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

After hearing these words, everyone's expressions changed slightly, and the person who just spoke looked at Sean unkindly:

"Mr. Sean, if you have anything to say, please say it directly."

Under the eyes of everyone, Sean stood up and said:

"Eight or nine years ago, one of my colleagues did something similar to setting up a resource collection center, and the target location was in that volcano. He tried to expel the people and creatures living in the volcano, but soon , he received a counterattack - a black dragon that lived in the volcano. Many hunters who survived the battle called it so: 'the dragon that controls the fire of hell', 'the roarer of the abyss'... ..The black dragon flew over the floating island, and even destroyed the energy of the floating island No. [-], causing it to fall from the sky..."

"——If your statement is that building a resource collection center will cause the floating island to fall, then that would be a bit ridiculous, right?" Before he could finish speaking, someone retorted.

"Then do you still remember Huangzhoulong?" Sean turned to look at him and asked: "It will appear all over the world due to changes in 'natural disasters'. Even if you use past examples to deny my mistake, Is there any precedent for establishing a resource collection center in a place where natural disasters have fallen?"

Upon hearing this, the man was immediately speechless.

Looking around, Sean continued: "Don't forget that the Ice Vein Snowfield is covered by wind and snow for nine months of the year. How can you build a big project like a resource collection station there?"

...Everyone was speechless until a long time later, when the man said reluctantly: "So, Mr. Sean must have some good insights?"

However, to everyone's surprise, he spread his hands and showed an innocent smile:

"Of course, that's it - it's business as usual."

Everything is business as usual, which means that this land does not need to be forced to establish any resource collection centers, which means that the local indigenous people can still trade with the people of the floating island, which means that the person who manages the land transactions is still Sean... ...

——It was only then that his intentions were fully revealed.

Chapter 175: Preparation of Armor

——The spring of the second year has also arrived, and the trading ship has arrived again.

What made Mercer a little disappointed was that these people were still harmonious.

In his dealings with humans, he always kept them in a weak attitude, just to make them look down on him, but unfortunately they didn't seem to accept this trick.

In addition, as expected by Mercer, the people on the Floating Island did only bring a few tools that were not worthy of mention. After Gulu checked them several times, they reluctantly accepted them and told them what Mercer had ordered. Discourse.

Mercer could already imagine the terrible expressions on those humans, but he didn't care, and was even happy to see it.

On the other hand, the villagers received new books, including technical books on planting and animal husbandry, systematic learning on hunting techniques, and more professional language and culture learning.

There were multiple books of each kind, and a portion of them was always kept in Rachel's house for Mercer to read and study.

I'm afraid even Rachel can't understand what Mercer's purpose is to let these humans learn foreign knowledge and make them wiser. The consequences of this will undoubtedly shake Mercer's status as a "god".

However, Mercer certainly took these into account.

He knew better than Rachel that the reason why these villagers obeyed him so enthusiastically was not at all because of his identity as a god, but simply "faith".

The so-called gods are just titles. As long as their faith remains, they will still obey the so-called "lords" and "kings"...it's just that the names have changed.

And everything Mercer is doing is just a disguise. From the villagers who are sitting on the treasure house without knowing it, to Mercer's identity as a god, it only takes one opportunity to tear it apart, and this opportunity is The moment when humans showed their greed to this land.

——Of course, even if they don't intend to give Mercer this opportunity, he will take the initiative to break the disguise.

But for now, just have to wait patiently...

......

"——To sum up, I won't mention anything about any instruments to them anymore. I can clearly feel that the people on the floating island are getting anxious."

Gulu put down the paper in his hand and said to Rachel.

Mercer touched his chin and asked a question in the lava: "Then let me ask the question again - how is the work of the Nirvana Stone?"

"If the people on the floating island are willing to cooperate, I think it will only take three or four years to refine it."

Having said this, Gulu paused, with a hint of unbearable confusion in his eyes:

"...With all due respect, Lord God, what do you need such a large amount of Nirvana Stone for?"

"Humph......"

Mercer narrowed his eyes and made a nasal sound, feeling the presence in the room.

There were only two people, Rachel and Gollum.

Now, it's time to let them know.

"Come out, I have something for you to see."

After Mercer finished speaking, there was no response, and only the unusual sounds outside the house were heard.

Rachel touched her closed eyes, looked at the door, and walked out without hesitation.

Gulu also touched his beard in confusion and followed her outside the house.

——At the edge of the volcano, the huge black dragon once again showed its full appearance to everyone.

The pitch-black scales are hard and glow like obsidian, and every move of the huge and threatening body seems to shake the earth; the dense scars all over his body show that he has experienced many battles, and the huge cracks on his chest seem to have become his Unique characteristics.The cracks all over the body of the black dragon in front of me are emitting a red light as sharp as lava, and even its eyes are so shocking. There are large or small thorns extending from each joint of the body, like a thorn from a dragon. A demon crawling out of the flames of hell.

"You see." Mercer grinned, revealing a row of white teeth.

He unfolded his wings, revealing a pair of broken dragon wings.

"My body is constantly being torn and repaired. Now I am like an athlete whose limbs have been chopped off. I have an unprecedented desire to run."

Mercer lowered his head slightly and stared at Gollum in front of him at a very close distance:

"Do you remember what you said to my priest when you first came here?"

"...W-what..."

Gulu was a little stiff as Mercer stared at him, and he shook his head with some difficulty.

"'Prosthetic limb'."

Mercer bared his teeth and made the above mouth shape with the dragon's mouth, looking extremely horrified.

"I was thinking at that time, what if I add something like a prosthetic limb to my wings? No... On top of this, I expanded my thinking. After all, my flesh and blood body is still limited. I will be Injured by cannonballs, stabbed by crossbow arrows... The scales I gained from eating metal for several years are indeed hard, but people only need to change to sharper weapons in those few seconds to injure my body again. In that case, why don’t I put on a stronger armor for my body?”

Staring blankly at the increasingly agitated Mercer, Gulu's thoughts could not calm down for a while.

armor?Dress this black dragon?

In his mind, he couldn't help but picture the black dragon wearing armor. Savagery and technology appeared in a creature at the same time, which made Gulu feel a strong shock just thinking about it.

In front of him, Mercer's speech has not stopped: "What if I continue to expand my thinking? What if I install several crossbows and turrets on my body... Then how should my enemy deal with it?"

He looked at the dumbfounded Gulu, stopped talking, and said instead: "...However, I just thought about installing the turret. If I want to install it, it may not be worth the gain."

"...Nirvana Stone...Armor."

Gulu slowly came to his senses, not knowing what to say.

"How? Did my request disrupt your forging plan?" Mercer looked down at Gollum and asked.

"No, no..." Gulu took a deep breath and exhaled again. After repeating this, he calmed down.

"I think... I should have some idea."

Although this incident was beyond his expectation, Gulu's foundation as a forging master was still there. He looked at Mercer's body and began to draw the shapes of the armor in his mind.

"...If I want to build a suit of armor for you, I would need a huge site...and it should also be easy to forge..."

"How about here? It's open enough and close to the lava." Mercer said before Gulu could finish.

After looking at his surroundings with a professional look, Gulu nodded hard and slowly.

Chapter 176: Everyone takes a step back

"Welcome back, Mr. Hammy."

In the office next to the floating island port, Sean sat on a soft chair and smiled. Standing in front of him was Hami, who still looked reserved.

"How's the deal going?"

"There was an accident." Hami replied, and after seeing Xiao's expression of surprise, he quickly said: "It's the problem of those forging people. They plan to cancel subsequent orders and prepare to make their own tools."

"Oh? Where's the forge?"

"They reluctantly bought it after a few rejections. I also persuaded them to change their minds. The leader said they would be willing to buy it if it could be delivered within the next two years." Hami told them everything he knew. After hearing the news, Sean began to think.

"Then again, what do they need so many forging machines for?"

Sean seemed to be talking to himself, but in fact he was looking at Hammy.

Hami said: "I also asked them later, and these blacksmiths said it was the request of the orcs. The orcs planned to build a luxurious building in their shrine."

Hearing this, Sean sighed in disappointment: "So that's it, I forgot that the blacksmiths still have to listen to the demands of the orcs."

Hami also nodded in agreement and said: "The blacksmiths have also made requests to us. Next year's transaction hopes to bring more than a dozen boxes of scale soil."

"Scale soil?" Sean thought for a moment. It is the main material of construction. It can be quickly formed after being mixed with some stone powder.

After thinking for a moment, Sean gave his answer:

"In that case, you go to the ore processing factory on Kongdao, buy from them the instruments needed for forging people, and then install some scale soil they need."

"Ore processing plant? This is not..." Hami was stunned when he heard this sentence, recalling the meeting he participated in a year ago.

After learning about the potential of the Ice Vein Snowfield, one person showed a strong desire for that place and wanted to open a resource collection center, but was ridiculed by Sean.That person is the leader of the factory.

Logically speaking, the relationship between them should be very stiff. If you go to buy a machine from him, the other party may secretly create obstacles.

"You don't have to worry about this." Sean saw the worry in Hami's heart and smiled happily:

"Those people at the meeting have already reached an agreement. It will not be good for anyone to continue to fight. There are still unconfirmed risks in that ice-veined snowfield. Then it is better for each of us to take a step back and let our resource management department go and deal with that ice and snow field first. Let’s test a piece of land for a while, and then let scholars go over to investigate in a few years. If it’s really foolproof, we can decide whether to take action or not.”

"——So, before that, we are acting as bait, and all of them will help us with our investigation of the Ice Vein Snowfield."

Hearing these words, Hami suddenly realized: "So that's it, then I'll do it now."

Sean waved his hand and asked him to leave.

......

In the snow-capped mountains, the cold wave swept across again, making the previously warm land become cold again.

However, the work of forging people will not stop because of this.

——What they told Hami was not lying. There was indeed a need to build a building around the volcano, but it was not for the purpose of worshiping the gods.

Any large building needs to lay a foundation. This is not something that can be completed within a few years, but the blacksmiths do not intend to do this. They only need to build some platforms for forging around it.

Although they have different purposes, there is no clue from the appearance. When any outsider looks at it, they will only think that it is the preliminary step of the building.

The cold snowflakes were not conducive to their work, but the temperature around the crater was high enough to melt the falling snowflakes in the sky, which allowed the blacksmiths to proceed in an orderly manner.

Originally, the villagers were very opposed to the forgers breaking ground around the shrine, but after learning that the shrine was being built, their attitude changed and they began to fully support it.

"These villagers are still so ignorant. Didn't they learn anything from the books?"

Listening to Rachel's return, Mercer complained mercilessly.

"According to statistics, villagers read the most books about technical learning, while children prefer to read picture books and some books about outside knowledge."

Rachel replied.

For the disposal of those books, apart from some being placed in the house where Rachel currently lives, more were placed in the village, and a library was established at Mercer's request.

In fact, there are more villagers who have never even gone to the library once, because many people in the village don't even know the words.

Mercer rolled his eyes at this, but remained indifferent.

He doesn't need to do anything, because young children are at the stage when they are curious about the outside world. As long as there are books, they will naturally read them. As time goes by, those backward villagers will naturally be eliminated.

Of course, Mercer did not intend to wait slowly. Although training the villagers was just an unintentional move, it was always good to have smart people under his command.

His idea is simple, as long as there are enough people, the proportion of idiots will become smaller and smaller.

"So what about the lynx family? How are they doing now?" Mercer asked, looking at the active lynxes around the volcano.

"Their interests are diverse, and all kinds of books have been read, but from a group perspective they have no specific direction."

"Ah."

Mercer nodded, showing a calm expression.

The characters of the Lynx clan have become more complex after being trained by Mercer. Some are still unwilling to make progress, some still maintain active curiosity, some have been learning blacksmithing skills from Gulu for a long time, and some are still unwilling to step out. forest.

What's more, he has begun to yearn for the outside world, and has expressed his desire to leave to Mercer more than once.

Mercer did not stop it, and even gave a positive expression, but at the same time told it of the dangers in the outside world, and that it must be fully prepared before setting off.

If it still insists on leaving now, Mercer will tell it that if it sees the same kind of people in the outside world, they can introduce them here, Mercer will protect them, and this place will be their warm home no matter what time—— As long as they are willing to work for Mercer.