Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

Chapter 726 - 68: Obtaining Another Baron Experience Card and Facing a New Legendary Level Enemy

Gesen’s proposal was naturally very agreeable to Su Li.

Su Li felt that the Hesse Territory and the Gray Rock Clan were practically perfect complements to each other, even more suitable than the Hesse Territory and the Redbeard Clan.

The Gray Rock Clan lived in hardship, lacking barley beer, missing food supplies, and even under the threat of Rat People and Undead, their mining areas were almost completely polluted.

And what they lacked was precisely what the Hesse Territory produced in abundance. Su Li had always intended to build the territory into a border granary, with the fertile land under Jorn Shallow Bay alone yielding 2,500 tons of wheat. Selling half to the Gray Rock Clan would be enough to solve their hunger issues, and there might even be leftovers for them to brew a batch of precious Dwarf Barley Beer. Of course, it’s possible they might directly use all the wheat to brew beer, because dwarves can go without food, but they cannot do without Dwarf Barley Beer. The Barley Beer brewed by dwarves itself contains abundant energy.

The status of brewers in many Dwarf Clans is akin to that of human prime ministers or logistics officers. A far-sighted Dwarf Brewer can even determine the fate and future of a territory. Because in many crises, dwarves rely on drinking barley beer to sustain their physical energy and get through difficult times.

In fact, Su Li can also provide the Dwarf Barley Beer they need.

Back when Hilude led the four-person treasure hunting squad to Aeliria’s Dragon’s Nest, Dorglin managed to steal a rare treasure of a legendary Dwarf Brewer: Bergman’s Flame Generosity.

This is a rugged brass jug crafted by dwarves, with engraved dwarf runes, as long as you pour a jug of waterfall water into it, what comes out is the Rapids Pass Barley Beer. This is a famous dwarf specialty, just a single cup down and even a cowardly weakling dare fearlessly charge at a Giant Spider or Rat Giant.

Any dwarf who drinks this cup of Rapids Pass Barley Beer before battle can unlock the traits of [Immune to Fear] and [Die Fighting].

When this treasure first arrived at the Hesse Territory, the spring water used was originally from the waterfall of the Emerald River Valley in the Green Hills.

After a year of development in the territory, that ordinary mortal waterfall of Emerald River Valley became Rainbow Falls.

The value of this Rapids Pass Barley Beer rose accordingly, from 1 cup of 3 Copper Coins to 1 cup of 8 Copper Coins! Particularly popular with Dwarf Engineers and Masters of Forging. These people all claimed that after drinking this barley beer made from the Rainbow Falls spring water, magic power surged within them, and inspiration burst forth continuously in their minds.

To be honest, 8 Copper Coins for a cup of beer is really not high, compared to a cup of brandy that could reach as high as 30 Gold Coins. This dwarf consumer concept is filled with their simple values.

Although this Rapids Pass Barley Beer is the second most suitable dwarf specialty wine in the territory, Su Li did not intentionally raise the price. The main reason is that the production process is too simple!

Just find a strong-armed dwarf woman to squat under the Rainbow Falls and keep pouring beer into the jug. This is like the entire waterfall being a beer barrel at a beer festival, as long as you bring a cup and self-serve from below, that’s all you need.

Su Li never really expected this to be a money-maker, maintaining the dwarves’ morale, invigorating and inspiring them to work more enthusiastically brings benefits far beyond the few cups of beer money.

Of course, even so, it probably brings Su Li 60-80 Gold Coins of revenue each month, and significantly enhances the fame of the Giant Skull Tavern, attracting many dwarves.

Su Li has already recruited over 40 dwarves to reside in the Hesse Territory this year, becoming Imperial Dwarves.

Their joining also further enhanced the progress of Su Li’s forging industry and engineering projects.

Su Li also wants to use this to make a deal with Gesen, so he asked Hilude to bring a barrel of barley beer, then personally poured a cup for Gesen, saying: "Clan Leader Gesen, you can taste the specialty of our territory, Bergman’s Flame Generosity, which is a variety of Rapids Pass Barley Beer. I feel it aligns with some characteristics of your clan."

Gesen was very bold, taking the cup with his robust fingers and gulping down the whole cup in one go, his throat rolling with a sound indeed like rocks falling in the Gray Rock Mine.

"Ah~" After drinking, he let out a breath, twitching his wine sediment-colored red nose, expressing a happy sentiment: "Gronni’s beard above, this truly is a Flame Generosity kind of beautiful wine, I guarantee it can rank top five, if not top three, among all the Dwarf Beers I’ve tasted!"

Dwarves have always spoken in such exaggerated ways, so Su Li smiled and then said: "This wine is very suitable for dwarf engineers, I heard your Grey Rock Tribe not only produces many miners but also many Dwarf Engineers?"

"Hahaha~" Gesen laughed, he jumped onto a chair next to him, standing on it, forcibly achieving eye level with Su Li: "My big friend, I see, you’re still eyeing our Gray Rock Clan Engineers."

"But you’re definitely right on target with this idea, our Gray Rock Clan Engineers are indeed the best in the entire Gray Mountain Province. When it comes to grinding rock, no one is better than us!"

"Have you heard of the Ladder of Courage at the Dragon Rock Forge? It was built by our Gray Rock Clan Engineers, towering over three thousand meters, a majestic ladder soaring into the sky, placing the Dragon Rock Forge in the heavens. This Ladder of Courage practically ensures the Dragon Rock Forge never falls; invaders can only look up at the Dwarf City in the clouds. If anyone dared attempt an attack, they’d be torn apart by the massive turrets and densely-packed firearms soldiers stationed at the Dragon Rock Forge."