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"The golden dragon must have been captured or even killed by that purple dragon. Don't worry, if the purple dragon comes to Pale Moon City, I will make it pay the price."
Whether it was killing or imprisoning the metal dragon, it would be enough for the city lord to convict Volper.
It was almost a certainty that Volper would steal the golden dragon's spoils. These hunter apprentices would even be willing to forgo payment if offered materials from the fire dragon as compensation.
Once Qin Xinru and her group arrived in the city, Janet became even more certain that it was time to take action.
Originally, the opponent only had one purple dragon that was a lower-tier eighth-order ancestral entity. Activate the magic-suppressing domain hidden within the city lord's mansion, using the magic-suppressing crystal to restrict the dragon within the mansion's perimeter to the greatest extent possible.
Relying on a team of hunters who specialize in hunting these terrifying beasts, she believed she had a chance to defeat Shiryu.
In addition to the existing troops, his eighth-tier mid-level magical weapon "Azure Lightning" can also fire lightning of natural energy to strike in the magic-suppressing field.
Later, although a herd of ten colorful dragons appeared, these dragons, injured by the purple dragon, remained within the mercenaries' control.
Hunter apprentices use paralysis traps, tranquilizer smoke balls, and other techniques. Under normal circumstances, dragons possess intelligence comparable to that of Elder Dragons.
The Dragon Legacy of True Dragons also records the hunter's trap tools in great detail, and True Dragons are basically not affected by the traps they set in battle.
However, because they were injured and intended to go into a deep sleep, the trap became partially effective.
Although they successfully escaped the paralysis trap, inhaling the anesthetic smoke balls still left the dragons slightly fatigued.
Their usual tactics failed, leaving the hunter apprentices with no choice but to suppress the enemy with firepower. As a result, they were driven away by the phantom of the Silver Dragon Moonbeam before the enraged dragons could completely overwhelm them.
After driving the hunters away, the dragons dared not rest any longer.
All the elite hunter apprentices were fighting the dragon in the back garden. As expected, the entire back garden of the city lord's mansion was completely razed to the ground.
The red dragon's furious flames instantly melted the paralyzing trap, and its breath even stretched out, attempting to burn the magic-suppressing crystals underground.
Knowing there was a magic-banning zone here, the green dragon spewed out a large cloud of poisonous mist in an attempt to weaken the hunters' fighting power. The black dragon, on the other hand, dug around, tearing the ground apart like the most terrifying war machine.
After destroying the magic-suppressing crystals they could find, the dragons then gathered magic energy around their bodies in the simplest and most brutal way, engaging the hunters in close combat.
It's clear that even without Moonbeam taking the hunters away, the dragons could solve the problem on their own.
Inside the city lord's mansion, the elite mercenaries fared even worse. Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling suddenly unleashed strength far exceeding their initial third-tier lower level, and Volper also directly defeated the old hunter and a group of mercenaries.
“Janet, I will hand you over to the Duchess. Your greed will destroy your wealth and status by plotting against our mistress.”
In addition to the phantom of the silver dragon that came here, a knightly order stationed on the desert border also followed.
Obedient to all Saint-level metal dragons who revere Bahamut, the Silver Moon Knights, who believe in the power of benevolent dragons, are responsible for taking over Janet's case.
Knowing her mother was about to be taken away and spend the rest of her life in prison, Eve decided to rely on her own efforts to make Light Moon City a success.
Having reached the age where she could serve as the city lord, Eve, along with the two Silver Moon Knights chosen by Moonbeam, handled the handover of power.
"Sigh, Gold Rathian and Silver Rathian. Maybe we should keep the eggs for ourselves and not bother selling them to Palemoon City."
Zhong Xiling sighed, realizing that the city lord of Dan Yue City was actually just doing nothing.
Otherwise, even with that magical gun, she would have been able to defeat the Sakura Fire Dragon.
“Hiling, I don’t think that little girl named Eve is like her mother. She’s quite sensible to go out and find mercenaries for the city’s residents on her own.”
Qin Xinru believed that keeping the dragon eggs wouldn't be of much use. It would be better to keep two and give them to the minor city lords who truly needed them to solidify their position.
After the misunderstanding was cleared up, Eve tried her best to apologize to them. It was clear that this unassuming young woman was angry because of the golden dragon.
From the perspective of Ulu's uncertain fate, it's indeed difficult for the parties involved to have a good attitude towards Walper.
"My lady, how about we see what we've gained this time? After all, Janet is a notorious vampire; she has quite a bit of private wealth."
Under the intervention of the Silver Dragon and Silver Moon Knights, Janet has been brought to justice. All of the greedy city lord's personal property has been transferred to Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling.
The ten enormous dragon heads that blotted out the sky also crowded around. They didn't look like evil dragons; rather, they looked like cats wearing the shells of evil dragons.
"Let me see... the gold notes."
Humans, unlike dragons, do not hoard treasures.
When conducting large transactions, convenient methods such as magic crystal cards and gold coins are used.
A rather heavy bundle of gold notes, each bearing a unique magic circle marking. These were universal gold notes issued on the continent of Trahiel, with a face value of ten thousand gold coins.
Wow, one million!
One million gold coins may not sound like much, but when you consider the purchasing power of gold coins, the number becomes quite staggering.
Unless you're a city lord, a duchess, or a powerful adventurer, you absolutely cannot come up with that many gold coins.
Take Mira's aunt, for example—the snow elf duchess who loves brewing wine.
Let's take Eve's encounter with the golden dragon Uru in the wild as an example. One platinum coin is equal to ten gold coins, so one thousand gold coins are roughly equivalent to one hundred thousand yuan in the human world.
For Ulu at that time, such an income was a rare opportunity. That's why the Golden Dragon took the initiative to lead the girl to hunt down the Pink Rathian.
Upon realizing this, even the two beautiful women living in detached villas felt a chill run down their spines.
These gold coins likely came from dubious sources. It's hard to imagine what kind of methods Janet used to amass such a large fortune.
"Hmph, gold notes. Humans just love to invent these things out of their own cleverness; they can't satisfy a proud dragon."
The red dragon muttered to itself, in the dragon's eyes, that the value of gold and silver was tied to its weight, and this little bit of gold, if melted down, wouldn't even be the size of a fingernail.
Seeing this, Walper unusually refrained from criticizing the red dragon. After all, gold notes were naturally less attractive to a dragon than mountains of gold and silver.
"Mistress, we can go to a human bank and exchange these gold notes. That way, these guys can enjoy the bliss of having gold coins lining their beds."
Qin Xinru nodded, followed by two magic crystal cards with a balance of 250,000 gold coins.
Now they can shop freely with their cards. Since cities that accept magic crystal cards are mostly highly developed in terms of magic, these magic crystal cards don't have much balance on them.
The city lord's remaining private property is still under investigation by the Silver Moon Knights. Once the investigation is complete, the Silver Moon Knights will deliver it to the two of them.
"Azure Lightning, a mid-tier eighth-order magical firearm." Volper, having discerned its structure, explained:
"This Azure Lightning should not only have an eighth-tier mid-level magic core, but also adopt an internal structure that imitates the Lightning Dragon Crossbow."
"Near the magic core, there is also a piezoelectric armor that has been specially enchanted and can convert magic energy into natural energy. This piezoelectric armor is produced by electric dragons, which are the nemesis of fire dragons."
This built-in piezoelectric armor can store electricity and emit electromagnetic waves. Even in magic-free areas, it can absorb and convert magic core energy.
The blue electric current it unleashed was similar to the electric dragon's own attack, and therefore unaffected by the magic-suppressing field.
Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling immediately consulted the information on the World Tree's tree species, and images and information about the electric dragon appeared accordingly.
With its razor-sharp crest, fluorescent green wing membranes, and gold and black carapace, it is a rather cool-looking creature among flying dragons.
With its powerful wing claws and extended tail blade, combined with the ability to generate lightning, the Electric Wyvern holds a prominent position among flying wyverns.
The Red Fire Dragon is known as the King of the Sky, while the Electric Dragon has a different title: "Sky Evil Woman."
"I also saw an electric dragon before. She was probably driven away during a battle with a pink Rathalos. She ended up in the forest north of Palemote Castle."
After exchanging opinions with Zhong Xiling with a tentative look in his eyes, Qin Xinru reluctantly nodded in agreement:
"Let's go catch that electric dragon."
Of these ten dragons, the strongest, the red dragon, is also the most unruly. If it weren't for Tiamat and Qin Helong's status as dragon emperors, these dragons probably wouldn't have submitted to Volper anytime soon.
"Qin He, wait for us to come back. We'll bring you a dragon army!"
Qin He had no doubt about the dragon legion Qin Xinru spoke of. He even thought…
If Qin Xinru ever decides to expand her territory in human cities and plant the Nidhogg flag on every continent in the world, he will support her to the end.
To make the journey across the desert and to the snow-capped mountains in search of the dead Velkhana smoother, we still need some forces other than the dragons.
After finding the hunter-blacksmith near the blacksmith's shop and making careful arrangements, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling set off without stopping for the forest north of the city to search for traces of the electric dragon.
Chapter 284 The Lolita Mom Who Disrupted the Plans
Seeing that things had been resolved smoothly with Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling, Qin He left Wulu's castle and headed towards the beach.
By this time, Yuehuang had already arrived inside the underground city. Her speed at the early stage of Sainthood was enough to allow her to find Qin He's aura after searching the entire first floor.
Just as Zhong Liuxiu finished spying on Qin He's erotic enjoyment from the monitoring room, she was strolling along the beach with a flushed face when the two "silver dragons," one big and one small, met and started talking about Qin He.
Zhong Xiling is already quite petite, but compared to Yuehuang's true loli form, she is still much more mature.
She was wearing Qin He's oversized white shirt, over which was a swimsuit bra. As for whether her lower body would be a vast expanse of bare, white snow, only Qin He himself could find out.
Upon hearing that Yuehuang, the genuinely adorable silver dragon loli, was coming to assist Qin He, Zhong Liuxiu was overjoyed and even immediately raised her dragon tail.
After all, Yanliu was still outside preparing for the "Young Dragon War" between the two tribes.
Qin He hasn't had any close contact with the sweet and soft loli for several days now!
Upon seeing Yuehuang's nonchalant white silk stockings, treading on the sand and beside the waves, soaked by the tide, Zhong Liuxiu knew Qin He was truly blessed.
Knowing what kind of personality a true silver dragon like Yuehuang, who supports the benevolent dragons, would have... If Yuehuang were to directly discover Qin He's arrangement of a drow elf mercenary group within Dragon Castle...
The silver dragons, who probably have an innate aversion to the evil race of drow elves, would likely execute them on the spot.
It is no exaggeration to say that most terrestrial races, when capturing drow elves, would kill them in the fastest, most painless, and most humane way.
Zhong Liuxiu then used her wisdom to subtly warn Yuehuang in advance with clever language.
"Moonlight~ Do you know? Qin He's ultimate ideal is that all the races in this world can live in harmony and coexist."
Upon hearing the word "harmonious coexistence," Yuehuang's slender, loli-like dragon tail suddenly straightened. Qin He's ideals were truly this grand? She hadn't misjudged him; Qin He would definitely become the most outstanding Dragon Emperor in the future!
Seeing Yuehuang's adoring expression, Qin He, who was in the distance, couldn't help but cover his head.
Qin He himself naturally had such a plan, but to achieve such a thing... he would have to become a god or truly become the Dragon Emperor.
Xiuxiu is quite the talker. Looking at Yinlong's bright and expectant eyes, Qin He needs to produce more tangible results to show her his achievements.
"This...this is such a grand ideal. But achieving true mutual understanding between races is completely impossible, isn't it?"
"Like the chromatic dragons! Their very nature is to do evil! The mulberry is like the embodiment of gluttony, treating passing merchants' caravans like a buffet. The Flame Dragon, on the other hand, is like the embodiment of anger—"
Zhong Liuxiu recalled that day when Yan Ling, having regained all his power, cooperated with the Electronic End Dragon. The terrifying power, like hellfire, almost shattered the Golden Fire Dragon's Calamity Flame.
The power of the ancestral red dragon after regaining its true power can be described as the embodiment of violence.
"Nature is nature, and an individual is an individual. Qin He and I are great chosen ones. Once he wins the battle for the chosen ones and becomes the supreme god of chaos, all problems will be solved."
First, let Yuehuang see the two's determination and ability to solve the problem, then Zhong Liuxiu continued:
"When we first entered the dungeon, Qin He accepted a drow elf girl and let her adventure with us."
Upon hearing Zhong Liuxiu's words, Yuehuang's expression immediately turned fierce:
"Drow elves?! Those evil subterranean demons dare to appear before the Dragon Emperor!"
A colossal dragon shadow, forty meters long, appeared behind Moonbeam, and the entire Pearl Beach seemed to tremble at the sight of the silver dragon's fury.
"Hmm! Your Highness Xiuxiu, please allow me to rid Prince Qin He of those filthy slave races! I can summon the Silver Moon Knights to do it!"
In Yuehuang's eyes, Yanling and Sangshen were fairly good-natured colored dragons. They weren't too evil; Qin He, being around them, would only pick up some bad habits of uncontrollable desires.
But the drow elves? These despicable races specialize in capturing slaves, using the most horrific methods of assassination, intrigue, and bloody rule—
If Qin He were to keep such wicked drow elves by his side, then... then...
Prince Qin He turning into a tyrant... Ugh! No way!
The more Yuehuang thought about it, the more anxious she became, wishing she could find Zoffy immediately and have this drow elf who had gotten close to Qin He executed on the spot—
"Moonlight~ Look at you, how are you any different from the evil dragon you speak of? Are all drow elves necessarily evil villains?"
Zhong Liuxiu continued to patiently persuade him:
“Look at Her Majesty Bahamut, she accepts those colorful dragons who are willing to do good deeds. She guides them when they are lost.”
"Iristris is also a great being who guides the drow elves back to the land and towards good."
Xiang Yuehuang cited some simple examples that were present in the inherited memories, and Zhong Liuxiu tried to calm her down.
"If prejudice persists, it will eventually escalate into a war of extermination between dragons and other races. Do you want that to happen?"
Seeing that Zhong Liuxiu, despite her young age, possessed wisdom surpassing even that of a three-hundred-year-old silver dragon like himself, Yuehuang calmly replied:
“I understand all of that, but Prince Qin He… he really is just as Sang Shen said. He’s just a dragon baby in his early twenties! What if, what if he’s been corrupted by evil dragons or drow elves?”
Calling him a baby is a bit of an exaggeration, but in the age classification of dragons, 23-year-old Qin He is only a dragon in the late stage of adolescence.
As for Zhong Liuxiu, who has just turned eighteen, she has only just entered the stage of a young dragon.
Dragon Baby…that’s how these three- or four-hundred-year-old adult dragon women all see him…
Qin He rolled his eyes, listening as he continued to tease Fei Xue in his arms.
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