lord and his dragon

The dwarves were the first to discover that the curse had been lifted. When the first dwarf accidentally ignited the flames, the entire dwarf race boiled, followed by the elves, and the pool of life regained its power immediately after getting rid of the curse. , Vibrant vitality blows all over the withered and yellow land like the wind, and new shoots and leaves are constantly sprouting. The homes of the elves have restored their former lush appearance at a speed visible to the naked eye. All the elves kneel down under the tree of elves excitedly. , to celebrate her resurrection.

Then came the orcs and the centaurs.

When he looked up and could see the sky full of stars, Yezi shed tears, and then he led all the surviving people and bowed respectfully towards the direction outside the forest. He knew clearly that when the stars disappeared, Who is supporting his heart? From now on, he and all the horses will become the eyes of the dragon lord in the marginal forest, and he will use his life to defend the dignity of the lord.

And after the carnival, all the races also recalled what the human race had done for them. The Beastmaster was willing to accept the Dragon Lord's trade terms, and the Elf Queen was even more willing to break the rules and donate part of the pool of life to the Dragon Lord. pool water.

At the beginning, when Sigma told the Elven Queen that his friend named Alba was actually the dragon lord Nigrim Hunotdin, he had even prepared a plan to persuade the Queen not to be angry for being deceived. , but in fact, the queen accepted it very easily.

It's not that the elf queen is so reasonable and doesn't mind being deceived. She is an elf after all, and she is born with arrogance. But after experiencing the death of the elf mother tree and the displacement of elves, she clearly realized that it was the dragon lord who saved the entire elves If there is no dragon lord, the current elves would have perished, and this kindness is more important than anything else.

Moreover, the Dragon Lord has no malice towards the elves, and the elf queen is willing to offer him the trust of the elves.

However, after learning everything, the Elf Queen felt that what the Dragon Lord should worry about most is not the attitude of the elves, but the dwarfs... Only the kind of rude and hard-witted race will know that they have been deceived. Worry about it instead of remembering what exactly you got.

Sigma agrees.

The elf queen asked: "So after all this is said, where is the Dragon Lord?"

Sigma showed a complicated expression when he heard the words, and it took him a long time before he replied: "After confirming that the curse has been lifted, ah... the Dragon Lord has already left. It's exhausting and he needs a good rest."

The elf queen was stunned for a moment, and a hint of admiration appeared in her eyes: "Did he not come to show our identity when we were emotional and ask us to work for him?"

Even the Elven Queen couldn't help beginning to think that the Dragonlord was indeed one of those rare good humans.

In fact, when Negrim decided to leave the marginal forest and go back to the castle, Abel had already raised the question of the Elf Queen to him once.

Negrim leaned on Abel's back and replied: "It's not necessary. It seems impatient and ill-intentioned. Such an attitude will offset part of their gratitude to me, and it will not be conducive to the subsequent subjugation of the four major races." Second, the curse has just been lifted, and all the races are having a carnival, so most likely won’t be in the mood to talk about the rules of cooperation.”

As Negrim talked, his voice became smaller and smaller: "Three, I don't have the energy to go now... Huh..."

The noble and great Lord of Dragons fell asleep in the middle of speaking.

Abel was both funny and distressed. He quickened his pace and brought Negrim back to the castle within three days. When they reached the gate of the castle, they were almost expelled by the guards outside as robbers and refugees. , The housekeeper almost fainted on the spot when he saw Negrim's appearance, and quickly sent someone to prepare hot water and food.

Abel had a good meal, but Negrim lost consciousness in the middle of taking a shower, and after returning to his soft and spacious bed, he couldn't even wake up.

It wasn't until late at night the next day, a full month after they left the castle, that Negrim opened his eyes again.

He was too tired and slept for too long. When he woke up, he was in a state of confusion where he couldn't tell what time it was and where he was.

Negrim opened his eyes and looked at the bed curtain above his head for a while, then turned his head and found Abel who was fast asleep on the floor beside his bed.

It was so quiet and peaceful, everything in front of him was exactly the same as before he left the castle, and Nigrim began to wonder if he really went to the Border Forest, or if everything was just a part of his long night. Dreamed.

Just when Negrim was a little confused, his hand touched a cold and hard object next to the pillow. He picked it up and found that it was the collar that was originally buckled around Abel's neck. Because he could not reveal his identity, he entered The Boundary Forest was taken down by him before.

The curtains were only half drawn, and the "emerald" on the collar was shining faintly under the moonlight. Negrim looked at it for a while, and gradually came to his senses. When he turned his head again, he found that Abel didn't know anything. Time to wake up.

Most likely he woke up immediately after waking up, Negrim thought, after all, he could feel the changes in heartbeat and breathing within 50 meters, let alone being so close now.

Negrim thought about it, and found that after this period of time, he seemed to know more about Abel. He turned his face and found that Abel was also looking at himself with those bright green eyes.

Negrim couldn't help showing a smile. Abel's eyes lit up when he saw it. He sat up from the carpet and stared at his master tenderly and straightforwardly.

Negrim beckoned to him, and when Abel approached, he stretched out his hand and put the collar on Abel again.

Abel touched the collar around his neck, and the corners of his eyes and brows relaxed. He took Nigrim's hand, kissed his fingertips lightly, and put that hand on his face .

Negrim half-closed his eyes and touched him.

Abel lowered his head and let Negrim touch it for a while, and said eagerly, "I can..."

Negrim said ruthlessly, "No."

Abel: "..."

Abel wanted to struggle, but Negrim smiled and said, "I know what you're going to say, but no, it's too hot."

Abel put his disappointment on his face.

Negrim kneaded him a few more times before taking his sweaty hands back: "You can wait a little longer, after all, it's autumn now."

And the weather will turn cold in two months. Although Negrim can already use enough flint to warm the whole room, but in comparison, of course Abel's body temperature will be even warmer. Even if Abel wants to, Negrim would not tell him to sleep on the rug.

Hearing this, Abel had to lie back obediently. Although he couldn't sleep with Negrim, but with the collar on, he slept much more securely than before, at least he wouldn't worry about it in his dream. After he got lost, he couldn't return to Negrim because he didn't have a collar.

Negrim was busy again when he woke up the next day.

Not only the affairs that have been shelved within this month, but also the draft contract with the four major races of the Border Forest. Now that he has been accepted by the alien races of the Border Forest, the previous plan can also be started.

The first is the dwarves. Although he asked the dwarf king to not be angry before leaving, he told the dwarf king not to be angry, and confessed that he had something to hide from them, but no matter how mentally prepared the dwarf king was, he would never have thought that he would be a dragon The lord, although the dwarves had the willingness to contact the human race before, but after he found out that he was being deceived from his heart, he might have some rebellious psychology. The wine was sent to open the way.

This matter can be handled by someone safe enough among Gaiden's group. Perhaps David, the waiter of the Adventurer's Guild for the time being, will be very suitable.

When Negrim was writing the plan, Abel was watching. When he mentioned the dwarves, he couldn't help thinking of something. He asked curiously: "What did you say to the dwarf king earlier?" .”

While writing, Negrim said absently, "What are you talking about?"

Abel said, "It's about the weapons. Do you really think so?"

Weapons are for protection, not for aggression. If they are used for the wrong purpose, weapons will be sad for it...

"..." The pen in Negrim's hand stopped, and he looked at Abel seriously. For a while, he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Abel was just curious and didn't think those words were wise words.

Negrim turned his face away, started to write again, and said, "Abel, weapons don't have thoughts."

And what they are used for depends only on the thoughts of the person holding them.

Ah, Abel understood what he meant, so those words were just an excuse to coax the dwarf king and persuade him not to start a war, not what Negrim really had in mind.

So what was his master really thinking?Does he want to protect something, or does he want to plunder something?

Abel wanted to ask this question a little bit, but soon, he realized that there was no need for this question. He was the weapon in Nigrim's hands, and he didn't need to think about these things, because Nigrim's idea was his goal.

Negrim was writing, and when he remembered something, he took a peek at Abel.

Abel: "?"

Negrim: "Hey, I have a lot of work today, and I don't have enough time. I don't want to eat tonight."

Abel: "..."

Abel deeply felt that sometimes, weapons should have their own opinions.

Abel: "No, you have to eat."

Negrim: "...Tch."

In the end, Negrim still couldn't escape the dinner, and was even stuffed with a piece of candy by the rebellious slave after eating.

unacceptable!

Not only the dwarves, but the other three tribes also need to send envoys to discuss cooperation matters.

The easiest one should be the centaur. Negrim is sure that Yez is loyal to him, otherwise the other party will never last until the curse is lifted. He doesn't need the centaur to pay more. The person sent should ask the centaur what he has. need.Then there are orcs and elves. The orcs are quite sensible. With the absolute force of Abel suppressing them, they will not mess around with anything, just negotiate step by step. In such a situation, the Beastmaster had to be prepared. Although Negrim felt that the other party would probably not listen, he had to make plans himself.

The most difficult thing to deal with is the elves, who should already know his identity, but Nigrim is also a little uncertain about the attitude of the elf queen, and the people sent should be more cautious.

At the end of writing, Nigrim smashed the candy in his mouth, and suddenly thought of the little elf who had made great achievements, so he added a sentence at the end.

"Take another cart of candies and give it to the elf cub Isaiah."

The contract negotiations between the Dragon Lord and the four major races of the Marginal Forest began soon. With their own missions, the four messengers tremblingly entered the Marginal Forest, which was rumored to be more dangerous than hell, under the protection of four teams of guards.

The contract of the centaurs was quickly finalized. They did not ask for any reward from Negrim. They only stated that no matter what the lord wanted, they would obey. Then came the elves, which was also the race with the most gifts from the envoys. , not only ten carts of candy, but also one thousand gold coins that can be used in the human world.

The owner of this thousand gold coins is Sigma. The messenger worried that the other party would be regarded as a traitor who accepted bribes and contacted humans, and explained specifically: "This is the reward for the adventurer mission of 'Explore the Marginal Forest' you once accepted, please accept it .”

In fact, the elves didn't even think about collecting benefits. Everyone just looked at Sigma curiously. Sigma was taken aback for a moment before accepting the large box of gold coins. The first richest man since human interaction.

The messenger said with a smile: "Originally, the reward should be settled by the Adventurer's Union, but since the person who issued the task is the lord, he simply sent me to send it over."

Sigma: "..."

Sigma couldn't help but feel complicated. He didn't expect that the task was also issued by the Lord of Dragons. In this way, didn't he fall into the opponent's trap from the very beginning!

Sigma couldn't help asking: "What about the other person? What about Weiss' compensation?"

The envoy was stunned for a moment before he realized who Sigma was talking about. Because he went to the union to find out, he was able to answer: "Your other companion, the swordsman Weiss, also went to the union a few days ago. The reward has been taken."

Of course, Negrim didn't forget to pay attention to Weiss. He originally thought that the other party was here to practice and would stay in Gaydon for a while, but he didn't expect him to leave in a hurry after receiving the reward. The power of Negrim After all, it wasn't that big yet, so he could only find out that Weiss went east after leaving Gaydon, but he didn't know exactly where he went.

After hearing the news from Weiss and confirming that the other party was not from Negrim, Sigma finally breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that he wasn't the only one who was cheated, and if I remember correctly, Weiss didn't seem to know the true identity of "Alba" until now... I don't know why, but I still feel like laughing.

Ten carts of candies for the elves were also delivered. Although the adult elves didn't think it was a big deal, Isaiah's status among the elf cubs had indeed become the highest one, and all the elf cubs were envious To die, it is also convenient for Isaiah to "preach" among the elf cubs.

Now all the young elves think that the dragon lord is a super powerful and good person. As expected, even if the elves of this generation still have some barriers against humans, the elves of the next generation will not think that there is any problem in interacting with humans.

The progress of the orc tribe is also rapid. The orcs originally planned to trade with humans. Although they are not short of meat now, they do not reject other daily necessities and novelty and interesting gadgets. The conditions of the contract are almost thought out. After the contract was signed, the envoy also carefully mentioned the internal issues of the Beastman Clan. As expected, the Beastmaster didn't take it seriously, and was a little unhappy that the Dragon Lord was so anxious to intervene in the internal affairs of the Beastman Clan. People were sent away.

And the dwarves were indeed the race that rebounded the most, as Negrim expected. However, in view of the various wines, the dwarf king still did not directly attack David, and even reluctantly Signed a contract of cooperation with Negrim.

"Although I signed the contract, it doesn't mean I forgive him!" The dwarf king slammed his pen and roared, "How could he deceive the honest dwarf like this! We are even building an artifact for him!!!"

David: "..."

David trembled, not daring to speak back to defend Negrim.

The dwarf king said angrily: "Go back! Ask him to come and apologize! Otherwise, the artifact will be gone! Even if we melt it, we won't give it to a liar who cheated the dwarf's feelings!"

David heard this, no matter how cowardly he had to say something, it was a magic weapon!He hadn't seen it when he was a bartender in Borderlands, it was something from legends, how could it just melt like this!

So he said weakly: "But our lord helped you lift the curse."

Dwarf King: "..."

Yes, in this case, it seems that he is stingy if he doesn't give anything.

The dwarf king was stunned for a moment, then changed his tone and said angrily: "Then you tell him! You can give him the artifact, but if he doesn't come to apologize, he will lose the friendship of the dwarf king!"

David couldn't quite understand what the dwarf king's friendship would be of use to the dragon lord after the dwarves signed the contract, but after all the dwarf king had said so, he had no choice but to say, "Okay."

The messengers went through hardships, but they came back with ease. Not only the centaurs and elves, but also the orcs and dwarves sent human escorts, which opened the first interaction between the two sides.

All of this was in Negrim's eyes, and it made him feel that his hard work for a month had not been in vain.

The people in the Negrim Territory and the alien races in the marginal forest were testing each other and adapting to each other. At first there were some small frictions and misunderstandings due to their different tempers and habits, but soon they found their respective ideals. After the most suitable distance between them, and the circulation of goods between the two sides, the land under Negrim's rule became rich at an extremely fast but silent speed.

A large number of gold coins poured into Gaydon, more and more caravans came and went, and the roads became wider and wider. At this time, Gaydon no longer relied on the past reputation to search for rewards and bonuses. They built a high city wall , the area of ​​the entire city expanded and became prosperous, and the residents who originally lived in Harlan Town also found the convenience and safety of Gaydon, because they were all the people under the rule of Negrim, so they easily settled down. After getting the pass, I went to live in Gayden, and the original Harun Town and the surrounding rice fields became arable land, but there is not much food here, but some vegetation that only grows in the marginal forest. Gaydon brings more wealth.

The richer Gaydon is, the better people's lives are, and the more taxes and gifts Negrim receives as a lord. Not only are the items decorated and used more luxurious, but Negrim even has the luxury to consider whether to use The castle has been enlarged.

But time flies, those hot weather and annoying insects seem to be yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, the temperature suddenly turned cold, such a temperature is not suitable for building a castle, Negrim can only temporarily The plan was put on hold, but Abel was very happy about it, because he was finally able to return to the big bed in a legitimate way at the request of Negrim.

This winter passed much more easily and quickly than in previous years. The entire castle floor was covered with warm blankets, and the windows were replaced with heavy curtains. With the flint brought over there, the temperature in the castle is as warm as spring. Not only are the servants very happy, but Negrim’s legs are also much more relaxed. Abel can cover him every night, and the next day will last all day. Neither will hurt.

This is his coming here... No, to be precise, this is the most comfortable winter Negrim has had since his leg was broken.

However, after the territory became rich and lively, there were more affairs to be dealt with. Although he had already arranged a lot of people in Gaydon to help with some matters, the situation in the marginal forest still required Negrim himself. To solve it, Negrim was busy today as usual, and didn't rest until after dinner.

Abel brought him hot tea and some snacks, hoping to make his master fatter, but he was rejected as expected.

Negrim was drinking tea, watching Abel put on his shoes and brought him a coat, when he suddenly remembered something and asked, "How many months is it now?"

Abel didn't know why he asked this suddenly, and replied, "It's November now, master."