I became a god by treasure hunting after arriving 500 years early-Chapter 777 - 551: The Expedition of the Dwarf Clan_2
Chapter 777 -551: The Expedition of the Dwarf Clan_2
“They also have Level Twelve combat troops, Level Twelve… no one knows where they got them from.”
This number, Level Twelve, is even more worrying.
Even the One-eyed Clan can only climb to Level Ten.
If we engage in a cold weapon battle, it would be self-inflicted humiliation!
“This Green Grass City clearly has some capabilities, but everyone must know that now is the era of Idealism and Materialism running parallel, and cold weapon combat is only suitable for low-level conflicts.”
“For more advanced civilizations, the meaning of cold weapon combat is limited. Can humans outrun cars or defeat Flame Beasts, does that mean they have lost?”
“What we need to compete in is… comprehensive strength!” The council president’s graying beard trembled slightly as he resolutely declared, “From the quality of the population to the level of technology, then to the quality of craftsmen, and finally to the cultural depth of the civilization, a comprehensive competition from all angles! Only in this way can the many races of the Northern Territory be subdued!”
After a moment of silence, someone asked: “How do we compete? We can’t exactly move the entire city there…”
The council president said: “On Pangu Continent, craftsmen are king, and this is recognized by all major races.”
“The other side is suspected of being a Third-level Civilization, and certainly has a considerable number of craftsmen. The contest of craftsmanship ideals is the most straightforward.”
“I will invite the clan elders to come forward and have a contest with them.”
“The clan elders… might not be willing to participate in such matters.”
“No worries, I will persuade them. You all gather more information and make adequate preparations.”
“We are bound to achieve a major victory!”
“We must crush the opponent to win back everything.”
“Major victory!”, “Major victory!”
The many dwarves in the conference room shouted with flushed faces.
Their confidence was exuberant.
Due to their racial nature, the proportion of craftsmen within the Dwarf Clan is superior to that of other races.
Coupled with their inherent competitiveness and the ancient inherited knowledge they’ve obtained, it was like adding wings to a tiger!
They believed that in a forging gambling match, they could seize an overwhelming advantage!
After the meeting dispersed, the council president took a deep breath and, with steady steps, approached the direction of the volcano.
The stairs constructed of volcanic rock flickered with fiery red engravings, resembling the flow of magma.
This is the Third-level Ideal Technology “Volcano Harmonization Rune Array” created by the Dwarf Clan over eighty years.
Near the volcano’s mouth, there is a magnificent building named the “Furnace Palace”, resembling a massive furnace, covering an area of roughly one square kilometer, with the faint sound of gear rotations and the “ding ding clang clang” of metalwork.
“What brings you to see us old folks suddenly?” A red-bearded old man, bare-shouldered, asked.
He was tempering a piece of dark metal, which, judging by the special Weidman pattern, was a piece of Outer Heaven Meteorite Iron.
“Clan elder, we wish to ask for your deployment, to gamble against other civilizations.” The council president bowed slightly.
This old man’s identity was very special — a Strange Ancient Person!
He possessed extraordinary forging skills, profound knowledge, and immense wealth.
However, no matter how mighty a Strange Ancient Person is, after the Epoch changes, they can no longer draw on the Qi of Pangu Continent. They must join the original civilization of the Ninth Epoch to be able to borrow Luck again; thus, they chose the race of dwarves, similar to themselves.
There are a total of 45 surviving Strange Ancient People today.
The one before them was the most skilled one, named Rock Fist·Deep Furnace.
Rock Fist·Deep Furnace frowned, quite impolitely saying: “Thinking about gambling matches all day, is your civilization that powerful? Can you survive the Epoch Disaster?”
“And you still want us to help you gamble; you sure have some nerve!”
“Get out, get out, it would be better to send up more materials!” The other strange ones, hearing this commotion, expressed their disdain.
“Your development is too slow, even under our support, you have only this much strength. At this rate, when will our [Immortal King] be completed?”
“I should have supported another civilization instead…”
It has to be acknowledged that compared to current civilizations, the Strange Ancient People indeed have a considerable initial advantage.
With just the wealth accumulated over one Epoch, they are incomparable to ordinary civilizations.
Not to mention that, after losing their own civilization, it is quite normal for them to have a bit of a temper.
The council president wore a bitter face: “Dear clan elders, we too are compelled. Without the gambling match, our business would be taken away, our civilization points stolen, and the completion of the [Immortal King] would be out of sight.”
“The Immortal King… it also requires consuming civilization points.”
“What?” Rock Fist·Deep Furnace scratched his head upon hearing the words civilization points, “Explain yourself clearly. Among the few cities of the Northern Territory, who would need civilization points?”
“A powerful foreign race wants to set up a trading market.”
“This civilization may be even stronger than ours… They are mainly developing a purely materialistic route…” The council president took out a pile of documents from his backpack, “Things like solar equipment, floating fortresses, airplanes, trains… Right, they are even selling floating cities. As long as you give them enough civilization points, they can even custom-make a city for you!”
“This indicates that the civilization’s automated production line is very powerful; we are not opponents from this angle.”
“Materialistic tech civilization…” Rock Fist·Deep Furnace stroked his beard while looking at this data, “Simply following the path of pure materialism does not have much future. No matter how large-scale it seems, a little Idealist Interference, and a large portion of the robots would instantly be paralyzed.”
“Of course, the materialistic path is not unimportant either; there are many aspects in it that can be learned from…”
