"I originally thought that after I got those maps, I wouldn't need him anymore, but the reality was not what I imagined." King Garcia sighed and continued: "Those maps seemed to have come to life, countless
The lines and marks are mixed together, resulting in a painting that looks chaotic."
"Originally, even so, we can decompose it through magic and transform the seemingly chaotic map back into its original form."
"But what we didn't expect was that the painting was not a dead thing. It seemed to be alive. It escaped on its own and took away the lava hidden in the treasure house." After saying this, it seemed that
It took all the strength of King Garcia.
His face looked a bit older.
Prince Fernando was comforting his father, while Prince Leon lowered his head and remained silent.
Perhaps, he was blaming himself for bringing such a foreigner from the underground world.
However, what neither King Garcia nor the two dwarf princes expected was that Lilina, who was sitting next to Esther, suddenly asked.
"Wait, you just said, a painting that can escape?"
The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then King Garcia reacted and asked with an uncertain tone and expectant eyes: "Have you ever seen that painting?"
Lilina glanced at Est and saw Est nodded.
Lilina then continued: "Before we went to the Forging City, we attended an auction, and that painting was on the auction item list."
"What about that painting now? Has it been bought by someone?!"
King Garcia stood up from his seat excitedly after hearing Lilina's words. If it weren't for Esther looking at him unkindly, he might have rushed forward and grabbed Lilina.
.
Lilina shrank slightly behind her seat, as if she wanted to stay away from the king who looked extremely excited.
She said: "No, because the painting was too weird, so it was rejected in the end."
"Great!" King Garcia said excitedly, "Which auction are you participating in... Wait, the Forge City is close to Rome, and there is only one chamber of commerce in Rome that is qualified to hold the auction."
I saw that King Garcia immediately said to Leon beside him: "Leon, go to the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce immediately and tell them that our royal family wants that painting."
King Garcia is not worried that he will not be able to get the painting from the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce. After all, no matter how powerful the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce is, it is just a chamber of commerce. If it offends the dwarves, it will not only mean the loss of an important line.
The industrial chain means that they will be unable to move forward in half of Europe in the future.
"Yes, father!" Leon rushed out of the reception room without any hesitation.
Esther watched Leon rush out of the reception room and then looked back, "Do you value those maps more seriously than your own life?"
"Yes, compared to my life, those maps can lead our people to continue to advance into the depths of the underground world. This is the extravagant wish of two generations of kings, and I will not let it pass on to my generation!"
Perhaps to the invaded underground people, King Garcia is equivalent to a devilish existence, but to the country of dwarves, he is actually a wise monarch.
"Perhaps you can think this way, the lava hidden in the treasure house was stolen by the painting that can escape. As long as you can decipher the painting, you can find the lava. In this way, your disease will be cured
I hope." said the kind-hearted crow.
Although this is just a guess, for the current King Garcia, this sentence undoubtedly gives him hope.
He cast a grateful look at Crow.
Although there is hope now, the worst outcome cannot be ruled out.
"If the lava is not found, I will pass my throne to my children."
He glanced at Fionardo and said, "Fionado."
"Father, I am here."
"If I die and inherit the legacy of three generations of kings, you and Leon will inherit it."
"Father, you will not die!" Fionardo whispered.
In response, King Garcia smiled indifferently.
Esther looked at this smile. King Garcia's smile was full of bitterness, exclamation, and a hint of deep irony.
What is he sarcastic about?
The crow gave King Garcia a glimmer of hope to live, but it did not heal the most painful scar in his heart.
...
In the next period of time, Esther and his party stayed in the Brilliant Imperial City.
They have time to experience the life of dwarves in the imperial city.
King Garcia's petrification continues to worsen. In just one day, the petrified skin has spread to the back of King Garcia's hands. At the current rate, his life may be less than half a month.
Such a vicious curse comes from a mysterious underground man who calls himself a painter.
"Generally, dwarves suffering from petrification are said to be cursed by the God of Forge. Don't you think the current situation is interesting? The king of the dwarves was cursed by the underground people and suffered from petrification. Isn't this like
, The underground people are the gods of forging that the dwarves believe in." Esther said in an extremely evil tone.
Lilina reluctantly cooperated with Est and smiled. She quickly changed the subject and said: "Speaking of which, why did the Dwarf King suffer from petrification after being cursed by the underground people?"
Crow explained at this time: "Petrification is like a hidden gene. It is not entirely due to the curse of the forging god. It is more like a legend. Dwarves suffering from petrification are just like humans suffering from cancer. It's just that
, petrification is just more extreme."
Lilina suddenly said: "So that's it. I thought there really was some kind of forging god."
Lilina, who lives in modern times, has been exposed to many unscientific magics, but she still cannot imagine the existence of gods.
"Maybe it really is?" Esther suddenly smiled slyly.
"No..." Lilina was frightened by Esther, but after seeing Esder's sly smile, she said angrily: "You're scaring me!"
Esther smiled and said nothing.
Soon after, Leon came back, but what he brought back was bad news, "Father, the Redbud Flower Merchant Association said that the painting has escaped!"
King Garcia's face instantly darkened. That painting was not only a map of the underground world, but also his hope for survival. But now, this hope is moving away from him. How could King Garcia's face look good?
stand up?
Esther, who was watching this scene, touched it, looked at Leon with interest, and said to himself: "Things have finally become interesting."