That's pretty much it, when William came to his senses again, he found himself in an unknown room again, looking at an unknown ceiling or something...... Although it is very poetic to say this. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info but William was still not happy. Come to think of it, he hasn't been home for a long time...... One year, or two years? It seems like it's almost two years. It's a sad story.

It was at this time that William's movements after he came to his senses were noticed by Xia Lumi beside him. Xia Lumi immediately opened her eyes, and then said to him in a tone that was half heartache and half complaining: "What's the matter, didn't I tell you not to drink so much wine in the future......?"

As she said this, she handed the glass of water next to William.

"I can't help it. William smiled wryly: "One or two of those bastard dwarves are drinking like water." If you want to have a good relationship with them, drinking is the most basic one. ”

"That's what you say...... But don't compare yourself to the dwarves. Xia Lumi then said heartbrokenly: "This is not good for your health, and you don't know it." ”

“...... Got it, got it. William was slightly moved. Speaking of which, at the very beginning, Xia Lumi was completely ignorant of personnel, and even said that she was a rude and willful eldest lady. But in the years after she got married, she tried very hard to play the role of a good wife...... And it's not just a simple wife.

Like now, he followed William to such a dangerous place without regrets, and then took care of William meticulously. This made William can't help but have a feeling that he has such a wife.

So, looking at Charlumie's plump and plump figure, which was changing little by little from a girl to a young woman, William felt a little impulsive for a while—so he called out to Charlumi softly.

"Charlumie. ”

"Huh?"

Then, before Charlumi could react, he pushed her down on the bed.

"What are you doing?" said Charlumie, blushing slightly.

“...... You're so beautiful. William said to her very seriously.

“......”

More than an hour later. William left the room to go to breakfast. Then, the group headed for the legendary genius...... Or the direction of the idiot dwarves has advanced. On the way, William casually told Charlumi about the hapless old dwarf.

"Eh, this guy is so unlucky...... Well, no, or rather, is this guy good or not?" Hearing William say this, Charlumi was a little skeptical for a while: "It's been three failures." Can such a guy really meet your requirements? William shouldn't be like those investors before him, taking a lot of money and squandering it, right?"

"Who knows. William said casually:

"Scientific research is an activity that has a high failure rate. Three failures really isn't too much. Some scientific studies have to fail hundreds, thousands, or more times to be successful. But those failures are not meaningless. It is because of the lessons accumulated from these failures that the information obtained. That's why people can usher in the ultimate success. ”

"That's what you say...... But there will be no shortage of people who fall on the road to success. "The most important thing is, is he really the kind of person you're looking for? No matter how good the carrot seeds are, they can't grow cabbage. ”

That's right. So I'll test this guy a little bit before using him. William smiled at her.

"Yes. Hearing William say this, Charlumi was somewhat relieved.

That's it, William and Charlumi talked. The group soon left the dwarven city underground, returning to the snowy surface world.

The old dwarf who had failed so many times was a guy with a huge quirk...... Or according to many dwarves, this old bastard has failed so many times that he has no face to continue to do it, so he chooses to leave the dwarf world and stay on the surface alone or something.

Either way, this guy must be a grumpy and very strange guy. One thing is for sure - if it weren't for the fact that some dwarven merchant still visited him regularly to buy the crafts and machinery he made, this guy would have faded out of the dwarven society. Even if he dies in which ditch one day, I'm afraid no one will know.

"If this guy is really a useful talent, there is no need to be afraid that he will not be able to take it. William thought to himself - yes, this guy is embarrassed to be so virtuous. It must be very hungry. At this time, as long as someone is willing to provide him with funds, then this guy will definitely cry and shout and hug William's thigh.

Well, it will definitely be like this.

In this way, William, who was thinking about such a beautiful thing, was closed.

"--I don't need to subscribe to a newspaper, and I don't accept **** sales!"

According to William's knowledge, the entrance to a cave with an iron gate installed. The door pushed open a crack, and from inside came the voice of an old dwarf.

Just by the sound of this guy's voice, this is a stubborn, paranoid, stiff old bastard like a rock. Willian has to face such an opponent......

But it's a matter of course to think about it, and it's hard to keep yourself happy no matter who has suffered so many setbacks and failures, right?

William was not impressed by the old dwarf's reaction. He continued to smile and said to the guy, "We're not selling newspapers or anything else, old fellow. ”

“...... So you're **** debt collectors?!"

What William didn't expect was that his words did not extinguish the old dwarf's vigilance, but made him burn even more.

"Debt collection or something......

Before William could speak, a gun barrel was handed out through the crack in the door.

"Hurry up and get out! I'm gone! I'm gone! Whoever wants to scrape anything off me again, just wait and eat the bullets! This is the only thing I can give you bastards!!"

"Ah, no, no, no, you listen to me. ”

Although he was not afraid of threats, William decided to explain it in the shortest possible time: "We are not here to collect debts, on the contrary, we are here to send you money-"

"-Liar!" So, the bastard dwarf fired--William's group startled after the touch--but thankfully the guys were pretty skilled. So this musket didn't hurt anyone.

“...... Bastard," the old dwarf succeeded in angering most of the people present. Xia Lumi drew his sword and stood up the next moment, ready to go up and give the old dwarf a hard blow - although the other party only exposed a crack in the door and a muzzle, but this was nothing to Xia Lumi, who had the strength of a knight mentor.

But before that, she was pulled by William.

"Charlumie, be polite to the elderly. William said to her.

"William, but—"

"It's all right," William said, taking a small object next to him.

"This is ......"

"Bullets. William smiled and said, "But it's not made of lead, it's made of cork, and it can't kill even unarmored targets." Needless to say, we are all equipped with cuirasses. ”

“...... Oh. Charlumi nodded. Thoughtfully—but at the same time, the old dwarf in the cave was a little uneasy.

So he shouted, "Why don't you hurry up and get out?"

"-You-"

William stopped Charlumi again, then reached out to a Cheka agent next to him.

Although he didn't say anything, the Cheka agent understood what William meant at the first moment, and then took out his pocket and handed him a beautifully carved ruby.

"Well, that's it. William nodded, took the ruby, and threw it into the crack without hesitation.

Then, the sound of a gem falling to the ground was heard inside.

Here's an important point to emphasize. Although all types of gemstones, including diamonds, are very hard, they have one disadvantage in common, which is brittleness.

In other words, things that are particularly hard are particularly brittle. This includes but is not limited to all kinds of gemstones, diamonds, crystal agate jade and so on...... So, after intimate contact with the ground, the beautifully carved ruby was naturally broken.

The old dwarf inside didn't make any sound. But you can imagine how ugly that guy's face will be.

"We're here to give you money, old dwarf. William said as he extended his hand to the Cheka agent. So this time it was replaced by a sapphire—and then William heard a loud rumbling from within—and then the sound of leather rubbing against the ground—and one can imagine the sacrifice the old dwarf had made to catch it.

"If you still don't believe me—"

"-I believe it! I believe it!Stop!" came the voice of the old dwarf in a disgraced voice. Then, the metal door of the cave slowly opened. Inside, an old dwarf with a stubbled beard walked out. He looked at William with a complicated expression. There was a grunt in his throat, but he finally relented, "What are you here for, human?" he asked cautiously.

"It's like that. William smiled and said, "I want to recruit you to work for me, Master." ”