"Don't act rashly, Lord Gavin didn't hold me hostage, I volunteered to join him, he came to save us." The gray dwarf patriarch Yuriu seemed to have expected this reaction from his people, and before his feet hit the ground, he said loudly for the first time.

It's not so much his current recognition of Gavin's abilities as his recognition of the great potential that Colossus has shown.

No matter what Gavin's original power was, as long as he wasn't too stupid and had this ultra-modern industrial city behind him, his development speed would definitely not be too slow.

And they, the gray dwarves, will be an important part of this, and they will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to make a better life.

He believed more in what he was fighting for with his hands than in Gavin's previous promises, because this was the most reliable.

At this juncture, you must not allow your own people to do stupid things.

"Free us? He didn't do this to save us, but to harm us, the strength of the Chieftain's Council, these stupid outsiders don't know, Patriarch, don't you know yet? It would be naïve to try to stop their army from coming by destroying the underground passages.

The Digging Purple Worms under their control will soon dig through this place again, and even dig new passages, and when their army of the undead arrives, it will be our doom. ”

"Promises from outsiders cannot be easily trusted, patriarch, you must not make foolish decisions."

"If you want us to believe you, you will return our patriarch to us first."

"The dwarven grave is an important equipment production site for the Council of Dead Chiefs, and they will definitely not let it go easily, maybe the news about this place has already been transmitted."

"Patriarch ......"

"Patriarch Yuriu......"

The shouts of those gray dwarves revealed a heartfelt fear and fear for the Council of Death Chiefs, they have never been a race willing to be enslaved, even if they were enslaved by the Mind Snatchers with their minds, they all broke free from the shackles, not to mention, the Council of Death Chiefs used ordinary control methods.

Their ancestors have rebelled no less than ten times, trying to seize control of the dwarven tombs and keep the Council of Dead Chiefs out of rule.

Without exception, these rebellions were quickly crushed by the Council of Dead Chiefs in a brutal and bloody manner, and a significant number of grey dwarves joined their undead army.

The vanguard of each rebellion is the undead spirit transformed by their gray dwarf ancestors.

Just by seeing them, the courage of the gray dwarves to resist will dissipate most of them.

"Purple worm? Burrowing purple bugs? The Council of Death has a large number of purple worms in its hands? Gavin heard a crucial message from this, and looked at the gray dwarf patriarch with a serious expression.

Recently, they have been digging these biological weapons, and they are very aware of the advantages and abilities of those powerful magic monsters in a certain aspect, especially when equipped with intelligent deployment.

They had previously mentioned this creature when they were discussing a policy for the development of rockfields.

Purple insects, also known as burrowing purple insects, this creature resembles an earthworm that has been magnified countless times, and has a huge size that is not inferior to that of cloud rays, but it is mainly in length, with a large mouth like a black hole, which can swallow up soil and rocks, screen organic substances that are useful to them, and then excrete them, leaving holes with a diameter of four or five meters where they pass.

They are famous diggers in the Dark Regions, and many new tunnels are the blessings left behind by their passages, becoming new homes and territories for other creatures in the Dark Regions.

There are rumors of enslavement of many intelligent races in the dark regions for their own use, among which the drow elves who are good at training and using slaves are the most.

"We haven't seen it with our own eyes, but nearly half of the main tunnels leading from the Council of Death Chiefs to this place are not natural dark areas, but are carved out by these digging monsters, they are a group of monsters with extremely low intelligence, and they would never have dug such a straight tunnel without human manipulation."

Patriarch Yuriu explained, "So, we suspect that the Council of Death Chiefs has the means to manipulate the Purple Worm. ”

"It makes sense that what they could have done a thousand years ago, there is no reason why they can't do it now." Gavin attaches great importance to this matter, "Pacify your people, I will make corresponding arrangements, and I will never let the Council of Death Chiefs fight a surprise attack from the ground like they did with dwarves." ”

Gavin didn't expect a blast of a few hundred meters to completely drag down the Council of Chiefs of Death.

In the passage that has not been blown up, a large number of sentinels are placed to monitor their every move is the king.

If the Council of Death Chiefs were to try to open the way to the Colossus dungeon again, they would have to go to war if they didn't want to.

No matter how hot the taro is, it can't be handed over.

This ultra-modern industrial city cannot be fully functioning without any link.

When the Colossus Dungeon was captured by the Council of Chiefs of Death, the dwarves of the city had to consider sealing off the veins completely.

"Please give me a little time, after all, they have been ruled by the Council of Death Chiefs for too long, and at the same time they lack understanding of the strength of adults, when they understand like me, I believe they will change their minds." The Grey Dwarf patriarch tried his best to prevent conflict between the two sides, and many things would be troublesome once blood was shed.

"Since they want you to pass, you can go!" Gavin has been lurking in the Colossus dungeon for the longest time, following the gray dwarf patriarch for the longest time, and he is completely exhausted, one thing is certain, he is a smart man, a conscientious patriarch.

Since you are a smart person, it is not easy to make stupid decisions.

"Thank you, sir." The gray dwarf patriarch Juliu hurried into his own crowd.

Seeing that their patriarch really had freedom of movement, most of the gray dwarves couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and the few gray dwarf leaders led by them immediately surrounded them.

"Patriarch, what is going on? What about Domingo managers? What about the people who flew with you? Are their lives in danger? ”

"Patriarch, what are the origins of these people? The collapse of the previous passage and the lifting of the vein seal, is it really related to them? ”

"Patriarch, what should we do now? Do you want to leave them all here? ”

"Let me answer one question at a time, you ask together like this, how can I answer?" The Grey Dwarf Patriarch said with a solemn expression, "Before you even fully understand the situation, you want to attack, do you want to exterminate the clan?"

Not to mention that there is an army above our heads that is enough to slaughter us all, and those undead guards will not sit idly by? ”

"What does the patriarch mean is that the control of these undead guards is in the hands of these strangers? Is this not a foreign invader, but a struggle for power within the Council of Chiefs of Death? ”

"There are no other races in the Council of Death Chiefs, the core of the ruling position is always the Golem, they are not even Golem, how can it be an internal seizure of power?"

"Don't guess, they're not the same as the Council of Death Chiefs, they're the new masters of the above-ground cities, and the Troll Kingdom as we know it is a thing of the past."

Patriarch Yuriu said quickly, "No matter what the other party is, one thing is certain, that is, their strength is far above ours, if we dare to act rashly, we will definitely not end well."

We didn't have a choice in this matter from the beginning, we were just a bunch of slaves who were subject to human control.

It doesn't make much difference to us whether we owe allegiance to the Council of Death or to the new lord in front of us, even if it is the Council of Death who takes revenge and kills the door, and finally wins the war.

Nor can we do anything, after all, this time it is not our rebellion.

Most importantly, they needed someone to run the smelting and forging plant, and so did the new lord.

In this case, why should we take the initiative to take the initiative? ”

The reality revealed by the gray dwarf patriarch was cruel, but it was very convincing, making those gray dwarves involuntarily look at each other.

That's right!

The dwarven grave is lost, that's something the Council of Dead Chiefs should worry about, what does it have to do with their group of slaves?

What they should do is to win greater rights for themselves from the new ruler.

"Patriarch, you've just come into contact with this new lord, how do you feel about him? What should we do next? ”

"Is there a way for this new lord to secure our supplies? We only have enough food to last until the end of the month. ”

The Grey Dwarf Commanders at the head were all smart men, and they quickly changed their attitudes.

"There are far more things that the Supreme Shanata Dwarves have sealed in the veins than we imagined, there are as many as two thousand sets of dwarven heavy armor piled up in the treasure vault alone, and other dwarven weapons and equipment are piled up.

Once fully operational, the smelting and forging production line must be produced 24 hours a day.

And above us, there are as many as three mushroom-growing areas, enough to feed tens of thousands of dwarves.

As long as the two are reconnected, we can directly transfer the groundwater in the confined layer, and we will no longer have to worry about water use in the future. ”

Juliu gave a rough report to his people about what he had seen and heard on this visit, and everyone could hear the amazement and shock in his tone.

Every time he said a number, the gray dwarves present couldn't help but gasp.

The gray dwarves in the entire dwarven tomb are only more than a thousand people when they are full, and the number of dwarven heavy armor can allow them to have two sets of hands.

After their Grey Dwarf clan settled in the city, the smelting and forging line ran for an average of no more than eight hours a ten-day operation.

The rest of the time, they spent their time laboriously extracting heat from the hot dry rock, looking for the iron ore tailings hidden within.

Once it runs 24 hours a day, it is equivalent to a direct surge in output of 30 times, only as an operator here, do you know what this concept is, and it will be common for the monthly output to exceed 10,000 tons.

Don't think it's a small amount.

This is something that a kingdom with 100,000 dwarves can't do under normal production mode.

And water and food are their biggest lifelines.

Since there is enough output in this place itself, they can rest assured.

As for whether the Patriarch Yuriu is bragging, these gray dwarves are not worried at all, not simply because they believe in the person of their patriarch, but mainly because they also have their own basic speculation about the sealed vein above their heads, how can a dwarven kingdom that can build such a great device as a dwarven tomb be weak?

Now Yuriu has only confirmed their original suspicions.

"Patriarch, what do you need us to do? We listen to you. ”

"We all listen to the patriarch."

After the gray dwarves were shocked, they all said one after another.

"Bring back all your people, appease our people, and do not act rashly without my orders, for only by doing what you order and prohibiting and showing them our unity will I be able to win greater rights from them."

Yuriu apparently had a draft, "Everything here is new to this new lord, and he needs someone to help him run this place."

The dwarf was not his subordinate, but his collaborator.

So, this is our best chance because no one is more familiar with it than we are. ”

There are many things that do not need to be said explicitly, and they can be inferred in just a few words.

"Okay, let's do what the patriarch instructs, let's go."

"What does the patriarch need, just as he commands, all of us are on your side."

"We are indivisible, and that will never change."

The gray dwarves patted their chests and reassured, and one step at a time, they slowly retreated from the front of the giant's palace, leaving this place to Yuriu.

After convincing his own people and seeing them away, Yuriu returned to Gavin and them.

"So fast." Gavin gave a thumbs up to the gray dwarf patriarch, "The prestige of the patriarch seems to be higher than I expected, what we should know, we already know about it, let's talk about in-depth cooperation, let's start with the Colossus Dungeon."

Patriarch Yuriu, you have lived here the longest and know the most about this place, what do you think is our top priority? ”

"Only by fixing those artificially cut off locations and resuming the delivery of high-pressure steam in the mine can the units that rely on high-pressure steam be turned on and operational, and we can proceed to the next step of resumption of production."

The gray dwarf patriarch opened his mouth to come, it was obvious that he had already had his own considerations about this issue, after all, it was directly related to the interests of their people.

If the steel gates weren't opened, how would they get a lot of mushrooms from those mushroom-growing areas, and how would they bring water from the giants' slave quarters to the Colossus Dungeon?

"That's right." Gavin nodded in agreement, "There are two things that are most urgent at the moment, one is the re-transmission of high-pressure steam, and the other is the re-operation of the tank cage shaft, these two things are related, and they must be strongly supported by your dungeon, after all, you know the operation of high-pressure steam here, if you are not careful, it can easily bring disaster." ”

The implication was obvious, that the matter was clearly going to be handed over to the gray dwarves.

"This matter may be more troublesome than adults think, in order to put this place back into operation, our ancestors have made a lot of modifications here, especially the missing part, some unnecessary ones have either been eradicated or blocked.

We had to find a way to bring it back so that we could get the high-pressure steam back up there.

The high-pressure steam pipes in the mines must also be thoroughly inspected, overhauled and understood, although they are in constant condition before they are sealed, but we must not rely on speculation, we must make sure that nothing goes wrong, as the lord said, this is an extremely dangerous thing, no matter how careful you are. ”

Yuriu actively gave advice, his current mentality is completely different from the past, he is not afraid of difficult tasks now, but afraid that the other party does not want to give them those irreplaceable tasks.

Because the more difficult the task they are responsible for, the more important they are to the other person, the safer they are, and the higher the treatment.

The Council of the Chiefs of Death took a relatively lenient approach to their governance, knowing that the living Golems were prone to dereliction of duty, and still sent them over instead of the harsh, rigid, and inflexible Undead Golems to rule.

It is because of their irreplaceable role in maintaining the Colossus Dungeon.

"It makes sense, but you're only afraid of limited manpower, if the two tasks are carried out at the same time, the progress is extremely slow, you give priority to the docking and repair work on both sides, and as for the maintenance of the high-pressure steam pipeline in the mining area, we will postpone the discussion."

Gavin now has a deep understanding of management, and many things are balanced, and the gray dwarves have mastered the most important link in the operation of the Colossus Dungeon, and if they are entrusted with the operation of the most important steam pipelines in the entire mining area.

Over time, they will have an irreplaceable role in Colossus.

When this happens, it's often when trouble begins.

What if they are dissatisfied with their situation and salary, and they unite to use it as a threat?

Don't think that it is too much to worry, the human heart will never buy satisfied, even if it is satisfied now, it will become dissatisfied over time.

When the poor can't open the pot, they have a job that barely makes ends meet, and they are satisfied.

When they don't have to worry about eating, they will worry about their salaries and surpluses.

When they have small assets, they start to think about high-paying holidays.

When high-paying holidays are available, they will worry about their rights and interests.

This kind of greed is a kind of human nature, and there is nothing wrong with it, as long as it is a normal means to fight for and maintain, Gavin will not reject it, after all, he adheres to the goal of win-win cooperation, and he is still like this for his allies, how can he be bad for his own people?

However, it is absolutely not allowed to create a technological monopoly within the territory and thus blackmail oneself to achieve one's goals.

Especially the gray dwarf clan, their ancestors were severely assimilated and eroded during the period when they were enslaved and manipulated by the mind snatcher, and now they are naturally evil and distorted, and the natural camp is in the same camp as the devil like the dog demon, and the standard order is evil.

They can use it, but all kinds of checks and balances and precautions must also be in place.

(End of chapter)