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

But this way, the energy required for searching increased significantly. Once, Mercer accidentally let all the information in the forest pour into his brain, and he almost fainted. The next few days were muddled.

Therefore, he must carefully control this black mist and let it respond according to his own ideas.

——Towards the direction of the lynxes, Mercer has found a trace: an obvious trace of a blade splitting the grass.

Not only that, there is also a deep footprint on the ground.

There are a lot of them, not what one person should have... Mercer continued to extend his thoughts in the direction of the traces.

Finally, the traces came to the front of a cave.

When Mercer controlled the black mist and continued to penetrate deeper, he was suddenly stunned and seemed to remember something.

Silence, thinking, memories... emotions emerged from Mercer's face. In the end, his expression remained calm.

......

"Phew...just put these here."

Gulu directed the arrangement of everyone's luggage, and at the same time he was not idle, busy with the clan members.

After making some general arrangements, while everyone was resting, Gulu opened the somewhat old map and looked at the east corner.

"...Is this right here..."

Compared to the little girl named Shia wandering around in the wilderness without a clue, the time it takes for the Blacksmith clan to get here with the map is greatly reduced.

But even so, Gulu had to admire Shia's perseverance. She left after getting familiar with almost all the areas she spent along the way. It was really not as good as their straight forward progress.

Of course, even so, they also spent a long journey, during which time their team suffered losses again.

"Village Chief..." On the side, a blacksmith asked in a low voice: "Are we really going to that black dragon? If not..."

"Just take a look." Gulu replied, "We know from the little girl's mouth that the black dragon obviously has a lot of wisdom. Although we are not sure whether it is the same one, at least it can give us a suitable place to live... ....I guess so."

"Probably?" Hearing the village chief's uncertain tone, he asked doubtfully.

"——If that black dragon is the one we have seen, we will go find it. As long as we have something to give it, it will guarantee our safety. If not, we will go find the villagers there, Let them take us in, and as compensation we will help them forge some tools they need, it's that simple."

Gulu patiently explained, but he was silent for a while and then replied: "The current risk is that we don't know the attitude of the villagers towards outsiders. According to what the little girl said, they seem to practice human sacrifice. You all don't know." You have to be vigilant.”

Hearing his words, the forgers around him nodded silently.

——At this moment, a forging man suddenly looked around, touched his forehead, looked at his slightly wet fingers, and couldn't help but said:

"Speaking of which, don't you think you were a little hot just now?"

"I just feel cold. It's so uncomfortable in the snow this winter." Someone said, but he also touched his neck and felt his sweat for a moment.

Even Gulu felt something was wrong. He looked around, and then looked outside the cave.

The moment he turned his head, a flame suddenly floated into the cave, illuminating the dim surroundings and reflecting the surprised and horrified expressions of everyone.

Obviously not attached to anything combustible, the flames were still burning strongly in the air and spreading rapidly in the cave.

"—Run!"

Seeing this, Gulu shouted and urged everyone to run deeper into the cave.

However, this is just a cave they found anywhere, and the space inside is not that big, so there is no place for them to hide.

Soon, they were forced to lean against the mountain wall, staring at the slowly approaching flames.

In shock, Gulu tried his best to calm down, but at this moment, with the help of the light of the flame, he accidentally saw the black dust floating around him.

"that is......"

——The next moment, the flame went out instantly, as if the heat just now was just an illusion.

But the light and shadow that should remain in the iris told everyone that it was not an illusion.

With heavy breathing, they saw the light behind the flames.

Shining lines are all over the body, but the details of the body cannot be seen. In the dark cave, only the pair of red pupils and the lines that seem to be flowing lava can be seen.

Gulu suddenly saw that after a flame flashed from the creature's mouth, the surrounding air burned again, but not violently, illuminating the surrounding space.

And everyone in Gulu finally saw the full picture of the creature in front of them.

"It's you...you?!"

Gulu was shocked and blurted out these words.

Even if the changes in the black dragon were too great, it was impossible for them to mistake him. After all, he had come to offer metal almost every month for the past ten years, and it was difficult for them not to recognize him.

——After seeing them, Mercer's mood quickly became happy, and the flames swayed around him.

The black mist does not need to be controlled by chemical signals at close range. Electrical signals can be used to control the scale powder while it is burning. In this way, it forms a trick like a will-o'-the-wisp.

Originally, they wanted to commemorate the scene where they were burned by Mercer's flames and escaped from the cave, but it seemed that they couldn't bear Mercer's welcome.

Seeing the confusion in their eyes, Mercer snorted, turned his head and waved, signaling for them to leave.

Mercer left the cave without giving them a chance to speak.

"...Get your luggage."

"village head?"

Looking at the black dragon's leaving figure, Gulu suddenly said.

Facing other people's questions, Gulu turned his head and showed a calm expression:

"We keep up with it."

Chapter 157: Reception

Gulu carried his luggage and walked in front of everyone to a relatively open scene in the forest.

After Mercer turned his head and glanced at everyone, he raised his head and roared.

Suddenly, the surrounding voices became restless, and the next moment, a large number of flying dragons fell from the sky, grabbing the branches with their powerful back claws, staring at everyone.

Facing their horrified looks, Mercer made an urging sound, and then the flying dragons surrounded Mercer, grabbed his body and flew away.

The blacksmiths looked at this surprising scene and stood there blankly, watching Mercer leave.

"Meow meow meow!"

——They didn't come back to their senses until a voice sounded from beneath their feet.

Gulu looked down and found several feline-like creatures standing at his feet, but they were wearing backpacks or decorations made with human technology.

They carried a simple box and came to the blacksmiths.

This box has a huge capacity, enough to accommodate all the blacksmiths. There are also several ropes on the box, and I don't know what they are for.

"Meow meow meow, meow -"

Under their dancing instructions, Gulu found that its tone was very obvious. Although the sounds it made were simple, they were also full of emotions. It was not difficult to understand what it said.

"You mean...let us in?"

"Meow!"

Faced with the affirmative answers from these felines, Gulu looked around doubtfully and found several flying dragons waiting impatiently on the branches.

He hesitated for a while, then entered, and also greeted everyone to enter.

The next moment, he saw the flying dragons around him flapping their wings, grabbing the rope on the box, and driving them to fly.

"Ahhh-"

The feeling of weightlessness brought about by liftoff made them scream in panic, even Gulu. After seeing that he was far away from the ground, his face instantly turned pale.

——When they walked out of the box, they were already a little unsteady on their feet.

Gulu took a few breaths, looked around, and couldn't help but shudder.

This is a frozen land, and the biting cold made him miss the temperature of the volcano.

There was no black dragon around, so Gulu raised his head and looked ahead.

The current position they were in was in front of a snow-capped mountain front, and in front of them stood a small wooden cabin.

Gulu and others looked at each other and stepped forward.

At the same time, they also glanced at the side of the wooden house and the peak of the snow-capped mountains.

The result shocked them all. The peak of the snow-capped mountains was not the platform they imagined, but a huge pit. Inside the hole was dark red volcanic rock, with bright lava constantly erupting underneath. With heat.

In the center, the black dragon is lying there.As if sensing Gulu's gaze, he raised his head and glanced at Gulu.

Seeing this, Gulu quickly withdrew his gaze and walked to the door.

Just as he was about to knock on the door, the door opened, and a bipedal feline pushed the door open and made an inviting gesture.

"Welcome, everyone."

After Gulu and others walked in, the first thing they saw was the woman sitting opposite them.

Her clothes are simple, and her appearance is somewhat familiar to Gulu. She has her eyes closed tightly, and there is a cane by her leg.

"Please sit down, you're welcome - ah, by the way, just leave your luggage there."

Although this woman had her eyes closed, she greeted everyone calmly as if she could see the other person clearly.

After Gulu and others did as they were told, they sat down and asked: "Um...Hello, we are Trough people. You can call me Gulu. Who are you?"

"My name is Rachel, you can just call me priest... My main task is to convey God's instructions to the world."

Facing her confused words, Gulu frowned, looked at her mission-like smile, and couldn't help but say:

"...Excuse me, I want to confirm, is the god you are talking about...the black dragon?"

"..."

After Gulu asked, Rachel was silent for a while before speaking in a completely different tone:

"Actually, the title of God was placed on Him by others, but He did not deny it. Therefore, there is only one being called God here."

"what?"

Facing Rachel's surprised expression while telling her story, Gulu also felt a little weird.

The priest's face looked as if the words were not spoken by her at all, but someone was communicating with the forging person through her mouth.

But before he could ask, Rachel continued:

"God and you have not seen each other for nearly six years. During this time, both of us have changed a lot."

After hearing these words, Gulu finally couldn't sit still. He looked around, doubting whether the huge black dragon was listening.

He and Ben didn't understand what kind of principle this was. Could it really be the power of some god?

"Don't panic, Mr. Gollum." Rachel raised her head and turned her face in the direction of Gollum, "You need the gods, and the gods also need you... Lord Gods told me, if you have any requests, feel free to make them. .....You, you can get better treatment than the aborigines here."

When she said this, Rachel was already hesitant. She couldn't believe the emotions in her mind, but no matter how she analyzed it, this was the only information she could get.

Is my rhetoric too exaggerated?For a moment, she even began to doubt herself, but soon, the voice in her head made her have no time to think about it:

"It's just that these are not free."

The voice in her head made her add.

"I see."

Seeing this, Gulu stopped thinking about things beyond his own knowledge. What he needed was a place for his people to live safely.

As for now, he has no choice but to treat Rachel in front of him as a black dragon:

"We will look for areas with ores, but this is a very difficult project. Before that, I can do some forging and repair work for you. In addition, if you allow us to dig around here, we may be able to find satisfactory results. The raw materials... After all, this is a volcano, and there is a high possibility of mineral veins."

"..." Rachel remained silent for a while before speaking: "The gods need to consider mining the volcano, but everything else is acceptable."

"Do you...the gods have any other requirements for living here?" Seeing Rachel agreeing so decisively, Gulu asked in confusion.

"If there is, God will bring it up later."

Rachel paused and replied: "But now, He has personally admitted that you are one of us."

"...A member..." After savoring the word, Gulu not only smiled bitterly, but also nodded: "Then, please take care of me."

This black dragon is still as domineering as ever, and now they may not even have a chance to leave.