The sound of striking iron was endless, and from the halfway slope of the cliff corner, through a relatively flat field, it was the deep cave that the Soth people had migrated from the middle, and at that time Thor took the people to walk in the cave for three days before coming to the southernmost point of the island, and no one knew how such a long cave was formed. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

The cave was rich in iron ore, which, according to Paladin, was of the highest quality, and Thor had a smelter built nearby, countless steel-making blast furnaces were piled up on the spot, and the dwarves used their ancestral smelting techniques to forge farming tools, armor, and weapons for the tribe day and night.

Thor watched as Paladin pinched a piece of a forged two-meter-long warhammer-shaped weapon, pinched it with pincers, and threw it into a tank filled with clean water—a "smack" accompanied by a loud sound that clouds of steaming white mist rose up.

The warhammer's head was inlaid with rivet-shaped protrusions, and the whole head resembled a lump of iron, and anyone who could swing it must have unimaginable arm strength, and no creature would want to be hit by it.

The old dwarf easily grabbed the quenched half-finished war hammer and threw it back into the furnace, whether it was forging, quenching, tempering, and paladin, it was as if it were born to complete the process at hand, as simple as eating and drinking.

Thor stood aside and was almost stunned, this was the first time he had really seen the craftsmanship of the old dwarves, and he couldn't help but admire in his heart, the dwarves had already summed up a set of their own smelting process, this technology should be ahead of the entire era.

It's no wonder that the craftsman hand of Worms wants to win over the former dwarven tribe of Iron Furnace Mountain to join, although they have no money and two of them, but they have good skills.

Thor took a few steps forward, the small wooden shed that had been simply erected was very hot, and the large stove was so red that a few steps closer could make people sweat profusely.

On the half-height wall surrounded by stones, there were shiny silver steel helmets, which were made to look like wolf-faced helmets, and when the armor was closed, it was a hideous wolf head.

Thor wore an early "experimental version", which is said to have been modified by Paladin during the period when Thor left the cliff corner, and forged a new helmet based on a portrait of the most vicious looking dire wolf in the pack.

"These are for the wolf cavalry?" Thor asked curiously, looking at the number of wolf-headed helmets in the shed, estimating that there was about enough for each wolf cavalryman.

"Hahaha-yes Noam, that blacktooth kid has a lot of money right now. "The old dwarf is one of the most senior in the clan, and in private he calls those who are younger than him, except for Thor and Kratos, and always unconsciously takes advantage of himself.

Thor looked at the dwarf who had evolved to be taller than himself, and felt a little strange feeling in his heart, but he ignored it, and then touched his nose and asked interestingly, "Oh?

Thor knew in his heart that Blacktooth had indeed made a fortune lately, as Paladin had said.

Since it was determined that the war with the Serveros would be the core strategy in the future, all supplies were inclined in the direction of war readiness.

Although the Soths did not yet have their own coins, bartering had become a common means of trade among the tribes, and families would often exchange their own grain for what they needed.

The dwarves also need to eat, and Thor can't call people for nothing without giving anything, and the usual weapon forging is also paid for the dwarves by the Agricultural Bureau for the army, and the warriors get broadswords, spears, and armor.

But it's rare for Blacktooth to personally customize equipment from Paladin, and Thor has already guessed most of it before Paladin can speak, and the old dwarf has confirmed his idea.

"Hey—5,000 pounds of grain—" Paladin smiled, "and now I'm finally able to make endless barley wine." ”

Thor looked at the old drunkard with disdain, 5,000 catties of grain was equivalent to a month's ration for the dwarves of nearly two hundred people now, and he only thought about drinking.

"Haha, isn't that weird—" Thor opened his mouth and smiled, which was the same as he guessed, "Now that the tribe is mainly war-ready, you don't have to think about it, the black-toothed guy must have reached out from Diana to ask for money." ”

Although the system has been redivided, in fact, the way the tribe operates has not changed much, except for a few more law enforcement departments, it is basically dominated by institutions such as the Agricultural Bureau and the Public Works Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for Administration.

Diana also reappointed the people he had previously appointed, including Kuhe, Achar, and others who had joined the Sothians and became practitioners, but now they had put aside their own caution and began to work hard to build the tribe.

The power of money and grain is in the hands of the Agricultural Bureau, which department has more and which department has less must be controlled by Diana, which is why Saul usually says that Diana is hard, taking into account the overall situation and taking care of all aspects, which really requires strong talent.

Looking through the whole tribe, the only ones who can sort out these affairs are Diana and Morey, and Tula may become the third, but the little boy is still too young so far.

It is precisely because of these people that Thor can not be entangled in these things, and still have time to patrol around, and chat with Paladin here, if he is seen by the busy and anxious Diana, he does not have to be despised.

"Mistress Nom is right—it is said that Miss Diana is now hiding from the Black Tooth, lest he have the whims to add some new equipment to the warriors—hahaha. ”

Thor laughed along with Paladin, not expecting that Diana would also hide from the Black Tooth one day, it was really a funny scene, he laughed for a while, and then turned to the old dwarf who was still forging and asked:

"This is the new weapon you've made for yourself?"

The work at hand did not interfere with the conversation, and Paladin replied as he returned the hammer to the furnace for tempering to increase its toughness and keep it hard without breaking off because it was too brittle:

"Exactly--what about Lord Nom, this is a war hammer handed down from the Dark Furnace Tribe, it is said that it was once designed by a blacksmith of the tribe for a certain human general next to the Holy Son Evan, and I didn't expect that one day the old man would forge the same hammer for himself. ”

Nodding, Thor silently looked at the solid war hammer that was about two meters long and estimated to weigh at least three hundred catties, imagining Paladin wielding it on the battlefield.

"I'm afraid it's going to turn into a humanoid meat grinder, right?" he shuddered to himself, and the bloody scene he imagined made his appetite churn for a while, and then returned to the whole:

"Is there enough iron ore and charcoal?" he asked.

"Miss Diana has also allocated food to the Public Works Bureau, and I have taken care of some more people to mine and burn charcoal, which is enough for now, but it is ......"

Thor knew what Paladin was going to say, if the war started, almost all the people in the clan would be soldiers, and there would be no one to cut down trees and mine.

He raised his hand and patted the other man on the shoulder, trying to ease the old dwarf's worries, and said, "Don't worry, the people of Severo have enough money, food, and weapons stored in the day, and what they need will be replenished from the seizures, and the wealth they are holding on to every day will be ours sooner or later." ”