The white-haired man shrugged. "I don't care."
"But can you really do that?"
"What do you mean?" Arthur stared at the mysterious white-haired man.
The white-haired mystery man's eyes were obscured by his hair. "Not everyone betrayed the Holy Dragon."
"The Sinde among the elves, oh, now they should be called Tankar elves."
"Among the dwarves, half of them have sided with the Holy Dragon."
"However, after that battle, the Sind elves were exiled to Tankar."
"The surviving dwarves were exiled to the underground city."
Arthur's eyes narrowed to slits. "Who—are you?"
...
When Li Aili opened her eyes, she saw a dark cloud hanging over her husband's handsome face.
"..."
Li Aili sat up. "What happened?"
Arthur didn't answer the question, but instead asked in a deep voice, "Is there anything that feels uncomfortable?"
Li Aili stretched and yawned, "I just felt like I slept exceptionally soundly this time."
"Ah, is it because the dwarves' drinks are very strong?"
The minotaur squatting in the corner couldn't help but say, "It's not that the liquor is strong, it's that it's mixed with 'Sleeping Mushroom' powder."
Li Aili: "…………"
She belatedly realized what had happened and broke out in a cold sweat.
When I first came into this world, I wouldn't have been so careless.
It's because they've gained more experience, understand the world better, and have become stronger that they've let their guard down.
They might even use the 'racial traits' of dwarves on the ground to judge dwarves in the dungeon.
This is a mistake she would never have made before.
“Ellie,” Arthur said in a low, deep voice.
Li Aili felt inexplicably guilty when she was called that.
Leslie and his companions seemed to have also drunk the dwarf's wine. Pointing to the cow hooves, it would be better to point to the dwarfs who had a change of heart after robbing the dungeon.
“I want to help the dwarves here,” Arthur said.
Li Aili and Arthur spoke almost simultaneously, "I will definitely be more careful in the future!"
The two: "..."
"What?" Li Aili looked at Arthur with a blank expression.
Is this her Arthur?
In general, when this happens, the dwarfs are doomed.
What happened this time?
"Hmm, boss, the dwarves here seem to have some connection with His Highness the Duke," the minotaur couldn't help but interject again.
"Arthur? Is it true?"
Arthur slowly began to speak, concisely relaying the words of the mysterious white-haired man to Li Aili.
After hearing the whole story, Li Aili fell silent.
"I see..."
The Holy Dragon will forever remain a scar in Arthur's heart.
"If that's the case, why not bring them to the surface?"
Arthur, who had just given the dwarf a sound beating: "..."
Knowing her husband very well, Li Aili realized what was happening, glanced at the minotaur, and asked for confirmation with her eyes:
Did he make a move?
The minotaur, instantly understanding his boss's gaze, popped a bubble above his head: [Those dwarves were almost beaten back to the embrace of the 'Dwarf God'.]
Li Aili: "..."
Very well, now speak up and say you want to take these dwarves to the surface.
The dwarves probably thought they were looking for a place to bury them.
"If someone robs you after drugging you, it means they're not doing well."
“Bajin, no, Barbie, go and befriend those dwarves and try to get some information out of them.”
Ba Jin immediately flattered, "We already found out while you were asleep, boss~"
"Ah, it's related to that era, you know."
“In the past, the dwarves were all masters at forging rune equipment.”
"But..."
Metal dragons were wiped out overnight.
Dragon metal was immediately monopolized by the six great empires.
The six great empires issued a 'public decree' which states that no one, except the royal families and nobles of the six great empires (above the rank of marquis), may possess dragon metal privately.
Those who violate this rule will be sentenced to death by hanging.
"Initially, it was the dragon metal that the dwarven crafting masters relied on, but over time, the world's metal mines became increasingly scarce."
"Only the six great empires, through some unknown means, have acquired vast gold and silver mines..."
Upon hearing this, the veins on the back of Arthur's hand bulged.
Upon seeing this, Li Aili thought to herself, "Arthur... the six great empires couldn't be..."
Arthur said slowly, "Their mines contain the corpses of metal dragons."
Li Aili: "…………"
Upon hearing this, she instinctively placed her hand on the back of Arthur's hand.
Winter is almost over.
Arthur, I swear, the skies of this world will one day once again be filled with countless metal dragons soaring through the air.
"In short, no matter how good the equipment manufacturing master is, he cannot manufacture any equipment without materials."
"Look at those dwarves on the ground, haven't they also changed professions to become cooks?"
"Dwarf, it's been so many years since I've touched a furnace or an anvil," the minotaur sighed.
Upon hearing this, Li Aili silently got up and picked up a stone teacup from the stone house.
The stone teacup spun in Li Aili's hand, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a golden teacup.
With a loud crash, the minotaur, who was resting his elbows on the table, saw this and fell flat on his backside.
Li Aili smiled and said, "Okay, I have an alchemy course called 'Turning Stone into Gold'."
...
To be precise, the "Midas touch" technique is a subject in the grade-level examinations at the Golden Stone Academy.
After a year of study, only those who can successfully perform the "turning stone into gold" technique, transforming a rock (or other stone material) weighing no less than 3KG into precious metals such as gold or silver, can pass the exam.
Arthur gathered the dwarves, who were wearing 'pig heads', in the square where the bonfire party had been held earlier.
He didn't need to say much; he simply pointed to the 'stage' where Li Aili was.
The dwarves looked up, trembling.
They were terrified that if they disagreed, this 'walking Grim Reaper' would pin them to the ground and beat them up again.
On stage, Li Aili took out a stone and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to 'Miracle Show'."
She didn't try to be mysterious.
The action was straightforward: he simply rubbed the stone with his other hand, and in the next second, right before everyone's eyes, the stone instantly turned into a gold nugget.
The dwarves below the stage: "..."
They all gaped, speechless with shock.
"...It's fake, right?"
When something that had happened countless times in their dreams suddenly occurred in reality, the dwarves' brains were completely 'burned'.
They stared in disbelief at the glittering gold in Li Aili's hand.
"The art of alchemy, turning lead into gold, gentlemen, would you like to learn it?" The beautiful duchess smiled slightly and asked the few dwarves below the stage who had come to their senses and whose eyes had turned red.
"study!"
"study!!"
"I beg you! Just teach us this 'Midas touch' technique, and I'm willing to give my life to apologize to you!"
The dwarves' eyes were filled with tears.
Li Aili produced a 'contract' and asked, "So, are you interested in becoming an employee of the equipment manufacturing plant in Emerald City on the surface?"
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