Chapter 172 Ironforge
Chapter 172 Iron Fortress
The human boss held the plate, looked at the black things on the plate, and then looked at the strange corpses not far away, and suddenly lost a trace of appetite.
However, Qin Jian ate with relish.
The skills of the Tauren cooking class are completely proportional to their size, and they are extremely rough.
So generally speaking, Qin Jian will not eat anything made by the Tauren. This is a meal that is completely operated by the elves, and the level is OK.
More than 400 rescued elves were also hungry and were eating now. They kept following Qin Jian's elves while picking up food for them and telling them about Qin Jian's identity.
More than 400 elves looked at Qin Jian with hope and respect.
This is the Moon God's Envoy! These elf slaves have heard of the name of Qin Jian. After all, they were very fierce in the royal city at that time. Unfortunately, they could not see Qin Jian. They could not tell their bitterness.
Until Qin Jian had enough food and drink, the human boss's hands didn't move at all, and his back was already wet with sweat.
No matter who is watched by nearly two thousand elves with fierce eyes, he will not feel better.
"Do you know why I keep you?" Ayilian handed over the toothpick, and Qin Jian slowly took it, without even looking at the human boss.
"I know." The boss smiled bitterly. If a shrewd businessman can't even see this, he really doesn't have to stay in the business world. But... it's because he knows that he dare not speak.
"Boss, we have not dealt with each other once or twice. I believe you understand my temper. Now there is a clear way in front of you. Tell me the truth. I can let you go. Otherwise... your team will stay for this group of orcs and robbers to accompany you." Qin Jian's eyes were brutal and violent.
Once the matter of elves is involved, Qin Jian will find it difficult to control his emotions.
Carl was stunned for a moment, thinking how did the War Paladin who inherited the will of the God of War have the same virtue as me?
The human boss wanted to say something, and Qin Jian interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "I don't have much time to procrastinate with you. To be honest, I don't want to kill you. Moreover, even if I kill you all here, who knows that I did it? The corpses of the orc robbers are placed here. The blind man knows that a certain merchant group was attacked by a large number of orc robbers on the Siberian wasteland, and the entire army was wiped out, and the goods they escorted were robbed."
Every time Qin Jian said something, the boss became colder.
Originally, the hope he placed on Qin Jian's identity, but now this fierce man is completely ignoring his identity and is going to take ruthless action.
"Tell me who sells elves slaves in the empire!" Qin Jian looked straight at the boss.
"Noble." The boss sighed, "Many nobles! Even if I tell you, you can't settle the score with them. There are too many interests and orc nobles involved in this matter."
"Tell me, who are there!" Qin Jian also knew that this matter would definitely not be possible without the help of the nobles of the empire. But when the boss revealed several heavyweights, Qin Jian then realized that even a few congressmen had a share.
The first decree announced after Arthur ascended the throne was to release all elves slaves in the entire empire, give elves the identity of free people, and allow them to walk on the territory of the empire.
However, before Arthur announced the decree, the news was revealed. Therefore, the great nobles of the empire who were unwilling to bear the losses contacted the human merchants early and resold the elf slaves in their hands at a low price.
The Empire does not allow the elves to be kept in captivity, but the Empire also does not control the human aspect.
Although the decree is a decree, there are also many loopholes to be exploited. Even after Arthur announced this decree, many nobles quickly dealt with the elf slaves in their hands.
Release? That is impossible, so a craze for selling elves slaves was set off in the royal city for a short time. All the slaves in the hands of orc nobles were sold to the hands of human merchants, and they were responsible for transporting them to the human kingdom.
Sadly! Qin Jian didn't even get any news. It seems that both the nobles and human businessmen have done their confidential work to their homes.
No wonder... Qin Jian felt strange when he thought it was.
After Arthur announced the decree, countless elves should have come to surrender to Qin Jian as free people. However, Qin Jian waited for many days, and there were only a few people scattered. At that time, Qin Jian was also busy with his own affairs and did not pay much attention. Now it seems that it is not that those elves did not surrender to him, but that they had been sold long ago.
The people involved in this incident were extremely large, and all the nobles who originally had elf slaves in the royal city, were basically included.
Moreover, there is more than one business group that transported elves slaves back to the human country. No matter who they were, they were secretly protected by the imperial nobles. Otherwise, they would not have been able to take so many elves from the royal city and traveled through several major provinces of the empire and were safe.
As the human boss said, Qin Jian really couldn't do anything to those behind the scenes, and it moved the whole body with one blow. The empire can't afford to suffer too much losses now. Qin Jian doesn't care about the orc empire, but Arthur wouldn't allow it.
"Have you ever had a business group leaving the empire and returning to the country of mankind?" Everyone who heard this news was in a heavy mood.
"There are one or two of them. After all, we are already very fast, but we didn't expect to meet you!" The human boss smiled bitterly. Since he had already said it, the boss didn't intend to hide anything.
"Does every business group have so many elf slaves?"
"That's impossible." The human boss smiled, "We have special channels to buy so many elves. Even the elves slaves in the entire royal city are only more than two thousand. I guess the merchant group that left the empire in front of us would not have so many elves slaves in total."
"According to your opinion, there is a business group selling elves slaves behind you?" Qin Jian heard the unspoken voice.
"I didn't say it." The human boss smiled treacherously. His own business group suffered huge losses, so it would be difficult to report when he went back, but if other business groups also had such losses, they would be impunity and would be able to get rid of their relationship. The boss was holding this plan to drag people into the sea of fire.
"Thank you, boss." Qin Jian patted the human boss on the shoulder.
"Also, sir." The boss came over and said to Qin Jian quietly: "Not only did the royal city Maxwell do such an action, I also heard that when the news reached the major provinces of the empire, the nobles were contacting human merchants and trying to deal with the elf slaves in their hands."
"Is your businessmen very well-informed?" Qin Jian looked at the human boss with a smile.
"That's right, a businessman. If there is no certain information channel, you will definitely suffer a big loss."
"What are your plans for this?"
"I mean, sir, you might as well wait here. All business groups returning to the human world must pass this path. At that time..." The boss laughed and waved his hand down hard, meaning self-evident.
The boss is cruel, just let it go if you suffer losses yourself, you must see others suffering losses with you to balance.
I have to say that this suggestion from the human boss is very good. Unfortunately, Qin Jian has a better place to go.
"Boss, in order to commend your support for the imperial decrees, I will grant you the identity of a Siberian citizen as a Siberian lord. In the future, you can exempt half of the taxes from building a shop here and receive relevant treatment from ordinary nobles."
The boss immediately thanked him, but he also knew that this was false. Build a shop in Siberia? Sell things to ogres and trolls?
Qin Jian saw the boss's expression in his eyes and said nothing. Then he looked at the boss with a serious look: "Since you are a Siberian citizen now, you naturally have the obligation to cooperate with the Lord's actions."
"What are you... going to do?" The boss subconsciously felt something was wrong.
Qin Jian smiled treacherously, and the boss felt a little embarrassed.
By the evening, the human mercenary group set off again, and all the giants, centaurs, taurens and elves disappeared. Only Qin Jian hid his figure and dressed up as a mercenary and mingled in the mercenary team.
Qin Jian secretly carried out all the entourages into the ring, so the rest of the business group didn't know where they were going, only the human boss was so shiny in his heart.
Is this guy going to attack Tielu Castle? The boss was secretly in his heart.
When Qin Jian was chatting with this old guy on the way, he only realized his name: Rog!
To be ashamed, I have been dealing with this boss for a long time, and I only found out the name of someone else until now.
Roger himself said that he was the head of their chamber of commerce in the Orc Empire, but he was not a big shot. There were no one hundred or eighty people like him in the royal city.
In addition to the released elves, Qin Jian also sold jewelry with him twice in business, and of course, other benefits. This time, it was not the period when he was going to return to the human world, but because of the elves slaves, Roger had to advance the schedule by several months, but unfortunately, he was still in vain in the end. Even so, the jewelry sold by Qin Jian was considered a considerable amount of supplies.
Those mercenaries were supported by their merchant groups themselves. They took on some mercenary tasks in the Orc Empire on weekdays and were responsible for protecting the safety of the merchant groups at critical moments. This time, when they fought with the orc robbers, a small half of them were killed or injured, and now there are more than 600 people left. In addition to the merchant groups, the personnel were about 100.
Qin Jian was mixed with this group of people as human beings, and he was also a human being, so he naturally seemed dull and dull.
The merchant group advanced for two days and finally arrived at the transit supply station: Tielubao.
When Qin Jian first saw this city built on the hillside, he was completely shocked.
A masterpiece! The huge city shows its majestic face to the world, and the walls exudes a unique color of metal. You will know that it is definitely extremely solid without trying it. From afar, Qin Jian felt a strong elemental fluctuation.
Looking at the silly Qin Jian, Boss Roger smiled: "When I saw it for the first time, I couldn't believe my eyes. This is a city that can only be built by gods, and it is not something that human power can achieve. For hundreds of years, it has never changed and has resisted countless attacks."
Qin Jian nodded involuntarily. The fortress had an absolute geographical advantage. There was a cliff behind it and no one could climb it. The front half of the mountainside was a winding mountain road. At the end of the mountain road was the huge suspension bridge of the Iron Fort. The moat about ten feet wide seemed to be chopped by a knife, which was extremely steep. Qin Jian stood on the suspension bridge and looked down. The river surface was at least dozens of blades away from him. The panting river water slapped on both sides and splashed countless water splashes. Only by passing the Ten feet suspension bridge could you enter the gate of the Iron Fort.
No matter which direction you look at, there is no place to attack this castle, only the suspension bridge can walk.
From the mountain road, there were teams of black iron dwarf warriors wearing armor, weapons in their hands, and patrolling back and forth on unicorns.
These small-sized dwarves almost showed a dull color on their skin. The sharp eyes swept past the passing merchants from time to time. The muscles raised on their arms were filled with endless explosive power. The weapons on their hands and armor on their bodies were all the best!
Dwarves have always been masters of forging. They never worry about their weapons and armor.
Now Qin Jian knew what Carl said. Even if there are 100,000 regular troops and corresponding siege equipment in such a city, it will definitely not be able to attack.
The winding mountain road is impossible to allow three people to walk side by side. Although the terrain is not steep, if a team of archers or several magicians occupy the upper part, no matter how many troops come, they can be wiped out on the mountain road.
The only way is to attack from within. Qin Jian happened to have this advantage.
"Rog, aren't these dwarves afraid that someone will get into it and then dismantle their defense from the inside?" Qin Jian asked quietly.
Rogge shivered. He had already guessed Qin Jian’s intention, but when he said it in person, Rogge still felt a little unreal.
"Shh, whisper." Roger looked around and looked, "These shorts have very sensitive ears, don't say too loudly."
After pondering for a while, Roger then spoke, "These dwarves are strong and strong warriors. They also have the best weapons and armor in the world. It is said that the number of dwarves gathered in the Iron Fortress is as high as 20,000. Most of the people who come here usually are merchants and mercenaries. Who is willing to attack here? And even if you attack, you may not be able to defeat them. Iron Fortress has its own defense system, and the magicians in it do not do much. But once the defense system is turned on, the combat power of the Black Iron Dwarves will be improved to a higher level. Sir, if you have a way to stuff a hundred thousand army into this city without knowing it, there is still hope."
Even Qin Jian could not do it with a hundred thousand troops, let alone the gods were unaware of it.
But is it necessary to attack Tielu Fort 100,000 troops?
When passing the suspension bridge, the merchant group went through numerous inspections and was able to let it go.
After stepping into the gate of the Iron Fort, Qin Jian saw another world.
This is a prosperous city, and its prosperity is not even lower than that of the royal city of Maxwell. The buildings on the streets are as rough as ever. It is in the style of a dwarf. People of all races walk around here without any discrimination or friction.
Qin Jian even saw a few elves!
The air was filled with the fragrance of bread and the smell of rust from the blacksmith shop. It was crowded with people, and no matter what industry it was, it could be found in this city.
This is the only city in Siberia, this is the Iron Fortress! This is the dwarf city that has been persevering for seven hundred years!
Qin Jian became more and more determined to capture it.
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