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Chapter 229: Not in a good mood

Zhang Wei was in a bad mood.

As far as he could remember, he hadn't suffered such a crushing defeat for a long time.

Three privateering warships sank to the bottom of the sea with seventy-two naval guns and twenty-four small cannons. He did not feel sorry for the ships, but for the cannons and the magicians and crew members who died as a result.

Although there are a large number of magicians in the First World, so many that some adventurer teams do not need so many magicians, this number is relative.

If so many magicians are lost in every naval battle, I believe it won’t be long before Zhang Wei will not be able to equip these warships with enough magicians.

The loss of the crew was even more unbearable for Zhang Wei, if the magician could be hired with a high salary through the first world.

Well, in the second world, the territory he occupies is not very large, and the number of crew members he can provide each year is very limited.

Now that they are at war, it is difficult for him to recruit enough crew members from other forces.

Zhang Wei knew clearly that once he fell into a vicious cycle of lack of crew members, magicians and artillery, he would soon lose the territory he occupied in the second world, and he might even have no place to stand.

After this battle, the two sides soon began to argue with each other.

Zhang Wei took the lead in sending an envoy to protest to the Grand Duchy of Naima.

They protested against the attack by the Northern Fleet of the Grand Duchy of Naima on them, which seriously violated the agreement signed by both parties and undermined the mutual trust between the two sides.

The envoys from the Grand Duchy of Naima were not to be outdone. They also accused Zhang Wei and his party of brazenly crossing the northern waters of the Grand Duchy of Naima without prior notice and trading with the dwarves in the west who were attempting to rebel, an action that could be regarded as participating in a rebellion.

Of course, Zhang Wei's side would not admit it, and they demanded that the other delegation produce evidence.

Naturally, the Grand Duchy of Naima could not produce any evidence, so they asked Zhang Wei's side to prove that they did not participate in the rebellion.

While the two delegations were engaged in a war of words, Zhang Wei was anxiously trying to resolve the issues of resource exploration, mining and smelting.

Those 15 pairs of mountain dwarves in their prime were extremely stubborn.

Faced with Zhang Wei's threats and inducements, they chose to die rather than surrender.

The reason why these mountain dwarves dare to do this.

First, they knew what it meant for their race to monopolize technology.

Secondly, they also didn't believe that Zhang Wei would be willing to kill them after going through so much trouble to get them here.

What they didn’t expect was that Zhang Wei had a third option, which was to directly turn these mountain dwarves into high-level zombies.

After Zhang Wei turned these mountain dwarves into high-level ghouls, he encountered another problem.

Just like those monsters in the ancient tombs lose the ability to use firearms after they become ghouls.

After these mountain dwarves became high-level ghouls, they would completely obey Zhang Wei's orders, but they lost the innate abilities of the mountain dwarf race - the ability to find mineral veins and the ability to smelt high-quality items.

Simply put, these high-level mountain dwarf ghouls have become smelters with outstanding abilities, that's all.

Fortunately, the outside world now believes that these fifteen pairs of mountain dwarves sank with the ship.

It does not affect Zhang Wei's subsequent business with the mountain dwarves.

It’s just that sometimes Zhang Wei can wait, but some forces can’t.

Just like the Grand Duchy of Naima, under the pressure of the increasing number of Hasa's allies and the covetous eyes of the Kingdom of Tiprano, the Grand Duchy of Naima's delegation actually made a suggestion to Zhang Wei's delegation, that is, Zhang Wei would provide ships to the Grand Duchy of Naima, and the Grand Duchy of Naima would provide naval guns, small cannons and other related ammunition to Zhang Wei.

The reason why the Grand Duchy of Naima suddenly wanted to exchange resources with Zhang Wei was because of the suggestion made by the Second Young Master behind the scenes. The Second Young Master keenly discovered in the Port Augustus incident that Zhang Wei said he would give three ships, but he refused to give weapons such as naval guns.

Although some people also think that Zhang Wei may not want to boost the strength of the mountain dwarves.

However, the second son did not think so. Whether the mountain dwarves' strength increased or not actually had nothing to do with Zhang Wei. It could even be said that if Zhang Wei could help the mountain dwarves to successfully rebel and establish an independent country, he might even get great benefits from it.

Therefore, in the eyes of the Second Young Master, the only reason Zhang Wei did this was that Zhang Wei's side lacked firearms, especially ship-borne guns.

On the other hand, the Grand Duchy of Naima lost many warships in a battle with Zhang Wei. In addition, other forces continued to have friction and various small conflicts with them, making the number of ships in the entire principality very tight.

So the second young master proposed to exchange cannons for ships.

The court was almost unanimously opposed to the Second Young Master's proposal. Even the Prime Minister's people reminded the Prime Minister that the Second Young Master's move was tantamount to raising a tiger to cause trouble.

The Second Young Master had long anticipated that many people would oppose, some even blindly oppose, and some would oppose just for the sake of opposing.

So he returned to the capital specifically and had a late-night talk with the prime minister.

During this night talk, the second young master talked a lot with the Prime Minister.

But on the second day, when the prime minister's mouthpiece stood up, he only listed one reason: that is, Zhang Wei provided ships, and they provided artillery, which could reduce the number of ships in Zhang Wei's hands.

Zhang Wei can choose not to make this deal with them, because there are many other people who can make this deal with Zhang Wei.

Just like the Hasa Alliance and the Kingdom of Tiprano were also actively building warships at this time, they were not the only ones who were short of ships.

As soon as the prime minister's mouthpiece made a statement, all of the prime minister's faction changed from opposition to support.

As for those who oppose just for the sake of opposing, of course they will grit their teeth and oppose firmly regardless of whether they are right or not.

The Grand Duke did not express his opinion. He just asked his eldest son, who continued to serve as the head of the delegation, to have a chat with Zhang Wei's delegation to see if this proposal was feasible.

"You are making wedding clothes for others." After the court meeting ended that day, the prime minister found the second son who had not left the capital yet, and told him what was said in the court meeting. He reminded the second son that the proposal was obviously made for the future of the country, but now the results are going to be taken away by the eldest son.

The reason why the Prime Minister said this was because it was the Second Young Master who proposed it. If things did not go as the Second Young Master expected and ended up in vain, there would be no result. Except for the Second Young Master's reputation being damaged, no one would benefit or suffer.

However, if this proposal really helps the Grand Duchy of Naima overcome the current crisis, then the eldest son, who is the negotiating representative, will benefit from it, while the second son who made the proposal will not have any benefit at all.

The second young master smiled bitterly and shook his head, then stood up and left without saying anything.