Crossing the true dragon realm, and you call me Little Locke?

After a round of bickering and playful teasing, both Shuoyang and Lena were somewhat unhappy.

But despite my dissatisfaction, the work still had to be done.

Money is hard to earn, and life is tough.

Under Lena's efficient and decisive management.

Shuoyang could only suppress his awkwardness and accompany her to the engagement banquet a few days later.

In order to dispel everyone's thoughts at once.

Lena invited many people, including a genius archmage, a knight from the royal capital, and a nobleman from the North.

Regardless of whether she could make it in time, she notified everyone.

And then I heard that the beautiful countess, who has been single for so many years, is suddenly going to marry someone who appeared out of nowhere.

Most of the Farosian nobles, unaware of the truth, were indignant.

Prepare to use some methods to get rid of this troublesome country bumpkin adventurer.

Only a few people who know the inside story are quite worried.

After all, when facing a true dragon, especially one backed by an ancient dragon, their usual petty tricks among nobles were completely useless.

Ultimately, this world still values ​​strength above all else.

If political maneuvering could solve everything, Lena, a count outside the Faroese aristocratic circle, wouldn't have lasted this long.

Lena is able to ignore most people.

Aside from her adoptive mother, the ancient dragon, she possessed personal strength that was close to legendary, and could even break through to legendary status at any time.

Therefore, they faced Shuoyang, which was stronger and capable of destroying small and medium-sized towns by itself.

They had no choice but to consider some unconventional methods.

And so, amidst the various calculations and differing intentions of each party, the engagement banquet began.

The castle hall was quite crowded with people due to the convenience of magic.

After the initial pleasantries, Shuoyang...

He sat alone at a table, completely oblivious to the strange looks from those around him.

They ate and drank at a pace that seemed slow but was actually quite fast, seemingly oblivious to everyone else.

After all, his task was just to be a target.

He had no interest in or need to bother with that complicated intrigue and power struggle.

Anyone who dares to mess with him can just be killed.

The majesty of the true dragon cannot be offended; this is the best excuse for him to do evil.

And seeing his unconventional behavior.

Several pastors from the Church of the Goddess of Love and Beauty, Shuni, approached Reina, who was out socializing, and greeted her.

The district bishop with blond, wavy hair and a similarly wavy figure.

She glanced at Shuoyang and whispered to Lena, "Fellow believer Lena, where did you find this person?"

"She's good-looking, but her manners and poise are terrible."

"That arrogant disdain for others is just like those savage, colorful reptiles."

Upon hearing this, Lena smiled helplessly.

Her mother was a member of the Jewel Rose Knights, and her father, Alvin, was a paladin who worshipped the Fire-Haired Lady.

Therefore, she was very close to Shuni's church, and there was no need for her to hide it.

She replied truthfully, "You guessed right, Rosalie."

"He's the dragon brother I told you about before."

「!?」

Upon hearing this, Rosalie's large emerald eyes lit up.

As the regional bishop, she was naturally the devout servant of the goddess of love and beauty: Sunny Fire.

However, everyone has their own interpretation, and different people have different understandings of the doctrine.

Take Rosalie, for example. Of all things related to beauty and love, she has a particular fondness for impossible love.

Therefore, looking at Lena in front of him.

Adopted siblings, dragon-like sexuality, different races, and vastly different personalities and values...

This was somewhat of a shock to her.

So she had the priests and knights accompanying her stop those lesser nobles who weren't qualified.

He then grabbed Lena's arm with shining eyes.

I had a private chat with her, inquiring about the progress and obstacles.

At the same time, someone who was both unexpected and expected approached Shuoyang.

"Agripa, what the hell are you doing?"

Violet, dressed in dashing men's attire, was accompanied by a petite young woman wearing a veil.

She glanced at Lena not far away and asked a question with a puzzled look.

Shuoyang was not surprised by her arrival.

After all, this engagement dinner was hosted by Lena to dispel the intentions of certain people.

But given the current situation, any gathering with enough people is impossible.

Ultimately, it all boils down to how to divide up the already desperate Graham family.

Therefore, Violet, who has already brought the Graham family under her control, will inevitably come to see which enemies dare to covet the dragon's assets.

Fortunately, they were physically punished afterwards.

Violet has always been somewhat prejudiced against Lena simply because of her mother.

Her relationship with Lena was, to put it mildly, terrible.

Therefore, after identifying several targets, she went directly to Shuoyang.

Despite her questioning, Shuoyang continued eating.

He replied nonchalantly, "As you can see, I came here to collect a debt."

"In the end, she outsmarted me and used me as a target."

As he spoke, he wiped his mouth after finishing the entire meal.

She gave Violet a cold glance at the trembling young noblewoman beside her.

He retorted to Violet, "And you? When are you going to pay me back?"

"You've killed quite a few people lately, haven't you? Still can't gather eight thousand golden dragons?"

Seeing that he wanted to collect the debt again, Violet shielded the young widow behind her.

She touched the tip of her nose somewhat awkwardly.

He pleaded in a low voice, "Please give me a little more time!"

"Agripa, it's only been less than a month, and I haven't even done many jobs yet!"

"Wait until I've cleared away all the potential hazards, then I'll personally deliver the money to you."

Seeing her humble expression, Shuoyang sighed helplessly.

Then he took a dimensional bag from his pocket and threw it to Violet.

He instructed, "This is a branch and leaf source crystal. After you return, place it on the magic node of your dragon nest."

"Your territory will be able to nurture elves just like Kura."

"Those elves all listen to you; you've arranged everything for them."

"Of course," before Violet could even express her delight, Shuoyang added, "it costs money."

"Ten thousand golden dragons, payable in installments over ten years."

"Now you owe me a total of 108,000 gold dragons. If you can't pay it back, come and work for me."

"Ten thousand golden dragons!?"

Violet was thoroughly chilled by this bucket of cold water.

After all, no matter how eccentric she is, she is still a dragon.

Asking her to pay money is worse than killing her; it's something she can't accept.

Moreover, the combined income from all of the Graham family's territories is only a little over ten thousand gold coins a year, and that's just gross income.

Therefore, she blurted out, "Why don't you just rob it?"

But Shuoyang remained unmoved, saying indifferently, "You don't want this crystal?"

"..." Violet fell silent.

She thought to herself, since Shuoyang is always stubborn but soft-hearted, she can just lose face and act shamelessly!

If we delay for a few more years, we can eventually pay it off.

So, after a moment's hesitation, she gritted her teeth and replied, "I want it!"

Just as she was mentally preparing herself...

Shuoyang chuckled and said, "Really? I was just kidding!"

"Fifty-year installment plan, you can pay it off little by little!"

Upon hearing this, Violet couldn't help but speak up.

She really wanted to take advantage of Shuoyang's current state of transformation and her inability to beat her up, and give this brother a good beating.

But just as she was about to make her move...

Shuoyang interrupted again, asking, "By the way, where's Elliott?"

Where is he now?

"I've been messaging him but he's not replying. Could he have left the North?"

"Hmm," Violet nodded, momentarily forgetting to take action.

She replied, "Elliott has gone to Middle-earth, and there have been signs of benthic daemon fish in the Shattered Star Sea."

"His friend with the amethyst dragon asked him for help."

"As soon as he heard there was a battle, he flew there in a great hurry."