"Good at geography!" Thorgreen nodded.
"Fuck...my beloved ancestor goddess!" Snorri swallowed the words hard.
Karak Breeze Keep is located at the western end of the Gray Mountains, almost to the sea. This trip can be described as a long journey.
Thorgrin briefly told Snorri about the dwarf tradition of welcoming brides.
In dwarf society, because women are rarely married, marriage is a very important matter. In order to prove that the groom's family has enough financial resources to enable women to live a good life, the groom's family must pay a huge amount of wealth to the bride's clan.
The amount of wealth is determined by the bride's weight. For this reason, the dwarves have a special ceremony called "Wedding Scales".
In dwarf society, fatness is regarded as beauty. The tribesmen generally believe that plump women are more likely to have children and are therefore more popular. To marry them, more betrothal gifts are needed.
As for what kind of equal weights are placed on the scale, it varies according to the status of the bride's clan, ranging from part of gold to all of gold to not only gold but also jewelry, etc.
In addition to showing sufficient financial resources, the groom also needs to prove to the bride's mother clan that he has the ability to protect their precious female clan members. Specifically, the groom needs to accept the test of his natal family.
At this stage, in addition to the bride's own relatives, her other suitors also have the right to challenge the groom. Once the challenge is successful and the bride agrees, the original engagement will be invalidated.
This tradition was adapted after breaking up many arranged marriages.
The person who went to welcome the bride and accepted the test from his mother's family changed from the groom himself to a male of the same race who was younger than the groom, so that he could still use it even if he failed in the test.
"If I win, I can't be considered a hero. My elder brother's wisdom and strength are ten times better than mine!"
It would be embarrassing to leave such a scene in the past, but it would allow the wedding to proceed normally.
Of course, the closer such a substitute is to the groom in blood, the more respect he has for his natal family. Generally, his biological brother will do the job for him. If there is really no cousin of the right age who is close enough, he can do it.
Snorri then thought about it, this trip would greatly increase his experience and understanding of the world, and it would also spread his name throughout the entire western part of the Mountain Kingdom.
"I understand, father, when should I set off?" Snorri nodded in agreement.
"Don't worry, you will go with the year-end caravan next month. Your warhammer should have been forged by then, right? There will inevitably be some unevenness along the way!" Thorgreen replied.
Thorgrim-the Grudgebearer is a wise High King who understands the importance of trade. In addition to the traditional trade routes leading to Kharak-Kadrin, Torrent Pass, Barak-Haygate Pass and Imperial Nuln,
Thorgrin first used diplomacy to open up a trade route through the empire to Erengrad in the Bay of Claws. This trade route not only restored communication with the Norscan dwarves, it also greatly reduced the price increases and exploitation experienced by dwarven goods sold within the empire.
By reducing the price difference earned by middlemen, the trade income of the dwarves has been greatly improved.
Thorgrin then led the dwarf army to eliminate the greenskins through military means and opened up the trade route to Karak-Azul, also known as Iron Peak, the only remaining major southern town still controlled by the dwarves.
Since Karak-Bafeng Mountain, an important town connecting the north and south of the World's Edge Mountains, has fallen, the risks and benefits of this trade route are equally huge.
Finally, Thorgreen rebuilt the leyline network, cleared away the goblins and ratmen entrenched in it, and opened up a trade route along the Black Mountains to Karak-Breeze Castle at the end of the Gray Mountains.
There are a large number of small dwarf castles along this section. Before this, they only had commercial relations with their nearest neighbors.
If you want to purchase something from Eternal Peak, you have to rely on merchants from different fortresses to pass it on, which is time-consuming, laborious and not safe.
With the full support of Thor Green, an armed caravan departs from Eternal Peak all the way to Breeze Castle every year.
It will stop at every fortress along the way. Due to the protection of the troops arranged by the Supreme King, the safety of the team is very high. The caravans along the way will also join in, which in disguise increases the strength of the caravan.
Also because of this excellent security, many activities involving valuables and important letters are also carried out with caravans.
For example, for many of Master Anvil's orders, deposits and requirements were sent when the caravan returned the previous year, and then this year, the disciples followed the caravan to deliver the goods and collect the balance.
Such caravans not only boosted the economy of the entire Mountain Kingdom but also enhanced the influence of High King Thorgrim.
"The messenger from Breeze Castle who agreed to the marriage just arrived a few days ago. Originally, the Granite Hand didn't want his daughter to marry far away! It was only at the celebration banquet held that you became the rune master that the messenger who was granted the final decision-making power took the The decision has been made!" Thorgreen continued.
"Then it will take some time for our clan to prepare gifts, right?" Snorri answered, "I also promised Balentin to visit Juvba!"
"Balentine? That can be regarded as your cousin. Speaking of which, you are actually willing to go to Torrent Pass?" Thorgreen was also surprised.
"Don't you runesmiths get along with the engineers?" the High King asked.
"Well, I'm different from them," Snorri thought for a moment before telling the truth.
"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!" Snorri repeated what he said to Balentine.
"Hahaha!" Thorgreen laughed, "He is indeed my son. It would be great if Master Kragg could figure this out! Even if Morgrim came to the mortal world in person, he would not be able to convince him. !”
"Speaking of which, why does Master Kragg have such a bad attitude towards me and the people of our clan?" Snorri asked the question he had always had in his mind.
"Who does he have a bad attitude toward?" Thorgreen muttered. "This started a thousand years ago, and I only know a rough outline of the details." Thorgreen took a sip of beer and began to tell.
"I don't know whether it was the development of technology by the High King at that time that angered Krag, or whether Krag reduced the support of the runesmiths for the war and forced the High King to develop technology. Anyway, the more we develop technology, the less support we get from him. This forced us to further develop technology, and in the end it became a dead end."
"Then why did he accept me as his disciple?" Snorri asked next.
"Ha, originally you were supposed to be a disciple of the Iron Chisel Master, but Krag snatched you away. I thought he had changed his gender at the time, so I just agreed."
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