Twenty Sided Dice

readx(); "Welcome to the two masters to board the Unsinkable Stone Boat, please follow me to the room prepared for the two of you. There are three batches of participants in the New World, and the Unsinkable Stone Boat will stop here for two days to wait for them. Then we will set sail for the meeting place in the heart of the sea."

"Who else did you invite besides the elves?" Siegel asked.

"There are also representatives of giant dragons and sand people. They have to come from the far west beyond the city wall and mountains, so it may be slower." The dwarf touched his beard and introduced: "Please come this way, the two masters, Our king of dwarves, "Ice Fist" Stone Kirk, would love to meet you, and he will be waiting for the two of you in the reception room."

More than 300 dwarves are cleaning up the attachments on the surface of the unsinkable stone boat, preparing to find an open space on the top of the island. The scene was very noisy and not suitable for a long stay, and Siegel was very curious about the interior of the stone boat. No foreigner has ever entered the unsinkable stone boat. This is the testimony of the dwarves landing in the new continent, which is a legendary miracle. Taking it out as a meeting place, it is clear that the dwarves take this event very seriously.

The first person to get on the boat was obviously given preferential treatment, and Siegel was the first to pick a room with crystal windows. Since the Unsinkable Stone Boat is used to transport a large number of dwarves to colonize the New World, the space inside is maximized, which means that there are no larger compartments or comfortable settings. Although the dwarves have remodeled the place long after, traces of the small cubicles of the past can still be seen.

All the roofs are not high, and when you raise your hand, you can touch the Runestone of Inextinguishable Flame. The chairs here are also very low, and you can only sit on them with your legs straight rather than curled up. Fortunately, the beds here are very comfortable, at least they are made of wood with thick blankets on them.

Siegel removed the stool and put the blanket on the bed so he could sit on the floor. As for sleeping, naturally, it can also be solved on the ground. William's room was next door, and this time he had no excuse to run around. There are just some magic problems that can be discussed with him. There is no one who is more familiar with the customs and ecological environment of the entire continent than him.

"Ice Fist" Stone, the king of the dwarves, is another style, always very serious. Like the rocks under the ice. He was at least six or seven hundred years old, his hair and beard had turned pale gray, and wrinkles had crept up his face. The dwarf grew very strong, even in old age. He still has great power. Siegel rubbed his sore wrist and looked strangely at William who was unharmed beside him. William winked at him and said in a low voice, "I deformed my palm."

"Welcome to the corps of the Federation and the lord of Heimland, and welcome to our dwarf unsinkable stone boat. You are the first two non-dwarf passengers, and I hope you can feel comfortable here."

"The earliest non-dwarf passengers should be those sea anemones and starfish. I think many of them have already married here." William said a joke, turning his head to look around: "Can I find some chairs, I need to bend It's not good for my health to see you from the neck."

The dwarf King Stone's expression didn't change at all. He winked at the guard next to him, so the three of them could sit down and talk.

"Mr. Count Siegel, our dwarf's Mora's Peak is a neighbor of Heim Land and has always had a good relationship. But I recently heard news that there are many barriers on the trade road leading to Mora's Peak. , resulting in a huge shortage of goods. How can we improve this situation. Make the roads smoother?”

This dwarf is very smart, Siegel thought. He didn't mention the reasons for this situation, and he didn't bother with the purpose behind it. He focused entirely on solving the problem and changing the status quo.

"When the elves waged war, the dwarves stood by as allies." Siegel saw that Stone wanted to speak, and interrupted him: "I know that the gates of Mora's Top were closed at that time, you may say that this is Coincidence, you don't know it, but if everything in the world uses coincidences as an excuse. It's too convenient. I only look at the last fact: the elves attack the human beings, and the dwarves stand by."

Stone nodded: "You are right, Mr. Lord. What do you want?"

Smart politicians put themselves in an advantageous position by letting others ask first. But for Siegel...

"First of all. I hope the dwarves can show their attitude on this matter, otherwise the humans in the New World will have great distrust of the dwarves, and this distrust is the cause of everything."

"We will condemn the Elven Forest and reiterate the importance of peace among the three races," Stone said. "We will also pay attention to the junction to ensure that it remains a neutral human territory."

The implication is that the dwarves already know the result of the negotiation between Siegel and the elf saint. Heimland in order to avoid the war. Change the form of the hub that has been occupied by elves, and be managed by elves in the form of approximate puppet territory, forming a buffer area. The Hub Fort is not far from Heim Territory, and Siegel has no good way to influence it in the current situation. The dwarf king means that the dwarves will also join in the affairs of the hub, which is bound to weaken the control of the elves there. The lord of the hub castle of this generation cannot be changed under the spell of the elf saint, but the lord of the next generation can still win.

"Except for the hub castle, the territories of many lords in Waterdeep City and the south have been destroyed by elves. Originally, these could be avoided because of the deterrence of dwarves. In this regard, Your Majesty the Dwarf King, do you have any good suggestions?"

"Ice Fist" Stong stroked his beard and looked directly into Siegel's eyes, while the mage looked at him without flinching. William rubbed his hands beside him, forcing himself not to rush between the two. This scene made him nervous, and if the two sides continued to be tough, the meeting would definitely end up unhappy.

A burgeoning territory that wants to gain its own status will surely challenge those formidable opponents as it grows. Siegel believed that since Heim Territory was able to get a seat at the dwarf meeting, the dwarves must have understood that Heim Territory's influence on Mora's Peak should not be underestimated.

If the dwarf king just condemned, coupled with the help of Heimland's struggle for the hub fort without promising results, then he did not really pay anything. Siegel wasn't stupid. He didn't understand the tact of politicians or the intricate art of diplomacy, but he was able to persevere in this confrontation.

The dwarf king blinked first, then coughed and said, "What do you want, man boy."

"What else do dwarves have that I don't have? Originally I needed the mines of the Walled Mountains to run my domain, but now I don't need it. With the power of magic, the vast wasteland is before me, and the mines there are enough for Heimland to flourish. Development. I don't need Mora's Top to compensate Heim for what I've got, I'll take it myself."

Siegel sat up straight, spread his hands, and said, "But, on the other hand, other humans don't have such good conditions. Whether it's Waterdeep, the Jackdaw tribe, or the lords of the South, or even the Hub. They also need to establish a good relationship with large towns such as Mora's Top. It is better to say that the dwarves lack manpower and support, and humans are the fastest prolific apart from the orcs and can provide sufficient support. But not hired The only way is to cooperate. To put it bluntly, jointly mine the minerals in the City Wall Mountains for the needs of both parties.”

"You have too much appetite, Lord Sigal." The words floated from under the dwarf king's beard, but his brows didn't frown, indicating that it was still within his acceptable range. He needs more reasons to back this up.

"King of the Dwarves, I have seen with my own eyes the corpses of dwarves floating along the river from the Walled Mountains, and you have lost your best miners and warriors. Those stones are sleeping in the mountains, and they are worthless if they are not dug up. Mora When the pinnacle wants to recover to the strongest, it is very difficult to rely on the dwarves alone. Do you have to continue to transport the dwarves from the old continent? I think maintaining an open and cooperative attitude will greatly improve the image of the dwarves, human beings The residents will be more willing to help you through the current extraordinary period.”

William nodded, "King of the dwarves, what he said makes sense."

Silence hung on "Ice Fist" Stone's face, the kind of serious silence. After a long while, he said: "I think what you said can be done, but the specific details need to be discussed slowly. However, in this way, the top of Mora needs a smooth and unrestricted path. Can we reach a consensus on the fact that the trade route reaches the seaside?”

"As long as it is a business route, there must be no problem. It is smooth, convenient and safe. We are willing to help." Siegel replied.

The dwarf king's beard trembled. He knocked on the armrest of the chair and said loudly, "Where's my ale? Why don't you bring it here? Are we going to die of thirst?"

Two humans and a dwarf shared ale and bread~www.readwn.com~ and then chatted about customs. Siegel tried several times, wanting to know what happened to the Goblin Crystal Wall and what the battle was like there. But the Dwarf King kept his mouth shut, either using silence or covering up with other topics.

Even Siegel's inquiries about the dwarf saint were perfunctory, and he didn't reveal a word. It seemed that the dwarves wanted to continue to be misers and were not ready to put the gold coins and gems on the table until the final meeting. This time, the meal with the Dwarf King was completely different from the joyous atmosphere at Erinte's house, and everything seemed very restrained.

Unsinkable Shizhou waited in Ximu Town for two days, and the representative of the Elf Forest also boarded the boat. Just like the dwarves team from Mora's Peak, Sigal did not see a familiar figure from the team in the Elven Forest. The elves chose the stateroom on the other side of the ship, a long way from Siegel and William. They are reclusive, eat their own food, and don't communicate with other people at all.

"Are they here for a boat or a prison?" William sarcastically said, "Did the elves lose their ability to communicate after leaving their forest?"

"They always have to speak, sooner or later." Siegel took the trouble to read the book "A Recent History of the Starry Kingdom", hoping to find between the lines something that would help him, anything. (To be continued.)