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

"Ah...ah..."

A look of pain appeared on Rachel's face. She covered her brain, and another wave of auditory hallucinations came to her ears.

At the same time, in her brain, she seemed to see a pair of glowing scarlet eyes. It was obvious that her eyes could no longer see, but the scene in front of her was extremely clear.

She vaguely understood why the goddess wanted to blind her eyes, because only in this way could she perceive His existence more clearly.

A deafening voice sounded directly from her mind. It was not any language she was familiar with, it couldn't even be called a language, but a thought and a command.

As she received this information in her mind, she felt that the terrain around her was bumpy, and she seemed to be rising slowly.

She understood that she had to act in accordance with that will, even if everything she suffered was incomprehensible.

Then, she heard people's exclamations, the sound of wind in the air, and the coldness she felt in her body.

Rachel guessed that she might have returned to the crater.

The next moment, accompanied by severe pain, she "saw" what was in front of her.

——I am now standing on the claws of the giant dragon, with people kneeling and worshiping at my feet.Among them, there are also large areas of blood and corpses.

Rachel understood that she had not regained her vision at this moment, but she could see more information than her own eyes.

Smell, shape, temperature...

Under this pair of vision, everything seems to be clear at a glance.

But that was all she could see.

Except for those who were kneeling and a certain range around them, the rest of the place was dark, and she couldn't even raise her head to see the blue sky.

Rachel quickly understood the situation before her, or in other words, she could only classify it this way - it was all due to the power of God.

Thinking of this, she felt self-deprecating and bitter.Before she could see, she always believed that the so-called gods were just people's delusions, but after becoming a priest, she had to blame the gods for her unknown.

Because she could feel that everything she was thinking at the moment was captured by the gods.

So Rachel took the initiative to let go of her mind and became a puppet for the gods to communicate.

——In front of everyone, she said:

"Everyone, please go back. From today on, I will serve as the priest of the god to convey his thoughts and orders. As long as you obey the will of the god, you will receive his blessing."

Seeing Rachel's completely different attitude from before, people were stunned for a moment, then burst into ecstasy and shouted: "God bless you!"

Listening to their voices, a trace of sadness appeared on Rachel's face:

"——First of all, the first requirement: From now on, you and everything you own will belong to the gods, so you are not allowed to sacrifice them casually."

"Second: Your monthly livestock numbers and changes in village resources must be calculated in detail and reported to me. There must be no falsehoods, otherwise the gods will punish you."

"Third: Any large-scale activities in the village must be reported to me immediately, and can only be carried out with the permission of the gods."

"If you have any objections to the above, you can inform me, but you must explain the reason, and I will contact the gods..."

...Having finished speaking, Rachel's hands clenched tightly unconsciously, but soon relaxed again, and said to everyone:

"——Do you have any objections to the above?"

"God bless——"

People worshiped one after another and then slowly dispersed.

Gradually, only Rachel stood on Mercer's paw, her body trembling slightly.

"Looking" at the people leaving, the surrounding scenery began to slowly decline. It was a field of fiery red rocks and bright lava, and the temperature in the air became warm again.

The giant claw was tilted on the ground, and she was forced back to the ground, standing there at a loss.

From the scene just now, this is considered a safe environment, with no lava around.

While she was memorizing the scene around her, her vision went dark and she could no longer see.

——And after Mercer cut off her connection with the black mist, he rubbed his eyes tiredly, thinking that he almost failed to maintain his strength.

He found a familiar position on the ground and lay down. He looked at the new priest with interest and curiously stared at the inhuman parts of her body. Is this the so-called beast-eared girl?

However, he could roughly guess the role these parts played in this snowy environment. After all, he had seen ordinary humans, humans with long ears, and humans with beards. A dragon with animal ears was not surprised at all.

She had to stay with him during this period of time. After all, it was a communication microphone that she finally got, and it would be bad if someone kidnapped her.

Feeling the emotions in her body, Mercer secretly smiled in his heart.

As Mercer's proficiency in controlling the black mist improved, he could control the black mist and be unable to be perceived by others, but others could not do this, so under his control, he gave his orders to the village. Enter the little girl priest's mind and use her brain to automatically translate Mercer's request to the villagers. In this way, a perfect microphone appeared.

——But even the most sophisticated translation software may make mistakes, so after going around and around, Mercer now has a goal that must be accomplished: "understand human beings."

I don’t know how long it has been since I came to this world. I don’t even understand the language and customs of this group of humans. Basically, everyone I see will hit him.

But now, he doesn't need to run back and forth to eat metal, nor does he need to soak in lava all day long to digest it that is inaccessible to ordinary people. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for him.

So Mercer controlled the black mist and transmitted his thoughts around Rachel.

——Tell me about your past.

With such thoughts coming to her mind, Rachel stiffened up. After a moment of silence, Rachel deciphered Mercer's method behind this message, and everything about herself began to flow through her mind. memory.

From the moment I can remember, the appearance of my family, my sister's care, and then the hostility of the villagers.

Past experiences emerged in her mind and turned into pieces of information that were obtained by Mercer. The ability to read minds was obviously not very accurate, but it could be regarded as a shortcut to obtain information.

Memories are just memories after all, and the information obtained by doing so can only be regarded as her vaguest thoughts, and can only help Mercer understand the worldview she experienced.If Mercer wants to really get what he wants, he still has to put in a certain amount of effort.

Therefore, after Mercer saw his thoughts about the village, he smiled happily.

The black mist was thick, and he issued a new order again:

——Inform the villagers and bring all the books. I want to understand your language.

1Chapter 17: Development

——Mercer must admit that he is attacked like a pest every time by humans, and every time he ends up in a very embarrassing situation.

But among them, Mercer also found some "laws", or in other words, reasons for human beings to do this.

The reason is simply for resources.For food, for territory, for minerals... before their greed is satisfied, these people will even give their lives.

...Although life is basically like this...but no matter what, they still gave Mercer a clue:

If people act for resources, then as long as they control the resources, they will have the power to control them - of course, the prerequisite is to have the power to grasp the resources, otherwise it will become "others are raising food and others are raising guns." Home is my granary" scene.

However, judging from the geographical location here, for the time being, all focus can be placed on production resources.

After it develops to a certain scale, you can contact the group of humans on the floating island, listen to their hands, and understand the information about Mercer's own body's energy, and perhaps find a way to relieve it.

Thinking of this, Mercer glanced at the human with animal ears on the side.

——Some time had passed since she became a priest. Mercer didn’t have much idea about the changes in time, but judging from the information she got, the name of this priest was Joan of Arc Rachel, and the previous one was The murderous person is her sister named Canesia.

After her sister was forced back by Mercer, she disappeared. At the same time, the luggage she had prepared for several months also disappeared.

Since Shia left, Mercer ruthlessly distributed all the resources owned by her and the other people who were killed to others, such as creatures called Discocorns for them to raise.

In this way, the few people who survive will receive more resources, which in turn improves their living standards.

Of course, Mercer believed that their days would not last long.

At the same time, it seems that in order to please Rachel, the new priest, the villagers drop food every day, that is, they put food in baskets and drop it down.

Mercer was quite humane and did not let her sleep on the hard rocks. Instead, he gave her permission and allowed her to make requests to the villagers, so now Rachel has a mat spread under the rocks, although there are no shields around it. , but Mercer could clearly feel that she felt a clear sense of security sitting on the cushion, which was because she subconsciously recognized this place as her own territory.

Mercer was not offended by this. This was not originally his territory, but an environment created by Red Phoenix, but it had been living in the lava and allowed Mercer to mess with it.

And it's a good thing that her mental state is stable. After getting to know her over this period of time, Mercer can understand that some of her ideas are beyond this environment, which may be of help to Mercer, in case she suffers a mental breakdown. But it's wasted.

Thinking of this, Mercer rubbed his eyes tiredly again, and turned a page in a book placed around Rachel's mat.

——Perceiving the ghostly talisman inside, Mercer felt dizzy.

It seems that it will take a long time for me to learn human language.

......

The next day was the scheduled monthly return day. After listening to people's documents, Rachel sorted them out and "sent" them to Mercer.

She has gradually gained some understanding of her ability to communicate with "gods". The black dragon can sense what is in her heart, so as long as she recalls the information she wants to inform him in her mind, it will be considered a success - as for more details Naturally, she didn't know the underlying principle.

Listening to Rachel's report, Mercer began to think silently, while everyone knelt on the ground and looked at Mercer with admiration.

In fact, the first thing Mercer thought as he stood majestically on the edge of the volcano was: Do we want to zip line the entire volcano?

Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to take Rachel up and down every month, and it would be too downgraded, making me look like a tool dragon.

However, Mercer also understood that the number of villagers did not support this level of construction, and no one dared to do anything in the area where the gods lived.

Therefore, Mercer could only put this idea behind him and think of business instead.

——Fishing?

Mercer thought for a moment and then sent the message.

--Detailed description.

"This season every year is the season when pythons return. Villagers usually go to the beach to fish and make dried fish when the weather gradually warms up. They will not be short of food in the next few months or even half a year. .”

Under Rachel's explanation, Mercer gradually understood the specific situation.

The eggs of pythons hatch in fresh water, but the adults grow in the sea. Generally, they will pass by here at this time and follow the rivers to the forest.At the same time, the snow in the forest melts and the water level rises, which is equivalent to creating a channel for pythons. They will lay their eggs here and die. The small fish will grow using the abundant fruits or corpses in the forest as nutrients.

A few months later, when the weather becomes cold again, that is, when the water level drops, the pythons will instinctively go to the deep sea, and those pythons that have not had time to leave will be trapped in the forest until the river regenerates. As a swamp, their corpses will also become nutrients for this forest.

Rachel silently recalled this memory, which was the news she got from her sister Shia.

Hiding the sorrow in her heart, she strictly abided by her responsibilities as a priest.

After hearing this, Mercer already understood the general situation, and he asked casually:

——Forest, no?

"...God asked you, why don't you go to the forest to fish." Rachel replied after pondering for a while.

"This..." The villager's face became a little embarrassed, and he said awkwardly: "We usually don't go to the forest. I'm not sure of the specific reason. I only heard the elders saying that fishing was done at that time. The place will be surrounded by various creatures, making it difficult to cast the net. And it is said that even if the fish is successfully caught, there will be mountain monsters who will snatch the fish away."

"Mountain demon?"

Rachel frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

This is a legendary species in the village. Adults always use this story to trick children. For example, they will tell rumors such as "If you don't sleep, the mountain monster will come and take you away", but whether it is Rachel or Xi Yadu has never really seen the true appearance of the so-called mountain demon.

According to the goddess, the mountain demon is a kind of social creature that likes to eat human flesh. They have weird and strange shapes and live outside the snow-capped mountains, always coveting the people among them. Only those who live in a place blessed by the gods can survive.

——When informing the black dragon of this information, Rachel clearly heard a snort, which contained a strong sneer.

Chapter 148: Mountain Monster

——After dispersing the group of people, Mercer left here and prepared to meet the "mountain monsters" for a while.

Facing the descriptions of this group of people, except for the vaguest contents, he would not believe a word of them.

After the crowd left, Mercer left Rachel alone here and climbed up the volcano.

Listening to the vibrations ringing around her, Rachel raised her ears and looked around, but could not hear the heavy breathing.

She then breathed a sigh of relief and understood that the "god" had finally left.

Even though He would always come back, it was enough for Rachel to relax.

She leaned against the corner and let out a long breath.

Touching the book at hand, Rachel's face gradually became calm.

Even though she can no longer see, she still cherishes these books, which represent beautiful memories of the past.

This was already the coolest place inside the volcano, but even so she put a few buckets of water aside just in case the books burned.

She touched the cover of the book with her hand, but her mind was filled with thoughts.

Her thoughts were already on Shia, and she wanted to know where her sister had gone?Have you left the snowy mountains?How are you doing now?

But she had no way of knowing this, so she could only wait with hopes that shouldn't exist.

——Since she lost her sight, she felt like a different person, no longer curious about the outside world. Perhaps that was also a form of self-protection.

Rachel can think that if she is curious about the outside world now, she may not be able to persist for too long, because then the despair of being unable to see will become more profound. Under the extreme sadness, she may even lose her own life. Leave it alone.