Lu Ran came to the torch.

Looking at the small flame in front of him, he seriously doubted that this was the Eternal Fire.

But this was definitely not an ordinary lighting device here either.

In this hall, it was empty, and besides the dwarf statues on either side, the torch was the most conspicuous.

Moreover.

The position of the torch was in the center at the end of the hall!

Absolutely the C position!

To be safe, Lu Ran still opened the Communication Device, described the appearance of the torch, and asked the Dwarf King if this wasn't the Eternal Fire.

After hearing it, the Dwarf King was so excited his face turned red.

He excitedly nodded and shouted, "Yes, yes, yes, it's the Eternal Fire!"

After getting the confirmation, Lu Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the small flame in front of him, no matter how he looked at it, he couldn't connect this small flame with the Dwarf Furnace or the entire forging ability of the dwarf race.

But anyway, he was here to complete a mission. Since the Dwarf King said it was, then it was!

So.

Lu Ran directly opened his backpack and tried to store the Eternal Fire in it.

The next second.

Poof~

The flame went out, scaring Lu Ran so much his face turned green.

"Crap, it can't just go out like this, right?" Lu Ran's face darkened.

If he didn't bring back the Eternal Fire and even extinguished it, that would really be a disaster!

Thinking of this, Lu Ran hurriedly opened his backpack to check.

Only after seeing it did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Indeed, there was an additional item in the backpack, and its icon was a small flame.

"This thing, I wonder if it counts as equipment?" Lu Ran thought curiously.

Then he clicked to view the item's attributes.

[Eternal Fire]

[Description: Mission Item]

That's it.

No quality, attributes, nothing, completely different from Elf Wings.

This thing is just a mission item.

But it doesn't matter, even if it was equipment, Lu Ran probably couldn't keep it for himself, after all, it concerns the lifeline of the dwarf race.

Next.

Lu Ran planned to leave here.

However, at the moment of turning around, Lu Ran felt a bit troubled.

He found this place totally by wandering around randomly, without any clear route.

Of course, he didn't know the way back either!

"It's all about chance." Lu Ran muttered.

He wasn't under much pressure.

After all, the Eternal Fire was already in hand, so spending a bit more time finding the way out didn't matter.

Thinking this way, Lu Ran quickened his pace and continued to wander around like a headless fly.

This time, luck wasn't on his side.

Only after more than an hour did Lu Ran see the mechanical pathway.

Standing below the mechanical pathway, Lu Ran looked up and took a deep breath, shivering a bit.

How painful it was to come down, it was just as painful going out!

Moreover, going uphill, the speed was even slower!

"Damn, this is really exhausting." Lu Ran cursed under his breath.

Without hesitation.

He gritted his teeth and charged upwards.

In an instant, various mechanisms started to activate.

Lu Ran rushed through like a firework with lightning, howling like a ghost, but thankfully not losing health.

Plus, once he was out, he would receive the reward, feeling both pain and joy.

It wasn't long.

Lu Ran appeared outside the entrance, his legs still trembling.

Seeing Lu Ran's strange appearance, the Dwarf King hesitated to speak.

Lu Ran directly handed over the Eternal Fire.

He said, "Here, this is the Eternal Fire. Once I give it to you, does that mean the mission is complete?"

The Dwarf King took the Eternal Fire.

His eyes welled with tears of excitement.

The Hill Dwarves with the Eternal Fire are truly complete!

"Of course, of course, it's completed, only one last task left, then this series is considered completed." The Dwarf King said excitedly.

Oh?

Lu Ran was stunned, there's still one last task?

As he was thinking.

Ding!

[Mission The Continuation of the Eternal Fire (Four) Completed!]

[Reward Acquired: One Chance at Dwarf Furnace Forging!]

[New Mission Triggered, Please Check Timely!]

The reward was successfully obtained!

Moreover, there really is a final task!

Lu Ran didn't understand, since it's a mission for the Eternal Fire, and now the Eternal Fire is in hand, what else is there to follow up?

"The last task is a small task, actually...it can be completed easily." The Dwarf King said to Lu Ran, but his expression was quite strange.

Lu Ran was puzzled.

He looked at the mission panel.

At this sight, Lu Ran's mind was buzzing!

[Mission: The Continuation of the Eternal Fire (Five)]

[Objective: Close the mechanism passageway from the inside, let the dwarf race return to the cavern]

[Reward: 80 million experience]

Another 80 million experience.

To be honest, with such a hefty amount of experience, Lu Ran was surely excited.

But...

This task...

It's a bit awkward!

Lu Ran looked at the Dwarf King.

He asked, "So, the mechanism for the passageway is closed from the inside, you mentioned it before, but...isn't this a follow-up task? I had to come out and give you the Eternal Fire to unlock the follow-up task, right?"

The embarrassment on the Dwarf King's face grew even deeper.

Scratching his head, he said, "That's correct, my original design for the last small task was to be a beneficial task for the heroes who helped the dwarf race, very simple, just pressing a button in the corner at the end of the mechanism pathway would close it."

Lu Ran blinked.

"So..."

"If you had closed it and then come out, once this last small task was unlocked, it would have been completed immediately." The Dwarf King said.

Lu Ran's mouth twitched.

Taking a deep breath, he asked, "So, if I had pushed the button ahead of time and closed the mechanism, I wouldn't have needed to brute force my way out through the mechanism, and the task would have been completed directly after coming out?"

The Dwarf King nodded seriously with his expression, "That's what it means."

Lu Ran's body shook.

He continued to ask, "But since I didn't close it earlier, now I need to go down again and shut the mechanism?"

The Dwarf King nodded again, "That's right."

Damn it!

Lu Ran almost cursed out loud.

Are you kidding me, why didn't you say it when I was inside?

If you had said it earlier, Lu Ran could have closed the mechanism on his way out without brute-forcing through it and completed the task easily!

But now.

To complete the task, Lu Ran has to go down again, close the mechanism, and then run back up!

Of course.

There would be no mechanism on the way back.

But just because Lu Ran didn't close the mechanism earlier, he now has to endure the path twice!

Causing Ye Hongyi and the others nearby to laugh heartily.

"I'm so done." Lu Ran said with a helpless smile.

Then biting his lip, he decided to go down again.

"I'll give you a speed buff." Liu Xinxin suddenly said.

Lu Ran was taken aback, looking at Liu Xinxin.

Then he widened his eyes and asked, "Right, Xinxin can give me a speed boost, but last time..."

"Last time, I forgot..." Liu Xinxin shrugged.

"..." Lu Ran was speechless at that moment.

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