The grand and solemn sounds and the dreamy and magical city made the dwarves fall into deep shock. What they saw before their eyes and what they heard in their ears were all their first encounters in their lives. Even if they imagined, they had never imagined such a scene.
The tall buildings tens to hundreds of meters make them feel dwarfed; the stars-like lights make the city appear vast; the various magical things are far more sophisticated and complex than steam civilization.
Facing such a city and all the dreamlike things, Harold and other dwarves felt like they were standing in the boundless starry sky, being made humble and insignificant.
This is just like when they first heard about steam civilization, they were in awe of that splendid civilization.
This is the power from civilization.
After staying for a long time, the great elder woke up with a start. His heart was trembling, and he knelt down on the ground. Regardless of the hot yellow sand, he prostrated and saluted:
"Great God of Steam, your kingdom is the abode of the gods, your kingdom is the ultimate in steam."
Recalled to their souls by the great elder's prayer, Harold and the other dwarves knelt down devoutly facing the city that seemed to be the incarnation of the Kingdom of God, and prayed:
"Your gifts are as vast as the sea, and your majesty is as heavy as a mountain."
That sacred and solemn voice sounded again:
"Those who are not of the same faith are not allowed to show my name in front of others."
The great elder was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and led Milna and other dwarves to comply: "If you are not a fellow-traveler, you will not tell the holy name to me."
The voice that seemed to come from the sky continued:
"Whoever turns his back on me will be swallowed up by steam."
The dwarf, who was already prepared, responded: "Whoever turns his back on the glory of the Lord will be swallowed up by the steam."
The voice became ethereal:
"Be my servant, be my family, and never be a slave to others."
The dwarves said in unison: "I will not desecrate your glory!"
After several consecutive questions and answers, the sounds in the sky gradually disappeared. Suddenly, Harold saw the city in front of him expand, turning into countless bubbles and rushing towards him and others.
In the "bubble", the strange vehicle made of steel became larger and larger, more and more transparent, revealing the complex and exquisite structure inside, revealing the core machine composed of pistons, bearings, etc. that is different from the steam engine, as well as various
Mysterious and mysterious patterns.
In the "bubble", the strange steel bird also became larger and more transparent, exposing the neat rows of seats inside, as well as the precision machinery and pipelines covered by the steel.
In the "bubble", the general structure of many buildings such as high-rise buildings, factories, chimneys, roads and bridges emerged little by little.
…
Dazzled, dizzy, Harold, Quiggins and other dwarves all felt like they were about to explode. All of this was too complicated to understand and could not be understood!
The bubbles turned into balls of light and crashed into their arms. Everything in front of them rippled like water and began to fall apart.
"This is what you want to get. The rest must be found with strength, courage, persistence and futility." A grand and vast voice seemed to ring in the ears of every dwarf.
The great elder was in a trance and did not forget to lead the dwarves in prayer:
"Honor your holy name and practice your ways, and your kingdom will be established on the earth!"
The yellow sand desert was completely shattered, and Harold and others felt the world spinning and fell into a deep sleep.
After an unknown amount of time, they slowly woke up, opened their eyes, and found themselves in an underground cave that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
"What happened?" The great elder looked blankly at the strange altar in front of him.
Harold was in a daze, looking strangely at the thick book that appeared out of nowhere in his hand.
He had just studied dwarf writing with the Great Elder for two years, and it was difficult to decipher the complicated words on the cover:
"Elementary Mechanical Forging".
"God, the God of Steam has really arrived!" Harold blurted out, excited.
The other dwarves also discovered the books in their hands, and were startled by Harold's uncontrollable voice, and then began to cry bitterly, crying bitterly for the first light of dawn in their dark and desperate life.
At this time, their "memories" came back to their minds:
He and other dwarf rebels accidentally discovered this cave where the steam civilization worshiped the gods, so they used it as a hiding place and resumed the worship of the gods. Today, Harold accidentally let the vampire Tess,
Galata and others were attached, and many of their compatriots were killed by them.
Just when they were desperate, the altar suddenly lit up, and the gods descended, instantly purifying Tess and others.
Then, the "spirit" guided him and others into an underground palace, a palace engraved with dwarf murals. After opening the palace door, they saw a yellow sand desert.
After an arduous journey and countless hardships, I and others finally saw the unimaginable magical city in an oasis deep in the desert - "Atlantis", the paradise of the God of Steam!
The great elder Augustus, who felt that his memory was very confusing, sighed: "It turns out that the underground palaces, murals, deserts, oasis, and Atlantis are all scenes that the great God of Steam allows our souls to see, rather than reality.
thing."
In this chaotic situation, most normal people who know magic will suspect that their memories have been tampered with, but after they have just experienced a "miracle" and opened their hearts, they take it for granted.
Sometimes, whether an illusion magic works or not depends only on whether it can be used.
As Cursed Eye Atlante wrote in a paper: "As long as you find the right loophole in the mind, you can create false memories even without using illusions!"
"No, Great Elder, that is the real thing, but it only exists in the Steam Heaven!" Quiggins, the leader of the dwarf resistance army, objected loudly, "One day, we will let the Lord's way walk on the earth!"
Harold recalled "Atlantis" and suddenly became dumbfounded: "I always thought that the steam city with many mechanical products was the grandest and most shocking city. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, it would actually happen.
There is a miraculous city like Atlantis that is beyond imagination!”
"Every piece of machinery and every detail in it is so magical. It is simply the development of steam invention to its most extreme level. No, it has completely surpassed steam civilization." A dwarf said as if he was crazy.
If it were normal, the other dwarves who worshiped the ancient steam civilization would have laughed at him mercilessly, ridiculed him, cursed him, and even beat him up. But now, almost all the dwarves could not help but nodded quietly.
Not only because it was the heaven of the God of Steam, but also because of what he and others had witnessed.
A dream city!
Harold's expression became excited and he clenched his fists: "Atlantis, Atlantis, my goal is to build an above-ground Atlantis that can be half as magical as it is. No, three
Just one part will be enough!”
"I will never forget that brilliant 'Galaxy' of lights." Milna said as if dreaming, "It's a pity that I couldn't see the structure of the 'giant metal flying arrow'."
"Yeah, it's a pity..." All the dwarves looked very disappointed, yearning for and fearing the weapon that seemed to be created by the gods to destroy the world. At that moment, it was as if a new sun was born!
"Besides, my memory of other structures is very vague..." Harold was a little frustrated, but he quickly cheered up, "We have to lay the foundation first!"
He raised the book in his hand, and then saw with confusion a piece of parchment mixed with the book.
Pulling out the parchment, he found that it was a contract, which stipulated everything promised in the dream.
"The great God of Steam has sent down an oracle, asking us to follow the principle of 'equivalent exchange'. This is an important creed of the kingdom of steam and machinery." The great elder felt the hint of the god and said excitedly, and then he did not hesitate.
Hesitantly signed the contract.
Harold and others had no doubt at all about the God of Steam who had saved them and others and owned the miracle city "Atlantis", and signed a contract with the Great Elder. And for them, the most important thing was the contract.
The last article: "In the near future, devout dwarves will be reborn and will leave the Night Plateau and stay away from the enslavement of vampires."
With a flash of light, the contract came into effect. Lucien, who was invisible outside the crypt, nodded slightly, turned and left.
After the illusion ended, I spent a lot of effort to move them to the underground cave discovered by the "secret eye" without disturbing anyone. Then I confused the order of their memories and made up some guided false memories.
Avoid the problem that you are not yet capable enough to weave real memories.
But if they are convinced of this memory, after some time passes, it will be difficult to tell whether it is true or false!
The Yellow Sand Desert and Atlantis were simulated by the five-ring illusion "Mirage" cast by Lucien using the blood of Afris. The specific blueprints were some big cities on the earth. As for the vague details such as mechanical structures,
It is mixed with many magic symbols. Even if it is discovered by a legendary magician in the future, he will at most think that this is the ultimate in popularization of magic alchemy products, and it is the future of his imagination.
After leaving the underground cave, Lucien's face gradually became serious, because from the "open-hearted" accounts of the dwarves, we could know that the two dead vampires were the wife and housekeeper of the nearby lord, Count Vlad, especially the female dwarf vampire.
She is also Count Vlad's extremely beloved bride.
"Ordinary vampires just disappear when they go missing, but the disappearance of these two vampires will definitely make Vlad furious. He will investigate to the end. With the connection with his descendants, his familiarity with the territory and the keen sense of high-level vampires,
It is possible for him to discover the location of the underground palace and discover the space nodes."
"This matter must be dealt with."
Lucien walked towards the castle where Count Vlad was located.
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The next day, when the position of the constellations changed and morning came, the dwarf coolies began to work again under the whips of several other overseers.
The supervisors didn't pay much attention to Madam and the fact that the housekeeper didn't return all night. The "deputy housekeeper" had already told the story. They found traces of the dwarf resistance and were pursuing it. It's normal for similar things to take two or three days.
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In the basement of the dark castle, surrounded by layers of dark magic circles, there was a blood-colored coffin, with rich black gas coming out from inside.
This is the place where Vampire Count Vlad sleeps and heals, and is the core of control of the entire castle.
Whenever Vlad falls into a deep sleep, he will fully activate the magic circles and traps around the basement to avoid being sneaked in and killed by his vampire enemies.
According to Vlad's boast, the defense at the core of his castle took thousands of years to set up. Even if the vampire marquis and duke arrived, it would be impossible to break through the magic circle without alerting him. If he were to attack by force, it would have to be at least the level of a duke.
Only a strong person can break through after spending a long time, which can be called a model of defense.
Therefore, in comparison, the attack power of this core defensive array seems quite insufficient.
The means of contacting Count Vlad in the basement are in the hands of Lady Tess, the Galata housekeeper and the other two vampire brides.
It seems that the best way to assassinate Count Vlad is to forge information and use the remaining two vampire brides to trick him out.
However, if they cannot be killed quickly or trapped and then strangled slowly, the high-level vampire's life-saving and escape abilities are amazing, and everything will be exposed by then.
Moreover, an ancient vampire count who participated in the Dawn War and survived is definitely not a fool who can be deceived. A slight loophole can be easily seen and exploited in reverse.
This is an action that cannot tolerate failure. (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)