Chapter 529 - 455: Trajectory of the Star (Double Additional Update Combined)
The winds of change swept through the Dwarf Kingdom, turning into a storm in various cities.
To delve into the causes of all this, one must mention the marvelous Wood Stone Clan, who had been summoned by the King due to their inventions far surpassing the times. Kafu the Sixth warmly entertained the Clan Leader and the Elders.
It is said that on the day of the audience, the King brought out the hammer passed down through generations and bestowed an honor upon the Clan Leader and Elders that could glorify their ancestors—kissing the Royal Family’s hammer.
This great honor fell upon a small Wood Stone Clan, causing a stir among the major artisan clans of the Royal City.
Among the Dwarves, a race that venerates smithing, the hammer is a magnificent gift from the gods of mountains and artisans and also a treasured heirloom passed down through family lines.
For the Dwarves, the hammer has supreme significance.
There is a popular saying in the streets that vividly illustrates this significance—rather have a good hammer than a life’s root.
The family’s hereditary hammer is not only a tool for forging but also a ritual object for worshipping Hiris and a solid proof of a family’s lineage within the clan.
Kissing the hereditary hammer, this ritual meant "you have gained my clan’s trust."
With such respectful treatment, Kafu the Sixth completely won over the people of the Wood Stone Clan, although they had already imagined that the King would value them greatly. However, being fundamentally a humble clan that relied on lumbering and hunting for survival, they never imagined the King would place such importance on them.
Before the reception, Kafu the Sixth had also arranged for excellent accommodations for the Wood Stone Clan, where the furniture, traded from human countries, was so fine and soft that the clan leaders and elders suspected they were living in heaven.