"Your Majesty Cassius, please wait a moment."
"The Supreme Ruler of our Brass Citadel, my father, will come to greet you."
Green said this after leading Cassius and others to an exquisite bronze palace.
Serkan stepped forward, looked around, then nervously stepped forward and whispered:
"Your Majesty."
"We have only lived on the outskirts of the Brass Fortress before, but there is no doubt that this city is of great value."
"It can completely become the empire's stronghold in the fire elemental plane. Now you are here, and there are thousands of imperial soldiers, why not us"
The half-dragon's heart was beating fast, and his eyes were full of ambition.
For the imperial military, territorial expansion is everything, and it is perfectly normal to have such an idea.
Cassius shook his head slightly.
"No, Serkan."
"The most precious treasure here is not this brass fortress, but the fire dwarves within it."
"The empire has no roots in the elemental plane of fire. We need a deep-rooted native race as an ally."
He glanced at Serkan beside him and continued.
"And haven't you read the "On Colonization" published by the Empire? The way to control a race is not just through force."
"I am stupid, Your Majesty."
Disappointment flashed in Serkan's eyes. He lowered his head and thought carefully about what Cassius had said.
Normally, he was not qualified to meet the emperor, but now that he had such a precious opportunity, he naturally raced against every second.
"Your Majesty."
"They're coming."
The adjutant beside him reminded.
I saw a group of fire dwarves wearing brass skirts walking from a distance. The leader was wearing a pocket crown and carrying a copper scepter.
When the leading fire dwarf saw Cassius, he just glanced at him and bowed deeply.
"Shalin Cardoso, I have met the great His Majesty Cassius. Green has already told me your purpose of coming."
"Nice to meet you too, noble Lord of the Brass Fortress."
Cassius also nodded in greeting. He looked at the fire dwarf noble, and there was a hint of solemnity in the depths of his pale golden pupils.
This fire dwarf nobleman is by no means as frail and simple as he seems.
As the owner of the Brass Fortress, the fire dwarf noble is at least several thousand years old, and his life experience can probably be traced back to the ancient mythological era.
"It must be taken seriously."
"The fire dwarves are a good 'ally'. If we can control them, they will definitely be of great use to the empire."
Cassius thought so.
And Shalin was also casually looking at the giant dragon in human form in front of him.
What makes the fire dwarves feel a little scared is that even if this giant dragon takes the form of a human, it still exudes uncontrollable dragon power.
It even reminded him of the ancestral dragons that dominated the world and stirred up the multiverse a long time ago.
"It must be treated with caution, perhaps. His arrival is related to the rise and fall of the Brass Fortress."
Salin thought so.
He was secretly glad that he had rejected all objections and accepted those warriors from the material world with dragon veins.
Otherwise, it is very likely that the ones bearing the dragon's wrath now would not be the efreeti, but them.
Thinking of this, Shalin spoke first, with a smile on his bronze face.
"Your Majesty Cassius, you once again helped us defeat the invasion of the efreeti. I don't know how to thank you?" He stretched out his hand and bent down to make a "please" gesture.
"Well, we will hold a grand banquet in the palace to thank you for your help, celebrate your arrival, and also show you the enthusiasm of our fire dwarves."
"In addition, we fire dwarves have also prepared tens of thousands of gold coins to repay your kindness."
Shalin kept his posture extremely low. He may have dealt with red dragons many times and knew their habit of being greedy for success and greedy for money.
No matter how strange the dragon is, it can't change the nature of the dragon. The fire dwarf noble believes that this process can satisfy the dragon emperor.
However, the other party's answer was beyond his expectation, making his pupils flicker.
"It's not necessary now."
Cassius shook his head slightly and said with a smile.
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend. You fire dwarves and the fire djinn are feuding, and my family members are also wanted by the fire djinn."
"From this point of view, the empire and the fire dwarves should be regarded as natural allies."
"Besides, now that we are facing a powerful enemy, we should get rid of the fire djinn in front of us and then consider the banquet and reward, right?"
Shalin was stunned for a moment.
This giant dragon doesn't covet gold coins? You don’t seem to be greedy for fame and fortune?
After thinking for a moment, the fire dwarf noble quickly agreed: "You are right."
Cassius continued to speak, his eyes filled with fire that made the fire dwarf shudder.
"Besides, my feast will not be in your brass fortress, but in the city of pig iron."
"I know."
The fire dwarf swallowed.
Cassius comforted: "Don't worry, Lord Shalin, my anger is only directed at the fire djinn who insulted me, and has nothing to do with you fire dwarves."
"Now, I just want to know the information about the 'Pig Iron City'. I heard that you were responsible for building it."
Shalin nodded solemnly and replied: "A long time ago, when the efreeti were our allies, we helped them build many cities."
"The City of Brass is the greatest masterpiece of our fire dwarf clan, and the so-called City of Pig Iron, haha."
He shook his head and chuckled, then continued: "It's just a poor imitation, full of loopholes in my opinion."
"The fire dwarves are just a group of robbers who robbed our people and occupied our works, and the most sophisticated skills are always in the hands of the fire dwarves!"
Shalin held the scepter tightly and said firmly.
A smile appeared on Cassius's face. He had long noticed the characteristics of these fire dwarves - as long as they mentioned the glory of the past, they would stand up proudly.
And he might be able to take advantage of this and control the fire dwarves of the Brass Bastion.
He would not use the low-end form of "slavery", but more free labor.
Green beside him added in a low voice: "The fire giant in the Pig Iron City has just taken office and became the 'Emir' there - that is, the city lord."
"The last celebration banquet was ruined by Lord Misha. He should hold a new banquet soon."
What he meant was obvious.
The fire djinn noble will definitely appear at that dinner, and this is a perfect opportunity.
Cassius chuckled.
"Very good, I think I have found the 'feast' that should belong to me."
The fire dwarves present swallowed their saliva. If there were no flames on their heads, they would probably be sweating.
——Asking for monthly tickets——(End of chapter)