"Old friend, don't get excited." Su Li leisurely sipped his fruit tea, "Just think about it, once you return, rebuild the fortress, reopen the mine, what a glorious sight it will be? The names of Redbeard and Gray Rock will be etched once more upon the rocks of the Frost Fang Mountain Range! The foundation of your descendants will be solid. This money is an investment in the future. Moreover..."
He shifted the tone, with a hint of cunning: "If you find it difficult to pay the compensation all at once, we can also do it in installments, or... offset it with equivalent weapons, equipment, and engineering services? The Hesse Territory is very much in need of the Dwarf's fine armaments and sturdy fortification equipment now."
