But fortunately, the Gray Rock Clan agreed to trade food, which, if successful, would provide a sales outlet for the territory's food resources and alleviate some financial burdens.
Su Li was quite satisfied with this proposal, but he curiously asked, "You just mentioned that our territory is taking on your defense responsibilities. How come you still need to procure military arms from us?"
Military trade between humans and dwarves is not uncommon, but it's usually humans buying various weapons, armor, and cannons from dwarves, sometimes even hiring dwarven firearms soldiers and artillery. Otherwise, dwarves wouldn't be relatively affluent.
However, dwarves procuring weapons from humans is something that's been unheard of until now.
