I am a wicked dragon, and you want me to fall into goodness?

Chapter 80: I told you to dig for some gold, but it was either windy or rainy (4.2k)

"Oh, right, there's one more thing!"

Two things, three requirements, that's reasonable, right?

He raised his paw and pointed towards the distant, snow-covered vein: "I need humans to help me mine gold. This is very important—"

"Since those goblins are no longer useful, you humans should take their place."

Karen paused in her grip on the magic mirror, her eyes regaining a hint of seriousness.

"The magnificent blue dragon." Karen could now easily praise the giant dragon before her: "It's winter now, and Starfall City is newly built—"

"Can't we mine in winter?" Puse's wing membrane suddenly unfolded, clearly displeased.

"The dragon blood I gave you is not meant for you to only know how to wield swords and kill."

"After your transformation, your strength and physique far surpass what they once were; mining gold will be a piece of cake for you!"

His dragon claw slammed down on the red dragon's corpse, giving him no chance to question it.

"Besides, I only want the large chunks of gold from the veins; you can take the gold dust and other things found in the rivers too!"

The evil dragon wants to devour gold in large gulps.

As for the gold dust contained in the soil after it was unearthed, Puse could barely bestow it upon these hardworking humans.

Anyway, humans seem to have the technology to sift through soil and find gold dust.

"Golden Sands?" Karen was taken aback.

In fact, large chunks of gold are actually a minority in a mine.

If the large pieces of gold go to the Puse and the smaller pieces go to the Levi, then the Levi will definitely get the lion's share of the gold.

Moreover, the miners are all humans, so isn't it humans who decide the size of the gold nuggets?

However, Karen knew she couldn't do that.

The nominal owner of this gold mine is this blue dragon, so the tribute must at least satisfy this blue dragon.

"I understand, Your Highness."

Karen nodded slowly, her voice without the slightest hesitation: "The Knights will be divided into two groups."

"One group will escort the Red Dragon Beast's corpse back to Starfall City with me, while the other group, led by Captain Oliver, will exterminate the goblins."

"Once I get back, I will start mining the gold mine as soon as possible. It's the dead of winter now, the ground is hard, and we don't have any good mining tools, but I will assemble a force capable of mining gold as quickly as possible."

Karen couldn't possibly send a small number of Levi people to mine for gold in this cold winter; the matter had to be postponed as long as possible.

Next spring, we could indeed send a mining team over.

Gold has always been valuable.

The Starshine Kingdom has just been established and lacks many things. Mining more gold can help exchange it for essential resources with the Holy Radiance Empire in the southeast.

Poseidon's smile deepened: "Very good, my apostle, you always manage to satisfy me."

Karen gave the order to move the Red Dragon Beast.

The corpse of the red dragon beast sank like a mountain, its overall weight not even comparable to that of a human.

If it weren't for the fact that there were enough accompanying mages in the Knights Order, who gritted their teeth and activated levitation spells together to lift the corpse off the snow and reduce its weight.

Even if these knights bathed in dragon blood and gained immense strength, they probably still wouldn't be able to move such a behemoth.

By this time, the hunt for the Red Dragon Beast had come to an end.

After carrying the red dragon carcass for five days, they finally arrived near Starfall City.

Or perhaps it would be more accurate to say it's Starfall Town.

Despite being called a city, this area was simply enclosed with earth magic, which could only keep out some wild animals, but could not defend against any magical beasts at all.

As the wind and snow subsided, the low outline of Xingluo City's walls began to appear on the horizon.

The mages' magic was nearly exhausted, their lips were chapped, and they breathed a sigh of relief as they looked at the low-lying town.

Within the Knights Order, the knight profession has the largest number of members. As the main labor force, they can be used in rotation, so it's not that tiring.

Karen thought that Puse would choose to leave.

He never expected that Puse's enthusiasm for mining gold would reach such a level that he would follow suit.

What are they trying to do?

Is this to monitor when he will assemble a gold mining force?

Karen's heart sank.

He originally planned to use the excuse of escorting the corpse to delay the mining until the spring, but he did not expect that the evil dragon would personally supervise the work.

Puser looked down at the humans below; these creatures seemed like ants carrying food.

The tiny body carrying the corpse of the red dragon beast, which was far larger than itself, moved with difficulty in the wind and snow, which looked quite amusing.

As for why he followed?

The best way to give a gift is to do it in person, as this shows sincerity.

Suddenly, Puse narrowed his eyes because he smelled a strong stench of blood.

Pu Se's dragon nose twitched slightly, and he suddenly lowered his head. There was no hint of mockery in his voice, only a cold warning.

"Karen, my apostle, a heavy stench of blood wafts from the direction of your dilapidated town."

"This is bad news, not from Warcraft, it's from—your Levi people."

Karen shuddered.

"Speed ​​up!" he shouted sharply, his voice filled with barely suppressed unease. "Everyone, follow me into the city at full speed!"

"Leave some knights to continue transporting the goods; the rest of you, come back with me immediately!"

The moment Karen stepped through the hastily constructed earth magic wall, the sight before her made her heart sink.

The house collapsed, and the ashes from the burning firewood mixed with blood froze into blackish-red lumps of ice.

The surviving Levi were numbly dragging along the cold corpses.

Some of their faces showed calm numbness, while others showed broken sobs.

In the open space in the center of the city, corpses had piled up into a small mountain, and the stench of blood mingled with the chill of the wind and snow, making one want to vomit.

Karen rushed forward and grabbed the arm of a middle-aged man who was dragging a corpse by the roadside.

He struggled to suppress the trembling in his body and asked, word by word, "Tell me! What happened?! Who did it?!"

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The middle-aged man was suddenly grabbed, and a flash of fear crossed his cloudy eyes, which was then replaced by numb despair.

His chapped lips moved, each word like grit squeezed from his throat: "It's—it's the Conrades—"

The Conrad, who were once part of Elia, were allies of the Levi.

However, when the Crimson Empire's iron cavalry descended, they forgot the hatred of their ancestors, formed an alliance with a black dragon, and surrendered to the empire.

Although Elia is now completely under the rule of the Crimson Empire, the largest part of its population after the war is still the Conrads.

The Conrads' voluntary surrender led to many being transformed into immortal nobles who now rule the Elia territory under the Scarlet Empire.

Few people hate the survivors more than these traitors.

Karen's teeth were grinding together so hard it seemed she wanted to crush her gums.

"They—how dare they? How dare they!! I must—"

revenge!!!

Before the words were finished, a sharp, terrified scream suddenly ripped through the deathly silence of Starfall City.

"Scales! They're red scales!"

"They're not knights! They're monsters!"

Before the panic could reach its peak, a deafening dragon's roar suddenly echoed from the sky, pushing the fear to its climax.

The enormous body of the blue dragon Puse was like a blue mountain, and it was falling rapidly from the sky!

With its wings half-folded, the dragon stirred up a gale that overturned the crumbling houses, and a low growl emanating from its throat carried undisguised excitement.

"Hahaha! The smell of fear! These weak humans are terrified of my arrival!"

In the blink of an eye, the chaotic street was completely cleared.

A gust of wind blew by, and apart from the corpses on the ground and the knights who had just returned, there wasn't a soul in sight on the street.

The wooden door was slammed shut, and the thatched roof of the mud-brick house trembled violently.

The surviving Levi huddled in a corner, using tables and chairs to brace themselves against the door, not daring to utter a single cry, for fear of being eaten.

Only a few pairs of terrified eyes peeked out from the crack in the door, staring intently at the knights clad in red scales and the enormous blue dragon on the street.

Karen: "————"

"Your Highness, Pusser." Karen sighed and rubbed her forehead. The scene was already chaotic enough, and this blue dragon was still stirring up trouble.

Puseko lacked this awareness.

Since Xinghui claims to be a nation born under the witness of dragons, it's only a matter of time before they have to adapt to the existence of dragons.

Otherwise, the zither would fly in the sky while the humans on the ground would scream and run away in terror.

If this kingdom is so afraid of the existence of dragons, then what is the point of its existence?

After a long while, the sound of horses' hooves gradually intensified in the snow at the end of the street.

Cedric, clad in a robe embroidered with stars, his withered fingers gripping a staff inlaid with pale blue crystals, led a troop of knights slowly from the other side of the city.

These knights did not participate in the hunt for the Red Dragon Beast, and they did not have those terrifying red scales on their bodies.

Holding long spears, they stood in neat square formations, their steps steady as they trod across the bloodstains and ice shards scattered on the ground.

Cedric's gaze swept over the returning knights covered in red scales on the street, and then landed on the blue dragon that stood like a mountain.

He knew very well about Puser's identity. As a mage, he was also very familiar with the changes in Karen and the knights behind her.

So, under the watchful eyes of the knights, he bowed slightly to Puse and Karen.

"Your Highness Puse, Your Highness Karen, it's been a long time. Cedric sends his greetings."

The knights behind him were still somewhat bewildered.

However, recalling what Princess Karen had said a few days ago about hunting dragons, he slowly came to his senses and bowed to Puse and Karen as well.

Puse glanced at Cedric, then looked behind him; the red dragon beast hadn't been delivered yet.

Given the horrific situation, Blue Dragon wisely refrained from speaking first, instead allowing Karen and Cedric to talk first.

Karen stepped forward: "Grandpa Cedric, what exactly happened in Starfall City while I was away?"

Cedric straightened up, his gaunt face filled with exhaustion, his eyes lowered.

"Your Highness Karen, on the second night after you left, the Conrads, along with their knights, stormed in under the cover of darkness."

"They carried out a massacre, and their target was clear: after the killing, they stole most of the food. We simply won't survive this winter."

The Levi people already had little food, and now most of it has been stolen.

This news turned Karen's face pale.

Winter has just begun. If there isn't enough food, how will we survive the cold winter?

If there is no other way, then almost all the Levi people will die in this year.

The Levi people now number less than 100,000, and if most of them die—

Karen shook her head frantically, unable to accept this outcome at all.

"We—we still have a way, right? We can borrow from the Long-Eared Tribe—"

His voice grew weaker and weaker until it was barely audible. His mind went through thoughts over and over again, only to extinguish them one by one.

In the end, only one thought remained.

Levi is finished.

Cedric replied, "Your Highness Karen, those long-eared tribes don't have enough food to begin with, and they won't lend us any—"

Like the Levi, the Long-Eared Tribe were a race driven out of Elia by the Crimson Empire.

Besides these two races, there are also Emirs, Spencers, Nords, and others.

These races gradually declined during the time of Elia, and now that Elia has perished, even fewer people have fled to Starshine.

In Elia in the past, only the rulers of the Levi, the Long-eared, and the Conrad could be called royalty.

Only the leaders of these three races are qualified to inherit the throne of Elia.

For example, Karen Levi Pendragon, having become the leader of the Levi, was qualified to become the King of Elia.

Now that it is the Starshine of the Dragon, only the Starshine Dragon Kavismas is qualified to be the master of this country.

The title "Your Highness" used by Karen is now a respectful term used by the Levi people to address royalty within their race.

It's unknown how long it can be preserved under Kawimas's will.

Pu Se finally couldn't hold back any longer.

The enormous head suddenly lowered, its eyes filled with astonishment: "Wait! This dragon has not yet officially inherited this kingdom!"

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"You insignificant humans, why do you look like you're about to be wiped out?"

His dragon claw slammed heavily onto the ground, sending ice shards and pebbles flying.

"My gold mine hasn't even started mining yet, and I haven't even dug out enough big chunks of gold for you Levi people already want to all die?"

""

Blue Dragon's tone was full of self-righteous arrogance, without a trace of pity.

"None of you are allowed to die before I, the dragon, become the master of this kingdom!"

Karen took a deep breath, suppressing the despair and anxiety in her heart, and bowed deeply to Puse.

"I apologize, Your Highness."

"It's not that we want to give up, but without food, nothing can be discussed."

His voice was hoarse and heavy: "The winter is long, and without enough food, my people will not survive until the day the gold mines are opened."

"Knights will be too hungry to lift their swords, mages will run out of their last bit of magic and still be unable to keep warm, and the surviving old, weak, women and children will freeze and starve to death in their sleep."

Karen's eyes held a desolate despair: "No one, no one will come to mine the gold for you? No one, and there will never be anyone left."

"You bastard!"

The blue dragon cursed, "All I wanted was for you to mine gold! And now I have to clean up this mess of food for you?!"

"Those Conrad bastards stole your food? Why didn't you take it back?"

Pu Se's voice was filled with violent impatience: "A bunch of ants who aren't even worthy of carrying my shoes dare to touch my food reserves?!"

Cedric said dejectedly, "No, the Scarlet Empire's Knights are still in Eliari. We cannot seek revenge."

"Huh!? Someone beat you up, and you don't dare fight back?"

Pusser looked around and saw that Karen and Cedric had been staring at each other for so long without uttering a single word.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "I have another way, but it's a bit difficult."