Knight Lord: Start with Daily Intelligence

"Did a large army of dwarves arrive?"

Laun's words made Su Li and Vandal turn their heads in surprise to look at him.

How many people does it take to be called a large army?

Su Li immediately asked with concern: "My minister, tell me in detail what's going on?"

Laun's face was also a little shocked: "Lord, they came with an entire mountain shield array, a full one thousand two hundred people! All are powerful dwarven warriors."

"And this does not include their accompanying support staff and immigrants."

After listening, Su Li was shocked and a little uneasy.

One thousand two hundred powerful dwarven warriors!

This is an unparalleled powerful force. Even red dragons and black dragons would have to flee when facing such a powerful armed force alone.

A qualified dwarf must have a set of sophisticated dwarven heavy armor, and dwarves are naturally tough and durable, with extremely high magic resistance.

If such a dwarf stood in place, set up a shield formation, and let the opponent charge and bombard them, they might not be able to shake their formation.

Even the most elite knight order of the human empire would not want to directly charge into this iron tortoise-like shield formation.

It is because of this powerful army that dwarves were able to become the overlords of the last era. The dwarven empire in its heyday stood as majestic as mountains. Back then, every mountain peak was a dwarven fortress, and any enemy attack was like hitting a stone with an egg. Dwarven caravans traveled freely all over the world.

However, after thousands of years of the Longbeard War with the elves, the dwarves suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties in one battle, which greatly damaged their vitality. After thousands of years, the population has not been able to recover.

This allowed humans to occupy the vast areas on the plains, and the empire became the protagonist of this era.

Sometimes, really, no matter what world you are in, being able to reproduce is the greatest advantage.

The total population of the Black Forest Territory may not be as large as a fortress like Redbeard Fortress. In terms of military strength, the two sides are seriously out of balance.

So Su Li cautiously said: "My minister, although the dwarves and the empire have always had a good relationship, it's always good to be cautious. A gentleman does not sit under a leaning eaves. Go back again and ask Dogrin to come here. I have something to talk to him about."

Laun understood Su Li's concerns. If these 1,200 dwarven warriors had any malice, then Black Forest Castle would be completely surrounded.

And if Dogrin is willing to leave the army and come to Bjorn Bay, it will obviously be enough to prove his sincerity.

Soon, Dogrin's rough and high-pitched voice rang out in Bjorn Bay: "My friend, what must be discussed here? I have repeatedly emphasized the delicacies of your territory to my dwarven brothers, and they are looking forward to the banquet in your castle."

Su Li turned his head and saw Dogrin walking towards here with a tall dwarf with a stout body and a meter-thick waist.

This dwarf was extraordinary at first glance. Not only was his waist ten times thicker, but his arms were also thicker than Su Li's thighs. His muscles bulged, supporting the sophisticated dwarven armor, making him look very majestic. He wore a horned helmet on his head and held a dwarven battle axe weighing hundreds of pounds in his hand. With this terrifying figure standing on the position, it is estimated that no matter how many people come, they will be chopped into pieces.

Except for the slower pursuit speed, Su Li couldn't think of any other shortcomings he had.

But his terrible battle axe does not need to pursue. In one encounter, he can chop the opponent into pieces. Even if a powerful elite knight charges over, the result will only be that both the man and the horse are crushed.

Su Li asked curiously: "Who is this?"

Dogrin introduced: "This is Muradin Redbeard, the commander of our dwarven Ironbreakers. You know, our rangers and butchers cannot serve as commanders of the army."

Hearing this, Su Li immediately paid sincere respect to Muradin.

In addition to being powerful, the most important thing for a dwarven army commander is unparalleled reputation and prestige.

It means that he is a prestigious person with no stains on his character and honor.

Unlike the eccentric and weird rangers, and the butchers who have lost their reputation and bear shame, the commander of the dwarven army must be a warrior from the most orthodox and upright faction.

So Su Li must respect their reputation and prestige, and take the initiative to say: "You two, don't be impatient. The reason why I invited you here is for the most important cause in our territory at present."

Speaking, Su Li pointed to the vast plain below Bjorn Bay and said: "This is the most vast and fertile farm in our territory, and it is also the core of our territory's farming business."

"The food produced here will be related to the stability and development of our Black Forest Territory and Redbeard Fortress."

"I invited you here to talk about how to work together to better develop the farming business."

Muradin stared at Su Li with his round eyes and said, "We dwarves came to visit, but we were not given a grand reception, but were pulled here to work. I am considering whether to record this matter in the Book of Grudges."

The Book of Grudges is an important record that every dwarf carries with them, which records the offenses and humiliations that the dwarves have suffered, and guides the dwarves to carry out revenge mercilessly in battle.

Remembering grudges is one of the most important cultural characteristics of dwarves.

The most direct impression that halflings have of their bearded distant relatives is that they are grumpy, petty, and take out a broken book and mutter about what to write in it at the slightest disagreement.

However, unlike the general stereotype, the original purpose of making this thing was mainly to resolve hatred and eliminate hatred.

Without this thing, petty dwarves can easily turn small grudges into great hatreds, and in the end, the dwarves themselves don't know why they hate. Just remember that this person is their enemy!

So Su Li had no choice but to immediately say: "My friend, it is necessary to entertain you. But a banquet for more than 1,200 people, even our territory needs to prepare for a long time, doesn't it?"

"And this is also the key to ensuring that both of our forces are well-fed. You don't want the dwarves of Redbeard Fortress to keep eating bread mixed with gravel, do you?"

Hearing Su Li say this, Muradin finally put the Book of Grudges back, muttering: "For the sake of your serious business, this matter will be forgotten."

He turned his head and looked around Bjorn Bay, nodded, and praised: "The engineering facilities here are very good, and they look much more imposing than your castle. From the perspective of the dwarves, there is nothing to criticize."

Su Li said with a smile: "This is the masterpiece of the dwarven engineering master. I invited you here mainly to solve the matter of reclamation. We need a lot of engineering equipment to increase the speed of land reclamation."

Then Su Li pointed to the plain below that had been burned black and said: "We have burned tens of thousands of acres of plains, and we hope to reclaim these burned wastelands into vast fertile fields. If there are tens of thousands of acres of wheat fields, we will no longer lack bread and barley wine to drink."

Tens of thousands of acres of farmland brewed into barley wine?

Muradin and Dogrin both swallowed heavily. Dwarves are essentially a group of bearded alcoholic miners, and beer is their lifeblood.

Dogrin immediately said: "My friend, you don't need to worry about the engineers. I have been speaking out for you in Redbeard Fortress and brought you more than thirty engineers, one hundred miners, and two rune blacksmiths and four jewel craftsmen."

"What you need to consider now is to make sure you have enough money to pay them. You know, we dwarves are very stubborn. Once a human lord cooperated with us, we built him a powerful fortress, but he went back on his word when it came to the final payment. The furious dwarves directly demolished the fortress."

This is really a problem!

These dwarves who move to Black Forest Territory are free people of Black Forest Territory. They are not Su Li's slaves.

Now it is equivalent to Su Li hiring them to mine and make engineering equipment.

The salaries of so many dwarves are a large expense.

And what Su Li lacks most now is money. He has almost emptied all his savings to buy slaves.

He also invested in a caravan, taking the only remaining funds and supplies to Maleburg.

Now Su Li really doesn't have much wealth in his hands.

But it is precisely because of the consumption and investment of so much wealth that Black Forest Territory has grown to its current scale, and the population has exceeded two thousand!

His direct army has also expanded from fifty knights to the current hundreds of knights, and the armed attendants are close to three companies.

Without the assistance of an intelligence system, he would not dare to believe that he could develop so quickly.

No one would dare to believe that he earned more than five thousand gold crowns in just three months.

The average wealth earned every day exceeds fifty gold crowns. It's like picking up money everywhere.

Therefore, with a bright future and a promising future, Su Li is full of confidence and said to Dogrin: "My friend, don't worry, I will not let your guarantee and reputation be tarnished. I still have nearly a hundred dwarven oath golds in my hand, which will be enough to ensure that the dwarves' work will be paid as it should be."

"And there is also the wealth of our business, isn't there? I have prepared a lot of supplies for you."

Hearing this, Dogrin laughed triumphantly: "My friend, your plan is going to fail. It is not an easy thing to earn wealth from us dwarves. We have brought you a lot of precious items, which will definitely earn every copper coin from you!"

This is of course the thing that Su Li appreciates most. He can't wait for the dwarven chamber of commerce to bring a lot of wealth.

The Wester Chamber of Commerce also has a lot of gold coins and goods in their hands.

If they do business with each other in Black Forest Territory, then Su Li will be the rich one!

At that time, Black Forest Territory will be a commercial town on the border, a trade center, connecting the interior of the empire and the mountain dwarves.

Just by collecting taxes, Su Li can earn a lot of money.

Su Li immediately asked with concern: "My friend, what good things did you bring me?"

"Of course it's our Star Iron Armor! This is dwarven exquisite quality armor produced by the Dragon Rock Forge."