Chapter 2706 - 1167: Three Cities Conquered in a Row (Part 3)

Chapter 2706: Chapter 1167: Three Cities Conquered in a Row (Part 3)

"Chief Surilla isn’t one to emphasize these worldly ceremonies, especially when it concerns the future of her people," Valentino explained.

Gaven smoothly added, "Then I’ll trouble you, Lord Crownbearer."

The current situation was just as he hoped, not merely a matter of saving time.

In the negotiation process with the Dwarf Clan Chief of the Star Spiral Mountain Range, the already persuaded Crownbearer and Great Druid would stand on his side, perhaps without even realizing it themselves.

Although in his view, convincing the Dwarves of the Star Spiral Mountain Range was the least challenging, he held several aces in his hand against them.

Colossus City was just one of them, the second was the Earth Stone; probably no dwarf could resist the temptation to build an alchemical production line of their own.

Valentino fell into a brief silence, apparently engaging in telepathic communication.

Several minutes later, the magical aura of teleportation once again sparkled outside the door, and a female dwarf wearing a blacksmith’s leather outfit emerged from within.

This female dwarf did not have the long beard as legend claimed, which was just a stereotype held by other races about dwarves.

However, her body was extraordinarily stout, her limbs exceptionally thick, resembling a short, wide barrel, quite contrary to the aesthetic views of other humanoid races.

The female dwarf’s eyes first fell on Gaven. As she walked inside with her short legs, rubbing her hands on her leather outfit, she laughed heartily, "Sorry, the time was too rushed, and I didn’t have time to change clothes. Surilla greets the Lord of the Heart of the Mountains, the Great Rebooter."

It seemed like she intended to give Gaven a dwarf’s embrace greeting.

Understanding the temperament of these dwarves well, Gaven immediately extended his right hand, smiling, "It is us who were too abrupt, having advanced the originally agreed upon time; only the issues we are discussing now are best suited for a multi-party conversation."

"Meeting early or late, it’s all the same; it’s only you humans who go through such complex customs. I’ve long wanted to visit the Great Rebooter, just never had the opportunity."

Surilla wiped her right hand carefully again before shaking Gaven’s hand, "I wonder if there’s anything I can help Lord Rebooter with?"

From her addressing, it’s evident that Gaven, as the Rebooter of Colossus City, held a status far more prestigious than a Road Demigod.

"Let me speak, and Lord Road Builder can supplement," the Crownbearer took the initiative to interject.

"Sure," Gaven naturally did not refuse; having a third party state such matters increases credibility.

The Crownbearer succinctly summarized the topics they had previously discussed with this Dwarf Clan Chief, skipping over all matters related to nature, focusing instead on multi-party trade and the construction of an underground rail system.

His experience dealing with the other party was extensive, knowing what interested her and what did not.

"Elemental Energy Accumulator? Underground rail system?" Dwarf Clan Chief Surilla was not surprised by the re-opening of Colossus City and its astounding steel output, as if she already knew.

The widespread invitation by Giharin, the Wandering Dwarf King from the Tesser Yama Kingdom, for all dwarves to come to Colossus City was well-known among dwarves. After restarting the ancient dwarf automatic production line, achieving this annual output was only natural; not having it would be stranger.

She was more interested in the Elemental Energy Accumulator and underground rail system, circling the Elemental Energy Accumulator in the room, continually exclaiming, "I have seen a similar grand vision in an ancient Dwarf Rune mural; it just couldn’t be realized due to the traction force problem."

Unexpectedly, the Rebooter not only proposed this grand vision again but also solved the final difficult problem.

If it were a few thousand years ago, the Satana Kingdom might not have disintegrated, but continued to this day."

As she spoke, the Dwarf Clan Chief’s tone was filled with lamentation and regret.

The inability of dwarves to establish a powerful empire primarily stemmed from transportation issues.

Although most dwarves share the same origin, once split, they become isolated communities or kingdoms, with very sparse interactions, making mutual assistance difficult.

By the time other dwarf communities or kingdoms received the message and trekked over mountains to arrive, most of the dwarf communities or kingdoms requesting aid had become a thing of the past.

"All roads lead to the same destination; this is the inevitable path at a certain level of development," Gaven was not surprised by similar thoughts about the Satana Kingdom.

After all, with the steel output they had, and Colossus City now had its steam rail cars, albeit limited by energy supply, only usable within the mining districts.

"Apologies, I was entranced by the glory of our ancestors," Surilla collected herself and continued, "Indeed, the passages of the Dark Domain from the Satana Kingdom era still exist in large numbers.

To my knowledge, the northernmost end reaches the Giant Dragon Coast, and to the east, it extends to the Rift Valley Lake of the Xaya Plains.

Beneath all of Amu, Tesser, and the Karinshan Kingdom, the passages of the Dark Domain are intertwined, the foundation of the Satana Kingdom’s rise.

These parts of the Dark Domain were naturally ancient; our dwarf ancestors merely interlinked and utilized them.

Our ventures into the Dark Domain have only been a very small portion around the Star Spiral Mountain Range; most other areas have been lost.

It’s said that the Dark Domain under Karinshan has been occupied by the Dwarves Elf, and beneath the Tesser Kingdom, there’s always been talk of the subterranean Satana Kingdom, though we’ve never made contact."

The Dwarf Clan Chief of the Star Spiral Mountain shared her intelligence willingly and truthfully.

"Great, great, great," Gaven exclaimed, his eyes filled with unconcealed joy.

Completely excavating by themselves, versus renovating and expanding pre-existing ones, are two entirely different concepts.

Especially when involving the three great kingdoms.

Once he lays the underground rail cars beneath their kingdoms, where could they possibly escape to?

In no time, he could transport armies into their heartland, causing disruption from within.

Recreating the map of the Satana Kingdom would not be impossible, but under human control, not dwarven.

As for reclaiming the lost Dark Domain areas, that’s another topic entirely.