While the ship was moving along the Iron Horse River, one could see three-masted and five-masted ships from time to time. These ships had a very deep draft, so it was obvious that they were carrying very heavy goods.
At this point, they weren't far from the Dwarven Iron Mountain's pier. Zhao Hai believed that these ships were trading with the Dwarves, and most of them were carrying ironwares.
When people talk about Dwarven ironwares, the first thing they would think of would be weapons. In fact, the Dwarves had a lot of ironwares. Among all kinds of daily necessities, the Dwarves were able to make ironwares.
Moreover, the Dwarves didn't only make ironware. They also made all kinds of metallic things, such as gold and silver. These things were very famous in the continent, but they were most famous for their ironware.
The weapons produced by the Dwarves were simple and unadorned. On the other hand, the gold, silver, and other precious metals produced by the Dwarves were extremely gorgeous. They could even be called works of art. Even the Elves, who had always been known for their works of art, couldn't compare to the Dwarves in this regard. The Dwarves seemed to have an innate intuition towards metal, a terrifying intuition.
Naturally, the Dwarves also understood that no matter how big the Iron Mountain was, it would be emptied one day. Because of this, the Dwarves began to take the route of recycling. If you want to trade with them, then sometimes you have to use some scrap metal to exchange for it.
Because of this, whether it was ships going to or from the Dwarven Iron Mountain, it was very likely that there would be metals in them.
Zhao Hai was also aware of this rule of the Dwarves. However, the Dwarves didn't require you to exchange metals with them. There were already merchants who specialized in metal recycling with the Dwarves. It can be said that the development of the Dwarves here was much better than the Beastmen. Zhao Hai didn't expect that the Dwarves would trade with the Beastmen.
The Haven slowly stopped at the pier of the Dwarven Iron Mountain. The pier was very big, and there were a lot of ships. But when Zhao Hai looked around, he could see that almost all of the ships were from the Buddha Empire, there were no ships from other countries.
Zhao Hai was currently looking curiously at a group of people on the pier. These people seemed to be the managers of the pier. These people weren't very tall, the tallest one was about 1.5 meters, while the shortest one was about 1.3 meters. However, their bodies were very sturdy, they wore iron armor, and each of them carried a hammer on their back.
These hammers weren't the type that Zhao Hai remembered from China. These hammers looked more like iron hammers, but they were very big. Each hammer seemed to weigh a few dozen pounds.
These Dwarves were wearing iron armor, and with the addition of the hammers, each of them carried at least a hundred pounds of weight. But looking at how they didn't seem to care, one could see how strong they were.
This was the first time that Zhao Hai saw Dwarves. These Dwarves had long brown hair, and they had big beards on their faces. Their faces were also red, as if they were drunk.
After the ship stopped, Zhao Hai and Juno disembarked from the ship. Two Dwarves immediately came over. The two Dwarves bowed to Zhao Hai and Juno and said, "Did you two come here to do business?"
Zhao Hai smiled faintly and said, "This one is the Buda Clan's Zhao Hai. This time, I came here specifically to do business with a Dwarf friend. This is my first time here, and the person beside me is the Hurricane Family's Patriarch."
When the Dwarf heard Zhao Hai say that the person beside him was the Hurricane Family's Patriarch, his expression immediately changed. Then he respectfully gave Juno a salute and said, "So it was Patriarch Juno, I apologize for my lack of manners. Please!"
They didn't seem to notice Zhao Hai's introduction, they completely ignored Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai stared for a moment, then he smiled bitterly.
The Buda Clan was now a famous Clan in the continent, but these Dwarves treated him like this. There were only two possibilities. One was that these Dwarves hadn't heard of Zhao Hai's name, and the other was that they didn't like Zhao Hai.
Juno looked at the Dwarf and calmly said, "This is Mister Zhao Hai, the Buda Clan's Patriarch, and also my friend."
It was a very ordinary sentence, but the Dwarf stared for a moment. Then he turned his head to look at Zhao Hai, but his eyes weren't very friendly. He looked at Zhao Hai and said, "Buda Clan? Rosen Empire's Buda Clan? "
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "Yes, is there a problem?"
The Dwarf looked at Zhao Hai and said, "We haven't had a Rosen Empire merchant here for a long time. Last time, a Rosen Empire merchant bought us some moldy bamboo rice."
When Zhao Hai heard the Dwarf, he stared for a moment, then he smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? Is he from the Buda Clan? "
The Dwarf didn't think that Zhao Hai would ask such a question. At the same time, he also understood the meaning behind Zhao Hai's words. He suddenly laughed and said, "Good, I like people like you. Patriarch Zhao Hai, please!"
Juno nodded approvingly. If Zhao Hai defended the Rosen Empire's merchants, then the Dwarves might have lost their business. But Zhao Hai's question made the Dwarves very happy.
Zhao Hai discovered that the Dwarves were different from the Beastmen. The Beastmen were direct, but they didn't seem to be as smart as the Dwarves. The Dwarves were also direct, but it might be because of their contact with Humans that they became more intelligent.
Zhao Hai and the others followed the two Dwarves out of the pier. The two Dwarves immediately called for a carriage. The carriage was very large, but Zhao Hai hadn't seen the magic beasts that pulled it before. They looked like pangolins, but their heads weren't smaller than horses, they were almost as big as bulls.
After the two Dwarves invited Zhao Hai and the others to board the carriage, they specifically asked two people to carry the carriage for Zhao Hai and the others. They also told the people who carried the carriage about the status of the two. It was obvious that the Dwarves were very respectful towards Juno.
Zhao Hai looked at their appearance and couldn't help but smile, he didn't say anything. But from the Dwarves' expressions, he could see that Juno held a very high position in the hearts of the Dwarves.
Juno saw that Zhao Hai had noticed the magic beasts that were carrying the carriage, so he smiled and said, "These magic beasts are called Iron Beasts, they are unique to the Dwarves and are also their best companions. These magic beasts are good at digging and cutting through mountains. Moreover, after training, they can also help the Dwarves find iron ores. These magic beasts are very strange, they can't be tamed by Humans or any other race. The only ones who can tame them are the Dwarves. Because of this, the Dwarves believed that these magic beasts were a gift from the Craftsman God."
Zhao Hai nodded, he didn't think that this was nonsense. There were a lot of strange things happening in the Ark Continent. Perhaps there really was a God controlling everything.
The Iron Beasts were very stable, and their speed wasn't slow. Before long, Zhao Hai and the others could see a mountain in the distance. This mountain was different from the Hurricane Family's mountain. The Hurricane Family's mountain had bamboo rice and oil trees, but this mountain had a tree that Zhao Hai hadn't seen before.
This tree was very strange. Its trunk was very straight and iron-black. However, it wasn't thick, only about the width of a bowl. At the top of the tree, there were some branches. Each branch was five to six meters long, and each branch had more than ten leaves. These leaves were very large, each leaf was more than a meter long. Moreover, they were very thin. They looked like short spears, and were green in color. The entire tree gave people the feeling that it was very heavy and very sharp.
For a tree to give people a sharp feeling was very strange. At this time, Juno opened his mouth and said, "This tree is called the Iron Spear Tree. Its branches, leaves, and trunk can be made into spear shafts. Spear shafts made from tree trunks are of the best quality, but they are also the heaviest. They are heavier than ordinary steel spears, but they are also very tough. This is also a specialty of the Dwarf Mountain."
Zhao Hai nodded, his heart was very happy. He felt that this trip wasn't in vain. There were a lot of unique things in the Dwarf Mountain. Even if he couldn't upgrade the Space, he would still have a lot of good things in his hands.
At this time, Zhao Hai was looking forward to the Elven Forest. The Dwarves were famous for their ironware, yet they had so many unique things. Since the Elven Forest was famous for its plants, then how many unique things would they have? This was something that people were looking forward to.
The Dwarf Mountain was very high, it wasn't any worse than the Iron Mountain. There was a cave on the mountain. This cave was very big, just the entrance alone wasn't any smaller than the Hawk King's Cave.
The Iron Armored Beast's carriage quickly entered the cave. Upon entering the cave, Zhao Hai couldn't help but stare. The scene inside the cave was too big. From the size of the cave, one could see that it was much bigger than the cave at the mountain pass.
However, there was no water inside the cave. On the contrary, the cave looked like a huge arsenal. Blacksmithing furnaces could be seen everywhere inside. Some half-naked Dwarves were swinging their armors and forging weapons. The entire cave was filled with clanking sounds. It was so noisy that even if you wanted to talk to the person sitting next to you, you would have to shout.
Piles of weapons and armors could be seen everywhere inside the cave. There were also a lot of Dwarves loading their carriages. However, there wasn't a single Human Merchant in sight.
Zhao Hai was most afraid of such loud noises. He felt that his head was about to explode. Fortunately, the Iron Armored Beast's carriage left the cave before long, and the world became quiet again.
Zhao Hai let out a long breath and said, "It's too scary. If I stayed inside the cave for a day, I would've died. How could the Dwarves withstand it?"
Juno smiled and said, "They don't need to. You didn't notice that the Dwarves were wearing earplugs. This way, they wouldn't be able to hear the noise. Inside the cave, the Dwarves don't use sound to communicate, they use hand gestures or writing."
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "So it's like that. But it's strange, why didn't I see a single Human Merchant in there?"
Juno smiled and said, "There are also several small caves inside the cave, they are used to trade with Human Merchants. Once the Human Merchants and the Dwarves have finished their business, they would wait in the caves until the Dwarves have finished packing their goods. Otherwise, if they stay in the caves for too long, I'm afraid they would go crazy."
Zhao Hai nodded, then he looked around. At this time, they had already come out from the back of the cave. What appeared in front of Zhao Hai was an endless stretch of mountains. These mountains were filled with Iron Spear Trees, it seemed like there was no end to it.
Zhao Hai knew that this was the Dwarf Mountain, the real Dwarf Mountain. The Dwarf Mountain was very large, it wasn't any smaller than the Beastman Prairie.
Juno looked at the endless mountain range and said, "Everyone knows that this is the Dwarf Mountain, but there aren't many people who can actually come here from that cave. The Dwarf Mountain only receives friends, therefore, those who aren't friends can only enter the cave from before." Juno looked at the mountain range and said, "Everyone knows that this is the Dwarf Mountain. However, there aren't many people who can come here from the cave.
Zhao Hai nodded and said, "This time, it's all thanks to Grandpa Juno. Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to come here."
Juno smiled faintly and said, "Alright, you don't need to be polite with me. I saw that you aren't an unscrupulous merchant, so I brought you here. Otherwise, do you think that I would personally bring you here? If you really are an unscrupulous merchant, then don't say that you saved Kristen, even if you saved the entire Hurricane Family, I still wouldn't bring you here. I'm a friend of the Dwarves, I wouldn't do something that would be unfair to my friends. "
Zhao Hai nodded, Laura and the others didn't speak, they just quietly looked at the scenery outside. This time, Juno only brought a few people from the family. These people were currently in the carriage behind them, along with Shue and Shun.
Before long, the Iron Armor Beast carriage entered the second cave. This cave was very big, there were a lot of Dwarves who were busy inside. However, there weren't many weapons here, most of them were iron ore.
The Iron Mountain Beast carriage slowly moved towards the cave. Zhao Hai felt that the deeper they went into the cave, the lower the terrain became, it was as if there was a gentle slope.
Before long, the Iron Armor Beast carriage stopped. Juno turned to Zhao Hai and said, "Let's get down, we'll have to take a boat if we go any further." Zhao Hai complied, then he followed Laura and the others down the carriage.
Outside, Zhao Hai looked around. This was a very big cave, there were a lot of Dwarves inside. They were all driving the Iron Armor Beast carriage, the carriage was loaded with iron ore.
On one side of the cave, there was a pier with several small boats docked there. These boats weren't very big, it seems like they could only seat a dozen people at most.
The Dwarf who was driving the carriage also got down, he walked towards Juno and bowed, "Mister Juno, please come with me." Juno nodded, then he led Zhao Hai and the others to follow the Dwarf towards the pier.
There were several small boats docked at the pier, some of them were loaded with iron ore while some of them were empty. Moreover, there were seats placed on top of them, it seems like they were for people to sit on.
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