Snorri couldn't say much after hearing this. It was the lord's duty to guard his territory, just as it was Snorri's duty to guard his convoys.
If you rashly provide help without permission, it will be considered as a distrust of Lord Porok's strength, which is not worth the loss, not to mention that Snorri now represents his father, High King Thorgrim.
The team moved forward and finally arrived at Desolation Castle at noon the next day. Seeing the prosperity of this fortress, Snorri realized that it should be named after its state of ruin when it was first established, rather than its current splendor.
Seeing Snorri's shocked expression, Lord Porrok smiled and lit his pipe. "Hahaha, you don't have to be surprised by the choice of the respected goddess. Many elders who have been watching for a long time are also confused by the name of Karak Norn!"
He said with some irrepressible pride. "The Gray Mountains area is the most barren area among all the mountains belonging to our dwarves. The already limited metal and gemstone minerals are more difficult to mine because of the unstable foundation of the mountain."
"Poof!" Lord Boluoke puffed out a puff of smoke.
"Most of the ancestors who first came to settle in the Gray Mountains were attracted by rumors of countless wealth. These ancestors, with the usual stubborn temper of our sons of the mountains, hoped to find large mineral veins. After thousands of years of hard work, they finally found it They found some veins of metal and precious metals and built a fort on them.”
"Such as your Desolate Keep and Karak Zfulim where I'm going?" Snorri answered.
"Yes, yes!" Lord Pojok seemed very satisfied with Snorri's answer.
"My Karak-Norn is one of the largest fortresses in the Gray Mountains. Of course, of course, it is not enough compared to Karaz-a-Karak." Lord Porrok said modestly.
"That's not necessarily true. In addition to our compatriots, you also have human friends under your rule. Speaking of which, you have also been to the Eternal Peak?" Snorri agreed.
"Hahaha!" Bo Ruoke laughed, "According to the rules set by the ancestors, every fifty years, all the heads of mountain fortresses, clans and guilds of sufficient size must go to the Eternal Peak to meet the Supreme King. Attend a hate convention.”
"Oh!" Snorri shook his head. He had been busy thinking about Morse code recently, and his mind was a little confused. For a moment, he forgot about this event that he remembered most from his childhood.
Once every fifty years, all the respectable dwarves in the entire old world will gather in the grand throne room of the Eternal Peak. They will carry the Book of Hatred they have kept and report to the High King the increase or decrease in the articles of hatred in the past fifty years. .
The High King will select parts based on the severity of the hatred that are worthy of being recorded in the Great Book of Hatred throughout the Mountain Kingdom. This is also an opportunity to form a coalition to settle the most painful hatred.
Thinking of this, Snorri counted his fingers and found that there were only a few years until the next hate conference.
"Although some leaders will send envoys to attend the meeting due to various affairs, traditionally speaking, the leader who has just succeeded to the throne should attend the meeting in person for the first time to show respect for the High King!" said Lord Porrok! , which also answered the question that Snorri thought of but did not ask.
"I gained a lot of knowledge during that trip! You'll be able to see what I gained later! Let's go, don't keep my family waiting in a hurry!" Lord Poruoke greeted.
The convoy filed into the fortress from the underground side entrance of the Desolate Castle. Snorri dismissed the team and let the tribesmen do their own thing. He wanted to go to the room to rest. He was very tired without riding a sheep during this section of the journey.
After getting up from a nap, the invitation to the evening party had been delivered to Snorri's table. Soon Balin walked in with brewed coffee.
"Cousin, this dinner is different from the past, I have to remind you!" He put down his coffee and said.
"The Queen of Desolate Castle, Thelma, the wife of Lord Porrok, may cause some trouble for you tonight! But there's no guarantee of that."
"How do you say that?" Snorri asked strangely. Not only did his reputation spread throughout the dwarf mountains, but also the humans with whom he was closely related had heard about it. It was unexpected that some tribesmen wanted to cause trouble for him.
"That's right, Queen Thelma was born in Karak-Izo, which is Copper Mountain Castle. She is the eldest daughter of the rich Lagos, the owner of Copper Mountain Castle." Balin continued.
"Then what?" Snorri still didn't quite understand. He didn't know much about the dwarf fortress south of the Horn Castle.
"Um..." Snorri's lack of political knowledge left Balin speechless. Generally speaking, these advisers should not get involved in the competition among the dwarf lords.
After all, judging from the frequency of marriages between high-ranking dwarves, two lords who remember each other's books of hatred must be considered distant relatives, even if they live apart forever. If one day the two families reconcile after making peace, the consultant who started the conflict will suffer.
"For nearly a thousand years, the relationship between Tongshan Castle and our Eternal Peak has not been very good. Every generation of Tongshan Castle owners has tried to run for the Supreme King. Of course, they have all brought this long-cherished wish into the palace of their ancestors. ”
Seeing that Snorri still looked confused, Balin had no choice but to continue.
"There are two main reasons. The first is that Copper Mountain Fort has grown in strength over the years. As you know, Karak-Izo is located in the Dome Mountains to the south. The city is named after the large area under the glacier of the mountain range where it is located. of brass and other minerals.”
"Brass? I know that, but we don't have much demand for that thing." Snorri added.
"Mainly due to natural conditions!" Balin didn't mind Snorri's interruption.
"The Dome Mountains is an icy canyon located between the Gray Mountains and the Black Mountains. It is composed of glaciers and dangerous peaks. The canyons and cliffs all over ensure that no monsters can easily disturb the tribesmen living on this plateau. Therefore, the Brass Mountain area The tribe was rarely disturbed by foreign enemies and slowly expanded into the surrounding canyons and mountain peaks.
The large local veins of brass, iron, tin and other minerals ensure that it becomes the largest and deepest mining base outside the World's Edge Mountains. One particularly bold ancestor in her history even carved a solid ice city out of the glacier cliffs. "
"Ice City?" Snorri praised.
"Compared to the situation where the mountains on the edge of our world are constantly invaded by groups of greenskins, ratmen and even monsters, the environment of Copper Mountain Castle is much more comfortable, so it has attracted many clans from the east whose mountain fortresses they originally lived in have fallen."
"The addition of these clans has brought more people and further accelerated the development of Tongshan Castle. Am I right?" Snorri finally realized.
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