Dwarves

The monsters then asked Rimuru a few simple questions, and Rimuru patiently answered them.

Watching this scene, Mo Li felt a sense of relief.

After Rimuru finished answering all the questions, he dismissed them.

After dismissing all the monsters, Rimuru came to Mo Li's side and lowered his head.

Seeing Rimuru like this, Mo Li was a bit confused.

"Rimuru, what are you doing?"

Mo Li picked Rimuru up and asked.

"Ah Li, I was wrong. I was too naive. Everything you said was right. I shouldn't have only thought from a human's perspective. I should be responsible for our people. Ah Li, I know I was wrong."

Rimuru said to Mo Li with a dejected expression.

Seeing Rimuru's willingness to admit his mistakes, Mo Li felt relieved.

Mo Li slowly walked to a large tree and stroked its trunk.

"Rimuru, do you know? I'm not blaming you. Both of us were human in our past lives, so I understand your preference for humans. However, you were too young in your past life. You never saw true darkness, nor did you experience enough hardship. Humans are not as good and kind as you think, you know? If you continue to hold such naive ideas, tragedy will strike sooner or later. I don't want you to regret it only when tragedy strikes. Do you understand, Rimuru?"

Mo Li said to Rimuru while stroking the tree trunk.

Mo Li had considered telling Rimuru the truth. He had thought about telling Rimuru some of the later plot points, but he failed. There was always a will that warned Mo Li, even preventing him from speaking. It was then that Mo Li understood that the World Will would not allow him to tell Rimuru the plot. In a sense, Mo Li had already changed quite a bit of the plot. Honestly, even Mo Li couldn't guarantee whether the subsequent plot would still unfold as originally planned. However, the World Will's warning made Mo Li aware of the outcome. Perhaps it was precisely because of this world's corrective force that an anomaly like Mo Li couldn't drastically rewrite the plot. Therefore, Mo Li could only guide Rimuru in a positive direction, hinting at things that would happen later. This world didn't care about the process; it only cared about the result. So, Mo Li just needed to ensure the outcome remained the same.

"I understand, Ah Li. I'll be careful."

Rimuru said earnestly.

Seeing Rimuru's serious expression, Mo Li couldn't help but smile.

"If it really reaches a point of no return, I'll have to step in myself. After all, Mo Li came to this world to prevent tragedies. Rimuru is too kind, kind enough to forgive those who have committed heinous crimes. In the original work, Mo Li felt that Myulan should not have been spared, either for the sake of his people or for justice. But Rimuru easily forgave her crimes at the plea of a human. It's important to remember that a significant portion of Tempest's losses stemmed from her. Honestly, if these monsters weren't under Rimuru's command, Mo Li would truly fear they would rebel.

After all, your own people died at the hands of others. Even if she didn't directly kill them, you wouldn't forgive them. For example, if your sister died and someone bore significant responsibility, would you forgive them? And Tempest also suffered losses because of her. Honestly, if your homeland suffered great losses because of one person, would you forgive them? No one would. In Mo Li's past life, such a person deserved to be shot a hundred times over. But Rimuru just brushed it aside so lightly. Mo Li was so angry when he saw this part of the plot that he almost had a heart attack.

To Mo Li, Rimuru was too kind. Rimuru was not suited to be a leader, nor a king. He lacked the qualities of a king. But it was precisely because of this that Mo Li liked Rimuru. Only this kind of Rimuru was the real Rimuru.

So Mo Li had long decided that what Rimuru couldn't do, he would do. Whom Rimuru couldn't kill, he would kill. Rimuru should just build a happy and enjoyable country as in the original work. As for the darkness and sin, Mo Li would bear them.

"Alright, Rimuru, we need to plan what we should do next."

Mo Li said to Rimuru.

"What things?"

Rimuru looked confused.

Seeing Rimuru like this, Mo Li was speechless. Mo Li seriously doubted if Rimuru was one of the Three Demon Lords. He wasn't this foolish in the original work.

"You forgot what we talked about last night?"

Mo Li reminded him.

"Oh, right, I remember now."

Rimuru finally realized.

"The issues of food, clothing, housing, and transportation in the territory haven't been resolved yet. We need to think of a way."

Mo Li said thoughtfully.

"Right."

Rimuru agreed.

"But how do we solve it? Although we were both humans in our past lives, we know nothing about architecture and clothing."

Rimuru conjured a hand with his slime condensate and scratched his big head, complaining.

"I do have a way."

Mo Li said calmly.

"What way?"

Rimuru was curious.

"At yesterday's celebration, I asked Rigurd about this matter. He told me that there isn't anyone in the entire goblin tribe with such skills. But Rigurd told me that not far from here, there is a country called the Dwarven Kingdom Dovagon."

"The Dwarven Kingdom? Are they the legendary dwarves with extremely high forging skills?"

Upon hearing the word "dwarf," Rimuru asked excitedly.

After all, in many legends and myths, dwarves are the epitome of forging. In Rimuru's memory, dwarves are short, extremely strong races who forge iron with large hammers.

In Rimuru's past life, many novels and anime he read featured dwarf races as the blacksmiths of many divine artifacts. Rimuru was very curious about such a legendary race.

"That's right, they are the race you're thinking of. However, the dwarves in this world are not just a race that only knows how to forge iron; this Dwarven Kingdom is very powerful. According to Rigurd, the current King of the Dwarves is Gazel Dwargon. He is the third king of the Dwarf Kingdom. It is said that his strength is not inferior to that of a Demon King. He alone can rival an army of thousands, and he has never been defeated in his lifetime. He is also praised by the world as the 'Hero King'."

Mo Li said calmly.