Warhammer in a box

Chapter 290 Arms Trade Agreement
Lecard took Thorgren to visit the open factory and introduced the manufacturing process of firearms. Thorgren's brows couldn't help but twitch every time they passed a place. Faced with these large-scale mass production technologies, Thorgren was very excited.

He took the newly-produced weapon and looked at it carefully, and even tried to use it. He clearly knew the maturity of the technology and the reliability of the weapon.

Everything before him was exactly what he had always wanted the dwarf to change.

It can be said that the assembly line mass production technology attracted him more than the weapons themselves.

Dwarf craftsmen are also a group of stubborn people. An invention may have to be tested countless times, and weapons must be forged by hand on a daily basis, which makes the efficiency incredibly slow.

"Ancestors, this is an amazing invention. You have done something that no one has ever been able to do before." Thorgren felt that his praise was already very restrained.

"Thank you for the compliment, I think we can probably come to a simple trade agreement right now."

"Now? Your lord is not here. Can you make this decision?"

"Of course, I am fully responsible for the production."

Thorgrin looked at Lecard, whose limbs had undergone extensive modifications, and was reminded of his other fellow tribesmen who believed in chaos, the Chaos Dwarves, but he could not sense any aura of chaos from Lecard.

And from what Lecard said, it seemed that the power of the chief foundry manager was much greater than he thought.

"What agreement do you mean?"

"Of course it's a trade agreement for weapons and minerals. You must be familiar with Belegar?"

"of course."

"Then you must also know that the weapons and equipment he and his people have now are all provided by us, right? I think you also know the power and effect of these weapons. Those weapons can make up for the disadvantageous situation when you face an opponent with a much larger number than you. And more than that, I believe that no other force can create weapons of this power."

Lecard praised his creations and inventions to his heart's content.

"So what will it cost us?" Thorgren said the most crucial point.

"What you and your people have to pay is your friendship and various minerals. Of course, the trade is not just weapons, but also various daily necessities. The prices of these things will be so low that you can't imagine. After the tour, these catalogs and lists will be given to you for review."

Listening to Lecard's conditions, Thorgrin felt that the conditions were a bit too generous. There is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. Ore is the least valuable thing for dwarves. This is their main business, and humans cannot be unaware of this.

"Lycard, maybe there is no need to beat around the bush in our conversation. What else do we need to pay?" Thorgren looked straight at Lecard.

"As I said before, there is also friendship. I hope that the dwarves can stand on the same front with us when we face attacks from hostile forces, especially when facing attacks from Chaos. Of course, Terra will also do her best to help you when the dwarves are in danger."

"This is not a problem. The dwarves already have an agreement with your empire. This was established in the Age of Sigmar."

"No, it's not that simple. Perhaps you don't particularly understand the relationship between Terra and the Empire. What I hope is that you can establish a new covenant with Terra."

Lycard's words made Thorgrin frown. He had heard that the relationship between Terra and the Empire was very delicate, but it did catch him off guard that it had reached this point. For the dwarves, a stable human empire was countless times more important than a divided human empire.

He is well aware of the principle that the lips and teeth are interdependent.

However, the alliance with the original human empire was made by the ancestors, and he had no right to violate it.

"Lycard, this is a conflict among you humans. We cannot get involved in your internal struggle. I can only promise you that when you encounter an attack from the Chaos forces, we will send troops to assist you. If your enemy is also a human, I'm sorry."

"I understand, but please rest assured that we want a stable and peaceful environment more than you do. Now that you have finished the tour, please follow me to the conference room. Lord Ludwig can't wait to see you." Under the guidance of Lecard, Thorgrin and his guards came to the conference room at the top of Terra.

While Thorgrin, who was sitting at the round table, was still wondering where Ludwig was, a holographic projection appeared in the center of the round table.

This scene really scared Thorgren. Ludwig's figure appeared in front of Thorgren through holographic projection.

"Are you Thorgrin, the High King of the Dwarves? It is an honor to meet you. I am Ludwig, Lord of Terra."

"Sir Ludwig, you Terra really give me unexpected surprises every moment."

"Thank you for your compliment. I think Lecard has already told you about the agreement."

"Indeed, the conditions you offer are very generous. I really can't find any reason to refuse."

"But there is something more important that I need to discuss with you."

Seeing Ludwig's serious expression, Thorgrin also became serious.

“Belegar also recently sent us news that he is almost at the Eight Peaks Mountain, but his situation is not good. The long supply line has dragged them down.

They defeated and killed a large number of orcs along the way, and their weapons and ammunition were consumed severely, but they also attracted the attention of various orc warlords. A huge WAAAAGH was gathering, and their numbers might not be enough to win this victory. "

"WAAAAGH? Keep going."

"I hope you can send troops to help Belegar retake the Eight Peaks Mountain. Of course, we Terra will also send troops to help."

But once the issue was raised, Thorgren again refused.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree to your request. I can't sacrifice more of my people's lives to help Belegar fulfill his wish. I hope you can persuade him to let go of this obsession as soon as possible. Perhaps this is the way to save his clan."

Seeing that Thorgrin refused, Ludwig directly took out a bigger bait. The Eight Peaks Mountain might only be meaningful to Belegar's people among the dwarves, but not to Zhang Heng. From the matter of the ancient holy stone tablet, he knew that he might be able to obtain divine power from this relic of the ancient gods.

The treasure house under the Eight Peaks Mountain contains a large number of artifacts and powerful creations, including those of not only dwarves, but also high elves and even humans.

In addition to the artifacts, there are also a large number of dwarven runes. These runes with special magical powers can greatly improve Terra's weapons and equipment.

"Do you still remember the legend of your clan?"

"Ok?"

"Valaya your god. Rumor has it that finding him can help you return to the Golden Age of the Dwarves."

"What do you mean?"

"The great God-Emperor knows where Valaya is, but she is very far away from us. Helping Belegar is also helping yourself. We need a sufficiently stable forward supply base in the badlands, otherwise it will be impossible to reach that place!"

After hearing Ludwig's words, Thorgrin stood up suddenly. This news could not be more important to the dwarves.

(End of this chapter)