Chapter 220 Fort Hammer

   "Huh~huh~ it's okay...Thank you, thank you!" The dwarf captain Mr. Swallow headed replied.

  Clara quickly stood up and introduced to both parties—Ted and Jerry were her classmates.

  Don't tell me, even the dwarves and gnomes in Castle Hammer have heard of Ted's name.

   It was mainly about the spread of the Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets incident during the holiday last month. It was published in the newspaper for several days in a row, and the discussion became lively. And Ted, as a man of the day on campus, has also begun to be known by people outside the school.

  Fort Hammer, where the dwarves and gnomes live, has more frequent and closer contact with the magic world than the people of Deckmond Village. news-clever.

   The dwarves still have a shop in Diagon Alley! Although it is already in a half-yellow state~

  The three dwarves were all in a mess. Their braided beards were messy and covered in grass stalks and dust, not to mention their bodies.

  The three dwarves took off their helmets, sweating and steaming.

  It was a very hot day in July, and I fought with a giant beast for more than ten minutes, almost without heatstroke!

  Although dwarves generally look old-fashioned, they can tell the approximate age group from their appearance.

  Three dwarves, Swallow and the other are middle-aged, and the other one looks a little immature, secretly watching Ted, their eyes are full of curiosity, obviously very young.

  Two dwarves, except for Clara, the other one has a goatee and is slightly bald. It is Clara's uncle Milhow Flash.

  He's a crappy illusionist/bad magic engineer—the result of Ted's fight just now.

  The purpose of this team's trip coincides with that of Ted and the others, and they are also here to investigate the vision.

  The center of this vision seems to be closer to Fort Hammer, and they discovered it earlier. It's just that they are more inclined to investigate and solve problems by themselves than Decarmond's demihumans, and their dependence on the Ministry of Magic is very low.

  Swallow and Clara's team is one of them.

  Clara said: "When I was fighting just now, I observed that there were burn marks on the body of that huge eagle-headed monster..."

   "Traces of burns? Have you investigated any information now?"

  Swallow said: "We have narrowed down a certain range..."

  That is, it has not been found yet.

  This place is about ten kilometers away from Fort Hammer, and the sun is already in the west. Swallow and others warmly invited them to be guests, and we must thank them very much.

  So the three of Ted followed them to Fort Hammer.

  The two sides have the same goal, and maybe they can cooperate!

  …

  Thunder Peak is considered a relatively high peak in the Misty Mountains, because there are thunderstorm clouds on the top of the mountain all the year round, and the sound of thunder is constant all the year round, so it is called Thunder Peak.

  The Hammer Fort is a mountain fort dug on a higher mountainside.

   It is said that it took three years and six months for the entire bunker to take shape, and a small town was dug out of the rocks in the mountain, and it has been carefully crafted every year for the next few years. As for the expansion, that's not the case. Because of the population problem...

   The dwarves in Hammer Castle have a total of 42 families, with about two to three hundred people.

   And the gnomes are even fewer, less than two hundred.

   There are barely 500 people on both sides, and the bunker is too big and empty.

  However, it is said that in other European countries, small batches of dwarves and other intelligent races from other worlds have also been discovered...

  Dwarves have always liked to build towns underground or in mountains, because they are good at mining and smelting. The ore veins are naturally underground, and smelting generally uses geothermal energy.

   Dwarfs don't like living underground, but because they keep warm with dwarves, they live underground.

The entrance of Iron Hammer Castle is quite magnificent. The gate is eight meters high and four meters wide. There are some carvings on the two half-meter-thick stone gates—the carvings are some pictures of dwarves and gnomes working together to dig Hammer Castle a few years ago. .

  Entering the gate, there is something like a screen wall facing you. The road is separated to the left and right, which should have a certain defensive effect.

  If a foreign enemy invades, there is no way to drive straight in.

Bypassing the "shadow wall", there is a long mountain passage, which is ten meters high and seven or eight meters wide. At the entrance are two stone statues five or six meters high—an old dwarf and a goatee long-haired gnomes shaking hands.

   Ted and the others entered Fort Hammer under the hands of the two.

  Hammer Castle has a huge central square, the area is almost half the size of a football field, surrounded by a circle of excavated stone houses.

   Moreover, the location of this square is a hollow mountainside, so the height is very high, surrounded by two or three floors of stone houses of different sizes and misalignment.

   Around the square, apart from the road that Ted and the others came from, there are five other exits, leading to different places, such as mines, smelting areas, and artisan areas.

  The group has been greeted by many dwarves standing guard since they were outside the gate. That Swallow looks quite prestigious.

  He directly took Ted and the others to a nearby tavern, without looking at the number plate engraved on the door, Ted and the others could hear the yelling inside from a long distance away.

   Push the door and enter, and someone greets: "Hey, Swallow, how are you doing? Did you find any clues?"

Swallow took off his helmet and threw it on the table "Duang~", "Don't mention it! I didn't find any valuable clues. Instead, I encountered a violent monster, which almost turned the people we beat up. Look at Sara Si's beard was burnt by the electric shock!"

  The young dwarf in the team hurriedly said: "That's right, that monster with antlers and the body of an eagle-headed moose can breathe lightning!"

   "Drink!" Many drinking friends became excited when they heard it.

   "Let's drink to this monster!"

  Ted: ...huh?

"By the way! Forgot to introduce!" Swaro pulled Ted, "This little wizard is Ted Epifani, have you heard of it? Diagon Alley has been telling his story some time ago. Thanks With the help of him and his friends, we got rid of the monster without any damage. We give them a toast!"

   "Aww, cheers!" The dwarves raised their oak wine glasses, and the atmosphere was very warm!

  Ted: I'm not an adult yet, so I can't drink alcohol!

  In short, the dwarves are really enthusiastic, big pieces of meat, big glasses of wine, laughing. Look at them having a good time.

The young dwarf in the team squeezed over: "Ted, can I call you that? My name is Jinli, Jinli Iron Felt, and this is the first time I have been on a mission with Mr. Swarrow, thanks to your help. I toast you!"

  Ted smiled wryly and drank another glass.

  However, he also discovered a new use of psionic energy—to break down alcohol.

   From then on, Ted can be called a thousand cups.

  Mr. Swallow has spoken, and today he pays the bill.

  The hotel owner put all kinds of wine and meat on the top one after another, and those dwarves could also eat them, feasting their mouths full of oil.

  Jerry on the side touched his round belly, and said to Sydney with regret: "It's a pity that Ron is not here, otherwise Ron will compare meals with them. No one can compare to Ron!"

  The young dwarf Jin Li on one side was dissatisfied when he heard it: "Is that Ron you are talking about very edible? I have been called an idiot since I was a child!"

  Jerry slapped his thigh: "Nonsense, what's an idiot? An idiot is not as good as Ron!"

   Alcoholic beverages are indispensable for dwarves’ parties. Even if the three of them are still children, the dwarves still have various toasts waiting for you—to celebrate your beautiful tomorrow! Forever Young! Cheers to the next generation of friendship between dwarves and demihumans and wizards!

  Good guy, you can't say a word "no"!

   Or Ted hurried to sing a song, um, heavy metal rock, "IWantMyTearsBack" by Nightwish!

   "Sea King buys celery~" dubbed by suona—directly detonated the audience.

  The dwarves didn't care about the hospitality anymore, and started to drink with each other, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a while!

  After the meal, Sydney, whose face was flushed from drinking, supported Jerry, who could no longer walk in a straight line, and complained, "They, they actually drank Jerry several times!"

  Well, if Jerry had your drinking capacity, at least those young dwarves would definitely be brought down.

  Ted said: "That's right! Underage duck necks are also poured, too newborn!"

  Sydney: "What duck neck?"

   "Ah! I drank too much..."

  …

  The opportunity is rare, Ted wants to see the exclusive skills of dwarves and gnomes after dinner.

  Don’t tell me, he met another acquaintance—a dwarf student from Hogwarts, two grades higher than Ted’s, a Gryffindor with their twins, and Muradin Tongduo, who started fifth grade.

  Although they don’t communicate often, it’s not like they don’t know each other.

   It would be easy to know someone, and Ted learned a lot about dwarf rune magic from him.

  Dwarves often use magic indirectly, using runes to inject various abilities into metal creations, and attach various states and the like.

  The dwarf's magic technique is to use special skills to use magic power.

  The two have nothing to do with each other, but the unexpected harmony can make up for each other's shortcomings.

   This is also the reason why the two races have a good relationship and even live together.

  The two races did not cherish themselves too much. Except for some high-end skills, many basic principles and materials were read by Ted.

  This is also a deal between the Ministry of Magic and them—they can enter Hogwarts, or even join the Ministry of Magic, but they also have to share their own magic system.

   Besides, when Ted was on vacation in mid-June, he met Clara's parents on the platform. Their status in the dwarf clan was not low, and it gave them a lot of convenience.

  So Ted gained a lot, and even gained an additional 345 experience points, which shows that the gains are indeed not small.

  (end of this chapter)