Unlike taking the initiative to visit the myconids of the otaku clan, Sean came to Black Hao Village this time because he was invited by the underground dwarf clan. He was accompanied by not only Pei Di, the leader of Black Hao Village, but also Bai Yin, Huang Shi,
The village chiefs and elders of the five villages of Black Rock, Copper Mine and Xiwei.
They took the initiative to extend an olive branch to Sean, saying that they were willing to help Sean build the mage tower for free.
When Sean first heard about this pie-in-the-sky thing, he was really taken aback.
I quickly realized what was going on.
It doesn’t matter whether they have a survival instinct or they tend to follow the crowd.
As a relatively weak race, underground gnomes will naturally move closer to those who are strong.
Sean has fully proved his strength to the residents of the City of Shadows by destroying the legendary lich Angelo with overwhelming force. Especially now that he has inherited Angelo's legacy, he is even more powerful. He really wants to go crazy.
Even the legendary patrol Naga Alma may not be able to stop him.
Later, Sean figured out that the steel golem was Angelo's weapon tailor-made to deal with Alma, because it was not afraid of the most terrifying killing method of the legendary patrolling Naga - the original poisonous mist.
The original poisonous mist can corrode the body and soul, and even poison the undead, but when it comes to steel structures, it is helpless.
The underground dwarf took the initiative to show his kindness, which was definitely a very wise choice.
"I've thought about it, but there is a reasonable point." Sean said solemnly.
"What's reasonable?" The expressions of the underground dwarf village chiefs headed by Pei Di changed slightly, and they secretly murmured in their hearts.
Is this guy a hypocrite?
They have already lost their skin and worked hard for free, but they are still paying for it, so they still want to find fault?
If this is the case, wouldn't they have just escaped from the tiger's mouth and entered the dragon's mouth, suffering the fate of being endlessly squeezed and enslaved?
"The salary issue is unreasonable. There is no reason in this world to go to work without being paid. I have just carefully observed your construction standards. I am very satisfied. It can at least reach the level of skilled workers in our territory. When the time comes, I will
The average salary level in our territory will be used to calculate your salary.
Since Shadow City is an isolated city, currency means little to you. When the time comes, I will help you convert it into equivalent living materials. Make an agreement in advance and all the wages will be accumulated. After the channel with the territory is opened, we will work together.
Settlement." Sean said seriously.
All the underground dwarf village chiefs were stunned, and some even couldn't help but secretly scratch their ears, wondering if they heard wrongly.
Is there still such a business negotiation in the world?
The buyer thinks the gift is free, so he has to increase the price?
"Your Excellency, Lord, is indeed a model of lawful goodness, and his moral character is even nobler than we expected."
"No, it's because we underestimated His Majesty the Lord and used our own small belly to measure His Majesty's spacious embrace."
"With such a wise lord as your lord, I believe that your territory will surely prosper."
"On behalf of the villagers, I would like to thank you here. We will definitely use our 100% craftsmanship to ensure that the lord is satisfied."
"Whenever Lord Lord starts construction, I will mobilize all the people in our village who can be mobilized."
The shock only lasted for a few seconds, and all the underground dwarf village chiefs smiled broadly, and words of praise poured out from the bottom of their hearts.
They have no idea about the standard of living in Sean's territory, and they have no idea about the average salary level of skilled workers that Sean mentioned.
This is not what they value, after all, before this, they have been prepared to work in vain.
What they value more is the attitude shown by Sean. Even if the salary they finally receive is not satisfactory, Sean's lawful good camp tendencies have been reflected, and their lives will be much easier in the future.
"After you go back, you can start preparations and start mobilizing people to my side. You can mobilize as many people as you can. You don't need to worry about food. I will coordinate with the village chief Baba Jin later to let the myconids
Help prepare food." Sean did not continue to argue with them about salary.
Anyway, it is empty talk. Once the passage between the two places is opened and the real thing is seen, it will be more effective than boasting.
The reason why Sean didn't want to eat the pie that fell out of thin air was because he had his own plan.
From the moment he killed the legendary lich Angelo, he had automatically designated this place as his own territory. The underground dwarfs and the others naturally belonged to his own territory, not now and in the future.
There is no need to be obsessed with this small profit, it is better to prepare for winning people's hearts in the future, and there will be many places to use them in the future.
It is true that he now possesses the infrastructure artifact of the Digging Purple Insect, but this guy can only do rough and clumsy work, and some of the more delicate work has to be done manually.
"Don't worry, Lord, the first wave of manpower will be ready the day after tomorrow. I will lead the team myself." Village Chief Pei Di was the first to promise, patting his chest.
"Our Baiyin Village can also be in place the day after tomorrow."
"We in Huangshi Village can do it too."
"Our Black Rock Village is a bit far away, so we'll try to get there the day after tomorrow."
"Our copper mining village will also have to deal with it."
"We at Xiwei Village will arrive in three days."
The other underground dwarf village chiefs kept talking about their arrival times. After all, their villages were in different locations and sizes, so naturally their arrival times were also different.
"Before your people rush over, it's best to send someone to report the general number of people so that I can send someone to prepare the ingredients. Well, there is no need to travel far to the nearest mycoid colony to find their myconid king.
, just send the message through the message, I will say hello to them in advance." Sean's experience among the Myconids in the past two weeks was certainly not in vain.
Not only did their relationship get to the bottom, but they also gained extraordinary fame and prestige.
When it comes to playing virtual games, Sean has always been a good player in his past and present lives. He can throw out some useful information and frighten those hillbilly mushroom kings into confusion.
In particular, Sean promised them that after his mage tower is built, he will show them what an unlimited large-scale telepathic dream is.
Everyone is looking forward to Sean's mage tower, and if they are asked to do whatever they can to build the mage tower, they will never refuse.
Of course, Sean wouldn't let their help go in vain. He had already promised one bad check anyway, so he wasn't afraid of promising the second one.
The last people Sean visited were the mountain dwarves, whose total population was only about two thousand.
Compared to the peaceful and enthusiastic myconids and the swarming gnomes, the mountain dwarves are much more difficult to deal with.
Mountain dwarves are also called earth dwarves, rock dwarves or rock dwarves. It describes not only their natural abilities and rock-like skin, but also their rock-like temper, which is smelly and hard. Even if they win their approval,
It's hard to hear a few nice words from their mouths, but it would be nice to see a few smiling faces and allow you to freely enter and exit their villages.
Although they have bad tempers, their skills in mining and forging are absolutely superb. The black steel used by Angelo to make the steel golem came from their hands.
When visiting the myconid colony, Sean had visited the mountain dwarf village and met dozens of mountain dwarf blacksmiths whose traditional forging skills were not inferior to that of Master Bauer.
If they have a bad temper and a bad temper, it is because they have not figured out their preferences and temper.
Sean put his official visit to them last because he was waiting for the first batch of personnel and supplies to be airlifted from the Evernight Army.
The first batch of personnel flown in by the Yongye Army was led by a young man under thirty years old, with dark skin and a stocky build.
"Lei Zhe has been ordered to report here." The young man performed a standard military salute.
"How is Mr. Ferdinand doing now?" Sean asked with a smile.
Lei Zhe explained with an apologetic look: "Teacher, everything is fine except for being busy now. Originally, the Lord should have come in person if he needed it, but the energy reactor in Brother Port is in the final state of finishing, and the construction of the territorial capital is
The project has also been fully launched, and I couldn't get away, so I had to be sent here."
"I didn't expect Mr. Ferdinand to spare time to come. It's the same with his proud disciple here. After not seeing each other for a year, he has become a lot darker and stronger. It seems that he is running around outside a lot." Sean smiled.
road.
The young man in front of him was none other than Lei Zhe, one of the warlocks that Sean sent to study architecture with Mr. Ferdinand.
Time proved how wise it was for Sean to arrange for the two warlocks to study architecture next to Ferdinand.
Magical architecture has become an increasingly important part of the Eternal Night Army. Important large-scale projects are happening everywhere, and Ferdinand is obviously too busy to focus on anything.
The two sorcerer apprentices were forced to take the lead.
With their current performance, I can't say that they can win one basket by one basket, but they can still do it on their own.
After all, Ferdinand has been making progress over the years, especially the soul talisman culture developed by Sean, which has made up for the last shortcomings. The bottleneck is no longer, and many things have begun to pour out. The construction experience accumulated over the years is not comparable to that of novices.
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"Thank you, Lord. This is what we do." There was a hint of nervousness and restraint in Lei Zhe's expression.
Although he started his solo career a year ago, he has presided over several small and large construction projects alone, and has accumulated a lot of experience and confidence.
But when it comes to his own lord, especially since he is building a mage tower underground like never before, his confidence is a bit lacking.
"Are you still used to traveling on a giant eagle? Do you need to take a break to adapt to the unique environment here?" Sean asked with concern.
"Lord, don't worry, my body is still strong and I can get back to work right away." Lei Zhe said, patting his chest.
But recalling the previous experience of traveling on the Giant Eagle, my face was still a bit pale, and I felt like my calves were still trembling.
It's one thing to climb up and down normally, but it's another thing entirely to fly at high speed hundreds of meters in the air with your feet completely suspended.
I really admire those giant eagle knights. Not only do they perform missions on giant eagles every day, they can also perform various difficult actions and engage in aerial battles.
"The construction work is not in a hurry. It's important for you to get familiar with this place. I just want to visit the mountain dwarves. Come with me." Sean patted Lei Zhe on the shoulder and said, "Wait a minute, there are a few more
I'll give you the necessary spells in the dungeon."
"As ordered." Lei Zhe performed a standard military salute.
While Sean and Lei Zhe were talking, accompanied by a rumble of footsteps, the steel golem walked over.
Lei Zhe looked shocked: "What is this?"
"The steel golem is driven by a magic circuit. The principle is similar to that of the mage tower. It's just that one can move and the other cannot move. If you are interested, there are its construction drawings in the Lich Mage Tower. You can take a look at it and wait for the resources later.
If it is enriched, this kind of golem construction factory may even become a standard feature of the mage tower." Sean answered lightly.
Little did they know how big a stir it had caused among young people in Lei Zhe.
Every time I feel that I have grown tremendously and can follow the footsteps of the lord, but when I meet again, I find that the distance between the two is even further. Even if I try my best, I can't keep up.
"Follow up." While Lei Zhe was immersed in his own thoughts, Sean had already manipulated the steel golem to open the storage space in his chest, stuffed some of the goods in, and packed the rest into two packages for him to carry in his hands.
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"As ordered." Lei Zhe hurriedly followed Sean's pace.
"The situation of the mage tower we want to build this time is quite special. There are several difficulties. First of all, it goes deep underground. The construction will definitely be different from the ground. Especially the underground water layer is more troublesome. Corresponding waterproofing and leakage prevention work must be done.
If the mage tower is built and turned into a deep well, it will not be beautiful.
The second thing is that this time there will be a breakthrough in size, at least it will reach the ground. I made a rough estimate, at least 200 meters, so not only will we have to build stairs, but we will also have to build a magic elevator that can go straight up and down.
Third, the supplies flown in from the territory are limited, and there is no way to mobilize people and goods on a large scale. Therefore, there are no skilled workers available this time. We can only use local residents. Although you can rest assured that their craftsmanship is quite exquisite, it is a large-scale work.
The coordination problem will be a challenge, so you have to pay more attention when the time comes. What we are going to now is the most difficult mountain dwarf clan, you take the opportunity to get familiar with them." Sean walked towards the mountain dwarves.
While rushing to the village, he discussed with Lei Zhe the construction of the mage tower in the City of Shadows.
"Understood, I will find a way to ensure that the task is completed." Lei Zhe nodded repeatedly. Even though he changed jobs and became an architect, he still had a strong military aura.
After talking about business, Sean changed the topic to his top architect. He not only expressed his concern, but also used topics familiar to both parties to close the distance between them. The two of them are expected to work together for a period of time, "Mr. Ferdinand, he has been in poor health recently.
How are you? Are you still working so hard? Are you still so grumpy?"
"The teacher is in good health. Work is his greatest joy. If one day there is no work for him, he will feel uncomfortable. The teacher is not bad-hearted, but the way of expression is different from ordinary people." Speaking of himself.
Lei Zhe immediately relaxed a lot with the people he was close to.
"That's good! I remember you are twenty-six this year, right? Have your personal problems been resolved?"
"Not yet, I've been a little busy with work lately."
"Being busy is no excuse. You have to do a good job at work and don't leave behind personal issues. If you are interested in something, you should take action as soon as possible."
"Thank you Lord for your concern, I will take care of it."
"It's not about hurrying up, but as soon as possible. Don't delay in cultivating effective forces for the territory."
"As commanded."
"That's right. When someone suitable comes along, I'll introduce him to you."
"Thank you, Lord."
Just when Sean's topic was getting further and further away, and Lei Zhe was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury his head in the soil, the destination had been reached.
Compared to the more casual myconid colonies and the strict and orderly underground dwarf villages, the mountain dwarf villages are somewhere in between.
Mountain dwarves who are good at forging like to arm themselves to the teeth. They have stronger combat power and naturally have lower defense requirements.
People who are good at crafts are more likely to win respect no matter where they go. Even the ruthless legendary lich Angelo did not dare to exploit the mountain dwarves too much at the beginning. They had to rely on them to mine and smelt materials like the steel golem.