Gnolls can't practice martial arts

Chapter 194 Premeditated Three Mind Flayer Cities

When Kerr heard it, he immediately found it interesting:
"cooperate?
"What kind of cooperation law?"

Huolu Adric's expression became more serious at this time, and he said slowly:
"Mighty Lord Brokentooth! Furnace City hopes that you can help some poor dwarves enslaved by mind flayers to attack a mind flayer city.

"Of course, Furnace City can provide you and Brokentooth Leader with weapons, armor, or a large amount of minerals, because I heard that Brokentooth Leader doesn't need our weapons, and you have better ones!
"You can even think of it as a deal, we pay the right price and get your help."

Kerr took a sip of his wine, then said directly:
"Trading, I like trading, but I hope you can tell me how big the mind flayer city is, how many legends and demigods there are in the mind flayer city, and whether there are any gods behind them.

"Then, what kind of mines do you mean by 'a large number of minerals', and how many veins do you mean by a large number?"

Huolu Adric said solemnly:
"According to our superficial understanding of Broken Tooth Collar, you use a large amount of mithril to cast teleportation circle runes, so that you can quickly build a permanent large-scale teleportation circle, so the consumption of mithril must be very large.

"And our king made a decision because of this, if you can capture a mind flayer city, Furnace City is willing to exchange a medium-sized mithril mine for that city. Satisfy Broken Tooth Collar's demand for Mithril."

Kerr couldn't help laughing. It seems that the Ministry of Science and Technology's judgment on the underground world is completely correct. A medium mithril vein can be used for trading. Although the object of the transaction is definitely not cheap, it is also It shows that in the underground world, all kinds of mineral resources are definitely several times more abundant than those on the surface.

"I don't know how many dwarves were enslaved in that mind flayer city?"

Kerr asked with a smile. He was not going to simply exchange a mind flayer city for a mithril vein, because resources in the underground world are scarce, and every city that can be built means that there is some kind of resources, so it can become the address for building a city.

Although the Broken Tooth Collar does lack mithril mines at present, the underground world is not small, and there is certainly not only one mithril vein mentioned by the dwarf envoy. In other words, as long as Kerr is willing to spend time, he has completely Grasp the mithril veins in the underground world, not yet, just temporarily avoid the alliance of the evil forces in the entire underground world.

The dwarf emissary Adric heard this rippling man whose face could hardly be seen, and immediately understood that the cooperation to attack the mind flayer city was not so easy to achieve, so he said again:
"Powerful Broken Tooth! Although we dwarves are not good at trading, I also understand a very simple truth, that is, as long as the price is sufficient, many things that do not involve principles can be traded.

"No matter how many dwarves are enslaved in the mind flayer city, they are the dwarf brothers we must rescue, and the reason you ask this must be because you are not satisfied with a medium-sized mithril mine.

"So I'm going to tell you all the deals straight away."

The dwarf ambassador seemed to be very straightforward, or all dwarves are very straightforward, and he continued:

"Actually, the attack on the mind flayer city you mentioned earlier is only the first stage of cooperation. Behind that mind flayer city, there are two more mind flayer cities. The distance between them is nearly a hundred kilometers. Originally We hope that after reaching the first stage of cooperation, we will propose the second stage to you.

"But now I'll just say it straight, if the powerful Brokentooth Leader can attack all three mind flayer cities and send those enslaved dwarves back to Furnace City, then Furnace City's reward is a medium mithril The mine lode, and the three cities naturally belong to the Brokentooth collar.

"If you are not interested in occupying three cities, Furnace City is willing to exchange those three cities with a medium adamantine bonanza."

At this time, Kerr could not accurately judge the value of these mine veins and cities, so he said directly:
"Actually, I don't know the value of those cities that have not been captured by me, and I also don't know how valuable those mithril veins and fine gold veins are.

"So I hope you can give me a rough description of their value, measured in gold coins."

The dwarf messenger Adric hesitated a little, then said:

"Powerful broken teeth, whether they are cities or mine veins, are actually valuable things. It is difficult to measure their prices with gold coins. If you have to estimate, then the three mind flayer cities cost about $ One can be worth 1000 million to 2000 million gold coins. If you count some common metal mines attached to the city, each is worth about 5000 million gold coins.

"As for the medium mithril vein, the value is about 6000 million to 8000 million gold coins. As for the medium fine gold vein, it is worth at least [-] million gold coins. Generally speaking, the price will only be higher than this."

When Kerr heard these prices, the first thing he thought of was elves. Those elves sold a magic crystal vein to him for only 300 million gold coins. There are only two possibilities:
One is that they really don't know how big the mine vein is, and they really can't solve the phase spider Xiaobai. Those ancient war trees are probably good at defense, maybe like ordinary trees, they can't move their positions, so they can't solve the very The nimble phase spider, the constant loss of common elf miners, forced the elves to abandon that vein.

As for the second possibility, it is more of a conspiracy theory. Maybe the elves were affected by some kind of influence, making them deliberately sell the ore veins cheaply, so as to win Deker's favor for the elves.

Facing the dwarf ambassador again at this time, Kerr's decision surprised everyone:

"Adric, the Broken Tooth Collar's demand for Mithril is actually not very big, nor is it as urgent as you think.

"What the broken-tooth collar really lacks is a large number of excellent craftsmen, and the dwarf kingdom, I think there must be many excellent craftsmen."

When the dwarf ambassador heard this, he shook his head and said:
"Great Broken Tooth! I hope you can understand that the dwarves do not trade their compatriots."

Kerr laughed:

"You misunderstood, how about this, the three mind flayer cities, the Broken Tooth Guild will take them down, and all the dwarven slaves, we will help them return to Furnace City for free and regain their freedom.

"As for the three cities, one of the Broken Tooth Leaders will keep it for themselves, one city will be exchanged for the mithril vein in Furnace City, and the other city will be exchanged for a promise."

The dwarf ambassador Adric was very strange about Kerr's trading proposal. He looked at the other silent gnolls, ogres, humans and his fellow dwarves at the banquet, and found that they were not too excited.

"The great Brokentooth Lord, I don't understand why you don't want to directly exchange three cities for fine gold veins, is it true that in your eyes, in the eyes of the Brokentooth leader, fine gold is not precious?

"Promise, what kind of promise is it, comparable to an adamantine vein?"

In fact, after Qingfeng Xikuang introduced the method of using adamantium by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Kerr did not take too much fancy to adamantium. The teleportation circle that can be built without Mithril, Mithril will not be as important to Broken Tooth Collar as it is now.

And Broken Tooth Collar itself already has a lot of minerals. The fine gold mine next to the ruined giant camp, plus the small fine gold vein in Los Delray, is completely enough for the Broken Tooth Collar Science and Technology Department, regardless of the drill bit Key tools such as , knives, etc. consume relatively little fine gold.

"Adamantine is definitely very precious, but Broken Tooth Collar is currently not as lacking in adamantine, and there is no need for adamantium. We already have two adamantine veins, although they are both small veins, but Enough for Brokentooth Collar to use on its own.

"On the contrary, the large demand for excellent craftsmen is a more urgent desire than fine gold.

"And commitment, it's about that.

"We hope that Broken Tooth Collar can freely recruit craftsmen from Furnace City. This is not a transaction, it is an invitation. Broken Tooth Collar promises that it will use generous remuneration to reasonably hire dwarf craftsmen from Furnace City, and Furnace City needs to ask me Promise, cannot prevent those dwarves from voluntarily serving the Brokentooth Collar."

Although the dwarf ambassador is straightforward, he is not stupid. He quickly realized the problem:
"What you mean is that there will be a large number of dwarves voluntarily joining the Broken Tooth Collar for generous rewards, and the number may even affect the operation of Furnace City itself, making Furnace City wish to prohibit dwarf artisans from joining the Broken Tooth Collar, so you Do you need such a promise?"

"Hahaha!" Kerr laughed, then took a sip of the spirits, and continued:

"I believe that the demand for craftsmen from the broken-tooth collar will definitely continue to attract the dwarves of Furnace City, and the rewards will not stabilize until the demand for craftsmen from the broken-tooth collar is met.

"I don't think the departure of these dwarves will seriously affect Furnace City itself. I asked for a promise, just in case, to avoid such a situation from happening one day in the future.

"So, Adric, do you think Furnace City will be far less attractive than Brokentooth Collar one day, and eventually all the outstanding dwarves will give up Furnace City and join Brokentooth Collar?"

At this time, the dwarf ambassador couldn't help being silent for a while. He looked at his companion who also participated in the banquet, the former dwarf wanderer, and then at the dwarf craftsman master Gost with the broken tooth collar, and then said:
"I believe that Furnace City is powerful and a good place for dwarves. As long as any dwarf comes to Furnace City, he will definitely like it. It is attractive enough for dwarves. Of course, I also understand that Broken Tooth Collar It's not an ordinary place. The broken-tooth collar is very powerful, and it also has some special unique casting methods, which must be attractive to dwarves.

"No matter Furnace City or Broken Tooth Collar, when comparing their respective advantages and attracting the retention of dwarf artisans, they must correct their own shortcomings and learn from each other's advantages.

"Therefore, the dwarves will not refuse the promise you said. Of course, the dwarves also hope that if there are craftsmen with broken tooth collars who are willing to serve in Furnace City, you will not stop them."

After listening to the dwarf ambassador's confident and enlightened words, Kerr was very happy. He stood up for the first time, holding a wine glass and saying:

"Very good! I used to think that dwarves were stubborn and ignorant, but Adric showed me the true side of dwarves.

"Compete in cooperation, learn from each other in competition, and grow each other! This is very good!

"I'm very happy to hear these remarks. Then this matter is decided. From now on, Broken Tooth Collar and Furnace City are open to each other. We can recruit any craftsmen from each other, as long as those craftsmen are voluntary." of!"

And when Kerr stood up, all the gnolls, ogres, humans, and orcs at the banquet also stood up and also raised their glasses.

Kerr raised his glass and said:
"Broken Tooth has a second ally, hoo!"

After speaking, Kerr drank the spirits in one gulp, and the cadres of the Broken Tooth Leader and the dwarf messengers also drank the spirits in their cups.

"Great Broken Tooth! Attack the Mind Flayer City, the Iron Fists are willing to be the vanguard!"

At this time, the official discussion between Kerr and the dwarf was basically over, and the other cadres of the Broken Tooth Leader finally started to intervene. The first one was the monk Bajie. He was the happiest when he heard the request from the dwarf.

"Great Broken Tooth! The White Lion Army will definitely be able to take down a mind flayer city for you as quickly as possible!" The White Lion King also couldn't hold back.

Without waiting for the other legions to express their views, Kerr sat down and waved to stop them:

"Sit down, everyone. Regarding the matter of attacking the mind flayer city, let's listen to the dwarf envoy first. Specifically, what is the situation of those mind flayers?"

At this time, the dwarf ambassador Adric put down the spirits, took a sip of scented tea instead, woke up and said:

"Great Broken Tooth, these three mind flayer cities are somewhat special. There are probably more than five legendary mind flayers in the city. As for whether there are other unknown legends, it is impossible to judge, and the mind flayers The mastermind of the demon is likely to be a demigod-level existence.

"As you mentioned before, whether there is the support of the gods behind the mind flayer, we are not clear about this. According to rumors, there is an ancient arcanist who once created a mind flayer mastermind, and then put the mind flayer The mastermind transformed into a lich, and eventually, the ancient arcanist, merged with the mind flayer mastermind lich.

"No one knows whether this existence will become a god in the end. Maybe he will be the backstage of all the mind flayers in the underground world, but no one has proved this."

Kerr is happy, interesting, an arcanist created a mind flayer mastermind, then transformed the mind flayer mastermind into a lich, and finally merged with himself. No matter how you look at it, normal people think that this arcanist has question!

At this moment, Adric hesitated for a moment, and said again:

"One more thing, although it may not necessarily affect the attack of the Broken Tooth Collar, I still need to inform you that the three mind flayer cities are all in the 'dead demon area', and in that area, they cannot be used through the magic net. Spell!"

(End of this chapter)