The sailboat glides over the ocean, heading towards the West Coast.
On the West Coast of the Tidal Sea, 300 kilometers away, lies a volcano named Molten Crown.
The volcano resembles a crown, with molten lava flowing out, forming a Molten River along its ridge.
This is the territory of the Copper Furnace Tribe, a branch of the Black Iron Dwarfs.
Lu Heng and his party arrived from the sea after sailing for a day and night, finally reaching the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom.
The Copper Furnace Tribe established three cities and one port around the Molten Crown, transforming the tribe into a kingdom.
Among the three cities, the most prosperous is still their main city, Molten Crown.
Five days ago, the summoned Black Iron Dwarfs who had been rescued returned to Molten Crown, and the news of Captain Friggs' "sacrifice" had already spread across the kingdom.
To the Black Iron Dwarfs, being caught by vicious Sea Demons equates to death.
Therefore, when Friggs returned to Molten Crown, it sparked astonishment among many Black Iron Dwarfs.
The crew of the Fry hurried to gather upon hearing the news, surrounding Friggs with cries.
With Friggs' introduction, Lu Heng and his party's identity as summoners quickly gained recognition among the Black Iron Dwarfs.
This group of hot-tempered dwarfs are impatient as well as straightforward.
Upon hearing that Lu Heng saved Friggs, a large group of Black Iron Dwarfs pulled Lu Heng and his party to join their evening party, singing, dancing, and drinking around the bonfire.
Friggs drank himself into a stupor, even poured a glass of strong wine onto his foot, then placed it over the fire to roast.
His legs had been soaked in seawater for days, swollen to the point he would eagerly thrust them directly into the fire.
However, getting too close, the liquor soaked into his foot lit up, sparking flames of deep red and inner blue on his foot.
If it were a human, this moment would surely panic them.
Yet Friggs seemed unaffected, enjoying the scorching of the alcohol flames.
During the evaporation phase of alcohol combustion, the initial temperature at the base doesn't get too high.
Moreover, with Black Iron Dwarfs' innate flame resistance, getting scalded isn't much of an issue.
Friggs instead enjoyed the roasting sensation, eager to dry out his swollen foot.
After the bonfire party ended, Friggs returned home, packed his treasured jewels and other valuables, and shoved them into Lu Heng's hands.
"Thanks for saving me back, these are all for you."
Lu Heng glanced over; all were jewels, gold, and silver items, certainly valuable, yet bringing them back to Blue Star wouldn't equate even to a fraction of the Divine Energy consumption.
"No need, I don't require these jewels. Just take me to see your king."
"No problem, I'll take you to see our king tomorrow." Friggs agreed without hesitation.
The news of Friggs narrowly escaping from the Sea Demon Clan spread across the entire Dwarf Kingdom.
So the current Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace also wanted to see Friggs, and when Friggs brought Lu Heng and his party to the Molten Crown Palace, the guards ushered them in.
They passed through the magnificent buildings of Molten Crown, arriving at the Governance Hall, where they met Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace.
Sorreville Copper Furnace is the third Dwarf King after the Copper Furnace Tribe established the kingdom at Molten Crown, and also the grandson of Emperor Sorondal.
Sorreville Copper Furnace inherited his grandfather's strong physique, towering among dwarfs, nearly one meter forty, half a head taller than others of his kin.
Upon seeing Friggs enter, Sorreville Copper Furnace got down from his seat, approached, and patted his arms, praising: "Wonderful, our warrior has returned. Tell us how you defeated the Sea Demons."
Friggs' expression froze, because he hadn't defeated Sea Demons to escape.
Since yesterday, rumors of his triumphant "defeat" of the Sea Demons had been wildly circulated throughout the kingdom.
He could only awkwardly smile, attempting to explain, "Your Majesty, I..."
He didn't know how to continue, thus turned to Lu Heng beside him, saying, "It was this summoner who saved me."
Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace displayed a startled expression, looking up at Lu Heng, he asked, "I heard from the guards, you are summoners?"
Lu Heng nodded and replied, "Yes, I am a summoner."
"Was it you who saved Friggs?"
"To be precise, after I spoke with High Priestess Sona of the Sea Demon Clan, she agreed to release Captain Friggs."
Upon hearing this response, Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace furrowed his brows, questioning, "What is the Sea Demon Clan plotting?"
Lu Heng sighed, explaining the process of the matter, and expressed his willingness to aid in reconciling the Black Iron Dwarfs and the Sea Demon Clan.
Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace instantly waved in anger, "Impossible! The Sea Demon Clan attacked our ships; I cannot reconcile with such vile sea creatures."
Lu Heng too didn't bother with slow persuasion, directly divulging the issue of the Gros Embers, "The Gros Embers poured into the Tidal Sea has caused the glacier beneath the sea to melt, with the temperature of nearby sea waters continuously rising.
I don't know how much Gros Embers was dumped into the Tidal Sea, but with even the sea temperature rising, this method cannot prevent the resurgence of Flame Demon Gros."
Upon hearing this, Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace and the adjacent Great Wizard Hogrey simultaneously displayed expressions of shock.
Even within the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom, few know the secret of Gros Embers.
"How do you know?" Sorreville Copper Furnace asked in surprise.