Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 65 Black Dragon's Treasure House

"Actually not," Sera curled her lips, "Didn't it fall into our hands?"

"You mean, you have a part of their last treasure?" Exure's eyes sparkled. "Can you lend it to me?"

When Ron took out the slate, the black dragon's eyes widened: "This is really - so beautiful!"

"Can you please give it to me? No, sell it to me! I'm willing to exchange it for the treasures I've collected!"

"This slate is very valuable. I believe you can tell even from the surface," Ron shook the slate in his hand. "I don't refuse the deal, but do you have treasures worth exchanging with me?"

The dragon clan's treasure becomes richer as its master becomes more powerful. What valuable things can an eight-year-old dragon have?
"I have it! I really do!" Exuri stretched his neck and howled, "Come with me! I'll show you my treasure!"

"The master's treasure is magnificent!"

You, who had remained silent before, became active again.

The nearby ruins meant nothing to it, but it was very familiar with its master's lair.

The lair of Exuri is a trap for ordinary people.

This building, made of swamp mud and other materials, is a real trap and a sleight of hand, filled with strong acid sprayed by the Exthuri. Anyone who accidentally steps into it will be corroded in an instant.

Those who are a little stronger will find a specially reserved safety exit and jump into it, becoming the delicacy of the Axuri.

"I have blocked this feeding entrance," Exuri led everyone into a hidden entrance next to the nest that sloped down like an underground parking lot, while introducing, "It is just to prevent me from being disturbed now."

Dragon slaying is an adventure project with a long history and is widely spread. Not only humans, elves, dwarves, etc., but even those less intelligent creatures in the fantasy land often take pride in it.

"We're here." After walking a short distance in this semi-hidden nest, Ron and the others suddenly saw a bright light in front of them. In a cave that had been dug out separately, they saw a small pile of various shiny little objects.

"There's a tribe of kobolds nearby, and they regularly offer me treasures in exchange for me not eating them." Axuri proudly showed off his collection to everyone.

"Glass fragments, burnt stones..." Victoria glanced inside and immediately lost interest. "The value of these things is simply not worth the stone slab."

Dragons collect treasures mainly because of their beauty. To some scholars who claim to be wise, dragons are just large reptiles like jackdaws. But to dragons themselves, they will not think that there are too many beautiful things in their homes, not to mention that some treasures are delicious.

As a young black dragon living deep in the Land of Delusion, the only trinkets it could collect were scraps like broken glass, and a small amount of gold and silver coins.

"Hehe, human, don't just look at the appearance." Exure raised his head proudly, stretched out his claws to grope in his treasure for a while, and then picked out a yellow rectangle as big as Ron's palm. "Look, what is this!"

"Gold, gold ingot?!" Driver's jaw almost dropped. "I've never seen such a big piece of gold!"

"Boss, boss, why don't you just agree to him?" Ron rolled his eyes at the goblin, then walked forward, reached out his hand to touch it, pinched it, took the "gold ingot" and weighed it in his hand, and finally came to a conclusion.

"Although even a real gold ingot is not enough to exchange for this amethyst slab, I still have to tell you with regret: this piece is not gold at all, but a piece of pyrite - or fool's gold."

"But, but..." Exuri was speechless, "But those kobolds said this was their most precious treasure. Did they bully me? Did they deceive me?"

"Well, I don't think it's likely. The kobolds have always believed that they are dragons, and they worship real dragons very much. They probably wouldn't have such thoughts."

"Maybe he killed an 'innocent' swindler who passed by, and then regarded this fool's gold as a treasure and gave it to you," Victoria smiled. "There's one less swindler in the world, which is good."

"But, but this is something that my teacher and I can brag about!" The young black dragon was about to cry. "No wonder every time I mention this, the teacher always smiles that weird smile! I, I am too embarrassed to see any dragons!"

Axuri cried so sadly that even Ron felt a little embarrassed. He felt that he shouldn't have said anything too much and exposed her.

But that’s it…

"How about this," Ron thought for a moment, "Do you see the seven grooves on my stone slab? Then look at the gem on Ivy's shield. Do you have any ideas?"

"It fits perfectly, it's a set, it's obvious." Axuri sobbed, but this did not prevent it from making an accurate judgment.

"If you can find the remaining six gems, I'll give you the slate after I use them, okay?" Ron coaxed. "We are just looking for these magical items, and after we use them, they can be used to enrich your private treasure house."

"Hey, are you sure?" Ivy pulled Ron aside and whispered in his ear, "Even gems and slates should be valuable and have practical effects. Do you really want to give them to it?"

It’s not that Ivy was reluctant to part with the gem on her shield, but it would be too wasteful to just give it away to someone or a dragon.

"A dragon is helping us find gems. Its efficiency is definitely higher than that of the reborn Mindatis," Ron whispered. "And it has no ill will towards us. We can even borrow from its treasure house if we need it in the future. Can Mindatis be so kind?"

"That's true..." Ivy thought about it and it was true. There was no harm in making a dragon ally. On the contrary, there were many more benefits.

A half-elf could live to be two hundred years old, and having an adult black dragon as a friend in the future would be of great benefit to everyone.

"But my 'teacher' will come to give me lessons again in a few days..." Axuri wanted to agree, "Can you lend it to me for a few days? I'll return it to you after I show off to my 'teacher'!"

"That's... okay?" Ron thought for a moment, "How about this, let's sign a contract. We will put various treasures in your treasure from time to time to enrich your treasure house."

"But your treasury and all the items in it must be open to us at any time and allowed to be used by us. As a reciprocal agreement: if either party uses the items in the treasury and cannot return to the treasury for various reasons, they should add treasures of the same value to it the next time they use the treasury - in this way, you can keep the stone tablet with you."

"Choose one of the two. Do you think you can accept it?"

(End of this chapter)