Dane exhaled a mouthful of smoke rings, with a very contented expression on his face. He said: "Bickley, the people who enjoy the most are the Shires. This is really true."
Now the Shire United Chamber of Commerce and Dane's forces are in a very close honeymoon period, and Dane is also very good to Bickley. This time when Bickley came late at night, Dane not only did not refuse his visit, but showed an easy-going side.
But Bickley is smart because he is smart. He has always been able to put himself in a good position and will not do anything uncomfortable.
Dane made an intimate gesture, and he didn't put on a businesslike look. He also seemed quite casual, but not so casual that he lost his composure. The words and attitudes are very intimate, but not boring.
This is what he does.
"Haha!" Bickley showed a very happy expression. He said: "The most delicious things grow from the land of the Shire; the most interesting things are made from the hands of the Shire; Dane, what you say is to our Shire." Human's greatest compliment."
"Tsk tsk..." Dane took another mouthful of leaves and said, "I really want to visit Shire when I have a chance in the future."
"It's a great honor." Bickley bowed slightly and continued, "However, Dane, I'm here to visit you late at night, and I still have business to do."
"Yeah." Dane sat up straight, put the pipe on the table beside him, and waited for Bickley to speak, but in fact, he already more or less knew why Bickley came here.
Bickley straightened his posture and said: "The most important thing that our Shire United Chamber of Commerce is thinking about now is the establishment of an enchanting workshop and alchemy workshop composed entirely of Shire people in your territory that we talked about before." Now, more than 200 people selected according to your requirements have all arrived in Ghost Sword Port, so I just want to know, when will the two agreed workshops be established?"
"In such a hurry?"
Bickley smiled and said, "It's not that I'm in a hurry. What's my rush? It's just that these people who have traveled across the ocean from Shire for more than a month are all carefully selected talents. It can be seen that for us How much do the high-level members of the chamber of commerce attach importance to this cooperation. Haven’t we drawn up the plan a long time ago? I think it’s better to start it earlier than to delay it, don’t you think?”
He observed Dane's expression, saw that Dane did not speak, and continued: "Of course, Dane, you also need some preparation time here, and I understand that. However, this matter really cannot be dragged on indefinitely .We can wait for some time, but it must not be too long."
"Okay." Dane nodded, stood up, and said: "You let your people set sail and come to White Wolf Castle. It will take a week or two in between. During this period, I will let you go as soon as possible." People are ready to start our plan immediately when the time comes."
These words made the smile on Bickley's face even brighter: "Okay! I knew it, Dane, you are a refreshing person!"
Dane nodded, and continued: "However, I have to say the ugly things first. I have given you my requirements. If one of the people you came here does not meet my requirements, then Just leave one, I won't show any sympathy."
"Don't worry about that!" Bickley patted his chest and said, "These are all carefully selected talents according to high standards. If there is one who doesn't meet the standard, just come and trouble me!"
"Well, that's good. When your people are all here, come to White Wolf Castle to find me."
"it is good!"
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Helping the Shire people build two magic workshops was a promise Dane made in order to win the Shire United Chamber of Commerce to his side.
This is what the Shire dreamed of.
The Shire continent is fertile and rich, but lacks ore resources, and their magic skills are also very poor.
The inheritance of magic skills is almost the most desired thing for the Shire people.
They have money and property, but lack the means to truly transform these things into power.
Among the main races in the Shire Continent, the one with the best and strongest individual physical fitness is actually the notoriously slender elves! As for races such as dwarves and halflings, they are not suitable for fighting.
How did a group of thin people keep the rich land
They rely on gnome technology.
Gnomes are a very intelligent race, they are the most outstanding and ingenious craftsmen in the world. Unlike dwarves who are proficient in construction and smelting, what they are even more outstanding is their amazing talent for some weird mechanical products.
Golems, steam cars, manned mechs...
These things are all extremely special products of the gnomes, and on the mainland, apart from them, there is no second force that can manufacture and own them on a large scale.
Whether it was a golem or a manned mecha, they could allow the short halflings and dwarves to overcome their disadvantages in size and become warriors on the battlefield that were no weaker than any race.
But the problem is that no matter what kind of machinery is manufactured, various metal and non-metal minerals are indispensable. However, the Shire Continent has everything but none of these.
So what to do? import it.
Minerals are almost the lifeblood of the Shire. The other lifeline is magic.
The elves in Shire are not high elves like Nancy's royal court, nor are they forest elves in the Northern Alliance. Both of these two elf subspecies have good magical heritage.
The Shire elves are a tribal group of grassland elves. They have stronger bodies and taller stature than other elves of their kind. At the same time, they are generally more skilled in bow and arrow skills, and their overall racial character is more brave and good at fighting.
However, there are gains and losses, and the talent of the grassland elves in magic is not much better than that of halflings, and even worse than that of gnomes.
That's embarrassing.
The ore needed for machinery needs to be imported from outside. Many high-end machines need to be enchanted on some parts to make them stronger or sharper, or to carry various strange magic effects in order to be able to function.
However, whether it is raw materials or the enchantment of mechanical parts, although the Shire can solve a small part by themselves, the larger part still has to rely on commercial trade in exchange.
Dane has both of these items.
This is why the Shire United Chamber of Commerce attaches so much importance to the cooperation with Dane. Other small forces that want to cooperate with the Shire do not have the unique conditions of Dane; other big forces with minerals and enchanting skills are greedy and malicious towards the Shire, and they faintly curb the Shire through this kind of Developing military forces in different ways—if you know, in the past tens of hundreds of years, almost every once in a while, a certain continental force will stretch out its claws to Shire. (To be continued.)