You, a dragon, are farming in hell

Aston, with his blond hair turning gray, was somewhat speechless when Minister Connor left him and Grace there and went on his own.

“Your Highness Sophia, I spoke with Lyra last night. Lyra said she wants to stay in the castle and be your maid to repay you.”

Dalton patted Lyra's head, stepped forward, and bowed to Sophia.

Laila awkwardly bowed to Sophia, mimicking her father's gesture. In her dazed state, she had glimpsed Sophia's clear, bright red eyes.

“If Leila is willing, I will naturally not refuse. I will have Anna arrange for someone to teach Leila to read and write, and to do some things that she can do at her age.”

Don't worry, I won't mistreat Layla.

"I trust Your Highness."

"Laila...Laila also trusts Her Highness."

Sofia smiled at Leila. Leila, who wasn't mentally challenged, was introverted, shy, and timid, somewhat like her.

She was the same way in front of the dragon Destin.

Sophia's gaze fell on Aston and Grace. "Hello, I am Sophia, the third princess of the Kingdom of Roland. I am currently recruiting guards for caravans, and Minister Connor recommended you to me."

"Aston Montgomery greets Her Highness Sophia."

"Grace Reno greets Her Highness Sophia."

Aston had blond hair that was half-white, a slightly hunched posture, and deep-set eyes.

Grace was tall and beautiful, with long, slightly wavy champagne-colored hair casually draped down her back.

"When Minister Connor recommended us to His Highness, he must have told His Highness about our situation, right?"

“I have mentioned it.” Sophia walked up to Aston and Grace, placed her right hand on her chest, and bowed to the two of them.

Upon seeing this, Aston and Grace were first stunned, then exchanged a glance before quickly stepping aside to avoid it.

"We dare not and are not worthy of such a great honor."

“You are worthy of it, based on your courageous act of fighting to the death to protect the villagers. My salute just now was to thank you for saving the people of the Kingdom of Roland.”

Sophia smiled slightly, her gaze falling on Aston. "Minister Connor said that you forcibly increased your combat power, causing a loss of your vital essence and a decline in your life force."

"In your condition, would the Water of Life from the Elven Court be able to cure you?"

“Drinking the pure water of life from the Elven Kingdom can naturally heal my body.” Aston paused for a moment, then continued, “But the ‘water of life’ available in the Kingdom of Roland is all diluted.”

It's not pure enough. Even if I spent a lot of money to buy ten or twenty bottles of that kind of "water of life," it wouldn't be of much use to me. At most, it would make my body feel a little better right now.

When I returned alive to the mercenary group, the leader spent a lot of money to buy several bottles of that impure 'water of life' for me and Grace, but the effect was too poor.

Grace and I didn't want the mercenary group to keep spending money on us, so we secretly left the group when the leader wasn't looking.

"Didn't the rest of the mercenary group notice you left?"

"They must have discovered it. The reason we were able to return to the North safely is because our mercenary brothers were secretly protecting us."

They didn't leave until we reached the North, leaving us a large sum of money before they did.

Sophia nodded. She knew it! How could no one have noticed that two seriously injured people had quietly left the mercenary group?

From this perspective, the mercenary group that Aston and Grace joined seems pretty good.

"What was the name of the mercenary group you joined before?"

"Fairy Tale Mercenary Group".

"It's actually the tenth-ranked Fairy Tale Mercenary Group in the kingdom!" Anna, who was standing to the side, looked surprised when Aston announced the name of the mercenary group.

The mercenary groups that make it into the top ten of the rankings are all large mercenary groups with their own bases and cities.

The military sometimes assigns tasks to the top ten mercenary groups.

Anyone who has served in the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group, even a squad leader, possesses unfathomable strength.

No wonder they survived the beast tide.

Sophia paid little attention to mercenary groups and adventure groups in the capital. She was busy studying and observing how her elder sister, Queen Irene, won over the princes and ministers.

“Aston, I cannot heal the wounds of depletion of essence and loss of life force, but an esteemed person I know can heal you.”

"..."

Here it comes again, Princess Sophia is recruiting followers for the dragon Diding in her dreams...

Upon hearing Sophia's words, Anna immediately guessed what Sophia wanted to do.

Instead of recruiting soldiers for himself, he only thought about recruiting followers for the dragon Destin in his dreams.

Could the dragon Destin from the dream world possibly come to reality?

"Is the lord Your Highness referring to the 'Lord of Thunder'?"

Chapter 51 Can I Know the Name of the Lord of Thunder?

Lord of Thunder.

A mysterious and powerful figure who could heal Lyra, who had not sworn allegiance to this 'Lord of Thunder,' was not qualified to know the 'name' of this Lord of Thunder.

Aston's willingness to meet Sofia today was largely due to curiosity.

I'm curious about just how strong the 'Lord of Thunder' that Dalton mentioned really is, and to what extent.

The ability to heal Lyra's damaged soul is indeed remarkable.

The clergy of the Royal Capital Church were unable to heal damaged souls, yet this 'Lord of Thunder' could. He was too curious.

While serving in the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group, he had never heard of the 'Lord of Thunder'.

The Fairy Tale Mercenary Group is one of the top ten mercenary groups in the Kingdom of Roland. They are renowned for their strength, and their information is kept in the mercenary group's archives.

Before going on a mission, the captains of each squad in the mercenary group must go to the archives to memorize information about these powerful individuals.

Avoid conflict with these powerful individuals unless absolutely necessary.

The information about those powerful figures was already deeply imprinted in Aston's mind, but this suddenly appearing 'Lord of Thunder' was not in the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group's database.

"How do you know about the Lord of Thunder..." The words slipped out, and Sophia slapped her forehead. Did she even need to ask? Dalton must have told Aston...

She gave an awkward smile and said, "Yes, the lord I mentioned is indeed the Lord of Thunder."

"May I meet this 'Lord of Thunder'?"

“I won’t see him.” Sophia smiled. “Don’t worry, the Lord of Thunder won’t ask you to do anything, nor will he expect you to repay him. He doesn’t even know you exist.”

Of course, he didn't pay attention to me or restrict me. The Lord of Thunder had no idea I used the Soul-Soothing Elixir to heal Lyra. It was actually my idea to have Dalton swear allegiance to the Lord of Thunder.”

Aston, whose blond hair was half-white, looked at Dalton. Dalton had said that only those who swore allegiance to the Lord of Thunder were qualified to know the Lord of Thunder's name.

"Don't listen to Your Highness's nonsense. In fact, I voluntarily pledged allegiance to the Lord of Thunder. However, with my strength, I may never be able to meet the Lord of Thunder in this lifetime."

Princess Sophia said that the powerful who follow the Lord of Thunder have become almost 'immortal'.

So powerful it's almost like 'immortality'?

Aston glanced at Dalton, not believing in his heart that the Thunder Lord's followers were so powerful as to be almost 'immortal'.

When Sophia heard Dalton say that the followers of Distin were so powerful that they were almost 'immortal', she subconsciously glanced at Dalton.

No... how come this middle-aged man can talk even more nonsense than her?

She was saying that those who followed Destin were all 'undying' level powerhouses.

Are lord-level undead beings not strong enough?

She was telling the truth.

Dalton is talking complete nonsense. Undead creatures aren't truly immortal; they too are at risk of being killed...

At the very least, even lord-level undead beings are at risk of being killed.

Forget it, let's not correct Dalton's exaggerated statement. Maybe in the future, there really will be near-immortal beings who become followers of the dragon Destin.

"Emily, give Mr. Aston a bottle of Vitality."

"Yes."

Emily walked up to Aston, took out a bottle of Life Essence Tree Sap from her spatial ring, and handed it to Aston.

Isn't this just a wine bottle?

Aston took the bottle from Emily, glanced at Sofia, and pulled out the cork...

His expression suddenly changed; the curiosity and suspicion on his face vanished, replaced by solemnity and disbelief.

The moment the cork was pulled out, a rich life force gushed out from the bottle opening, and this overwhelming life force was even more concentrated than the life force contained in the 'Water of Life'!

Aston paused for a moment, quickly sealed the bottle with the cork, and with difficulty, shifted his gaze from the bottle to Sophia. "Your Highness, what price will I have to pay if I drink this divine substance?"

He became famous at a young age and stayed in the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group for so long that he understood one thing very early on: the gifts that fate bestows always come with a price tag.

Princess Sophia will not let him drink this bottle of "Water of Life" that she gave him for nothing.

If he had to swear allegiance to the 'Lord of Thunder,' he would rather not drink the 'Water of Life.' Not every strong person is qualified to make him pledge allegiance.

“It’s simple. Be my caravan guard. As for the term…” Sophia opened her right hand, “Five years. After five years, you can leave or stay as you please.”

"?"

Aston was surprised, "That's...that's all you ask for?"

"Correct."

"You don't need me to swear allegiance to the Lord of Thunder?"

"No need. Even if you swear allegiance to that lord, you'll probably never have the chance to do anything for him in this lifetime."

Don't worry about being bound by any invisible shackles. Even if you encounter acquaintances from the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group and they ask who healed you, just say it was the 'Lord of Thunder' who healed you.

Sophia smiled. Lord Destin was in hell; he had no use for the loyalty of the living.

"That's all...?"

"Yes, that's all."

"Then may I know the name of the Lord of Thunder?"

"I'm sorry, only those who have sworn allegiance to the Lord of Thunder are qualified to know your name, sir. I'm not saying this to make you swear allegiance to that sir, I hope you don't misunderstand."

Aston stared into Sofia's eyes for a moment, then slowly nodded.

Sofia didn't mean it that way; she was just being casual.

He was willing to swear allegiance to the Lord of Thunder, and she did not object.

He was unwilling to swear allegiance to the Lord of Thunder, and she would not force him.

Aston's gaze fell on the wine bottle. Grace, standing beside him, looked at Aston with a somewhat excited expression. She hoped that Aston could fully recover.

But she dared not rashly persuade Aston to accept Sophia's offer.

She respected his choice.

Perhaps noticing Grace's gaze, Aston turned and smiled at her before looking back at the bottle in his hand.

I have served Her Highness Sofia for five years...

If his body could recover to its peak condition... no! Even if it were only half of his peak condition, it would be worth it for him to serve Sophia for five years!

We can't let Grace take care of him forever.

Thinking of this, Aston removed the cork and drank the sap from the tree of life in one gulp.

The surging life force had just entered Aston's body when it immediately began to repair his battered and bruised body.

His half-white blond hair turned gold at a visible speed.

The body, which was originally hunched over, is gradually becoming more upright.

The loose skin on my hands... is gradually becoming fuller...

His somewhat cloudy eyes gradually became bright and sharp...

Sophia, Anna, Emily, Dalton, and Grace couldn't see the changes inside Aston's body, but they could hear the sounds of his bones and muscles throbbing together.

Chapter 52 You also want to swear allegiance to Lord Diding?