Jona Velli hauled the Dwarf King out of the hole. Seeing him still snoring away, she couldn't help but complain.
"This lethargic? He's almost catching up to a dragon."
Complaints aside, Jona Velli began to think of a strategy.
Judging by the current situation, brute force was absolutely out of the question; that had just been proven.
Besides, as an outsider, if she used brute force on the Dwarf King, it would definitely be impossible to explain away.
After a moment of thought, Jona Velli came up with a wicked idea.
Acting on the thought, Jona Velli crouched down. Her Spatial Ring flashed, and a golden vessel filled with wine appeared in her hand.
This wine vessel had been looted from a merchant leader back then; she had quite a few similar ones.
Jona Velli pulled the stopper, and a rich, mellow aroma of wine wafted out. Instantly, every dwarf present—whether they were making merry or just watching the show—turned their heads to look the moment they caught the scent.
*Sniff sniff—*
Red brandy noses greedily sniffed the wine fragrance in the air; every one of these old drunkards showed a look of greed.
A good number of dwarves were even drooling, the sound of slurping rising and falling.
Jona Velli wasn't using this stuff to tempt them, though; she was using it to wake the Dwarf King.
Jona Velli took out a pure gold goblet carved with exquisite patterns, poured it full of wine, and then held it in front of the Dwarf King's nose.
*Sniff sniff—*
*Sniff sniff—*
The red brandy nose twitched repeatedly.
Just as the white-bearded Dwarf King was greedily sniffing the wine aroma, the corners of Jona Velli's mouth curled up into a mischievous smile.
She put away the wine bottle, and as ice crystals condensed around her fair little finger, she suddenly poked it into the Dwarf King's brandy nose.
No longer smelling the refreshing wine air, the Dwarf King frowned in dissatisfaction.
"Wine... give me..."
Looking at the sleep-talking Dwarf King, Jona Velli withdrew her finger and took a few steps back.
The wine fragrance drifted into the Dwarf King's nose once more. He still hadn't woken up, but his body began to move on its own.
Like a caterpillar, the Dwarf King stuck his large backside up and slowly wiggled toward Jona Velli.
The surrounding dwarves were dumbfounded, their gazes fixed intently on the Dwarf King's large rear as they swallowed hard.
What a massive backside, so beautiful, so desirable... but they quickly snapped out of it, realizing that an outsider was insulting their Majesty.
This behavior was no different from slapping them dwarves in the face; all of them were fuming with rage.
"Hey! You bastard! How dare you..."
Before he could finish, Jona Velli gave them a faint glance. Her Spatial Ring flashed, and a wooden barrel full of wine stood on the ground.
"This is an apology gift."
After saying that, Jona Velli ignored them and proceeded to block the Dwarf King's nostrils again.
The dwarves looked at each other, not understanding what giving them a wooden barrel meant, so they all scanned it with their Mental Power.
It would have been better if they hadn't; once they did, their eyes widened in shock.
Iron Beard reacted the fastest. Without even pulling up his pants, he endured the pain in his rear and lunged at the barrel, hugging it tight.
Anyone could guess what kind of thing would make Iron Beard react like that, especially since they had just scanned it with their Mental Power.
And so, the crowd of dwarves went wild on the spot and rushed toward the barrel, but Iron Beard had already pulled the plug and started chugging it down vigorously.
"Iron Beard, you shameless bastard!"
...Jona Velli didn't care about the chaotic mess of them fighting over a barrel of wine; instead, she continued to tease the Dwarf King.
After teasing him like this over a dozen times, the Dwarf King seemed to lose his temper and lunged forward with all his might.
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