Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 447: Having evil intentions
Digan's words were like a red-hot branding iron, so hot that Sersney's beautiful eyes suddenly narrowed into vertical lines.

"Damn old man, say it again and see what happens!" She was filled with piercing rage. As a proud black dragon, having her bloodline insulted to her face was more unbearable than being attacked directly.

Digan merely picked at a non-existent ear with his tiny paws, giving her a lazy glance—a posture that was a perfect replica of Levi's languid dragon form. "The truth is always hard to hear, little one. The depth and breadth of the Red Dragon's heritage are far beyond what you swamp-dwelling... cough, black dragons can compare to."

Seeing the murderous intent gathering in Sersney's eyes, it swallowed back even harsher words.

Ultimately, the situation was in its favor. Given its current half-dead state, if the black dragon were to secretly strike, it would be powerless to do anything about it.

Lagrass's enormous, icy blue eyes darted between Dighan and Sersney, wisely refraining from intervening in the dragons' exchange.

It turned its attention back to Livy, the human lord, who was the key.

“My lord, you heard me.” Ragras’s tone carried a hint of urgency that was barely perceptible. “Condensing a divine spark is the only viable path currently available. In the expanding sea of ​​magma in the world of Tiridary, lies a fragment of such a divine spark.”

"That was in ancient times, when a god fell in the world of Tiridates. The power of his divine essence contained pure fire and scorching divinity. He was too violent. Even a fragment of his divine essence contained immense power. That is why he kept eroding our ice plains. Only the power of the Ring of Ice and Water could calm his agitation, stabilize him, and even safely retrieve him."

Its enormous hand spread out: "Without the ring, we would be committing suicide to even approach, let alone taking the fragment. But with the ring, not only can we save our homeland, but for a powerful being like you, the fragment is the first step on the path to godhood!"

Lagras's voice was deep and seductive, painting a picture of a win-win situation, like a clumsy farmer selling cabbages.

However, Li Wei's expression remained unchanged; the wind and snow danced in his deep eyes, yet reflected not a ripple of emotion.

Li Wei's voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced through the wind and snow, carrying a calm that seemed to understand everything. "Your story is wonderful, and it makes perfect sense. Your home is on the verge of collapse, and you're trying to find your clan's most precious treasure to save yourself. It sounds like a perfect story."

He paused, a half-smile curving his lips into a chilling smile that sent a shiver down Lagras's spine.

“But there’s a small problem.” Li Wei held up a finger. “Since the fragment of the divine spark is related to becoming a god, why tell me something so important? You’re also a legend; you can become a god and rule everything simply by condensing a fragment of the divine spark. Are you really so willing to give it to me?”

"I don't believe it!" The lord finally smiled.

Lagras's enormous Adam's apple bobbed, and his icy eyebrows trembled almost imperceptibly.

"To save our home, which we depend on for survival, any sacrifice is worthwhile. Besides... let me tell you the truth, sir, this fragment of divinity has an elemental conflict with us frost giants. We cannot absorb or utilize it. It is like an axe or a broadsword hanging over our necks."

“Master, what this Frost Barbarian said is true,” Digen, acting as the dragon’s henchman, added.

It wasn't that it was speaking well of the frost giant; given the animosity between dragons and giants, it was already a good thing that they didn't fight upon meeting.

To be honest, elemental conflicts have always existed.

For a mage with a talent for water elemental magic, learning water elemental magic would be much easier, but learning fire elemental magic would be extremely difficult.

Not to mention frost giants, pure magical creatures. While the Creator bestowed upon them unparalleled talent in frost magic, He also deprived them of the ability to learn other magic.

Just like a tiger can't eat with chopsticks, this is a racial barrier that is almost impossible to cross.

Therefore, that fragment of divine essence was nothing short of poison to them, enough to easily kill a legendary frost giant.

"My lord, I have told you everything you wanted to know. We will even hand over the fragments of godhood to you after we have resolved our survival crisis. Shouldn't that be enough to prove our sincerity?"

Lagras glanced at his tribesmen behind him, who were watching him expectantly, and said with a hint of helplessness.

He secretly cursed this human for being so difficult to fool.

“First, the fragments of godhood are poison to you, so how can you say you’d give them to me?” Li Wei said with a sidelong glance. “Second, what you’re saying is of little use to me. Becoming a god or obtaining the fragments of godhood are both too far away for me. I only care about the present.”

"If you don't say something truly useful and prove your worth," Li Wei sighed, "then what's the point of keeping you around?"

Despicable humans! Damn two-legged munks!
Lagras cursed inwardly, but his face remained unchanged.

Sersne, who was standing to the side, felt inexplicably pleased at this moment and also chimed in fiercely, "Either hand over all your treasures, become slaves, or die. The choice is yours."

Some people are like that; they've experienced hardship themselves, and when others are going through the same ordeal, instead of helping them out, they'll kick them while they're down.

“Everything else is negotiable, but we have no money, we are penniless.” Lagras tugged at the rug made of many bear skins on his body, and pointed to the huge spiked club on the ground: “This is our only possession.”

"As for slaves? I have only one question, sir, can you afford to feed our nine hundred-plus mouths?" The frost giant leader blinked innocently.

Hemp egg!

I have to say that what he said makes a lot of sense.

These frost giants looked exactly like paupers; the lord even had to throw down a few gold coins to rob them.

As for taking them into slavery, given the current finances and agriculture of Gaoyabao, it's already the limit to support these gluttonous barbarians and the two giant dragons.

If we were to raise another nine hundred giants, the food required would be more than if we sold the black dragon Sersne to other countries.

Sersni immediately became alert, looking at the lord with suspicion in her eyes.

Just now, she had a feeling that this guy seemed to have ulterior motives towards her.

"Who said you're poor?" the lord thought to himself. "You have nothing else to offer, so don't blame me for being greedy. Isn't the world of Tiridates itself a treasure trove?"

Li Wei said, "I will help you resolve the crisis, and then the fragments of godhood and the Ring of Ice and Water will be mine!"

He had his own plans in mind.

Although the frost giant said that the world of Tiridaria was almost entirely snowfields and lava, seemingly a desolate wasteland, it's important to know that even dragons, if they stay in one place for a long time, can be infected by the elemental magic of dragons, causing a multitude of priceless treasures to grow.

Not to mention a fragment of divine essence. On the bright side, there might be a pile of priceless magical metals in the magma zone where the divine essence fragment is located.

As a new world, its value is absolutely immeasurable.

“No, the Ring of Ice and Water is the most precious treasure of our race, and it concerns the survival of us Frost Giants!” Lagras refused without even thinking.

"Fine then!" The lord snapped his fingers. "Go tell your men to get ready. We'll fight right here today. Don't say I didn't give you a chance. I'll take on all nine hundred of you by myself!"

"I'll kill you all then, and the world of Tiridary and the fragments of godhood will be mine!"

"My lord!" Lagras cried out anxiously, "We have already proven our sincerity, why are you still doing this?"

"Please think about it again. Apart from the Ring of Ice and Water, we will agree to any other conditions you set!"

"Then let the world of Tillyridge become my territory!" The lord finally revealed his true intentions.

"Oh, Father God above!" Lagras wailed in anguish, like a man who had lost a beloved: "Tyreid is the home of us frost giants, the last refuge that Father God left us. How could we possibly give it to someone else?"

"This won't work, that won't work, what exactly do you want?" the lord maliciously speculated. "You're not planning to pretend to negotiate with me, but instead use the Rings of Ice and Water against me after you get them, are you? And then you'll steal the Rings of Sky and Thunder, and with two Titan Diamonds, you'll conquer an empire and become king yourself?!"

“If you insist on thinking that way, there’s nothing I can do. Prejudice is a mountain in everyone’s heart. When you say this, it means that this is what you subconsciously think. Even if the truth is right in front of you, you will find all sorts of reasons to prove that it is false.” Lagras did not rush to deny it, but instead sighed helplessly.

This old fox!
The lord cursed inwardly.

Having lived for thousands of years and seen all sorts of situations, he didn't reveal a single clue.

If the other party is eager to argue, it only proves that they guessed correctly.

A strange book records an event.

When Ximen Qing was having fun with his wives and concubines, he would often use words like "prostitute" and "harlot" in his speech. His wives and concubines were not angry when they heard this, and took it as a joke.

Only Li Jiao'er couldn't stand it and would throw a tantrum every time. Ximen Qing was puzzled and asked Wu Yueniang, who told him, "The other girls, having never been prostitutes, just listened and knew it was a joke. Only Li Jiao'er, a former prostitute who has reformed, naturally can't stand such mockery."

This proves that if the lord hits the other party's sore spot, the other party will definitely be eager to prove it.

But this old guy started spouting nonsense.

“If you didn’t think that way, I would look down on you. If it were me, I would definitely do it. A person has to have some pursuit in life, right?” Li Wei looked at the other party with a smile, subtly trying to get the Frost Giant leader’s words.

“My lord Dragon Knight, you are far too prejudiced and discriminatory towards us Frost Giants.” Ragras blinked his enormous eyes. “Why must Frost Giants be evil? Why must they rule the world?”

"Let's get back to the main topic," Lagras said, seemingly heartbroken. "I promised you that the world of Tillyridge would be your territory, and you would be its sole ruler. However, I have one condition."

"Let it go if you fart."

“Tyritre is the home of us frost giants. You must allocate a sufficient area for us to live in,” Ragnaros said with a sorrowful expression.

"Yes, sir." The lord readily agreed.

"Then let us swear by our respective gods that our pact takes effect from this moment on. Until we obtain the Ring of Ice and Water and resolve the crisis in the world of Tiridary, neither of us shall do anything to harm the other's personal safety. If either of us betrays the pact, we shall die a gruesome death and our souls shall be condemned to eternal damnation in hell," said Ragras, though a cunning smile played on his lips, his face remained impassive.

Sun Wukong, you still have your eyes on the Ring of Ice and Water, don't you?

Let the lord teach you a lesson in what true despicable behavior is.

The lord wanted to laugh but couldn't, and it was truly painful to hold it in.

“It’s very simple.” The lord quickly followed Lagras in reciting the contract and swore an oath in the name of the Goddess of Ice and Snow.

By swearing an oath in the name of his own deity, the lord has deceived countless people with this trick, and now there's another one like him.

The barbarians around him looked at Lagras with pity.

"From this moment forward, you are the lord of the world of Tiridates. Everything on this land, except for the area where we frost giants live, belongs to you." Lagras paid no attention to the other insects besides the lord, and finally a smile appeared on his face, while he laughed wildly inside.

Damn it, this two-legged muk has finally fallen for it!

Once we get back the Ring of Ice and Water, won't it be up to it to call the shots?
Lagrass secretly vowed: "Today I am as insignificant as an ant, but when that day comes, I will reclaim everything I have lost, take back the Sky and the Ring of Thunder, and enslave this human, making him and that black dragon produce endless offspring, enslaving his descendants forever!"

"This is the ring that controls that spatial gap. As long as you have enough magic power, you can enter and exit at will." Lagras took a huge blue ring off his finger and handed it to Levi.

As it was removed, the ring continued to shrink until it was the right size for the lord to wear.

After all, it's a magical item, so being able to change size is its most basic ability.

The lord also smiled happily.

As long as these Frost Barbarians lead him to the Ring of Ice and Water, tell him how to use it, and he gets what he wants, he'll show them what true despicable shamelessness is.

"Now can you tell me where the Ring of Ice and Water is?" Li Wei glanced at the Frost Giant leader.

"As you wish, my lord." Now that the contract has been signed, Lagras naturally will no longer hide anything.

(End of this chapter)