"Huh? It's dawn?"

Joey lay on a big bed and stretched.

He glanced at the girl still nestled against his chest, and a smile crept onto his lips.

Is it dawn yet?

The mature woman slowly woke up and asked a question while still sleepy.

"Well, it's getting light, I should go now!"

After Joey finished speaking, he prepared to get up. After all, the beautiful girl was already awake, and his movements wouldn't disturb her. After all, he was a gentle man!

"Um--"

The girl lying on Joey's chest let out a haughty snort, showing no intention of making Joey get up.

"Lie down a little longer, great traveler, you must have had a tough night!"

The blush on the mature and beautiful woman's face had not completely faded. She spoke coquettishly and then kissed Joey on the cheek, her eyes full of love.

"Don't fall in love with me. I'm just a traveler without a home. No one can make me stop exploring this world!"

"Even you, my beautiful girl, are not good enough!"

Joey looked into the girl's eyes with deep affection, but his gaze held a hint of helplessness.

However, it seems that Joey's excellent performance last night has completely won over this seasoned girl.

"Can't I do it either?"

"Waaaaaah..."

"I've truly fallen in love with you, my dear traveler!"

The girl hugged Joey tightly, clearly reluctant to let him go.

Forget about me, you'll meet someone better!

Joey lowered his head and gently kissed her hair, which still smelled of soap.

"Waaah..."

The girl's crying didn't stop, but Joey had already slowly gotten up.

He picked up the clothes that were scattered all over the floor, put them on simply, and slowly walked out of the room. He didn't look back, not wanting to give the girl any more hope.

Because in the end, it will only disappoint her more.

Sigh, there's nothing I can do, he's just too capable and too attractive to women!

But Joey can't just take every single one she meets, or she'll be too busy. It's better to end it now than suffer for a long time!

At least, I cleared my name last night!

"I laughed triumphantly, I laughed triumphantly..."

Joey hummed a little tune as he slowly walked toward the blacksmith's workshop from yesterday.

If nothing unexpected happens, the bearded man will definitely still be there.

Sometimes Joey really thinks that the bearded man is adorably silly. If you ask him to stay in one place, he can really stay there without moving. He doesn't know how the bearded man takes care of his bathroom needs.

Joey walked on, the morning sun already warm, and the little workshop was now in sight.

"Oh my god!"

Joey stood in front of the workshop, looking at the scene before him with disbelief.

"A very, very, very big...beard?"

The blacksmiths in the workshop were no longer the two from yesterday, but the bearded man and the young man. The older dwarf was not in the workshop today.

Wawa squatted by the fire, occasionally poking at the embers in the fire with his pickaxe, having a great time.

Little Black was quite quiet, lying on the stove, resting with its eyes closed, its tail occasionally twitching.

Hearing a familiar voice calling his name, the bearded man stopped swinging his hammer, looked up at Joey, and grinned sheepishly.

"Joey, you're back?"

"Hahaha, this...this is my lover, Martha Bronzebeard!"

After the bearded man finished speaking, his face actually turned red.

The young man holding the pliers opposite him turned around, looked at Joey, and greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Joey, I've been hearing about you from Sam all night!"

"You...you're a female dwarf?"

Joey suddenly realized how rude he had been, especially after the bearded man said that the dwarf in front of him was his lover.

"Uh... I mean, you're very muscular!"

Joey couldn't find any other adjectives; "sturdy" was the most euphemistic word he could think of after racking his brains.

This young dwarf, who is also the bearded woman's lover, is almost identical to the bearded man in terms of physique and appearance, except that she doesn't have his signature mustache.

Is this what people mean by "couples looking alike"?

"Hehehe, it's alright, we Bronzebeard don't care about these things!"

The female dwarf put down the iron pliers in her hand and walked directly towards Joey.

"Hello, Joey, my name is Martha, nice to meet you!"

Martha extended her right hand.

The bearded man behind her was also looking over expectantly, his hand gripping the hammer tightly, seemingly a little nervous.

"Nice to meet you!"

Joey belatedly reached out his hand.

"As expected of the woman the bearded man has his eye on, her hands are incredibly strong!"

Joey felt unprecedented pressure on his right hand; it seemed that Martha's grip strength was no less than that of the bearded man.

"Dig!"

WaWa walked up to Joey and reached for his fanny pack.

"Meow!"

Xiao Hei opened its eyes and glanced at the scene, then returned to its original position and continued sleeping.

"Sam said you need to smelt ore?"

Martha released Joey's hand, glanced at the bearded man, and asked curiously.

"Yes, we definitely need it. Can you smelt this too?"

Joey gave the bearded man an approving look; it seemed he had indeed found a nice "girl"!

“My father was originally a skilled smelter, but the area around Sandstone City has been covered by yellow sand, making it difficult to find ore, so he switched to blacksmithing.”

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