Chapter 905: Chapter 637 Gnos_2 Chapter 905: Chapter 637 Gnos_2 Dwarves are well known to everyone, expert at mining and crafting, stubborn as stone; those are the stereotypes outsiders have of them, although they aren’t far from the truth.
Gnos, on the other hand, are a bit different; they are naturally optimistic and enjoy carving gems, but there is also another important point: Gnos were among the first races on this planet to start conducting scientific experints and industrialization.
In theory, once a civilized race masters industrialization, they should advance by leaps and bounds. However, the reality of the Gnos’ strength is quite delicate. It is lower than that of the Dwarves but is still enough to protect themselves from being destroyed by other cities in the Dark Region. Yet, that is as far as they go. Logically, if Gnos truly possessed powerful chanical manufacturing abilities, sweeping across the entire Dark Region wouldn’t pose a problem.
But they can’t do it.
The reason is simple: Gno industrialization has never been smooth.
For example, the Gnos once created cranes to move large stones—considering their small and frail stature, this was a necessary innovation.
Therefore, in theory, such a useful device should quickly beco widespread among Gnos, but that’s not what happened. Unlike the paranoid self-preservation seen in the chanic Religion, the biggest problem with Gnomish inventions is that they cannot be replicated.
If one Gno creates so machinery, another Gno, even if using the sa materials, the sa structure, the sa technique, will still end up failing in the end.
This is a strange phenonon because this isn’t supposed to happen with industrialization standards.
This is also one of the reasons why, up to this point, the level of technology on the Faelun Continent and even on this planet is not very high.
If one were to say Manaria and the Holy City are rely behind due to insufficient ti and haven’t reached the necessary level of developnt, then Faelun feels more like it’s being deliberately held back.
In fact, among players, it’s already been rumored that the reason why Faelun cannot successfully undergo an industrial revolution is because of the gods. They clearly saw the threat industrial revolution posed to deities, as the world’s deities rely on the power of faith. Once a civilization succeeds in industrialization, their dependency on deities would decrease, so these gods jointly cast so sort of curse or barrier on this world, resulting in any attempts at an industrial revolution fizzling out. Just like with the Gnos, a piece of machinery cannot be perfectly replicated and, even with the knowledge of its principles and the attempt to manufacture it, it would only result in failure or accidental destruction.
Over ti, the creatures of this world have grown accustod to this state of affairs; in their common sense—these “gadgets” always experience all kinds of issues, as certain as apples falling from trees to the ground.
Well, Duanmu Huai didn’t have any interest in this; he was sowhat disappointed to find out they were Gnos, as it at least ant he couldn’t carry out an exhilarating massacre in this city.
“Hey, little fella.”
Duanmu Huai stretched out his hand and grabbed a Guard, who struggled in his iron grip like a chubby hamster.
“I’m not interested in your city, so I just have one question, any good places around here?”
“You, what are you talking about?? What good places?”
“Drow, Gray Dwarves, Heart Stealers, Goblins will do in a pinch, too; those damned, wretched races that should be forever burning in flas. I’m sure you know the situation around here,” Duanmu Huai stared at the Soldier before him, asking in a low voice, while the other Gnos had already raised their weapons, looking at Duanmu Huai with uncertainty. However, Duanmu Huai didn’t care about the Gnos’ reaction at all. Ogis was simply sitting on his shoulder admiring the gate in front of them, and Gavi stood behind Duanmu Huai, her Short Swords spinning in her hands—she did not hide her contempt for the Gnos.
At least, in Gavi’s view, these Gnos were far inferior to the Black Iron Giants they had just battled with Duanmu Huai.
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s query, the Guard trembled even more violently. The Drow were archenemies of the Gnos, the Heart Stealers were dreadfully fearso, the Gray Dwarves a bit more manageable, but Gnos also preferred to steer clear of them. The Guard looked at Duanmu Huai as if he were mad—just as soone from the surface would regard a human claiming they were off to slay a dragon; both a ludicrous and terrifying notion.
“Answer my question, Gno, my mood is not exactly pleasant right now.”
The recent battle with the Black Legion had left Duanmu Huai in a rather foul mood, with a fear aura already spilling out around him, and the dwarves were shivering just the sa, even considering to drop their weapons and flee.
“Your behavior is quite rude, visitor.”
Just then, a voice rang out, and Duanmu Huai looked up to see a sliver of space as the giant stone door opened, followed by a dwarf stepping out.
“I’m just here to ask for directions.”
Duanmu Huai put down the dwarf guard he had been holding.
“Give an answer, and I will leave imdiately, but I hope you won’t deceive . Although I an no harm to dwarves, the Tribunal will not tolerate deception.”
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll lead you into the Red Dragon’s cave, and let its flas burn you to ashes?”
“If you could truly show a path to the Red Dragon’s nest, I would be most grateful.”
Duanmu Huai was actually speaking the truth; slaying dragons was a feat no player would turn down. If the dwarf really tricked him into the dragon’s nest, he would be thankful, to say the least.
“Strange person.”
The dwarf captain eyed Duanmu Huai with confusion; he had seen many adventurers co from the outside, but none as peculiar a combination as them, and… very dangerous.
“I can give you a map, but only of the area surrounding this city. You should understand that we wouldn’t dare to venture into those dangerous places.”
“I understand. Having just a rough direction will suffice, and we can handle the rest ourselves.”
At worst, they could capture a tongue and force the information out of them, sothing at which the Judge excelled.
“Very well, you are… not the first group I’ve seen venture deep into the Dark Region, but I must still warn you, the Dark Region is much more dangerous than you imagine.”
“Thank you for your advice.”
Duanmu Huai took the map the dwarf captain handed over, nodded, then turned and left, with Gavi casting a glance at them before following behind Duanmu Huai.
Watching the trio’s figures disappear into the shadows of the tunnel, all the dwarves finally let out a sigh of relief.
“By the stone above, I thought I was going to die,” said the dwarf soldier whom Duanmu Huai had held, now unable to even stand, drenched in a cold sweat.
“Alright, get up. Guarding the city gate is your responsibility!”
The dwarf captain glanced one last ti at the silhouettes that had vanished into the tunnel, retracted his gaze, and angrily scolded his subordinates.
He had a premonition that he would see them again in the future.
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