Listening to Kaigin's words, Rimuru felt a bit indignant.
"How can you make things so difficult for someone?"
Rimuru felt like he was sticking up for Kaigin.
"You must have offended someone. Otherwise, they wouldn't have given you a task you can't complete."
Mo Li spoke up at this moment.
Hearing Mo Li's words, Kaigin sighed.
"Yes, you're right. I do have a bad relationship with the person who assigned the task. This mission was proposed to His Majesty by him."
"It seems that no matter where you are, such things are unavoidable."
Mo Li couldn't help but sigh at this moment.
Whether in his past life or in this world, such things always happened. This was the rule of the workplace. As long as there were people, there would be disputes. Interests were limited; if it wasn't yours, it belonged to someone else. In this world, it was either you suppress them, or they suppress you.
Having read the original work, Mo Li knew that the one who tripped Kaigin was Best, the future chief biologist of Tempest. The reason was a past grievance with Kaigin. However, Best wasn't a bad person, just someone who had gone astray. But with the Moe King's help, he returned to the right path. Under the Dwarf King's instruction, he joined Tempest. It was less of an instruction and more of an exile. In the end, he made many contributions to Tempest.
"So what are you going to do now?"
Rimuru asked with some concern at this moment.
"I don't know either. I can only take it one step at a time."
Kaigin's face was filled with helplessness.
"I was already short on time and didn't have the materials. Now I have no other options."
Kaigin said tiredly.
At this moment, Kaigin thought of something else and became a little angry.
"Furthermore, because of the difficulty in collecting materials, several of my friends were seriously injured and are now unable to work."
Saying this, Kaigin punched the stone wall. A fist-sized indentation appeared on the wall, showing the force he had used.
"This is too much of a coincidence."
Mo Li spoke up at this moment.
"Ah Li, what do you mean by 'too much of a coincidence'?"
Rimuru asked, confused.
"Don't you think it's too coincidental? Those monsters that attacked while collecting materials, why now of all times? Don't you think it's too coincidental?"
Mo Li said to Rimuru and Kaigin.
"Ah Li, are you suggesting someone tampered with things? Is that what you mean?"
Rimuru suddenly realized.
"It's probably the person who had a grudge against Kaigin."
Mo Li said calmly.
"Sigh, I know what you're saying, but there weren't many materials in the mine where we collected them. Not only were there few materials, but an Earth Dragon also seriously injured my friends. The mine must have been tampered with."
Kaigin spoke up at this moment.
"Then why don't you report it to your superiors?"
Rimuru suggested to Kaigin.
"How can I report it? There's no evidence to prove the mine was tampered with. Without evidence, how can I accuse anyone?"
Kaigin sighed.
"Since the other party decided to make a move, they wouldn't leave any evidence. Instead of dwelling on this, we should think about how to help you overcome this crisis."
Mo Li said calmly.
"It seems that's the only way."
Rimuru said with some disappointment.
"May I ask why you are helping me like this? I don't think I know you."
Kaigin raised his question at this moment.
"We have something to ask of you. But right now, the priority is to help you overcome this crisis first."
Rimuru explained to Kaigin.
"Yes, we're not helping you for free. We really do have something to ask of you."
Mo Li chimed in at this moment.
"Alright, as long as you help me overcome this crisis, I will help you with anything within my capabilities, no matter what it is."
Kaigin promised Rimuru and Mo Li.
"Then it's a deal."
Rimuru said.
"Alright, the contract is made. Those who break their word shall suffer the Rock Eater's Punishment."
Mo Li said sternly.
"First, let's heal your friends' injuries."
Rimuru said at this moment.
"You have a way?"
Kaigin asked, though truthfully, he didn't hold much hope.
"You want us to examine their injuries?"
Mo Li asked.
"Yes, yes, yes, quickly, quickly!"
Kaigin hurriedly led Mo Li and Rimuru to the back room.
Under Kaigin's guidance, Mo Li and Rimuru soon met the injured dwarves. These dwarves were barely clinging to life. There were four injured in total. Two had their stomachs pierced; if not for the dwarves' robust vitality, they would have already died. Another had been so terrified his eyes had bulged, and his body was covered in wounds. The last one had even lost an arm. It was a miracle any of them were still alive.
"Their injuries are so severe,"
Rimuru couldn't bear to look.
"Alright, let's heal them quickly. Every minute we delay, they're in more danger. I'll use a Healing Spell to stabilize their condition first, Rimuru, you bring out the potion made from Hippocrates Grass to treat them."
Mo Li called out.
With that, Mo Li went before the dwarves and began circulating the Healing Spell from Immortal Arts Control to stabilize their injuries.
"I wonder if the potion can heal such severe wounds,"
Rimuru said as he regurgitated the potion he made with Great Sage from his stomach.
Mo Li knew these potions absolutely could. Hippocrates Grass was an extremely rare and precious herb, and the potion made from it was top-tier for healing. The Dwarf Kingdom didn't produce much of this potion, and it was prohibitively expensive, practically unavailable even with money.
What's more, the concentration of potions in the Dwarf Kingdom was at most 95%. Rimuru's was different; it was made by Great Sage and was 100% concentrated. If 95% could heal them, how could 100% not?
Afterward, Mo Li took the Recovery Potion Rimuru handed over. He approached a dwarf whose stomach had been pierced and poured the potion into his mouth. Soon, the dwarf's body began to glow green. The pierced section rapidly regenerated before their eyes. In less than half a minute, the injured area was completely healed.
"Li, he's healed! He's healed!"
Rimuru excitedly said, shaking Mo Li's arm.
"Alright, stop shaking me. Let's quickly treat the remaining injured."
Mo Li said and then walked towards the other wounded dwarves.
In less than fifteen minutes, the remaining three injured dwarves were healed by Mo Li and Rimuru.
"There, we've fulfilled our promise,"
Rimuru said to Kaigin.
Kaigin, standing nearby, was already dumbfounded.
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