The results of this inspection of the blacksmith came as a surprise to Duke.

The two traverser killers he prepared didn't come in handy, although he could also invest manpower and energy to restore and imitate them, but it was better to directly recruit some dwarves to work for him.

Because he also has a divine apocalypse quote given by the system, if it is really as mentioned in the introduction, there is still a great chance of recruiting a group of dwarven craftsmen to serve him.

And from the beginning to the present, the system has not let itself down in terms of functionality.

"Lenia, do you know anything about dwarves, what is their attitude towards humans? Duke suddenly turned to the chief knight, for he had no knowledge of it in his memory, so he could only ask her for help.

"Dwarves?"

Lenia was a little strange about the lord's question, but explained to Duke anyway, "Legend has it that the dwarves are a race favored by the gods of craftsmen, and they are born with an extraordinary talent for ore and smelting, and can easily make beautiful equipment and machinery. ”

"Therefore, the dwarven race was also strong for a while, and other races relied on the technology and equipment of the dwarves, and finally even established the once powerful Kaolin Kingdom. ”

"The dwarves have also established a state?" Duke asked, somewhat surprised, as it was rare to see a dwarven race of all sizes, let alone a country founded purely by dwarves.

"Well, indeed, but due to civil strife and covetousness from the outside world, the kingdom soon collapsed, and the dwarven race and technology began to decline from there. The once prosperous dwarven race has also become fragmented, and some dwarves have tried to integrate into human society, and most of them have chosen to live in seclusion. Lenia said that she was also quite emotional, a powerful empire was reduced to dust in an instant, which was enough to make people sigh.

"So the dwarves are living in seclusion here and there, do you think it's possible for them to settle in our territory? Duke wasn't so impressed by the story, and he was more interested in whether he could successfully recruit the dwarves to work for him.

"It's difficult, not to mention that our territory is so barren, even there aren't many dwarven craftsmen in the imperial capital. If it weren't for the stubborn seclusion of the dwarves, there wouldn't be so many brave stories where adventurers inadvertently get the help of dwarves and are invincible. ”

Lenia smiled, unimpressed by Duke's thoughts. Then she drew the sword pinned to her waist and showed it to Duke.

"Your Excellency, this is the sword that the first Duke of the North and his ancestors paid a great deal of money to obtain from the dwarven tribe, and even after more than seven hundred years, this sword is still as sharp and powerful as ever. She slowly instilled her fighting spirit, and immediately a scorching energy surged up from the sword's swallow, putting Duke under tremendous pressure.

"In fact, there are not many tribes with such godlike forging skills. Lenia dissipated her fighting spirit and inserted her sword back into the scabbard, "And even the Dukedoms of the North, in their heyday, couldn't have been able to recruit them at the time, let alone the predicament we are in now. ”

Duke looked at the sword of Lenia's land and his eyes lit up a little, which made him even more determined to use the Divine Revelation Charm to recruit the dwarves, this race is really a plug-in existence for the current development of the territory.

"Anyway, why did your ancestor leave you a sword, and I, as a duke, have nothing?" Duke then thought of another question, as if he had nothing but a barren territory and an empty treasury.

Lynia had a complicated look on her face when she heard this, obviously there was something unspeakable that she couldn't explain.

"Well, it doesn't matter if you don't say it, I'll just ask. ”

Seeing Lenia's expression, Duke felt that it was better to divert the topic.

"My lord, have you really forgotten that the heirloom sword of the Duke of the North was lost by the former Duke, that is, your great-grandfather, as a horse race? Lenia said helplessly.

Well, this Duke really didn't expect to be so fresh and refined.

So he could only smile awkwardly at Lenia and continue to walk with his head down.

"My lord, if there is no place for me to be in the back, please allow me to be absent, there are still some things to deal with in the barracks. Lenia walked with Duke for a while, then asked to leave.

"Ah, okay, okay, there's really no place to help you with, and the territory is safe enough. Duke thought about the arrangements after that, and it seemed that he really didn't need her company except for eye-catching, so he nodded and approved Lenya's request.

"Eh, wait a minute, you'll be back!" Suddenly Duke remembered something else, and called back the chief knight who had just turned away.

Lenia looked at Duke in bewilderment, as if dissatisfied.

"That's right, you can arrange a few soldiers to help me collect some stones, all kinds of stones, not too many, just a few of each. ”

"Also, you arrange for someone to go back and let those blacksmiths build a small furnace in my back garden as well, and by the way, a dozen steel bars. ”

"Oh, the steel bar is a small iron bar the thickness of the index finger, the length is about one person high, you don't need to make it from too good materials, it is iron. ”

Duke made a series of requests to Lenia, and then he was afraid that she would not understand, so he patiently explained several times, for fear that she would not understand.

"You...... Are you going to bake the stones?"

It took a long time to figure out what Duke wanted, and Lenia was still confused, wondering why Duke was suddenly so strange to bake stones in the back garden.

Is it a new game for lords?

She thought silently in her heart.

"Uh, almost, ahahaha, you just do it. ”

Duke's plan was actually to think of another big killer that belonged to the traverser, that is, cement, which is indispensable for modern construction.

Judging from what he knew about the land so far, the dwarves who always surprised him didn't seem to have pointed out this technology yet, and no race in the entire continent would use it.

Therefore, there is still a great need and prospect for the development of cement, after all, with the growth of the population, the aborigines and outsiders need more comfortable places to live.

Cement can solve this problem very well, but it can also play a huge role in other aspects such as the military.

"Okay, I'll arrange it later, do you have any other requirements?"

Although she couldn't understand Duke's true intentions, Lenia still carried out Duke's orders to the letter.

"No, you can arrange these in my back garden as soon as possible, and you can go about your business. ”

Duke nodded happily to her and walked back to the castle alone.