Chapter 159: Brilliant Holy Dragon
Chapter 159: Brilliant Holy Dragon
A dark golden flame ignited, burning the bodies of the three people into flames.
Ash pinched his fingers and the three flames were swallowed by three mouths.
Although it is not a big meal, energy bars are acceptable as a meal substitute.
The skull radiated a fiery heat, and Ash's head not only did not feel dizzy, but became even clearer.
[Level: 88-》90]
{Achievement: [Ninth Level Perfection] achieved, reward: achievement points*90}
{Activate achievement · [Tenth level perfection]: Personal level reaches 90/100.}
"Next time, you should do something more powerful."
Ash finished his transformation and turned to leave.
The next day, Ash reappeared in the Adventurer's Guild and took a tenth-level mission and left.
This made those who were interested frown. Wasn't even a demigod enough to kill him? It seemed that they would have to send a truly powerful person to take action next time.
Ash didn't care about the secret plans. Anyway, with his current strength and trump cards, unless a top demigod like Empress Chongming took action, even if a group of demigods surrounded him, he was sure to escape or even fight back.
The Holy Dragon Mountains are a broad mountain range located between the Nine Dragon Road and the Black Dragon Road of the Heavy Dragon Empire. Because the earth veins here present a strange shape, like a formation, the concentration of magic elements here is extremely high. Bronze monsters can be seen everywhere, silver monsters are often seen, and gold monsters can also be seen occasionally.
The gathering of a huge number of low-level monsters will inevitably give birth to powerful high-level monsters, and the Lord of the Mountains here is its representative.
The Glorious Holy Dragon is a powerful ancient dragon that resides in this mountain range. It is so powerful that even the founding emperor of the Chonglong Empire had to acknowledge its existence.
Moreover, this ancient dragon secretly surrendered to the Goddess of Dawn. If Empress Chongming had not been about to kill it, and the Goddess of Dawn had not intervened to stop it, no one in the world would have known about this.
However, the Chonglong Empire was an independent force after all. Even though the Glorious Holy Dragon had the support of the Goddess of Dawn, it still had to submit to the Chongming Empress and pay taxes to her every year.
Ash's mission goal this time is somewhat related to it.
It guards a pond called the Holy Sun Pond, and Ash's mission is to steal at least 100 kilograms of the pond's water.
However, the mission said that he was stealing, but Ash had no intention of stealing at all.
He casually used buckets to collect buckets of water.
This made a certain ancient dragon's eyelids twitch, and he couldn't help but say, "Hey, young man, aren't you going too far? This pool of water only produces 30 to 40 kilograms a year. You're taking away decades of water. What do you want me to drink next?"
Ash remained silent, only taking out bucket after bucket of gold coins, and when he felt it was enough, he asked, "Is that enough?"
The glorious holy dragon perched on the top of the mountain swung its tail and swept the gold coins away. "That's enough, that's enough. You are much smarter than those idiots before you. You could just buy it with money instead of stealing it. This water is useless to me except for quenching my thirst. If you buy it directly, I will definitely sell it directly."
Ash was not too surprised by this. After all, they were dragons, and most of them could not escape the characteristic of greed for money.
Physical liking is secondary. What’s more important is that coins are actually a way for dragons to improve their strength.
As coins circulate among people, they inevitably become contaminated with the scent of people and traces of the environment in which they circulate.
Dragon species can collect this aura and simulate real dreams, in which they can sharpen their will and ponder things that cannot be studied in reality.
Unfortunately, Ash cannot do this. His blood is dragon, but he is not a real dragon.
Ash also knew that the Holy Sun Water was of no use to the Glorious Holy Dragon, so he paid for it directly.
And most importantly, the client revealed the clues.
The person who issued the task turned out to be the bishop of the Church of Dawn. It's really strange that family members steal their own things.
(PS: The Chonglong Empire is independent, but it does not restrict the missionary rights of the Orthodox Church. It just does not have the right to collect taxes, station troops, and other rights that threaten sovereignty in other countries.)
"Why are you doing all this? Can't you just sell it?" Ash asked curiously.
"Tax avoidance!" Brilliant Holy Dragon said as if it was a matter of course, "Do you know how much tax that damn woman paid to get me out? Twenty-five percent!"
When mentioning the latter part, the tone of the Glorious Holy Dragon was very sad and angry.
Twenty-five percent. No wonder this happened. Ash nodded to show that he understood.
"Boy, I think you are very smart, much better than those idiots in front of us." The Brilliant Holy Dragon said in a bewitching tone, "I have a way. The risk is a bit high, but the profit is very high. As the saying goes, fortune comes with risk. If you have the guts, you can take 70% and I will take 30% after the success."
"I am suitable for doing big business, not long-term business." Ash clapped his hands.
"That's even better. I can definitely make a big deal here." Brilliant Holy Dragon said, "I have more than 10 million worth of goods here, all of which are my shed dragon scales, dragon skins, and the small things under my control."
"I originally wanted to sell it slowly, but since you want to do something big, I'll sell it all to you for 10 million. I don't care how much you sell it for later, just give me the capital!"
Ash showed a hint of interest: "Can I take a look at the goods first?"
"Okay, come with me." The Glorious Holy Dragon also became interested, so it said it casually. It didn't expect that Ash had so much capital. He was not like an ordinary adventurer.
But then again, no ordinary adventurer would dare to bargain with it.
As soon as it shows up, all the adventurers run away in panic.
Ash followed the Glorious Holy Dragon into a palace.
The glorious holy dragon in the image of a classical dragon pushed open a door with its tail and motioned for Ash to look.
Ash took a look and couldn't help but look at the Brilliant Holy Dragon: "How much money do you need? You even sell your blood."
As far as the eye can see, there are bottles of blood, stacks of dragon scales, and layers of dragon skins laid out, and they are from different species of dragons.
"We are short of gold. We are very short of gold." The Brilliant Holy Dragon pointed with its tail at the pile of gold coins next to it. "You see, this pile of gold coins could hold my entire body, but now it can't even cover the ground."
Ash compared the size of the Glorious Holy Dragon and the gold coins. The wealth was really different from before. He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Were you robbed?"
"Robbery? Even robbery isn't that cruel!" The voice of the Brilliant Holy Dragon was full of resentment. "That damn woman, it's ok to collect taxes from me, but she actually asked me to pay back the taxes from a thousand years ago!"
A thousand years? Ash was shocked. Even if he didn't care much about money, he knew how ridiculous the wealth would be if he collected a thousand-year tax from an ancient dragon.
The Glorious Holy Dragon said nothing else. After all, it was very shameful to mention one's own defeat. If it wasn't too resentful, it wouldn't have been so stressed out that it would complain when Ash mentioned this.
"Boy, can you eat all this?" The Glorious Holy Dragon looked at Yaxiu and said.
"I can eat it, but we need to negotiate the price," said Ash.
Although there seem to be a lot of these things, they are all of ordinary quality, equivalent to human waste blood and dead skin. They are quite useful for low-level enemies, but not very useful to him.
Even if smelting and refining are carried out, the cost-effectiveness is extremely low and it is not cost-effective at all.
However, it is said that it is suitable for low-level use, but it is just right for Martha and her subordinates. They are also complaining about the slow growth of their power. After all, suitable talents cannot be cultivated overnight.
"How much are you offering?" asked the Glorious Holy Dragon.
"One million gold coins." Ash chopped off a zero without blinking.
The Brilliant Holy Dragon spread its wings and growled, "Boy, are you kidding me? You told me it's worth 10 million!"
"Come on, at our level, lies are useless." Ash crossed his arms and ignored the threats of the Brilliant Holy Dragon. "Give me a more realistic price, or you can find someone else to trade with." The Brilliant Holy Dragon stared at Ash with its golden head, as if observing Ash's strength, but he was not a demigod at all. "Boy, aren't you afraid that I will rob you?"
"You try and see whether you rob me or I rob you." Ash stood there, his tone revealing an indifference.
A heavy pressure was exerted on Ash, and the Glorious Holy Dragon wanted to test Ash's strength.
Ash naturally pushed back without hesitation.
The two forces collided in the air, causing the air to distort vaguely.
Finally, the Glorious Holy Dragon took a step back. There were very few people it could use the goods for, and it had no ability to sell them. If it came across something it could buy, it would naturally make a clean deal and recover some blood first. Anyway, to it, these were almost free things.
"Three million, six hundred and twenty-three thousand four hundred and fifty-two gold coins." said the Glorious Holy Dragon, but inwardly he was wondering about Ash's background. He knew all the strong men in the Heavy Dragon Empire, but it seemed that there was no such person as Ash.
New? Or foreign?
Ash counted the gold coins in the space ring and took them out: "Five million gold coins, count them."
The Brilliant Holy Dragon did not move, but looked at Yaxiu and asked, "What else do you want?"
It knew that Ash, who had just bargained, would never give more. Since he gave more, he must have something in mind.
"A drop of your heart's blood and more ordinary dragon blood." said Yaxiu.
The Brilliant Holy Dragon narrowed his eyes: "You know this request is very presumptuous, right?"
Ordinary dragon blood is fine, as it has been sold before. However, heart blood is one of the essence bloods and it is not something that can be given to others easily. Otherwise, it will be troublesome if there is a curse or contract.
"You can sign a contract. I'm just using it to help others improve their bloodline." Yaxiu said.
Originally, he wanted to go to heaven to collect angel blood for Maria, but after seeing the Glorious Holy Dragon, his goal changed. This ancient dragon also had the breath of an angel.
Obviously, when it was promoted to the gem species, it absorbed the blood of the angel species.
Since there is something close, why should we give up something near and seek something far away?
Ash aimed directly at it. The bloodline of the gem species is much better than that of the gold species.
"More bloodline?" The Brilliant Holy Dragon raised a claw, "Add another million, and sign the Dawn Contract."
Ash shook his head: "That's all. If there's more, I'll go and sue you in front of the Empress."
"You are looking for death!" roared the Glorious Holy Dragon.
Ash was unmoved: "That's all. If you keep shouting, be careful that the previous accounts will be dug up. I don't believe this is the first time you've done something like this."
The Glorious Holy Dragon gnashed his teeth, and flames like blazes sporadically spurted out from between his teeth. It was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
The two sides were deadlocked for a moment, and the Brilliant Holy Dragon finally gave in: "The Dawn Contract must be signed, and it must be attached that you are not allowed to disclose this matter."
It still couldn't guess Ash's strength.
"Okay." Ash nodded.
The Glorious Holy Dragon took out a contract and signed it with Ash, and as he said, he gave Ash a drop of his heart's blood and more of his own ordinary dragon blood.
"Get out of here, kid!" said the Glorious Holy Dragon rudely.
"Use the word please." Ash said.
The Brilliant Holy Dragon only replied with one word: "Get lost!"
Ash stood still, just looking at his fingers: "Say please, be polite, you don't want to attract the Empress."
"Don't forget that you signed the contract. Do you want to be punished by God?!" the Glorious Holy Dragon bared his teeth.
"Your contract only restricts me from exposing myself actively, but it doesn't mention passively. Two demigods fighting near the imperial capital will definitely attract the attention of the empress." Ash rubbed his fingers. "If she asks why we are fighting, do you think you will tell her or not?"
The glorious holy dragon spread its wings and then drooped them powerlessly: "Please leave, cunning boy!"
"That's right." Ash waved his hand, "Goodbye then."
"See you never again!" The Glorious Holy Dragon snorted coldly.
Ash didn't care about the Glorious Holy Dragon's little temper. He turned sideways and disappeared.
The Brilliant Holy Dragon narrowed his eyes at the place where Ash had left. Space? The authority of space? With that body that surpassed the limit, it's no wonder he's not afraid of me.
However, if you rely so much on the authority of space, you will fail sooner or later.
The Glorious Holy Dragon snorted coldly and cursed Ash slightly, but quickly put the unhappiness behind him and began to happily lay out gold coins.
Soon, five million gold coins filled the ground. The Glorious Holy Dragon lay on it and stretched out in a humane way.
As expected, the gold coin bed is more comfortable. That damn woman is so evil that I haven't had a good sleep for a long time.
As he was thinking this, a slender and tall figure appeared in front of the Glorious Holy Dragon.
Huh? That cunning guy is back?
The Glorious Holy Dragon narrowed his eyes and was about to scold him for coming back, but after seeing the figure clearly, his entire huge body froze there.
"Your Majesty, what brings you here?" The face of the Glorious Holy Dragon was full of human flattery.
"Collect the debt." The empress raised her hands slightly, "You are really capable. You dare to evade taxes like this."
"Don't fight, I will pay the tax right away!" The Glorious Holy Dragon immediately raised his hands in surrender.
Past painful experiences told it that it would never be able to defeat this violent empress.
Seeing that the Brilliant Holy Dragon was so sensible, the empress put down her hands and said, "Another 10% fine will be imposed. Don't try to play tricks on me."
“Yes.” Brilliant Holy Dragon said weakly, “But Your Majesty, can you tell me what your relationship with that kid is, so that I can die with a clear mind.”
The empress turned and left: "Consider him the father of my future child."
What the hell? The future father of the child? Brilliant Holy Dragon was dumbfounded. That guy was actually the husband of the empress. How could it be possible?!
Even though his physical strength is indeed good, it is far inferior to that of the empress.
"If you dare to expose yourself, I will peel off your skin."
These light words shattered the Glorious Holy Dragon's little thoughts.
It also wants to take the opportunity to gain some benefits.
If the Empress says it is true, then it must be true. Even if the goddess Dawn comes, it will be useless.
(End of this chapter)