Stone's face fell instantly. Her name sounds nice?! That's because you're uncultured, isn't it? Copperstone, she knew she couldn't have too much hope for the dwarves' naming abilities.
Wait, what did Copperstone call Long-Bearded Baba? What hammer was it again?
“Your Majesty Steelhammer, would you like to take a look at the freshly mined ore? By the way, I remember there are a few stones in there that glow.”
As Stone was recalling his father's name, Copperstone adorably called out his bearded father's name again—Steel Hammer.
Stone silently sweated; even hearing about beautiful stones couldn't stop her from sweating profusely.
However, Steel Hammer Dad had no idea that his own daughter would dislike his name so much. He was now happily carrying the stone, intending to go and see those beautiful stones that could glow.
"Wow, it really does glow! Look, Stone!" Steel Hammer Daddy gently placed Stone on the ground and helped her stand up.
Stone was stunned at first, but when he saw the few conspicuous gems among the pile of dark ore on the ground, his mouth immediately watered.
"Stone, watch out!" Steel Hammer grabbed Stone, startled. He never expected his daughter to pounce on the small stones like a hungry tiger. "Stone, don't fall! If Mom finds out I brought you to the mine and you fell, Dad will be in big trouble!"
"What does your bad luck have to do with me?" Stone thought carelessly, grabbing a sparkling gem in one hand.
"By the way, Stone, don't tell Mom about what happened today! Otherwise, Dad won't bring you to find pretty stones next time!" Seeing Stone staring intently at the pretty stones and drooling, Steel Hammer Dad quickly threatened, "If you're good, Dad will find you lots and lots of pretty stones next time!"
Stone's lips twitched, then he happily looked up at Steel Hammer Daddy: "Daddy~~~ Stone~~~ Beautiful!"
God! Forgive her~~~
Ever since Stone learned that most of the little dwarves here don't start speaking until they're two years old, she's never dared to act too clever. She doesn't know if any clever dwarf will discover her, and she doesn't know if there are any anatomy classes in this world.
"Stone, be good! My Stone is the prettiest!" Steel Hammer Daddy loves to hear Stone call "Daddy" in her soft, timid voice.
After flattering her, Shi Tou smugly stuffed the gemstone in her hand into her pocket. Although she didn't know what kind of gemstone it was, it was obviously valuable.
"Daddy~~~" Unfortunately, Stone is still small, so the pockets on his clothes are also small. One pocket contains a gem, but there are still three or five gems of different sizes scattered on the ground.
Steel Hammer Dad looked at Stone with amusement. Little Stone, with a greedy expression and a wronged look, pointed at the gem on the ground and complained to him, "Daddy will help Stone get it, but Stone, what are you going to do?"
Shi Tou was immediately conflicted. What should he do? What could he possibly do?
"Smack!" Stone closed his eyes and resignedly gave Steel Hammer Daddy a kiss on the cheek. Waaah, ever since Daddy saw him always kissing Fat Mommy, he's been seizing every opportunity to kiss him. Sigh, really, I used to only kiss handsome guys!
Just as he was lamenting, Stone's eyes suddenly lit up: "Daddy!"
Steel Hammer Dad looked in the direction the stone was pointing, and there seemed to be a glimmer of light on the dark cave wall. Picking up the stone, Steel Hammer Dad took a closer look and saw that it was just a small black stone: "Stone, this stone isn't pretty."
Wow, a pure black diamond!
You see, in my past life, black diamonds were top-tier jewelry! Diamonds are renowned for their rarity, and black diamonds are the king of diamonds. Just this small black diamond, in my past life, would have been worth at least tens of millions! And that's in US dollars!
"Stone, we've been out for a long time. Daddy has kept all the pretty stones for Stone. Let's go home!" Steel Hammer Daddy said softly to Stone as he turned to go home.
What? Go home?
Stone watched helplessly as the top-quality black diamond slowly drifted away from him, and instantly became furious.
"Wah la wah li wu wah ah ao~~~"
Even if Steel Hammer Daddy racked his brains, he still couldn't understand why his daughter was crying. Just a moment ago she was so happy: "Stone, be good, Stone, don't cry. Are you hungry? Let's go home!"
Go home! Go home my foot! The black diamonds are almost gone!
"Stone! I want it! A beautiful stone! I want it!" The Stone Princess cried, howled, and shouted all at the same time, trying not to reveal her true intelligence. She felt a great deal of pressure.
Amidst the wailing and howling of the stone, Steel Hammer Daddy almost ripped off his long beard before he finally understood that his daughter wanted that dark, broken pebble on the wall!
"Copperstone, get that broken stone off the ground!" Steelhammer Daddy was going crazy. Why did his daughter have such strange taste? All the other dwarves liked good food and drink, but she was the only one who liked these broken stones! Before, she would pick and choose, only the ones with color, but this time, she even wanted this ugly one.
Oh my god, what will happen to Shi Tou in the future? What if she uses the same eye she uses to choose a son-in-law as she does to choose Shi Tou?
My dear daughter! What happened to you?!
The father, his face contorted with worry, was deeply saddened by his daughter's future.
Chapter 008: The Terrifying and Bizarre Black Diamond
Stone had no idea that Hammer Daddy was already worrying about her future; her mind was completely focused on the black diamond in her hand. Such a beautiful, rare black diamond! Now it was entirely hers!
"Oh dear, where did you take the stone?"
As soon as he stepped into the square, he heard his mother's shrill voice beside him. Stone immediately and instinctively flashed a bright smile in the direction of the voice: "Mom!"
"Sweetie, let Mommy hug you!" The chubby mom snatched the stone from Steel Hammer Daddy's hands: "Tell Mommy, where did Daddy take you to play?"
Steel Hammer immediately became agitated and kept giving Stone meaningful glances.
Stone was taken aback and was about to speak when he noticed that his father's eyes were twitching. He quickly changed his words, "Mom, Stone!" He held out his hand and presented the black diamond in his palm to his chubby mother's eyes.
"Oh, how beautiful!" the plump mother exclaimed, feigning admiration. In reality, she felt nothing for these pebbles. Although she found her daughter's unusual fondness for stones strange, she stopped paying attention once she realized that stones wouldn't put them in their mouths.
Stone had no idea that the chubby mom was just placating her. She was still smugly thinking, "The chubby mom really has good taste!"
"Oh, right, darling, go and find Firebeard and Firebeard!" After giving Stone a perfunctory reply, Fat Mom instructed Steel Hammer Dad.
Steel Hammer Dad was taken aback: "Where did those two kids go? It's almost dinnertime!"
The plump mother glared at him, annoyed. "You still dare to talk back! Did you tell them when you took Shitou away? Do you know how badly those two boys cried when they found out their little sister was missing? Look, they're crying and running to look for Shitou!"
"This..." Steel Hammer Daddy rubbed his hands awkwardly, "I'll go find it right now!"
Stone despises his father, who is still unreliable even with eight kids, from the bottom of his heart!
"Stone, be good, Mommy will take you to eat first!" The plump mother carried Stone into the house, while Stone looked helpless.
I want to eat! Waaah, I really want to eat! But...
"Here, Stone, take this!" Just as Stone expected, the chubby mother had no intention of actually feeding her. Instead, she brought Stone's special baby bottle and put it in Stone's hand.
Drinking the slightly fishy, still-warm breast milk, the little person in Stone's heart burst into tears. "Waaah, I want to grow up! I want to eat!"
Before long, all the brothers except for Steel Hammer Daddy and his twin brother arrived. Looking at her brothers gathered around a large table, Stone felt a chill run down her spine again. Although she was an only child in her previous life and had longed for an older brother, she had never imagined that having seven brothers would be such a terrifying thing!
"Stone! Kiss!" These words came from Stone's youngest brother, Huoqian. He had just turned four this year, but his speech was still a little unclear. Perhaps because they were so close in age, Huoqian adored his soft, little sister: "Stone~~~"
Stone reluctantly closed her eyes and let him kiss her. To be honest, she'd rather be taken advantage of by a cute little boy than by a scruffy-bearded dad: "Big brother, the same brother who looks exactly like Stone threw away!"
Thinking of those two unscrupulous twin brothers from that afternoon, Shi Tou couldn't help but feel a surge of anger. She had been lying on her soft little bed, having a sweet dream, when those two heartless brothers actually picked her up from her bed, put her in a stroller, and took her out to show off.
Hmph! I'm not a toy! Let's see how she tries to make trouble for me!
"What? Firebeard and Firebeard threw away the stone?" Third Brother Fire Stove rushed to the stone in shock, picked it up and looked it over from head to toe.
Seeing her five older brothers' angry expressions, Shi Tou secretly chuckled. Heh heh, she was just trying to sow discord, to teach them a lesson for always using her to show off to others!
The plump mother took the stone from the stove's hands and said helplessly to the boys, "Alright, alright, don't be angry. It was Dad who took the stone away today. It has nothing to do with Firebeard and Firebeard. Don't blame them."
"What's wrong?" Just then, Steel Hammer Dad returned with his two unlucky kids. He overheard Fat Mom's words and looked at the angry-looking children in the room with a puzzled expression, asking, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"It's alright, it's alright, everyone hurry up and eat!" The plump mother was busy smoothing things over, unaware that her second brother, Huo Tongue, was slyly winking at the stone.
Shi Tou understood immediately; over the past few days, she had naturally come to know her brothers' personalities.
The eldest brother is steady and mature, the third brother has a fiery temper, and the twin brothers, the fourth and fifth, are still childlike, mischievous and active. As for the two younger ones, it's too early to tell. However, dwarves are usually quite straightforward, and few dwarves understand subtlety, but the second brother is an extremely rare breed among dwarves.
Hehe, I'm really, really looking forward to the scene where the twins get pranked by their clever and cunning second brother~~~
But after Stone had drunk his fill of pure, natural breast milk, his chubby mother immediately carried him back to his room. Alas, what a pity, he won't get to see his brothers beat up the twins!
Back in bed, Stone carefully placed the gems from his pocket next to his pillow. Honestly, he'd forgotten to ask Steel Hammer Daddy to return the rest of the gems. Oh well, he'd get them tomorrow.
He reached out and held the most beautiful black diamond in his hand, examining it closely. After a while, however, the stone's brow furrowed slightly.
Since the baby's first birthday celebration (a traditional Chinese custom of choosing objects to represent one's birth), Shitou has been sleeping alone. Because she was worried he might be scared sleeping alone, his mother placed a small oil lamp by his bedside. Although the lamp was small and the light wasn't very strong, it was inexpensive to use and burned for a very long time. Generally, one fill of oil could light the lamp for the entire night.
That's why Stone noticed the anomaly in the black diamond he was holding.
Under the dim light, the black diamond shimmered with a unique brilliance, appearing particularly captivating. However, Stone felt no excitement whatsoever; instead, she involuntarily shivered.
Diamonds, though renowned for their brilliance, are at most natural octahedrals when freshly mined. Their dazzling appearance is due to the sophisticated diamond-cutting techniques of modern society. The diamond in Stone's hand, however, was one she personally witnessed being extracted from the mine wall; it is absolutely natural. So how could this pure, uncut black diamond have so many facets?
"bite!"
Suddenly, Stone's eyes widened in horror, and he threw the black diamond in his hand away. The diamond landed on the stone-paved ground with a crisp sound.
Chapter 009: Adorably Cute Pets That Are Absolutely Hilarious
The black diamond fell to the ground, and under the dim light of the oil lamp, only a tiny, shimmering dot could be seen on the stone. But something unexpected happened: that tiny dot of light gradually grew larger, slowly transforming into a large ball of light.
Stone glanced at her palm subconsciously. Her fair and tender palm showed no abnormalities, but just now, she felt the black diamond suddenly become scalding hot, as if she were holding not a diamond, but a flame.
The light continued to grow stronger, until finally the entire room was illuminated, as if someone had installed ten 60-watt light bulbs inside. Stone quickly closed his eyes, but he could still see a bright light all around him.
"Gaga, who are you? Did you wake me up?" When the light stopped changing, a sweet and cute voice came from within it.
Stone couldn't help but open her eyes. Fortunately, the room had already darkened somewhat by then, and she could vaguely see a yellow light. However, being able to see clearly didn't mean she could remain calm: "What...what are you?!"
Stone was genuinely startled. To be honest, even when she discovered she had transmigrated, she hadn't been this surprised. Could someone tell her why a ball of light could speak?
"Gaga, I'm your cute, well-behaved, capable, sensible, clever, lively, and adorable pet!~~~" The voice continued to charm: "Gaga, who are you? Are you my owner?"
Pet? Owner? Stone was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed!
Hahaha, she knew she wasn't that unlucky. Transmigrating without any cheat codes? Can this even be called transmigration? It turns out this was what was waiting for her!
"Yes, yes, I'm your master, and you'll be my pet from now on!" Stone nodded eagerly. Although she didn't know what the light was, its unique appearance meant it must be something good!
"Gaga, Master? Are you really my master?" Little Light's voice carried a hint of uncertainty, as if he doubted Stone's words.
Stone nodded and answered with certainty, "Yes! I am your master!"
"Gaga, Master, how come you're still alive?" The ball of light jumped twice, then asked innocently in a very naive and pure voice.