"Ah, so, that's the cleverness of these dwarves. William smiled and said, "In the era of mystical decline, all mystical creatures, species, even those as powerful as dragons, were affected, only the dwarves were not affected at all - no, even their current lives, their social status, and their strength were stronger than in previous times.www.biquge.info

This is so because these dwarves have adopted a different path. They took the initiative to give up their mysteries, took the initiative to meet and integrate science and technology, and took the initiative to get close to human society. It even acts as a source of power for the process. ”

“...... Well...... Is that so?" Hearing William say this, Xia Lumi was thoughtful, but she was still a little ignorant, and she didn't seem to understand. ”

"So, the dwarves have taken the initiative to change their nature, the nature of their race, and the category of their existence. William smiled and said, "In fact, even human beings themselves have a certain element of fantasy. Those legendary heroes who lived in the age of mythology and had excellent bloodlines. Ride Pegasus, even dragons, demigods who can rival the power of any kind of monster, those golden, silver age humans. Stripped of their 'human' identity, and based solely on their powers and deeds, it is perfectly fine to classify them as fantasy.

And now, with the advancement of technology, with the decline of power...... Whether it is the power of the gods from the Lord of Radiance, or the power of the qi that the knights themselves can exercise, they have completely declined. It is also natural that the factor of human beings as a fantasy species is constantly decreasing.

This principle is applied to the dwarves, and there is no problem. ”

“...... Oh. Although it was still a little difficult to understand conceptually, Charlumi nodded thoughtfully. Then, although he knew that Charlumi was not a good person to talk to, William, who was interested, couldn't help but continue:

"So it's smart, it's really smart. Mysterious recession is the tide of history. From those ancient species that had the power to destroy the world in ancient times, to the gods who walked in the world in ancient times, moved mountains and seas and were omnipotent, and then to the human heroes with the blood of gods in the Middle Ages, countless fantasy species. With the changes of the times, the protagonists who appear in historical stage plays are always changing, and their power is always declining.

As technology continues to evolve, the rate of mysterious decline increases. In this case, decisively abandoning one's own mystery and embracing science cannot but be said to be an extremely rational and absolutely correct choice.

Charlumie, you've read the history books, right? Hundreds of years ago, the elves who had a generational hatred with the dwarves, do you think the modern elves still exist?

Maybe there is.

But where will they be?

In the deep mountains and old forests of the Briton Islands, there are some elven tribes scattered around?

Well, maybe. But as far as I know, the most recent encounter with an elf was also fifty years ago. In the last fifty years, no one has seen a living elf.

- By the way, the dark elves of Ottoman are not the same as the elves mentioned here. The parties are only distant relatives. Although the appearance is somewhat similar, the blood relationship is very thin.

And the dark elves have different tactics than their distant relatives. It's similar to the dwarves' tactics. The same is the choice to fit into this era. In a sense, these dark elves are doing quite well, even better than the dwarves. Speaking of this, William couldn't help but feel a little worried...... Recently, there has been some faint news from Tartaria, and it seems that the centaur Khan is preparing to make peace with the dark elves.

If the news is true, then the strategic situation in the large border area will change again. The large rear of William's vision of peace of mind will become the new battlefield.

Next, with the different degrees of collusion between Tartaria and the Dark Elves and the Ottoman Empire, they will cause William various degrees of trouble.

In the worst-case scenario, William would have to face armies from both the Tartarian and Ottoman empires.

If that is the case, then do not hesitate to start the third great border war. William's strength and attention, the entire power of the Russian kingdom will be thrown into this protracted and, sadly, sadly, devoid of oil and benefit. In this way, William will lose a very huge, very important strategic period.

Russia will not have the energy to meddle in the empire, as well as in a new round of war in the countries of the Old Continent. The Russian kingdom will be marginalized in the arena of the nations of the Old World. The Britons, who were unable to draw power from Russia, as well as the Emperor, and the Alchemist League of the Old Continent would naturally reduce their support for the Russian Kingdom.

That would be the end of everything, and William would have to spend ten, twenty, thirty, or even a lifetime fighting against the most powerful human enemy in the world. Eventually, he may be able to reclaim Ruthenia and Pirm. Even the Tronika and Cuman-Chinta steppes. He will recreate the ambitions of the Tartarya Khanate and drive the Dark Elves across the Black Sea, the Caspian Sea, and the Caucasus. In this way, it can barely be regarded as the scene of the Great Russian Kingdom on the original world line......

But William was upset, William was upset. He could have gotten much more than that, building a truly powerful empire that spanned the entire world.

What he wanted to do was to be a unique being like the sun, or at least the moon, not as a star in the so-called "sparkles" - no matter how dazzling, no matter how bright. Because a star is a star, there is no essential difference.

That's it.

"In any case, stabilizing Tartaria is also the next priority......" As soon as he thought of this, William very much wanted to go back quickly, back to Russia. His father, King Otto, was a good warrior and commander, but he was not good at diplomacy and intrigues.

Since there is news that the centaurs of Tartaria have signs of collusion with the dark elves, William is afraid that King Otto will suffer a big loss if he does not pay attention.

It was not easy for the Hereford family to establish these grounds. This is the opportunity that William has been waiting for for so long. Nowadays, there are many nobles on the mainland who have a dark mentality, waiting to see the jokes of the Hereford family. William didn't want to let these bastards get their way.

"All in all, move forward quickly, finish the whole thing quickly, and go back to Russia quickly. William thought so in his heart, and then he had no interest in continuing the conversation with Charlotine, and just casually said two perfunctory sentences:

"So, the elves who stick to their traditions and don't know how to be flexible are basically dead by now. The dwarves, on the other hand, are doing well, even better than before. That's what makes the dwarves so special. ”

That's it, this round of conversation with Charlumi ends. Then it was replaced by a chat between two people who had a match and did not have a match.

At this moment, the transportation that William and his party took was very Northland, that is, dog sledding...... Perhaps this is the best contribution that the Slavians of the Northland have made to this snowy world. In situations where horse-drawn carriages, horses, trains, or any other means of transportation are difficult to use, dog sledding is the best option.

"Maybe I should put together some sledders, and skiers. William thought to himself that seven large sleds were struggling at twenty kilometers per hour, as the huskies, the Samoyeds, and the huskies, barked and ran forward. Originally, it was calculated that it would take several days to walk, but now it seems that it can be completed in one day. It's really convenient.

However, the cost of raising these sled dogs should also be carefully calculated. Even if the dog is an omnivore, it is necessary to carry out such high-intensity physical labor, and the necessary meat supplementation is still needed. Even if the Russian kingdom did a good job of pasture farming, it was still unknown whether it would be able to feed a large army of sled soldiers and feed the bellies of these sled dogs.

"When I go back, I'll ask the staff to make a feasibility report. William thought to himself, and then he became a little drowsy.

Originally, these snow scenes were quite good at first glance. But after watching it for a long time, it's not interesting. The scenery all around you is unchanging, so it's no surprise that you'll want to sleep if you see too much. There's no way around it. Although William tried hard to remind himself that this was dangerous, that there was a danger here, that there was a high chance that there would be an attack here, that he had to be vigilant and vigilant. But in the end, he couldn't help but fall asleep.

And beside William, Charlumi was already asleep. His head rested on William's shoulder, and he breathed regularly with his eyes closed.

"Perhaps, when we wake up the next morning, we'll be able to reach that dwarven village...... Ask a few things there, and then you can set off and find those dwarven geniuses to work for me. This is really a good start, since the beginning is so smooth, then the next thing should also go well......" William thought to himself, and then really fell asleep-

It was before that a crisp, familiar voice pulled William's spirit back to the real world - it was the roar of muskets!