The Gray Dwarf race should no longer dare to invade the human side.
A decade of stability?
Patriarch Yarman's words may have some exaggeration, but it's enough for a period of stability.
However!
Minori had no intention of stopping there. Having finally made contact with the humans here, besides figuring out the situation in the entire Valley of Despair,
There's also intelligence about the outside of the Valley of Despair!
Minori already had a plan in mind.
If this location is truly in the central region of the continent, it will become a very important transit point for him in the future.
Even if it's in a remote part of the continent, it doesn't matter, it's actually safer and can serve as an entry point.
But all of this requires sufficient intelligence.
"Tell me everything you know about this Valley of Despair," Minori said to Patriarch Yarman.
Patriarch Yarman naturally had no intention of refusing. He had already learned from his daughter, Yaraal, that the terrifyingly powerful expert before him had come to their Valley of Despair from the outside world.
He had also heard from his father that there were other humans living outside the Valley of Despair, but the living environment was very harsh, and many had been wiped out.
However!
With the strength of an expert like this, he could probably survive easily anywhere.
Patriarch Yarman was sincerely grateful that the expert who appeared in this Valley of Despair belonged to their human race.
After a brief moment of thought, Patriarch Yarman reached out and picked up a bone from the table, drawing three circles on the ground.
"These are the three largest oases in this valley. The innermost one is where we humans are located, and the two to the north are the oases occupied by the Dwarf race and the Orc race, respectively."
Speaking of this, Patriarch Yarman drew a broken straight line at the northernmost position:
"The northernmost direction is a towering mountain range, and the southernmost is said to be a continuous chain of volcanoes."
Under Patriarch Yarman's detailed introduction,
Minori slightly raised his head, his eyes flashing. He finally had a basic understanding of this area.
It was clearly a vast desert, no wonder it was called the "Valley".
The north is a mountain range, and the south is a chain of volcanoes. The entire desert area is completely surrounded by the two major mountain ranges in the north and south.
"The oasis where the Orcs are located is closest to the northern mountain range. I heard they have connections with the world outside Shadow Valley, but I don't know any more specific details," Patriarch Yarman said, his eyes filled with fear and apprehension when he mentioned the Orcs.
They seemed to be an even more terrifying race than the Gray Dwarves.
"Shadow Valley?" Minori looked at Patriarch Yarman.
"It's here."
Patriarch Yarman raised his hand and pointed to the broken straight line he had drawn earlier, at the gap:
"This is Shadow Valley, a connecting point where the northern mountain range is broken, and the only route to leave the Valley of Despair."
Speaking of this.
Patriarch Yarman raised his head, looked at Minori, and quickly reminded him: "Shadow Valley is very dangerous. It is said that a fortress has been established there by the outside country, and it is also occupied by those Orcs."
After listening to Patriarch Yarman's introduction.
Minori frowned slightly, a look of contemplation on his face.
He inexplicably felt that this Valley of Despair was like an abandoned place, discarded by the outside country.
However, why build a fortress?
Could there be other secrets in this Valley of Despair? From Patriarch Yarman's tone, he clearly didn't know much.
For a race that has difficulty even surviving, they really don't have the time to explore and collect information about the outside world.
What Patriarch Yarman knew was still learned from his father, who was the human in this oasis who had "entered" the Heroic realm.
Minori had already inquired about it, and he was also curious about the human who had entered the "Hero" level realm.
Based on the information obtained, it was speculated that Patriarch Yarman's father, in addition to his own talent, was also likely to be the owner of a "natural ability".
He was the real reason why this tribe was able to continue and survive to this day.
"By the way, do you know what this is?" Minori suddenly thought of something, reached into his chest, and actually took out the fist-sized brown stone from the item box.
"Heart of the Stone Man!"
Patriarch Yarman straightened his back and opened his mouth in surprise, but then realized Minori's strength and understood.
"This is a very dangerous magical creature in the valley, the core from the Stone Giant. I heard my father say it's a very valuable thing."
"The Gray Dwarves seem to be able to refine this stone into weapons and equipment with special abilities, and the Orcs also collect this stone."
"My father once used this stone to exchange for a lot of supplies from the Orcs."
Patriarch Yarman said quickly.
"I see," Minori nodded slightly.
It was normal for the dwarves to be good at forging weapons and be able to make equipment from this magical material. It was a bit unexpected that the Orcs also collected this material.
"Father!"
Just then, a happy, crisp voice rang out from outside the bonfire.
Yaraal, holding a set of armor and a horn, strode over.
At this moment, her earthy brown armor had been taken off, and she was wearing a cool, navel-revealing earthy brown wrap, with shorts and a half-skirt of the same color on her lower body.
Her wheat-colored skin reflected a faint luster under the light of the bonfire at night. Her two legs, which were not very slender, moved on the sand.
Perhaps due to frequent running and training.
Yaraal's two calves were taut, and her thighs were a bit strong and rounded, which, combined with her flat lower abdomen, made her look a bit big overall.
At a glance, she looked like a little cheetah.
The temperature in the Valley of Despair was always high, even at night, it remained at a level of twenty-five or six degrees Celsius or higher.
Yaraal was not here just now, but was diluting Minori's healing potion to treat the wounded clansmen in this war.
It was clear that the treatment was over at this moment.
Yaraal quickly ran to the two of them, the armor in her arms was obviously a bit heavy, making her pant slightly, but the bright smile on her face could not be concealed.
The injured clansmen were no longer in danger of death under the treatment of the mysterious healing potion, although some clansmen had died.
But whether it was Yaraal or all the clansmen, they were already used to death!
In this Valley of Despair, "death" was the norm, and they only needed to work hard to live, to survive!
"Great Hero."
"This is the most complete set of armor among all the spoils, and this horn seems to have special abilities. It belongs to the Gray Dwarf commander."
After Yaraal ran over, her bright silver eyes looked at Minori with admiration. Her slender legs slid, and she slid over to the sand in a bowing position, happily saying.
This time, the biggest gains for the human side from the Gray Dwarf army were naturally all kinds of metal weapons.
However!
Because Minori didn't pay much attention to the armor when attacking, there were not many sets of Gray Dwarf armor that were completely preserved.
"Yaraal!"
Patriarch Yarman looked at his daughter, a serious look on his face with several scars, and scolded in a low voice:
"We were lucky enough to survive, all thanks to the Great Hero. All the spoils belong to the Great Hero."
"I know," Yaraal lowered her head and said in a low voice: "I just wanted to pick out a complete set of armor for the Great Hero to take a look at."
Hearing the conversation between the two and the title of "Great Hero" again.
Minori could only helplessly correct it again, then waved his hand: "Keep these armor and equipment for your own use, I don't need these things."
The Gray Dwarf equipment was basically some iron weapons and armor covered with iron sheets, which were of no use to Minori at all.
"This is a set of equipment with special abilities."
Yaraal quickly raised her head and explained with a hint of nervousness.
Special abilities?
Minori glanced at the armor Yaraal was holding.
Isn't it just magical equipment?
Minori scanned the horn, a little curious, raised his hand and took it in his hand, a magical light flashed in his eyes.
"Item Identification"!
Seeing the information identified, Minori's eyes narrowed.
The horn's ability was not complicated, it had the simple ability to boost morale and transmit sound over long distances. What really surprised Minori was other things.
Minori reached out again, grabbed the armor in Yaraal's hand, and activated the "Item Identification" ability again.
Watching Minori observe the armor.
Yaraal clasped her slender hands on her knees, her silver pupils filled with reverence.
As expected of the Great Hero, the armor that was a bit heavy for her to hold with both hands could be easily lifted by the Great Hero with one hand.
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Especially Minori's fair skin and dark hair, which were completely different from theirs, were full of mysterious charm in Yaraal's eyes.
On the side.
Patriarch Yarman saw his daughter gaze, glanced at Minori carefully, and a hopeful look appeared on his serious face.
And at this moment.
Minori looked at the information identified on the armor, and his eyes shook.
These two pieces of magical equipment are both Rune items!
"The Gray Dwarves in this area actually master Rune technology?"
Minori was a little surprised and unexpected.