The Sun King's Evidence

The high elves held a hurried meeting to discuss how to rescue the little queen. Lord Tyrion quickly summoned all available troops, took away most of the legendary heroes and elites in Ulthuan, and headed towards the old world at full speed. When coming.

The Old World, the Roof Mountains of the World, the Eternal Peak, the Dwarf Ancestor Hall, and the Throne Hall.

Many, many years later, the dwarf kings and clans meeting was held again. What everyone discussed was exactly the same as that of the high elves, that is, about the annihilation of the elf envoys and the dwarf envoys, and the disappearance of the little queen Alisara. matter.

Beneath the golden spiers, beneath the gaze of the colossi of the dwarf gods, the solemn beat of trumpets echoed in every vestibule and corridor of the majestic Karaz-a-Karak.

Hundreds of coffins were sent into the cemetery under the chants of the eternal guards and dwarf priests. The fine dwarf beer was sprinkled on the surface of the thick stone slabs. The door of the Hall of Valor was opened, and the honor guard continued to move forward until those who had been The collected remains of the dwarves were sent to the cemetery.

The dwarves marched in silence, and above the long procession the final climax of the drums echoed through the halls and cloisters.

With tears in the eyes of High King Thorgrin the Grudge, he walked to his distant grandnephew, Dorin Ironhelm, whose body was already in disrepair. The body of this dwarf warrior had been cast into gold and silver. Erglin opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just glanced at his distant grandnephew again and nodded silently: "Let you go first, Dolin, you are good, and you are worthy of the dwarves. title."

There were no chants, no crying, just silence, a silence that was extremely depressing and brewing endless hatred. Every participating dwarf warrior clenched their fists and gritted their teeth. The white beards of the long-bearded elders were shaking, as if they were planning to Carve this scene into the depths of your mind.

Lucien, the Marquis of Badland and Marshal of Britannia, looked at the scene in front of him with a complex look on his face, and he was very uncomfortable with it.

"Have you never seen such a large-scale dwarf funeral?" The voice of Belega, the king of the Eight Peaks Mountains, sounded from beside Lucien. Lord Belega came from the side with his queen Komanik. In the voice of the king of the Eight Peaks Mountains, With sadness and relief, he also took a large glass of dwarf beer from the Angrond Oath Guard beside him, strode forward, and sprinkled it on the coffins of several dwarves. Belegar said loudly: " Warriors, drink in the halls of our ancestors and in the other world! May the living stand tall, and may the dead rest in peace! May the mountains and mines echo our voices forever!"

"May the living remain standing, may the dead rest in peace, and may the mountains and mines echo our voices forever!" All the dwarves raised their glasses.

Dry!

Marshal Lucien and his bodyguards, as well as the approximately one hundred Varyag Guards, also raised their glasses. These guys who were making a living in the badlands and mountains no longer looked like knights, but a group of green-skinned men. The big guy is more arrogant and braver than a tough gangster. He has a two-handed ax in each hand, which makes it much easier to chop greenskins!

After the ceremony, the dwarf kings and clans meeting was officially held in the throne room of Eternal Peak.

The major dwarf kings attending the meeting are:

Karaz-a-Karak, High King Thorgrim of the Eternal Peaks, the Bearer of Resentments.

Kharak Kaderin, Butcher King of Butcher's Keep, Agrim Ironfist.

Karak - the Eight Peaks Mountain, the real king of the Eight Peaks Mountain, Belegar - the Hammer.

Karak-Jufba, King of Torrent Pass, Balentine-Stoneheart.

Barak - Haimen Pass, King of Haimen Pass, Byrnov - Dragon Hammer.

Karak-Azul, King of Iron Peak Castle, Khazadur-Dragonhammer.

Karak Kasheen, King of the Hornburg, Orric Rafson.

Karak-Domar, the most famous King of Domar in the old world and recognized as having the highest level of beer brewing, Master Joseph Bagman.

These are the most important dwarf kings, as well as the kings of some small dwarf cities (referring to the population of no more than a thousand people), so I won’t go into details here.

In addition to the meeting of the kings, there were also Grim Bloxson, chief engineer of the Eternal Peak dwarves, Clark Harsh, the president of the Rune Craftsmen Association, and others present.

Lucien and Durant accompanied Belegar in the last seat. As vassals of Belegar, they sat behind Belegar. On the left were the Eternal Guards, on the right were Kaderin's demon slayers. In front were Angrond's Oath Guards and Eight Peaks Mountain. After the recapture, there were many new faces among the Oath Guards. After the mustaches experienced many experiences of blood and fire, some people began to be considered qualified to serve in the Oath Guards.

It is a special reward to have this group of humans participate in the clan meeting of the dwarf kings. Thorgreen aims to use this method to praise and thank the three guards of the Badlands for their recent major contribution.

Just two months ago, the famous dwarf brewery - Bagman Brewery, located at the foot of the Black Mountains and deep in the Border Prince Territory, was attacked by a large group of green-skinned goblin nomads. At that time, Master Bagman was He personally delivered fifty carts of Bagman XX fine dark beer to Emperor Karl Franz. The defenders were quickly defeated by the greenskins, and the brewery was almost lost.

And just in time, the Brittanian border baron Durant, who was humiliated by the high spirit at Haimen Pass, passed by with hundreds of his three soldiers from the Badlands who originally planned to escort the little queen, and saw the black smoke rising into the sky. The soldiers of the Army Guard responded quickly and decided to rescue the Bagman Brewery, driving away the greenskins at the critical moment and protecting the brewery.

Durant and his soldiers probably didn't think they had done anything earth-shattering. When Master Bagman came back and held hands to thank Durant, the border baron even joked, "If you really want to thank me, just say thank you to me." Just be polite and take me to visit Eternal Peak.

In the end, Master Bagman heartily agreed, which led to today's trip to Eternal Peak, and all the dwarf kings, including the King of Torrent Pass, Balentine-Stoneheart, who disliked humans the most, came over to express their gratitude.

It can only be said that humans still do not fully understand what good, delicious, thick beer means to dwarves.

After a short period of various rituals and the routine opening remarks of High King Thorgrin, the High King began to talk about what everyone was most concerned about.

"Based on the existing intelligence, we can basically confirm that the murderer is the last vampire count, Manfred von Carstein. It was he and his undead army who single-handedly created and caused this tragedy. Grand Your Majesty, we will definitely take revenge, and the big book of hatred will be filled with new content." Thorgreen's white beard was stained with beer foam, and the Supreme Court said to everyone: "This is a very special moment for the dwarves. A heavy blow, thank you Valaya. A thousand outstanding dwarves fell like this. This made our original plan to explore the underground of Karak-Wan again and try to regain the Red Eye Mountain again temporarily. Just let it go."

"Damn undead!" Belegar was the first to roar. The King of Eight Peaks Mountain hammered the Shield of Resistance with his fist and cursed angrily: "According to the reports of the three guards of the Badlands and the exploration of the Eight Peaks Mountain rangers, this group of The undead went south, further south than Longya Castle, and did not stop all the way."

"The undead obviously came with a purpose. It's still unclear what their plot is to kidnap the little queen with pointy ears." King Baiernov-Dragonhammer of Haimen Pass asked Belega: "King Belega, what do you have? Any clue?"

"Bairnov, someone passed by you, come here and ask me now?" Belega waved his hand impatiently, but still motioned to the sworn guards behind him to take out a piece that was chopped into pieces and had jagged cracks. The dwarf armor was given to everyone to see.

The armor was passed around among the dwarf kings.

"This crack...is Gul!"

"Yes! It's him!"

"It's Gul, the abominable executioner, Grimnir. Is there really no way to kill it completely?"

The dwarves have already fought against Gul, the chosen one of the Four Chaos Gods who was resurrected and controlled by the undead, N times. Gul's name is on almost every book of hatred in the dwarf kingdom.

"The participation of Gul means that besides Manfred, there are other undead forces also involved in this operation." Butcher King Agrim-Iron Fist held the broken armor in his hand and took it After handing it to his son, the Butcher King thought for a moment and said to the High King: "My High King, the dwarves must remember their hatred and fulfill our oath. We should start taking action!"

"Start taking action. Tell me, Agrim, how do we start taking action?" Thorgrim - the Hater of Resentments was always frowning. The High King was flipping through the Book of Great Hatred, in which many hatreds had been settled. But there is also a lot of unresolved hatred: "We don't even know where the undead have gone."

"But we know where Pointed Ears is!" King Orric Rafson of Hornburg shouted: "Kill them now. This is all Pointed Ears' fault! If it weren't for receiving their envoys, the dwarves would not have suffered. Such a loss!”

King Balentine Stoneheart of Torrent Pass was also very excited: "I said 200 years ago that Pointed Ears are a group of losers who will mess up everything if they are not fed enough. My High King, look at them except What else do they do besides playing tricks all day long and making things worse? I'd say humans are a little better than pointy ears."

"Intolerable!" King Kazadur Dragonhammer of Iron Peak Castle also said: "Your Majesty, give the order."

"Yes, Your Majesty, give the order, we will use hammers and battle axes to cleanse hatred!"

"The vow of revenge must be fulfilled."

"Immediately send an envoy to question the high elves, what are their intentions?"

"Blood must be repaid with blood!"

High King Thorgrin - The Resentful One first tapped the table and signaled everyone to be quiet: "Quiet."

"..." The dwarf kings stopped arguing and all looked up at Thorgrin who was sitting on the supreme throne.

"Trivial hatred and meaningless disputes will only bring destruction to the dwarves." Thorgreen shook his head, and the Supreme Court asked everyone: "Let me ask you a few questions, kings of the dwarves."

"First, were Dorin Iron Helmet and the others killed by Pointy Ears?"

"Second, are the high-elf envoys and the little eternal queen here uninvited?"

"Third, where did the high-elf envoys happen?"

None of the dwarf kings answered.

"What? Everyone screamed so fiercely and vigorously before, and now they are silent?" Thorgreen sneered from the depths of his nostrils, and the High King's expression softened a little: "Belega, what did you say before? You tell me who screams the loudest."

"Duolin and the others... were killed by the undead. The high-elf envoy... visited the old world with the consent of Valaya and His Majesty. They landed at Haimen Pass and were led out by the border prince." Bafeng Mountain King Belegar could only say, and he sighed: "It's pity that our people have suffered such a disaster."

"Then the question is very clear, Agrim, tell me, are we responsible for this matter?" Thorgreen turned to the Butcher King.

The Butcher King cursed in a low voice, but no one understood what he meant.

"Agrim?"

"According to the Big Book of Hatred, as long as the envoy arrives in the territory of the dwarves and is received by the dwarves, it is equivalent to entering the place of the dwarves and being protected by the dwarves. If something goes wrong, theoretically, it should be us dwarves. It's our responsibility." Seeing that the Butcher King didn't answer, Belegar rushed to answer. The King of Eight Peaks touched his white beard and shook his head helplessly: "In any case, it's because we dwarves didn't have any guards."

This Belegar is really getting more and more arrogant now, Thorgreen thought to himself.

However, the High King has no time to attack Belegar now. After all, Belegar is one of the very few dwarf kings who has successfully regained his ancestral kingdom, and Belegar's maintenance and guarding is still needed at the grand leyline hub. Thorgreen followed Belegar's words He continued: "Belega is right. Dwarves will never forgive any hatred, but they will never evade any responsibility. Since we invited Pointy Ears and something happened on our territory, it is the responsibility of the dwarves. At this time, seeking revenge from Pointy Ears is neither emotional nor rational."

"But..." The president of the Rune Craftsmen Association, Clark Harsh, looked at the High King in disbelief: "Is this the case? That's Dorin and a thousand dwarf warriors!"

"I didn't say let it go like this." Thorgreen explained to Clark the Harsh One: "But in this case, the dwarf did not protect it well after all. If something happened to the guest he invited, he should not blame the owner. Strange guest?"

"Yes, it's just that I doubt whether Pointed Ears has any collusion or conspiracy in this. I will not give my trust to these guys." Clark-Stern is very conservative and stubborn, but it also means that he respects honor and Tradition.

"I will send someone to find out about this." Thorgreen said to the dwarf kings: "Remember, before the matter is investigated clearly, no one is allowed to take revenge on Pointed Ears or the undead privately. The undead are powerful and Pointy Ears has an attitude. I don’t know, what we need at this time is as hard and stable as a rock.”

"Yes!" All the dwarf kings nodded.

King Baiernov-Dragon Hammer of Haimen Pass thought for a while and asked: "But Your Majesty, Pointed Ears will definitely not remain indifferent. What if they come to accuse us and attack us actively?"

"This is indeed a problem, but Pointy Ears will definitely pass through human territory before reaching us." The High King nodded: "Send an envoy in advance to ask if there is anything we can do to help. Try not to let The battle of revenge has happened again, but if they want to fight, we will accompany them to the end."

The dwarf kings responded loudly: "I will stay with you until the end!"

"Oh, by the way, the knights and soldiers of the Three Guards of Badland should not participate in these things and follow Bellegar back to the Eight Peaks Mountain." Thorgreen then ordered Lucien and Durant. The High King frowned: " I know Pointy Ears. They must be full of anger and nowhere to vent at this time. At this time, whatever you do is wrong. Don't get involved. This matter is a matter of dwarves. The dwarves will bear the anger! You all belong to dwarves. My friend, dwarves don’t put their friends in a dilemma.”

"Thank you very much!" Lucien and Durant both stood up to express their gratitude.

Thorgrin - The Grudge Bearer cast his gaze to the heights of the Ancestral Hall of Eternal Peak. Under a dome that was almost identical to the Phoenix Court of Lothern, there were dozens of thick tapestries depicting ancient stories. Many tapestries hung there. They have all been severely faded or damaged, but you can still vaguely see that it is a story about a strong dwarf king and an elf general riding a dragon fighting side by side against the chaos frenzy.

Thousands of years have passed, and the friendship of the past is no longer there, leaving only endless hatred and their own decline.

"Your Majesty, King Snorri, please guide your descendants of the royal bloodline of Duraz Kalad!"