Snorri couldn't say much after hearing this. It was the lord's responsibility to defend his own territory, just like it was Snorri's responsibility to guard the convoy.
If you rashly provide help without permission, it will be considered as a distrust of Lord Porok's strength, which is not worth the loss. What's more, Snorri now represents his father, High King Thorgrim.
The team advanced all the way and finally arrived at the Desolate Castle at noon the next day. Seeing the prosperity of this fortress, Snorri realized that it should be named after the state of being in ruins when it was first established rather than the current prosperity.
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Seeing Snorri's shocked expression, Lord Porrok smiled and lit his pipe. "Hahaha, you don't have to blame the respected goddess for choosing her. Many elders who have been watching for a long time are also named Karak Norn.
Confused!"
He said with some uncontrollable pride. "The Gray Mountains area is the most barren area among all the mountains belonging to our dwarves. The already limited metal and gemstone minerals are more difficult to dig because of the unstable foundation of the mountain."<
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"Poof!" Lord Porrok blew out a puff of smoke.
"Most of the ancestors who first came to settle in the Gray Mountains were attracted by rumors of countless wealth. These ancestors, with the usual stubborn temper of our sons of the mountains, hoped to find large mineral veins. After thousands of years of hard work, they finally found it.
He found some metal and precious metal veins and built a fort on them."
"Such as your Deserted Fortress and Karak Zfulim where I'm going?" Snorri answered.
"Yes, yes!" Lord Porrok seemed very satisfied with Snorri's answer.
"My Karak-Norn is one of the largest fortresses in the Gray Mountains. Of course, of course, it is not enough compared to Karaz-a-Karak." Lord Borok said modestly.
"That's not necessarily true. In addition to our compatriots, you also have human friends under your rule. Speaking of which, you have also been to the Eternal Peak?" Snorri agreed.
"Hahaha!" Bo Ruoke laughed, "According to the rules established by the ancestors, every fifty years, all the heads of mountain fortresses, clans and guilds of sufficient size must go to the Eternal Peak to meet the Supreme King.
Attend a hate convention."
"Oh!" Snorri shook his head. He had been busy thinking about Morse code recently, and his mind was a little confused. For a moment, he forgot about this event that he remembered most from his childhood.
Once every fifty years, all the respectable dwarves in the entire old world will gather in the grand throne room of the Eternal Peak. They will carry the Book of Hatred they have kept and report to the High King the increase or decrease in the articles of hatred in the past fifty years.
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The High King will select parts based on the severity of the hatred that are worthy of being recorded in the Book of Great Hatred throughout the Mountain Kingdom. This is also an opportunity to form a coalition to liquidate the most painful hatred.
Thinking of this, Snorri counted his fingers and found that there were only a few years until the next hate conference.
"Although some leaders will send envoys to attend the meeting due to various affairs, traditionally speaking, the leader who has just succeeded to the throne should attend the meeting in person for the first time to show respect for the High King!" Lord Porrok said!
, which also answered the question that Snorri thought of but did not ask.
"I gained a lot of knowledge during that trip! You will be able to see what I gained later! Let's go, don't keep my family waiting in a hurry!" Lord Boluoke greeted.
The convoy filed into the fortress from the side door facing the underground of the Desolate Castle. Snorri dismissed the team and let the tribesmen do their own thing. He wanted to go to the room to rest. There was no sheep riding on this section of the road, which made him very tired.
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After getting up from a nap, the invitation for the evening reception party had been delivered to Snorri's table. Soon Bahrain walked in with brewed coffee.
"Cousin, this dinner is different from the past, I have to remind you!" He put down his coffee and spoke.
"The Queen of Desolate Castle, Thelma, the wife of Lord Porrok, may cause some trouble for you tonight! But there's no guarantee of that."
"How do you say that?" Snorri asked strangely. His reputation has not only spread throughout the dwarf mountains, but has also been heard by humans who are closely related to him. It is unexpected that some tribesmen want to cause trouble for him.
"That's right, Queen Thelma was born in Karak-Izo, which is Copper Mountain Castle. She is the eldest daughter of the wealthy Lagos, the owner of Copper Mountain Castle." Bahrain continued.
"Then what?" Snorri still doesn't quite understand. He doesn't know much about the dwarf fortress located south of the Horn Castle.
"Um..." Snorri's lack of political knowledge left Balin speechless. Generally speaking, these advisers should not get involved in the competition among the dwarf lords.
After all, judging from the frequency of marriages between high-ranking dwarves, even if they have not been in contact with each other forever, the two lords who remember each other's books of hatred must be regarded as distant relatives. If one day the two families reconcile after making peace, then
The consultant who stirs up trouble will suffer.
"For nearly a thousand years, the relationship between Tongshan Castle and our Eternal Peak has not been very good. Every generation of Tongshan Castle owners has tried to run for the Supreme King. Of course, they have brought this long-cherished wish into the palace of their ancestors.
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Seeing that Snorri still looked confused, Balin had no choice but to continue.
"There are two main reasons. The first is that Copper Mountain Fort has grown in strength over the years. As you know, Karak-Izo is located in the Dome Mountains in the south. The city is named after the large area under the glacier of the mountain range where it is located.
of brass and other minerals."
"Brass? I know that, but we don't have much demand for that thing." Snorri added.
"Mainly due to natural conditions!" Bahrain did not mind Snorri's interruption.
"The Dome Mountains is a frozen canyon between the Gray Mountains and the Black Mountains. It is composed of glaciers and dangerous peaks. The numerous canyons and cliffs ensure that no monsters can easily disturb the tribesmen living on this plateau. Therefore, the Brass Mountain area
The tribe was rarely disturbed by foreign enemies and slowly expanded into the surrounding canyons and mountain peaks.
The large local veins of brass, iron, tin and other minerals ensure that it becomes the largest and deepest mining base outside the World's Edge Mountains. A particularly bold ancestor in her history even carved a solid ice city out of the glacier cliffs." "Ice city?" Snorri praised.
"Compared to the mountains on the edge of our world, which are constantly invaded by greenskins, ratmen and even monsters, the environment of Copper Mountain Castle is much more comfortable, so it has attracted many clans from the east whose mountain fortresses they originally lived in have fallen."<
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"The joining of these clans has brought more people and further accelerated the development of Tongshan Castle. Am I right?" Snorri finally realized it.
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