As for why I'm so concerned about the information of the Dwarven Kingdom, there are two reasons.

As a travel destination, it is very important to have a certain level of intelligence gathering in advance, regardless of the era. The gathering of this information will allow you to make the right decisions very quickly when you are in trouble in a foreign country.

And before leaving, General Jetuah personally explained that he wanted me to collect information on the actual situation of the dwarven kingdom and some standing military deployments. Of course, it would be better if some level of core secrets could be stolen.

Although this kind of thing can allow the spies of the empire to infiltrate.

But the problem is that you don't know how much time it will take to infiltrate.

And on the surface, the dwarven kingdom and the empire are in a state of cooperation, but it is still during the "honeymoon". The two sides also showed full sincerity in "sincerity of cooperation".

The empire opened up some of the experiments, and the dwarves invested in some of the technology.

But in fact, only God knows how sincere the two sides are.

Because the dwarven guide will not meet until a long time later, and it is unknown how many things can be asked from the dwarves. So, I had to prepare in advance.

In particular, the things to do after meeting with the dwarves will be sorted out in order during the time of the boat.

1. Confirm the existence of a traverser. (Just like me or the national teacher Samantor and Chasta who met in Sukaran, each of us may have arrived in this world in different ways, but I'm sure Samantor is also a time-traveler.) ）

Since there have been some changes in the body after coming to this world, there must be some changes in other people. Then once you meet other "kinders", consider whether the other party is friend or foe. So this is basically for yourself.

2. Investigate the core technology of metal smelting and various knowledge related to minerals. It's an age of existential magic, so in this world minerals don't just mean rough metals like steel. This is a mission from the Empire, and the high-quality steel used by the Empire is currently being transferred from Ironforge to the Heroes City in the north (the previous war had left them only in the Arctic Ocean. Now Britannia can also share a share, but in the spirit of gratitude to the old patrons, the dwarves are not ready to give up the route to the "Hero City". ）。 The dwarves' explanation for this is that the current conditions of the empire are not suitable for the construction of steel-making furnaces. This is a kind of absolute control of the dwarves in terms of technology.

The phrase "there are no eternal friends in the world, and there are no eternal enemies" is the most appropriate place to use it here. Each other is hidden and wary of each other, but it will not be exposed on the surface. So, while it seems that the two countries are in close contact at the moment, who can guarantee what tomorrow will bring?

3. Investigate the "enhanced weapon" and whether it really exists.

That's probably it.

However, it's impossible for the other party to tell you what you want to know. Especially on the technical side, the concealment of core secrets is normal.

Because even in some games with a high degree of freedom, some players will not publish and share unique information that only they know about it.

This is the value of the so-called "intelligence".

At the end of the day, though, it's all just on paper.

“....... I have just heard from you that you have been to the kingdom of the dwarves, can you tell me what you have seen and heard there? ”

In exchange, I pulled two silver coins out of my bottomless bag and placed them in the hand of the sailor I had just had.

"It's my turn this time!"

As his companion, the other sailor glanced enviously at the silver coins in his companion's hand. Swallowing a mouthful of saliva hard, he said first.

You know, the sailors on a large sailing ship like the "Asuka" are paid five silver coins a month. And just now, just by moving his mouth, he was rewarded with the equivalent of half a month's salary. This kind of good thing is not something that they can encounter every day.

The sailor, who had been rewarded, blinked at the silver coins in his hand, and then clenched his palms as if he were afraid that the money would run away for no reason. At the same time, the pain in his palm was telling him that none of this was true.

The two seemed to have a good relationship, so the other didn't object much to his partner's proposal.

Maybe his attention was entirely on the money in his hands, maybe he couldn't tell.

Seeing that his companion had no objection, the companion cleared his throat and began a long journey of storytelling.

Yes, it's really a long story, so much so that we never moved until dawn. The story might have continued if it weren't for his companions urging him to start sailor jobs such as "washing the deck."

At this time, a funny scene happened.

The sailor, who had been telling the story for several hours, got up and left the distance at the urging of his companions, and then hurried back to catch up with me. He smiled and asked, "This lord." The villain also talked about the dwarven kingdom in the middle of the night, you see...... Can you ......?"

The sailor rubbed his hands together, looking a little restrained.

"It's yours!"

Looking at the three silver coins between his hands, the sailor exclaimed, "Thank you, sir!"

"Your story is wonderful, and I hope to have the opportunity to continue listening to your story next time. ”

This is a kind quote with mixed truth and falsehood. Although the story is really exciting, especially for someone like me who is not good at storytelling. However, as long as it is in the dark eye, you can basically hear that there is still a lot of moisture in his story. Especially when it comes to his own personal experience, there are many ingredients that add oil and vinegar. And some hearsay, in order to increase the credibility of the matter, he will also forcibly add himself. It was as if it was what he had seen with his own eyes.

However, I was able to glean something useful from these stories.

Like what......

Although the dwarven kingdoms have formed independent cultural and political forms, they are actually an alliance of large and small autonomous cities to present to outsiders.

Therefore, in the impression of outsiders, there is only one legend about the "Iron Forge".

Ironforge is one of the cities with the highest concentration of dwarves in the Dwarven Kingdom, and its function is somewhat similar to that of the capital of the Human Kingdom. It is said to be the only city to dig into the center of the earth, and the only place where all minerals can be smelted and mass-produced. But it's no surprise that it's the largest city of the dwarves.

In the history of the Dwarven Kingdom, there are not a few cities that disappear overnight because of the "Chaos Family" that sleeps underground. No one knows exactly where the dwarven cities were dug up, and certainly few people remember the names and locations of those cities.