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Section XVIII Messages

"Master, in the rat-man society, magic stones are used as money. In essence, there are only two reasons why there is a situation where there is a refusal to move in the face of a huge magic stone mine. The first one is that I don't know how much 'income' I have, so I am reluctant to spend too much money at one time. The second is that in the face of the strong defenses of the dwarves, there is no confidence in victory. Of course, there are other thoughts about being afraid of other people's profits, but those are not the point. Trust me, master, what we want to happen over time, will definitely happen. ”

Ashrufa nodded. So far, Carrie's judgment has been accurate, and he should believe it.

"Master, I suggest we go out for a walk. It's unlikely, but you'll have to be wary of a sneak attack by some of the rats who are so smart that they're dazed. ”

Around the underground towns of the Baku tribe, a heavily fortified area has been formed under the design of Ashrufat. Due to the large amount of weapons and equipment obtained in the previous large-scale trade, the warriors of the Baku tribe are very well-equipped, in addition to a large number of magic stone weapons and war beasts as support. Ashrufat had great confidence in the fighting power of the army, but he was not so confident in their discipline. So he patrolled the whole town from time to time, especially for the realm of the fortifications at key locations. If anyone dared to fish and be lazy, he would immediately put him to death or relegate him to slavery.

As usual, a small group of black-furred Storm Troopers followed him. As Ashrufat's personal guards, the Storm Troopers' equipment has been radically changed, and they all don heavy and sturdy metal armor and hold weapons crafted using magic stone technology. The nezumi processed the stone into the appropriate powder, fusing it with metal, turning it into an evil weapon that glowed green and flowed with venom. In a normal clan, this high-end weapon can only be used by the clan's bosses, but in the Baku clan, Ashrufat has armed all the storm warriors with these gadgets.

In the square outside the town, trading is in full swing. Since almost all the nezumi clans now know that the Baku clan has sufficient magic stones, and are willing to purchase food, weapons and equipment and other materials at a high price, more than a dozen caravans go to the Baku tribe's towns every day to sell items. Two caravans arrived, one selling food and fighting over the price with the head of the Baku. Another caravan had brought some high-value magic weapons and was about to put them on display.

The others immediately discovered Ashrufat's arrival. Due to the transformation ability of the Red Blood Armor, Ashrufat's appearance at this time looks like an unusually tall nezumi with fiery red fur, so it is particularly eye-catching. Even if the nezumi hadn't seen Ashrufat before, they at least recognized him from his unusual appearance.

The rat men of the Baku tribe saluted him. However, Ashrufat waved his hand and motioned for them to continue their work.

The two caravans combined numbered about two hundred, and Ashrufat assessed the risk of letting them in. Even if they had hidden men in their trucks, they would not have exceeded four hundred. If this had been a deliberate attack, it would have been on a scale beyond the capacity of the Baku to respond. He looked around and made sure that there were Baku warriors here everywhere, just in case. It looks like the guys in charge of security are not derelict in their duties.

A strange nezumi dressed as a merchant walked up from the caravan and headed straight for Ashrufat. Two of his attendants immediately met him and held him in the way.

"Who are you?" a storm trooper gestured menacingly, gesturing his weapon.

"I'm here to see Master Ashrufat. The nezumik's eyes sparkled with a sly sly. "Came for a contract. ”

"Oh. Ashrufat replied, motioning for his guards to get out of the way. "What kind of contract. ”

"This. The stranger pulled out a dirty, thick notebook from his body and handed it to Ashrufat. Ashrufat took it casually and glanced at it a few times. He immediately understood that this was information sent by the black-clad assassin, and that this ordinary-looking nezumi in front of him was actually an emissary of the Essien clan?

"How many magic stones do you need for this thing?"

"No, we don't need magic stones. The light in the messenger's eyes reminded me of the tiger looking at the fat deer in the distance. "In fact, in return for these things, we hope to have a formal meeting with Lord Ashrufat. ”

Ashrufat smiled slightly. This kind of answer has long been expected, which also shows that they sent a guy to hide his identity for some reason, instead of letting an upright messenger collect money.

"Master, you have to refuse. In my mind, Carrie reminded. "It's the principle that a high appetite puts you in an advantageous position in negotiations. ”

"I remember my promise that I would pay in cash with magic stones, but I didn't promise to come to a meeting. He amplified his voice so that the nezumi farther away—both Baku and foreigners—could hear him. "So I have to refuse. I will pay for a reasonable price and I can't promise anything other than that!"

The agent looked embarrassed. Under the concentration of many pairs of eyes, he became a little cringe. All secret messengers will become uneasy once their identities are revealed. To be honest, he didn't expect Ashrufat to reply like this.

"The Essien clan will not forget your reply!" he replied in an ambiguous tone, perhaps anticipating that this might not be good. "Lord Ashrufat, please remember your words!"

In the next moment, Ashruphat grabbed the nezumi by the neck and lifted him up with one hand. The messengers of the Esin clan struggled in vain, but could not shake off the strong wrist of Ashrufat. His fingers dug deep into the emissary's neck, causing a faint "hiss" sound to emanate from his throat.

Then, with great force, Ashruphat lifted the messenger up and slammed it to the ground. With the crunch of bones breaking, the nezumi slipped limply to the ground, groaning in pain.

"How dare you threaten the mighty Lord Eshurufat!I should have ripped your tongue off just because of what you just said!" After saying this, Ashrufat glanced contemptuously at the messenger who was no longer able to move, and then turned around and left.

This is not the first emissary to make such a request for a private meeting. And like all nezumi, if their demands are not met, they will threaten without thinking. Eshurufat's reply was the same, breaking a few bones of these outspoken creatures in the same way.

He's now thoroughly figured out Game of Thrones, or at least the Nezumi's Game of Thrones. Every messenger thinks that they have a powerful backer behind them, but forgets that in the face of great interests, these backers will not hesitate to throw them off, like throwing off an inconspicuous clod of earth. They think they are part of a huge being, but they ignore that they are just a part of that dispensable.

Of course, Ashruphat was sure that no enemy would attack him for these reasons. Because he was ready for war. If you don't say a word, you will immediately raise troops to go to war, which is the style of the greenskins. In the world of the rat people, everything revolves around profit. Peace is based on one's own strength, not on one's own knees.

"The Esin clan shouldn't have come to me for a life-prolonging potion. Ashrufat walked as he walked and discussed with Carrie in his mind. "I remember that their big guy was still quite a bit old and old. Assassins are a hard-working profession, and older people can't hold positions for long. ”

"It's hard to say at this point, they may be planning to use life-prolonging potions to put pressure on other clans. Carrie had a different opinion. "But in any case, according to the information I received from my subordinates, it seems that rumors are already flying about the origin of our magic stones. ”

Although all the reports ostensibly passed through the hands of Eshurufat, in reality he barely looked at them. Each time he actually just took the reports in his hand and turned the pages as fast as he could, and it was Carrie who was actually looking at them.

"Hosts, we were right in what we expected. In fact, among the lower echelons of the nezumi, the communication between the various clans was far wider and deeper than expected. Because of this, members of the Baku clan are also able to find out all kinds of rumors. ”

"What are the rumors now?"

"The most popular claim is that we have found a rare bonanza...... An accidental bonanza of magic stones that extends beyond the dwarven defenses. This rumor is logical, but it is not what we want. Maybe it's time to unleash our own rumors. ”

"Unleash our own rumors?"

"Well, master, don't underestimate the rumors. Rumors cannot sway the wise, but in any society and of any race, the wise are only a small part. Most members of society are 'fools'. The so-called rumors can erode people's beliefs and shake their will, and although they cannot be said to be the last blow, they are very useful weapons. Especially at almost no cost. ”

"And what kind of rumors do we need?" asked Ashrufat, a little strangely.

"Of course, it's the story of our battle with the dwarves. Rendering the dwarves easy to deal with, rendering the abundance of magic stone mines...... By the way, master, didn't you accidentally discover an ancient battlefield last time?"

Carrie says that the excavation had unearthed a ruin, which was actually an ancient battlefield, presumably caused by the last time Karak-Grom was captured by the Greenskins. A group of dwarves flee into a hidden mine, only to be chased and beaten by Greenskin. It is not known whether it was the dwarven dynamite or the greenskin's magic that destroyed the mine, causing the tunnel to collapse and turn the entire place into a living coffin. Although the dwarves recaptured Karak-Grom this time, time has passed, and they do not know the existence of this pit, and they do not have the leisure to dig pits in the underground world to look for mines. In short, it was the rat-man's magic stone excavation team that accidentally discovered this ancient battlefield. Now, of course, there are only countless bones left.

However, in addition to the bones, many weapons can be found on the site. Probably because of the isolation from the outside world, many of the weapons seem to be in good shape.

"Our luck is good, with these ancient weapons and equipment, our rumors will definitely be invulnerable!"