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

Chapter 158: Destruction of Energy

——Under Mercer's instructions, the blacksmiths were arranged to go to the abandoned old village, and Rachel also sat on the chair, feeling that her vision fell into darkness again.

"Meow."

Several bobcats on the side came over, helped her leave, and sat on the bed.

Accompanied by a scent, Rachel reached out to take it and started drinking it.

Now there is no bitter medicine in these foods, but it does not mean that her body has fully recovered. Rachel clearly remembers that she is still suffering from diseases.

After a few bobcats took care of her and tucked her into bed, Rachel began to think.

According to the words spoken by those forging people, Rachel's image of Mercer has changed slightly.The initially hazy figure gradually gained a clue. She began to guess what kind of experiences the gods had in the past and why they came to this land.

Perhaps, he is not a god, but just a powerful creature. He just uses the title of god to carry out some things in his plan.

In faith, understanding is the first step to abandoning faith. All the allusions Rachel has read illustrate this point - but no matter what, the most important point remains the same, and that is the fact that He has incomprehensible god-like power. .

Even if all the mysteries surrounding Him as a god are stripped away, there may still be many people who believe in Him and surrender to that unparalleled power.

......

On the other side, Mercer withdrew his gaze after sensing Gulu and the others leaving, with a hint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

I believe there will definitely be quite a bit of controversy regarding their arrangements, including that of the priest, but Mercer doesn't care about this.

Again, Mercer did this for himself and for the resources of this area. Those who oppose him must accept it whether they are willing or not. As long as they show resistance without knowing it, they will naturally be defeated in a few years. You will enjoy the benefits, and at this time all objections will be minimal.

What Mercer is now paying attention to is the actions of the forging people.

As people who trade with the outside world all year round, their horizons will definitely be higher than those of the country bumpkins here.These Gurus all know what the people on the floating island want and what they should do to get the resources they want.

And more importantly, their skill in forging metal.

Thinking of this, Mercer turned his head and looked at the lava filling not far away.

He understood that Hong Huang was cultivating down there.

After all, Mercer was just a guest here. If he wanted to disturb the volcano, he felt that he had to ask it.

He stepped forward to the lava and tentatively put his claws into it.

However, not long after, the lava suddenly became rippled, and Red Phoenix poked his head out of it.

"Wow—"

It glanced at Mercer in front of it, and before he could speak, it showed a clear look of dissatisfaction and let out a cry.

Mercer could hear its tone. Red Phoenix was feeling the changes in the energy in his body. However, since Mercer had to leave here from time to time, it had not improved at all in the past few years.

Therefore, its tone was reproachful and its eyes were somewhat dissatisfied.

After communicating with the lynxes for a long time, Mercer also learned some skills in animal language. Mercer roared softly with questions in his tone:

——He was asking how long it would take for his body to return to its original state.

Honghuang stared at Mercer and thought for a while, then let out a cry.

The answer is dozens of times the time it took him to get here.

If you put it this way, I'm afraid Mercer will have to stay here for hundreds of years to eliminate these energies.

Hearing this, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.

After such a long time, Mercer has no patience at all. He has the memory of being a human being and understands that there are too many things that can be controlled during this period. He also understands that compared to the period of cultivation, he left the volcano. The time required to manage a village is a drop in the bucket.

Feeling that Mercer did not take this matter to heart, the red phoenix's eyes showed annoyance that had been ignored. It made an impatient cry and asked why Mercer called him.

Therefore, Mercer proposed to it his men's intention to dig volcanic ore. However, to Mercer's surprise, Red Phoenix did not object, but expressed a "Such a trivial matter is worth mentioning." Myself?" attitude.

Lian then chirped quietly and continued to dive into the lava.

When the lava returned to calm again and the red phoenix disappeared in front of him, Mercer's expression gradually showed a hint of solemnity.

The sound it made just now seems to mean something... What does it mean?

——This place is not mine anyway...

Mercer extracted this emotion from the cry of the red phoenix and frowned slightly.

So, this area actually has another owner?

Mercer had no clue, but since Red Phoenix had no objections, he could rest assured and let Gulu and the others dig.

But when he left the edge of the lava and returned to the center of the volcano, he couldn't help but feel a headache.

He still clearly remembered the Red Phoenix's request - it didn't save him for anything else, but wanted to wait until it regained its full strength before fighting.

Looking at the aura floating around the red phoenix, Mercer knew that it was stronger than before.

If the fight breaks out again, will it beat itself up...

Thinking about the possibility that he would be embarrassed in front of the villagers, Mercer was a little troubled.

Thinking of this, he sighed softly, shook his head, and threw these thoughts away.

Now is not the time to think wildly. He should now actively build villages, produce resources, and obtain information about his own energy after trading with the people on the floating island.

After taking a look at the red cracks all over his body, Mercer withdrew his gaze, calmed down and closed his eyes.

......

After that, the blacksmiths came into contact with the villagers here for the first time.

Everything was as Mercer thought. The communication between them was not pleasant. Facing the closed-minded orcs, the forging people really had no desire to talk, and the xenophobic orcs did not welcome outside forging people.

Fortunately, they did not live together, so the conflict did not break out.

Soon after, Rachel also asked the lynx to send a message to the forging people, saying that Mercer had agreed to their mining of the volcano, and that as long as they were willing, they could exchange their labor for rich food.

Naturally, the forging people couldn't be more happy about this news. They found a cave near the snow-capped mountains far away from the village and started mining there.

Thanks to the forging people's innate talents, they will subconsciously focus on some focus points when mining, so there is no risk of collapse at all.

In the face of the forging people's activities, with Mercer secretly fueling the fire, the Bobcats also became interested in this and started to learn with the forging people.

Tengren was not stingy and passed on all the knowledge he had learned. As for how much the bobcats can learn, it depends on their own talents.

Chapter 159: Accommodation

After three months, the blacksmiths have mined enough space for them to live in the cave.

"Six years ago, we lived in a hole like this."

Looking at the holes on the mountain wall, Gulu stroked his beard and smiled.

"Meow meow meow?"

Beside him stood a bobcat staring curiously at the hole.

Even Mercer did not expect that Gollum had a profound understanding of language. Perhaps this was the knowledge he learned from every transaction with the floating island.

In the long years of development, people in different regions have gradually derived their own languages ​​and cultures, but the root of it is the knowledge before the [Cataclysm], so he has a general understanding of the knowledge before the [Cataclysm]. Mainly several languages.

Therefore, for him, as long as the language is not too unfamiliar, he can communicate with it, even cats.

——After this period of getting along, Gulu has understood the words of the lynx and can communicate better than anyone else.

"'Wouldn't it be uncomfortable to live in such a hard environment?'...Of course you will feel uncomfortable, but no matter how hard life is, as long as you persist, you can get used to it and gradually start to enjoy it."

Gulu smiled cheerfully and said, "By the way, what are you going to do after you learn my skills?"

"Meow meow meow......"

"'You don't have any plans yet'? You have no talent in mining, but you have a good understanding of repair and construction. So I recommend that you come and help us build some mining tools. Of course, I will also give them to you. Paid.”

"......Meow?"

Faced with the bobcat's unconfident voice, Gulu laughed, patted it on the back and said, "Don't worry, you can definitely do it well... Well, let me show you something."

He secretly took out a small notebook from his pocket and handed it to Shanmao.

"Meow?"

After Shanmao opened it, what he saw was a bunch of dense characters and pictures, which made him feel dizzy.

However, it was quickly attracted by a picture: it was a precise object with multiple structures stacked on top of each other, forming an iron barrel-like shape.

"Meow?!"

Seeing this picture, Bobcat was immediately obsessed with it and strongly wanted to understand every part in it.

Looking at its reaction, Gulu also smiled, with some emotion in his tone:

"This is our previous iron-making furnace. It can more efficiently remove impurities from iron ore and turn it into a harder metal... Unfortunately, because it is too huge, we really can't leave with it, so I can only leave it in the volcano...it’s a pity now that I think about it.”

"Meow meow meow!"

"Oh? Are you interested so soon? It's still early for you to want to build this iron-making furnace. It's not too late to polish the foundation first."

Hearing the desire in Shanmao's tone, Gulu smiled and stroked his beard.

——At this moment, a calling voice came from the front:

"Village Chief! Come and take a look!"

"Oh, here we come!"

After Gulu yelled, he came to the deepest part of the cave. Before the man could speak, Gulu looked at the gravel in front of him.

He squatted down, groped the mountain wall in front of him, looked at the powder in his hand, and suddenly stretched out his tongue to lick it.

"Well..." He smacked his lips, tasted the stone in his mouth, and then spit it into the corner.

"If there is ore, dig deeper here. Use the fish bone digging method. Dig more branch mine tunnels on both sides of the main mine tunnel. Pay attention to the distance and temperature to avoid digging into magma."

"Understood... what should we do with these?" After the forging person answered, he pointed to a large box of stones on the side.

Those contain a little bit of iron, but it's not very pure, so the stones are really useless right now.

After Gulu pondered for a while, he said: "Divide some of you into a simple furnace, and use the iron to build tools for the orcs in the village."

During this period of time, the forging people have eaten and used their own food. Although they have received instructions from the black dragon, it is not good to just eat and drink for free. If you look up and see each other, you will inevitably come into contact with each other. It won't do to be so rigid.

"To them?"

Hearing this, some forging people not only frowned, but still didn't say anything.

"Alright."

......

Some lynxes, commanding hunting dogs, sat on carts and rushed toward the villages of the Forge people.

They were always ready with forging tools, and in the short period of time they lived here, they repaired some dilapidated houses to a presentable appearance.

Not only that, the blacksmiths even brought several forging furnaces with them in life-critical moments such as escape. Although Mercer didn't know what they were thinking, it was at least convenient for them not to spend time making a new one.

After using local methods for several days to refine all the stones into iron, he took the initiative to go to the orc villagers to help repair tools.

The villagers don't know how to forge. Although there is a blacksmith profession in their village, they only repair some broken tools to a barely usable level. This level is not enough for the blacksmiths.

So even though it was thick iron, no one knew about it unless they told it. After showing that he would help the villagers repair the broken tools, the atmosphere between the two relaxed a bit.

The villagers just have low vision and are not really fools - at least under the "screening" three years ago, there are not many fools anymore.In response to the forging people's active show of kindness, they did not continue to put on airs, but accepted them politely on the surface, but it was up to them what they thought behind their backs.

Under such circumstances, the monthly reporting period has also arrived.

Gulu and the village chief of the orc village came to the volcano and reported the current situation to Rachel.

In terms of the current amount of resources, it can be said that the village is extremely wealthy compared to a few years ago, so the orc village chief proposed to Rachel to build a shrine.

The so-called construction of a shrine is to make the place where Mercer lives more luxurious to show the supremacy of the gods.

Although Mercer was a little tempted by this proposal, he still refused.

Although the current resources are abundant from the perspective of the villagers, from Mercer's perspective, they are nothing and cannot meet the needs of trading with the people on the floating island.

Therefore, even if construction starts now, the existing resources will not be luxurious at all. It is better to use these materials in useful places.

So after the orc's report was completed, he left with disappointment, and then Rachel's eyes were on Gollum.

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