Silver Dragons are spawning in this dungeon!

The High Craftsman came to Blackrock Fortress not to try to turn the tide, but to sign the defeat agreement on behalf of the Blackhearth Empire.

Ultimately, it's impossible to wage a full-scale war against the Casa Empire. Other empires are also eyeing the country covetously, and even if the Casa Empire is currently powerful, a full-scale war would come at a price.

At that time, other empires would take advantage of the situation, such as the westernmost elf empire of Avilon and the more southern green-skinned orc empire of Ulanoro, while the Blackhearth Empire is sandwiched between the two, located southwest of the Casarte Empire.

Although the orcs are not very bright, their conflicts with the Casa and Blackfire Empires have never stopped. Those orcs fight with whoever they see, and if they can't find anyone else, they fight amongst themselves.

Among these green-skinned orcs are some atavistic beings, who are the leaders of various tribes. They can be over ten meters tall and are quite intelligent, but their brains are still suppressed by battle.

There is no unified government, but no one dares to provoke those green-skinned orcs. If the orcs of one empire were to form a unified will, they would definitely launch a systematic attack on another empire. This is their kind of collective will.

The "waaagh!" stance, reaching hundreds of billions, is so powerful that even weaker gods must retreat.

Fortunately, they are currently in the barbaric southern region, where hundreds of tribes, large and small, fight their own battles. They are even more disorganized than the proud dragon race, and there is no single, absolutely powerful tribe to unify their will.

Therefore, no one wants to provoke them. If external pressure forces a unified tribe to emerge, the Casa Empire might not be able to guarantee victory.

The elves, however, had no desire to start a war at this stage; they were busy with something important.

The giant trees that have been planted have almost encircled the entire Avilon Empire.

It was also the only one to be completely sealed off; from the perspective of the Casa Empire's magical satellite, the entire Aviron Empire was shrouded in darkness.

In contrast, the Dragon Federation only has large cities and places with legendary protection where specific information cannot be detected.

As for the cities of the Black Furnace Empire, most of them are underground, so reconnaissance is not very meaningful.

The master craftsman vanished from the mechanical array in an instant and reappeared above Blackrock Fortress.

He pulled out the signed surrender agreement.

The moment the master craftsman appeared, there was movement inside a mobile alchemy chariot at the temporary headquarters of the Casa Empire.

The commander-in-chief of this battle, Peturabo, stood up like an iron fortress, wearing extremely heavy gray armor covered with gears and power pistons.

Step out of the chariot and look up at the great craftsman in the sky.

The master craftsman threw the surrender agreement to him, and Peturabo caught it and glanced at it.

After confirming that there were no problems, he nodded to the adjutant following behind him.

The adjutant returned to the chariot, went to the command center, and issued the order to retreat. Immediately, the sound of retreat horns rang out from all over the battlefield.

The troops that had originally reached the entrance to the underground city received the order to retreat. Without hesitation, they withdrew from Blackrock Fortress, though they were somewhat unwilling.

The Casa Empire has achieved its goal, and the Dwarf Empire does not want to lose such a large city.

In the signed defeat agreement, the Black Furnace Empire ceded one-third of the Anvil Fire Province.

In addition, they paid compensation to the Casa Empire, enough metal raw materials to forge thirty legendary weapons.

In return, the Casa Empire promised that the two sides would not engage in large-scale wars for a hundred years.

Minor frictions occur frequently; this is unavoidable.

……

It was located in a gully three kilometers away from the supply station.

Gruber and old Thorin hid underground.

Old Thorin's pipe was fortunately not lost during his escape.

This distance is already considered relatively safe. Old Thorin took out a bottle of wine from the corner and was about to pour it into his mouth.

Suddenly the soil above shook, and dirt spilled into the wine bottle.

Before old Thorin could react, light came from above.

Ordinary rune-modified warriors would certainly not be able to find them, but Vulcan is a legend, and this distance is equivalent to face-to-face with him.

Gruber and Thorin were captured at the same time, and now all three dwarves are prisoners.

Vulcan did not kill them. News of the Empire's victory had already reached them, and there was no need to kill these dwarves; they were more valuable in exchange for hostages.

The three dwarves were tied up and put into bags. Led by Vulcan, a dozen rune-modified warriors retreated into the territory of the Casal Empire.

Although Vulcan didn't know why the war ended so coincidentally—he had just broken through to the legendary level, and the war had just ended—he still didn't know.

But it can be considered a success, as he will soon have the ability to lead an army on his own and can freely expand his forces.

The birth of a legend requires a certain amount of chance and coincidence, and this war was a crucible during which many powerful individuals broke through to the legendary level.

However, Vulcan was the only rune-modified warrior to break through to the legendary level. He was the template for his own rune-modified warrior team, and subsequent rune-modified warriors were all based on his standard.

Inside the specially made, dark sack, the three dwarfs were tightly bound, but their mouths were not gagged.

Gruber cursed the rune-modified warriors outside who were carrying them, but the rune-modified warriors acted as if they didn't hear him and ignored them completely.

"Stop arguing."

Pluto didn't recognize the young dwarf, but the dwarf was making a huge fuss, and he was the one suffering the most right now.

His right arm was fractured in the violent impact when Vulcan tore open the cockpit.

His arm could be reattached, but his Titan-class mech was completely destroyed.

According to the rules of the Black Furnace Empire, pilots who lose their mechs but survive are immediately assigned to the auxiliary army and have to start from the bottom and work their way up.

They weren't killed on the spot, which is unusual for rune-modified warriors; they usually don't leave any survivors.

"What's the situation now?"

Pluto stopped Gruber's cursing and asked a question.

"It's obvious we've been captured."

Although Old Thorin was surprised to be captured, he remained calm and unhurried. Before participating in this war, he had been stationed on the border with the Ulanno Empire when he was young.

Later, he found an opportunity to be transferred to the logistics unit, which was relatively safe. Compared to the dwarves who joined the army at the same time, he was already among the long-lived ones.

He had witnessed too much life and death on the battlefield, which made him even more afraid of death, but when death was really close, he didn't panic.

Moreover, he's not at the point of death yet. Since he wasn't smashed into mincemeat on the spot, there's still a chance.

"Will we make it back alive?"

Pluto spoke again, saying that although he had been fighting continuously for the past two years, this was the first time he had been captured like this.

"have no idea."

Old Thorin looked resigned to his fate.