"Huh? Mermaid, or sea monster?" Driving the Dragon Bird Chariot, Muria came to a seaside city, which also belongs to the Territory of Thorns. The most peculiar thing about this city is that half of it is in the sea.
Among them, because the main residents of this city are not humans, humans only account for a small part here, and the main residents are intelligent creatures in the ocean.
With a trace of curiosity, Muria drove the chariot down for a walk, and then he met the ruler of the city, a mermaid, who entertained Muria very warmly.
During the banquet, Muria learned about the development process of the city, and then also asked about the origin of the dragon knight. However, the mermaid said she was not too clear.
I just heard that Bernard was born in a noble family, and his status didn't seem to be very good. However, with the improvement of his strength, his status gradually increased, and now he has become the pillar of the family, and she only came after Bernard became successful.
I just met him and only heard a few words of knowledge.
"I heard that he rescued a sea elf in trouble when he was a child, and then with the help of that sea elf, he began to obtain resources in the ocean. It was also because of that sea elf that he was able to conquer us
.”
"What is your duty? In other words, what does that human want you mermaids to do for him?" Muria is not surprised that mermaids serve a human. In fact, as long as there are enough benefits, any unscrupulous
Anything that can happen can happen.
"He asked us mermaids to protect every ship sailing on the ocean in the Territory of Thorns." The beautiful mermaid city lord confided to Muria, because Bernard had given the order in advance, so she knew about Muria.
Say nothing.
"Actually, the ships that set off from Thorn Ridge to the ocean are fine, but the ships that come from the mainland to Thorn are very troublesome, because they are loaded with some special cargo, so they often attract some sea monsters. At that time
, we are going to help the ships drive away the sea monsters."
"The cargo on those ships shipped from the mainland should be humans, right?" Muria suddenly asked.
"Yes, they are humans. The most important goods in Thorn Ridge's foreign trade from the mainland are humans." The mermaid complimented Muria, "You are really insightful."
"Nothing." Muria didn't take it seriously. This was just an inference based on all the information he got. There are almost no traces of humans on the Dragon Peninsula, and the Territory of Thorns has only been established for more than ten years.
Over time, there have been more than a million human beings. Among them, most of them still have traces of chains on their hands and feet. Their origins are naturally self-evident.
"Your Excellency Mu, in fact, not only are we protecting the fleet, there is also a dragon involved, a bronze dragon." The Mermaid City Lord, who had vaguely found out Muria's identity, suddenly said.
"Bronze dragon." Muria narrowed her eyes slightly. The bronze dragon is a giant dragon with water attributes. This kind of dragon likes to move in shallow sea areas and build nests on sea cliffs. It has fewer opportunities to come into contact with humans. I don't know Bernard.
How did De let a bronze dragon serve him?
"Do you know where that dragon is? I want to talk to him." Muria asked. The sapphire dragon under the Castle of Thorns has no desire to talk to him, but this bronze dragon, I believe he will find it.
If so, you should be able to ask for more information. After all, he is a higher-ranked golden dragon.
"Of course I know that according to Lord Bernard's order, my city still needs to provide resources for the bronze dragon."
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"Ven." The mermaid city lord brought Muria to the ocean, and then began to call the bronze dragon's name. Soon, under Muria's gaze, the blue water broke through the undulating sea surface.
, a slender young dragon came to the water and looked at the Mermaid City Lord with expectant eyes.
"Where's the food?" The bronze dragon glanced at it and found that except for the mermaid city lord and another young man, there was no ship to deliver food to him, and he asked with some dissatisfaction.
"It's not meal time yet, Wayne, it's Lord Gu Long who wants to see you."
"Ancient dragon!" The young bronze dragon looked at Muria. After studying it for a moment, his eyes showed awe. He felt the aura deliberately released by Muria and recognized Muria's identity.
"It seems that you are living a good life." Muria looked at this bronze dragon with shiny scales and could see that its development was in very good condition, which showed that the resources he usually obtained were extremely abundant. The human did not
abuse him.
But this does not explain why a bronze dragon serves humans. Although dragons are greedy for money, they will not reduce themselves to slaves just because of treasure. The dragon's arrogance is juxtaposed with its greed. It wants to give up the treasure.
It's okay for a dragon to do things for you, but it's impossible to make a dragon surrender through treasure.
"Tell me, why do you serve a human?" Muria looked at the young dragon with flat eyes and asked, he couldn't understand.
"I signed a contract with Bernard." After noticing Muria's question, the bronze dragon Wayne couldn't help but show embarrassment in his eyes. He met by chance, and then Bernard passed him a little bit.
He used strong force and then made a contract with him. Although he was not very happy at first, as Bernard continued to supply him with various resources and treasures, he was too lazy to struggle.
According to his idea, he planned to use his long life to torture this human being to death. After Bernard died, the contract would be naturally terminated, and then he would return to the sea and be free.
Through a detailed conversation with this young dragon, Muria understood the whole story of his acquaintance with Bernard, and then also learned about Bernard's important means of restricting him.
"Dragon Rider Contract!" Through the active cooperation of the Bronze Dragon, Muria learned about the so-called Dragon Rider Contract, which is a top profession of mankind. The Dragon Rider's inherited secret contract, this is a contract specifically for dragons.
Of course, this kind of contract is a contract of equality, not slavery. In the eyes of the dragon, this kind of contract is also full of humiliation. How can a mere human be placed side by side with such a noble creature as a dragon?
This kind of contract allows humans to practice with the power of the dragon, but it is also good for the dragon. The dragon who signed the contract with the dragon knight can control it with the help of the dragon knight, guide the power in his body, and accelerate his growth.
, at the same time, you can also obtain various resources through dragon knights, and this is not enough. Depending on the dragon knight, the resources obtained by the dragon are also different.
From Muria's point of view, the dragonrider contract is more like a transaction. Both parties pay something and then get something. Neutrally speaking, this is a mutually beneficial and win-win contract. However, the process of signing this contract is ordinary.
It's not very nice, after all, dragons don't look down on humans.
"This kind of contract is quite interesting. I will get the Dragon Knight inheritance in Bernard's hands to study it after a while. After all, this is an inheritance that can help the dragon accelerate its growth."
Muria used the bronze dragon Venn to explore the so-called dragon knight contract. According to Venn, the dragon knight Bernard would practice with him for a period of time.
According to the Bronze Dragon, the process of practicing with him was not very uncomfortable. The main reason was that Bernard was there to guide the power movement in its body. It did not hate this method of joint training, because after each practice,
His strength will increase slightly.
Muria also carefully discussed the situation of this bronze dragon, and then he was very surprised to find that the development level of this dragon was far beyond what it should be for his age.
The bronze dragon Venn is not a young dragon, but a teenage dragon who has just passed his teenage years. His appearance and the power he possesses led Muria to make wrong judgments.
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In the following days, Muria continued to explore the Territory of Thorns, and then he discovered more interesting things. She discovered that there were not only humans in this territory, but also many alien races. For example, in coastal cities
Among them, he discovered many intelligent marine creatures, including mermaids and naga. Bernard even used these naturally powerful marine creatures to enslave the largest number of murlocs to serve him, exploit resources in the ocean, and build
City.
Inland, Muria discovered a sizable dwarf tribe. After asking, he learned that they were all bought by Bernard at an auction and then transported here via the ocean. Now
Life was good, Bernard entertained them with good wine and meat every day.
In addition to dwarves, Muria also discovered a rare number of elves, who were also obtained by Bernard through slave traders. The job of these elves in the Thorn Territory is to green the land and cultivate rare plants.
In addition to these races, Muria also discovered some mountain giants here. These giants also served Bernard and specially built cities. Bernard was able to build more than 30 cities in more than ten years. These mountain giants actually
Indispensable contribution.
"Bernard, you are really an all-rounder." Muria, who traveled throughout the Thorn Territory, couldn't help but admire. Although he used some tough methods to get many alien races to serve him, in the subsequent time,
He gradually made some intelligent races sincerely serve him through benefits, and he was very generous to those races.
In the Territory of Thorns, ordinary humans have the lowest status, while those dwarves who are good at forging and elves who are good at planting trees have a higher status than humans, not to mention the mountain giants who are good at building cities. They are the privileged races here.
"From now on, you will be my farm manager, help me farm for the rest of my life!" Muria decided Bernard's future fate after inspecting the Thorn Territory.