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168 Tale of the Dwarves

"My name is Lawrence August, a member of the Commonwealth Scientific Association. You are safe now, on a ship transporting the wounded, which is on its way to the temporary hospital established at William Island Middle School."

As a dwarf who seemed to have a high status, Lawrence could feel the uneasiness emanating from him because he had just been captured.

Since people in this world have an obvious class concept, Lawrence simply revealed his identity and what the ship was going to do now. Sure enough, after Lawrence revealed his identity as a member of the Federal Science Society, the person in front of him

The dwarf immediately calmed down.

"I know you, Mr. August, the youngest member of the Commonwealth Science Society." Having said this, the dwarf slowly stood up against the side of the ship, and then introduced himself, "My name is Eugene Bofors.

Volcano, the owner of the Bofors Gunpowder and Metal Processing Works, has recently been supplying ammunition for the war."

Volcano? This surname immediately brought back Lawrence's memories. He remembered that his two revolvers were produced by the Volcano Company, and this company did belong to the dwarves.

It is best to be straightforward when chatting with dwarves, so Lawrence directly asked his inner doubts. "What is your relationship with the Volcano Firearms Company that manufactures Volcano Pistols?"

"That's our family's property." The dwarf named Eugene also saw the handle of the Volcano double-action pistol exposed from the holster under Lawrence's ribs, so there was some pride in his tone. "But.

Firearms manufacturing belongs to the direct line of our family, that is, to my uncle. And I only inherited these two small gunpowder manufacturing plants and metal processing plants from my father who unfortunately passed away in an explosion accident."

The Volcano Family is one of the dwarf royal families, which means that the dwarf in front of Lawrence is still a member of the dwarf royal family. Unlike humans, the countries of the dwarves are often small city-states in history, and the families that rule the city-states can be

They are called the royal family, so their royal family accounts for a much higher proportion of the population than humans.

The reason why the dwarf country is a small city-state is related to the fact that they like to dig out large areas of space in the mountains to build dwarf cities. In the past, it was difficult for such cities hidden in the mountains to connect with other cities. So this kind of city gradually formed

A small city-state with few people.

However, nearly a hundred years ago, when the dwarf city-states in the northwest of the Old World began to use steam engines to replace a large amount of manual labor, they also united politically to imitate humans and formed a republic, which was recognized by other intelligent races. This can be regarded as industry

The revolution's most important impact among the dwarves.

"If you can provide ammunition to the military, your factory should be very good, because if I remember correctly, the military has very high requirements for weapons and ammunition." Lawrence said with a smile after recalling a lot of knowledge about dwarves.

, and then he asked. "By the way, let me ask you a question, why were you caught by those fishmen just now?"

"Hey, it's not like I was careless today." The dwarf Ou Ren slammed the guardrail on a ship's string and said, "To tell you the truth, compared with other factories, although the quality of my factory is better, the cost is higher.

A lot. So the quartermaster warned me that he would stop purchasing ammunition and weapon parts from me after this conflict with the fishmen is over."

"The competition in the civilian market is fierce, and the profits are relatively slim. In order to advance my extraordinary profession and design new weapons, almost all the working capital in the factory has been spent. So in desperation, I can only try

Trying to design some new weapons to save my factory."

"And just now I was driving a one-man carriage back to the factory from the headquarters after selling my new weapon. I just happened to pass by the data center. Unfortunately, I ran into the group of murloc attackers. Although I used a pistol

He knocked down five or six murlocs with the seat handle in the car, and finally he was captured by the murlocs when he was outnumbered."

"This is really unfortunate." After listening to the dwarf's narration, Saphiel shook his head with some sympathy. Just now, Lawrence and Saphiel discovered that this dwarf should be a transcendent, but since he could be beaten by a group of ragtag people,

The fishman can roughly guess that this dwarf is not an extraordinary person who prefers fighting just by knocking it over.

Although most extraordinary beings are good at fighting, it does not mean that all extraordinary beings are like this. According to an incomplete statistics from the Demon Hunter Guild, at least 1/5 of human extraordinary beings choose careers that have nothing to do with combat.

But this does not mean that extraordinary people with non-combat professions are unimportant. On the contrary, the abilities possessed by these extraordinary people with non-combat professions are irreplaceable in the manufacturing of various supernatural-related materials and the logistics work of extraordinary people.

effect.

During this chat, the barge underfoot docked at the pier of the temporary hospital. After all the wounded were properly placed, the dwarf Eugene strongly invited Lawrence and Saphire to have a midnight snack in his factory.

.

"You saved my life, I have to express my gratitude." The dwarf said very generously. "Although I am relatively tight on funds now, I can still afford to treat my savior to a good meal."

some."

"Okay then!" Lawrence and Sephiel nodded and agreed. On the one hand, it was not appropriate to refuse the kindness of the straightforward dwarf at this time, and on the other hand, they happened to meet each other when they were planning to have dinner tonight.

The murlocs raided. As a result, they first fought and then rescued the wounded without stopping. They were busy until it was already past eight o'clock in the evening and they only drank a few sips of water on the boat. As a result, both Lawrence and the others now felt a little hungry.

Because now the entire Huguang City has entered a state of war, especially after dark at night, the entire city is under a curfew. Although Lawrence and the others all hold curfew passes, basically all means of transportation in the city are closed.

Operations were suspended, so Lawrence and the others could only walk to Oren's factory.

Unlike Eagle Castle, Huguang City is an industrial city, so except for the latest popular gas lamps, all the street lamps are kerosene lamps. Under the dim light, the three people chatted and had fun.

Walking on the cobblestone path filled with the faint smell of kerosene.

"——You should really take a look at my new invention. It is an epoch-making weapon, but it is a pity that it does not meet the requirements of the military." Ou Ren was busy talking all the way, and kept chattering about various things about himself.

Various new inventions, Sephiel was not interested in this, so he kept holding his sword and walking behind and watching the surroundings vigilantly to avoid a sneak attack by the fishmen.

"Are we here?" At this time, the three people crossed a stone bridge, and a gate appeared in front of the three people. Above the doorpost, there was a metal sign with white paint on one side and black paint on the sign.

Bofors Gunpowder and Metalworking Works.

"Yes, it's right here." Ou Ren, who was talking endlessly about his designs, immediately fell silent, then took out a key from his waist and opened the iron door. "Please come in, my friends."

After opening the door, Lawrence discovered that the factory was spread across two islands that were not connected, connected by two small bridges with steel frame structures in the middle. At the same time, there was a simple small dock on each of the two islands.

For cargo transportation. The lights are still on in the not-so-tall red brick factory building, and at the same time, the sound of metal colliding can be heard.

"This is my factory, but after this week's work is over, I may never see such a busy scene again." Ou Ren, who seemed to be in high spirits along the way just now, seemed a little depressed at this time, but the dwarf's unique optimism

His spirit quickly cheered up. "Okay, let's not talk about this now. Let's go have supper."


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