Author: Arion's Dolphins

As soon as you hear it, you will know that the High King is an extremely noble title among the dwarves. The dwarves have many princes and can have countless living ancestors, but there will only be one High King within a period of time, who truly has authority.

Haiji, one of the candidates, is not the most powerful among them. Although Dragon Blood Pass is an important border town, it is far from the most powerful and wealthy dwarf fortress. However, it is on the candidate list of the Supreme King.

It represents a kind of recognition, which means that his strength and power far exceed that of ordinary dwarf princes, and at the very least, he is also a decisive force in the region.

In order to compete for the throne of the Supreme King and to enhance their own strength and power, the candidates can be said to have exhausted their methods.

Some people are busy building their territory, some are trying their best to clear out the entries in the Book of Hatred one by one, some are putting great efforts into researching new technologies, and some are trying to win the support of the rune blacksmiths and dwarf guilds.

It can be said that all imaginable paths are being practiced, but even among the dwarf princes, Haiji is a very unique one. He focuses on a path that no lord has ever chosen before - diplomacy.

, contact any intelligent race that can cooperate, and use their power to realize the power of the dwarves.

It is undeniable that this is also a method. Even the current diplomatic environment of the dwarves is so bad. If he can really fundamentally reverse this, then maybe he will really have a chance to become the High King.

Although the guilds have gained a lot of wealth from foreigners by exporting metal products and ores, and a large number of foreigners have trade relations with the dwarves, for very complicated reasons, it is difficult for them to make firm allies. They can be called the most powerful allies on this continent.

One of the loneliest intelligent races in the world.

From this point of view, Haiji's operation is extremely critical. Participating in the war against the demons can greatly ease the relationship between the dwarves and the foreign races. No matter how cold the relationship between the two parties was before, it will always be better after fighting side by side.

It can get a lot better.

Especially the relationship with the elves, as long as it works properly, there is still hope for mutual benefit, regardless of the elimination of hatred between the two parties.

After receiving Burn's confirmation, Tang Zhao was relieved. Watching Burn call several dwarf blacksmiths, and after repeatedly exhorting them, he and the old dwarves left together. The next step was to decide the course of action for the entire settlement.

Neither he nor the dwarves can make the decision.

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Elena, the leader of the Poplar Rangers, gave an impassioned speech at the meeting, constantly emphasizing the threat of dark creatures and demons in the south. The implication was that she hoped that the entire settlement would take action and send as many people as possible to assist the Brown Oak Rangers.

The elves in the group help them contain the demon as soon as possible to prevent it from causing a big mistake later.

She is in charge of several patrols, and she does have a say on this issue. The attitude of other elves towards Elena is mainly supportive. Once the devil successfully establishes a foothold in the main world, the main threat will be to remove Tang Zhao.

Their settlement is the rear area of ​​the elves. The elves in the entire forest will be in a state of being attacked from both sides. Trade with the dwarves will be cut off, and they will be unable to obtain weapons in large quantities.

Without the metallurgical support of the dwarves, it will be extremely difficult for them to win the war against the demons and hobgoblins. What awaits them is likely to be the crisis of national annihilation and annihilation.

However, except for the elves, other races are more inclined to a more conservative plan: the devil's matter must be dealt with, but based on their strength alone, the result of a rash attack can only be the annihilation of the entire army. Reinforcements are being organized, and they want to wait

They will make plans after the reinforcements arrive. This voice dominates the majority.

In fact, the dwarves are not too worried about the invasion of demons, because the first city the demons have to face is the Dragon Blood Pass, which has a difficult terrain. After several generations of dwarves' hard work, this is one of the best fortified cities in the continent, and the demons will definitely avoid it.

, otherwise you will hit the iron plate head first.

Of course, the devil must be killed, but on the premise that the interests will not be seriously damaged, the dwarves will of course adopt a conservative strategy for safety.

The goblins also supported the dwarves in a rare way, and Larrick was responsible for reconnaissance and sentry. They knew the strength comparison between the two sides very well. Not to mention the demons, even if there were only those dark creatures, the patrols would be too difficult to deal with, and they would not be able to launch an attack at all.

The majority of the kobolds did not speak, but looked at Tang Zhao with questioning and flattering eyes. They had always followed Tang Zhao's lead, and they would support Tang Zhao no matter which side he chose.

In fact, Tang Zhao never understood why the kobolds supported him so firmly. He thought it was because the kobolds instinctively worshiped and fawned over powerful creatures that looked similar to them.

In this case, after consideration, Tang Zhao chose to negotiate in the middle. In fact, he subjectively agreed with the elves' idea of ​​a quick victory, because things related to demons are typically changed later, and it is not clear what method they will use to solve the problem.

It would be best to drag in a demon prince and deal with it as soon as possible.

But objectively speaking, their strength is indeed not enough, so they have to settle for the next best thing.

Allow the Baiyang Rangers to go south, and at the same time increase patrols to guard against possible cross-border dark creatures.

Three teams of more than 400 kobolds will be transferred to the south. They will be responsible for building temporary camps. On the one hand, they will facilitate their defense, and on the other hand, they will pave the way for the incoming reinforcements.

Lorraine, who came to study the demon scroll, also participated in the meeting. After negotiation, while Tang Zhao was recuperating, he would lead the team to conduct a tentative attack on the dark creatures in the south.

It's still the same - Lorraine acts as a facade. Next, he will be responsible for communicating with those intelligent races. After all, unicorns are a more popular species than large lizards. He also has relevant experience and is indeed more accustomed to participating in coalition forces to defeat enemies.

, Tang Zhao himself was not used to things like coalition forces, arguing with each other, worrying too much, and generally being inefficient.

More often than not, he would rather work alone, and that's actually what he did.

He was seriously injured now, and a short period of rest would not allow him to fully recover. It would be unwise to fight a powerful enemy with his injuries, so Tang Zhao decided to change direction and focus on things in the human world.

From the mouth of the human spell caster, I learned that there are many demon scrolls in the human world, which are secretly circulating in Luford's underground black market. He is not a defender. He wants to desperately eliminate all traces of demons, but sooner or later he will reach out.

To enter Luford and obtain a larger amount of materials from the human world, it is better to take this opportunity and use the devil's scroll as an opportunity to intervene. This is the method that will least arouse human suspicion.
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