Chapter 514: The Rise of the Dwarf Race

Su Sheng noticed that after the Iron Hammer Dwarf put on the dwarf king ring, the name above his head changed.

Dwarf King. Iron Hammer

The aura on Iron Hammer also began to undergo a subtle, intangible change.

"Hoo~ I was a bit hasty, Explorer." Yet the Iron Hammer Dwarf still looked at Su Sheng kindly.

This ring was taken out by Su Sheng, but he became so excited that he activated it directly with Grandmaster's blood and instinctively put it on.

Their Dwarf Race had indeed been lost for far too long.

Although the dwarf king ring has no effect on non‑Dwarf races, it is nevertheless a five‑colored Divine Artifact.

"It's fine, I understand."

Su Sheng gave a slight smile.

"Now, I should address you as Your Majesty, Dwarf King," Su Sheng continued.

"Honored Explorer, thank you for your generosity," the Iron Hammer Dwarf King replied somewhat shyly.

He had taken out a five‑colored Divine Artifact, and then just claimed it for himself… even though it is their king ring.

"In gratitude for your help to my Dwarf Race, you shall receive our eternal friendship," the Iron Hammer Dwarf King said, bowing to Su Sheng with one hand stroking his pine.

At the same time, the other Dwarves in the mine also, one after another, imitated the gesture and saluted Su Sheng.

"Although it may be forward, honored Explorer, I still wish to ask where you obtained this king ring."

The Iron Hammer Dwarf King used his other rough hand to caress the dwarf king ring.

"It was obtained by chance during the last visit to Chi Yan City."

Su Sheng explained with a smile.

It was indeed obtained in Chi Yan City, but it was merely a System Reward.

"Fate… no wonder, Chi Yan City was my Dwarf Kingdom's final fallen city."

The Iron Hammer Dwarf King muttered to himself.

"Honored Explorer, I will now summon the remaining members of my clan, and I will also assign the craftsman clan to help you build a base," the Iron Hammer Dwarf said, looking at Su Sheng.

Although the Iron Hammer Dwarf put on the king ring somewhat hastily, at present there are no other Grandmaster‑level Dwarves within the entire Zhuque City area.

Perhaps the Human Clan's Huangcheng might have Grandmaster‑level Dwarves, but according to the default rules, Iron Hammer is the new Dwarf King, and that poses no issue.

"Your Majesty Iron Hammer, you are not planning to take your clan and continue staying at this mine location…"

Su Sheng stopped there.

"Well…" the Iron Hammer Dwarf King hesitated, a hint of helplessness in his voice: "I will find another way."

This mine is merely an abandoned mine pit that the humans of Zhuque City left decades ago.

They have modified it a bit, making it suitable as a tribal base, but now Iron Hammer is already the Dwarf King.

Naturally, they must reconsider; gathering all Dwarves and staying in this mine would indeed be unsuitable.

After all, their Dwarves once possessed their own kingdom and civilization.

"Your Majesty Iron Hammer, my base is currently in its initial stage; why not simply bring your clan to my base to rest and thrive?"

"I can designate a plot for you, providing a place for the Dwarf Race," Su Sheng said, painting a grand picture.

Although the current Yanhuang base is only the outline of a village, Su Sheng is confident it will eventually be upgraded to a city‑scale settlement.

When the time comes, carving out a district of the city for the Dwarf Race to rest and thrive will not be difficult.

As for now…

In any case, at the village stage, aside from Yanhuang's own people, it is highly unlikely there will be other players.

Therefore letting the entire village be settled by the Dwarf Race poses no major problem.

Most importantly…

Su Sheng also saw the basic shops run by the Dwarf Race outside the mine—pharmacies, blacksmiths, and the like—so the base would not need to hire other NPCs later.

"Hmm…" the Iron Hammer Dwarf clearly showed some interest.

"In any case, I also need your Dwarves to help build the base; you can rest and thrive directly at my base while also assisting its construction—a win‑win situation."

"Moreover, I am merely providing a habitat and will not interfere with the development of your Dwarf Race."

"Likewise, if your Dwarf Race finds a better place in the future, I will not stand in the way," Su Sheng said earnestly.

"Honored Explorer, I trust you," the Iron Hammer Dwarf King said, looking at Su Sheng.

He could ascend to Grandmaster level thanks to Su Sheng's help, though it was mutually beneficial.

And now the dwarf king ring was also found by Su Sheng; one could say Su Sheng essentially elevated him to this Dwarf King position.

What more could he not believe about Su Sheng?

"If that's the case, we'll follow your words, but we need to tidy up here first; it will take a bit of time."

"Once we finish cleaning up here, we'll set out for your base."

"However, you should be aware of our current combat strength, Explorer; a large‑scale operation may require some escorts."

Ding~

System Notification: Hidden quest triggered.

The Rise of the Dwarf Race.

After friendly negotiations, the Dwarf King decided that the entire Dwarf Race will relocate to your base to settle.

However, the Dwarf Race's civilization has collapsed, their combat strength is worrisome, and now you need to escort the Dwarf Race to your base.

Quest Reward: Dwarf Race settlement.

Quest Requirement: The Dwarf Race must reach the base safely, with casualties not exceeding ten percent.

"No problem! Leave it to me!" Su Sheng nodded directly.

"Very well, then I'll let the clan members tidy up first."

Iron Hammer Dwarf King began issuing orders.

Immediately, all the dwarves in the mine sprang into action.

Su Sheng watched the busy dwarves, smiled, and finally secured it.

Then Su Sheng stepped out of the mine, looked at the rune‑etched cannons on the makeshift wall and the magical energy cannon, and smiled.

Since the whole clan is relocating, this thing absolutely has to be packed and taken away! It's ours now!

Even though it's a miniature version, it will definitely boost our base's defensive capability by more than double.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is far more reliable than those starter Bed Crossbows.

Su Sheng let out a chuckle.

Glancing at the countdown, Su Sheng guessed that the dwarves' relocation would be during tomorrow's game time.

Immediately, Su Sheng opened the Guild Channel.

He could dismiss those NPC craftsmen; tomorrow he'll bring back more professional craftsmen himself.

Next, today's main task is to gather resources—the more, the better; construction can wait.

Additionally, Su Sheng directly @‑mentioned Chen Guan, Wang Shan, Qu Xiang Tian, and Zhang Jian.

Tomorrow he'll take the original Hidden Dragon cavalry and half of the Assassin Alliance troops to Wutong Town for an escort mission!

Even though it's only 3,500 people, they're definitely the elite of the elite.

Escorting the dwarf clan should be no problem; as for whether other guilds will cause trouble, Su Sheng isn't worried.

If push comes to shove, just do it!

Now that the Hidden Dragon has returned to its place, who dares to test Yanhuang's edge? Su Sheng doesn't mind showing them what cruelty really is.