Chapter 38 - Advanced Blacksmith

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

He first took out a few sturdy hemp ropes from his backpack. Then, he called Parker over and lifted the dwarf up.

He took off the light armor on his body as well as the exaggerated-looking large hammer at his waist. All that was left of his body was a pair of large underpants with red stripes.

Looking at his chest hair fluttering in the wind,.

Jiang Chen only felt a little relieved.

He then used three layers of hemp rope to hang his legs in the air and tied them firmly to the tree.

Just to be on the safe side.

He’d practically tied the dwarf into a dumpling.

After doing all this, Jiang Chen took out a large wooden bucket filled with water from his personal storage compartment.

This was the spare water he’d brought with him when he’d left the house this morning.

He stood up, picked up the wooden bucket, and poured half a bucket of clear water on the drunkard dwarf’s head.

“Gulp…”

“Cough, cough…”

“Which bastard dares disturb my sleep!”

“Watch me smash his dog head with a hammer!”

The drunkard dwarf quivered and woke up cursing. He wanted to pull out his hammer but discovered that he’d been tied to a tree with his legs suspended in the air.

Even if his strength was astonishing, he couldn’t use it at this moment.

“Human, why did you tie me up?”

“Are you a bandit or a robber?”

“I’m a pauper. No one can take a copper coin from me except for the tavern!”

He regained some clarity.

He began to take the initiative to communicate with Jiang Chen.

He saw Jiang Chen smile and reached out to hold Red Tooth’s paw.

“You stole my pet.”

“That’s why I tied you up.”

The drunkard dwarf revealed a look of sudden understanding when he heard this. He then felt a bit embarrassed. He wasn’t good with words and directly chose not to say anything.

“What’s wrong? Why aren’t you saying anything?”

“The entire continent is saying that the dwarf race is brave, resolute, uninhibited, and steadfast in their work. I didn’t think that the dwarf race was actually good at stealing.”

“I want to know, how do you dwarves deal with thieves?”

Jiang Chen said this on purpose in an attempt to provoke him.

As expected, the drunkard’s face instantly turned red again when he heard Jiang Chen’s words.

“Bullshit! Damned human brat!”

“I’m not a thief!”

The smile on Jiang Chen’s face grew even wider when he saw the drunkard’s expression.

“Then why would my pet be here?”

“I’ve raised it for many years, and I have a very deep relationship with it.”

Jiang Chen put on an act and even pretended to be sad as he stroked Red Tooth’s head.

Red Tooth also cleverly and intimately rubbed his head against Jiang Chen’s arm.

This performance made the drunkard even more ashamed.

“I… I…”

“I’m sorry human boy, I was drunk…”

The drunkard dwarf realized that he couldn’t argue back and chose to apologize in shame.

“I accept your apology.”

Jiang Chen raised his head and spoke seriously.

He then took advantage of the situation to send out an invitation.

“I am a lord and I’m currently building a great territory. I am currently lacking a skilled blacksmith in my territory.”

“Are you willing to help me?”

Jiang Chen decisively extended an olive branch to the drunkard dwarf while he was feeling guilty.

The dwarf before him wasn’t weak at all, and they all said that the dwarves were skilled in forging.

If a territory wanted to develop, it couldn’t just have soldiers skilled in battle. It also needed talents in all aspects of construction.

Blacksmiths, tailors, city construction, management, and even farming and education.

These were all indispensable aspects of the territory’s development.

This fellow was a genius!

Jiang Chen had already decided to coax and trick him into returning to the territory.

The drunkard dwarf started to hesitate when he heard these words.

He muttered to himself for a moment before he slowly opened his mouth and spoke out the concerns in his heart.

“I’m a free and lazy person. I’m not used to being controlled by others.”

“But will there be wine to drink in your domain?”

That’s what the drunken dwarf said.

A sly smile appeared on Jiang Chen’s face.

“Fine wine? Look at my fine wine.”

With a flip of his hand, Jiang Chen took out the “Green forest fruit wine” he’d previously opened from the black iron treasure chest.

This is a fine wine of fine quality.

He just unsealed it, and placed the small wine jar in front of the drunkard dwarf’s nose, and shook it a bit.

“Breathe…”

“This mellow wine fragrance…”

“This fresh scent…”

“This is a fine wine green forest fruit wine!”

This dwarf was indeed a drunkard. He could tell what kind of wine Jiang Chen was holding just by smelling it.

“Good eye. As long as you agree to return to the territory with me and swear fealty to me, I’ll have enough fine wine in the future.”

Jiang Chen continued to bluff.

This wave of psychological attacks and the fine wine strategy suited his tastes, almost making the drunkard dwarf limp.

The dwarf smacked his lips and seemed to be considering whether or not to agree.

Jiang Chen struck while the iron was hot.

“Your legs are on your own. If you’re not satisfied with my territory, you can leave at any time.”

Hearing Jiang Chen say this, he finally nodded.

“Understanding Lord, I, a member of the dwarf clan, often called Ralph’s Wine Barrel, I swear allegiance to you!”

A warm smile was on the junior’s face.

“Good, good, good. Welcome to our territory!”

Then, he motioned Parker to cut open all those tightly bound hemp ropes.

Ralph’s Wine Barrel nimbly landed on the ground. He didn’t have the time to put on the light armor and equipment that Jiang Chen had stripped off, and eagerly took the green forest fruit wine from Jiang Chen’s hands.

He raised his thick neck and began to drink tons of wine.

He took a big gulp and first quenched his thirst for wine.

Only then did he carefully close the wine stopper and begin to put on his equipment.

He held the wine jar and slowly followed behind Jiang Chen.

“Lord, please take me back to your territory.”

Ralph’s Wine Barrel had fine wine in his hands and seemed to be very satisfied with the current situation.

Of course, Jiang Chen was also very satisfied. Where could he find a high-level blacksmith who would be completely loyal to him as long as he gave him wine?

After Ralph’s Wine Barrel declared his loyalty.

Jiang Chen could already see some of his information.

“Dwarf warrior: Ralph’s Wine Barrel, aptitude: 4 stars, level: LV30, attributes: (the difference in level is too large to be checked). Hunger: 73, loyalty: 65.”

Jiang Chen hadn’t been able to check his detailed attributes.

However, his four-star aptitude and LV30 level were enough to prove that this fellow’s combat ability was far more reliable than his drunken appearance.

Fortunately, his loyalty was still at 65 points.

As long as he was properly nurtured and had more good wine, his loyalty would be nurtured sooner or later.

Not only could this fellow be a blacksmith, but he was also a dwarf warrior of high rank and aptitude.

Jiang Chen smiled with great satisfaction and mounted Red Tooth, waving at the dwarf Ralph’s Wine Barrel and Parker..