"You can definitely do it! You're still young. In a few years, a decade, or even decades, you'll definitely be smarter than her!" Stone said confidently. After all, dwarves don't reach adulthood until they're forty, and their lifespan is much longer than humans. Even if Doragar is a bit dim-witted, he believed she'd become a little smarter by the time she turned two hundred. Besides, by then, Ishiyu would probably be too old for that.
Doragar's face lit up with confidence after being told off by the stone, and her self-confidence began to surge like never before.
Stone wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He sighed again, realizing how incredibly difficult it was to talk to a silly girl!
However, now that he had become familiar with Doragar, Stone began to plan his next move. During this time, the Grand Steward Hua had begun to purchase large quantities of various minerals and rare luxury goods.
Besides these, Stone also made a table. It was full of things that the Dwarf Kingdom lacked. Anyway, since he was going to send Doragael to the Dwarf Kingdom, Stone thought that after all, she had been a royal princess for so many years, and putting everything else aside, Doragael definitely wouldn't be able to stand that horned and desolate place like the Dwarf Kingdom.
Since she was going to see things through to the end, Shi Tou planned to bring back some of the daily necessities from the Fallen Nether Empire. After all, she had the ring space, so she didn't have to carry them herself.
"Doragard, I have a question for you." Looking into Doraga's clear, big eyes, Stone felt he was doing something sinful!
"Once upon a time, there was a couple who had seven adorable sons. They were a happy family. But they still had one regret: they couldn't have a lovely daughter... Finally, their daughter was born, and the couple was overjoyed. They decided to raise her as their precious darling..."
Stone spoke slowly.
Doragar was a little confused at first, but later, Stone slowed down his speech and used only simple and easy-to-understand words, and she finally began to listen.
"...The couple was heartbroken because their daughter was missing. They couldn't come looking for her themselves, which made them even more heartbroken and guilty...Finally, the little girl was found, but she was already someone else's child. What could they do?"
After thinking it over for a while, Stone decided that she still needed to persuade Doragar first. You see, although Stone could directly stuff Doragar into the ring space, even inside, Doragar would still need to eat, drink, and relieve herself. She had no intention of binding Doragar all the way there.
If Stone can persuade Doragar, the rest of the journey will be much easier. At least he'll only need to focus on the escape.
"How pitiful." Doragar had no idea what Stone was thinking. She was completely engrossed in the story and kept asking, "Xiaoyi, what happened next? What happened next?"
Stone thought for a moment and decided that now wasn't the right time to tell the truth. For one thing, she had no witnesses right now. What if people pinned the blame for Doragar's disappearance on her (which she already was)? That would be a huge loss!
"I'm not entirely sure what happened after that, but I can ask around for you when I get back." Delaying tactics were easy for Stone.
Doragar frowned, looking reluctant. If she were someone from the Stone's previous life, she would definitely be yelling with a brick in hand, "More chapters!!"
Unfortunately, she wasn't.
"When will I find out?" Doragar sniffed, asking with a touch of sadness. "I want them to find their daughter."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Stone's mind: "I hope so too. By the way, Doragar, would you like to come with me to find that couple?"
"Can I go out with you?" Hearing Stone's words, Doragar was genuinely happy.
Indeed, although this young girl was of noble birth, her special status meant she was destined to remain hidden from the public eye. And so, year after year, she was confined to her magnificent palace.
"Of course! I'll go talk to Xiaoyu on her behalf!" Shi Tou was the kind of person who acted on his word immediately. He rushed out in a flurry of activity and dragged the bewildered Yi Siyu back in less than ten minutes: "I want to take Dora Jiaer out to play!"
Yi Siyu was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses: "Huh?"
“I said I’m taking Doragar out to play! Out of the palace!” Stone looked at Yisiyu with disdain: “You really are even dumber than Doragar!”
Yi Siyu, who was a little confused after hearing Shi Tou's first sentence, turned pale after hearing the whole thing: "She can go wherever she wants, I don't care!"
Seeing that Yi Siyu was about to turn and leave again, Shi Tou hurriedly stopped her and whispered in her ear, "The moment you leave the palace, I will make Dora Jiaer disappear!"
Yi Siyu paused in her steps, then asked in surprise, "Are you sure? Spatial equipment can't hold living people!"
"It's not a spatial device, it's a spatial magic. Anyway, you just need to promise me I won't get involved." Stone felt it was best not to publicize the matter of the ring's space, so she made up a lie, since Yi Siyu couldn't refute it now.
Yi Siyu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Alright then!"
"Fifth Sister, did you agree?" Doragar's voice suddenly appeared beside the two of them, or rather, beneath them. Because of their height, Stone and Isamu didn't even notice Doragar.
"I...I agree!" Yi Siyu's voice trembled slightly. She wasn't sure if Dora Jiaer had heard her. But then she thought, since Dora Jiaer was leaving anyway, it didn't matter whether she heard it or not.
"That's great!" Doragar jumped three feet high and hugged Yisiyu tightly, kissing her passionately: "Fifth sister, Doragar loves you to death!"
With a twisted expression, Yi Siyu pushed Dora Jiaer aside: "I'm going to ask Fourth Brother for a pass to leave the palace, I'll be right back!"
Watching Yisiyu flee in panic, Shi Tou suddenly felt that taking Doragar away like this was a bit unfair to the King and Queen of the Luo Ming Empire.
But she had no choice...
"The sign is here, you can leave now!" Yisiyu excitedly shoved the sign into Doragar's hand.
The stone gritted its teeth; there was no turning back now!
There's no other way! Let's just do it! Anyway, she doesn't think she's done anything wrong!
Steel Hammer Daddy, Fat Mommy, Stone is coming back!
☆, Chapter 184: Stone Leaves the Capital
"Huh? Where am I?"
Inside the ring's space, Doragar slowly awoke, her eyes wide as she looked around. Her thoughts were still stuck on the moment when Yisiyu and Shitou took her out to play. Strange, they were clearly about to leave the palace gates, so why…
"Hey, my name is MiFen'er, what's your name?"
Doragar was startled, only then realizing there was another person beside her: "I... my name is Doragar. Who are you? What am I doing here?"
MiFen'er was originally placed in Ironforge by Stone, only occasionally entering Stone's ring space to help him create some exquisite collectibles. Because Stone decided to run away this time, he brought MiFen'er to his side.
MiFen looked at DoraJial curiously. She had heard Shi Tou mention this before, but she didn't know that the person Shi Tou was trying to kidnap was actually a dwarf: "Hello dwarf, your name is really strange!"
Dwarf?
Doragar was stunned for a moment: "I am not a dwarf, I am Doragar, the sixth princess of the empire."
"But you're a dwarf!" Mifen looked Doragar up and down with great suspicion. Having grown up in the Crimson Forest, Mifen considered herself to know a thing or two about dwarves. This little girl in front of her was clearly a purebred dwarf, so how could she be...?
"I'm not!" For some reason, Doragar felt a sudden panic, as if something terrible was about to happen. She shouted out loud, which startled Stone, who had just found a chance to enter the ring's space.
"Doragarh, what's wrong?" Stone rushed towards Doragar in a panic. To ensure the plan went smoothly, Stone asked Ishiyu to help coax Doragar out of the palace, and as they left the chambers, Stone even gave Doragar a sweetened pastry.
And so, the instant they left the palace, Doragar suddenly fainted without warning. The guards who had accompanied her turned pale and rushed off the carriage to call for a physician. In that moment of panic, Stone swiftly moved Doragar into his ring space.
Because Mi Fen'er was inside the ring space, Shi Tou quickly instructed her to look after Dora Jia'er. However, she didn't expect that after the chaos outside subsided and she finally managed to escape into the ring space, she would see such a scene.
"Xiao Yi!" Doragar rushed over immediately: "Where is this place?"
Stone was stunned for a moment. How was she supposed to explain this? After struggling for a while, Stone had no choice but to make up a lie: "Dora Jiaer, didn't you say you wanted to come with me to see if that couple had found their daughter? I'm going to take you there now."
Doragar looked hesitant. "Really? We can go outside. Shouldn't we be taking a carriage?"
Fortunately, this girl isn't very smart.
Stone secretly rejoiced: "We are going to take a carriage, but it's too tiring, and I don't want you to be so tired." Ugh, why does that sound so disgusting?
"Uh... what should we do?" Clearly, such a strange thing had never happened in Doragar's limited memory. Moreover, she never imagined that she was currently in a separate space.
Here we must mention how the stone transformed the ring's space.
First, she divided the ring's space into several large sections. The largest section was the central area, where large mechanical equipment was placed. Baozi had remodeled that area, and now only Stone and Baozi could enter.
Next are the raw material area and the finished product area. The raw material area is piled with various ores and other raw materials collected by Manager Hua, while the finished product area is piled with a large number of explosive rocket launchers and other artifacts.
In addition, Stone also set up a special collection area. It contains all kinds of high-end items.
In addition, there is a living area. The living area is divided into a food warehouse, a reception room, and a rest area. Generally, only the reception room is open to the public. Dora Jiaer and Mi Fen'er are in the reception room right now. Of course, each of them has their own room.
"Doragard, be a good girl, I'll take you to your room to rest, okay?" Stone coaxed Doragard into the room in a tone that sounded like he was coaxing a child. "This will be your room from now on. If you stay here quietly for a few days, we'll be able to see that couple."
Dora Gardner was still somewhat suspicious. She was naive, no doubt, but she wasn't stupid: "Then..."
"Oh, right, I just remembered I have something to do. You rest first, I'll go out for a bit!" Before Doragar could speak again, Stone darted out like a shot.
You should know that the chaos outside is far from over!
"Xiao Yi! Something's happened in the palace!" Huo Xiaoxiao burst in shouting, grabbed Shi Tou's shoulder, and shook him violently. "I'm telling you, the Sixth Princess is missing! Oh my god, how could this happen?"
Shi Tou was shaken until she was dizzy. She finally realized just how pitiful those female characters under Qiong Yao's command, who were tormented by the Roaring Cult Leader, really were: "Xiao... Xiao..."
"By the way, you didn't go to the palace today, did you? Thank goodness it was the Sixth Princess who had the accident, not you!" Huo Xiaoxiao said with a look of relief, completely unaware of how misinterpreted her words were: "I was almost scared to death!"
Shi Tou finally managed to break free from Huo Xiaoxiao's grasp, and rubbed his head, complaining, "Xiaoxiao! Do you have to be so dramatic? By the way, I went to the palace today. I was by the side of the Sixth Princess when she went missing."
Huo Xiaoxiao suddenly stopped speaking, staring at Shi Tou with her mouth wide open in a strange expression: "Say it again?!"
"I said, I went to the palace today, and I was right beside the Sixth Princess when she had her accident!" Shi Tou said helplessly. In fact, she had wanted to run away as soon as she left the palace. But she was worried that this would implicate the Huo family. So, she gritted her teeth and decided to come back and stay for a few days until things calmed down before leaving again.
"Huo Yi!" Huo Xiaoxiao suddenly shouted, almost scaring Shi Tou to the point of collapsing.
"Xiaoxiao, are you alright?" Shi Tou looked at Huo Xiaoxiao as if she were crazy. Had this girl been traumatized?
Huo Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and grabbed Shi Tou's hand: "Come with me!"
"Hey, wait a minute!" Although Huo Xiaoxiao was a magician and Shi Tou was a martial arts master, Huo Xiaoxiao had an aura that made Shi Tou restrain his strength and obediently follow her.
"Steward, I need you to find the sturdiest carriage immediately, the kind used for long-distance transport. Right now!" Huo Xiaoxiao dragged Shi Tou directly in front of the head steward and gave the order in front of Shi Tou.
The head steward was a little puzzled, but since Huo Xiaoxiao had always been so domineering in the Huo family, he didn't say anything. Soon after, the carriage arrived: "Miss, the carriage is ready. Also, I've prepared some dry rations and water, what do you think?"
"Where is it? Xiaoyi, just put it away with your spatial bracelet!" Huo Xiaoxiao ordered anxiously.
Shi Tou was stunned for a moment, but still obediently put everything into the spatial bracelet that Huo Xiaoxiao had given her: "Xiaoxiao, what's this?"
"Stop asking questions, get in the carriage! We're leaving the capital now!" Huo Xiaoxiao rudely interrupted his attempt to speak and forcefully pulled Shi Tou onto the carriage: "Leave the city immediately!"
Sitting in the rapidly moving carriage, Stone's heart sank.
"Have you figured it out?" Huo Xiaoxiao noticed the change in Shi Tou's face and suddenly asked.
Stone nodded somewhat blankly: "Do you think the royal family will target me?"
“Yes!” Huo Xiaoxiao nodded firmly: “Xiaoyi, you are too naive. Even if this matter has nothing to do with you, given the Sixth Princess’s status in the eyes of the King and Queen, you will definitely be punished!”
“But Xiaoyu…” Shi Tou hesitated for a moment, “The Fifth Princess was there too, she knew I didn’t…”
"Yi Siyu?" Huo Xiaoxiao snorted. "That guy is someone you can trust? Let me tell you, Yi Siyu is the kind of person who thinks everyone else has to consider her mental capacity and be stupid along with her because she's stupid herself!"
Huo Xiaoxiao had never had any goodwill towards Yi Siyu: "Also, someone has to take responsibility for the Sixth Princess's disappearance. Do you think that person is you or her? Besides, given Yi Siyu's selfish nature, do you think she would protect you?"
Shi Tou stared blankly at Huo Xiaoxiao: "Xiaoyu... she shouldn't put the blame on me." Putting everything else aside, that guy is still waiting for her to be his human translator! You know, although Shi Tou gave the rest of the Nine Heavens Shocking Technique to Yi Siyu, that girl can't read, so doesn't he still have to rely on her?
“Yes, she wouldn’t deliberately shift the blame to you. But think about it yourself, if the King and Queen suspected you, wouldn’t she stand up for you? You know, her status in the royal family isn’t that high, she can’t compare to the Sixth Princess at all!” Huo Xiaoxiao said bluntly, but Shi Tou couldn’t refute her.
Stone lowered his head and pondered for a moment: "Then what about you? Will I implicate you?"
Huo Xiaoxiao looked at her with a disappointed expression: "The six great families of the East are not just for show, okay? Besides, my status is different from yours. I am the only bloodline heir of the Huo family. Even if you really made the Sixth Princess disappear, and I deliberately let you go, the royal family can't do anything to me!"
Stone opened his mouth, as if to say something, but ultimately remained silent.