Crane tail salted fish from the Academy of the Brave

Chapter 456: People who live on dragons

"It feels...very close."

Following the direction pointed by the coachman, Luo Lun took Laier and walked for half a day before they actually saw a place that looked like a town.It's just that the atmosphere there seems very bleak, and you can't even feel the breath of human activity.

If the dragon is near that town, then it is normal for the people there to run away.After all, even if those dragons who are about to end their lifespan break through the restrictions of the dragon world and rush into this world with almost all their strength, the remaining vitality is much stronger than that of humans.

However, after getting closer, Laurent could clearly see the actual situation in the town. Although the people there were basically nervous and moving in a hurry, they did not look like they were planning to escape.

"Traveler? It's not a coincidence to come here at this time. And with such a young girl..."

Walking into a place that looked like a tavern, Laurent began to try to inquire about the surrounding situation, but the slightly fat man who looked like the boss didn't seem to want to say anything more, and even planned to persuade Laurent to leave.

"To be honest, you two don't look like professional adventurers. If you just came here after hearing some rumors, I suggest you go back quickly."

"No, do I look like the kind of person who would be stupid enough to directly challenge an opponent I can't beat?"

Luo Lun felt that the other party might be a little too nervous, but he really had no intention of directly challenging a dragon.Now it is impossible for him to deal with the dependents whose blood concentration is more than half, let alone the pure-blooded dragons.

"No matter what you are here for, I advise you to leave here."

"At least tell me a place to rest first. Even if we have to leave, we have to rest for a day."

"...My wife runs the hotel opposite. Go find her."

Although the people in this town are a little nervous, at least they are still working normally.Lauren went to the hotel opposite and tentatively booked a room. Although the landlady was very suspicious of the relationship between Lauren and Laer, Lauren was too lazy to explain.

"She's my sister, so I'll just book a room first and let her stay there."

The landlady didn't believe what Laurent said at all, but she still opened a room for him.Because the room fee needs to be paid before leaving, Lauren has to use this time to find a way to make money.

The terminal of Infinite City cannot be used here, only the metal currency common in this world can be used.Lauren felt that she should be able to find some kind of job here, at least to pay off the hotel fees first.

"Well, don't you want to stay in your room?"

"I am afraid……"

After thinking about it, Lauren felt that it was not a good idea to leave a little girl in a strange place. If an outsider was eyeing her, they would probably do something wrong while he was away.

Although it doesn't seem to work on my own.

"Then you have to go by yourself. I can't carry you around here all the time."

Because I have to get some information from the residents here, and I also have to find a way to make some money to support expenses.But the people in this town have always been enveloped in a tense atmosphere, and Lauren's attempts to talk to him several times were ignored.

"Hey, the people here are too unfriendly."

"Boy over there, what are you yelling about?"

An old-looking man walked slowly out of the courtyard on one side with a cane. Looking at his trembling movements, Laurent didn't feel much respect in his heart.

"I just want to know what is going on here, but no one is willing to answer me."

"Ha, you are impatient. I have seen a lot of boys like you over the years."

The old man's attention soon turned to Laier, who was holding hands with Lauren. He looked at the girl with somewhat cloudy eyes for a long time, and finally sighed helplessly.

"This little girl is quite cute. Who are you?"

"Me? I'm the bodyguard of this young lady." Luo Lun gave an unreliable answer casually. "So, old man, if you are okay, I will continue to find others to inquire."

"Boy, haven't you ever thought of asking me about what's going on here?"

There seemed to be a glimmer of light in the old man's eyes, but Laurent didn't notice it.

"Of course I've thought about it, but it's not my custom to ask an old man for help."

"Huh, I've lived here for decades, and I've seen a lot of guys like you." The old man didn't seem to care too much about Lauren's attitude. "Tell me, what do you want to know?"

Since someone is willing to answer, Laurent will naturally not be polite, but the girl huddled next to him seems to be a little afraid of the old man, and she is unwilling to look at the old man's face.

"What is going on here? Why are people here so nervous?"

"Don't worry, young man, do you want to hear a story first?"

"It's a story, I think you'd better sit down first, old man, before telling it."

The old man laughed heartily, and then waved the two of them into the yard.This small courtyard looks quite messy, as if it has not been taken care of at all.However, seeing that the old man didn't seem to have any other family members, Laurent didn't say much.

"Almost 50 years ago, an old dragon broke into this place."

The old man sat on the only seat in the courtyard, while Laurent casually leaned to the side. The girl was still curled up next to Laurent, with no intention of leaving at all.

"The dragon was seriously injured and near the end of its life. It fell to a nearby mountain and waited for death."

The old man with cloudy eyes slowly told the story, while Laurent seemed a little careless.He knew that elderly people liked to tell stories, but he was not in the mood to listen to stories now.

"But how could the dragon die so quickly? Its blood slowly flowed into the mountain, and the monsters in the mountain drank the blood and became its dependents."

"Can you create dependents just with blood? Dragons are really scary."

The old man seemed to have remembered something and laughed heartily again.And Lauren felt that such an old man who could not walk unsteadily could still laugh so much, he must have a good attitude towards life.

If you let yourself laugh like this... you probably won't be able to laugh.

"The low-level dependents who were infected by the dragon's blood have become the source of income for this town. Hunters make a living by hunting those dependents, while merchants sell the materials produced here to other places."

"Wait a minute, if that's the case, then what is the reason why these people are so nervous now?"

The old man sighed softly, as if he was lamenting his life, heavy but with a sense of relief.

"That dragon is finally about to die."

(End of this chapter)