Your war hammer is too fake

For the first time since the meeting, Gazul smiled. The dwarf god of death stretched out his hands and held the girl's hand tightly: "Welcome to the Kingdom of Mountains, ally."

"Then I only have one last question," An Jiyue pulled back her painfully pinched hand, and the smile on her face almost couldn't be maintained, "Where is the Eternal Furnace? Well, I always feel like I have guessed the answer."

"Karak Zorn. If translated into human language, you can also call it Plateau Castle."

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Note 1: Remember, Warhammer elves have never had any difficulty in giving birth, and black bean sprouts are especially fertile. (Pay attention

Chapter 61 Before departure

Steel Rock, underground, next to the lava lake.

Dustan Falcon was leaning on his staff, walking slowly on the undulating igneous rock ground. He was wearing the outfit of the White Tower Archmage that he usually wore. Some crystal clear ice-blue light spots surrounded his body, firmly blocking the amazing heat emitted by the magma lake. In the underground environment, the Heavenly Wind Aegir was not as abundant as on the surface, but if it was simply used to cool himself down, it was enough for an elven mage from Safri.

"What's the current progress?" asked the wizard.

"Mr. Du," the person who answered was a Mohist who looked 52 years old despite being 25 years old. He had a very advanced professional level. "We have enough materials and equipment, but we still don't have enough manpower... Four people fainted from the heat yesterday."

Asur's mage frowned immediately. He had long given up on correcting the way the Zhendan people addressed him. "Don't you have salt water, mung bean soup, or something prepared?"

"We have prepared everything and used all possible methods," Mozhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved a palm-leaf fan with his right hand. "Even if we change teams every hour, it still won't be very effective."

"Tsk, this job is really hard... It would be great if we could hire a group of dwarves to do the work," Dustan said with a smile, "The progress of the project cannot be slowed down, otherwise the dogs, well, I won't be able to explain to An Jiedu. If it really doesn't work, aren't there a group of prisoners captured in the mine? Let them come over, even if they all die of heat, it doesn't matter!"

Looking up at the literally bustling construction site in the distance, Dustan wanted to scratch the back of his head, but he restrained himself. Originally, he just followed An Jiyue to join in the fun, but now he was drafted into the army, responsible for following up and supervising the construction progress of a secret project when An Jiyue was away.

According to the original plan, An Jiyue was only going to Black Rock Castle to attend Oakley's coronation ceremony, and would return immediately after finishing her business. However, the situation took an unexpected turn. An Jiyue did not return home at the scheduled time. Instead, she sent someone to tell Dustan, who was eating watermelon in the Duke of Wu's mansion, through the spiritual connection between the Lord of the Holy Scripture and the system unit that she could not return for the time being, and that he, the mage, needed to help keep an eye on the confidential project underground in Iron Rock.

An Jiyue didn't tell him what happened in detail, but only said that she would tell him the details after she came back. Since An Jiyue paid for his free food and drinks, and even his expenses for visiting the night market in Lifang, Dustan followed a Mozhe to the magma lake under the Iron Rock and began his career as a contractor.

A silver-haired, red-eyed female alchemist designed a device that can extract energy from magma and store it in the Tower of Babel on the surface. The magma from which the energy has been extracted will cool and turn into obsidian and other igneous rocks. Other things are fine, but the obsidian in this world is an extraordinary ore that contains magic power, and in Warhammer, "magic power" = "hidden danger", which is why An Jiyue asked Dustan to come and keep an eye on it, because only high-level wizards can do this job.

According to An Jiyue's design, eight copper pillars forged with secret methods and resistant to high temperatures need to be driven into the lava lake. These copper pillars will support an octagonal platform with an area equivalent to the size of a standard basketball court, on which is a specially designed four-story altar. At present, all the copper pillars have been successfully driven into the lava lake, and the construction workers are busy building the platform above. As for the altar, the construction workers are only responsible for building its basic structure. The truly critical and precise parts will have to wait for An Jiyue to come back and do it himself.

When the two travelers first arrived at Xuanshui, An Jiyue briefly introduced one of her plans during a casual chat, so Dustan knew exactly why she wanted to extract the energy from the magma lake. So far, the energy extraction work has not encountered any major accidents, and several minor dangers have been detected and handled by Dustan in a timely manner.

"Tsk, this thing is much more powerful than the guide stone," Dustan touched his chin, "Should I ask the dog pack leader for a design..."

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In Thorgrim's private room in Eternal Peak.

"...That's basically it," An Jiyue told the people in front of him the details of the entire meeting without reservation, except for the special name that Gazul addressed her. "I will complete the design of the [Old Lighthouse] as soon as possible. It can guide the dead souls to the Eternal Furnace. In addition, there are many technical problems that need to be solved urgently, and I will continue to provide help."

The room was filled with smoke, and even Dagna took out a somewhat worn-out pipe and put it in her mouth, sucking on it from time to time. This was the first time the girl saw the old lady smoking, and she had always thought that Dagna never touched tobacco.

"I will not question the decision of our ancestors. Since they believe that magic is the only way to solve the problem... I believe that even the most stubborn person who hates magic will not object to this matter." While saying this, Thorgrim glanced at Krag the Grim beside him intentionally or unintentionally. "Little Moon, how long will it take you to complete this task?"

"It won't take much time. If it's just a matter of finalizing the design, maybe ten days or so will be enough," An Jiyue also glanced at the oldest and only surviving Rune Lord in the Mountain Kingdom. "In addition to the 'key', Gazul also handed over to me a lot of manuscripts left by Granny. Whether it's the [Old Lighthouse] or the [Echo Hall], their designs are very complete. My job is actually to realize Granny's ideas based on the semi-finished products."

After the siege of Yongheng Peak by Keshuzhan was lifted, Krag returned to his workshop and refused to see anyone. Thorgrin sent someone to call him, but he couldn't even get into the workshop... Finally, Thorgrin personally went out and dragged him over.

Noticing the gazes from the High King and the human witch, the 1600-year-old dwarf snorted in dissatisfaction and took a deep puff of his pipe: "Did you bring the manuscript of our ancestors?"

"I have temporarily deposited it at the library. Thorgrim has sent a team of Eternal Guards to protect the manuscript. Now the library is crowded with rune blacksmiths, engineers and long-bearded elders who want to see the original work of their ancestors with their own eyes." Ever since meeting Gazul, An Jiyue no longer uses honorifics to address any dwarf - this is naturally not because she became arrogant after chatting and laughing with Gazul, but in fact, this was an active request from a group of dwarves including Thorgrim.

The dwarves thought that since even the ancestor gods treated An Jiyue as an equal in communication, how could they let An Jiyue use honorifics to address them?

"A bunch of ignorant short-bearded boys... Count me in on this expedition," said Krag. "Don't veto me, Thorgrim. You know I can't just stand by and watch! Ancestor, the revival of the Mountain Kingdom is just around the corner. Do you want me to just stay at home and do nothing? As for that short-bearded boy Torek, Ironforge needs him. I think he should not participate in this expedition."

"I'm sure Torek himself would have a different opinion on this," Thorgrim couldn't help laughing when he heard this. "But I agree with you. Ironforge is isolated and their defense pressure has always been very high. Kazador is a brave warrior, but warriors alone cannot defend the fortress... He can't do without Torek's help."

In just a few words, Rune Master Torek Ironbrow of Iron Peak Fort, another of the two greatest rune blacksmiths in the Mountain Kingdom, was removed from the list of expedition participants.

"An expedition to Plateau Fort requires a small but efficient and flexible team. We can't send an army to carry out this mission. Apart from other things, we can't solve the logistical supply problem," An Jiyue said, "and I personally don't recommend going through the surface or drilling underground. Not to mention going through the ground, which is not feasible at all; going underground is also very troublesome. The great earthquake that year caused severe damage to your underground tunnel network. We have no idea whether the tunnels along the way can still be used, and how many uninvited new residents are inside."

The girl looked at the dwarves in front of her and said, "The modification of the Goblin Scourge airship should be completed, right? We can take it to the Southland."

Chapter 62 The famous...

The Thundership, a masterpiece of dwarven engineering, is a flying war machine without equal.

This kind of complex behemoth is rarely manufactured. The secondary reason is because of the high cost and difficulty in processing, but the main reason is that it is difficult to find suitable personnel to fly it: engineers are already eccentrics among dwarves, and those who can fly aircraft into the sky are even more eccentrics among engineers.

As the newest Thunder Airship, the Goblin Scourge has been surrounded by controversy and doubts since the day it was built. The old stubborn people in the Engineers Guild openly questioned the significance of building such a thing, and the construction work was temporarily suspended; fortunately, High King Thorgrim expressed his support for the engineers' innovative spirit, which calmed down the storm caused by it.

During the siege of Ke Shuzhan, the construction of the Goblin Star of Disaster airship, which was close to completion, was suspended again because of the need to prioritize the production of more classic and reliable weapons. It was not until An Jiyue proposed to modify the Thunder airship and use it to deal with the annoying Thunderbirds under Ke Shuzhan's command that the construction of the airship resumed.

Due to the sudden change in the battle situation, the Goblin Scourge was ultimately unable to catch up with the counterattack against the hobgoblins. It only attacked several times with the gyroplanes to bomb the fleeing main force of the Grinning Clan. Since the five organ cannons that were standard on the Thunder Airship were replaced with five crossbows with the Fraxon Tracking Rune, the Goblin Scourge had the ability to fight against the air, but at the cost of greatly weakening its ability to fight against the ground. The Engineers Guild headquarters located in the Eternal Peak discussed this internally, and the engineers argued endlessly over whether to replace the crossbows.

Now, they don't need to argue about it anymore, because Thorgrim has personally ordered the airship to be ready for the attack in the shortest time possible, and the destination is the legendary Plateau Castle.

"The expedition team can't fit too many people in. The Goblin Scourge's carrying capacity is limited," An Jiyue said to Thorgrim who was walking beside her. "Like I said last time, we need a small but capable team."

Unlike the Granni Soul, which is so large that it has its own hangar and can even take off and land rotorcraft in the air, the Goblin Scourge is a standard thunder airship, much smaller in size. Its weapon configuration includes five rune ballistas and a bottom bomb bay filled with enemy-killing bombs. The standard crew is only 10 dwarves, most of whom are engineers. Due to the needs of the expedition, the engineers emptied the bottom bomb bay of the Goblin Scourge and filled it with various supplies.

For example, dwarven beer, dwarven beer, and dwarven beer.

"I wrote a letter to Strom Pass," Thorgrim stroked his beard. "Grim Brockson, maybe you have heard of this name. I have summoned him to join the expedition. His achievements in engineering are crucial to this expedition. Although sometimes, some of his ideas are more, well, difficult to accept."

"Actually, I hope you can call Malakai back...Okay, okay, my mistake," An Jiyue raised her hands, "Me and my maid, Krag, Grim, Joseph Bergman, and anyone else?"

The so-called "maid" is actually a newly recruited female Jinyiwei school marquis, who is currently in Xuanshui. An Jiuyue plans to take her on board when the airship passes through Xuanshui.

Thorgrim retracted his glare and said unhappily, "I found two extra good fighters, but they are unwilling to step into the Eternal Peak. After you set off, you must go outside the city to pick them up."

The two turned a corner and the scene in front of them suddenly opened up. What they saw was a bottomless pit, with octagonal platforms extending from the rock walls around the pit. Some platforms were empty, but most of them had gyroplanes parked on them. On one oversized platform was the vehicle for this expedition: the Goblin Scourge Thunder Airship.

A group of dwarf engineers were busy around the airship. As soon as An Jiyue walked in, she noticed that the steam engine on the airship was being tested. A dwarf engineer with a huge brass gear on his back and a gear-shaped decoration on his helmet and his right eye covered by a lens was busy working next to the steam engine.

"Grim?" The girl recognized the other person's identity: "He arrived so soon?"

"He must have flown here in a gyrocopter," the High King snorted. "Many engineers like to do that."

The busy dwarves had no reaction to the two people's arrival, and at most nodded slightly when the two people passed by them. This was normal for dwarves. Dwarves themselves hated red tape, especially when they were busy doing their own work.

An Jiyue circled the airship and found that Krag the Grim had already arrived. The Rune Lord was standing on the other side of the airship. When the girl slowly walked over, the old man was scolding a few gray-bearded rune blacksmiths. An Jiyue listened carefully for a while and found that Krag was basically complaining about the short-bearded guys' poor craftsmanship, and the runes they forged were a disgrace to their ancestors, and they were not worthy of being called dwarf runes... and other complaints.

"How long will it take you to be ready?" Thorgrim asked Grim.

"One hour, Your Majesty. My men and I will complete all inspections and debugging within an hour." The chief engineer pushed up his helmet and wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand. "I must ensure that every component is in the best condition."

"In an hour, I want to see this airship take off on time." The High King said with a straight face.

"As you wish, Your Majesty."

Noticing the appearance of Thorgrin and An Jiyue, Krag stopped scolding and complaining, and walked towards the two with a sullen face: "Nowadays, the skills of short-bearded guys are getting worse and worse... Where is Joseph?"

"I came earlier than you, burp~" a voice came from the side. Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Joseph Bergman, who was drunk, coming out from somewhere. The brewmaster's face was red because he drank too much, but his steps were still steady as if he didn't drink at all.

"Almost everyone is here, except Little Moon's maid," Thorgrim said as he glanced at An Jiyue with a complicated look that contained too much. "In an hour, the expedition will set off. We have gathered the best people to complete a great task that is destined to be passed down from generation to generation by storytellers. There is nothing more glorious than this, except chopping off the head of the Chaos God with one's own hands!"

The dwarves laughed.

“Go ahead, brave dwarves, and friends from the far east. Thanks to our ancestors, the Mountain Kingdom will surely be revived!”

……

The Goblin Scourge set sail on time.

Under Grim's personal steering, the airship left the landing platform steadily. When it reached a certain height, the dwarves on the platform untied all the mooring ropes, and the airship, without any restraints, continued to increase its altitude steadily. It flew higher and higher, following the hidden vertical passage that the rotorcraft usually used to enter and exit, and finally jumped into the blue sky in the sudden bright light.

The sun was high in the sky, casting warm sunlight in the late afternoon. The Goblin Scourge turned due south and slowly began to lower its altitude. When it arrived above the fortress gate due south of Eternal Peak, Joseph Bergman stuck his head out from behind the ship, and a strong feeling of dizziness suddenly hit the brewmaster's head.

Joseph shook his head vigorously, using his will to command his body to obey. When the dizziness subsided a little, he took out a monocular telescope from his waist, looked under the airship, and said loudly: "I see them! A butcher and a human with a sword. Ha, have I heard of this combination somewhere before?"

"Me too," An Jiyue shrugged, "I know who they are. No wonder they don't want to enter the Eternal Peak."

The airship continued to descend. "Grim, just stop here," An Jiyue shouted without turning back, "I'll go down to pick them up."

"I understand!" the engineer answered loudly.

When the Goblin Scourge was still hundreds of meters away from the ground, it just hovered in the air. Just when the dwarves and humans on the ground were a little confused, they saw a slender figure appear beside the side of the airship pod, and then jumped down from the side of the ship!

The human swordsman exclaimed, while the butcher had a puzzled expression, "Is this man possessed?" The next moment, they saw a soft white cloud appear under the man's feet, carrying him lightly to the ground.

"(Rickspell) Nice to meet you two," the beautiful girl with silver hair and red eyes smiled, "I think you must be the famous Gotrek Gnesson and Felix Jaeger."

The author says:

Author's words: PS: To make up for yesterday's update. Yesterday I went to meet a client, and as expected, I once again encountered a drunkard... I have never drunk alcohol because of my stomach problems, but the "enthusiastic" client still forced me to drink more than half a bottle of beer. If I didn't drink, it would be a lack of face. Haha, I sincerely hope that you will get drunk soon and take your family with you to the sky!

Chapter 63: Nishikigori

When the airship arrived over Xuanshui, An Jiyue had already become very familiar with the duo.

"…So, you finally succeeded in stopping the Skaven's attack on Nuln?"

"Yes, ma'am," Felix straightened his chest, "My friend Gotrek and I foiled the conspiracy of the mentally ill Grey Prophet."

Beautiful girls are always treated preferentially, especially those of An Jiyue's level. At this time, Felix was less than 1 years old (Note ). An Jiyue only used a subtle smile to let this guy tell him a series of adventures he had experienced after meeting Gotrek, especially the Battle of Noon, which An Jiyue was most interested in.

In the year 2499 of the Imperial Calendar, three years ago, Rat planned a raid on the industrial city of Nuln. In the chronology of the Imperial Army Book, there is only one sentence describing the incident, saying that the city of Nuln was severely damaged; but in the duo's series of novels, the whole incident is described in detail, especially how the legendary Grey Seer Tsanquilo started his comedian career.

As for Felix Jaeger's good friend, Gotrek Gnesson, the most failed butcher in the history of the Mountain Kingdom, was even easier to deal with than Felix. An Jiyue just took out the hammer given by Gazul and shook it. Gotrek couldn't help but widen his eyes after seeing this thing, and then he learned about the girl's deeds from other dwarves.

She had met with the Ancestral God and received a secret mission from him. This alone was enough to earn An Jiyue the most respectful reception in any dwarven fortress. Coupled with the girl's contributions in the previous series of wars, at least among the dwarves, An Jiyue was already an absolute Face Fruit user.

"This is my city. There aren't many residents now, but I'm sure it will prosper," An Jiyue raised her chin slightly, put her hands on her hips, "Come down, I've prepared a welcome banquet for everyone."

On the night when the Goblin Scourge arrived at Xuanshui, An Jiyue, as the host, held a welcome banquet for a group of dwarves and an imperial man in the inner city military camp. By the way, she finally met her "maid".

"I am Jin Zhifan, deputy captain of the Southern Pacification Division of the Jinyiwei." A girl wearing a flying fish costume and an embroidered spring sword on her waist, who looked a few years younger than Yin Siran, bent down slightly and saluted An Jiyue with her hands crossed, "Greetings, Marshal Jie."

Like Yin Siran, who was born into a noble family, Jin Zhifan was able to become a deputy captain at this age because she was actually a hereditary official. The so-called hereditary official means that the ancestors had made great contributions. As a high-level reward, the court specially allowed their descendants to directly obtain a certain official position, which is often seen in history books as "Yin Yi Zi is so-and-so". In theory, the hereditary official is a nominal title, which means that they are simply given an official position, only receive a salary, and do not need to work. They are officially allowed salary thieves. However, as long as there are connections, the hereditary official can also operate a real job and be sent down.

Since the official positions are obtained through relying on one's father, there are a lot of unskilled officials among them. In terms of personal ability, they cannot compare with the test-takers who have fought their way out from the millions of grassroots. However, this does not mean that the officials are necessarily empty-handed, at least Jin Zhifu is definitely not the case.

"I've already told you the details of the mission," An Jiyue crossed her arms, "We'll set off tomorrow. Is there anything you need to prepare?"

According to the personal resume provided by the War Scripture, unlike Yin Siran, Jin Zhifan is a few years younger, but she is already a seasoned Jinyiwei veteran. Yin Siran's personal combat power is beyond doubt, a perfect example of "a girl next door has grown up, with the strength to pull up mountains and the courage to conquer the world", but according to the information provided by the War Scripture, she is actually a rookie who has never been in battle... at least she has never experienced a real big scene. When Jin Zhifan was 12 years old, she followed her father to join the Chaos Sect.

"Reporting to the commander, I am ready to perform my duties at any time." Nishikori Shigeshige replied immediately.

It turned out that entertaining the dwarves in the military camp was a great idea, because there were many drunkards, few rules, and the venue was wide open. Including Yin Siran, all the main figures of the "Aurora Expeditionary Force" were called over by An Jiyue to compete in drinking with the dwarves.

As the oldest person present, Krag the Grim complained that Aurora liquor was not as nutritious as Dwarven beer, but he drank it down with a dozen Yulin guards without batting an eyelid, successfully winning unanimous applause from everyone present.

Seeing that a mere Ah Duan dared to be so rampant, Deputy Governor Yin decisively challenged for a fight. Relying on the skill of forcing wine to drink, which is basically known to any martial artist with deep internal strength, Yin Siran drank one jar of Shaodaozi after another in the strange expressions of the Zhendan people who knew the inside story, and kept going until the second half of the night, and forcibly sent the stubborn and unwilling Rune Lord under the table.

As one of the few people who didn't drink, An Jiyue led Jin Zhifan away quietly after the group started drinking. She actually had a lot of things to do tonight, and it was impossible for her to accompany these people all night.

……

Under the iron rock, next to the lava lake.

"How is the progress of the project? Can it be guaranteed to be completed on time?" An Jiuyue asked.

"Honestly speaking, it's difficult," Dustan scratched his head, "Even if we transfer those mercenary prisoners of war to serve as laborers, we still won't have enough manpower."

"I don't want to rush you, but you know how important this matter is," the girl sighed. "To the south is the Badlands, and God knows how many greenskins there are... If we have to endure the continuous looting and even invasion of the greenskins, Sanhe Prefecture will not be able to develop, and we will be dragged to death here, and we will have no time to interfere in the affairs of other places."

As a person who is bad at naming, An Jiyue very intuitively named the land given by the dwarves Sanhe Prefecture. Currently, there is only one Xuanshui County under the jurisdiction of Sanhe Prefecture, mainly because An Jiyue did not have enough points to recruit people.

Yes, that's right, you can also recruit people with points. The specific price depends on the race. For Order humans, it's one point per person, and the minimum number of people to be recruited at a time is 10,000.

"So you really don't want to consider recruiting a group of dwarves to do the work? You have no shortage of money and connections, right?"

"This thing I asked you to build is a magical creation, Dustan. It's not easy for me to make the dwarves accept me as a wizard," An Jiyue frowned, "If you push too far, we will become enemies."

"Okay. How about this. I'll try to recruit a group of people from the border prince territory for you," Asur emphasized the word "recruit," "I need to leave for a while to handle this matter. How about putting the project here on hold?"

"...Okay," the girl made a decision after weighing the pros and cons in her heart. "Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. As long as you can complete it before I return from Plateau Castle, it's fine. As for how you complete my commission, that's not important."

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Note 1: I didn't find out Felix's exact age, I just know that he was probably in his early fifties during ET.

Chapter 64: Satisfied?

The second stop of the expedition's journey south was Tiefengbao.

Before the recovery of Black Rock, Iron Peak was the only remaining stronghold in the south. As far as An Jiyue knew, there were still some scattered dwarf strongholds in the south, such as a group of dwarf survivors near Dragon Cliff Castle; but the only real dwarf stronghold left was Iron Peak.

"We don't have to stay at Black Rock Castle. We are going on an expedition, not just visiting friends," said An Jiyue, the leader of the expedition team appointed by Thorgrim, while gesturing on the map of the World's Edge Mountains provided by the dwarves. "As for the Eight Peaks Mountain..." The girl paused delicately here. "I think that unplanned battles should be avoided as much as possible."

She really didn't want to see Belegar Ironhammer. As a mildly elven dwarf, she had always had a bad impression of Belegar. At the end of the world, Belegar refused to give up his base and opposed Thorgrim's proposal for strategic contraction. It was normal. After all, dwarves have always been like this. They will never give up their homes unless they have no other choice.

However, breaking his promise in the battle, not supporting Thorgrim who was fighting the greenskins as agreed beforehand, but taking advantage of the opportunity when the main force of the greenskins were pinned down by the dwarves of Eternal Peak, to steal the home is really intolerable. "I think there is no practical significance in winning this battle anyway, the situation will not change at all, it is better to take the opportunity to attack the tower" This kind of reason, An Jiyue felt his blood pressure rise just thinking about it, are you still a dwarf? !