The Heartbeat of the Cruel Elves

The sapphire dragon's ridge-like eye sockets couldn't help but twitch their muscles.

It instinctively felt that this human insect was up to something again - otherwise why would it be afraid of its own detection?

"If you are worried that we are plotting something." Then it heard Li Yin say this.

Chapter 184 The Buds of Capital

Oh no! The Sapphire Dragon’s face froze and his two vertical pupils slightly dilated. Could it be that this guy could also detect himself mentally?

No, as a psychic, it should have the ability to detect minds. However, with its psychic attainments, it should be completely unable to match me and unable to shake my mental barrier.

Could it be that in just a few days, its mental abilities had increased dramatically and surpassed mine?

Of course it was impossible. The Sapphire Dragon dismissed its unrealistic guess in a flash. It felt that it was being too cautious. With a human bug's almond-sized brain, how could it possibly surpass itself in terms of mental ability? It should be far beyond its reach!

As for what happened just now, it was just a blind cat catching a dead mouse. There is no need to worry at all.

"You don't have to worry at all." At this moment, it heard Li Yin speak in a clear and loud voice.

The Sapphire Dragon raised his eyebrows.

Although Li Yin was slightly surprised, he continued to speak:

"First of all, your conditions are generous and kind, and we have absolutely no objections."

"Secondly, even if we are really bold, no matter what conspiracy we have, it will be vulnerable in front of the profound wisdom and tyrannical power of the dragon clan."

The dragon blinked. It had to admit that what the human bug said made sense, especially the last point.

At the same time, it had some vague ideas in its mind.

"Okay," it rolled its eyes and agreed readily, "Since you ask so strongly, I agree."

"In fact," it paused, "I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me."

"After playing that game of chess with you," it raised its head, acting innocent and unaware of all the secret activities that had taken place before, "I have not activated my mind detection."

It was completely different from his previous image of murderous intent.

"However, I only agree not to conduct mind detection on you during daily activities. If any abnormal behavior of yours catches my attention, I will still exercise my inherent power."

The excitement that had just appeared on Li Yin and Du Feiya's faces froze.

"Mr. Dragon..." Li Yin opened his mouth and tried to say something.

The Sapphire Dragon interrupted him impatiently and said unceremoniously, "This is my last concession."

Concession... Li Yin smiled bitterly. From a formal point of view, this is indeed a concession. The giant dragon in front of him has already made enough gestures, so he can't push it any further and press on.

But, in essence, what kind of concession is this?

It can still detect itself at any time, as long as it uses the excuse that its behavior is abnormal. What's the difference between this and before?

The Sapphire Dragon stared at the bitter little faces of the two little bugs. He looked solemn on the surface, but he was actually laughing wildly in his heart.

Haha, you two little bugs. With your little brains, you are still a little short of playing tricks on this dragon.

To be honest, Li Yin's proposal was exactly what it wanted.

You know, although it can infiltrate the human bug's mind without anyone noticing and detect its thoughts at will, this behavior is not effortless. Its psychic level is still a little bit. Therefore, if it wants to overcome it, it still needs to spend a little effort. If it wants to maintain this detection all the time, it is still a little troublesome for it.

Now, since the human bugs have taken the initiative to make such a request, it can naturally change the detection to irregular. This irregularity does not affect their deterrence at all. There is a saying that "if the law is unknown, the power cannot be measured." Detection that is uncertain when it will occur is detection all the time. In this way, it can save a lot of effort, while the human bugs... and the dark elf bugs can only live in constant fear.

Li Yin hesitated for a while and decided to give up on this issue for the time being and turn his attention to another equally important issue.

"Well," he looked at the dragon and asked nervously, "Sir Dragon, since we have reached an agreement, what exactly does our service involve?"

It's a bit funny, he "signed the contract" before he knew the specific content of the job. If this happened in the earthly world, he would definitely be cheated. But now he has no other choice, even if the dragon wants to "cheat", he can only bite his teeth and admit it. After all, the other way besides accepting is to have his butt cracked.

"Hmm..." The dragon blinked and looked as if he was thinking about something. After a while, he gave the answer that he had already prepared in mind.

"In fact, with the great power of this giant dragon, I don't need a little bug like you to help me do anything, nor do I expect you to really help me with anything." It first said in a pretentious tone.

"Of course," Li Yin could only smile carefully.

"However, we cannot allow you to eat and drink for free, steal and rob, and encourage your evil and arrogant arrogance, so we have to find something for you to do with great reluctance."

"I've thought about it. You little bug have no other specialties except playing chess. In that case, from today on, you will be officially promoted to be the chess attendant of this dragon. You can play chess with me every day to relieve my boredom."

Li Yin was slightly stunned.

"Is that... just -- that's it?"

"Why?" The dragon glanced at him, "Do you want to take on any important responsibilities?"

Li Yin immediately shook his head violently like a rattle.

"No no no."

"With my limited ability," he said hurriedly, "I'll be lucky if I can do this one thing well. The more I do, the more mistakes I'll make. I'd better concentrate on serving you well in one thing."

He has no interest in finding work for himself.

The dragon nodded. "Yes, it seems that you have a good understanding of yourself and do not overestimate your own abilities."

Li Yin hunched his back and accompanied them with a smile. At the same time, he suddenly realized something.

It turned out that the giant dragon had been setting traps for him in various ways, and its real purpose was to make him its chess sparring partner.

It had this idea in mind, but due to its self-esteem, it was unwilling to admit that the tiny human insect was qualified to be its opponent, and even more unwilling to condescend to ask for help directly, so it had to deliberately set up obstacles for itself and then threaten itself.

For a moment, Li Yin didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

However, this result was beyond his expectations. There was no heavy work, nor any high-risk work as he had imagined. He only needed to play chess with it. Moreover, judging from the high self-control it had shown when it lost the game before, he didn't have to worry about "living with a king is like living with a tiger" and having his head chopped off if he made a wrong move.

In short, this job is too easy. In fact, it can hardly be called a "job". You know, being trapped in this deserted underground cave, although Li Yin does not have a strong need for socializing, it is inevitable that he will feel bored. There is a person, oh no, a dragon, who can play chess with him to relieve boredom, which is not bad.

Anyway... who knows who will accompany whom, he thought happily.

"Well, then, Lord Dragon, what is my job?" At this moment, Du Feiya on the side also asked nervously.

Li Yin was able to play chess with Julong because of his chess skills. Du Feiya also knew that this was a relatively easy job, but when it came to her turn, she was not so lucky because she did not have this ability.

The sapphire dragon turned its huge head towards her, its pupils shrank slightly, but it did not speak immediately, but clenched its huge jaws and fell silent for a moment.

Du Feiya regarded the dragon's silence as a sign of some kind of danger. Her heartbeat quickened, her breathing became rapid, and she became even more nervous.

As for the stern-faced Sapphire Dragon, it was racking its brains and thinking hard.

To be honest, it really hadn't thought about it yet, and didn't know what this dark elf bug could do. In fact, it hadn't even considered this question before the female dark elf bug took the initiative to ask.

It wanted to say, "Just follow me and eat and drink for free. I'll arrange the specific work for you after I figure it out." However, it changed its mind and gave up the idea. It couldn't let her do nothing, because then wouldn't its true intentions be too obvious? It blinked.

However, after thinking for a long time, it still couldn't figure out what this dark elf bug could do.

It wasn't just boasting before. With its ability, it really didn't need these little bugs the size of its palm to help it do anything.

During the long period of silent stalemate, Du Feiya became more and more uneasy, and her body trembled slightly.

Even Li Yin, who was standing by, couldn't help but feel a little worried.

"Looking at your height and long legs," the dragon thought for a while and finally came up with a solution that he thought was very reasonable, "you should be much stronger than this human bug."

"In that case, you can just do some odd jobs and put in some effort."

Li Yin and Du Feiya were both stunned and looked at each other.

"There is no need for you to do odd jobs for now, but you should always be ready to wait for my orders." The dragon flapped its wings and said again.

At the same time, it secretly breathed a sigh of relief, finally solving this troublesome problem.

On the other hand, after his initial shock, Li Yin inexplicably felt that this treatment seemed to make some sense.

Although in the world above earth, physical work is generally done by men, that is based on the objective fact that the physical fitness of human men is generally superior to that of women.

As for him and Du Feiya... the objective facts are also very obvious. Compared with her, he is the weaker one... Although after undergoing the transformation of the demon, his actual hidden strength may not be inferior to hers.

On the other hand, Du Feiya recovered quickly after being stunned. Frankly speaking, although this result was beyond her expectations, it was also completely within her acceptable range. Although she had never done any odd jobs before as a princess, she had imagined that something even more terrible was waiting for her.

So, for a moment, both the man and the dark elf couldn't help but smile. Li Yin couldn't help laughing, and Du Feiya accepted it happily.

But their bright and beautiful smiles looked distorted in the eyes of the giant dragon.

"What's going on?" It thought in horror, "Aren't these guys forced to work for me?"

"Why do they still act so happy?"

Are there really such lowly, perverted, twisted, and undignified creatures in this world, who become happier and more excited the more they are driven around?

The Sapphire Dragon instinctively ruled out this unreasonable and stomach-churning hypothesis.

However, the dragon stared at the two guys suspiciously. Even though they were smiling, he still felt that something was wrong. Did he suffer a loss?

It pondered over it and finally concluded that there was only one possibility left.

——That is, as an employer, he was not qualified and had exposed his flaws in some places, so he was ridiculed by his employees. After all, this was his first time. He had never hired anyone to work for him before and had no experience as a master. In fact, the dragon race is a race that advocates independence. They basically live alone or in family units. The sapphire dragon had never come into contact with the concepts of employment and master-servant in reality before. He had learned the ways of getting along with other intelligent races who like to live in groups from books.

Forget about it this time. Since it didn't know the details, it decided to put it aside for now. However, it secretly made up its mind that it must learn more about this subject when it had the chance. As for the object of study, forget about the dark elves, as they were too evil and might pollute its eyes and ears. As for the humans in the world above, it was said that they were a neutral race with both good and bad sides. Moreover, the Sapphire Dragon had also heard that there was a special kind of insect called capitalists among them, who were particularly good at business and hired labor, and could tap the potential of the labor force to the maximum extent.

Well, it decided to fly to the surface world for a field trip when it had the chance, and find a few human bugs called capitalists to learn from. It was not a big deal to let these two little guys take advantage of it, as they wouldn't cause much damage to it, but if they spread the word that it was an unqualified employer, it would make other dragons laugh.

"Then," the Sapphire Dragon pondered for a while, and suddenly heard Du Feiya speak again, and asked nervously, "Respected Lord Dragon, how long will we serve you?"

Li Yin also looked up and looked at the Sapphire Dragon with great interest. Although he did not have as strong a desire to go back as Du Feiya, it was very important to have another choice in the future.

"Deadline?" The Sapphire Dragon was stunned, looking like he had no idea what this concept meant.

Du Feiya's fair face suddenly lost some of its color.

"It's very simple," the dragon said with ease, "You can stop serving me at any time, as long as you want."

"This contract is entirely based on the principle of equality and voluntariness. This dragon is not a bully who forces others."

Chapter 185 Your Name

Now it was Li Yin and Du Feiya's turn to be stunned.

The dragon's words sounded very fair, reasonable, and just.

But... this is the same as not saying anything. As long as they stay here for a day, they must eat and drink here, and they must work for it.

Of course, there is another option, which is butt cracking…

"Well, Your Majesty the Dragon," Du Feiya hesitated for a moment and decided to ask the question more directly.

"I mean, when can we...get out?"

"Oh," the dragon touched his head and said with a smile, "So that's it."

"This is also very simple," it paused, "When I go out, you can go out. When this dragon no longer needs to be in seclusion, I will open the door and you can go wherever you want."

Moreover... it narrowed its eyes slightly, and thought silently in its heart that by that time, the human insects would have completely lost their value. Even if they didn't want to leave, they would not be able to leave here.

On the other side, Du Feiya smiled again.

Although the dragon did not give a clear time limit, its response was very clear. The reason why it was "secluded" here was to study chess. Then, when it no longer needed to study chess, it would naturally break out of seclusion. When this day came, Du Feiya looked aside and saw that it was obviously related to Li Yin. And she believed that this day should not be too far away. After all, how long could she sit there just to study chess? If it was ten days, half a month, or even a few months, what would be the problem for her to wait? Just treat this as a special trip.

Du Feiya suddenly felt relaxed.

She stood there for a while in joy, and under the dragon's increasingly suspicious gaze, she seemed to suddenly remember something and asked:

"Respected Lord Dragon, I haven't asked for your name yet. Since we are going to work for you in the future..."

The giant dragon nodded, mouth opened wide, and said cheerfully: "Not bad, not bad, you are still more polite."

"Unlike human bugs, who always say you and yours and swear all the time."

Hey, hey, I also said "Respected Dragon", "Your Excellency" and so on, okay? Li Yin was indignant and silently rolled his eyes at the dragon in his heart, completely forgetting what he had said before, such as "Stupid Dragon" and "Rubbish Chess Player".

"Ahem," the dragon coughed twice, raised its head, and flapped its wings. Amid the howling of the strong wind, it suddenly raised its voice in a solemn and dignified tone: "Since you have asked for my advice sincerely, I will mercifully tell you my honorable name."

"Listen carefully, the name of this dragon is ＆X*%@＃..."

Countless complex, mysterious and difficult syllables flashed by, leaving only the rumbling tail sound, like thunder shaking in the sky.

The dragon announced his name in one breath, then closed his mouth and rolled his two vertical pupils downwards, observing the reactions of the human bugs and the dark elf bugs.

At a glance, it saw that Li Yin and Du Feiya were both shocked and stunned.

They must be shocked by their own sacred, elegant, classical, solemn, grand and majestic noble name, the Sapphire Dragon thought happily with some pride.

It waited expectantly for the two listeners to recover from their shock and to shower it with compliments and praises to show respect. But it waited for a while, and then waited for a while... The shock and silence of the two insects lasted too long.

Although they should be shocking, but...is it necessary to be so shocking?