"That is auxiliary work after all. I admit that these tasks are very important. Without the help of you dwarves, Kislev's army would not be able to fight deep into this underground city. But the priority must be clearly distinguished. It is Kislev's main army that conquers
Most of the Skaven Barriers were destroyed, and in the most critical Battle of the River of Hell, it was the frost witches of Kislev who used their magic to build an ice bridge on both sides of the naturally dangerous Blood River."
Rhodes argued hard for it.
Mardelin was speechless for a moment, his face turned red from holding back, but he couldn't find a word to refute.
"So what do you mean, we dwarves are just assisting you in attacking the city?"
It took a long time before Maldelin, who was not good at debating, uttered a few aggrieved words.
"Of course it's more than that. As you said, our partners in Dulong City helped us dig tunnels, blast at fixed points, and provided the most important underground map. These are all indispensable..."
"Okay, okay, tell me your distribution plan."
Mardelin waved his hand and asked impatiently.
"Seven-thirds, Kislev enjoys seven-tenths of the spoils, and you take three-thirds."
Rhodes said shamelessly.
"Damn it! This is too much! I must go back and report this matter to Lord Thorgard! This is simply breaking one's word!"
The dwarf screamed and stamped his feet in anger.
"We can't possibly agree!"
Mardelin returned angrily.
His eyes were wide open. If it weren't for his ally, the dwarf would have already taken out his ax and wanted to kill someone.
"Look, Rhodes, even this treasure house was discovered by us dwarves. Why did you take most of it? This is an act of treachery on your part!"
"We agreed before the war to distribute the spoils according to contribution."
Rhodes insisted on "principles". Of course, this vague pre-war agreement was very variable at this moment.
"You don't agree with the method based on the number of ratmen killed and injured. Now when it comes to tactical merit, you still don't agree. What other evaluation criteria do you want to use?"
Rhodes' words made Maldelin blush again.
You can see that the dwarf lieutenants around you also have angry faces, but unfortunately they are not good at sophistry. They can only watch others use so-called "reason" to suppress them again and again.
Rhodes, on the other hand, took advantage of the victory and continued to be aggressive until——
"When you were choked by ratmen in the tunnel, it was Kislev's bear knights who charged and defeated the ratmen in the tunnel and dragged you out of the quagmire of the tunnel battle. When our coalition forces stopped
When we were at the Blood River, it was my assassination team who discovered and killed the rat lord in time, which caused the final collapse of the rat people in the hell pit. I want to ask, which one of these did not play a major role?"
"Damn it! When did this team become yours?"
Mardelin shouted angrily.
He looked at the only dwarf in the team - Ironbreaker Grundy. Then he shouted loudly and asked -
"Hey, hero, although I don't know your name, please tell me, which camp do you belong to?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Grondi could only sit up slowly from the ground, holding an ax in one hand, and answered casually——
"I don't belong to either side. I am the last warrior of Black Iron Castle. I am here to complete my mission and fulfill my oath. Everything else has nothing to do with me."
Grondy's answer made Mardelin and a group of Dulong City dwarves stomp their feet in anger. This was like shooting themselves in the foot. But there was nothing they could do. They really had no way to temporarily change the team's stance. Besides,
, no one knows whether these people have any private dealings with Rhodes.
"I...I...I...in short, seventy-three points is too little! Dulong City will never accept it!"
Mardelin was speechless and yelled incoherently in desperation.
His anger resonated with the dwarves, which forced Rhodes to slightly ease the atmosphere between the two parties.
"Well, since you are unwilling to accept this most equitable distribution plan, let us explore another possibility."
Rhodes said and made a quiet gesture.
"Look, these properties come in all shapes and sizes. Some of them are urgently needed by you dwarves, and some are urgently needed by Kislev. We can distribute them as needed. Metal ore is very important to Kislev.
Important, but objectively speaking, you dwarves know smelting technology better than we do, so the ore can be better utilized and processed by you. Therefore, I propose that most of the mineral assets belong to you."
After Rhodes finished speaking, he saw half of the anger on the faces of the surrounding dwarves disappear instantly.
"However, some resources are very important to Kislev."
Rhodes said, pointing to the mountains of gold and silver.
"Gold and silver assets are equally important to you dwarves, but they are even more important to Kislev. Elengrad has just recovered from the plague, and tens of thousands of people need life support. The city
We need development, and we need more currency to import medicinal materials and treat people who are infected by the plague and still have sequelae. These gold and silver are not only precious metals, but for Kislev, they are life!"
After Rhodes' words and logic, he unknowingly kidnapped the morals of the dwarves. The implication is that if you continue to rob these properties from us, it will be equivalent to murdering lives.
Although the dwarves were reluctant, they had to give up their gold and silver interests after gaining the right to dispose of most of the ores.
Of course, for the sake of balance, Rhodes decided to give a quarter of the precious metals to the dwarves. After all, Dulong City is Kislev's most important ally and trading partner in the north, and they destroyed a more than ten-year friendship for a bunch of loot.
, in fact, the gain outweighs the loss.
After the main resources were allocated, the remaining things were easily solved. Most of the weapons, armor, war machines, and parts belonged to the dwarves. These things were brought back to Kislev for smelting again. The transportation cost exceeded the output, so Rhodes
Just give up and give it to the dwarves.
With the dwarves' superior smelting technology, their production costs are much lower than Kislev's blacksmith shop.
Most of the piles of currencies, leather, wool and other assets from various countries belong to Kislev. These assets will greatly expand Rhodes's private wealth, which is equivalent to strengthening Kislev's financial strength.
At present, the development of heavy industry is in urgent need of capital investment, and these foreign currency reserves can just purchase the required raw materials from various countries, and even hire outstanding engineering and technical personnel from the empire and southern countries.