Platinum Throne

The all-night revelry lasted a long time.

Caroline and Norma have been sitting quietly in the corner.

The female dwarf walked over and turned around half a circle, and saw two guys who were drinking as slowly as taking medicine, she curled her lips, turned her head and left.

The dwarves were happy, and after a while, human businessmen came to drink together.Caroline looked around, judging their clothing and language, and whispered to Norma.

"Did you see the man with his upper body exposed? He is from the Inca Empire. Although their country is called an empire, it is actually a small country, and it is close to the south, influenced by the dark elves, so the clothes are quite revealing."

"Hmm...the one with the turban belongs to the Mu country. Well, look at the scimitar on his waist, it's the product of a dwarf craftsman..." At this point, Caroline frowned slightly, and she glanced around.And Norma looked at Caroline curiously.As a law operator, Norma is of course equally keen and careful, but she has always appeared more as a deterrent of force than a think tank.Norma has read a lot about this kind of customs and customs in books, but when applied to reality, it is obviously not as good as Caroline, who was a nobleman and received a good family education since she was a child.

"Look at their figures and the weapons on their waists. They should all have certain martial skills."

"Is there any problem with this?" Norma asked, "The trade route is not peaceful, not to mention the recent increase in orc looting."

"No, not the same," said Caroline calmly, her lake-green eyes gleaming in the dim light, giving her a kind of intellectual charm—a quality Norma liked best. Norma couldn't help staring at Caroline, and she suddenly felt a little hungry, so she couldn't help licking the corner of her lips.

But Caroline didn't realize this, she was still immersed in her own thoughts, her mind was full of reasoning and ideas just now.She picked up the mead, took a sip, and was fully prepared for the next explanation.

"The Holly Principality, where I was born, belongs to the Eastern Continent Free Trade Alliance. Commerce is the economic foundation of our country. Those at the top need to establish a good relationship with a big businessman, or even get married. I have to get married. As the king's little favorite princess, I will probably marry one of the several big families that have maintained good relations with us for a long time."

This is a very real problem.But Norma still crushed the handle of her copper wine glass.

"Hey! Violence is not allowed here!" The female dwarf came out from nowhere, blowing her beard and staring at Norma.Norma glanced at the dwarf's beard, which was so angry that it fluttered, and popped out a gold coin.

"Gold coins! Shiny gold coins!" The female dwarf took it quickly, put it in her mouth and bit it, and then showed a satisfied smile. She brought three empty wine glasses and said proudly to Norma, " I’ve given it all to you, please don’t be polite, it’s just that starting from the fourth one, we still need to collect money.”

The corners of Norma's eyes twitched, her expression tensed, and she stared silently at the female dwarf.The female dwarf didn't care about the indifference of a demigod-level spell operator at all, and left with a smile. The dwarf's singing came from a distance: "Ah, dragon, greedy dragon, dragon who loves gold coins. If you want to ask How much dragons love gold, I'll tell you, as much as dwarves love gold."

Norma shook her head and turned to look at Caroline.Caroline smiled at Norma: "Jealous?"

Norma raised the wine glass and motioned to Caroline. Seeing Caroline's eyes, her palm showed a momentary swell and animal shape, and the next moment the wine glass was crushed into pieces by her.Norma wiped her hands and said calmly, "I'm not a pure human being, and occasionally I can't control my strength."

Caroline glanced at the messy desktop: "...Like this?"

Norma nodded: "Like this."

Caroline shrugged and asked tentatively, "Then shall I continue?"

Norma thought for a while, then nodded: "You don't need to say it's irrelevant."

Caroline knew that she still cared a little, so she let out a muffled laugh, her voice coaxing a child softly: "Okay, okay, I won't say." It's a pity that Norma had never been coaxed softly in her childhood, and was not Unaware of the wicked adult's tricks, she felt that she had received Caroline's promise, and her unhappy mood was appeased, so she nodded reservedly, indicating that Caroline could continue talking.

"Based on this long-term indoctrination, I have learned part of the number of businessmen in the Liberty League since I was very young." Caroline did not shy away from this. Her fate was at an incredible moment, incredible turned a corner.But both Caroline now and Caroline when she was a child are all realists.If the reality cannot be changed, then accept it and actively make yourself better.

This trait made Caroline feel ashamed and cautious in front of Norma.But the words Norma said before still remain in her heart, and she has exposed her bad intentions to Norma, those dirty tricks she played as a child.

When talking about these things now, Caroline felt inexplicably calm.It seems that there is always someone who will accept all of her quietly, not only the glamorous skin on the outside, but also the ugly scars on the inside.

"Businessmen are actually very hard-working, and of course there are some who will practice martial arts diligently. But for them, it is the most correct thing to find professional people and do professional things. Their advantage lies in their minds, and they will not spend all their time on their bodies. Come on." Caroline smiled, and finally got to the point, "It's completely different from the people here."

Norma also followed Caroline's voice and looked around. Those people with bulging muscles were full of strength.And Norma's gaze stayed for a few seconds longer, and someone immediately looked back vigilantly, and it was obvious that the vigilance was quite high.After confirming this, Norma turned to look at Caroline: "Are they all professional soldiers?"

"The tutor is really smart. In fact, I don't need to explain it at all. I can see it myself."

Norma shook her head and said sincerely: "What you said is very helpful and powerful."

Caroline immediately covered her face, showing a shy face: "The tutor is so annoying, what he says always makes people so happy."

Norma was a little taken aback, but Caroline stretched out her hand and gently hooked the palm of Norma's hand: "Go up?"

Norma saw the charming look on Caroline's face. She felt that hunger was burning her esophagus. The hunger that had just risen and was quickly suppressed suddenly rose, making her feel that she could Eat...a whole person.

Norma stood up. She remained calm and polite, bending slightly towards Caroline.Caroline looked at her with a smile, watching her golden pupils shrink slightly, as if a wild beast was staring at her prey.Caroline stood up, raised her skirt and bowed to Norma, and then hooked Norma's arms.

The two walked upstairs together.

The night was getting darker and darker, and the revelers reveled all night until the sun penetrated through the screen window, and the city of dwarves finally regained its tranquility.

Norma followed her habit and came downstairs early.The night's hilarity disappeared, and even the strong smell of alcohol disappeared. Norma raised her finger, and the wind element circled around her fingertips. She felt the direction of the wind element, and looked up at an inconspicuous I looked around the corner.There's a well-disguised exhaust spinning hard, and if you don't pay attention, it's almost impossible to tell that there's a small prop there.

Although dwarves are famous for forging weapons and equipment, they seem to be no less skilled than gnomes in this regard.

Norma secretly made a judgment in her heart. She walked to the bar and tapped on the table lightly: "A basket of white bread..." She thought of the sweetness with honey around her mouth at night, and paused. , and said, "Another bottle of mead."

"A bottle of mead is not enough, a good woman needs at least a barrel." The female dwarf raised her sleepy eyes and muttered in a low voice, but the words of complaint quickly disappeared into the shiny silver coins, and she burrowed into it happily. out of the kitchen.

Norma waited quietly. Not long after, there were footsteps upstairs, followed by a man complaining: "Oh! My head! Why don't these damned dwarves know how to make the roof higher."

If you are a long-term businessman, you should be used to such things.

Norma evaluated in her heart.The visitor also saw Norma, and greeted Norma with a smile: "Dear Mage, are you alone? Where is that one?"

"Upstairs." Norma answered succinctly.

The person in charge of the caravan snorted. He rubbed his palms and asked, "Then when shall we leave? I mean, we'd better leave as soon as possible. You know, what we do is very important. If it can be done, I believe that the third princess will not treat you badly."

Norma didn't answer, she looked towards the dwarf's window.Dwarves like round roofs and round windows.This actually required higher forging skills, but the dwarves were happy to do so, on the one hand because they liked it, and on the other hand they felt like showing off their skills.

Norma's ignorance made the head of the caravan restless. He frowned and said, "Don't forget, you made a promise..."

"Shut up and sit down." Norma turned her eyes.

For a moment, the head of the caravan seemed to be stared at by some indescribable horror. His mind went blank. When he woke up again, he had already sat there for a long time, and Norma had already left with a bread basket.