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

——After that, Hami and others stayed here for another month. During this period, armed people kept wandering in the snow-capped mountains.

When they finally left, everything that had been hidden came out again.

Mercer also summoned Gollum to come here and used Rachel as a messenger:

"Tell me about your harvest."

Gulu nodded, took out a piece of paper, and read:

"The items we have obtained from the floating island so far include: a large melting and forging furnace, a forging furnace, three small power hammers, three small high-temperature-resistant deflectors... In addition to this Outside, the people on the floating island tried to trade with us using hammers and pickaxes, but we refused.”

After saying this, he put down the paper and looked at Rachel.

The latter was silent for a moment and said:

"How is the progress of the Nirvana Stone?"

Hearing this, Guru replied:

"I have already applied to them. I believe that by next year, the instruments needed for the Nirvana Stone will be delivered."

"Oh?" Mercer opened his eyes and frowned slightly: "What did you tell them?"

Gulu was startled for a moment and replied: "It's just... about the large power hammer and a series of tools needed for the Nirvana Stone, but please don't worry, they will not think of the Nirvana Stone."

"That's not what I'm concerned about." Mercer said calmly: "It seems that you told them directly in one breath."

"......Yes."

"You have shown a clear purpose, then they will not let you get these tools easily." There was no blame in Mercer's tone. As an indigenous person, it was enough for Gulu to have such knowledge. Mercer looked at him with admiration. Naturally, he would not understand the little Jiujiu in human hearts.

"They will first give you a few insignificant machines and tell you that the rest of the instruments are too precious and not easy to get - once you show an anxious look at this time, it is equivalent to falling into their trap . They will keep hanging on you and keep you out of reach until you can't help it anymore and buy them at a more expensive price."

Mercer said these words meaningfully, which immediately surprised Gollum and Rachel.

It was as if the person talking to them at this time was not a giant dragon covered in scars and full of powerful muscles, but a real human being!

"...I, I was wrong."

Gulu opened and closed his mouth slightly, and finally said these words.

"Can I make the remaining instruments myself?" Mercer ignored his stuttering and continued to ask.

"...Yes, but the required process is too troublesome. If we want to make those instruments, we can only delay the work of mining ore." After quickly calming down his emotions, Gulu thought for a while and replied .

"——Then allocate half of your working time to making instruments. When the people from the floating island come next year, if the situation I just mentioned happens, tell them that you don't plan to buy any more tools except for the ones you have brought so far. Now, tell them about your tool making."

Mercer's mind was racing and he told them these words.

Isn’t it better to be patient?Mercer didn't worry about this. He had plenty of time to spend with this group of people.When the time comes, he will want to see who will be anxious.

To be honest, he hoped that those humans would be eager to break the disguise and even occupy this place with great fanfare... In this way, Mercer could carry out his next operation.

"I understand......"

Gulu paused for a moment, feeling more and more elusive about the black dragon.

How does a black dragon know so much?He thought for a while, and finally decided not to think about it.

"Also, do you know anything about those humans walking around?"

As Rachel conveyed Mercer's words, several lynxes suddenly meowed.

Translated: "We have been following them, but we haven't found anything. These people are just looking around at the scenery and checking for signs of wild beasts, meow!"

Looking at the scenery... checking the traces... Mercer thought in his mind and let out a low laugh.

Their actions are regular and never have this simple purpose.

"I think they are understanding the surrounding environment." Rachel said at this time, "I heard from the villagers that they hired a few people to be guides and walked around the snow-capped mountains for a long time."

"Understanding is always just the first step. They will definitely have the next purpose." Mercer said, "That's it, you can leave."

......

On Floating Island No. [-], three spaceships slowly docked in the port.

Several containers were moved down, some of which were sent to the Institute of Ecology, and some of which were temporarily stored.

Hami stood in front of a door in a building. After tidying up his clothes, he knocked on the door respectfully.

"Mr. Sean, this is Hammy."

After the voice inside the door was silent for a while, a voice sounded: "It's you, come in."

Hearing this, Hami opened the door and stood in front of the desk.

Sitting in front of him was a mature middle-aged man with a slight smile on his lips, and his eyes seemed to be thinking about something all the time.

Hammy was a little disrespectful to him. It was rumored that the person sitting in this position was not Sean, but someone else. But for some reason, the original person committed a serious crime and was taken over by this Sean.

It is said that there seemed to be Sean's manipulation behind that incident, but whether the truth is true or not is unknown to Hammy.

"How was your trip to the snowy mountains?"

Sean said easily, while Hammy looked solemn:

"We have confirmed that the things recorded by the explorer are not false. The red copper ore, silver-iron and other mineral veins are all gathered in a volcano, which is very rare."

"This kind of situation is not common." Sean nodded, not showing much surprise at his report: "Other than that? Is there anything else unusual?"

"There is another point that was also mentioned in the explorer's record. There are indeed high-temperature volcanoes in the snowfield, and they are hotter than ordinary volcanoes."

Hearing this, Sean made a nasal sound and said: "Well... this is a special feature. So how are you doing with the things you were asked to do?"

"We have collected a lot of soil, plants, etc., and now they have been sent to the Institute of Ecology." Hami said.

Sean showed a satisfied look: "Yes, thank you for your hard work. Go back and rest."

"Yes."

Hami bowed slightly and left.

During the conversation between the two, there was no mention of the transaction. Obviously, that was not what they were concerned about...

Chapter 174: The place where natural disasters fell

At the same time, several containers arrived at the Ecological Research Institute on the floating island.

The Ecological Research Institute is a huge base with vast space and solid buildings.

Several members of the Institute of Ecology stood in front of a container. After patting the surface, they asked:

"What's in here?"

"A creature that resembles sheep and chickens. The natives there call it 'discocorn' and 'crested beast'."

said the member of the shipping container.

Under the supervision of everyone, they opened the container and pulled out several tied creatures.

"Is it dangerous?"

"Crested beasts will use their beaks and claws to scratch, but since they have been clipped, they are safe."

After hearing these words, members of the Institute of Ecology took hold of them and pulled these creatures to the deepest place for scholars to study them.

This is a necessary process, otherwise it would be terrible if these creatures had any infectious diseases.

Because of this, they are now wearing protective clothing that covers their whole body, as if there is no gap left.

"What about these?"

Another person pointed to other containers.

"We have sorted the ore. But the leader asked us to bring it here for inspection. This is a procedure."

As he spoke, the members on the spacecraft took out a stamped document and said.

After confirming that the contents were correct, they nodded again and pulled the container deeper.

......

It didn't take long to study these. After half a month, they gave the answer.

The people from the Institute of Ecology called Hami here, and by the way, they also left a place for Hami.

In a conference room, Sean sat on a chair and looked at the documents in front of him with an unexpected expression.

"This level of reporting...is really interesting."

Hami heard Sean's whisper and looked at the document in front of his desk. He saw several stars of different colors arranged on the cover of the document, and he suddenly looked surprised.

He had only heard of such reports in rumors, and that was a level only associated with natural disasters.

At the same time, he looked around and found that the people sitting around him were all famous people. Among the people present, he was the only one with the lowest status.

Suddenly, he felt obvious pressure.

"Everyone, everyone is here."

At this time, an old man came to the center of the meeting, knocked on the table and said.

"..."

No one spoke, and the old man didn't feel that anyone broke the silence here, so he nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"I'm calling you here because I have something important to announce. Please turn to the first page of the document."

——With the brief sound of turning pages, Hami saw the contents of the file. The general meaning was that there was such a place called Ice Vein Snowfield, and there were brief introductions to blacksmiths and orcs.

"The year before last, Harry, an explorer from our Institute of Ecology, went here and was rescued by an orc while being chased by a flying dragon. He then lived there for about a month and recorded everything he saw during that time. After they were brought down and handed over to us, we found that they contained relatively precious ores such as silver iron and core stones. Logically speaking, these ores should not be densely gathered together, but after repeated confirmation by the explorer, we I went to confirm and found out it was true.”

After the old man briefly described these things, he continued: "The Materials Management Office obtained some ores from local residents through trade. After bringing them back to the floating island for research, we discovered the reason why the ice vein snowfield is so special."

Then, the old man took out a test tube and showed the red liquid in it to everyone:

"——These ores contain the aura of 'natural disaster'. Through the intensity test, we can guess that in the past of the ice veins and snowfields, there were 'natural disasters' that died on that land."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a bit more noise in the conference room, which was when everyone started talking.

The old man paused and did not pay attention to their emotions. Instead, he said in a more solemn tone than before: "——Or maybe this ice-veined snowfield and swamp forest were born because of the deaths of 'natural disasters'!"

...Is the ice-veined snowfield born from the death of natural disaster-level creatures?

Hami's mouth was half open and he was stunned for a long time.

The atmosphere in the conference room became dead silent again. The next moment, someone asked a question:

"So, these ores are all the body tissues of that natural disaster?"

"That's not the case." The old man said: "We judge that the natural disaster has the habit of eating ores. These ores are probably eaten from all over the world before it dies. Some of the ores are not digested, but in the Remains in the body, thus forming dense and rich mineral veins.”

"Is there a way to determine the size of that natural disaster?"

Someone asked again.

"No, the ice-veined snowfield is formed by the huge energy released by the natural disaster after its death. It has nothing to do with its body. And judging from the current records, the body of the 'natural disaster' after death will not remain for long, but will last for a long time." It will be broken down quickly."

Under the old man's answer, everyone quickly fell into silence, but then someone spoke again:

"In that case, isn't this land rich in nutrients?"

Hearing his words, the old man nodded slightly: "Judging from the soil we collected, it contains more than ten times the nutrients of the highest-grade soil we know of."

......ten times?

Hearing these words, Hami seemed to hear the sound of swallowing saliva ringing around him.

"..."

After a long silence, someone couldn't help but make a sound:

"If all the resources on that land are managed, how long can the floating island's supplies be supported?"

Hearing this, the old man pondered for a while, but before he could speak, a sneer suddenly sounded.

Hami turned his head and looked to the side. The person who made the sound was Sean.

He pursed his lips and showed an obvious smile. When facing everyone's gaze, he did not dodge and looked at them with narrowed eyes.

"...Mr. Sean, please do not disturb the order of the conference room."

The old man also looked at Sean and said in a deep voice.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to be rude." Sean said with a smile: "I just remembered what happened on Floating Island No. [-] eight or nine years ago."