"I've indeed found some clues about that statue."
As Zayen spoke, he scrutinized Locus in front of him.
Sure enough, after hearing Zayen's explanation, Locus' eyes immediately showed a look of extreme excitement.
It was obvious that this was good news for the War God Shrine.
But shortly after, Jenn poured a bucket of cold water over Locus' head.
"But the place where the statue is hidden is very well hidden, and it's heavily surrounded, so it's hard to get our hands on it … Besides, we can't be sure if our goal is correct."
What Jenn said was the truth. Using the [Eye of Evil], Jenn scanned the entire Brandon Stone City from inside out several times. In the end, he found the statue in a secret chamber beneath Brandon Stone City.
Frankly speaking, Jenn wasn't sure if it was what he was looking for.
But from the [Eye of Soul], the magical radiance emitted by the statue was the strongest, and its location was abnormally hidden. So after eliminating many possibilities, it was the only possibility.
And the last question was the core of Zayen's question.
Even with Dina's memories as a footnote, he only knew that the statue was one of a kind in Brandon Stone City.
But other than that, there were basically no other characteristics. Because according to the dark elves' original plan, the elite team would sneak into Brandon Stone City, have the priests pray to Lorci, and the spider queen would give them further instructions.
This also explained why after discovering Jenn, Lorci immediately destroyed the two priests' corpses.
Because as executors, they knew far more than the Buddha Matriarch Dina herself, who was in the rear.
Therefore, Jenn couldn't help but suspect if the War God Shrine was the same. Of course, in Jenn's opinion, the War God Shrine shouldn't have as good of a secret as the dark elves.
Because the War God had fallen, unlike Lorci, who was still alive, he couldn't possibly respond to his believers and guide them in the specific direction.
"Have you really found a clue?"
Hearing this, Locus could no longer hold it in. He stood up and stared at Zayen, while Zayen nodded.
"That's right. According to the information I obtained from the gray dwarves' city, there is indeed a powerful and mysterious thing sealed beneath their city. As for whether it's what we're looking for, I'm not sure.
After all, the gray dwarf's treasure vault is very tight, and we have no way of entering it. Even if we do, we probably won't know what the statue looks like. "
"Then, do you have a way to get the statue back?"
In the face of Jenn's words, Locus's expression couldn't help but turn gloomy.
In response to Locus' question, Jenn shook his head without hesitation.
"It's very difficult, Lord Locus.
You may not know this, but in the Underdark, no one knows how to hide treasures better than the Grey Dwarves.
We are humans, and it is extremely difficult for us to enter a city of Grey Dwarves.
Besides, the defense of that secret chamber is very tight, and there is no other way except to enter from the front. "
This time, Zayen was telling the truth. In fact, after the initial search, Zayen had thought of letting his goblins dig a tunnel directly from below, and then excavate the treasure room from the inside. By then, not to mention the holy statues, he would be able to choose all kinds of gold and silver treasures for himself. He could get whatever he wanted.
But it was a pity that Jenn discovered that the ancestors of the gray dwarves weren't to be trifled with. They built the secret chamber in the middle of a cliff, which meant that the entire treasure vault was almost empty.
Apart from using the unique memories of the Grey Dwarves to connect to the passage above, it was surrounded by a bottomless abyss.
Besides, there were also powerful underground monsters residing in the abyss, which meant that if Jenn wanted to get the treasures in the treasure vault, he would either have to let his Goblins grow wings or go through the front door obediently.
Having said that, Zayen glanced at Locus, then added another sentence.
"And there's only one chance."
Sure enough, after hearing Jenn's answer, Locus's expression stiffened.
In fact, he also knew that the risk of doing so was very high.
Taking ten thousand steps back, even if Locus knew the information about the statue, they only had one chance. They could not be like the master thief in Zayen's future Hollywood blockbusters, who would first scout the place, then confirm the authenticity of the item they wanted to steal, then make preparations, and then put on a thrilling performance for the audience.
Therefore, there were only two ways in front of Locus now. One was to rush in like a robber and take as much as he could. As for whether his target was inside or not, he would wait until he returned.
However, this was only a one-time deal. He had never heard of a bank robber who would go back to rob a bank again when it wasn't enough.
As for whether the item he snatched was real or useless, he could only leave it to fate.
However, Locus was very confident in this aspect. As a believer, in his opinion, since Jenn had been blessed by the God of War, he would definitely be able to get the item that the oracle pointed to.
This was the same logic as in those fantasy novels, where even the most useless protagonist could pick up a divine artifact in the sewers as long as he was blessed by God's Halo …
The other, more reliable method was to gather all their forces to eliminate the resistance of Brandon Stone City. Once these Gray Dwarves were turned into prisoners, they would slowly search as the occupiers, and they would be able to find it sooner or later. However, considering the problem on his side … There was no need to think about it. Locus didn't think that the Valkyrie Duchy would be so kind as to send people to join him in a 'war of justice' against the evil monsters in the Underdark.
Besides, even if the Valkyrie Duchy was willing to do so, with the power of the evil monsters in the Underdark, it was still uncertain who would win.
Locus had been worrying about this matter for a while. After listening to Jenn's explanation, he quickly understood the crux of the matter.
However, he wasn't as familiar with the Underdark as Jenn, so he naturally didn't have a solution to these problems.
So, Locus could not be bothered to waste his brain cells anymore, so he asked Zayen straightforwardly.
"So what do you think we should do?"
Jenn was obviously prepared for Locus' question.
"It's simple. Although the Gray Dwarves are powerful, their thoughts are much more complicated than their simple-minded relatives.
Right now, they don't know what we're here for. If we can show that we're going to attack, those cunning Gray Dwarves will definitely panic.
And if we can launch a few surprise attacks on them and create a certain degree of chaos, then I can take the opportunity to sneak into their treasure room and take that item out. "
"But we don't have enough strength to do this. Don't tell me that you think those mercenaries can defeat the Gray Dwarves' army?"
Having said that, Locus sighed helplessly.
He had sneaked into the city of the Grey Dwarves a few times, and the city of the Underground Race had shocked him greatly. The defensive capabilities of Brandon Stone City on the surface were comparable to the defenses of some of the capital cities of some countries. Not to mention the War God's Temple, even an elite army might not be able to take it down.
Of course, Jenn knew this. But fortunately, the Underdark was isolated from information. To the people of the Underdark, the people of the surface were similar to Martians.
How would they know how strong their combat strength was?
"Of course I know this."
Looking at Locus' frowning expression, Jenn shrugged.
Of course, he knew how weak this group of people on the surface was. Fortunately, the Gray Dwarves were cautious enough and unwilling to take the risk.
Otherwise, they would only need to send 150 elite soldiers to completely destroy the human coalition forces in this stronghold.
With such a force that was weaker than a paper tiger, it was simply wishful thinking to expect them to launch an attack on Brandon Stone City. Even if they really launched an attack, they would only be courting death.
But since Jenn was here, he must have a solution.
"But … I remember that the Valkyrie seems to have sent an army."
"You still have the cheek to mention the Valkyrie?"
Upon hearing this, Locus glared at Zayen angrily.
Everything was caused by him. If he hadn't killed so many people, would the Valkyrie and the temple have fallen into such a state?
Now, he's acting dumb in front of me?
"Now that the relationship between us and the Valkyrie Duchy has completely fallen out, they've sent an elite team to guard the portal, waiting to take you down as soon as you appear … Speaking of which, did anyone see you coming back this time? The stronghold is filled with Valkyrie's spies. If they find you, it'll be troublesome."
At this point, Locus couldn't help but look out of the window. After making sure everything was normal, he relaxed.
After all, it wasn't easy for Zayen to return and bring them good news. If the Valkyrie Duchy caused any trouble before the temple took action, Locus might have no choice but to fight it out with them.
"It's alright. I can't wait for them to discover me."
Hearing Locus' words, Jenn snorted in disdain.
Then, as though he suddenly thought of something, he revealed a meaningful smile to Locus.
"But speaking of which, Lord Locus, I have a way to make the Valkyrie join our alliance and attack the Gray Dwarves' city together."
"You?"
Locus looked at Jenn in astonishment, completely unable to understand what he was thinking.
In Locus' opinion, if Zayen were to appear on the Valkyrie's side now, he would be lucky if he was not killed by the Valkyrie. What could he do to get the Valkyrie's soldiers to attack the grey dwarves with him?