Chapter 137 The Unavoidable FLAG

Tang En considered for a long time what to say before opening his mouth.

"Actually, the so-called black swamp is a complex substance called asphalt."

"Okay, I get it now!"

Brian suddenly realized: "Brother, you are an alchemist, so you want to refine a certain substance inside? Isn't it very precious!?"

"Don't interrupt if you don't understand!"

Brian muttered, "I didn't interrupt..."

Did this guy do it on purpose?

Tang En's forehead was throbbing with veins, and he finally calmed down: "Although the black swamp looks dangerous, the asphalt that makes up the black swamp is actually very useful in a certain way—"

Brian exclaimed, "Oh! I see!"

What the hell do you know! ?

"Brother, do you want to use that...uh, asphalt, on the battlefield!? Well, asphalt, its smell should be poisonous, and it should be quite useful, brother, you are a genius!"

"shut up!"

Dunn, Durandon, and Eberron couldn't bear it any longer. Qiqi yelled violently, and Brian shrank his neck, wilting...

Durandon signaled: "Don't pay attention to him, you continue."

Tang En nodded: "Although the asphalt doesn't look good, it will turn into a molten state after being burned in a large pot. At this time, it can be used to pave roads after being mixed with some stones and slag."

"paving?"

Durandon and Eberron looked at each other. Aren't gravel or slates used to pave the road?

In fact, not only the dwarves here, but all the countries in Prandal, pavement is like this, common stones are used, rich places use stone slabs, those relatively poor places simply don’t pave the road, once it rains, The whole town is muddy roads...

"Yes, asphalt is resistant to high temperature, friction and deformation, and it is very flat after pressing. It is a good paving material."

Tang En said: "Frankly speaking, when I saw the black swamp... no, when it was such a big lake of asphalt, I thought of paving it."

"I see."

Durandon waved his hand: "The Black Swamp is yours."

"I... what?"

Tang En was stunned.

"I said, it's yours, and you can develop it however you want."

Durandon said indifferently: "Anyway, we don't know what's the use of that thing. It's an eyesore and takes up space. It would be better if you can hollow it out, we still have more land to use."

"This……"

Tang En looked embarrassed, Du Landon was so generous, but it disrupted Tang En's plan. He originally thought that it would be easier to develop with the dwarves, but he actually gave him the black swamp directly...

"What's wrong?"

"Actually, Your Majesty Durandon, I would like to cooperate with you to develop the Black Swamp. The proceeds can be shared. I will provide technology and you will provide manpower. As a human being, even if I can recruit employees, it may not be appropriate for a large number of humans to enter the dwarf kingdom. Right? So you are the most suitable to provide dwarven labor."

Tang En simply told Du Landon all of his thoughts in one breath. After pondering for a moment, Du Landon said, "If you want to develop that area, I can give it to you, but if that's the case, I'm afraid I There is no way to agree to you right away, I need to discuss it with the king's council, after all, this is related to the labor issue of the dwarves."

Tang En laughed and said: "If they feel embarrassed, they can change to another cooperation method. I hire the dwarves from the dwarf kingdom to work at the door of the house, pay them, and they mine the black swamp for me and transport it to Ellington. How about it? "

Du Landon clapped his hands: "Simple and simple, I think it works, let's do it this way, the mining rights are handed over to you, I don't care about the income, you can just pay the dwarf employees' salaries, and we will treat it as letting They cleared the black swamp!"

Eberron stroked his beard and said, "I also think it's simpler and simpler..."

Tang En couldn't laugh or cry, it was obvious that the benefits of cooperation and sharing were greater, but he did not expect that Durandon and Eberron both preferred the way of hiring, and it was obvious that the Black Swamp was the property of their dwarf kingdom...

"Since this is the case, there is one other thing that I might as well tell you."

Tang En came up with this idea after entering Fort Forge Hammer, and said with a smile, "You people of the land dig mines every day. I wonder if you have copper mines here?"

"Copper mine? Yes, there are quite a lot, do you need it?"

Durandon scratched his head: "Copper mines were used a lot in the past, but since the large-scale use of iron ore and magic metals, copper mines have become useless. Basically, they are only used to make some living utensils. It's small, and most of it is piled up there."

Tang En was overjoyed: "It's just right, my territory Ellington is currently being rebuilt, and it is estimated that a large amount of copper metal will be needed, so I want to trade copper metal with the dwarven kingdom. If possible, it is best to open up trade routes. It can provide various living items for Forgehammer Castle and the dwarven villages along the way."

"This..."

Durandon was a little hesitant to trade with humans? The last time there was cooperation was during the Chaos Invasion War. Since the end of the Great War, the dwarf kingdom has never conducted large-scale trade with the outside human kingdom, so he is very worried about whether it will cause any bad effects.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I see. I will discuss this matter with the King's Council later, and I will give you an answer after the Wine Festival is over. What do you think?"

"sure."

Tang En readily agreed. It would be the best if three goals can be achieved on this trip.

Even if he couldn't reach a metal copper deal, he could still trade with the nobles who owned copper mines in the Illus Empire, but dealing with those nobles was obviously not as comfortable as dealing with straightforward dwarves.

However, judging from the current situation, at least the recruitment of dwarven employees and the development of Asphalt Lake should not be a problem.

After negotiating these two matters, Du Landon looked at the aggrieved Brian again, and said with a cold snort, "For Mr. Tang En's sake this time, please forgive me. If you dare to give us The people of the earth are ashamed, you just wait to be imprisoned!"

Facing such a strong and talented son, Brian didn't make any sense, and couldn't beat him, what else could he say? I had no choice but to accept my fate.

This made Eberron very happy.

At least, now in the Forge Hammer family, it is Durandon who has the final say, not the indecent Brian. After his daughter is married, he will not suffer any crimes.

A few people went back outside like normal people and started celebrating. Brian looked aggrieved and deliberately kept winking at his wife Selma and his future second daughter-in-law Tess, but it was all useless. Thelma, who knew what kind of guy he was, ignored him at all, and now Tess only had Durandon in her eyes, so who cares about Brian?

So Brian had to hide and drink.

The dinner didn't last long, because tomorrow was the Wine Festival, and that was a big event worth celebrating, so everyone felt that it was almost over and the party ended, and Tang En was also arranged to rest at Forge Hammer's house.

"call……"

After returning to the room, Dunn closed the door and returned to Lord Ellington's mansion with a teleportation technique. Only then did he heave a long sigh of relief.

Because of his terrifying experience in Slag Village, he didn't dare to sleep there anymore. If he found another dwarf woman on the bed when he got up, he would really be scared to death.

"These guys can really drink..."

Tang En rubbed his temples with a troubled face. Although the ale they drank was not high in alcohol, they would still get drunk if they drank too much, especially because Tang En's capacity for alcohol was actually very average.

Looking at the sky, Tang En guessed that Fiona might not be asleep yet, so he went to look for her in the study, but Fiona was not in the study, and after releasing the magic power to sense it, Tang En found that she had returned to the bedroom, but he didn't. did not sleep.

Tang En came outside Fiona's bedroom, just about to open the door to enter, but suddenly stopped in his tracks and knocked on the door.

"Tina? You're here. Didn't I tell you to come in directly? Why are you knocking on the door?"

Fiona opened the door and walked inside without even looking at it.

Tang En was embarrassed when he saw Fiona. He didn't expect him to be so careful, but still encountered an embarrassing scene.

Fiona is wearing a very simple one-piece nightdress at the moment. Since it is summer, the style of the nightdress is very...saving fabrics, which caused Tang En to basically see everything he should and shouldn't see. Well, those two big white legs were dazzling under the illumination of the magic crystal lamp, which made Tang En, who was used to seeing dwarf women these days, very uneasy.

"Tina?"

Fiona waited for a while but didn't hear Tina's voice. She turned her head and found no one at the door.

"Strange……"

Tang En, who was hiding outside, broke out in a cold sweat. Fortunately, he reacted quickly enough. At this moment, he had an idea, deliberately walked quickly from a distance, and shouted: "Fiona? Fiona, are you asleep?"

"My lord? I haven't—wait! Don't come in yet!"

Fiona exclaimed, rushed over and closed the door with a bang.

"Fiona?"

Tang En deliberately asked suspiciously: "What are you doing? I have good news for you!"

"You wait a moment!"

After Fiona hurriedly put on a dress to cover her exposed skin, she opened the door and let Tang En in. If you look carefully, you will find that her face is flushed with her head down, and her nose is covered with redness. sweat.

"Is there anything you have to say at this time?"

Fiona closed the door, pulled her clothes subconsciously, and asked Tang En deliberately dissatisfied: "Can we talk about it tomorrow?"

"I have to go back tomorrow. The Brew Festival will be held tomorrow, and the Dwarf King Durandon will... By the way, guess what the relationship between the Dwarf King Durrandon and Brian is?"

Fiona froze for a moment: "There is a relationship between them? Wait, let me guess... Could it be that Brian is a dwarf prince?"

Fiona looked incredible: "We can't be so lucky, right?"

"Sorry, you guessed wrong."

Tang En twitched the corners of his mouth and revealed a weird smile: "Dwarf King Durandon...is Brian's son, and Brian...is the previous Dwarf King."

Unexpectedly, Fiona froze there, and suddenly exclaimed after a while: "He? Brian? The former king? Son!? How is this possible!?"