A Deal Struck, a Parasite Exposed

The dwarf king was about to become enraged.

Then Chen Ning continued his angry rebuke, "Your Majesty, it is true that you have governed this Dwarf Realm to prosperity and your people to live in peace and happiness. But you do not take care of your health and work day and night. What will happen to the Dwarf Race if you collapse?"

The dwarf king listened silently.

Until Chen Ning's increasingly stern final words fell. "Tell me, aren't you going too far?"

The dwarf king was at a loss for words.

She was clearly scolding him, but he was secretly pleased.

He even felt that he had indeed been overworking lately, and that the Human Race youth had hit the nail on the head.

Only...

This praise is so incredibly refreshing and unique!

Not hypocritical at all!

Unlike others, who constantly spout nonsense about how wise the king is, it's something I'm sick of hearing.

The Dwarf King nodded in agreement, saying, "Your Excellency is right. It was my oversight; I was only thinking about governing the Dwarf Realm and neglected my own health."

After the Dwarf King uttered these shameless words...

I felt refreshed and relaxed all over.

Watching the back-and-forth conversation between the king and the Human Race.

The guards inside the palace were stunned.

Is this even possible?

Shi Tian was also startled just now and trembled for a long time.

His reverence for the Dwarf King came from his bloodline.

In contrast, Su Ling'er wasn't worried at all.

Her beautiful eyes remained fixed on a small, exquisite wine glass not far away.

At this moment, Chen Ning said again, "Your Excellency the Dwarf King, you are overworked. Why don't you let me take a look at you?"

"You also know medicine?" The dwarf king was taken aback.

"I know a little."

Chen Ning stepped forward and whispered to the Dwarf King, "Your Majesty, I have some flattering words here, all of which are comparable to what you just said, and some of them are more suitable for your own use."

Upon hearing this, the Dwarf King's eyes darted around.

"I want it!"

"Great! Your Majesty the Dwarf King, I'll sell these to you as a package for only one thousand mid-grade Origin Stone."

"I'll think about it some more..."

"Your Majesty, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. If you don't want it, then forget it."

"No! It's just a thousand mid-grade Origin Stone! I'll take it!"

The deal was struck.

Chen Ning stepped down.

Strangely, Su Ling'er had vanished without a trace.

Chen Ning only felt relieved after Shi Tian whispered a few words to him.

At this moment, the Dwarf King spoke up, "I almost forgot the important matter. I will now remove the mark from Shi Tian's body, and from now on you can freely enter and leave the Dwarf Realm."

"Shi Tian thanks Your Majesty!"

Although I don't know exactly what the senior said to the Dwarf King.

But the matter was resolved so easily.

Shi Tian's initial worries also disappeared.

However, at that moment, a deep voice suddenly came from outside the hall.

"Your Majesty! We must not remove Shi Tian's mark!"

Follow the sound to investigate.

Then a dwarf dressed in silk walked towards them step by step.

This person bears some resemblance to Lie Tu.

He was Lie Tu's father.

The Lie Canghai.

"Lieqing, you're finally back. How was your trip this time?"

When the Dwarf King saw Lie Canghai enter, his eyes lit up, and he asked eagerly.

Lie Canghai had just returned from Qian Province, and what he did was sell the weapons and equipment made by the Dwarf Race craftsmen.

This concerns the interests of the entire Dwarf Realm.

This is of paramount importance to the Dwarf King.

Lie Canghai clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, everything is in order. However, before reporting to Your Majesty, I have one more request!"

"What is it, Lieqing? Just say it!"

The dwarf king laughed loudly.

"Your Majesty! I have just returned and heard that Shi Tian colluded with these Human Race to disrupt the appraisal conference, and even injured Master Gu and an appraiser. I wanted to stop them, but they were fearless and showed no respect for our race. Your Majesty! You must avenge me!"

Lie Canghai launched into a long tirade.

His eyes, however, held a hint of resentment as he stared at Chen Ning's figure.

"Is this really true?"

The Dwarf King's expression hardened slightly.

He also looked at Chen Ning.

He then asked, "Shi Tian, is this true?"

Shi Tian felt flustered and dared not meet her gaze.

Chen Ning, however, adopted a pure and innocent demeanor and said, "Your Majesty the Dwarf King, you care deeply for your people and cannot bear to see them suffer. This is a model of loving your people like your own children! As an outsider, I am deeply moved. However, justice resides in the hearts of the people. You will certainly not show favoritism because of your own kind, but will instead send people to investigate the reasons behind it."

"With such a wise and virtuous king, the Dwarf Race surely prosper!"

After Chen Ning finished speaking...

No further words.

But the desired effect has been achieved.

The Dwarf King was being showered with praise.

I feel light as a feather.

Cool!

Awesome!

Even a casual remark had this effect; he suddenly felt even more excited about the effusive praise Chen Ning had given him when he promised to sell it to him.

The dwarf king waved his hand and said, "Good! You've hit the nail on the head. That's exactly what I think."

Then, he loudly commanded, "Men, go and investigate immediately. Remember, be truthful and do not show favoritism because of your own clan."

"Yes, sir!"

A dwarf accepted the order and left.

Lie Canghai remained frozen in place.

He was completely bewildered.

In normal circumstances, the Dwarf King would simply hand the matter over to him.

Even at the very least, there will be some bias because everyone is of the same ethnicity.

But today, his plans were ruined by just a few words from the other party.

He was extremely depressed at that moment.

Unfortunately, he couldn't win the argument.

However, he knew he had to stop the Dwarf King from sending people to investigate.

He said, "Your Majesty, you mustn't investigate."

"Oh? Why not?"

The dwarf king asked, puzzled.

"Because... because... Your Majesty is wise, wise Your Majesty... should, should..."

He hesitated and stammered when he saw the other person.

The dwarf king impatiently returned to his seat.

What's this called?

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality

After hearing Chen Ning's refreshing and elegant praise.

How could one possibly tolerate such awkward and stiff vocabulary?

"Lieqing, we can discuss this later. First, tell me what you gained from this trip."

The dwarf king jumped straight to what interested him most.

Although he enjoys flattery, what truly matters to him is money and wealth.

Seeing this, Lie Canghai had no choice but to begin his report.

Although he failed to persuade the dwarf king to attack him this time, he would not let this Human Race youth off easily.

We can settle the score later.

"Your Majesty! This month's profits are somewhat disappointing. The Heavenly Net Dynasty above Qian Province was originally at war, but the rebel leader, King Li, was quelled by the people of the Immortal Music Palace, and the war has stopped. This has directly resulted in no one buying our weapons and equipment."

"Tell me more," the Dwarf King said, his expression unchanged.

"Your Majesty, this month's profits are only 30% of last month's!"

"Thirty percent? How can it be so low?"

The dwarf king looked worried.

Lie Canghai clasped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, there are very few perfect and excellent quality weapons this time; most are ordinary quality weapons, so naturally the rewards are meager."

"Never mind, never mind..."

The dwarf king sighed, blaming it all on bad luck.

Next, Lie Canghai presented a list of weapons and equipment for the following month, which were mostly of ordinary quality with very few of excellent or perfect quality.

Several dwarfs brought over several weapon racks.

For the Dwarf King to inspect personally.

Although the Dwarf King was not a professional appraiser, he had, through his bloodline, gained a basic understanding of the Dwarf Race Appraisal Technique.

Therefore, he could also tell that the quality of the weapons on the weapon rack was indeed consistent with what Lie Canghai had said.

"Lieqing, I'll have to trouble you to make a trip to Qian Province next month."

"Your subject dares not accept such hardship; it is all for the sake of Your Majesty and your people!"

Lie Canghai his hands in a fist salute and smiled.

Just as he was about to order his men to take the weapon racks down...

A voice suddenly rang out.

"Your Majesty, Dwarf King, in my opinion, the meager profits are not due to bad luck, but rather to the presence of corrupt officials around you..."

Chen Ning smiled faintly.

The dwarf king was startled and immediately looked over.