Chapter 138 Don’t even want it for free?
"What is this, a mission guide NPC?" Lu Ran asked curiously.
"Probably so." Liu Xinxin didn't know.
The dwarf girl in front of me.
Although he was carrying a sledgehammer, the quality of the sledgehammer was obviously very poor and was stained with rust.
Its size is quite exaggerated, almost larger than the dwarf girl's own body.
The clothes she was wearing were also coarse rags, and she didn't even have basic armor.
Seeing that the dwarf girl is still waiting.
Lu Ran said: "We are looking for the Dwarf King, do you know where it is?"
"Of course, in the dwarf kingdom, how can there be dwarves who don't know where the dwarf king's stone castle is." The dwarf girl muttered, looking at Lu Ran with strange eyes.
Ahem...
Lu Ran scratched his head in embarrassment.
It's true.
It's like the human race doesn't know which main city is the imperial capital.
"Then lead the way, we need to see the Dwarf King." Lu Ran nodded and said.
"Yes, yes, but... there is a fee for leading the way." The dwarf girl looked at Lu Ran carefully, as if she was worried about losing such a customer because of the fee issue.
after all.
The dwarves themselves need little help.
Very few outsiders come to Blackstone City.
This is the first time for the human race to see it.
"The charge is okay, how much is it?" Lu Ran asked casually.
I originally thought that the fee for this poor-looking dwarf girl would be very expensive.
Unexpectedly.
The dwarf girl just said carefully: "Can one hundred gold coins be okay? If...if it's expensive, it can be less..."
After speaking, the tone became lower and lower.
ah?
Lu Ran was a little confused.
This is too cheap!
As a professional, even if you are a low-level professional, you can earn more than a hundred gold coins just by buying random white equipment or wild monsters.
"One hundred gold coins is no problem, just lead the way." Lu Ran took out one hundred gold coins and paid first.
The girl was a little surprised, but then she collected the money in surprise.
Said: "Okay, my name is Annie, let's go to my house first."
This...
To be honest, Lu Ran didn't want to waste time.
He wanted to go directly to the dwarf king.
Annie seemed to see through Lu Ran's thoughts and explained: "The Dwarf King hasn't come back yet. According to the usual time, he will probably come back in the evening. Then I will take you to see him. Don't worry, there will be no extra charge. .”
I see.
Co-author The Dwarf King is no longer here.
In this case, Lu Ran had nothing to refuse and nodded: "Okay, let's go to your house first."
Anne's home was in a remote corner, in the lower reaches of the main city's inland river, at a corner under a bridge, dark and damp.
The area is not large either.
It was even a bit crowded when Lu Ran and a few people entered.
The furnishings in the room are also very simple. Apart from the daily pots and pans, there is only a wooden bed and not even a bench to sit on.
"There... there is no furniture at home. Because I am alone on weekdays, so I don't need it, so... I didn't buy it." Annie said sheepishly.
Lu Ran and the others didn't care, they casually sat down against the wall and rested for a while.
Nothing to do.
Lu Ran asked curiously: "You should be a dwarf warrior, right? Where are your equipment?"
Annie shook her head and said: "I haven't saved enough money yet."
That means I can’t afford it anymore.
This is even stranger.
Lu Ran wondered: "Aren't you dwarves good at making equipment? You can't make it yourself?"
Anne immediately shook her head again.
Said: "The crafting skills of the dwarves need to be attached to the eternal fire, which is not available at the moment." It is the eternal fire again, that is what is in the name of Lu Ran's mission!
It seems.
After the digitalization of the world, the impact on the dwarves will be huge.
As a hill dwarf, he was forced to leave the underground world.
The Eternal Fire was also lost, resulting in the inability to use the forging talent that the dwarves depended on for their survival.
This not only restricts the development of the dwarves themselves, but also inhibits the survival and growth rate of a large number of dwarves.
Soon, it was getting late in the evening.
"It's almost time, let's go out for a walk?" Lu Ran suggested.
The space here is damp, dark, and small. Although Lu Ran is not claustrophobic, he still feels uncomfortable.
Moreover, it was my first time to come to the main city of the dwarves, and it was a bit wasteful to just sit there.
Might as well wander around and learn more.
"Okay." Annie nodded, picked up her sledgehammer and led the way out of the room.
Outside the door is the inland river, and above the head is the bridge.
Annie took the lead and led Lu Ran and the others around without any purpose.
From time to time, Lu Ran and the others were introduced to the surrounding facilities and street names. They were just very complicated names and not easy to remember, so Lu Ran didn't take them seriously.
When passing by an equipment store.
Annie's eyes lit up instantly.
But he didn't stay too long and walked quickly.
Lu Ran became curious again: "The dwarves cannot forge, so where do the equipment in the equipment shop come from?"
"It's left over from the old world. The price is much more expensive than in the old world. If you want to buy it, you need to save money for a long time." Anne explained.
This is understandable.
Now the dwarves can't forge equipment. What's left from the old world is to buy one piece at a time and have one less piece. Even if the price is several times higher, it's still light!
Liu Xinxin felt sorry for Annie.
Then he looked at the owner of the equipment store, pointed at a sledgehammer inlaid with fire crystals on the wall, and asked, "How much does this one cost?"
The owner of the equipment store was a bearded man with an equally short stature. He was also looking at Lu Ran and the others curiously.
After hearing this, he immediately said: "One thousand three hundred gold coins."
It's very cheap, only over a thousand gold coins.
But thinking about how ecstatic Anne was when she made a hundred dollars before, I guess in the dwarf world, the purchasing power of gold coins is much higher than in the human world!
"Annie, do you like this one? I'll pay for it and give it to you." Lu Ran also became interested and shouted to Annie.
For Lu Ran, this amount of money was really nothing.
But Lu Ran still had a good impression of Annie, a little dwarf girl.
Unexpectedly.
Annie shook her head decisively.
Said: "No."
That's not like a false excuse, but a real no.
Lu Ran was even more surprised. He originally thought Annie would be ecstatic.
Annie also seemed to see Lu Ran's doubts.
Shen said: "In the dwarf tribe, I was born poor and destined to suffer a lot. In my life, no one has ever been so kind to me, and no one has ever given me such great help. I am very grateful to you. , but the dwarves will not accept benefits from others for no reason. Thank you, I will save enough money to buy equipment.”
After saying that, he grinned at Lu Ran.
Lu Ran's heart was touched.
But he didn't insist on it.
At this moment, there was a sudden noise on the main street ahead.
Lu Ran and the others looked over subconsciously, but saw nothing.
But Anne beside her shouted excitedly: "The Dwarf King is back!"
oh?
Lu Ran's eyes lit up, the mission was about to begin!
He hurriedly followed Annie to the main street. Although there were many people here, the good thing was that Lu Ran still had a clear line of sight even though he was behind the crowd.
A group of dwarf warriors can be seen riding bighorn argali, slowly entering the city.
The leading dwarf was much taller, holding a warhammer flashing with lightning arcs, and the bighorn argali sitting down was also much taller.
Anne introduced: "The leader is the king of our dwarves, Barron Boulder!"
(End of chapter)