You, a dragon, are farming in hell

"No, no, no, you've misunderstood. I also have the Water of Life. If you want it, I can sell you two bottles."

"???"

Vivian and the bald, one-eyed, muscular man Xavier exchanged a glance and smiled.

The barren North is simply not attractive to the kingdom's major merchant guilds.

The major merchant guilds don't even bother to set up branches in the North, and small caravans won't spend a lot of money to buy the Water of Life to sell in the North.

Besides the fear of losing money, the road to the North is also difficult, requiring vigilance against bandits, mountain thieves, and various magical beasts.

"Little sister, how about this? You show us your water of life first, and then we'll show you our water of life, okay?"

Vivian didn't mock the little girl in front of her; instead, she smiled and teased her.

To her surprise, the little girl named Sophia seemed to take her words seriously.

Sofia did take Vivian's words seriously; she could tell from Vivian's clothes that Vivian was not from the North.

Emily, dressed in a maid outfit, walked up behind Sophia, took out a thumb-sized bottle of life essence tree sap from her spatial ring, and handed it to Sophia.

Sophia took the sap from the Tree of Life and handed it directly to Vivian, saying, "Check it out and see how our 'Water of Life' is."

Vivian scoffed, thinking that this little girl had probably never seen the real Water of Life.

However, she still pretended to be very interested, took the 'water of life' from Sophia's hand, and uncorked the bottle.

The moment she lowered her head, Vivian's smile vanished, her body tensed instantly, and a look of surprise appeared in her fiery red eyes.

A rich life force emanated from the thumb-sized glass bottle, startling her so much that she instinctively covered it with the stopper.

Her right hand, holding the glass bottle, trembled slightly; it really was 'water of life'!

Moreover, the little girl's life essence was extremely pure, far surpassing the 'life essence' in their bodies.

"What's wrong?" The bald, one-eyed, burly man, Xavier, saw Vivian's expression change drastically, and a look of surprise appeared in his pale golden eyes. Could it be that the little girl gave Vivian the real Water of Life?

"it is true."

"?" Bald Xavier was astonished. He took the glass bottle from Vivian's hand, uncorked it, and then tremblingly put the bottle back on.

This...this...this is the Water of Life?

This is clearly the essence of life!

"Now can you show me your water of life?"

"..."

Vivian and Xavier exchanged a glance; it was now even less likely they would show Sophia their 'Water of Life'.

Because their water of life is true water!

It's simply not presentable.

Emily bypassed Sophia, trying to take the 'Life Essence Tree Sap' back from Xavier's hand, and Xavier instinctively raised the bottle above his head.

Realizing his behavior was extremely rude, he lowered his hand and looked intently at Sophia: "Little girl, will you sell this Water of Life? If so, how much?"

How much are you willing to pay to buy it?

Emily spoke before Sophia could, asking Xavier a question in return.

She was afraid that if her prince spoke, it would frighten the two people in front of her.

"Three thousand gold coins! I'm willing to spend three thousand gold coins to buy this quality of life essence!"

Emily's lips twitched slightly upon hearing the price.

What a waste of money!

His Highness has given away at least 100,000 gold coins in the past few days!

Sophia was stunned. How could such a quality Life Essence Tree Sap sell for three thousand gold coins?

If she were to take out the bottle of pure life essence that Distin gave her, wouldn't one bottle sell for six...six thousand gold coins?!

“But I can’t come up with three thousand gold coins right now, I can only offer one thousand.” Xavier’s face showed shame. “Little sister, could you sell me this bottle of Life Essence for one thousand gold coins?”

I'm not buying this bottle of life essence for myself, but to save my brother and little sister. If you're willing to sell it to me for a thousand gold coins, consider it a debt I owe you..."

"can."

"?"

As if afraid that Sophia would change her mind, Xavier quickly counted out a thousand gold coins, handed them to Emily, and then grabbed Vivian and ran away.

"Your Highness, this one thousand gold coins..."

"Give me five hundred...three hundred gold coins, and you can keep the rest as reserve funds for the caravan."

Sophia planned to take the three hundred gold coins to the dragon Diding in Hell that night.

.......

"Xavier? Vivian? What are you two doing in the North?"

As the one-eyed, burly man Xavier dragged Vivian to the front of a dessert shop, they heard a familiar voice.

The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw Aston, Grace, and a man in his thirties, each holding a small cake and eating it.

"Aston, my good brother, I knew you weren't dead!"

Xavier walked into the dessert shop and gave Aston a bear hug; Aston had once saved his life.

Vivian stood at the entrance of the dessert shop, looking at Aston with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty.

If she remembered correctly, when Aston left the Fairy Tale Mercenaries, half of his blond hair had turned white, his skin was loose, and he was hunched over when he stood.

Now, Aston has bright, shiny blond hair, bright, expressive eyes, stands ramrod straight when he gets up, and his skin is firmer.

"Good brother, I spent a thousand gold coins to buy a bottle of extremely pure 'Life Essence' this time. You should drink it quickly and see if it works."

As he spoke, Xavier took a thumb-sized glass bottle out of his pocket and handed it to Aston.

Aston's expression became quite interesting when he saw the glass bottle in Xavier's hand...

He recognized it at a glance—it was the life essence that Princess Sophia was preparing to sell for 'one gold coin'...

Chapter 63 Your forehead is dark; a bloody disaster is coming. [Part Two]

His friend Xavier bought the Life Essence, which cost 'one gold coin,' for a thousand gold coins. It's hard to say whether Xavier made a profit or a loss...

Aston thought about it and felt that Xavier had made a profit. This quality of life essence could easily fetch three thousand five hundred or five thousand gold coins after leaving the North.

The price of 'one gold coin' depends on who is buying it.

If you asked an ordinary person to buy a tiny bottle of water, no bigger than a thumb, they would at most glance at it and wouldn't spend any money to buy it.

Because it's too expensive.

If it were sold to specific groups of people who need it, this quality of life essence could be sold even at a premium.

That evening, when he discussed this issue with Grace, he wondered why Princess Sophia would price such a high-quality life essence at one gold coin.

Then Dalton suddenly said, "Perhaps His Highness wants to make it affordable for ordinary people as well."

After all, sometimes the person who needs this kind of serum to save their life may not be a rich or powerful person, but an ordinary person struggling at the bottom of society.

Dalton's words jolted him and Grace awake.

This explains why Princess Sophia priced it at 'one gold coin'!

Therefore, the price of 'one gold coin' is not because Princess Sophia is foolish, but because Princess Sophia is kind-hearted.

For some people, a single gold coin is an astronomical price.

This kind of life essence is not only for the powerful and wealthy; some ordinary people also need it to save their lives.

Ordinary people simply cannot afford thousands of gold coins.

At this point, the price of one gold coin seems exceptionally reasonable.

Despite being a princess, she could see the people they ignored.

Perhaps Princess Sophia herself didn't realize this, but when she set the price at one gold coin, she must have subconsciously thought of the ordinary people they had overlooked.

"What are you laughing at? Hurry up and drink it... Wait... You dyed your hair? Why is it all blonde? Where did your gray hair go?"

Xavier, who was a head taller than Aston, then noticed that his good friend's hair hadn't turned white, and his energy and spirit seemed much better than a year ago.

No, it's not that he's much better, it's that he's exactly the same as before he was injured!

"You...you...you've recovered?!"

Xavier belatedly realized what had happened, and an expression of disbelief crossed his face. Aston's injury had been beyond the healing power of even the clergy in the capital at the time, so how could his good brother have suddenly recovered after a year apart?!

"Well, I just recovered yesterday, so... you can keep this bottle of life essence. Once you leave the Northern Territory, you can resell it and make at least a few thousand gold coins."

Aston put down the cake in his hand, smiled, and punched Xavier on the shoulder with his right hand.

"Brother, are you out of your mind?! Did you make some kind of pact with the devil to recover?!"

"Even the clergy can't heal your wounds, so no one in the North can. Can't you accept your ordinary self? And that's why you made a pact with a demon?"

In Zelvi's mind, apart from the Fountain of Life in the Elven Court, only a demon could heal a severely wounded person overnight.

But this comes at a price!

"Good brother, don't be afraid. Come, introduce me to the demon who healed you. I want to make a deal with that demon and regain my sight in this eye!"

“It wasn’t a demon that healed me, it was the Lord of Thunder, it was Princess Sophia.” Aston pointed to the thumb-sized glass bottle in Xavier’s hand. “The little girl who sold you this bottle of life essence was Princess Sophia.”

"?"

Who is the Lord of Thunder?

I've never heard of it.

The little girl who sold him the life essence was actually Princess Sophia, the third princess of the Kingdom of Roland?

Xavier pictured Sophia in his mind, and he couldn't tell at all that the little girl was a princess.

He had never seen a princess who only brought one maid with her when she went out.

"Congratulations on your recovery. The guild leader would be very happy to know you've recovered."

Vivian walked into the dessert shop, circled Aston once, and her gaze landed on Grace's face. "Your withered and cracked magic sea... has recovered?"

Grace nodded. "It's been a long time since I've seen Vivian. Your attire is even more flamboyant than before. You and Xavier must have had quite a few young noblemen trying to chat you up on your way to the North, right?"

Want some dessert? I haven't touched the one on the left yet.

No, even desserts can't mask the bitterness in my mouth.

"Your demonic sea is dried up and cracked, and your spiritual power is damaged. Can Princess Sophia really heal you?"

"To be precise, it was the Lord of Thunder who healed Aston and me. Of course, without Princess Sophia, Aston and I would probably still be in the same dead state as before."

Sofia said that if anyone asked them who healed them, they should say that the 'Lord of Thunder' healed them.

Xavier and Vivian exchanged a glance, both looking on with curiosity.

Aston and Grace both mentioned the 'Lord of Thunder,' a name they had never heard of before.

It seems that the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group also lacks information about the 'Lord of Thunder'.

And the title 'Lord of Thunder'... isn't it a bit too domineering?

"Is this 'Lord of Thunder' very strong? Is he a legendary expert? Or a Saint-level expert?"

Vivian asked curiously, needing to gather information about this 'Lord of Thunder' before entering it into the strongman files of the Fairy Tale Mercenary Group.

“Aston and I don’t know how strong the Lord of Thunder is. However, Princess Sophia has met the followers of the Lord of Thunder, and she said that the strong who follow the Lord of Thunder are so strong that they are almost immortal.”

Grace didn't exaggerate; she simply repeated Sophia's words as they were.

"!"

The followers are all so powerful they're practically immortal?!

Does that mean that those who follow the Lord of Thunder are legends, or even Saint-level powerhouses?

When did such a powerful figure appear in the North?

"Have either of you met this Lord of Thunder?"