"Hello, man. A bearded dwarf walked up to Ariel's shop, "I didn't expect to meet humans here, it seems that you have a good relationship with the elves." ”

"It's all right, because I saved their people. Ariel the merchant replied. In the underground auction house, a lot of money was spent, and many nobles were offended for this.

"My name is Gonier, Gonier Stonetoe. The dwarf introduced himself, "I know you must have a doubt, but I can answer you in advance, my toes are not of stone, they are made of flesh and blood like you. God knows why my ancestors chose such a surname. ”

"Ariel White. The merchant shook the dwarf's outstretched hand, let go and secretly rubbed the back of the hand that had been held out of the white mark, "This is my bodyguard Red Crab." ”

"Red crab? I've always wanted to name myself 'ale', and I don't think I need to explain too much. It's just a pity that the name is so ambiguous, because my people shout every day, 'Oh, I love ale', 'yes, me too, I can't live without it for a day', haha, you see, it's disgusting, I can't stand it." Gonier smiled to himself.

After he had laughed enough, he tiptoed over to Ariel's makeshift counter, "What are you selling?"

"Tea set, a beautiful set of ceramic tea sets, if you buy two sets, I'll also get an extra dinner plate. "In addition to this, there are some fine velvet fabrics, and scented candles of different colors. ”

"It's a shame that I don't have anything I like, and if you sell gold rum, I can buy some. The dwarf sat down on the left side of Ariel's paving, and then took out a crumpled tarp and spread it on the ground in front of him, as if the man was also a merchant.

"Don't the elves like to drink tea from oak cups?" said Gonier, who took out a brown leather pouch out of nowhere, and then began to pull out small stones of different colors from his pocket, and placed them haphazardly on the felt cloth.

"Although it is good to drink tea in an oak cup, it is undeniable that after a long time, the wooden cup will eventually leave a little peculiar smell. "Although the smell is very light and light, it has a great impact on things like drinking tea." The ceramic tea set does not have such shortcomings, and the elves love this. He said, glancing at the small stones on the dwarven felt cloth.

They are rough rough gemstones, and they come in a wide variety of forms, including amber, sapphire, spinel, amethyst, and diamonds.

It seems that the dwarf also knows the art of doing business with elves, Ariel thought to himself.

As we all know, the dwarves have many skilled jewelers, but the works of these dwarven masters may not meet the unique and discerning aesthetics of the elves, so the dwarves will choose to sell the rough directly and let the elves process it themselves.

It's just that why did this guy come all the way to the Elven Holy Land to sell rough gemstones? Isn't it the same to trade in human cities? And the price of selling in human territory is definitely higher than here.

"You're from Forge Rock?" asked Ariel.

"Yes. The dwarf Gao Nir nodded, "The first half of the journey was fine, it was just two teleportation circles, but after arriving at this vast Hanhai grassland, things were completely different. Alas...... It was a long, strange journey. He sighed and looked up at Ariel, "I guess your trip didn't go very well." ”

"Fortunately, although I encountered a lot of accidents along the way, I happened to meet a mage on the way, so there wasn't too much danger. Ariel replied.

"Mage? The dwarf suddenly said, "You human mages always like to mess around, but you really have a lot of useful things. ”

He rubbed his sleeve vigorously against the exposed blue of a rough gemstone, "It's like the teleportation circles scattered all over the continent. Although your human mage's move to build a teleportation circle in Forge Rock City has met with a lot of opposition within our clan, I have to say that this thing is really useful. It's just that the elves here ......," the dwarf shrugged his shoulders, "Forget it, each race has its own ideas, after all, those long ears have ruled this continent for a long time, and we dwarves have always been vassal characters, once elves, now you humans." ”

Gonier seemed to be quite talkative, so it was no wonder that he kept the paving next to him, probably thinking about a chat when he was fine. Ariel thought that dwarves still prefer to communicate with humans than elves.

"Humanity is just lucky, at a strange point in time, there is a strange leader, that's it. Ariel said modestly.

"Vassals are vassals, it's not a big deal, maybe the next era of civilization will be our dwarves' turn!" Gao Neil Stonetoe laughed happily again, "I know the probability of this kind of thing happening is very low, but there are countless strange things in this multiverse, and it is not a big deal to have one more such thing, haha, who can say for sure." ”

"Won't it be the turn of the halflings in the next era?" the idle Red Crab joined in, "I have met many halflings, and they all believe that their race will become the new ruler of the continent after the humans. ”

"Why, young man?" asked the dwarf, "the replacement of civilization in the epoch is not something that can be achieved by casual words,"

"Then you'll have to ask the halfling, I don't know. Anyway, those little people will always have an inexplicable confidence in this kind of thing. ”

"Don't underestimate the little guys. The dwarf pulled out a rough golden-green peridot the size of a quail's egg and looked at it carefully, "If you know a little bit about history, you should know that goblins also had a thriving civilization, but it's a pity that they messed up on their own." ”

Ariel didn't want to dwell too much on this topic, especially on elven territory. Because in a way, goblins and elves are in a similar situation.

"Why are you here to sell these rough stones?" he asked, changing the subject, "Isn't it more convenient to be a human city?"

"Selling these beautiful gems is not the main purpose. The dwarf threw the peridot in his hand up and down, "I came here with the caravan this time mainly to trade ore with the elves. ”

"Ore trading?"

"Yes, a lot of iron ore, as well as rare metals such as mythril, adamantite, and magic iron. The dwarf said, "Normally, this kind of trade between 'Lothlolin' and 'Forge Rock City' only takes place every two years, but this year is only halfway through, and this is the second time. It seems that this quiet and peaceful city is not as peaceful as it seems. He said meaningfully.

Alas, I would like to make a few more trips to this trade route to recoup the losses of my previous failed investments. Ariel sighed inwardly, lamenting his bad luck during this time.

partnered with others to smuggle spices, but I didn't think that the most critical partner was actually a madman who colluded with the devil. wanted to pick up the trade route of elves again, but encountered twists and turns that were rare in a hundred years on the Hanhai grassland.

Alas, I don't know how the young Master Kriss, or the Nord Barrett, are doing.

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