Lester slowly examined the sitting dwarf. Regardless of how he looked at him, he resembled a human child. If you were to ask who one of the most important characters in Ruined World was, this dwarf would definitely be among the top names. In fact, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that convincing this dwarf to work for him was crucial to preventing the world's destruction. A few days ago, if Lester had been his former self, he would have tried to threaten and coerce him. However, the memories of his past life and the experiences as Ethan in a different world had already begun to slowly change his personality. He could already predict that if he tried to force this dwarf to work, he would escape at the first opportunity.

Unable to bear the silence any longer, the dwarf asked a question he was curious about. "May I learn who you are, sir?"

Lester raised his eyebrows upon seeing the shameless dwarf who was trying to use the most polite tone possible. "You really have no shame, do you?"

The dwarf remained silent. Lester continued, "I'm Lester Ortiz, the heir to the Ortiz Duchy." Upon hearing the response, the dwarf's face turned pale. Before he could even wipe the sweat from his forehead, he spoke again, "Hehehe, it was clear that the handsome young master is not an ordinary person from the moment I saw you."

Lester retorted, "Is that so? Were you thinking the same when you wanted me to kneel a moment ago?"

The dwarf shivered even more in response, not knowing what to say. Though he rarely left his shop, he even knew about Ortiz's Mad Dog.

Thinking, "I'm in deep trouble now," the dwarf weighed between bowing down for mercy or not. Lester continued, "Well, I won't dwell on trivial matters, so don't worry."

"Oh, young master, I knew you were a merciful person. Your fame has spread throughout the continent. After hearing everything about you, I even thought of you as a saint. In fact, I've always wanted to be someone like you, someone great..." the dwarf rambled on.

"Okay, okay, that's enough," Lester interrupted. "You must be wondering why I came here."

The dwarf remained silent, but his curiosity was quite evident. After all, Ortiz's Mad Dog had come to his remote little shop. He thought perhaps Lester needed a blacksmith, but he was aware that Lester could easily find a blacksmith at his level.

"I came here to hire you. I want you to work for me," Lester said. The dwarf prepared to respond with a fake smile, but Lester reached for the bag tied to his belt before he could speak. He pulled out a small wooden box from the bag. This was no ordinary scene; the box was larger than the bag it had come from.

Seeing the scene, Yurgumlir thought to himself, "A dimensional bag."

Dimensional bags were rare artifacts that held a large space within them. Lester owning one of these did not surprise him. However, when he saw the inside of the wooden box, he couldn't hide his surprise. The box was filled with gold, and not just ordinary gold. It was Imperial gold, ten times more valuable than regular gold, with the emblem of the empire on it.

"There are 300 Imperial gold coins in this box. This will be your monthly salary if you agree to work for me."

300 Imperial gold coins! This was the 5 years income of an average family. Lester watched the expression on the dwarf's face. Apart from a mild surprise upon opening the box, his fake smile remained.

The dwarf responded, "Hehehe, it's an honor to hear this from you, but I'm afraid I must decline. I am far from being able to satisfy you."

Lester couldn't stop his eyebrows from twitching when he heard the dwarf decline the offer.

"You little b*stard, are you in such a good position to refuse 300 Imperial gold coins?"

"No, you misunderstand me, young master. Your offer is quite generous, but I must reject it because I know I will disappoint you."

Looking at the dwarf who was pretending to be upset, Lester became even angrier because he knew why this guy had rejected the offer.

'This b*stard was just lazy.'

Yurgumlir was the inventor of the most important works in the game, but this is revealed in the middle parts of the game. In the middle stages of the game, this Squirt had insulted a nobleman he shouldn't have angered. For him, who had no background in the Empire, this was a fatal mistake.

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When he had to flee the empire, he produced many works to help him hide. Thanks to his works, Yurgumlir left the Empire safely.

Fleeing to a nearby kingdom, Yurgumlir caught the attention of the Dark magic sect before he even had a chance to listen.

A cult of b*stards who use forbidden Dark magic, kill people for power, and most of all are currently in cahoots with the Invaders who will bring destruction to this world. It was a cult that had to be destroyed to prevent the destruction of the world. Wanting to do some experiments with a hybrid dwarf, the sect went after the dwarf.

Yurgumlir managed to escape several times thanks to the works he made, but he realized that this would not last long, and in order to survive, he became the inventor of the work that would cause great trouble to the Invaders and black magicians, but the sect, feeling the threat of the work made by the dwarf, now became serious. Shortly after, they caught and killed the dwarf.

Ethan, who played Ruined World, learned about this incident from some records he read after destroying a large base of the Order. After losing the game once again, he thought it was important to protect this dwarf. For this reason, he tried a lot of things, but this bastard was somehow a master at getting himself into a crappy situation. After dozens of tries, he now found the formula for how to deal with this shorty.

In order to make friends with the dwarf from the moment he entered the academy, he had to gift him rare drinks and become friends with him. After befriending the dwarf, another challenge faced him. This guy was a lazy guy with no motivation. He didn't want to do anything unless his life was in danger. When he realized this, he decided to play a trick on the dwarf. The dwarf rarely went out. One of them was when he went to buy drinks. When Yurgumlir took his drink and headed towards the house, he disguised himself as a Black wizard and chased him.

The dwarf, who locked himself in his house out of fear, thought that the Black magic sect was after him. After getting the dwarf to the desired shape, Ethan gave him the idea of some of the works the dwarf had made in alternative futures. Yurgumlir produced these works to protect himself, and this tactic almost always worked.

But he didn't have time to play games right now. He had to find something else. He had to find something that would impress this dwarf.

As he contemplated how to influence Yurgumlir, he recalled a dialogue from the game:

"I know I'm ugly too!! I just wanted a simple life. To grow old with a few children! But I don't have these empty dreams anymore."

The dwarf, renowned for his creations, was still not accepted by his own race, and he had long given up on seeking acceptance. He had stopped finding joy in the life he was living a long time ago.

'The dwarf, desiring a simple life, wanted to be accepted by his race, get married, and start a family.'

Lester, looking at Yurgumlir, the half-breed dwarf who had been ostracized for not being as hairy as the others, made his decision.

"Yurgumlir, if you work for me, I promise you something in addition to 300 Imperial Gold."

" I'll solve your hair problem."

The dwarf, who had been wearing a fake smile for a long time, saw his smile fade. He looked at Lester with trembling eyes.

"Such a thing cannot be possible!"

"Don't try to deceive me."

"HEY HEY, calm down, I won't make promises I can't keep."

"Then, does the young master know a method?"

"Who do you think I am? Of course, I do."

Yurgumlir looked at Lester with hope mixed with suspicion.

"If this is true, it would be an honor to work with the young master, but if you don't prove it to me as soon as possible, I'll think you're making fun of me."

Lester handed him the gold coins and took out a piece of paper from his dimensional bag. He gave the paper to Yurgumlir.

"I will prove it to you at our next meeting, but for now, I want you to create this artifact."

The dwarf nodded without even looking at the paper.