Arrival at the Dwarf Kingdom

Just then, Rimuru jumped out of the house.

Seeing Mo Li, Rimuru's eyes lit up, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Ari, I'm ready. Let's go!"

Rimuru quickly rushed to Mo Li's side, looking so impatient that his soul practically seemed to have flown off to the Dwarf Kingdom already.

Only after reaching Mo Li did Rimuru notice that Rigurd was there.

"Ari, why is Rigurd here?"

Rimuru looked utterly confused.

"There."

Mo Li waved two large backpacks in front of Rimuru.

"I had Rigurd prepare some food so we can stave off hunger on the road."

Mo Li said calmly to Rimuru.

The moment Rimuru heard the word "food," he could no longer sit still.

"What kind of food? Let me take a look."

Rimuru asked Mo Li eagerly.

"See for yourself."

Mo Li handed the two food-filled backpacks to Rimuru.

Rimuru took the backpacks and hurriedly opened them.

There was only a small amount of fruit; everything else was jerky. As Rimuru rummaged through them, he complained.

"Jerky, jerky... Why is there so much jerky? Isn't there any other food?"

Hearing Rimuru's words, Rigurd, who was kneeling nearby, hurriedly tried to explain.

"Lord Rimuru, this..."

Mo Li punched Rimuru on the head.

"Ah!"

Rimuru cried out.

"Ari, why did you hit me?"

Rimuru said aggrievedly, his eyes brimming with tears.

"Stop complaining. We prepared food for you, and now you're being picky? What do you think is easier to preserve than jerky? Besides, didn't I already have Rigurd prepare some fruit for you? And you don't even have a sense of taste, so what are you being so picky for?"

Mo Li said, rolling his eyes at Rimuru.

"Fine."

After being silent for a while, Rimuru managed to squeeze out those two words.

Mo Li then turned his gaze toward Rigurd.

"I'll leave the village to you."

"Yes, Lord Morax, Lord Rimuru. I won't let you down."

Rigurd promised, patting his muscular chest.

Before long, the people heading for the Dwarf Kingdom had been gathered. Gobta would lead several Goblins who had previously visited the Dwarf Kingdom.

At this time, all the monsters in the village put down their work to see the two of them off.

"Have a safe journey, Lord Rimuru, Lord Morax."

Under the gazes of all the monsters, Rimuru and Mo Li set off for the Dwarf Kingdom.

"Gobta, you've been to the Dwarf Kingdom before. What's it like there?"

Rimuru asked Gobta curiously. Since it was his first time seeing dwarves, Rimuru was very curious about the Dwarf Kingdom.

"The Dwarf Kingdom? That's a great place. There are lots of good things there."

Gobta seemed to have thought of something delicious, and the corners of his mouth nearly started drooling.

"Gobta, Gobta."

Seeing Gobta spacing out, Rimuru reminded him.

Unable to stand it any longer, Mo Li kicked Gobta.

"Snap out of it. We're asking you a question."

Mo Li said sternly to Gobta.

"Oh, right."

Only then did Gobta come back to his senses.

"The Dwarf Kingdom is also called Dovagon. It is not only a major military power, but also a major forging nation. Nearly all the finest weapons on the continent are made by the Dwarf Kingdom. More importantly, it is also a trading hub. In the Dwarf Kingdom, whether it's equipment or weapons, everything is of excellent quality. That is the assessment of the entire continent. Almost every race goes to the Dwarf Kingdom for that reason. There, you can see every race—humans, demi-humans, half-demi-humans, even special monsters. They're everywhere. There are even fairies. In the Dwarf Kingdom, no one is ranked above or below anyone else. That is the Dwarf Kingdom's rule. The Dwarf Kingdom forbids disputes between any races. Violators are sent directly to court for judgment."

Gobta explained earnestly to Rimuru and Mo Li.

"Fairies."

The moment Rimuru heard those words, he became excited.

"Fairies are gorgeous beauties in every game and manga."

Rimuru had already pictured beautiful fairy women in his mind.

"Lord Rimuru, Lord Rimuru."

Gobta called out to Rimuru, whose soul had already drifted into the heavens. But how could Rimuru, immersed in his wonderful fantasy, hear him?

Seeing Rimuru like this, Mo Li sighed helplessly. He did not need to think to know what Rimuru was imagining.

Looks like this guy wasn't just a shut-in in his previous life. He was probably a fujoshi too. No, not just any fujoshi—she should be called a shrine maiden. Tempest's future is really worrying.

"N-Nothing. By the way, Gobta, why did you come to the Dwarf Kingdom?"

Rimuru wiped away his nonexistent drool.

"Now that you mention it, I could talk about that all day."

Just as Gobta was about to start bragging, one of the Goblins interrupted him.

"Lord Morax, Lord Rimuru, we're almost there."

Hearing that, Rimuru could no longer sit still and hurriedly jumped out of Mo Li's arms.

Sure enough, before long, a mountain appeared directly ahead of them. At its center stood an extremely magnificent gate, with several dwarf soldiers standing watch on both sides. There were smaller gates to the left and right, each guarded by numerous dwarf soldiers. One could tell at a glance that they were elite troops, and the gates appeared to have been specially prepared for the dwarf army.

The Dwarf Kingdom's defenses were so strict that Mo Li had only ever seen anything like them in his previous life.

There was a line in front of the main gate. Because soldiers were present, it was extremely orderly. There were around several dozen people, and they would have to wait quite a while.

"Ari, Ari, look, we're here!"

Rimuru said excitedly. He had been incredibly bored during the past few days on the road.

"You don't need to shout. I can see it. All right, let's hurry. Looking at this line, we probably won't get into the city until evening at the earliest."

Mo Li said helplessly to Rimuru.

"Right, right, right. Let's go line up."

After saying that, Rimuru sprinted over.

Seeing Rimuru so excited, Mo Li had no choice but to follow. The Goblins followed as well.

At that moment, Mo Li stopped them.

"You don't need to come along. We'll part ways here. Just Gobta will come with us. Too many people would be troublesome."

"Yes, Lord Morax."

The remaining Goblins replied, then prepared to return the way they had come.

"Gobta, come line up with me."

Morax said to Gobta.

"Yes, Lord Morax."

Then Mo Li and Gobta came to Rimuru and joined him in the line.