Chapter 388: Volcanic Thunder (Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a subscription)
Volcanic Thunder is the best weapon shop in all of Callin Harbor, where anyone can get a weapon they want, and even rare magic weapons can be sold at Volcanic Thunder.
The name "Volcanic Thunder" is very dwarven at first glance, and dwarves are like this, when choosing a name, they like to add words such as steel, stone, and thunder.
At the same time, "Volcanic Thunder" is also the headquarters of the Hammer Guild, yes, the headquarters of a guild is a large store, and the Hammer Guild is also unique. However, this also has to do with the nature of the Hammer Guild, which is more of a business organization than a traditional gangster.
As mentioned earlier, the Hammer Guild is more like a place for dwarves to huddle together for warmth, rather than a gangster in the traditional sense, and they established this guild more to protect the interests of dwarves in Port Carlin.
Port Carlin is a cosmopolitan metropolis where not only humans from all over the world, but also many other races live here. Port Carlin is the most human, about 90 percent, and the other 10 percent are all alien.
And among these 10 percent, the most are beasts, and the second most are dwarves, and the rest are halflings, barbarians, Amazons, and the least are elves, because the environment of Port Carlin, whether it is a human environment or a natural environment, is extremely hated by elves, and all elves rarely come here.
In fact, no matter where they are, dwarves are generally not bad, after all, these thick and strong dwarves are not only very strong in combat, but also have superb forging skills.
In Faerun, blacksmithing is definitely a highly skilled profession and is respected wherever it is, just like doctors and lawyers in previous lives. And the average high-level blacksmith has good combat effectiveness, and he can't do this without some strength.
In the past, although the dwarves were able to get by in Port Carlin, they were born with a straightforward and stubborn character, which also made them suffer a lot, after all, with the character of dwarves, how could they not be exploited in Port Carlin, which was full of profiteers?
So many years ago, those dwarves learned from the hard way and decided to change this situation of exploitation, so they united a group of dwarves to create the Iron Hammer Guild to ensure the interests of the dwarves, and the place where the guild was founded at that time was "Volcanic Thunder".
Later, the dwarves finally gained a foothold in Port Carlin after continuous efforts, and at the same time became the class of exploiters.
In order to commemorate the contributions of their ancestors, the later Hammer Guild did not change the location of its headquarters, but expanded and renovated on the original basis, so that today it has the largest weapons store in Port Carlin.
Volcanic Thunder is estimated to be the size of five football fields, and includes a forge shop, a sales hall, a large weapons warehouse, and the Hammer Guild's offices and rest areas.
It is also the best place for foreign dwarves to enter Port Carlin, which is similar to the Modussak's commercial hall.
"It's really magnificent." Solam stepped out of the carriage, looked at the huge gate carved out of huge rock in front of him, and said with some emotion.
The dwarven architectural style has always been like this, and the atmosphere is magnificent. Can you imagine? A group of dwarfs who are less than 1.6 meters tall like to build houses big and tall.
For example, the giant stone gate in the shape of the triumphal arch in front of Soram is about 7 meters high, and the width can allow four carriages to travel side by side. At the same time, the carvings on the stone doors are also very dwarven style, and there are statues of dwarves with battle axes or war hammers everywhere.
The dwarves are actually a very narcissistic race, and they are very fond of carving their images into stone statues and placing them in front of the gates. Humans, on the other hand, only get their statues out after they die.
"Well, they just like it." Diaedin nodded approvingly.
By the way, the dwarves' favorite building material for building their houses was stone, and they did not believe in wood and brick at all, believing that these materials were unreliable and would fall down at the touch of them, and they preferred to believe in stone. So the whole "Volcano Thunder" is an all-stone building.
From this you can see how rich these dwarves are, because there are no quarries around Port Carlin, and if you want stones, you have to ship them from overseas or from the mainland, and you can figure out the price yourself.
Not long after they got out of the carriage, a halfling came running briskly to receive them.
"Hello gentlemen, Aragorn is here to help, what do you need?" There are a lot of halflings living in Port Carlin, little ones who are shorter than the dwarves, who look like children frolicking on the side of the street, but they are actually very shrewd and nimble.
Most of the body of a halfling is covered with a layer of not too dense hair, especially on the backs of their hands and the upper parts of their feet. Usually their faces are bare, milky and undry, although there are some halflings with large beards.
And the halfling man in front of him named Aragorn is a natural doll, and it is easy for people to get close to him. Halflings are intelligent and capable opportunists who can find a place anywhere for individuals or tribes, so it's not unusual to see halfling employees in a store.
Although these little guys are active, they can all speak well, and they are really suitable for sales, but generally they don't work for long, and the active nature of halflings makes them not stay in the same place for too long, often as long as they save enough money, they will set off again to continue wandering.
They don't go back to where they were born until they feel it's time to settle down.
"We're here to see Elder Tolkien, please take us to him." Diaedin was the first to speak at this time, it's better to leave this kind of thing to the employees, boss, how can you be dressed. Diaedin has always done a good job in this regard.
"Do you have an appointment?" As soon as Aragorn heard that he was not here to sell things, his enthusiasm immediately dropped a lot, they didn't buy things, where did he get his share? If there is no benefit, there will be no enthusiasm.
"No, but I'm a friend of Tolkien, you can just talk to him."
"Alright then, please come with me." Although this halfling was not rude, there was not much enthusiasm in his words. He was just a part-time worker, and he could leave at any time, and he didn't really care if this person was a friend of Elder Tolkien or not, and he didn't have to stay here for long anyway, so he didn't need to be too in awe.
In fact, the half-body has very little reverence for anything other than the gods, and any of them dare to tease. (Halflings revere all gods, including those who are very weak, so many gods favor halflings)
Solam didn't care about the attitude of this little halfling, in fact, the halflings were so free and easy, they couldn't care about it.
They followed the halfling into the interior of the "Volcanic Thunder", and along the way they met a number of dwarves, who kept laughing and greeting him when they saw the halfling Aragorn walking in with the people.
"Aragorn, it's a good day, there's business again."
"Our little Aragon is going to be rich again today!"
"Aragorn invites us to drink at night!"
"Drink a fart drink, they're not here to buy something, they're looking for Elder Tolkien, I'm just running errands!"
The dwarven race is generally very rough, and they are typically uninhibited. How many blacksmiths are polite? So the dwarves not only did not feel the slightest inappropriateness in Aragorn's swearing, but laughed out loud.
After a while, Aragorn took Solam and them to the back of the "Volcanic Thunder", which is the headquarters of the Hammer Guild, where the elders usually work, as mentioned earlier, the Hammer Guild is not a typical gangster, they are more like merchants, so those elders are to work.
"Aragorn, why did you get to the back? No outsiders are allowed here. As soon as they reached the back, Solam and his party were stopped by several heavily armed dwarves, who appeared to be guards of the Hammer Guild.
No matter how serious the commercial nature of the Hammer Guild is, they are still guilds, and of course the headquarters cannot let people in casually. Even if Aragorn is an employee of Volcano Thunder, he is not a member of the Hammer Guild and cannot come to the back.
"I didn't want to go in, they came to find Elder Tolkien, saying that they were his friends, and I just showed them the way, okay, my mission is done, and I have to go to the front to greet the guests, and these people will be handed over to you."
After saying that, he didn't care about Solam and them, and turned around and left directly.
"Are you friends with Elder Tolkien?" The dwarven guards did not stop Aragorn from leaving, but came to Solam and them.
"Yes, can you please tell me? Let's just say that Diaedin is here, and he will meet us. Diaedin stepped forward and said to the dwarves.
Seeing that Diaedin was so confident, those guards believed it, after all, this is the headquarters of the Iron Hammer Guild, no one will be so stupid and run over to pretend to be an acquaintance of the elder, it is almost the same as looking for death.
So the attitude of those guards immediately changed a lot, Aragorn didn't have to fear the elders, they had to be in awe.
"Okay, you wait here, I'll report it."
After saying that, the dwarf who spoke turned around and went in on his own, and the other dwarves did not leave, but continued to stay with Soram and them, after all, there were outsiders coming, and they had a duty to watch over them.
In a few moments, the guard returned, followed by an old dwarf in a silk robe.
"Oh! See who's coming! Dia Edin! My friend, how did you come here to find me? As soon as the old dwarf saw Diaedin, he exclaimed exaggeratedly, and gave Diaedin a big hug.
"I'm sad when you say that, can't I come to see you? I'm a friend, aren't I? Isn't it the right thing to do with each other? Diaedin also shrugged his shoulders exaggeratedly, a picture of me sad when you say this about me.
Solam watched the two guys perform hypocrisy there, and goosebumps rose on his body. Who said dwarves come straight upright? This old thing looks like an old slippery head, otherwise he wouldn't be able to make such a hypocritical performance.
"Are you going to let us stand outside? Don't you invite us in? ”
After greeting for a while, Soram really couldn't stand it, these two people were too good at talking, and they talked for a long time, it was all nonsense, which made Soram and the others impatient, and directly gave Diaedin a look, and Diaedin reluctantly got down to business.
"Of course, please!"