Before Snorri and the dwarves he brought could speak, the dwarves of Torrent Pass under Balentine shouted first.
"As expected of the goddess's choice! So generous!"
"We can't embarrass Zhufuba!"
"Does it mean that if Eternal Peak has money, we in Torrent Pass will have no money?"
"It's settled, we'll split the spoils in half!" Balentine made up his mind after hearing the shouts of his subordinates.
"I leave that magic stone halberd to you! Only someone like you who has mastered the power of runes can deal with the pollution caused by the magic stone."
Dwarves call warpstone magic stone, which is a material crystallization of chaos magic. It is powerful but extremely uncontrollable and will corrupt everything around it. We can think of it as nuclear fuel.
However, the Skaven have shown strong immunity to the radiation of the Warpstone. Not only can they use dark magic powered by the Warpstone, they can even apply the Warpstone internally and externally in various ways to directly obtain life extension, enhanced mana and other beneficial effects.
Generally speaking, only the Gray Seers and the engineering warlocks of the Skryre clan can use dimensional magic. The former is more like a wizard in the traditional sense, while the latter uses magical energy in a more "scientific" way. The specific technology is somewhat similar to the dwarf rune blacksmith. .
Compared with dwarf technology, rat technology powered by warpstone directly solves all energy problems with magical nuclear fuel. All that is left to do is how to guide this power.
For other races, dealing with the pollution caused by the radiation of the warpstone is already troublesome. As for the warpstone itself, it is even more of a hot potato. The dwarves usually have rune blacksmiths to carve runes to seal it.
After the rest, the dwarves on both sides searched the rat-man corpses on the ground together. They dug out about four thousand gold coins, and other equipment not worth collecting and unusable debris were burned together with the ratmen's corpses.
Ratmen carry all kinds of strange bacteria on their bodies. If they are not incinerated at high temperatures, they may contaminate water sources and even cause plague.
In the firelight lit by the rat man's corpse, the dwarves on both sides said goodbye. "My eldest brother Gnorm Skullcrusher now rules over Karak Varn," Snorri spoke.
"He plans to rebuild the mountain fortress and recruit immigrants to mine mineral deposits. Maybe your land can start trade with us?" Snorri started to use diplomatic rhetoric.
In his opinion, the advanced technological level of Torrent Pass will definitely speed up the reconstruction work of Big Brother.
"That's natural!" Balentine said, "Our control of Shanhu Castle has been intermittent over the years. The lack of a stable and sufficient supply of meteorite has greatly restricted our development!" He also looked very excited.
"When I go back to report the good news, the caravan should be here soon!" Balentine continued.
"Are you going back to Shanhu Castle now? Then maybe you can come and visit us in a few days. The elders of the clan have been talking about you!" Balentine issued a warm invitation.
"That's natural. I've heard about the prosperity and advanced technology of Riptide Pass for a long time. It would be great to come and broaden my horizons!"
Balentine spoke out Snorri's innermost thoughts. He has always believed that technology is the primary productive force.
"Oh? Really?" Balentine was very surprised when he heard Snorri's reply.
"It's beyond my expectation that you are willing to come! As the inheritors of traditional craftsmanship, rune blacksmiths have always been at odds with engineers who represent emerging technologies! It has been a long time since a rune master was willing to visit Zhufuba!" He The tone was very exciting.
"It seems to me," Snorri said, choosing his words,
"Regardless of new technology or old traditions, as long as it can enhance the strength of our dwarves and help us revitalize the Mountain Kingdom, it is a good thing worth learning!"
His voice was deliberately kept low so that only Balentine could hear it. Balentine nodded after hearing this. As a native dwarf, even if he lives in a relatively open city, he needs some time to digest these words.
"Well, let me take the liberty of saying, is this what you meant?" Balentine also asked quietly,
"For now, that's what I mean!" Snorri replied.
"Okay, Master Snorri, my father King Serendine will definitely be happy for your visit!" Balentine raised his voice so that the dwarves in the entire tunnel could hear him clearly.
The dwarves on both sides were eager to go back and recover their lives. After saying goodbye to each other, they each walked in the direction they came from.
On the way back, the dwarves under Snorri changed their solemn attitude when they arrived, and everyone's face was filled with the joy of victory.
Snorri played with the dimensional stone halberd in his hand as he walked. Just when he was bored and suffering from the soreness of his feet, a voice suddenly came to his mind:
"The system has been upgraded. It has been detected that the host led the army to victory for the first time. New functions are now unlocked to help you regain the lost mountain fortress, retrieve the lost artifact, and restore the glory of the mountain kingdom!"
Hearing this, Snorri suddenly became excited.
Without wasting a second, he decisively opened the system. He found that the system's original function of forging weapons, equipment and runes with oath gold had been replaced by a series of ritual options.
The skill panel has not changed much except that one more skill point can be allocated for upgrading by winning in battle, and other parts remain the same.
Snorri studied the content of the sacrifice as he walked. The main objects of the sacrifice were the ancestral gods of the dwarves and a few of the most famous heroes, such as the aforementioned High King Gautry who killed the Elf Phoenix King Caledor II. K-Starbreaker.
Sacrifice is divided into three levels according to the status of the objects of sacrifice. The lowest level is the great ancestors. There is only one choice for their sacrifices, and that is to summon their spirits to come to the mortal world. These spirits can all serve Snorri. You can make suggestions and fight for him in all directions.
The objects in the second level are ancestors and secondary gods, and there are three levels of sacrificial offerings to them.
The lowest level is to enhance the strength of the troops under the influence of the ancestor god's authority during a period of battle. For example, worshiping Mogrim, the God of Engineers, can increase the reloading speed and shooting accuracy of the war machine;
The second level is to enhance Snorri's ability within the authority of the ancestor god. Similarly, Mogrim can enable Snorri to master the production method of a certain device;
The highest-level ritual can directly enhance the ability of Snorri's faction in a certain aspect, such as research and development speed, personnel proficiency, etc.
The rituals of the three main gods are graded more carefully and produce stronger effects. The impact time and scope can be controlled according to the amount of sacrifice.
Take the mother goddess Varaya as an example. From the lowest level, she can make an army full of courage in battle and gain psychological immunity, to clear the chaos in an area, to increase the fertility of a single dwarf, a city, a faction or even the entire dwarf race. It can be done.
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