115 - - CHAPTER IV ATTITUDE TO RACES OF VARIOUS KINDS

--Turn back the clock a bit.

Lilith, the first princess of the Human Kingdom, who came to visit the "Giant Tower," was replaced by an imposter in "UR, Double Shadow," and the real one remained in the "Giant Tower" and had various conversations with me.

In the process, I obtained useful information from her mouth.

We sat on the sofa across the table from each other in the office of the "Big Tower" and talked.

If what Mr. Wright said is true, we can easily pull the Dwarf Kingdom to our side.

...... Lady Lilith, do you have any evidence to support this?"

Yes, of course!

She responds cheerfully and explains her rationale.

The Dwarf species is a species that is willing to pursue its own chosen path.

Those who seek to rebuild the great civilizations of the past, the quest for making swords and armor, crafting, tableware, magic items, etc., etc., etc.

Yet, it seems that countries are restricting technological evolution because of the destruction of the thriving magical civilizations of the past. This must be quite stressful for the Dwarf species.

It is like telling a fish not to swim or a bird not to fly.

The reason why they don't go against us is that it would be bad for them to make an enemy of the elves, demons, and dragons, not to mention us humans and beasts, and in the worst case scenario, the dwarves themselves could be destroyed.

...... I see. Certainly anyone would choose the path of oppression over destruction.

I nodded at her words.

Lilith continues strongly.

Yes, I have no doubt that anyone would think so. The most important thing to remember is that the human kingdom is not only a country of people, but also a country of people. ...... is a country of people, but also a country of people. Dwarves are the best."

Lilith says that at first she herself had an image of "putting young children to work in the mines," but the dwarves told her, "The mines are not children's playgrounds. Amateurs should stay out! The first thing they do is not allow people to enter coal mines and other places.

The reason why Dwarfs seek human slaves is to take care of their own personal needs, to take care of their chores, and so on.

"When I was a child, I had the opportunity to talk with the Dwarf race royalty when I attended the Six Principality Conference. ...... The Dwarf king was fond of saying, 'I want to stop being king quickly and concentrate on my work and research.' ...... ' I was shocked, even at a very young age."

Lilith talks about the past with a faraway look in her eyes.

There was a definite sense of realization in her words.

Therefore, it is rarely exercised in dangerous work, even if it is for daily chores.

Dwarves are not interested in anything other than their own pursuits.

In the extreme, they are not even interested in other species, let alone human beings.

Of course, not all dwarves are all dwarves. It is said that there are a certain number of people who look down on "humans (inferior species).

However, I hear that dwarves who work in artisanal jobs are significantly less likely to discriminate heavily.

So if you offer them rare ores, weapons, items, etc., I think they will listen to you surprisingly well, don't you?"

--The above is Lilith's view.

(At first, the Dwarf receptionist looked down on me as a "human (inferior species)," but when I started delivering ...... valuable items, she turned her palm 180 degrees. (I remember being welcomed back with open arms.)

I remember when I started as an adventurer wearing "SSR, Mask of the Clown" on the ground. I guess I was judging them based on whether or not they were beneficial to my profession.

--I asked Lilith, a royalty who has experienced the Six Principality Conference, about the attitude of each race toward human beings.

The beast race--they look down on humans anyway. Many of them were rough.

Elf race: They seem to be closer to hatred than "dislike". The most common reason for this is that their appearance is similar to that of the human race. Lilith thought. Perhaps this is why the human slaves sent to the Queen Elf Kingdom were treated as livestock.

It seems that the demon race (humans) are treated as easy labor and livestock. To be honest, they had no regard for the human race, and in many cases, they looked at the dragon race as their enemy. They did not seem to regard them as enemies in the sense of hatred or vindictiveness, but rather as rivals to the Dragonites.

They naturally took such an attitude at the meeting, believing that they were the best among the six races. No malice at all. They are very secretive, and it is not clear how the humans sent to the Dragon Neut empire are treated.

That's all.

May remembered Lilith's story and suggested that our next target should be the Dwarf race, the Dwarf Kingdom.

And I took her suggestion and decided that our next target would be "revenge against the Dwarf species Nano and contact with the Dwarf Kingdom.

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The basement office of "The Abyss.

Me and Mei have a meeting on "Revenge on the Dwarven Nano and contact with the Dwarven Kingdom".

Aoyuki will be monitoring the area around the "Abyss" & "Giant Tower" via monsters, and Ellie will be helping the former slaves (humans) who are developing a town around the area as the "Witch of the Giant Tower".

Nazuna was ...... her sister Yume's playmate and escort.

The most important thing to keep in mind is that you should be able to find a good deal of information about the company and its products and services.

Yes. In the case of the Human Kingdom, we asked them to inspect the "Giant Tower" to see if they are treating the humans humanely. However, it would be difficult for the current "Giant Tower" to contact the upper echelons of the Dwarf Kingdom because it would be conspicuous, and it would also be difficult to create a building block that would be acceptable to all nations. On the other hand, there are cases in which it is beneficial to act openly in order to attract attention,......, but in this case, it is somewhat off the purpose."

If we contact the Dwarven kingdom as ...... "Giant Tower", there is a good chance that they will refuse to meet with us because they don't want to be misunderstood by the dragon race (dragonites) and others.

There is no point in doing something they don't want to do before we talk to them.

Our goal is to get revenge on the former members of the "Gathering of Tribes" and to find out the truth about why "Master" and I were almost killed.

There is no need to take strong measures before we know the extent to which the Dwarf Kingdom has information about and is involved with "Master". There are beings who attacked my hometown, and there are stages in getting information and making things happen.

Of course, if it's too bad, I'm going to destroy the whole country. ......

I need to gather information for that first.

I'd like to have Nemmu go to the Dwarf Kingdom and meet directly with the Dwarf King for a secret meeting to determine the depth of information they have, and if their past behavior wasn't too bad, then we can discuss whether or not we can form a cooperative relationship behind the scenes. If they are willing to cooperate, fine. Or reject them and turn against them.

What if they turn against us?

I answer May's question with a broad smile.

In that case, I will just break her heart or replace her head like the Queen Elf Nation and rule her from behind the scenes. Either way, the result will be the same.

As expected of Mr. Wright.

May smiles the same smile at my words.

Thus, the meeting that would determine the future of the Dwarf Kingdom took place deep below the "Abyss".