The speed of the dragon ship is much faster than that of ordinary airboats.

Flying along the coastline on the northern side of the Giankruk Inland Sea, after two days and one night, they arrived in the airspace where East Doruma was located, and were slowly landing.

In less than two days, the corpse of the pavilion mantis, which was originally basically complete, has been dissected and decomposed into countless parts by scholars.

Even in the dissection room of the headquarters of the Wang Li Paleontology Scrivener Corps, it could not be more detailed and better than them.

After all, the Dragon Ship is not a means of transportation in essence, let alone a warship, but an aerial research laboratory with the most advanced scientific research equipment.

And the information obtained during the dissection, the specimens, and the dissection of the Pavilion Mantis itself are the "reward" for the dragon ship's adventure to participate in this incident.

All in all, the scholars of the Dragon Calendar Academy were very satisfied with this reward.

Gordon: The same goes for them.

The yield of the material under the meticulous dissection of the scholars is far higher than the one they dig with a knife to peel it off.

Even if the scholars would take away some of the leftovers as specimens, they would still make a lot of money.

If they were to peel it themselves, it would probably not be possible to collect them at all, but they would have to be lost in vain, such as an emerald green volatile liquid with a pungent odor extracted from the tail glands.

Scholars have named it "Pavilion Mantis Perfume", and speculate that it is some kind of pheromone used to attract male Pavilion mantises.

There are also many golden carapaces, rainbow-lustrous back armor, gorgeous thorns, graceful curved scythes, remnants of golden threads, and so on

Neatly stacked on the deck, it is like the treasure of ancient heroes, and it is so jeweled that it is difficult to take your eyes off it.

One of the most eye-catching is a dazzling jade about the size of an egg that radiates a rainbow light.

According to the scholars of the Dragon Calendar Academy, this piece of jade is not only beautiful, but also contains amazing and powerful energy, and they also specially gave it a nice name.

- Pavilion Mantis's Lixuan Jade.

Gordon rubbed his chin.

If you show these materials to the Ryukutan, the legendary old craftsman will also be tempted, right?

I don't know what kind of equipment I can create, but it's exciting.

However, the good mood of Gordon and others did not last long.

When the height of the dragon ship dropped to only a few hundred meters, they finally noticed that something was wrong.

The ground and walls of the battle street in East Doruma are full of potholes and traces of battle, and one of the walls has even collapsed in half, and the craftsmen have erected scaffolding and are working on repairs.

There are also obvious dents on the heavy city gate, which can withstand the continuous bombardment of artillery!

During the time they left Dondoruma, the mainland city was also attacked.

The dragon ship eventually landed in a large dockyard near Battle Street.

Anhill was the first to jump off the side of the ship, and the tragedy of Metabetat made him extremely nervous, so he grabbed the nearest craftsman and asked about the situation.

The craftsman was obviously not very clear about the specific situation either, and said it vaguely.

Just tell them that the attacking monsters did not break through the battle street, and there were no casualties in the city.

This made Anhill breathe a sigh of relief and calm down.

"The attacker is Gu Long." Gordon said, "That's why the guild is blocking the news to prevent the citizens from getting too nervous." ”

"It should be." Anhill nodded in agreement.

"It can't be the mysterious ancient dragon, right?" Halfway through speaking, Khayata shook her head and vetoed herself, "No, if it's that guy, there should be traces of black oil and burning on the scene." ”

At this time, a guild member stepped forward.

Gordon had seen this man in the Great Elder's Hall, and it seemed that he was one of the clerical staff around the Great Elder.

"Silver-bordered people, please come with me, the Great Elder has been waiting for you for a long time." Guild clerks owe a hand.

Gordon exchanged glances.

After successfully defeating the Pavilion Mantis, they sent a letter from the Peregrine Falcon, and the speed of the high-speed Dragon Recognition Ship was not much inferior to that of the Peregrine Falcon.

It is estimated that the Great Elder has just received the letter, so he sent this person to the big dock and waited here.

"Let's go."

In the familiar hall, the Great Elder sat here as always.

The old dragonman's face was still dark, but at least the air pressure around him was not as low as the last time they met, and he smiled a little when he saw Gordon and the three of them come in.

"Thank you, the old man received the letter, and President Jerro's letter of thanks, you have done a good job with Metabetat

No, maybe the old man should praise more directly, you saved that city and saved tens of thousands of lives. ”

The Great Elder pressed his hands to his knees and bowed to the hunters on the silver side.

The three Gordons hurriedly got out of the way.

The Great Elder raised his head and continued, "Although there are no taboos involved, considering that you predicted the attack position of the mysterious ancient dragon and the Pavilion Mantis in advance, you killed the Pavilion Mantis and finally held the city.

After deliberation, the mission will be credited with nine stars, which is enough to be recorded in history, and the rewards and rewards to match it will soon be paid. ”

"Great Elder, isn't this too exaggerated?"

Gordon touched his nose, compared to a few years ago, he didn't even dare to raise his head, now he is much more casual in front of the Great Elder, "In the defense of Metabetat, the local hunters and the dragon ship played a far role."

The Great Elder interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Those old men know that their rewards, glory and rewards will not be less, and the guild will not favor one over the other. ”

"Okay."

"Also, the old man originally planned to take this opportunity to promote Gordon to you, as well as Anhill as an eight-star hunter, and Hayatta as a seven-star hunter, but was strongly opposed by your master Cambe.

The old man wants to ask your opinion. ”

"Huh?" Gordon was stunned, "Great Elder. I was promoted to seven stars in August last year, after the Heavenly Comet Dragon incident, and it's been less than a year now? ”

Hayatta followed: "I was promoted to six stars in July last year, which is also less than a year. ”

Anhill even rolled his eyes, "I'm a seven-star promoted in December last year, and now, well, four months."

“.”

The Great Elder stroked his beard, "Could it be that the old man is too anxious?" ”

"Yes." Anhill replied very impolitely, "You are indeed in too much of a hurry, and it is too heavy for us to carry this level of glory on our backs. ”

The Great Elder sighed, "Well, maybe it's because you hunt too many ancient dragon creatures. The old man thought that a long time had passed.

Heavenly Comet Dragon, Heavenly Dragon, Pavilion Mantis, these are all three-headed, and the Thunder God Dragon is also half, and ordinary eight-star hunters may not have the experience of hunting so many ancient dragons or ancient dragon-level creatures. ”

"It's all thanks to you." Anhill was angry.

"You kid." The Grand Elder glanced at Anhill.

Despite his fiery temper, the old guy doesn't get angry at such verbal offenses, especially if the other party has done a good job of performing his duties as a hunter.

Hayatta hurriedly played a round, "Why don't we get down to business first?" There are still many details of this investigation and battle that have not yet been reported. ”

"Hmph-" The Great Elder shook his eyebrows, "Depending on what you mean, you don't really want to be promoted, so that's it, let it be postponed for the time being."

Wait until you hunt another ancient dragon, and the old man will give you a promotion. ”

Gordon tugged at the corners of his mouth, and the flag was planted firmly.

After skipping the topic of collective promotion, the three of them complemented each other, and reported their discoveries, experiences, and speculations in recent days to the Great Elder one by one.

The old man listened, his brows furrowed.

"The matter of the Pavilion Mantis is completely over, but that mysterious ancient dragon is still a huge hidden danger, do you think the attack will continue?"

"Yes." Gordon replied decisively, "It will even happen soon, because we detonated the gunpowder in its belly, and it should still be hungry, and naturally it will want to continue foraging." ”

Hayatta also made a suggestion, "Since that mysterious ancient dragon flies back and forth over the Inland Sea, maybe its whereabouts can be found on some islands in the Inland Sea?"

With such a large body size and black oil, it shouldn't be difficult to find it with a general range. ”

"This is a good idea, the old man will arrange manpower as soon as possible to conduct reconnaissance."

"Wait, I have a question." Anhill suddenly raised his hand, "Great Elder, which city has the largest amount of gunpowder in stock among the cities around the Inland Sea today?"

We may be able to predict the next target of the mysterious ancient dragon from this perspective. ”

The Great Elder's face sank, "It should be Dong Doruma, the arsenal was attacked, and in order to deal with the attack of the Rusty Steel Dragon, the logistics department worked overtime to make a large amount of gunpowder.

Most of them are not consumed and are currently stored in warehouses on Battle Street. ”

(End of chapter)