After encountering the red-hatted dwarf in the hills and grasslands, it followed Rody and Jill incessantly, regardless of how much Rody hit or kicked it. It possessed a life-saving magic that allowed it to turn into a puff of smoke and hide inside its large red hat upon receiving a heavy blow.

As long as that extraordinarily sturdy red hat, made of unknown materials, didn't fall apart, it was believed that the dwarf would be fine.

Although Jill was reluctant to give it her life gem, she felt pity for it, as Rody would beat it terribly every time he saw it.

Thus, despite it following them, Jill couldn’t bear to drive it away, not having the chance to be alone with Rody anymore. The red-hatted dwarf realized this and exploited Jill's kindness, often running to her for protection when Rody started hitting it, hiding behind her. Jill was both annoyed and amused; if the red-hatted dwarf wasn't so boastful, maybe Rody would have hit it less.

"Where are you going? Don’t you ever rest? You know, overworking your body can be harmful to your lifespan. As the number one healer of the dwarf race, I know more than anyone else... Hey, are you even listening to me?" the red-hatted dwarf followed them, shouting loudly.

"Shut up, or I'll sew your mouth shut with needle and thread," Rody picked up a stone, and although the red-hatted dwarf frantically ran away, it was accurately hit on the head.

"My red hat, waaaah..." The red-hatted dwarf first cried loudly, but no one paid attention to it.

"This is my beloved treasure, ruined by a brute," the red-hatted dwarf quickly followed, tearfully trying to gain Jill's sympathy, but it was unsuccessful, as Jill allowed Rody to lead her away. The red-hatted dwarf pitifully said, "A little dwarf like me, with no parents, left here, will surely be sold into slavery. Maybe I'll even be beaten by my master when they are displeased. Wuu wuu, Princess Jill, your knight threatened to sew my mouth shut. Then Red Hat can't eat anymore."

"Don’t worry, he won’t sew your mouth shut," Jill quietly comforted it.

"Young knight, brute human male, did you hear that? The princess you serve has given her command. She grants Red Hat the sacred right of inviolability. With her golden word, you must obey!" The red-hatted dwarf immediately became arrogant upon hearing this, stating pompously, "As a magician also serving the princess, my status is above yours. From now on, you must follow my orders, for knights must respect magicians on the battlefield and in daily life, as they are messengers of the gods. Listen, in formal and serious situations, you must salute me..."

"Why wait for a formal and serious situation?" Rody turned and smiled slightly, saying, "I'll give it to you now... a lethal blow!"

The red-hatted dwarf was scared and tried to run, but it was too late.

Rody caught it mid-air, and it couldn’t escape despite frantically kicking, screaming in terror.

"Should I skewer you with a spear and then skin you alive before smearing you with honey and roasting you over a fire? Or should I chop you into pieces and cook you like veal steaks into a fragrant meat dish?" Rody asked with a smile, showing his white teeth.

"No, I don't taste good!" the red-hatted dwarf was terrified, almost fainting, desperately trying to turn into smoke, but unable to transform under Rody's mental suppression.

"My food standards aren’t too high. Sometimes, even if it's not tasty, I can make do for a meal. I don't mind," Rody said as he tied up the red-hatted dwarf. When he produced a barbecue spear, the dwarf burst into tears, wailing, "I really don't taste good. I haven't bathed in a year and three months. My skin is old and tough, my flesh is rotten and stinky. I even had skin disease before, and now I have lung disease, cough cough, I'm about to die, please don't eat me! Whoever eats me will surely suffer from intestinal rupture."

This novel's true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.

"Alright, I won't eat you," Rody chuckled. "Actually, there’s another way. I could mince you into meat sauce, mix it with flour and use it as bait for fishing. That solves the problem."

"Waaaah, the fish that eat me will also suffer from intestinal rupture..." the red-hatted dwarf burst into tears.

"Don't worry, I don’t need the fish's innards," Rody said indifferently.

"Wuu wuu wuu, waaaah, help! My princess, if you don’t speak up, your knight is going to chop me up alive. Although I am your servant, I haven't done anything wrong. Such punishment is too excessive; even the God of Dwarves wouldn't agree. My princess, are you really going to defy the will of the gods and harm a poor dwarf?" the red-hatted dwarf desperately begged Jill for help.

"There is no God of Dwarves in the sky," Rody bluntly exposed its lie.

"The goat-headed 'Pan' is the God of Dwarves. He protects every dwarf! I am also his descendant, the one thousand and ninety-fifth generation," the red-hatted dwarf said convincingly.

"Pan? He is the God of Wine," Rody snorted. "The God of Wine 'Pan' hates the dwarves who often steal his wine the most!"

"Rody, let it go!" Jill softly persuaded. "It means no harm, just being mischievous. We're heading to the land of dwarves anyway, why not ask if it knows the way? Letting it guide us would be better, right?"

"You're going to the land of dwarves?" Upon hearing this, the red-hatted dwarf perked up, commanding, "Listen, let me down right now!"

"Red Hat, do you know the way to the land of dwarves?" Jill asked excitedly.

"How could I not know? I am the son of the dwarf chief, the only heir to the future chief!" the red-hatted dwarf declared proudly. "As the son of a chief, I don't have attendants like the sons of chiefs from other races. That's cowardly behavior. I don’t need anyone's protection or following. I am the bravest warrior on the land, venturing alone into dragon dens, stealing the greatest wealth in the world, infuriating dragons, yet not changing my expression!"

"So you're the chief's son, my apologies!" Rody dumped the red-hatted dwarf on the ground and kicked it wildly.

"If you touch a single hair of mine, my father will send five million troops to crush you like a bug!" the red-hatted dwarf, in a sorry state, crawled up and fled ten meters away before daring to voice a warning.

"I definitely won't touch a single hair of yours," Rody laughed. "If I really want to do something, I'll just break your spine."

"After you thought you could capture me, swift as the wind? The wind spirits are my relatives! My cousins live high on the cliffs and can fly freely, and I have the same ability! What is this?" the red-hatted dwarf discovered a pale green vine emerging from the ground, binding its legs tightly.

"Something that lets you fly freely," Rody waved his hand, and the pale green vine, extremely resilient, stretched into a slingshot and flung the red-hatted dwarf high into the sky.

"It's not hurt, is it?" Jill asked, slightly worried.

"It's fine; dwarves are hard to kill!" Rody had just finished speaking when a 'boom' was heard a hundred meters away, indicating a heavy fall.

Despite Jill's worries, no matter how Rody beat, kicked, threw, or smashed the red-hatted dwarf, it always quickly recovered and ran back to follow them.

After some time, Jill became accustomed to the dwarf's presence and stopped worrying about its safety.

Three days later, Rody and Jill finally arrived at the land of the dwarves.

It was a round hillock, covered in giant mushrooms and belly trees, surrounded by low thorny walls. Jill was amazed to see many dwarves using giant mushrooms as houses, and the round belly trees as their water reservoirs.

"Hey, Red Hat, you were banished from the tribe, why are you back?" When the red-hatted dwarf eagerly ran to report, the gate guard responded in a way that nearly made Jill fall over. The red-hatted dwarf was not only not the son of the tribal chief but also a castaway banished from the tribe.

"What? How dare you speak to me like this? Do you know what noble presence is behind me? That is a princess and her loyal knight of a kingdom! My new masters, you dimwitted guard who only knows how to stand watch, you should be saluting the princess and informing the chief, not grunting at me!" the red-hatted dwarf retorted proudly, scaring the guard dwarf, who glanced at Jill and hurriedly came over to salute.

"Actually, I'm not a princess," Jill began to speak, and the angry dwarf guard immediately rushed at the red-hatted dwarf, stabbing at its bottom with a short spear and shouting, "I will never believe you again, damn Red Hat, you are a born liar!"

"She may not be a princess, but she is as noble as one! Hey, hey, stop that, what kind of behavior is this? A cultured dwarf shouldn't be rude in front of distinguished guests!" The red-hatted dwarf said, stunning the guard, and took the opportunity to escape, pointing at Jill, "Have you ever seen a human woman with a life gem? Fool, how could you have seen one! Turn your donkey-kicked head and look, that one, she's even more noble than a princess, a human woman with a life gem, destined to become a future goddess. You better kneel before her and beg her forgiveness, you born fool!"

"Nonsense! Who would believe you?" the dwarf guard, deceived once, naturally didn't believe him this time.

"I swear I'm not lying this time!" the red-hatted dwarf said angrily.

"..." Rody gathered his mental war hammer, ready to give the blabbering red-hatted dwarf a heavy blow.

"Red Hat, if you don't shut your mouth right now, I'll tear it off!" Suddenly, a strong dwarf wearing a horned helmet and wielding a battle axe came running swiftly, slapping the red-hatted dwarf away and then approaching Jill and Rody, slightly bending his body to salute, "Welcome, distinguished guests, to the land of the dwarves. I am the tribal chief, Horned Helmet."