Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 121 The Dwarf's Oath of Support
Dogrin, the leader of this team of dwarf rangers, looks extremely strong. He is wearing green linen, his arms are muscular, and he holds a very large and sharp battle axe in his hand, which is very large for a dwarf.

Just standing there gave people a great sense of oppression, as if he was a beast that might explode at any time.

This was the power he'd naturally accumulated from slaying countless monsters. As the leader of a ranger squad, he possessed champion-level strength! That's why he could lead a dozen rangers and roam through the monster-infested mountains.

Su Li respected this dwarf who possessed both strength and courage, so he said, "The Black Forest Territory welcomes our dwarven friends."

Dogrin said in a deep voice, "We, the allies of the Big Man, the dwarves of the Redbeard Tribe, salute you. We have come to your territory to reaffirm our steadfast friendship."

It was raining heavily outside, and Su Li had nothing to do, so he said to the dwarves, "As allies are visiting, we naturally want to give them a warm welcome. We've prepared a hot pot in the castle to entertain you. We can eat and talk at the same time."

"Hot pot? Shabu-shabu?" The dwarves' eyes widened, and the sound of them swallowing their saliva excitedly filled the castle.

This is a famous delicacy of the halflings!

Halflings are good at cooking delicious food. The aroma of a roasted whole lamb once mediated a battle between two armies.

Hot pot is the most famous delicacy of the Halflings. When the castle serves this delicacy to them, how can the dwarves suppress their excitement and greed?

Douglin's face flushed with excitement as he said, "Thank you so much for your hospitality. This trip is definitely worth it."

Soon the halflings brought four hot pots and filled the long wooden dining table in the castle hall with delicious food, including thick-cut beef, hand-cut lamb rolls, pig brains, pig throat, tripe, bamboo shoots, lotus root slices, green vegetables, chrysanthemum, etc. These delicacies were filled in food baskets and brought up.

As these delicacies were served, the dwarves were already drooling with excitement. Dwarves lived deep in the mountains and underground. While they possessed powerful heavy industry and engineering capabilities, they were extremely backward in agriculture and light industry. For example, they lacked clothing and delicious food. Most dwarves wore coarse linen, the burrs on this coarse cloth being as sharp as needles, a flaw that only the dwarves' tough skin could tolerate.

You should know that the dwarves' daily food is stone bread, which is made by mixing gravel into wheat flour. The stone bread made in this way is tasteless but sufficient to maintain body functions.

Only when the king held a royal banquet in the King's Hall to entertain his distinguished clansmen would there be large quantities of barley beer, beef, and venison. This also required them to exchange their metal crafts with the human empire below the mountain.

Most dwarf fortresses are unable to produce food. They rely on growing crops on the mountain terraces in their territories, fishing in rivers above ground and underground, grazing goats in the mountains, and having dwarf rangers hunt mountain animals to maintain their food supply.

So when these rangers entered the Hessen Territory, they were so excited to see so many delicious foods. This was a rich food that they couldn't enjoy even during festivals.

Dorgrin Redbeard couldn't help but sigh, "It would be perfect if I could have a cup of barley beer right now. Unfortunately, I drank all the beer I had with me three days ago when I fought the herd of horned beasts. Otherwise, I would have invited you, the respected lord, to taste our dwarven craftsmanship."

Su Li smiled and said, "We don't have barley beer in our territory, but I have a lot of troll brewed in my castle. I'll open a barrel today, please enjoy."

"What? Troll Brew!"

"Troll Brew!? Forsake me, did I hear that correctly?"

"I swear by the Book of Blood that I just heard this big friend mention Troll Brew!"

The loud, high-pitched voices of the dwarves almost blew the roof off the house.

When the halflings pushed a large barrel of troll brew into the room, the dwarves could no longer sit still. They pushed their bodies forward and peeked over to the table, sniffing the aroma of the wine with their red noses.

"Ancestors, it really is Troll Brew! It really is Troll Brew! I can smell its incomparable fragrance!"

"Oh, may our ancestors bless us! We have truly come to the right place! This is the most perfect ally for our Redbeard Clan."

"Praise the Lord of the Black Forest, the great Knight Suli. The dwarves will remember your friendship and virtue. From now on, we will have a life-or-death friendship."

Looking at his compatriots sprawled on the table, Dogrin felt utterly ashamed. He couldn't help but twitch his nose, greedily sniffing the alluring aroma of the troll brew. This fine wine was like the most coquettish prostitute, stripping naked and seducing him lasciviously. How could he control himself?

He could only swallow his saliva, staring intently at the slowly approaching Troll Brew, and said to Su Li: "My friend, please forgive the dwarves' rudeness. You know, no dwarf can resist the temptation of this top-quality wine."

Su Li smiled and waved his hand, saying, "That's fine. When you leave, each of you can take a pot with you as a gift from a friend."

Su Li had not just one or two barrels of troll brew in his hand, he had four barrels dedicated to him by the dwarves!
The battle with the Broken Toe Tribe lasted for several days, and Su Li obtained a large number of fresh corpses of trolls.

The dwarves used the troll blood to brew a large amount of troll wine. Su Li didn't drink this stuff anyway, so he usually gave it to the dwarves as a gift and reward.

Half a barrel was enough to give each of the dwarves a pot. As soon as Su Li finished his generous words, the dwarves in the castle cheered!
"Praise you, my generous friend."

"Now your enemy is our mortal enemy."

"That's right. As long as you need us, just call us. No matter how far the distance, how difficult the journey, or how powerful the enemy, the dwarves will come to help you fight and defeat the enemy."

Hearing the dwarves' promise, Su Li couldn't help but smile. This was a big profit, equivalent to gaining the friendship of a champion ranger and twelve elite rangers!

They can be summoned for any battle, even against a powerful green dragon, and they will come to the appointment on time without fear of danger.

Because the integrity of the dwarves is the most important value in their culture.

There is a famous dwarf proverb: No amount of gold can buy back lost reputation, and no amount of craftsmanship can repair a ruined reputation.

Reputation and reputation are everything to a dwarf. Wealth may come and go, but reputation must last forever.

Su Li's friendship with such a group of dwarves can be said to be a lifelong wealth.

Afterwards, Su Li warmly entertained the dwarves. It was raining heavily outside the castle, but the hot pot was boiling in the hall, and everyone was drinking enthusiastically.

The dwarves ate the fatty beef and mutton with big mouthfuls. The thick soup and gravy bloomed in their mouths, dispelling the chill brought to them by the heavy rain. Soon they were bare-chested and cheering enthusiastically.

All the dwarves praised Su Li highly and said that they must request the fortress to form a trade alliance with the Black Forest.

This is also the reason why Su Li is so concerned about the whereabouts of this group of dwarf rangers. His territory is too closed, and he needs to form an alliance with the surrounding forces to share what he has.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, most of the dwarves had red noses and were drunk.

Dogrin had drunk a bit too much. When he heard that Su Li liked beautiful women, he drunkenly patted his chest and promised, "My friend, please believe me, when I return to Redbeard Fortress, I will definitely find you a dwarf beauty with big breasts, a fat butt, and a strong waist. I will bring her here a month before and let her have a weight-gaining feast."

"But my generous friend, you should grow a sexy beard. We dwarves have a traditional custom of girding our waists. You must wrap your beard around the waist of a dwarven beauty to prove that you are worthy of respect and possess wisdom and good upbringing."

Su Li quickly said: "Big breasts and a fat ass are enough, I don't have such a long beard as a thick waist!"

Dogrin excitedly slammed his hand on the table and said, "My friend, you also agree with our dwarven aesthetics, right? This shows that you are an exceptionally wise big man! And you even agreed to my suggestion of growing a beard. You really value our friendship."

The other dwarves immediately shouted excitedly: "Cheers to friendship!"

"This one is for friendship."

Of course, Su Li had no objection to growing a beard. Sometimes, a bit of masculinity was needed to hold back the ancient and elegant robes.

Moreover, not only dwarves, but even human knights consider beards to be beautiful.

The territory's military commander, Knight Orstein, has a masculine brown beard that he proudly displays outside his helmet.

So Su Li smiled and raised his glass, saying, "For the sake of friendship, let's drink this glass to the bottom."

He was drinking honey wine, which was a bit like champagne, so he was not drunk at all.

After hearing Doglin's excited assurance that he would find him a beautiful girl with big breasts, a plump butt, and a slender waist that he could use to tie his waist, he smiled casually and got back to business: "How is the current situation of your Redbeard Tribe?"

Dogrin said proudly, "Our Redbeard Fortress stands on the Ash Peak of the Grey Mountains. It is the remains of a volcano. We have carved a massive fortress into the desolate and steep mountain to guard the peak pass where monsters roam."

"Our tribe has a large number of mountain shield dwarf warriors. Each of them is extremely brave and takes pride in ensuring the safety and unobstructedness of the pass. That's why this place has never fallen."

"Besides, we have a large population, more than 3,000 dwarves. This time we came down the mountain to find an empire's territory so we can exchange what we have with it."

(End of this chapter)