Chapter 71: Elven Tastes

Beside the blond elf stood a human woman.

The two of them were intimate, chatting and laughing, looking just like a couple.

Humans and elves don't often pair up—after all, in the elves' eyes, with their high standards of beauty, most humans are hideously ugly.

And this human woman's looks were nothing to speak of either.

Nearly fifty years old, sagging skin, heavy makeup that backfired and made her look even more unsightly.

Yet this young elven gentleman gazed at her with eyes full of tender affection, so thick it couldn't be dissolved away.

At the same time.

The knife from the human behind was about to stab into the elf's lower back.

A petite halfling woman suddenly burst out from the crowd.

Her movements were crisp and efficient—she slammed the human to the ground in one go.

"Don't move!"

The knife slipped from his hand and flew into the air.

Rod, seeing it was close to him, reached out and caught it, also to keep anyone else from getting hurt.

"Let me go! I'm going to kill that pair of dogs!!"

The pinned-down human cursed with a savage face.

He glared viciously at the elf and woman ahead, his eyes filled with venomous hatred.

This little commotion didn't disturb the people around them.

Because another metal dragon had come from afar, and with the gale of its beating wings, it slowly landed before the bronze dragon.

The two great dragons stared at each other for a few seconds, then affectionately drew close together.

"Ohhh—"

"Is it starting? Is it starting?"

"Mommy, what are the two dragons doing?"

The stir from the crowd easily drowned out the man's voice.

Wait.

Can people not bring kids to a festival like this?

"Calm down! Mr. Bob! What you're doing now is already pointless!"

"But! But that damned elf stole my wife—my dearest Julian!"

By the end, he had no strength left to resist.

The halfling's tone softened, and she murmured a few words of comfort.

The man began to weep softly.

"What you need to do now is submit the evidence of your wife's affair to the court, get a divorce, and receive the compensation that's rightfully yours."

After the persuasion, the man finally calmed down.

Soon, accompanied by another male halfling, he left the Dragon-Watching Platform.

"What the heck! Why is there a spell blur?!"

Tally shouted angrily.

At some point she had left the shadow and was now sitting on Rod's shoulder.

In the distance, after a brief tender moment, the two giants quickly got down to business.

But just as the key parts were exposed, a mosaic-like blur appeared.

Gemma pointed at a sign beside the Dragon-Watching Platform.

It boldly read—Please purchase high-definition spell-recording stones at the exit (Note: no spell blur).

"The lord of this Emerald Jade City is a business genius."

Rod gave a helpless smile.

"Master! I want to buy one!"

"Fine, fine, fine."

Over on that side, the halfling girl walked over.

Her expression was cool, her eyes vacant.

"Thanks for the help, Mr. human."

"What's going on here?"

Rod handed her the knife.

"A regrettable love affair—the elf seduced his wife." She sighed.

"An elf seduced a fifty-year-old woman? Forgive me, but this woman isn't exactly pretty."

"You're from out of town? A tourist?"

Rod nodded.

"That explains it. Once you've been in Emerald Jade City longer, you'll learn what the elf race is really like—ranked third on the list of 'Races Brothels Least Want to Serve.'"

"Hmm, that's not quite the elf I had in mind."

This halfling girl wore practical traveling clothes, with a staff tucked at her waist.

She hitched up her trouser leg.

"Proud, proper elves certainly exist, but the ones who voluntarily enter brothels clearly don't fall into that category—their self-restraint is too extreme, so their tastes are a little… well, that's the end of the chat, I should be going, thanks again."

Rod waved his hand, bidding her farewell.

This was a small interlude and didn't affect the others' viewing.

About thirty minutes later.

The bronze dragon was finished.

Then they turned their backs to each other and rested separately.

This would certainly not be done in one go; it would likely proceed from morning until the sun set over Luoshan.

And the three who had already witnessed it did not intend to stay long, so they all left the Dragon Observation Platform.

Gemma had things she wanted to do, so she parted ways with them.

Rod crossed the line of people still queuing.

He arrived at the purchasing counter at the exit.

The counter displayed recording stones for angles A through G.

He casually picked one.

High-definition magical recording stone (Note: No magical distortion) Angle C — five Jin Along.

"That's quite expensive."

He was about to take out the money.

"I suggest you buy the Angle F one, Mr. Rod."

A voice with little emotion came from the side; the cool-looking halfling from earlier stepped out from the back.

She was wearing a waiter's uniform.

"The Angle F shooting angle will be better; the connection between the two great dragon lords will be clearer."

"Oh, it's you. I thought you were security or something."

She curled her lips into a cocky smile and took the Jin Along Rod handed her.

But unlike her appearance, her words and actions were actually of the gentle and kind sort.

As soon as Tally got the recording stone, she couldn't wait to open it.

Rod hurriedly stopped her.

"I suppose so. Are you here to advance your rank? Or did you come specifically for the Dragon Festival? By the way, my name is Lily."

"Of course, to advance my rank, Rod."

"What a coincidence, Mr. Rod. I am too. I know a social group that came specifically to Emerald City to advance their ranks; they will hold a discussion meeting tomorrow to prepare for the assessment. Do you want to go see?"

Just as the half-dragon Xia Li had said before.

The Emerald Domain has openings for external development, but the number is limited.

Rod had Argyle's recommendation letter, so he naturally did not need these.

"Thank you, but no need."

At this moment, another human girl in the same uniform as Lily walked over from the side.

She smiled and said, "There are many seniors inside who have entered the domain before; they will specifically tell us the precautions for entering the domain and the key points of the assessment, which are very useful!"

"Not really needed, thank you."

To be honest, it sounded like selling courses.

There were too many scams in the other world; Rod decided to treat this cautiously.

He gave an awkward laugh and left quickly with Tally.

After he left.

That human waiter was somewhat angry.

"What's with that? If you're not coming, you don't need to make that face, as if we were some kind of bad people."

Lily ignored her.

She sighed lightly.

"I've already pulled ten people in; how about you pay me my wages first?"

"Come on, Lily~ If you pull twenty people, the wages will double!"

"No need; after finishing this job, I'll have enough money."

The halfling Lily silently took off her apron.

She raised her hand and tidied her short hair.

A pendant accidentally fell from her collar.

Click—

The pendant opened.

It revealed a photo of a family of four.

This was exactly the same photo as the one on the halfling Ali who had attacked the woods a few months ago.

(End of this chapter)