Seeing the disappointed and almost desperate expressions of the dwarf sisters, I gritted my teeth and said resolutely: "Chief Grandfather, I think... if I go with everyone together and take care of all the sisters, it should be fine, after all... we're just taking a stroll in the pumpkin patch, we won't encounter too much danger."

  Yes!

  The clan elder grandfather looked at me seriously, it was clear that my proposal had moved him greatly, he also knew how strong the dwarf girl's desire to leave the village and take a look around was, almost every dwarf woman's greatest dream is to leave the village and take a walk, but... so far, however, few women have actually left the dwarf village.

  The clan leader muttered to himself: "Hmmm... if he's in charge, it shouldn't be a problem at all. Just organize the 43 novice warriors who just passed their trial and have each one protect one of them, then have Kōmu provide backup from the middle. What could possibly go wrong? After all... there are only slimes in the Mokuren forest."

  Thinking of this, the old patriarch slowly raised his head and said to the surrounding dwarves: "I have to admit that the method Cold Mo mentioned is indeed feasible, but... it's also impossible to be foolproof, so... I'd like to hear everyone's opinions!"

  All the dwarves looked at each other, and honestly, they didn't want to take the risk. The kinship of dwarves is the most intense, their lives are long, and what they can least bear is separation by life and death.

  At this moment, all the dwarf women finally erupted, one by one fiercely shouting at their own men. They knew the pain of not being able to leave the village, and now they had a chance to do so safely. How could they not let their daughters go out? They didn't want their daughters to be like them, unable to leave the dwarf village for their whole lives, which was really too painful.

  What happened next was hilarious, all the dwarf men nodded in agreement as fast as chickens pecking at rice, fully supporting my suggestion, hehe... looks like being afraid of their wives isn't unique to humans after all!

  Facing this interesting scene, the patriarchal grandfather couldn't help but laugh and said that it was really his first time seeing a group of dwarf women collectively rebel. Generally speaking, dwarf women are very virtuous and would never speak loudly to their men, but... in order to let their own daughters have the opportunity to leave the village, getting angry once wouldn't be excessive, right?

  The clan leader turned his head to look at the 43 children of the dwarves who had passed the trial as apprentice warriors, and smiled: "Alright... now, go bring along the girl you are most familiar with, and quickly return to assemble. However, remember, each person can only bring one!"

  Rumble...

  As soon as the patriarch's words fell, 43 dwarf children rushed quickly in the direction of the girl. Suddenly... one by one, the girls walked back hand in hand with them.

  When all the kids led a excited girl back to the playground, there were still dozens of girls left on the sidelines, it seemed...it was impossible to take them all out at once.

  Suddenly... I saw a familiar figure in the group of girls, it was none other than Nasa, who is already 19 years old this year. She was the girl who fed me millet porridge every day when I first came to this world.

  With a faint smile, since they've helped me so much, how could I not help her? Although she's already 19 years old, but considering the dwarves' 500-year lifespan, she's still a child. In human terms, she's even younger than me, so... communication shouldn't be a problem, at least... there won't be any generation gap issues.

  As I thought of this, I smiled and walked towards the group of girls. Seeing me walk over, all the girls' eyes lit up, and everyone's gaze fell on me. To them, I was the first brave warrior of the dwarf tribe after all. At just 11 years old, I had already reached the level of the tribal elder grandfather. They couldn't help but admire me.

  The most crucial thing is that this activity was initiated by him, and he thought so much for them, how could they not like him, admire him?

  I walked straight up to Nasa, smiled and stretched out my hand, saying lightly: "Nasa... do you want to go out of the village with me?"

  For some reason, Natasha's apple-like small face suddenly turned bright red, and she lowered her head with a twist, but her small hands were put into my rough hands with great enthusiasm.

  When her delicate, boneless small hand was placed in mine for a moment, I could clearly feel Natasha's body stiffen suddenly, and it took a while to recover.

  The dwarven girls around me turned pale and looked at me with a sorrowful expression, however... I didn't notice any of this because... my entire attention was focused on Nata's soft little hand. It's strange, do all girls not have bones or something? How can such a small hand be so soft?

  Oh!

  The partners behind me let out a loud shout, and when I turned my head back in astonishment, I saw all the partners looking at me with strange expressions, making faces at me, leaving me bewildered.

  It wasn't until many years later that I finally understood... when you extend your hand to a dwarf girl, it means you're proposing to her. If the girl puts her hand in yours and holds it tightly, it means she's accepted your proposal. Holding hands with each other, growing old together - how romantic the dwarves are!

  But now, of course, I have no way of knowing. After waking up, I am not actively learning languages, nor am I learning forging techniques, or practicing internal skills, and even at night, there is no exception, it can be said that there is no free time at all, where do I have the time to understand so much knowledge?

  Especially in the past seven or eight months, I have been almost completely outside, and I haven't gone back to the village at all. Occasionally when I do go back, it's just to say a few words to the clan elder grandfather, and then I quickly leave, so... these things are impossible for me to know.

  On Earth, holding hands isn't suitable for every relationship, but this isn't Earth, it's another world. Besides, other dwarf children all hold girls' hands when walking out, so I just followed their lead. As a child prodigy, my learning ability is unquestionable; otherwise, how could I have obtained two doctoral degrees at the age of ten?

  I, who didn't understand what was going on at all, held Nasa's hand and returned to the middle of our companions. What surprised me even more was that all the companions holding hands with girls came over one after another to congratulate Nasa on something. However... a gentleman would not eavesdrop on girls' conversations, so I naturally wouldn't either.

  Nasha's pretty face blushed as she responded to their congratulations, her small face was pink and full of shyness, joy, and happiness, anyone could see that she was over the moon with excitement.

  Actually... for any girl, facing a proposal from me would make her feel extremely happy, unless she doesn't like me or love me at all.

  First, he stunned everyone with his incredible strength and became the second high-ranking warrior of the dwarf tribe in thousands of years. Then, he heroically suggested that the dwarf girls should go on a trip outside the village. Finally... like a white knight, he appeared before her, under the envious gaze of everyone, and proposed to her. How could she not be happy? How could she not be joyful!

  I stared blankly at Nasa, only feeling that her small face like a red apple was so cute and beautiful, how did I not notice it before?

  Actually... Nasa can be considered the number one beauty of the dwarf tribe, and... she is also the first-rate craftsman of the new generation of dwarves. Only... I was just a child under 11 years old at that time, no matter how mature I was, it's impossible to learn to appreciate women to this extent now, so... being able to feel her cuteness, her beauty, is already a remarkable achievement, and I didn't disappoint my reputation as a genius and prodigy!

  The clan elder grandfather saw that everyone was chatting so happily, and didn't continue to say anything. He only reminded everyone of the gathering time tomorrow morning, and warned us not to be late, then let us chat freely.

  After everyone laughed and chatted for a while, they all left with the girls. When only Natasha and I were left, Natasha's pretty face turned bright red as she looked at me, her eyes filled with something I couldn't quite put into words.

  Many years later, I finally understood what was in Natasha's eyes. It was tenderness, it was sweetness, it was deep love, it was boundless happiness...

  But... I obviously can't see everything in her eyes yet, after all... my emotional experience is still too shallow, and... I'm just a kid.

  But Natascha is different, she's already a big girl who will be 19 years old in just a few days, she understands everything, and... At the age of 19, she is at the beginning of learning to love, learning to yearn and have dreams, the sentimentality of girls is always a dream, this is exactly the best portrayal of Natascha's mood.

  (We're almost getting to the main event, everyone hold on, just a few more days...)