Positive little sun, magical girl, I am awesome

When Antonio used magic to help the dwarves put up a tall wooden fence around the training ground to block the curious prying eyes of the students, the dwarf who had been drinking with Teacher Antonio came over and greeted Lilith and Catherine.

"Wow, nowadays, even little girls have grown so tall." The red-bearded dwarf put his hands on his hips and looked up, sighing with Antonio.

Lilith couldn't control her curiosity and looked carefully at the guest who came from afar. He looked to be only about one meter tall, with strong limbs and broad hands and feet. Although he was not tall, he had well-developed muscles and looked very powerful. His head was proportionally large to his body, with a broad forehead and thick and rough eyebrows.

The most striking feature is the bright red beard, which is long and dense, spreading from the chin to the chest like a burning flame. The owner of the beard seems to cherish his beautiful beard very much and has carefully braided it into a few small braids, adding some childishness to his rough appearance.

"Hello..." After seeing Catherine salute, Lilith greeted the person in front of her stiffly.

"My name is Suo Rong. Who is my employer? Don't worry, we Redbeards are the best dwarves at construction!" The half-drunk dwarf burped, picked up his sledgehammer and scratched his back, then proudly introduced himself to the girls opposite.

Lilith and Catherine looked at each other, and before Catherine could speak, Lilith took a step back.

"Just ask her to confirm all the design requirements." Lilith took the lead with a smile.

Catherine: ...You really don't want to do any work at all!

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"Teacher Antonio, how did you do it?"

In just a few days, the training ground had changed drastically. Pieces of stands waiting to be assembled were thrown aside at random. In the basement of the training ground, there were constant clanging sounds. Lilith looked at the bustling construction site and asked Antonio her questions in a trance. Although she had always known that this teacher was doing business with the dwarves, she did not expect that in such a short time, he would let the dwarves return to the Gaia Empire. It was amazing!

"Hehe, what's the big deal? I have always had a deep friendship with the dwarves, and their ancestors are also old friends of Goletia." Antonio touched his red nose. He would not admit that he just put a barrel of wine sent by Lilith on the teleportation array. A few days later, a dwarf appeared directly through the teleportation array with an empty barrel. He asked with a silly smile and hiccups, "This is strong enough, do you have more?"

If only fishing were that easy, Antonio thought to himself.

Lilith had no idea that all this was a chain reaction brought about by her own winemaking business. She repeatedly confirmed with Antonio, "Did they really say that I could pay the bill with wine, teacher? It can't be you..."

"What an unlovable girl!" Antonio glared at Lilith. "Dwarves are addicted to alcohol, much more exaggerated than me. What's more, they have no shortage of gold and the Philosopher's Stone. On the contrary, liquor is a rare commodity to them. You just happen to have what they want. Don't be complacent!" This unlovable girl is so lucky!

"I'm not proud of myself." Lilith touched her head in confusion.

"By the way, you must not bring them alcohol now. You will have to pay them in full after the project is completed. These guys have no self-control. If they delay your work, don't blame me for not reminding you." Antonio knew these dwarves who were free and easy by nature too well. If they delayed the order, it must be because they drank too much the day before.

"I remember." Lilith nodded repeatedly, and then couldn't help but be curious, "Teacher, since they are so keen on trading with humans, why did they..."

"It's not like they only like to trade with humans." Antonio curled his lips. "Dwarves are smart and studious, proficient in various languages. They had close relations with all ethnic groups in the past. On the contrary, they started trading with humans last. Humans were mainly responsible for providing food, while dwarves exchanged buildings, road construction, mining and tools. Both sides benefited greatly from this relationship. But later..."

"I don't know what happened later, but after the elves left, the dwarves also retreated to Blackstone. To put it bluntly, they are of course closer to the elves, so maybe it's a matter of stance."

"Then why are they now..." Lilith was puzzled.

"Times have changed." Antonio stretched lazily without any image and rubbed his red nose. "No matter what the conflicts and hatreds are, they will gradually fade away with the passing of the old man. For the living dwarves, making money and drinking wine is life. After all, everyone is having a hard time now."

Lilith nodded, not quite understanding. Seeing that the project was on track, Antonio waved goodbye to Lilith and went to reminisce with his old colleagues.

In the bustling venue, several red-haired dwarves were cursing at each other while pushing a cart to dump dirt and rocks out. Catherine followed behind them and crawled out of the tunnel covered in dust.

"Catherine..." Lilith was amazed and ran over to cast a cleaning spell on the dirty Catherine. "You are working too hard. It's just a competition." Catherine's workaholic attribute seemed to be becoming more and more prominent.

However, Catherine didn't care about these at all. After a breeze brought by the cleaning technique, she shook her head like a small animal after taking a bath, with a look of joy on her face, "Thank you, Lilith! I never thought you could do this. You also found dwarves for me. Their imagination and craftsmanship are completely beyond my imagination. With their help, we will definitely be able to hold a good competition!"

"Well, I'm just lucky. I'm glad I can help you." This is the first time Lilith saw Catherine so lively. "...It seems that you really value this event."

"Yes, this is a great training opportunity and also a publicity opportunity, isn't it?" Catherine turned around excitedly, her skirt like a blooming black tulip.

Lilith couldn't help laughing at her appearance. She actually felt that Catherine looked a bit like Phoebe. Could it be true that witches are lively and casual in nature as described in the textbooks? She seemed to understand this princess better.