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Faced with the Dwarf King's somewhat excited hands, Erin's body trembled, and he seemed to have no bones as he "slid" out through the gaps between the Dwarf King's hands.

Then, in a flash, he appeared several meters away.

After regaining his footing, Erin chuckled and shook his head at the Dwarf King.

"I'm looking forward to the boundless scenery of the dwarven kingdom, just like you were constantly thinking about Nidavellir when you were in Asgard."

"Now that I'm away from Earth for the first time, I'm constantly thinking about my family and friends."

"After all, this time, we've been away from Earth for far too long."

At this point, Erin, her eyes filled with longing, suddenly joked, "If I stay outside any longer, I'm afraid that by the time I return to Earth, my family and friends will have already held my funeral."

"Hahaha, how could that be?"

The dwarf king, who was amused by Erin's joke, said something but did not continue to persuade Erin to stay.

Because he knows what that feeling of longing is like.

While he could understand, the feeling that Erin, who had shown him and even the entire dwarf race great kindness, was right in front of him, and he hadn't been able to repay him properly, still made the dwarf king feel somewhat uncomfortable.

As if sensing the Dwarf King's emotions, Erin looked up and smiled at him, saying, "Although we can't properly enjoy the scenery of Nidavellir this time, we might be able to next time."

"When I come to Nidavellir again next time, I'll definitely have to give you a good talking-to."

Upon hearing this, the dwarf king perked up, a smile flashing across his face as he said, "Keep nagging, I'll show you what dwarf enthusiasm is all about."

After laughing loudly, the Dwarf King looked at Erin and asked directly, "Since that's the case, then I won't try to persuade you anymore. By the way, when do you plan to set sail?"

Erin: "The sooner the better. If possible, we can set off now."

"Now?"

Upon hearing this, the Dwarf King said with slight difficulty, "Could we wait two more days? The day after tomorrow... no, tomorrow, after I've settled Nidavellir's affairs, I'll go to Earth with you."

As he spoke, the Dwarf King gave Erin an apologetic look: "You know, Nidavellir has only just resolved the effects of the Eye of the Evil God, and with the Vanir gods stirring up trouble in the shadows, there are a whole host of trivial matters in the kingdom that I have to deal with."

"If I don't make proper arrangements and leave directly, I'm afraid a lot of trouble will be waiting for me when I come back."

Hearing this, Erin looked at the Dwarf King, smiled, and shook his head: "There's no need for that. I don't plan to take you with me this time."

The other dwarves are another story.

The Dwarf King's five-meter-tall, giant-like body was extremely conspicuous in the crowd.

If the Dwarf King were brought back to Earth, his sheer size would make it a troublesome matter for Erin to house him.

Moreover, there are still a lot of troubles in the Dwarf Kingdom waiting for King Etri to deal with, so taking the Dwarf King to Earth now is obviously not a suitable choice.

Therefore, Erin never intended to bring the Dwarf King back to Earth with her.

Upon hearing this, the dwarf king was slightly taken aback, then frowned and said, "We agreed that if you helped me save my people, I would personally go to Earth to help you build a war fortress."

"Now that my people have been saved, it is my turn to fulfill my promise, as agreed."

By the end, the dwarf king's face was filled with seriousness.

The dwarves have always valued their promises; they will do everything in their power to fulfill what they have pledged.

Even things promised at the dinner table are the same.

As the king of the dwarves, Aetry had no intention of breaking his promise.

Even though the entire dwarf kingdom has a ton of things waiting for him to deal with, he still chose to go to Earth to help Erin build a war fortress.

"Relax, buddy."

After using some of his mental power to give the Dwarf King a subtle mental reassurance, Erin smiled and said:

"You promised to come to Earth and transform my home into a war fortress after I helped you save your people, but your promise is your promise, and I did not agree to it."

"It's just a matter of renovating my dwelling; it's not necessary for you, the Dwarf King, to get involved. Besides, as far as I know, building a war fortress is not your area of ​​expertise."

There is a sequence of hearing the truth, and there is a specialization in the surgery industry.

In terms of forging weapons and equipment, the Dwarf King was indeed the undisputed number one blacksmith among the dwarves.

However, the one most skilled at building large-scale war machines like war fortresses was not the Dwarf King, but the Dwarf Elder, White Rock, who had always been stationed with Erin at the Sword of Dawn.

It was precisely because of this skill that Bai Yan, a woman, was able to win an elder's seat among the dwarves.

After stabbing the Dwarf King, Erin pointed at him and said, "Besides, your size is too obvious. There are no giants like you on Earth. I am not like you, the king of the entire dwarf race. If I take you back, it will be a huge problem to settle you down."

"So, to reduce trouble, I've decided to first kidnap Elder Baiyan, the number one person in the dwarven war fortress."

"By the way, Elder Baiyan promised to go to Earth to help me renovate my residence, so you dwarf king mustn't refuse to let him go."

The dwarf king gave a wry smile upon hearing this.

The Dwarf King, of course, would not refuse to release Erin, who planned to abduct White Rock to Earth to help him renovate his dwelling.

In fact, even if Erin hadn't said anything, the Dwarf King would have taken White Rock with him to Earth.

After all, Baiyan was the first among the dwarves to design and build war fortresses.

Compared to himself, Baiyan was the most suitable person to transform Erin's residence into a war fortress.

The Dwarf King never had any intention of mistreating Erin, the Earth mage who had been of great kindness to the entire dwarf race.

From beginning to end, Etri wanted to give Erin the best.

What the Dwarf King didn't expect was that White Rock Arryn intended to take him away, but Arryn refused.

After standing on tiptoe and giving the Dwarf King a good punch in the chest, Erin said, "Alright, stop putting on that act. When I really need your help, as a friend, I won't hold back."

After being persuaded by Erin's combination of persuasion and counter-persuasion, the Dwarf King finally gave up his idea of ​​going to Earth with Erin, feeling rather sullen.

However, to soothe his own guilt, the Dwarf King gritted his teeth and, with a wave of his hand, added a whole bunch of good stuff to the Forge.

In this regard.

Erin did not refuse.

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A few hours later.

Arryn and Tony Stark, having boarded the Forge once more, took three transport airships, each several sizes larger than the Forge, and, with King Etri and a host of dwarven elders including Heavy Rock in attendance, took to the skies and departed from Watlheim.

On Mount Amblena.

Looking at the Eternal Lighthouse still standing atop Mount Amblena, Chongyan said with a mixture of surprise and delight, "Your Majesty, the mage Erin didn't take this Eternal Lighthouse with him. Could it be...?"

Facing the incredulous look on the face of the towering rock, the Dwarf King sighed softly: "Aeryn doesn't intend to take this Eternal Lighthouse with him, and he has already told me how to operate it."

As soon as the Dwarf King finished speaking, Chongyan's large, ruddy face was filled with surprise.

"Excellent! With this eternal beacon, even if we encounter something like the Eye of the Evil God again, we in Nidavellir will have a way to defend ourselves..."

Looking at Chongyan's face full of joy.

The dwarf king Etri's expression was somewhat complicated.

With this eternal lighthouse, the dwarves' foundation was strengthened, and even if they were to be corrupted by the power of evil gods again, they would not be helpless.

But as a result, he ended up owing Erin more and more favors.

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As Erin took off aboard the Furnace.

In a remote, fog-shrouded ancient battlefield deep within the mountains of Watt Alheim, a figure clad in a dark green robe silently watched as four airships disappeared from sight.

Hela only slowly withdrew her gaze after the four airships had turned into tiny black dots and completely disappeared from her sight.

"It won't be long before we meet again, my dear... Prince."

The moment she finished speaking, Hela conjured a Death Sword in her hand and slashed it at the mist-shrouded valley in front of her.

"Sizzle!"

With a tearing sound that seemed to be non-existent, the void in front of Hela suddenly twisted and was then torn open, creating a passage that led directly to Hela's underworld.

Ok.

To be precise.

This passage was not torn apart by Hela; it has existed since ancient times. Hela only tore apart the outermost barrier of this passage.

Just as Asgard has a secret passage leading directly to Jotunheim, Wat Alheim also has passages connecting to other realms within the Nine Realms.

This ancient battlefield, shrouded in thick fog, is the passage connecting to the underworld of Haier.

In the past, this passage was isolated by space, and gaps would only appear at specific times.

Because of this ancient battlefield, even if the spirits of the underworld of Hel accidentally travel through the passage into Watt Alheim at a specific time, they will only be regarded as spirits born from this ancient battlefield itself.

It is precisely for this reason that, over countless years, the Dwarf Kingdom has failed to discover this spatial passage that leads directly to the Underworld of Hale.

but.

For Hela, who was once the master of the Underworld and controlled the entire Underworld, this spatial passage leading directly to the Underworld was as clear as a candle flame in the darkness.

After tearing apart the outermost spatial barrier of this passage, the spatial passage leading directly to Hela's underworld was resolutely revealed before Hela.

After feeling the overwhelming aura of death, Hela revealed a slightly intoxicated expression before resolutely stepping into the void passage and leaving Watt Alheim.

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One week later.

After a tedious yet fearless interstellar journey, the long-lost solar system finally appeared before Erin and his companions.

Looking at the familiar starry sky not far away.

Tony Stark, standing beside Arryn, stood before the enormous floor-to-ceiling window, arms outstretched, eyes closed tenderly, as if embracing the void.

Looking at Tony, who was completely absorbed in the moment, Bai Yan, standing next to Erin, smiled and said, "In another hour, we'll be fully inside what you call the solar system."

"At the current speed of the Furnace, you will be able to see your family soon."

Upon hearing this, Erin slightly raised his eyelids and said to Bai Yan, "In that case, let the Furnace and the other three airships activate stealth mode."

Having recently heard many stories about Earth from Arryn and Tony Stark, Baiyan bowed and said, "Don't worry, we've been prepared for a long time."

talking.

Bai Yan waved to a dwarf youth standing next to them.

The next second, the dwarf youth jogged over and relayed Bai Yan's order.

With a command from Bai Yan.

Soon, the Furnace and the three transport airships around it activated stealth mode.

In an instant.

A ripple spread around the Furnace and the three surrounding airships. After the ripple subsided, the Furnace and the three surrounding airships quickly disappeared into the vast starry sky.

The dwarven airships' stealth mode, while not as advanced as the dark elves' technology which almost completely fooled Heimdall, was still quite sophisticated.

However, concealing one's form and preventing it from being detected by the naked eye is not a problem.

While it's uncertain whether this technology can completely deceive countries around the world, it's certainly much better than leading a fleet and brazenly returning to Earth.

A few hours later.

The dwarven airships then traversed the vast distance and appeared beside Earth.

"It's so beautiful."

Looking at the blue planet surrounded by seawater, White Rock beside Erin sighed.

Upon hearing this, Tony Stark proudly curled the corners of his mouth and said, "Of course."

Compared to Watt Alheim, a planet mostly composed of mountains and hills and exceptionally rich in mineral resources, Earth, which shines like a sapphire under the starry sky, is far more beautiful, at least on the surface.

Watching the planet getting closer and closer.

For some reason, a sense of trepidation, like a return to home, suddenly flashed across Tony Stark's face.

"So much time has passed, I wonder how Pepper and Happy are doing. I hope nothing bad happened to them while I was away."

Hearing this, Erin said, "Don't worry, I already did a divination. Nothing bad happened to them, at least that's what my divination said."

Upon hearing this, Tony couldn't help but curl his lip: "I wouldn't place all my hopes on some vague divination. Besides, you yourself said that divination isn't a panacea."

Although he couldn't help but retort, Tony breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Erin's words.

(End of this chapter)