Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 541: Chapter 16: Standing and Thrusting, and Griffin Expansion

If Gaucric continues to slay dukes and nobles for another two or three years, the Empire will lose its temper, no matter how solid its relationship with the dwarves is.

If the nobles of the Empire allow a dwarf butcher to kill at will without reason, then the Empire truly wouldn’t need to maintain its rule.

So Su Li only thought for a moment before smiling and saying, ”Your Excellency Gaucric, you are a guest in our territory, and how could we trouble you to act again and again? If there has to be a request, I hope you can stay in our territory for a while, at least for a month, to participate in our Spring Brings Life to All Things ceremony and experience the southern style and festival of the Empire.”

Upon hearing this, Gaucric immediately laughed heartily, his voice making the whole room tremble, ”My friend, you really know the dwarves’ tastes! I accept this request; dwarves love lively celebrations the most. Staying for a month is no problem at all!”

”Come, come, human big fellows, let’s continue drinking merrily!”

Upon hearing Gaucric agree so straightforwardly, Su Li was also pleasantly surprised. Indeed, apart from needing those few minutes to vent, men prefer to spend time with other men engaging in various activities.

Dwarves are naturally keen on gourmet food and fine wines, and the Empire is known for its luxurious banquets. This dwarf demigod spends the majority of his life traveling within the Empire.

After cheerfully accepting Su Li’s invitation, a lively banquet was swiftly held. Gaucric remained true to his exuberant style, draping his arm over Su Li’s shoulder after a few glasses of wine, laughing heartily, ”My friend, now this is a banquet that fits the dwarves’ tastes! Come, let’s drink our glasses dry and let the songs echo through the skies!”

With such a warm beginning, this dwarf swiftly formed deep friendships within the territory.

For half a month, he was at the Giant Skull Tavern, competing in drinking contests with friends from all around and passionately praising Su Li’s demeanor and generosity.

The effect was remarkable, attracting over two hundred dwarves to decide to settle in Hesse Territory.

Among them included a dwarf jewel master, Moritz Antek!

The jewelry crafted by this dwarf master is highly valuable. He is very wealthy, with over 370 pieces of Dwarf Oath Gold that he carries with him! Enough to make countless people envious. Yet, this dwarf master doesn’t understand the concept of keeping wealth hidden; instead, he seems to purposely display it, with a foolish sense of flaunting wealth.

But if anyone truly thinks he’s a fool and develops evil thoughts, the firearms and war axe in the dwarf master’s hands will teach them a harsh lesson!

He’s certainly not just a technical idiot; on the contrary, he possesses formidable champion-level power. Even the seven apprentices under him have been honed to elite-level strength by his guidance.

All the rogues who tried to rob them were thoroughly plundered by them in return.

This reputation spread widely, with rumors saying only a third of his wealth came from diligently crafting jewelry. The remaining two-thirds were loot taken from raiders he lured into crime.

And persuading him to craft jewelry is surprisingly easy.

He likes adventures and travel; as long as someone can impress him with adventurous experiences and stories more magnificent and legendary than his own, he will craft precious jewelry for them as a gift.

This trait fits well with Gaucric’s tastes. After listening to him talk eloquently at the tavern, narrating numerous fascinating and legendary adventures, Gaucric directly took his jug, sat opposite him, slapped the table, and shouted, ”Your stories are pretty good! But compared to our dwarven tales, they’re still a bit less thrilling! Come, let me tell you a real story!”

Of course, this was practically Gaucric’s catchphrase.

He holds a very high sense of racial honor regarding the dwarves.

When Su Li took him hunting in Blood Pine Forest, he also said, ”This forest is nice! But compared to our dwarven mountains, it’s still a bit less steep! But that’s okay, today we’ll show it the dwarf’s power.”

Then he went into the forest and launched a fierce and wild hunt.

Upon exiting, Su Li carried a spotted deer, the Lion Mastiff Beast held his trophy in its mouth, proudly walking out of the forest. Yet Gaucric directly hoisted a massive dragon ape, wildly crashing through numerous trees as he walked out.

One of the two dragon apes fighting for territorial domain with Aeliria was dead, and the other injured. If the other one hadn’t fled quickly, it would also have been a hunter’s prize, slaughtered by him.

This delighted Aeliria for several days. According to her, it is now rumored in the forest that a demigod resides in the human territory outside.

The entire forest forces experienced a major migration as a result, with many monsters near the western part of the forest fleeing in other directions.

This caused a large vacuum in the internal forces of the forest, expanding the territorial range of the green dragon and Griffin Forest.

Especially the griffins, they are now hunting the surrounding goblins and goblins on a large scale, so they can safely lay more griffin eggs during their mating season after spring.

Though powerful, griffins are indeed quite different from humans and giant dragons.