Chapter 3256: Hephaestus’ Blood
"So the humans have already allied with the elves, hm?"
A deep, masculine voice echoed across a hall.
His tone was rough.
The dwarf stroked his long beard as he studied the report placed in front of him.
"...Now we’ll bleed if we mount another attack on the humans."
His tone was one of displeasure.
"That’s right, Your Majesty." One dwarf across the long table nodded with a serious expression. "We can’t afford to have our relationship with the dark elves compromised. We rely on them for much of our domestic consumption. We would suffer dire foot shortages if they placed an embargo on the export of cheap food to our great Bournvyrne Empire."
Many dwarves seated across the long table nodded in agreement as shadows danced across the room with the flickering flames that served as the only source of light within the otherwise dark hall.
Each of them donned extravagant clothes woven by dwarven hands, making for some of the finest pieces of clothing and cloth that existed anywhere in the entirety of the true world.
"We would also lose much of the services that they provide to us," another dwarf across the table remarked with a knowing tone. "They possess great ability to heal and rejuvenate by virtue of their nature manipulation. Many of the raw ingredients that we use for our crafts and even our artifacts can only be found on the Genora Continent. We would lose access to the fabrics that we borrow from them if we were to face an embargo on trade from them, Your Majesty. We cannot afford a falling out with the dwarves."