Ever since Joshua had come and finished that business deal with him, Frost Axe had not received Joshua's invitation until a full week later.
During that week, Frost Axe had gone to see the tavern and the development progress of Hearthstone a few times. As a result, let alone the official version, even that prototype machine had been moved away by Joshua to who knew where.
After playing Hearthstone, he felt that doing anything else became completely dull. Therefore, having spent several consecutive days drinking in the tavern to drown his sorrows, Frost Axe had the sensation of being tricked.
Those damned human merchants were always very cunning. Frost Axe had the experience of being tricked by human merchants several times, and the final outcome was very simple—Frost Axe personally used his iron hammer to smash those swindlers' legs!
After receiving Joshua's invitation this time, upon finishing his day's work, Frost Axe went straight to the tavern carrying his mining pick and blacksmithing hammer.
If the official version Joshua gave him failed to satisfy him, he certainly would not be polite.
Following the path he had already walked several times, Frost Axe arrived all the way in front of the tavern named Hearthstone and pushed open the tavern's door.
Compared to yesterday, the layout inside had taken on a completely new look. The most eye-catching thing was a huge glass cage placed at the back of the tavern, containing a pile of crushed stone blocks and the glow produced by runes.
A Source Crystal Lizard was crouching inside, its eyes half-closed as it slept. Frost Axe recognized this lizard; this was the one he had given to Joshua.
Source Crystal Lizards were notoriously lazy creatures, able to sleep for one to two months at a time.
This kind of lizard