After interacting with Merlinsera for a long time, Roddy actually had a much deeper understanding of Dragons than the average person.
Like everyone else, he used to think that Dragons were an unattainable "superior race". They were strong, had long lives, were smart, and were arrogant. However, after listening to Merlinsera's stories about Dragons, Roddy finally realized that these guys also had "flaws" and "loopholes."
The simplest way to describe them was "ungrounded." Due to their noble bloodline, Dragons rarely encountered any resistance when they went out to "carry out missions." It was just like how the rich and powerful second-generation officials relied on the influence of their parents to do whatever they wanted. Almost all civilized races were full of fear and respect for Dragons, so the way Dragons handled things was very "simple and crude."
If they didn't agree, they would fight. Those who obeyed them would prosper, and those who opposed them would die. If I like you, you'll be my follower. If I don't like you, I'll beat you to death first.
There was no need to scheme or use their brains. After a long time, these Dragons who went out to carry out missions would generally appear to have low emotional intelligence. In other words, they were very simple, and their views of things were generally in the "good or bad" stage of pure dualism.
This meant that once they believed that someone could be trusted, there would be much more room for negotiation.
If they were allowed to mingle in the noble races of the Kingdom of Karen, they would definitely be the kind of people who would naturally be eliminated. However, the powerful bloodline and strength of Dragons allowed them to ignore almost all the rules, because they themselves were the small group of people who made the rules.
It was because of these reasons that Roddy was able to seriously guide them into the trap he had set up step by step.
"Sir Iscar, Lady Kardashian, and Sir Essien."
After the introduction, Roddy didn't forget to pull Merlinsera along to greet them. At this moment, Merlinsera naturally wouldn't show any flaws. Her submissive manner didn't show any resentment.
"I named these mutants' Teflin '. It's a description given by the bards of the Kingdom of Karen to the demons from hell. That's why I used it." Roddy extended his hand and invited the Dragons to take a seat. "There are a total of 237 members of the Teflin tribe. They are all in this village. If the three of you want to conduct your research, I will cooperate fully."
"I don't think it's necessary. I've seen this kind of situation many times. I'm just here to confirm the situation."
Iscar's tone was obviously much softer. Compared to Kardashian's overbearing attitude, his methods of handling matters were slightly more clever. At the very least, Iscar knew the importance of "recruiting underlings". Otherwise, if he had to do everything himself, the Dragons would not be able to accomplish anything. Now that there was a human opposing Augustine who was willing to stand up and help him, and the human had provided him with some useful information, he naturally had to give him face.
"A lot of situations? It seemed like many people were infected like Teflin. I thought they were the only ones in Tasman. That's because their elders said they had never seen any of their kind again. "
Roddy sighed, but his attitude was still very humble. His respectful attitude made Kardashian very happy. She waved her hand and said, "There are indeed no other examples in a small place like Tasman. We're talking about the entire continent."
What a retard …
Beside them, Merlinsera had to admire Roddy's ability to get information out of them. He didn't even ask questions. Instead, he put on a "Oh, you guys are so good, I've never seen anything" attitude and waited for them to tell him the information as if they were showing off.
Many people did not understand the advantages of "information asymmetry," and the two Dragons were no exception. They had been traveling the continent for a long time and did not realize how important this kind of information was to the uninformed humans. Naturally, Roddy was happy to take advantage of this. He said with admiration, "This is the first time I've left the Kingdom of Karen in my life. My knowledge is limited, so I can't compare to you, Your Excellencies."
This kind of secret flattery made Iscar and Kardashian very comfortable. However, Roddy didn't just flatter them. He started to sound them out. "However, although I haven't been to many places, I have a long-standing grudge against Tasman's Augustine. I've confronted him a few times, both openly and secretly. I have some doubts about this that I want to report to Your Excellencies. Can I spare you a few minutes? "
"Grudge against you? Confrontation? " Kardashian thought she had caught Roddy's bragging. She said mercilessly, "Don't you think you think too highly of yourself?"
"Kardashian."
Iscar took the initiative to stop him. This was obviously a friendly gesture to Roddy. Roddy didn't get angry. He looked at Iscar with gratitude and nodded. "I didn't think that an Undead Lord would specifically target me. However, everything started with Eiffta's Lord, Duke Lucifron …"
From Ansadin's potion to Magda's assassination, to Belom's battle in Elson, Roddy used simple words to emphasize the sharp conflict between Augustine and the Kingdom of Karen. This conflict completely turned into a conflict between him and Roddy when Augustine's Orc incarnation destroyed the portal to the elemental plane.
The narration from the beginning to the end only took three to four minutes, but the expressions of the two Dragons changed again and again. From the initial frivolous attitude to the final frown, Iscar and Kardashian looked at each other. Then, they turned to look at the crystal dragon, Essien. The latter nodded expressionlessly, "He didn't lie."
The weight of Roddy's words skyrocketed. The two Dragons were very concerned about the spell that Augustine used to destroy the "elemental portal". They asked several questions about the details. After getting the answers, Iscar obviously confirmed something. He said in a low voice, "It seems that everything is in line with the records. The magic wave was emitted by Augustine. This proves that Augustine himself has mastered some forbidden spells. Now, he has applied these to the research of magic circles."
"Does that mean that Augustine is looking for these Teflins to perfect his magic research, or … to use them as a sacrifice for some ritual?"
After the clues became clear, Roddy's inference was almost the same as the truth. Obviously, Iscar and Kardashian also thought so. On the other hand, Rody, who was observing carefully, could see fear and eagerness in their eyes.
Although he didn't understand the attitude of these Dragons towards Augustine, since the Dragons could let the younger generation come out to solve the problem by themselves, it was obvious that they had sent out a mission. Whether it was to eliminate or investigate, there would be a standard to evaluate the completion of the mission – "investigate Augustine's behavior" or "kill Augustine". Roddy didn't even need to think about which of the two results could increase his status and popularity.
Although Augustine was powerful, when did the Dragons lack high-end combat power?
"My idea is to secretly transfer these Teflins, so that Augustine can't completely complete his research."
Of course, this was another trap. Trees were dead, but people were alive. If the experiment couldn't be carried out, they could find a replacement sooner or later. How could the Dragons let Augustine continue to research forbidden magic? So he continued in a seemingly casual manner, "Augustine doesn't know that I'm lying in ambush right under his nose, so it's not difficult to do this. Otherwise, once he knows that I'm here and that I defeated his army of tens of thousands, it's possible that this old man will come out and kill me. "
This last sentence was the final bait in Roddy's countless language traps.
"Wait, you said you defeated his army of tens of thousands? When did this happen? "
Kardashian couldn't help but ask first. Her reaction immediately gave Roddy an idea. He calmly faced Iscar and Kardashian's slightly puzzled gaze and replied with a smile, "You may not believe it, but this is something that will happen soon."
… …
As Roddy chatted with the Dragons, the High Elf Mages, the Dragon Lancers, and the barbarian soldiers had formed five teams in batches and arrived at the location that Roddy had requested.
In the rainforest of the Tasman Kingdom where it was raining all the time, it was not easy to confirm one's position. But with the help of the High Elf Mages, "locating" became much easier. The coordinates that had been accurately determined by Houdini's prophecy had already been marked on the map. All the High Elf Mages had to do was use detection spells to minimize the error and confirm the final location.
It had to be said that the "prophecy" Magician's predetermined location was far more useful in this battle than imagined. Although Houdini did not personally participate in the battle, the coordinates that he provided had indirectly saved a lot of time for Roddy's team to explore.
Now that Erwin's team had arrived at the designated location, the robed female High Elf Mage waved her hand to signal that they could begin. He immediately called out to his people beside him, "Get up and work! Do everything according to what we learned in Elsen! Don't make any mistakes! "
"Yes!"
The six Dragon Lancers also assisted from the side. What they did was to unload the stone slabs of the magic circle that they had carried along the way and then assembled them according to the pattern that they had trained beforehand. This magic circle was not the usual square or round shape. Instead, every three slabs could be stacked into a small tower that was one cubic meter square.
Each team carried seven of these tower-shaped magic circles. After they were quickly assembled, they began to embed the crystals. Each small tower had 27 crystals embedded in it and was placed about 50 feet apart, forming two alternating diamonds that covered an area of hundreds of square feet.
Because the terrain here was quite sloping, the positioning also required the High Elf Mages to cast spells to ensure that they were at the same distance.
Erwin knew that this beautiful High Elf Mage was not a living person but a puppet controlled by Akasha, so he always felt that it would be difficult to communicate with her. But what surprised him was that the Mage understood his words very well from beginning to end. She even used standard common language to give instructions.
"Knight Patch, please move the magic circle three steps to your right."
"Alright, we can fix the magic circle now."
Waving his staff, the High Elf Magician activated and confirmed that the seven magic circles were connected. Blinking, he turned to Erwin and said, "Everything is ready, Captain Erwin. We just need to wait for orders."
"Oh, oh, okay. Thank you for your hard work. "
"It's my duty."
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