Alves did not wear armor. His upper body was wrapped in a bearskin cloak and cloth armor made of burlap and cotton. He rode a naturally short mare, just high enough for him to ride on and jump.
When he reaches the ground, he looks like a child riding a young horse. However, no one dares to laugh at him. He is now the manager of Black Hammer Castle. Apart from finance, Rhodes almost entrusts him with all matters of Black Hammer Castle.
.Equivalent to the lord’s right and left hands.
The envoy's team to Dulong City was not big or small. It consisted of seventy-five soldiers and two affairs officers. Butcher Bogur led the way and led the team as a guide on the snowy land. This trip, although
He is in the team of Black Hammer Castle, but Bogul joins the team more as a close friend of Rhodes. In Dulong City, he has almost no friends anymore, not because of his incompetence, but because of the disaster.
, made him lose all his friends. From then on, he cut off all contact with Dulong City and became a butcher.
Another affairs officer who followed Alves to the north of Dulong City was Celta. As a comrade of Boguer and a talkative, the combination of the two of them can be said to be a pair of treasures. I don’t know if it was Rhodes’ deliberate arrangement or no one.
You can take over this task. In short, the more the two people like to talk back and quarrel, the more Rhodes arranges for them to travel together.
Alves thought that there might really be no one left. Diego seemed to be doing some special work to help Rhodes eliminate the hidden Chaos forces in Black Hammer Castle, while Yeskovic was busy teaching believers and cultivating
Ersun warrior Caroline was busy with official duties in Heidelberg and had no time to spare. It seemed that only this dwarf, who was about the same height as herself, was free. Even Celta forcibly pulled away and went north together. He and Virgil were in the territory together.
He was in charge of a group of Norscan immigrants who were very difficult to manage. After taking him out, Virgil was once again left alone to take care of the territory.
What do you say about Virgil? He has force, and he can definitely rest assured about his loyalty. After following Rhodes for more than ten years, his ancestors swore allegiance to the Lawn family. There is nothing to doubt. However, the spirit of chivalry is too strong and difficult to change.
Flexible, but still a little lacking in management.
Alves thought that it would take a long time of hard work to achieve the coordinated cooperation between various departments and the pool of talents in Rhodes' plan.
Chain armor and leather armor clanged as the large group of people moved around. This was considered very good equipment in the Northern Territory. Looking at the entire Northern Territory, the only ones who could actually be equipped with plate armor were the soldiers of Watchfort.
In the ice and snow, Alvis saw the gate of Dulong City. The shock was self-evident. It was like a hollowed-out mountain standing in front of him. The dwarf was only a little tall, but he had to build such a huge building.
The city gate is really puzzling. In fact, Alves could only get a glimpse of the story and history of Dulong City in ancient books before. Now he is lucky to have witnessed this spectacular scene with his own eyes.
What puzzles Alves is that although Black Hammer Castle and Dulong City are not far apart, only about half a month's journey, the climate is very different. It is also summer, and Black Hammer Castle has abundant rainfall and high temperatures.
It was a moderate scene, but here, it looked like a world of ice and snow. It seemed that the climate began to change after leaving the Black Forest. Before setting off, Rhodes persuaded himself to wear more clothes and handed over his exclusive manticore cloak.
Himself, but he refused. Although he knew that the temperature would drop sharply after leaving the Great Wall, he did not expect it to drop to such an extent. It seemed that there were many things in the world that he did not know, and Alves could only sigh like this.
Thorgard, the lord of Dulong City, received Alves on the day he arrived. This surprised Alves. He originally thought that he would have to spend the night in a dark dwarf bunker before he could see the great lord. Even
, the worst plan is that even the lord himself will not be able to see it.
But the reality is just the opposite. As soon as the dwarves heard that people from Blackhammer Castle were coming, they immediately received them with the highest standards.
The guards lined up in two lines to welcome Alves into the main hall and meet the lord himself. Even though Alves had made countless imaginations before, he would never have imagined that the main road entering the lord's hall in Dulong City would be paved with silver.
...If this were in Kislev, I could literally buy a castle.
After entering the main hall, the ceiling decorated with sapphires shone with a charming light, breathtakingly beautiful. The wealth of this city is truly unparalleled... Alves was thinking, Rhodes didn't know it when he first came here.
Are you feeling the same as yourself, being deeply shocked by the scene in front of you?
"Your Excellency Alves Antonio, welcome to your arrival. Hahaha..."
Before Alvis could speak, Lord Thorgard laughed to himself. His face was vicissitudes and resolute, he was wearing thick gem armor, his white beard spread to his waist, and he had a pair of blazing eyes.
.
"Dear Lord Thorgard..."
Alves was about to introduce himself when he was directly interrupted by Sogard——
"I know what you are doing here. Didn't you already tell my men? It was Rhodes who asked you to come. He asked me for people. Hahaha... Where is Rhodes? Why didn't he come?"
Thorgard's cheerfulness made Alvis a little uncomfortable for a while. Before, in Kislev, he had been dealing with human nobles, and flattery was very frequent on various occasions. Dealing with human nobles was like eating and drinking.
Simple. Ever since, suddenly dealing with a straightforward dwarf, I couldn't get used to it for a while.
"He is in Blackhammer Castle and is involved in important matters. Lord Lord..."
"Call me Thorgard."
"Yes, Lord Thorgard."
There was a hint of displeasure on the dwarf's face, but it quickly dissipated. Thorgard stepped down from the throne.
"I heard about Rhodes's deeds. He is really not simple. You are following the right person. Even though I have not been to such a battlefield in person, I know that saving an army with one person's power is definitely not something ordinary people can do.
It requires both force and courage. We dwarves respect warriors the most, and those who keep their promises. Your lord is such a person."
Thorgard said, putting a hand on Alves' shoulder. He didn't seem to care at all about the fact that he was a dwarf.
"In the past two years, Black Hammer Castle has transported countless ice peppers to Dulong City and cured many of my compatriots. Moreover, the price Rhodes gave us was very kind. There has never been a case of shoddy goods, I remember them all. I remember.
It’s clear.”
Putting his arm on Alves' shoulder, Sogard continued.
"I will prepare the technicians and technologies he wants. According to the market price, I will let others prepare it. During this period, you just have to eat and drink in the castle. Try the beautiful wine brewed by our dwarves, it will definitely
It’s a taste you’ll never forget in your life.”
Thorgard's enthusiasm confused Alvis... It wasn't until the end of the meeting that Bogul told Alvis the reason in private - the dwarves valued integrity the most. In the two years since Rhodes established diplomatic relations with Dulong City,
, did not owe Dulong City a cent of goods or payment. Rhodes once rescued an entire dwarf caravan in Dulong City, and the ice pepper cured many dwarf diseases. That’s why Thorgard did that.
Pay equal attention to it.
It’s not that the trade volume between Black Hammer Castle and Dulong City is huge. In fact, with the size of Black Hammer Castle, it accounts for only a drop in the entire annual trade volume in Dulong City. But the dwarves have never taken a fancy to it.
Trading partners are rich and powerful, but they value integrity and keeping promises. Even if you are a billionaire and do not keep integrity in trade, the dwarves will still blacklist you. If you treat others with integrity and are kind to the dwarves, then
, they will naturally be very friendly and enthusiastic towards you. Dwarves are a race that must repay kindness and revenge...
After understanding this, Alves suddenly realized that it turned out that Rhodes didn't ask him to put in much effort on this journey. All the foundations had been laid long ago. The biggest purpose of letting him come was just to show his face.
, familiar with the trading partners, he must maintain the trade relationship with Dulong City well in the future, and continue this trade road.