Three days later, the five Mountain People chiefs gathered in Brettel City once again. Apart from Ademan, the oldest, all four younger chiefs had actually agreed to Han Shuo's demands.
Even Ademan, who had lost his ambition, sent most of the Mountain People at his mine down the mountain to enlist. After discussing matters with the four younger chiefs, he took responsibility for managing the extraction of ore at the five surrounding mines, with a share of the ore going to the four young men.
Brettel City brimmed with vitality. More than eight thousand Mountain People descended from the five surrounding mines. Dokes, who had returned upon hearing the news, broke up their original groups and divided them into four battalions, all commanded by men from Han Shuo's side.
Although the Mountain People had received some weapons and armor last time, those supplies were nowhere near enough for eight thousand men. Only three thousand received some weapons and armor, while the other five thousand still used simple weapons.
Through Jack and Dokes's efforts, a weapons workshop jointly funded with the Buster Trading Company began operating at the former Lingluo site. Brettel City paid for the facilities needed to smelt metal ores, while the Buster Trading Company was responsible for recruiting skilled blacksmiths.
Since Han Shuo also had the help of the Dwarves in the Dark Forest, he had the weapons workshop on Lingluo Mountain focus on making armor for warriors. The Dwarves were highly skilled at forging weapons, but they were not as careful and meticulous as humans when it came to the precise work of crafting armor.
Under Dokes's deliberate training, the Mountain People, divided into four battalions, trained intensely outside Brettel City. A graduate of the empire's Military and Commercial Academy, Dokes truly had the makings of a