Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence.

Chapter 69: Obtain Captive Dwarf, Pickaxe, Miner, and Troll Brew

Soon, four or five hundred ogre warriors armed with flails, spears, and bows and arrows emerged from the mine.

Among the dense pack of dogs, an exceptionally tall dog-headed leader stepped out, holding a huge vibranium battle axe in his hand, baring his fangs, and looking at Hildurde ferociously.

"The only supreme master from the Gray Mountains to the Bloodpine Forest?" It glared fiercely. "Another human fool has come seeking death. I'll chop off your head and send it to the master. The master will surely reward me for my contribution! I, Doug, will lead the tribe to become the most powerful kobold tribe in history!"

This time, Hildur was truly shocked. She looked at the two-meter-tall kobold leader in disbelief: "Elite kobold warrior?"

Gnolls are not famous for their fighting ability. There are very few qualified warriors among them. Gnoll warriors with strong physique and two meters tall like the one in front of him are one in a million and extremely rare.

More importantly, it actually held a powerful vibranium battle axe in its hand. Although it was not engraved with any runes due to its primitive technological level, due to the infinite load-bearing capacity of vibranium, such a large piece of vibranium was enough to break the bones of any opponent.

"Retreat! The situation here is beyond imagination."

The ogre leader Doug showed a cruel smile on his face, and was extremely satisfied with Hilde's shock and the embarrassed retreat of the human soldiers.

It swung its right arm, raising its massive battle axe above its head. The axe shone coldly in the sunlight. "These foolish humans actually tried to escape from us, the swift and agile kobolds. Warriors, give chase and make them our food!"

Following his command, hundreds of dog-headed men howled excitedly and immediately launched a fierce pursuit of the retreating human armed servants.

Su Li was standing on a low hill south of the mine, watching the army of gnolls rushing past him. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly. The gnolls were a race with low combat power and their brains didn't seem to be very useful either. No wonder they had always been at the bottom of the food chain.

As he waved his hand, the knights' drums and trumpets sounded behind him at the same time. The passionate sound echoed throughout the valley, and the pursuing gnolls were all frightened and trembled all over.

They looked up at the mountain in horror, only to see red flags fluttering on the mountain, and elite knights in red robes and black armor had already formed a formation, swooping down like an eagle with its wings spread!

Human knights! A large number of well-equipped and heavily armored knights charged forward without hindrance!
No matter how dumb the dog-headed people are, they can figure out what will happen next.

Their cruel grins and high morale were instantly crushed by the violent impact. They wailed in fear and fled desperately, wishing their parents had not given them a few more legs.

The battle had become a crushing defeat. Su Li defeated the ogre tribe with just one blow.

The tactics were so perfect that even Knight Orstein couldn't help but praise them: "My Lord, you truly should believe in our Fiery Sun Goddess. I believe your abilities will surely be recognized by the Goddess, and she will grant you divine grace."

Su Li waved his hand. He was too busy. Fandral said that he should believe in the Goddess of Dawn, the halfling Harriet said that he should believe in Hyacinth, and Knight Orstein said that he should believe in the Goddess of the Sun. He did not have enough energy to take care of so many goddesses.

"We'll talk about faith later. What was the outcome of this battle?"

Knight Orstein immediately said, "The results of the battle were extremely rich. We captured over 360 kilograms of kobolds, obtained 6000 kilograms of iron ore, 200 iron ingots, and most importantly, 75 kilograms of vibranium."

"Also, we didn't find any human captives in the kobold caves. They might have eaten them all. But we did find eight dwarven pickaxe miners, slaves they had captured to mine."

Afterwards, all kinds of spoils were collected and gathered together. After the inventory, the attack on this ogre tribe yielded rewards far beyond Su Li's imagination.

In addition to the 8 dwarven pickaxe miners, there are actually 32 Imperial Gold Crowns and 8 Dwarven Oath Gold in the mine!

Dwarven Oath Gold is the most special coin in the Dwarven tribe. It can be used to purchase any precious item forged by the Dwarven tribe at the Goldsmiths' Guild, Runesmiths' Guild, Engineers' Guild, and Weaponsmiths' Guild. Even high-end Dwarven equipment, normally forbidden to be traded to foreign tribes, will be traded to you by offering enough Dwarven Oath Gold. Even the most stubborn Dwarven will reluctantly yield to you.

Generally, Dwarven Oath Gold will not circulate on the market, but even at the lowest exchange rate, one Dwarven Oath Gold can be exchanged for 10 Imperial Gold Crowns.

These were originally tributes that the Gnoll Tribe was to hand over to their green dragon master, but now they have all been looted by Su Li.

Su Li didn't order the killing of the remaining kobolds, nor did he turn them into the ogres' dinner. With the exception of their leader, Doug, who was killed, all the others were released. With five months remaining until the young green dragon, Deceitful Wings Alyria, awakened, these kobolds posed no threat to the territory. Therefore, Su Li confidently used them as mining slaves, raiding them periodically and taking away ore and vibranium. After all, the Black Forest Territory was short-handed and couldn't spare hundreds of men to mine.

Finally, the remaining dwarves pulled the mine cart and returned to the Black Forest Territory with Su Li. They had to serve as blacksmith assistants to Boros Dragonhammer and work for Su Li for at least a hundred years before they could get rid of their slave status.

The first time Su Li returned to the castle, Boros Dragonhammer came to greet him excitedly. When he saw so much vibranium and iron ore, his beard was trembling with excitement.

"Hahaha, my lord, your boring castle is finally a little interesting! These mountains of iron ore and this shining vibranium are where dwarves should be. If you give me control of these riches and keep me away from those crude, low-grade farm tools, I am willing to give you one barrel of two pots of troll brew that I brewed myself."

"Troll Brew?" The eight dwarves who followed Su Li into the castle couldn't help but feel a surge in their throats and made a sound of swallowing saliva. Their eyes were shining at this moment!
Every dwarf is an alcoholic, and the two most important things in their lives are drinking and lifting weights!
And Troll Brew is the most popular wine among the dwarves!

This is a fine wine made from troll offal and wild berries. Traditional troll wine is drunk from troll skulls.

Of course, Su Li declined this terrifying dwarven wine!

The dwarves in this world are almost like demons. They are especially cruel to their mortal enemies, the trolls. Every part of the trolls will be perfectly utilized by them. Even the dried troll skins will be used by the dwarves to make coats, leather boots, and cloaks.

At this moment, Boros was wearing a troll coat, and his eyes were wide open, full of fanaticism. If an ordinary human child saw his face like this, he would probably be frightened and have nightmares every day.

Su Li glanced at the enthusiastic and yearning eyes of the surrounding dwarves and said, "My Chief Forge Master, I accept the fine wine you contributed. You can use all this iron ore as you wish. If your masterpiece satisfies me, then I will generously reward you with this barrel of fine wine, so that you can drink it to your heart's content!"

Accept the dwarves' gifts, gain their favor, and reward them with their offerings. This was undoubtedly a win-win for Su Li! He felt like a real clever kid.

But the effect is extremely outstanding!
All the dwarves were trembling with excitement. Boros pounded his chest with his fists, making a loud bang. He roared excitedly, "Praise be to my lord for your generosity and wisdom! You are the perfect companion for the dwarves. Dwarves never let their friends down. Just wait and see! I will forge you two sets of the most perfect rune armor and a large quantity of fine dwarven heavy armor!"

The other eight dwarves also shook off their sluggish spirits from being slaves. That was Troll Brew! They hadn't even had a chance to drink it in the dwarven mountain fortress. Now that they had this opportunity, they immediately began moving ore and smelting it with full enthusiasm.

This astonished the Minister of the Seal, Lawn, who had rushed over upon hearing the news. Looking at these tireless warriors, their bodies seemingly filled with boundless energy, he exclaimed, "Lord, how did you do it? You are simply an astonishing genius. Are you born to be the Chosen Lord? Even a stubborn dwarf like Boros Dragonhammer is willingly led by you."

Su Li raised his eyebrows and asked, "Isn't this a very simple matter?"

What a rosy picture! In his previous life, he ate too much rosy pictures and was driven to death by KPI.

Seeing Su Li's nonchalant expression, seemingly unfazed, Laun raised his voice, "Easy?! You have no idea how lazy Boros has been lately! He's been listless every day, like a walking corpse. Especially since he put on that troll coat, he's been wandering around without working, scaring countless slaves."

"I was so angry I yelled at him several times, but he was completely indifferent. He just slacked off every day and refused to do any extra work! But you've only been back for less than half an hour, and they're like completely different people. They're so busy and energetic, they're completely different from this morning!"

Su Li waved his hand calmly and said, "Maybe he has found a career he likes, so he is very enthusiastic."

Just like Su Li, when doing a job he dislikes, he feels like going to a grave. But when he engages in careers and hobbies he enjoys, such as farming or "knight training", he simply enjoys it.

Then Su Li said, "My Lord Seal-bearing Minister, let's put this matter aside for now. Please report to me on the situation of the territory. How has the territory developed during my absence? I hope you can provide detailed data, such as the status of our territory's tool preparation. If we add a group of serfs, will there be enough tools?"

"Of course, my respected lord." Laun straightened his chest, his face showing pride and confidence. As a top student of the Griffin Military Academy of the Modheim Empire, this is the time for him to show his self-worth.

He smiled broadly, "Regarding the development of the territory, I have some good news to report to you in detail."

good news?
Su Li couldn't help but smile. Nothing could make him happier than having good news waiting for him in the territory right after he returned triumphantly.

Su Li asked Hilde and Knight Orstein to settle the troops and spoils, then turned to Laun and said, "Come with me to the castle hall and tell me in detail about the situation of the territory and your good news."

(End of this chapter)