Wizard of All Souls

"Cough cough cough..."

Because he was not used to drinking and the alcohol was strong, Sauron coughed violently, which made the dwarf king laugh out loud.

After finishing a bottle of wine, the three put down their glasses.

The faces of the three of them who were originally full of smiles also became dignified - they began to talk about serious business.

"Your Majesty, are we not paying enough?" Harvey said in a deep voice.

"No, I'm very tempted by your reward, and I really want to promise you, that's why I specially asked you to meet me." The dwarf king shook his head.

"why?"

"Do you know the cultivation method of our dwarves?"

"Of course, otherwise we wouldn't have exchanged that thing."

"Although we dwarves have the same strength as your human great knights as an adult, but unlike creatures with special physiques such as trolls, monsters, and monsters, our strength is not born, but comes through practice." said the Dwarf King.

"Everyone can practice the skills of a great knight?" Sauron asked in surprise.

The dwarf king glanced at Sauron lightly, knowing that Sauron, who had broken his promise, quickly shut up.

"From the moment we were born, we dwarves have a special liking for minerals and forging. Everything we do revolves around these two aspects, and cultivation is no exception."

"We practice through forging and become stronger through forging. For us, the process of forging weapons is the process of training."

"Forging is actually a very dangerous thing, especially in this environment for a long time."

"Because you will inhale too much iron powder and ore dust."

"In the beginning, most of our dwarves died of illness, and our population was on the verge of extinction."

"There is no war, no conspiracy, just a race that is on the verge of extinction because of its own hobbies, isn't it ridiculous?"

"But are we going to give up on that?"

"no way!"

"No amount of difficulty can stop the dwarves' love for ore and forging!"

The dwarf king's eyes were deep, "Through the efforts of countless dwarf pioneers, one method after another has been proposed, failed and improved, and finally gradually completed."

"It is a cultivation method that can turn the powder inhaled into the body into its own strength. This is how the dwarves you see today are born."

Talking about the past of the dwarves, the dwarf king sighed.

Sauron could also feel the heavy meaning contained in just a few hundred words.

That's the dwarf's continuous struggle and sacrifice of countless time and lives to get to today's road.

And the original intention was just because of—hobby?

It was ridiculous to think about it, but he couldn't laugh.

"Is that why a dwarf's body is as hard as a rock?" Sauron couldn't help thinking.

After hearing what the dwarf king said, Harvey said, "But there are still many problems. Due to the uncontrollable cultivation process, the survival rate of dwarf infants is quite low. It is not bad if one out of five survives."

"Oh, this is also impossible."

The dwarf's eyes were full of sadness.

The reason why dwarves have the same fertility as humans, but the number is so small, is precisely because of this.

"The deal we propose is based on a potion that can treat diseases caused by inhaling too much mineral dust. It will definitely greatly increase the survival rate of your dwarf children," Harvey said.

"...We are very excited." The dwarf king clenched his fists and couldn't help but excitedly said.

"Then why did you refuse? Could it be that you are not willing to part with your forging technology?" Harvey asked.

"You exchanged potions and various materials for our forging technology. After discussing with the elders, no one objected, but..."

"Just what?" Harvey asked quickly.

"From what I just said, you should have guessed a thing or two, right? You can't learn the forging technology of our dwarves. If you try to learn it, you will end up in the same miserable end as us back then." The dwarf said the king.

"I see."

At this moment, Harvey's heart was full of emotion.

These things, the dwarf could have not told him, but he could still make an exchange.

What they lost was a forging technology that was not suitable for humans, but what they gained was a potion that could affect the entire race.

For such an important matter, I believe that there is no dwarf who is not moved.

The dwarf king must have struggled and struggled, but in the end he chose to tell the truth.

"It's not that we haven't considered this issue, but don't worry, we don't intend to follow your method completely. We will learn and improve. Even if we are not as good as you in the end, we will make progress after all, right?"

"A lot of people will die."

"We have corresponding security measures in place."

"A lot of people will still die."

"...If you want to get something in return, you must pay. This is both natural and helpless." Harvey sighed.

"If you don't mind, we agree to this transaction." The dwarf king nodded.

"Actually, the effect of that potion might not be that good at first." Harvey also confessed honestly, "Because we haven't done enough research on the human body of dwarves, and we don't know the type and amount of dust you inhale. Long study adjustment time."

"Haha, it's okay, it's always good to have something to look forward to, isn't it?" The dwarf king was quite open-minded.

"By the way, I have another cooperation here that I want to discuss with you." Harvey said again.

"Please say."

"The weapons forged by your dwarves are indeed top-quality, and they are also very suitable for knights, but they are a bit tasteless for bloodlines and wizards."

"Well, there's nothing you can do about it, we don't know your wizards well."

"So I want to ask, can you combine your forging techniques and magic patterns to forge a brand new concept weapon?"

"New concept weapon?"

The dwarf king's breath came quickly.

As a forging race, each of them is extremely obsessed with forging. How can they not be excited to see the new forging technology and the way forward?

But the next moment, the dwarf king shook his head and said, "We don't know your wizard's magic pattern."

"It doesn't matter, we can send wizards to cooperate with you, and—" Harvey obviously had plans, "The magic pattern is just to draw lines with magic power. You should have dug a lot of magic stones in the mine, right? Maybe under our guidance, you can draw the magic pattern by yourself?"

"feasible!"

The dwarf king stood up with a "swish", his eyes were shining brightly, and he wanted to try it immediately.

After tens of thousands of years of development, their forging technology has been perfected, and it is difficult to make further progress.

And Harvey provided them with a brand new direction, maybe they could push their forging technology to a new level.

Even if there is a high chance of failure, try hard.

"Pleasant cooperation."

The Dwarf Kingdom held out a hand to Harvey.

Harvey held the dwarf king's hand tightly, "Have a nice cooperation."

In this way, Sauron witnessed the founding of the alliance between Dwarves and Men.

Since then, the phrase "humans and dwarves are the most solid allies" has been circulated in the kingdom of humans and dwarves.

has been circulating.

Until, the moment when the Dark Witch King named Verdi tore up this covenant.