Chapter 129: Meeting Xia Nai

"Eh," the Bronze Dragon froze when faced with Juan Ce Long's questioning.

Naimi Xisi curled the corner of his mouth and said coolly, "You can't say it, so don't disturb me. I'm heading to the new continent to make a fortune; there gold is everywhere, and wasting each minute here with you costs hundreds of gold coins!"

"Ah! Hundreds of gold coins? This—" Bronze Dragon Gonde felt even more uneasy.

He also wants that many gold coins! Though he's a fully grown dragon, he only has a few ten‑thousand gold coins so far, most of which he got by robbing blue dragons.

As a chaotic‑good giant dragon, although Gonde is greedy for gold coins, he has never considered robbing passing merchants; at most he merely uses chat as an excuse to have them pay some gold to leave sooner.

"Then… why are you finally willing to take me there!" the Bronze Dragon, who had hesitated for a long time, asked in a desperate, broken‑spirit manner; at that moment his heart was ready to accept any request the other might make, provided it didn't contradict his own ideals.

"It's simple: serve me for five hundred years, and every ten years I'll give you fifty thousand gold coins as reward!" Naimi Xisi tempted like a devil.

"Fifty thousand gold coins? That's too little!" Gonde argued, fifty thousand for ten years means five thousand a year; when conditions are good, he could earn that himself.

"Ahem," Naimi Xisi coughed; this Bronze Dragon isn't as easy to coax as Sgena, refusing even fifty thousand for ten years.

Juan Ce Long cursed inwardly, but recruiting a Bronze Dragon as a thug, he believed it could bring him greater profit, and the new continent is unknown—who knows what dangers await.

A fully grown Bronze Dragon's power rivals that of a level‑12 professional; such beings are hired on a daily basis, and a diligent level‑12 adventurer can earn as much as thirty to forty thousand gold coins per year.

"Six thousand gold coins a year, can't be any more," Naimi Xisi bargained.

"Hmph! Gonde isn't a fool, at least fifty thousand gold coins!" Gonde, after a long hesitation, named the most greedy figure he could think of.

"Seven thousand! If you don't accept, I'll walk away!"

"Wait, forty thousand is fine, really can't go any lower!"

"Fine, I won't waste words, nine thousand gold coins a year, final bottom line." Naimi Xisi spread his wings and rose, appearing ready to leave at once if not accepted.

The Bronze Dragon hesitated for a long time and asked, "If on that new continent I acquire treasure myself, must I give it to you?"

Naimi Xisi chuckled lightly, "You may keep it."

Gonde glanced wistfully toward his own lair, sighed, and agreed.

After completing the divine oath, Gonde buried the entrance to his lair, then spread his wings and followed Naimi Xisi away.

The two dragons streaked across the sky, their huge shadows attracting many desert creatures, one of which was an elderly blue dragon.

"Hmm, Juan Ce Long? Rare sight, and that Bronze Dragon too. Forget it, they don't seem to have much profit, not worth catching." The elderly blue dragon Abu Longruisi raised his head, glanced, and then calmly lay down again.

As the patriarch of a renowned desert blue‑dragon clan and a pseudo‑Legendary level elderly dragon, he not only has numerous Dependents, but also several adult and juvenile dragon offspring who scour for wealth on his behalf, so he need not act himself.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that a few days later he would discover the corpse of his most admired daughter—Wang Mu La—tragically slain.

And only then did he belatedly realize that the murderer of his daughter had already fled. — Frelen, West Coast, Red Pine Town.

The massive dragon shadow swept across the sky, and its projected shade startled the Red Pine Town villagers.

Restored to human shape, Naimi Xisi walked into the town, followed by a man over two meters tall, with earth‑yellow skin and a bald head, who was Gonde's human form.

"Ms. Xia Nai! Where are you, I warn you, my patience is limited!"

Slightly frantic, Naimi Xisi sent a Message Spell; before departing he had contacted Xia Nai of the Anmu Empire through Between the Throne and exchanged communication methods. Had it not been for her guidance, the direction‑lost Naimi Xisi might have flown aimlessly.

Fortunately, after three months traversing most of the Feren Continent, Naimi Xisi finally reached Red Pine Town on the West Coast.

This town is the meeting place Xia Nai finally settled on after changing her address three times; it lies in the Sword Bay region, the mid‑upper coast of the West Coast, and Deepwater City, famed as the 'Jewel of Sword Bay,' is 100 li from the town.

With only two months left before the Great Expedition launches, Xia Nai is busy rushing over from the Anmu Empire, trying to acquire more spell data from Deepwater City before leaving.

Naimi Xisi shares the same plan.

However, his plan is to buy a Mage Tower Construction Guide! With it, he can use the new continent's cheap labor and materials to erect a grand Mage Tower and govern a large area!

Unfortunately, Juan Ce Long's memory inheritance lacks such a human‑exclusive architectural blueprint, so Naimi Xisi must try his luck in Deepwater City.

With their goals aligned, they simply decided to meet in Red Pine Town and then go together to Deepwater City for a shopping trip.

However, Naimi Xisi has been here for three days, and Xia Nai still hasn't appeared; bored, he reverts to his original form each day and flies over the town, frightening the villagers.

These villagers, who initially fled in terror, now merely startle and quickly resume normalcy, have become accustomed to his presence.

Soon, after Naimi Xisi's Message Spell went out, Xia Nai replied.

"Arrived outside the town, thank you for your patience~"

Naimi Xisi looked toward the outskirts, where an elegant woman in a black mage robe, her face covered by a black veil, was walking slowly.

"Xia Nai?"

"Hello, Naimi Xisi." Xia Nai lifted her veil, revealing a delicate face, and smiled in greeting.

"I'm truly sorry, I ran into some trouble on the road and was delayed a few days," she said apologetically.

Naimi Xisi nodded, somewhat surprised, and surveyed her from head to toe.

Level‑11 Mage, wow, Miss Xia Nai's magical talent is truly impressive.

But it makes sense; in the previous Between the Throne meeting shares, Miss Xia Nai was either experimenting with spells or experimenting with spells, forever on the road of spell research.

Such a lifestyle will likely cause her Mage level to increase at a rapid pace.

Ah, the weary, lazy Juan Ce Long never imagined this option!

The uniquely gifted giant dragon simply eats magical gems each day, enjoys sleep, and has never exerted any effort.

Naimi Xisi felt somewhat ashamed; perhaps after arriving at the new continent, he should be as diligent as a normal Mage.

Conducting spell experiments and researching spells year after year is the only path for a Mage to raise his level.

In the short term, Naimi Xisi cannot hope to surpass an adult dragon, so he can only focus on raising his Mage level.

In other words, the lazy dragon who has relied on innate talent must now begin studying diligently.

Building a Mage Tower, researching spells, farming. Would anyone enjoy such a storyline? (End of chapter)