Chapter 752 Lightning Strikes Iron and Stone

"Understood." The gray dwarf chief Yuriu's face showed no sadness or joy, and continued, "The other is the supply of materials in the dungeon. The Council of the Chief of Death trades with us once a month, transporting the steel and equipment produced that month and transporting the food and water we need for life.

The remaining living materials in the dungeon are enough for us to support for half a month at most.

The docking and repair of the entire high-pressure steam pipeline will inevitably involve frequent tests, which will cause waste of internal circulating high-pressure steam and require a lot of additional water."

"This is easy. Just tell me how much water you need. Lord Shanoba, you are responsible for cooperating and letting those dragons fly down."

Although the Colossus dungeon is three or four kilometers underground, the passages along the way are all designed according to the size of giants. Even the three super-large black-winged dragons can fly freely here.

This method is only temporary. The dwarves of Supreme Shanatar have even prepared underground planting areas. How could they not prepare their own internal water supply pipelines?

This also requires the entire high-pressure steam pipeline to be in operation. The steam mechanical pump driven by high-pressure steam will draw a large amount of pressurized water to supply the entire mining area, including the Colossus dungeon.

"It is easy to deploy flying dragons, but how to solve this water transport tool? Once the wooden bucket exceeds a certain size, it will become very fragile. Flying in a narrow space will inevitably have bumps and bumps..."

"This is simple. We already have a large number of sealed iron buckets in our dungeon. All water here must be sealed and preserved. We can use these ready-made water-filling tools to tailor them for them." Chief Yuliu turned around and gave a solution.

"That's no problem."

"Very good, we have made a good start." Gavin turned around and looked at Jiharin and said, "Chief, it seems that our cooperation can go a step further. I have a suggestion. The chief can consider it."

"My lord, don't you want me to issue a call to all the exiled people of the Kingdom of Taeserama here, asking them to migrate here collectively?" Wandering King Jiharin asked back.

"So the chief has already thought of it. I don't need to analyze the pros and cons. This is a typical win-win choice. With your help, I can run this mine thoroughly, and you have the opportunity to gather all the tribesmen, increase mutual ties, and form an army for training.

When the time is right, it will not be too late to send troops to the Taeserama Mine. Believe me, by that time, it will be a smooth journey from here to the Taeserama Mine. All roads will be opened by me, and there will be more convenient and faster means of transportation.

At that time, I only need a few days to send you to the vicinity of the Taeserama Mine, and use the tactics of speed to the extreme to catch those monsters off guard."

Gavin was not surprised that Chief Jihalin had the same idea as him. If he did not have any thoughts in this regard after visiting the Colossus City Mining Area, it would be his dereliction of duty.

Gavin didn't need Chief Jiharin to summon all the exiled dwarves of the Kingdom of Tessaima. Even if there were only a few thousand of them, it would be enough for him to serve as key technical personnel and to form a check and balance with the gray dwarves so that their role would not be irreplaceable.

As for whether the dwarves of the Kingdom of Tessaima would come here to occupy the nest.

Gavin was not worried either, because the gray dwarves entrenched in the Colossus Dungeon and the kobolds led by Shanoba would form a counter-check against them.

The main thing is that the Council of Death Chiefs is eyeing them covetously and may fight back at any time.

Before this trouble is solved, the Iron Clan, which is in a state of recuperation, will never act rashly, at least not in the short term.

In the case of absolute advantage, it is definitely not the enemy's problem, but the problem of oneself.

"Since the lord is not shy about this matter, we have no reason to refuse." Jiharin not only did not think that Gavin was exaggerating, but on the contrary, it was the most conservative statement.

Even if he was not good at this, he had already thought of a new method of transportation.

If the high-pressure steam rail cars in the mines were moved to the ground and equipped with the roads built by the conqueror army, there would be no need to say what kind of terrifying transportation capacity they would have.

At that time, the only thing that would limit how far they could run would be the supply of high-pressure steam.

"How many dwarves can the lord accept to settle here at the same time?" Jihalin is now worried about Gavin's acceptance.

After all, most rulers cannot tolerate another complete force taking root in their own land.

After more than three centuries of wandering, the wandering dwarf king has a deep understanding of this. No matter where he goes, he is the object of strict precautions by those rulers.

"How many dwarves can the patriarch summon?" Gavin did not make a rash promise. After all, he did not have an accurate concept of the strength of this Iron Clan. It would be no problem to summon thousands of shield dwarves, but it would be hard to say if there were more, after all, they had been in pieces for too long.

Jihalin was silent for a while, obviously estimating, and then replied: "At least three thousand, and it's hard to say at most, maybe five thousand, or eight thousand, and it will definitely not exceed ten thousand. After all, the Kingdom of Taisiyama has been destroyed for too long, and many old people have died, and most of them have taken root in new lands.

Even I have no way of estimating how strong their desire to restore their country is, and I am not sure how many people will come to the Colossus City from afar. After all, this is not Taesaama. "

There is an unconcealable sadness in his words.

This is the sadness of exile. Jihalin now doesn't even know how many dwarves are willing to respond to his call and fight for him.

Gavin comforted him: "From now on, this situation will undergo a fundamental change. The clan leader can summon as many clan leaders as he can. When the battle to restore the country begins, hope can only be placed on those who respond to the call. Those who do not respond can be ignored. "

He mentally positioned the number of dwarves in Colossus City at around 5,000.

This number would be enough to put the entire mining area into full operation.

Since it was impossible for all the dwarves in the Kingdom of Tessaima to serve him, it would not be a big problem if this number increased by one or two times.

If there were more, it would not be a question of whether it could be accepted or not, but whether Jiharin had the ability to do so.

Dwarves, an immortal species, like elves, have never been known for their numbers. They have low fertility and a long growth cycle. Dwarves become adults at the age of forty.

Jiharin's highest estimate of 8,000 was based on the Thunder Blessing in 1306.

This year is also called the Year of Thunder because the cost of this year is The biggest historical event in Lun Continent is that the great dwarf god Moradin blessed his people, and the birth rate of the strong wine race miraculously increased.

Since then, the new generation of dwarves is generally called the Sons of Thunder. After the blessing of Thunder, nearly one-fifth of the dwarves are born as identical or fraternal twins. They are called Thunder Twins, and they have a bond and spiritual connection with each other far beyond that of ordinary dwarves.

And now, it is the time when the first batch of Sons of Thunder have gradually grown up and stepped onto the stage of history. Jiharin's two sons are the Thunder Twins born in the Year of Thunder.

"We can't rush this matter. Many of our industries cannot be abandoned." Jiharin said thoughtfully, "This matter will take at least several years to ferment."

"Normal. "Gavin nodded in understanding, "The restart of our mining area is also a gradual process. In a short period of time, the chieftain only needs to help me gather a few hundred excellent dwarf miners. They will mainly assist Chief Yuriu and others to restart the high-pressure steam, first to ensure that all the treasures are transported out and fully utilized. "

"This is easy. Within ten days, I will send 300 dwarves. "Jiha Lin rubbed his thick white beard and said, "Is the equipment purchase agreement we signed earlier still effective? "

The situation is now completely reversed.

It is no longer the case that both sides have the strategic materials needed by the other side. Gavin's demand for weapons and armor in their hands is not just a simple reduction. It will not be long before Colossus City will become the largest steel and equipment production base in the entire Faerun, and the entire industry will be severely impacted by them.

The ordinary equipment that was originally reluctant to sell should be sold in large quantities, otherwise it will be easy to be smashed in the hands.

"This is exactly the second thing I want to discuss with the patriarch. The patriarch also saw the previous inventory. In a short period of time, I no longer need ordinary equipment. I hope to change the original agreement to special customized equipment and more precious magic equipment.

As for the sale of ordinary equipment, I have a win-win cooperation method. I believe that the patriarch should have heard about the news of the invasion of the Tuen nomads.

I have reached a cooperation agreement with His Majesty Yasan. I will purchase various military supplies and they will be responsible for transporting them to the front line. If the patriarch is willing to join, I can give up half of my interests. "

This trick was used by Gavin when he first took root in the Rock Land. It was called "getting something for nothing".

In this deal, the equipment was provided by the dwarves of the Iron Clan, and the sea transportation was handled by the fleet of the Kingdom of Cormyr. The only thing he paid was his connections. He could get 25% profit for free by just making some connections. I'm afraid there is no better business in the world than this.

Don't think that Gavin lost 25%. In fact, it was a free profit.

He used the money he saved to buy military supplies such as food.

If his influence is enough, he can even promote this model to other places, such as the paladins of the Light Hammer Monastery, who will be very happy to join in.

"Deal. "The Kingdom of Jihalin readily agreed, neither bargaining with Gavin nor trying to get rid of him, but cooperating directly with King Yasan to take Gavin's share.

Many times, connections are the greatest resource.

In the eyes of the wandering dwarf king, Gavin's share of the benefits is a matter of course.

If there was no conqueror in the middle, they would not dare to easily trust King Yasan and hand over thousands of equipment to them for transportation.

In the face of interests, especially large amounts of interests, the so-called kindness will become very fragile and difficult to withstand the test. In the end, it depends on strength.

Just as Gavin guessed, he had heard the news a long time ago, but he only dared to make small moves and did not dare to invest on a large scale like Gavin, because there was no absolute guarantee in terms of military force.

Now with Gavin's line and the giant ship of the Kingdom of Cormier, they can clear the entire inventory, sell them all in packages, and then migrate the main body to the Colossus City, including some equipment that they will not need in the short term.

Because they have the assembly line in Colossus City, do they still need to worry about equipment in the future?

They will definitely build better equipment to arm themselves before officially entering Tethyama.

"You have one month to prepare, and I will send someone to notify you of the shipping time and location." Gavin gave a relatively loose time.

"Can."

After the cooperation intention with the Iron Clan was basically finalized, Gavin immediately said to the two voters of Ms. Strategy, "As for the production capacity of Colossus City, I believe you already have your own estimate in your mind, and you want to restart the entire mining area and restore It may take several years to reach its peak.

But if you want small batch and stable production, you only need to fully restore the high-pressure steam channel. If your need for equipment is not that urgent, then it is better to measure the dimensions, then place an order and mass-produce it. You will have absolutely right of first refusal.

As for the specific price, we will wait until Colossus City is fully operational and have professional cost calculations conducted by professionals. I guarantee that the price we will give you will be the most favorable. "

Everything comes with a price.

Even though Zalanda is a voter who is also Ms. Strategy, she has complicated emotions intertwined with her, but some accounts must be settled clearly and clearly.

"Okay." Zalanda and Catherine nodded in agreement at the same time.

Of course they know the importance. Sharing the dwarf treasure is just a one-time deal. Compared with hundreds of pieces of dwarf equipment, having a stable and continuous equipment supply channel is more important.

The most important thing for them now is to screen and train soldiers. As soon as the equipment is in place, they can use this as a basis to build an army.

Gavin made overall deployment adjustments to Colossus City. "Kobold mining will not stop for the time being. The agreement signed with Ritawen City will continue to be maintained, even after Colossus Dungeon is fully opened."

Shanobah looked puzzled and said: "When the time comes, we can produce and sell iron ore ourselves, so why should we make it cheaper for outsiders?"

"Promote economy and trade." Gavin explained patiently, "If we let those merchants transport food to Colossus City alone, even if we are willing to pay a high price, I believe many merchants will not be willing to come. After all, the journey is long and the profit from food is relatively limited. But it would be different if it was coupled with the iron ore on the return trip.

Once they come back, they can earn double.

And how many people were fed by them along the way? There are probably thousands of merchants, coachmen, and guards.

Many things on the trade route between Colossus City and Ritawen have been activated, and some shrewd businessmen have begun to build trade hotels along the way.

Their main source of customers now is the iron ore transport fleet.

If we terminate this cooperation project, the budding business that has just emerged will be immediately strangled, which will be detrimental to our subsequent development.

We will maintain the current situation first, and wait until the business volume in all aspects increases and the dependence on iron ore transportation becomes smaller, then we will cancel this project. "

For Gavin, many times, money is no longer the most important thing, and this is the case with the cooperation with Ritawen City.

Not to mention just making less money, even if you are losing money, some things should be maintained.

Shanobah responded with a vague understanding, "Yes."

"After the mining area is restarted, the kobolds' responsibilities will change from mining to assisting, assisting in the maintenance and reinforcement of mines, and the planting and harvesting of mushroom plantations. At the same time, you will form your own kobold road construction team to develop, repair and maintain the Conqueror's Road. If necessary, I will transfer some from here.”

The ultra-modern mining model of Colossus City has directly replaced a large number of kobolds here from the mines. Naturally, their positioning must be adjusted. "If you have spare energy, you can try to open a second mining area.

The peak where the Talos Temple is located is an iron mountain. The iron ore there seems to have become a little different under the constant lightning strikes. "

Before Shanoba could reply, Chief Jihalin and Chief Yuriu said in unison: "Lightning strikes iron and stone!"

"The two clan leaders know about this iron stone? Do you know what its specific effects are?" Gavin asked hurriedly.

It's one thing to make your own guesses, but it's another thing entirely to get an expert's approval.

"Come on, Chief." The gray dwarf chief said humbly, "I have only heard it mentioned by my ancestors, but I have never actually seen it."

"Okay." Chief Jihalin was not polite, twirling his beard and saying, "This kind of iron stone must be smelted and forged with special techniques. Thunder iron and thunder steel can be produced. They have a high affinity for thunder and lightning elements. , if it is used to forge a staff or wand, it can enhance the power of the holder's lightning spell.

If used to forge weapons, there is a chance that they will be given the special ability of thunder and lightning attacks.

If used to forge weapons and armor, they will be given varying degrees of lightning resistance and even lightning immunity.

The specific degree depends on the properties of the lightning strike iron stone itself. The more times it is struck by lightning, the higher the quality of the lightning strike iron stone.

In fact, there are not many lightning strike iron stones in the material plane. There are more lightning strikes in the quasi-element plane where the air element plane and the earth element plane meet. It is shrouded by a large amount of lightning all year round, constantly whipping people from all over the world. Earth and rocks drifting from the earth elemental plane, especially those conductive metals. "