This dwarf, who looked riddled with flaws all over, moved with astonishing agility, wielding an axe nearly as large as himself with fierce momentum.
A direct clash? Since the fight began, Su Yao’s wrist had been tingling, and her Silver Mithril Sword already bore several notches from the blows. So a direct clash was definitely out of the question.
In terms of combat skill alone, she was about even with her opponent—no, slightly inferior. This dwarf’s axe was probably designed to deal with large monsters.
But the difference in weapons was simply too vast; the Silver Mithril Sword was no match for that axe.
No wonder dwarven craftsmanship was so renowned. She was right to think that leaving this troublesome matter to the Dwarven Clan was the best solution—though first, she had to earn their trust.
Come to think of it, how long had she been blocking attacks since the battle started?
According to the dwarf himself, she should have already lost, yet he was still swinging his weapon.
Kids, huh!
Don’t be so serious just because a little loli is taunting you!
“Clang.”
After parrying another downward chop from the dwarf’s axe, Su Yao’s Silver Mithril Sword finally gave way, breaking at a notch in the middle of the blade.
The massive axe was about to strike the blonde loli’s head.
“Spend 240DP to summon [Cloud Slime]?”
“Yes!”
A big, fluffy “white cloud” appeared, blocking the dwarf’s axe and Su Yao.
The white cloud was pushed aside by the heavy axe, and the axe’s edge grazed the gelatinous slime concealed within.
The poor gelatinous creature looked like it was about to be sliced in two, but suddenly ripples spread across the entire “cloud.”
It shook violently, like a soft pudding that had been heavily struck.
The dwarf stared in disbelief, his eyes wide. His probe had already given him the answer.
Su Yao’s swordsmanship was excellent but leaned more toward defense. He had deliberately exposed many openings, but she hadn’t attacked through any of them.
This golden-haired loli was definitely not a bloodthirsty monster.
He would have eased his axe down at the right moment after that chop. After all, the opponent had just declared she would take him down.
It was only natural for the battle-loving dwarf to be roused a bit of competitive spirit.
But the suddenly appearing “slime” in front of him completely baffled him. To make matters worse, it was the kind of slime he was worst at dealing with.
He had no idea how to handle “Enchanted Attack” or anything like that!
This monster seemed to have appeared out of thin air. Su Yao summoning a normal “monster” as a shield was the first time he’d ever seen such a tactic.
“This is bad!”
The blonde loli slipped out from the white “cloud.” At this close distance, there was no time to swing a weapon…
Su Yao had ordered the Cloud Slime to release her. Taking advantage of the dwarf’s moment of confusion, she dashed right in front of him.
What happened next was simple. The loli was nearly the same height as the dwarf, so she easily slipped her leg between his legs from behind.
No matter how stable an opponent’s stance was, attacking the back of the knees easily broke their balance.
Not to mention this dwarf, who was sporting a “beer belly.”
Thanks to the Binding Card’s boost, even with a level difference, her strength was comparable to the dwarf’s.
Predictably, he was knocked down, and Su Yao’s fist came down on his face.
“That’s… checkmate!”
“Wait! Boss!”
……
“So you’re Miss Rosa’s boss, huh? Sorry, sorry, it was our offense.”
Su Yao had won this match.
Of course, this dwarf was strong too. If she hadn’t painstakingly trained to level 35 and mastered Longsword Mastery through sparring with Sofia, she wouldn’t have had the chance to show off her close-combat skills in this match.
As for the final move, the “Friendship Face-Breaking Punch” was just to declare victory; she hadn’t intended to really continue fighting.
“By the way, Rosa, what are you doing here?”
“Ah, well… Mr. Uzo bought a bunch of stuff at the shop but left without touching anything. I was wondering if I should chase him down to pay and ended up falling into a trap…”
The elf girl gestured nervously, as if afraid of being misunderstood.
Seeing her like this, anyone unfamiliar would think she had some sort of relationship with the dwarf.
Of course, Su Yao trusted what she said. Rosa had a great reputation among the female employees—meticulous and helpful—and it was understandable something like this had happened.
“I have some business to discuss with Mr. Uzo. You go back first. If you skip work like this again, it’ll count as ‘absenteeism.’”
The elf girl nodded, looking a bit pale as she left.
Though her intentions were good, Su Yao wanted to give a little warning about the dangers of delving into the Maze against advice—for her own safety, of course.
Alright, time for the main matter. “Mr. Uzo, dwarven craftsmanship is very famous. I need a special set of sewing tools. Can you help me find a solution?”
“Sewing tools?”
That’s right. A few days ago, after she gave the silk made from Arachne Silk Cloth to Vainet, she discovered an unexpected problem.
These tough silks couldn’t be processed with ordinary needles, scissors, or sewing machines!
If she wanted to make clothes from them, there were only two options.
One: soak the silk in hot water. Perhaps the protein would denature under heat, making Arachne silk easier to cut after a hot water soak.
Though it would still feel smooth and soft, its defensive capabilities would be reduced to that of ordinary silk fabric.
Needless to say, Su Yao would never agree to this plan. Without a doubt, “silk” was a luxury item in this world, but the value of Arachne Silk Cloth was mainly its “defense.”
Selling clothes made of ordinary silk was possible, but making “high-defense silk clothes” was obviously more important.
The second option was to have someone design and make a set of sewing tools capable of cutting Arachne Silk Cloth.
As for who could do this, no need to say—it had to be the dwarves.
Though she could send a formal commercial request to the “Dwarven Manufacturing” office in the Capital of Vichy Kingdom, that would take forever to get the special sewing tools.
For example, the design request for the flush toilet still hadn’t been processed after half a month, stuck in the “New Folder” stage.
She had finally summoned Vainet and leveled her up to 35, only to be told it would take another month or so before they could start making new clothes.
How could she bear that?
“Yes, sewing tools. As long as they can cut this kind of ‘silk,’ that’s enough.”
Su Yao took the sample out from the warehouse.
The dwarf pinched it, pulled it a few times, then chopped at it several times in succession with different weapons.
“Roar, this is really a rare thing. I see now. I accept this commission, but I have a few conditions!”
“Please go ahead.”
“Help me out. My ‘wish of a lifetime’ is to craft a ‘legendary weapon’ that will be remembered through history!”