Chapter 796: Chapter 533, Li Rong is Ambushed_1
“As for me, I’ll pass. After all, you’re in charge of Gray Iron City now, so you can add your own portrait.” Fang Hao shook his head in refusal.
He didn’t think that adding his own portrait to the mountain wall was a good idea.
Being pelted with eggs every day and scorned by the dwarves wouldn’t be pleasant.
On the other hand, there was Bellerga.
According to his description, the position which the original king held should have been his. However, he was driven out by Rune.
Bellerga’s wish has always been to reclaim his position.
Yet, when he left, he never imagined that he would take over Gray Iron City through the Undead, reclaiming everything he had lost.
Indeed, when Fang Hao proposed that Bellerga carve his portrait, the system prompt appeared.
[Ironbeard-Bellerga’s loyalty to you increases by 15 points, current loyalty is 95.]
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Bellerga’s loyalty had directly reached 95 points.
Just 5 more points, and it would be full.
“Thank you, my lord.” Bellerga expressed his sincere thanks.
The two of them, accompanied by the guards, continued to walk through the city.
They further inspected the well-preserved granaries and various material warehouses.
Especially the dwarven mineyard; the quantity had even reached a terrifying number.
Tremendous reserves of various types of minerals such as Fine Iron, Mithril, White Titanium, Spirit Silver, Hard Steel, and Manganese Steel could be found.
Flame Furnaces were also built in large scale throughout the city, for the continuous refinement of these minerals.
However, just after the end of the major war, these furnaces had all ceased operation.
While the building clusters looked magnificent, they were mostly empty.
Fang Hao asked Bellerga about the mineral deposits.
Bellerga also gave an explanation.
Eight Peaks Mountain was of a vast territory. The twelve fortresses and various camps could not fully represent the dwarfs’ settlements.
Aside from these, there were many towns and camps built for mining purposes.
Eight Peaks Mountain had abundant mineral resources, which was the primary reason why the dwarves settled here.
The gemstone demands and mineral needs of Gray Iron City were supplied by these mines, forming the main income source of the dwarves.
Each year, the devices sold to various forces were maintaining the dwarves’ expenses.
Now with the war over, Bellerga had arranged for people to notify the mines that he was now their new master.
Those mines had little military force anyway, so there was no fear of resistance.
Even if they did resist, a cut-off in the supply from Gray Iron city in the middle of this harsh winter would leave them no chance of survival.
The two men continued to walk and chat, finally returning to the Royal Palace.
Just as they arrived, they saw Dong Jiayue directing her subordinates in their final organization efforts.
With everything completed, they were preparing to go back to the city for wintering.
By Dong Jiayue’s side were a couple of Troll heroes, each standing about five meters tall, with very dark skin.
Their enormous figures within the dwarven city were like terrifying monsters.
Each of them had a large double-bladed axe on their back, wearing armor full of battle scars.
They were sitting on the ground, loading goods onto carts.
They looked a bit clumsy, hardly giving out the impression of being particularly bright.
It seems, the recruitment scroll she was given yesterday was used, producing a Troll Hero.
“Jia Yue…” Fang Hao called out.
Dong Jiayue turned around, ran over in small steps, and spent a moment teasing the Red General on Anjia’s shoulder.
After being swatted away, she asked, “Brother Hao, any instructions?”
“No particular instructions. Just asking about Cao Junming and Miao Chao.” replied Fang Hao.
Dong Jiayue gave a slight pause, “I know them. What happened?”
“Yesterday, they came to find me with some blueprints. Junming Cao wishes to stay in the city and has no plan to return to his own. What can you tell me about their character?” Fang Hao shared his thoughts.
The news seemed to darken Dong Jiayue’s countenance. As the one in charge of managing all the transmigrators, she was bypassed by those two who went to see Fang Hao directly with their blueprints.
This upset her.
After a moment of thought, she replied: “Cao Junming’s reputation is not good. From what I heard from the rescued transmigrators, he already considers himself a dwarf. The bad ideas the dwarves had were suggested by him. There are even incidents of him pressuring female transmigrators. Miao Chao, on the other hand, is relatively normal. He can be considered Cao Junming’s aide. He doesn’t talk much and there’s nothing especially noteworthy about him.”
Fang Hao nodded, indicating that he understood.
“I assigned him to work in the research institute for now. I’ll get Bellerga to keep an eye on him in the future.”
“Alright. Oh, what blueprint did he bring to you?” Dong Jiayue breathed on her palm for warmth.
“A revolver!”
A revolver? That explains it.
“That guy certainly does have talent. Let him spend time on research then.”
Fang Hao smiled and continued, “You have more and more people under your command. Also make an effort to understand what skills they have, we have talents to gather.”
“Definitely, once we’ve gathered the transmigrators, our development will surely speed up,” Dong Jiayue agreed with him.
“Yes, anything urgent, contact me via the Book of Lords. Be careful on your way back.”
“Okay!”
Dong Jiayue agreed, then turned to run back to her team.
All the transmigrators under her command crowded around, asking if the big boss Fang Hao had any new assignments.
…
Fang Hao stayed in Gray Iron City for two more days.
After which, he used a teleportation spell to return to his own city.
After greeting Eira and the heroes stationed there, Fang Hao began to construct the architectural blueprints he had acquired this time.