Whether the Dwarven Kingdom was in a prosperous period and whether it was connected to the strongest Ancient Elves on land, and how deep the connection was, is still uncertain, including Nikolai's databases, which say that 'there is a connection, but it is not deep'.

However, this conclusion was completely overturned when Ann pointed out that they had discovered the secret door, and that the dwarves and the ancient elves at that time were not only connected, but also quite close.

You must know that the World Tree is the most important belief of the Elder Elves, and they will never and will not allow the World Tree to appear on any item without permission.

The secret door in front of him not only opens in the same way as in the magic fortress Octavir, but also has the pattern of the World Tree, which must have been approved by the Elder Elves, or even simply built by the Elder Elves with the help of the dwarves.

Perhaps it was precisely because there were still many such mechanisms and settings left in the Dwarven Kingdom that the ancient elven ruins near him mistakenly thought that the Dwarven Kingdom was also included in the coverage of his Lost Lock.

But it seems that knowing this seems to be useless, and the players are not archaeologists, so they are not interested in all the things that can't be converted into combat effectiveness, so An Yizhi will think more about this guy who likes to study historical background.

More than that, the rest of the team wanted to know where the secret passage in front of them led.

There is also a wrought iron door behind the secret door, which must have been made by dwarves, and a strangely shaped lock hung on it.

This is the dwarven warning lock, which they still use until now, and by any means, as long as it is not opened with the matching key, it will trigger an alarm mechanism to notify someone of an intrusion.

But it doesn't matter now, not to mention that the dwarven priest who originally guarded this place is long gone, and even the warning lock has turned into a pile of iron powder under the touch of the eager apple tea, which makes him very dissatisfied, and he wants to try how difficult it is for the dwarf lock to open.

- Suddenly!

When everyone walked into the passage, an orange flame lit up on both sides of the slope, providing basic lighting for the dark tunnel, but the power of time was too strong, even if it was made by the dwarves, the state of work was not particularly good now, and the fire was a little erratic, stretching everyone's shadows very long.

This kind of flame is similar to a sensor light in the real world, which will automatically light up when someone approaches, and will automatically extinguish it when someone walks by. What's even more amazing is that after using the 'detection magic', An Yizhi found that there was no trace of any magic in all of this, and it was all controlled by machinery.

As the so-called leopard in the tube, this alone can see how far the mechanical civilization of the dwarves has developed, although it is obviously off track compared to reality.

Usually at this time, the warrior goes first, but because it is a secret passage, everyone is worried about any traps, so this time let Apple Tea go to the front, and use the 'scout trap' every two steps, and the brave invincible follows him to provide support at any time. And then there's Ann Finger, Gehr. The stone fist is responsible for the broken back.

Where the dark passage leads, An Yizhi also has some guesses.

The dwarves like to keep their valuables in the temple, such as their precious knowledge, and the place where these things are kept is the storage room they have just passed.

In the storage room, they found a secret passage......

This has almost written the words 'go forward is a treasure trove'.

The tunnel is not exactly straight, there are some twists and loops, the good news is that there is only one road, and no traces of the trap have been found until now.

Advancing in such a tunnel, it is easy for humans to lose their sense of direction, in fact, let alone the sense of direction, An Yizhi can no longer even tell whether he is going down or up the tunnel.

This is the hardest part of tunneling in reality, until the 21st century, when people used computers to help solve this problem, and this unscientific world has its own way.

Dwarves, the Deep Earth race, are born with a talent for digging tunnels, so compared to the three players, Gehr knew the current direction of the team and told Ann that he had gone at least twenty meters deep into the ruins of the kingdom.

It took about thirty minutes to find the exit of the tunnel, which was supposed to be the same as the entrance, but it was far less well preserved than the entrance, and now there was only an empty doorway.

"Dancing Light Technique!"

Raising his hand, he raised four spinning balls of light, illuminating the space outside the exit.

It was a space of about 200 square meters, very empty, the thick dust had completely covered the floor, and in some places even mushrooms more than a person tall had grown.

Ann pointed to the fact that they had appeared near the left wall of the room, facing him, and the place that clinged to the wall seemed to be buried, completely covered by some fragments of buildings and rocks, and beyond that, a wide tunnel could be seen on the right side of the field of vision, and I didn't know where it led.

"Spread out and explore, I think you'll find something here."

An Yizhi's guess is not unreasonable, the dwarves are pragmatists, even in the past, this virtue is also this way, so it is impossible for them to build an empty hall underground.

Let the brave be invincible and Gehr. Stone Fist was on alert, and Apple Tea and Ann began a cautious search.

"Stand Wave"

A concussive stance shot out from the staff, shaking through several stones the size of a millstone, revealing what had been buried by the wreckage, only a corner to be exact.

Ann pointed and saw that it was a square object with a blunt head on one side and a straight on the other, the size of a coffee table.

Adventurers should remember that if they come across something suspicious that they don't recognize, it's best not to touch it with their hands.

"Bigby's Helping Hand"

Activating the spell on the talisman orb, using it to split the bits and pieces, he finally saw the whole thing.

It was an iron felt whose head had been magnified several times!

That's right, it's iron felt, the kind you see in the blacksmith shop for a long time. And the splinters that covered the felt seemed to have serious burn marks on one side, and it was black and black, which should be a matching furnace.

This discovery not only did not disappoint An Yizhi, but made him more sure that there must be something good at the other end of the tunnel.

The dwarves were not guilty of building a blacksmith shop under the city, in other words, the furnace and the felt were not made for crafting, but for sacrifice.

This is the configuration of the Molastin's shrine, where the dwarves place their offerings on iron felt, believing that they were born in the Moradin's furnace.

- Although sometimes it is true that objects are made of sacrificial iron blankets.

It is not uncommon for shrines to be found in temples, but the shrines appear right next to the entrance, which also means 'Moradin Guardian', which means that a deity needs to help watch over it......

I said it's not a treasure trove, do you believe it?

This discovery made An Yizhi very happy, and Lao Tzu ran all the way to the dark region, and finally came in vain.

If you can find the equipment that is out there, it will be epic at the very least! After all, so much time has passed, and items that don't have the function of self-absorbing magic have long since returned to dust.

But don't be discouraged even if you don't have equipment, as long as you can find a lot of knowledge that the dwarves need, you can also exchange it for magic gems and other rewards according to the agreement, An Yizhi is very optimistic about the 'Heart of Light', given that there are many evil creatures in his enemies, the Heart of Light, which is very decent when you hear it, is quite useful.

Just thinking about a good thing, Apple Tea pulled Raan's robe and said:

"Brother An, there's a cloud of ashes in the corner of the wall over there."

The ashes of Apple Tea are on the other side of the ruins, and Ann doesn't see them because of the perspective.

It's just a cloud of ashes, so you shouldn't care too much about it, but Apple Tea observed the traces near the ashes and said:

"There used to be a humanoid living here, and there are still pieces of dried meat and mushrooms left on the ground......"

He crouched down and groped for the dents in the dust:

"That's right, it's a humanoid, and it's not very big, it's a little taller than a dwarf, and it's light."

Apple tea has the skill of analyzing traces, and it can also be used to track, and he has used it many times to make him have a lot of experience himself, and now he doesn't need to open the skill, and he can see a seven, seven, eight, eight or eight based on experience alone.

"Isn't this place closed?"

"Well, there's a good chance it's not completely closed."

There's more than one secret passage to enter, which is understandable, but it's not good news to find a trace of someone who has lived here recently.

Friends and foes aside, the most important treasure can't be drunk first!

An Yizhi also squatted down on the other side of the apple tea, and he reached out and touched the soil layer next to the ashes, and the tentacles still had residual warmth, indicating that the campfire had been extinguished for no more than three to four hours.

The other party was obviously one step ahead of Ann Yi, but he didn't know who he really was.

First of all, it's definitely not a player, and the trace is only one person, so it's supposed to be an NPC acting alone.

Dark elves?

Possibly, but not very likely.

As guys with a reputation for caution and intrigue, they will never venture into the bottom level alone, unless they are sure of anything.

Theoretically, the ruins and entrances of the kingdom are under the watchful eye of the dwarves and dark elves, and they are monitored 24 hours a day, so it is impossible for anyone to sneak in.

Of course, this is just a theory, because this is an unscientific magical world. Due to the effects of buried radiation, teleportation spells are more likely to fail, and it is more likely to teleport the caster to a location 108,000 miles away from the intended target, and this guy may be the unlucky guy sent by the teleportation spell.

In addition to this, there is the Thor Stone Walk, which John has used, which allows the caster to swim through thick rock formations, and the dwarves and dark elves only monitor the tunnel at the entrance, and use this spell to enter the ruins from elsewhere.

These are just speculations, and the truth can only be known by finding the guy who came in first.

And they don't have time to think about it right now.

"There is a situation! Very heavy footsteps are approaching us! ”

Appletea pointed to the passage at the other end of the hall and reminded that the brave Invincible and Geer quickly drew their weapons.

"It's coming at us!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone saw a huge golem more than ten meters long and full of brass-colored golem walking out of the darkness, and its eyes lit up with a dazzling red light.

"Destroy the invaders."

Battles are inevitable.