Warlords of the witcher world

Chapter 98 The Behind-the-Scenes Ruler of the World

Mahakam Mountains, the hometown of dwarves, is a land ruled by snow all year round.

Only in the valleys between the mountains can you see the extremely rare green here, and these places are also important food production bases for the dwarves.

Walking in the majestic mountains of Mahakam, looking at the majestic snow-white peaks around him, Hemei's heart also opened up with the feeling.

The feeling now is as if he saw the vast grassland for the first time when he was in Hackland.

This is just a branch of the Mahakam Mountains, and it is already so majestic.

Hemei couldn't imagine what the main line of Mahakam would look like, let alone Carbon Mountain, the largest city of the dwarves.

It's a pity that, judging by the meeting place agreed by Hogg, he probably won't be able to see the big city of the dwarves.

After a series of wars and blockades a hundred years ago, the land came under the rule of the King of Temeria.

But the dwarves still ruled the land, and no one could violate their autonomy, bravely saying no to all the taxes and demands of the king of Temeria outside the contract.

Therefore, the rule of Temeria in Mahakam is very illusory and looks very false.

In fact, in the eyes of many northern rulers, Mahakam's surrender was just Hogg's old fox showing weakness to humans, reducing Mahakam's threat in the eyes of humans.

In the Famine Wars, the dwarves say that they have to surrender due to a shortage of supplies due to the blockade, but this is only the dwarf's external statement.

In fact, as far as the performance of the Dwarf Kingdom is concerned, there is also some information that has flowed out, all of which show that Mahakam's damage in this blockade is not serious.

But no one cares, the public only knows that the last non-human race country finally succumbed to the hands of humans.

As for the deep stuff in it, who cares.

The big shots are aware of the mess behind this, but none of them are willing to challenge it, and breaking it means that the war will resume.

And no one wants to attack the armed mountain range in Mahakam, it will only be worth the loss. Everyone knows how troublesome that mountain range is, not to mention that the dwarves have other means, such as the economic nuclear bomb.

King Foltest, outraged by the dwarves' refusal of Vizima's new demands, intended to conquer the mountains by force, but chose peace under the mediation of Demavi of Aedirn.

On the surface, it seemed that the rescued were dwarves, but what the world didn't know was that it was actually the Temerian army who were rescued.

They don't need to face Mahakam, which is full of fortresses, and they don't need to fight against the defense system that the dwarves have developed for hundreds of years. If they attack that mountain, they will only be destroyed in it.

The mountains have long been dug by the dwarves, and under every ordinary mountain, there may be dwarven fortresses, tunnels, and cities, and it is difficult for humans to find all of these.

Foltest is actually clear about this, he just wants to use it to gain a wave of prestige.

However, he set the tone of conquering Mahakam too high, which once caused him to be unable to control the mobilized public opinion, and was almost framed by public opinion to attack Mahakam.

It was Demawi's mediation that gave Foltest a step, and he followed the trend.

Hogg also tacitly acted in this scene together. He doesn't care about fame or anything, what matters is the inheritance of dwarven society.

And it was good for Mahakam that the Temerian army avoided destruction.

If the Temerian army attacked Mahakam and then destroyed it, the mountains would surely become a thorn in the side of the humans in the north.

Maybe they would rally their strength to target the mountains, just like they did to the elves back then, which Hogg absolutely didn't want to see.

Back in the present, Herme's team was walking along Mahakam's famous Avenue of Heroes.

The roads in all directions of Mahakam will eventually enter the huge city gate in the dwarven kingdom, which is the only way for outsiders to enter the mountains. From time to time, you can see exquisite statues in the style of dwarves on the side of the road.

Many soldiers would pay homage to one or two when they passed by, just for auspiciousness.

Herme's team is not the only one on this road. In fact, Herme has also seen many dwarves and humans. Some of them are young dwarves who went to the human society for training, and some are caravans for trading with the country of mountains. The road is still quite prosperous.

However, Hemei didn't need to go that far, and he didn't need to enter the core of Mahakam and walk to the gate of Mahakam, because the Great Elder Hogg of Mahakam came out to greet him on his own initiative.

The further they entered Mahakam, the colder the weather would be. If Herme hadn't brought enough winter clothes, the troops might have been downsizing.

However, the people who suffered the most in this kind of weather were actually the Weilang people.

These large lizards pay attention to the balance of body temperature, too cold or too hot are very harmful to their bodies.

Not long after entering Mahakam, Herme found that some Vilang people's condition was getting worse and worse, and some even went into hibernation. They had to stop to warm up from time to time to replenish their heat in order to keep moving forward.

Therefore, the Lord Protector simply left these lizardmen at the foot of the mountain. It would be too slow to take them with him, and he only brought the Vilang chief Jiasluojia.

The Weilang chief's body and willpower were extremely strong, and the wind and snow in Mahakam did not bother him too much, so Herme took him with him.

It was only later that Herme found out that Gasroga had traveled from the northernmost section of the Blue Mountains to the southernmost section, and even traveled to the Flame Mountains and the Great Desert named "Frying Pan", the hottest and coldest part of the continent. I have seen all the places and traveled in them.

Because of these things that no Vilang people have ever done, the Vilang people of the whole tribe believed that he had the ability to rule the whole tribe, and he was able to become the chief.

As the distinguished guest of the Great Elder, Herme's team naturally had a local guide leading the way.

But the guide is not a dwarf, but another local non-human race, the raccoon.

As the aborigines of the mainland, raccoon monsters had a similar experience with the Weilang people, and were gradually washed away by elves and northerners in history.

In the beginning, raccoons did not hide in the rugged mountains, but lived in the valleys and foothills in the lowlands.

Under the enlightenment of ancient traditions, strive to live in harmony with the surrounding environment.

But the communication between the raccoons and other races was not successful. The expanded elves flooded into the valley area, replacing the raccoon settlements there, and the raccoons were forced to the narrow space at the foot of the mountain.

But the raccoon monsters took it easy, changed their living habits according to the environment, and dug out new homes in the cliffs and canyons, returning to a thriving life for a time.

But after the elves, humans came to this continent in the exile landing. They are more ambitious colonists than the elves, and they become the new threat to the raccoons: humans do not stop at occupying the lowlands, they are also eager to enter the mountains to find mineral veins.

This is very different from the lifestyle of raccoons. This race has no interest in mining, so their habitat has become a virgin land full of potential in the eyes of humans. After all, these furry non-human races have already laid the foundation.

After the raccoons refused humans to exploit their homeland, the war began.

The human army marched into the mountains, and hundreds of raccoon clans were wiped out.

The human invasion has made the raccoon monsters so devastated that it is difficult to see this race in various parts of the mainland today. Most of the raccoon monsters finally chose to go to the dwarves of Mahakam.

Under the protection of the dwarves, they lived in the peaks and caves of the branches of the Mahakam Mountains and started a new life.

In return, they serve as frontier scouts for the dwarven kingdom.

And the direction that Herme entered Mahakam was the direction with the largest number of raccoons.

So a raccoon was sent instead of a dwarven guide.

Herme was quite curious about the raccoon monster. He had never seen such an inhuman race before, but after seeing it, Herme was quite satisfied.

As mentioned in the books he read, the biggest feature of the raccoon is that it has thick hair all over its body, and then it will turn pale with age like human hair.

Their eyes are small and their eyesight is poor, but their hearing ability is well developed, far superior to other races on the continent.

Herme also read in the book that the raccoon is not the strongest race, but it is better than humans, and has a metabolic system that is very different from other races, which can stimulate stronger endurance under serious injuries—even can Withstand the damage that can make other races die suddenly.

Herme was very curious about this, but it was a pity that he was unlikely to see such a sight.

The culture of raccoon monsters is also very interesting. They do not believe in gods, but worship their ancestors and heroes among their clansmen. Young people become brave and tenacious because of the enlightenment of hero stories.

The integrity of raccoons has been preserved in the history of suffering for centuries, and they are still proud and abide by the tradition.

Even those raccoons who remained in the lowlands filled with new races lived as their ancestors did.

(This thing is the enlarged version and the smart version of the flat-headed brother.)
It was also because of this that they were accepted by Elder Hogg and became the second race to live with dwarves after dwarves.

"We've arrived, human."

After turning over a high slope, the leading raccoon stopped. He held a cane in one hand and pointed to the distance with the other.

Herme, who followed closely behind, looked in the direction it pointed.

The raccoon behaved extremely indifferent throughout the whole process, which was not surprising to Herme. Non-human races always dislike humans, let alone creatures like raccoons.

Only towards the chief of the Weilang people, the raccoon would have a better attitude. After all, the friendship between the two tribes is very deep. Hemei often saw them communicate in a language that he could not understand.

Later, Herme asked Abelard, and found out that they used an ancient common language popular among the ancient races, and it was normal for him not to understand.

Herme saw a clearing, the snow had been swept away, and dwarf warriors in full armor could be seen everywhere.

These dwarves are fully armed, their faces are shrouded in steel, only some beards are exposed.

From a distance, it looks like steel cans.

They stood motionless in the snowstorm of Mahakam, and they knew the elite of these dwarves just by looking at them.

These dwarves are members of the Elder Guard, Mahakam's most elite force, status and combat effectiveness are indispensable.

And the big yellow tent with the Mahakam insignia—two hammers crossed on a yellow ground—has been erected.

Of course, there are also many Mahakam flags nearby.

"Let me meet this dwarf elder."

Herme whispered to himself that he was looking forward to the next meeting.

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"You are the current ruler of Aedirn? Well, you look much better than that guy who always smiles at Demavi, at least the smile is not as annoying as him. Ha, when it comes to Demavi, thanks He is dead, otherwise I will have to investigate his behavior of giving away my lead ring indiscriminately. This represents my sincerity, and let a woman hold it in the mountains to mess around, so I can't investigate it completely The genocide case, what's even more annoying is that the girl finally talked about mobilizing all the clans to put pressure on me to help her, ha, it hasn't happened in so many years."

As soon as they met, these words rushed to Herme's face.

Brovar Hogg was indeed stubborn, eccentric, fanatical about tradition, and xenophobic as described by many people—Herme realized it now.

As for what he said, Herme knew that it was the story of Queen Miwei's adventures in Mahakam. It seemed that Queen Miwei did not choose to expose what the Chiglin clan had done.

(See the third act of the fall of kingship. The genocide case refers to the fact that the Chiglin clan used Queen Mivi to destroy the corpse and wipe out the traces, which made Hogg unable to investigate the truth of those things.)
"Great elder, the king is dead, I don't want you to speak rudely to him."

Herme ignored other topics, those were Livia's affairs, he just mentioned Hogg's disrespect towards Demavi.

The Lord Protector still has a lot of affection for King Demavi. His Majesty the King has contributed a lot to make him what he is today.

With so much kindness, Herme subconsciously started to defend Demawi.

"I didn't expect you to care about the dead man Demavy. It seems that he is still a kind and righteous person, and he is one of the better ones among those stupid idiots. It seems that Demaville's son can still live a little longer, ha, but After all, you are going to die, I know you humans best, even if you don’t want to, there will be someone to help you do that kind of thing. Tsk, your complexion is getting worse and worse, how about it, I won’t talk about it.”

There was a flash of surprise in Hogg's eyes. There were only the two of them in the big tent, and the tent was blessed with dwarven magic runes, so outsiders could not hear the conversation inside.

That is to say, the emotion expressed by Herme here is not that he is acting for someone, but that he really thinks so.

However, Hogg's words made Herme's face flush.

Damn, why does this dwarf say such things outside, but fortunately there is no one else here.

"Then Elder Hogg, why did you come to see me, a stupid human being? It's not just to talk rubbish with me here."

Unknowingly, Herme stopped using honorifics for Hogg.

This dwarf is kicking his nose in the face, should he continue to be polite?
"I mainly want to come and see you, the new ruler of Aedirn, and I have seen it now, and you make me very satisfied, much better than I expected."

To Herme's surprise, Hogg didn't continue to mock him, but praised him instead, which made him at a loss as to how to answer.

Hogg didn't intend to ask him to answer, but continued on by himself.

"I hope that the human rulers who rule around Mahakam are smart people, smart people, understand? It's like Demavi, who gave Foltest's stallion a step down at the last minute, let Ma Hakan avoided a war. Mahakam was never afraid of war, but Mahakam was afraid of being a thorn in the side of the humans of the North, you understand?"

How could these Hermes not understand, this has never been a secret among the high-level officials in the north.

But hearing Elder Hogg's personal admission, Herme still felt a sense of unreality. A guess is a guess, and a definite fact is a fact.

"Moreover, judging from the current war situation, the Nilfgaardians are likely to be defeated. The southerners will retreat sooner or later, and the northerners will return to the previous political form sooner or later. At that time, Mahakam will need friendship from the outside world , friendship, do you understand?"

Next, Herme noticed the meaning hidden in Hogg's words.

It is impossible for him to run out specifically, just to say these things.

Judging from what Hogg meant, he wanted the Lord Protector to continue to play the role that Demawi once played, that is, a mediator between dwarves and humans.

And in this world, nothing is free.

Thinking of this, Herme's thoughts became clear. Hogg seemed to be just cursing people here, but in fact, he was making a request for himself.

Hogg wanted him to continue playing the old Demawi role, and he was willing to pay for it.

Then Herme felt that the dwarf in front of him was really convinced. He was clearly begging for help, but he made it look like he was scolding himself.

But after thinking about it, Herme realized that this trick was indeed quite effective.

Taking the initiative of the conversation through this rough attitude, I guess this is the art of language.

After thinking about this, Hemei showed a subtle smile. Hogg on the opposite side saw this smile in his eyes, and he responded in the same way.

Then I felt a little bad inside, damn it, this human being can see what he's thinking.

By now, the two old foxes here already know how to continue the game.

Herme is especially proud of finally taking the initiative in the conversation with you, the old bastard.

Next, the two of them stayed in the tent for three hours. During this period, the two sides kept scolding and blaming each other, but the next moment they reached an agreement amicably.

And in such a "see-saw", some things have also come to an end.

This time, Herme ruthlessly snatched a lot of equipment from Hogg.

These equipments are enough for Heme to completely refit the existing Aedirn army.

At the same time, it can also be seen from the side how terrifying the output of Mahakam is.

Then, at Hemei's request, Hogg promised to add 1000 Mahakam volunteers.

The dwarf soldiers from Mahakam are not only powerful in combat, but they also master crafts such as woodworking and blacksmithing, and can be transformed into craftsmen on the spot at any time.

These dwarves played a huge role in the post-war rebuilding across Aedirn.

At the same time, their achievements have also made many Adian people change their views on dwarves.

Originally in Aedirn, people were used to treating elves and dwarves separately, and they were obviously closer to dwarves.

After the rise of Scoia'tael, this concept was affected, and people began to be indiscriminately hostile to all non-human races.

It wasn't until the current government of the Lord Protector issued a series of related policies, and the performance of the dwarves that they were much more peaceful than the elves, as well as the efforts of the dwarf volunteers on the battlefield, that the original concept gradually returned.

Finally, and most importantly, Heme signed an agreement with Hogg that Mahakam would not sell ironware to any non-Adian official.

In doing so, Herme was planning for the post-war period.

Aden suffered great losses in this war. Although the richest central region was not affected by swords, the southern border suffered heavy losses. This area is also a concentrated area of ​​Aden's population and wealth.

After the war, Aden was devastated, and too many things needed to be restored, such as the handicraft industries in various places that were in disuse.

There are several key handicraft areas in the southern border of Aedirn, and Herme wants to rebuild them.

Under such circumstances, if Aden faces commercial dumping by the dwarves, it will be difficult to recover.

In Nilfgaard's war propaganda to the north, "Northern rulers will crush northern handicrafts with dwarf goods" is their key propaganda, which also caused a lot of trouble at one time, causing many handicraftsmen and The non-cooperation of towns.

Therefore, Heme had to prevent this problem. He had to control the import of dwarf goods so as to facilitate the recovery of the domestic manufacturing industry.

"You kid, I will remember this day, it's the first time you have scraped so many humans from me."

Although Hogg said this, there was not much anger in his tone, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

"Thank you again, Great Elder Hogg."

Herme thanked again, this dwarf elder is really his lucky star, it seems that this trip to Mahakam is really the right time.

But Herme didn't leave immediately, he still needed Hogg's help.

"Grand Elder, I have another unfeeling request. Can you provide Adian with a group of talents in the financial industry?"

The Lord Protector's words made Hogg frowned, "Do you want to set up a bank?"

"Yes, I want to open a bank, a bank that belongs to this country."

Herme had no intention of hiding, and directly told Hogg her plan openly.

Opening a national bank was something Herme had been thinking about for a long time.

He has long noticed that although the commodity economy of the Demon Hunter World is developed and the banking and financial industry has also developed to a certain extent, the role of the financial industry in various countries has not been explored much.

From the perspective of the northern countries, the financial industry is at most a place for them to borrow money and collect money, and there is nothing else.

But Herme knew what power the financial industry could exert. In the world he lived in, finance was a very important force for development.

"What's going on with the National Bank?"

Hogg asked, and the brows of the dwarf elder frowned for some reason.

"To put it simply, it is to use the national reputation of the country of Aden and the amount of gold and silver in the treasury as a guarantee to make loans and borrow money, and to regulate the money in circulation throughout the country, so as to affect prices... In short, there are many things that can be done, anyway, it is to maximize the power of money.”

Herme boldly expressed his thoughts like this, and he was not afraid to tell the elder dwarf.

Because there is another way of playing in the dwarf country, that is, using various tokens, the economy and various resources are actually regulated by the clan council.

That set of gameplay might be stronger than the financial game, but Herme obviously has no possibility of learning. It took so many years for Mahakam to build this system, and it still relies on the clan mechanism of dwarven society. Human society does not have that condition.

"Then, I suggest that you better not do this now."

Just when Herme thought that Hogg had to lament his idea, Hogg denied it, and when Herme threw away his puzzled eyes, Hogg began to explain,

"Do you think other northern countries have not had such an idea?"

These words immediately awakened Herme.

If someone else said it, Herme would dismiss it.

But standing here is Blovar Hogg, who has stood on the northern political stage for 200 years. A person like him would not easily say such a thing.

In other words, there must be something deep in it.

"Please continue."

Herme said modestly, and put on a sign of listening, showing great respect.

And Hogg stroked his beard,
"Boy, thank me. I think you are pretty good, so I told you these things. Hehe, this is something that even many northern kings don't know. Well, I have to think about how to say this..."

Then Hogge paused for a while, conceived his train of thought, and then continued to preach,

"How do you think the dwarves established their position in the northern financial industry?"

Hogg's question caused Herme to fall into deep thought, recalling the descriptions of the rise of dwarf bankers in the books she had read,

"I remember that it was the first batch of dwarves who entered human society to accumulate wealth through craftsmanship. Then they established a bank and began to receive deposits from humans. Then the dwarf bank became bigger and bigger. Today, it has its current status. .”

Hemei felt like a student who was endorsing the teacher.

To be honest, he didn't like it very much, as if he was still studying.

"Then have you thought about it again, why can the dwarf bank develop so smoothly in the north where the discrimination against non-human races is so serious, and official and unofficial racial massacres break out from time to time?"

This is indeed asking about Herme. Some things don't feel strange if you don't want to, but you can find the problem when you think about it.

In the north, a society that discriminates so much against non-human races, will it develop like a dwarf banker?So much so that it has become a giant in the northern financial industry today.

Various official and unofficial restrictions and restrictions are enough to make the dwarves get out of the financial industry, but the fact is that the dwarves have withstood the blows one after another, making their industry more and more developed.

"As mentioned in the book, in the early history of dwarf banks, whenever they faced suppression, they could take out enough gold and silver, either to bribe the monarch, or to attack opponents, relying on such a large-scale Spending money, they were able to continue their business... Great Elder, you don’t mean that there is something wrong with the gold and silver, do you? Some scholars believe that the gold and silver are gifts from Mahakam. As a dwarf bank Evidence of the Mahakam outpost, is this true?"

Herme thought about it, but he could only think of this, and if he was asked to say more, it would be impossible to say.

But at this moment, Hogg's face was obviously full of complacency. It's such a good feeling to unravel the mystery for others.

"Actually, the gold and silver didn't come from Mahakam, but actually from Kervier. Don't forget, most of the gold in this continent comes from that northwest country."

"Koviel? Why? Grand Elder, I don't understand."

Herme expressed his confusion. He really didn't understand why Keviel did this.

Wouldn't it do them any good to help the Dwarven Bank grow?

"Koviel needs a... Well, what do you say in human terms, oh, white gloves. Just right, seeing how skillfully you tell the history of the dwarf bank, I think you know the first treaty of Long Exeter ", or "Treaty of Freedom of Passage by Sea."

"of course I know."

How could Herme not know about that treaty? It was a treaty that had a major impact on the world of demon hunters. It can be said that it changed the entire world.

Roughly more than 100 years ago, Redania launched a series of blockades and wars in order to collect taxes from the wealthy Keweier.

But the final result was that Redania's entangled northern coalition forces were defeated in front of Keville, which surprised the entire northern society at that time, and finally had to seek peace with Keville and recognized Keville's independent status.

And Kervir has since become recognized as one of the great northern powers.

"The treaty stipulates 'freedom of navigation on the high seas', the citizens of Kovire will be granted freedom of navigation on the sea, and the northern kingdom shall not hinder Kovire's freedom of trade through the sea. Since then, glass and glass from Kovire can be seen everywhere in the North. Salt, and they also trade with Nilfgaard and even further Orpheus, and their trading power exists in the city of the golden tower, occupying the hegemony of the sea trade, even Nilfgaard cannot match it Than... it's just that the Kervirs don't intend to stop there."

While talking, Hogg took out an old map, which covered the entire known world,

"It's just that since they have gained such a huge influence, the northern countries will not let them go further. After several failures and resistance, they began to choose white gloves, and the result was to support the development of the Dwarf Bank. Mahakam can also be said to have a relationship with me, and then we reached an agreement."

"What agreement?"

Subconsciously, Herme asked,
"The mountains of Kevier are extremely rich in minerals. All kinds of minerals are produced there, and the quality is extremely high. There are also 3/4 of the current world's total production of demon gold, not to mention the gold production that surpasses the entire continent. , even our Mahakam can’t compare with it. The agreement reached between Keweier and me is very simple. Keweier will provide a sufficient amount of finished ore, and we will be responsible for forging these ores and selling them to the northern countries. So, have you noticed anything in here?"

Herme scratched his face in distress. He could feel some of it, but he still couldn't do it if he really wanted to say something.

So he continued to shake his head, intending to continue listening to what Hogg had to say,
"Whenever a war breaks out in the north, all countries will borrow money from Keweier, and then the money is often sent to Mahakam to buy weapons and equipment, as well as hire Keweier's professional mercenaries, and then we pass the dwarves The bank bought Keweier's ore-making equipment, how about it, have you found any problems?"

"In this way, the money borrowed by Kevier actually went around and returned to Kevier's hands! And the northern countries are still carrying a lot of debts."

Herme finally grasped the crux of the problem.

After catching this point, he suddenly found that his back was covered in cold sweat at some point.

Because starting from this point, there are too many things that can be thought of...

"In this northern war, as far as I know, every country that participated in the war borrowed a lot of money from Kovir, and it seems that you are also preparing to borrow money from Kovir. This big war is different Compared with the previous small fights, it was a real big war, and the amount of money needed to be spent was also unimaginably large. After this big war, the debts of the northern countries will also be unimaginably large. Might pay off."

"In the past 20 or [-] years, Keweier can do a lot of things, making it more difficult for the northern countries to pay back the money. Don't forget, they are the real bosses of the dwarf banks all over the mainland. I don't know how many of those human banks are behind it. They, this country controls the entire financial industry in the north, enough to do a lot of things, such as controlling prices, causing the northern countries to suffer heavy losses in some traditional income items..."

"Speaking of which, I wonder if the Nilfgaardian invasion was also penned by the Kevirs. When the Nilfgaardians were still expanding in the south, the Kevirs signed a neutral agreement with the Nilfgaardians. agreement, and their contacts with the Nilfgaardians are also the closest in the entire north. Now it seems that they are too far-sighted. And that Emhyr, that idiot called White Flame, his rise is also It was too sudden. I investigated the rise of this person. Apart from the support of those ancient families in Nilfgaard, he also took out a huge sum of money from unknown sources. It was this money that made him They bribed the Guards and cadets, and obtained the key forces for the coup."

A subtle smile appeared on Hogg's face,
"So, Lord Protector Herme, do you understand why I advised you not to set up the national bank you said? If you do this, Kovill will not hesitate to attack you, just like an attempt to kill other countries The established bank is the same as killing your bank, and if you have the ability to use your bank to resist financial attacks, they may have to use some more direct methods, such as war or something..."

"Wouldn't Keviel be afraid of being mobbed by everyone if he did this? And they do this, but no one knows about it. There are so many banks, it's a bit outrageous."

Unstoppable, Herme asked like this. The information he received in front of him made him wonder if this is really the world of the witcher in his impression?
"Afraid? Why are you afraid? You don't think that what I tell you is enough to make the whole north believe you. I just tell you this because I think you are good, lest you go to death and let me prove it for you Impossible. Even if you look for evidence now, it is useless. Ke Weier spent hundreds of years building this huge economic network, just to keep it secret enough. Even most people in those banks don’t know that the boss behind them is Ke Weier Weier, I only know that my own interests are bound to Ke Weier. I was able to make things so clear because I watched all the whole process, and I can’t produce evidence. And you can’t do it even if you let the nations unite. Yes, Kevier also has the most powerful professional army in the north, and its hidden military strength must be more, not to mention the navy that dominates the entire ocean, and it is not afraid of the siege from the north at all."

Hogg shrugged helplessly, the current situation is indeed unsolvable.

Ze was full of thoughts in Herme's mind, thinking about what to say next.

Then it suddenly occurred to him that Hogg must have had other ideas when he told himself this matter.

"Great Elder, I think, you told me this, not just to tell you not to go to death."

"It's very smart, Herme. I do have other ideas, such as whether you can lead your country to solve the system built by Ke Weier one day, but it seems a bit whimsical at the moment. Don't use that kind of idea." I looked at me with puzzled eyes. You can make a lot of money in the system of Keweier, but it is only for making money, and as an interface for dumping gold and silver when necessary. I am even more afraid of the establishment of a unified system by human beings. After a hundred years of development, maybe it will be achieved.”

In front of Herme, Hogg was very frank. Anyway, in his opinion, this was not something to hide.

And when it came to the achievement that Kevier might achieve, he was also a little scared. As the person who witnessed all this, he knew how terrifying it was.

So he told Herme all this, he didn't like to see that day appear, it would be a hellish time for the dwarves too.

Herme was silent for a while, digesting the series of news he received, which really subverted his understanding of the world, the economic connections that control the world...

"Thank you very much, Great Elder, I will definitely remember your kindness today."

Herme's words were very sincere, because the things Hogg told him were indeed too precious.

"Okay, human, since you have got what you want, then go quickly. As for what you can do in the future, I am watching from the high mountain. I hope you can go far enough."

Hogg behaved very plainly. Over the years, he has seen many things, and these things have long been unable to cause any fluctuations in his heart.

And Herme bowed respectfully to him, and left the tent, and then he called the spies and asked him to send a letter to Wengerburg immediately, asking Charlene to investigate the personnel composition and background of each bank.

Although Hogg told him this, he still had to be sure.

And if that was the case, Herme would have to think carefully about how to deal with Ke Weier.

(End of this chapter)