"Master Steward, Bit and Deli are back!"
"How's it going? Have you found out where that young man lives?"
"Steward, Bit and Deli reported that the young noble's residential address and identity were not discovered!"
"What's going on?"
Not long after Nalant entered the Palace of Furnace Castle, in a study at the back of Philly's Tavern, the tavern steward was listening to the report of his subordinates.
When he found nothing, his face immediately showed displeasure.
"Sir, Bit and Deli followed the young noble carefully according to your instructions, but later found that the young noble entered the Forge of the Furnace directly with gold coins."
"Moreover, after entering the Forge of the Furnace, he rushed directly to the Dwarf Palace and was warmly welcomed in by the dwarf guards!"
"What...were warmly welcomed by the dwarves into the Forge Castle Palace?" The steward of Feili's Tavern paused.
Immediately, his face became solemn and he fell silent.
"Tell Bit and Deli to continue to guard in front of the palace... However, let them remember not to provoke the noble young man, but to find out who the young man is!" After changing for a moment, the steward explained carefully.
"Master Steward, what do you mean?"
"The noble young man who can enter the dwarf palace is definitely not an ordinary noble, so I'm afraid we won't be able to get back the prize money we won!"
As the steward of Philly's Tavern, he naturally knew what being received by the King of the Hill meant.
"Master Steward, that's twenty-five thousand gold coins!" The subordinate was still a little reluctant to part with the five large boxes of golden coins.
"Idiot, forget it if it's just an ordinary noble. Now we know that that young man is not simple. Let alone 25,000 gold coins, we have to accept even 50,000 gold coins!"
"In addition, if I guessed correctly, if the young man can be invited by the dwarf king now, if he doesn't have a very deep background, then there is only one possibility!" The manager of Feili's Tavern cursed his subordinate angrily for this sentence.
"Master Steward, what's possible!"
"This young man is probably the lord of the Storm Territory!"
"He is Lord Stormlord... Doesn't that mean he is the one who wins today..."
"Do you understand now? No matter what his identity is, we cannot provoke him. Even if it is the latter, we must take the opportunity to win over him..."
…
After entering the palace, the guards around Narante were left outside the palace.
And he himself was taken to the dwarf palace.
The moment he entered the palace, Nalant immediately felt the burning sensation coming to his face.
When he saw the pool of flaming red magma rolling and rising in the center of the hall, he almost had the urge to turn around and leave.
In the previous life, volcanic eruptions were devastating. Unexpectedly, the dwarf's palace was built directly on top of this magma pool, and it was used as a lava pool to highlight the majesty of the palace.
What makes people even more speechless is that at this moment, there are several dwarf maids who are using thick iron rods to insert several monsters into baking delicacies with the help of the high temperature of the lava.
"Your Excellency Nalant, sit down!"
Wanting to go back, but as if he was used to seeing dwarves, Nalant resisted the urge to leave, and was brought to a long table in front of the lava by the dwarf soldiers.
The King of the Hill has been waiting for a long time, and now Master Moore is here.
"Meet the King of the Hill, meet Master Moore!"
"Haha, Narant, you're welcome, sit down quickly! I didn't expect that the winner of this brewing competition would be you!" Master Moore also greeted Narant at this time.
"Master Moore, I'm just lucky!" Narant said modestly as he sat down.
"Narant, you are not lucky. You can compare with the Bach Empire, the Blue Shield Empire or the Orcs, which shows that your Eye of the Storm Spirit is really good enough!"
"In addition, it can be unanimously recognized by two hundred dwarf warriors. Such a thing has never happened before!" Master Moore said bluntly, not wanting Nalant to be so humble.
Narant could only smile after hearing this.
At this time, a dwarf maid had placed a roasted intermediate-level monster on the long table, and then gave a thick beast leg to Nalant, the King of the Hill, and Master Moore respectively.
The King of the Hill and Master Moore directly lifted up the thick beast's legs and began to feast directly without using any knives and forks.
"Your Excellency Nalant, you're welcome. Let's have a taste together. Let's discuss while eating!" The King of the Hill and Master Moore saw Nalant's eyes widening and immediately greeted him politely.
Dwarves don't have as many rules as human nobles, so they like to eat meat and drink wine.
When Narant saw this, he was not polite. He picked up the thin leg that was thicker than his thigh and started to chew it.
While eating and drinking, they also began to discuss future cooperation between the two parties.
In this regard, this was not the first time that the dwarves had cooperated with the human race, so they directly made their demands.
For example, the dwarves are provided with at least 50,000 pots of Eye of the Storm liquor every month, which is still a normal period.
If there is a special period, such as when the dwarves are fighting and more spirits are needed, Nalant must ensure that he can provide 100,000 bottles of Eye of the Storm spirits at any time every month.
Nalant naturally agreed to such a request.
Then there is the matter of payment.
Dwarves can pay in gold coins or with forged weapons.
The price paid for the weapon will also be reduced based on quality.
For example, the market price of an ordinary mithril long sword is five gold coins, but it only costs two gold coins and fifty silver coins to provide it to Nalant.
As for more advanced inscribed weapons, Nalant will be given a half reduction in wages depending on the craftsmanship.
For such a choice, Nalant naturally chose to use weapons to pay for the drinks.
Because he had originally planned to become an arms dealer and earn money from the nobles of the Holy Alliance.
When the two parties agreed on the transaction amount and settlement method, the contract was signed immediately.
And Nalant needs to prepare the first batch of Eye of the Storm spirits to be delivered to the Forge Castle in a month.
At that time, Nalant can inform the dwarves of the weapons he needs, and they will deliver the weapons to Nalant within a month.
Of course, before leaving, Nalant made a merciless request.
That is whether he can help himself make a batch of weapons in advance and return to his subordinates who are in urgent need of sophisticated weapons and equipment to protect the safety of the Storm Territory.
For this reason, Nalant was willing to give away a thousand pots of Eye of the Storm for free as a thank you afterwards.
After hearing Narant's request, the King of the Hill and Master Moore decided to agree to Narant's request after a short discussion.
This was not only out of trust in Nalant, but also the belief that no race in the Holy Continent would dare to trick the dwarves for tens of thousands of gold coins.
What's more, Nalant's winery is still in the Castle of the Furnace, which is also a golden chicken that lays eggs. Nalant cannot give up this business unless he has a flaw in his head.
After the discussion was completed, Nalant left the palace with his bulging belly, ready to go back and make a list of the weapons he needed to purchase.
At that time, all you need to do is hand it over to the civil affairs officer of the Forge Castle, who will ask the dwarf craftsmen to forge the weapons and equipment as quickly as possible, and then hand them over to Nalant.
…
"Well, the two tails are still following you?" When he left the palace, Nalant noticed the two tails in the Philly Tavern again.
However, this time the two tails followed further.
Nalant didn't care and returned directly with his subordinates.
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Even if he wanted to hide, he definitely wouldn't be able to, because his tavern is here and his identity will definitely be exposed in the future.
It's fine if the other party doesn't have other thoughts.
If he dared to have any ill intentions, he wouldn't mind ruining the reputation of Philly's Tavern.
"Sir, you are finally back!"
When he returned to the tavern, Mario's eyes immediately lit up when he saw him, and he stepped forward to greet him while wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Well, what's going on?"
"Sir, not long after you left, many empires and principalities sent gifts, saying they wanted to congratulate our Storm Territory on winning this competition!" Mario led the way, leading Nalant. After entering the store, he immediately pointed at the piles of gifts in the store.
"Well, did they say anything else?"
"Sir, after these people from the empire and the principality sent you gifts, they also sent you an invitation, saying that they wanted to entertain you, but you are not here, so I don't dare to reply casually!"
"Yeah!" Nalant nodded, not surprised.
When I left the front platform, I already knew the thoughts of these noble representatives, so it was normal for them to send gifts and make friends with me now.
Moreover, this is what Nalant wants. Since he is an arms dealer, he naturally has to deal with these imperial principalities.
"Mario, have you remembered all these gifts and the empires that came to contact us?"
"Sir, I have written it all down!"
"Very good, then you will visit the residences or liaison offices of these noble representatives in person later, and tell me, Narant, to entertain them in person the day after tomorrow."
"Sir, is that all?" Mario was stunned.
"Yes, that's all!"
"Okay, sir!" Mario asked no more questions.
The reason why Nalant brought all these forces together was based on two considerations.
First, it saves trouble.
The second is related to the future security of the Storm Territory.
Now everyone doesn't know his details, so they don't dare to make a high profile, even the representatives of the imperial nobles.
But after they return, if they know that he is just a minor nobleman who fled from the Glory Continent, then some forces may have other ideas.
As the saying goes, it is a crime for a common man to carry a jade without guilt.
The biggest temptation is that Nalant now has the right to sell cheap dwarf weapons.
But facing all the principalities and empires, he was like a troublemaking child, with no possibility of confrontation.
Therefore, he must create a safe environment for himself before returning.
How to create it?
That is to keep all forces in check with each other.
The weapons that Nalant obtained were not used much by him because of his small population.
In this way, these forces can be equally affected.
At that time, Narant's interests will become the interests of all forces.
No matter who actually wants to monopolize this benefit, it will cause public outrage.
Even if it is an empire, then think about the consequences of annoying all parties in the Holy Alliance.
…
After dismissing Mario, Nalant went directly back upstairs, and then began to list the weapons and equipment needed this time.
This time he planned to equip all his subordinates with weapons and equipment.
Moreover, it is still luxurious inscribed weapons and equipment, but if you want to fully equip it, it will cost a lot of money.
Nalant now has more than 400 subordinates. According to the price of the lowest-level inscription armor of the dwarves, the minimum set of weapons and armor is two hundred gold coins.
After such a conversion, the gold coins needed are 80,000 gold coins.
I am afraid that even the small nobles of the Holy Continent do not have such luxury as Nalant.
However, Nalant was willing to do so for the safety of his territory.
Moreover, in addition to these weapons and equipment, he is also preparing to customize a large number of mithril arrows and crossbows for the dwarves.
Ordinary crossbow bolts and arrows are enough in the Glory Continent, but their lethality is no longer enough after arriving in this sacred continent.
Therefore, using mithril shoulders is also the general trend.
After finishing the list, Nalant handed it over to Liemen and asked him to send it to the Forge of the Furnace to the civil affairs official of the dwarf race.
When he finished explaining Raymond, Natasha happened to return from outside.
"Natasha, how's it going?"
Previously, Natasha did not follow him to the dwarf palace in Forge Castle, but was sent by Nalant to do another important thing.
That is to go to the Emerald Tavern to find the steward of the Emerald Tavern and discuss the matter of purchasing a large amount of Jade Spirits.
"Narant, we've almost reached an agreement! When I said that we needed one hundred thousand jugs of emerald liquor and that we would purchase it for a long time in the future, the steward of the emerald tavern was frightened and almost knelt on the ground crying. Come on!" Following Nalant back to the second floor of the tavern, Natasha immediately vividly described what happened in the Emerald Tavern.
When she went to the Emerald Tavern, the manager didn't expect that she would be able to return so soon, and was really planning to buy in large quantities.
Moreover, this large quantity was so large that even he, the manager, could not fully agree to it.
Because one hundred thousand bottles of spirits are available at one time, this is a huge deal for a small principality like Blue Jade, especially if there are more orders to follow.
At that time, after confirming again and again that Natasha was not teasing him, the tavern steward wanted to have Natasha confessed.
Then, the two parties began formal negotiations.
The quantity of Jade Spirits is guaranteed to meet Natasha's request and will be delivered free of charge.
As for the price, the caravan steward quoted eighty silver coins per pot.
However, Natasha seemed not satisfied with the price.
The tavern manager said that this was the lowest price he could give within his rights.
In the end, Natasha settled on seventy silver coins for a pot.
If the matter is finalized, a two-year contract will be signed with the other party, and the order will be no less than 70,000 to 80,000 pots per month.
Although the authority of the manager of the Emerald Tavern can only be reduced to eighty silver coins, considering such a large order, in order to stabilize Natasha, there should be no problem in telling Natasha the price of seventy silver coins, and their king will definitely answer yes.
Asking Natasha to give him some time, he immediately returned and reported to the principality, promising to give a reply within half a month.
Natasha naturally had no objection to this, and even directly took out 5,000 gold coins to give the other party as a deposit.
Let the other party send the first batch of wine directly to the Black Rock Plains after the negotiation is completed. After confirming that it is correct, the remaining balance will be paid and the sales contract between the two parties will be signed.
When the steward saw the deposit of five thousand gold coins, he became even more excited.
This would make 100% sure that Natasha was not fooling them.
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