Chapter 198: Late Exploration (1/2)
With that said, Tyler led the dwarves to Bungo who was currently in the outer ward trying to mend the main gate as Mammon had smashed it cleanly off its hinges. Still, they were quite lucky as although there were now several dents in the gate, it hadn't completely been destroyed.
Although with the way it was now Tyler couldn't trust it to provide any sort of defense, they didn't have the materials to make another one for now so it was best he had this one fixed temporarily.
However, Bungo was a blacksmith that specializes in both armor and weapons and not metal structures like gates so there wasn't much he could do except help mend the broken gate back in place without actually fixing anything about the damages it had sustained. Causing the gate to be in a more fragile state than before.
Besides, the gate was lined with magic runes and he could only read a semblance of basic magic runes so it was harder to fix than a normal gate. However, Gerl and Darren were Craftsmen that could fluidly read basic magic runes and even transcribe intermediate runes so this was a job for them.
Tyler wanted them to meet the ogre blacksmith that claimed to have been taught by dwarves so he could see his reaction. Dwarves weren't common in the demon continent you know. Currently, aside from the territory/regions ruled by the seven primordial behemoths that were out of control. There shouldn't be any dwarves in the demon continent.
Arriving at the gate with spatial teleportation, he could see Bungo ordering some ogres as they tried to lift the heavy metal gate themselves. It seems all of his undead aside from the Lich and Black knight that was locked in a cell and used for training were destroyed in the fight against Mammon.
However, the only important undead to him were the three shadow rogues Zelda, Kali, and Flare. He could always make more of the other undead although that may be riskier as the negative corruption had taken a deeper root in his body and he didn't want to lose an arm again. A well-placed holy attack could also take his life so that realization made him very hesitant.
The moment they arrived, Albert moved forward to inform Bungo of his arrival and he came running over. Upon getting there, his gaze met the five dwarves who were smiling at him in glee but Bungo was shocked to see them.
His mouth went agape and his eyes widened. Being someone that didn't leave his chambers no matter what even when Mammon was attacking, he was still unaware of the dwarves' presence in the castle.
Tyler smiled in satisfaction at his reaction. This was what he had wanted to see after all.
”Oy lad, you must be the blacksmith we've heard so much about. A pleasure to make your acquaintance. I hear your skills are famed across these parts.”
Ragdek greeted with a friendly expression before Tyler could even introduce them. He had told them about his so-called famed blacksmith that claimed to have been taught by the dwarves and they had taken an interest in him.
This would also help Tyler find out if Bungo had just been making shit up the entire time or was he really trained by dwarves. Either way didn't really matter though. As his skill were enough that not even dwarves would underestimate him.
Bungo looked amazed by them as they all introduced themselves and he finally snapped out of his stupor and did the same. In the end, Tyler couldn't find out if he had met dwarves before but it looked as though he did master some dwarven techniques that made his words hold more weight in his eyes.
He probably shouldn't doubt him in the future. Such a thing was unbecoming of a Lord.
They bonded quite fast over similar techniques and their love and interest in smithing. The matter with the gate would now be left to Darren and Gerl who would be able to easily fix it without a problem. They seem to think they could even further reinforce its defenses.
Making it more durable and able to absorb magic power with the Runite Tyler had given them. Such a thing would allow the gate to get more durable as time passed and more magic power is poured into it.
Tyler had no idea Runites had such an effect but he was glad he had cleaned out that cavern although he had left a few behind because of those five Hunter idiots.
While Tyler wanted to leave Bungo in charge because he was here first, the dude was just too irresponsible and only focused on his work so the more reliable Ragdek was put in charge while Bungo would assist him as the flames of learning more dwarven techniques was burning deep inside of him.
They were also to be accompanied by Lora as they familiarized themselves with the castle. Making notes of everything they needed to fix.
She was one of the sentries, a beastgirl with golden dog ears and well-maintained blonde hair. Being one of the people that had died and had been resurrected, Tyler thought it would be best if he got them to do something else other than just standing in the towers and keeping watch as that was unnecessary for now.
Those that had participated in the fight seem to be feeling down due to their loss. So he expected the ones who died to be in a worse state so he had made sure Albert had Hart and the others help out with the barbecue preparations so they could hang out with the women and children and get their minds of the fight for a bit.
However, his worries for the sentries may have been for naught as the girl ran over happily when Albert had called her and was accompanied by a listless Gail.
She seemed to be of high spirits when reporting to Albert's call so maybe she had no such thoughts as he had imagined so he decided to put the matter aside for now.
The dwarves all seemed to be freaking out over Lora's cuteness and were showering her with praises which were making her embarrassed as her face turned bright red but Tyler didn't see that as he tasked her with accompanying the dwarves to keep their spirits high.
The ogress that remained behind was Gail, she was also a sentry who had died and revived. Tyler was able to tell even without being told as he could sense their strengthened soul.