If calculated in a straight line, the dwarven tribe from which Master Lanu was born is probably less than two hundred kilometers away from Bonta City.

But if you count the whole distance, it is close to 300 kilometers.

Fortunately, the first distance of more than 200 kilometers could be quickly covered by horse-drawn carriage, but when I finally entered the mountain where the dwarven tribe was located, there was more than 20 kilometers of distance that had to be purely on foot.

As Master Lanu said, the trip took a whole day.

Xu Yi set out from Bangta City in the morning, and it was not until it was completely dark that he saw a little fire in front of him under the guidance of Master Lanu who accompanied him.

"See, those fires are fires, but the fires in our dwarven tribe will never be extinguished!" said this, Master Lanu held his stomach and was full of pride.

It's a pity that Xu Yi has been so tormented by this day's journey that he doesn't have the strength to speak, so he doesn't echo him with interest.

The dwarves in the tribe were somewhat surprised by Xu Yi's sudden visit, but because Xu Yi came with Master Lanu, they were immediately welcomed in by the enthusiastic dwarves, and a grand welcome banquet was immediately held.

Dwarves are good at wine, and it is natural that they mainly drink wine when they entertain guests.

Xu Yi didn't remember how many bowls of wine he had been poured into, and he didn't remember how he had slept to death, but when he regained consciousness and opened his eyes again, he found that it was already bright, and it was the early morning of the next day.

Xu Yi shook his head and found that it was surprisingly not painful, but he still felt a little dizzy.

It seems that the dwarves are not only good at wine, but also very good at making wine, and they drank so much last night that they didn't go up the next day.

Of course, this is also a blessing thanks to Xu Yi's good amount of wine.

On the earth, as one of the top mechanical engineers in the largest mechanical engineering company in China, no matter how strict Xu Yi is to control himself, he can't shirk a large number of various dinners, and his alcohol consumption is practiced in this way.

The distilled liquor technology in this world is not as good as that of the highly technologically advanced earth, and the degree of liquor is naturally far inferior, but it indirectly increases the amount of Xu Yi's liquor.

"Hey, Xu Yi, right? Are you awake?" a rough voice sounded next to him.

Xu Yi turned his head and saw a male dwarf with an extra-large nose.

"You are ......" Xu Yi scratched his head, he had an impression of this male dwarf in his heart, but he couldn't call his name.

"Haha, just call me Canby. The dwarf patted Xu Yi on the shoulder vigorously and laughed loudly. "I originally thought that the amount of alcohol in humans was not very good, but I didn't expect you to be very drinkable, and yesterday it took two people to fall, not bad!"

Xu Yi smiled, thinking that the dwarves were good at drinking, so he regarded those who could drink as good men, and the amount of wine he had on his table last night became a good stepping stone.

"What about Master Lanu, why didn't you see him?" asked Xu Yi.

"The boy Lanuna went to the patriarch and said that he had something to discuss. By the way, I almost forgot about it, and he said that when you get up, you can also go to see the patriarch. Do you want to go now? But you've just gotten up, so you'd better have something to eat and fill your stomach before you go. ”

Xu Yi touched his stomach, and he did feel empty, so he nodded.

Camby quickly brought two pieces of pancake made with unknown ingredients, and Xu Yi hurriedly finished eating, so he asked Camby to lead the way and go to meet the patriarch

The dwarven tribe from which Lanu came was not particularly large, and according to Camby, the total number of dwarves in the total was only about 500 people.

Xu Yi estimated based on what he had seen that the total number of adult male dwarves in this dwarf tribe might be about a hundred.

This made him a little disappointed, he came this time to recruit as many dwarven craftsmen as possible, but the total number of adult male dwarves in this tribe was only about a hundred, even if everyone was on the same level as Master Lanu, it was still a little insufficient.

"Who told you that we dwarves only have adult males, and dwarves can forge them?" the dwarven patriarch Sluka scoffed at Xu Yi's question. "Sue you, we dwarves have been accompanied by fine wine and stoves since we were born, and even the children of our clan are far more skilled than those craftsmen of your human race!"

Looking at Sluka's smug expression, as well as the extremely approving eyes of Master Lanu and Camby next to him, Xu Yi didn't refute it knowingly, and thought for a while: "Then respected patriarch, can you ask me to hire some skilled masters in the clan to assist Master Lanu in completing the work I entrusted to him?"

"As for your request, Lanu has already told me just now. Sluka nodded. "Logically, I have no reason to stop you. But human beings, have you ever thought about the question, if you take away a large number of people from here, the lives of the rest of our people will inevitably be greatly affected, and how can you ensure that the people who work in your human city can live well enough and get their due remuneration?"

Xu Yi glanced at Master Lanu, and Lanu nodded slightly.

On the way here, Master Lanu had already told Xu Yi about this problem, and this is also a problem faced by many dwarven tribes.

Although the various races on the Sainz continent get along fairly peacefully, after all, different races will always have various problems when they live together.

For example, although Master Lanu is a recognized blacksmith in Bonta City, because of his dwarf status, his life in Bonta City has many inconveniences.

And although these doubts were raised by Sluka, they are also the doubts in the hearts of the vast majority of dwarves.

It is precisely because of these doubts that the dwarves are still gathered into a small tribe and do not choose to live in groups with humans.

Xu Yi already had a draft about this, and said unhurriedly: "Please rest assured, patriarch, since I want to invite my dwarven friends to work, I will naturally solve these problems for them." As for life, I have already talked to Master Lanu before, and I believe Master Lanu has already told you about it. ”

"Well, it's nice that you want to set aside an area near the factory for the people to live in, and build houses and solve their living problems. But what about the rest? Are you sure that my people will not be ostracized and oppressed by you humans?"

Xu Yi smiled slightly: "Patriarch, let's say a fact that I don't want to admit, that is, we humans are actually a very practical race, as long as the other party can bring us benefits, then we will get along with each other friendly, and we will not care about what race the other party is." I guess that, you should agree, right?"

Sluka snorted coldly, "Of course I do. ”

"If that's the case, what do you have to be afraid of? You see, Master Lanu is a good example. Although he is a dwarf, because of his outstanding blacksmithing skills, he can bring convenience and benefits to many people in Bangta City, so he has naturally received the respect of many people in Bangta City. Maybe there were some inconveniences in his life, but they didn't really affect his life, did they?"

Master Lanu smiled very cooperatively, nodded and said, "That's true. Those guys in Bonta don't dare offend me. There are a lot of things that the human craftsmen in Bangta City can't do, so they can only ask me to do it, how can they trouble me. ”

Sluka pondered for a moment and continued, "Well, let's put this issue aside for now. You have taken away a large number of our prime-aged people, what will happen to the rest of the tribesmen? You must know that although we dwarves love wine and blacksmithing, they also need to live, whether it is hunting or harvesting, we need the help of these tribesmen, and if you take them away, the impact on our tribe will be too great. ”

"Patriarch, I have a mention, don't you listen to it. ”

"Say it. ”

"I'm going to build a research lab here, and I hope that your dwarven friends will help me study something. Of course, I will provide a fixed amount of research funding every month, as for the amount...... For the time being, it's set at 500 gold coins. If the research laboratory has specific research results, it will also make corresponding rewards according to the results, patriarch, what do you think of this mentions?"

As soon as the words fell, the three dwarves present froze.

"Five hundred gold coins?" Master Lanu's eyes widened. "Xu Yi, why didn't you tell me before that you were going to build a research room here?"

"Laboratory?humans, we dwarves are best at blacksmithing, what do you want us to help you study?" As the patriarch, Sluka was concerned about the other side.

"Rest assured, the research I need is related to forging, mainly some research related to forging materials. It just so happens that I have brought a research proposal today, so you may wish to take a look at it, Patriarch. Xu Yi took out a document from his arms and handed it over.

Sluka took the information and glanced at it, slightly stunned: "Alloy steel, what is this?"

"The specific information is written on it, patriarch, you can study it slowly in the future. Xu Yi replied with a smile. "Now, may I ask the patriarch, do you have any questions? If there is anything you are not satisfied with, please feel free to ask, as long as I can do it, I will definitely meet your request. ”

Sluka exchanged glances with Master Lanu and Camby a few times and sighed softly, "Okay, human, I admit to being moved by what you said. I'm basically agreeing to your terms and agreeing that you will recruit people in the tribe, but we still need to discuss the specifics. ”

Xu Yi showed a happy smile: "Of course. ”