Chapter 80: Fooling the Dwarves
Donner didn't break his promise, and took the two dwarven blacksmiths for a sumptuous dinner, and of course rum was essential.
After the two dwarves were full, the wine seemed to be insufficient, and they reluctantly stared at the empty wine jug in Anna's hand, and their eyes clearly meant that they were talking about another bottle.
Donner didn't see it, Anna obeyed Donner's instructions, cleaned up the table, then covered her mouth and snickered at the two weird dwarves, and quietly retreated.
In fact, at present, there is no brewing on Cancer Island, and it is not allowed to brew wine.
It takes a lot of food to make rum, and in Cancer Island, there is a lot of food at this time, and there is a large population, and it is precisely food that is lacking. Therefore, the rum on the island has always been bought back and stored on the island through each transaction of Theodore.
Therefore, there are not many drinks, and it is difficult for the residents of the island to drink rum, and only when there is a major breakthrough in work, such as the successful construction of a porcelain kiln and brick kiln, etc., will be rewarded.
Donner asked the two dwarven blacksmiths in a gentle tone, the two honest dwarves seemed to be very arrogant, but in fact, they were delicate, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that they were wise and foolish.
"Isn't it rumored that you dwarves rarely set foot in human cities, and why were you two imprisoned on Cancer Island by the Blood Shark Pirates?"
Urus said in an urn voice: "Without the permission of the patriarch, dwarves cannot set foot on human land at will, but the furnace castle is too boring, and our two brothers are going out to experience it privately. ”
"Yes, there is no alcohol in Furnace Castle, and you humans are much better at making wine than the dwarves. Qinglusi echoed on the side, and then frowned: "But you humans are too insidious and cunning, and we are often deceived. Well, it's bad, that Blood Shark Captain killed a lot of people and used a scimitar to force us to come with them to Cancer Island. ”
Donner couldn't help laughing, it seemed that this pair of Living Treasure brothers had suffered a lot in the Holy Light Continent, and they had a lot of grievances against humans.
But...... Donner still defended, and it was also regarded as speaking for himself: "There are good people in human beings, and not all of them are bad people, such as you dwarf clan, don't you have bad guys?"
Urus thought about it and thought it was too: "It seems that it is the same, those two fools are good, they are good to us"
Urus was supposed to be talking about the two apprentices they had learned from the iron.
"What about you, are you a good person?" asked Qinglusi, rolling his small eyes.
Donner smiled and said, "I, of course, am also a good person, otherwise I wouldn't have lifted your shackles, don't you say?"
The two dwarven brothers pondered and nodded: "That's right, at least it's much better than the people of the Blood Shark Pirate Regiment, so can you let us go back to the Furnace Castle?"
Who said that the dwarf was inflexible, and in a blink of an eye he knew that he was beating a snake with a stick, and he also made a trick by the way.
Donner smiled, "Even if we send you to the mainland, will you be able to return to Fort Furnace safely?"
"You're a good guy, you can send that...... The army is sending us back?" the dwarven brothers looked at Donner wistfully.
Donner smiled and said, "That's not good, we are good people, but we also have to be rewarded for doing good deeds, what can you give me?"
The two dwarven blacksmiths glanced at each other, and Qinglusi hurriedly touched the eldest brother's body, and said, "Big brother, what about the copper coin you have in your private possession? ”
Urus tugged at his beard in distress and said depressedly, "I don't know where it went. ”
Can't find a copper coin?
Donner couldn't help but laugh and cry: "I don't think so, you can help me make iron tools first, and then we will send you back to the furnace castle, how about it? ”
"Alright!" Qinglus pretended to be dejected.
Donner held back a smile and persuaded the two dwarven blacksmiths to stay on Cancer Island for the time being, promising many benefits.
Since ancient times, the contradictions between races have been extremely acute, and the humans and dwarves in the Holy Light Continent have had a long-standing grudge.
From the conversation between the dwarven brothers, although they tried their best to disguise their cheerfulness, Donner could tell that they had a dislike for humans.
It's just that now they know their situation and have to agree.
Donner wanted to leave two dwarven blacksmiths to help him build the cannon, so he naturally had to dispel the deep guilt of the two of them with a sincere heart.
Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, it doesn't matter if you can't be impressed for a while, the coming day is long, and you can always let them know that the liberation regiment is good.
Accompanying the two dwarves chatting unhurriedly, Donner was very curious about the dwarves, Fort Furnace and their neighbors, the elves, so he intentionally or unintentionally led the topic to the dwarves and elves, but the two of them were always able to change the topic in a foolish way, obviously not wanting to reveal the secrets of the dwarves.
Donner stopped at the point, didn't ask more, told them to go back, and reported to the blacksmith the next day.
Early the next morning, Donner arrived at the blacksmith's shop, where two dwarven blacksmiths were already waiting.
Several blacksmiths, including Anderson, gathered around the two dwarven blacksmiths as they crafted weapons, like apprentices.
Donner craned his neck and looked, he didn't know how to strike iron, but a few blacksmiths around him nodded straight with a student, thinking that the technique was still good.
"Urus, Cinros?" Donner shouted at the two of them.
When the dwarf brothers saw that it was Donner, they immediately threw down the hammer, pushed away the people around them, and came to Donner: "Captain, we are here to keep the promise, have you brought wine?"
Donner smiled and said: "I didn't bring alcohol, and in the Liberation Regiment, drinking is not allowed during working hours, so you will naturally be like them, and you will abide by it." ”
"All right!" said the two dwarven blacksmiths for a long time before they were depressed.
"Uncle Anderson. Donner stopped Uncle Anderson and stepped aside with the two dwarven blacksmiths.
"Alright, then from now on you are officially hired by me. Donner stared at the two dwarven blacksmiths, "I need a lot of steel right now, can you help me?"
The blacksmith shop gets a little bit of steel, all of which is forged by the blacksmith with a hammer again and again, knocking out the impurities in the pig iron to form a usable hundred steel, which is only enough to make the barrel of a gun.
And if you want to cast a cannon, it is far from enough, you must know that a cannon that fires four catties of heavy iron pellets requires thousands of catties of steel, not to mention heavy artillery, and the steel required is calculated by tons.
"Yes, no one can compare to the dwarves in iron and steel. Urus replied confidently.
"But we need to bring our tools, the ones in our room, and build an iron-making furnace according to our requirements. ”
"Good!" Downer said categorically, "all of this will satisfy you." ”
Donner beckoned to the guards not far away, and then instructed, "Take someone and the two dwarven masters to bring their tools back to the blacksmith, and by the way, find the stonemason." ”
The guard nodded, gave a military salute, and turned to leave.