"Your Majesty, starting from here and going down, you will reach the country of the underground world." A dwarf minister pointed to the mark on the map and said.
On the stone table in front of them, there was a huge map covering it. The map was so densely packed that it would be impossible for anyone who had not received professional training to understand it.
The passages dug by the dwarves span the entire Alps, and even part of them extends to the Himalayas in the east through the network of underground goblins' crypts. However, the furthest distance ends here. Going further east,
It is an inviolable country.
Rumor has it that there is a passage to the inner world in the Himalayas of Tibet.
"Finally found....."
"The legacy of two generations of kings has been passed down, and it was finally completed in my generation," King Garcia said.
"Congratulations to His Majesty the King." The minister also said.
After a brief moment of joy, King Garcia said seriously: "It's too early to say congratulations. We know nothing about the underground world."
"Your Majesty the King, we can form an exploration team to enter the underground world and collect information first." The minister suggested.
King Garcia nodded and agreed: "Yes, do you have any good candidates?"
"Commander of the Iron Cavalry Regiment, his team has been the best in the kingdom since its establishment, and it has strong marching ability, which makes it suitable for this job." The minister said.
What is most needed for exploration? While ensuring your own safety, the most important thing is to be able to transmit information back in time.
"The underground magnetic field has disrupted our communication equipment. Now, we can only rely on manpower to transmit messages." His Majesty said.
"Indeed...let Leon come to see me."
Seeing King Garcia say this, the minister immediately understood his intention. The minister couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, let Prince Leon go, it is really..."
"If a chick never leaves the nest, it will never grow." King Garcia said irrefutably.
I don't want to say anything else.
...
Since then, another month has passed.
"Father, I still don't think Leon can lead this team. We don't know the underground world, it's too dangerous!" Feonardo said firmly.
"Please let me go, I will definitely complete this mission!"
"Okay, Feonardo, we have already discussed this matter. Although Leon is not as good as you, he still has his own advantages. What's more, he also has the same blood from the royal family as you.
You should also believe in your brother." King Garcia said.
Feonardo knew that his father had made up his mind and he could not change it anymore.
"Leon, come here." King Garcia called Leon to him.
"Father." Leon said respectfully.
"This time is an opportunity for you to exercise. What is your decision?"
"It all depends on the father's decision." Leon said.
Three days later, the well-prepared Prince Leon led the most elite cavalry regiment in the country of dwarves to go on an expedition. This mission was to explore the underground world.
.....
More than a month later, Prince Leon returned, bringing with him only ten members of the Iron Cavalry Regiment and one foreigner.
"I'm very sorry, father. Because of my fault, I can only bring back so many people." Prince Leon lowered his head and knelt in front of his father.
King Garcia's expression was gloomy and scary, "Fifty carefully selected iron cavalry regiments, but less than half of them came back in the end. Leon, do you know your guilt?"
"Please punish me, father." He did not have any excuse for himself.
"Smelting City, I will punish you to do hard labor there for three months." In fact, this is a punishment, but it is not a punishment. The environment in the Smelting City is extremely harsh. It is backed by magma and the temperature is so high that normal creatures cannot endure it.
.
But for dwarves, it's just uncomfortable.
After all, Leon is still the son of King Garcia, so even if he is punished, it will not be too severe.
"Also, I heard that you brought back a foreigner?"
Leon raised his head and said: "Yes, father, this is the most important gain I think from this trip."
"Oh? Tell me." King Garcia said with interest.
"Although we have lost forty outstanding tribesmen, I think this is nothing compared to the gains?" As soon as these words came out, there were voices of astonishment all around.
"Quiet!" King Garcia said.
He looked at Leon sternly and said, "Leon, do you know what you are talking about?"
"Father, I know exactly what I am talking about." Leon said with firm eyes.
This is the first time King Garcia has seen this look on Leon. It seems that this mission has also brought a lot of growth to Leon.
He felt quite relieved.
But now, he must act like a stern king.
"If you can't give a reasonable explanation, then I think the punishment of just letting you go to the Smelting City is not enough!" King Garcia said.
"Tell me what you think."
Leon nodded and said, "Yes."
"The alien we brought back this time is not an ordinary underground man. Because of him, we lost forty outstanding tribesmen."
"He is not a noble minister of the underground world, nor is he a royal family of the underground world, but he can draw an extremely detailed map of the entire underground world." Leon said.
His eyes were even more full of energy.
"Leon, you mean, he can draw a map of the entire underground world!?" King Garcia said in surprise.
How important is a map in a strange country?
It can be said that with the map, King Garcia would have the upper hand in the war strategically.
Yes, this has been King Garcia's goal all along. Finding the entrance to the underground world is only the first step. The next step is to invade the underground world.
The resources of the entire underground world are undoubtedly the same as those on the ground, and even more so. Once such huge resources are acquired by the Dwarf Kingdom, the Dwarf Kingdom's status on the ground will even surpass the European Magic Association.
With such a huge temptation, it was impossible for King Garcia not to be tempted.
However, all of this is based on the fact that everything Leon said is true.
"I can guarantee that when we explore the underground world, all the maps we walk on were drawn by him." Leon said.
However, Feonardo on the side frowned and said: "Leon, are you saying that all the routes you explored were drawn by him?"
"That's right." Leon looked at his brother.
"He is a foreigner and an underground man. Leon, how do you know that he did not deceive you? The forty tribesmen we lost may have been planned by him." Feonardo's words can be described as