"Just gold and gems, and nothing else?"

"That's what the king of the mountain said!"

Riverdale, inside Mayor Plit's castle,

Ainz stared coldly at the three armoured human knights in front of him.

"It's... Yes, Lord Ainz! ”

Feeling the powerful momentum in the eyes of the young handsome man in front of him, the human knight led by him hurriedly spoke.

"Originally, there were a few ministers in Irub who didn't agree to sell us such a quantity of weapons and armor!"

"But he was suppressed by the king of the mountain, and he only exchanged the survival materials for the equivalent gold and precious stones."

The knight continued.

"Oh, don't agree to sell us so many weapons and armor."

"Do you know who those opposing dwarven ministers are?"

Hearing the knight's words, Ainz was slightly stunned, and a figure of a person couldn't help but flash in his mind.

"All I heard them say was that one of them was called Thorin, and I don't know about the others!"

The knight shook his head.

"Thorin..."

Hearing the name, Ainzi's eyes narrowed slightly.

In the trilogy of the hobbits in the previous life, Thorin was the protagonist of it, which is what many people often call the son of the plane.

A wandering prince who has lost his country and family has been able to reclaim Irub from the dragon Smaug and start a war between dwarves, humans, elves, and orcs!

Although he was a little unlucky and died in the end, he completed the final sublimation of his life.

There is no disgrace to the glory of the most powerful dwarven king, the King of Turin!

But now that Ainz is about to switch roles with Smaug, he has to pay attention to the future king of Turin.

Thinking of this,

Ainz retracted his gaze, looked at the three Riverdale knights in front of him again, and continued:

"You're doing a good job this time!"

"But you still have to make a trip to Irubor to-day to tell the king of the mountain what I mean."

"We agree that all the money will be paid for in gold and precious stones, but the delivery date of the weapons and armor must be as short as possible, and the delivery must be made within a month at least!"

"Got it!"

"This..."

As soon as he heard Ainz's words, the knight's face suddenly turned ugly.

Although he didn't know much about the specific situation of forging, he could equip nearly five thousand people's weapons and armor, and it would take a month to complete it, which was difficult for even the dwarves who were the best at forging weapons on the entire continent to do!

"Ann... Lord Anz, if the dwarves had to forge such a quantity of weapons and equipment in a month's time, would this be..."

Seeing that the knight turned his gaze begging for mercy, Mayor Pulit had to pretend to be cautious and speak.

"Don't worry, the dwarves of Irubor will be able to do it!"

"Bring me the paper, and I'll write a letter to the king of the mountain myself."

The corners of Aintz's mouth twitched, and he didn't bother to explain, so he commanded directly.

Soon, pale yellow paper was spread out on the long table.

"Surrey, you write!"

Ainz glanced at the bespectacled clerk Surrey and spoke.

"Yes, Lord Ainz!"

Hearing Ainz's command, Surrey suddenly trembled and hurriedly said respectfully.

Soon, with Ainz opening.

Registrar Sarry's handwriting flies.

It didn't take long for a letter to be sealed.

It's just that after listening to Ainz's narration,

Among the high-ranking officials of Riverdale Town present at this time, there was little change except for Mayor Pulit and Clerk Sari.

The faces of the three Riverdale knights were all a little puzzled, including the new quartermaster who had been recommended by Mayor Plitt to become the new quartermaster.

It's just that the mayor of the town didn't object, so naturally they didn't dare to say anything.

Soon, the three knights with the envelopes were ready to leave for Irub again.

However, before leaving, Ainz explained a few words to the knight who was the leader.

......

"Bang bang bang!"

Dust was blowing, and three tall horses galloped on Riverdale's road to Irub.

"Mark, Longman, you said that Ainz... My lord, where did it come from, and why did even the mayor listen to each other so much! ”

"Also, what does he mean when he says that weapons and equipment don't need to be made into standards?"

"And he actually said in the letter that even the stock of dwarven equipment can be... And for whom exactly is the weapons and equipment capable of equipping the number of five thousand people? ”

"For us? Or is war coming? ”

One of the medium-sized knights who had fallen behind him couldn't help but ask aloud.

"It's not just you, I'm just as puzzled!"

"It's just that even our mayor and the other big people in the town didn't speak, what can we say."

"Longman, what do you say!"

The other knight spoke, and asked the lead knight at the front.

"I mean... All we have to do is obey Lord Ainz's orders! ”

"Naturally, we don't have to worry about the rest!"

Longman said coldly.

As he spoke, a scarlet light flashed rapidly from the bottom of Longman's eyes.

"Longman, how can you say that..."

"Raff!"

Raff looked puzzled, and was about to speak, but he saw Mark next to him giving him a look.

So I didn't make a sound,

The team of three, in the silence that followed, quickly rushed towards Irub.

It didn't take long for the door of Irubor to slowly open in front of the three of them.

......

evening

Ainz had just finished dinner in the castle of Plit: "Three half-sized lambs that have been delicately cooked!" ”

Then he heard that the three knights who had gone to Irubor had returned.

Soon, after taking a contract nearly two meters long in the hands of the leading knight Longman,

Ainz finally smiled.

In the contract, the Yamashita Kingdom will hand over all the weapons and equipment specified in the contract to the side of Riverdale within a month and a half.

He also said that a month and a half is the limit time for the kingdom of Irub.

But Riverdale must raise its commission by almost one tier.

This, Anz naturally agrees.

Or, as long as the dwarves on the Irub side forge fast enough,

Even if it is to increase the commission by more than half, Anz will agree!

For Ainz at this time,

As long as his army of monsters on the side of the Dragon's Nest arrives one day sooner and captures Irubor one day sooner,

Ainz doesn't care no matter how much gold he pays!

Because the gems and gold that are taken out will be taken back sooner or later.

The knight Longman, who had been specially explained by Ainz, naturally knew what his master meant.

Therefore, even if the other two knights behind him need to report back to Riverdale Town to increase the commission by one level,

were all forcibly suppressed by Longman.

Eventually, the deal was contracted.

......

Time flies,

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

With the passing of the Harvest Moon and the Harvest Festival, the noise and joy in the town of the Valley have disappeared and returned to its original state.

And as the weather gradually turned colder, the atmosphere of the entire river valley town became much colder.

Of course, this is not only the case in Riverdale, but also in other towns and cities where humans gather.

As the entire continent enters winter, countless creatures have reduced their activities outside, as if the entire world has been cleared.

Within the town of River Valley, with a month ago,

Ainz emerges strongly and suppresses the mayor and the higher-ups,

It also carried out a series of unreasonable measures to increase the population tax rate and commodity tax rate, and to buy weapons and equipment from dwarves.

It has caused many residents of River Valley Town to express dissatisfaction with this.

However, after a series of other actions, the top management of River Valley Town is not making excessive measures.

Even though the residents knew that there had been a big change in the upper echelons of Riverdale, they did not take it too seriously.

After all, the residents at the bottom are not demanding, as long as they can live a stable and healthy life, no one wants to make trouble easily.

River Valley Town,

A two-storey small building on the balcony.

Ainz, dressed in a white robe, was looking at the gloomy sky in the distance, his face a little serious.

As the time to trade with Irub gets closer and closer,

Ainz also felt more and more uneasy.

There weren't many things that could make Ainz uneasy, and the closest one was the dragon Smaug.

The news that the king of the Thor dwarves in the kingdom of Irub under the mountain has a treasure that is unique in the world is specially released by Irub.

Soon it spread to the rest of the world in Middle-earth.

As such news spreads farther and farther, it spreads more and more widely.

Ainz also became more and more irritable,

Sooner or later, such news would reach Smaug's ears, just as Smaug smelled gold in the movie.

If Smaug had taken Irubor before the monster army of Ainz had descended.

Then the next task is really troublesome for Ainz.

'Boom... Boom...'

The thunder roared from far and near, and the sky became more and more gloomy.

'Whoa... Whoa, whoa, whoa! ’

Dense raindrops quickly dripped from the gloomy sky.

It was getting darker.

Looking at the pouring rain outside, and the cold electric light that flashed from time to time in the black clouds on the horizon.

Ainz's mood is also sinking deeper and deeper into the bottom.

In the cold and dry winter of Middle-earth, it is rare to see rain, let alone such heavy rain!

Originally, winter was the hardest season for many creatures across the continent.

Now with such a heavy rain, it is predictable that I don't know how many creatures and humans will freeze to death next.

Such a weather anomaly also means ominous!

'Boom... Bang! ’

Violent thunder continued to explode in the sky,

Ainz was so upset that he didn't have the heart to look at it.

Turned around and walked into the room,

Stretching out his hand, he beckoned to the two beautiful maids who were standing together and bored:

"Come here!"

The two little maids glanced at each other, and their eyes suddenly lit up.

They were all high-quality girls who were specially bought by Mayor Plitt and prepared to enjoy themselves.

Now they were all sent directly to this young handsome and powerful young man by the mayor of the town.

Compared with the original pig-like bloated and old mayor,

For the current master, the maids are naturally happy and tight.

It's just been sent for more than half a month, and I haven't seen this master call them to warm the bed.

This made the two maids very depressed.

Now the opportunity has finally arrived.

"Master!"

The two maids stood in front of Anz nervously and in surprise and said respectfully.

Anz was irritable and too lazy to talk nonsense,

He stretched out his hand and pressed down the heads of the two maids.

......

Early the next morning,

It seems to be in response to the saying that the rain is over the sunny day.

The sky is exceptionally clean and bright.

While Ainz was still lying on the big bed with the two maids in his arms,

There was a knock on the downstairs door.

When Ainz arrives at Mayor Plit's castle not far away, he discovers that the dwarven messenger from Irub has arrived.

He was preparing to discuss with Mayor Plitt about the delivery of weapons and equipment, as well as the outstanding balance payment.

The dwarven messenger was simply direct, and Anz naturally wished that the sooner the better.

Immediately let the mayor of the town, Plit, arrange it.

A trusty riverdale guard, a large number of wagons, and boxes of gold and gems.

When he was ready, he set off directly with the dwarven messenger to Irub.

This deal is crucial, and Ainz thinks about it for a moment,

He decided to personally lead the team of Riverdale to make a deal with Irub.

Wheels rolling,

Riverdale and Irub are not too far away,

It didn't take long for

The thick and majestic gates of Iruber were once again clearly visible to Ainz.

And outside the gates of Irub, which were wide open,

Boxes of brand-new weapons and equipment accumulated also appeared in Ainz's sight.

Looking at the dwarven king who was surrounded by several dwarves like the stars and the moon,

Ainz jumped out of the carriage and pressed one hand to his chest, slightly showing respect!

"My friend!"

"The reputation of the dwarves has remained the same for thousands of years!"

Thor stepped forward, pointing to the mountains of weapons and equipment that had accumulated on the side, and smiled heartily.

Ainz smiled, didn't say anything, and stepped forward.

He picked up an iron axe, flicked it with his hand, and then waved it in the air again before he said:

"Sure enough!"

Then he waved to the escorts next to the convoy,

'Bang bang! ’

Several half-sized delicate chests were opened.

A dizzying burst of golden light suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Ainz, who is always watching the dwarves, can even feel,

The king of the mountain beside him, the moment the gold appeared, the whole person breathed rapidly.

Sure enough, the degree of this guy's obsession with gold has become a pathology.

"Your Majesty, the credibility of our Riverdale is also very trustworthy."

"Haha!"

"Of course, the friendship between Irub and Riverdale goes back a long way!"

The two of them have a guest room, and they don't delay their business.

The guards beside him began to carry their weapons and equipment.

Anz also deliberately found the king of the mountain who was in a good mood and kept chatting.

"Your Majesty, I have always heard that Your Majesty's wealth is like mountains and seas, and there is a rare treasure in his hand!"

"I don't know if Ainz has the honor to see it with his own eyes!"

"Haha!"

"Of course, Mr. Anz was the key to this deal!"

"Naturally, you have this qualification, come on!"

"I'll show you, the rare treasures of my Irub!"

With that, Ainz immediately followed Thor and his ministers, the king of the mountain, and began to walk towards the gate of Iruber.

......

The sky is getting dark,

On the mountains not too far from the kingdom of Irub below,

A large group of human warriors who have taken off their armor are struggling to carry boxes of weapons and equipment up the mountain.

"Quick... Fast...! ”

Standing here shouting is the newly appointed quartermaster,

And not far away is the bloated mayor and the president of the River Valley Chamber of Commerce, and several big names in River Valley Town are standing together.

In the past, it was the mysterious and powerful Lord Ainz who stood in the middle of a pile of silver, gold and gems!

"In my name, sacrifice for the great destiny!"

"The guidance of the seven-pointed star..."

"The power of fate..."

"Break through the barriers of the dimension..."

"The Door of Space... Show up! ”

A more shocking and obscure dragon language continued to sound between the mountains,

The golden gem under Ainz's feet also disappeared quickly at a speed that could be seen.

Immediately after, a little starlight began to appear in the dark night sky.

With the complete disappearance of the gold under Ainz's feet,

Finally, a giant light curtain door formed by the convergence of countless starlights, tens of meters long and wide,

Appeared among the mountains!