Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

So Mercer tried to send a message to it:

——Tell them, follow them, be careful on the ground, there is danger hidden.

Lika seemed to feel Mercer's order. After being stunned for a moment, she turned her head and whined towards the wolves and dogs, and then looked at Mercer.

Mercer nodded with satisfaction, spread his wings and flew high into the sky, while the wolfdogs spread their legs and followed behind him.

After a while, he led them to a pool of water.

There are crocodile-like creatures floating in the pool, and there are also many groups of people surrounding the edge of the pool, cautiously drinking the rare water in the desert.

Mercer had no intention of letting them drink water. Of course, he would not stop them if they had such intention, but Mercer's real purpose was to familiarize them with the location of the water source here.

He turned around and ordered Lika again:

- Looking for habitat.

The order was transmitted through the mouth of Mercer and through Lika, and the wolfhounds quickly took action: they sniffed around, and then crawled up to hide their figures.

Mercer did not follow them, but quietly flew into the sky to observe their actions.

Time passed little by little, and when some more creatures left here, they stared at one of them and followed them.

It was a 20-meter-long creature, whose color blended with the earth. It had a strong body, a huge head and mouth, and narrow eyes. Its body was more carapace than scales.

The first time he saw it, Mercer understood the behavior of wolfdogs - the best way to obtain habitat was to rob it.

Even Mercer wouldn't be able to fight such a big guy easily, but they didn't say that these wolf dogs were going to kill him.

This earth dragon - Mercer gave it a random name. It didn't notice the wolf dog following it, but slowly returned to its habitat.

There are many mountain walls exposed to wind and sand in the desert, and there are many natural holes in the mountain walls, but the only ones that can be regarded as habitats are the caves where this earth dragon goes.

Not long after the earth dragon entered the cave, the wolfdogs immediately sneaked in, so Mercer swooped down and came outside the cave to observe their actions.

In this short period of time, the wolfdogs have been fighting with the earth dragon. The earth dragon's clumsy body perfectly sets off the agile figure of the wolf dog. They claw at the earth dragon's body and scratch it crazily, leaving only traces on its body. Leave a few shallow marks.

The earth dragon shook its body angrily, but even if it threw several wolf dogs off its body, it could get up immediately. The ferocious temperament of the wolf dogs was completely displayed in front of Mercer at this moment. Even if the damage caused each time was insignificant, even if it was a mosquito Constant harassment is enough to be annoying, not to mention a pack of tireless wolves.

After several fierce battles, the earth dragon let out a furious roar and finally ran out of the cave quickly as if it was impatient. Mercer, who was watching there, also cooperated and gave up his body at this time, preventing it from sensing him. The presence.

After that, the wolfdogs didn't stop to enjoy the habitat they occupied. They continued to smell the scent in the air as if they didn't know what enjoyment was.

As if they had already divided their labors, they gathered around every corner of the cave and started... excreting.

The liquid with the scent of the wolfdogs fell everywhere, covering it with the scent of the earth dragon.

They were very restrained. After covering the aura in the cave, they left and patrolled around.

Although there are only a few drops each time, they are very efficient. Within a few hours, they complete the coverage of the scent.

This means that from now on, this area belongs to them.

After doing this, the sky had darkened, and the wolf dogs did not stay long at night. They immediately returned to the cave and cuddled up to rest.

Mercer felt the biting cold in the high altitude, but he was very satisfied with their behavior. At least compared to the group of long-tailed monkeys, their efficiency was not a bit higher.

In this way, he can do important things with peace of mind.

——He turned around, flapped his wings, and flew in the direction of the volcano.

If the distance from here to the volcano was measured by ordinary creatures, they might die of thirst on the way, but Mercer was not worried about this. As long as his wings were not damaged, he was confident that no one could catch up with him.

The closer he got to the volcano, the higher the temperature in the air. Not long after, when it was already dawn, he had reached the sky above the volcano.

Temperatures that were incompatible with winter swept through, but Mercer did not feel the heat at all, but felt extremely comfortable.

He descended slowly, found a hole, and squeezed into it.

The surrounding mountain walls are all red and the temperature is extremely high, but unexpectedly you can see a few grasses growing in the corners.

Several pterosaurs were flying around, but they seemed to be taking care of the narrow gaps in the cave, and they were very small.

From this point of view, there are several ethnic groups living in this volcano.

Mercer took off a stone, put it in his mouth and tasted it, trying to detect the minerals in it.

Then, his footsteps suddenly stopped, and Mercer looked at a narrow gap. In the mountain road that only one person could enter, there was a railway track and a minecart deep inside.

"..."

Staring at the digging tools on the minecart, Mercer narrowed his eyes. Thousands of thoughts appeared in his mind, and a plan emerged in his mind.

Chapter 63: Plan

"I'm a little forger~ hiding in the east and hiding in the west~ no one can catch me~"

In the volcano, a tall and strong man sat on a mine cart, singing an unpleasant song while driving forward with the minerals behind him.

He was wearing all the equipment, but his face was covered with nothing but goggles and a helmet.

From his nose to his mouth, there was a thick beard that was so thick that it could not be covered by any device that covered his mouth and nose.

The strong man soon reached the end of the track. He pushed the minerals onto the cart and continued to move forward.

After bypassing the winding corridor, he came to a spacious cave.

——The cave is surrounded by a hot atmosphere, and there are large and small caves dug into the surrounding mountain walls, and many forging people can be seen living in them.

This volcano is the place where the forging people take place, and the caves around the cave are their homes.

"Chief Gulu——"

A voice came over, and a woman with bronze skin came over, stood in front of him and said:

"A few more hunters want red flame iron forged armor."

"Oh, are there enough stocks?" Gulu asked, his beard moving, and his eyes looked at the woman in front of him with admiration.

Or rather, her beard.

——Formers are humans who live underground or inside caves. They can survive in some environments that normal people cannot adapt to, such as areas with heavy dust or toxic air.The reason is all thanks to their thick beards.

From birth to five years old, people will quickly grow beards that cover their mouths and noses. This is true for both men and women. This kind of beard can secrete a certain oily substance that can absorb poison and dust without hindering breathing. Tightly isolated.

Because of this, people in the forge look at their beards as a symbol of their appearance.

And this woman's beard is also very beautiful from a forging perspective. If he could be more than ten years younger, Gulu would pursue her without hesitation.

Of course it's not that she is old, but for people who have lived in dangerous environments for a long time, even with a beard as a natural protection, their lifespan is only about half of that of a normal person. Gulu is a young village chief, in his teens. The gap is really too far.

"The stock of red flame iron is not enough. Can we only let the hunters go to the areas where the volcanic creatures are active to dig?"

The woman said, Gulu nodded, and she turned around to make arrangements.

He watched her arrive on a streamlined "helicopter" and disappeared from Gulu's sight before he left.

Compared with the forest people who live a simple life in the deep mountains and old forests, the living standards of the forging people are much higher. This is because they often come into contact with outsiders.

Because they live underground all year round, they have a far better understanding of the use of ores than ordinary people. Therefore, many hunters or people on floating islands will purchase ores from them to strengthen weapons and armor, or for other purposes.

After all, the word "forging" for forging people did not come out of thin air. Although there are many powerful creatures hovering inside and outside the volcano, there are still many people who go to this famous forge regardless of the danger.

——But recently, a strange incident occurred in the forge.

"Chief Gulu!"

"Well, did it show up again?"

"Yeah, this is already the eighth time this month..."

Gulu was led by others to the corner of the cave. He frowned and looked at the dead body.

Don't get me wrong, this is not the body of a human, but the body of a red fire rat.

This kind of creature can be found everywhere in volcanoes. It is about one-third the size of humans. They can dig tunnels in the mountain wall with their rodents, and they have a special liking for minerals that are different from most of the land. Therefore, It can be regarded as a good helper for investigating mineral veins.

But for some unknown reason, their corpses began to appear near where the blacksmiths lived, and their deaths were strange—their death was not caused by any external attack, but died as if they were infected with some disease. Not only that, their corpses even had... It can be seen that the blood vessels have become obviously blackened, and unknown black lines appear on their bodies.

——And the culprit of all this is naturally Mercer.

The tunnels with rails in the volcano were too narrow. Not even Mercer, not even the smallest wolfdog could squeeze in, so Mercer began to make a careful plan.

As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of ropes for ten years. Mercer, who had been beaten once by humans, did not dare to mess around.After arriving at this volcano, he spent a month finding the habitat of this group of blacksmiths.

The method is very simple. Mercer catches a group of rats in the volcano, infects them one by one with scale powder, and then adds [Ferocious Aura] to make them surrender. Let them follow the railway track all the way deep, and when they reach the place with the largest number of people, they will explode on the spot. Kill it, causing its corpse to release scale powder.

The scale powder, which was afraid of high temperatures, could only survive in the volcano for less than an hour, so Mercer spent this month conducting repeated tests and finally found the scale powder floating out from the vents in a corner outside the volcano in time.

The cave has a large number of vents, each vent is the size of a manhole cover, and most of the vents are opened directly above the cave, which means Mercer can quietly spy on their actions.

But doing so also means that he may also be discovered by those humans, so Mercer must act cautiously.

So Mercer began to observe with extreme caution.

——The first day of discovering bearded humans: Unable to understand their beards.

——The third day of discovering the bearded human: There are many props with primitive materials but superb skills, but most of them are daily life and forging supplies. As for the attack, it is not known yet.

——Day Five: There are not only bearded humans in the cave, but also a small number of humans wearing armor made of biological materials. They trade with bearded humans.

——Day [-]: Several bed crossbows were found, so be careful.

......

Another half month passed, and Mercer finally started to take action. He took advantage of the night when most people were asleep and pressed the colander-like vent with his hand.

If you guessed it correctly, there is actually steel support inside, so it will not collapse due to digging in the cave.

However, as Mercer slowly raised his right palm and took a deep breath, his palm suddenly hit the vent with great force!

boom!

With one blow, the steel bracket of the vent was twisted and collapsed instantly.

This was not over yet. Mercer looked to the side. A pterosaur about ten meters in size curled up obediently. There was a hint of fear in Mercer's eyes.

This was the most suitable creature that Mercer found outside the volcano. He did not use scale powder to infect it. What it wanted to do was as simple as threatening it with its ferocious aura.

Several swaying flames could be seen from the edge of the collapsed crater. Mercer knew that this was the movement of humans holding torches inside, but he stood outside the crater and did not let them notice. Instead, he turned his head and stared at the pterosaur. , with a threatening light in his eyes.

As Mercer watched, the pterosaur let out a mournful cry, spread its wings and flew into it.

Chapter 64: Devouring Metal

Boo!

The pterosaur made a long cry and flew in the entrance of the volcano. Under Mercer's momentum, it did not dare to leave from the vent and could only flop around in the cave, trying to find a new exit.

However, it was precisely because of its behavior that the people in their sleep were awakened. They hurriedly left the cave and prepared to fight against the existence that entered the cave.

"What's going on?! How did this pterosaur fly in?"

Gulu shouted to greet everyone, then looked at the people watching the night and asked.

"This...I'm not very sure. At that time, I only heard a loud noise. I thought it was thunder, but when I looked up, I found that the vent had been damaged at some point, and then the wing The dragon flew in."

"I know, no matter what, the most important thing now is to drive it out!"

Gulu said, and shouted to everyone to push the crossbow over. After quickly fixing the position, he personally drew the bowstring and took aim.

As he pulled the trigger, he shot the stone into the pterosaur's cheek - this bed crossbow could not only shoot crossbow arrows, but also throw stones.

"Hey! Look over here!"

When the pterosaur paused slightly because it was shot by a stone, Gollum immediately shouted, attracting the pterosaur's attention.

He ignited a stone, causing it to immediately emit a pungent smell and bright light. Then he adjusted its position so that the flying stone flashed a bright light in the air, and then accurately struck in front of the pterosaur. Shoot out the broken vent.

The meaning of his action was clear, it was clearly pointing him in the direction of departure.

However, Gulu didn't know that there was a black dragon watching covetously outside the vent. How could the pterosaur dare to leave from there? It ran around the cave even more impatiently, knocking down many important props that had been placed by the blacksmiths on the ground. .

"It's useless? What's going on?"

Gulu frowned and looked at the vents warily.

What happened to this pterosaur?Why are you so panicked?What's more, with the degree of reinforcement of the vents, can it really be damaged by a pterosaur?Even if that were the case, what was its purpose?

But no matter what he thought, there were already people beside him who couldn't bear it anymore.

"Made! I just installed the stove!"

A man with eyes wide open looked at the tool that fell from a height not far away and cursed angrily.