Minori put away the magic rifle and looked again at the damaged weapons and equipment. According to the Minister of Forging, these seemingly worthless equipment are more of a testament to the strength of the Gray Dwarf Kingdom. The commemorative significance far outweighs the practical significance, which is why they were brought out together.
Minori checked while occasionally casting "Item Appraisal", but after looking around, he did not find any magic items similar to the magic rifle.
Finally!
Minori's gaze settled on a suit of armor hanging at the top of these damaged equipment, riddled with holes and severely damaged.
The surface of this armor was very clean. It looked different from the surrounding dusty and damaged weapons, and it was obvious that it was often wiped.
It seems to have a very extraordinary meaning!
"What is this armor?" A look of curiosity appeared in Minori's eyes.
The Minister of Forging took a step forward, his dull gaze fixed on the armor. Under the state of being "Charmed", an excited emotional change appeared on his face.
"This is the highest masterpiece created by our Gray Dwarf race!"
There was a hint of fervor in the Minister of Forging's emotionless voice:
"It is also the armor jointly built by all the Rune Craftsmen during the most prosperous period of our Gray Dwarf race. It has four highest-level Rune words."
Minori showed an obvious look of surprise when he saw this tattered armor.
Four highest-level Rune words?
Although he doesn't know much about Rune words, he also knows that except for the legendary anti-words and god-level words that may or may not exist.
There are 90 normal Rune words in total, 50 low-level words, 25 middle-level words, 10 high-level words, and 5 highest-level words.
That is to say, there are a total of five highest-level words, and four of them are engraved on this armor.
Minori remembered the hammer held by the last generation of the king of the dwarves living in the Angelicia Mountains.
It is also a national treasure of the dwarves, with six Rune words.
But obviously!
The six Rune words engraved on the dwarven national treasure hammer are likely to be all low-level or mid-level words.
"Although this armor has lost all its abilities, the four highest-level Rune words have been relatively completely preserved."
"This is the treasure of our Gray Dwarf race. As long as this armor is here, the four highest-level Rune words will not be lost."
The Minister of Forging said excitedly.
"What abilities does this armor have?" A gleam flashed in Minori's eyes, and he asked.
"It is said to have indestructible defense, and the ability to devour ore, continuously repair and become stronger." The Minister of Forging hesitated in his answer this time, and seemed to know little about it: "Among our Rune Craftsmen,
there has always been a ballad about this armor."
"Ballad?" Minori asked.
"The furnace fire in the ashes shines with glory."
"The blood of the gray dwarves is intertwined with flames."
"In the depths of the rocks, blessings whisper from the gods."
"The armor that devours ore clings to the soul of the gray dwarves."
"That is the greatness that even the ancient dragons pay attention to!" The Minister of Forging whispered.
Minori did not ask again, but looked at the damaged armor seriously, his eyes constantly flashing with thoughtful expressions.
The content of this ballad is not complicated.
In addition to simply describing the armor's abilities, the remaining content of the ballad is basically self-praise.
"Rune words." Minori muttered to himself.
Rune technology can be said to be a unique craft in another world. However, in the "YGGDRASIL" game, Rune words also exist, but they are more used as decorations.
"YGGDRASIL" is mainly based on Norse mythology. In myths and legends, Odin, the father of the gods, once hung himself on the World Tree for nine days and nine nights to ponder the secrets of the universe.
When Odin, the father of the gods, came down from the tree, he realized the secret of "Runes", and this secret was taught to mankind by Heimdall, the guardian god of the Rainbow Bridge, in the form of words.
This is the so-called "Rune words".
The reason why Minori suddenly thought of this was because the word "god" was mentioned in the ballad just now.
According to the currently known information, the so-called gods are nothing more than human players, of course, this is on the premise that there are no non-player gods in the other world.
So how did the power of "Rune words" come to be mastered by the dwarves?
The Minister of Forging obviously couldn't answer him this question.
Minori didn't continue to think about it, because there were too many secrets hidden in this world. Before truly exploring these secrets, mastering enough strength was fundamental.
"So, why is this armor, which you gathered all the craftsmen to create, so badly damaged?" Minori looked at the Minister of Forging.
"Because the ore materials used to make this armor are too good." The Minister of Forging said an answer that was completely beyond Minori's expectations.
"This armor can only devour the ore used to make the armor, but this ore is too rare, which led to the fact that the armor could not be improved by devouring ore from the moment it was made."
The Minister of Forging said with a hint of loneliness.
It seemed that he was mocking himself for the ridiculous reason that the armor made by gathering all the top Rune craftsmen had become an ordinary armor that was only relatively hard.
Minori was a little surprised. He didn't expect it to be such a funny reason. Then he asked, "Do you still have the ability to make such armor?"
"No."
The Minister of Forging shook his head:
"This requires several skilled Rune craftsmen to jointly engrave the Rune words. With this armor here,
the four highest-level words have not been lost, but there are no Rune craftsmen in the Gray Dwarf race except for me."
"In addition, not all materials can bear the power of the four highest-level Rune words. And if you want to truly exert this power, you must provide corresponding materials for it to devour."
"It's too difficult to meet these conditions. This is destined to be a failed masterpiece."
The words of the Minister of Forging dispelled the thought that had just risen in Minori's mind.
But soon!
A thought suddenly flashed in Minori's mind again, and his eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly. Maybe he could change his thinking.
"It seems you won't die for a while."
Minori said softly to the Minister of Forging with a dull expression, and waved his hand at the armor on the wall,
and put it into the item box.
The night passed quietly.
The next day, early morning.
After a night of hard work, a part of the many Gray Dwarf households located underground was gradually cleared out by three thousand human tribesmen.
This led to the entire oasis being piled with the corpses of Gray Dwarves.
After a sleepless night and the battle during the day, some people collapsed to the ground. Even Yaraal, who was like a little cheetah, was equally exhausted, let alone the ordinary people.
Obviously, the next cleanup work cannot be completed in a short time.
Under such circumstances.
Yaraal could only arrange for a part of the people to stay on the Gray Dwarf Oasis temporarily, while escorting the Gray Dwarf tribe's supplies and Minori back to the human oasis.
The third night.
A bonfire dinner was held again on the human oasis, and happy laughter came.
Minori sat by the water source in the center of the human oasis, glanced at the direction of the bonfire, shook his head and retracted his gaze.
He did not participate in this celebration of the human race. "It's almost time to leave."
Minori raised his hand and stroked Kuro, which was still in the form of a goshawk, and muttered to himself.
It has been more than half a month since he came to this Valley of Despair. He originally just wanted to simply investigate the intelligence, but he didn't expect so many things to happen all of a sudden.
The harvest is not small.
The unique job change method of "Gray Armor Knight" alone has brought Minori a huge harvest, not to mention the intelligence and things he got from the Gray Dwarves.
"I wonder if using higher-level teleportation magic can directly return to the northwest corner of the continent."
Minori has mastered the third-level "Dimensional Movement", and can increase the magic level by increasing the magic power, and master the teleportation magic of a higher position.
Just!
Minori also couldn't be sure whether the seventh-level "Superior Teleportation" could directly teleport him back, because he remembered that in the case of long-distance teleportation.
It seems that the destination needs to be marked in advance.
If it is a "Teleportation Gate", it will not be so troublesome.
It's just that the ability of "Teleportation Gate" is no longer a simple level magic, but belongs to a special skill.
Even in the "Great Tomb of Nazarick", only Ainz Ooal Gown and Shalltear have mastered this ability.
If he can't return through teleportation magic.
Minori has to consider returning to the lava area of the Angelicia Mountains through the natural teleportation gate in the magma below the volcano again.
Becoming a small Lava Dominator again is not a problem. What makes Minori headache is to face the ancient fire dragon in the magma.
When using "Wild Transformation", Minori cannot use his own abilities, which will inevitably cause his own weakness.
"Hero!"
Just then, Yaraal's footsteps sounded from a distance.