Chapter 1288 A Unique Castle

As Cornet's voice fell, the dull sound of gears turned rang out, and the metal gate of the giant castle slowly opened. Several teams of dwarf elf soldiers and alchemical puppets came out one after another, forming a welcoming formation again.

It is not difficult to see from the red armor that the color is obviously much brighter that these dwarf elf soldiers are obviously a professional ceremonial team.

Seeing this scene, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

Although the human race has lived in a corner for a long time, as the supreme ruler of the human world, coming here in person is undoubtedly a formal diplomatic event.

Therefore, although this formation is not very grand, it has shown enough friendship and goodwill.

After all, in the world of the jungle in the outer domain, the strong are respected, and only the strong can win the respect of others.

"By the way, are there hundreds of fifth-level alchemical puppets?"

Lei Xiao felt the powerful momentum coming towards him. Although his face was calm, he was still secretly amazed in his heart.

Although under his leadership, the number of human nation-level strongmen is steadily increasing, including the surrendered tribes, there are more than 20 in the territory alone.

Among them, the three elders, Tiger Stick, Jiang Li, and Hong Ye, needless to say, there are 10 newly promoted subordinates such as Ariel, Shuang, Cecilia, Qiduo, and 7 blood clan strongmen including Catherine and Valentine, a total of 23 people.

There are 5 people in the Cold Flame Kingdom, including Wu, White Knight, Nolan, Old Shaw, and Bernie, 2 people in the Pars Empire, Barnett and Antonio, 2 people in the Canglan Federation, 2 people in the Canglan Federation, Jared in the Grim Kingdom, Alger in the Verdant Kingdom, and Theresa in the Holy Night Kingdom, a total of 12 people.

There are also 20 fifth-level heroes such as Sophia from the Lion King Hall and Shirley, a total of 21 people, and 12 fifth-level strongmen from the Mercenary Guild and the Alchemist Guild, a total of 33 people.

All in all, Lei Xiao currently has 68 fifth-level warriors under his command, plus Lei Xiao himself, a total of 69 people.

If all fifth-level alchemical puppets and stone elves, including the metal dragon, are counted, the number can reach more than 100.

In addition, there are three sixth-level warriors, Joniel, Gray Old, and Ice Old, the sixth-level stone elf Xiaojie, and three half-step sixth-level warriors, Louise, Diana, and Lorenz.

So far, the dwarf elves have shown more than 2 times, or even nearly 3 times, the top combat power of our side, which is evident from this.

"Of course, I didn't count the trumpets and other trump cards in my hand, but the other party will naturally not show their strength completely."

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, the sound of a brass instrument similar to a trumpet sounded, and the welcome ceremony kicked off.

Under the guidance of Cornet, Lei Xiao and his party passed through the neatly lined dwarf elf guard of honor and walked straight towards the majestic metal castle.

The palace of the dwarves also has a high level of artistic attainments. Although it is slightly smaller than that of the human race, the neatly trimmed magic gardens, various sculptures and fountains are also well-arranged, and all have the artistic style of metal and gears, which can be said to be unique.

"My Lord, the metal chirping warbler on the fountain can move, just like the real thing!"

When passing by a giant fountain with a metal rockery as the main body, Louise's eyes were full of surprise and she couldn't help but blurt out.

"This is the work of the top sculptor of the dwarves. He is also a renowned forging master who once went to the dwarf kingdom to study and studied under a legendary dwarf forger."

Hearing this, Cornet introduced it proudly.

With Cornet's introduction, the group soon arrived at the door of the giant metal castle.

The dull sound of gears turning sounded again, and the castle's hanging door, which was flashing with rich magic light, slowly opened.

Looking at the rich magical light on the castle's hanging door, Lei Xiao nodded thoughtfully.

Along the way, he had passed through many thresholds of absolute defense barriers. No matter which one, the solidity was unprecedented, exceeding any human area including the territory.

"Your Majesty, my king is waiting in the reception room, please come this way."

Cornet bowed and walked in front again.

Entering the gate of the metal castle, the first thing that came into view was an extremely spacious hall.

On both sides of the hall, guard statues were neatly arranged, just like the alchemical puppets outside. Since these statues were all in a static state, even Lei Xiao could hardly tell whether they were real statues or dormant alchemical puppets.

But this was not the most eye-catching thing. On the walls of the castle hall, there were inlaid metal gears and bearings of various sizes in operation, faintly emitting regular mechanical sounds, just like walking into the inside of a clock, giving people a very strange feeling.

In addition, there was a faint smell similar to motor oil in the air, which was obviously coming from those greasy gears.

"Your Majesty must have guessed that these mechanical devices throughout the castle are also part of the castle's defense measures, responsible for providing energy for the absolute defense barrier. After all, we dwarves are not very good at training, so we can only find another way."

Cornet shrugged, although he looked helpless, but still had a sense of showing off.

It's no wonder that the dwarves' own strength is probably far inferior to that of the current human race led by Lei Xiao. However, with their superb alchemy puppet skills and demonic energy technology, they were even able to compete with those destructive people in the early stage. The red dragon fought back and forth, which is evident from this.

"It's really an amazing achievement."

Lei Xiao did not hide his feelings at all, and still looked around with a calm expression, until the group came to a metal door with gorgeous texture, and then Cornette pressed a metal button next to the door.

Although the metal door in front of him was extremely unfamiliar, through the sound of metal friction and airflow that sounded immediately after pressing the button, Lei Xiao immediately judged that this should be an elevator that incorporated magic technology.

Although he was surprised, Lei Xiao looked as expected. These guys could even invent the space train, let alone the elevator.

Sure enough, with a "ding" sound, the metal door slowly opened, revealing a fully enclosed space with a quite spacious area.

Seeing this scene, the rest of our team who had never seen an elevator looked puzzled, while Cornette smiled faintly and began to give a brief introduction.

"Can I go directly to other floors under the influence of demonic energy? It's really similar to the teleportation circle."

Hearing the sound, Louise's starry eyes were filled with surprise, and she couldn't help blurting out.

"Not only that, this device also has a teleportation function and can be teleported to any identical device in the castle as needed."

After the introduction, Cornette looked at Lei Xiao with pride, only to find that the latter was not as surprised as expected, but kept a calm expression.

In fact, it's not just this time. Cornette has long discovered that these demonic technologies that can shock other forces seem to be nothing more than that in the eyes of the human emperor.

"Your Majesty, do you think the human world also has this kind of technology?"

Cornette couldn't help but ask as he guided everyone into the metal door.

"I must have heard that the patrol officer has heard that many alien lords have descended on the human race some time ago, especially in the human race. Moreover, the alien lords are also all human race."

Lei Xiao smiled lightly and responded: "To be honest with you, I am actually an alien lord. In the world I used to live in, these demonic technologies have long been developed in a more advanced form, and have reached an unprecedented level. high."

"Oh? That's really a desirable place."

Although Cornette was polite, he obviously didn't believe it. He just thought Lei Xiao was pretending to be serious.

When the metal door opened again, what appeared in front of Lei Xiao and his party was a magnificent palace hall.

Although there are no traces of gears on the metal walls here, the sound of mechanical operation is still clearly audible, and it is decorated in a distinctive steampunk style.

Artworks that combine gems and gears are displayed everywhere, dazzling people's eyes. There are flags with gears printed on them hanging on the walls, and even the polished metal floor is engraved with gear patterns.

At the end of the hall, there is a throne standing on a high platform. On the throne, there is a tall elf figure wearing a crown. That is obviously the elf king.

Below the dwarf king, there were two rows of dwarf ministers who were obviously older, looking over at them.

"Your Majesty, please come this way."

Cornette first directed the elite guards who followed him to line up left and right, and then nodded to Lei Xiao.

Under the gaze of the dwarf kings and ministers, Lei Xiao quickly arrived directly under the throne.

I saw that the dwarf king in the top position was quite young. His resolute face with a neat beard exuded the majesty of a king without losing his approachability.

Seeing Lei Xiao standing still, the young dwarf king did not put on airs, but stood up from the throne. He first smiled and said: "Your Majesty the human race, I have heard about the matter from my Prince Huanyao. Welcome His Majesty the Human Race to visit the Dwarf Kingdom.”

As the clear voice of the dwarf king fell, the other dwarf ministers also looked kind and nodded.

But Lei Xiao, who was used to seeing Vanity Fair, realized that although the other party was quite polite, that was all, and he still remained extremely wary of us.

This can be seen from the absolute defense enchantment flashing around the throne and the dwarf ministers on both sides. Only the section of land where we are located is not covered by the absolute defense enchantment.

Another thing that surprised Lei Xiao was that when he said the words just now, the dwarf king not only looked at himself, but also looked at Cornette who was leading the way.

This undoubtedly shows that the Prince Huanyao the other party talks about is Cornet, who has been communicating with us.

"I have long thought that this patrol officer is a bit unusual. He can also recognize the Stone of Power at a glance. He turns out to be a member of the dwarf royal family."

Lei Xiao had just thought of this in his mind, and Cornette smiled slightly and said, "Let me formally introduce myself, Your Majesty of the human race, I am both the patrol officer of the dwarves and the Prince of Huanyao of the dwarves."

After that, Cornet solemnly introduced the rather young dwarf king.

"King Huituo Broy?"

After listening to Cornette's explanation, Lei Xiao nodded slightly.

From the other party's description, it can be heard that the young new king of the dwarves did not personally experience the war with the dragons that year, and he was not even born yet.

During the nearly 100 years of his reign, he never had any conflicts with the dragons. He just kept a low profile and devoted himself to the revival of the dwarf kingdom.

Lei Xiao thought so in his heart, and said politely: "Your Majesty the Dwarf Elf has governed the kingdom in an orderly manner. I admire you deeply."

"Your Majesty the Human Race is too kind. Your Majesty the Human Race was able to bring peace to the human world that had been in chaos for 3,000 years in a short period of time, and destroyed the rather tricky taboo tree. This is what is admirable."

The golden gears inlaid on Broy's crown shone brightly, and it was obvious that he knew the human world well. He also said politely: "It is my honor to meet such a brave and wise monarch."

However, from the other party's understated tone, it can still be felt that this honor is limited to the surface, and it is not what the other party really thinks.

The dwarf ministers around, after observing our personnel configuration, even revealed a look of contempt, obviously still a little bit upset about the mysterious human visitors last time.

After a few polite words with Lei Xiao, Broy quickly got straight to the point and asked: "Your Majesty, I heard from Prince Huanyao that Your Majesty seems to have a stone of power belonging to the dwarf royal family?"

"Yes, this is the important reason why I came here."

Lei Xiao turned his palm up, and the seemingly inconspicuous black round stone appeared.

At the moment the black round stone appeared, a golden light suddenly burst out from the stone, and the entire black stone body turned into a shining gold, which was quite magical.

On the surface of the golden stone after the transformation, a shovel and a wrench were engraved, which looked shining.

"Is this actually the token of Prince Vader, the pioneer?"

I saw Prince Connet's eyes full of surprise, and he couldn't help but blurt out.

After hearing Connet's voice, the other dwarf ministers also looked over with surprise.

You know, Prince Vader, the pioneer, is the younger brother of the first dwarf king after the blank era. He assisted the first king in rebuilding the destroyed dwarf kingdom. He is a legendary existence.

It is a pity that after the kingdom stabilized, Prince Vader's whereabouts were unknown and there was no news.

I didn't expect that more than 2,500 years later, I saw the token of this legendary dwarf from a human king.

Among the dwarfs present, even Broy looked surprised and didn't know what to say for a while.

And Lei Xiao's next words made all the dwarfs present stunned, and they almost couldn't believe their ears.