A Journey That Changed The World.

Chapter 949: Draconiaʼs Deep-Sea Plan

Archer watched as an old wooden ship sailed onto the water before the sailors abandoned it and used a rowboat to return to shore. Dellah pointed in the distance and grinned, ”Lookin the distance once the vessel is destroyed.”

He smiled as the mature dwarf again ordered the workers to fire the Death Launchers. The shells soared out of the machine and flew high before falling toward the wooden ship. When the projectile connected with the vessel, it exploded into splinters and flew everywhere.

When Archer witnessed this, something shocked him as the workshopʼs mana shield activated to block some of the debris from now hurting the employees. Dellah shouted in excitement as there was nothing left of the ship.

He chuckled before gazing at the distance as the launchers fired again. More shells sliced through the air and exploded, sending little metal balls flying in all directions. This amazed Archer, who excitedly turned to Dellah and asked, ”What was that? I never gave any designs for cluster bombs.”

When the mature dwarf heard this, she beamed while exclaiming, ”That Draconia shell was my intention to deal with the alliance armies, as they outnumber us ten thousand to one at the moment.”

Archer hugged Dellah, who smiled as he spoke, ”Letʼs sit down and have some tea while we go through some plans. I created them for the underwater part of our kingdom to expand into realms no kingdom could apart from the Aquarians and Vitalians.”ʼ

The two women smiled before the dwarf matriarch led them to her office in the workshop. When they entered, the Ironfoot dwarves worked extra hard as hundreds of Draconian shells were produced.

While walking, Archer grew curious and asked the dwarf, ”Where are you charging the shells? Dagny and Farrah created a mana battery to store it?”

She nodded before turning down a corridor and reaching a room where a machine the size of a tank sat. Archer was shocked to see this, but the older dwarf approached it and tapped on a glass part of the device.

”This is what we called a Mana Battery Station; it allows us to fill the Draconian shells with volatile mana, and when fired from the Death Launchers, it explodes, but this one is nearly empty, and none of the ladies are free,” Dellah muttered, catching his attention.

”What do you need help with? If itʼs charging the machines, I can do it, but the question is, do you have more?” Archer asked with a grin.

Dellah nodded excitedly, making her yellow eyes glow as she replied with a barely restrained voice, ”We have several more that need to be charged, but the amount it takes is

astronomical, and we can only fill them up a little when the family has days off because they would be exhausted afterward.”

”Go take care of them while I handle this one,” he instructed, placing his hand on a metal handle.

After that, Archer turned to Nyx, who watched with fascination as Dellah exited the room before speaking to the chaos dragon, ”How have you been finding Draconia? Are you enjoying yourself?”

”Yes, itʼs much better than Frostholm, but it seems emptier as the people arenʼt cramped within the cities,” Nyx answered with a smile. ”I do like the mountains surrounding the island; they are good to sleep in.”

Archerʼs eyebrow raised as she caught his interest, causing him to ask, ”Have you been sleeping there?”

She nodded and replied, ”Yes. The nights are very peaceful. You should join me sometime.”

”Maybe once weʼve tested the Death Launchers on the alliance,” Archer smiled before sending his mana into the Mana Battery Station.

After ten minutes, the stations were full and rumbling with energy, and Dellah arrived back with wide eyes as she saw the result. The older woman spun around and shouted, ”Fill up the shells! The stations are up and running!”

Archer chuckled at this but took Nyx by the hand as Dellah led them around the Ironfoot Workshop, filling up the stations until they were all full, and he finally felt drained. This is when the older dwarf leads him to her office.

When they arrived, they all sat down, and Archer sunk into the soft chair as another dwarf woman appeared, causing Dellah to beam. ”Bruni! Bring us some tea, my little cave goblin,ʼʼ she chirped. ”Grandmother! Please stop calling me that. I never thought Iʼd encountered them in the southern tunnels.”ʼ

Dellah started laughing even more before waving the young dwarf off. Archer handed her some plans for a Deep-Sea Base and all its facilities, which shocked the woman as she started looking at the Blueprints.

”What is a flooding chamber? Whatʼs a moonpool?” Dellah commented with a confused expression.

”A flood chamber allows the Deep-Sea forces to leave the base while the moonpool will let individual soldiers out,” Archer revealed. ”I think the alliance is in cahoots with the Sea Peoples except for Teuila and Aureliaʼs people.”

Nyx and Dellah looked shocked, but he continued, ”I have designed ships, weapon platforms, and many other machines that the Deep-Sea Legions and their bases will use to push the enemies back.”

The dwarf woman nodded and said, ”We have the Manaheart Crystals to power everything, thanks to the Mana Battery Stations that supply energy to homes, trains, ships, and shipyards. The weapon systems are complex, but Iʼll have Dagny and Farrah handle them while I design the perfect base.”

”Okay, take your time and let me know once you start,” Archer replied with a smile. ”Is there anything else?”

”You need to give us some time, Arch; weʼre still constructing enough Death Launchers and their shells for a several-year-long war. Once we have a stockpile of the war machines, we can focus on Draconiaʼs Deep-Sea Plan.”

Archer smiled while answering, ”Thereʼs no rush, my dwarf matriarch. Draconia isnʼt going to war for years. We want the alliance to grow fat and juicy.”

The two women laughed just as Bruni brought in a tray with three cups and placed it on the table between the group. Dellah poured some tea for them. Archer saw this and spoke to the newcomer, ”Bruni, what do you work on for the family?”

She looked at him with big blue eyes that sparkled as the early afternoon sun hit them before answering, ”I work on shields, runes, and other behind-the-scenes things that go into building stuff in the Ironfoot Family.”

”Arch, this is the granddaughter who came up with the shield weʼll use in the Deep-Sea Base design. I suggest you bring her onto our project?” Dellah said with a big smile.

He nodded in agreement as he sampled the tea, nearly gagging from its strong, bitter flavor, though he found it oddly pleasant. Archer finished his cup and said, ”We can discuss it once everything is underway. Would you prefer to go out, or would you rather work on the

blueprints?”

Dellah jumped up with a big smile, declaring, ”We will go on a date again. The ideas are flowing, and I must get them onto paper!”

The older dwarf woman rushed out of the room as the excitement overwhelmed her, leaving him, Nyx, and Bruni staring at the slamming door. After a few minutes, the chaos dragon commented, ”Can we still go on a date?”

Archer nodded and was about to speak, but Bruni said with a nervous smile, ”I will be getting

back to work.”

”Okay, I will see you around as Iʼll be here more often while working with your grandmother,” Archer replied before standing up and going through the workshop.

The workers respectfully nodded as he passed. Following that, the dragon couple left the Ironfoot Workshop and headed for the nearby city where a restaurant that Bruni suggested

was located.

When they entered the establishment, Archer noticed it was busy and full of people. While looking around, a waitress approached them and bowed before speaking, ”How can we help

you, Your Majesty.”

”Can we please get two of everything and a private room?” Archer replied with a smile that caused the woman to blush as she led them through the restaurant and up some stairs before

opening a door.

”This is the private room we reserve for the nobles, but you two can use it for now,” the waitress said in a cheery voice.

Once Archer and Nyx sat down, the woman left them to sort out their order while the chaos dragon commented, ”Why do you order so much food?”

”I love to eat Nyx,” Archer said while taking out some wine before filling the empty glasses on the table. ”Thereʼs nothing apart from sex that is better than a cooked meal, and Iʼve wanted to take you out for a while.”ʼ

The dragon woman beamed but then got a distant look before shaking her head, ”Sorry about that. At times, I remember the scene where my parents were killed. Itʼs something thatʼs stuck

with me all my life.”

Archer felt sorry when seeing the hurt expression on her face and reached over to take her hand while speaking, ”Once things calm down, I will take you to the College Of Magic to visit your brother Draven.”

Nyx smiled in return before squeezing his hand. ”Thank you, Arch. That would mean a lot to

me.”

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