Master Tarbot's hometown is in the middle of the Hermon Mountains on the Hermon Peninsula in the North.
The Black Gate Peninsula is called a peninsula. It is actually several times larger than the entire kingdom where the Magic Parliament is located. Far from the northwest corner of the mainland deep into the sea, the majestic Black Gate Mountains stand against the coast in the west of the peninsula, surrounded by bays and rapids.
Cut into pieces.
Further to the west of the Black Gate Peninsula is a vast wilderness, which is covered with ice and snow for half of the year. Except for ice dragons, monsters and great magicians with unique hobbies, only barbarians and giants can live there. Go south from the northernmost part of the wilderness.
, it takes two thousand miles to reach the northernmost border under the control of the Lord of Glory Church.
——Roughly the same distance from the top of Igor Peak to the Holy City of Glory.
Going east from the westernmost tip of the Black Gate Peninsula, you have to travel almost two thousand miles to reach the capital of the barbarian kingdom. Well, if that settlement in the wasteland can also be called the "capital"...
It is natural to imagine the control ability of the Lord of Radiance Church in such a vast wasteland. As for the Magic Council, as long as they can send Master Tarbot and his party across the ocean and land safely, they no longer have to worry about their safety.
In order to ensure safety on the way and escort the elders, entourage and a batch of valuable materials, the Magic Council dispatched a precious alchemy ship: the Philosopher's Stone.
"So this is the alchemy ship?"
Grete followed the crew onto the deck, looking left and right curiously.
The texture of the deck should be wood, but it exudes a metallic luster;
At the top of the mast, a silk-thin sail made a rustling sound, and the light flowed from it, flickering on and off;
At the very front of the bow, there is a statue of a beautiful woman with the head of a human and the body of a snake. The beauty has six arms spread out, each holding a scepter, a sword, a scimitar, a vase...
Gretel casually cast a [Detection Magic] and was almost dazzled by the light on the weapon.
"Yes, this is the alchemy ship." Master Talbot came to him cheerfully:
"Have you never seen it? This ship uses the skeleton of a deep-sea giant whale as the keel and the skin of Warcraft as the sail. It is said that there is a magic cannon on the ship. Little Gretel, it is said that half of the mithril production you helped increase is used for
Come on, the fight between the Parliament and the Lord of Glory’s fleet has been fierce recently!”
...So will we encounter enemies at sea?
Gretel was sweating profusely. He just hoped that the route chosen by the ship would be more reliable and the speed would be faster so that he could arrive as soon as possible...
This boat is really not for people to live in!
The main reason is that the hull of the Philosopher's Stone is not large. Due to the size of the Warcraft used as the keel, its length is only a little over 30 meters and its width is only about ten meters.
Such a ship is loaded with crew, cargo, Master Tarbot and his party, as well as the trade negotiation team sent by the parliament. One can only imagine what kind of accommodation conditions Gretel can have.
Grete and Bernard, two people, only have a single room!
There is a single bed and a bedside table. The bed is only big enough for Grete to sleep alone. Bernard, regardless of his height or shoulder width, can only sleep on the floor. That’s it, the ceiling is not high enough for Bernard to stand straight.
Waist!
"Boss, I'm out!"
"where to?"
"Go and arm-wrestle with the dwarves!"
"Oh, be more restrained and don't break your wrist!"
"Boss, I'm out!"
"where to?"
"Go on deck and watch them reef the sails!"
"I know, be careful not to get hurt when climbing the mast!"
"Boss! I'm out!"
"where to?"
“Go fishing on the deck!”
“Can you fish while the boat is moving?”
Aurora was running around on the boat, and Gretel wanted to stay quietly in a single room and read a book, but there was no chance. The group settled on the boat, and the next morning Gretel was invited in by the head of the negotiation team.
room.
The leader's living conditions are much more spacious than those of Grete. Grete's single room is on the lower deck, with neither sunlight nor ventilation; the captain's room is next to the captain's cabin on the upper deck. In addition to the bed, there are also
A square table, four chairs, and a wooden cabinet can be set up against the wall. Through the glass door of the wooden cabinet, you can even see a set of shiny silver tableware.
Gretel entered the room and sat down. Without saying anything, he greedily took a few breaths of fresh air - the cabin below was suffocating him to death!
The leader looked at him and smiled good-naturedly. When Grete was breathing heavily, he pointed his finger, and steam suddenly started to rise from the kettle:
"Tea or coffee?"
"...Tea, thank you."
Gretel came back to his senses and looked at him. The magician in front of him had curly brown hair with a lot of silver threads in it. He was obviously quite old. On the badge on his chest, two gold stars flickered silently:
A twelfth-level great magician.
According to the information obtained before coming here, the leader of the negotiating team is named Serrano, belongs to the Change Department, specializes in alchemy, and is one of the vice-presidents of the Alchemy Guild.
Archmage Serrano hooked his fingers slightly. Two small thin legs immediately grew out from under the kettle. They jumped up and down. Grete was frightened when he saw it. He really hoped that the two legs would become four, but it would not work.
Make it three, so that you can jump more steadily.
Fortunately, the kettle bounced quite steadily. It jumped all the way to the two people, one leg was extended, and the other was shortened. Hot water gurgled out of the spout, and quickly filled the teacup. The kettle regained its balance and made a gesture to the two of them.
He curtsied and jumped back all the way...
"I heard that you saved Master Tarbot?" Archmage Serrano said with a smile. Grete came back to his senses and quickly answered:
"I just did what I should do. I am a healer. Seeing that he is in danger, I can't just ignore him..."
"As long as you saved him." Archmage Serrano smiled and nodded. He reviewed Gretel's information in his mind and continued:
"I see that your follower has a very good relationship with the dwarves. When we go back to negotiate, I may need your help to say something."
As a magician, Gretel had a duty to help negotiate. But he was thrown out temporarily, and no one gave him background information, and no one told him the terms, rhythm and bottom line of the negotiation. Since the great magician Serrano said
Starting from now, Gretel asked:
"Um...Your Majesty the Archmage, will there be any trouble in our negotiations this time?"
"It used to be a routine contract renewal, just a formality. But this time the situation has changed a bit..."
The great magician of Serrano spoke in detail. After hearing this, Gretel realized that the matter had something to do with him:
The various precious metals exported to the Magic Council by the dwarf kingdom, or the dwarf tribes, have always been an important economic pillar for the dwarves. But before, Gretel developed the mithril smelting technology, allowing the dwarves to export mithril.
, turned into exporting mithril ore...
You can imagine the price difference between finished metal ingots and primary products.
"In order to make up for the price difference, the dwarves need to mine more ore; in order to mine the ore, they have to import that... explosive." Archmage Serrano sighed:
"The work done by the dwarves has increased a lot, and the ore exported has also increased a lot, but the income has not increased. Moreover, although we have given the dwarves a lot of training, the explosive still caused a lot of casualties. The parliament obtained
According to the news, there are many dwarves who are dissatisfied with the Council."
I understand, there is a scissor difference between finished products and high-end products. The dwarves are not under the rule of the parliament and are not so good-tempered. It is up to you to cut them.
Moreover, it is really his fault that there will be such a change.
Gretel silently drew circles. Explosive casualties can be solved by strengthening training, but scissors difference, trade deficit...
None of them are easy to solve. Although the dwarves may not necessarily know these words, it does not mean that they have no feelings. If this continues, there will be big trouble.
"The dwarves are our important allies. We must maintain friendship with them and not let them turn to the Church of the Lord of Glory. In one month, it will be the 400th birthday of the Dwarf King. There will be many guests coming to congratulate you. Take you with me.
Coming here also shows our sincerity..."
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