After staying at Haimen Pass for a few more days and condolences to the volunteers who arrived early, Snorri returned to Eternal Peak again to make final preparations for the expedition.
Soon he was summoned by Thorgrim, the Grudge Bearer. The high king wanted to give his son a few words before setting off.
It's still the same office as before, but Snorri is no longer the ordinary dwarf prince and rune blacksmith he was before. He is now the Chosen One of the Ancestral Goddess, the Messenger of the God of War, the person recognized by Grim Brindel, and the Vice-President of the Rune Blacksmith Guild.
"How sure are you!" After caring between father and son, Thorgreen finally got to the point. He is Snorri's number one supporter and sponsor of this expedition. It can be said that father and son share weal and woe.
Thorgreen's prestige in the Mountain Kingdom is not as strong as it would be a hundred years ago. If Snorri fails this time, the entire faction's voice in the dwarf nations will be reduced in the next few years.
"More than 70%!" It's not like Snorri has never considered this issue. There is no need for him to finish his words in a private chat with his father. Now the news about the Southland is seriously backward and distorted. He is confident in the power he has assembled, but the unknown is always worrying.
Snorri finally settled on Plateau Castle after repeated deductions. The Southland is relatively backward, and its resources have not been exploited on a large scale and are relatively abundant. In addition, it is far away from the center of power of the dwarves, so its degree of freedom can be higher.
He once thought that he might be able to recover Gombard Peak or Karak Ungol. These two fortresses were not far from the core area of the dwarves and were relatively less difficult. But then he would have no way to take the next step, unless he went to the Chaos Wasteland or the dark land of the Chaos Dwarves to expand.
Thorgreen nodded. He believed in his youngest son's judgment and gave him the greatest support. Finally, he took out a glove from the safe and handed it to Snorri.
This is an exquisite treasure engraved with master-level power runes, which can literally increase the wearer's strength. This is what Thorgrin specially prepared for Snorri considering his flying hammer skills.
As Uncle Iron Chisel delivered a breastplate and Stanley boots to Snorri's yard, his own preparations for the expedition were completed. The breastplate was engraved with the telescopic rune copied by Uncle Iron Chisel and a resolute rune commonly used on armor.
The text of telescopic characters has been lost since ancient times, and it was very unpopular even in the golden age. All the equipment ordered by dwarves is tailor-made. Even if there are slight differences in the stature of the offspring, it can be adjusted by losing weight, stuffing, lining, etc. There is no need to waste a precious rune slot.
Therefore, no information has been handed down on how to reconcile the interaction between this rune and other runes. Even though Uncle Iron Chisel was already an experienced rune master, he could only carve the most conventional runes with it.
The reason why Snorri has such a special need is to prepare for the skill of God descending to earth. He is now only a little short of reaching level five. Although the experience required for each level is increasing, he feels that this Reaching level six in one trip doesn't seem like a dream.
When there were ten days left before departure, Snorri held a swearing-in meeting at the Eternal Peak. Both the God of War and the Ancestor Goddess expressed support for his expedition. Snorri then headed to Haimen Pass with his supporters and supplies gathered at Eternal Peak.
The entire Barak-Var has long been prepared to welcome the Snorri expedition. This port city has been completely mobilized for the Snorri expedition. There are tribesmen and foreign workers running around everywhere, nervously loading materials into warehouses.
Snorri was sitting in his temporary office on the upper floor of the fortress, reading the soldier list that had just been compiled and the blessing-themed rune telegrams from all directions.
Snorri Thorson Runemaster (Anvil of Doom)
Anvil Guards Eighty Men
Eighty Hammer Warriors
200 Iron-Smashing Warriors
One hundred long-bearded warriors
One hundred bearded warriors (heavy weapons)
Two hundred dwarf warriors
Dwarf Warriors (heavy weapons) 100 people
One Hundred Thunder Gunners
One hundred heavy arrow crossbowmen
Fifty dwarf rangers
Twenty iron dragon gunners
Iron Dragon Gunner (Troll Hammer Rockets) 20 people
Three ballistae (burning runes)
Three cannons
Two organ cannons
Two Dwarf Helicopters (Brimstone Guns)
Monster Butcher Thirty People
Fifty ordinary butchers
Seven hundred dwarf adventurers
In addition, the engineer Broxson, the steward, the dwarf general Henryd the Dragon Slayer, and the Leviathan Slayer Rogoff.
The dwarf troops under Snorri have reached the size of two thousand people, which is definitely a large army for the Mountain Kingdom. Snorri was confident that he would be able to defeat any enemy who dared to stand in his way in the early stages of the expedition.
But he also knows that his front will be very long, and whether he can win one victory after another while protecting the fruits of previous victories while his troops are gradually diluted is more critical.
There are many butchers from Karak-Kadrin who have joined Snorri's team. In the case of Rogoff, they also hope to have a chance to win the forgiveness of the white dwarves and even the ancestor gods.
Snorri simply divided them into two categories. Those who had killed giant monsters such as trolls, ogres, and minotaurs were collectively called monster butchers, and those who had only cut down greenskins, rats, and Chaos followers were collectively called ordinary butchers.
This effectively prevents the "Storm Rat Butcher", "The Big Orc Butcher", "The Bighorn Butcher", etc. from sitting together and shouting every day just to compete and brag about their past achievements, which is normal for dwarves. .
For the volunteers who came from various mountain forts, Snorri divided and organized those who had formal military experience according to arms types, but there were still a large number of tribesmen who came from settlements outside the mountains or who had not yet participated. Military mustache.
The individual combat effectiveness of these tribesmen is not necessarily poor, but they lack discipline and cooperation, and most of their equipment is strange. A one-handed weapon with a shield in the hand, a two-handed weapon on the back, and an additional short gun or crossbow hanging on the waist are common combinations.
In essence, they are similar to rangers, but they have not experienced special reconnaissance and stealth training. When they fall into battle, they will first shoot randomly from a distance, and then rush forward with the weapons in their hands.
In addition to the dwarves, Snorri recruited two troops from other factions. The first is the Amazons of Anagunda, a well-known mercenary from the mercenary kingdom of Tyrell.
The Amazons are a group of human mutants created by the Ancient Saints. They are all female and use the secret technology of the Ancient Saints to reproduce.
