king of the castle

Chapter 245 Hammer Dwarves

The alpine dwarves living in the Red Mountains are a powerful and intelligent race. Not to mention that they are not tall and generally only reach the chest of a human being, but their strength is much higher than that of ordinary men. Generally, the strength of dwarf men is similar to that of black iron high-level strong men. All are born fighters. 【】

The dwarves are straightforward and rude. If they think you are their friend, they will not hesitate to lose their lives for you.But if the dwarves don't think you're a good thing, then I'm sorry, and nothing you can do will change their opinion of you, and you'll never improve your relationship with them.To put it bluntly, the first impression is very important when dealing with dwarves, which will directly affect the relationship between you and them.

Roger, who knew this truth, did not dare to neglect, after all, whether a powerful dwarf tribe is an enemy or a friend is still very important to him.These dwarves control the entire Scarlet Mountain Range. If they fight against them, at least it will not be so easy to mine stones in the future.

So Roger also made some preparations before departure, and brought a lot of supplies that were relatively scarce in the Red Mountains, such as a large amount of wheat, vegetables produced near Kent Town, and of course, the most important thing was a large amount of ale.

The dwarves are an extremely drinking race, to the point of being unhappy.However, they all lived on high mountains with a barren environment. It would be good if the little grain they had worked so hard to grow was enough to eat, and there was no surplus grain for wine making.Therefore, humans on the mainland know that if they want to deal with dwarves, they must first bring enough ale.Roger cleaned up all the ale in Kent Town before leaving. Maybe these few barrels of ale are nothing in a big city, but it can be a good meal for the dwarves.

Roger brought these materials to the quarry of the Red Mountain alone. After he arrived, Phil immediately ordered someone to contact the dwarves on the mountain.

Roger didn't wait long, and several dwarves came from the depths of the red mountains, looking like negotiators sent by the dwarf tribe.

Although these dwarves were not tall, and none of them exceeded Roger's chest, their bodies were very strong.The gnarled muscles are very well developed, and one knows that the dwarves have great strength.

The dwarves all wore large beards, carefully braided into many little braids.For dwarves, a beard is the glory of a man. The more bearded a dwarf man is, the more he is favored by the opposite sex, so the dwarf man spares no effort to protect his beard.On important occasions, dwarves will dress up their beards carefully, making themselves the envy of others.

But Roger didn't envy the dwarves' beards, what he admired was their armor and weapons.The dwarves believe in the god of forging, and their forging income is also the highest in the entire Urm continent.The weapons of the dwarves are naturally cold and sharp, and even their armor is all made of metal.The metal armor of the dwarves is very strong, and at the same time has almost no effect on the actions of the wearer. This alone can tell that their craftsmanship is much better than that of humans.

The dwarves are indeed a rough race. As soon as Phil introduced Roger's identity to them, a leading dwarf shouted loudly: "You are the chief of these humans? This red mountain has always been the territory of our hammer dwarves. What does it mean to intervene now? We must have a good talk about this matter!"

Humans across the continent know it.The dwarves have always been so rude, but Roger's performance at this time was even better than them. He slapped the table heavily and said, "What are we talking about? Drink first!"

Hearing Roger say the words "what are you talking about", the dwarves all changed their faces, but after hearing what he said, they immediately nodded and smiled: "Okay, you are a bit interesting as a human, then Let's drink first!"

For Roger from the earth, it is very common to enhance feelings at the wine table, and this rule is especially suitable for dwarves.After a few cups of ale, the dwarves had a good impression of Roger, a human being. They thought that someone who drank so boldly like him must be a good person with a straight heart, and only cunning guys would drink in small sips, as if they were drinking poison.

"Come on, Chief Fell, let's have another drink!" Roger raised his glass to the dwarf chief, then raised his head and drank the glass of ale.

The ale in the world of Torenzo is similar to the beer on earth. For Roger, who is working on the "alcohol test", ale is almost like a drink.Although he had already drank several large glasses in a row, he didn't feel any other than a little bloated stomach.

The dwarves admired Roger's wine very much, and did not even have the slightest doubt about his character.The dwarf chief Feil Hammer raised his head and drank the ale in one gulp.

"Happy, come again!" Roger didn't mention the negotiation, but continued to fill up the wine glasses in front of him, and then turned the full wine glasses into empty glasses with the dwarves.

In the end, it was the dwarves who were good at drinking, and Chief Fair shook his already dizzy head and said, "Roger, we've had enough drinking today, next...uh, isn't it? Time to talk about that quarry of yours?"

"I'll talk about the quarry later." Roger pointed to the open space behind him before the dwarf chief objected: "Go, go to the gift I prepared for you!"

The curious Fair followed Roger to the open space, and his eyes, which were originally like copper bells, immediately widened.In front of him is a large amount of wheat, and some vegetables and fruits that can only grow on flat ground, all neatly piled up on the ground.

"These are my gifts to the Hammer Tribe, Chief Fair, please don't give up!" Roger hooked the dwarf's shoulder and said, "I just took over this territory too, and money is tight right now, so I can only Take out such a small amount of things, don't be too little!"

"A lot, a lot!" To the dwarves, so much food was already very surprising, and Feier not only consciously replied.However, although the dwarf has a bold personality, he is not an idiot after all. As the chieftain of the tribe, Feier is also a smart person, and quickly reacted: "If these supplies are used in exchange for the Red Mountain Range..."

Before Feier could finish speaking, Roger already showed a very hurt expression, and said loudly full of grievances: "Look what you are talking about, these things are given to my dwarf friends, not for negotiation. Chips, you are insulting my personality by saying that!"

"Hey... it's my fault, it's my fault!" Feeling a little embarrassed by Roger's stern words, Fair sneered and said: "When humans deal with dwarves, they always want to take advantage of us, and suddenly they meet someone like you. A good man, I'm not used to it."

"I don't blame you, who told us to be friends." Roger said generously: "As for the quarry... If the Hammer tribe doesn't like it, I will withdraw my people tomorrow, and I can't do anything. I'm sorry about my dwarf friend, are you right?"

Roger's attitude made Fair ashamed. What a good human being, he actually puts the interests of the dwarves first.At this moment, the dwarf chief's bold character broke out completely. He slapped his chest loudly and said: "Look where you said, we dwarves are also loyal! In this way, the quarry will be opened, and I will be there tomorrow." Send people to patrol the surroundings, so that no wild beasts can hurt the workers in the quarry!"

"Hey, the problem is solved, and I got a group of free bodyguards!" Roger was very satisfied with Fer's words, and he immediately said gratefully to the dwarf chief: "This is really great, since we are friends, I will thank you for the nonsense." Stop talking!"

"Yes, there is no need to say thank you between friends!" Roger's words were very suitable for Fer's appetite. The dwarf chief felt that the more he was a human, the more he liked him. At the same time, he secretly felt sorry that such a bold Roger was not a dwarf.

"Chief, in fact, it doesn't matter if this quarry is closed." Another short man named Dali Furnace said: "There are a lot of useless stones in our mine. If human friends need them, we just need to transport those stones to Didn't it save them a lot of trouble to come down from the mountain?"

The vigorous words made Roger even more happy. Of course it would be better to get the stones without any effort. He immediately clapped his hands heavily and said, "This is the best. I will only leave a few people at the foot of the mountain to wait for you to transport the stones down!"

In fact, the dwarves were worried that Roger, the human lord, wanted to use the excuse of opening a quarry to slowly encroach on the territory of the Red Mountain Range.Now hearing that he just sent people to collect stones at the foot of the mountain, all the doubts in my heart disappeared.Fair was very satisfied with this result, he laughed and said to Roger: "Then this matter is settled, let's go, let's continue drinking!"

Roger was also very satisfied with the result. He established a good relationship with the dwarf tribe with only a small amount of benefits, and let them mine stones for him. This result is already better than he expected in advance.

Roger and the dwarves drank a few more glasses, and the two parties in a good mood felt that their relationship with each other was better, so Roger patted the shoulder of the dwarf chief and said: "I said Phil, why don't you build What kind of weapons and armors are used to trade with humans? With such good craftsmanship, the money you earn is enough for you to drink the strongest wine and eat the best food every day, so you don’t have to live so hard?”

"To tell you the truth, we dwarves also want to do the same." Fell, who was already half drunk, said in a daze, "But it's not like every human being is as honest as you, those treacherous businessmen want to take ours. Cheap, we dwarves would rather live a harder life than deal with these profiteers!"

"Hey, this is a good opportunity!" The dwarf chief's words made Roger's brain flash, knowing that an excellent business opportunity was in front of him, and decided to seize this opportunity without hesitation.