From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword
Chapter 542 - 347: Negotiation Incident

In the inheritance of the Black Iron Dwarves, the status of Quenching Castle is second only to the Ancestor Temple.

After the Abyss Descent, the Black Iron Dwarves migrated multiple times to avoid the pollution of the Abyss, and many inheritances were lost.

The Ancestor Temple has become a holy place that the Black Iron Dwarves can never return to, appearing only in their dreams.

Similarly, before Lu Heng mentioned Quenching Castle, it was a legendary holy place for the Black Iron Dwarves, believed to no longer exist.

Now, Quenching Castle has reappeared, and the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom has established contact with it.

This means that the Black Iron Dwarves have found the holy place of their dreams.

It's imaginable how excited the Black Iron Dwarves present were.

So much so that when Gulu spoke in a commanding tone, Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace did not feel anything was amiss.

Sorreville Copper Furnace quickly stepped forward and, with the highest etiquette of Black Iron Dwarf pilgrimage, saluted: "I am the third king of the Copper Furnace Kingdom, Sorreville Copper Furnace."

Gulu observed and nodded with evaluation: "Looks strong, a good material for forging."

If this were said to a human, it might often be considered a kind of sarcasm.

But for Black Iron Dwarves, forging is the most important skill, and evaluating a Black Iron Dwarf with forging talent is a high praise.

Gulu continued: "Lu Heng is the closest friend of Quenching Castle. He entered the Abyss World to help our tribe revive, so you must listen to Lu Heng's commands. This is also the will of Quenching Castle."

The Black Iron Dwarves present immediately bowed their heads and respectfully agreed: "Yes, Master."

Seeing this group of Black Iron Dwarves so devout, Lu Heng found that the effect of bringing up Quenching Castle was far better than expected, and much better at that.

This meeting spanned different worlds, consuming an enormous amount of magic energy, so after such a long conversation, fluctuations started appearing in the connection.

Great Wizard Hogrey noticed this and quickly said: "Our tribe's great Forging Master, may we establish regular contact in the future?"

"Yes." Gulu answered as a matter of course.

In fact, when Gulu was taken to Quenching Castle by his teacher, there were not many Black Iron Dwarves left in the castle.

Thus, Gulu did not receive systematic training; he only mastered forging and quenching skills, knowing little about witchcraft, magic, and other knowledge.

There are quite a few Black Iron Dwarf inheritances left in Quenching Castle, and he had seen some, but no one had systematically taught him, so he only understood a little.

As for how to communicate across the world divide, he was completely ignorant.

Of course, this wasn't a problem.

Since Great Wizard Hogrey was able to connect once, he could connect a second time, and noting the world coordinates would make the connection much easier.

With Gulu's permission, Hogrey quickly said: "Then Master, please set a time for regular communication; our tribe needs the inheritance of Quenching Castle."

"Okay, I have forging work on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays, and I'm free on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. You pick a day." Gulu agreed readily.

Now, many human Forging Masters, Quenching Masters, and Engravers enter Quenching Castle, with forging days being Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays every week.

So Gulu needed to stay in the forge on these three days.

Since the time is different between the two worlds, calculations are needed to determine the exact time.

Calculating the time will be handled by Hogrey, and all that is needed is to agree on a time.

...

After meeting with Gulu, Lu Heng and his group became the most honored guests of the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom.

With this relationship, the ensuing conversation became simple.

After discussions, Dwarf King Sorreville Copper Furnace agreed to all of Lu Heng's demands.

The first request was to reconcile with the Sea Demon Clan, agreeing not to dump volcanic ash into the Tidal Sea.

Since the demands of the Sea Demon Clan were not excessive, negotiations between the two sides were not difficult.

At the same time, Sorreville Copper Furnace expressed concerns about Flame Demon Gross.

Not dumping Gros Embers into the Tidal Sea means the Black Iron Dwarves must face the revival crisis of Flame Demon Gross alone.

Although the Sea Demon Clan promised to find a solution to the Flame Demon Gross crisis, the revival of Flame Demon Gross would not pose a significant threat to the Sea Demon Clan.

Therefore, everyone knows it is impossible to place hope on the Sea Demon Clan.

The Black Iron Dwarves must take action themselves to solve the Flame Demon Gross crisis.

Lu Heng assured that if this summons does not resolve the Flame Demon Gross crisis, upon returning, he will release the information about Flame Demon Gross to the Superpower Users of the human world and unite all the summoned human Superpower Users in the future to jointly solve this problem.

The crisis of Flame Demon Gross will not emerge immediately, nor can it be solved overnight.

It is a problem that requires time to resolve.

Sorreville Copper Furnace naturally understood this point, as dumping Gros Embers into the Tidal Sea had been ongoing for ten years.

During these ten years, the aura of Flame Demon Gross's revival became increasingly intense, but true revival was still some time away.

...

This visit to the Black Iron Dwarf Kingdom was very successful; having negotiated reconciliation matters, the primary purpose of this trip was achieved.

Subsequently, Great Wizard Hogrey personally led a team to the west coast of the Tidal Sea to negotiate with the envoy sent by the Sea Demon Clan.

Although both sides had agreed to reconcile, specific reconciliation conditions still needed to be discussed.

Lu Heng did not interfere in what reconciliation terms each side proposed—as long as he facilitated the negotiation between both parties, the task was essentially successful.