Chapter 718
“Welcome back, my master!”
A somewhat deep voice rang out from the side.
“What is with these dragons? Are they all your slaves?”
“That’s enough, Gazlowe. We can talk about that later. Let’s start with a report about the situation on Lance since I’ve been gone!” Greem hastily interrupted the brain monster and changed the topic.
“Er, master. The situation here seems like it’s possible…that it isn’t too good!” Brain Monster Gazlowe was stuttering with every word as if they were something he was having trouble mentioning.
Before Greem could pursue the matter, he felt the floor tremble and the mountain itself shake. A resounding dragon’s roar penetrated through the thick stone and metal walls, reverberating above the skies of the fortress.
A dragon is attacking the metal fortress?
Greem frowned again.
Sadly, this was like sending sheep to a tiger’s mouth. Gazlowe had sent out a hundred-men army, yet less than ten managed to crawl back. The rest had all been smashed to pieces by these violent lizards!
Ever since then, Gazlowe had no longer dared to send anyone to challenge these dragons. He simply relied on the strong fortress, its endless supply of magical energy, and its magical cannons to forcefully maintain his position.
However, this caused Gazlowe to ultimately fail at executing the operation of excavating Lance that Greem had entrusted to him.
These dragons had also learned to deal with the fortress. They were sturdy and tough, and thus, acted as the leading force in dealing with the fortress. Meanwhile, their subordinate dragonborn and associated troops were stationed nearby, forming a strict perimeter and wholly sealing the metal fortress within it.
In all honesty, Third Grade Brain Monster Gazlowe had always been proud and arrogant.
Even after he became Greem’s contracted slave, he still believed that he had only lost due to a moment’s carelessness. Deep in his heart, Gazlowe would never admit that this Second Grade male adept was smarter and more capable than himself.
However, the torture he had to endure over the past few months forced Gazlowe to painfully admit that he had no methods to deal with these ruffian dragons. He could only rely on the cannons to keep the dragons out of the fortress.
Gazlowe had no means of dealing with the perimeter and was forced to stay turtled up inside the fortress.
That was why Gazlowe’s long tortured soul started to burn with passion when he suddenly saw Greem return once more, especially with such a massive flight of dragons behind him.
For the first time, Gazlowe hoped from the bottom of his heart that this ‘weak’ adept master of his could come up with a way of chasing these dragons out of his territory as soon as possible.
Greem did not respond to Gazlowe’s passionate request. Instead, he turned to look at Arms.
“Lord Arms, what do you think about the situation before us?”
“Kehkehkeh. Brat, does this count as you asking me for help?” The eyes of the Third Grade thunder dragon lit up. He immediately became a sleazy merchant, “You two really extorted quite a lot out of me for this trip back. Now you want me to fight your fights for you for free? Two hundred thousand magical crystals. I won’t do it for even a single crystal less.”
One had to admit that even the usually proud dragons became extremely stingy and seedy after associating with the adepts for so long.
Greem smiled as an unconcealable teasing expression appeared on his young and handsome face.
“Lord Arms, you’ve brought so many dragon companions back with you this time. I was wondering where you intend to settle them? It can’t be that you intend to squeeze them all into your own territory, can it?”
Arms’ face froze for a moment. His smile dissolved and he finally started pondering this troublesome question.
As a Third Grade dragon lord, Arms’ land was only three to four hundred kilometers wide. Such a piece of land would be enough for twenty to thirty human lords in the human world. However, it was far, far too small for dragons.
He had suddenly brought eleven dragons back with him this time. It would truly be very cool to show them off with him in the lead and invite the envy of all other dragon lords. However, settling them in his tiny territory didn’t seem entirely appropriate. It was too shabby.
Arms couldn’t help but narrow his eyes in thought.