Evolving Silver Dragon

Chapter 333: 331 Friends from Afar_1

Translator: 549690339

Har City’s lord was a dwarf?

Upon hearing this, Otto narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment, but ultimately couldn’t recall any relevant information.

The lords of Har City had been replaced over and over, who knew what era this guy’s information was from.

Thinking about it, Otto pursed his lips and said casually, “I am currently the lord of Har City, you may call me Otto…”

Then, he looked at the other person and continued, “Long-traveling guest, don’t you want to introduce yourself?”

The burly man was startled, then laughed, “Apologies, it’s been a long time since I met someone new, I forgot!”

The big man scratched the back of his head, then pointed at himself and said, “Ghia Norton! You can call me Ghia!”

As for Otto’s identity, the self-proclaimed Ghia didn’t inquire too much.

In the city-states of Dragon Bone Wasteland, there were virtually no race restrictions.

Here, you could see human lords, dwarf lords, dragonman lords, and even troll lords…

Of course, most of them had been taken care of by Otto by now.

As for Ghia’s introduction, there was one thing Otto was more concerned about.

“From your introduction, I seem to have heard the Norton surname?”

“The current Queen of Norton is my sister!”

Ghia apparently had no intention of hiding anything.

Norton was one of the few completely gender-equal human kingdoms, where the royalty succession was entirely determined by birth order.

Usually, the heir apparent, as long as they didn’t do something stupid to get themselves killed, would inherit the throne after the current king’s death.

Outside of the Norton royal family, most Norton people’s inheritance also roughly followed this rule.

Even when a couple had children, the children’s surname would be inherited by the better-off side of the family.

As for this, Otto didn’t inquire too much. He asked Bark and the Lizardman to set up a table and chairs on the city wall, then filled the table with various novel desserts and drinks.

Ghia, who had been living in the Snow Field for years, had never seen these novelties and was immediately attracted.

Eating cake or jelly and drinking distilled spirits at the same time.

For Otto himself, this combination was definitely hard to accept.

But for Ghia, the rough man, it was surprisingly good.

After a few bites of sweet treats and spirits, Ghia kept exclaiming as if he’d never seen the world before, like a country bumpkin.

Although Ghia rarely interacts with outsiders, he didn’t seem awkward in his current performance and even felt like he treated this place as his own home.

It’s unclear whether this is his true nature or an act…

After a while, seeing that Ghia was still preoccupied with the food and drinks, Otto finally grew a little impatient.

Looking at Ghia, Otto asked, “Long-traveling guest, what is the purpose of your visit to Har City?”

“Ah! Actually, we didn’t come specifically looking for Har City…”

Ghia, as if he hadn’t eaten for days, struggled to swallow a piece of cake, then continuously patted his chest, and continued, “Our main purpose in coming to Dragon Bone Wasteland is to find some merchant guilds to buy some food that can help us through tough times.

After all, it’s been a long time since any merchant caravan visited the Norton Kingdom.

But from the current situation in Dragon Bone Wasteland, something major seems to have happened here!”

As for this, Otto spread his hands, “Yes, I think Har City is the only city-state left that can help you now!”

“What on earth happened here?”

Upon hearing this, Ghia put down his knife and fork, his face full of astonishment.

But Otto didn’t want to spend too much time on this and simply explained, “A huge disaster has occurred here, and other than Har City, the only things left in Dragon Bone Wasteland are evil undead and evil monsters with whom communication is impossible.”

Ghia frowned, “So, if I want to get some food, I can only cooperate with you?”

“Of course, you could also try finding those undead and monsters!”

Otto laughed lightly as he looked at him.

After a while, Ghia took out a bluish-green gem from his bosom.

By its appearance, it belonged to the same species as the gems embedded in his scale armor, and its color and size were excellent.

“What is this?”

“We call it Ultramarine Stone, and as far as I know, it can only be produced in the Snow Field. The main way to obtain it is by hunting a kind of elemental creature called the Giant Ice Monster, and the Ultramarine Stone is their heart.”

As for Ghia’s explanation, Otto nodded, then said, “It sounds quite rare, but what are you trying to say?”

At this, Ghia said helplessly, “In Norton, we don’t circulate ordinary gold coins or other currencies. Instead of precious metals which are only valuable and rare, we prefer bartering…”

“You want to exchange these stones for food with us?”

“Ultramarine Stones are very practical and effective in controlling temperature and are also excellent magical forging materials.

According to the leader of a trade caravan who used to trade with us, many nobles love these things and are willing to pay a good price for them!”

As he spoke, Ghia carefully observed Otto’s expression, trying to gauge any changes.

Now, Har City was the only force nearby that could provide them with food.

While worrying about whether he could cooperate with Har City, he was also concerned about getting a good deal.

As for this, Otto didn’t know much, it was a trivial matter he usually didn’t bother with.

However, luckily, he wasn’t unprepared.

Looking at Ghia, whose gaze seemed a bit distracted, Otto smiled and gestured to Bark, who quickly brought forward a halfling.

“Long-traveling friend, though I value the friendship between us, if it’s about business, perhaps you need someone more professional.”

As he spoke, Otto pushed the halfling forward.

This halfling, named Gold Coin, used to be the owner of the largest merchant guild in a city-state. But now his merchant guild was done for, and he was forced to migrate with the other refugees to the Nolan Forest.

And now, he had become one of Otto’s many dependents. Because he couldn’t do much heavy work and was indeed skilled in business, he received Otto’s personal attention.