The meteorite that flew through the sky caused a huge sensation in Stone Shell City, and everyone was talking about it for the past two days. Unlike the usual meteors that flash in the night sky, this time it's an earth-shattering big guy. The entire city trembled with a roar, and the vibrations from its destruction of the mountain peaks were continuous, and dozens of shacks collapsed after reaching the Stone Shell City.

"Something great must have fallen from the sky," everybody said. Soon, scattered adventurers went to the crash site to check, followed by a chaotic team. A meteorite of this size will definitely attract the attention of the dragon, and if you can find something good before them and successfully hide it, it will have great value in the future.

The hierarchy of power between lizardmen and dragons is very clear. Powerful dragons reign supreme, and their word is unequivocal. The second is the Half-Dragons, the direct descendants of the Dragons, a half-blood race with distinct dragon characteristics. They naturally enjoy a good life, but they don't care about everyday things. How to improve the purity of their dragon bloodline and become a dragon as much as possible, so as to have unlimited life and terrifying power, is their only purpose.

Many of the lizardmen are produced by the continued hybridization of the half-dragons, and the over-release of the dragon's bloodline makes it almost impossible for them to have a chance to develop into the half-dragons and the dragons, so they can only stay in the current class. Therefore, the eyes of the lizardfolk are focused on the things around them. An organization called the Grey Scale Council works in a form similar to the Presbyterian Church, dealing with all aspects of the city's myriad affairs. In the absence of dragons and half-drakes, lizardmen lived relatively "freely". But they are still the property of the dragons, the servants of the half-dragons.

"Those lizardmen use their scales and teeth as currency, and poverty and wealth are obvious at a glance. Fresh, large, and complete scales are the most valuable, and old scales are gradually withdrawn from the market as they wear out, while dragon scales have always served as a stabilizing value because they are scarce and do not wear out on the market. Ha, what a scale-based ......" Zhao Mai analyzed the situation of the world as he walked, and explained to the others: "A lizardman without scales is equivalent to a knight without armor, and its value is getting lower and lower. The scales that can be traded have to wait until the lizardmen reach adulthood, and they need to be healthy and strong to have the best scale color, which is also a large investment that stabilizes the value of the scales. The best scales can be made into scale armor, which is a life-saving thing. Although this economic system is still unstable, it is more valuable than using the answers to mathematical problems to sell money and speculate on it. ”

Alexstasza felt that everyone's eyes were on her, and immediately understood what was going on. A big tear flowed out instantly, and it didn't drop, it hung on the eye socket, like a drop of gum. "Don't pick at my scales. I know you can heal and regenerate those scales, but it still hurts...... Even if it can relieve the pain, I always feel that I have lost something, and it is a very bad thing. ”

"You're thinking too much. If you want money, you don't need your scales - we don't rob or cheat, that's no fun. Zhao Mai pulled out a huge rock from the ground and used the technique of material alchemy to turn it into a steel ingot. Then he concocted it in the same way, conjured up pure gold, and soon processed several curved-bladed broadswords. "I think that's what their weapons look like, so when you get there, sell them for scales. I'll use psychic abilities to translate their language to you so we can enter Stoneshell City and find the Shadow Dragon. ”

"What does that guy look like?" asked Dogian, "Aside from the white dragon, do we know his physical characteristics at the moment?"

"I don't know, it's too hard to calculate physical characteristics or something. The technology of the Ring Alliance can only calculate the key time period and place of the formation of the root, and the old man verifies it again, knowing that it is near this landing point, which is already the limit of the calculation. Don't forget, our present is very far from our starting point, and there will be a lot of interference in parallel worlds. From my personal point of view, it is best not to focus only on the characteristics of the white dragon, but to focus on the changes in the will of the world. I'm fine, Diana has been a detached, and it should be okay. I wonder if you guys can do it?"

"I can do it!" said Xiaohua, who had shrunk back to the form of a ten-year-old and was about the size of Kiki, "I can see the change of the will of the world just like you! ”

Others say they don't have the ability. "Although the Shadow Dragon does not yet possess the ability to influence the will of the world, nor has it embarked on the path of establishing the Templar of Nakoth and becoming a Shadow Dragon, it has certainly come under the attention of the will of the world. Let's distribute it like this. Diana, you, along with Alexstasa and Reserve Grain, pay attention to the upper echelons of the Dragonmen. The most important thing for you is to keep an eye on Alekstasa and don't let her cause trouble. ”

"Others were with me. Xiaohua, although you can detect the will of the world, you are too small now, and it will be a little inconvenient to act. At the same time, in order to prevent you from suddenly becoming detached, do not separate. ”

There are dragons in this world, and the Origin Force is familiar with dragons, so the chances of Alexstasa suddenly standing out as a transcendent are very low. Reserve grain is particularly tame and honest, basically not causing trouble, and Diana knows very well how to become or how to avoid becoming a detached, so the three of them are still more relieved together.

The spore dandelion already has the ability to become invisible, and they multiply rapidly in the air, constantly absorbing the free energy around them, further enhancing their detection ability. Many spores of dandelions have been combined to form the prototype of the surveillance king insect. Within a day at most, Zhao Mai's all-domain reconnaissance ability will reach a new level.

Avoiding the lizardfolk adventurers who were out in search of meteorite treasure, the group took a detour and entered the city via a major trade route to other cities. Zhao Mai exchanged a scimitar for a small bag of scales from a lizardman outside the city, and distributed a dozen of them to everyone. He knew that this deal would definitely be a loss, and the value of the Adamantite Scimitar was definitely not so low. But firstly, he just wanted enough "A money" to pay the city gate fee, and secondly, in order to show that he was a local tyrant, he didn't care whether the deal was reasonable or not.

"Honorable 'Celestial' Dragonman, plus minions, six lizardmen and a furry pet. What species is this? What is a dog? Forget it, it doesn't matter. The lizardman guards at the city gate kept bowing at 90 degrees in front of Alexstaza, so that Zhao Mai had to talk to him in the same posture. "It's a total of six A dollars, regardless of quality. Oh, you're quite generous, you're all good armor, it seems that you have a good master. ”

Zhao Mai smiled awkwardly, "Is there anything else?" ”

"Gotta register your name. I don't dare to ask for the honorific title of the Heavenly Dragon Lord, I can only register yours. ”

"Merchant A. Zhao Mai said: "A merchant who specializes in exchanging all kinds of armor money, this is my talent. Just register like that. ”

All the conversations take place at the level of psychic abilities, and Zhao Mai's mouth is not vocal at all, just playing a double reed. The language of the lizardfolk is relatively primitive and simple, there are not so many words, and even the concept of a merchant has not yet been fully formed. However, in psychic abilities, understanding is a two-way street, and the dragon people can always understand the basic meaning of Zhao Mai's words. He dipped his nails in gray ink and wrote on the straw paper "Six slaves such as the Tianlong people and the armor changer, Liujia money", and at the same time sketched the relationship between the marginal line of the scales on Zhao Mai's face and the position of the facial features with a few strokes on the side, even if the registration was completed.

"It's a good painting!" Zhao Mai said with sincere admiration. The scales are large and small, thick and thin, hard and soft, and different degrees of dragon bloodline affect the characteristics of the lizardmen's facial features and scale divisions, which is basically impossible to repeat. Lizardfolk had long since developed the ability to divide the facial area by grading their scales by distinguishing the color of their nails, and this primitive – but equally advanced – facial recognition system was popularized.

"It is precisely by virtue of this ability that I have the honor of receiving Lord Tianlong. The lizardman guarding the door tried to keep it serious, but the corners of his mouth curled slightly. Zhao Mai chatted with him a few more words, confirmed that he had no idea of changing his job, and took the opportunity to copy a memory of the lizardman's language and enter the city with the "Venerable Draconian".

As mentioned earlier, Stone Shell City has just experienced the aftermath of an earthquake, and many simple houses made of wood, mud, stone, and grass have collapsed, and some others have been affected to a greater or lesser extent, so you can see people repairing and reinforcing houses everywhere. The already narrow streets are full of materials, and you have to dodge carefully to move forward.

Since every lizardman is born with scales, there is no such thing as extreme poverty, so there is no slavery within the lizardmen. All the work here has to be paid, and a lot of renovation work has made the whole labor market come alive. Zhao Mai saw many lizardmen nimbly jumping up and down on the wall, relying on their strong bodies to carry building materials, and completing the work in hand as quickly as possible. "There's the next one, there's the next one. "They roar as they work, as if their voices are also a kind of capital to promote themselves.

Zhao Mai pulled out a few scales from his wallet and used them as something like an engram crystal, and typed the lizardman's language into it. "Take this and put it on your skin, either your own skin or the camouflage skin I made for you, and you'll be able to understand the less complicated everyday conversations, which should be enough to deal with. In case you encounter some problems that are not easy to deal with, crush the scales. I've got Z-worm essentia attached to it, and I'll get the signal right away. ”

Kiki took the scales and carefully handed them over to the dull hair. Dressed in a child's version of the scale bionic skin, she held her mother's hand and stared at everything around her with wide eyes. "Is this what an adventure it looks like?"

"This is called a spring outing, adventure is not like this!" Zhao Mai was not going to instill a false worldview in her, lest she suffer losses and be deceived in the future. "Where would an ordinary adventurer have a reconnaissance satellite on his head, accompanied by an archmage, a female god of war, and the most dangerous first foodie in the universe? Even the red dragon with the highest combat effectiveness among the young dragon clan is a hostage that has been plundered. So, we're an adventure at best. And Dad only wants you to adventure, not adventure, the two are not the same. ”

The daughter didn't seem to understand, but she nodded vigorously. "Dad, is there a place in this world where I can go on an adventure?"

"Of course there is. There is no alliance of rings, and many worlds are isolated and independent from each other, and can develop a thousand civilizations and wonders. I finally don't need to take over as many worlds as I can with Z-bugs, so there will be many, many worlds to explore. Zhao Mai touched the top of his daughter's head, and then said, "However, first we have to find the shadow dragon." ”

Going deeper into the city along the road, you will lead to the area where the Half-Dragons gather, which is the most prosperous part of Stone Shell City. In the distance, one can see a large number of buildings made of pure stone, square, cylindrical and pyramidal, each of which appears thick and solid. Some of the buildings are also adorned with elaborate carvings left behind by the half-dragon people at any cost, decorated with glittering metals and precious stones. These decorations are all aimed at the sky, in order to attract the attention of the dragons in the sky and gain their favor. As for the lizardmen walking on the ground, even a glance at the decorations was an offense.

The dragons don't live in Stoneshell, but they fly into the dragon's lair here from time to time to enjoy the feast that the half-dragons have prepared for them. The dragon's lair is in the middle of the half-dragon settlement, which was originally supposed to be a hill, and then after countless craftsmen's excavation and carving, it became a huge bird's nest building with a depression in the middle. Zhao Mai saw that there were many hollows left under the dragon's lair, and there were black marks formed by burning firewood for a long time. Dragons are cold-blooded animals, and with the exception of the white dragon, which prefers the cold, the other dragons prefer a warm environment. So the whole dragon's lair is almost like a barbecue station, except that the dragon will never be burned by the flames formed by firewood.

"Looks like we're targeting the Half-Dragons area. Diana said to Zhao Mai: "What if I find a target that can be done, is it not possible to hurt and report the situation directly to you?"

"Yes. All you have to do is send a spiritual message to the scales I gave you and I will receive it, and then I will contact you. Remember, at the moment we only know the time period and approximate location, and what exactly caused the root foot of the Shadow Dragon, this is not yet certain, so don't act rashly. If you find a suspicious target, my spore dandelion will immediately launch a special surveillance, so I prefer that you can find and search as many as possible, rather than just staring at one. ”

Diana nodded, holding the long sword in her hand, and said to Alexstrasa, "Let's go." It's up to you to perform. Remember, you're now a half-dragon, not a dragon, so don't be too high-profile. ”

Unexpectedly, the dragon girl did not go directly, but came to Zhao Mai, stretched out her hand and said confidently: "Boss, I want expedition funds!"

"You are just a big red envelope walking around, and you still need funds?" Zhao Mai complained, and then sighed. Anyway, it didn't take much effort, so grab a stone from the side of the road and turn it into pure gold while no one was paying attention, and then stuff it into Alexstaza's hand: "Take it! From the reconnaissance information I got from it, in Stone Shell City, this piece of pure gold is definitely a priceless thing." You cut off a little bit at a time...... No, this thing can't be given to you. ”

Alexstasa just wanted to withdraw his hand, but Zhao Mai's movements were faster, and he took it back with lightning speed. "It's better to leave it to Diana. You cut off a piece when you need it, and you'll be fine with the rib sword I gave you. I remember you could make a simple weapon?"

"It's not easy to build, I'll make artifacts too. But don't worry, you don't need such advanced skills. Diana glanced at Alexstasa, who was in tears again, and then said, "Don't be sad, Zhao Mai did the right thing." You are now a half-dragon nobleman, and I am an attendant, so I should carry heavy loads and do these chores. ”

"That'...... If I see something delicious, can I buy it?"

"Needless to say, of course you have to buy it. Diana's curved eyebrows and upturned corners of her mouth made the red dragon burst into laughter.