Heart of Empire Chapter 330: The troubles of the Shire

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's always been able to put himself in the right position and never do anything uncomfortable.

Dyne made an intimate gesture, and he didn't put on a businesslike look. He also seemed quite casual, but he was not so casual that he lost his composure. The words and attitudes are very intimate, but not boring.

This is his skill.

"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. People's greatest compliment."

"Tsk tsk..." Dane took another mouthful of leaves and said, "I really want to visit Shire when I have a chance."

"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 side table, and waited for Bickley to speak, but in fact, he 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 composed entirely of Shire people that we talked about before. As for the alchemy workshop, now, more than 200 people selected according to your requirements have all arrived at Ghost Knife Port. I just want to know, when will the two agreed workshops be established? "

"So urgent?"

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 our cooperation this time, how much those people at the top of the chamber of commerce attach importance to. 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 face, saw that Dane was silent, and continued: "Of course, Dane, you also need some preparation time here, which I also understand. However, this matter really cannot be done indefinitely." We can drag it on. We can wait for some time, but it must not be too long."

"Okay." Dane nodded, stood up, and said, "Let your people set sail and come to White Wolf Castle. It will take a week or two. During this period, we will We will prepare people as soon as possible, and we will start our plan immediately."

These words made the smile on Bickley's face even brighter: "Okay! I knew, Dane, you are a refreshing person!"

Dyne nodded and continued: "However, I have to say the ugly things first. I have given you my requirements. If one of the people you come here does not meet my requirements If you ask, then go one, I won't save 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 standards, just come and trouble me!"

"Well, that's good. When your people are all here, come to White Wolf Castle to find me."

"Good!"

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Helping the Shire people build two magic workshops was a special promise Dane made in order to win the Shire United Chamber of Commerce to his side.

This is what the Shire can only dream 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 they lack the means to turn these things into power.

Among the main races in the Shire Continent, the one with the best 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 skinny people keep the fertile land?

They rely on gnome technology.

Gnomes are a very intelligent race, and 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.

Golem, steam car, manned mecha...

These things are 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's a golem or a manned mecha, it can allow short halflings and dwarves to overcome their disadvantages in size and become fighters on the battlefield that are not 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 had everything but none of these.

What should I do then? import it.

Minerals are almost the lifeblood of the Shire. The other lifeline is magic.

The elves in the Shire ~IndoMTL.com~ are not high elves like Nancy's court, nor are they forest elves of the Northern League. 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. The talent of the grassland elves in magic is not much better than that of halflings, and even worse than that of gnomes.

This is embarrassing.

The ore needed for machinery needs to be imported from outside. Many high-end machines, on some parts, need to be enchanted to become stronger or sharper, or carry various strange magic effects to be able to function.

However, whether it's raw materials or enchanting of mechanical parts, although the Shire can solve a small part by themselves, the larger part still has to be exchanged through commercial trade.

And these two items are in Dane's hands.

This is also the reason 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 Ways to develop military power - if you know, in the past tens of hundreds of years, almost every once in a while, a certain mainland force will stretch out its claws to Shire. (To be continued.) 8