As night fell, Frost Axe finished his day's work and came to Noland from the underground dwarven city.
"Great Elder, I'm going to drink these guys down today. I'm leaving first!"
"Don't talk nonsense, get lost."
Frost Axe stared at the young dwarves and watched their figures disappear around the corner of the street in Noland. He stroked his grizzled beard and sighed.
He was even older than the city of Noland. He was one of the first dwarves to discover the underground ruins, the pioneer of the underground ruins, and … the founder and builder of the city of Noland!
Norland was just a small village where Spell Casters gathered. Now, it had become the most prosperous city in the world. Frost Axe had experienced too many troublesome things that made him angry and angry.
But with the passage of time, no matter how long a dwarf's lifespan was, they would still be affected by aging, even if he was the Great Elder of the Frost Axe Clan.
With Frost Axe's old body, he could no longer be like the young dwarves in the tavern, holding a large wooden mug of beer, and arm wrestling after drinking to their heart's content.
The older a person was, the more they liked to look for excitement, and this was no exception for the dwarves.
In recent years, Frost Axe's favorite thing to do was to walk the streets of Noland and see the changes that had taken place in the city that he had built with his own hands.
The recent preparations for the World's Fair had brought many new faces to Noland. Frost Axe could see several new shops on every street, although most of them sold women's clothes or troublesome things for spellcasters.
Today, he found a tavern in the commercial street, a tavern called Hearthstone.
The dwarves had a unique tavern culture. All dwarves had heard their mothers yell when they were young, "I lost you in a tavern drinking competition!"
Frost Axe, who was almost a few hundred years old, was not interested in those noisy taverns, but this tavern called Hearthstone was unexpectedly quiet.
Using quiet to describe it was a compliment. When Frost Axe walked inside, he found that there were only one or two people inside.
"Welcome … Please find a seat."
Walking towards Frost Axe was a little girl … or a little boy?
Frost Axe looked at the human with the wooden-framed glasses.
It didn't matter if it was a man or a woman.
Anyway, in his eyes, these races that were a few heads taller than him were too ugly. Most importantly, their bodies were ugly. The most beautiful body of a female dwarf should be like a wooden barrel!
Frost Axe quite liked this kind of quiet tavern.
He followed the human's guidance into the tavern and sat down.
The moment Frost Axe sat down, the light armor he wore and his weight caused the ground to make a heavy thud.
"Do you need … anything?"
Ino glanced at the old dwarf in front of him. Working in the tavern could be considered his job, but his previous job as an errand boy was not as good as this. He had a place to live and could study. In the past, it was already good enough for him to have a full meal.
Therefore, after returning from school, Ino volunteered to be a shop assistant in this tavern.
"Do you have wine from the Great Xia Kingdom here?"
Frost Axe didn't look at the menu. There were only a few types of wine in the tavern. There was poor quality ale and good quality ale, as well as the highest quality black ale from the Iron Nation, Biskel, and the red wine that those unreasonable nobles drank.
These wines were already tasteless to Frost Axe. Recently, he had fallen in love with a kind of wine from the Great Xia Kingdom. It was transparent in color, and drinking a bottle made his throat feel like it was on fire.
"Yes."
Ino nodded and immediately ran behind the bar counter. One of the wine suppliers that Marina talked to was from the Great Xia Kingdom. Of course, they provided this special wine.
"I want the best!"
Frost Axe shouted loudly, and his voice echoed throughout the tavern. But soon, another voice replaced his rough voice.
"Sorry, my magic will tear you to pieces."
What's going on?! There's actually a spellcaster in this tavern?
When Frost Axe heard this voice, he curiously looked at the other side of the tavern and found that there were two unfamiliar figures in the corner of the tavern. But what really attracted Frost Axe's attention was … their tables were glowing!
… …
"I … won! Four-cost Fireball! "
Hiri held a card in her hand that was formed by a projection. On it were the words "Fireball: Causes 6 points of damage."
Josiah, who was sitting opposite Hiri, shrugged. He could only watch helplessly as his character, Garrus Hellscream, who was a Warrior, was blown into pieces by a Fireball.
Josiah and Hiri were testing the gameplay of the arcade version. In front of Josiah was the only finished product, and the Hearthstone installed inside was the original version.
There was no card editor, and only two professions, the Warrior and the Mage, could use it. The deck of cards was also edited by Josiah in advance, and this machine was only used by Josiah for testing.
The arcade version of the Hearthstone was displayed on a transparent screen, a bit like a table-sized tablet. Josiah also used the projection function of Herland's magic-guided machine to make the cards appear in front of the player, but this was only a secondary function.
The real gameplay was still to click and drag on the transparent surface.
Josiah and Hiri tested a total of twelve rounds. From the afternoon until now, Hiri had been defeated by Josiah eleven times in a row. This clever female Mage finally gradually grasped the technique, and with a little luck, she finally won against Josiah.
"Quick! It's time for you to fulfill your promise. "
Xiri was unable to describe the feeling of victory he felt.
Josiah also specially reminded her to say sorry before killing with Fireball, and before killing with Flame Blast, etc. This made Hiri realize the importance of the word sorry to Mages.
If not for the fact that Hiri was a follower of the God of Order and did not know how to cast Fireball, she might have to follow this rule whenever she used Fireball.
"I'm willing to bet, and I'm willing to lose."
Before Josiah and Hiri began the test, he made a bet with Hiri. As long as Hiri could beat Josiah in fifteen rounds, Josiah would agree to a condition that was not too excessive for Hiri.
If she failed, Hiri would have to obediently return to Herland's alchemy workshop and finish the rest of the concept art.
"Have you finished the latter part of 'This Demon Isn't Too Cold'?"
The condition Hiri raised was something Josiah did not expect. Because 'not too excessive' also included Hiri's freedom.
However, this female sorceress seemed to have forgotten her identity as a prisoner. She was more concerned about the script Josiah gave to Hiri a day ago. It was the initial script of 'This Demon Isn't Too Cold'.
"I haven't finished the latter part yet. I'll only start filming the movie after I finish crafting the Hearthstone."
Josiah had been coding for the past few days. He had only written the beginning of the script on a whim, but it was discovered by Hiri who lived under the same roof.
After 'Beauty and the Demon', Hiri had once again become a glorious fan of pushing for more updates.
"Production … I'm still lacking a hundred or so concept arts you gave me, but the basic cards are all done. Give me a few days."
Hiri's work efficiency was impeccable. After Josiah had sketched out the script, she would fill in the details and color them.
Hiri was in no hurry. As long as she followed Josiah, she would finish reading the script of 'This Demon Isn't Too Cold' sooner or later. She could even participate in the filming!
That was what Hiri was looking forward to the most.
"I'm almost done with the testing."
Just as Josiah was about to stop channeling magic into the machine, Josiah felt the ground tremble slightly.
A dwarf was standing beside the magical machine. He stared at the screen with widened eyes as though he was trying to figure out what it was.
This scene reminded Josiah of the first time he went to the arcade. He had been standing at the back and watching others play, only daring to enter the game himself after watching for a long time.
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