When Rorschach signed the contracts with the three Dragons, he couldn't help but sigh.
"… There are some things that you won't feel unless you're exposed to them. So much has changed since two years ago."
Back in the day, the Game Church had been poor. Apart from a few descenders, it had nothing. The only residents it had were weak local farmers.
Back in the day, it had been incredibly difficult to recruit anyone into the Game Church. They had had to spend a lot of effort to get sponsorships, and their funding had been cut off every two days. It was a miracle that the Game Church had been able to survive.
But now, the Game Church had obtained a large number of stowaways as employees, as well as these three dragon mercenaries … If this had been two years ago, no, just three months ago, these people and dragons wouldn't have joined the Game Church even if they were willing to pay an exorbitant price.
And even though the devils were so generous now, they still wouldn't have even looked at the Game Church a few months ago.
Change? Actually, this was Vila Nova Dônia's success.
Even though this was only the beginning, Dounia City indeed had the potential to become a new faction.
Vila Nova Dônia had its own territory and was viewed favorably by the Game Church. Naturally, the various New Gods' Churches were viewed favorably as well. That was why the devil's salesmen would come looking for them.
Although there were some who would provide timely assistance, they were in the minority. The majority of them would receive high returns for their efforts.
Vila Nova Dônia had great potential, which was why the devils took the initiative to sell their goods to the Game Church. They also provided high loan amounts … Their goal was to obtain high interest and high returns after purchasing large amounts of goods.
However, Vila Nova Dônia's factions were still undergoing trials. It was unknown if they would be able to develop in the wastelands. That was why although the loan amount was high, the purchasing authority was low. Even if they purchased large amounts of goods, they would only be able to sell basic and basic resources. Even if the devils' investment failed, it wouldn't shake the Game Church's foundations.
There were many things that Rorschach didn't understand at first. But thanks to his talent of honesty, Rorschach soon gained much experience and common knowledge about the devils.
For example, the concept of the Devil's Plane of Existence and the River Styx's passageways were also limited. Opening a passageway required a huge price, and maintaining a passageway required an astronomical price. Thus, the various forces in the Lower Planes would usually join forces with other forces to open and maintain a passageway, and then separately manage their own Plane of Existence.
This was the 7th Hell Plane. That was because the main investor was a Demon Lord from the 7th level of the Chaos Abyss. However, due to the demons having problems with business operations, the largest merchant guilds were now devil companies … And so, the Demon Lord directly gave up on business operations and focused on collecting toll fees … I mean, transaction taxes.
In addition, the restrictions on the devil's promissory note generally seemed very comfortable, and the interest wasn't high, but it was actually a magical contract that involved the soul. If the contract couldn't be fulfilled, the day one died, one's soul would automatically report to the devil's plane.
Also, the Dragons were actually quite difficult to serve. They were all big eaters, and picky employees who wanted meat for every meal.
In Anzorion, farming was still quite developed. After all, the basic conditions for farming were met by enclosing the land and solving the problem of artificial sunlight. However, animal husbandry still hadn't been developed yet. If they relied on hunting to obtain meat, the magical fog's interference would be quite troublesome.
If the young Dragons went hunting on their own, they would be blind in the sky. They wouldn't be able to run fast on land, and their large bodies would consume a lot of energy. It was likely that they wouldn't be able to find enough meat to eat before they starved to death.
But from a different perspective, as long as they had a constant supply of meat, they were indeed much easier to deal with than their Aishi brethren.
Dragons' dignity and pride? Dignity was the prerequisite for survival. After starving for a year or so, there was probably no dignity left in them at all.
In the end, Roland settled on three contracted dragons: Red Dragon Somen, Black Dragon Coco, and Hell Dragon Fate.
Yep, they were the first three on the list. It wasn't that Rorschach didn't want to hire a few more. It was just that after interviewing them on the spot, the others weren't reliable at all.
Red Dragons were bloodthirsty and warlike. Their combat strength was top-notch among Dragons. Their asking price was very high, and they were difficult to control … There were a few that Rorschach had originally thought highly of them, but they kept calling them bugs.
Black Dragons were cunning and fickle. They were used to betraying their employers. Rorschach asked, "Have you ever betrayed your employer before? How high of a benefit would it take for you to betray your employer again? " This eliminated a lot of options.
As for greed and asking for high prices? Those were two completely different things. Were there any dragons that weren't greedy?
Looking back, it was obvious that the devils had already seen through everything. That was why they placed the best few options on the list. The rest were all unsellable items that couldn't be sold at all.
Of the two contracted dragons, the Red Dragon was more of a warrior type, while the Black Dragon was more of a mage type. Both dragons' combat strength complemented each other. This would be the foundation for a future aerial combat team.
The contract negotiations went quite smoothly. The two larger dragons both signed contracts that lasted for ten years, while the Hell Dragon signed a contract that lasted for thirty years … Rorschach felt like he was an angel if he didn't take advantage of the fact that the Hell Dragon was young and easy to trick and only wanted to eat its fill and sign a contract for a few more years.
However, the devils were rather astonished when Roland signed a contract with the Hell Dragon.
That was because the Hell Dragon was far too small. Its tail was more than three meters long, but it was only two meters tall even if it stood up straight. Plus, the Hell Dragon wasn't mature enough, so it didn't have many supernatural abilities. It wouldn't be able to fight for a long time.
Rorschach merely smiled in response to the doubtful questions. He didn't explain anything.
As a matter of fact, this Underworld Dragon Whelp was prepared by Roxia for himself.
The Hell Dragon had a sleek black dragon-like body. Its body was enveloped in a natural black aura that made it impossible for anyone to see its exact location. Only its scarlet dragon eyes shone in the night. Rorschach had chosen this Hell Dragon the moment he saw it.
As a high-level ranger, Rorschach was able to recruit animal companions. However, due to various reasons, there had been no animal companions. The current Hell Dragon was weak in all aspects, but at the very least, it had the ability to fly.
The strength of an animal companion couldn't exceed the ranger's own strength. With Rorschach's current strength, if he wanted to find a dragon companion, he would have to start from a baby … I mean, a Hell Dragon.
Not only that, this wasn't a bad choice.
Legend had it that the Hell Dragon was the messenger of the God of Death and the resident of the Death World. Although it had the natural talent to move across planes, it was actually very rare in other planes.
Their dragon breath carried the two characteristics of 'death' and 'ice'. Their melee combat ability was above average. When they reached adulthood, they would be considered big among the Dragons. When they were older, they could also cultivate necromancy and ice spells … Their weakness was that their IQ was generally low. The younger they were, the easier it was to fool them. It was said that this was related to their blood relationship with the White Dragons (wild White Dragons were like wild beasts).
But to Rorschach, being simple-minded wasn't necessarily a bad thing. At the very least, Rorschach didn't dare to try to tame the Hell Dragon Whelps into animal companions.
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