The next morning, Scipio had just arrived at Ironforge when his guards came to the news that the imperial envoy had arrived outside the city gates.

Since the dwarf's place for receiving foreign guests was still under construction, he had to hold an informal meeting in the reception room outside his private residence. Since their family moved here, he used to spend countless nights in this place, dining with his father.

But now, he's not used to being his own.

"I almost forgot that summer was almost in your side. ”

Scipio said as he picked up a sweet, ripe peach, one of the gifts he had brought with him during the Empire's unofficial visit. After all, in this place where more than 80% of the time is stone, it is difficult to grow any vegetables and fruits in the severe cold of the four knots.

On the table are amber seed packets (buns made by grinding flour from a barley-like plant), Riptide Burger cheese, herbal baked eggs, ham, bacon, and grilled meats, served with milk, oil tea, and a variety of spirits.

When it comes to meat products, there are many types on the dwarven side. As dwarves, in the early stages, in addition to working with stones, they hunted all kinds of animals that lived here, so they could hunt in ways that other Alliance allies couldn't, and then cook them in a variety of ways. In many ways, dwarves are strong and certainly best suited for building and fighting, and their sense of the earth and their innate divine powers make them natural warriors almost as soon as they reach adulthood.

It seems that they all slept well, and the young future king was no exception. He thought maybe it was the effect of the stone. But for those on the other side, it's a bit worse.

The early hours of the morning were the coldest on a sunny day, and they would wake up almost every few minutes when they were camping in the wilderness. This is not like in the game, as long as you equip yourself with an additional anti-freezing effect, you can directly ignore the frost. No matter how thick you wear it here, you just guarantee that you won't get frostbitten. Moreover, people are most likely to lose their body temperature while sleeping.

Scipio quipped to the Imperial envoy, "Maybe you should get a good night's sleep after this meal." ”

"Ah...... Who's to say it isn't!" After taking a few sips of the dwarven spirits, I shivered a few times and felt that I had finally come to my senses.

Since it was an informal visit, there was no need to be so rigid in Scipio's mind, and the meeting between the two was more like a conversation between friends.

(Delicious!Sure enough, I should have come earlier.) ）

Ellie, who was sitting on the side, was now concentrating on the barbecue on the plate, and she felt like she had eaten delicious meat for the first time in her age.

The female mage sitting with her is quite reserved, and she maintains the demeanor that a big man should have. Others, including Anna, were not present on this occasion according to their status hierarchy or their own responsibilities.

After a polite remark on the meal, Scipio turned the conversation to something more practical.

"Then the honorable Mr. Envoy," he said, reaching for the second egg, "can you tell me the purpose of this time? "I think I'll at least make sure you make it easy." ”

"Jean, just call me Jean. Jean slowly lowered his fork. "Dear King," he said, "I am first honored to have lunch with you. Secondly, there are two main purposes for this visit. One thing to confirm with you is that your country seems to be still selling weapons to some countries in the west, including "steam tanks". If all this is true, you will seriously affect the friendship between our two countries. The second is the young lady next to me, Elle Sophia. She represents...... Amaces Technology Development Agency, "

When Ellie heard someone trying to introduce her name to the Dwarven King, she hurriedly put down her knife and fork and wiped it with a napkin. He said, "Hello, dear king. ”

Later, Elle roughly introduced the purpose of her trip to Scipio, but he was already fully focused on the management of the dwarven kingdom, and he was already a little unfamiliar with the matter of iron smelting, so he heard what Elle described a little foggy.

But he at least understood one thing, that is, the thing that Elle was describing was absolutely epoch-making once it was made. So he thought about it for a while, and then replied, "I think Wei Lun should be able to help with this matter, and I will send someone to arrange for you to meet later." ”

Scipio sighed inwardly. There are still too few people around me who can use it. As much as he would love to promote some talent, he was almost certain that as soon as he mentioned these things now, the council would question them. After all, at this stage, he was only nominated by everyone to become a leader, and in the actual situation, there are still many things that are restricted.

"I'm glad you thought of working with the dwarves in the first place. Scipio said, turning his head to the servant behind him before Ellie could make a statement, "Go!" Let him come to me and lie down in a moment. ”

In Azero, in addition to the dwarves' skilled smelting skills, the goblins also knew the arts, and they had come into contact with the empire before the dwarves. Therefore, when Elle explained her intentions, Scipio showed great welcome.

The female dwarf who is a servant here is majestic and brutal, but has a plump beauty. The female dwarf bowed her head and bowed, "Yes! Master." ”

When all this was done, Scipio again turned his attention to the first point mentioned by Jean.

"I'm sorry!" he said, looking at Jean with the most sincere and serious expression, "I think it's all nonsense as to what you said about the dwarves still selling weapons to other countries. It's a slander, it's a slander, and whoever it comes from, I think he wants to destroy the friendship between the two countries. ”

Jean put down the caviar-clad knife and the bread slice that had been made in his hand, "His Majesty the Emperor thinks so too, which is why I will let you know in an informal name." Your Majesty said that as the most loyal ally, if your side is in trouble from above, as long as you ask, the Empire will do its best to help you through it. ”

Scipio understood that this was a warning from the Empire, and a deterrent to him, telling him how powerful the Empire's intelligence network was. It is impossible for the Empire to send someone to question him because of a rumor.

At the same time, it is also a gesture of goodwill to the dwarves. Otherwise, waiting for Scipio would not be an envoy, but a reproach from the Imperial Expeditionary Force.