Chapter 52: Investigation
Salian didn't believe in fatalism, and he only laughed at the little guy's so-called "toothache theory", but the crystal dragon just mentioned aroused his great interest, and he turned around and quietly asked the little girl of the Black Dragon Clan. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
"Little baby, this ...... Can you dragons replace Warcraft?"
Hilda immediately understood what Salian meant, and she replied haughtily but in a low voice.
"Haha, our dragon clan is not comparable to those low-level demonic beasts, if we can get that kind of thing, the effect will definitely be much better than the demonic core of the demonic beasts. Even if the crystal dragon can't be compared to our black dragon, it's still an existence one dimension higher than the Warcraft! But I'm afraid your idea is a bit difficult, isn't it? It's not so easy to be a brave man. β
One of the reasons why the Crystal Dragon is so interested in Salian is that, according to the Encyclopedia of Higher Beings, she is a kind dragon by nature who can freely move between the primary and secondary planes. Although Sylda's black dragon clan does not take this kind of dragon clan with weak combat ability in their eyes, the dragon clan is the dragon clan, especially the space-time magic she mastered is very rare, so Salian will ask Hilda if she can use the source of the crystal dragon's power, that is, her heart instead of the magic core of the space-time demonic beast. Now that he had received the little girl's affirmative answer, he wanted to give it a try.
Seeing Salian and Hilda whispering, the little fellow of the Stone Spirit Clan asked Salian eagerly because he was very worried about his people.
"What are you talking about, I just want to know if there's a way to deal with those villains!"
Salian turned back tentatively and asked the anxious little fellow.
"Little Prince, I don't know what this magic array they are building now is for, but it looks like this gang of bad guys may not be eyeing your calcite. β
"Ahh
"Although the high purity of this type of stone has many uses, especially its optical properties. But you see, instead of letting your people mine ore for them, they are desperately trying to build this large magic circle, so I think there may be something else going on. β
"You have a point. The little prince nodded and thought about it, but there weren't so many bad ideas in his little head, and it was too hard to guess these things with a simple mind.
Salian then asked with ulterior motives.
"Then again, why didn't this crystal dragon protect you? she should need you to collect calcite for him, and I've heard that the crystal dragon can replenish the mana they need for their space-time magic by devouring this stone. Because this rare magical energy is extremely inactive in our world, it is very difficult to obtain it by natural absorption!"
Sally also had a little idea of getting his hands on the vein, but he wouldn't use forcible means.
"We don't see that great being very often! According to the terms agreed with my father in advance, she will come to trade with us once a quarter, and the next transaction will be tomorrow. I was going to wait for her at the trading place, where you found me. β
As soon as Salian thought about it, he immediately asked with concern: "Oh, so what is the size of this crystal dragon, have you seen it?"
The prince of the Stone Spirit Clan felt that maybe Salian didn't have much confidence in Lord Crystal Dragon, so he replied proudly.
"Her body is really big, ten meters long and more than five meters tall!"
For the crystal dragons who have mastered the laws of time and space, their size is meaningless, and they can be said to be a kind of "miniature" dragon compared to dragons like the red dragon, which can easily be twenty or thirty meters in size. However, even if it is only ten meters long, this hole will definitely not be able to enter, and it must be transformed into some kind of humanoid creature, which is the basic skill of the dragon clan.
To catch her, you have to act without the ability to use the change, and the cave is a natural cage. Salian was already thinking about how to deal with the dragon.
"Oh, I see, the size of the crystal dragon belongs to the small dragon clan, and it is absolutely extraordinary to be ten meters long!" Although he said this, Salian still had some reservations about the little guy's words.
Since you want to stay in the cave at least until tomorrow, wait for the arrival of the crystal dragon. Salian used the crystal carrier pigeon prepared in advance to deliver the news to Baron Weldon, asking them to camp and wait for the time being, and Salian and his party would hurry back after the mission was over. Fortunately, when I came out, the food I carried was more sufficient, and it was no problem to hold on for two days. And the most critical drinking water is not to worry, now there is double insurance.
The arrangement is stopped, and the first task is still to eliminate the gang of robbers in front of you, and the dragon or something depends on the situation and then try. Salian re-enhanced his senses and searched, as he was already very close to the target that emitted a dark magic aura, and it didn't take long for him to easily find a path on the west side of the cliff opposite, where the source of the aura should be. In order not to startle the snake, Salian made everyone wait on the cliff, and he climbed down alone from a hidden gap in the cliff, which was angled from obscuring the view around him.
As he tried to climb down, Salian thought to himself that in the future, he must find an assassin who is good at lurking as his subordinate to find out the news, and now he actually let the dignified Earl of the Frontier do these drudgery himself. But he also blames himself, he is reluctant to take any of the big ladies above to take the risk. Then it occurred to Salian that it would be better if there was a turmoil on the East Pole Island, although he had not seen it with his own eyes, but according to the description in the book, they were all omnipotent assassins and stealers.
Thinking about it, Salian had not left anything behind, and he crept to the end of the path, where he found a camp sheltered by a hillside, and several tents of various sizes were set up. There were a few wicked men drinking around a campfire.
Salian silently hid his breath and approached them, and heard that the words of these people were nothing more than that they hadn't touched a woman for a long time, or that it was cold, damp and uncomfortable here, and other remarks were some topics that ordinary employees often complained about, it seemed that these people were all small characters, and they definitely didn't know any real secrets, and he still had to find another leader to ask about the situation.
Soon the opportunity came, and out of a certain large tent came a short man in a felt hat, and when they saw him, several evil men suddenly fell silent, and were obviously a little frightened. It seems that this man must be a leading figure.
The man left the camp alone and walked towards the construction site, and when he came to a place that was blocked by the hillside, he suddenly felt that he could not control his body, and then he got up from the ground and was taken to a hidden corner on the edge of the cliff.
He heard a calm but chilling voice and remembered, "Friend, I don't want to waste my tongue too much, I'm sorry!"
This person instantly lost his eyes and fell into a semi-comatose state, but he was just an ordinary person, of course, he couldn't resist the "Secret Technique of Enlightenment" of a control horror knight, this weak soul struggled in the pain of "soul whipping" for about two minutes before disappearing silently, Salian killed him directly because he was worried about leaking the news. After temporarily hiding the body in a crevice in a dark place, he immediately returned to the cliff. Although Salian thought that he would put the corpse back when the matter was over, he would forget about the corpse completely.
Sally was relieved when he climbed off the cliff before, but now he was feeling as if he had completely changed his excitement. He walked over to the Stone Spirit Clan and said to the little fellow.
"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I have just gotten the first-hand information, and I will definitely wipe them all out tomorrow, if the crystal dragon appears, I don't need her help!"
After boosting the morale of the little one, he asked Lorana Ise to accompany the little prince back to the secret passage to rest first, there was no point in staying here. Now the most reassuring thing for him is Miss SchΓΆnecke, just tell her what to do. He then consulted with Hilda, Aphroa, and the two sorceresses.
"Yulia, Teresa, Aphroa, I'll have some tasks for you tomorrow. Little baby, I understand the purpose of this group, it turns out that they are also fighting the idea of this crystal dragon!"
"Seeing that you are so happy, you must have thought of some bad idea, right?!"
"Haha! Let me tell you about their plans first, and then tell you about my considerations. β
"I just caught one of their important leaders, and although this person is only a paid guy, he knows the full details of this operation. He was hired by an unnamed Dark Mage, who was supposed to be the one for the Gold Mission. The mage with his head and tail had somehow gotten the news that a crystal dragon was often spotting here, so he wanted to capture this rare magical creature of space. So he gathered a group of outlaws to work for him. β
He breathed a sigh of relief and continued.
"The one we caught just now was an expert who was responsible for building the magic array in front of us, and what they forced the Stone Spirit Clan to build was actually a forbidden magic array, which could completely invalidate the space-time magic in the wide area. The group's plan for tomorrow is to use spiritual magic to control the patriarch of the Stone Spirit Clan, lure the crystal dragon into a certain range of the magic array, and then activate the magic circle, and then make the poor dragon unable to use the natural power that he is best at, and finally capture her. β
"And what happened to the man you caught?" the cautious Yulia reminded his brother.
"I took my life. Oops, I forgot where I left the body, forget it, let's think about it. β
"Does the absence of an important boss make them suspicious?" she asked.
"That's natural, but the core goal of these people is tomorrow's crystal dragon, so if they can give up because of the lack of someone, they will still work overtime to complete this forbidden magic array. Even if they had any doubts, they couldn't turn back, and they were determined to capture the dragon. β
"Oh, what do you want us to do tomorrow, brother?"
"As far as that magic array expert knows, in addition to him, the nameless dark mage has also summoned several masters to work for him. She herself is also a master of the spirit department, and tomorrow she will use magic to control the patriarch of the Stone Spirit Clan to lure the dragon, and this person will be dealt with by Teresa who is also a dark mage, what do you think?"
"No problem, then I'm going to get ready, Salian, you've never seen my true power, have you? I'll show you tomorrow!"
"Haha, I'll wait and see, you are now a powerful existence that can summon undead spirits, summon demons, and disturb people's hearts!"
Salian turned to Yulia and said, "In addition, in addition to the hired thugs, there are also four high-priced fire elemental envoys, when the time comes, dear sister, you and Lorana Ise will be my assistants to deal with them." β
"What about me, Salian. I've made a lot of progress in this time!" The orc girl is already eager to try.
"Of course, dear Aphroa, you are the most reassuring to me, because I am afraid that there are other masters in this group, and you are my reserve. β