"Sure enough, it's not as fun as I imagined!"
William III was sitting in a carriage returning to Altdorf. The first order of the new emperor was to move the capital. This was not a big deal; for the suffragettes it was just a change of meeting place.
He wears the emperor's crown on his head, and plays with Gail-Malaz, the hammer that symbolizes imperial power. The runes engraved on the hammer made William feel full of strength, as if he had returned to when he was twenty years old.
"The guy from Stirland is really wasting his resources. I feel like I can easily smash the head of a big horned beast now!" William Kong waved Gael Maraz.
This dwarf's two-handed war hammer is a bit short for humans to hold with two hands, but it is not that flexible to swing with one hand. However, the powerful power of the runes on it covers up all shortcomings. It is one of the most prestigious weapons in the old world.
"Your Majesty, there is news!"
Political struggle is no easier than hitting people with a hammer, and William III is no longer young. Just when he was about to close his eyes and meditate, a voice came from outside the carriage.
"The dwarves, or King Snorri himself, developed a set of things that can communicate across the air. There is a rune blacksmith in the settlement in front. He can contact the Forge Iron Castle, and the lord of the Forge Iron Castle has Means of contacting Snorri!”
Chancellor Heisenberg brought the news William wanted. After successfully deposing Dieter IV, William's focus shifted to renewing the one-year Human Emperor experience card, and he and his staff agreed that Snorri was an important promoter.
The new Emperor led a large group of people to the town at the foot of the mountain, and he went straight to the dwarf blacksmith shop. Under the influence of a large number of gold coins, the rune blacksmith started to hammer the runes.
"It's better for me to collect the telegram myself!" Seeing the Doomsday Anvil flashing, Snow Lee thought for a while and climbed onto the base himself, took out his telegraph book and started communicating.
"Have you been contacted?" William paced in the low workshop.
"Karak Ancazar is contacting the King of the South." The rune blacksmith didn't quite understand the situation. Why, as soon as the news of His Majesty Snorri's expedition reached his ears, a human emperor appeared in front of him.
"Oh? We've made contact! The great ancestral co-elector has just passed through the Black Fire Pass with his army. What do you want to say to him?"
"Well, I, William III, the supreme human emperor, the democratically elected monarch, the guardian of the empire, the elector of Reikland, the prince of Altdorf, the holder of Gael-Maraz, hope..."
"It's too long, I can't remember it, I can't finish it!" Runesmith interrupted William III's call, which forced the new emperor to cough twice to relieve the embarrassment.
"Just say that the new emperor wants to see him."
"The response was quite fast. I thought he would have to go to the Horn Castle to figure out the situation!" Snorri looked at the news with a hint of approval.
"Meet you at the forged iron castle!" Snorri chose his own territory. The safety of the dwarf's fortress was very guaranteed.
"Let's go to the Forged Iron Castle!" William III walked out of the workshop. Several Rick knights received the order, spread out the map to determine the direction, and then the team quickly set off.
"Notify brothers, don't worry, the initiative is on our side." Snorri smiled again, and he decided to suppress the new emperor's enthusiasm first.
William III waited anxiously for two days in the Forged Iron Castle, and then at noon on the third day, he saw an army coming from the east from the window of the guest room.
"This military appearance is indeed extraordinary!" Marshal Rick looked out from the window cut out of the rock wall. Snorri's troops were well rested and not at all tired from the long march.
At the front of the team, a strong dwarf stuck a big ax on his back and held a big flag in his hand. Behind him is a ball of gold. Anyone who is familiar with the dwarf nations knows that the ancestor co-selected is an alien. He prefers to ride a lamb instead of measuring the earth with his feet.
"Forged Iron Castle has gathered about 200 people for him. I think they are all elites and veterans." The human general relied on his good drinking ability to infiltrate the dwarves, and he said the information he had found out.
"Please help us arrange a meeting!" Snorri exchanged greetings with Lord Pojok. The trips he took to escort the caravan made Snorri and the lords along the way become friends.
That night, Snorri met William III, with whom he had been a close friend for a long time, in the lord's private reception room. Both parties knew that it was better to keep the negotiation content secret, so neither party brought any entourage.
But soon the two leaders realized that without anyone to pave the way, taking the lead would bring the dialogue to a deadlock. The King of the South and the Human Emperor looked at each other across the table and fell into a long silence.
"You know what I want to talk about." As the initiator of the meeting, William was forced to break the deadlock first.
"Of course, His Majesty the Acting Emperor."
"acting?"
"Isn't it? Or are the Elector of Midden and Great Ulric of the White Wolf Church lying?" Snorri showed a hint of a smirk.
The pope of the White Wolf Church is called Great Ulric. The church has huge influence in the Human Empire. Sigma himself was once a believer in the White Wolf God. Great Ulric also received an electoral vote.
"Sigma on top!"
William III bit his lips and placed his hands on Gale Maraz on his waist. He did not expect that the old wolf in the Midden Territory would not hesitate to release the news from the Elector Meeting in order to increase his chances of failure, which made him completely passive.
"Then let's get straight to the point!" The political veteran adjusted his mentality instantly. "Tell me, what do you want?"
"The sons of the mountains value their promises. "
"Then you shouldn't appear here!" William III flicked his beard. Snorri's appearance here actually explained something about his attitude.
"Well, compared to Marienburg, we have a deeper relationship with the Emperor, even from the era of the chiefs before Sigmar. Therefore, I am willing to come here to see the new Emperor's attitude towards the future relationship between the two parties. "
"Bilateral relations require joint efforts from both sides."
"Perhaps His Majesty Leopold is more to our liking. In this troubled world where chaos is rising, a Wolf Emperor should be welcomed." Snorri suppressed William's resistance.
Midden leaders are stubborn, proud, bad-tempered and like to drink. These similar qualities make them have an extraordinary relationship with dwarves. The capital, Middenheim, also has the largest dwarf settlement in the empire.
Snorri once wanted to cooperate with Leopold. In the end, Middenheim fought to the last moment. The White Wolf God of War even personally intervened in the mortal world. They are trustworthy. However, Leopold's conservative stubbornness made Snorri finally give up on him. There is still time and development should be accelerated.
