Section 19 Hidden dangers

"In addition, those rumors about vampires... combined with the information currently obtained from Sivania, the preliminary conclusion is that they will not pose a threat to our country for the time being. At the same time, in the event of no choice, they can also be regarded as an ordinary lord and give diplomatic contact." The leader said.

"The above said that the Silverfish Chamber of Commerce is a key point," someone expressed different opinions. "The simple mention of this aspect is probably inappropriate. The report must be as detailed as possible..."

"They are trying to open up trade channels with the dwarves recently, and it seems that there is a high possibility of success. In addition, they have mastered trade channels with the elves, which can be confirmed. The chamber of commerce is related to dwarves, elves and vampires at the same time, and the future prospects are limitless. But as long as you pay more attention, there should be no danger. This should be enough." The leader replied. "The superior will be satisfied."

"What about the topic I mentioned last time."

"Didn't we confirm this long ago? Vampires did marry human wives and concubines, and there was more than one. There is a mistress in the dark castle now. In addition, if the guys from the church were right... The Blood Duke wanted to turn humans into similarities is a long and complicated process... I remember there are some records in the church that, besides the vampire queen, it is not impossible for other vampires to turn humans into similarities, but it is a long process that takes decades. If this rumor is true, this is probably an important reason for the vampire's recent actions."

"If we can exert influence through the vampire's wife, we may be able to use vampire as our pawns in the short term. However, it may be very difficult to implement this plan, and it cannot be done with short-term actions like this."

"They seem to know a lot..." Ashu Rufat sighed softly. "Are our precautions so incompetent?"

"They only know the information we want them to know." Carrie replied softly in her mind. "Master, at this stage, we can only have limited goals in diplomacy - just let everyone know that you have no threat in the short term. In this way, even if the church pushes hard, they cannot organize any coalition forces." She suddenly giggled. "It's also a pity that we have dealt a heavy blow to the church in the past, causing them to suffer significant losses in both their influence and strength. Otherwise, we would really have to worry about the recurrence of the Battle of Carlean."

"There is no threat in the short term...and what about the long term?" Ashu Rufate keenly grasped a loophole in Carrie.

"Time is our weapon." Carrie's voice was soft, and she felt like she was whispering in her ear. "There is no essential difference from the long sword in your hand. When decades pass... When the older generation of humans dies and the new generation grows, they will regard your rule as natural. As long as these stupid and short-sighted humans have not united to deal with us in the near future, they will never have any chance."

"Wait slowly, grow your own strength, and penetrate and expand your power little by little. You have unlimited time, and your enemies do not. Wait until all those dangerous people, those who need you to be wary of, grow old and die... and then, we will control the situation."

This is the first time Carrie speaks in this tempting tone, like the legendary banshee's voice, sweet and full of doubt, dangerous but irresistible.

"By the way, Carrie, they were just talking about... trade with the dwarves? Chamber of Commerce?" Ashu Rufate was shocked and immediately changed the subject. It was obvious that Carrie was just talking to him, but he felt a sense of shaking his heart. For the first time, the idea of ​​ruling the entire human race appeared in his mind...

"Yes, master. It must be said that humans are almost always short-sighted people who only focus on small profits in front of them. The conservative and stubborn elves are just a race that is used to trade, but now there are only a few humans who establish fixed trade with them. In most cases, those merchants are thinking of "making a fuck" and cheating on transactions. The result is that the dwarves are extremely unfavorable to human merchants and are difficult to establish long-term relationships."

"So, we..."

"As long as our chamber of commerce establishes solid trade with the dwarves through the way of showing sincerity, the development of the chamber of commerce will be no problem at all. You must know that the colony of Kay is very happy to establish a stable trade relationship with us. Through Kay's colony, we can obtain elf products that are sought after in the human world. Don't underestimate this kind of trade. Do you still remember before we set out to the Elf Kingdom? Trade with Irebe alone will make the Turan people a lot of money. Nearly one-third of the financial income of the Turan people comes directly or indirectly from trade with Irebe. If the trade of the dwarves is successfully opened, think about how huge the profit we will have. It is enough for Leya and Fei to wear whatever clothes they want to wear, eat whatever they want to eat, and enjoy any luxury they want to enjoy."

Ashu Rufate is becoming more and more sure that Carrie has always planned everything and that any action has foreshadows.

"Why are they suddenly mentioned?"

"Because it is the husband's responsibility to let his wife live a full life." Carrie replied. "Of course, the master, to be honest, has another purpose in dealing with the dwarves."

"What purpose?"

"Of course it's a hidden danger we left behind. Master, you won't forget what we did with the Rat Man? Alas, I suggested that you not fight with that prince at the time. If you held back and went to another army to come over, then the dwarves would not know your true identity and we would not have this hidden danger."

Didn’t you take the initiative to make the armor transform reveal my true face? Ashu Rufate wanted to ask this question, but in the end he held back. He knew that canceling the deformation of the armor would indeed make him more flexible. Carrie did that at that time, and no matter how he said it, it was not wrong.

"What are the hidden dangers?" Ashu Rufate asked back.

"You should have heard of the Book of Hate," Carrie said. "The dwarves recorded their enemies' names in that book and never forgot to avenge them. I believe that your name must have been recorded in the Book of Hate. If there is a chance, they will attack you without hesitation."

Ashu Rufate thought Carrie was exaggerated. The dwarves were unlikely to leave the fortress city in the mountains. First of all, although some of the dwarves lived near the human world (and some even lived in human cities for a long time), most of the dwarves still lived in mountainous areas far from the human world. Starting from the mountainous areas, it was an incredible thing for the Laushima to expedition to Sivania. Besides, the dwarves’ primary enemy is Green Skin. Related books record that it was Green Skin who fought a long and bloody tug-of-war between Green Skin and Dwarves that allowed humans to obtain a safer environment (of course, even so, Green Skin is also a threat).

Even if the dwarves were really angry and expeditioning to Sivania, Ashurufat was not afraid of himself. He knew that although the dwarves were brave and good at fighting and were good at using various machinery, they did not have cavalry and their army had great advantages in the mountains, but they would move slowly and be vulnerable to attack in the plains.

"So you strengthened your connection with the dwarves through the chamber of commerce? The purpose is to give me a warning to the attacks of dwarves?"

"No, master. I'm not worried that the dwarves will draw a large army to attack Sivania." Carrie replied. "If we are alone, there is really nothing to worry about. They are not qualified to be a 'hidden danger' in Sivania. But you know, the dwarves will never forget hatred. They are better at maintaining their initial hatred than the dusty past. They will never forgive you... So, if our enemies form an alliance with the dwarves, we may be in big trouble."

"Big trouble..." Ashu Rufat felt that Carrie was a little exaggerated.

"Master, not the army, but the skills of the dwarves to dig. We have seen their skills in Karak Gromri. You should be impressed?"

"That's true." Ash Rufate admitted. "The dwarfs' authentic tunnels are indeed very good, and they are better than the rat man."

"Think about it, if the Ryans form an alliance with the dwarves, they will dig a road from the underground to Sivania. The terrain advantage you rely on will immediately be nothing. No, it can even be said that they will take advantage of the terrain advantage... If the Ryans find Belar as a general and command the Ryan army to attack Sivania again. And this time, they will have the help of the dwarves miners... How likely do you think you have to win?"

"But Ryan didn't just end the civil war...the finances are still in crisis. That's what you said."

"But their civil war has ended. Within ten years, if they take proper measures, they are indeed likely to end the financial crisis and restore their initial strength. Ten years... It is a dangerous time for us. Ten years later, on the one hand, Belar should still be alive, on the other hand, the Ryans have recovered their strength, and they still remember your hatred for seizing Sivania. In addition, the church must have recovered from the previous strike, and under the instruction of the gods of the Star Field, to prepare actions against you... And the infiltration and development plan we have prepared for may not bear fruit in ten years, to fight such a crisis... If at this sensitive moment, they all form an alliance with the dwarves... They do not need the dwarves army, they only need a group of engineers and excavators. This is not a problem for the dwarves... Master, you can imagine it a little..."

Carrie asked softly: "Master, under those conditions, do you think you can win?"

"It's very difficult." Ashurufat hesitated for a long time and finally spitted out the word. The biggest reliance he could defend Sivania was the favorable terrain conditions. The dwarves did not need to send troops for this war, they only needed to dig a tunnel... Things would be completely reversed. Belar would have a great advantage... and the dwarves' blasting technology is the natural enemy of the city wall.

"So, Master, this is a hidden danger that we need to solve. We must never watch a hidden danger exist and put our future and destiny on the enemy."

"It's right, but what should we do? Go and apologize to the dwarves and admit their mistakes?"

"It is impossible. There is no word 'forgive' in the language of the dwarves. There are many remarks about revenge, revenge, liquidation, and repayment. If you come to the door, I guarantee that the dwarves will chop you up and take revenge immediately."

"So what to do? Don't tell me that I should find a way to assassinate Belle."

"That's not a proper way. They may choose another excellent general at that time... they may even be more powerful than Belar. In fact, as long as the other party's level is not as bad as Leto, we will be in great danger. I'm not looking for fools." Carrie said. "Actually, master, there is too little information at present, and I don't have a suitable solution. I can only confirm that this is a hidden danger that must be solved. I believe you will agree with this."

Ash Rufati nodded, no matter what, Carrie convinced him this time.
Chapter completed!