After returning to the cemetery of death, Han Shuo didn't linger for long and headed back to the dwarves' village. Han Shuo finally arrived at the dwarves' village when the sky was about to turn dark.
Bennett and the dwarves were still quite cordial. As soon as Han Shuo arrived, some of the dwarves took out the few delicacies available for Han Shuo to taste. Fruit wine brewed using secret methods had long since filled the cup in front of Han Shuo.
"You haven't been here for quite a few days, Han Shuo. How have you been?" Bennett looked at Han Shuo and said.
"Thank you for your concern. I've been very well. I've come this time to bring you the food I promised you." Han Shuo took out bags of food from his space ring as he spoke. There was some wheat, milk, bread, and even some marinated meat.
"Oh, my miraculous friend, our entire village will be grateful for your kindness." Bennett saw that so much food had suddenly appeared on the ground as Han Shuo's space ring flashed continuously. This made Bennett, who'd already felt that his days hadn't been too good recently, become inexplicably excited and he immediately cried out lightly.
Not far away, some dwarven women and children also put down their work and suddenly gathered here, cheering and hugging each other to celebrate with tears in their eyes.
Seeing that the dwarves were so excited by the food, Han Shuo knew that their days hadn't been too good. Every winter was probably a form of torture for them. But because of Han Shuo's appearance this time, the dwarves didn't need to worry about their livelihood anymore.
Chief Calvin was walking over from the forge with some other young, brawny dwarves. He was a bit surprised to see the excited cheers on this side, and only expressed his gratitude to Han Shuo in a very solemn manner when he saw the food piled up on the ground.
"Elder, this is only the first batch of food. My space ring can only store so much at a time. I think as long as I make a few more trips, I should be able to bring all the food you need. Don't worry, Elder, I will send the next batch of food as soon as possible. I think you won't have to worry about food this winter, "Han Shuo replied humbly and explained to Calvin with a smile.
At this moment, a noise came from outside the village. Then, the dwarves who were standing guard outside the village came over with a few elves. These elves were wearing clothes decorated with exquisite patterns, and they wore headbands woven from flowers and branches. They either held bows and arrows or magic staffs in their hands. Both men and women were equally handsome and beautiful.
"Dear dwarven friends, we have brought beautiful gems, enough to exchange for the weapons you have forged. We will use those weapons to help you drive away the greedy Ogres. Are you willing to sell those weapons to us? " The first young elf spoke politely. He had a green bow on his back, and there was a faint magic fluctuation coming from the bow. It seemed to be a magic weapon, which made Han Shuo very curious.
"I'm sorry, Bennett. I think I've made myself clear enough. We will never give you the weapons we have forged. We are not interested no matter how much you pay us. "Calvin shook his head and rejected the young elf Bennett bluntly.
Bennett was quite vexed when he said this and said anxiously, "Why? I know that there are only a hundred or so dwarves in your village, but you have forged more than a hundred weapons recently. You can't use them at all. Weapons mixed with black iron ore can be forged by you dwarves. If we elves add magic to them, they will become even more powerful magical weapons. Why can't you use them and aren't willing to trade them to us? Is it because our price isn't high enough? "
"Because we have forged these weapons for our best friend, Han. We have also brought some fruit wine for him. So I'm very sorry, Bennett. I don't think we can trade these weapons to you just because of the gems. " Calvin expressed his apologies resolutely to Bennett and then turned his head to call out to Bennett, "Bennett, take them with you and bring us the weapons we have forged. Let Han take them all today."
"Understood, village chief." Bennett responded heartily and then led a few young dwarves towards the forge in high spirits. None of the dwarves paid any attention to the elves' temptations of the gems.
"May I ask, is he the Han you speak of? Humans are the most despicable and evil race in the Dark Forest. You're unwilling to cooperate with the emissary of nature and instead choose to trust a human. Elder Calvin, you can't do this! " Bennett immediately complained with boundless grievance when he saw Calvin point at Han Shuo and have Bennett and the others give all the weapons they had forged to Han Shuo.
"Han is different from other humans. We trust him and we help each other. So I'm very sorry, Bennett. I don't think we can trade these weapons to you." Calvin was unmoved by Bennett's complaints and said stubbornly.
When he'd left the dwarf village last time, Han Shuo hadn't thought of using rations to trade for the dwarves' weapons. It was just that the dwarves had insisted on this in order to accept Han Shuo's rations. Who would've thought that some elves would set their sights on this batch of dwarven weapons mixed with black iron ore after a short while. However, what surprised Han Shuo was that these dwarves seemed to have repeatedly refused Bennett's pleas for a trade and had firmly kept the weapons for him.
"Elder, you can actually make your own decisions regarding these weapons. I'm giving you these rations not because I want your weapons." Han Shuo thought for a moment and then explained sincerely to Calvin.
Nodding, Calvin smiled faintly, "You don't need to explain Han. We know your good intentions, but we can't accept your things for no reason. The teachings of our dwarves tell us that no matter what it is, we need to work hard to exchange for it. If we accept your things directly, it will go against our ancestral teachings and bring a bad atmosphere to the village. So I think you should understand what I mean. "
Bennett had brought some dwarves with him and carried over a dozen weapons while Han Shuo and Calvin were talking. There were swords, swords, spears, heavy hammers, double-edged axes, and all sorts of other weapons. These weapons were all brand new and shining. The heavy hammers and double-edged axes gave off a feeling of sturdiness and weight, while the blades of some swords and spears appeared cold and sharp.
The eyes of Bennett and the others all shone with excitement when they saw these weapons appear. However, Han Shuo sighed with apparent resignation amidst their excitement and opened his mouth, "Since the elder has said so, then I can only reluctantly accept them."
Under the greedy gazes of Bennett and the other elves, the dozen or so weapons mixed with black iron ore and forged by famed dwarven smiths landed one by one into Han Shuo's space ring.
"Human friend, I wonder if you can trade these dwarven forged weapons with us? We've been preparing for a great battle recently and are preparing to strike a blow at the arrogance of the Forest Troll. If we have these weapons and the magic of our elven elders imbue them with us, they'll become magical weapons of astonishing power. The strength of some of our experts will greatly increase then. We're willing to trade gems with you, what do you think? " A flash of disappointment flashed through Bennett's eyes when he saw Han Shuo put away the weapons one by one. He thought for a moment and suddenly felt that it would be easier to trade with Han Shuo. He immediately spoke excitedly to Han Shuo.
"Humans are a despicable and evil race. How would you noble elves be willing to trade with such a despicable and evil race?" Han Shuo smiled oddly as he looked at Bennett, using the same words he'd just said to block him.
"In order to make the even more greedy and shameless Forest Troll pay the price, we noble elves are willing to make some concessions and allow you, a human, to trade with us." What surprised Han Shuo was that Bennett didn't seem to hear the strong sarcasm in Han Shuo's words at all. Instead, he self-righteously displayed his magnanimity.
"I'm sorry, I have no interest in making any trade with you noble elves!" Han Shuo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He finally recognized the arrogance of the elves and couldn't help but shake his head in refusal.
Han Shuo suddenly heard the sound of all kinds of branches snapping in the distance as soon as he'd finished speaking. It seemed that many people were approaching. Without waiting for Bennett to speak, Han Shuo furrowed his brow and asked, "Did you bring another group of elves this time?"
"No, just us. What's going on?" Bennett asked in surprise.
His thoughts moved and the three original demons suddenly scuttled out, disappearing outside the village in three different directions. After a while, Han Shuo saw a dense swarm of five to six hundred Forest Troll making their way in this direction with the aid of the original demons' vision.
The Forest Troll leader that Han Shuo had met before was now fawningly narrating something to another Forest Troll with an even more valiant build. It seemed that this Forest Troll's status was even more distinguished. This made Han Shuo understand that there was likely going to be great trouble this time.
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