"Kyanite is called Benjiris in Dwarf language. It's really beautiful. Look at it, it can reflect light blue light under the firelight. I'm thinking about using it to decorate lamps when I go back, like that
, the whole room can reflect a beautiful blue light.”
In the dwarf hut, Caroline sat at the table, studying the specialty ore of Dulong City. She held a small piece of kyanite in her hand, placed it next to the flame, and observed the beautiful light and shadow it bloomed.
happy.
But Rhodes was not interested in her idea of making a kyanite lamp. Although it could produce a beautiful light and shadow effect, how many kyanite fragments would be needed to make a chandelier using kyanite as a lamp?
Just like the crystal chandelier I saw in my previous life, it is very beautiful, but imagine that so many kyanite fragments are used to make a lamp. The price of that lamp is astronomical...
You know, each individual piece of kyanite can be used as the most important gemstone in the necklace, and the price of each kyanite necklace is already outrageous. And if Caroline wants to make a kyanite chandelier, this is probably only
Only the imperial palace of the empire can afford it. Backwaters like Blackhammer Castle and Heidelberg should never be considered in this life.
Compared to the Frost Witch's whimsical ideas, Rhodes was more pragmatic. He was writing a letter to reply to his butler Muros. A letter came from Blackhammer Castle, in which Muros told him that guests were coming to his home, including several Sarlaccs.
believers, and these believers healed the seriously wounded on the battlefield. Even the doctors were helpless, but they were cured by a few Sarak believers. This was very helpful in boosting the confidence of the soldiers.
Rhodes knew the importance of this matter. If these believers could be retained, soldiers would not be so afraid of being injured on the battlefield in the future, which would be very helpful in boosting morale.
In fact, Rhodes's idea is not that complicated. He plans to build a temple where these Sarlacc believers can pray devoutly and serve their gods. Having a monastery is equivalent to having a place to stay.
Naturally, they will preach through this foothold. In this way, it is equivalent to leaving them behind.
Rhodes thought like this and scrawled on the white paper, preparing to let the crow send the letter back. In this era, although paper was very expensive and was produced in the distant Cathay Empire, compared to the old world
For other letters, paper can be said to be the best communication tool. Rhodes valued information far more than other aspects, so when he went to the empire before, he made up his mind to purchase a batch of paper for future letter transmission.
Of course, there are not many places where paper correspondence is needed, so it can withstand long-term consumption.
After writing, Rhodes walked out and handed the sealed letter to the dwarf affairs officer. Please send the letter back. After all, in a place like this, no matter how smart the crow is, it can't get in. It flew there first.
Above Dulong City, it was discovered by the dwarf guards and delivered to Rhodes.
In the next few days, the dwarves continued to enthusiastically invite Rhodes to visit their city, old mining area, library, bar area, etc. The crisscrossing network of tunnels made Rhodes dizzy. If the dwarves had not led the way, Rhodes would have been
Make sure you can't get out. It's like a huge underground maze.
The old mining area was once the economic lifeline of Dulong City. The food and various daily necessities exchanged for the ore dug there through trade could ensure the survival of Dulong City. And just as Rhodes was worried, long-term excavation
The mountain will one day destroy its structure, causing the main body to collapse. Therefore, the dwarves of Dulong City stopped excavating the mountain five hundred years ago and moved the mining area to the Giant Mountains outside the mountain.
Today, the old mining area is like a cellar or a cemetery, echoing with endless darkness and desolation. Since few people go down, there is no need for too many torches and braziers, and the entire old mining area is dark. Except for the lowest level, there are still some miners digging.
With black diamonds, other places have long been abandoned.
The mine tunnels and suspension bridges, as dense as a spider web, extend beneath your feet until the end of your sight, giving you an extremely tranquil feeling.
"Want to go down and take a look?"
The guide was still very interested. Rhodes shook his head and said that he was not interested in the abandoned things.
The next day, after Goodlands was busy with the Chamber of Commerce, he came down in person and took Rhodes to the Thunder Ax Bar. The name of the bar is the same as the name of the Chamber of Commerce. It can be guessed that this bar is Goodlands
It's open... Facts have proven so. As soon as he entered the door, the dwarf waiters in the bar gathered around him and showed respect to Goodlands.
"Two boxes of Bergmann beer, two plates of goat meat, want the fat one! Three plates of wild boar meat, two plates of scrambled eggs with onions, and a large plate of boiled eel fillets. Also, a large portion of bread. I want it from Wolfenberg."
Honey bread. I want to entertain my guests well."
Goodlands ordered the dishes himself. After hearing this, the waiters immediately went down to do their work.
Rhodes knew that the recipes of the dwarves were not actually like this, and that the food they were fond of was different from that of humans.
First of all, they are not very interested in fish. In the eyes of dwarves, fish live in water and have a fishy smell, which is not easy to eat. Therefore, they rarely eat fish. They only eat fish when they have no choice but to do so in the wild.
.I ordered this plate of boiled eel fillet just to satisfy Rod's taste.
Secondly, that plate of honey bread is not the hobby of the dwarves. After a few days' journey to Dulong City, Rhodes learned from the local guide that the traditional bread of the dwarves is actually stone flour bread. A hard bread made of rock powder and wheat.
Bread. Stone flour bread is so firm that only dwarves can eat it...
Honey Bread is purely made to take care of human taste.
According to the dwarf guide, sometimes dwarf miners work continuously and when they are hungry, they will directly grab the stone powder on the ground and use it as food to satisfy their hunger. Although it is not nutritious, it can offset the hunger. It can be said that they are a man who forgets to eat and sleep for treasures and wealth.
race.
"Come and cheers to the opening up of the ice pepper trade route!"
When two full cases of Bergmann beer were brought up, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce Goodlands first raised the bottle in his hand and celebrated loudly.
This kind of wine bottle looks larger than a human wine bottle. The bottom is large and round, and the seal is small. When pouring wine, a pouring force comes from the bottom of the bottle, making the sipping feel even better.
Rhode's drinking capacity was not bad, but he still couldn't compete with these dwarfs.
On the other hand, the strong Norscan men around him drank happily with the dwarf. Once upon a time, the dwarves of Dulong City and the northern Norscans were brothers and sisters, but later the invasion of Chaos polluted the Norscans' beliefs.
, this led to Dulong City severing relations with the Chaos Norscans.
"Friend, thank you for your hospitality these days, but I have to go. The trade route has been opened and the agreement has been signed. There are still many things waiting for me to deal with in Blackhammer Castle..."
Halfway through the drink, Rhodes made his request again.
However, the dwarves in front of him had no intention of letting him go.
"Friend, oh, no, my great benefactor. Why are you in a hurry? You have only been in Dulong City for a few days. There are still many places you have not visited, and there are many special delicacies you have not tasted. Why are you in a hurry to leave? Tomorrow, I will let you
Someone will accompany you to the Giant Mountains. There are gems everywhere there. There is also a valley amber area. You should go and see it. The scenery there is very strange. Even in winter, the leaves will not fall. On the contrary, it
It always maintains a golden color all year round. It is very beautiful. You know, a scenic spot that even us dwarves can like must be an extraordinary scenic spot. It is worth visiting."
Goodlands said carelessly.
"But there is something in my territory that I need to go back to deal with."
Rhodes just declined, but Gudlans seemed to deliberately not understand. He was just so stubborn that——
"Just wait for two more days and let me fulfill my duty as a landlord."