Perhaps nobody expected that Roland's expeditionary army would act as if they were living in peace and contentment after arriving in Dragon World.
They built houses and farmed. They built walls that were more than ten meters tall, and metal barracks were connected together. They even built mage towers and biological laboratories. It was obvious that they were going to live here for a long time.
As for the Dragons' promise?
"Didn't we agree to delay the Titan Giants from breaking the Earth Elemental God's seal? Now that I've revived the Earth Elemental God, the Elemental Tide in Dragon World is beginning to balance out. Didn't that already happen? I haven't asked for payment from you yet. As for completely sealing the Earth Elemental God … Do you really think that the Titan Giants will obediently let us strengthen the seal? You should at least give us the ability to protect ourselves. Not to mention the Titan Giants, even the running giants can easily kill us. "
I had originally intended to wait for the Dragons' messengers to arrive and deal with them. As for whether they believed me or not? I didn't care if they believed me or not. This world didn't belong to them to begin with, so why would they care?
Alright, I did have some bastardly logic, but sometimes this kind of bastardly logic was more effective. The dragons were the typical example of those with bigger fists being the boss.
"You're overthinking things. The Dragons wouldn't care if you built a house here. They wouldn't care if short-lived species like you exist or not. And even if they were bored enough to care, with a normal dragon's concept of time, they'd only remember after sleeping for three hundred years. Besides … "
Evelyn's words had some hidden meaning.
"… That's not so ridiculous, is it? Besides what?"
"Besides, our Fourth Sister is doing her best to cover up for you. In their eyes, you're working hard to balance out the Elemental Seal, so why would they come looking for you? Right, since you've already done part of it, you can ask for payment now. "
Alright then, this was what true allies should be like. Even if you didn't mention it, they would still think about your benefits.
But one week later, another dragon descended from the sky. When I looked closely, I saw an old acquaintance on the dragon's back.
"Isn't this my good friend from the same school as me, Kaid? Why did you come looking for me? Could it be … "
"Heh heh, I can't believe you still remember your mission. It's that 'could it be'!"
Kaid stroked his beard, taking advantage of his old age. His snow-white beard was so fluffy from washing that it seemed as if he really wanted to pull it out.
"… You didn't come all the way to another world just to return the money, right? You're such a good person!"
"I'm not here to pay you back! Oh, no, I don't even owe you money. You've played this joke long enough! Are you still not tired of it? My disciples are all guessing how much money I owe you. Why are you always rushing me? Besides, you were the one who owed me money back then! "
"Tsk, you actually remembered."
"Ahhhh, you did it on purpose! To think that I spent a large sum of money to hire an Illusionist to perform a Memory Recall on you!"
"Pfft, you really did it. It must feel good to have someone fiddle with your head, right? Apparently, the Ninth-Ring Arcana Technique Memory Recall not only expends a large amount of energy, but it can also cause a person's mind to split. Are you still that snot-nosed brat? Hmm? I think I remembered wrong. Bedwetting kid? "
"Snot? Bed wetting? This … This old man will fight it out with you! "
From a certain standpoint, it was quite amusing to make the white-bearded old man so angry, especially when he was clearly younger than me but always took advantage of his age. If I didn't teach him a lesson, wouldn't that make me seem even less energetic and older than him?
"Hmph, I'm still young. Tell me, Kaid, what business do you have with me? If you want to borrow money, don't mention it. Talking about money will hurt my feelings."
"Huff, huff."
The furious old man's veins were bulging on his forehead. After using a staff technique that even a fly wouldn't be able to kill, the old man could only lower his head and take deep breaths, using his staff as a walking stick.
"Why bother? First of all, I'm clearly at the warrior level, yet you, a mage, still want to fight me in melee combat. If you die just like that, I'll feel guilty. Yep, I'll feel guilty for about a minute."
The old man took out a dark green potion from his robes and drank it in one gulp. He rubbed his chest for quite a while before staring at me.
"… Do you really want to kill me that badly? Forget it, you've always been like this. No wonder everyone says that I shouldn't bicker with you. Let's talk about business first. You should know why I came here, right? "
I reached out with my index finger, picked my nose, and then lightly flicked it …
"I don't know."
"… Are you still holding a grudge against me? Can you be a little more mature? Didn't you say that I'm a pervert who likes little girls? Why would I tell everyone about how you proposed to Amelia on the street? Wasn't what I said the truth? "
"Ha, do you think I don't know what you said? You clearly said that Amelia was in a coma due to some accident, and that she was still thinking about me while she was unconscious. Yet, I disregarded everything and came to the Cloud Tower to enjoy myself. As a result, all the female students who called me teacher all looked at me as if I were an ingrate the next day. That bit of luck I had with women was all gone! "
"… So you're still holding a grudge against me? Are you a child? You're already so old, yet you're still pretending to be young. You're already like this, yet you still dare to complain about having no luck with women in front of this old virgin! You, you … you're too shameless! "
Judging from the veins on Kaid's forehead, if I continued teasing him, he would probably die from a brain hemorrhage. That was why I restrained myself slightly in our subsequent interactions.
Actually, how could I not know why he came here? I knew from the moment I saw him. The Truth Symposium probably had a problem with me slacking off for such a long time. It was easy to guess where this problem came from. Either the Bardi Empire's diplomatic announcement, the Dragons's secret report, or the Truth Symposium's internal members objecting to me.
Since the Truth Symposium sent my old friend to supervise me, that meant that the situation wasn't too bad. It was probably just some political consideration.
"I understand. I'll speed up the matter with the Dragons …"
"That's not the problem. It's that there's been a change in your other job."
"Another job?"
"… As expected, you forgot. I'm the Mage Country's ambassador to the Bardi Empire. Now that Bardi is facing a major problem, the southern and northern battlefronts have collapsed, Halent has lost the battle against the Holy Light's allied armies, and the undead have also lost the battle. The Truth Symposium wants me to tell you this news and request that you take action as soon as possible. They want you to meet with the Dragons as soon as possible, and it'll be best if the Dragons appear to stabilize the situation! We absolutely can't allow Bardi to collapse just like this. "
"Jinx …"
[Super jinx. Your System is currently considering whether or not to create a new title for you, "Ship Wrecking Demon."]
"What does this have to do with ships!?"
[This title is written in yellow. "I'm not Bailey. I've been on many ships before. Please call me, young lad. I have high hopes for you."]
Harloys's faint words and my System's malicious voice simultaneously echoed in my ears. However, I didn't have the time to think about all this. This was going to be fun.
…
I strolled around on a tall metal platform in my laboratory, inspecting the latest developments in every laboratory. My old man was still nagging behind me, but the things in my mind were even more annoying.
According to my secret agreement with Orloss, Bardi absolutely couldn't lose, nor should they lose. If Bardi's situation became unstable, then my secret agreement with Orloss would become useless, and my plan would be impossible to carry out.
This meant that I needed to think of a way to help Bardi. As for the undead, they lacked the determination to fight to the bitter end before the Undead Emperors arrived. Not only that, the wood spirits were dragging them down. Plus, the Bardi Empire's citizens were quite resistant to Bardi, and they had plenty of elite troops. Counterattacking might be difficult, but maintaining the frontlines shouldn't be a problem.
As for the eastern battlefront, based on my understanding of the Holy Church, this unexpected victory would cause the Holy Church to fall into a state of ecstasy. It would be almost certain that they would continue their crusade against the heretics. Orloss and I hadn't prepared for the possibility of the Holy Church losing this battle.
"… Even if Halent suddenly becomes an idiot, he has several dozen Dragons and Dragon Elders with him. How could he possibly lose?"
But now, Halent had lost. I couldn't make any judgments until I had more concrete information. Still, I needed to at least try to salvage the situation. The problem was …
"I really can't leave right now!"
"What's so important?"
"That thing beneath your feet …"
The metal bridge we were on was built on top of a volcanic area. Underneath the bridge were gigantic white bones. Each bone was far larger than a so-called giant. We could only see a small portion of the bones as we looked around. Many staff members wearing protective gear were currently working on the bones.
"What's that!?"
"The Tiger God's Rune. It's our greatest harvest here. It's the Eternal Thunder tribe's original belief and ancestor. Just one of its ribs is more than thirty meters tall. If all of them stood up, they'd definitely be incredible mega monsters. From another source, it's highly likely that it was a pet of a Titan Giant from back in the day. The most likely target is the fourth Titan Giant, Yins. We met him before at Oak Town. "
"… You're excavating its corpse? An ancient beast's corpse is indeed a valuable research material. However, you can just leave the work to your subordinates and go back to Dragon City to do your own work. "
"… Have you ever heard of an undead mage who can shout to stop when he's creating an undead creature? The summoning of the undead has already begun. If you stop now, such a top-quality material will be wasted!"
"Something like resurrection? You're insane! "
"Ha, you just realized?"
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