Engineering is undoubtedly the most expensive profession. As an investor in the Roland series of large robots, and as an honorary director of the Sulfur Mountain City Engineers Association, with the unlimited expenditure on the in-depth development of this series, the Beyer brothers of the Security Chamber of Commerce have almost gone bankrupt. .
Even so, the Roland series is still an extremely immature product. The tall and mighty robot looks very powerful, but if it doesn't even have legendary combat power, it will just be a relatively advanced job in the underground world where there are so many strong players. target, and if they added advanced materials to improve combat power, the funds required would be astronomical, so they thought of looking for investors on the surface where high-end combat power was needed.
The Roland robot brought here is not the latest product of the Roland system, and the technology used is second-hand goods that have been discounted again. However, in the surface world, it still smells like new technology. At least, in the eyes of the engineers, this has already It is a very valuable gift.
Whether giving gifts to the emperor of a great country who is about to ascend the throne, or to the Oran Empire, which is famous for its luxury, as long as the gift is heavier or novel enough, you can expect to get amazing returns.
The Oran Empire's alchemy and engineering are also very good. Otherwise, there would be no floating fleets and magical mechanical dragons in the future. At least the goblins have long taken a fancy to the alchemy secrets of alloy steel, the mixture of magic and machinery. The theory of magic mechanics.
What they pay attention to is that they can exchange for the best technology and resources. If not, they can exchange some gold coins to use as research funds.
This is an excellent idea, and if implemented by an excellent diplomat, it will probably achieve satisfactory results in the end.
But unfortunately, since the envoy headed by Silver Hook Bea, plus Kabala and Hoyle, it was destined to be a mistake.
Kabala, an orphan goblin born in Sulfur Mountain City. It is said that in terms of family tree, he is a goblin prince with noble blood. It is said that he is also a master of civil engineering. But he is obviously self-taught, and he has never built many decent buildings. House, but I personally have a special fanaticism about buildings. I often go secretly to study the foundations and roof beams of special buildings. Forget about studying, this guy also likes to do hands-on practice, dismantling a few parts to study.
Just imagine what it would be like if the pillars and foundations of a wooden structure house were removed. He had trapped himself in his own ruins not once or twice.
After creating huge pits and ruins countless times, people nicknamed them "Kabbalah, the little prince who digs holes but does not fill them", "Kabbalah the green-skinned termite", and is also a key target of the urban management, and "Kabbalah will come to your house tomorrow". It became a malicious curse.
But fortunately, he has a business acumen and a rich family. He has also spent money casually without any concept of money for a long time. Afterwards, he made full compensation and caused no personal losses, so he has always been on the edge of prison.
Silver Hook needs no further introduction. He is an expert in mobile alchemy bombs. Although the dwarf Hoyle is a master blacksmith, he is also a triathlete of gambling, gambling, and wine, and is also a famous saboteur.
It's a shame those dwarfs thought of putting these three living treasures together as a gift-giving mission.
As soon as he arrived at his destination, the Oran Empire, gambler Hoyle spent several nights in various new casinos and lost most of his travel expenses. Kabbalah even dug up a century-old monastery and lost all the rest. Travel expenses, otherwise, I would not be so poor that I would steal decorations from the trees on the roadside.
They had indeed been to the palace, but unfortunately these guys had no negotiating power at all. They were so worried that they insisted on seeing the emperor before they were willing to submit gifts, and they did not even allow the rude guard to touch their treasure.
As a result, this group of sneaky aliens were almost regarded as assassins with evil intentions, and their gift-giving plan was blocked all the way.
If this situation drags on for a few more weeks, I might end up in poverty and have no choice but to sell my gifts for scrap and go home with my travel expenses.
Two days ago, they learned that a cocktail party was going to be held at the Hemet Mansion. The emperor was going to appear in person, so they were overjoyed and barged in to deliver gifts in person.
But they were obviously from a foreign race without an invitation, so the guards would naturally not allow them to enter. The result was a battle between the three dwarfs and the entire Hemet Mansion guard. With their excellent melee experience and personal strength, the three dwarfs still had the upper hand.
.
But if we delay for a while longer, wait for the Royal Guards to arrive and treat them as assassins, I'm afraid it will really be completely out of control.
Fortunately, Dasos came out in time before this happened, but unfortunately, these lawless dwarves offended the target they wanted to please by opening their mouth.
"Forget it's an insincere compliment. When you open your mouth, you'll feel the pain of killing your father and brother. Are you here to give a gift or to incite hatred?"
Shaking his head, seeing the furious Dasos, he knew that if he didn't do anything, he would definitely go out and execute the three of them to vent his anger. That was not what I wanted to see.
"Dear Your Majesty, since they are here to give gifts, at least let them present them. This will at least show your magnanimity as the king of a great country."
It seemed that he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of me, so my dissuasion with a smile seemed to have an effect.
Taking two deep breaths to suppress the emotions that were about to go berserk, Dasos nodded.
"Since Luo...Miss Renee intercedes, I will give you a chance to show your identity as a visitor from a foreign race and show your sincerity."
After discussing it, the three dwarfs actually started to prepare their lines for the appearance.
"Since you asked the question sincerely!"
"We will tell you with great mercy!"
"for......"
"That's enough! Give me ten seconds to make it clear, otherwise I will tie you to a stone anchor and throw you into the river." I was planning to listen to the lines they had recently revised for my appearance, but obviously Dasos didn't have that patience.
, the emperor's roar made everyone present lower their heads and tremble.
"We come from the Sulfur Mountain City in the underground world. We heard that His Majesty was about to ascend the throne, so we came all the way to give us the most noble gift."
Sure enough, life threats are still effective.
"Underworld?"
In the eyes of human nobles, the legendary underground world is full of demons and monsters, with killings and wars everywhere, which is completely different from the surface. When they heard that the goblins and gray dwarves said that they came from the underground world, the nobles were filled with surprise and disbelief, and started talking.
One after another.
"Ahem, then show me what kind of treasure it is."
Undoubtedly, judging from the slightly raised eyebrows and the smile on the corner of his mouth, the residents of the underground world who came from thousands of miles away all sent gifts to congratulate him on his enthronement, making Dasos feel that he was very proud.
I breathed a sigh of relief. This idea of congratulations from thousands of miles away is indeed a good idea. As long as nothing unexpected happens, even if the gift is not good, Daxos will pretend to be very satisfied. Most of the time, the reward will be great, and it will be a good story if it spreads.
"Look, this is the 20:1 miniaturized robot No. 88, and it is also our gift to His Majesty."
From Kabala's bag full of patches, he took out an old robot.
It was an old robot that could fall apart at any time. It was only one meter tall, covered in green rust, and its parts were obviously recycled. It didn't have the majesty and fear of the prototype at all.
The panicked Silver Hook didn't make it clear. He meant that the robot he sent was the large robot No. 88, but because it was too huge, he could only replace it with a scaled version.
"Pfft. This can be played with by children."
"It's simply an insult to the engineering achievements of the Oran Empire. Our magic steam armor is more than three meters high. What's the point of sending this here? Does our emperor need small toys?"
But obviously, in the eyes of the nobles here, they were just a few country bumpkins who gave a small toy to His Majesty the Emperor.
"Look, he has a drill, a main gun, and a power backpack on his back. The technology is the most advanced in Sulfur Mountain City, and it should be helpful to your country's engineering research..."
I covered my forehead. The misunderstanding has not been solved. The more serious Silver Hook explains, the more he despises the other party's engineering and industrial level, and the more irritating he is.
"Zizzizi!" "Crack!" "Boom!"
Okay, no need to explain more. Like other safety brand products, under Goblin's debugging, this proportional robot first leaked electricity, then smoked and made noises all over its body. Then it exploded on its own.
"That's enough! Is this your gift to a king? Maybe you think I am so kind that I am stupid!"
The demon sword glowed with blood-red brilliance, and the emperor no longer intended to conceal his murderous intention.
The three of them looked at each other, a little confused as to why the other party seemed so angry that he wanted to kill someone even though the gift was so heavy and the No. 88 was the highest achievement of engineering in the underground world. Finally, Kabala had an idea and came up with a twist.
idea.
"Since you are not satisfied with this gift, please find other gifts temporarily."
"Sir, this is our gift!"
"Bold!" "Bold!" The Oran nobles were furious when they saw the gift that Kabbalah took out from the sack.
Those are some familiar jewelry, and they are also decorations along the riverside avenue. These cheap jewelry, which are of such poor quality that no one picks them up, are actually given to the highest king?
"Damn it, this is just as bad as stealing the flowers from the girl's favorite flower garden and then using the flowers to make a bouquet to propose to the original owner." I am speechless and have nothing to say.
"Oh, it's a waste of my time to argue with you."
Fortunately, Daxos laughed angrily and finally shook his head, as if he didn't want to argue with these goblins.
"Take it down. Forget it, you can go on your own. Huh? Sulfur Mountain City? Isn't that the origin of the god that I have never heard of? Since the residents there are like this, it seems that it will be the center of the true gods in the future.
There are also country bumpkins. Do you think the great gods will flee to the mortal world for refuge? Maybe in the future we in Oran will also receive the blessings of the gods."
Obviously the emperor's sense of humor is terrible, and this cold joke that criticizes the true God is even more difficult to laugh at, but...
"I have never heard of that God of Law. I heard about it some time ago. Now many businessmen have chosen that belief. It is indeed a church for low-class people."
"Oh, you can tell from these guys. Who knows how that unknown guy became a true god? Maybe he stepped on dog shit when he went out and became a god inexplicably."
But Dasos is the emperor, so no matter how funny the joke is, the nobles under his command have to try hard to laugh and follow suit. However, they are not stupid. At least they know not to call the "Sleepless Man" by his real name, otherwise it will cause the true god to think of him and send him down.
Punishment is no fun.
"That's enough, you can insult us, but you must not slander Lord Sleepless Man! You stupid humans! You are not even as good as his little finger."
The goblin's comical shrill screams echoed in the hall, followed by even louder laughter from the entire audience.
"Don't laugh, don't laugh. I, Silver Hook, Bea, don't allow you to laugh!"
But the more he screamed and became furious, the louder the human nobles laughed.
"Don't laugh, otherwise my supreme country bumpkin god will punish you." As if he was very confident in his sense of humor, Dasos pinched his throat and imitated it vividly, which made the laughter continue to expand, even
The ceiling of the hall was lifted and spread outside.
"You...what do you know, you short-lived ghosts! When you turn into ashes, the true God's eyes will begin to cast on you. In front of the gods, you must know how to be humble. How amazing you are, the mortal king. In
In someone's eyes, you are nothing."
Well, the goblin's angry questioning was indeed true, but it hit some people's sensitive self-esteem.
"Hmph, at least we can live a rich and beautiful life, and that sulfur mountain city? Haha. If we were really rich enough, we wouldn't let you use stolen jewelry to give gifts! Such a place actually belongs to the God of Law.
Holy land? Sure enough, only a second-rate place can produce such a country bumpkin god."
As soon as Dasos said these angry words, the scene suddenly became deserted. Even he himself quickly covered his mouth. Although he did not mention that the true name cannot be sensed by the true god, if this is spread, I am afraid that the Oran Empire and himself will
Became the sworn enemy of the Church of the God of Law.
Suddenly, the old dwarf who had been drowsy suddenly laughed.
"How dare a mortal king dare to slander the gods in heaven. I would have had a drink and a bet with you because of your courage. But unfortunately, you have found the wrong opponent. That boy Yin Gou always talks a lot.
It’s nonsense, but I’m really right this time. Compared with Lord Sleepless Man, even compared with Lord Sleepless Man who is still in the mortal world, your kid is not as valuable as his toenails.”
"Hmph, I've heard about that man's deeds. Wasn't he just a country judge who suddenly gained recognition from the Gods of Order and then became a god? It's true that he was lucky enough to step on dog poop.
"
The battle between royal power and divine power is never-ending. It is obvious that Dasos has no respect for the God of Law. Since he is already destined to offend, there is no point in offending him more.
The scene in front of me was also very surprising. If the urban management or the judges of the Supreme Court were here to protect my dignity, I would not be surprised at all. But these bastards in front of me are all perverts who have been repeatedly beaten by the urban management.
Gentleman, I have dealt with them several times as a sleepless person. If you don't hold grudges against me, you still talk to me? Maybe I should have my hearing and vision checked.
"...Perhaps people like you can't understand that the underground world is a real hell, and it is natural for the weak to die. In a world with limited resources, people can be killed just for a glass of water. I am an orphan with nothing, like
The most likely outcome for an unlucky guy like me would be to die in a sewer one day, but only Sulfur Mountain City would allow a weakling like me to survive. It also gave me the opportunity to study architecture and survive with my own hands.
.”
"Unlike you lucky people who are rich enough to decorate trees with jewels, we unlucky ones who are struggling to survive all know that the weak can live with dignity and the strong can live without hunting the flesh and blood of the weak.
, is such a difficult thing, the only person in this world who can do it is that adult."
Kabala, who has remained silent, said this.
"'I have a dream that one day, my descendants will live in a country where they will be judged not by their race, but by the quality of their character.' This sentence is engraved on the gate and square of Sulfur Mountain City. That
For a year, everyone thought this was the delusion of a madman, but that man spent more than a hundred years and accumulated bit by bit to really eliminate racial prejudice and truly realize this dream.
"
"Can you imagine? The dark elf knight who is kind and benevolent to the point of being stupid, the undead warrior who is so peaceful and peaceful that he is lazy every day, the goblin guy who is hard-working, friendly and not greedy for money. In Sulfur Mountain City, race is not important. What is important is what you have done.
and plan to do something.”
The old dwarf shook his wine gourd and drank half of it in one gulp.
"O mortal king, you may be able to order your army to fight for you and your farmers to work for you, but you can let ordinary citizens walk up the city walls voluntarily without orders and fight to protect the city.
Did he sacrifice everything he had and go into a war that was absolutely impossible to win? That man did it, and he made that city a home that all residents were willing to risk everything to protect."
Inexplicably, the battle against the Demon Earl appeared in front of me, and those lovely citizens who took the initiative to walk up the city wall made me smile knowingly.
"Huh, I'm just a master of governance. As long as you give me time, I can do it."
Dasos's face was ashen, but he still refused to admit defeat.
But at the same time, the piercing screams of the goblins echoed in the hall again.
"Mortal kings, you can see that we guys are not good people. Some time ago, we were imprisoned in the prison of Sulfur Mountain City because of certain things. And due to the conspiracy of some people, the prison wall was pushed down.
We arrived, but we didn’t take the opportunity to escape, do you know why?”
"Humph, that's because you are timid."
"Haha, Old Beard and I are both gold-level. According to you humans, we are both extraordinary masters. But the people guarding us are only a few silver-level people at most. We can't make ends meet anywhere.
Why do you have to go to a cell in that city and suffer the anger of your juniors?"
The old drunkard also laughed. All those who escaped from prison died. Afterwards, the choice of those who did not escape was indeed the right one.
"If you do bad things, you will be punished. The guilty will eventually be judged. Only judgment can redeem sinners. This sentence hangs in front of the stone tablet in the prison, but I am afraid you people will not believe it, but I can tell you that in
Under that man, this is the justice of that city. We chose to stay in prison, just trusting what that man said, as long as we complete our punishment, as long as we don't touch the bottom line of crime, we can live in that city with dignity.
Alive."
"As long as you commit a crime, you will be punished. As long as you are not guilty, you can live an upright life. Gray dwarves like me are not welcome in every underground city, and they look at us with suspicion. But in our city, there are no
People will hold prejudices because of their race. Mortal king, can you do this?"
"To put it bluntly, as a king, can you provide a happy home where most people can live and work in peace and contentment so much that they are willing to sacrifice everything for it? If you can't do that, you are no better than someone else's little finger."
"Ha, old drunkard, how could this be possible? Don't you still remember what we encountered along the way? If we hadn't had the skills, I'm afraid someone would have 'eradicated the evil' long ago and confiscated all the property along the way."
"Oh, that's right. Brother Bea, I feel a little homesick. Maybe we should go back."
"Hmph, the greatest king in the past three hundred years, rumors really cannot be believed. He has no tolerance for others, no wisdom in understanding others, and is full of jealousy and prejudice. I think this country will be defeated by him sooner or later."
"Mortal king, I know you pray for immortality, because all your short-lived kings are like this. But I am afraid that even if you are really immortal, you are just a zombie who misses the mortal world. You will never be as good as the one who sacrificed everything and became the law of incarnation.
A man who can change the world through law. Such a despicable human being should actually laugh at the gods in the sky and the incarnation of justice. Should I say that those who don’t know are fearless? Or that those who are shameless are invincible."
After saying that, the three of them took the sacks and planned to leave, but this time, they couldn't leave.
At someone's signal, the two legends who were originally ambush in the secret room had blocked in front of them.
"Insulting the king in front of his face is a major crime of disrespect. I will throw you in a dungeon! I'll see if your justice incarnation will come to save you."
Looking at Dasos's face, which was so green that he wanted to kill someone, I knew that it was useless to say anything at this time.
"Hey, I have to look up information again. Where is the Royal Dungeon? You are really causing trouble for me." Although I said this, my mood became better for no reason.
