But fortunately, the Gray Rock Clan agreed to trade food, which, if successful, would provide a sales outlet for the territory’s food resources and alleviate some financial burdens.

Su Li was quite satisfied with this proposal, but he curiously asked, "You just mentioned that our territory is taking on your defense responsibilities. How come you still need to procure military arms from us?"

Military trade between humans and dwarves is not uncommon, but it’s usually humans buying various weapons, armor, and cannons from dwarves, sometimes even hiring dwarven firearms soldiers and artillery. Otherwise, dwarves wouldn’t be relatively affluent.

However, dwarves procuring weapons from humans is something that’s been unheard of until now.

Speaking of this, Gesen heavily sighed and said, "Our Gray Rock Clan is situated on the edge of the Gray Mountain Range, making us prone to external invasions. This has caused our clan to invest all its wealth into military efforts, falling behind in technology, and unable to mass-produce even firearms. We also lack the wealth to purchase cannons."

"On the other hand, my friend, your territory is not lacking in these resources. Your Bauhinia Holy Flame Foundry can produce firearms in large quantities, and there are quite a few cannons. You could sell us a portion, and we would provide laborers to pay for the military trade through remittance."

Remittance really is an indispensable source of income for territories that are backward, impoverished yet populous.

Su Li didn’t anticipate that Oliver’s Holy Industrial Alliance would yield returns so quickly, as this Bauhinia Holy Flame was initially a significant project invested in by Oliver.

It employs a large number of dwarf engineers and masters of forging, producing not only firearms and artillery but also cannonballs, which can be directly manufactured by the dwarves.

Currently, it provides Su Li with 1-2 cannons each month, making it feasible for Su Li to sell 4 to 8 cannons to the Gray Rock Clan.

Su Li was merely curious and asked, "Is your defense pressure really that great?"

Gesen wore a grim expression, "Without a doubt, our Gray Rock Clan faces two arch-enemies and external foes, apart from the rat people of the Plague Clan, there is the Legendary Level leader of the Night Wanderer Corps, Jasper."

"Legendary Level?!" Su Li exclaimed in shock.

In any race, a Legendary Level being is considered a main force. A force led by such a unit would, to some extent, serve as a typical representative for that race, with its rise and fall significantly impacting the destiny of the race.

Otherwise, the death of Archibald wouldn’t have caused such a huge stir between the Empire and the dwarves.

Su Li heard that the Empire’s Elector Council and Emperor were extremely furious, sending envoys to the Dwarf Supreme Royal Court to demand an explanation.

They may not truly seek justice for Archibald, because compared to a Duke, the holy alliance between humans and dwarves is undoubtedly more important.

Humans are inherently less stubborn than dwarves, unlikely to let a single dispute turn into a blood feud affecting the relationship between the two races.

But using this opportunity to demand a large amount of compensation from the dwarves is something they would do without hesitation.

Anyhow, Archibald was the Grand Leader of one of the strongest knight orders among humans, the Eternal Light Knight Order. Such knight orders are rare across the entire Empire. If a Grand Leader gets killed by dwarves, and dwarves don’t want to damage mutual friendship, they would surely pay an astronomical amount in compensation.

Were the dwarves to refuse compensation, it might lead to a rupture in the human-dwarf relations during this Supreme King’s term. If the dwarves faced a huge crisis, humans might refuse military aid.

However, Su Li believes such a situation would not arise. The current Dwarf Supreme King is a formidable ruler, ambitious and resourceful. He is bound to use far more tactful means than any of his predecessors to mitigate the conflicts caused by this incident between the two races.

There’s a chance that the Empire’s Emperor and several powerful electorates might even receive a few steam tanks as recompense from the dwarves.

At that time, the Half-Lion Griffin Knights and steam tanks could indeed combine to form a mechanized army.

This isn’t exactly a favorable development for Su Li, because by observing the capabilities of these electorates, one gets a glimpse of how strong forces led by other Legendary Level figures could be.

If the Night Wanderer Corps led by Jasper represents the primary undead force in the Gray Mountain Range region, it indicates their power is exceedingly substantial.

Especially since Hesse Territory has just thwarted one of his schemes, he harbors deep resentment against Hesse Territory.

Thus, Su Li cautiously asked, "What are the strengths of Jasper and the Night Wanderer Corps? My territory and I have not yet encountered any Legendary Level forces and have had very little interaction with the undead. My friend, can you give me a detailed account of their situation?"

Gesen naturally looked forward to gaining Hesse Territory’s assistance in confronting this formidable evil undead together.

The world’s forces of justice are constantly besieged by the Evil Legion, and there’s no doubt that the Night Wanderer Corps under Jasper’s leadership is the strongest and most malevolent army threatening all the forces of justice in the direction of the Gray Mountain Province—bar none!

No one knows when this evil undead mage will emerge from the darkness, attempting to obliterate an expanse of civilized territory.

Every leader of a just alliance would warmly welcome the addition of a powerful ally.