After receiving Sui Xiong's affirmative answer, the Rune God left in high spirits and a hurry. It seemed he was heading back to Eternal Mountain, the divine kingdom of the dwarf gods, to discuss the matter of cooperation properly with the other gods.
This was a show of sincerity, and Sui Xiong was very pleased.
But on second thought, he found himself puzzled—what value did this armor, capable of resisting Great Disjunction, actually possess? Was it worth the dwarf gods stepping forward at such a turbulent moment to cooperate with him?
When domestic matters were unsettled, one asked Baidu; when foreign matters were unsettled, one asked Google. Sui Xiong had neither Baidu nor Google now, but he knew several well-informed friends.
The one who had seen much because he had lived long was the God of Water Element; the one who knew much because he had many friends was the God of Pleasure.
This matter seemed to have nothing to do with history, so naturally, he should ask Veye, the God of Pleasure, who had many friends and extensive connections.
Veye listened carefully to Sui Xiong's account, specifically asking about several details. He nodded as he listened, then finally smiled.
"No problem," he said. "My friend, the dwarves' sincerity is beyond doubt, and so is their need for this new type of armor."
"But why?"
"That is a long story." Smiling, Veye conjured a table, chairs, and drinking vessels, filling both their cups with wine. "We can talk while we drink."
This was how it had happened: dwarves were a formidable race, brave and skilled in battle. But because they lacked talent for controlling magic, they had always been greatly deficient in the field of spellcasters. As everyone knew, spellcasters were indispensable in war, especially large-scale war. To put it