The Frontline Battle had entered a stalemate. As a second-line force, the Twenty-seventh Legion was either suppressing the Dwarf Resistance Army or on its way to suppress the Resistance Army, all while looting the wealth the Dwarves had accumulated.
Before the war began, more than 1.1 million Dwarves had lived throughout Xigas Province.
In less than half a year, some had fled north, a small number had entered the Graylight Wasteland to escape the horrors of war, and a considerable portion had become slaves and been sold to slave traders.
The number of Dwarves in Xigas Province had fallen to less than half of what it had been before the war. Even the number of Ilia Kingdom Army troops stationed within Xigas Province now exceeded the number of Dwarves.
After three months of siege, around twelve thousand Dwarves had surrendered. Cassius gradually sold them off to slave traders, earning 1.2 million Gold Coins.
Of the wealth handed over by the other four units of the 135th Legion, after the portion owed to the legion was deducted, part of the remainder was distributed among the minor nobles. Velin had gained roughly 13 million Gold Coins in wealth.
"Sure enough, robbery always accumulates wealth more easily than business. A no-cost deal really is getting more addictive by the day." Velin looked at the account book in his hand and could not help sighing.
Still, it was fine to think about such things, but the battlefield was ever-changing. No one knew what would happen the next moment. They might be celebrating one instant, only to suffer a crushing defeat the next.
According to Velin's calculations, fewer than a thousand Dwarves remained alive inside Iron Tower City. However, he had not ended the siege and instead told Cassius not to let his guard down.