Although he had already agreed to cooperate with Tang En, Clotho was still unhappy.
For a fanatical engineer, he had the opportunity to participate in a new research project as soon as possible, but because of his status, he couldn't participate. Only he could understand this kind of pain.
Clotho suddenly asked, "By the way, Durandon, I heard that you gave Tang En the status of a citizen of the Dwarven Kingdom?"
Durandon nodded, "Of course, Mister Tang En is a great benefactor to me! If it weren't for his guidance, I wouldn't have been able to break through to the Grand Master rank. "
"Grand Master?"
Clotho's face was full of surprise, "At your age, you're already a Grand Master. At least you're much stronger than your father."
"Of course!"
Durandon snorted, "My father, he … Forget it, let's not talk about him."
"What about me!?"
Brian's voice suddenly sounded, and then he saw him and Eibron push open the door and stare at Durandon, "Talking bad about me behind my back again!?"
"Do I need to talk bad about you behind your back?"
Durandon glared back.
"You unfilial bastard of a son …"
"That's enough, Brian, he's right."
Tang En waved his hand to stop him, "He can talk bad about you to your face, there's no need to talk behind your back."
"Big brother, even you are protecting him!?"
Eibron nodded, "Tang En's words are reasonable."
Brian jumped up and down, "What!? You're all bullying me, aren't you? Clotho, you're just going to watch!? "
Clotho spread his hands, "It's not convenient for me to talk about your family matters."
"Hmph!"
Brian saw that no one was supporting him, so he sat down with a grunt, "Give me a large portion of charcoal barbecue!"
"Me too."
Tang En looked at the two of them curiously. "Where did you guys go? Why do you look so depressed? "
"It's nothing, we just went to check … Well, it's nothing."
Seeing that Brian was speaking in riddles, Tang En didn't ask anymore.
Klotto suddenly laughed and said, "Master Tang En, I wonder if you're willing to accept the identity of an honorary gnome citizen?"
"Of course, it would be my honor."
Tang En was not stupid enough to refuse. With this identity, it would be more convenient for him to hire more midgets in the future.
"Since that's the case, take this."
Clotho gave Tang En a badge engraved with a complicated gear pattern. "This is the badge of honor of our Gnome Engineering Association. Take it and you'll be a member of the association. If you have any problems in the future, we can discuss them together."
Tang En smiled and put away the badge. "It's my pleasure."
"You're really willing to spend money!"
Durandon was very surprised. Seeing Tang En's puzzled expression, he explained, "The Gnome Engineering Association is similar to the Gnome King's Council and the Human's Aristocratic Council. Even in the Gnome Kingdom, many people can't get their hands on that badge."
"I see."
"Since that's the case, I'll give this to you."
Durandon fumbled for a bit before throwing a badge over. On the badge was a pattern of a forging hammer, a furnace, and an anvil. Tang En knew this, it was the symbol of the Gnome Kingdom's national identity.
Durandon shrugged. "My badge is not as valuable as Klotto's, it's just a symbol of identity."
Klotto laughed. "Don't listen to his nonsense. The Gnome Kingdom has never had an outsider get this badge in the past few hundred years. This in itself is already a reflection of its value."
Tang En smiled and accepted the badge.
After lunch, the Wine Festival in the afternoon was still very lively. The entire Hammer Forging Castle was in a carnival.
Tang En, accompanied by Durandon and the others, visited the furnaces, arsenals, mines, and so on. He expressed his approval of the dwarves' advanced forging techniques and hoped that they would continue to work hard to develop their forging techniques and maintain their leading position with the latest, fastest, and most powerful techniques. At the same time, he also hoped that the Gnome Kingdom would maintain its peaceful development path for a hundred years without wavering. Afterwards, he cordially met with Grocca, who had just woken up, and highly praised Grocca for joining Ellington. He also promised that the alliance between Ellington and the Gnome Kingdom would be unbreakable.
During the three-day Wine Festival, Tang En fully felt the enthusiasm of the dwarves, as well as … their fanaticism for wine.
With the free alcohol, these guys were like crazy. They wouldn't stop until they were drunk and passed out!
If Brian and Eibron were like this, one could imagine how the other dwarves were doing.
To Tang En's surprise, although the barley liquor didn't participate in the Wine Festival competition, it was unanimously voted as the joint champion by the dwarves who drank it. Perhaps it was the result of Tang En letting them drink to their hearts' content?
What was worth being happy about was that the matter that Tang En and Durandon had discussed was casually passed by the King's Parliament. The few members of the Parliament were all drunk and could not remember what they had heard. After that, it was passed by a unanimous vote.
"The development of the Black Swamp, the agreement to recruit dwarven employees, and the agreement to trade ores, all of them passed?"
After listening to Tang En's words, Fiona's face was full of disbelief. If these things were discussed in the Parliament of Nobles, it would take at least ten days to half a month to come to a conclusion!
"That's right. If nothing unexpected happens, I'll go back and sign the agreement with Durandon later. I'm going to take you with me. You're good at this."
"Take me with you?"
Fiona asked in surprise. "Do I need to change my clothes? Durandon is the King of the Dwarves, right? Shouldn't I be more dignified when meeting the King? "
Dignified … …
Tang En recalled Durandon, and then earnestly said, "That's good. Really, believe me, don't have too many beautiful fantasies about Durandon, otherwise your fantasies will be shattered … …"
"Well, I'll go draft the agreement now."
Fiona happily went to the study. This was the first time Tang En took her out, and it was to see such a heavyweight figure. She felt that she was valued, so she was very happy.
When she saw Durandon, Fiona understood why Tang En said that. Because when she saw Durandon, her fantasies about the King of the Dwarves were completely shattered … …
This … … this guy was the King of the Dwarves, Durandon?
Even after greeting Durandon, Fiona still suspected that Tang En was playing with her. Because no matter how she looked at it, Durandon was no different from the other dwarves. No, he was even more ordinary.
"Your Majesty Durandon, this is the agreement I drafted. Please take a look. If you don't have any comments, we can start signing it."
Fiona handed the agreement to Durandon. Because the agreement was written in the Loen language, Durandon could fully understand it.
The agreement drafted by Fiona did not have any particularly harsh conditions. After all, the preferential treatment given by Durandon was too great. Therefore, this agreement only clarified the rights that Tang En had obtained, and that these rights were permitted by the Dwarven Kingdom.
So after Durandon read it, he signed his name and stamped it without saying a word.
After signing the agreement, Durandon complained to Tang En, "Really, you humans are so troublesome. What's the point of making an agreement when it can be done with just a word? It's superfluous."
Tang En smiled slightly, "You should understand that humans are complicated creatures. They are different from the people of the land. Humans often change their original intentions, and they will also change themselves because of the different environment. Therefore, this agreement exists to restrain me, so that I won't be arrogant."
"It's up to you. I still trust you very much."
Durandon casually said, "The Brewfest will end today. Klotto plans to see you again before he goes back. His assistants are waiting for you in the reception room."
Tang En and Fiona followed Durandon to the reception room. Klotto immediately got up and greeted them, "Tang En, my friend, I'm sorry that I have to leave. If possible, I really hope to go to Ellington with you."
Seeing the dwarves' faces change again, Tang En smiled and said, "If you want to visit, you're welcome at any time. But I'm afraid it's not possible for you to stay here permanently."
"Hmph, these guys can't live without me … When will they grow up!"
Klotto sighed, "Even if you want to visit, it won't be that easy. It takes a month to go back and forth from your place … Sigh, if only it could be as convenient as coming to Hammersmith Castle."
Durandon laughed and said, "Do you want to build the subway to Ellington? The amount of work is not ordinary. "
"Wait! What did you say? Subway!? "
Tang En froze for a moment. Another thing that he had never heard of in the game before!
The Prandal dwarves have already built the subway!?
"Yes," Durandon said casually, "Klotto led his engineers and our dwarven craftsmen to join forces. It took a few months to connect the two cities and build a passage. In their words, it's called the underground railway, or subway for short. It's very fast, so it's very convenient for them to come to Hammersmith Castle."
"Huh? That's a really good idea! "
Unexpectedly, Klotto was overjoyed after hearing Durandon's words, "If the subway can be connected to Ellington, I can go there at any time! How about we discuss it? "
Durandon curled his lips, "Don't talk nonsense. The last time it took so long to dig the passage, this time it will take many years to dig to Ellington. Maybe by the time we dig there, Mr. Tang En will already be too old to walk … Uh, please forgive me, the lifespan of humans compared to us … you know."
Tang En smiled knowingly and said, "The underground railway is too far, but the surface railway is certainly worth considering. In fact, I think it's really necessary to build a surface railway because it can transport ore and asphalt."
"Using the railway to transport is indeed a good idea," Durandon was startled, "But I'm afraid it's too late, right? After all, the amount of work is not small … "
"There is a way to solve this problem. Don't forget, although dwarves are good at digging passages, the efficiency is far less than earth magic. If Tang En takes action, or a few rune dwarves …"
Durandon suddenly realized, and Klotto was also happy, "In that case, what are we waiting for?"
"Don't worry, before that, I want to solve a communication problem first."
The smiling Tang En suddenly threw out a heavy bomb, "I want to build a teleportation circle in Hammersmith Castle and Gear City, and connect it to Ellington."
As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked!
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