"What are you trying to do?" Old Tortoise asked cautiously.
"I am the Human Emperor, the emperor of all humans in this world. I shall ensure the safety of the people! The Crab King, Loach, and other evildoers are greedy beyond measure, devouring humans and souls. The Human Emperor shall rid the world of evil and bring justice to all living beings! "
Dragon Queen stood on the back of the black dragon. Her small face seemed to be shining with a holy light. Her beautiful purple eyes did not have any of their usual charm, only determination and fearlessness.
Old Tortoise did not know that there was such a divine skill as Spiritual Bestowment in this world, nor did he know that killing evil gods would be so beneficial to the Dragon Queen.
"Your Majesty, you worry too much. With me in charge of the Rohn River, no evil god would dare harm the living beings along the river," he stammered.
"Sigh, what are you saying …" Danny shook her head and sighed. "Loach and Crab King were being unreasonable earlier. Why didn't you come out? Instead, when I was about to vanquish the evil, you came to stop me.
Even if I believe that you would not be in cahoots with the evil gods, you two share the same mother, so it is inevitable that you would have feelings for each other.
Why don't you tell me where those unfilial evil gods who ruined Mother Rohn's image are, and I will help Mother Rohn clean them up! "
"Uh …" Although Old Tortoise had a dark green tortoise face like the bark of a withered tree, he could not help but blush.
"Crab King is different. For tens of thousands of years, he was the king of the Rohn River. It was only in the recent ten thousand years that I took the authority to manage the living beings in the Rohn River from him.
So, he was a little disobedient. Mother's other secondary gods, however, respected me and obeyed my orders. If Crab King is the eldest son, then I am Mother's second son, "Old Tortoise explained awkwardly.
Danny's eyes lit up. Old Tortoise's words meant …
There were indeed many demigods in the Rohn River!
Now that the questions were answered, should she get rid of Old Tortoise as soon as he had outlived his usefulness?
However, the Old Man of the River had always been the auspicious sign of the Rohn River. He never accepted any blood sacrifices, nor did he cause any harm to others. He was a rare kind god …
Old Tortoise felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, and for some reason, he revealed another secret. "Dragon Queen, I advised you not to kill the Crab King not only because of our tens of thousands of years of friendship, but also because of you. Killing the Crab King will do you more harm than good! "
"Why?" Danny suppressed her surging thoughts and asked curiously.
"Dragon Queen, you are also a magician. Have you noticed that the King's Blood has a special power?"
"That's true," Danny replied.
"Why is it that before he became king, he and his descendants didn't have any power in their bloodlines, and they were only crowned kings among mortals, but their bloodlines underwent a substantial change, or should I say, their bloodlines were deified?" the old turtle asked again.
"Perhaps, it's a change caused by the faith of the people … Do you know the reason?" Danny frowned.
"I don't know." Old Tortoise shook his head and sighed. "I don't know the reason, but because I've lived for a long time, I know some of the rules that have already been established.
There is a special law in this world, and that law can bestow some … mysterious power to those who are recognized by heaven, earth, and man.
A king recognized by the people has the bloodline of the king. So, Queen, think about it, what does a god who saves the world have? "
"Does he have great luck and merit?" Danny asked in surprise.
"Hmm, luck … merit … merit …"
Old Tortoise was stunned as he carefully pondered over these two words. The more he thought about it, the more shocked he was. He had thought about it for tens of thousands of years and still couldn't figure it out, but the Dragon Queen only heard a few words and came up with such a profound answer.
Why is there such a huge difference between the comprehension of a human and a tortoise?
And her strength, a little girl in her teens — ten years is only enough for me to take a nap — killed the Crab King without any damage … Even if the Crab King was just 'released' from prison, he should have at least seventy to eighty percent of my strength!
Old Tortoise was upset. The law of the world had changed, and it had become friendlier to humans, a new species with a short lifespan.
First, there were the three Bellerion brothers of the Valleglia tribe, and now there was the Dragon Queen who appeared out of nowhere.
The human race is really … Hmm, using the Dragon Queen's words, the human race has great luck!
"It's luck and merit!"
Old Tortoise sighed with mixed feelings and continued, "The Crab King participated in the 'Sun Summoning Ceremony' eight thousand years ago. In theory, he has great merit to both heaven and earth, so he can't be killed easily."
"What will happen if he is killed?" Danny asked.
"This …" Old Tortoise hesitated again. "You are also a queen. If someone kills your subject who has contributed to you, how will you react?"
"Hehe, Old Man in the River, you are very wise, and your thoughts are very interesting. However, karma is unpredictable in this world, and the strongest is king.
There is no reward for good, and there is no punishment for evil.
How many Evil Gods see humans as pigs and sheep, and they have contributed nothing to heaven and earth, but they still live happily for tens of thousands of years. How many good people are played by fate, and treated as pawns by the gods? "
Danny was filled with emotions, and she no longer had any intention to kill Old Man in the River.
"It's not necessarily that there is no retribution, it's just that it's not time yet. Crab King and Loach King, aren't they your retribution? "Old Tortoise said in a low voice.
"That's right!" Danny nodded, and laughed heartily. "I am the retribution of all Evil Gods! Old Man in the River, tell me, among your brothers and sisters, how many will suffer retribution like Crab King? "
"Uh …"
There was no way to continue this conversation. Old Tortoise wanted to dive into the water and slip away immediately.
"Your Majesty, after the Dragon King's calamity, Mother's Lesser Gods are all gone … No matter what, I will restrain the few remaining descendants." Old Tortoise's tone had a hint of pleading.
There was nothing he could do!
Even he and Crab King, the two leaders, one good and one evil, were no match for Dragon Queen. The remaining shrimp soldiers and crabs were even worse than Loach King …
"Less than one out of a hundred?" Dani was flabbergasted. She cursed loudly, "Damn those Valyrians, they're too cruel!"
Old Tortoise heard that, and suddenly had a good impression of the Queen. Previously, when he knew that the Dragon Queen was in Mataris and Bellerion, he already had good intentions towards her. Otherwise, when she called for him, he would not have stayed at all, and would not have answered all her questions and explained so many ancient secrets to her.
Uh, Old Tortoise's train of thought was not on the same channel as the Dragon Queen.
Old Tortoise thought that the Dragon Queen took pity on the victims, but the Dragon Queen was cursing the predecessors for cutting down trees, and the descendants had nowhere to stay.
A few hundred Lesser Gods, it should be enough for five dragons to ascend to the sky, right?
Danny's tone and expression were not forced at all. She was very sincere, and it touched Old Tortoise.
"Your Majesty, what do you think about this? Recently, many treasure hunters have sneaked into the bottom of the river to look for your iron ingots. Why don't I help you transport them to Slaver's Bay as atonement for Crab King? "Old Tortoise said kindly.
"You're just a freshwater tortoise, can you go to the sea?" Danny's mouth twitched.
Old Tortoise said proudly, "I've been to the Jade Sea in the Far East, the Sunset Sea in the West, the Summer Sea in the South, the Narrow Sea, and the Trembling Sea in the North."
"Don't tell me … you've been hiding from Valleglia?" Danny was suspicious.
Old Tortoise had said before that Crab King was only the "former king" of the Rohn River, and Old Tortoise was the current king.
However, Valleglia only sealed Crab King, and did not stew Old Tortoise.
"Uh …" Old Tortoise was very embarrassed, and his old bark-like dark green tortoise face almost shrank into the water.
Dragon Queen had guessed correctly. Old Tortoise's wandering was not because he loved traveling, but because he was hiding from the cruel Dragon King of Valleglia!
It was not until four hundred years ago, when Valleglia was destroyed by the Cataclysm, that he returned home happily.
However, Old Tortoise was not just afraid of death, he had a special mission.
"Sigh, if it wasn't for me secretly watching over her, would Nymeria be able to bring ten thousand broken ships through Valleglia's blockade on the Rohn River? Would she be able to cross the Summer Sea with its unpredictable weather, cross the Narrow Sea, and bring two hundred thousand Loyans to Dorne? "Old Tortoise said bitterly.
"Oh …"
After confirming that Old Tortoise was an experienced driver, Danny was still not assured.
"You said it yourself, anyone who sees the iron ingots will be tempted. If you take my iron ingots for yourself, with the way you hide from Valleglia, you can just hide in some deep bay and sleep for eighty to eighty years. How am I going to reason with you?"
"Dragon Queen, how can I be such an untrustworthy person?"
Old Tortoise was very angry, and roared like a bull, causing the surrounding water to ripple and the giant rock under Dahei's feet to shake slightly.
"This is a serious matter, I have to be careful." Danny's hair was flying in the air waves caused by Old Tortoise's roar.
"Then forget it, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
Old Tortoise said sullenly, and was about to sink into the river.
"Don't, how can you go back on your words?"
Danny quickly stopped him and said, "Do you have any deposit? You can leave it with me, I'll return it to you when you transport the iron ingots to Slaver's Bay."
"I'm helping you!!" Old Tortoise emphasized angrily.
"Then help me to the end, so that I won't be worried!"
Although Danny was a little unreasonable and unreasonable, she had no choice. Eighteen tons of iron ingots was too precious.
If Old Tortoise could not make her feel at ease, she might as well not mention helping in the first place.
At most, she would take a little risk and arrange for Dahei to escort the nine swamp dragons for a trip or two.
"I swear in the name of the Mother of the Rohn River!" Old Tortoise said seriously.
Danny's eyes flashed, and she nodded. "That works too!"
Old Tortoise was good at swimming, and it only took ten minutes to find the ten ingots of iron ingots that the Crab King had hidden in the underground waterway.
Old Tortoise was also awesome, and he did not let the two knights tie the iron ingots to his back. Instead, he opened his van sized mouth and swallowed the ten bucket-sized iron ingots into his stomach.
When Dahei and Little White were transporting the other 61 iron ingots, Big Bear and Old Face worked together to pry open the Crab King's crab shell.
The charred crab meat and crab innards were exposed.
Danny found that the dragon flame had been burning for more than an hour, and the meat was charred, but the crab shell was still red and did not soften.
She wanted to remove the crab shell to forge armor.
Old Tortoise reluctantly carried the crab shell on his back, adding a red vest.
After that, Old Tortoise swallowed another 50 iron ingots, and only then did he sink to the bottom of the river with the shell stripped of the crab meat.
Well, there were a total of 71 iron ingots, and Old Tortoise only took 60 of them. Of the remaining 11, three would be taken away by the two dragons tonight, and the other eight would be hidden somewhere else.
They were busy until dawn, when a hint of indigo appeared in the eastern sky, and the three humans and two dragons finally stopped working.
Old Face then asked Danny, "Since you don't trust the old man in the river, why did you let him take away 60 iron ingots?"
"Sir, what do you think of Old Tortoise? There's a saying among the natives, a Dragon King without the Turtle Prime Minister is like a king without a crown. "Danny asked with a smile.
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