It doesn't matter what the lord is.

So does Lid know what Lord Lingwu is thinking?

He also knew it clearly. If she couldn't even see through his intentions, she wouldn't deserve to sit in that position and enjoy a long-term reputation. So in the final analysis, when seeing the final treasure, there was no possibility of any sneak attack or being attacked. In the end, it was still about who was stronger, in better condition, and who had a deeper obsession and more cards.

So this time the eye contact seemed so meaningful.

Finally, the Lingwu Lord shifted his gaze and looked at the fallen dragon on the ground, and said:

"I promised you that I will take all the materials."

Lid smiled, scratched his head with his bloody hand, and cast a grateful look at the Lingwu Lord:

"Thank you very much. As you know, our Yuxi City has just started, and our family is very poor. As the mayor of the city, I want to bring back any good things I encounter when I go out on adventures."

Lingwu Lord said lightly:

"Don't complain to me about being poor. I won't snatch it from you."

Regarding what happened just now, the two of them chose to remain silent tacitly. They had fought side by side briefly when slaying the dragon, and thanks to this, the Lingwu Lord witnessed Lid's speed and explosive power, and Lid also witnessed the vast sword energy that Garberd passed on to the Lingwu Lord. In the future when they are hostile, this will be crucial information for both of them.

Lid took out the bag that originally contained food from his arms, jumped onto the motionless dragon's body, and began to harvest the spoils. The dragon's body was basically full of treasures, but at present, Lid might not be able to take much back. He didn't know what dangers were waiting for him ahead, and he didn't have the legendary magical ring that could create storage space by rubbing it. He could only take a small part of the most essential materials such as dragon tendons, dragon bones, and dragon scales and keep them close to his body.

He chopped off the outermost yellowish and blackened part of the dragon horn, and ground the snow-white core into powder and packed it. The hardness of this thing is not very high, and its main function is to use it as medicine rather than to make weapons and equipment. Legend has it that the dragon horn can revive the dead, but this is definitely an exaggeration. However, it is a very valuable medicinal material used in alchemy, and can be handed over to the alchemy team of the Northern Industrial Base for careful study.

After thousands of years, the dragon's heart essence and blood had almost completely dried up. Lid cut the dragon's heart almost to pieces before he found two drops of blood, which he put in the small glass bottle he carried with him, but the bottom was not even filled. When the two drops of blood were very close, they would merge into one drop, but they would automatically separate with a slight shake, emitting a soft reddish light in the darkness.

In addition, Lid also brought a few dragon claws that were very suitable for making weapons and equipment, but these things were too sharp, so Lid could only tie a few circles of dragon whiskers on the outside before he dared to keep them close to his body. These materials were mainly for Liushi. It was difficult for a forger to challenge higher-level equipment. In addition to constantly improving his own level, he also needed to consume a lot of rare materials as the price of failure.

Rich territories can naturally look for adventurers to make purchases, but Yuxi City's main focus is not here now, and He Yue cannot approve tens of thousands of gold coins for Liushi as research funding at this time.

So since he had encountered a South China Sea dragon that only appears once in a century, Lid of course had to plunder it and bring it back.

"It's a pity that this dragon has been corrupted for too long, otherwise today's lunch would have been dragon meat from heaven."

Lid tore off a piece of dragon meat and examined it carefully. The meat had turned black. Although it was not completely rotten, it would not have any nourishing effect if eaten. Instead, it might cause poisoning. The most important thing was that the smell made people lose their appetite. It felt like a mixture of stinky tofu, fermented bean curd and lemon.

Lord Lingwu watched Lid pack up the large and small bags, and said with his arms folded:

"It's been thousands of years, after all."

Lid rolled his eyes at her:

"Don't act like it's none of your business. We're both out of water and food right now. We haven't encountered a single living creature along the way. Just like you said, this is a dead place. Unless we really muster up the courage to eat these zombie meats that have been stored for thousands of years, your stomach will be growling tonight at the latest."

The Lingwu Lord had already walked deeper into the mess, his tone as cold as ever:

"I do not mind."

Reed sighed, carrying the bag and following behind the Lingwu Lord. He was not surprised by her coldness.

I remember when I first saw the living mechanical beasts, Lid just didn't like them. I don't know what was wrong with Clenus to put these half-rotten figurines on his grave. Could it be that he really thought these living mechanical beasts could be immortal like it? But now Lid's view is different from the past. Lid has no chance to meet a spiritual beast like the South China Sea Flood Dragon. Even if he met a living one, he would probably not be able to beat it. The dragon just now had been buried in the earth for thousands of years, but he and the Lingwu Lord almost fell into it. It can be seen that this thing must not be someone to be messed with when it was alive.

Reed is particularly looking forward to it now. He hopes that Clenas's collecting habit will be as strong as possible. It would be best if he could place one of each valuable spiritual beast in the cemetery. He will do nothing but divide the gold and locate the burial sites. It will be worth the trip to let these precious treasures sleeping in the seabed shine for the expansion of Yuxi City.

23. Grasslands under the sea

"Break in from the side in 3.5 seconds."

"Get out of there before it turns into a sieve."

"I'll leave the one coming from the left to you. Buy me some time."

"I can hold out for ten seconds. Take into account the time it takes to issue the order. Get rid of the last magic crystal before that!"

"You will die if you fail to do so. This is the path you chose. I will fulfill my promise and take your body out."

In the next few days, Lord Lingwu issued combat orders almost continuously.

After the dragon, Lingwu Lord and Lid encountered several living organs, each of which was too strong to resist. However, through several high-intensity battles, the two had a better understanding of each other and were able to escape danger every time. The two killed four more spiritual beasts of the same level as the South China Sea dragon, including the snow monster in the far north, the disaster beast in the starry night, the three-legged golden crow, and the ghost spirit. They were all spiritual beasts that had been written about in historical documents, but no one had seen them in recent years.

Especially the disaster beast of the starry night, it is said that it is a monster living on the stars, and it will only fall with a meteor every thousand years, and it is extremely ferocious. In order to deal with it, Lid and Lingwu Lord were both seriously injured. Lingwu Lord's robe was scratched from the shoulder to the back, and the clothes were directly torn apart. However, Lid was attacking from behind the disaster beast at that time, and the huge body of the disaster beast was between the two of them, so Lid really didn't see anything. After Lid killed the disaster beast, he only saw Lingwu Lord with his back to him, and his loose robe hung on both sides, like an open-fronted coat. It can be imagined that the scenery from the front must be very beautiful.

Lingwu Lord was a versatile person, and was also good at needlework. She removed part of the thread on the cuffs and mended the clothes to the point where the damage was barely noticeable. During this time, Lid dismantled Xingchenye's disaster beast and gave some of the materials to Lingwu Lord. In particular, the crystal on the forehead of the disaster beast was said to have the ability to keep people young forever after being ground into powder, so she gave it to Lingwu Lord to apply medicine on the wound to avoid leaving scars.

These spirit beasts dropped a lot of materials, most of which Lid and the spirit warrior lord divided equally. The spirit warrior lord didn't care much about the dragon, which was a high-priced item on the market, but the spirit beasts that he hadn't seen for many years, some of their materials were also needed by the spirit warrior lord.

Even if he gave it half, Lid still made a huge profit.

If you don't take the good stuff, you will regret it for the rest of your life. He regretted many times that he was not ruthless enough when he robbed the treasury in the capital. He always felt that he should have taken more. At least he should have a pair of gloves. Now he only wears the black flame armor on his right hand, which means that he has given up the importance of his left hand.

"How is it? Do you feel that our cooperation is becoming more and more tacit, Comrade Zhao Zhao?"

While counting the treasures in his hand, Reed said to the Lingwu Lord.

The Lingwu Lord replied indifferently:

"Useless cooperation. After killing the South China Sea Flood Dragon, I have already found a way to bypass these spirit beasts. It will be the same without you."

Lid held a night-shining pearl in front of his eyes, carefully tasting it in the light of the fire, and said:

"How cold... Although going around is an option, it's definitely better to seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, right? We won't be able to run into these guys for a while after returning to Eternal Heaven. Unless we conquer the core bloodline of another race in the future, these materials are almost the ceiling on the market."

Seeing that Lord Lingwu did not speak, Lid continued:

"Besides, through the previous battles, we have at least cultivated a comradeship. Of the four great things in life, we share two, namely carrying guns and sharing the spoils. Moreover, we eat, dress, and sleep together. When you think about this, don't you feel a lot closer instantly?"

The Lingwu Lord was filled with murderous intent, and golden flames burned around Lid, threatening to roast him. However, when the ring of fire shrank, Lid flexibly jumped up with a bag of treasure, rolled on the ground, and continued:

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. I'll go out and find something to eat."

The only regret in the past few days is the problem of food and water.

Although Reed once believed that the half-rotten meat of spirit beasts was absolutely inedible, after consuming a lot of physical strength from continuous fighting and failing to find any other ingredients for a while, Reed could only pinch his nose and taste the weird-tasting zombie meat.

——"I, Lid, would rather starve to death, die outside, or jump off from here than eat a single bit of your food! Oh, it's really... really not tasty."

Although she tried to pray before the meal, it still couldn't change the lack of taste. Lingwu Lord really didn't care as she said, he ate calmly, and then sat down to expel the toxins from his body.

As predicted by a famous block game, eating zombie meat carries the risk of poisoning. Although it contains quite strong energy, a large part of this energy must be used to detoxify.

This resulted in the need to eat large amounts of meat at every meal. At one point, Reid ate so much that he doubted his life, and he would spend a long time vomiting after burping.

——"Ole Gei, let's do it brothers!"

After changing the prayer before meals to this, the situation improved slightly, but the amount was too large, so Reed thought it would be better to find some normal food.

Looking at Lid's leaving back, Lingwu Lord suddenly looked stern and asked:

"You want to go forward?"

Lid nodded and said:

"Of course. Even if we go back, we can only continue to scavenge food from those rotten things. I plan to go ahead and take a look. Anyway, we have to move forward after resting, so there's nothing wrong with exploring the way ahead of time."

The Lingwu Lord put away the flame in his hand, stood up from the ground, and said:

"In that case, I'll go with you."

Lid gave a thumbs up and praised:

"Oh! Are you finally aware of your comrades?"

The Lingwu Lord walked past him indifferently and said:

"I'm worried that you might move the unmodified mechanism and block the road."

Reed thought she was being arrogant.

The two people walked through the next stone gate.

After entering, the wind blew Reed's hair into disarray. He stood there in a daze, staring at the green fields in front of him, where many sheep were happily grazing. In the distance there was a stream with crystal clear water flowing. Above his head was the blue sky, under his feet was the soft land, and the warm sunlight shone on his body, filled with a gentle atmosphere. It was hard to imagine that there was such an ordinary scenery underground.

Reed took a step forward, but instead of moving forward, he looked back.

Lord Lingwu was not standing behind him. There was a beautiful grassland stretching to the end of the sight.

In an instant, the world became extremely quiet, with only the cheerful cries of sheep, which seemed near and far away.

24. That is the world you can’t give

Reed kept looking around, but the Lingwu Lord had disappeared without a trace.

It was as if she had never been here before. The fragrance of green grass filled the field, and the comfortable wind made people drowsy. Lying on such a lawn and dozing off with a piece of grass in her mouth was Lid's biggest dream. Without being disturbed by anyone, she could run as much as she wanted, or rest as much as she wanted. The sky and the earth seemed to be connected, and the whole world was one.

Lid squatted down and felt the grass swaying in the wind.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from in front of him:

"Master...?"

Lid had just pulled up a blade of grass, and the green grass hairs rubbed against his fingertips, giving him a clear touch. He raised his head and saw a flat-chested girl with blonde hair and blue eyes standing in front of him, looking at him in surprise.

The girl was holding a glass of clear stream water in her hand. When she saw Lid looking at her, she smiled and said:

"Master, are you awake? That's great. Alayya brought back some water, just in time to quench your thirst."

Reed took the cup of water from her hand and took a sip. The sweet taste immediately made him feel refreshed.

Lid rubbed her head and asked:

"Did I sleep for a long time?"

Alayya nodded vigorously and replied:

"Yes. I have slept for about a day. Did you have any dreams, young master?"

Lid looked around him, and his memories of the time at the bottom of the sea became increasingly blurred, just like when he had just woken up. The dreams he had at night were always quickly forgotten, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not recall them. He looked at Alayya, who was looking worried, and shook his head:

"Not really. Thank you for your hard work. Drink more water. I'll take you to eat roast lamb tonight."

Alayya's hand was on the hilt of the sword, and her eyes had already moved to the sheep in the distance who were unaware of the danger that was coming.

Lid took a deep breath, raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said with a smile:

"When I think about having a big meal, my mood can't help but get better. There's food, water, such a beautiful environment, and now my favorite maid."

Lid patted Alayya on the back and added:

“It’s like an ideal world.”

As soon as these words came out, the smile on Reed's face disappeared in an instant.

He half-closed his eyes, frowned, and chewed on what he had just said:

"Hmm? In an ideal world..."

The sun was still bright but not dazzling, and the wind blew the hair on Reed's temples. He looked at Alaiya in front of him, held her shoulders, forced her to turn towards him, and then reached out to touch her cheek. Alaiya didn't understand what he meant, but she remained motionless and looked at her young master loyally.

The warmth coming from her was so real.

Lid exhaled and said to Alayya:

"Alaiya, I have something I want you to do."

Alaiya said seriously:

"Alaiya can do anything for the young master."

Lid glanced at the sky above his head and said:

"Well. First of all, this grassland. I'm tired of it. Let's go find He Yue and have him razed. Then tell He Yue that from now on, Yuxi City will change its development strategy, abandon all magic and martial arts in this world, and start scientific construction according to the theory I provided."

Alaiya stared at Lid blankly, and asked after a moment:

"Master's theory?"

Lid smiled and said:

"Well, I've long wanted to try making a nuclear bomb. Let's start with general relativity and quantum field theory. Not to mention nuclear weapons, satellite positioning, radiotherapy, mass-energy equation, gravitational lens, particle accelerator, laser, electron microscope, atomic clock, nuclear magnetic resonance, semiconductor materials... all these messy things are related to the cornerstone of modern physics. Of course, before that, the relevant mathematical models must be completed, including mathematical logic, number theory, algebra, geometry, topology, calculus, function, integral equation, functional analysis, probability theory... Fortunately, Yuxi City has been carrying out this work, and the training of talents is also going very smoothly."

Lid said quickly:

"You know, Alayya, I have always had a dream since I came to this world, which is to change my destiny with technology. One day in the future, our Yuxi City will completely abandon human and animal power and move towards large-scale machine production. The overflowing productivity will in turn promote scientific development and social progress, and move towards an infinite snowball road. Technological products will change with each passing day, and the speed of renewal will become faster and faster. And that is not the result of my own efforts, but the achievements created by countless people. One day soon, the people of Yuxi City will eat, wear and use things very differently——"

"Buildings can be 30 to 40 stories high, and the interior decoration can be luxurious without gold or jade; the food problem will be completely solved, with a variety of genetically modified foods and a wide range of medical methods; clothing will no longer be limited to silk, linen and wool, as synthetic fiber fabrics are both light and comfortable; for travel, there will be airplanes, cars and ships, and you can even pick up fragments from other stars. In addition, there will be billions of smartphones for calls and entertainment, making communication between people extremely convenient, and the so-called information gap will no longer exist... This is just the tip of the iceberg."

Lid smiled and said:

"Now, let us in Yuxi City make it happen."

Alayya stood there, mouth slightly open, saying nothing.

After a moment, she whispered:

"Those...sound very troublesome. Master, don't you want to stay here with Alaiya?"