Chapter 17: Angry Bloom
Allen's research took almost a night, and it was not until ten minutes of dawn that he finally completed the design of the entire magic array, he took a nap for more than an hour and got up to finish breakfast, and sent Isha and Harditch on the trip back to Iron Pine Town. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ ο½ο½fo
"Ellen, don't you see me as a brother at all?"
Alan welcomed Bloom to his study, and Bloom said angrily as soon as he sat down.
"Big brother, what do you mean by that?"
Alan was bewildered by Bloom's attitude.
"Don't pretend to be confused with me, you want to go to the Kulun Mountains to find such a big thing as a dragon, and you actually hide it from me, don't you treat me as an outsider?"
Bloom slapped the table, turned his head to the side, and blew his beard away from looking at Allen, a little angry.
"It turned out to be this thing. β
Only then did Alan understand what Bloom was angry about, and couldn't help laughing:
"Didn't Kevin, that talkative kid tell you?"
Alan almost immediately guessed who had leaked the secret, and apart from the few people around him, only Kevin knew about it.
"Don't blame him, he's doing this for your own good! Blame yourself for this, I can understand that you did whatever it took to treat Miranda's eyes, but are the Cullen Mountains so easy to access? Even if you are superior in strength, but you are going to die with those little guys, and the object you are looking for is the dragon, the magic resistance of the dragon I think you also know that it still takes a strong swordsman to deal with the dragon, and Kevin also told me about this for your safety. β
Bloom turned his head, glared, and counted Alan so hard that he couldn't say a word.
"Big brother, I really don't want to hide this from you..."
It took a moment for Alan to explain.
"Don't say anything, I don't know about this matter, now that you know, don't want to leave me, I know that you are worried about our personal safety, you are sad for every brother who is killed or injured, but we are also worried about your safety. β
"Big brother, I don't know how to express my gratitude, since you have said so, I will make an exception, even if you have a share of this operation, our brothers will go to the Kulen Mountains together after the horse bandits, but we have words first, just for you to make an exception, others are definitely not good, there are already five people on my side, plus you have a total of six, this is already the biggest limit, otherwise the target in the Kulen Mountains is too big, and it will be more dangerous. You can't learn Kevin, you have to keep it a secret. β
Speaking of which, Bloom's attitude is so resolute, Alan can only compromise, with Bloom's combat strength and survival experience, going to the Cullen Mountains is indeed a great help to himself.
"This is my brother, refreshing, not grinding like a woman. β
Bloom's face suddenly turned cloudy when he heard that Alan had promised to take him with him to the Cullen Mountains, and he stood up, lightly hammered Allen, and said with a smile:
"Don't worry, this time I'll take it myself, and no one else will bring it. Even if you don't say it, I won't tell Shelly, because it's useless to tell him, people below the level of a high-level swordsman will die if they enter the Kulen Mountains, and they don't need to use the hands of the demonic beasts, the cold and hurricanes on the mountains can kill them. β
It's not that Bloom looks down on Shelly, but he doesn't want Shelly to go to Mount Cullen to die, and even drag down the others.
"Big brother knows a lot about the Cullen Mountains?"
"I haven't really been there myself, it's all hearsay, but not many people have come back from there. According to them, although the Kulen Mountains are the territory of the dragon, but the dragon only dominates the sky, and they spend most of their time lying on their stomachs in their caves to sleep, what is really difficult to deal with is those king-level demonic beasts on the ground, most of them are demonic beasts of the two systems of air and water, but there are also some fire-based and earth-based demonic beasts at the junction of the Kulen Mountains and the desert, and their territorial awareness is extremely strong, and they have always been merciless to the invaders, so don't blame me for saying a word of demoralization, our team entered the Kulen Mountains, I am afraid that we can't even see the face of the dragon, and we may have been chased around by the king-level demonic beasts on the groundγ So I have a suggestion, we might as well spend a lot of money to hire some mercenary masters to form a team, and you and I will lead the team up the mountain, so that the chances of success will be higher. What do you think?"
In addition to Allen, the strongest in Allen's current team is the intermediate swordsman Harvey and the intermediate magician Elvis, the intermediate swordsman is simply given for nothing in front of the king-level demonic beasts, not to mention the intermediate magician, the only one who really plays a role may be Allen, and Allen is a magician who is overpowered by the dragon's ability to resist demons. Does Alan really think that dragons are as easy to deal with as horse bandits, the reason why Harvey and Stanny were able to make great achievements in the bandit mission is mainly to rely on the power of their magic weapons, but when used to deal with dragons, the lethality of magic such as eight-sided fire, extreme deep cold, and lightning is almost negligible.
Bloom didn't understand that Alan, who had always been extremely intelligent, would make such a stupid move and choose to send the people around him to death, so when he learned from Kevin that Alan was discussing with several teenagers about going up the Cullen Mountains, he immediately hurried over to correct Alan's stupidity. However, out of respect for Allen, he did not directly point out Allen's mistakes, but adopted a tactful approach.
"This matter is purely my personal matter, and I can't bother my mercenary brothers anymore. β
Alan is unequivocal.
"It's not a matter of tiresome or not, but a matter of whether you can succeed or not, and you pay commissions, we serve our orders, and it is a matter of course, I don't understand what you have to worry about?"
At this moment, Bloom was even more impatient than Allen.
"Big brother, you don't know, I plan to go up to the Kulen Mountains next spring, so we still have more than half a year to prepare, during this time, everyone's strength will be improved, and I will also make some magic tools, even if the strength is not as good as the dragon, but it should be more than enough to deal with other king-level demonic beasts. β
Alan finally understood Bloom's thoughts, he didn't know about the Fountain of Life, so he thought that his people would be vulnerable in the Cullen Mountains.
"Next spring, are you going to go to the Cullen Mountains with the party that escorted the tribute to the dragon?"
Bloom's face changed and he asked in surprise.
"So big brother, you also know about this?"
"This is no secret to mercenaries. Almost every winter, the union selects a group of mercenaries to take charge of this escort mission the following spring. β
"I see, I think it's easiest to see the dragon with the tribute escort into the Kulen Mountains. β
Allen's idea is very simple, since the tribute is to honor the dragon, then it must be sent to the dragon's residence or the place where the dragon often appears, so this is the easiest and most effective way to meet the dragon.