"Ah, after a few years, I returned to Kalimdor. The scenery is still so bad... The Steamwheedle Consortium is still so stingy. Look at this port, it hasn't been renovated in more than ten years."
“How off-putting!”
On the dock of Jingtooth City, Heisuo, who was wearing a gorgeous little fur, looked at the busy port in front of him with a trace of nostalgia. Beside him were two fully armed trolls, who were Master Heisuo's personal bodyguards.
, after being equipped with the most advanced weapons of Blackso Technology, these two giant monsters armed to the teeth are enough to block ten with one.
On the other side of Heisuo is Shanna Mars, the secretary who is also very gorgeously dressed and full of goblin "luxury". This capable goblin lady is holding a black note in her hand and reporting to Heisuo.
Down trip:
"Boss, we will not stop in Jingtooth City. After dinner, we will go directly to Dustwallow Swamp. It is said that a week ago, a regional conflict broke out between humans and ogres. I believe that there must be business there.
It can be done, and I heard that a new group of pioneers have just arrived in Thousand Needles, which is the traditional territory of the centaurs, and a war is about to break out."
As she spoke, Shana took out a fist-sized calculator from her carry-on bag, clicked it a few times, and then said to Heisuo beside her:
"Conservative estimates suggest that this place will become the third dumping market after our industrial upgrading in the next ten years."
"But every time we make a business in this damn place, we have to hand over 10% of the profits to the Black Iron Business Federation. I feel really bad. Shana, do you hear that?"
Heisuo knocked the scepter inlaid with gems in his hand and said with dissatisfaction:
"The gold coins in my pocket are crying, damn those vampires who are just lying around and making money."
Facing Heisuo's complaint, Shana shrugged and flipped her hair again:
"But at least they have relaxed the restrictions on the arms trade, my boss, otherwise you won't be able to earn a single copper... Actually think about it, we are going to steal business from the Steamwheedle Consortium and the Bilgewater Consortium this time.
It’s so exciting.”
"Hehe, that's quite right."
A glimmer of light flashed in Heisuo's little eyes:
"How can we get to the top without defeating those damn old men? I also want to become the Trade Prince before I am 35 years old. My little Shanna, you will also become the Trade Prince's wife..."
Seeing Heisuo's fingers reaching towards her slender waist again, Shana squinted her eyes, turned the page of the notes in her hand, and then pretended to be surprised and said:
"Hey, boss, I have bad news that I forgot to tell you..."
"Don't be a dwarf! Don't be a dwarf! Don't be a dwarf!"
Heisuo was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and mumbled something. The next moment, Shana's eyes flashed with joy, and she whispered:
"It's a dwarf! Boss, Overspark brought their own caravan. When we set off from Booty Bay, they set out at the same time. They have probably arrived at Dustwallow Swamp now."
"rua! bang"
The gorgeous scepter in Heisuo's hand hit the railing in front of him hard. As sparks flew everywhere, the goblin seemed to have gone crazy, spinning around in place and still screaming:
"What a fucking dwarf! Look here, the blue sky, white clouds, blue waves and silver sand, what a beautiful scenery, all these are gone just because of those dwarfs!"
"Let's go! Let's set off, don't eat... Let's go to Dustwallow Swamp. If those dwarves get there first, I'll deduct one month's salary from each of you! Let's go quickly!"
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On the other side, in the new Stromgarde city of Dustwallow Swamp, the master craftsman Overback was walking on the streets under the protection of several human bodyguards. Behind him were some noisy dwarf technicians. These guys were following the rhythm of life.
The extremely fast black iron area has been boring for several years. This time we came out to discuss business, it was just like traveling on public funds.
They were curious about everything they saw and wanted to buy everything they saw. However, on the first day they arrived in this city, these engineers, with their pockets full of salary, bought a lot of meaningless gadgets.
Of course, these cheerful little men have not forgotten their mission. After some fun, they put on their best clothes, which were all hand-made dresses by the high-end tailors of the Defias Federation.
Follow the leader and go to the office of New Stromgarde to discuss orders for armaments and agricultural machinery with the person in charge here.
However, when heading to the city hall, Oversbach's eyes were suddenly attracted by several tall creatures walking back and forth at the city gate.
Dwarfs are naturally interested in tall creatures, and one thing they often say is "Oh my God, you are so tall"... But at this time, it was not the tauren that attracted Overback.
The tall bodies are some kind of sophisticated and heavy mechanical weapons hanging on their bodies.
If the master craftsman guessed correctly, those things should be weapons made by engineers within the empire.
"That thing looks like it's steam-powered."
"Well, the parts are coupled, and the transmission shaft is not used. It looks like a gear assembly."
"The appearance is very similar to our continuous-fire machine gun, but isn't it a bit too big?"
"It must not have been structurally optimized. I guess that bullet must be the most primitive gunpowder bullet."
Behind Overback, the dwarf craftsmen also discovered those strange weapons. While chattering, they almost figured out the characteristics of the steam rifle. In the eyes of laymen, the weapons carried by the tauren
It is very complicated, but in the eyes of these experts, the technological level of this thing is seriously insufficient.
"Bourne, go and find a way to get close. Look at the weapon in the tauren's hand."
Overback blinked and said something to the human bodyguards around him. These bodyguards were all disguised as military attachés from the Defias Federation. They were affiliated with the Federal Foreign Intelligence Service. They were all excellent field agents. Under the Master Craftsman
After giving the instructions, the agent named Bourne walked up quickly, and using a few cigars, he quickly chatted with those honest tauren.
The dwarfs took advantage of this opportunity and sent a representative with nimble hands and feet to run to the tauren and observe the weapon at close range. A few minutes later, the guy ran back with a hand full of motor oil. The green-haired guy ran back.
The dwarf wiped his hands and whispered to the master craftsman:
"That thing uses the original design before the fall of Gnomeregan. It seems that our compatriots who escaped shared this technology with the human empire, but it is a rudimentary version. According to the Dark Blade's armament system, this
The power of a single shot of something is weaker than the ax gun of the undead infantry, let alone compared with the rapid-fire cannon we mounted on the tank."
"In other words, the most advanced weapons of the human empire are just like this."
Overspark nodded thoughtfully, and then asked:
"Is that thing handmade or an assembly line product?"
“Handmade!”
The green-haired dwarf placed his eight fingers in front of the master craftsman and shook them:
"Look at the leaking engine oil. The tolerances of the parts on the firearm are horribly large. They should be imitations of those clumsy human apprentices. There are no traces of assembly line production at all."
"very good!"
The master craftsman nodded with satisfaction:
"Then it seems that the arms samples we brought should be able to empty human pockets. As long as this business is completed, the funds for building the chip research laboratory in Gnomeregan City will be enough."
"Come on, boys, let's go make money!"
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"What did you say?"
King Jialin, who had just returned from the Thousand Needles Stone Forest, stared at his most trusted spy, Gray Yopp, and asked in confusion:
"You mean, there is a group of arms dealers from the Black Iron Zone under the control of the undead who want to negotiate business with us? Are you sure you are not kidding me? Tyrion has a broken mind and allows them to buy and sell arms.
? Or is this some kind of damn conspiracy?"
"I don't know either."
Even though Gray Yopp had seen real strong winds and waves, he was a little confused at this time. Facing the king's inquiry, he could only repeat the words of the dwarfs:
"They said that the Black Iron Zone is a federation with free commerce, and that Dark Blade's system cannot control free trade merchants like them. They also said that technology has no borders. What kind of bloody humanitarian spirit did they come to us with?
Provide better, more powerful, and more advanced weapons that are enough to fight the barbarians, and they hope to take away a group of dwarfs from the new immigrants who are willing to leave with them."
"Wait a minute, let me think about it."
Galin sat on the chair and took out his pipe as usual. Gray Yopp lit the fire for the king with a wink. After a burst of smoke, the king narrowed his eyes:
"Bring them to the embassy first, and I will go see them in person."
"Well, Your Majesty, our embassy area has not been built yet. The workers are busy building the city wall now."
"Then take them to a safe place...and don't forget to search them!"
Ten minutes later, when Oversbach had finished his third glass of locally produced wild juice, King Garin, who had changed into a set of decent clothes, finally appeared in the hall of the somewhat simple living room.
"This is His Majesty the King of Stromgard, dwarf!"
Gray Yopp said loudly:
"Your Majesty Garin Trollbane, you should salute His Majesty!"
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty."
The dwarf stood on the chair and made a nondescript bow with funny sounds and movements. Then, as if deliberately provoking, he stroked his white beard and said:
"Please forgive me for being stupid, but we don't have kings or nobles there... I've gotten used to it, and I can't change it for a while."
Gray Yopp wanted to scold the dwarf for his rudeness, but was stopped by Garin. The young king sat on a chair and looked at the white-haired dwarf carrying the box. He asked softly:
"You are very courageous, Mr. Dwarf. This is different from the character of the little men in general rumors. But what I am curious about is that a businessman like you who came from the land of the undead walked into our country carelessly. You
Aren't you afraid that if I give an order, my guards will throw you into prison or even have your heads chopped off?"
"Why should I be afraid? Your Majesty."
Overback shrugged. He didn't have his trademark engineering goggles today, so he blinked his blue eyes and said:
"Based on your current situation, I believe that any businessman who comes with good intentions should not be harmed, unless you want to start from scratch and develop in isolation, and then fight against the undead... But with all due respect, you really need
Help, I'm sure, you can understand this."
"Of course, what's more important is that I have a master craftsman license from the Black Iron Commercial Federation. Excellent scientific researchers like me are protected by the laws of our country. Once I am harmed by you on your territory, overseas
The roving undead fleet will attack your city immediately...I am not threatening you, Your Majesty, I just want to show my goodwill in this way."
The dwarf's eyes shined with sincerity:
"Peace is hard-won, and I took the risk to come here to do business with you, and I hope to take away my poor compatriots. In the war between humans and the undead, in the final battle in northern Xinjiang, there are countless
Hundreds of exiled dwarfs died in the fighting between the two sides. I don't want to see such a tragedy happen again."
"This is a war for humans. Why let innocent dwarfs bleed?"
These words were soft and hard at the same time, making Galin's face look very ugly. This is natural. Any king would feel angry when he hears such words without any respect, but Galin is a sensible person after all.
, after more than ten seconds, he raised his head and looked at the master craftsman in front of him:
"I can't trust you! With all due respect, anyone who has dealt with the undead is not worthy of trust... But since you say you are a businessman, let me see your products first. If you can let me
If you are satisfied...the problems of your tribe are not beyond discussion."
Overspark saw hope, so the dwarf nodded and signaled his bodyguard to open the box in his hand. But at this moment, a guard hurried into the living room and whispered something in the king's ear.
Lin's expression immediately became wonderful. After a moment, he said to the dwarf:
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Dwarf, my other "guest", will be here shortly."
