Chapter 910

"What can I get?"

Facing Rennes' question, Kerstakin was not surprised at all.

This time the dwarves used the power of the whole family to open up a new continent, nominally to restore the glory of their ancestors, but this is just a rhetoric to boost the morale of the clan. The real purpose is to solve the problem of population explosion and obtain a new living space for the development of the dwarves.

Of course, the dwarf kings also knew that this was robbing Rennes of his interests.

The two sides are allies who have concluded a covenant, so it is very unkind to do so, but for the survival prospects of the whole family, the kings can only take this bad policy.

In fact, the kings knew that the best way to open up a new continent was to cooperate with Rennes, but the initiative was not in their own hands, and they were at the mercy of Rennes.

Since I left Rennes aside and did it myself, I would be ashamed to ask Rennes for help.

Since the development plan was set, the upper echelons of the dwarves, including the five kings, took a deep breath in their hearts, and they must succeed, and Rennes must never be seen as a joke. . Therefore, in the past few months, they were counterattacked by the Netif demons. Even if they lost a third of their legions, the kings persisted and did not send a message to Gotham City for help.

But now I really can't stand it anymore!

The "Chesak Wall" was breached by the devil last night, and the dwarves paid a huge price to destroy the enemy and re-block the gap in the city wall.

After the battle, the casualties were counted, and it was found that more than 20,000 tribesmen had been lost overnight.

The Dwarf Legion participating in the pioneering plan was only 200,000 people. It was a joint legion of five underground fortresses. It was almost the elite of the entire Dwarf clan. In just half a year, nearly half of them were lost. This was a great blow to the kings.

The devil army suffered more casualties, but they were continuously replenished.

The power of the enemy and the enemy has been out of balance.

The "Bloodthirsty King" Kurgus is likely to be brewing the next more violent attack, and the Chesak City Wall will inevitably fall again.

At that time, what the kings have to consider is not the success of the pioneering plan, but the survival of the dwarf army.

If the 200,000 dwarves are wiped out, the dwarves will be finished.

At such a precarious moment, the dwarf kings finally lowered their heads, not caring about face and honor, and immediately asked Kerstakin to ask for help in Gotham City.

Kerstakin and Rennes are the most familiar and have a good relationship.

He knows Ren's character. Ren doesn't care too much about small things and small profits, but when it comes to big things, he is definitely not the kind of good person like a saint who does good deeds without expecting anything in return, so he is ready to be ruthless before departure. Mentally prepare for slaughter.

"what do you want?"

Kerstakin immediately responded loudly, with a gesture of letting you slaughter, "As long as we dwarves have anything, you can take it."

"Really anything is okay?" Ren smiled noncommittally.

"Well……"

Kerstagin hesitated.

"My principle is an exchange of equal value, and I will not take advantage of the fire and take advantage of my allies." Renn saw through Kerstakin's mind at a glance, "We have to talk about it, and we should do it. You don't have to be big Opening a blank check and testing my bottom line is the attitude among allies."

Costakin blushed slightly, "I was too impatient, Ren, I'm sorry."

Ren shook his head, didn't care, and said again: "I can help you, the key is, what kind of results do the dwarf kings want?"

"Is there any difference?" Kerstakin didn't respond for a while.

"Of course it's different." Ren said with a serious face: "Do the kings want me to send troops to repel the demon army and let the dwarf army retreat safely; Stabilize your feet?"

"For these two results, the former only needs to repel the demon army once, while the latter needs to fight for a long time and repel the enemy many times."

"So there is a difference in the price the dwarves will pay me."

Kerstakin immediately understood, and said without hesitation: "Of course it's the latter! We have paid nearly 100,000 people's lives for the Dreyerville Peninsula. If we just withdraw to the World Mountain Range, the lives of many people will be lost." The sacrifice was in vain."

Ren smiled inwardly, as he had expected this.

Sunk costs!

The dwarf has paid too much for the development plan, just like a gambler on the table, after losing most of the chips, he will never stop the loss easily.

The more you lose, the harder it is to stop.

The lives of 100,000 dwarf soldiers, the transmission fee of 20 million gold shields, and the purchase of military supplies also cost tens of millions of gold shields. If the legion withdraws to the World Mountain Range, it will also have to pay tens of millions of gold shields in transmission fees. Backed into a corner.

The dwarves have already lost their red eyes, as long as there is a chance to make money, they are not willing to miss it.

"We must occupy the Dreyerville Peninsula!"

Costakin said decisively: "Ren, for this goal, the 200,000 dwarves would rather shed their last drop of blood."

He looked at Ren firmly, "Tell me, what do you want?"

"Two things."

Ren stretched out two fingers, obviously already thinking about it, and said with a smile: "One is alchemy materials and magic metals worth 500 million gold shields, and the other is sovereignty."

"Five billion..."

Kerstakin's eyes widened and he almost jumped up.

"Is that a lot?" Ren asked back.

Without waiting for Kerstakin to bargain, he said again: "Whether a price is high or low depends not on the specific number, but on whether you can get it. Five hundred million gold shields may be a sky-high price, but for the entire dwarf family In other words, it is not an unacceptable price, you have the financial resources to pay."

Who is the richest person in the world is a difficult question to answer.

But if you want to ask, who is the richest race in the world, it must be the dwarves.

From the beginning of their birth, the dwarves have been digging more kinds of mines in the underground world, gold, mithril, fine gold, crystal gems, and various magic metals. Moreover, the dwarves have the same collection habit as the dragon, and accumulate the wealth they dig. It has been more than 10,000 years since the rise of the dwarves and their decline. Even though they have lost their former glory and there are only five underground fortresses left, when the era changes, the dwarves have plenty of time to transfer their treasures back to the World Mountains.

It is conservatively estimated that even if only one-tenth of it is left, it is an unimaginable wealth.

I only need 500 million gold shields, which is already very kind.

Usually trying to extract the treasure from these misers is extremely difficult, almost like killing them.

Now that he has this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he must squeeze out a fortune.

"But……"

Kerstakin nodded, then quickly shook his head, and breathed in: "500 million is really too much!"

It can be seen from his reaction that the dwarves can indeed get 500 million, but they think the price is too high. Ren smiled and said: "The five dwarf kingdoms are divided equally, and each underground fortress only needs to give 100 million. Not much more."

Kerstakin scratched his beard, thinking that it would not be difficult for the High Mountain Kingdom to spend 100 million.

wrong!

What Ren wanted were alchemy materials and magic metals of 100 million gold shields. Many precious material metals could not be bought in the market with money, and their actual value was more than 100 million gold shields.

"Can it be paid in gold?" asked Kerstakin.

"no."

Ren resolutely refused. He had just searched for the treasure of the ancient black iron dragon, and he had a lot of gold in his hand, and he couldn't spend it all.

To manufacture power armor, star destroyers, and various weapons and equipment, what is lacking is not funds, but alchemy materials and magic metals. The empire market and the surrounding human countries, because I have been buying like crazy over the years, most of the prices have risen a bit. , I can’t even buy it if I want to.

The dwarves stored a huge amount of materials and metals, just enough to meet their own needs.

Kerstakin also wanted to bargain.

But Ryan bit him to death, no matter what he said, he would not lower the price.

The eye of the soul has already seen the bottom line of Kerstakin's heart. This price is acceptable to the dwarves, and of course they will not let go.

"Okay, five hundred million is five hundred million."

Kerstakin lost his patience, now that time is urgent, the army of demons may attack at any time, so he could only agree, and immediately asked: "The second thing you asked for, sovereignty, what does this mean?"

"It's very simple. I have the right to rule the lands opened up by the dwarves in the New World." Just as Ryan explained, Kerstakin's face changed drastically, "Don't be in a hurry, listen to me. What I want It’s only nominal sovereignty, but it will give the dwarves a high degree of autonomy, no taxation, no interference in the internal affairs of the dwarves, and they are still allies in fact.”

Kerstakin's expression softened a bit, but it was still ugly. He shook his head and said, "Dwarves cannot accept being a vassal of humans, even in name."

"What's more, with your strength..."

He didn't continue to say the following words.

Others don't know, Kerstakin knows the inside story of Rennes. The legion under Rennes is stronger than the whole dwarves, and it is getting stronger every year, every month, and even every day. As long as Rennes is willing, he can turn the nominal dominion into reality at any time.

Ren has sovereignty, even if he annexes the dwarves' territory and directly rules all the dwarves in the New World, no one can blame him.

This is equivalent to putting a knife around his neck, and then sending the handle to Rennes.

"It's fine if you don't accept it."

Ryan looked indifferent, and didn't talk about sovereignty anymore, "Then take a step back, I will help you defeat the demon army, and escort the dwarf army back to Gotham City. This price is cheaper, I don't want sovereignty, and I don't want five. The materials and metals of the 100 million gold shield only need 100 million."

"Wait." Kerstakin didn't want to evacuate at all, "We can't make concessions on sovereignty, but we can increase the price."

"Without sovereignty, I don't want any more money." Ren's attitude was very tough.

Kerstakin was helpless, "Is there really nothing to talk about?"

Ren spread his hands.

The entire New World is his favorite thing. As early as two years ago, he had already laid down a blueprint for opening up the New World. How to eliminate the demons, Scourge Legion and Demon Legion, gradually encroach on the enemy's territory, and then clean up the pollution. , and how to develop in the future, I have a general idea.

This is a grand development plan, which will take at least ten or even decades.

The money and manpower invested are countless.

I will never allow others to get involved in the New World, and the various forces in the upper echelon of the empire have repeatedly tested their tone, hoping to participate in the development of the New World and get a share of it, but I don't agree. Later, the interests of the subcontinent trading company were used to divert attention, temporarily preventing the major forces of the empire from coveting the new continent.

At the beginning of the year, the dwarves agreed to borrow the teleportation array because the two sides were allies, and it was expected that the dwarves would inevitably fail.

Things really developed as I guessed.

The dwarves finally asked for it on their own heads. Taking advantage of this opportunity, they must obtain sovereignty. It is impossible for the dwarves to establish territories that are not under their control in the New World.

Either they accept the vassal, or roll back to the World Mountains, there is no third option.

Kerstakin understood from Ren's attitude.

Then fell silent.

Ren saw that his mood fluctuated violently, and he was obviously struggling, so he said: "I suggest that the dwarves accept my conditions. Although you have lost your sovereignty, you have gained territory, allowing the whole family to have room for development and survival, and the sacrifices of the people are not worth it. In vain."

Costakin looked hesitant, but did not respond.

"In addition, since the sovereignty belongs to me, then I will naturally delineate the territorial boundaries of the dwarves." Ren said calmly and naturally: "My current thinking is that the entire Draiville Peninsula belongs to the dwarves, so Chesa The wall is the boundary."

"The area of ​​the Dreyerville Peninsula is more than 40,000 square miles. The land on the island is fertile and rich in resources, enough to feed millions of dwarves."

"But I've always been a very generous person."

"There is also a 'Kenton Peninsula' between Gotham City and Dreyerville. It is also bounded by the river and covers an area of ​​more than 50,000 square miles. The island has two natural harbors with excellent conditions. To the dwarves."

Kerstakin's expression fluctuated.

The location and environment of the Kenton Peninsula is better than that of Dreyerville, and the area is larger, but it is completely bordered by the New World, only a river that is not too wide is blocking it, and it is very difficult to defend, so the dwarf kings did not Choose to occupy the Kenton Peninsula.

The two peninsulas are adjacent to each other, adding up to nearly 100,000 square miles.

This is equivalent to two provinces of the empire.

Moreover, it is a territory with the most fertile land and the richest resources, which is extremely conducive to economic development. There are not many provinces in the empire with comparable natural conditions. At the junction of the two peninsulas, that is, at the mouth of the "Dreville River", a large-scale city was once built, and it was the fifth largest city in the New World during the period of the Elven Empire.

Now the whole dwarf clan is about 2.7 million people. Even if they all migrate here, the two peninsulas can easily accommodate them, and they don't have to worry about living space for the next few hundred years.

With such a large territory resource, it is very easy to feed 10 million dwarves!

But to become a vassal of Rennes...

Kerstakin was quite moved, and his position had already wavered.

Seeing his changes with the eyes of the soul, Ren decided to work harder, and said softly: "I can reveal a piece of news. After defeating the demon army, I plan to build a high tower in 'Tisibia' and arrange 'Weijie'. Stray's Magic Torch' Runic Circle."

"This is real?"

Kerstakin's eyes widened, surprise and joy on his face.

The reason why Gotham City develops so rapidly and its population grows wildly is precisely because of the existence of the Goddess of Magic, whose magic radiance illuminates the space within three hundred miles, making it impossible for evil to invade, forming a very safe domain.

Whether it is the Dreyerville Peninsula or the Kenton Peninsula, they are all within three hundred miles of Tisibia.

As long as that tower is built, the demon army will be nothing to worry about.

Moreover, the illumination range of the tower and the goddess of magic can be connected to form a safe area along the east coast. The dwarf territory is in the middle of this area, and they can completely settle down and concentrate on building cities and developing the economy.

In this way, it seems that sending sovereignty is not impossible to consider.

Dwarves pay a lot, but get more!

"of course it's true."

Ren smiled frankly: "In a few days, a brand new Iola core will be manufactured, and I have prepared the materials for the rune circle."

The magic torch light of Wee Jastri is a ten-ring spell, which requires the core of Iola as the energy source, so as to maintain the magic brilliance at all times.

Kesskin knows this well.

He finally understood, and said with a wry smile: "Ren, have you been waiting for us to ask you for help?"

Otherwise, why would Renn have prepared the core of Iola.

"I said no, would you believe it?" Ryan laughed.

The most critical core of my own plan to open up a new continent is the "Core of Iola" and "Magic Torch of Vejestri". The combination of the two is arranged at a selected location on the coast of the New World to create multiple safe areas. Surround the inland from three sides, and gradually compress the enemy's living and activity space until all enemies are eliminated.

Tisibia was originally the next location he had chosen.

The dwarves also happen to have their eye on this area.

Even if there were no dwarves, he would launch an offensive against Tisibia at the beginning of next year at the latest. The dwarves joined in, which only advanced the plan.

However, Kostakin obviously wouldn't believe it.

He shook his head and smiled wryly.

Ren didn't care about it. Believe it or not, he got up and said, "I've finished talking, you should think about it."

"It's not up to me to decide." Seeing that Ren seemed to get up and leave, Kerstakin was anxious like an ant on a hot pot, "I want to discuss it with the kings."

"Please."

Ryan gestured.

Kerstakin hurried out of the living room, and several legendary dwarf mages were waiting outside, helping him cast spells and discussing with the dwarf kings on the Dreyerville Peninsula.

Ren was not interested in eavesdropping on their conversation, and came to his daughter's bedroom. Elizabeth had already fallen asleep under the care of the maid. He sat by the small bed, watching his daughter sleeping soundly, with a gentle smile on his face.

After watching for a while, I entered the study.

After a while, Kerstagin knocked on the door and came in, hurriedly said: "Ren, Your Majesties have agreed to your request."