Dwarfs Join, Productivity Soars

(Thanks to Nanovirus Swarm: Luoyu. for the tip, bonus chapter 6/11)

"All right, all right, stop blushing. I only told a few jokes to liven things up. I saved you and your people, didn't I? Don't be so stingy."

The Dwarf leader huffed and puffed for quite a while before his complexion finally returned somewhat to normal. He glared at Li Qinwu in irritation.

"Human, what do you intend to do with me and my people?"

Li Qinwu spread his hands.

"Nothing. I just rescued you while clearing out a pirate camp.

"Even though neither you Dwarfs nor our human governments want to admit it, we are ancient blood relatives after all. Besides, I have no conflict of interest with your people, so of course I won't do anything to you."

Only then did the Dwarf leader's expression finally ease completely.

"Human with the foul mouth, no matter what, you rescued me and my people from the pirates, so I must thank you.

"My name is Buni Tansen. My people and I originally served aboard a Dwarf merchant vessel. Later, an accident happened, and only I and 108 of my people escaped from the entire ship.

"Afterward, our small escape pod ran out of fuel. We drifted near this place, were captured by space pirates, and imprisoned for a full twenty years!"

Li Qinwu inwardly sighed. The asteroid controlled by those pirates had conditions so terrible they were practically unlivable, and its passageways were extremely narrow.

Imprisoned in such a dreadful environment for twenty years, yet this Dwarf leader named Buni Tansen spoke of it so lightly, as if it had left no psychological burden on him at all.

A human would have gone completely insane.

Li Qinwu asked,

"Twenty years? You and your people have been imprisoned for quite