King

With the addition of one more spoiler, the situation on the grassland has become increasingly chaotic.

While the various tribes were busy fighting, one small tribe after another continued to disappear on the grassland.

At the beginning, only a few small tribes were lost, and no one took it seriously.

On the prairie, the weak eat the strong, and small tribes are born and disappear every day.

But once the number increased, everyone realized something was wrong. At first, we thought it was the work of hostile forces who ignored the ban. After careful investigation, we found that all races had suffered losses.

"check!"

Without any hesitation, the leaders of all ethnic groups made the same decision immediately.

It doesn't matter if you don't check. Once you check, there will be problems everywhere.

The Lich King has just arrived, and not much information has been found.

The cult organization controlled by the mysterious man has been active on the grassland for a long time. A careful investigation revealed many problems.

Suddenly discovering that there is a huge cult organization under his control, all the orc tribes cannot sit still and use thunderous means to attack it.

The chaotic grassland situation makes it difficult to even trade.

Many caravans fell into cult trouble, and even the intelligence organizations installed by the kingdom were attacked indiscriminately by the orcs, so they had no choice but to stay silent and lurk.

After receiving the news, Hudson did not take any action and simply chose to sit on the sidelines.

The more lively the orc steppe is, the easier it is for the kingdom's strategy to be implemented.

As a vested interest, Hudson's position is very firm on the issue of destroying the Orc Empire.

Even the infighting within the royal family did not shake his determination.

…

"The Lich King has entered the prairie, is the news confirmed?"

"The Lich King" Hudson was no stranger. During his first expedition to the Principality of Moxi, the two sides almost met.

The orcs broke through Bethel Fortress, and Earl Langton chose to die together, releasing the Lich King sealed by his ancestors.

Hudson, who happened to be passing by, picked up a bargain and exchanged an inheritance from the survivors of the Leberon family.

At first he thought the orcs had killed the Lich King and that was the end of the matter. I didn't expect that not only was this guy not dead, he was also very vindictive.

It is difficult to find members of the Leberon family who are running around, but the orc who forced him to self-destruct can be found out with a little inquiry.

“Duke, the news should be correct!

There are only a few lichs in the Aslant continent, and the number of lich kings at the sanctuary level is even smaller.

What has been known in the past few hundred years is the one sealed by Prim Law Saint and many powerful men.

According to ancient legend, if the phylactery is not destroyed, the lich will never be destroyed.

With such a talent, it is understandable that he would escape from the battle with the orcs and come back again. "

After hearing Jose's explanation, Hudson nodded slightly.

Everything is possible in the extraordinary world, and the rumor that "the phylactery is not destroyed and the lich is immortal" is not necessarily false.

However, Hudson is more willing to believe that this kind of resurrection also has limits. If one could infinitely resurrect from the dead, this world would already belong to the lich.

"Videoly pass the news to the orcs, letting them know that there is not only a cult organization in the Cholera Prairie, but also a Lich King.

Then spread rumors that these cult organizations are colluding with the inner earth races! "

He is a professional when it comes to causing trouble!

It is most likely to confuse the audience if true and false content are mixed together.

As long as there is a trace of hesitation in the heart, it will be difficult for the orcs to merge with the earth-centered races in a short period of time.

"Okay, Duke!"

…

The torrent of the times is carrying everyone forward, and the situation on the mainland is constantly changing every moment.

The ruthless human race soon gained the upper hand in the confrontation with the earth-centered races, and even achieved staged victories in some battlefields.

As the human coalition continued to win on the battlefield, the alien camp gradually became unable to sit still.

It's hard to say that the lips are cold and the teeth are dead, but they are still happy to cause trouble to the human race.

Citadel of Ashes.

Since trade with the human race was cut off, the living standards of the dwarf kingdom have plummeted.

Although there is market filling from foreign alliances, that is limited to making money.

Compared with the human world, the civilization development progress of the Alien Alliance is actually still an era behind.

Many seemingly identical products have qualitative differences in production technology and efficiency.

After the end of official trade, smuggling trade began to flourish in the dwarf kingdom.

However, these trades are mostly unilateral purchases, and exports are very few.

This is determined by the industrial structure of the dwarf kingdom!

In the conflict between the camps, the most severe embargo is weapons.

Selling weapons to the enemy and then using them to attack yourself is not something you can do to benefit the enemy under any circumstances.

In any large-scale trade, the most important thing to pay attention to is balance.

A pure buying trading model is destined to be impossible to last.

The Dwarf Kingdom has a strong family background and cash in its account, so it can handle it for a while.

Just because they can bear it doesn't mean that their allies can also bear it.

In mainland trade, the dwarf kingdom is generally in a strong position. There is a large amount of cash inflow every year, covering the import expenditure and there is still a considerable surplus.

In order to develop the economy in an orderly manner, or to avoid the sin of harboring jade, the dwarf kingdom spends heavily on foreign purchases every year.

Ore, food, cloth, wine, magic crystal...

As long as they can use it, they will purchase it. Especially ores, magic crystals, and magic cores that are easy to store for a long time are hoarded in large quantities.

The ancestral motto of the Dwarf King: "Money is what you spend!"

Against this background, the Dwarf Kingdom has a surplus every year, but the overall surplus is not high and basically belongs to the trade balance.

Now the situation has changed, and the original mainland circular economy model has become an internal circulation model within the alliance.

However, the productivity of the allies is limited. It is easy for them to take money to buy in the dwarf kingdom, but it is difficult for them to export goods to balance the trade deficit.

Magic crystals and magic cores are strategic materials and cannot be exported in large quantities. The only things that can be sold are grain and ore. The end result is that the dwarf kingdom has collected a bunch of ore.

The most difficult aspect of commodity trading is transportation.

A transaction that should have been a huge profit, but once it was consumed in transportation, the profit plummeted.

It's okay to earn less, but if you want to use the original ore to offset the purchase of high-premium weapons, the quantity is definitely not a small amount.

While bartering, each tribe also had to shell out a large amount of cash to make up for the price difference.

According to the original plan, after the dwarf kingdom received the money, it would use the proceeds to purchase from various tribes and eventually achieve a trade balance.

Unfortunately, the plan was perfect, but the reality was very skinny.

The dwarf kingdom has long been accustomed to using products from the human world. Suddenly it needs to be replaced, and it is difficult to find substitutes.

The specific performance is: the price is high and the quality is not good.

For the sake of the allies, everyone tolerated it for a day or two. As time went by, no one could bear it.

Against this background, the smuggling trade quickly emerged and spread rapidly.

Even though the top officials of the Dwarf Kingdom have repeatedly issued orders to crack down on the smuggling trade, they have only restricted the export of weapons, and cannot stop the influx of human products.

The final industrial chain becomes:

The gold coins of the alien alliance - which entered the dwarf kingdom through trade - were smuggled out to the humans.

…

"What does the anti-smuggling team do? Don't tell me about the human products on the streets. You don't know what's going on!"

The dwarf king yelled angrily.

It seems to be just smuggling, but in fact it is an economic war with no smoke in sight.

Although the continent of Aslant has no precedent of defeating a country through economic war, the Dwarf King subconsciously felt that he had suffered a loss due to such an economic model.

As a dwarf king who is good at business, his keen sense of economics is much stronger than that of ordinary people.

"Your Majesty, we have tried our best!

Smuggling trade is a private practice, and the border between the kingdom and the human race is too long, making it difficult to completely ban it.

Many of these areas are not suitable for military activities, but have become areas hardest hit by smuggling.

The government has organized numerous crackdowns, but due to insufficient confidentiality, little success was achieved! "

Prime Minister Aaron replied tactfully.

It’s not that they don’t work hard, the problem is that those involved in smuggling are all powerful people in the kingdom.

Under the feudal system, the central government had very limited control over local areas.

If the weapons and equipment are not sold, then everyone is taking the overall situation into consideration.

Just buying some wine, cloth, spices, sugar... from the human race is not a big deal at all.

With powerful nobles involved in smuggling, the ban on smuggling trade became a dead letter.

Except for not paying taxes to the royal government and the trading location being more remote, there is not much difference from normal trade.

"Damn moth!

Don't they know that doing this will cause the kingdom to lose millions or even tens of millions of gold coins every year?

These funds that should have been used to purchase supplies from allies have flowed out in large quantities, which will inevitably lead to uncontrollable economic risks over time! "

Facing the dwarf king's anger, Prime Minister Aaron slowly replied:

“Your Majesty, not only is the smuggling trade prevalent in the kingdom, but the situation among our allies is not much better either.

The trade embargo on the human race has actually ceased to exist in name only, and only we and the elves are still seriously enforcing it.

As for the issue of capital outflow, there is actually no need to worry about allies.

If you don't have money, start mining. If you can't fill the hole, just save some money.

They all have experience and can handle it!”

Being behind also has its advantages.

Talking about economic crisis and currency crisis in the tribal era seems too nonsense.

If the dwarf kingdom was not highly dependent on foreign trade, it would be redundant to worry about these issues.

After receiving this unexpected answer, the Dwarf King was speechless. After doing it for a long time, he was the only one worrying.

None of the allies had any sense of crisis, and his worries were purely in vain.

If the situation really gets out of control, then start a war.

Many wars on the continent of Aslant were initiated due to the intensification of internal conflicts and were initiated in order to divert conflicts.

There is no problem that cannot be solved with a fight!

If you win, you can survive the cold winter with the spoils of war; if you lose, you don't have to spend the winter at all.

"How are you connecting with the races in the center of the earth? We can't miss this new market!"

The dwarf king, who looked embarrassed, immediately changed the subject.

“Your Majesty, please rest assured!

As long as they have used the products of the Kingdom, there will be no one who doesn't say good things about them, and the inner earth races are no exception.

The nearby races in the center of the earth have all been contacted. These guys are much richer than our allies, and we made a lot of money right from the beginning of the transaction.

In addition to money, many minerals in the inner earth world are also extremely valuable.

Recently, the mithril we have traded is higher than the kingdom’s production in the past year.

All kinds of gems and crystals are also very profitable.

The mineral resources in the inner earth world are so rich! "

Prime Minister Aaron said slightly excitedly.

It's rare to meet a group of rich people. It's really not easy for the dwarves who are used to doing business with poor allies.

If this situation continues, Guang will be able to earn more profits from trade with several nearby races in the center of the earth than from trade with his allies.

This is determined by resource distribution!

Rare minerals in the surface world are likely to be ruined in the inner earth world, and vice versa.

Before the resources between the two places are fully interconnected, the profits created by this information asymmetry are very considerable.

Hudson, thousands of miles away, could not enjoy the same huge profits.

Although everyone is doing business, the inner earth race is far more wary of the overlord of the human race than the dwarves.

Dark elves rarely trade rare ores that can improve military strength.

Not to mention the precious magic materials, people would rather use the magic crystals to pay for the goods than sell them.

Of course, the most critical thing is the asymmetry of information. Hudson doesn't even know what the dark elf has in his hands.

After all, minerals and magic materials are divided into regions. Some areas are rich in reserves, while some areas have none.

"Very good, then continue to expand trade with the races in the center of the earth, and add some difficulty to the races at the same time.

It's a pity that the stubborn elves are determined not to accept the earth-centered races into the alliance, otherwise we wouldn't be so passive! "

The dwarf king couldn't help but complain.

In his opinion, the conflicts between the elves and the races in the center of the earth happened tens of thousands of years ago.

The parties involved died one after another, and the hatred only existed in the history books, and the pain was long gone.

Now the overlord of the continent is the human race. As the weaker party, they should give up their past hatred and unite to deal with this enemy.

It's a pity that the elves accept death. People simply don't believe that the races in the center of the earth can give up their hatred, and refuse these races to join the alliance.

Although the various races in the alliance have ideas, the boss's position is too firm, and everyone is unwilling to make the matter a big deal.

“Your Majesty, you must not let the elves know these words, otherwise your wine vat will be in danger!

The current situation is indeed very unfavorable to the inner earth race. If there is no external support, I'm afraid it won't last long.

If we want these transactions to continue for a long time, we must find a way to preserve these inner earth races.

Once these inner earth races are defeated, a large number of entrances to the inner earth will fall into the hands of the human race.

If humans are allowed to obtain the resources of the inner earth world, the future of the alliance will be worrying! "

Prime Minister Aaron said worriedly.

In recent hundreds of years, the power of the human race has continued to grow. On external issues, it is also becoming more and more powerful.

Especially after the recent decline of the Orc Empire, the comparison of strength between the two camps has become directly unbalanced.

Fortunately, the Holy See on the human side has also declined, otherwise the military pressure would have overwhelmed the dwarf kingdom.

"Why!"

The Dwarf King sighed and said: "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs should contact us in private!

Try to get allies to give some support to the inner earth race in private, and directly expand conflicts and provoke war when necessary.

I have a hunch that continuing to allow the human race to grow bigger will inevitably lead to genocide. The elves may not be reliable at critical moments! "

Arms dealers are not afraid of war.

Dwarves are also a fighting race, and they used to be awesome, but it's a pity that their fate is not good.

During the decline of the Elf Empire, he jumped out prematurely. As a result, he failed to gain hegemony and was severely beaten first.

If other ethnic groups hadn't jumped out one after another, they might have been removed from the mainland.

One careless move and you lose everything!

As a price for failing to challenge hegemony, the dwarves were not only seriously injured, but also received a lot of attention in the era of the Orc Empire.

If you want to play for hegemony, it is inevitable to be low-key in the early stage.

Being targeted by the overlord early on, it was a pure dream to complete primitive accumulation.

After finally surviving the orc era, the newly succeeded humans played even more ruthlessly. They attack whoever is strong without even bothering to find excuses.

There is no doubt that when encountering such an overlord, the development of the dwarf clan will inevitably be restricted.

In order to avoid being suppressed, the dwarves had to act cowardly.

The dwarf minister sent abroad was even more deliberately intoxicated and showed no fighting spirit in order to confuse the human alliance.

A certain generation of dwarf envoys abroad drank wine from the human world by chance, awakening the talent for alcoholism in their blood, and the fake drunkenness turned into a real wine vat.

The true performance is the most confusing, and the effect is overwhelming. It has successfully lowered the danger level of the dwarves in the Human Alliance by two levels.

It's just that this guy also brought his alcohol addiction back to the dwarf kingdom, and then the whole family became alcoholics.

Alcohol affects the productivity of the dwarves and gives them a chance to breathe. The humans no longer regard them as a threat.

Taking advantage of the rare period of peace, the dwarf clan continued to build up their strength by forging iron, and gradually established the dwarf kingdom today.

After the decline of the Orc Empire, they became the second largest force in the anti-human alliance after the elves.

The ranking is based on data on paper. No one can accurately measure the true combat effectiveness of an arms kingdom before full-scale war begins.

The torrent of time has once again brought the dwarves to a crossroads. The human race's ambition to unify the continent is now too lazy to hide.

The dwarf kingdom, which is in the middle of the continent, is destined to not be able to settle in a corner like the elves.