Lord of the Nation: My talent is 100 million points strong

Chapter 1287 A surprising sight

The entrance to this underground tunnel is quite peculiar. It appears to be only about two and a half meters high, but it is about fifty meters wide. The overall shape is a flat rectangle, just like an enlarged mailbox opening.

Lei Xiao could see the clue of this strange design at a glance. It was obviously designed to prevent the dragon from forcing its way in.

At the entrance of the tunnel, there were rows of alchemical puppet guards standing in order. Each of them was tall and strong, exuding a majestic aura.

These alchemical puppets were clad in heavy black armor and appeared to be made of stone. Their appearance was very similar to those of the Guardian of the Earth and the alchemical puppet legion soldiers obtained by Lei Xiao.

This is not surprising. After all, both the Guardian Defense Agency and the Alchemical Puppet Legion soldiers were created by ancient dwarf elves, so it is not surprising that the two are of the same lineage.

In addition, there was a strong magical light flickering at the entrance of the passage, and it was obviously protected by an absolute defensive barrier.

"The guards at the door alone are a squadron of fifth-level alchemical puppets? This easily surpasses all the high-level alchemical puppets created by human alchemists in the past three thousand years!"

A hint of surprise flashed across Joniel's old eyes, and he said thoughtfully: "And judging from the craftsmanship, it is obviously better than the strongest alchemical puppet of the human race. The forces of the foreign domain are indeed extraordinary!"

"It's more than that, old fellow."

Gray old man narrowed his eyes and looked deep into the passage.

The sound of heavy footsteps was faintly heard, and a team of soldiers was striding towards the entrance, and a thrilling and overwhelming momentum was also surging with them.

As the footsteps gradually became clearer, Lei Xiao noticed.

I saw a short figure walking in front, wearing a robe. From the outline of his figure, he was exactly the same as Cornet who had just guided us here.

"Different from the shadow illusion just now, it seems that this is the true form of the dwarf patrol officer."

Thinking of this, Lei Xiao looked at the short shadow phantom leading the team at the front.

Sure enough, the shadow illusion had disappeared, and only three shadow dragons were still standing around our team.

As the other party got closer, Lei Xiao noticed further.

The dwarf in the lead was a middle-aged man with a faint smile on his resolute face, and his brows were quite similar to Wade's.

This is no wonder. To Lei Xiao, the human emperor, the dwarves all look very similar.

"Your Majesty, we meet again."

Unlike the hoarse voice of the illusion just now, the real voice of Cornette was much clearer, but the timbre and accent did not change at all.

"Thank you for your guidance, Patrol Officer."

Lei Xiao also kept smiling and nodded slightly.

"Your Majesty, I have communicated with my king. Although the humans who visited last time were extremely rude, the Dwarf Elf Kingdom still welcomes your Majesty and his party."

After Cornet finished speaking, the two teams standing behind him immediately lined up quickly to the left and right sides, forming a welcoming formation.

Looking carefully, Lei Xiao found that these figures were quite special, all of them were pairs of two, one tall and one short.

Needless to say, the short ones are naturally the dwarf soldiers, and the tall ones that follow like shadows are alchemical puppets, just like soldiers leading giant military dogs.

As for strength, Cornette himself is at the fifth level, those dwarf elf soldiers are all at the fourth level, and their equipment level is all at the fifth level.

And those alchemical puppets that followed closely behind were powerful, like towering mountains. They had obviously all reached the sixth level and were the size of a small team. This was the source of the tremendous momentum just now.

"It is indeed a foreign power. These alone are enough to shock the human world."

Seeing this disharmony of levels, Lei Xiao sighed in his heart, but his face remained calm.

As we all know, the dwarfs' own talent for cultivation is relatively limited. They do not have the elves' affinity for magic, nor the dwarves' strong physique. Due to their special physique, even refining magic potions can hardly achieve the expected results, and are even far less than the potential of humans.

However, their lifespan and flexible minds, which are comparable to those of half-elves, have allowed the dwarfs to gain a foothold in Outland.

In order to learn from each other's strengths and make up for their weaknesses, and to better continue civilization, the dwarves have developed a completely different path from most races. Rather than cultivating themselves, they are better at using powerful technology to improve their strength, such as the unique technology that combines steam engines with magic, and in-depth research on alchemical puppets.

"It is precisely because of their limited strength that the dwarves developed this unique technology tree. It is not surprising that such a strange combination of guards appeared. After all, one person only controls one alchemical puppet, and the power that can be exerted will be maximized."

After sorting out everything in his mind, Lei Xiao continued to observe quietly.

However, compared to commander alchemical puppets such as John who have added command modules and can achieve intelligence to a certain extent, these alchemical puppets are more powerful but not intelligent.

From this, it is not difficult to see that after experiencing a blank era, there was a gap in the technological level of the dwarves, making the current dwarves far inferior to the ancient dwarves.

"Even so, if we can fully integrate the current dwarven technology into the human world with the efforts of the lords' talents, coupled with such impressive alchemical puppet technology, the strength of the human world will surely advance by leaps and bounds."

"As for the lost ancient dwarven technologies, once we can successfully establish cooperation, I believe there will be a breakthrough soon."

"So, no matter from which aspect, becoming an ally with the dwarves is a very crucial thing. As long as the human race becomes stronger, it will be a piece of cake to conquer the dwarves, just like the Iron Hand Islands."

"Of course, the premise is that everything goes smoothly."

Just when Lei Xiao thought of this, Cornet on the opposite side had already opened a piece of the absolute defense barrier, paving the way forward for our group.

"Thank you for your guidance, Excellency."

Lei Xiao nodded at Connet and then took his own step.

Seeing Lei Xiao taking a step forward, the other strong men on our side followed closely, not daring to be negligent in the slightest. Everyone understood clearly that this step by His Majesty the Emperor would directly determine the future of the entire human race.

After passing the welcome queue, our group walked deeper into the tunnel under the further guidance of Cornet.

It is worth mentioning that although this place is some distance away from the starting point, Ice Stone City, due to the further repair of the Ice Stone City's energy gathering array, Bing Lao's range of activities has also been greatly improved, so he still guards Lei Xiao.

With four sixth-level fighters in charge, and a series of trump cards in his hand, Lei Xiao is more confident.

The footsteps of a group of people echoed back and forth in the empty and bright tunnel. This tunnel was not a straight line, but rather winding. Sometimes there were stairs leading down, sometimes magical lights flickered on the walls, and there were even movable cave walls that made way under Cornette's command.

From this, it is not difficult to see that the dwarfs have obviously put in a lot of effort to prevent the dragons from invading here or being attacked by dragon breath.

After all, although the dragon cannot come in with its normal body shape, Hongsike once appeared in human form, which means that there may be other red dragons with the same ability.

As the group went deeper into the tunnel, the originally empty tunnel became more and more lively.

There are many dwarf barracks embedded in the walls on both sides, and teams of dwarf soldiers are patrolling.

However, compared with the dwarf soldiers brought by Cornette, the strength of these dwarf elves is obviously much weaker. The alchemical puppets they carry are between the fourth and fifth levels, and most of their equipment is at the fourth level.

"It seems that what Cornet brought is the elite fighting force of the dwarves. However, even these ordinary dwarf elf soldiers are enough to easily match the most elite soldiers in the human world."

Lei Xiao observed calmly and nodded thoughtfully.

This is just the surface that I have seen. I am afraid that the dwarves must have other hidden cards and elite combat forces.

After all, from the manager's description, it can be seen that although the dwarf elves suffered a crushing defeat that year, they were still able to compete with the huge group of dragons at the beginning.

While pondering, Lei Xiao also keenly noticed another frustrating point.

That is, although we behaved very covertly, the dwarf soldiers along the way did not look very welcoming to us. This was obviously the result of the previous group of mysterious human visitors.

"I'm really curious about what kind of people they are."

Lei Xiao turned his eyes away from the dwarf soldiers holding their helmets and smiled helplessly.

At the same time, Lei Xiao further realized that Cornette's identity did not seem to be just an ordinary patrol officer, which could be seen from the respectful attitude of the dwarf soldiers along the way.

Under the silent gaze of the dwarf soldiers, when Lei Xiao and his group walked down a flight of stairs and arrived at the end of the tunnel, the view in front of them finally opened up.

"This is……?"

Lei Xiao looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

What came into view was not the gloomy underground area as imagined, but bright sunshine, floating clouds, and the sound of birds and flowers everywhere.

Under the illumination of two suns overhead, a huge, well-planned and huge unfamiliar city appeared in front of everyone. On the outskirts of the city were endless forests and rivers that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Because the light was so strong, it even made the group of people who had just walked out of the passage feel as if they had arrived in another world.

"My Lord, this is a scene illusion that combines the sky illusion and the mirror illusion. It makes the originally dark tunnel look like the outside world."

Erza was amazed and saluted Lei Xiao, saying, "It is no exaggeration to say that this is the first time I have seen such a wonderful technique."

"Miss Dark Elf, thank you for your praise. This is just the result of the efforts of the dwarf elves. It's no big deal."

Cornette smiled slightly, then nodded to Lei Xiao and said, "Your Majesty, our king is waiting for you in the palace."

After saying that, Cornet quickly led us into the dwarven city.

Walking into the strange city, Lei Xiao's eyes lit up again.

Most of the buildings here are rare metal structures, with large and small gears everywhere. From time to time, the roar of steam engines can be heard one after another, giving it a steampunk feel.

In the center of the main road, there was even a metal train that looked like a train, whistling past and then stopped in front of the platform at the other end.

"As expected, they are the force that invented the space train."

Lei Xiao looked at the dwarf residents who were queuing up to get on the train not far away, and the metal train chimney that was emitting white smoke, and the surprise in his eyes became more and more obvious.

It has to be said that this is already very close to the scene of the Steam Age on Blue Planet.

Of course, in the dwarf elves' technological system, this is called demonic energy.

It is a special energy source generated by the magic boiler. It can not only consume ordinary resources such as ores as fuel, but even weapons and equipment can be used as fuel. The higher the level, the more abundant the energy generated.

"It seems that His Majesty the Human Race is quite interested in the Demonic Energy Train."

Cornette obviously noticed Lei Xiao's surprise and smiled, "After the last improvement of the magic boiler, the exhaust gas generated during the conversion process will be completely converted into normal energy particles under the blessing of the purification array in the chimney. We just need to purify the eye stone in the array faster at a regular time."

“It’s an astonishing achievement.”

Lei Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly and retracted his gaze.

The human race’s medium and large cities are also extremely vast. If such a complete transportation system could be established in the city, it would undoubtedly promote the development of the human world to a great extent.

Not only that, if railways could be laid throughout the human world, it would also be a great achievement.

Although the transportation capacity of the human race has reached its peak with the help of the Lord's Network, it is limited to the transportation of goods, and only between terminals. There is still a distance in the middle. In this way, the efficiency of this distance can be maximized.

With faster efficiency and more manpower saved, more resources can naturally be invested in preparing for the future. The many benefits are self-evident.

Lei Xiao thought so and headed towards the city center under Cornette's introduction.

Although the train is extremely convenient for ordinary residents, Lei Xiao and his group, who are extremely powerful, can naturally easily surpass it in speed.

Soon, under the guidance of Cornette, our group arrived in front of a huge and imposing metal building.

This is a metal castle, which is also covered with rotating gears, bearings and springs, and looks very unique.

"Your Majesty, this is the palace of our king."

Cornette nodded to Lei Xiao, lowered his head again and made a "please" gesture, smiling and said: "Please come this way, my king has been waiting for a long time."