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

Looking at their behavior, Bom asked doubtfully.

"I guess the spaceship is transporting cargo." Charlotte explained, then looked at Chiyo and said, "Chiyo-sama, please be careful. It is said that when the spaceship lands, it will release a large number of stink bombs to drive away wild beasts. That smell You can smell it here.”

"I'm used to it."

Chiyo waved his hand, opened the door and left.Being a hunter is not a very neat profession. It is common to be soaked in stagnant ditches and not take a shower for several days.

——At the same time, on the other side, on the volcano, the spacecraft exuded a huge stench, and a man stepped off the spacecraft wearing a gas mask.

"I really can't stand this smell." Kiryu fanned himself in front of him, showing an expression of disgust.

In front of him was Gulu, who was looking at him with suspicion.

"Who are you? Where is the original captain?"

"He's my...boss."

Behind Kiryu, the captain walked out slowly and winked at Gulu vigorously.

Kiryu ignored him, but looked around slowly, and then said: "To be precise, I am his boss's boss - all trade between the spaceship and people on the ground must be confirmed by me."

He glanced at Gulu and said, "You can call me Mr. Kiryu. Let's go to your cave first, and I'll talk to you about the lava crystal trade."

Chapter 90: Why kneel down?

......

"Please come in."

Gulu invited Kiryu into his room. He sat on a chair and took off his gas mask.

"...I'm going to open a bottle of wine."

Seeing the old god Kiryu being at ease, Gulu frowned, winked at the captain and left the living room.

"I'm going to help too."

Hearing this, the captain who had been following him also followed Gulujin and left here.

——Then, Gulu grabbed the captain's shoulder and asked in a low voice: "Tell me what is going on? Who is this person named Kiryu?"

"Brother, he told you, he is my boss's boss, the kind who can destroy my job with just one sentence." The captain's voice was lower, as if he was afraid of being heard by Kiryu.

"Then why did he come to my place? Tell me in detail!"

"I don't know about this either." The captain spread his hands with an innocent look on his face, "I am just a sailor. Suddenly I received a notice from above, and he came up like this. He also said just now, just for the lava. It’s crystallized.”

For lava crystallization... Ever since Kiryu said these words, Gulu has not let down his guard from just now.

Others may not know more details, but Gulu is very clear that the fire phoenix from ten years ago had a luster similar to lava crystals.

Apart from that, lava crystals have no use at all. In other words, the value of lava crystals is related to the fire phoenix.

Gulu had doubts before this, but the captain's answer was "the superiors think this crystal is very special", so this crystal is never worth much. The rest of the time, it is for the sake of being friends with the captain. This time was not mentioned again.

After all, as far as the people on the ground such as the Tren people and the Mori people are concerned, they can rely on this land to survive. Trading with the people on the floating island is not so much a necessity for survival but a seasoning to improve the quality of life. The price This kind of thing only needs to be reasonable in their minds.

Looking at Gulu with a thoughtful look on his face, the captain lowered his voice and said:

"Brother Gulu, we have a pretty good relationship, but after all, I still have to work under him, so I can't tell you too much. I hope you understand."

"It's okay, I want to see what he is going to do."

Gulu nodded, opened a bottle of wine and walked out.

"Your wine."

Gulu placed a glass of wine in front of Kiryu, then sat down opposite him, while the captain silently stood back behind Kiryu.

"So? What are you doing here?"

Hearing Gulu's unkind words, Kiryu couldn't help but frown.

"I hope you will correct your attitude. What I am talking about with you is related to the future life of you and your tribe." He said with a hint of unhappiness in his tone.

"My people don't need to rely on the floating island. This land is everything to us."

Gulu crossed his arms and said bluntly.

To be honest, he was a little unhappy with Kiryu the first time he appeared. He looked like he didn't take people seriously. If it weren't for the captain's sake, he wouldn't even pay attention to Kiryu.

"Really?" Kiryu said with a straight face, "But everything here seems to come from our floating island."

"So what? We didn't get it in exchange for the ores here." Gulu retorted directly, making Kiryu's eyes become more gloomy.

"...I'm here just for the ore in your mouth."

Kiryu didn't want to talk nonsense on this topic, so he changed the subject abruptly and said: "Lava crystals, we need this material, we will buy as much as you are willing to sell."

"That's what I mean, but before that you have to answer me a question." Gulu said, staring into Kiryu's eyes.

Kiryu was silent for a while and said: "...As long as it is within the scope of my permission to reveal it."

"For what purpose do you need these lava crystals?"

The lava crystals came from the fire phoenix. It would have been understandable to collect such lava crystals in order to study it before, but now their demand for it began to expand, which puzzled Gulu.

"..." Of course Kiryu would not tell him such a thing. For him, it was easy to lie: "In order to develop new materials, and lava crystals have excellent energy conductivity - the remaining , I won’t say more.”

Regarding the new material, Gulu immediately thought of the fireproof clothing sent by the captain. Wearing that kind of clothing would allow a person to work in a hot environment for a long time, which impressed Gulu deeply.

He believed Kiryu's words and nodded: "Okay, let's do this. You set a time and price and let me know when you come next time."

"For some reasons, the spaceship will arrive in the next few months. I hope you will prepare the lava crystallization as soon as possible - as for the price... I think this needs to be adjusted down. How about adjusting it to twice the price of iron ore? "

As soon as Kiryu's indifferent words fell, the captain's relaxed expression froze, and Gulu immediately stared at Kiryu:

"......What did you say?"

"Adjusted the price of lava crystals to twice that of iron ore."

Meeting Kiryu's gaze, Gulu's eyes showed strong anger.

"——Are you kidding me? Let me tell you, although we don't care about the bad money, we are not going to be fooled by people like you!"

Facing Gulu's anger, Kiryu showed a look of disdain: "You are really brave, but do you know where this confidence comes from?"

The disgust towards Gulu in his eyes was no longer concealed, it was completely exposed. It was disgust that penetrated deep into his bones, and it was also anger that could not be sympathized with.

"What do you mean?"

"I investigated you and this volcano. This was just my usual behavior before departure. As a result, I found that your area is really mysterious." There was strong irony in Kiryu's words: "Ten years ago, the hunter The guild submitted a commission to expel a black dragon that was hovering in the residence of the forging people and devouring metal. After that, through the records of the hunters, another custom emerged in your place, which prohibits outsiders from going out on certain days. ?At the same time, in the hunter’s narration, they also heard the sound of the huge creature’s breathing and flapping wings. If I didn’t organize this, it would be easy to ignore it, village chief?”

Facing Gollum, whose expression turned terrible, Kiryu sneered: "Let me guess, during this period of time, did you succumb to the black dragon and actively offer food to it? And in these ten years, you didn't even give birth to a child. Thoughts of resistance?”

He took a deep breath and showed a queasy look on his face: "As a human being, you are groveling in front of a beast. You make me feel sick."

Chapter 91: Hunting the Dragon

Money... shiny things...

Mercer lay in the mine reflecting the bright light, turning over in distress.

I don't know why, but I seem to care more and more about useless things.

Simply put, Mercer found himself more prone to vanity.

He had thought about ordering the bearded humans to build a huge castle in the volcano, shocking every human who passed by.

Such an exaggerated building can probably bring more fame to oneself, right?

But of course Mercer knew that all this was just his own whim, but this kind of emotion was just like being mentally sensitive during adolescence.

Could it be that it's because my body's age has expired?

Mercer held his chin and thought, looking at the mine in a daze.Let your thoughts wander and enjoy the only solitude.

This mine was where the group of humans fought with him before, but Mercer has not seen them since then. At the same time, every ore in the mine has no trace of being excavated. This makes He somehow relaxed.

He stood up and was about to leave, when for some reason an unusual light suddenly flashed in his peripheral vision.

Mercer turned his eyes sideways and looked in the direction where the light flashed.

In the mound, a metal object protruded.

He pulled it curiously, only to find that lying in his palm was a small statue, which had obviously been dropped by the group of humans.

Mercer squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully: This statue was wearing a robe. It was difficult to see the face, and it was impossible to distinguish between male and female. It was made of gold and gave Mercer a deliberately holy feeling - if I want to use a metaphor, it was probably It is mass produced using molds in factory assembly lines.

What do those humans want with this?

Mercer tossed it in his hands with some humor, holding this statue that was only as big as a human hand.

Apart from the buffs this statue can add to the user, the first thing Mercer thought of was faith.

Could it be said that there is such a thing as religion in this world?

Mercer lowered his head and smelled it. He had an impression of the smell of the statue. It came from a middle-aged man who looked like he was in need.

When he is so poor, he still wants to buy a statue made of gold?

Mercer felt it was funny and flew it away with a flick of his finger. Then he opened his mouth and spit out a small flame, burning it until it melted and solidified on the mountain wall.

After doing this, he stretched himself out and left.

......

"Our ancestors were able to survive the catastrophe by relying on human wisdom, but not relying on those slim hopes. All the black dragon brings to you is to plunder the fruits of your labor. I really can't understand why you can accept this kind of exploitation. .”

Kiryu raised his head with an arrogant expression.

Behind Kiryu, the captain opened his mouth half-open and looked at Gollum with confusion.

In his memory, Gulu never told him such a thing. The captain did not know the existence of the black dragon at all. In his opinion, human beings were expelled to the sky by the creatures on the ground. Regardless of whether they choose to hate or not, they must accept it. The looting is quite awkward.

Gulu also realized that it was wrong to do this. He stared at Kiryu unceremoniously with a livid face: "Since you said so, then stop being disgusting! Get out! Don't come here again!"

"It doesn't matter, I came here to inform you about this." Kiryu looked down at Gulu with a sarcastic tone: "You may not know how dangerous the existence of this black dragon is. Its parents have the ability to destroy the ecology. ability, and it is therefore on the alert of the Hunter Guild - in other words, the crusade mission against it has already been approved when it is submitted."

Hearing this, Gulu's face suddenly changed, and he clenched his fists, while Kiryu gave him a deep look: "Not long after, hunters will swarm in and attack the black dragon, many of which have high-power hunting dragons." There are piles of spaceships, and the fluctuations caused by the battle will probably collapse the volcanic terrain... For your safety, it’s best to leave here as soon as possible.”

After saying that, he stood up, opened the door and left, leaving only the captain and Gulu here.

"...Brother..." The captain glanced at the open door, then at Gulu sitting on the chair, gritted his teeth and said, "He is serious, brother Gulu... ...I’m sorry.”

Then, he quickly left the place and followed Kiryu.

......

After returning to the spaceship, Kiryu sat on the chair in the room and leaned back.

"gentlemen......"

The captain stood in front of him, showing a strong look of confusion.

"Do you think I went too far?" Kiryu glanced at him and asked.

Hearing this, the captain didn't dare to say yes, and quickly shook his head: "No, no, no -"

However, how could Kiryu not know what he was thinking:

"You and the village chief of Turen are good friends at first sight. You will definitely be dissatisfied with my arrangement." As he spoke, he changed the subject: "But you must know who you are. No matter what the relationship between you is, he and You’re always living in two different worlds.”

"You're right..."

Seeing what he said, the captain had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"...But if the relationship with the forging person goes bad, what will happen to the lava crystal you want?"

"This volcano itself is an unclaimed land. Whether it is a black dragon or a large creature living in the volcano, it has nothing to do with mining ores. As long as they leave here, those who are willing to mine will It’s available everywhere.”

The captain was a little unwilling. He planned to dissuade Kiryu from his arrangement, but was rejected by his understatement. Just as he was about to speak again, Kiryu continued:

"——Okay, you have nothing to do here. You can go back."

"Yes......"

Kiryu was the only one left in the room. He supported his cheek with his fist and turned his head to look out the window. Looking at the volcano outside the window, he gradually became serious and clenched his fist:

"Watch Sean...I will do better than you, climb to a higher status than you..."

He whispered, and there seemed to be a flame burning in his eyes, which was the pursuit of status and power.

Collecting lava crystals - the energy transmission core of this floating island is handed over to him. It is enough to show how much the upper management cares about Kiryu. Similarly, this is also their judgment of his ability. Therefore, Kiryu swears that he will be perfect. to complete this task.