Do you believe me when I say I’m not a dragon?

"Please say."

Ishikawa looked at Rachel, leaned forward and stared at Rachel:

"The god you talk about, or that black dragon, does everything you do really come from its will?"

"Why do you ask that?" Faced with his doubts, Rachel asked with a normal expression.

"After receiving your letter, many people have expressed doubts about the content in it - how can a beast have human wisdom? They are so doubtful. Those who are skeptical about your gods I remain opposed to the content of the transaction with you. If this continues, I am afraid it will have an impact on the next transaction, so I hope you can produce evidence to prove the wisdom of Black Dragon."

Ishikawa recalled the words that his leader seemed to emphasize before leaving.

Not only this sentence, others also envisioned most situations, all with one purpose - to weaken the voice of Ice Vein Snowfield and put them in a weak position during the negotiation process.

In this way, even if they are unwilling to let the scholar go directly, they can still work hard on the content of the transaction and conduct secret operations.

"Is the black dragon's wisdom..." Hearing this, Rachel smiled: "What do you want to use to prove it."

"Just let us see it. We came here with this mission." Seeing Rachel's calm expression, Ishikawa couldn't help but frowned.

"can."

Rachel nodded and stood up: "Follow me."

Using her cane, she came to the door of the house, opened the door and walked out.

Looking at her back, Hami also stood up and planned to follow her.

But when the door closed, Ishikawa stood in front of him.

"...Can you get out of the way?" Hami raised his eyes and looked at him.

"I want to know the reason, Hammy." Ishikawa spoke in a low tone, staring at him.

"I have nothing to say. Ishikawa, we only met once. You don't know me, but I can only say that I have more important things now." Hami said lightly.

"More important than the floating island?" Ishikawa frowned, and the two guards in the room also looked at him with unkind expressions.

In this regard, Hami still showed no fear.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and at the same time, there was also the sound of heavy breathing.

The two guards suddenly showed vigilant expressions, ignoring Hami in front of them and quickly walked out of the door.

Hami also faced Ishikawa's gaze, opened the door and came outside, followed closely by Ishikawa.

——Outside the house, in front of the volcanic lava in front of Rachel, the lava began to surge, and the black dorsal spines were slightly exposed from it.

Finally, a pair of dragon horns emerged, and the black dragon poked its head out of the lava.

"Black Dragon..." The fully armed guards became nervous instantly. They held the weapons in their hands and tensed their muscles.

He stared at the crowd and slowly smiled that made them all uneasy.

In response, Rachel turned around and faced Ishikawa:

"Mr. Ishikawa, this is the evidence you want."

She turned her back to the black dragon and glanced at every guard outside.

"...Yes, really." Ishikawa took a deep breath and forced himself to straighten up and take two steps - on this trip, he would have to face the black dragon, so he had already prepared it Mentally prepared: "Just these words, it seems that they can't prove anything."

"So what do I need to prove?"

——As soon as the words fell, a deep voice rang out from each of their heads. The hairs on the hairs of the guards suddenly stood up. They immediately grasped the weapons in their hands and looked at Mercer.

That sound makes people feel elusive and distant, as if it is far away in the sky, but also close in front of us, as if it is everywhere around us anytime and anywhere.

But combined with the playful expression on the black dragon's face, even if there is no basis, they can only come to this result - the one who made that sound is the black dragon in front of them.

Looking at their expressions, Mercer had a smile on his face.

Chapter 216: Fear

"What are you afraid of?"

Mercer's scarlet vertical pupils scanned the crowd and asked.

"I'm standing in front of you, communicating with you, why are you hesitating?"

Ishikawa listened to the voice in his head and looked at Mercer's face, his mind went blank for a moment.

Mercer grinned, looked at him and continued: "Or do you need me to give more evidence in person?"

"...No, no, no, no, no..." Ishikawa shook his head repeatedly. He put his hands behind his back and pinched his arm hard, trying to calm himself down, but his heart still remained. Bang bang.

He looked up at the black dragon, with his mouth half open. After a long silence, he said: "...It's an honor to meet you, black dragon...respected god."

"You should indeed be honored."

Arrogant voices sounded in their hearts, but Ishikawa felt unspeakable pressure.

What should I say?How to resolve this situation...

Ishikawa has gone through professional training and can handle any situation and person with ease - but it is different now. No textbook teaches them how to communicate with a black dragon with human intelligence.

"Guan, regarding the transaction between our floating island and you, I think... this is a very strict question."

Ishikawa felt that he could not find a clue no matter what, and no matter how hard he racked his brains, he still did not have the same feeling as when communicating with others.

If this continues, he won't be able to say a word.

"...So...So I solemnly hope that you can let those scholars go, so that our floating island can also see your goodwill..."

"Hehehe-"

Before he finished speaking, his words were interrupted by Mercer's deep laughter:

"With those scholars, I can guarantee that your floating island will not dare to act rashly against me. This is also the reason why I will trade with you. Otherwise, I will worry about when you will bring the spaceship and destroy my territory."

"How, how could it be?"

Ishikawa said with cold sweat.

Hearing this, Mercer's expression changed, and he moved his head towards me with a fierce expression: "——Really? Do you need me to tell you your plan? Float in the air and conduct reconnaissance on my territory?"

"..." Hearing this, Ishikawa was shocked and bit his tongue to stiffen his expression.

Mercer glanced at the watch in his hand and made an obvious mockery: "You plan to collect intelligence from the people on the spacecraft by delaying time. Do you think I can't see this obvious disguise?"

It's spring now, the warmest time in the ice and snow fields. His black mist is enough to spread to the high altitude, and he can feel everything happening on the low-flying spacecraft.

But Ishikawa, who knew nothing about it, couldn't understand it. Coupled with the ferocity shown by Mercer just now, he couldn't help but feel scared.

But then, the black dragon in front of him narrowed his eyes:

"——Of course, in the face of big events, I won't care about such small things, and I hope you won't care about my treatment of those scholars either."

"You, you are right."

Ishikawa seemed to have heard some extremely unequal words, but out of fear, he vaguely nodded along with Mercer's words.

Then, he came back to his senses:

"What... no, no, no, the handling of scholars is very important..."

"——Then in contrast, I will also punish you for coveting my territory on your spaceship, how about that?"

Mercer raised his head, a hint of displeasure flashed through his crimson vertical pupils.

"..."

In the face of Mercer's intimidation, Ishikawa was not dissatisfied at all. His neck was like an old gear, driving his neck and slowly paused:

"——I overstepped my mark just now. I have no right to ask about the scholars' treatment..."

For a moment just now, Ishikawa felt that he might really die. The threat of death weighed on his heart, forcing him to give in.

"Very good." Mercer looked satisfied and raised his head to look at several spaceships not far away.

"Remember your job, you only have one mission here."

Mercer paused, glanced at everyone around him, smiled meaningfully, and dived back into the magma again.

...Watching the black dragon disappear from his sight, Ishikawa's stiff body slowly relaxed and began to breathe heavily.

Rachel stood aside, watching all this quietly. When Ishikawa's mood stabilized, she stretched out her hand towards the house:

"Then Mr. Ishikawa, let's continue with the transaction."

"...No...No need." Ishikawa forced himself to calm down, but his face was still pale: "Right here, we will go back after the exchange of goods is completed!"

"Is that so?" Rachel was silent for a while, then nodded.

"Then please."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ishikawa left the place quickly and walked towards the direction of the spaceship as if he was running away. Seeing this, Hami followed silently.

... Before arriving at the two spaceships, when there was no one around, Ishikawa suddenly leaned his body against the spaceship, breathing heavily.

"Ha...ha...that black dragon, what on earth is..."

He looked at his thighs. At this moment, Qiu was shaking non-stop. The fear that he had suppressed was released at this moment, making it difficult for him to breathe.

He raised his head and looked at the watch on his wrist, but before he could see it clearly, he took the initiative to close his eyes, not daring to look directly.

......

"They left anyway."

Rachel said while looking at the retreating figure of the spaceship.

Hami on the side also nodded silently: "Then I'll go back."

"Please feel free."

... Hami left here, and it could be seen from his anxious back that his thoughts were no longer here.

——Since Mercer gave him the task of building the city, Hami seemed to have changed, becoming more... fanatical.

Not only that, he even started to squeeze his own body. When he came here to report work every month, he could clearly see the changes in Hami's body.

Rachel knew what it meant to build a city here: more systematic resource production, safer land, better management... But even so, she couldn't understand Hami's persistence. He seemed to be obsessed with This is too obsessive.

It's hard to imagine what kind of glory the so-called building a city is to him living on a floating island.

Chapter 217: Changes in the forest

That group of people has been gone for nearly a month now, and during this period, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

——Mercer fell from the sky and landed in the forest.

He folded his wings and observed everything around him.

He was standing in front of a stream, and on the other side of the stream was an open field.

Behind him and at the edge of the field, there were still lush trees blocking the sky.

"Meow--"

While Mercer was observing, several lynxes came out of the woods and came to him.

Seeing this, Mercer poked his head out of the black fog and felt their emotional changes:

"What are you doing here, boss?"

"There are some things to confirm - by the way, let's observe your completion."

Mercer replied calmly, but his tone could not conceal the enthusiasm of the Bobcats:

"I understand, nya! Then please feel free to check it out!"

"How is the current work situation?" Mercer looked around, and his tall body also gave him a perspective that allowed him to see far away.

He saw people working in the fields, forest people, humans, lynxes... everyone, and he could even see a few orcs participating.

"Meow."

"——We cut down some trees and brought them to the snowfield for use. Different types of trees also have different functions! Some are used as firewood, some are used to build houses, and if some are cut down, they will have a great impact on the surrounding areas. , so we chose to bypass them, meow!”

After listening to the words of the lynx, Mercer raised his head and looked up.

The top of the head is still covered by thick branches, and those trees have become part of the middle and even upper levels of the forest. If by any chance, the creatures in the middle and upper levels fall due to cutting down the trees, then the fields they have worked so hard to build will be burned down. , so the bobcats handled them very carefully and did not act rashly.

He looked at the entire field again.It has not met its own requirements, but if this scale stabilizes in the future, coupled with hunting and the annual migration of pythons, there will be no food scarcity.