Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 2: Dazzle, Dazzle
Ever since the goddess of magic came to seek revenge on him, Drogo has become a cautious dragon.

Of course, Elsa was not captured randomly.

Illusionists are rare creatures among wizards. They are neither as practical as damaging magic nor as profitable as those who study enchantments and potions. Their tricks are not as good as those of the school of prophecy, so few people learn them.

There are only a few hundred illusionists registered in the entire Mage Association.

After bribing the insiders, Drogo screened through the information of these people.

It’s not good to be too famous or too strong. It’s not that you can’t defeat them, but it’s easy to get into a lot of trouble and be annoying.

You also have to major in visual illusions, as the illusion yo-yo for other senses won't work.

It is best to have a harmonious family. Such people are easier to control than those who can feed the whole family if one person is well fed.

Of the remaining names, Aisha stood out.

The association's evaluation of her is "The illusion is not very deceptive, but the visual perception is excellent."

I also have part-time experience working in theater on stage effects.

Not a qualified illusionist, but a perfect match for Drogo's needs.

Of course, Elsa herself didn't know all this.

She thought she was the unlucky one who had accidentally encountered a dragon, and was trying to understand what a yo-yo was. She was also worried that the agreed twenty-five silver coins would be broken.

Although the subordinate contract was nominally binding on both parties, she was not stupid enough to believe that that little bit of magic would be useful to the ancient red dragon.

Drogo also took out a yo-yo and prepared to demonstrate how to play. Even the shrunken dragon claw looked comically large compared to the yo-yo.

He put the loop at the end of the rope on his middle finger, flipped his hand and swung the yo-yo down the rope, spinning and hovering in the air.

Elsa now knew why it looked familiar. Her brother liked to play with this kind of toy when he was a child. He would swing it down and then watch it roll up automatically. He didn't know what was so interesting about it.

I didn’t expect that the evil dragon’s toy is really just a toy. I’m a little disappointed.

No, she soon discovered the difference. Why didn't the ball go back by itself?

Isn't this even more boring.

It turns out that evil dragons are not good at making toys. How can a flying lizard with only brute force understand the exquisite designs of humans?
However, Drogo's next move was beyond her expectations.

He swung the ball forward, passed it over his fingertips, and placed it back on the rope. As he exerted force with his two claws, the yo-yo flew and moved between the ropes.

Aisha's eyes couldn't even follow the ball's movement.

Can you do this?

I don't think he secretly used magic just to play with toys.

After performing a set of dazzling moves, he connected the line to receive the ball, pretending to be a master without saying a word, and even the ferocious dragon head looked a bit more handsome.

Elsa followed suit, holding the yo-yo in her hand and swinging it downwards. After only two seconds of spinning, the ball tilted over and hung on the rope.

why?
Her shocked and puzzled look made Drogo feel secretly happy.

I remember that he was also a yo-yo master in elementary school. People like Li Fei and Mike were not as good as him.

I once thought I could become a professional yo-yo player, until I watched a real yo-yo competition video, and suddenly I felt that going to school was not that difficult.

"We need two types of illusions in total. One is a simple light effect triggered when the yo-yo is rotating, and the other is a complex illusion triggered after the yo-yo completes a special movement trajectory. One ball needs to be able to trigger multiple illusions. Is that difficult?"

Project Drogo recreates the effects in TV shows and cartoons, and different moves can summon different special effects.

At that time, we will develop limited edition balls. Only specific balls can be used for specific moves, and each ball can be sold for dozens of gold coins.

After listening to the request, Elsa realized that no one had ever requested to trigger low-level illusions in different ways, but in theory it was possible.

"No problem, we can use the temporary retention rune to do it."

The movement trajectory of the temporary rune can form a magic circle, thus triggering a preset illusion.

"That's good. I'll show you around the work environment first. Goblin Xin 104 will bring you the specific planning proposal you need."

"Um, what is Goblin Sin 104?"

"It's the goblin who was in charge of translation just now. Goblins don't have names except for Chieftain and Shaman, so they are numbered."

"What about the plan?"

"It's about the details of your work content, including the trajectory diagram of the moves and the sketch of the corresponding illusion."

Elsa was confused as no one had ever mentioned illusion techniques to her like this before.

When I was working part-time in a theater, the ideas that directors came up with were very abstract, and they liked to use all kinds of uncommon words. It took a lot of time to communicate and try repeatedly.

Why does it feel like this dragon is more civilized and advanced than them?

Is he really a dragon with numerous crimes?

Questions filled her mind so much that she followed the dragon into the goblin's cave without any precautions.

Of course, being on guard was useless. If the idea of ​​a dragon studying toys was just strange, then the scene in the cave completely destroyed her worldview.

There was no dark, smelly environment filled with excrement and debris as described by the bard.

On the contrary, it was clean, tidy and odorless, even more orderly than the streets in her hometown. It felt quite... hard to describe, but weird.

The cave is very spacious, over three meters high, with walls reinforced with stone. There are not only goblins but also orcs and undead inside.

One man and one dragon sit in a cart pulled by a wolf. The goblin driving the cart will stop at the intersection and wait for the undead in front to put down the red flag and raise the green flag before moving on.

There will be fluorescent stone lighting at intervals, as well as signposts to indicate the routes and areas.

Even the big cities in the kingdom can't do this!
Seeing Elsa's confusion, Drogo explained: "As long as we solve the problem of food and shelter, habits can be changed."

"But how much food do we need to eat with so much!"

“They would grow their own crops and raise their own livestock.”

"Ah?" Elsa thought she had misheard. "Aren't these creatures all very stupid? They only know how to plunder."

"Ha, it's a common misunderstanding. Humans always think they are the only special ones. Goblins and orcs are both very adaptable creatures. They can learn a lot of things to survive as long as there is enough pressure."

“What’s their pressure?”

"I."

"..."

Elsa suddenly felt a little silly. She had been chatting for so long that she forgot that the person next to her was an ancient dragon.

The view suddenly opened up and they came to a large underground platform.

Row after row of goblins gathered here, sitting on both sides of several extra-long tables, busy with something in their hands, and passing it to the next person after they were done.

"We're here," Drogo got out of the car and pointed at the platform with his paw, showing off a little, "Welcome to Yo-Yo Production Line No. 1."

Assembly line? It was another word she had never heard of before, but after watching the goblins working, Elsa roughly understood it. This term was really descriptive.

"The goblins are indeed a bit stupid. They can't learn to make the entire yo-yo, so each one only learns one step."

Drogo pointed to another side, which was a separate cave with an attractive door.

"Your studio and residence is 200 square meters, equipped with basic magic tools, fine decoration, and private bathroom. If you feel hot, just ask the undead to cool you down. Don't worry, they won't curse your colleagues."

This is looking more and more like a real job, Elsa thought.

"Ren 82."

Drogo roared, and a goblin came running over.

"From now on, you are the assistant of this lady Aisha. You are outside her door and are always available. If she is satisfied, you can have a piece of lizard meat for dinner. Do you understand?"

Ren 82 nodded and walked to the entrance of the cave.

"Then let's get to work."

……

The birth of the first magic yo-yo went more smoothly than Drogo had imagined.

It took Elsa only two days to get the sample into his paws.

The solution is also very efficient, and she doesn’t have to make every yo-yo by hand.

Rune magic is a bit like programming, calling "functions" from the goddess of magic and encapsulating them into runes by the wizard.

After that, the work of imprinting the runes onto the yo-yo can be done by ordinary goblins, and shamans can also infuse the runes with magic.

So Aisha is only responsible for the design work.

The runes that produce the rotating light effect are placed on the outer layer, and will be triggered whenever the yo-yo falls asleep. The light effect will even fade as the rotation speed decreases.

The phantom runes are placed on the outer layer of the bearing and will not be affected by rotation, which is a very clever idea.

Drogo looked at the yo-yo in his hand. Although it was not as exquisite as those produced by Earth's industrial industry, it could be considered well-made. The goblins would not cut corners.

He started to play with it.

Sleep, double spin, flip, and then catapult. It seems like a very simple combo now, but when I was a kid, whoever used it was the coolest guy among his friends.

And at the moment the move was completed, a phantom of a silver dragon soared into the sky.

"The Sky Silver Dragon is not a fatal move!"

Drogo smiled, a very happy smile.

Elsa watched from the side, and she was surprised, not because of the effect of the illusion, but because she saw a smile on a dragon's face, a childlike smile.

(End of this chapter)