Chapter 502 Bullingdon Stone City
Bullingdon Stone City, this city is the main city of the underground gnomes, and it is also the most important main residential area for the underground gnomes. There are about 12,000 underground gnomes living in it. This number may not sound like a lot, but in the Underdark, it can actually be called a very exaggerated amount.
And this does not mean that Bullingdon Stone City can only mobilize these more than 12,000 dwarves. In the past 2000 years, almost every 100 years, a small group of residents in the city chose to move out of the city. , to establish other strongholds in other places in the Underdark. This is the reason why the number of dwarves in this city is only over 10,000.
At the same time, do not underestimate them just because they are few in number. The interior of Bullingdon Stone City has ample defense facilities, a legion structure, and is completely self-sufficient in food supplies. This is a must for the underground gnomes. Violation of sacred places.
But... in such a prosperous city, why would Nohill say that the ruler of the city might tolerate vampire spawns approaching the city?
There are many reasons for this, but the most important one is the troubles Bullingdon Stone City has encountered in modern times. In the underdark world, a world of jungle and strong predators, although the population structure of the svirfs can be compared with Gray dwarves and drow are also known as one of the three main races in the Underdark, but in fact the living environment of the underground gnomes is actually very bad.
As halflings, the underground dwarfs have an inherent disadvantage in size, which makes them the main target of oppression by the other two races.
Underground gnomes are the most popular slave options in the Underdark, because almost every underground gnome is an excellent craftsman, mastering the skills of gathering, forging, and manufacturing.
In the Underdark, this means great value, and such a valuable target is worth the efforts of gray dwarves or drow to capture, and Bullingdon Stone City is a The most important city of the underground gnomes, the largest population gathering place, they naturally bear more malicious eyes.
If you are familiar with the intricate roads in the Dark Hell, then you will know that not far from Blingden Stone, the legendary city of Menzoberranzan stands there. The main city of Er Elf, the famous City of Spiders, City of Slaves, and City of Death, is less than a day away from Brynden Stone City in a straight line.
And if the distance is placed even further, but it is not actually too far away, the city of Glaixtugue, the city of blades, and the forging city of the gray dwarves, which was built on the shore of the Black Lake, is only about 100 meters away from them. It's not far, even if we go all out, it's probably less than three days' straight-line distance.
So it can actually be said that the underground dwarfs never really feel at ease and spend even a day in the dark area. They are always worried about the danger in the deep darkness.
Whether it is a sudden slave-catching team of gray dwarves or drow, or a monster that bypasses the patrol's blind spot and crosses the city wall from the air (don't worry about monsters digging through the city wall from the ground, the underground gnomes are here There are ample defensive means on both sides), and they are all capable of bringing continuous casualties and pain to the city.
Although the gnomes in Brynden Stone City will often prove in the end that they have the ability to deal with these external dangerous factors and let the invaders see the gunpowder and crossbows that the underground gnomes are best at, there is no guarantee. They are truly capable of solving every unexpected crisis. After all, in the history of this city, their city gates have been directly attacked by the enemy several times, and they have almost faced complete destruction several times. Although in the end, due to the tenacious resistance of the underground dwarfs and various coincidences, this city The city has persisted tenaciously until now, but again, they cannot guarantee that Gerda Ironhand (the dwarf god of war) can always protect them.
Nohir felt that the city could usher in a little change to some extent, a change that would make them better from now on, such as with a group of powerful, stable, and reliable vampires. Spawn alliance?
Well, even Nohill himself doesn’t believe in his adjectives for the spawns. After all, the world’s prejudice against the vampire race (99% is not prejudice), unless they are crazy. , or they are inherently evil hybrid species that tend to be dark, otherwise it would be almost impossible to form an alliance with a vampire.
Yes, that's right. Normally speaking, as long as the ruler of Bullingdon Stone City has even a little bit of brains, he would not be willing to put nearly 7,000 blood-sucking monsters into the city, but No. What Hill wanted was never for the spawn to gain citizenship rights to settle in Bullingdon Stone.
All they need is a temporary haven, a slightly safer place, and most importantly, enough food for a period of time to help the spawn survive the most critical and most difficult period ahead. months.
After all, although the true strength of vampire spawns is far less than that of real vampires, they still have sharp fangs, powerful regeneration capabilities, and not weak strength and agility.
As long as the spawns are given some time to familiarize themselves with the environment in the Underdark and their own strengths, coupled with a relatively safe settlement location and relatively abundant and critical material support, then they will be able to take advantage of these advantages. come out.
Make yourself self-sufficient and form a team to hunt and feed the countless monsters in the vast space of the Underdark.
This is something that will definitely happen in the future, because Nohill cannot let the spawns rely on him all the time, and they have to ask him to help solve everything. What Nohill wants is help all the time. They established a good starting condition and based on this, they continued to develop steadily.
What the spawns need is only Bullingdon Stone City to help them find a safe place to stay in an abandoned mine outside the city wall, and provide them with help in the early stage. Materials for difficult times include some necessary blood food, clothing, and even weapons. At the same time, as a price for obtaining these things, Nohir will also make the spawns bear corresponding responsibilities.
While the spawn are still attached to Blingden Stone City, they will become a powerful external line of defense, helping the underground gnomes solve most of the problems that they are difficult to solve, or cannot solve at all. , when the drow or gray dwarf slave-catching teams try to invade them, the spawn will also help rescue their people and fight against external invaders and monsters.
(End of this chapter)