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

Of course, this last sentence was not spoken.

The inexperienced Bobcats were stunned when they heard this, and almost cried.

However, Mercer also knew that these lynxes who left would most likely fall in the face of dangers during the journey. It was still unknown whether the remaining lynxes would be able to see their fellow lynxes, but in the face of the number of lynxes, it was still very profitable to do so. .

Chapter 177: The surging body

At the edge of the volcano, Mercer was lying on the shore, surrounded by forging people, who were measuring various data on his body with rulers.

On the side, Rachel leaned on her cane and watched the scene in front of her, accompanied by several bobcats.

"Lord God, I have something to remind you about this armor."

Gulu stood in front of him, holding a drawing board in his hand, which was filled with various data about Mercer's body.

"Go ahead."

Mercer raised his eyes and said calmly.

"Your body is growing at an alarming rate. If this rate continues, the armor we made for you may have to be remade every few years."

Gulu glanced at the data in his hand and said with a hint of disbelief in his tone.

When Mercer first met the Blacksmith clan, his body was only over ten meters long. However, just over twenty years later, his body had reached over 40 meters, and even had a tendency to continue to grow.

But this is also within Mercer's acceptance range - before energy was stored in his body, Mercer's body grew normally, but now, every part of his body is being destroyed and repaired by energy all the time.

Over and over again, his body's growth rate skyrocketed and was out of the normal range.

"It doesn't matter, I can accept it." Mercer replied.

In the past few years, Mercer felt that his own growth rate had slowed down a bit. If it weren't for the energy in his body, he would have remained at a height of more than forty meters in the future.

Such a body is already considered a giant, and Mercer doesn't think there's anything wrong with it, but it would be nice if the body could be a little bigger.

And there is also a saying that larger creatures have bigger brains and are naturally smarter.Mercer didn't know if this statement was true, but he did feel that his ability to process black mist information had improved significantly in recent years.

After hearing Mercer's answer, Gulu was a little emotional. The difficulty of recasting the Nirvana Stone after it was formed has skyrocketed. At least with the technology here, it is impossible. Therefore, once those Nirvana Stones are replaced from Mercer, Once down, it basically has no effect and can only throw such a precious item into a corner to collect dust.

But... the black dragon has the ability to eat metal. How about letting him handle these things by himself?

Thoughts that the villagers considered rude and even blasphemous flashed through Gulu's mind, and were quickly extinguished by him, turning the topic in another direction:

"——In that case, I still have something to ask your opinion on: Do you have any requirements regarding the function of the armor?"

"Request..." Mercer narrowed his eyes slightly and began to think for a while.

Then he raised his hand and looked at his arms. His slowly clenched fists rubbed against each other, making a tooth-wrenching sound.

In the end, Mercer's arm even cracked into lines under the strange force exerted by his palm, and scarlet blood overflowed from it and fell to the ground.

"--This!"

Gulu looked at the scene in front of him and felt a little frightened.When he heard the sound of the fist squeezing, he seemed to be able to feel the compression of the air inside, and any flesh and blood would be crushed by this giant claw.

Immediately, Mercer turned his head and looked at Gulu.

"My body can't control the strength, and it will even hurt my own body when attacking. If possible, I hope you can use this armor to restrain my behavior a little, without hurting myself. It can also release the greatest strength."

——In other words, what the black dragon needs is a restrainer?

After having this idea in his mind, Gulu wrote it down and nodded.

"-Also, I want it to be strong enough and preferably difficult to come off of my body."

In order to cope with various impacts and battles, Mercer did not want to see the embarrassing scene of the armor suddenly falling off while being beaten.

After pondering for a while, Mercer slowly said:

"I allow you to design the entire process however you want, as long as the results satisfy me."

"We will." Gulu nodded and replied.

......

So, as the days passed, when the people of the Floating Island came to the ice-veined snowfield again, they saw at first sight the blurry and incomplete buildings on the snow-capped mountains.

"what is that?"

Hami stepped off the spaceship and asked everyone.

"The sacred place of the gods."

The orc looked in that direction, with a look of respect and admiration in his eyes.Looking at their expressions, Hami couldn't help but sneer quietly.

He no longer paid attention to those buildings, but directed everyone to carry the tools to the cart behind the mammoth, loaded them up, and headed in the direction of the shrine.

Not long after, everyone had arrived at the top of the mountain. After meeting Rachel and others, they started the transaction.

"I have brought the books, as well as the forging tools you need, Mr. Lintu and Gulu. Originally, we planned to bring these to the entrance of your cave, but I asked the villagers and found that you are basically all here. Work comes along with it.”

"Ah."

Gulu nodded and squatted down to read the book.

"These are good books. I think the villagers can escape from backwardness through books." Hami said.

"Of course I hope so." During the time when Gollum was checking the books, Rachel and Hammy exchanged words:

"A child asked me, do you all live on floating islands in the outside world?" Rachel asked seemingly casually.

"During the [Great Cataclysm], in order to avoid the disaster on the ground, our ancestors landed on the floating island and were able to survive in large numbers, retaining all the knowledge of the pre-civilization." When Hami said this, he did not forget to communicate. Technology: "Of course, Lord Priest, your ancestors are also worthy of respect. To be able to survive on this land, you must have strong courage and perseverance."

Hearing these words, Rachel smiled: "There is no need to say such things. I know the character of my people best. We have sacrificed too much to adapt to this environment. We can only survive until now. It’s just luck.”

She paused and then said: "Mr. Hami, you don't have to think too much. Although this place is very backward, it also doesn't have the complicated etiquette of the outside world."

"...I understand." Hammy smiled sheepishly, and then heard Rachel say:

"The child said that the floating island must have the help of gods to fly in the air. Although I wanted to refute him, I couldn't find any suitable reason."

Rachel raised her head slightly and looked in the direction where Hammy's voice sounded just now:

"So, Mr. Hami, can you let me know the principle of how the floating island can fly?"

Chapter 178: There is a safe place ahead, so live there

"..."

Hami looked at Rachel in front of him. Faced with her request, Hami was startled for a moment, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

"Well..." He looked a little embarrassed, but he still said honestly: "I don't know, the system of the floating island is confidential, and people of my level cannot access it."

"Don't you even know?"

A look of disappointment appeared on Rachel's face, and so did Mercer's expression in the lava outside.

——Hamie looked at Rachel in front of him, feeling a little guilty for some reason.

The lifespan of the orcs is twice that of humans, so the appearance of the orcs is much younger than their actual age, but in any case, the priest in front of them is too young.

It is unimaginable what kind of treatment she suffered when she was forced to serve as a priest. When she was that age, she still had positive dreams, but her eyes had been gouged out and her light had been completely taken away.

But soon, Rachel's expression returned to its original plainness, as if nothing had happened just now.

A trace of sympathy emerged from his heart. Hami thought about it seriously, and suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up:

"Speaking of which, I heard that the scholars on the floating island are very interested in your land, because... there are very few examples of volcanoes appearing in snowfields. If it were them, they should be able to tell you something. Information disclosed with permission.”

Oh?

Mercer suddenly became interested, and he asked Rachel to ask:

"Will they come?"

"It won't happen in the next few years. The Ice Vein Snowfield needs to be...safe for a period of time to confirm. Even if those scholars want to come, they won't come here until a certain safety level is reached."

Hammy said.He concealed a lot of information. Regarding their plan to establish a resource collection center, Hammy would not tell Rachel no matter what, but part of him did tell the truth.

Some scholars hope to conduct research in the ice-capped mountains before establishing a resource collection center. It is judged that the actions of the scholars will not cause any danger, so people in the Sky Island Federation also support their decision.

But one thing is another. The climate in the ice-veined snowfield is still too severe except for certain months. According to the original regulations, the place where scholars plan to stay needs to be safe enough, so that the floating island is allowed. They came down to study.

"Security Level?"

There was a hint of confusion in Rachel's voice.

"It can ensure that the surrounding environment is harmless to scholars. After all, if they want to study this area, they will definitely not stay in a month or two, but in a safe place for a long time. Originally, the scholars proposed to live in the orc village Guilty, but because of... well, your beliefs, the superiors were worried that the backwardness of the villagers would do dangerous things to the scholars, so they refuted it. And the temperature in the cave where the people were made was too high, and the scholars did not I plan to live here, so I can only postpone this matter.”

Hammy explained the information about this matter to Rachel in detail, and after hearing the news, Mercer's lips showed a smile.

Hearing this, Rachel thought for a while and replied: "In that case, I do have a good place."

"What is it?"

"The villages that our orc village abandoned before were later inhabited by blacksmiths. However, since the blacksmiths opened caves, they basically moved to live inside the volcano, and it became deserted again. However, Mr. Gulu said that when they lived in During my time there, the village was renovated and made habitable again, and its safety was guaranteed.”

After hearing Rachel's words, Gulu also stood up and said to her: "More than [-]% of it has been checked so far. There are story books, books on learning techniques, and many adventurers' knowledge."

"There are several books in there published by Harry Explorer, the old man you took in. He specially asked me to send them to you." Hammy reminded with a smile.

So Rachel nodded and said to Gulu: "There is no need to check the remaining books. I believe in the reputation of Floating Island."

After saying that, she looked at Hami: "Mr. Hami, how about you go check the safety of that village? If not, I will ask the blacksmiths to strengthen the protection."

"Isn't this... not good? Aren't the blacksmiths building a shrine?"

Hami felt flattered immediately. Rachel took so much care of outsiders like them, which was completely different from the xenophobic villagers. The strong contrast made Hami feel a little unreal.

And if a protective shelter for scholars could be prepared neatly, it would also be beneficial to Hami's future, and he almost wanted to agree immediately.

Rachel raised her face a bit and said in a deep voice: "Mr. Hammy, you also know my character. I never believe in the so-called gods, so I will also hate the villagers' request to build a shrine instead of consuming resources. In this place, I hope that there will be more wise scholars on this land. I will not ask for anything from you. I only hope that when those scholars arrive, they can teach the villagers a little and help them break the opposition. The fantasy of a god.”

Rachel's reasons were impeccable. This was exactly what Hami knew Rachel would think. Faced with her sincere words, Hami nodded without thinking too much:

"I will, then how about I go to inspect that village before Mr. Gulu, and if possible, inform the scholars on the floating island?"

"Please."

Rachel nodded slightly, then listened to their departure.

"..."

After sitting there in silence for a while, Rachel left her seat.

......

After a while, Gulu returned to the edge of the volcano and reported to Rachel:

"The man was very satisfied, but since there was no one around the village, he was worried about what would happen if a wild beast invaded, so I told him that my people could build the surrounding area strong enough."

"In other words, do you mean to wait for that person to come and inspect it next year? If possible, he will come next year?" Mercer asked as he slightly poked his head out of the lava.

Gulu nodded: "That's what I mean."

"Very good." Mercer opened his mouth and smiled, "How about those instruments? Are they enough for you to meet the standards for forging the Nirvana Stone?"

"The instruments are complete, we just need to get proficient over a period of time."

"So, can it be done within two years, that is, before the scholars arrive?"

Mercer's tone became deeper, and his eyes flashed with light.

Gulu pondered for a moment, raised his head and looked at Rachel and said:

"can."

"Very well, let's do it!"

Chapter 179: Everything is ready

"Mr. Sean, it's me, Hammy!"

Hammy's voice sounded outside the door. Sean raised his eyebrows and said:

"come in."

Hami pushed the door open and entered. Sean observed the other person's expression and noticed the joy on his face.

"It looks like you have good news to tell me."

After making himself a cup of tea, Sean said slowly.