Huh? Are they all real?...

"Of course, that's not enough, but what if I told you that dwarves could become loyal allies of the Eastern Merchant Guild Alliance?"

"The only ally. The only close ally that the other chambers of commerce and forces can't even get a taste of!"

"I believe that's enough. After all, you don't really know how to use 0-007, right? A treasure that can't be used is worthless."

"I believe that true businessmen know how to make trade-offs when it comes to exchanging Him for huge profits right in front of them."

"Furthermore, Miss, you should understand that you are not just cooperating with me, you are cooperating with the great people who have left behind many miracles in this world!"

This time, without the slightest hesitation, the girl took off her gloves, reached out her hand, and smiled:

"I accept your offer, sir!"

"You'll get 0-007 this afternoon. So how do we become the only close ally of the dwarves?"

They really don't know how to use 0-007.

Moreover, Moen's value is indeed too great.

Especially Moen's last words, they were so touching.

I am collaborating with great people who have left behind many miracles in this world.

This even transcends history!

Chapter 48 The Real 0007

“That’s wonderful, Miss. As for how to establish a close partnership with the dwarves…”

"Miss, do you know the reason why the Northern Merchant Guild Alliance and the dwarves broke off relations?"

"I don't know, but I do know it's related to the super-large composite mineral vein that the dwarves recently discovered."

Moen released her hand and turned to the girl, saying:

"Many years ago, the Northern Chamber of Commerce and its allies excavated the tomb of the King of Copper Furnace. However, they were forced to stop due to the tomb's defense mechanisms, but sufficient evidence was left inside."

Moen's words really surprised the girl and Bella.

The difference is that the girl was genuinely surprised, while Bella was mimicking her owner's act of surprise.

Although the King of the Bronze Furnace and his god have been dead for many years, the dwarves are still alive, and they are even allies of the Northern Merchants.

How could they have thought of digging up the tombs of the Allied Kings?

Moreover, once this matter is exposed, the other forces affiliated with the gods and kings will likely also boycott the people of the Northern Merchants.

For this world, looting royal tombs has always been a great taboo!

"The Northern Chamber of Commerce is well aware of this, which is why they have been hindering the dwarves' exploration for twenty years, trying to prevent them from finding the royal tomb."

"Now that the dwarves haven't completely broken ties with the Northern Merchant Guild, it means they've only found the mineral veins and haven't yet located the royal tomb."

"But this period of time will definitely not be too long."

"And the way I turned the dwarves into your allies is that I know the exact location of the King of Bronze Furnace's tomb, and I also know how to open it."

"Even if the tomb robbers fail, the task of replacing the tomb with a replacement for the king's remains is still inevitable. However, even the dwarves themselves would find it difficult to open the tomb now, and might even have to pay a huge price for it."

"Because with the changing times, the dwarves of today not only do not remember how to open the royal tomb, they don't even know where the royal tomb is."

Three times they rose to power, and three times they fell from grace—this is the history of the dwarves.

"The exact location is no longer important, because they have already found the vein, and it is only a matter of time before they find the core."

"But if you can bring the method to open the royal tomb as a gift, the dwarves will surely turn to the Eastern Merchant Guild Alliance, which has a good reputation."

"After all, having been betrayed by the Northern Chamber of Commerce, they will definitely value the reputation of their new partners even more."

After quickly going through the thought in her mind, the girl immediately nodded:

“You’re right, that’s perfectly feasible. If something goes wrong, we will absolutely not back down from the deal. Unless your approach is fundamentally flawed.”

"I can draft the contract later, do you need it?"

Moen waved his hand and said:

"No need, I still trust your reputation."

Moen knew all too well the credibility of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce.

After all, they did not change over the course of an entire era.

Moen sat down and began writing something using the paper and pen that were already on the table. Without looking up, Moen said:

"The correct way to open the tomb of the Bronze Furnace King is to use seven finely crafted Morse hammers to strike the stone wall that was specially placed in front of the tomb in a specific pattern."

"The dwarves no longer know how to forge Morse hammers; you and the dwarves will have to figure it out yourselves. Given your size, it shouldn't be difficult."

"And the sheet music... that's it."

Upon hearing that it was sheet music, the girl's eyes lit up.

Her favorite thing is collecting sheet music from different periods.

I never expected that after just getting my hands on Eternal King's "Dawn of Light," I would now see an ancient musical score appear in the world.

But after receiving the sheet music, the girl was stunned.

She could hardly believe it.

Moen smiled and said:

"Don't you think this isn't sheet music at all, or even that it's just random writing? Because it doesn't form a melody at all, and it's probably more like noise?"

"Yes, sir, why is that?"

After a moment of silence, Moen looked at the girl seriously and said:

"For this is the lullaby that the King of the Bronze Furnace gave to His child, the lullaby of His God."

"A lullaby?!"

The girl was stunned. Why was something that could be called noise a lullaby?!

She knew that the King of the Copper Furnace and His God had a relatively rare father-son relationship in the god-king system, but this was really too outrageous.

"Yes, a lullaby."

"The appearance of the King of the Copper Furnace marks the resurgence of the dwarves, but before the dwarves have risen to power and before the king is yet to be king, a clumsy dwarven blacksmith, who had lost his mother at birth, had to carry his child on his back while forging iron to earn money in order to support himself."

"The sound of a hammer that would be irritating to any ascetic priest is a god's best dream."

The girl said in surprise:

"There's actually such a story behind it?"

A moment later, the girl asked Moen curiously:

"So this is what the King of Copper Furnaces told you?"

Moen shook his head and said:

"He is indeed the Dwarf King, but not the Copper Furnace King, Miss."

King Bronzeforge was the second king of the dwarves; if not him, then it was King Torin.

"The King of Turin?"

Moen didn't answer, but just smiled and asked:

"Miss, when do you plan to set off for Qiqiu?"

Seven Hills is currently the largest gathering place for dwarves.

"Once 0-007 is delivered to you this afternoon, I will immediately set off for Qiqiu."

"That's good then, Miss."

My friend, this is all I can do for your people now.

We all know the reputation of the Eastern Chamber of Commerce Alliance, and they would be a more suitable ally.

Moen had no relation to the King of the Bronze Furnace, but was a friend of the King of Turin.

When the tomb of the King of Tonglu was looted, it was not that the tomb's self-defense mechanism was successfully activated. The Northern Chamber of Commerce had made full preparations in order to loot the tomb.

It was Moen who destroyed their only suppressor, causing their entire raiding force to be wiped out deep within the royal tomb.

-

Just as the girl said, when the deal was made, Moen saw the sealed artifact 0-007 that afternoon.

This is a short sword with a very simple and ancient design.

"Sir, our transaction ends here."

There was no fancy handover ceremony; the girl simply handed the box containing 0-007 to Moen, which signified the perfect settlement of the transaction.

Moen stroked the short sword to confirm its authenticity and nodded, saying:

"I hope you have a pleasant journey, miss."

"I also hope you have a safe journey, sir."

After exchanging greetings, the girl boarded the black carriage that was escorting 0-007. She was heading to Seven Hills immediately to discuss cooperation with the dwarves.

After watching the girl leave, Moen did not return to his original residence.

He changed to a new hotel.

In a quiet, deserted room.

Moen, having found a heavy hammer, smashed the short sword and removed the 0-007 hilt that served as a hilt.

The reason people haven't found a use for 0-007 is because they haven't found 0-007 yet.

Chapter 49 The Supreme Ring, the Ring for Governing the Masses

0-007 is not the simple, ancient short sword, but the hilt on the short sword.

To avoid being discovered, the person who came up with this method even added a rather powerful and complex technique to conceal it.

And he never told anyone the truth.

So much so that no one after that ever discovered this essence.

All they knew was that 0-007 was unusable.

Therefore, 0-007 is also known as the Fool's Sword.

Because it is the unique 0-007 that is sealed away, it is inevitably extremely precious, but because it cannot be used, it is a treasure that only fools would pursue.

The person who came up with this method is indeed a genius. This method is incomplete, so no Sequence One would destroy it to obtain the key to the throne in order to advance.

Even if the rest of the people obtained the Fool's Sword, they wouldn't need it to become gods, and they certainly wouldn't think of destroying it, because that would risk their uniqueness returning to the world.

They could only stare in bewilderment at the Fool's Sword, which served as a seal.

While it cannot be denied that some people may be able to discover problems through extraordinary power, such people are destined to be few and far between.

After all, there is no perfect solution.

Even Moen's current plan is simply to minimize the risk if someone discovers anything amiss.

Even though discovering the proxy would still cause a lot of trouble, it's still much better than some damned corpse coming back to life.

Thinking of this, Moen, who had picked up the sword hilt, shook his head.

He had learned this lesson the hard way these past few days.

After casually slipping the sword band onto his middle finger, the sword band, which would have been impossible to fit properly, instantly transformed into a ring of the right size.

And as Moen put it on, the antique lacquer on the ring began to peel off.

Finally, it revealed its true form—a golden ring engraved with countless inscriptions.

Looking at this golden ring.

Moen smiled with satisfaction.

And he recited that ancient, unknown secret to Him:

“Ash nazg durbatulk, ash nazg gimbatul, ash nazg thrakatulk, agh burzum-ishi krimpatul. (The Supreme Commandment, the Commandment that governs; the Supreme Commandment, the Commandment that seeks; the Supreme Commandment, the Commandment that leads; the Commandment that imprisons in darkness.)”