Thor had just come back from home after counting his money. His head was filled with gold, and his eyes were still shining with gold.
Hearing King Yedlin ask him what gift he would like, Thor suddenly had an idea in his mind: "Your Majesty, I think we can cast a gold statue for the emperor. The bigger the better! Gold is the favorite of our dwarves, and the emperor also used it during his lifetime.
No exception. Legend has it that the Great Emperor once owned the largest gold treasure trove in the world, so I think building a gold statue for him can best express our feelings."
"Golden statue..."
Yedlin was still thinking, and the others started chattering:
"Golden statue? Isn't it too ordinary?"
"I think it's very innovative. Your ideas are too old. You only know how to build rockets and planes. As long as the golden statue is big enough, it will still be very eye-catching."
"It can also stabilize other clans."
"How big should it be? If it's too small, it will look shabby."
"How about we do it like the stone statue of the Great Emperor from the Black Mountain Clan."
"That stone statue was carved directly out of the mountain and is over a hundred meters long! Do you want to rob us of all our wealth?"
"..."
In the end, it was Yedlin who made the decision and made the final plan: "The commemorative gift to be displayed is a gold statue, and the height is set at ten meters!"
The ten-meter-long statue made of pure gold cost a lot of money. Including labor costs, it is initially estimated that it will cost 200 million standard dwarf gold coins. However, if it can outlast the many clans this time, it will be completely worth it.
of.
Moreover, it is just for display, but in the end it will be put back into your own vault for collection, and there will be no shortage of gold...
After the proposal came out, Thor would have nothing to do, and there would be a dedicated person in charge of these things. After the meeting, Thor privately accepted Yedlin's appreciation and encouragement, and was ready to go back to his development room to continue "making money".
As a result, at the door, I met an unfamiliar person, a classmate.
"North, why are you here?"
Thor looked at the two dwarves in front of him, an old one and a young one, with some surprise. The younger one was his classmate named North, who belonged to the Black Mountain clan and studied in Resburg together, but not in the same class.
The two of them had met in Resburg, and their relationship could only be said to be okay, and they could barely be considered friends.
It's holiday now, and North should have returned to his clan. I don't know why I see him here.
When the dwarf named North saw Thor, he immediately came up to him and said with a smile: "Thor, you are finally back!"
The two hugged each other, and Thor saw that the other party was here specifically to wait for him? So he asked: "North, haven't you returned to the clan? What do you want from me?"
North invited the older dwarf behind him to come to him and introduced him: "I have something to ask you for help. Thor, this is my grandfather, who is also the elder of the clan."
Montenegro is a very traditional clan. The so-called elders are probably the more prestigious people in the clan. They do not hold official positions, but they do have a certain right to speak.
North's grandfather? Thor occasionally heard North mention it.
After greeting the old dwarf, he realized that the person who came had a more distinguished status. The other party had something to ask for, and it was inconvenient to talk outside. Thor invited the two people into the house.
After the three people sat down, Thor asked again the reason for their arrival.
North looked at his grandfather, who motioned for him to speak? Probably because he thought it was better to ask someone to help or to ask an acquaintance to speak.
"The main reason we came here is to ask you for a favor." When he thought about what he wanted to help, was it for his classmates? Even though he was a dwarf, North was a little embarrassed.
Are the clans preparing for the 10,000th anniversary of the great emperor’s birth? Of course our Black Mountain clan also wants to participate. But when we were preparing the gift exhibits, we ran into a little problem."
Thor glanced at the old dwarf next to him, thinking that the exhibit was probably what the other party wanted his help for. But how could he find him?
The legendary emperor came from the Black Mountain clan. This clan was keen on mining? A long time ago, almost all miners were miners. North entered Resburg and studied geology.
According to legend, the Great Emperor was once an ordinary miner, especially fond of gold. After he dug out the last piece of gold near the original residence of the Black Mountain clan, he felt empty and began his journey of conquest - for more gold.
Although the Black Mountain clan is somewhat in decline now, it is still a clan that is not short of money.
As the emperor's own clan, the Black Mountain clan holds relevant commemorative activities every year. The event has a standard reserved item, which is held every year, called "Smashing the Gold Mine." The content is roughly to place a piece of gold in front of the hundred-meter-high statue of the emperor.
A huge gold nugget was created, and then a hundred representatives from the group came forward and smashed the gold nugget together with manuscripts to show that there was still gold to be mined.
After all, what the emperor hated most during his lifetime was that the gold mines were gone. He would be happy if there was gold to mine.
In fact, after the gold mine was smashed, another piece was melted back and dragged out next year to continue smashing.
Thor thought that the Black Mountain Clan should still have similar activities this year, or at most increase the scale, such as changing to bigger gold nuggets. But now it seems that they have encountered some problem?
I heard North continue to say: "Originally, the commemoration event was held within the clan, and our clan has been doing it according to tradition, but this time it has a special meaning, so it was changed to a joint commemoration by all clans. The clan thought that we can't just smash gold mines.
, I want to add another gift. An elder said, we have to make something different this time, preferably something high-tech, so that people don’t think that our clan has made no progress in the past ten thousand years.
"
"high tech?"
Thor's face was full of doubts. Although he felt sorry for his classmates, the impression of the Black Mountain clan in the eyes of outsiders has always been this: they still rely entirely on manpower to mine, and they rarely use mechanical equipment such as drills. They say it is just for enjoyment.
The most important thing is the joy of waving the manuscript and striking the ore.
Now it suddenly says that we need "more high-tech"?
North was a little embarrassed about what he was going to say next and couldn't open his mouth. The old dwarf looked at him and took up the topic: "Yes, when it comes to high technology, we immediately thought of your electronic clan.
That’s why I wanted to ask you for help.”
"In this regard, we should discuss this with our King Yedlin. I am still a student, so..."
The old dwarf patted North: "Because my grandson said he knows you, we also want to entrust your development room to provide technical support. Just treat it as a commercial cooperation. If you can help introduce and contact other reliable technologies,
The personnel would be better. For some reasons, we don’t want to put it out there and let too many people know.”