Chapter 389: Refusal and Madness (Asking for a Monthly Pass, Asking for a Subscription)
So: "You're saying you're working with this Lord Soram now?" After a few pleasantries, the old guy finally brought Solam and his party to his office.
This time, Diaedin didn't go around in circles with him, and directly told the old guy about his partnership with Solam. In fact, Diaedin didn't intend to say it so directly.
This is not in line with his habits, few people who do business in Port Carlin will be so straightforward, they will start with a lot of nonsense, constantly probing, constantly detouring, until they have the upper hand in words, they will slowly get down to business.
In Solam's opinion, this habit is completely demonic, can't you talk well? I have to go around and talk a lot of nonsense, as if I don't talk around the bend, I don't seem to be level, it's just sick.
People want to express their meaning when they speak, of course, they must be concise and clear, and if they have to make the simple meaning so complicated, it is completely anti-human.
It was also Solam's attitude that made Diaidin change his style after entering the door, originally according to his idea, not to mention anything else, at least spare two hours of bending, but who called Soram the boss?
"Not bad." Diaedin was a little surprised to see Tolkien, and guessed that the old guy knew that Solam was fine, so he nodded very reservedly. That's right! Ye is the spellcaster doing business, what's the matter?
It is well known that spellcasters are difficult to get along with, and Diaedin can do business with a spellcaster, which is a skill, and of course he has to be reserved, although the idea is strange, but many people eat it.
But he doesn't care about this, Tolkien doesn't care, their Hammer Guild does not have spellcasters, but that doesn't mean that they haven't been in contact with spellcasters, but don't forget, they also sell magic weapons, so they have a lot of spellcasters, not uncommon.
"Oh, then what are you here for, brother?" Tolkien certainly knew that Soram was a spellcaster, and as one of the six major guilds, it was impossible for the Hammer Guild not to even have this kind of information ability, so it was not surprising that he knew Solam.
It's just that he doesn't know what Diaedin is looking for him.
"That's the case, under the Hammer Guild, aren't there a few construction teams? I'm here to ...... this time."
"Say no more! It's impossible! But before Diaadin could finish speaking, Tolkien directly interrupted Diaedin's words and said categorically: "It's not that I don't give you face, brother, but that you actually mixed up with that group of bastards in the Black Claw Guild, then I have to be sorry." ”
After all, dwarves have become much more sleek because of business, but some principles have not changed.
"That bastard of Steel Claw jumped up and down, why don't you want to think about what he did to us in the first place, our Iron Hammer Guild will not do business with the Black Claw Guild! Brother Diaedin, I advise you not to say it, don't affect our friendship. ”
When Diaedine came, he didn't expect Tolkien to be so resolute, so he refused in one bite. In his opinion, the little grudge between the black claw and the hammer is not important at all, after all, people can't be resurrected after death, and they have been dead for several years, and the living still have to continue to live, can they use money to get by?
However, this is a typical businessman's thinking, interests come first, and what you hate cannot affect your interests. But the dwarves are different, although they have also been contaminated with a bit of merchant atmosphere over the years, but in the end they are not complete merchants, and the things in their bones are not so easy to change.
"There's no room for manoeuvre? This is a business that is related to millions, do you need to be so stubborn? Although Tolkien was categorical, Diaedin decided to try again.
"Alas, brother, money is endless, and our Hammer Guild is not short of money, and we are willing not to make some money, rather than let the Black Claws guys have a good time."
Indeed, the Iron Hammer Guild has made too much money in terms of weapons and manufacturing over the years, millions is a lot, but for the entire guild, that's it. If they really bowed their heads and cooperated with Blackclaw, what would the people below think? For the sake of stinky money, you don't even want face? Those little brothers down there must have scolded them to death.
There is also a problem that Elder Greg, that is, his nephew was killed by Tegula, if it wasn't for the Elders' suppression, this Elder Greg would have officially started a war with the Dwarven Warriors and the Black Claw Guild.
In fact, the Elders suppressed Greg for revenge, and they were forced to do so.
There's no way, they dwarves are also aliens after all, not humans, they have developed like this, it is already very eye-catching, if they really want to let them destroy the Black Claw Guild, not to mention the others, even the king and the Security Administration Council will also deal with the Iron Hammer Guild.
After all, Port Carlin is also the territory of mankind, and it is impossible for an alien race to dominate it. So at that time, they all chose to forbear, and did not launch revenge. But this doesn't mean that the Elders really let go of the Black Claw Guild, they hate the Black Claw Guild just as much.
Now, if the Council of Elders really agreed to cooperate with the Black Claw Guild, then Greg would definitely go crazy.
Speaking of this, Tolkien had to turn his head to Solam and said, "I'm sorry, I'm afraid you're going to fail in this matter, Lord Solam, you have to understand the difficulties of our Hammer Guild, it's impossible for us to mix with the Black Claws." ”
Tolkien was also afraid of angering Soram because of this, because their Hammer Guild had been in contact with mages, so they knew the power of the caster. But then again, if they really angered Soram because of this, their Hammer Guild also admitted it.
Dwarves don't bow their heads to people at will, they are afraid of Solam, but if they really want to fight, the Hammer Guild is not afraid, they will fight if they are great, or something.
However, Solam is really not angry, although he is a little unhappy, but what others say also makes sense, if you kill someone else's person, do you want others not to hate you? The dwarves did so in accordance with Solam's logic.
It's just that Solam didn't expect at first that the construction team in Port Carlin was actually in the hands of the Hammer Guild, which was a bit tricky.
"I can understand you, but you're not cooperating with the Black Claw Guild, I hired you, and you should cooperate with me if you want to cooperate. Why does the Black Claw Guild have to be involved? ”
Although he felt that there was not much chance, Solam decided to persuade him again to see if there was a turnaround.
"Hehe, Lord Solam, I'll admit you have a point. But others don't think so, not to mention anything else, but it's true that you're working with the Black Claw Guild, right? As long as the Black Claw Guild is involved, we can't cooperate. ”
Solam cooperates with the Black Claw Guild, and this matter basically doesn't need to be investigated too carefully, it can be found out, and it can't be hidden.
"It's a fact, it's ......"
"It's enough to have this one reason, to be honest, I myself and the other elders have no objection to cooperating with you, but if we want to add the Black Claw Guild, we can't agree to it."
Dwarves are all virtuous, and once they recognize something, they will never look back, and they are as stubborn as stones.
Hearing this, Soram also knew that this matter was probably over. He didn't say anything anymore, things are already like this, Soram doesn't count, what else can he do? Do you want to fight with someone else? It doesn't make sense.
"Okay, since it doesn't work, then forget it, let's bother, Diaedin, let's go." Since it is useless to say more, it is useless to stay here, so Soram directly stood up and prepared to leave.
But just as Soram stood up, Tolkien suddenly said: "Actually, it's not impossible, as long as you give up cooperating with the Black Claw Guild, there will be ...... between us."
"Humph!" Without waiting for him to finish, Soram interrupted Tolkien's next words with a cold snort, and then Solam looked at the old dwarf coldly and said, "Are you going to teach me how to do things?" ”
Tolkien saw that Soram was annoyed, and quickly lowered his posture, stood up, and bowed and apologized. "No, no, I was just confused for a while, and I didn't mean anything else, don't be surprised!"
Tolkien was really just a temptation, and it would be great if Soram really got his heart on it and kicked the Blackclaw Guild away. At the end of the day, the Black Claw Guild lost such a big face, and Tolkien wanted to see if the Black Claw Guild would dare to be so arrogant in the future.
Only now it seems that Tolkien was wrong. Originally, Soram was very unhappy with the Hammer Guild's lack of face, although Soram recognized the reason for the Hammer Guild's non-cooperation, but this did not mean that Soram was not emotional, but for the sake of face, Soram was not good at madness.
As a result, this old guy actually asked Soram Solam to abandon the Black Claw Guild, not to mention that Soram had signed a magic contract with the Black Claw Guild, it was impossible to kick the Black Claw Guild away, otherwise he would have to accept the backlash from the magic net, as a spellcaster, he couldn't break the contract for such a thing, the price was too great.
And even without that contract, it is impossible for Soram to do this kind of thing that does not count, Soram is still very disciplined in this regard, and he must do it.
With a hammer guild, he is not qualified to let Soram ruin the promise, and more importantly, this old guy has given Soram a chance to go berserk.
"Humph! Dwarf, I am not angry when you reject me, not because I have no temper, but because I recognize the reasons you give! But don't take my tolerance for weakness! It's not up to you to decide how I do things! Or is it that your Hammer Guild is arrogant enough to dictate a spellcaster! ”
These words of Soram are very harsh! It even feels like I'm about to go to war with the Hammer Guild!
Tolkien now regrets his death, he knows that those spellcasters are all arrogant and want to die, why do you want to die to say that sentence more, let him go if he wants to go! What a mouthful!
"No, my lord, I didn't mean that, how dare I sway your thoughts, I ...... I was just...... It's all my old foolishness, it's all my mouth! I just wanted to embarrass the Blackclaw Guild, I really didn't mean anything else. ”
In the end, seeing that Soram's face was still gloomy, Tolkien quickly gave Diaedin a look and motioned for him to help talk!
The reason why Tolkien was so nervous was because he was afraid that Soram would hold a grudge against the Hammer Guild because of this incident and stumble on them. It wasn't that he was really afraid of Solam, but that it was not worth offending a spellcaster for this matter.
Originally, Solam had just agreed with his explanation, and he didn't intend to anger the Hammer Guild because of this matter, but it was Tolkien's own bold words that made things go wrong, and it was entirely his responsibility.