Chapter 226: Part of the Truth About the New World

Let's go, let's go in and have a look.

Seeing the hole appear on the ground, Su Hao had no hesitation; he immediately sent two pale skeleton warriors ahead to scout, and he himself closely followed, jumping in.

After entering the hole, Su Hao arrived before a narrow passage; the passage was about 1.5 meters high, so Su Hao and the pale skeleton warriors had to bend their waists to enter.

Outside the Gongdian was so huge, yet beneath the deepest room of the Gongdian appeared this extremely narrow passage; the huge contrast made Su Hao very curious about what might be in this passage.

Following the pale skeleton warriors into the passage, Su Hao went down along it; after walking for over ten minutes, a faint light appeared ahead, and Su Hao entered a small chamber.

The chamber's height was only about two meters; Su Hao merely standing, his head almost touched the ceiling.

Directly opposite the chamber's entrance stood an antiquated bookshelf, on which lay various books covered in dust.

In front of the bookshelf was a desk and chair of the same material; beside the desk lay a large iron hammer about one meter high, similar in style to the one used by Tie Geda and his companions.

On the desktop lay a sheet of iron made from an unknown metal, engraved with a passage that was completely uniform but which Su Hao could not read.

It is obvious that this chamber could not have been dug by humans, nor could it be the work of giants.

Whether from the chamber's height or the furniture arrangement,

all indicate that the chamber's former owner was likely a dwarf, and the content on that iron sheet was probably recorded using the dwarves' script.

Immediately, Su Hao ordered a pale skeleton warrior to go up to the surface and bring Tie Geda and the others down.

To know what is recorded on that iron sheet, the most convenient way is to ask Tie Geda and his companions directly.

After Tie Geda and his companions came down, Su Hao pointed to the iron sheet on the desk and said:

"Can you read the writing on this iron sheet?"

"All right, Boss Su Hao, please wait a moment…"

Before Tie Geda could finish speaking, upon seeing the writing on that iron sheet, he was instantly stunned.

"This, this is the dwarven ancient language?!"

"Dwarven ancient language? Does it have any special meaning for your dwarf race?"

Seeing Tie Geda's reaction so strong, Su Hao realized that the owner of this chamber might be extraordinary, perhaps the original owner of the Sun Smelter, Tie Shan Yang.

Even if it wasn't Tie Shan Yang, the owner of this chamber likely held a unique status in dwarf history.

"Boss Su Hao, here's how it is."

After hearing Su Hao's question, Tie Geda immediately came to his senses, organized his memories, and continued speaking:

"Among our dwarf race, there has long been such a rumor."

"That is, scattered across the world's various corners are some records written in dwarven ancient language, containing information extremely important to the dwarf race."

"Yet our dwarf race, in the original world, searched for so many years and found not a single item recording this dwarven ancient language."

"We have always thought that nothing using dwarven ancient language existed; this is simply a false rumor."

"If it weren't for the elders of our dwarf race insisting on passing down the rumor of dwarven ancient language, we dwarves today might not even know that such a thing as dwarven ancient language exists."

Tie Geda looked at the iron sheet on the desk, his expression showing some bewilderment.

All along, these new-generation dwarves have felt that matters concerning dwarven ancient language are mistaken information passed down by the older generation.

Never did I expect that today, here, I would see this thing recorded in dwarven ancient language.

"Dwarven ancient language…"

Su Hao rubbed his chin, a look of doubt appearing on his face.

"You just said you've never encountered anything recorded in dwarven ancient language, so how do you know that the writing on this iron sheet is dwarven ancient language?"

"Boss Su Hao, don't misunderstand; here's how it is."

Tie Geda hastily shook his head, fearing Su Hao would think he was deceiving him, and hurriedly explained: "We have indeed never seen anything recorded in dwarven ancient language, but among our dwarf race there is relevant information about dwarven ancient language; this is also a required course for every dwarf."

"Every character of dwarven ancient language is the same; to decipher the content recorded in dwarven ancient language,"

"One must smear dwarf blood onto the dwarven ancient language; only then can the dwarven ancient language be translated into the dwarves' script, revealing what is recorded above."

"Then you may begin."

Su Hao nodded; he was also very curious about the content recorded on that iron sheet, perhaps it held the reason for the dwarves' decline.

Afterward, Tie Geda drew a dagger from his waist, cut his palm, and smeared the blood onto that iron sheet.

The next moment.

The blood that Tie Geda smeared on was completely absorbed by the iron sheet, emitting a faint blood-light; the writing on it also changed, turning into the dwarves' common script.

"This is…"

Tie Geda stared at the writing above, his expression gradually turning solemn; he stood there dazed for a while, only then returning to his senses, somewhat incredulous.

"This, this, this…"

"Please calm down a bit and tell me what is recorded above."

Seeing Tie Geda's state, Su Hao became ever more curious about the content recorded above.

Could the content recorded on this iron sheet truly be related to the cause of the high-ranking dwarves' disappearance? "Hoo—!"

Tie Geda took a long breath, forcing himself to calm down.

"Boss Su Hao, you may not believe me when I say this, but the information recorded on this iron sheet tells me that the advent of the Anomaly and the fusion of worlds are related to the dwarf race!"

"What?! Tell me in detail!"

The biggest mystery of this world is undoubtedly why the world underwent fusion and why the Anomaly descended upon this world; according to the previous explanation given by the Shenxia Official, it was because the Anomaly wanted to descend upon Earth.

To avoid the world being destroyed, the will of Earth united with other worlds currently suffering Anomaly invasion or about to suffer it, ultimately forming the present new world.

However, in Su Hao's view, this explanation seems somewhat far-fetched.

The biggest problem is how the will of Earth can communicate with other worlds, and by what means it could scatter so many worlds and then merge them into one gigantic new world? Obviously, the cause of the Anomaly's descent and the formation of the new world still conceal unknown secrets.

Now, hearing from Tie Geda's mouth information about the Anomaly's descent and the new world's formation, Su Hao was naturally greatly shocked. Tie Geda had no intention of selling out, nor did he dare to; he hurriedly explained: "This iron sheet was recorded by the dwarf ancestor—Tie Shan Yang."

"The ancestor Tie Shan Yang received the summons of the Dwarf Divine Artisan, and together with other dwarf master artisans, came to the Dwarf Divine Artisan's divine realm, preparing to forge a divine artifact for communicating with other worlds."

"The Dwarf Divine Artisan intended to combine the world wills of other worlds and the spirits of all worlds, jointly creating a new world to resist the Anomaly's invasion."

"As for whether it will succeed, the Iron Mountain Goat ancestors and the dwarven divine artisans don't have much confidence, but this is the only way to resist the sole invasion; they must do it."

"Moreover, with time pressing, the Iron Mountain Goat ancestors didn't even have time to leave any instructions for the dwarves before they all came to the divine realm to jointly forge that artifact."

"Finally, the Iron Mountain Goat ancestor specifically added a sentence: if we stay away from the giants, they have likely already defected to the strange side."

"That's all recorded on this iron sheet; judging from the current situation, the dwarven divine artisans' plan appears to have succeeded, but as for the giants' situation, I cannot confirm its truth."

"After saying that, Tie Gedie still felt this matter somewhat unreal; he never imagined that the birth of the new world would be so closely tied to the dwarves."

"Originally he just thought the dwarves were an ordinary race that liked mining and was skilled at smithing."

"Now looking at this, it's hardly an ordinary race; it's practically a great benefactor who has saved countless worlds."

"But he also knows that so-called great benefactors are just empty titles with no real use."

"Even if he spread this story and told everyone under heaven that their survival is thanks to the dwarves' merit, no one would believe it, nor would he gain any benefit from it."

"For the dwarves, whether they can establish themselves in this new world hinges on Su Hao."

"As long as they cling to Su Hao's thigh, let alone restoring the dwarves' former glory—"

"Becoming a powerful race in this new world would surely be no problem."

"After hearing Tie Gedie's description, Su Hao likewise felt it somewhat unreal."

"He also never imagined that the fusion of the new world would be so closely related to the dwarves."

"If what is recorded on that iron sheet is true, then all surviving races worldwide owe the dwarves a great debt."

"No, no!"

"But soon Su Hao shook his head, denying that speculation."

"In the birth of the new world, the dwarven divine artisans could have been initiators, but they certainly could not have been the sole participants."

"In the record left by Iron Mountain Goat, it also says that the dwarven divine artisans' purpose in forging that artifact was to make contact with other worlds."

"They ultimately joined forces with the deities and wills of other worlds to jointly create this new world."

"Thus, all surviving beings do not owe a debt to the dwarven race alone, but owe a debt to all participants, to their respective races."

"That is precisely why Su Hao thought of another possibility."

"Perhaps…"

"There may be no such thing as one race owing another; perhaps all races able to survive in the new world had someone participate in its construction."

"Those races that did not participate in building the new world, such as goblins, were eroded by the strange and degenerated into minions controlled by it."

"Of course, all this is Su Hao's speculation; whether the truth is really so requires further exploration to determine."

"Afterward, Su Hao stopped pondering this and began checking the other gains in the room."

"Since Iron Mountain Goat could possess a Supernatural Grade Five Sun Smelting Furnace, his Supernatural Grade is likely five or even six."

"Perhaps there are also some good things stored in his room; it's uncertain."

"Soon, through Tie Gedie's translation, Su Hao discovered that the books on the shelves were all about refining Supernatural Grade materials and forging Supernatural Grade weapons, covering Supernatural Grade One to Supernatural Grade Five."

"If the dwarves could obtain these books, learn the forging techniques therein, and have corresponding Supernatural Grade personnel and materials, even Supernatural Grade Five equipment could be forged by them."

"Not speaking of such distant matters, just saying that now, if the dwarves master these techniques, the first- and second-rank equipment they forge would no longer be mere street goods but possess great power."

"Moreover, refining ore would require less energy, be faster, and improve the efficiency and success rate of forging."

"As a dwarf with many years of forging experience, Tie Gedie naturally understands the value of this bookshelf to the dwarves."

"But he only glanced through it once; it's impossible for him to memorize all the information."

"Moreover, the monsters in this ruin were cleared by Su Hao, and this room was discovered by Su Hao."

"Even if these items all belonged to the dwarves' ancestor Iron Mountain Goat, they now belong to Su Hao."

"Even if he could remember the techniques recorded there, without Su Hao's permission he would not dare to use them."

"How far the dwarves can grow in the future hinges on Su Hao."

"If they really annoyed Su Hao over this, that would be utter foolishness."

"Thus, whether they can obtain these books, the best way is still through normal trade."

"\"Boss Su Hao, I don't know if these books can be traded to us? \""

"\"No problem; these things are of little use to me, so as long as you can offer adequate compensation, naturally they can be traded to you. \""

"Su Hao smiled faintly, paused a moment, then continued:"

"\"I know you dwarves cannot currently produce enough goods for trade. \""

"\"I likewise offer you an installment plan; adding to our previous trade, as long as you hand over seventy percent of the Supernatural Grade equipment you forge in the future, I can give you these books. \""

"\"Sure, no problem! \""

"Tie Gedie agreed without even thinking, nodding."

"Anyway, through trading the Sun Smelting Furnace and Supernatural Grade plants like Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo, the dwarves are already firmly bound to Su Hao."

"Now being able to obtain this forging technology in advance, even tying up more things is no problem at all."

"\"Then put these books away. \""

"Seeing Tie Gedie agree, Su Hao waved his hand and continued examining the other items in the room."

"(End of chapter)"