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To enter the withered wasteland, you must cross a narrow valley near the iron hills.

The dwarves built fortresses in the valley to defend against threats from the north. The current king of Iron Hills is called Dann II. Iron Foot, which is the dwarf commander who rode wild boars in the Battle of the Five Armies.

Although the scene of the Longhorned Goat Knight in the trailer is deleted in the movie, it can be seen from the uniform appearance of the dwarf heavy infantry legion under his jurisdiction that this is a powerful underground kingdom.

Although he obtained the map of the Dark Jungle Elf King, Wu Chen and others were still blocked by the dwarves' magnificent war fortress. Just as Wu Chen's reputation was only circulated among the elves, the dwarves were not interested in the dragon hunter riding giant wolf.

According to the dwarf guards, only the king's warrant can open the gates of the fortress.

Of course, rushing all the way to the two witches is completely free of obstacles, but reference will affect the final camp judgment. Wu Chen decided not to make his relationship with the dwarf too stiff.

There was no choice but to turn to the iron hills. However, this time he didn't even enter the door.

Perhaps it was because of the deep-rooted prejudice against the wolf, the dwarf guards were like facing a great enemy, and countless spears and heavy crossbows kept Wu Chen out of the kingdom.

"Master, what should I do?" Joan of Arc frowned and asked, looking at the tightly defended iron hills.

Wu Chen discovered that the dwarves in the Iron Hill obviously absorbed the defensive shortcomings exposed by the Gushan Kingdom when defending against the dragon. The city gate was not built so tall and majestic. Instead, they reduced the size as much as possible. They dug a deep pit at the entrance of the gate. In this way, more than half of the gates were sunk below the ground.

Standing in the deep pit in front of the door, looking up at the stone wall above your head, you can also see a huge steel casting similar to an "ox yoke", which is hung from a high place. The yoke is like a "human" shape, about half a meter long. When plowing the fields, farmers will place it on the neck of the ox.

Of course, this is an ordinary ox yoke, to suppress the ox. The dwarf is clearly a 'dragon yoke'! It is also a large split herringbone, about a few meters long. As long as the dragon rushes into the deep pit, the dwarf will cut off the iron cable, let the dragon yoke fall straight down, and press the dragon's head to the ground.

No, the manually opened grooves on the ground fit just the sharp blades under the dragon yoke.

I'll go, this is the dragon head guillotine!

“…”

Wu Chen subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

With the bloody lesson of Gushan, the dwarves in the Iron Hill have indeed put in a lot of effort to defend against the dragon.

"I can't let the fortress pass, and the king can't see you. What should I do?" Beyonetta also began to frown.

Wu Chen had an idea: "Go and see Solin? Oak Shield!"

It was even more convincing Dann II that the only one who was strong enough was Solin, who was stranded in Changhu Town.

Moreover, judging from the current situation, Thorin is likely to miss the day in Turin and shine the last light on the keyhole.

Through several player leaders who have a good relationship with Thorin Oak Shield, Wu Chen finally met the Dwarf King.

Apparently, he was worried about the upcoming day in Turin.

"I heard they say you are a dragon hunter?" Solin looked at Wu Chen's eyes calmly.

"Yes." Wu Chen nodded.

"So, is there any way for the giant fire dragon at the foot of Gushan?" Solin asked.

"I went to wither the wasteland just for the giant fire dragon."

"You have a way to deal with it?" Thorin's eyes lit up.

"I'm looking for a way to deal with it." Wu Chen did not give him a clear answer.

"So you're going to wither the wasteland." Solin grabbed the point.

"That's right." Wu Chen nodded calmly: "Wasteland is the evil dragon's nest, I want to go there to find the answer."

"So you have to pass through the canyon of the Iron Hills." Thorin raised his head expressionlessly: "I need some proof."

Thorin wanted to prove Wu Chen's identity as a dragon hunter. This was easy to deal with. Wu Chen gently placed the teeth of a dragon on the corner of the table. This pale and huge sharp tooth was completely beyond the imagination of the Dwarf King. It was different from all the beasts he had seen. Obviously, this strange and sharp tooth came from an adult dragon.

"Put on my ring and go to the Iron Hills, they will let it go." Thorin took off a family seal ring and gently put it on the tip of the dragon's teeth.

Wu Chen retrieved the teeth together, turned around and walked out.

After receiving Thorin's ring, Tieqiuling issued a pass to Wu Chen with the seal ring of Dann II, and the fortress guarding the narrow valley finally slowly opened.

While traveling through the fortress, Ophelia suddenly said, "Did the dragon fly?"

Ophelia also smiled: "That's right, this fortress cannot defend against the dragon at all."

Wu Chen said, "But this fortress can make the dwarves feel safe."

"I understand." Everyone nodded happily.

Withered wasteland is in the center of the two forked main veins in the eastern part of the Gray Mountains.

It has also been said before that the Grey Mountains were mined by the Turin dwarf tribes, but in the Third Age, all the Dwarf fortresses in the Grey Mountains were abandoned or attacked by dragons. Now the only purpose is to divide the ice deserts in the north of the mountains: Forodwaith.

Flowich, the northern wasteland, was a piece of land north of the Inglin Mountains in the first era. It was rarely mentioned in the literature. Because the place was close to Morgoth's nest, it was extremely cold.

After the War of Anger, the entire Ingry Mountains were almost destroyed, leaving only the remnants of the eastern part, which is the current gray mountain range.

The humans in Flowich were a weird tribe, and they had no relationship with the Middle-earth people in appearance. In the Third Age, they were called the Frocher Snowmen or the Rosos Snowmen. In The Unfinished Story, it was mentioned that the Rosos Snowmen tied their bones on their legs and could slide on the snow.

This reminded Wu Chen of the Eskimos.

After stepping out of the valley, Wu Chen finally understood why this place was called the withered wasteland.

Although it is close to the north, it is surrounded by the two forked main veins of the gray mountains, which are intersected from north to south. Therefore, it makes this place a warm and humid pearl of the northern region. A long time ago, there were many dense forests and vegetation growing. However, for some reason, the entire forest seemed to have been seriously ill, and all the trees were in a half-life and wilted state.

The sulfur-colored juice that kept leaving the cracked trunks seemed to deteriorate abscesses, giving off a pungent and decayed smell.

Trees will not have sores.

However, everything in front of Wu Chen felt that these trees were indeed sick.

He looked up at the sky filled with yellow smoke and dust, and immediately rose to his cheeks. He turned into an ancient style helmet, filtering out the unpleasant smell for Wu Chen.

The giant wolf seems to be very adaptable to this environment and does not require additional equipment.

As soon as he walked into the withered forest, his vision began to be blocked. The sulfur-colored smoke spreading from the soles of his feet and between his branches entrenched under the treetops, blocking Wu Chen's vision. Strangely, the giant wolf seemed to have double eyelashes, which were similar to contact lenses, which could effectively filter the invasion of smoke. I don't know whether this is the giant wolf's unique ability or the evolution after injecting dragon blood.

As the adventure deepened, Wu Chen even saw the adventurer's relics.

It seems that people are still constantly breaking in this dead wasteland. It’s just that the death has been too long, and there is no clue from the energy body’s perspective. The sulfur smoke is getting stronger and stronger. Fortunately, there is magical clothing, otherwise Wu Chen would not be able to breathe at all.

The surroundings were also extremely calm. Wu Chen's mental tentacles did not touch the souls of powerful creatures.

After another period, Wu Chen suddenly heard the murmur of humans. Everyone immediately cheered up and drove the giant wolf to run wildly in the direction where the sound came. Beyonita suddenly stepped forward, Joan of Arc dragged behind, Wu Chen and Ophelia were in the middle one left and right, and the team attacked in a diamond shape, accelerating towards the target.

The giant wolf broke through the last fog and suddenly broke into the space illuminated by the burning torch.

The entire space is hemispherical, and the dividing line between the torches around the ground and the thick sulfur-colored smoke is the outline of the hemispherical space. It seems that the light emitted from these braziers has forced the sulfur-colored smoke away.

Retracting his gaze from the top of the arc line covering the head, Wu Chen realized that he seemed to be in an ancient altar.

In the center of the altar, there is a long stone. The smooth stone surface is quietly sleeping... a woman.

It's a really pleasant scene...

A hero saves the beauty?

Wu Chen did not come forward rashly.

The woman in a gorgeous silk skirt lying across the stone was obviously dressed as a Luen. It can also be seen from the map that the openings of the two main veins on the east side of the gray mountains in the north of the Iron Hills faced Luen in the east.

In other words, in the north of Lun, there are large tracts of land connecting with withered hills.

The Lune can easily get here.

The torch is placed on a stone pillar half a person high around it, using a very special fuel. Wu Chen smelled the smell of rosin. Rosin is a liquid made of rosin powder (composed of resin cut from pine trunks) dissolved in alcohol.

It seems that it is this mysterious formula that resists the invasion of sulfur smoke.

The sleeping woman, burning torches, ancient altars, polished stones, made all this look so familiar.

"Sacrifice." Don't be too familiar with the technician who has played too many adventure games.

"Who to offer sacrifices?" Ophelia didn't react yet.

"Evil dragon." After looking around, Wu Chen said softly: "Luen is a nation that believes in evil dragons, and refers to the tribal national composition. Some ignorant and cruel customs must be there."

"So, they sacrificed themselves to the dragon?" Ophelia understood.

Beyonita and Joan of Arc were familiar with this dark ritual. Soon, they found some key points that Wu Chen had not discovered.

"Master, there is something under the altar." Beyonetta pointed to the ground gently.

"Where?" Wu Chen didn't notice any clues.

"Master, torch." Beyonetta thrust his mouth at the burning torch: "The grease soaked in the torch core comes from the underground."

"Find it out." Wu Chen said immediately.

"As for orders, my master." (To be continued, please search for Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
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