Crown of Chaos

Dwarves are an amazing race.

Elves, humans, and dwarves are known as the iron triangle of fantasy, and they are indispensable in any similar works.

However, unlike the Warhammer that Aaron is familiar with, in the kingdom, there are actually only five native races that belong to this world. Whether they are dwarves or elves, they are all alien species.

To elaborate more, dwarves and elves are both aliens.

The elves came to the country very early. It was mentioned in the Cormyr history book that Aaron found that the elves first appeared in the country earlier than 25,000 BC in the Valley, and the elves at that time were powerful interstellar Level civilization, very powerful.

At this time in the country, the empire established by the mysterious Saruk witch has fallen into pieces and turned to dust. The other founder races were violently beaten by the dragon, the overlord race at the time, whether they were spirits, birds, fish, or once upon a time. The glorious giants were all defeated by the dragons.

Until the elves show up.

The elves brought chaos to the world as soon as they appeared. Facing the aggressive dragons, the elves united and released a high-level magic "Dragon Madness Lock". This magic that covers the whole world will cause some dragons to fall into unconscious destruction. and madness, making it difficult for them to unite again, instead they fell apart and killed each other.

The age of dragons ended, and the age of elves that lasted for thousands of years began.

The influence of elves on the country is so profound that any country’s history books may not talk about the founder race, they may not talk about several major disasters, and they may selectively conceal some dark history, but they will all mention the role played by elves. Role.

This is just like the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Aaron's previous life. You can hate the United Kingdom, you can laugh at the decline of the United Kingdom, and you can read the dark history of the United Kingdom and say how many bad things they have done, but if the history books do not mention it If we don’t talk about the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine, or the glorious era when the sun never set, we can only say that the compilation of this history book is completely unqualified.

Compared to the elves, the emergence of dwarves is somewhat unknown. The history books of Cormyr only say that around 15,000 BC in the Valley, the first group of dwarves appeared in the far north of the world. They claimed to be "from Appearing in the heart of the world", but various evidences indicate that they are "aliens" just like the elves.

After that, the history of the dwarves was blank. The history only mentioned that the dwarves established some powerful kingdoms in the north in the following thousands of years.

The next major event that the dwarves appeared in the history books was the "Battle of the Orc Gates" in 1076 BC in the Vale. The rebellious wizards of the human kingdom Mulhorand opened the portal to the ancient Imaskar Empire. Thousands of orcs flooded the kingdom directly. To make matters worse, the orc god-king Gruumsh also came to the kingdom through the portal.

The incarnation of the orc god-king Gruumsh directly killed the Mulhorandian sun god Ra. This was the first incarnation of a god to fall in the war between gods in history.

Although the orcs were repelled in the end, this is not the point. The point is that from then on, orcs began to appear in large numbers in the country, and the orc pantheon also noticed the world and began to frequently grant divine blessings.

Although orcs have occasionally appeared in the country before, they have never been on such a large scale, and they have never attracted the attention of the orc pantheon.

After the Battle of the Orc Gate, orcs appeared in the country in droves, and the dwarves became the biggest losers. Their northern kingdoms were successively captured by the orcs, and they have since fallen into a long decline.

Until a few decades ago, the dwarf god-king Moradin imposed the "Thunder Blessing" on the dwarves, which allowed every pregnant female dwarf to give birth to twins or even multiples. As a result, the dwarf population surged, so in recent years The strength of the dwarves quickly recovered, and there was a faint sign of revival. Some young dwarves chose to leave their homes and seek life elsewhere.

This dwarf guy was not very friendly, but Aaron decided to make more contact.

Good craftsmen are scarce everywhere, especially dwarves who can compare with elves in their forging skills.

Compared with the elves who are naturally inclined towards chaos and kindness, dwarves are naturally inclined towards law. The dwarves praise fairness, emphasize contracts, and value promises. Of course, they can also hold grudges for hundreds of years. Their tempers may be bad, but as long as the contract is concluded, it will be fulfilled. After reaching a consensus, the dwarves will always fulfill their responsibilities, which is completely different from the elves.

"The friendly spirits you imagine will always exist only in the poetry of bards."

——National joke

Unlike elves who "pretend to be polite", dwarves are representatives of "pretend to be impolite".

Unlike the elves of the Appearance Association, dwarves are members of the Brotherhood. They value strength and friendship.

Despite bursts of laughter outside, Aaron lifted up the thick animal skin blanket at the door of the blacksmith shop and entered the yard.

What an ugly guy!

When he saw the dwarf blacksmith for the first time, Aaron complained in his heart.

This dwarf is less than 5 feet tall and should be no more than 50 years old. He is considered young among dwarves, but his appearance is really ugly. His forehead is completely bald, and the bald part is not as thick as some human nobles. She was smooth and bright, but had ugly pimples and pimples, a pair of eyes, one big and one small, a red nose, but a big mouth, with the corners of the mouth almost extending to the ears, and a messy beard on his face. , like a devil.

This guy would scare the hell out of a kid, Aaron thought.

Cormyr is greatly influenced by elves, so they naturally prefer the Appearance Association. Dwarves have very low charm, and if they are so ugly... and have such a bad temper, no wonder they are rejected.

The dwarf craftsman, wearing an ugly apron, hammered the anvil again. He glanced at the expressionless Aaron, and the curse words he was holding in his mouth rolled around on his lips a few times before he swallowed them: "I want to What do you want? Human, I’m busy.”

"I want a good leather armor." Aaron nodded.

Aaron needs a good leather armor. His current extraordinary equipment lacks armor, and armor that is too heavy will affect his spellcasting, so leather armor is currently the best choice.

Don’t look down on craftsmen. This is a habit in the country. Any craftsman is an out-and-out middle class in most areas. A skilled craftsman who cannot make extraordinary weapons can be found anywhere in Susar and earn one golden lion a day. Coin work.

Moreover, one characteristic of craftsmen is their wide network of contacts.

"Leather armor?" The dwarf craftsman didn't even raise his head: "There's one on the wall over there."

"Brother, if I wanted to buy that kind of leather armor, do you think I would come here specifically?" Aaron said lightly: "You shouldn't only have things to deal with goblins here, right?"

This was said very rudely.

But the dwarf craftsman thought this sounded pleasant.

"So, you want to build extraordinary equipment?" For the first time, the dwarf stopped what he was doing. His eyes, one big and one small, rolled around and glanced at Aaron: "Are you ready for the money? ?Humanity?"

"I ask you, can you do it?" Aaron said equally unceremoniously: "I can prepare the money only if you can do it."

"Can it be done?" The dwarf glanced at him again. He put his hands on his hips and felt his anger rising: "You ask a master craftsman, one of the best blacksmiths in Neverwinter City, a noble one, who can drink 13 barrels at a time. Master Foujar of Ale, can you make extraordinary equipment? Human? You'd better be in trouble!"

"I can tell you, I have seen all the blacksmiths in this place, and there is no one with a higher level than me!" The dwarf chattered: "If I have the materials, of course I can do it, and I can do it better than anyone else. !”

Aaron understood.

Forjar Wilhelm, who came from Neverwinter, most likely committed something.

When communicating with dwarves, don't pay attention to what they emphasize, but pay attention to the part they mentioned in one sentence. This is different from elves.

Dwarves are the only race that can rival elves in forging craftsmanship. Elves value art, dwarves value practicality, elves value quality, and dwarves value quantity.

The master blacksmith is the best blacksmith Aaron can currently find, because legendary blacksmiths are often legendary professions.

A legendary professional dropped everything he was doing to create equipment just for you? How much does this cost?

"So, Master Foujar, the best blacksmith in Susar, who can drink 13 barrels of ale at a time, if I can give you the materials, can you make me an extraordinary piece of equipment?" Aaron asked tentatively.

Dwarves like to brag, and dwarves also like to hear flattery. The best flattery is to repeat what the dwarf said.

Sure enough, Fujar reached out and touched his beard. He raised his chin and glanced at Aaron again: "Of course, it's possible if you have the materials, but..."

"but……"

"But, before that, you must show your sincerity, Aaron Salian." The dwarf craftsman's eyes kept rolling, obviously thinking about something bad.

"you know me?"

"Your name has been appearing together with the flames in the bellows all day long." The dwarf nodded. He put down the hammer, put the long sword into the water to cool down, and finally added a few steps to create a beautiful standard long sword. It's done.

The dwarf is showing his strength with the finely crafted long sword. As long as he can create finely crafted items, he has the ability to create extraordinary equipment.

Without saying much, Foujar took out a pen and paper and wrote a row of things on it: "Buy these materials for me first to show your sincerity, human being."

Aaron took the paper and took a look. It was densely filled with various tools and raw materials needed by the blacksmith, which required hundreds of gold lion coins.

He just wanted to say that you don’t know how to buy it yourself? The dwarf put the heavy money bag in front of him: "This is the fee, hurry up, I'm in a hurry to use it."

Aaron understood instantly.

Boy, this dwarf is taking advantage of me!

"Hurry up, do you still want to build extraordinary equipment?" Foujar looked at him coldly.

"Aren't you afraid that I will take the money and run away?" Aaron said casually.

The dwarf said nothing and continued to stare at him, leaving Aaron to make trouble for himself.

"Okay." Aaron finally agreed to the dwarf's request.

So for the next whole day, Aaron ran errands for various tedious things purchased by the dwarves. Carts were pushed to the blacksmith shop one by one, filled with various tools, ores, and materials.

The dwarf kept making further progress. If one time was not enough, he would have to do it a second time. If two times were not enough, he would have to do it a third time. Until his yard was almost full, he finally said with satisfaction: "Tell me, human, what do you want to build?" What kind of extraordinary leather armor?”

"The extraordinary leather armor of white dragon skin must at least be resistant to puncture and slashing." Aaron sat in the yard and put forward his request: "It would be better if it could be resistant to magic."

"Resistant to puncture and slashing, it is at least a rare level of extraordinary equipment." The dwarf frowned after hearing Aaron's request: "You also ask for magic resistance, this is an extremely rare level."

"Yes." Aaron nodded, pretending to be confused: "So, can you do it?"

"Of course." Fujar waved his hand impatiently: "However, I need some time to prepare, and, human, are you sure you have the white dragon skin?"

"Yes, but it will take some time." Aaron nodded.

Charlotte brought good news before: Alice Sayre heard from the blacksmith of the Purple Dragon Knights that he wanted to build a set of dragon skin armor, so she planned to reward him with a piece of white dragon skin from the royal treasury. he.

The value of this piece of white dragon skin is as high as tens of thousands of gold lion coins, and it has a price but no market.

The regent princess was so kind to him that she had nothing to say, and Aaron felt a little touched in his heart.

Your Highness Alice Searle, I love you!

"Based on your height, the white dragon skin must be at least 10 feet long to make a full set of armor. Taking into account some losses, human, you have to give me at least a 12-foot-long white dragon skin, and I need 5,000 gold lions. The processing fee for the coin." Seeing that Aaron really had the white dragon skin, the dwarf immediately showed a greedy look on his face: "In the name of Moradin, nothing less will do!"

"I will do it if you give me enough materials. I can also swear in the name of Moradin that I will guarantee your satisfaction."

Aaron's face changed slightly.

This dwarf? Do you think I'm a fool?

Didn't I ask the blacksmith of the Knights?

"This is not only enough to make a suit for me, but also enough to make a dragon skin half-armor for you, right?" Aaron replied calmly.

"Do it if you like, or get out if you don't want to do it!" Fujar snorted coldly, and the dwarf craftsman raised his chin: "If you don't want to do it, don't do it. Find another craftsman."

This is considered a disguised admission.

What a greedy dwarf.

However, the power of Tzeentch brought Aaron more than just magic. The Viscount soon realized that perhaps the strength of this dwarf craftsman was really extraordinary!

Aaron's height is about 6 feet 2 inches. According to the material requirements given by the blacksmith of the Purple Dragon Knights, he needs at least 9 feet of white dragon skin to make a full-body leather armor. The greedy dwarf craftsman directly used it The material was raised to 12 feet, obviously intending to steal his 3 feet of dragon skin. Not only that, he also wanted a processing fee of 5,000 gold lion coins.

Normal people can only see the greed of the dwarves.

But the power of Tzeentch saw that the dwarves were unusual: 3 feet of dragon skin was definitely not enough to make a half-body armor for the dwarves themselves.

Based on this, he is willing to swear to the dwarf god king Moradin, which shows that this dwarf has absolute confidence: he can use far less materials than the purple dragon blacksmith requires to make a full-body armor that satisfies Aaron, while also giving I coveted a piece of half-body armor.

This shows what?

This shows that this dwarf craftsman may not be bragging. He may really be the best craftsman in the entire Susar, and seeing that he already has such good skills under the age of fifty, it is not impossible to become a legendary craftsman in the future!

This is Tzeentchian logic.

Building a good relationship with a dwarf craftsman with legendary potential is absolutely worthwhile under any circumstances, so Aaron hesitated when faced with the conditions proposed by the dwarf.

What the dwarf craftsman wanted was his hesitation. Seeing Aaron's silence, Foujar's big mouth under his beard curled up slightly.

"I have another proposal, human."

Aaron raised his hand.

"There is a secret. To the east of Susar, deep in the Stormhorn Mountains, there are relics left by the Snakeman Empire." The dwarf craftsman said treacherously: "Only I know where that place is. I will give you another choose."

"I want the snake skins and scales of those sleeping snake men in the ruins. The more, the better."

"If you are willing to do me this favor, I will make your dragon skin full-body armor for you for free, and I will make as much extra material as I have left for you. How about that?"

"I only want the snake skin and scales, and the rest is yours."

Aaron's eyes moved slightly.

The remains of the Snake Empire? !

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