Chapter 95: Aiwei Is King! Uniting the Eight Tribes!

Hearing the Dwarf Queen's words, the Gray Fortress leader's throat worked several times.

That word seemed hard to utter.

In the great hall, the dwarves' gazes had already fixed on the Gray Fortress leader!

The dwarf race is not few in number, and there are a few cunning dwarves, but most dwarves—especially those long living in the underground cities—are highly trustworthy!

The simpler one's life, the more straightforward their character, and the less they tolerate deceitful, untrustworthy people.

Especially these dwarf leaders!

Keeping one's word is the most basic requirement!

The Gray Fortress leader, in fact, had no other choice!

Because his Great Que Sword had already broken!

And because he had been overconfident and made his claim publicly, even if he now retracted it, it would do no good.

Because if he retracted it, his prestige would vanish!

Without prestige, he couldn't even remain a tribe leader—who among the dwarf leaders present would still heed him?

So, after more than ten seconds, the Gray Fortress leader finally spoke with difficulty.

"Iron Fortress Queen, if no one else can defeat your sword, I am willing to acknowledge you as King!"

After speaking those words, the Gray Fortress leader instantly deflated.

This time, he had been full of heroic ambition, aiming to unify the eight dwarf tribes, take the Iron Fortress, and become King of the Misty Underground Dwarf Kingdom!

His Great Que Sword was indeed extremely powerful!

It had even shattered the Ice Blade!

This meant his forging skills were exceptionally high!

But he never imagined the Iron Fortress tribe's queen had forged a sword from meteoric iron!

It was impossible for him not to be disheartened!

Yet all the dwarves' gazes had already left him.

They were fixed on the Dwarf Queen!

And on the Sword of Divine Punishment!

The Dwarf Queen's gaze swept over the dwarf leaders present and asked: "Is there any leader who wishes to test it again?"

"I will!"

No sooner had the Dwarf Queen spoken than one dwarf leader stepped forward.

"I want to see what makes a sword forged from meteoric iron so extraordinary!"

After speaking, the dwarf leader drew his sword and stepped onto the sword-testing platform.

He poured energy into his sword, which instantly glowed with white light.

Then, the dwarf leader swung hard!

"Ding!"

His sword shattered on impact.

The dwarf leader drew a breath: "This sword must reach the level of a divine weapon!"

Divine weapon!

Those two words stirred the great hall once more!

The remaining five tribe leaders all rose, eager to test their swords against the Sword of Divine Punishment!

Earlier, when they saw the power of the Great Que Sword, they had hesitated to risk their own forged weapons.

But now, seeing the Sword of Divine Punishment surpass even the Great Que Sword, they were all as energized as if injected with stimulants.

The dwarf leader who had first tested his sword against the Great Que Sword now regretted it bitterly.

If he had known, he never would have tested it against the Great Que Sword!

Soon, the great hall rang with continuous "ding-ding" sounds.

Before long, of the eight tribe leaders' newly forged swords, only the Sword of Divine Punishment remained intact—all the others had snapped.

Yet the dwarf leaders were not saddened; instead, they were ecstatic.

Divine weapon!

Even though each of these dwarf leaders was a master forger, none could forge a divine weapon.

To forge a true divine weapon was the lifelong dream of every one of them!

"Iron Fortress Queen, now all our swords are broken. Your sword has won this Babu Society contest. Let us verify the blade together to confirm it was truly forged by you!"

Said an older dwarf leader.

Dwarf Queen Aiwei nodded.

Sword verification is a highly specialized process requiring the Dwarf Queen's cooperation.

More than an hour passed before verification ended.

All the dwarf leaders confirmed: this sword was indeed forged by Dwarf Queen Aiwei!

And during verification, the sword's forging method left each dwarf leader in stunned exclamations.

Throughout the entire verification, one dwarf leader after another kept bursting into cries of amazement, rising and falling in waves!

Because the forging technique of the Sword of Divine Punishment was utterly unimaginable to these dwarf leaders.

It was a divine weapon forged by Dwarf Queen Aiwei, blending advanced smelting techniques from another world, inspired by Lin Yan!

Its power far surpassed ordinary divine weapons!

"Iron Fortress Queen, I, the Lava Tribe, pledge allegiance to you as the true King of Iron Fortress, and vow eternal loyalty to Your Majesty!"

Immediately after verification ended, the leader of Lava City was the first to submit to the Dwarf Queen.

Dwarves are just that decisive and direct.

The Dwarven Queen had already thoroughly shaken them with the Sword of Divine Punishment, and won their recognition and respect!

"Iron Fortress Queen, my Mist Tribe is willing…"

"Iron Fortress Queen, my Dark Water Tribe is willing…"

"Iron Fortress Queen, my Grey Fortress Tribe is willing…"