Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 500: Chapter 5: Scandalous Rumors and the Holy Industrial Alliance (Part 3)

This means that facing these invisible archers, the enemy’s ranged troops have no way to counteract unless a cavalry corps launches a charge, approaches them, and breaks their invisibility ability.

The price of such concealing leather armor is as high as 15 Golden Crowns! It is only slightly cheaper than the fine-level dwarven heavy armor. The Half-Elf territory has 6 tailor shops and a joint armor-making workshop to produce this leather armor.

After Oliver’s investment, the Half-Elves saved all the money they would have spent on raw materials, thus expanding production, forming a Half-Elf leather armor guild, controlling all 10 tailor shops and 2 leather armor factories below.

Even before these pieces of equipment were sold, the territory had already benefited as both squadrons of Swan Knights were all outfitted with such leather armor, allowing these air cavalry to conceal their presence in the air. This is extremely advantageous for their reconnaissance, as Harpies can’t see them unless they are within about 100 meters. This essentially makes the Swan Knights an invisible aerial reconnaissance force, even more useful than drones.

The only problem is that building such an air cavalry unit is not cheap; just preparing leather armor and mounts cost nearly 500 Golden Crowns, and if their weapons, wages, and training costs are included, forming such a 24-member air cavalry unit would cost at least 800-900 Golden Crowns.

Because their weapons are specially made, with the territory’s upgrade, their bows and arrows were replaced with dwarf-made crossbow bolts.

Dwarves never use bows and arrows; crossbow bolts and firearms are their main ranged equipment.

Hesse Territory equipped these Swan Knights with strong crossbows as another investment result from the Holy Industrial Alliance, with the Hesse Territory’s human priests and dwarf masters of forging jointly building the Hesse Armory to forge a large number of fine-level weapons and equipment.

According to the preface of the Hesse Armament Record, ”The flame patterns on the sword blades are not decorations—every sword is blessed by the combat priest when it leaves the factory!”

This is not exaggerated at all; Hesse Territory reached an agreement with the Gray Mountain Dwarves, and after the Giant Skull Tavern was built, more than 200 dwarves have gradually come to Hesse Territory.

Even more gratifying is that Hesse Territory and the Redbeard Clan reached an agreement, humans dispatched a knight order of three squadrons to the foot of the Gray Mountain to cooperate with the dwarf rangers’ patrol.

The dwarves stationed six squadrons of elite dwarves in Hesse Town, with the garrison protecting the Bauhinia family’s rule.

This trade is very fair; although numbers are two to one, according to the old world army organization, it has always been this way, infantry is more dense, so a squadron is a formation.

Cavalry is larger in size, and their formation is relatively sparse, so 60 people make up a warband.

Thus, both sides deployed 6 formations to help each other in battle, which is a very fair agreement.

It is even a mutual aid agreement, as both sides feel they got the better deal.

For dwarves, it naturally goes without saying; it greatly satisfies their appetite, this is fine-grade Giant Brew, equivalent to dwarven blood. Moreover, stationed in Hesse Territory, their rations are much better compared to being in a mountain fortress. Those dwarf breads mixed with rubble are rough even for dwarves to eat. But in Hesse Territory, they have meat, vegetables, and alcohol in abundance.

Additionally, hearing about battles in Hesse Territory, two champion-level dwarven butchers arrived from the Gray Mountain, who are giant butchers, each potentially able to slay a giant, with red Mohican hairstyles and tattoos and runes imprinted all over, these two dwarves are known for being irritable and difficult to interact with. Su Li couldn’t interact much with them, knowing only that one is a Redbeard Clan dwarf seeking liberation; but since the Redbeard Clan is recuperating and doesn’t have battles, he came to Hesse Territory.

The other is a dwarf roaming everywhere in the Gray Mountain, who heard that humans invaded Blood Pine Forest and were chopping the not-so-bright giants, decisively joining here.

These two guys were thrown into Marshal Orstein’s army by Su Li, to let them participate in the forest wars.

It is said they are very satisfied with their current life, with battles breaking out every day, bathing in blood every day, and having delicious Giant Brew every day, simply perfect. The only regret is that no matter how crazily they charge, they still can’t die. Those pesky Half-Lion Griffin Knights are always able to appear at critical moments, letting their wish for liberation fall through.

But when the Half-Lion Griffin Knights bring over a jug of wine and drink together, their complaints and grievances immediately disappear.

These big friends are just too much to the dwarves’ taste! So generous, and always able to bring them to fight, letting them roam the edge of life and death with thrilling stimulation, undoubtedly the dwarves’ best friends.

Besides these two champion-level dwarves, there are also more than ten giant butchers, who also engage in tavern activities or join the Free People’s Corps.

Their combat power is very high, but their value is much inferior to other orthodox dwarves.

Hesse Territory feels the biggest advantage is that these dwarves can help the territory forge a large amount of equipment.

This is six squadrons, totaling more than 720 dwarves!

Coupled with the dwarf community in the territory, which has more than 600 dwarves, the territory’s dwarf population is nearly 1500 now.