Author: Conquer people with virtue

In winter, when everything is quiet, it is indeed a good time to use troops.

Most of the forces in the Xilan Mountains are loose, and no tribe can match the foundation of the Orc Empire or the human kingdom. Carrying out a war in winter is very disadvantageous for many tribes that are recuperating.

Once defeated, there is almost no possibility of survival.

"In that case, let's adjourn the meeting. Thank you everyone for coming."

There would be no results from further discussions, so Thoradin ended the meeting.

"Hearth Castle has prepared lunch for everyone. If you are interested, you can go and have a meal together."

"Thanks for the invitation, but we won't be staying for a while. I'm really sorry."

Dryad stood up and declined. Although she was special, she still couldn't leave her "tree" for too long. Rui behind her showed disappointment. It was obvious that she was curious about the dinner.

"What will be eaten at the dinner party? Will it be a whole table full of fruit?" Rui asked Delya in a low voice.

"I know how to eat meat. It's a whole piece of meat as big as you."

Theos heard clearly from the side and turned his head directly, grinning, revealing a row of white and shining sharp teeth.

"ah!"

Rui screamed, and quickly put her arms around Delya's neck, burying her head in her "hair". She had already imagined in her mind the horrific scene of a group of people gathering together and eating her mouth full of blood.

"Haha, just kidding." Theos spread his hands and shrugged.

Of course Delia knew, and without thinking too much, she nodded towards Theos and left with Rui. Finally, Rui secretly glanced back at Theos, and then immediately turned his head away.

The remaining people did not leave, but followed Thoradin and Thorin through a door to the side hall.

Two long tables of delicacies have been set up here - including bread, piles of barbecued meats and large pots of fruit.

"Please feel free to take it, I will keep it soon. You can leave at any time after you are finished."

Thoradin motioned for everyone to sit wherever they wanted, and then walked straight towards Theos with Thorin who looked embarrassed.

Nohir, who was originally going to take this opportunity to have a chat with Theos, stopped immediately. She had no choice but to chat with Lao Ma first.

"Long time no see, Lord Osfir."

"Just call me Theos."

Theos was generally quite easy-going. He asked Woz to go eat first, and then he looked at Thorin with a questioning look in his eyes.

"Hello, I am the second elder of the Fireforged Dwarves, Thorin Fireforged."

Thorin was obviously a little embarrassed. With his temperament, it was impossible for him to look like this in front of Theos. The main reason was that he was captured by his elder brother today...

"I'm sorry for charging Osfill the excessive fee before..."

"It's all over."

Thoradin had already discussed it with him before, and the fee was changed in time.

Thorin felt much relieved after hearing this. After the two casually chatted for a few words, he said goodbye and left. Theos continued to talk to Thoradin.

"Theos, do you still remember our previous transaction? I wonder... have you gained anything recently?"

As soon as he opened his mouth, Thoradin was thinking about the air sea metal that Theos gave him last time. Although the thing was good, it was too little, and it would be difficult to have any effect with only such a small amount.

"There are quite a few." Theos chuckled.

"oh?"

Thoradin immediately shouted excitedly, attracting the attention of others. He lowered his voice and said: "How many? I want them all."

Since leaving Molten Hammer City, he has rarely seen metal of this quality. Being obsessed with forging, he has almost no resistance to that thing. Of course, the more the better.

"This time it's a lot, but..." Theos said mid-sentence.

"But what?" Thoradin was anxious, and then he realized something and added: "You want to talk about compensation, right? I will definitely give you a fair price."

"Whether it's gold, silver, or our carefully crafted master-level weapons and armor, you can choose at will. Of course, I want to remind you that master-level weapons and armor are not comparable to those usually sold, and the price is not low."

Thoradin is a representative figure of dwarven craftsmen. What he means by "carefully crafted" means that every piece of equipment is really made by master craftsmen with painstaking efforts and slow work.

"Oh? Comparing it with the piece of iron I took out last time, how much is it worth in terms of master-level equipment?"

"Uh... maybe a weapon? Or half a set of armor."

Thoradin touched his beard and gave a price that he thought was fair.

Master craftsmen may not be found in ordinary human kingdoms. They can only be found in the palaces of powerful countries such as the Og Empire and the Kingdom of Aslan, and their status is extremely high. Only the Hearth Castle that relies on casting to support itself has only one master craftsman.

Three masters.

"Okay." Theos nodded and said, "But I have a condition."

"In the previous meeting, I guaranteed that Osfir would accept some tribes. If Gogo's plan is really implemented, I need the help of Firecastle."

Although even if no one helps, Theos will still choose to store it, but since others don’t know, of course he will use it to make a fuss.

"The space in Furnace Keep is limited, so I don't think you need food." When he mentioned this, Thoradin immediately became confused. If it was really that easy, he wouldn't need to hold a meeting.

"Tell me your conditions?"

"The technology from last time is only a small part of your technology, right? I need you to transfer another batch of technology."

When Theos arrived, he could see that the dwarf guards in the hall were obviously dressed one level higher than those outside.

"This..." Thoradin didn't expect that the other party would meet this condition. "With all due respect, some techniques may not be so easy to learn..."

The implication is that even if I am willing to give it, you may not be able to learn it.

"20 sets."

Theos raised two fingers: "If you agree, I will buy twenty sets of armor."

20 sets...20 sets!?

Thoradin was shocked. If he understood correctly, Theos wanted to use that metal to buy 20 sets of master-level armor. Calculated, he had to pay 40 times the metal last time.

There is a saying, the dwarf still values ​​his skills very much, but... he really gives a lot.

"Okay." Thoradin frowned and thought for a while, and finally agreed.

"However, what I said is not false. You can send a few apprentices over, and I will arrange for people to take them as my apprentices. How much you can learn can only depend on you."

"It's a deal." Theos then smiled.

The two immediately hooked up and hugged each other.

At Thoradin's urgent request, the two of them secretly left the side hall and went to a secret room. Theos directly took out a sufficient amount of Qihai Essence Iron directly in front of him, and smashed it on the table with a clang.

Theos is like this, it is obvious that I still have a lot of things. Although Thoradin felt that it was not good to ask, he couldn't help but said: "These metals, how do you..."

Of course, Theos was well prepared and asked: "Do you know about the Feather Scale Society?"

Feather Scale Club!

The Feather Scale Society is extremely mysterious, and most people in Rohirrim may have never heard of it in their entire lives, but Thoradin is not one of them. This is because the fire-forged dwarves came out of the Hammer City.

As a force on the same level as Molten Hammer City, the Feather Scale Society still has some contact with the two parties. Of course, the relationship is not deep. At most, they attend meetings together.

"I see."

Thoradin suddenly realized that it wouldn't be surprising if it was the Featherscale Society. Unexpectedly, the lord of Osfir had a relationship with the Featherscale Society, but he didn't know which level it was. If he joined as a member...

Osfir will be able to be on an equal footing with Furnace Castle in the future.

For a time, the relationship between the two seemed to be deeper. The chat atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

Normally, Thoradin would have been able to chat for a while, but today he got so many good goods that he felt like there was a small hammer hammering all over his body, so he barely chatted for a few words and then found an excuse to leave, leaving only Xi.

Ossie was alone in the secret room and was in a mess.

"No, I haven't eaten yet."

Theos left the secret room and walked towards the place where he had eaten before. It didn't matter whether he ate or not. The main thing was that he hadn't chatted with Nohir yet. She seemed to have something to say just now.

Following my memory, I turned the corner of the corridor and unexpectedly saw two people walking towards me.

"Hey, who do I think this is? Isn't this the most popular Lord Osfir in the Xilan Mountains?"

Some hoarse and high-pitched voices sounded. It was not that enemies were not getting together. The people coming were none other than the half-orc Haug and his entourage.

Osfir was in the limelight as soon as he appeared. The treatment policy formulated by Theos was simply inhumane in the Xilan Mountains. Many people felt that Osfir was giving away nothing.

Although most of the tribes here live in tribal units, and many tribes with reasonable strength are not unable to control their tribesmen, Osfir does also attract many "retail investors".

Originally at the bottom of the Xilan Mountains, they lived better than many tribes in the Xilan Mountains, which put pressure on many tribes. Of course, Theos, the lord of Osfir, became the focus of private discussion.

"A dog cannot spit out ivory." Theos also looked unkind. He really didn't have a good impression of the orc tribe now. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to insult the dog."

I almost forgot about Osfir and the kobolds.

"snort."

Hauge is now a wife who has been married for many years. After the death of his brother Longte, he succeeded in taking the position. Recently, he has been very energetic and busy taking over the power left in various places.

His father had no choice, and began to support him with all his strength, even more than before in training Lonte. No, he even attended the meetings in Firefort Castle on his behalf.
To be continued...