An hour later, the battle outside the city was over, and Levi had entered Hemlock Castle, a building called the Hall of Oaths, where he sat down at a large table and discussed things with Duke.

After explaining the whole thing to Levi in detail, Duke once again expressed his gratitude to Levi for his rescue, and before Levi could speak, he had already taken the lead in sending out an invitation, saying that he would form an alliance with Levi and advance and retreat together in the future, and he could also make a guarantee that he would not take the initiative to have any conflict with Blackstone Castle.

To be able to get to this point, he is naturally not a fool, and he can even be said to be smarter than nine out of nine gray dwarves, just looking at the so many dwarves mixed in Levi's army, he knows that Levi's relationship with Blackstone Fort must be very, very good, and even more likely than his relationship with himself, he doesn't need to take that risk.

What's more, Hemlock Castle was far from being the opponent of Blackstone Castle in the first place, and now the Hemlock Castle with a lot of vitality couldn't provoke the other party at all, just the dark elves that were eyeing him were enough for him.

Levi was naturally very satisfied with Duke's superiority, especially when the other party took out a bunch of drawings and battle treasures, he was even more satisfied, just these drawings were not in vain for the thousands of troops he had lost before!

Gun Workshop, architectural drawings, after successful construction, can be built by consuming a large amount of materials, to create a 5th level of war machinery - mortar and cannon, at least 1 high-level blacksmith, 2 intermediate blacksmiths and 5 low-level blacksmiths, as well as the corresponding materials, including metal, wood, gunpowder and gold coins, etc.

Levi was only happy at first that he could finally recruit a Tier 5 War Machine, but after confirming with Duke, his surprise turned to ecstasy, because this was not the kind of recruitment with a limited number of weekly recruits, but as long as there were enough resources and blacksmiths, he could make almost unlimited things!

Theoretically, as long as there are enough blacksmiths and materials, he can make as many as he wants in a day, not only for his own use, but even for others if there is a surplus!

But after the ecstasy, Levi thought of the key question, that is, how much it would cost to make a mortar or cannon, which was only a rough indication of how much materials would be consumed, but not how much gold the materials were worth, and how many gold coins would be needed to hire a blacksmith.

After Duke explained all aspects to Levi in detail, Levi found that he was thinking too simply, even if he didn't count the cost of the blacksmith, the cost of each mortar would cost hundreds of gold coins, and the price of the cannon was almost doubled, and this was not the key point, the most important thing was that the mortar needed to fire shells as weapons, and it also needed maintenance and repair on a daily basis, and those money were the real big heads!

After listening to this, Levi immediately figured out, Duke is not all a reward for himself, he wants to make money from himself, cannonballs and blacksmiths or something, there must be something in Hemlock Castle!

Lewston was angry and funny, no wonder the gray dwarves and dwarves were similar in terms of living habits, appearance, skills and talents, etc., but one of them was a recognized and reliable ally of the Order faction, while the other was a loyal member of the chaos faction, and even the Dark Ant-Man Queen of the Wind Hunter tribe did not want to see them, and there was a real reason for that.

However, the other remuneration that Duke gave to Levi was still very sincere.

There are three architectural blueprints of the Grey Dwarf Barracks, which can recruit Tier 2 Grey Dwarf Warriors and Tier 3 Grey Dwarf Warriors;

Grey Dwarf Armory, which can recruit Grey Dwarf Crossbowmen and Grey Dwarf Musketeers;

Gray Dwarf Officer Academy, you can recruit 4th order gray dwarf captain and 4th order elite gray dwarf captain, the former is a strengthened version of the power of dwarf warriors, and the latter in addition to strengthening individual abilities, but also has relatively elementary command skills, can increase the combat effectiveness of gray dwarf soldiers in a small range, of course, it is certainly not comparable to the bonus of the chosen heroes, but it is a bit like the weakened version of the Melmitya battle commander Wendy that Levi left in the Valley of Hope.

However, if these three buildings are successfully built, Levi will be able to recruit a large number of gray dwarf troops, which is very significant for him and the watchers.

As for the remaining forty or fifty class advancement orders and promotion orders, some low-level battle treasures that can slightly improve their attributes, and a few scattered class recruitment orders, Levi didn't pay much attention to it.

After putting everything away, Levi looked at his surroundings again, and then looked at Duke with a smile, "Duke, if I'm not mistaken, the thing under your ass should be called the King's Throne, right?" Should I call you the King? ”

Although it was the first time he had come to Hemlock Castle, Levi had personally met their king several times when he was in Blackstone Castle before, so he didn't have to think much about it to know what it was when he saw this throne in very close style.

Hearing Levi say this, even though the current Hemlock Fort was gloomy, Duke immediately showed a true smile from the bottom of his heart, "Hahaha, Levi, this is still thanks to the chosen hero called the Evergreen Sword under your command, it is his help that allowed me to sit in my current position, but we are friends, you should call me Duke." By the way, why didn't he come this time? ”

Levi raised an eyebrow, "He's here, it's just that it's inconvenient for him to come for the time being, because he is leading Queen Agatha's people to stand by on the outskirts of Hemlock Castle, alert for possible enemies." ”

The Wind Hunter Tribe is a vassal of the Watchman, and in this large-scale battle, Levi naturally launched a call to them a few days in advance, and the other party also sent reinforcements as promised, although the strength of most of the soldiers is not very good, but the number is really a lot.

Levi had planned to ambush Blood Raven City before, but he didn't find a chance for a while, so now he is still under the command of the Evergreen Sword, after all, during the long period of time when he went out to conquer Mu Xilon, he was in charge of it instead of himself, and he was already very familiar with those dark ants.

"Agatha? It's Agatha again! Hearing this, Duke immediately showed a look of deep disgust, "A queen of Agatha, a mother of Agatha, how can I not get along with this name!" ”

Levi shrugged, this can only be said to be a coincidence, who would have thought that the boss of Blood Raven City and the queen of the Wind Hunter Tribe happened to be called by the same name, and they were both at odds with Duke?

However, in Western society, such as Jenny, Mary, etc., are common common names, and it is too normal to have duplicate names.

"But, Duke, how did you come into conflict in the first place? I mean Queen Agatha, after all, the Wind Hunter Tribe is my vassal now, and you're my friend, and I don't want any animosity between you. ”

Duke scratched his head when he heard this, "Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just that we discovered a silver vein at the same time, and there were some conflicts because of the competition for it. ”

"Silver veins? Then it's no wonder. ”

Leveston understood that the mine he had discovered near Blackstone Fort was still generating a lot of profit for him, and the dwarves said it would be fine for a few more decades.

It's just a bronze mine, if it's a silver mine, even for forces like Hemlock Fort or even Blackstone Fort, it's a lot of income, it's normal for them to rob, and if Levi's is there, he will definitely send troops to participate in the robbery!

"And now it's in the hands of Hemlock Castle?"

After the Wind Hunter tribe became his vassal, Levi was able to comprehensively inspect all aspects of the buildings and attributes there, but he didn't find the word silver mine at all, obviously the Wind Hunter tribe would not be the final winner of that battle, so Queen Agatha's hatred for the gray dwarf was completely understandable.

Duke suddenly showed a very embarrassed smile, "No, it turned out to be only a shallow vein, not only is the purity very low, there is also a small Skaven tribe nearby to sneak attack all day long, we spent a lot of effort, with great fanfare, in the end, we only made more than 20,000 gold coins, and then it was completely turned into a waste mine." However, Hemlock Castle almost offended all the large and small forces involved in that competition, including the two dark elf forces of Shatar and Tahamat, so we had no choice but to cooperate with Blood Raven City in order to protect ourselves, but I didn't expect it... ”

Although he knew that it was not appropriate, Levi couldn't help but laugh, and when he noticed Duke's increasingly embarrassed expression, he couldn't help but quickly start to change the topic.

"Alright, Duke, you don't have many available melee troops in Hemlock Castle right now, do you?"

Duke opened his mouth, wanting to lie, after all, this is a military secret of Hemlock Castle, but under Levi's gaze, he nodded dejectedly, "Yes, Levi, before you arrived, Blood Raven City was not in a hurry to attack the city, but has been using various methods, including war machines and assassination and other means to eliminate our living forces, our melee troops are no longer one in ten, I am afraid it will take a long, long time to be able to return to the previous number." ”

Whether it is a dwarf or a gray dwarf, they have never been a race that is strong in quantity, they emphasize quality, and the dark elves are not only large in number and not bad in quality, but they can also use various ways to enslave other races, which is too unfortunate for the gray dwarves.

"Well, I just have a good proposal now, I need a lot of blacksmiths to help me forge mortars and cannons, and I also need other skills in your Hemlock Castle, such as forging muskets, bullets, cannonballs, and making helicopters, etc., and your Hemlock Castle currently lacks reliable melee troops, and I can just meet you, not only the Dark Ant-Man of the Wind Hunter Tribe, but also some of the forces that are fanatically sought after in Blackstone Castle."

Levi smiled again, looking very confident, "Then let's make a deal." ”

Duke had the heart to refuse at first, because he just wanted to make some money by selling cannonballs, but when he heard Levi say that Blackstone Fort was all in demand, he couldn't help but subconsciously ask, "What kind of deal?" ”

"Use your Hemlock Castle technology and craftsmen in exchange for the Dark Ant-Man and the army of souls!"

Although I don't know anything about Levi's soul war, but when it comes to the Dark Ant-Man, Duke still knows something, although their average strength is not particularly strong, but the number is very large, and it is enough to act as cannon fodder, if you can get the support of the Wind Hunter Tribe, it will be quite a good thing for Hemlock Castle, so Duke is very interested in continuing to communicate with Levi.

After a few more hours, Levi said goodbye to Duke and went to the camp he had arranged for his troops.

After careful discussion, he finally reached a deal with Duke and Hemlock Castle. The first is that the two forces have formed a strong alliance from now on, and the members of the Warden will enjoy a lot of convenience in Hemlock Castle, although this is the territory of the chaos faction, but the treatment they can get here is basically not much different from what they can get in Blackstone Castle.

The gray dwarves will also be responsible for providing technology, raw materials and blacksmiths, etc., while Levi provides funds and troops, the dark ant-man is one part, and the soul battle is another part, and the built mortar cannon, in addition to his own use, Levi will naturally be used to strengthen the defense of the Wind Hunter Tribe, this is a two-way deal, each side needs the strength of the other, and Levi believes that this transaction can last for a long time.

It's just a pity that although the technical level of the gray dwarves in forging equipment and manufacturing war machinery is no worse than that of Blackstone Castle, they don't have reliable rune technology, which makes Levi a little disappointed.

Tetsuki, who has been promoted to a battle hero, once said that wearing a full set of rune equipment to participate in battle is even the lifelong dream of all dwarven warriors, and if the gray dwarves can provide rune equipment, it will be an epic enhancement for the watcher.

But it's also good like this, the only thing that is a little harder may be Ophini, because she is responsible for providing a considerable part of the soul war, but anyway, she is busy researching and creating new soul wars all day long, Levi believes that this is not a big problem, and it is a big deal to spend a lot of money to buy some more rare materials from other places, which can be regarded as compensating the other party.

After returning to the temporary station provided by Duke, Levi called his middle and high-level cadres and told all the things about the cooperation with Hemlock Castle, and the younger brothers were very excited, before they only had a stronghold in the Hunting Wind Tribe, and that place was relatively remote, not close to anywhere, but now with Hemlock Castle, which is not only convenient for transportation, but also can recruit many kinds of gray dwarf troops, they are suddenly much more comfortable than before.

After saying this, Levi took out a large part of the reward given by Duke, leaving only the architectural drawings, and handed the rest to the weak water three thousand, so that he could prepare to distribute the corresponding rewards according to the losses and contributions in the battle.

He himself doesn't pay much attention to these rewards, because as the battle continues to escalate, as the guild leader, he can get the best equipment every time, and now he can't look at these goods very much.

After finishing his business, Levi began to chat casually, asking everyone how the gains and losses were, and whether any important subordinates had advanced in battle.

Hearing Levi talk about this topic, many younger brothers were very excited to say that although the losses in this battle were not small, the surviving subordinates had made some progress, and even the subordinates of the three younger brothers had advanced to hero-level units!

Leviston was interested, counting Flame Blade and Davey, this time they had five heroes advanced, although all of them were combat heroes, but this was also an unprecedented situation, there must be a hidden secret in it, so Levi motioned for them to hurry up and talk about the details.

After listening to the narration of the younger brothers, combined with the personal experiences of his subordinates, Levi roughly summed up a rule, that is, this kind of subordinates who advance to heroic-level units through combat are basically all with the strength of 5-order or 5-order elites, they usually have very rich combat experience, and their strength has stayed at this stage for a long time, and when they broke through to the hero level, almost all of them just killed a large number of hostile soldiers, as well as hero-level units.

It's just that some have killed several Chosen Heroes in a row, some have killed aboriginal heroes, and some have killed both, so Levi is not sure about the magnitude relationship for the time being, but he can be sure that all Tier 5 subordinates with rich combat experience have a great chance of getting a breakthrough promotion when killing a native's hero unit, or several Chosen Heroes, and it seems that the Chosen Heroes can provide much less nutrients.

After Levi said his speculation, the younger brothers thought about it, and they all felt that it made sense, it was not that no subordinates had killed hero-level units before, but not every subordinate was promoted.

Speaking of this, the weak water three thousand suddenly raised his own question, "Boss, I think in this battle, the partial army of Blood Raven City that we dealt with at the beginning was very abnormal, I counted it afterwards, we killed thirteen aboriginal hero units in that battle, but many of them were killed by the 3rd and 4th order troops, so they were not promoted to hero units, but their strength has also improved a lot!" ”

"Thirteen?!" Levi's was also a little surprised when he heard this number, he originally thought that there were so many or four, but who would have thought that there would be so many? But they didn't play the combat effectiveness of heroic units at all?

"What's going on? The Grey Prophet of the Skaven Ratmen and the Screaming Shaman of the Beastmen were all very strong in combat, but these dark elves were too weak in comparison, right? I didn't feel it at all! ”

Levi could be sure that it was David and Flame Blade who each killed a Dark Elf hero, because they were both promoted, but the rest of him really didn't know, because even if they died, they didn't show particularly strong combat power.

Seeing that everyone was in thought, the military advisor who had been listening there all the time couldn't help but speak, "Could it be because their level is too low?" ”

He hadn't seen the dead rat man and beastman hero at all, and he was still messing around behind Liu Sandao at that time, but this did not prevent him from making his own judgment based on what he had seen and heard.

Everyone was suddenly embarrassed, and Levi was even more embarrassed, this was all his preconceived idea, indeed, no one had ever stipulated that aboriginal heroes must be of a very high level!

If it is a level 2 or 3 hero and does not have any good equipment, then in fact, the combat power he can exert may not be comparable to that of a 5th or even 4th level unit.

Battle heroes can also add some attributes to the troops.,If the battle hero doesn't show strong combat effectiveness.,There's no particularly eye-catching appearance.,It's normal to be killed silently.。。。

Just then, a younger brother suddenly ran in and reported to Levi that someone outside the city was asking to see him.

Before Levi could reply, the military advisor next to him had already taken the lead in shouting: "Outside the city? Who is such a big shelf that wants our boss to go to see him outside the city in person? Could it be that Mr. Tony, the Avengers, came in person? But he wouldn't be so arrogant? ”

It seems that he is much more angry than the party Levi, which makes many of the younger brothers present sigh, although he is an undead vampire and a newcomer, it seems that the other party's loyalty to the boss is not lost to others at all.

But the weaker water Sanqian and others who are more flexible don't think so, they call it so exaggerated, this is mostly for everyone present, but of course they won't be stupid enough to say it, it's not just the military division's platform that is demolished, but also the boss.

The little brother of the herald didn't think about it so much, and in the face of the military advisor who looked angry, he hurriedly replied: "That's because the other party is a dark elf, and now Hemlock Fort has banned all dark elves from entering the city, so the other party has to do this, and the other party said that they were introduced through the Women's Federation!" ”