Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 125 The Crisis of the Red Beard Dwarves

Huoyan paused for a moment, then looked at everyone and said, "I'm afraid we can no longer survive here. It's not a long-term solution to rely on large amounts of minerals and equipment to exchange with the human race for some of the necessities of our lives."

"Although humans are weak individually, they are numerous. After so many years, humans have become the overlords of the continent and occupied the fertile land. What we give them in exchange are things they don't need or are inferior. Our daily necessities are controlled by humans. Once they become greedy for us, it will be time to exterminate our race."

"Especially in the past few transactions with outsiders, we have suffered great losses. If this continues, our lives will be miserable."

"Even if that human didn't come, I'm still considering whether to return to the earth. Even if I return to the dwarves, it's better than letting you suffer here. But returning to the dwarves will probably only delay the demise of the dwarves. So we must go out and deal with the humans to get a chance for a fair trade."

"The most important thing is that you all smelled the aroma of this wine, right? This is the first time in all these years that I've had such delicious wine. The spicy taste seems to be tailor-made for us dwarves. And that human can supply us with an unlimited supply without having to pay such a huge price like this time."

"There is an opportunity right in front of us. I think everyone should seize it. Let's each drink a bowl of white wine tonight. Come on! Everyone come and try it!" After Huoyan finished speaking, he ordered his men to prepare and start distributing white wine. The alcohol mixed with the noise of the dwarves spread across the square.

Xingluo left behind large bottles of white wine, enough for them to drink for a while. When the dwarves have tasted the delicious white wine, they will contact him.

Not long after, Xingluo and the other two returned to the Sky City. The excellent equipment they brought back was placed in the armory by Xingluo, and a large amount of rare metals were collected by him, ready for alchemy experiments in the future.

After Xingluo came back, he began to arrange the training of the mages. After all, so many mages were a force that could not be underestimated. He asked Atlantis to be the training instructor, and took out a training plan that he had just prepared, handed it to him, and then supervised from the side.

Landis took the training form and his eyes widened. He said in an incredulous tone, "Captain, are you sure you want to train like this?"

"That's right, just follow the instructions!"

Atlantis, looking at this training schedule, fell into deep thought. The training plan here is comparable to that of a military mage, and the mages in the regiment must be managed in a militarized manner. The team is organized into groups of 5, with a mid-level mage as the team leader. There are 20 people in a team, and the team leader is a senior mage. Of course, there are not so many senior mages at the moment, so there are a few vacancies for the team leader, and Atlantis is responsible for deploying the mages in the entire regiment.

Atlantis glanced at the training schedule, sighed silently, and the next day he followed the training plan and began to "torture" these pampered mages.

Xingluo has also formulated a reward and punishment system. Every month, according to the ranking of performance, outstanding mages will receive Sky City Mercenary Group points, which can be directly exchanged for equipment, rare metals and other items. This point exchange system is based on the Luoshen Academy, and the forms are more diverse. For example, points can be directly exchanged for time to talk with Master Nick. There are also many things that are even more affordable than Luoshen Academy.

Of course, those who are poorly trained or lazy will be penalized with points, and those with serious offenses will be directly expelled from the mercenary group.

It is precisely because of this clear exchange of rewards and punishments that those mages who complain about the hardship all day long choose to stay and endure silently. This world is originally a place where the strong prey on the weak. If you can't endure hardship, you will soon be eliminated. Since the Sky City Mercenary Group has such good training resources, they have no choice but to work hard.

A few months passed, and the development of the mercenary group was on the right track. With the help of the dragon smelly grass potion, the members could come and go freely, and safety was greatly improved.

As soon as Xingluo came out of the alchemy laboratory, he was told that a dwarf came to visit. He smiled slightly and hurried to the reception room. The dwarf who came looked a little strange, but his bright beard made Xingluo feel relieved.

"Hello, I'm Barnardo, the messenger of the Red Bearded Dwarf. I'm here to bring you some news about our chief." As he said this, he took out a piece of parchment from his arms and handed it over.

Xingluo reached out to take it and read it carefully. It roughly stated what the dwarves could not do after joining the mercenary group, as well as some things regarding the resettlement of the dwarves' families. There were no excessive requirements, such as: dwarves could not be targeted and deliberately sent to their deaths; they could not be provided with free liquor or something like that.

Xingluo discovered that although these dwarves were stubborn, they were also simple and cute, without the complicated ideas of humans. Naturally, he would not have any objections at this time, so he decided to get these dwarves over first.

Xingluo nodded without any expression on his face. He put the parchment aside and looked at Barnardo. When the other party was looked at like this, his heart tightened for no reason. The contents of the parchment were decided after a long discussion among the tribesmen, especially the free supply of liquor. He was afraid that the other party would think that the request was too high.

He shook the rough hand and was about to lower the conditions, but Xingluo spoke first, "I see, your demands are too high. Even the cat royal family does not have such treatment." Xingluo paused here, and when the other party's face began to turn slightly red due to shame, he continued: "Of course, in order to show the sincerity of our mercenary group, we agree to all the above conditions, and my request is to swear to me with the fate of your dwarves, to be loyal to me for a thousand years and not to betray me, and I will also swear by the God of Magic."

Barnardo was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "I will bring your original words back to the tribe."

Looking at the dwarf's figure going away, Xingluo smiled. The red-bearded dwarf is a force that cannot be underestimated. If he can be recruited into the mercenary group, it will be a great help to the mercenary group which is still in the development stage.

In order to welcome the arrival of the dwarves, Xingluo worked for a long time and specially divided out a wider area. As for whether to dig holes or build houses, the dwarves would naturally do it themselves. This place is deep in the base and has a certain distance from the Twelve Star Towers. It's not that he doesn't allow these dwarves to live in the Star Towers, but their living habits cannot be changed overnight. Xingluo estimated that this place must be a place full of caves.

After Xingluo arranged accommodation for the dwarves, she said hello to Mo and the others. When everyone learned that dwarves would be joining them, they all grinned, especially Tiffany, who looked at Xingluo with a look that was only slightly different from the way she looked up to the gods when she prayed.