will not drag everyone back, not to mention that the place they are going to is the ancient ruins of the dwarf kingdom, maybe there are some mechanisms that only dwarves can open, so he has no objection to Gehr following, but there is still a problem.

"Now, can we discuss the issue of compensation?"

If you can be in such a serious place and be such a philistine, only An Yizhi is the one who wants money......