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

He paused and suddenly said: "Wait a minute, that ship is signaling to us!"

"Interpret it."

Facing the frequent flickering light coming from the hunting group's spacecraft, his subordinate slowly said: "Requesting support...air boarding..."

"I understand, slow down." Hearing this, Ishikawa's eyes showed a hint of impatience, but he still put down the order and asked the spacecraft to slow down until the hunting group spacecraft behind them came to them.

This is the order of the Hunter Guild. As hunters adventuring on the earth, although they do dirty work, they also gain real status in exchange.Therefore, as long as the hunter is capable, he is not allowed to refuse the hunter's request, otherwise the hunter will report to the guild, which will review and punish him - of course, if the hunter uses his position to satisfy his own selfish desires, the guild will not be soft-hearted.

The spaceships approached side by side, with a distance of more than ten meters between each other. The crew of the hunting group's spacecraft threw a chain bridge, which was taken over by the crew of Ishikawa and connected to the chain bridge that had been prepared when the spacecraft was built. on the lock.

Then, several hunters wearing armor made of beast materials came from the opposite spaceship. Carrying heavy weapons, they walked across the chain bridge and arrived at Ishikawa's spaceship.

"Huh... finally saved." The hunters took a long breath, and some even sat down on the spacecraft, visibly relaxing.

"Hello, I am the leader of this King Bone Hunting Group. Just call me Luo Qiu." The leader of the man showed a forced smile and glanced at the people around him. Finally, his eyes stopped at the clothing that was obviously different from the others. of Ishikawa.

"Ishikawa, the person in charge here." Ishikawa nodded and said lightly, "What is your situation?"

Luo Qiu smiled kindly, but there was obvious helplessness in her tone: "We were hunting nearby, but because the crew did not take care of the spacecraft's warehouse, the fuel of the spacecraft got wet when it rained. We were attacked by several flying dragons. We finally fought them off and dried some of the fuel before taking off - but now the situation is as you can see, there are not many resources on our spacecraft: the crew is tired and hungry, The spaceship is in dilapidated condition and there is not enough fuel to fly back to the floating island, so I hope you can come with us. You don’t need to take us back to the floating island, we just need to go to the area where you want to trade. .”

At the end of the sentence, Luo Qiu's tone already sounded like crying and praying.

However, he is also discerning, and he can tell at a glance that Ishikawa and the others are the Resource Management Department that deals with the ground. At the same time, these seven large cargo ships are enough to witness how luxurious the area they are going to trade is.

Generally speaking, areas where people live on the ground are safe, so Luo Qiu plans that they can stay in that area temporarily to help local people until the spacecraft is repaired and the fuel is collected before leaving.

In this way, the price-performance ratio may be cheaper than the large repair costs on the floating island. Anyway, hunters like them have long been accustomed to hard work.

Although Luo Qiu didn't say the above thoughts, Ishikawa could also guess his thoughts. He frowned and reminded: "This is no problem, but I must remind you that the place we are going to is Ice Vein. The snowfield is the territory of the black dragon."

"What black dragon?" Hearing this, Luo Qiu was stunned and looked confused.

Ishikawa didn't find it strange. Hunters usually live on the ground. They usually leave the floating island immediately after receiving the mission. There are many hunters who don't understand this news.

"Don't you know about the crash of Floating Island No. [-] more than ten years ago?"

"Until, it is said that two natural disasters appeared in that incident, but the main reason for the fall of the floating island was a beast... I heard that the beast was not dead?" Luo Qiu asked, His face became serious when he mentioned the news.

Back then, the black dragon was almost as black as charcoal. No one who saw it would think it could survive. People who were lucky enough to escape spread what they saw, and no one knows how many people's brainstorming it took to form the message in Luo Qiu's mouth. , but fortunately it is quite different from the truth.

"The beast that caused the floating island to fall was the black dragon. It did not die. Instead, it came to the ice-veined snowfield and subdued the orcs, blacksmiths, and a cat-shaped intelligent creature. It hid again and pretended to lure anthropologists there. Ice Vein Snowfield, and then imprisoned them as hostages in one fell swoop." Ishikawa explained to them.

"..." After hearing his words, Luo Qiu was stunned, turned her head and looked at each other with the other team members, and finally looked at Ishikawa with a confused expression:

"Then if that's the case, why do you still go there to trade?"

The "What nonsense are you talking about" look made Ishikawa feel insulted. He took a deep breath and said to Luo Qiu and the others: "...This is the decision of the senior management of Floating Island - in short, it is about You must not believe what I just said, but it is the fact. No matter what, I do not recommend you to go to the Ice Vein Snowfield."

Hearing this, Luo Qiu showed a bitter expression: "Mr. Ishikawa, I also understand your difficulties, but no matter what... we have nowhere to go."

After taking a look at their spaceship, Ishikawa also had a look of confusion.

This dilapidated spaceship cannot fly to the floating island no matter what. If it wants to avoid crashing midway, it can only stop for repairs.

In other words, their trip must go to the Ice Vein Snowfield.

"I know..." After thinking for a moment, Ishikawa sighed and said, "Then, you guys go with me first. When you get there, you can choose to stay after you understand the situation there. how?"

"Then I'll trouble you." Luo Qiu looked happy and nodded vigorously.

Ishikawa waved his hand and ordered his subordinates: "Then prepare food for the hunters and entertain them well."

Before he finished speaking, he thought again and said: "Add the altitude of the spacecraft higher and fly above the sea of ​​clouds."

Chapter 248: Damaged spaceship

The spaceship fell from the sky, landing with another dilapidated spaceship.

Then, under the sight of several lynxes, several hunters followed Ishikawa down, while still discussing with interest:

"It's really big here. There are two villages, and one of them has a work plan to expand outward."

"And the area here is also magical. According to you, Mr. Ishikawa, nine months of the year here are windy and snowy, and only the last three months are spring."

"Is this the bobcat you're talking about?"

The hunters saw the bobcat and immediately became interested.

——But no matter how relaxed they said it, these hunters still carried weapons on their backs and remained vigilant as hunters in unfamiliar areas.

"But having said that, since this is near a volcano, are there still signs of construction..."

Luo Qiu looked around and found traces of excavated land on the surrounding ground, guessing that they were left not long ago.

"——After all, this is the residence of the gods for the people in the ice-veined snowfield. Now that living conditions have improved, it is time to focus on establishing a place here."

As soon as Luo Qiu finished speaking, a calm female voice sounded not far away. Rachel stood in front of the door of the house holding her palms and made a "please" gesture.

That is the priest here. According to Mr. Ishikawa, although he is blind, he seems to have the ability to see... Luo Qiu kept a smile on her face and thought so in her heart.

"Long time no see, Lord Priest." Ishikawa nodded slightly, showing an attitude that was neither salty nor indifferent without being rude.

"these are?"

Rachel closed her eyes and turned her face towards Luo Qiu and the others.

"Ah, they are the hunting group that followed us not long ago. Since the spacecraft suffered some damage and needs to be repaired on the floating island, they plan to travel with us for a while." Ishikawa said, while winking at them.

"Hello, priest." Luo Qiu and everyone greeted her and said nothing more.

"Hello." After Rachel finished speaking, she paused and said, "Since the spacecraft has been damaged, do you want to come here for repairs? There is a simple shipyard at the foot of the mountain. This level of damage can be repaired within a few weeks. solve."

"This..." Hearing this, Luo Qiu was a little moved, but then she shook her head: "No...that's not right, let me look at it for a while first."

"I understand."

Rachel nodded and turned to look at Ishikawa: "Then, let's go into the house."

"Yes." Ishikawa nodded and walked toward the house with several guards.

At this moment, a lynx ran over from a short distance and came to the edge of the volcano, making a series of meows.

Then, under the stiff eyes of Luo Qiu and the others, the lava gradually gave way to dorsal thorns, and a huge head emerged from the lava.

It was a giant dragon with a helmet on its face. In its scarlet vertical pupils, its slightly glowing red eyes swept across the hunters, causing them to subconsciously hold the weapons behind them.

"...That's the black dragon..."

The lynx stood on the edge of the volcano, meowing with complex emotions. The black dragon made a listening look. After a moment, it nodded and let out a low roar.

I can't understand. If this giant dragon really has human-like intelligence as Mr. Ishikawa said, what is the principle... I can't figure it out.

Luo Qiu could finally understand why Ishikawa's words were blurred, because in this incomprehensible situation, even Luo Qiu could only describe how shocking the black dragon made people feel. That was the only way Words that can only be understood by those who have witnessed it with their own eyes.

Fortunately, they had heard Ishikawa's description before and were generally mentally prepared for the situation in front of them, so apart from being shocked, they were not surprised.

But soon, their mental preparations that they had just raised were quickly shattered.

——The black dragon turned his head, turned his face towards them, and narrowed his eyes with a scrutinizing expression.

Not long after, a deep voice sounded directly in their heads:

"Are you an alien hunter? Welcome to my territory."

"What-" Hearing the voice in their heads, the hunters' pupils shrank and they almost immediately pulled out the weapons on their backs.

In this regard, Mercer just looked at them with interest and did not make any move.

"What are you going to do to me?"

——It’s just a black dragon, why is it so confident?

Just as Luo Qiu was thinking this, she suddenly saw the visor on the black dragon's face as she stared at the black dragon.

This special luster... Looking at that visor, Luo Qiu suddenly thought of something.

Luo Qiu's weapons are a heavy shield and a spear. In battle, he can quickly fight back while resisting the attacks of beasts, taking into account both defense and attack. It is a powerful offensive weapon.

Because of this, he frequently searched for materials that could improve defensive performance, and on the black dragon, he recalled familiar memories from that mask.

The one that is so heavy that it can crush people to death is the Nirvana Stone! ?

As if to respond to Luo Qiu's thoughts, the black dragon slowly climbed out of the lava, and a whole set of armor that wrapped or bound the black dragon's body appeared in front of Luo Qiu.

"..."

Luo Qiu's pupils were shaking wildly, and she stared blankly at the floating armor, unable to speak to herself for a long time.

After a long time, he exhaled a breath, released his grip on the weapon, and held his head with both hands in a gesture of surrender.

"We have no ill intentions towards you, Black Dragon... Lord God."

Luo Qiu considered himself not a top hunter, but he also had a certain degree of confidence in his talent and hard work. However, when he came to the weapons manufacturing factory on the floating island, he asked the craftsmen that he wanted to try the Nirvana Stone Shield. , the craftsman just looked at him lightly, took him to a wooden stake with a shield tied to it in the middle of the training ground and said, "If you can pick it up, I'll give it to you."

...After that, his self-confidence was shattered to pieces. Recalling the trembling weight, and facing the huge black dragon in front of him, he decisively chose to surrender.

"Even if you have malicious intentions, you can't do anything to me." Black Dragon's arrogant words echoed in their minds. However, Luo Qiu was not wrong at all. He had a clear understanding of the combat effectiveness of his team members and the defensive power of the Nirvana Stone. , even if the black dragon puts its head in front of them and charges up the sword user in the group to slash, it will not cause any harm to the black dragon until the sword breaks.

Chapter 249: The visitor is a guest

Seeing that their captain had lost the will to fight, the rest of the group had no choice but to loosen their hands holding their weapons and make surrender gestures one after another.

Seeing this, Mercer narrowed his eyes and let out a continuous low roar, as if he was laughing, and said:

"You don't have to be so vigilant, I won't do anything to you."

But having said that, anyone with a discerning eye can see the satisfaction shown by Black Dragon when facing their attitude.

"Thank you..." Luo Qiu originally planned to say something more humble, but as soon as the words came out, his dignity as a hunter still allowed him to maintain a trace of self-esteem, and he just nodded slightly.

Black Dragon grinned, as if he wanted to show a kind smile, but his face couldn't look kind:

"——Speaking of which, you just planned to repair the spaceship in my territory, right?"

"Ah... no, no, we are just passing by!" Faced with Heilong's words, Luo Qiu and the others felt uneasy in their hearts and refused again and again.

"Well - it seems I remembered it wrong." To everyone's surprise, Black Dragon pondered for a moment and nodded.

But immediately, it changed the topic again: "But you did say 'let me see it for a while'."

Mercer turned his gaze to Luo Qiu, causing a cold sweat to break out from behind him.

"Every year, only traders from Floating Island come here. It's too deserted. I don't mind making it more lively with outside hunters." Mercer said this and looked at the lynx aside: "Since you want to see Look, we won’t be stingy, let’s take them around.”

"Meow~"

The lynx on the side barked, came to the hunters, and issued an invitation-like tone.

Luo Qiu and the others wanted to refuse, but under the gaze of the black dragon, they still swallowed these words and did not dare to speak out.

Under the sight of the black dragon, they came to the mammoth not far away and sat on it uneasily.

——When the black dragon disappeared from sight, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. Even if several big men were squeezed into a cart, it was much better than being stared at by the black dragon.

"...What's going on with that black dragon...This is the first time I've seen such a beast that can communicate with people."

The cart started moving slowly, and one of the hunters whispered.

In this regard, everyone remained silent.You look at me and I look at you, no one has the answer.

There are actually many non-human creatures on the ground that can make human sounds. The one that is most consistent with the black dragon in the records is a flying dragon with wings as bright as a butterfly, but of course it is not that huge. It is at the average level of a flying dragon. It can be considered a relatively small type.

People who were close to it heard obvious human whispers. The scholars who learned this information were almost fanatical. However, after careful study, they discovered that it was just an illusion caused by a drug on the flying dragon.

But that was just an illusion, and this one could never be false. Thinking back to the voice that sounded directly in their minds, everyone was silent for a while, and the only sound in their ears was the sound of rolling wheels.

——After a long time, a hunter said: "But then again, there are really a lot of animals here?"

"Ah, indeed." The hunter sitting by the window opened the curtains and looked outside. "Not only are there a group of cat-like humanoid creatures, but there are also many ferocious beasts..."

"Is that a Velociraptor?" the hunter on the other side said with a frown.

Luo Qiu looked in that direction. There, several lynxes were sitting on a five or six meter long lizard, moving forward quickly.

——Velociraptor is a creature that lives in the forest. It looks like a lizard, with slender forelimbs and strong hind limbs. It can move on all fours on the ground, and can also stand on two legs fixed on the ground with its tail.

They move very fast and can take over some of the work of mammoths. However, because of their slender body and weak strength, the bobcats do not intend to let them pull heavy objects.

The reason why the bobcats tamed them was also premeditated - the existence of the direwolf dragon has affected the lives of many creatures, and the velociraptor dragon is one of them.They were forced out of their habitat. In order to prevent them from damaging the surrounding ecology, the lynx were brought here to try to domesticate them.

Seeing them disappear before their eyes in the blink of an eye, the hunters couldn't help but sigh:

"I've heard that orcs are good at taming wild beasts, but I didn't expect that they could even tame this thing. You know, in the forest where I performed the mission a few years ago, the Velociraptor was extremely difficult to deal with." After saying that, they took their hands off their weapons. Up and down.