chapter 104
Chapter 104 – Pioneering (4)
Chapter 104 – Pioneering (4)
“The god of the land that the dwarves believe in is the one who led their progenitor race in the mythical age long ago. They say that she, a beautiful goddess, taught them about the land and her various skills, making them the dwarves they are today.”
After the dwarves migrated. After that, Tina, an elder elf who continued to study the myth for more than a few days, listened to the Dwarves in detail and recorded them.
“Maybe I’m thinking blasphemous thoughts, but that’s a little strange, isn’t it? Uh…that earth god seems weak.”
Her Ren, who was working with her, looked at her and suggested her opinion. While researching the myth of the dwarves, which she had first learned about, she felt something different.
“Right Ren. The god they believed in is a little different from the god of the sky we know.”
Tina didn’t deny that. The Earth Mother, believed by the Dwarves, did not seem as absolute as the spirit of the sky that had a strong influence on them.
On the contrary, its position was similar to the world tree that the elves enshrined as their source.
‘Nothing strange. If the class is different.’
Tina fiddled with her paper with her wrinkled hands. Even the World Tree, which they enshrined as a divine tree, is unable to stand on its own and is living by the grace of heaven.
For that reason, it was already acknowledged early on that the spirit of the sky is a being higher in rank than the world tree. And that meant that the earth god that the dwarves believed in was also a being from a lower dimension.
This is an objective fact itself. That’s why the dwarves also fell flat on their faces after seeing the blessings and punishment directly from the sky god.
“But Tina-sama, there are many things I picked up while traveling around various places during the Great War. Among them are stories about gods believed by various races and factions. According to the story, most of the gods are similar to the Earth Mother that the dwarves believe in.”
Then another person next to her opened his mouth. Wearing a hood to cover his black hair and round ears, he is Hans, whom Pia moved with Serenian and fell.
He joined quietly and generously passed on the knowledge he knew, especially about humans, to Tina.
“I don’t really believe in it, but the Church of Light, which many humans believe in, worships the god of order and light, and the god of light, who ascended to heaven and became a true god, is also a hero who led and protected those who suffered during the mythical age. I am from.”
“The sources are certain. There is something similar.”
Tina, who had been totally ignorant of this kind of knowledge before, gradually got a feel for it.
Not only now, but also throughout the mythological age when gods descended to the present world, there was no existence like a sky god taking care of Eden here.
“Honestly, I’ve never heard of a god that gives so much. What will happen if this fact spreads across the continent? It is the most exciting and worrying for me.”
Hans looked somewhere with a smile.
There are dwarves doing something around something round and white. It was none other than the plastic bullet used to snipe the monster earthworm.
“Is the research going well?”
“For now. It’s incredibly light for its size, not very hard, and weak against heat. You can’t melt it down, but it seems like you can shave or grind it.”
When Tina and the others looked at the bullets. Nearby were Serenian and Aaron.
They, too, were interested in the bullet that fell from the sky and killed a huge monster at once, and the dwarves who recovered it, a perfect sphere similar to the height of the elves, were investigating it in their own way.
“Of course, proper research or use should be done after you have settled in. As expected, it is a material that no one can identify, as expected from the sky.”
Not much has been found yet. To those who don’t know what plastic is, this pure white and shiny bullet is a material that goes beyond common sense.
“Then, take your time and investigate slowly. Other things are urgent now.”
“Grunt, that’s right.”
After hearing that answer, Serenian paid no attention to the bullets and took up his weapon. Aaron also had no choice but to pack his arms while clicking his tongue.
They still haven’t cleared all the dungeons.
“But don’t be alarmed. We’ve prepared pretty solidly.”
However, as if she were herself, Aaron, who led her, showed her the sight of her work continuing at a tremendous speed.
The land of good material, the skills of the dwarves, the assistance of fairy ants, and so on. The synergistic effect of all of that was this.
“I can’t believe it. So quickly.”
Serenian saw it and his eyes widened in surprise. A mountain that obviously had a pretty steep slope. Parts of the mountain had already been fully developed.
The belly of the mountain, which revealed its pale ocher-colored flesh, was already paved with roads and stairs carved out of the bedrock, and a village being made by cutting the bedrock spread out inside.
But what the dwarves put the most effort into was the entrance to the dungeon right next to the village and inside it.
It had a narrow passage like the narrow entrance, but it had become a gigantic facility thanks to the skill of the dwarves who carved out the surrounding bedrock.
“This is only possible here where we have a friendly environment. If we fill all the occupied areas one by one with our fortifications and facilities, what will those monsters be able to do?”
Aaron laughed as he walked along the passage that led to the front lines they had pioneered.
The place where the Dwarf army was stationed was now being thoroughly guarded not by wooden fences, but by walls made of stones carved out of the surroundings.
“Captain! They’re coming again!”
“Come on, stop it!”
Of course, the masters of the dungeon could not leave the Dwarves alone who were remodeling and developing their own kingdom.
When Aaron and Serenian arrived. Just in time, beast spiders rushed into their fortress through the passages.
“Aren’t these guys boring?”
The Dwarves shot fire arrows, picked up spears and pierced them, dealing with spiders climbing the walls.
The weapons and armaments they were using were all items made from iron ore and dagger fragments mined here.
‘It’s hard.’
Serenian felt a completely different kind of hardness from the elves watching their fight. If there are no unexpected variables, perhaps the Dwarves will calmly make all these lands their territory.
“…Did you just hear that?”
“I heard you. It seems that there are formidable enemies in the deeper burrow. Like the monster that showed up last time.”
But around the time the battle was over. Aaron, as well as Serenian, heard a ghastly cry.
The cries, as if filled with rage and irritability, were the noise coming from one of those invisible passages.
“I want to build a more solid barrier at this point and hold on… but that’s absolutely not possible, right?”
Aaron noticed Serenian. Since they had already secured enough space and mines to build the village, it was actually enough to thoroughly prepare for the defense.
However, a dungeon was something to be conquered, not something to be neglected.
The world tree can grow and exert more power only when the dungeon core is obtained. For that reason, clearing the dungeon was the duty of those who lived here.
“Let’s prepare the expedition again. Please wait a moment.”
“Good.”
Aaron, who silently avoided Serenian’s eyes looking down at him, rolled up his tail and summoned the warriors who had been waiting in advance.
The dwarves’ dungeon attack method is simple.
When the expedition clears a road to a certain place, it is to expand the development work to that place and build a fortress. All side roads and other passages that occurred in the process blocked the entrance.
As soon as they learned that demon spiders do not have the ability to dig burrows, they tried to expand their territory as if they were eating ground.
“Something is sinister.”
“It has to be. Because the variant hasn’t appeared yet.”
Pia, who was with the expedition that had left the fort at the forefront and started to enter an unknown space, smirked. Serenian did not deny Pia’s words.
So far, only normal enemies have appeared. I couldn’t let go of my tension because I already knew from experience that even terribly mutated mutants could appear.
“This!”
“Ughhhhh!!”
The strange thing happened at that moment.
In an instant, the entire aisle vibrated, and with a huge roar, something exploded through the wall and snatched a Dwarf soldier at the back.
“It’s an earthworm!”
Aron hurriedly turned his head and shouted in astonishment.
The monster that broke through the wall, hurt soldiers, and wriggled its body was smaller than before, but it still filled the entire passage. The monsters living underground in this land weren’t just monster spiders in the first place.
‘This bastard is an idiot.’
Serenian, who straightened his staggered body, quickly threw an arrow at the man who was revealing countless teeth and gritted his teeth.