"Understood." There was no sadness or joy on the face of the gray dwarf patriarch Yuriu, and he continued, "The other is the matter of the supply of materials for the dungeon, and the Council of Death Chiefs makes a deal with us once a month to transport the steel and equipment produced that month, and bring us the food and water we need to live.

The remaining living materials in the dungeon are enough for us to support us for half a month at most.

The butt repair of the entire high-pressure steam pipeline will inevitably involve frequent tests, which will cause a waste of internal circulating high-pressure steam and require a large amount of additional water. ”

"It's simple, how much water do you need, just say, Lord Shanoba, you are responsible for cooperating and letting those flying dragons come down by air."

Although the Colossus Dungeon is three or four thousand meters underground, the passages along the way are all according to the size of giants, and even the three of the Blackwing Wyverns who have reached the size of the giant can fly freely here.

This method is only temporary, how could those dwarves of Supreme Shanata not prepare their own internal water supply pipes, even the underground planting area has been prepared?

This steam mechanical pump, which also requires the entire high-pressure steam pipeline to operate, will draw a large amount of pressurized water and supply the entire mining area, including the Colossus Dungeon.

"It's easy to deploy a flying dragon, but how to solve this water transport tool? Once the wooden bucket exceeds a certain size, it will become very fragile, and it will inevitably bump and bump when flying in a narrow space......"

"This is simple, in our dungeon, there are a large number of sealed iron buckets, where all the water must be sealed and preserved, and we can use these ready-made water filling tools to tailor them for transformation." Patriarch Yuriu turned his head and offered a solution.

"That's fine."

"Good, we've got a good start." Gavin turned his head to look at Jiharin and said, "Patriarch, it seems that our cooperation can go one step further, I have a proposal that the patriarch can consider." ”

"Your Excellency doesn't want me to be here, to send a summons order to all the exiled subjects of the Taisyama Kingdom to move here en masse, right?" The wandering king Ghishalin asked rhetorically.

"It turns out that the patriarch has already thought of it, then I don't need to analyze the advantages and disadvantages more, this is a typical win-win choice, with your help, I can run this vein thoroughly, and you have the opportunity to gather all the clansmen, increase each other's bonds, and form an army for training.

When the time comes, it will not be too late to send troops to the Teshayama Mines, and believe me, when the time comes, it will be a smooth road from here to the Tesyama Mines, and all the roads will be opened by me, and I will have a more convenient and faster means of transportation.

When the time comes, I'll only need a few days to get you to the vicinity of the Tayser Yama mines, and I'll be able to use my swift tactics to catch those monsters off guard. ”

Gavin was not surprised that the Patriarch of Giharim could coincide with him, and it would be a dereliction of duty for him not to have any thoughts in this regard after visiting the Colossus mining area.

Gavin didn't need the Patriarch of Giharim to gather all the exiled dwarves of the Tasyama Kingdom, even if it was only a few thousand, to act as a key technician, to form a counterbalance with the gray dwarves, so that their role would not be irreplaceable, it was enough for him.

As for the dwarves of the Tasyama Kingdom, will there be a magpie's nest dove here?

Gavin wasn't worried, either, as the gray dwarves entrenched in the Colossus dungeon and the kobolds led by Shanoba would form a counterweight to them.

The main thing is that the Council of Chiefs of Death is eyeing each other, and it may come back at any time.

Until this trouble is resolved, the Iron Clan, which is in the process of recuperation, will definitely not act rashly, at least not for a short time.

In the case of an absolute advantage, someone still steals the house, it is definitely not the enemy's problem, but the problem of oneself.

"Since the lord doesn't shy away from this matter, we have no reason to refuse." Not only did Giharin not feel that Gavin was exaggerating, on the contrary, it was the most conservative statement.

Even if he wasn't good at it, he had already thought of a new method of transportation.

Needless to say, if the high-pressure steam railcars in the previous mines had been brought to the surface and built by the conqueror's army, they would have had a terrifying transport capacity.

The only thing limiting how far they can go will be the supply of high-pressure steam.

"How many dwarves can your lord accept to settle here at the same time?" What worries Giharin now is Gavin's receptivity.

After all, most rulers cannot tolerate another whole force taking root in their own land.

After more than three centuries of wandering, the wandering dwarf king knew that wherever he went, he was the object of strict protection by those rulers.

"How many dwarves can the patriarch muster?" Gavin didn't make a rash promise, after all, he didn't have an accurate idea of the strength of this Iron Clan, and it would definitely be no problem to be able to gather thousands of shield dwarves, but it was hard to say more, after all, they had been in disarray for too long.

Jiharin was silent for a while, obviously estimating, and then replied: "At least three thousand, at most it is difficult to say, it may be five thousand, it may be eight thousand, it will definitely not exceed ten thousand, after all, the kingdom of Taishyama has been destroyed for too long, many old people have died, and more are taking root in the new land."

Even I can't estimate how strong their desire to return to the country is, and I'm not sure how many people will come to the Colossus City thousands of miles away, after all, this is not Taisyama. ”

In the words, there is a sadness that cannot be concealed.

This is the sorrow of exile, and Giharim does not even count how many dwarves are willing to answer his call and fight for themselves.

Gavin was relieved: "From now on, this situation will change radically, the patriarch can gather as many clansmen as he can, and when the battle for the restoration of the country starts, hope can only be pinned on these people who respond to the call, and those who do not respond can be ignored." ”

His psychological orientation of the number of dwarves in Colossus City is about five thousand.

That's enough to bring the entire mine to full operation.

Given that it is impossible for all the dwarves of the Tasyama Kingdom to serve themselves, it is not too much of a problem to increase this number by one or two times.

No matter how much it is, it is not a question of whether it is acceptable or not, but whether Giharin has the ability to do so.

Dwarves, like elves, have never been known for their numbers, have low fertility and a long growth cycle, and dwarves only reach adulthood at the age of forty.

The highest estimate of 8,000 given by Giharin is based on the thunderous blessing of 1306.

This year is also known as the Year of Thunder, because the biggest historical event in the continent of Faeron is that the great dwarven god Moradin sent a blessing to his people, and the birth rate of the liquor race miraculously surged.

Since then, the new generation of dwarves are commonly called the children of thunder, and after the blessing of thunder, nearly one-fifth of the dwarves are born as identical or fraternal twins, they are called the thundering twins, and they have a bond and spiritual connection with each other that far exceeds that of ordinary dwarves.

And now, it is the time when the first batch of Thundering Sons have come of age one after another and stepped onto the stage of history, and the two sons of Jiharin are the Thundering Twins born in the year of Thunder.

"This matter cannot be rushed, and many of our industries cannot be abandoned." "It will take at least a few years for this matter to ferment. ”

"Normal." Gavin nodded knowingly, "The restart of our mining area is also a gradual work, in a short period of time, the patriarch only needs to help me gather a few hundred excellent dwarven miners first, they mainly assist the Yuriu patriarch to restart the high-pressure steam, first ensure that all the treasures are transported out, and fully utilized." ”

"It's easy, and in less than ten days, I'll send three hundred dwarves." Ji Harin rubbed his gray bushy beard and said, "The equipment purchase agreement we signed earlier is still not valid?" ”

Now the situation is completely reversed.

It is no longer that both sides have the strategic materials that the other side needs, and Gavin has not only greatly reduced the demand for weapons and armor in their hands, but it will not be long before Colossus City will become the largest steel and equipment production base in the entire Faerun, and the entire industry will be seriously affected by them.

Ordinary equipment that was originally reluctant to sell should be taken advantage of the opportunity to be sold in large quantities, otherwise it will be easy to smash in your hands.

"This is the second thing I want to agree with the patriarch, the previous inventory, the patriarch also saw that in a short period of time, I no longer need ordinary equipment, I hope to change the original agreement to all special customized equipment and more precious magic equipment.

As for the sale of ordinary equipment, I have a win-win cooperation, and I believe that the news of the great invasion of the Thun nomads, the patriarch should have heard the news.

I have reached a cooperation agreement with His Majesty Ahsan, and I will come forward to purchase all kinds of military supplies, and they will be responsible for transporting them to the front, and if the patriarch is willing to join them, I can give half of the benefits from my side. ”

This trick was used by Gavin when he was rooted in the rocks, and it was called the White Wolf with Empty Gloves.

In this deal, the equipment is made by the dwarves of the Iron Clan, and the sea transportation is handled by the fleet of the Cormier Kingdom, and the only thing he pays is connections, and if he builds a bridge, he can eat 25% of the profit for nothing, in this world, I am afraid that there is no more profitable deal than this.

Don't think that Gavin lost 25%, in fact, it was earned for nothing.

The money he saved was used to buy military supplies such as food.

If he has enough influence, he can even push this model to other places, such as the paladins of the Hammer of Light, who will be more than happy to join in.

"Deal." The Kingdom of Jiharim readily complied, neither bargaining with Gavin nor trying to get rid of him, but directly cooperating with King Ahsan to take Gavin's share.

In many cases, connections are the greatest resource.

In the eyes of the wandering dwarf king, Gavin's part of the interests is taken for granted.

Without this conqueror in the middle, they would not have dared to trust King Ahsan easily and deliver thousands of equipment to them for transportation.

In the face of interests, especially a large number of interests, the so-called kindness will become very fragile, it is difficult to stand the test, and in the end it depends on the strength.

Just as Gavin guessed, he had already heard the news, but he only dared to make a small fuss, and did not dare to invest on a large scale like Gavin's side, that is, there was no absolute guarantee in terms of force.

Now with Gavin's line, they can take the giant ship of the Cormir Kingdom, they can empty the entire inventory, pack it all up and sell it, and then move the main body to the Colossus City, including some equipment that they don't need for a short time.

Because of the assembly line of Colossus City, they will still need to worry about equipment in the future?

Before they officially march into Tashayama, they will surely build better equipment to arm themselves.

"You have a month's time to prepare, the time and place of loading, and I will send someone to inform you separately." Gavin gives a relatively lenient time.

"Yes."

After the intention of cooperation with the Iron Clan was basically finalized, Gavin immediately said to the two Lady Strategists, "Regarding the production capacity of Colossus City, I believe you already have your own estimate in mind, and it may take years to restart the entire mining area and restore it to its peak.

However, if you want to produce small batches and stabilize production, as long as the high-pressure steam tunnel is fully restored, if you are not so urgent about the need for equipment, then it is better to measure the size, and then place an order for mass production, you will have the absolute right of first refusal.

The specific price, when the Colossus City is fully operational, and the professional has carried out a special cost calculation, we will carry out, and I guarantee that the price I will give you is the best deal. ”

Everything has a price.

Even if she is a voter who is also a strategist lady, Zalanda has complex feelings intertwined with herself, but some accounts must be calculated clearly and clearly.

"Yes." Zalanda and Catherine nodded in agreement.

Of course, they can distinguish the importance of the treasure, and dividing up the dwarven treasure is just a hammer deal, compared to hundreds of dwarven equipment, which has a stable and continuous supply channel of equipment is more important.

The most important thing for them now is to screen and train soldiers, and as long as the equipment is in place, they can use this as a basis to pull out an army.

Gavin made overall deployment adjustments to Colossus City, "The kobold mining will not stop for the time being, and the agreement signed with Retamun City will continue to be maintained, even after the Colossus Dungeon is fully opened." ”

Shanoba said with a puzzled face: "At that time, we can completely produce and sell iron ore by ourselves, why should we be cheap to outsiders?" ”

"Drive the economy and commerce." Gavin patiently explained, "If we let those merchants transport grain to the Colossus alone, even if we are willing to pay a high price, I believe that many merchants are not willing to come, after all, the distance is long, and the profit from grain is relatively limited, but if it is paired with the iron ore on the return journey, it will be different."

Once they come and go, they can earn double shares.

And along the way, how many people are fed by them? Merchants, coachmen, guards, only afraid of thousands.

A lot of things on the Colossus and Rita Bun trade routes have been activated, and some shrewd merchants have already started building trade road inns along the way.

Their main source of customers now is the iron ore fleet.

If we terminate this cooperation project, the budding business that has just been generated will be stifled immediately, which will be detrimental to our subsequent development.

We will maintain the current situation first, and then we will withdraw this project when the volume of trade in all sides has increased and the dependence on iron ore transportation is relatively small. ”

For Gavin, many times, money is no longer paramount, and this is the case with the partnership with Retamon City.

Not to mention that it is just making less money, even if it is losing money in it, some things must be maintained.

Shanopa replied as if she didn't understand, "Yes." ”

"After the restart of the mining area, the responsibility of the kobold has changed from mining to auxiliary, assisting in the maintenance and reinforcement of the mine, the planting and picking of mushroom plantations, and at the same time forming your own kobold road construction team to develop and repair the road of the conqueror, if necessary, I will take some of it from here."

Colossus City's ultra-modern mining mode directly replaces the large number of kobolds here from the mines, so it is natural to adjust their positioning, "If you have the spare power, you can try to open a second mining area."

The peak of the mountain where the temple of Talos is located is an iron mountain, and the iron ore there seems to have become a little different under the perennial lightning strikes. ”

Before Shanopa could reply, Patriarch Giharin and Patriarch Yuriu said in unison: "Lightning strikes the iron stone!" ”

"The two patriarchs know about this iron stone? Don't know exactly what it does? Gavin asked hurriedly.

It's one thing to guess on your own, it's another thing to get certified by an expert.

"Patriarch come." The Grey Dwarf Patriarch humbly said, "I've only heard my ancestors mention it, and I've never really seen it. ”

"Okay." The patriarch of Jiharin was not polite, twisted his beard and said, "This kind of iron and stone must be smelted and forged with a special method, and it can be made of thunder iron and thunder steel, they have a very high affinity for the thunder element, and if they are used to forge a staff or magic wand, they can increase the power of the lightning spell of the holder."

If used to forge weapons, there is a chance to grant them the special ability of Lightning Attack.

If used to forge weapon armor, it will grant them varying degrees of lightning resistance, and even lightning immunity.

The specific degree depends on the attributes of the lightning strike iron stone itself, the more times the lightning strikes are received, the higher the quality of the lightning strike iron stone.

In fact, the number of lightning strikes in the material plane is not much, and there are more quasi-elemental planes in the lightning plane where the air element plane and the earth element plane meet, where a large number of lightning are shrouded all year round, constantly whipping the earth and stones floating from the earth element plane, especially those conductive metals. ”

(End of chapter)