The Fiftieth Chapter: Haggling Over Prices

  I sat on Miss Christina's back and flew directly to Dragon Island, taking several days on the road. Christina was exhausted enough, but still arrived as soon as possible under my urging. The area and geographical location of Dragon Island are similar to those of Oceania on Earth. This is the world of dragons, and from a distance, several dragons discovered us. They were amazed that Christina brought us here. However, after Christina communicated with them, they all went back to report the news first.

  We descended onto a vast, flat stone ground under Kristina's lead. The area was tens of square kilometers large and surrounded by massive caves. Many dragons were already waiting for us there, probably several hundred, led by over ten gigantic elder dragons that should be their leaders, with two or three from each clan, while the white dragon and black dragon only had one each. It was indeed shocking to see so many enormous creatures at once, although they were all quiet, the pressure brought by their powerful strength still made me feel a bit uneasy, especially after landing I had to raise my head high to look up at these elder dragons. Even Gae Tzu became more honest, and I could even sense that he was afraid, after all, these dozen or so guys could easily take care of him. I didn't want to remain passive like this, so I hugged Xian Ya and rode on Gae Tzu, telling him to enlarge his body to the maximum, although still a bit shorter than those elder dragons, it felt less depressing at least.

  "Hello there, young one!" said the lead white dragon. "I am Silkawett, the great elder of Dragon Island. I've heard that you bring news from the Dragon God, is that true?"

  "Hello! Respected elder!" I'll be polite too, after all, when in Rome... "I know of a giant dragon's remains, it was roughly three times your size!"

  "Really?" Elder Sika Wei exclaimed excitedly, "It must be him! With that physique, he's definitely the Dragon Emperor. And except for the previous generation of Dragon Emperors who went missing, all other Dragon Emperors rest in the Dragon Graveyard! Can you tell me his whereabouts?"

  "Of course, but I also want to ask you for a small favor!"

  "Alright! Okay! You say!"

  "Save my sister!"

  "Heavens! She's already dead?" Elder Ska'wiit said gloomily, "Resurrection is a divine skill! I can't do it!"

  "I want you to use 'Longlingcao' to repair her body!" The poor Taoist showed him the gemstone on the hilt of the 'Jinshan Sword', "And return the soul sealed in the gemstone back to her body!"

  "Really! Your preparation is indeed thorough!" Elder Ska'wiit said: "Your conditions can all be met, but what if you deceive me?"

  "I have one more condition: you must also give me two more 'Dragon Spirit Grass'!"

  "What a greedy human!" The black dragon cursed.

  "This is going too far, isn't it?" said Elder Ska'wiit.

  "Compared to Long Huang's news, I don't want much! Can you bear to let Long Huang's body drift away?"

  "Alright! But how can you be sure? We've been deceived by humans more than once!"

  "You save people first, and I'll tell you the location. You send someone to find them, we'll wait here for your news. If you find out you've been cheated, you can come looking for me to settle accounts!"

  "You're not worth our 'Dragon Spirit Grass'!" The Black Dragon King said: "Even if we kill you, we still can't make up for our losses!"

  "I am a member of the Great Han Dragon Family, you should know our family's reputation. Right?"

  "Indeed! Your grandmother was the knight of my granddaughter. And you have gained the trust of Terra Bear and Cyan Dragon Cristina, perhaps I should believe in you!" Elder Skawett nodded.

  "Slow!" The annoying Black Dragon King said, "You can't neglect public duties for personal reasons. Moreover, your grandson, that knight, has already cut ties with the Dragon family a long time ago. He's just a small fry, and even by human standards, he's still a child. A child who can't go anywhere! How could he possibly find something that we've been searching for over 10,000 years?"

  "Really! Can you give me an explanation of what happened?"

  "Alright, I've actually heard someone mention a huge dragon skeleton before. He said it was three times bigger than the Dragon Elder's and told me its exact location." I didn't want to let them know about the Dwarf Tribe, fearing that when they went to confront the Dwarf Tribe, they would take a liking to that knife. Given the Dragon Tribe's love for treasures and their overbearing attitude, they probably wouldn't let go of that precious knife stuck in the Dragon Emperor's head! If they took it away, I'd be out of luck.

  "Hmph! I knew it, he's just spreading rumors!" Black Dragon King said angrily

  "Oh! You little scamp, lying is not a good thing for kids. I'll let it slide this time because of your grandmother's sake. Now off with you!" said the elder Ska'wiit, also displeased.

  "Slow down! Although I, Long Wu, am only five years old, I can tell you that this is not a lie or a joke. I swear on my family's honor that the credibility of this news is over 80%!"

  "Oh! So can you tell me who got the news from?"

  "No! I promised him I wouldn't say anything!"

  "Alright, you can tell me first, if it's true, I'll do it according to your conditions, how about that?"

  "Xianya and others, don't worry anymore!"

  "That's going to be tough!"

  The poor Taoist thought for a moment, then steeled himself and took out the 'Roar of the Angry Dragon', saying: "This crossbow and this sword are collateral. If I'm cheating you, they can be compensation. But if it's true, you have to return them to me, and also give me two more 'Dragon Spirit Grass'."

  "'Roar of the Furious Dragon'!" Elder Sikawite exclaimed, "I didn't expect this divine artifact to be in your hands, but it seems like it's not as valuable as the Fire-type 'Dragon Spirit Grass' you sold last time?"

  " Humph!" The poor Taoist was anxious and spoke recklessly: "You didn't have a single divine artifact last time, just some gold, silver, and jewels! No matter how many you had, they're not as precious as a divine artifact. And what about this sword? It's made of pure Mysterious Silver!"

  "Ah! That makes sense, let's discuss it!"

  A dozen or so elders gathered together, constantly communicating with each other through telepathy. They seemed to be arguing fiercely. I patiently waited from morning till afternoon, and from afternoon till evening, before finally getting a message - today's meeting is adjourned, and the discussion will continue tomorrow!

  He's so annoying! Bureaucracy is killing people!

  "Great Elder Squawk!" I shouted

  "What's wrong!" He was very displeased with my rudeness.

  "You must give me an answer right now! Xianya's situation is extremely dangerous, I can't wait any longer! Either you agree now, or I'll leave immediately. I can go find the Pope, after all, he still has some relation to me!"

  "Why didn't you go earlier?" asked Elder Ska'wiit strangely

  "Firstly, our relationship is a bit awkward; secondly, I want to let Xianya be transformed by the 'Dragon Spirit Grass' so that she can have the ability to protect herself."

  "In fact, we would rather you go find the Pope, after all 'Dragon Spirit Grass' is not only precious but also affects the balance of power on the continent!"

  "Alright, I'm leaving!" The poor Daoist said viciously: "The Pope would be interested in a Dragon Emperor's skeleton, he can use his bones to decorate the church with something special, right? Elder Silkawheat?"

  "No! You can't do this!" Elder Ska'wiit exclaimed urgently.

  "Why? I don't see you guys being anxious about his whereabouts at all?"

  "We're in a hurry!"

  "Hurry up and drag on for another day? If you don't hurry, you'll have to drag on for a whole year!"

  "This!" Elder Sika Wei Te quickly communicated with the elders behind him and said: "We agree to your terms!"

  "Damn it! Give you, go treat her now!" The poor Tao cursed, how can the dragon clan be so cheap!