Bang! Bang! Bang...
Dull impacts echoed through the crisscrossing mine tunnels. From time to time, thunderous roars came from the depths, making the entire mine tremble faintly as bits of sand and stone rustled down.
But the dwarves had long since grown used to it.
As they busied themselves with their work, they loudly discussed the interesting things that had happened lately—whose tavern offered the best value, and whose had brought in new drinks.
The dwarves under Giant Axe were the most unusual of all.
The topics they discussed were things the other dwarves simply could not understand.
Even if someone asked, they would fall silent in tacit agreement, refusing to say what exactly they were talking about.
Thus, during this period, the dwarves of the Giant Axe Clan had drawn no small amount of attention.
"If this keeps up, they'll soon discover the existence of the Hearthstone Tavern."
"So what if they discover it? It's not like we can stop them."
"Mm, that's right. By then, we'll have collected almost all our cards, while they'll only just be becoming customers. So what if they discover the Hearthstone Tavern?"
"But there are only so many Hearthstone devices in the tavern. If there are too many customers, won't we be unable to find a spot?"
"No need to worry about that. The boss said that if something like that happened, he would consider expanding the shop and adding more devices..."
Several dwarves gathered together, discussing matters related to the Hearthstone Tavern.
This was also the view held by the dwarves of the Giant Axe Clan.
So long as they did not deliberately spread news about the Hearthstone Tavern and simply chose not to tell the others, then when everyone eventually learned of its existence, they would still be among the first