The reason why Soshyan was late was to learn more about these humanoid races before negotiating. As the forging world closest to the center of the galaxy, Angstrom has been in contact with the short people since its establishment, so it also It can be regarded as the imperial force that understands short people best in the entire empire.
However, due to the short people's strong vigilance, even Angstrom, who has been conducting secret trade with the short people for a long time, does not have much detailed information. Soshyan only learned a few key points from them -
First of all, the history of short people is very, very old, and it is very likely that it can be traced back to before the legendary Old Night, which was the era when mankind first suffered a huge blow and fell.
Secondly, the structure of short-form society is not based on the country. They have not even established a national organization. The basic unit of short-form society is the clan. Above the clan are guilds or companies, and above that are alliances of several or even hundreds of guilds. , so the society of short people also has a unified name - the Wotan League.
As for the origin of the word Wotan, the most senior sage in Angstrom could not explain the reason. He just knew that the short people called it that.
The third point is that it can be confirmed from Angstrom that short people do live in the center of the Milky Way, but as we all know, the center of the Milky Way is the furnace of stars. In this crazy space, the terrifying original power of the universe is raging without mercy. It was restrained, and the scorching stellar wind was raging. Although many races tried to explore it for thousands of years, in the end, only countless broken wrecks were left. How did the short people produce and multiply in an area extremely unsuitable for life in the center of the galaxy? Coming down is a difficult problem to imagine.
The fourth point is the origin of this group of short men. They represent the largest and oldest alliance in the Wotan Alliance, the Great Sorian Alliance.
This is a huge organization composed of hundreds of guilds, integrating manufacturing, logistics, ocean trade and military. It has maintained trade relations with Angstrom for thousands of years. This is also the reason why Angstrom, as a small and medium-sized forging world, has the ability to build such magnificent defense facilities and star castles. This time Soshyan asked Angstrom about the short men, and finally contacted him. The line of the Great Sorian Alliance.
And judging from the communication with Angstrom, the Great Thorian Alliance has actually always wanted to contact the Expeditionary Force. After all, the Maelstrom is very close to the center of the galaxy and is also a key area for the Wotan Alliance's many trade routes. It is impossible for them to not care at all if a war of this magnitude breaks out in this place.
After all, for discerning businessmen, the real opportunity to make a fortune is not in peace, but in war.
"Sorry, there was some delay."
Soshyan said with a smile, and then came to the other end of the table. The chair immediately receded automatically, and he sat on it.
Eldergrim blinked and glanced at the closed door. There was no guard on the other side.
As far as he knew, the more distinguished a human being was, the more he liked to show off. Even if it was not for safety, he would use a large number of guards to show his status.
Could it be that the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, Soshyan, was not here? Just one of his subordinates?
But looking at this man's demeanor and gorgeous armor, he doesn't look like an ordinary Astartes——
However, Soshyan's following words dispelled his worries.
"I am Soshyan Alexei, the commander-in-chief of the Maelstrom Expeditionary Force. Are you Eldgrim's business liaison officer?"
Eldergrim nodded and replied in very standard High Gothic:
"It is a great honor to meet the supreme commander of the expeditionary force in person. I am Eldgrim. This time I am here to negotiate with you on behalf of the Great Sorian Alliance. Our long-term trading partner said that you need some... .help?"
Soshyan did not answer immediately, but changed the subject.
"When did you arrive at Angstrom?"
Eldergrim was a little unsure of what Soshyan meant, but he still responded cautiously.
"A week ago."
"The red pirates had already blocked the route a week ago. How did you guys get in?"
Eldergrim understood immediately.
"We hate these pirates deeply. You can rest assured that all the clans of the Wotan Alliance will never associate with the servants of the Supreme Heaven. In human terms, Chaos is also the enemy we are wary of."
Soshyan waved his hand.
"You misunderstood. That's not what I meant. I just want to know how you entered Angstrom and what tools or techniques you used."
"Well, our logistics company has precise transmission technology. Although it cannot span long distances, it is still not a problem for one galaxy."
Soshiyang blinked. He was just worried that he couldn't send the message. Wasn't this because he was sleepy and gave him a pillow?
But he didn't mention it immediately and changed the topic back to its original direction.
"Actually, I just accidentally saw a certain product you produced, and asked the Angstrom sages if they knew about the existence of short men. I didn't expect you to come directly."
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"short!?"
The furnace-born man with a strange mohawk and almost bare upper body showing off his large muscles seemed to be irritated by something in Soshiyang's words. He immediately turned his head and glared at him. Other furnace-born people also cast unkind glances at him. Watch.
"It's okay, it's just that humans call it differently."
Eldergrim immediately reassured everyone, and then rubbed his hands with the big ring on them, with a professional smile on his face.
"Business opportunities must be proactively seized. In fact, the Alliance began to pay attention when the empire launched the expedition. The red pirates not only caused a lot of trouble to the empire, but also caused obstacles to our trade routes. This is a public nuisance. Get rid of them. It’s good for everyone.”
"From your tone, you know the empire very well?"
"I hold the title of human trade expert and have more than five thousand successful human trade cases!"
Eldgrim looked very proud when he said this, and he indeed had the capital to be proud. The number of businessmen in the entire alliance who could achieve his performance could be counted on one hand.
Suoshiyang suddenly narrowed his eyes, and then his tone became cold.
"So you must be very aware of the attitude of the Empire and the Astartes towards aliens?"
Eldergrim's expression suddenly froze, and the atmosphere instantly cooled down.
Everyone looked at me and I looked at you, but Soshyan was always looking at Eldgrim.
"Who are you trying to scare?"
With a roar, the table shook, and the strong and stocky Hearthborn without any clothes or armor jumped directly onto the table, holding a battle ax that glowed with plasma light in his hand.
"I know you elders don't have any good stuff, why are you Astartes? A bunch of human bulldozers who only know about killing and destruction. The only difference between you and the greenskins is that you have approved a human skin! Even if you are tall If you're taller, you can't even think of showing off your power in front of the Furnace Yi!"
Eldergrim, who was so frightened that he was covered in cold sweat, waved his hands quickly.
"Don't get excited! Don't get excited! Say what you have to say! Don't use weapons! Come down quickly!"
Soshiyang suddenly stood up, and then stretched out his hand at a speed that no one could react and grabbed the opponent's ax handle. The Hearthborn in the windbreaker was the first to react and immediately touched his hand to the belt, although they all The long-range weapons were taken away, but in fact the Furnace had many ways to hide micro-weapons. However, when he noticed that the old Furnace with a white beard was still smoking his pipe leisurely, as if he didn't see anything, the Windbreaker Yi slowly lowered his hand again.
On the other side, Soshyan made no further move, just held the handle of the axe, and then looked at the angry short-tempered man with a smile.
