The dwarfs' small thoughts

Dwarven capital.

"Your Majesty the King.."

Aigis, Trade Minister of the Dwarven Kingdom took out a flag engraved with the symbol of a certain lord from his arms, he handed it over to the mage who was loyal to the dwarf king.

"The alliance partner I'm talking about is a foreign lord."

Hearing this, the rest of the ministers shouted in surprise.

The sounds of traitors and all kinds of things were constantly ringing in his ears.

But Trade Minister Aigis doesn't pay attention to these things either.

Because after so many years of working together, he had long known what kind of losers these shouting ministers were.

"Shut up!"

The Dwarven king shouted loudly.

"Let him finish."

The king sits on the throne that symbolizes royal power, he perceived coldly at the noisy courtiers around him.

Aigis glanced gratefully at Your Majesty and continued speaking.

"Your Majesty, I know that you still harbor a deep hostility towards all others who come to our plane."

"But is there a possibility that we can use other outsiders to fight against the outsiders who have now taken over our kingdom's passage?"

Hearing this, a dwarf minister couldn't help but yelled.

"Nonsense!"

"All outsiders, whether they are lords or monsters, are just looking at our property!"

"As soon as they have the chance, they will, like Your Majesty predicted, swallow our land and our people until there is even a trace left."

Hearing what this minister said, the other ministers also expressed their agreement.

It's like they unanimously believe that all outsiders are just as evil as Shine.

But in reality, they are all very clear.

These lords who descended on the plane, a large proportion of them are not very aggressive.

On the contrary, they were very happy to do business with these dwarves.

From food to minerals, from toys to weapons, everything is within their trading scope.

But because the Endless Abyss impact brought illusions that affected the Dwarven king, the Dwarven king has refused all the requests of the trade lords since the fall of these lords.

Even in recent times, he has held great hostility towards all new lords.

In this kind of situation, there is no need to talk about business. Mistakes and misunderstandings have already occurred in normal exchanges between the two sides.

Even the new lords who have reached the Trial Continent are beginning to understand that on this continent, there exists a group of dwarves who are hostile towards themselves.

So in the endless chain of suspicion, these lords also naturally began to guard against the dwarves.

The atmosphere between the new lords and the dwarven empire, has become increasingly tense.

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"Not bad!"

Aigis spoke loudly.

"This group of foreign lords, once they have the chance, will swallow us up until not a single residue is left!"

"But I must remind everyone who is here."

"It is only when there is opportunity that such a situation can appear!" Aigis looked around, looking at each dwarf's eyes.

"And now, what we really need to do is not give them this chance."

"We, the Dwarven kingdom, must catch up before they take flight, let them act first, strengthen ourselves, weaken others."

Hearing that, the Dwarven king narrowed his eyes, looking at the loyal trade minister and saying.

"So, your idea is, let us dwarves form alliances with these foreign lords, thereby increasing our own Strength?"

"That's right, Your Majesty, but far from it, it's not that simple!"

Aigis patiently explained.

"Your Majesty, our Dwarven Kingdom is very powerful, but not that powerful."

"Although each of these foreign lords is not as strong as ours, each of them can bring us great trouble."

"For example, the monsters that killed General Max Copper, behind them could very well be a lord."

"Even though they temporarily occupied the kingdom's passage, they did not continue to move forward, even though they had no way to attack our royal's capital, but…"

The Trade Minister raised his head, looked at the king with serious eyes and said seriously.

"If so, the second and third lords appear, what will our Dwarven kingdom be like?"

Hearing that, everyone became silent.

A single lord led an army to attack the Dwarven Empire, and the Dwarven Empire also suffered heavy losses.

Even though Shine may be the most extreme among all the lords, the dwarves do not understand this.

The only thing they knew was that the lord who occupied the kingdom's passage had a huge army, as well as the ability to destroy all dwarven armies.

But if a second or third lord like this really appears... the Dwarven empire will most likely die directly!

"Whatever you want to do, say it directly, no need to hesitate!"

The Dwarven king roared angrily towards Aigis.

Although the Dwarven King looked very angry on the outside, in reality he did not spread his anger to the other person.

Because he knew clearly, of course Aigis brought up this problem, so the other party definitely had a solution.

"We will indeed ally, But the main subject of the alliance is us!"

"In addition to making alliances with these lords, we must also make allies with as many remaining lords as possible!"

"In theory, we want to fundamentally change our positioning."

"It's like there are countless small towns and cities outside our capital that provide all kinds of supplies."

"We will provide weapons, minerals and services to those new lords, in exchange for food, luxury goods and soldier resources."

"We Dwarves are born craftsmen, they will not refuse this."

"As long as they can gain benefits from trading with us, they will not have any other thoughts toward us."

"And even if they want to be disadvantageous to us, and the [Ally]group that wants to continue with our trade relationship, will take the initiative to stop them!"

"Between the Lords, they are certainly not firmly connected."

"So we want to open up the borders and welcome all the lords who want to trade with us to come in and form a collective interest."

"Only in this way will we be able to continue expanding our Dwarven empire after more and more lords descend to this world."

"My King, your Majesty, you should not forget the teachings of the Dwarf God."

"Friends will betray you, relatives will abandon you, only gold and gems will not leave you!"

Hearing that, the Dwarven king nodded.

"Aigis, you said it very well."

"But I think, you might not be suitable to be a Trade Minister."

Hearing that, Aigis bowed his head, his face pale, but the remaining dwarfs and ministers had mocking expressions on their faces.

"Because, you are more suitable to be a Prime Minister!"

Hearing that, Aigis raised his head and looked excitedly at the king.

"Ministers, can you hear it too?"

"Just do as Aigis says."

"Let's release the border and once again conduct trade with those lords!"

"However, anyone who wants to trade with us and form an alliance must first meet a condition."

"That is, they must collectively send troops to help us eliminate all the demons occupying the kingdom's internal passageways!"

Coming from the Trial Continent, the natives counterattack, just start like that.

It comes from chaos, and of course brings even more chaos.