After the oath was taken, Vlad's eyes when he looked at Andre were indeed much gentler, no longer the kind of naked and undisguised contempt.
It is said that Vlad came to the Demon Moon Realm and accepted a lot of allegiance, some were procedural, such as the four major families and Archbishop Aurelius Landa; some were loyal to a certain degree, such as Robin and now Ander.
strong.
There may be conflicts of interest in the front, and sometimes they turn against each other, but there is basically no conflict of interest with the two behind them. They have many common interests. Naturally, it is really good if everyone is good.
Archbishop Aurelius was different from the four major families.
Looking at the words and deeds of Archbishop Aurelius, his allegiance should be more than procedures. Although the amount is extremely limited, Vlad believes that in the future governance, there will not only be no conflict but also a lot of cooperation with Archbishop Aurelius, and the relationship will only be
Getting closer and closer.
As for the four major families, it was purely procedural, even perfunctory. From their inaction and even indiscretion in dealing with the rumor storm not long ago, Vlad had to start a newspaper to clarify this point.
It seems that there are many conflicts between the two.
Of course, Vlad believed that he should not be the enemy of any people in the territory, including the nobles.
"I'm so handsome and lovely, how can someone still hate me? Impossible, absolutely impossible."
Of course, if there is such a demon, there is a one-in-a-million chance that such a demon will appear. Vlad said that he cannot understand such a demon, and such a demon is not the demon he needs. Such a demon should be sought earlier.
The understanding of the devil Satan.
...
Vlad felt that the loyalty of the dwarf leader Andrei was inexplicably strange.
The God of War that the dwarf patriarch Andre believes in is the main god of the light camp. The witness of his allegiance ceremony is the God of War Arelius, while Vlad believes in the Demon King Satan, and the witness is also the Demon King Satan. I don’t know two of them.
How the witnesses would feel knowing the allegiance between the two.
Vlad thinks that the devil Satan will most likely be proud. Your God of War Arelius is nothing more than that. All believers are loyal to my followers. As for Vlad, of course he is a good person, and he made a devout believer who believes in light fall.
Into the embrace of darkness.
As for whether the God of War Arelius would be grateful to Vlad for promoting the connection and exchange between the evil camp and the light camp, Vlad did not know, but Vlad knew that he must be very disappointed with the dwarf patriarch Andre.
...
"Your Highness, this is the iron workshop of our dwarves."
Vlad walked into a house made entirely of stone.
As soon as he reached the door, Vlad felt a rush of heat.
Entering the house, Vlad felt that all the pores in his body were open.
Then a large stove appeared in front of Vlad.
The hearth stone burned blazingly inside, emitting red hot flames, and densely packed weapon embryos were inserted diagonally into the furnace to receive the high-temperature fire for calcining.
The dwarf, with his big arms and round waist, rounded his arms and hammered the already formed weapon embryo.
Shouting the slogan, he used all his strength and sweat to hit the red weapon. It was very rhythmic and rhythmic. Sparks flew out for a while, and the sound of striking was so loud that Vlad even had tinnitus.
Vlad endured the noise and heat and visited around, while those black and hard dwarves showed a look of being at home. This may be why they can become excellent blacksmiths, and Vlad could only admire the look on his face.
reason.
Generally speaking, the dwarf weapon workshops are still in the small workshop stage.
Vlad was then led to the warehouse by the dwarves. Sure enough, there were many weapons in the warehouse, including armors, giant swords, bows and arrows, etc., as well as some materials.
Andrei introduced with pride that in addition to giving priority to the four major families and the Hero City, the weapons here were also sold to other regions in the Methos province and even other provinces in the empire.
Andre may have wanted to show off the excellence of their dwarf weapons, but Vlad pouted inwardly, "You are so proud, have you paid taxes?"
Vlad walked to a basket, pointed at the dark stones inside and asked, "Is this the stone that can burn in the furnace?"
The dwarf patriarch Andre nodded, "This is the fire stone, which is transported directly from the province of Crete to the dwarf village."
The province of Cretea directly borders the province of Methos and is the transit link between Methos and the Evernight Empire. It occupies all the land routes from Methoth to the hinterland of the Evernight Empire.
Vlad picked up a piece. It was very dense, even if it was as big as a fist, it was not light. The surface of the stone was very smooth, a bit like coal, but not as brittle as coal.
Vlad rubbed his fingers and looked at them. Sure enough, his fingers were also very clean, and they were not as easy to dirty as coal.
"Doesn't the province of Metsoth produce this kind of stone?"
"Maybe, but your highness, you know that even if there are pyrolite mines buried underground in Methos, it is cheaper to buy pyrolite from the province of Crete."
Vlad nodded. Indeed, compared to the hinterland of Methos Province, the City of Heroes is undoubtedly closer to the Province of Crete, or closer to the flaming stone mines in the Province of Crete.
Especially when Hero City is still a seaport city, taking the sea route is not only convenient but also extremely low-cost.
Even if someone discovers this kind of stone in the province of Methos, it may not be mined by everyone, because it is obvious that the merchants in the Hero City will not pay a high price to buy fire stones of the same value.
The dwarf was enthusiastic and took Vlad and the tauren Tuom to visit their brewing workshop.
The way the dwarf showed his enthusiasm was also very direct, after Vlad had the courage to drink three bowls of strong liquor.
The eyes of the dwarves looking at Vlad became much softer. Of course, the tauren Tuomu was unanimously welcomed and praised by the dwarves. The tauren Tuomu became a warrior and hero recognized by those black and tough people.
The unhappiness of the confrontation just disappeared in an instant after the tauren Tuomu drank a jar of strong wine. After Tuomu praised "good wine" from the bottom of his heart, the black and tough group became angry with Tuomu.
Got a good impression.
After he drank the second jar of strong wine in one breath and won an arm wrestling match with a strong dwarf, he received collective cheers and applause from the dwarves.
Tuoom was extremely happy. He felt like he was drinking with his tribe members. It felt like a herd of cows dancing wildly.
Tuomu wanted to fight to the death with those black men for three days and three nights, but unfortunately he was stopped in time by Vlad.
Vlad looked at his pocket watch and saw that it was getting late and it was time to go back to the Lord's Mansion.
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When Vlad walked out of the dwarf station.
The night is dark and the wind is slightly cool.
The sky has completely darkened, and the red full moon has risen from the east.
The red cast by the red moon is like a red curtain spread in the dwarf town. The magical red contrasts with the lights of thousands of houses in the dwarf town. The silence of the farmland in the far distance and the noise of the dwarf town combine to create a glitz of joy and sorrow.
Hymn.
In the realm of the Demon Moon, there are no stars, only a stubborn red moon shining on the earth day after day, illuminating the vicissitudes of the earth and the replacement of empires.
"The flowers are the same every year, but the people are different every year." Vlad felt a little sad. He didn't know whether he felt that time was ruthless or that time was fleeting.
After a while, Vlad shook his head. Now is not the time to feel sad about the spring and autumn, let alone miss the people far away.
Vlad turned his head and looked behind him, and saw Tuomu and the dwarf leader Andre looking at each other with incomprehensible expressions.
Vlad laughed, "Let's go back to Hero City!"
As he said this, he saw a dwarf leading the white donkey Bayik towards Vlad.
Vlad took the reins, and the white donkey Bayik sneezed excitedly when he saw that it was Vlad. His two pointed ears kept shaking, he took small steps, and extended his nose on Vlad.
Sniffing and trying to show intimacy, Vlad touched Bayik's horn and smoothed its hair. Bayik became even happier.
Vlad smiled and said, "Haha, you miss me so much after not seeing you for a while?"
The dwarf who brought Bayik for Vlad looked puzzled, "Uh... it's really strange. His Highness's treasured cavalry was listless just now. Why did it immediately become energetic when it met His Highness?"
Vlad proudly touched Bayik's white hair and said with a smile, "Sure enough, you will become spiritual after following me. Bayik... no... I will call you little white donkey from now on.
This is His Highness’s mount!”
"Really or not, bring out my Bayik quickly. Since His Highness's Bayik is so spiritual, mine can't be any worse." Seeing this, Tuoom didn't want to just beg for it from the dwarf.
Mo Hu is here, and he is anxious to see his Bayik.
Sure enough, Bayik, who was almost crushed by Tuomu, not only did not show his disgust for the tauren, but instead ran to Tuomu happily, sniffing and turning around in an extremely affectionate manner, teasing him.
Detoom burst out laughing.
"Strange, so strange!"
At this moment, the dwarves were all stunned. With Bayik's stubborn temper, he basically didn't bother to please his master. What happened?
The intimacy of these two Bayiks towards Vlad and the tauren Tuom was close to licking and flattering. When did Bayik become so docile?
What is the reason for this? Is Bayik really enlightened? Becoming spiritual?
"What's going on?"
Vlad is also a little confused. It is said that his little white donkey can feel the aura of domineering in him and surrender in front of him. He can understand it, but the tauren Tuomu, why should he?
The dwarf leader frowned and asked which tribesman brought Bayik, "Tell me what you did this afternoon?"
"I didn't do anything. I just tied it with Mohu and Demonic Dragon. But I know that Mohu and Demonic Dragon like to eat Bayik's meat, so I separated them deliberately. Patriarch, you see
They are fine."
After hearing this, Vlad's mind was filled with dark thoughts. I bet the little white donkey had been frightened all afternoon and was finally relieved. Isn't seeing Vlad the same as seeing a relative?