Wolf King

If any ally has the closest relationship, the closest contact, and the most unbreakable alliance of interests to the Ministry of Fire, he does not think of it except the forest elves.

In the time of Elder Gwendolyn, the Ministry of Fire showed blood to the forest elves, but it may not be possible to win much recognition from the forest elves. This elder has the same problems as the patriarch of the Qingtian. The elders of Nass teamed up to pull it out entirely.

In the era of Elder Meli, I learned the lessons of Elder Gwendolyn. Elder Meli did not eat any single food at all, and was particularly motivated to run up and down. In the past four years, the blood from the Fire Department to the forest elves is up and down It's all "favored".

And the amount of blood transfusion is even worse than that of Elder Gwendolyn-after all, the transaction volume of tens of millions of pounds in the past four years and the transaction volume of at most one million pounds in the past are not at the same level.

Of course, this blood is not a one-way output. Without the forest elf, the mountain is sheltered from the wind and rain, the Lamia Chamber of Commerce had come to the door early, and the dark elf mother had sent someone to take Xiao Yun to marry him forcibly. In the pocket of the Ministry of Fire-those countries on the earth that claim to be civilized do not spit out bones, and can they count on the kindness of the powerful forces of this world?

But... no matter how powerful the geographical ally, the forest elf, has cooperated in the past nine years, this time even Xiao Yun, even Shi Lezhi, could not ask the forest elf to block the black hand extended by the beast emperor for the fire department.

The reason is simple. Even family members, couples, and couples must maintain a certain safety distance. One cannot rely on the other, or the relationship between the two parties will inevitably be unbalanced, and will inevitably be distorted into one. , Not to mention two groups with different political demands?

Xiao Yun will never commit such stupidity.

Arrange the elder Meili into the guest room (that is, it has not been assigned to an individual's family house) to rest. Xiao Yun immediately called for Mr. Sean, Mr. Hodgson, Barker, and Ali Patriarch (the grass root patriarch is not there), and his decision was made to everyone. Frankly announced.

After listening to Xiao Yun's words, Mr. Sean's first reaction was: "How many pounds of noodles did the Dwarf Kingdom import from the Elven Forest in the first half of this year?"

"60 million catties," Xiao Yun said. "Ananas sent all the vermicelli bought from us to the Western Continent without leaving a catty. This is what Ashu heard at the elven port."

Mr. Sean nodded clearly: "I remember that last year the Dwarf Kingdom imported only 65 million kilograms, so it seems that the Dwarf King is indeed our best partner."

"What do you mean?" Barker didn't understand.

Mr. Sean smiled slightly: "After the last Frank's feast, the import volume of vermicelli in the first year of the Dwarf Kingdom was only 20 million pounds. After that, it has increased year by year, and it has risen to more than 50 million pounds the previous year. This means that Ayun's strategy is successful Yes, as opposed to vermicelli imports, the dwarf kingdom’s annual grain self-sufficiency rate has been relaxed."

After a pause, Sean said meaningfully: "And... last year, our northern continent suffered a flood, but the western continent has not rained for three consecutive months. The terraced grain silos in the southern dwarf kingdom have lost more than 50% of their output. This is October last year. News published in the Travels."

Xiao Yun nodded and added: "There must be an epidemic after the flood. In order to prevent the epidemic, we used 28,000 gold coins of tribal funds and purchased a large amount of potion from the Alchemist Association for spray disinfection and mixing it into edible water for the whole people. , All farmed animals are immune. The drought in the dwarf kingdom..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Yun's eyes narrowed: "There must be a locust plague after the drought, and more efforts are needed to rectify it. From the first half of this year, the demand for foreign noodles purchased by the Dwarf Kingdom... The Dwarf King missed the best locust disaster prevention period. In the Western Continent, the situation must be much worse than last year."

Balk sighed, and the head of the Ari Patriarch's eyes also changed.

"Wait, if this is the case, 50 million pounds of vermicelli will not solve the problem? The Dwarf Kingdom has a population of tens of millions!" Barker said.

"It is true, but if the Dwarf King urges the Forest Elves to buy large quantities of vermicelli again, it will expose his plight to the Elves. So the Dwarf King must gritt his teeth to overcome the difficulty." Xiao Yun said calmly, "Allies who can see the bottom line clearly." It is the safest ally. At this stage, the dwarf kingdom that urgently needs a lot of food to slow down the locust disaster is the best partner we can choose."

Mr. Sean added with a smile: "If the Huoyan tribe enters the hands of the beast emperor, the lifeblood of the purchased food of the dwarf kingdom is directly in the hands of the beast emperor. This is impossible for the dwarf king to accept."

"Oh... that's what it is." Balke finally understood.

Hodgson sitting quietly aside, although his face was expressionless, the fingers resting on his knees unconsciously tightened...

That is to say, even if there is no Emperor Beast, you have planned for a few years to create a handle for the Dwarf King to coerce the other party...

The elder Yin, who is rare in the Snow Wolf tribe, the head of the chestnut, listened for a long time than frowning, and coldly whispered: "In this case, we need enough chips to impress the dwarf king."

"This is no problem!" Balck immediately patted his chest confidently. "Austun and I have nearly 300 million pounds of vermicelli, and we can take it out and smash the dwarf king at any time!"

The forest elf's attitude towards the Fire Department is not pure, and the Fire Department's attitude to the Forest Elf's "closest ally" is naturally impossible to openly reveal all the panties... Although the vermicelli transaction volume is increasing every year, in fact Xiao Yun It is still rubbing down a part of the output, and it won't expose your actual productivity.

Anyway, the vermicelli is easy to store. Those Warcraft lairs that were cleared by the Snow Wolf warriors earlier are cleaned and covered with straw, filled with straw, sealed and filled in. With the low temperature on the grassland, put three No problem for five years. (Sweet potato powder is all starch, wood has fat protein, as long as it is not affected by hygromycetes, it will not be worms, and it is not easy to deteriorate)

"Not enough." Xiao Yun didn't lift his eyelids. "Before the end of autumn, prepare at least 400 million vermicelli reserves."

Barker: "..."

Hodgson, who seemed to sit calmly on the side, couldn't help but silently count how many mouths the 400 million pounds of noodles could feed, and then he showed a faint, insignificant expression of horror.

"Can't do it!" Barker was anxious. "Unless you open two more powder mills and get a pair of green dragons out!"

"All the magicians of the cat family belong to you, and I will also lend you a group of people from the production team." Xiao Yun said, "From tomorrow, you and the Aston's powder mill will start working 24 hours and work three shifts to work. , People do not rest when the machine rests, how much can be calculated."

Balck's face twitched frantically... after all, he knew that it was important to the Ministry of Fire, and could not bear to complain.

"Mr. Sean, Mr. Hodgson, I hope that both of you will also be able to participate in the work of the mill in the next two months. I know this is very presumptuous, but what we lack most now is time." Xiao Yun looked at both A great magician.

Mr. Sean nodded immediately, and he certainly couldn't take a look at this.

Hodgson's face was expressionless, and he slightly tapped his chin.

Xiao Yun is also used to Hodgson's poker face, which is 100 times more difficult to identify than the Huoyang patriarch. He continued: "The truce agreement in the Cursed Land can only play a certain role in interference. If the beast emperor wants to do it, even if there are elves The resistance of the clan can't stop him... Moreover, we can't afford the cost of the elf clan sending troops for our grassland tribe. So I plan to temporarily suspend the Grand Canal project and bring all the personnel back to strengthen the security of the entire southwestern region. Preventive work..."

"You said that the Beast Emperor would send someone to come to trouble us? Can't you?" Barker was surprised.

Xiao Yun sneered: "If I were the beast emperor, and I wanted to annex the flame department with annexation value, first of all, I would not consider moving this tribe with endless energy production and wealth back to the Far East immediately. It’s a matter of ownership. Finding another place to set up the Ministry of Fire not only takes trouble, but also delays the profit time. Then, in consideration of reducing the cost as much as possible and not using excessively expensive war methods, I will consider the principals of the Ministry of Fire, such as myself , Hongye, Huoyan Patriarch, Grassroot Patriarch, Ari Patriarch, Languo, etc. This group of guys with the ability to manage the tribe brought them to their site under house arrest in any way, and gave several imperial official positions that look good but have no gold content. The hen in the remote control fire department continued to lay golden eggs... This is not only good-looking, after all, I did not force the fire department to leave the place where they are accustomed to, "treat favorably" with the fire department’s top management, but also with the lowest control The cost is endless."

Barker: "..."

Hodgson: "..."

"The Beast Emperor is not Lamia, he will not be deterred by the forest elves who are close to us." Xiao Yun's face was gloomy and he gritted his teeth, "Don't forget... he can banish the snake for the Snake Island Gold Mine People!"

The four people present at the scene condensed their eyes and focused their heads.

"It's not our style to be beaten up." Xiao Yun exhaled and said fiercely, "Internally, we are ready to prepare for war. Externally, we should also find something to do for the Emperor Beast-I'm still preparing to brew more After two years, we can only try our hands first."

Mr. Sean stared at Xiao Yun for a few seconds, and said quietly: "I always feel that as an opponent...you are more terrible than the beast emperor."

Hodgson nodded slightly with a poker face.

Xiao Yun: "..."

Two days after Elder Meili came to report, the Dark Elves, Snow Elves and Tauren's messenger team came to the door.

The dark elf messenger is still an old friend of the Fire Department, big breasted black skin Don Angelo. Upon seeing Xiao Yun's face, this guy brazenly proposed marriage again, and Xiao Yun refused decisively.

The goods also said that Xiao Yun refused to be okay. The single grassroot patriarch, Huoyan patriarch and Hongye were all at random. She did not choose age or gender... Xiao Yun fled in embarrassment.

The Snow Elf's messenger is much more kind, and Lieutenant Selena bluntly said that the Snow Elf can lend troops to the Fire Department.

Xiao Yun said, thank you for not using it.

The snow elves seem to be more kind than the forest elves, and it’s okay for the girls to put on a pair that you think you are our vassal race, we will not restrict you or oppress you, but Xiao Yun has not caught up so fast .

The real kindness is the Tauren. The Tauren’s patriarch Harold not only came in person, but also brought in the 200 strong Tauren warriors, saying that the Fire Department can use it to return it next year...

Obviously, not only Xiao Yun, but the snow elves and tauren did not feel that the beast emperor could hold back against the grassland tribe.

When Xiao Yun expressed his hope that he could get the invitation letter from Tauren, Patriarch Harold hesitated for a long time and persuaded Xiao Yun to accept the invitation letter from the elven tribe. "Advance and retreat" come out...

Patriarch Harold understood Xiao Yun's defense against the elves, and said nothing, but patted Xiao Yun on the shoulder.

In the first month of the fall, the Grand Canal Engineering Team, which had been squatting for nearly two years, picked up and returned home. Farms, resettlement sites and the Snake Department deployed a part of the Cat/Snake fighters and reorganized them into militia teams for training.

Xiao Yun didn't hide the coveted beast emperor's coveted fire department, and directly disclosed it to the inside. The big cats who had just passed the stable days were obviously unwilling to have their lives affected, and the response was quite positive; three cat farms and cats everywhere In the clan settlement, the subsequent shock caused by more than half of the big cats holding each other to "remove" the clan leader was also depressed by the shadow above the head.

When the grassland tribes tightened and were preparing for the battle, Valentin across the sea also had a major event-the orc team "War Bear" who had participated in two battle days and had achieved good results. Its captain was recognized as an officer of the City Defense Team who had served in Moon Bear City.

Isaac, a "politician" who has become a monk halfway, can see that the beast emperor plots Cronin's shipbuilding technology, and the nobles of Cronin will naturally not be mentally disturbed to think why the officers of the Far East Orc Empire will pretend to be an adventurer. Domestically, this Moon Bear was immediately taken down and put into prison. The individuals or forces who had had close contact with the "War Bear" team were also strictly investigated by the Cronin nobles...

This led to a great impact on the game of sports for a while, and many noble lords suspended the game of tournament invitations.

But... the so-called rare and restricted are good things, and the **** label of "forbidden book" can also attract a lot of curious people to pursue it. The short-term restriction is not for the long-term development of the game of battle. It's a bad thing. When the demand of the public has reached a critical point, the game of sports will surely usher in a new wave of upsurge.

At the same time, the "Elf Ranger" travelogue, which has been habitually changed for three months, has only been updated for two months.

In September, the crops in various parts of the mainland entered the harvest period one after another, and the "Travel of the Mainland" issued by the whole mainland was delivered to the readers of this monthly publication.

Iron Continent, West Continent.

"Is the potato harvest only 60% of last year..." The dwarf king was wearing a simple linen shirt, flipping the report sent by the clerk, and slamming his forehead with stubby and strong fingers. "Isn't it already bought with those alchemists?" Insecticide? Isn't it used at all?"

The clerk was an old red-haired dwarf, and he said sadly: "Wang, alchemists said that the use of insecticides after the locust plague has little effect... If you want to prevent the locust plague, you must use it the previous year. Correct."

The dwarf king sighed. The drought last year left everyone at a loss. Who would have thought that the locust control must be carried out immediately?

Turning to the next page, the dwarf king's voice trembles slightly: "The harvest of buckwheat and wheat is only 40% of last year... Clerk! Did you make a mistake?! Last year our collection cost was not high!"

The clerk smiled bitterly: "Wang... this is still the harvest after using the insecticide machine, otherwise, maybe the two cities will not receive it."

The western continent is full of plateaus and mountains, and most of the country is mountainous and desert. The wind is very strong and the climate is dry. It is recognized as the continent with the worst agricultural development.

In the southern mountainous areas where there is plenty of rain, after the reformation and maintenance of terraces were published in the Travels of the Elf Ranger five years ago, the Dwarf King decisively gave up other areas and concentrated on the development of the south. The results are also gratifying. The army led the large-scale development of the southern terraced fields and became the largest granary in the dwarf kingdom.

If the dwarf kingdom can devote more energy to develop this terraced granary, then the five-year-old dwarf kingdom is estimated to have no food self-sufficiency problem...buckwheat, wheat, potatoes, and soybeans, which the dwarves love, can be grown in terraces. I also planted a lot of sweet potatoes that I didn't like very much.

Unfortunately, in order to compete for the underground ore veins, the Dwarf Kingdom has been fighting with the Dark Elves for many years...After purchasing cheap vermicelli to ease the pressure on the staple food, the Dwarf King will also develop a southern army and transfer a part of it back to the underground world. Productivity is only maintained to the extent that it can barely supply domestic needs.

Since the removal of the Grey Dwarfs, the Dwarf Kingdom managed by the Black Iron Dwarves has never experienced internal struggles. When the attention of the Dwarf King is pinned by the war in the underground world and ignores the operation of the southern granary, there will naturally be no one who is not long. Seeing offense to the majesty of the Dwarf King... So last year's drought hit the Dwarf Kingdom hard.

This year's locust plague is even worse...

The dwarf king lowered his head and sulked for a while. With the clerk watching more and more nervously, the king of the western continent exhaled heavily and looked up: "Command, go on, the grain in the south will not be delivered The Iron Furnace is here, let them keep 10% for their own use, and the rest will be sent to the towns with severe food shortages. As for the Iron Furnace... Take the rest of the vermicelli and sell it to the food store. The residents of the fort Each person has a limit of ten catties, so let’s talk about this first."

"Wang--" the clerk was ready to persuade him.

"Needless to say, I'm going to visit the elf queen in these two days. Ironforge will not starve people in winter." The dwarf king raised his hand to stop it.

If there is a food shortage in the human kingdom, the royal family of the human race must guarantee the food supply of the king city no matter where it is. Otherwise, the king's head will be threatened if the king city is in chaos... and the gods like the dwarf king do not worry about the king. Iron Furnace is in chaos, giving priority to towns far from the capital.

The secretary's face was distressed, but he was relieved in his heart... As the steward of the dwarf king, he had long been troubled by the food shortage of Iron Furnace. If he could get tens of millions of pounds of noodles to ease Stress, he can at least close his eyes at night.

When the clerk withdrew, and the dwarf king was alone, only the egg that would not be exposed in front of his subordinates was exposed...

The young dwarf king is definitely a good face in the demigods. Although the forest elf queen always behaves well, asking a person to sell food is still a big blow to a king.

"I've seen a ghost..." The dwarf king whispered, "If the **** beast emperor, if this **** sent the Tigers to the underground world, the mine veins in the west of the dark forest would have been taken long ago. Drag until now!"

Well, the Dwarf King also discovered his neglect of southern operations in the past few years. If he was not eager to seize the mines and take back some of the army, he would not mess up the entire southern region during the drought last year.

But it is obviously embarrassing to admit your mistakes, so the dwarf king must throw the pot to the beast emperor...

The dwarf king, who was in a bad mood, was sulking for a long time before reaching for the new issue of "Travel in the Mainland" sent by the servant in the morning.

But before waiting for the dwarf Wang Youji to ease his mood, he saw the chief of the guard hurried into the study.

"King, the elf queen's knight led a group of orcs to visit Ironforge. This is the queen letter from the elf knight to the city gate officer." The chief of the guards held a delicate envelope sealed with beeswax in both hands, respectfully Offer.

"Queen's letter?" The dwarf king took the envelope suspiciously. At first glance, he saw the queen's seal on the envelope, which was painted with extravagant gold powder.

At the same time, it was built outside the iron fort built on the mountain, in some urban areas, or even by hollowing out the mountain.

The black iron dwarves, who are known for their smelting skills, attach great importance to their main city. The average farmer family in the human country cannot afford agricultural tools made of steel. In Ironforge, these black iron dwarves even use iron water to pour out the towering city walls... …

Standing under the city walls, the embassy team of grass dumplings, snow wolves, and cats stood head-to-head like a country gangster, staring dumbly at the magnificent length of thousands of kilometers, with both ends embedded in the mountains on both sides. For a long time, the city wall couldn't come back.

"The iron city wall just looks beautiful, but it's actually very troublesome to maintain." The gatekeeper who served them as a guest, an old black iron dwarf with white hair, looked humble, but actually showed off. "The surface is too easy to rust. And worrying about the snow and frost cracking in winter, I have to apply a layer of antifreeze oil every year. Look, those reflective things are left after years of antifreeze oil."

"Oh." The leading snow werewolf responded dryly, swallowing unconsciously.

Antifreeze oil is mechanical lubricating oil. The hilly new area has to bear a huge expense every year just to buy this thing. This group of guys actually use it to paint the city walls... Zhen Nima is not a loss of origin and is self-willed!

Hongye, the general manager of the hilly new area, heard that the thing on the black iron city wall was actually mechanical lubricating oil.

The reaction of red earth buns greatly pleased the city gate officials. This guy supported the big hammer in his waist and bragged about the great achievements of Ironforge. The ice and snow king city covered on the Samal Snow Mountain was called the unfallen. City, Ironforge has a similar nickname: Unbreakable City.

The earliest prototype of a city inhabited by hundreds of thousands of black iron dwarves is a war fort that can be attacked and defended. Only one-third of the city’s area is exposed, and the other two-thirds are hidden in the mountain, or even underground, and the black iron city walls connected to the two sides of the mountain can’t be broken even by war behemoths, and the walls are densely covered inside and outside. The arrow towers, defensive towers, and turrets, even the dragons, don’t want to fly over the city unscathed.

In the latter part of the racial war, the dwarves and the elven clan fought intermittently for hundreds of years. Good warfare like the elven clan (the elves had not yet separated) did not break through the fortress of Ironforge and enter the hinterland of the dwarf kingdom; On the western continent, there is the southern continent bordered by land. Those human war madmen who are eager to conquer and plunder wealth have never obtained a bargain from the dwarves.

Um... At that time, the Grey Dwarf was still a member of the Dwarf Kingdom, and there was no lack of fighting to defend the Dwarf Kingdom, but the city gate officer's bragging never forced the Grey Dwarf to appear...