"Who is Count Aslan? How could he... um, not..."
When the conversation was halfway through, Luo Zhi's minister saw the magic portrait that the dark elf envoy had brought out. It was the latest version of Aslan, who was 20 years old, and looked heroic and wise in military uniform. He was probably % as beautiful as Aslan himself.
Although he was very arrogant, very self-righteous, and felt very good about himself, at this moment, even Luo Zhi himself, when he saw this Aslan, could not help but feel that he might, probably, possibly, seemed to have a little difference in appearance with this abominable guy... No, he was on par with him!
If I round it off, it should be a difference in aesthetics. And I haven't been in good shape recently. So if I round it off, I am still more handsome.
"It's nothing special, just average. You dare to use this thing to humiliate us. Let your bitch queen clean up and wait. The army of the great Gandhara Empire will crush your ridiculous country in the shortest possible time!"
……
That's basically it. Although I don't know why, Aslan inexplicably attracted a wave of hatred in the distant Gandhara region. And a wave of destiny value.
It seems that because of him, the fate of some people has changed dramatically.
Aslan: “????”
"Forget it, it should be a good thing."
After wondering for a few seconds, Aslan decided to put the matter behind him and focus more on the expedition to the Underdark.
Chapter 29 Durin's Legal Lolita and the Dwarf Expeditionary Force
When in the imperial capital, the expedition to the Underdark was already being prepared.
Or to be more precise, plans are already being prepared to invade and annex the vast, rich, but fragmented territories of the Underdark.
Aslan's messengers have already sent invitations to the dwarves scattered throughout the territories of the Golden Dwarves and the Silver Dwarves, hoping that these creatures, which can be considered underground races, will join his Crusader Order.
The dwarfs, or the Durins, who are the smartest and most imaginative people in the world and produce many cute and soft legal lolis like Myrtle, once had a glorious history.
As one of the natives of the Dragon Mountains, Durin and his people built underground cities that were completely different from the dwarves, more open and joyful, and more actively engaged in trade and cultural exchanges with elves and humans.
Their fighting power was insufficient. At least that was the case when the technology of strange machines had not developed to a sufficient degree. Therefore, Durin and his men failed faster than the dwarves in the frenzy of orcs, goblins, and dark elves.
Although the Durin clan nowadays is under the command of the dwarves and lives as second-class citizens of the dwarves, they are not without ambitions.
Because of their own lack of strength and weak character, they are not very good at fighting. They have always hoped to regain lost territory with the help of the dwarves and make the dwarves great again.
But unfortunately, it seems that the dwarves can't protect themselves at present. As a vassal of the dwarves, the Durin tribe is even more helpless. Not to mention reviving their country, it is even difficult to live a relatively good life.
Although Aslan thought the dwarfs' amazing technology was shocking, 99% of the people in the world thought that dwarf technology was nothing.
What's the point of all those fancy things? I'll just send a team of knights over and kill you all.
Because of the existence of magic, supernatural powers, professional systems, dragons, gods, sacred energy, etc., dwarf technology doesn't seem to be particularly powerful, so no one cares too much.
But Aslan knew that everything in this world has a process of development and evolution. Beethoven's first cry would not be the Ninth Symphony.
In the past, horse-drawn carriages and trains also competed, and the horse-drawn carriage won a landslide victory. Everyone knows what the final result was.
Aslan firmly believed that the future of mechanical civilization was bright. He was in great need of mechanics, especially those who could invent and create.
Therefore, in the face of the Crusaders' cordial invitation and great sincerity, the Durin clan would certainly not place all their bets on Aslan. However, it would not be impossible to accept Aslan's invitation and then send a small group of clansmen to the Crusaders' territory to take a look at the situation.
Anyway, the Durin tribe has a strong sense of adventure. Many legal lolis run around everywhere, and eventually they run into a lolita lover's bed and get fucked until they reveal their Ahegao.
Just like this time, the energetic and cute brown-haired legal loli named Myrtle was noticed by Aslan, and then deceived by the gentle big brother in minutes. Within a few days, she was tricked into Aslan's house to give birth to a child.
This was a very normal situation for the Durin tribe. They didn't think much of it. After all, the Durin tribe's technology policy was open to the outside world and they encouraged technological progress. Not to mention Aslan's initiative to approach them, even if they didn't actively approach them, they would still work hard to promote their various technological products.
It's just that before this, apart from Aslan, no one in the world was interested in Durin's technology.
Although the Durins are not like the goblins in some works of art, who only care about explosions, goblins are not afraid of death anyway, so there is no need to worry about product quality. However, the careless attitude of the Durins still makes the failure rate of Durins' technology relatively high. At the same time, because the Durins' imagination is too weird, they have created many things like "I Want Three Thousand Lives of You", which makes people feel that the investment is wasted.
Under such circumstances, no one was willing to invest in Durin Technology. Even the dwarves only gave Durin a little explanation out of sympathy for their vassal and the desire to stick together as fellow wanderers.
So, in this situation, Aslan was slapping Myrtle and nibbling her peach while announcing that he would grant a large amount of research and development funds to Durin and others - although many of them were targeted research and development. This made Durin and others want to complain: "What generators, what power generation technology, what electricity, what turbocharging technology, they are all too outdated, look at my super invincible solar singularity level 32 technology!"
But seeing that Aslan was rarely willing to be deceived - I mean, it was rare for a big man to appreciate Durin's technology, so the Durins were even happier. At the end of 1002, the two sides negotiated a little, and the Durins realized Aslan's sincerity and were willing to send more Durin skilled workers, Durin engineers, and even Durin inventors to work as hard slaves for Aslan.
This is good for everyone.
Aslan gained excellent scientific research power, as well as a large number of people who had sufficient knowledge of assembly lines, industrial production, and the so-called "magic machines" that combined technology and magic. And Durin and his friends gained better living conditions, scientific research funds, and the opportunity to be fucked by big brother Aslan until he revealed his Ah Hei Yan and his belly bulged, which was very satisfying.
But in this situation, some people are not happy.
Yes. Dwarves.
Before Aslan, Durin had always been the exclusive velvet ball of the dwarves - I mean the exclusive vassal. The human nobles had no tradition of hiring and using Durin on a large scale. Usually they just hired two Durin artificers to show off.
Before this, the dwarves disliked Durin in various ways, but when Aslan really said, "Durin is good, if you don't want him, I'll take him away." After that, the dwarves were not happy, shouting that Aslan was trying to steal their talents. The hatred for Aslan increased again. In the revenge book, the deeds of Aslan can be written into a separate chapter.
With new and old hatreds, the dwarves launched a denunciation of the Crusaders. Some even clamored to send troops to give that damn brat named Aslan, who did not respect the dwarven traditions, a little dwarven shock.
Of course, Aslan also has something to say.
Which eye of yours saw that I disrespected dwarves?
I warn you not to talk nonsense. Don’t the lead-gray dwarves and I have a very good cooperation?
Chapter 30: Dwarf War?
After the Crusaders unified the entire North except the Giant Mountains, and showed strong vitality, relying on a large number of immigrants, and developing handicrafts and mining to prosper, the Northern Barbarians, who were the natives of the North, began to be gradually absorbed into the Crusaders and used as the Crusaders' powerful assault infantry.
At the same time, the lead-gray dwarves, who were originally used as slaves by the frost giants, also developed a subtle attitude towards the Crusaders.
Unlike their stubborn, face-loving, and arrogant cousins, the "fallen" lead-gray dwarves know very well what it means to change with the wind and what it means to be a sycophantic person.
In the war to unify the North, the Crusaders captured a large number of Lead-Gray Dwarves.
After the Crusaders signed a peace treaty with the Frost Giants in the north, most of these captives returned to the north, but some of the Lead Dwarves remained in the Crusaders' territory and registered as residents of the Crusaders' territory.
These lead-gray dwarves are indeed somewhat selfish and do have their own little calculations, but compared to other dwarves, they have one most outstanding advantage.
They obeyed discipline and were willing to pay taxes to their lords. Some even tried to curry favor with them, willing to provide them with various handicrafts and use their own skills to serve them.
This is an "excellent quality" that no other type of dwarf possesses.
These lead-gray dwarves who fear power and keep their heads down soon became another pillar of the Crusader industry and mining in the Crusader territory, in addition to the puppet maids, silver-scaled ogres - and some of the ogres who recently began to transform into golden-scaled ogres because Aslan transformed into a golden dragon on a daily basis.
Even in those mines that use a large number of orc slave miners, the performance of the lead gray dwarves is better than that of the silver scale kobolds. After all, they have a long tradition of using slaves and being used as slaves.
However, compared to mines, the Crusaders' various factories and production lines are where the lead dwarves prefer to work.
Unlike their stubborn and conservative kin, the lead-gray dwarves were less proud and arrogant, so they were more willing to accept new technologies. Soon, many lead-gray dwarves changed from being old-time craftsmen to becoming excellent factory assembly line workers and even technical engineers.
This is one of the reasons why Aslan began to covet the North more and more.
Defeating all the Frost Giants in the Giant Mountains would not only gain access to the world's most productive mines, but would also allow the acquisition of a large number of Lead Dwarves as high-level technical talent, who could fill the positions that the Crusaders lack, thus laying a solid foundation for the Crusaders' further industrialization.
As for the lead-gray dwarves, they are of course also fully willing.
Serving their evil masters, they were almost slaves, unable to accumulate personal wealth, and were often used as food reserves by the frost giants. They were also used as cannon fodder in battles.
Serving the Crusaders means swearing allegiance to the Crusaders' leader as a freeman. They can obtain wages and benefits that match their positions, and their status is also sufficient. And at present, it seems that the master they are loyal to is a very powerful and ambitious being.
If they serve him, the future of the Lead Dwarves will be bright. Perhaps they can defeat all of their own kind and gain the status of the legitimate dwarves.
In this way, the two sides happily colluded and became accomplices. They agreed that one day when the Crusaders went north to attack the three kingdoms of the Frost Giants, the Lead Dwarves would turn against them and become traitors.
The two sides are in the honeymoon period and have a very good relationship, so when Aslan faces the questioning of the dwarf envoy, he can also bring up the light gray dwarves.
Of course, Aslan has a good relationship with the lead-gray dwarves who were expelled from the dwarves. This is naturally not a plus for the other dwarves, but another heinous crime of Aslan.
Especially Aslan's words: "Why can't you live in peace and friendship with us like those leaden dwarves?"
After he finished saying this, the gold dwarf and the silver dwarf on the opposite side were so angry that they trembled all over.
"This is a declaration of war! You evil slave owner, you are provoking the great dwarves. I swear on my beard that our supreme king will send a large army to defeat your evil people and take back everything that belonged to our ancestors!"
Aslan: "..."
"First of all, your so-called king is just an elector of the empire. His usurping title of king is a provocation to everyone in the Golden Eagle Empire. In addition, there is absolutely no reason for you to declare war on us now.
The cooperation between the Crusaders, Durin, and the Lead Dwarves is based on their own interests. We don't need to obey anyone's will to interrupt our friendly relations. We will not give the territory and wealth we have gained through hundreds of battles to you who are greedy and arrogant. "
"Okay, okay! Once the dwarf army sets foot on your land, you will know you are wrong!!!"
And just like that, the two sides parted ways unhappily.
Of course, up to this point, everyone still doesn't think that the Crusaders are really going to declare war on the Gold Dwarves and the Silver Dwarves.
After all, the strength of the two dwarf races is really not good. This is no longer the era of dwarves. The population of the two dwarf clans combined is only a few hundred thousand, or even less. Even if all dwarves are soldiers, the number of professional warriors is only a few thousand, and most of them are part-time militias, or mercenaries working for other human lords.
Now both sides are just at odds over face. There is no need to resort to violence over such a matter.
This is true.
If the world situation remains as it is now, the dwarves will have to swallow this loss in silence.
However, at the end of 1002, three major events occurred that affected the world situation, especially the situation in the North.
First, the Bronze Dwarves in the West, as usual, sent envoys to the territory of the Gold Dwarves. The two sides are relatives, but also rivals. In the past, the Gold Dwarves were always superior and defeated the Bronze Dwarves. But this time, the Bronze Dwarves used the Crusaders and Aslan to say that you Gold Dwarves are lame. If we were insulted like this, we would definitely fight them with axes without hesitation to defend the honor of the Dwarves.
……
Such remarks made the Dwarf King of the Golden Dwarves feel a little embarrassed.
But if that were all, the golden dwarf would just continue to make a harsh note of Aslan in the Book of Vengeance, and then try to outlive Aslan.
However, on December 1002, 12, Aslan announced to the world through the Order Society and the Church of the Goddess of Light that the two expeditions of the Crusades against the Dark Elves would begin.
In the first expedition, Aslan will lead the elite troops of the Crusaders, invited by the Beast Tide Wasteland Alliance, to the south of the Krim Peninsula to fight against the expeditionary forces of the Jade Empire. In the other expedition, the Crusaders will attack the Dark Region below the North Territory, the evil dark elf forces that are in collusion with the Jade Empire, the so-called Black Rose Sisterhood!
……
As soon as the news came out, everyone of course gave him a thumbs up, saying that Aslan was a real man of iron and blood, a real man who always keeps his word.
Everyone originally thought that after he fought a wave of demons in the south and fought a hard battle with Duke Darkus, the Five Clan, he would be able to rest after achieving his crusade goal. Unexpectedly, the boss kept his word and actually went to the Krim Peninsula and the Jade Empire to fight to the death. Not only that, he even didn't let go of that shitty place in the Underdark. He was simply too strong.
Everyone was looking forward to it - if it were ordinary people, they would probably think it was just a waste of time and would fail. But Aslan's performance in the past two years was too outstanding and he had created too many miracles.
So everyone thinks that the probability of Aslan's success and failure should be 50-50. But no matter success or failure, everyone will have fun watching, so you can prepare watermelon seeds, peanuts, popcorn, etc. in advance.
However, this is the case for other people, but it is another case for the gold dwarves and the silver dwarves - in this case, if the Crusaders launch two wars at the same time, then wouldn't the Crusaders have no defensive force in their homeland?
In this case, if the dwarves organize a war of revenge, wouldn't there be a high probability of success?
It's just that this is a bit unpleasant to hear and it damages their reputation. After all, Aslan and the Crusaders still have a high reputation among humans.
The dwarves certainly think they are not wrong. Dwarves are the best in the world. If you offend the dwarves, then no matter who you are, you deserve to die.
But after all, the dwarves are weak now, so we still have to consider the attitudes of humans and elves.
……
But finally, the third piece of news came, which made all the dwarves unable to sit still - that is, the three Frost Giant Kingdoms in the Giant Mountains suddenly stopped fighting and formed a coalition to launch a round of attacks on the Northern Crusaders.
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The Crusaders were suddenly faced with the dilemma of fighting on three fronts, which seemed like a hopeless situation no matter how you looked at it.
As a result, the pro-war faction of the Golden Dwarves gained the upper hand in an instant:
"If Aslan is killed like this, won't we be unable to take revenge?! We should take the lead now and kill him before he is killed! This will show how powerful and great we dwarves are!"
This declaration, which was bold but in line with the character of the dwarves, was instantly recognized by countless golden dwarves. And the petition was immediately delivered to the Dwarf King of the Golden Dwarves, the Elector of the Golden Eagle Empire, Gold Gold.
Chapter 31 Dwarf War!
Unlike the average dwarf who is arrogant and conceited, and because the current situation is very unfavorable to the dwarves, they fall into a strange logical cycle of arrogance and inferiority, and gradually become like a mental patient. The Dwarf King, or Elector Gold, the leader of the Golden Dwarf Clan is a very pragmatic and insidious dwarf.
Of course, he hid all these sinister and cunning tricks in his infinite love for the dwarven traditions, and no one could see through his mask -
While the Crusades' expedition plan was being hotly debated, Gold was thinking seriously and weighing the pros and cons.
At this moment, the relationship between the Crusaders and the Griffin family is in a honeymoon period. If he launches a war against the Crusaders, will the Griffin family, which occupies more than half of the entire empire, about 60% of the territory and population, launch a war against the golden dwarves?
After eliminating the biggest opposition, the Phoenix Family, Queen Theresa's prestige and power are at their peak. She is not someone that a Luther like the Golden Dwarf can mess with.
But if not, what should I do to calm the fierce public opinion of the golden dwarves?
If conditions permit, Gold is not afraid of fighting the Crusaders.
He is the kind of person who values the enemy strategically but despises him tactically. Although Aslan has created a series of great and glorious victories, even miracles, Gold still stubbornly believes that the Crusaders are not as strong as the Golden Dwarves. The Dwarves are only limited in population and resources because they are not as strong as the Crusaders.
But now...
"Now is indeed a good time to send troops to the Northern Territory."
When the Dwarf King was in a dilemma, the news brought by the new messenger made the Dwarf King make a decision -
"Don't be afraid of Griffin, because Griffin's civil war is imminent. That queen foolishly chose love over family.
She wanted to marry the man named Aslan, and then have their children inherit the title of the Griffin family and the position of emperor of the Golden Eagle Empire.
The rest of the Griffin family would never let her act so willfully.
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