The ancestral home of the Frost Dwarves in the snowy region. Historically, dwarves have never formed empires, and therefore have not been as prominent as elves, humans, or even goblins. However, the Dwarves control the vast majority of the rare metals, so they are often the most valued allies of the Powers.

They carved out their own cities within the mountains, where they mined and minted precious stones and minted extraordinary treasures as gifts or commodities.

The dwarves obtained other goods through foreign trade.

They don't like water, so they hire some bold humans to help them in the long-distance water trade.

Dwarves are often mercenaries, weaponsmiths, armormakers, jewelers, or various craftsmen in the human lands. Dwarven guards are known for their bravery and loyalty, and are highly trusted.

The Frostdwarf underground city is open to the public every three years, and is only accessible to trusted members of other races - just normal areas of the city, some of which are absolutely off-limits to outsiders.

For example: mines, foundry areas, processing areas......

Horn, a relational household, was able to enter the forbidden mining field of the dwarves because of 7's ulterior relationship with the frost dwarf patriarch Sodi (?).

Horn's second visit coincided with the dwarven triennial open house, which is said to be open for only five days in three years.

Centaurs, skeletons, minotaurs, elves...... Creatures of all races roam the streets of the dwarven city.

They buy things from dwarves, sell items that are unique to their races, some to craft weapons, and even buy and sell maiden slaves......

Horn was dazzled.

"Don't try to touch it, they hate human contact. ”

7's voice came faintly from his heart.

"Okay. Horn replied with regret in his heart.

A tall elven girl walked in front of her, glanced at the human with contempt, and flew lightly into the sky with a flap of her dreamy and transparent wings.

Horn resisted the urge to grab the elven girl's legs, and his mind was wild: won't the bottom of her skirt be seen by others?

7:“......”

"Ah~!Great Hephaestus!7 Lord Wow!Huh...... You bastard again!"

It's still the three-legged rabbit from last time, and as for why I know it's the one last time - the iron tooth tag around the neck means it's the patriarch's exclusive pet.

It jumped past the other elven girl, glanced at Horn, and rubbed into 7's black robe.

"Ah~ Great 7 adults! If only you could come every day!"

Horn said sympathetically, "Tell you the unfortunate news, I will come before he comes." ”

"Oh no——! this is really sad news!"

The fat rabbit was so frustrated that he fell directly to the ground on three feet, and his snow-white fur rolled on the ground, but it was magically not dusty.

Taking advantage of its poor sight, Horn quickly picked it up and ravaged it a few times: "You are the first ghost in distress! Dead rabbit!

The three-legged rabbit was ravaged by her and "whooped", not at all like a rabbit.

"7 sir, take care of your maid, ——! she treats my beautiful fur like this!

Horn pinched the rabbit's ears and laughed evilly, "Maid?...... 7. What do you call me?"

7 actually accosted: "You put it down." ”

"W-What ——?!! you?!"

"You actually call a weak human 'you'?!!"

The three-legged rabbit had an "unbelievable" human expression on its face, and it was shocked!

"Oh my God, Hephaestus!7 My lord, what has happened to you in the last 400 years? You weren't—"

7 interrupted it faintly: "Lead the way." ”

Horn put down the rabbit, and the rabbit was so shocked that he couldn't walk.

It either stepped on the air with its front foot, or stepped on its front foot with its back foot, and got up as it rolled, muttering: "I'd rather believe that I'm a big bad wolf, and I can't believe that the 7 adults are actually respectful to a human......"

Horn kicked it in the ass, "What the hell, lead the way, don't waste my time digging coal!"

......

After going deep into the underground mines, Horn puts on his hard hat and hands a shovel to 7.

7 Without looking at it, he said, "I am teaching you, not helping you dig, please don't make a mistake." ”

The dwarves were doing their own thing, and no one looked up at them, they were all trying to mine.

Dwarves can intuitively sense the approximate depth they are in, and have a sixth sense for stonework, which is an innate ability, so they can unearth many precious gems and minerals.

Horn stood in the mine, dazed, she would only dig along the caverns that the dwarves had already discovered—of course, it had been determined that there was only coal, no different from being a coolie.

If you want to discover precious minerals, you have to find them yourself.

"Come here. ”

7Standing in front of an earthen wall, he said, "Put your hand on it and feel the tightness and humidity of the soil...... Look at the color again. ”

Horn pressed his hand against the cold dirt wall, "Hmm...... I felt it, but I couldn't describe it. ”

"Come over here. ”

Horn followed 7 with a shovel for a long distance to another mine.

"Touch it again. ”

"It's wetter than just now, and it's a lot tighter......"

7 Personally grinded down a little soil, and under the light of the dwarves' extravagant shark oil lamp, he wiped it between his fingers: "Is it darker than the color just now?"

Horn nodded, somewhat understanding.

"It's a little deeper than just now, the soil is wetter, the plants are more tightly rooted, coal is growing on it, and here are starting to see other minerals appear......"

"You're right, but the deeper the better. ”

7 With a flick of the finger, the soil between the fingers disappeared without a trace. He took Horn to another place.

"Soil, rock, biological...... Don't judge this dwarven world by common sense. There are even rare ores that have companions, and those precious things can be unearthed by following the traces of those companions. ”

......

The mines were large and had different geology, and Horn jotted them down one by one, sifted through them, and only occasionally asked 7 to determine something.

At first she pushes a cart to dig coal, but then her loading tools gradually become smaller......

At the end of the second night, she dug up a peridot. It's not very precious, but it's worth a lot more than the black coal.

“7！”

Horn took off his hat with some excitement and handed the still dirty peridot to 7's eyes, "Look!

7 said lightly: "Hmm." It's beautiful. ”

Horn directly wiped the soil on the peridot with his black robe, and under the shark oil lamp, the peridot suddenly showed a crystal clear emerald, and the inclusions inside were in the shape of water lily leaves.

The green eyes are faint, like peridot.

7 Quietly removing the dirt from the black robe, he said, "Go back, your reward today is 45 Apocalypse Coins." ”

If you continue in this situation, you will soon be able to earn money to buy smelting recipes.

"Nope. ”

Horn grabbed 7's hand, put Peridot in his palm, and smiled, "Remove the money for this." I've sent you. ”

7 was a little surprised, "Why?"

It was the most precious thing she had mined in a night's hard work.

I usually cheat other people's money, how can I give it up today?

As if he knew what he was thinking, Horn retorted, "I'm very generous, so I'm not as stingy as you." ”

7's hands were spread out, and peridot lay quietly in his palm, and he didn't put it away for a long time.

Horn raised an eyebrow and said, "Are you disgusted?"

7 said lightly: "I don't dislike it, but ...... You might as well take it back. ”

"Why?"

"I can't take it. ”

Horn narrowed his eyes, feeling a basin of cold water poured on the enthusiasm.

"Don't just throw it away. ”

7: "It's worth 30 Apocalypse Coins, what a pity." ”

Horn gave him a back and was ready to get out of the mine.

7 thought for two seconds, then instantly moved to her side and put Peridot into Horn's hand.

Horn looked at the pure and transparent peridot in his hand, and looked up at 7-7 Naturally, he couldn't see the expression while wearing a mask.

He was bent over all the time, and suddenly his body was erect, and his back hurt terribly, and Horn was a little irritable.

After a night of hard mining, giving him the best things, refusing three times and twice, and finally returning the bad heart, Horn instantly felt a wave of anger coming out of his heart.

"If you say that, don't just throw it away. ”

7Eyes quickly picked it up, but it didn't have time......

A "pop", the sound of hitting a hard rock.

Peridot is brittle, has poor toughness, and is very prone to cracking.

Hit a hard stone and shatter directly.

The 30 Apocalypse Coins were gone in an instant.

...... Horn's second night reward is 15 Apocalypse Coins.