Magic? My Iron Torrent will sweep it all away!

As the movie ended, the Milky Way was reflected in the starry sky outside.

A row of lights reflected in the glass of the mall exit. As Fendona walked, she said to Lin Mo, "The male protagonist in the movie went through so many roundabout ways. He might as well have just said what he meant earlier."

Lin Mo listened and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Fendona stopped as well:

"What's wrong?"

He looked at her, and the words that were on the tip of his tongue made him hesitate for a moment.

If we hesitate any longer, won't we end up like that person in the movie?

There's something I haven't made clear today.

Fendona seemed to have guessed something, and tightened her grip on the drink cup:

"What?"

"I actually quite enjoyed spending time with you even before the Queen proposed the marriage."

"The reason I asked you out today wasn't just to clear up the misunderstanding from the meeting."

Lin Mo's speech was not very fluent, but his eyes remained fixed on her.

"I like you, I want to get along well with you, and I hope that we can still have meals and watch movies together like today in the future."

Fendona's ear tips turned red little by little, and even her gaze at him became unsteady, as if tears were about to overflow.

"So...are you confessing your feelings to me now?"

Lin Mo forced himself to speak:

".....yes."

She glanced down at the cup in her hand, then looked up again, as if trying to maintain a bit of the princess's airs, but the smile on her lips was impossible to suppress.

"Then I agree."

The sound wasn't loud, but Lin Mo heard it clearly.

All the words he had prepared were suddenly useless, leaving him only staring at her in a daze.

After waiting a while, Fendona couldn't help but gently touch his arm.

"What's wrong?"

"I am..." Lin Mo laughed.

"I'm a little happy."

"A little?"

"No, I'm very happy!"

Fendona was finally satisfied. She turned around and continued walking forward, her steps light and quick, her skirt fluttering like a butterfly.

Lin Mo followed beside her, glanced at her hands hanging by her sides, and then remembered the fourth suggestion on her phone.

It seems that the first three steps have been completed.

So, is it possible now...?

He hesitated, then took out his phone, wanting to see the details of the message again. Just as the screen lit up, Fendona turned her head away.

"Do you have a job?"

"no."

She was close by and immediately noticed the prominent question at the top of the page.

How should I start dating a girl I've known for a long time and who I like?

The two of them stopped at the same time.

Lin Mo's fingers froze on the screen; it seemed too late to turn it off now.

Fendona looked at her phone, then at him, and finally understood what was going on with that strange behavior at the bookstore entrance.

"So, you specifically asked this today?"

Lin Mo coughed lightly:

"For reference only."

She tried hard to suppress her laughter and asked again:

"So, those words you just said, were they taught by it too?"

"No," Lin Mo immediately replied.

"Those are all things I wanted to say myself."

Fendona looked at him, and the smile in her eyes slowly softened.

That idiot.

She stopped teasing him, glanced down at the screen, and focused her gaze on the last suggestion.

Just as Lin Mo was about to put his phone away, his free hand was suddenly touched lightly.

A few soft fingers tentatively slipped into his palm, and with a hint of nervousness, slowly grasped him.

Fendona blushed, but pretended to be calm as she looked ahead.

"Put your phone away."

Lin Mo subconsciously did as she was told, then closed his fingers and firmly held her hand.

She then turned her head, a smile hidden in her emerald green eyes, her voice so soft that only he could hear it.

"I'll teach you the fourth step."

........

"Commander Lin, the Dwarf Kingdom has officially responded."

Early in the morning, as Lin Mo walked into the office, Zhao Gang knocked on the door with a smile.

His eyes and brows were brimming with barely suppressed joy.

"Elder Thorin has arrived at the meeting room. Let's go."

Lin Mo was pleasantly surprised.

"So soon! Let's go!"

Before Thorin left yesterday, he said he would report to the Dwarf King.

When the two pushed open the conference room door, Thorin was sitting at the table with a heavy black iron box in front of him.

Upon seeing Lin Mo enter, he immediately stood up.

"Hey Lin, you're here."

"Elder Thorin, you've kept us waiting. The results are in?"

"They're out."

Thorin nodded, opened the black iron box with both hands, took out a document from it, and solemnly placed it in front of Lin Mo.

On the last page, a dark gold seal with an iron hammer overlapping a mountain peak is particularly eye-catching, along with the signatures of several elders.

Bactria's products began to penetrate into various ethnic groups. Paper products were much more useful than their sheepskin, and they were keeping up with modern office practices.

"The king and the elders discussed it for a long time and finally passed the resolution." Thorin pressed the document, his voice somewhat heavy.

"The Dwarf Kingdom is willing to join the Great Xia as a whole, in accordance with the previously agreed-upon direction."

Lin Mo glanced down at the translation, then looked at Thorin.

"Have you all discussed and clarified the unification of laws, unified military administration, and the integration of resources and finances into the national system?"

"Of course, we understand."

Sorin pulled out a supplementary page from the back of the document, which was covered with dense writing.

"I wrote down everything you said last time, and I'll read it to them one by one when I get back."

"The king asked me three times whether the children of ordinary dwarves could go to school like the children of Great Xia."

"Of course!" Lin Mo met his gaze and said earnestly:

"Once the integration process is completed, the dwarves will be citizens of Great Xia, and their children will naturally receive compulsory education."

Thorin's tense face finally relaxed.

"That's fine!"

Zhao Gang took the document, carefully checked several items, and nodded to Lin Mo.

Lin Mo could no longer suppress his smile and took the initiative to extend his hand to Thorin.

"Welcome to Great Xia!"

"From now on, we're family!"

A large, strong hand grasped mine, its palm calloused from years of work.

Thorin shook his hand forcefully twice, causing his beard to tremble and revealing several large teeth.

Lin Mo felt delighted.

Last night, the unspoken understanding between me and Fendona was finally broken, and today the dwarves delivered a formal resolution. The good news these past two days has been coming one after another.

However happy as we are, we cannot skip the necessary procedures.

He asked Sorin to sit down, handed the documents to Zhao Gang for safekeeping, and then said:

"We formally accept this resolution and will subsequently report it."

"Specific agreements, transitional arrangements, and related procedures still need to be further developed by both parties and cannot be taken lightly."

"I understand." Thorin nodded quickly, but then rubbed his hands together.

"However, is there something we can discuss first?"

Looking at his suddenly enthusiastic expression, Lin Mo had already guessed what was going on.

"Learn technology?"

"right!"

Thorin slapped his thigh, pulled out another roll of paper from his pocket, and dragged it along the edge of the table after unfolding it.

"These are the first people who want to come and learn; I brought a list!"

Zhao Gang paused for a moment as he was serving the tea.

"You've even chosen your people?"

"I didn't choose them; they came to us themselves," Thorin said, somewhat helplessly.

"After the news spread, my place was almost overcrowded by them. People packed their bags overnight and insisted on coming with me."