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Upon reaching the lord's hall, Su Ye and his companions took their seats without hesitation.
Volkan, not daring to be negligent, immediately instructed his subordinates to bring tea and snacks.
He then proceeded to brief Su Ye on the situation of the War Hammer tribe.
The gist of it was the population of the War Hammer tribe, their primary resources, and so on.
The War Hammer tribe was built inside a mountain, occupying a vast area.
Within this mountain, there were abundant geothermal resources.
These geothermal resources were essentially natural fires flowing underground.
Similar to magma, under the careful transformation of the dwarves, there were interconnected passages between the geothermal resources and the forging workshops.
And the dwarves used the intense heat of the geothermal resources to forge a wide variety of equipment.
Naturally, this was the main reason why the War Hammer tribe chose to build their territory here.
The War Hammer tribe had a total population of over five hundred people.
There were two hundred warriors, but in the previous war, seventy or eighty had perished.
The rest were old men, children, women, and blacksmiths.
In addition, the War Hammer territory also occupied two green secret realms, providing a considerable supply of resources each day.
However, they now had to give half of their resources to Su Ye.
Having gained a general understanding of the situation, Su Ye stood up and looked at Volkan: "Take me to your warehouse!"
Volkan's face was filled with bitterness. He knew what Su Ye was after.
He was undoubtedly going to plunder their resources.
Feeling helpless, but unable to resist, he led Su Ye and his companions toward a cave located behind the lord's hall.
The entrance to the cave wasn't large, but upon entering, one was greeted with a sight that was both eye-catching and extraordinary.
Burning torches illuminated the cave.
On the open ground within the cave, there were piles of various resources.
Lumber, stone ore, iron ore, and even gold ore.
Yes, gold ore, unmelted gold ore that couldn't be directly used.
"Lord Su, the total resources here are: 7.8 million units of lumber, 9.8 million units of stone ore, 9.08 million units of iron ore, 5.63 million units of gold ore, and 4 million gold coins," Volkan reported.
Because it was digitized, most of the resources Volkan mentioned were stored in resource packages within the warehouse.
Otherwise, if they were truly released, even two War Hammer territories wouldn't be able to contain them.
Su Ye pondered for a moment and cleared his throat: "Alright, I'll take 5 million units each of lumber, stone ore, and iron ore. Give me all the gold coins. The rest you can keep."
Volkan was speechless.
This is 50%?
This is more than 60%!
Seeing Volkan's hesitation, Su Ye looked at him: "What? Is there a problem?"
Volkan hurriedly shook his head: "No, no problem. I'll have people count the resources right away."
Su Ye snapped his fingers: "Now take me to your forging workshop."
Volkan nodded and led the way forward.
Leaving the warehouse, they entered another cave.
Volkan wasn't just the leader of the War Hammer tribe, he was also the tribe's most skilled blacksmith.
Therefore, he had his own dedicated forging space.
It was this cave before them.
It was connected to the most powerful geothermal passage. As soon as one entered, a wave of heat washed over them.
Su Ye and his companions all broke out in a fine sweat.
"This is where I forge equipment on a daily basis," Volkan introduced.
Su Ye surveyed his surroundings. He had been to the dwarf tribes in his previous life, so he was no stranger to the dwarf forging stations.
Everything that should be there could be found around him.
Just as Su Ye was examining his surroundings, Su Qian’er suddenly uttered a surprised "What's this?"
Upon hearing this, Su Ye turned his gaze to where Su Qian’er was pointing. She was looking at a painting on the wall with curiosity.
The painting was made of an unknown material. Even in such a high-temperature environment, it hadn't shown any signs of deformation.
The painting depicted a muscular giant wielding a giant hammer.
Su Ye only took a glance before realizing the extraordinary nature of the painting, and quickly turned his gaze toward Volkan.
The latter walked to the painting, his eyes flashing with admiration.
"This is the great Titan god Thor," Volkan murmured.
Su Ye's expression slightly changed upon hearing this: "Titan god? You said this is a Titan?"
Volkan nodded: "Yes, this is a Titan named Thor. He taught us dwarves how to forge equipment. He is the most admired and respected teacher of all dwarves."
Su Ye was excited.
Titan! That was an eleventh-order unit, one level higher than a dragon.
He never expected such a subtle connection between this War Hammer tribe and Titans.
Su Ye even thought that if he could grasp this clue, would he be able to find the legendary Titan unit?
Thinking about this, Su Ye suppressed his excitement and asked Volkan: "Can you tell me the story of your dwarves and the Titans?"
Volkan was somewhat surprised, wondering why Su Ye was interested in this.
But he dared not disobey Su Ye's command, so he began to speak.
"The story goes back more than a thousand years. Our dwarf ancestors rescued an injured Titan, the Thor in this painting..."
As he spoke, Volkan told him everything he knew.
Of course, whether or not he added any embellishments was unknown.
The gist of the story was this:
The dwarves saved an injured Titan and, with all their might, healed its wounds.
In gratitude for their life-saving grace, Titan Thor taught the dwarves how to forge equipment.
The dwarves were diligent and eager to learn, and they quickly mastered the art of forging equipment.
After that, Thor left the dwarf tribe.
The dwarves, in turn, passed down the forging techniques they had learned, from generation to generation, until this day.
To put it simply, the reason why dwarves could forge equipment was thanks to this Titan named Thor.
(Titans teaching dwarves to forge equipment is a setting in this book and the author’s personal idea. If you don’t like it, please don’t criticize. If you don’t like it, please don’t criticize!)