Bang! Bang! Bang......

  The tribal elder led the applause, his eyes filled with relief, pride and excitement. The dwarves who were awakened by the tribal elder's applause also came to their senses and gave me the most enthusiastic applause without hesitation.

  I'm deeply moved as I look at everyone here, and my eyes are getting wet. What I have achieved today is inseparable from every single one of you present here, and I have a feeling towards all of you just like the one I have towards my own family members.

  Everyone was so generous to me, without hesitation, giving me precious stones that had been treasured for generations. They took care of me in life, guarded me when I was ill, and cared about me when I went out, worrying about me, doing everything a loved one could do.

  These are not the most important things, what's most important is their feelings towards me, which are absolutely genuine. Every single one of them has been so kind to me, so gentle, with tears in their eyes as they look at me... I swear, for the rest of my life, I will never forget their kindness towards me.

  The old patriarch slowly stood up, and suddenly... all the applause stopped quickly. The patriarch scanned around with a stern gaze and said seriously: "Alright... I think... there's no need to continue testing anymore. That one move just now has fully shown his strength. I think... nobody will have any doubts about this point."

  Everyone nodded in agreement, with my current strength, they don't even have the qualification to judge, the only one who has the qualification to judge among the dwarves is probably the tribal chief who is a high-level warrior.

  The clan leader cleared his throat and continued: "Alright...since that's the case, I'll announce this year's test results!"

  The patriarch's eyes swept over the faces of each child, and he said with a smile: "I announce... This year, all children who participated in the test have obtained the qualification of apprentice warriors, and among them, Leng Mo has reached the standard of senior warrior!"

  Bang! Bang! Bang......

  Everyone applauded warmly, and it was a proud thing for every dwarf to see such excellent talent emerge in the next generation. My companions looked at me with admiring eyes, we were all of the same age, and... they were even older than me, yet I had left them so far behind in such a short time.

  Moved to tears by looking at everyone, this is why I love them. They didn't reject me just because I'm a human; every single one of them took care of me as if I were a child of the dwarves. In fact, for most of the time, they even forgot that I was a human and not a dwarf.

  Not only did the dwarves impart their smithing techniques to me without reservation, but they also took pride and joy in my progress. They treated me with the same care and concern that an elder would show a younger one. How can I repay them? Nothing... I have nothing to offer, for the dwarves are a carefree people who require no reward, only selflessly dedicating themselves to giving and sacrifice.

  Slightly lowering his head, he looked at the red light flashing in his hand, the hundred-battle treasure sword. Without it, I would be at most a mid-level warrior. But when I possessed it, I became a qualified high-level warrior!

  The Hundred Wars Sword seemed to have sensed my thoughts, its body slightly trembling and emitting a dragon-like hum. Looking at the precious sword in my hand, I felt even more grateful to the dwarves - without them, where would this Hundred Wars Sword come from?

  A faint smile... I shook my head in self-mockery, it's not just that I don't have the Hundred Battle Knife, I'm afraid... I don't even know how long I've been dead, perhaps... my corpse has turned to dust, or maybe it's already inside some demon beast's belly.

  The clan leader grandfather slightly stretched out his hands, slightly pressed down, and suddenly... all the applause stopped again. The clan leader grandfather turned his gaze towards us and said lightly: "Now... I announce the action plan for the next month!"

  All the children looked at the elder with excitement, because they had already roughly guessed what to do next. They had been looking forward to today for a long time, and this was their biggest goal since they were sensible. And now...this goal is finally about to be achieved!

  As expected... The tribal elder's kindly smile was followed by a serious expression, and he said solemnly: "From tomorrow morning on, all the children will follow me to the village's melon patch for training!"

  Oh! Oh! Oh......

  When the tribal elder finished speaking, all the children cheered and shouted with joy. They had been looking forward to this day for so long that they had almost forgotten how much they yearned for it. But when the time finally came to leave the village, everyone went wild, forgetting the etiquette they were supposed to maintain during the elder's speech.

  But... at a time like this, who would really blame them? Even the clan's elder grandfather just looked at everyone with affection, let alone others.

  The children of dwarves are miserable, from birth to becoming apprentice warriors, they are absolutely not allowed to leave the village. Even a small slime can easily take their lives, so... They can only live in a narrow village, and it's been fifteen or sixteen years. The hardships in this, how can ordinary people understand!

  I smiled as I watched all my companions, delighted that they could leave the village. Although the environment of the dwarf village was beautiful, for children, no matter how beautiful it was, it was just a prison-like place. Even if it were decorated like a presidential suite, a prison is still a prison, and nobody wants to live there for over a decade, let alone lively and active children.

  My eyes swept over the excited expressions of my companions, and suddenly... I was drawn back to a certain someone's line of sight. Behind my companion, in the eyes of that one short MM, was filled with an envious glow. Some girls were even sorrowful because they were born as girls.

  As mentioned earlier, the dwarf girls are short but not as sturdy as other male dwarves. In other words, they can't be blacksmiths because they don't have the strength. As a result, for their entire lives, they can't take a single step out of the dwarf village!

  Of course... they are not useless, every dwarf girl is the most exquisite armor master, the soft leather armor made by them is the favorite defensive gear of all archers on the continent, and the dwarven armor is in no way inferior to the dwarven weapons, they are evenly matched.

  At the same time... they can also manufacture warriors' favorite hard leather armor, chain mail, knight composite armor, pure steel plate armor... a series of armors. However... as long as it involves iron and metal, they have to rely on their husbands for help. Without sturdy helmet parts forged by dwarves, no matter how skilled they are, they can't create the famous armors known throughout the continent.

  As a boy, I didn't learn the art of armor making. What I know now is just how to make plate armor, which is worn by high-ranking warriors and knights. It's like the full-coverage Gothic plate armor from Europe, made entirely by blacksmiths.

  Looking at the excited and almost hysterical companions in front of me, then looking at the distant dwarf girl with a lost and resentful face, I couldn't help but feel a violent shock all over my body. I really want to do something for them, at least... let them have the chance to see the outside world.

  Thinking of this... I turned around resolutely and respectfully said to the clan elder grandfather: "Clan elder grandfather, I...I have a suggestion, I don't know if it's okay to say?"

  The clan leader was overjoyed, this year could be said to be a bumper harvest. Not only did all the children pass the assessment of apprentice warriors, but his own personally taught disciples had even reached the level of senior warriors. How could he not be overjoyed? At this time, seeing that I had a suggestion, he immediately nodded vigorously for me to speak out.

  I organized my language and sincerely said to the patriarchal grandfather: "Patriarchal grandfather... I think... is it possible to let the dwarf sisters also go out with us? I think they also want to see the outside world!"

  Upon hearing my suggestion, all the dwarf sisters simultaneously clutched their chests with both hands, looking at the tribal elder with expectant faces. Ah... they also wanted to go crazy and take a look outside the village!

  "I didn't expect to ask such a question, the patriarchal grandfather frowned and said: "But... they don't have the ability to protect themselves at all, it's very dangerous for them to go out like this, I must take care of the children who participate in the trial, so... I can't take care of them at all."

  After thinking for a moment, the patriarchal grandfather shook his head again: "With their fragile physique, a slime's single blow can take their lives. You know...the impact force of a slime is not small at all. One collision can break all their ribs!"

  When the village elder's words were heard, all the girls simultaneously hung their heads in disappointment. They knew... it was a fact that there had been dwarf girls who secretly left the village before, and as a result... the dwarf uncle who chased after her saw with his own eyes how she was struck by a slime, and when he brought her back, they found out that all of her ribs were already broken, and she only lived for about ten minutes before dying. From then on, all dwarf girls were strictly forbidden from leaving the village!

  This week I'm on the top three lists again, haha... thanks for your great support!