"Elder Buttran, you just said that you would take us to meet the human lord and establish a stronghold in the area he designated, what is the situation?" "To be honest, although we are very excited to hear these things that you have told us, we still have some concerns about going to a human territory. ”

"That human lord, is it really reliable? We are an ordinary tribe, we don't have a strong force, we haven't come into contact with this human, we don't know anything about him, you are an elder, well-informed, and have been in contact with this human, you, this human really won't hurt us? If we go and fall for the tricks of humans, what should we do?"

This is a small cave in the dwarven kingdom, this cave is very clean and tidy, with long tables, chairs, stone bricks on the floor, and cave signs on the walls, which is obviously a place for meetings.

And at this moment, it was in this place that a dozen dwarves had gathered, all of them sitting around the long table, discussing something.

One of the dwarves with a small black beard looked at the dwarf sitting in the first place with a look of embarrassment, and asked the above words.

When the other dwarves heard this, they all started talking, and what they wanted to express was nothing more than one point, that is, whether this human was worthy of their trust, and whether Elder Butran could give a clear answer. Presumably, as long as Elder Buttland was the slightest bit unsure, they wouldn't have chosen to go. "Yes, Elder Buttran, you can really guarantee that this human will not deceive us

"There are not many intercalations between the dwarves and the human race, when they coexist peacefully, these human beings are very conceited and cunning, they always regard us as an inferior race, our ancestors were discriminated against when they were in bondage, but there were many times, these can be seen in the records, to be honest, I really don't believe that human beings will live in peace with us, will they really get along with us sincerely?" "Elder Buttran, that human nobleman, is his words really credible?"

This group of dwarven representatives, obviously, is not specifically targeting Romon, but has a lot of wariness of the entire human race.

Seeing this, Elder Butran sighed a little helplessly, to be honest, this concern of the clansmen is not to say how ridiculous it is. The relationship between dwarves and humans is very delicate. In the battle against the elves, they are allies. After the elven defeat, the dwarves also lived on the ground - for thousands of years. When the elves were no longer a problem, humans gradually encroached and suppressed the dwarves until war broke out

Although after the First World War, the dwarves were wisely forced to go to the underworld, and in the future, humans and dwarves did not have the same hatred as the elves, but it is also difficult to establish a relationship of trust. However, for the sake of his own mission, Elder Butran still had to explain well to this group of people

"Your concerns are all right, if it were me, I would have doubted this or that, indeed, there are many people in the human race, and we dwarves do have a discriminatory mentality, but this does not mean that all human beings are like this. ”

"The human lord I'm going to take you to see is a great druid, and you know what that means. Such human beings can be worth trying to believe once. The dwarven elder of Butran said, "Besides, this is also the meaning of the kingdom, you have taken refuge in the kingdom, and the kingdom is very welcome, but the area with the living cave is not large enough to accommodate so many people."

"Your Majesty means that you will first come into contact with the human race and buy food from the human race, and your safety will also be protected by the kingdom, not only with the participation of the army, but also if there is a change, the kingdom will also avenge you. "What does your majesty mean?" the dwarves were shocked by this information.

"Listen to you, this human lord, you can go once. The dwarf who first questioned thought for a while and said, "Besides, Your Majesty's intentions are not easy to disobey." ”

The other dwarves also said that they could go and meet the human lord, and Elder Butran listened and exhaled softly.

Count Tetasho, although he has some insistence on the issue of territory, but what he said, if it can really be fulfilled, it is a good thing for the kingdom, even if it is a little dangerous, it is worth trying. After all, it would be a great feat to open trade routes and establish strongholds.

"Okay, then tomorrow this time, gather here, we will move towards that area, by the way, the kingdom will send a group of warriors to follow, after all, I found traces of demons in that area...... Everyone dress neatly, don't lose the face of our dwarves. Buttlan then said to the dwarves. "Rest assured, we'll take note of that. Everyone looked at each other and laughed.

The dwarves are very short, and now most of them live in the underground world, but their self-esteem is still very strong, and in front of other races, they are already short in stature, and they don't want to lose face at all.

As soon as the meeting was over, the dwarves all went back to get ready, making sure they were in order to meet the human lord. And after sending the people away, Elder Butran also went to prepare. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, the time has come.

A neat team of dwarves had already assembled in the cave: "Okay" Tooth, hair!" A week later, the territory of the Tetasho Territory was full of autumn air.

There had just been a light rain, the land was very wet, and the air was filled with the smell of mud and grass mixed together. "Lord!" A team responsible for guarding the hilly area, during the patrol, it happened that Romon was riding a horse at this time, walking on the road not fast or slow, but he didn't bring a single person. However, thinking about it, with Luo Meng's current strength, he really doesn't need the protection of others

And riding a horse after the rain, in Luo Meng's view, has a somewhat distracted feeling, bringing people, but not at ease.

Seeing the members of the escort who stopped in front, Rosso hurriedly stopped them from dismounting and saluting, and said, "Don't be polite, you are busy with yours." "Yes, lord!" the team members all saluted Romon at once, and rode away. This is also a tradition of the Tetashaw Collar, where the task is important. Romon rode on his horse and walked on, and in a short time he was at the mine.

Someone had already come in front of him, and when Romon got off his horse, he handed the reins to the man, and asked as he went, "Are they here?" and "Lord Hui, they have all arrived." The steward understood what Romon was asking, and replied respectfully. "Okay, take me there. "Yes. ”

Led Romon into the gate of the mine, through several passages, which were now very clean, and in a medium underground hall, a dozen dwarves had been waiting here for a while. Seeing Romon walk in from the outside, the dozen or so dwarves all stood up. "Count Testasho, you are here. Unlike last time, Buttran, who was dressed in a dwarven patriarch's robe, took the lead in saluting Romon and said with a smile.

"It's a pleasure to see you again, Lord Buttran. Romon also returned the salute to the other party.

At this point, Elder Buttlan began to introduce the surrounding dwarves.

"This is the Earl of Tertashaw I mentioned, a great Great Druid, and Lord of the Lords of Tertashaw. Count Tetashaw, this is the tribe of our kingdom Conse, and the main person who has come this time. ”

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Lord Romon. The group of dwarves all greeted Romon and Romon responded, and after such a contact, the dwarves who had never seen Romon before all had a good impression of him at this time. "Your Excellency, have you and your people visited this place just now?" asked Romon as they sat down.

Butran nodded and said, "We have indeed visited, the environment here is quite non-aluminum, and the living cave below can also accommodate the entire tribe." ”

Luo Meng smiled and said, "I guess you already know that the living cave below is itself a base for druids, and even if it is not legally speaking, it is not Borderlands One. ”

Although it was cultivated by the tree people, Luo Meng was already ashamed to take it for himself at this time. "Yes, we have seen a lot of traces of cultivation, and the surrounding environment is not bad, are you just giving us this living cave to live in?" "No, no, it's rented to you. Luo Meng hurriedly shook his head and said. "And what about the lease law?" asked Buttran, who had already seen the living cave, and made eye contact with the other dwarves.

"You can rent it for 50 years, and then you can continue to rent it when the time comes, and the rent can be negotiated now. ”

Buttlan nodded and said, "We're going to discuss this one-7-, what else?"

"Human beings live underground, not very adaptable, I plan to only establish a trade area in the mining area, by my people and merchants, to develop here, if you are willing to trust me, you can live in the lower way, establish a stronghold, so that between our two races, can exchange trade, you use your specialties, to exchange our goods and food here, to achieve a win-win day, what do you think?" However, from the bottom of the live cave to the upper mining area, you have to carve out passages or beech steps, and this aspect will be completed by you, and I will send a mage to participate at most. Romon said. This is a very dangerous project, and only these dwarves who are suitable for the underground can carry it out.

"What about the demons?"

"The demon is another living cave there, and it's even bigger, there are hundreds of demons in it, and there are big demons and succubi, and I've cleaned it up. "But there is an altar of the demon god there, I don't think it's the time to develop, of course, if you ask for it, you can do it, the same conditions as above. Romon offered his own strip.

"This ...... Let's discuss it, shall we?" Because the interests of the entire dwarven tribe were involved, Elder Butran was not in charge alone, he wanted to ask the meaning of the dozen or so representatives.

Luo Meng nodded very understandingly, and said, "Then I'll go out for a walk first, and listen to your reply later." ”

↓ Okay. ↑，

Sure enough, Romon walked out at once, leaving only the dwarves in the stone chamber.

"Your Excellency!" a steward greeted him.

"It's all done?" asked Romon.

"Yes, it's all done, and now the workers are basically withdrawn, as for the stone room you mentioned, twenty-one chambers of commerce have already contacted us and booked a room, but the goods have not yet arrived. ”

Romon nodded, in fact, he knew that many chambers of commerce were a little hesitant about this, but for the sake of profit, and for the sake of the name of Count Tetasho, many businessmen were willing to give it a try. But it doesn't matter, as long as you are willing to try, you can open up the situation.

Or rather, it doesn't matter if you can't open it, after all, the territory is not bad for money now, and this is just the icing on the cake. "Where's the warehouse? Romon said.

"Yes, my lord!" said the steward who immediately took Romon to inspect several warehouses, and after looking at several warehouses, he reached a warehouse closest to the crack below, and Romon expressed his satisfaction and said, "You are not doing it...... Now, stand down!" "Yes, sir!" the steward respectfully withdrew.

The entire warehouse has thousands of square meters, and there is no one around, and as soon as Luo Meng stretched out his hand, bags of wheat fell out of thin air, and quickly occupied eighty percent of the warehouse. Looking at the wheat, Romon smiled and turned back to plant the dwarves. "Count Tetasho, we have already discussed, let's rent the live cave first, our Conse tribe, there are only five to hundred, there is enough. ”

"As for the rent, what do you think, each of us dwarves will make you a piece of iron every year, an adult dwarf a standard weapon, a female dwarf a standard farm implement, a child a dagger, and so on?" "Well, this condition is acceptable. Romon thought about it and thought it could. "But our tribe has its own laws and rules, and you are not allowed to interfere. At this time, a dwarf representative spoke.

Naturally Romon understood what their concerns were, but Romon also had his own considerations, and after thinking for a while, Romon said: "In this way, you follow your laws internally, but if you set foot in the mining area, you must act according to our laws, and if there is a human being killed by you, it will also be dealt with by our court." The dwarf was a little silent.

Romon smiled and said, "In order to show my sincerity to you, I am willing to provide you with a dry ton of grain...... However, such food also comes at a cost, and it is estimated that it will take some time to transport. ”

“...... Can you give us food?" asked Buttran.

"Please, it's nearby. Romon said with a smile.

At that moment, the group of dwarves got up and walked to the warehouse, and as soon as they opened the warehouse, they were stunned by the piled up of wheat bags.

Several of the dwarves stepped forward, untied their pockets, and touched the wheat inside, and some of them tasted it on the spot, and for a moment they all looked at Butrán. 《！）

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