Pioneer Lord: Starting From Daily Intelligence

The conditions proposed by the two dwarf lords sound incredibly tempting. A stable northern barrier, strong dwarf allies, quality military supplies, even potential secret passages... This would solve all of Su Li’s worries in the Northern Territory and bring significant economic benefits.

Yet Su Li was not overwhelmed by the dwarves’ generosity. He knew these extremely stubborn dwarves too well; they regarded the Frost Fang Mountain Range as a lost ancestral land, and once they returned, it would entirely become a dwarf kingdom with minimal human influence.

This would likely lead to considerable resentment among the human soldiers who had fought so hard to capture this land.

After all, the dwarves did not participate in the initial battles. Humans pushed their forces to the forefront of the Frost Fang Mountain Range, only for the dwarves to swoop in and take the credit? Furthermore, once they occupy the land, it will be entirely theirs, with humans needing to pay taxes just to approach and develop it! How would Hilude and her warriors feel about this?

"Old friends," Su Li leaned forward slightly, tapping the location of the Frost Fang Mountain Range on the map, and said casually, "Your determination to return to the ancestral land is admirable, and your proposed conditions are generous enough. However..."

He paused, observing the instant tension on the faces of the two dwarf lords.

"...the Frost Fang Mountain Range is now, after all, part of my Hesse Territory’s domain, taken by my warriors’ blood from the Blue Mirror Territory. You intend to migrate extensively, establish substantial footholds, or even rebuild a kingdom here... This amounts to establishing your ’enclave’ within my territory. I understand this is your ancestral land, but the reality is that it now belongs to Hesse Territory."

Dorok’s face reddened further as if wanting to argue something but was silenced by Gesen’s gaze. The seasoned Lord of Grey Rock spoke solemnly, "Lord Su Li, please state your conditions frankly. Dwarves will not occupy a friend’s land for free, even if it is our ancestors’ land."

"It’s very simple," Su Li gave a satisfied smile, "My conditions are two: migration costs and future profit sharing."

The Redbeard Clan and Gray Rock Clan need to pay a considerable fee to Hesse Territory for this large-scale migration and initial reconstruction, to compensate for the ’territorial sovereignty change’ and ’acceptance of large alien communities’ administrative costs and potential risks. This fee... Hmm, let’s count it per capita. Each migrating dwarf citizen (including warriors, artisans, women, and children) would pay... 20 Golden Crowns. I believe you have accumulated sufficient wealth in the Gray Mountain Range."

However many dwarves plan to migrate here, Su Li will collect corresponding reconstruction fees. There are justifiable reasons to persuade human knights within the territory, for the territory indeed sells land externally. Whether it’s human knights, half-elf races, or migrants dedicated to the Sun Goddess, the territory sells land for them to build and develop.

As the empire’s secondary citizens, dwarves naturally qualify to enjoy such privileges as well.

The only problem is that this purchase fee is quite high; 20 Golden Crowns could buy 3-8 slaves.

So Dorok Redbeard suddenly erupted like a lit powder keg, his beard bristling with anger, "20 Golden Crowns per person?! Do you think we dwarves grow on gold mines?"

Su Li covered his ears, affected by the dwarf’s roar, and waited for Gesen to grab Dorok’s arm and press him back into his chair before calmly saying, "My friend, truth is not in loudness. I think this deal is worthwhile, after all, you are migrating here to acquire direct control over a territory."

"If you’re not interested, I believe there are other dwarf tribes within the Gray Mountain Kingdom eager to accept this proposal. You need to act quickly, knowing that I’m discussing this deal with you because you have the advantage of proximity, being the earliest arrivals. My conquest of the Blue Mirror Territory hasn’t yet reached the interior of Gray Mountain. Once the news spreads fully within the Gray Mountain Kingdom, you’ll lose your proximity advantage."

Dorok’s previously formidable aura suddenly stagnated; he knew well the Gray Mountain King’s stubborn obsession with reclaiming Frost Fang Mountain!

The main reason for not reclaiming it earlier was, of course, the inconvenient pass rights, and the Son of the Mountains from Gray Mountain and the sailors from Manan rarely interacted.

The Gray Mountain’s army couldn’t forcibly pass through so many human territories to attack this mountain range.

It’s clear that Su Li’s army paved the path, unifying all plains and territories under Gray Mountain’s base, thus providing the dwarves an opportunity to advance here.

Su Li fully solidified his role as a friend to the dwarves. Virtually all Gray Mountain Dwarves owe him gratitude or at least hold him in high favor. Thus, many are willing to cooperate with him.

This point is irrefutable by either Gesen or Dorok.

If Su Li truly contacted the Dwarf King for dwarf immigration to Frost Fang Mountain, the number of volunteers would be countless.

Fortunately, Gesen remained calm and said, "The facts are indeed as my large friend stated. But I believe that our proximity advantage notably reduces the burden on your Hesse Territory. If other tribes from the kingdom send troops, setting aside the ocean-like monsters, their logistical supply cannot be guaranteed. Then dwarf mobilization would wholly depend on your Hesse Territory’s provision."