Segimli was an impatient person. He proudly puffed out his chest and replied.
"The amount of Mithril in the Mines of Moria is one of a kind in Middle-earth. Although the mineral veins that were offered as rewards during the Shari-Arakat Conference were good, even ten of them added together could not compare to the purity of a single vein in Moria."
Sheyan nodded. The second question was extremely abrupt, completely different from the first question.
"The Segimli tribe should be a rather large Dwarven tribe right? How many tribesmen do you have?"
Segimli puffed out his chest even more.
"Our tribe is at least in the top ten among the Dwarves. We have more than ten thousand tribesmen."
A dwarf elder yawned loudly, wiped his eyes and said, "Don't worry, I'm not going to tell you anything.
"If there's nothing else, I'm going back to sleep. We have to prepare to move tomorrow."
As he spoke, he turned around and headed outside. His actions prompted several dwarven elders to follow suit. Instead, Sheyan's third question caused them to be rooted to the ground.
"Then, how many tribesmen are there in the Dwarven tribe?"
Durin was the publicly acknowledged God of the Dwarves! Moreover, the leader of the Dwarven tribe had always been addressed as Durin X. The current ruler of the Dwarves was Durin VII. Even now, he was the ruler of Erebor and the Iron Hills. One could imagine the status of the Dwarven tribe among the Dwarves. It was similar to the status of the Han people among the Chinese.... perhaps even more tyrannical!
Segimli hesitated for a moment before replying.
"Those guys have always been rather arrogant. Even the Shari-Arakat Convention was hosted by them. I don't know the exact number of tribesmen, but it should be in the hundreds of thousands.... perhaps even more?"
Sheyan suddenly asked.
"I've heard that KaiNdûm in the past, or Moria today, has always been the capital of the Dwarves of Durin. They have always been tenaciously guarding this place. However, after the appearance of the Balrog, his ability became the nemesis of the Dwarves. First, he killed Durin VI, and the following year, he killed his son, Náin. Only then did the Dwarves of Durin completely abandon this place and evacuate to Erebor and Iron Hills, right?"
The room was silent. Melody who had been sleeping on the soft couch suddenly sat up. She rubbed her eyes in a daze and looked at the crowd around her. Then, she leaned against Sheyan's leg and fell asleep again.
These people were already used to the dependence of the twilight elf, Melody Sunstrider, on her protector. Hence, they turned a blind eye to it. After an indescribable silence, Old Segimli finally opened his mouth.
"Yes, my friend Seaman. You're absolutely right."
Sheyan continued.
"The news of you reoccupying Moria can't be concealed. Then, guess what the Dwarves will do once they receive this news? Perhaps their leader is a magnanimous fellow and will hand over the Mines of Moria to you. "
Another incomparably long period of silence. Finally, Segimli hatefully uttered.
"Magnanimous. If those fellows were magnanimous, why wouldn't our mithril accessories pass the preliminary selection?"
Sheyan had obviously exposed an incomparably cruel truth to the Dwarves. With just a few words, the Dwarves fell from their incomparably blissful paradise to the depths of the abyss! Such a huge contrast almost made them vomit blood!
Obviously, if they wanted to avoid the revenge of the Dwarves, they could only hand over the restored peace of Moria. But!!! But!!! How could the Segimli tribe endure this! In their long lives, they could only focus on three things: ale, mines and smithing.
Old Segimli suddenly stood up and respectfully bowed to Sheyan.
"Since Her Excellency has pointed out this problem to us, there must be a way to solve it."
Sheyan smiled and replied.
"Of course, no matter who wants to enter the Mines of Moria, they cannot ignore the will of Her Excellency Melody. Because if we can capture the balrog, then we can naturally let it go. Moreover, our Holy Beasts can easily control the flow of water. If anyone tries to provoke us, then they will undoubtedly only get a completely submerged Moria. As far as I know, there is no one who has mastered the ability to mine underwater yet."
Old Segimli's eyes instantly sparkled after hearing Sheyan's words.
"Since our previous cooperation was so pleasant, why not continue?"
Sheyan forced a smile and replied.
"The basis of cooperation is the contribution of both sides. If the Dwarves are willing to pay a higher price...."
Speaking till here, Sheyan glanced at Annenia Cyathea. This elf elder was already stupefied, but he quickly responded to Sheyan's hint and solemnly declared.
"No one can impose their will on the Elves of the City of Dawn! Even Her Excellency Melody and the Lord Protector only have the right to make suggestions. Everything must be decided by the Elder Council and announced to the Elves. They can't harm the interests of Dawn City for personal reasons! "
Old Gimli immediately sunk into despair. It was obvious that whatever conditions the Gimli tribe could offer, the Ling tribe would be able to offer as well! Of course, it would be more generous, but.... but this was the best opportunity for the Gimli tribe to rise in power in thousands of years. How could he miss it? How could he dare to miss it?
In the end, Sheyan's words woke him up from his daze.
"The Gimli tribe definitely can't swallow the fat meat of Kaine-dûm, so why not ally with a few other Dwarven tribes? In short, there are a total of seven large mineral veins here, and countless small mineral veins? "
Seven short days later, under the reckless teleportation (Why didn't the Fellowship of the Ring use the teleportation array? Because the power of the One Ring was too great and its interference with the teleportation array was too great. If they teleported, they could directly travel to Earth.), a total of six Dwarven tribes united.
These six tribes had a population of more than 100,000. They announced the formation of the Sunstrider Alliance. At the same time, they signed an alliance with the City of Dawn, which was "powerful, holy, and had captured the evil Underground Balrog". Then, they began to move the entire tribe into the abandoned Mines of Moria, and renamed it Lesodom (The Land of Peace)!
Faced with such a situation, although the Dwarves of Durin were incomparably powerful, they didn't dare to act rashly. First, although they had a large population, they could only dispatch fifty to sixty thousand warriors at most if they wanted to invade Moria. The Dwarves of the Sunstrider Alliance had the geographical advantage and might not be easily chased away.
Secondly, the hidden strength of Dawn City was too terrifying. Capturing a Balrog alive was something that couldn't be faked. Since it was captured alive, it meant that they could see it with their own eyes! It was precisely because the Dwarves of Durin were chased out of Keen-dûm by the Balrog that they knew how powerful it was to capture a Balrog.
For Sheyan, the reason for choosing the Sunstrider Alliance was very simple. A scattered and loose alliance was more convenient for him to control and divide. Even if there were any problems, it would take him a lot longer to come to a decision!
More importantly, Sheyan's ambition to achieve the Silver title of "One Hand to Cover The Sky" had never subsided! Melody had taken control of a large tribe, but it was extremely difficult for her to settle down in another world. It wasn't that she was unwilling, but the Insectoids had advanced technology like wormholes to travel through time and space, but Melody didn't have such technology in her hands.
The only reason the Dwarves of Durin were passed over by Sheyan was because they were good at forging weapons and armour. Under Sheyan's guidance, the six Dwarven tribes that formed the Sunstrider Alliance were all very experienced in forging jewellery, enchanting and building teleportation circles!
The establishment of the Sunstrider Alliance not only added another layer of insurance to Dawn City, but also gave Sheyan a powerful research team that would work tirelessly day and night to research the teleportation circles for Melody and her tribesmen!
*****
The sky was clear. White clouds floated in the blue sky.
The drought was clearly showing its prowess in this place. The sparse grass on the ground had already turned deep yellow, and the sand around the grass roots could be clearly seen. The leaves of the Little Leaf Nudes by the roadside had already turned yellow, and even the bark of the trees had been gnawed by the passing horses, leaving holes in it one after another. They reluctantly tried to go around the flat-topped hill in front of them.
The hill was actually not very high. It only looked majestic because of the nearby terrain. Sheyan dismounted from his horse. He opened the map and carefully identified it.
"We should have entered the territory of the Anor Kingdom. This should be the place where the lookout stone was placed, Amon Shur, also known as Weathertop."
"I'm thirsty. I want to drink some water with ice." A clear voice with a hint of coquettishness could be heard. It should be Melody's voice.
Sheyan sighed and said, "I really shouldn't have followed you.
"I really shouldn't have let you come with me. Our journey this time is very dangerous."
As he spoke, he took out a bottle of water from his personal storage and handed it over. Melody happily said, "Sheyan said.
"If I don't go with you, I don't know when the next time I see you will be."
Sheyan helplessly replied.
"Aren't I making the dwarves research on magical teleportation formations? They've long grasped the technology of teleportation formations to different planes, but … … .the process of teleportation is fraught with spatial storms. Even Ocean-freak Moria would suffer heavy injuries when passing through. But I reckon it should be soon, why are you in such a rush? "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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