Chapter 221

Damn it! Where did these Bone Dragons come from?!

Seeing the huge-bodied, numerous Bone Dragons in the sky, Tiegeda and the other dwarves in the Airen Buluo all turned pale, their eyes filled with fear.

Even without knowing the Supernatural Grade of these Bone Dragons, he could be quite certain they possessed formidable strength; he feared that even all these dwarves combined could not withstand a single round of their attack.

However, Tiegeda had no intention of sitting and waiting for death; even if he died, he would rip off a few Bone Dragon bones to pad his back.

"Listen up, everyone! These Bone Dragons mean trouble—let the children and women go first, hide in the underground mine tunnels, and we'll take care of holding them off!"

Tiegeda let out a roar, lifted an iron hammer about as tall as his body, and strode forward.

"For the honor of the dwarves, I will not retreat!"

"Damn you big bone sticks, watch me smash your bones!"

"Even if I die, I won't let you advance a single step!"

"Come on! Ugly Bone Dragons, if you're a man, come down and fight me!"

Within the tribe, all adult dwarves, whether young, middle-aged, or old,

Each wielded a huge iron hammer roughly their own height; some followed behind Tiegeda toward the village, while others were responsible for escorting the children and women.

Although their words sounded brave, as if they didn't take the Bone Dragons seriously at all.

But they all knew deep down that after this battle, likely only the women and children would remain in the dwarven tribe, able to preserve their lives by relying on the narrow terrain of the underground mine tunnels.

Of course, the precondition is that these dwarven women and children can enter the underground passage before the Bone Dragons descend.

Therefore, these adult dwarves must spare no effort to hold back the Bone Dragons, buying time for the women and children, even if it costs them their lives.

They shout like this precisely to draw the Bone Dragons' attention.

Just as the dwarves prepared to fight to the death, a voice suddenly came from the sky.

"Tiegeda is down there; I am Su Hao, I've come to complete the trade."

"Su Hao? Could it be that these Bone Dragons aren't enemies but his subordinates?!"

Hearing the voice from the sky, Tiegeda's expression froze instantly, his eyes shifting from terror to disbelief, then to even greater terror.

He would rather believe these Bone Dragons were some powerful force in the Dark Forest, the overlord of the Dark Forest.

It was also hard to believe these Bone Dragons were merely the subordinates of a human.

How powerful a force would one need to possess so many Bone Dragons with such great strength? Although when they last met, Su Hao displayed extraordinarily strong power.

He easily killed three First-Rank Supernatural beings and was even immune to their poison gas attacks, giving the impression he possessed Supernatural Second-Rank combat power.

But even if he had Supernatural Second-Rank combat power, he still couldn't compare to these Bone Dragons.

Leaving aside other abilities, just the Bone Dragons' huge size means a casual swipe could take out a Supernatural Second-Rank.

Yet you now tell me that after just over a month without seeing each other, these Bone Dragons capable of instantly killing Supernatural Second-Rank beings are actually your subordinates.

That's a bit exaggerated, isn't it? What kind of growth rate would that require? But then, a look of ecstasy appeared on Tiegeda's face.

Since these Bone Dragons belong to Su Hao, we needn't fear their attack; all the dwarves can preserve their lives.

If we can cling to such a mighty thigh through this trade, then his dwarven tribe will no longer have to worry overly about safety in the Dark Forest.

Moreover, Su Hao can command so many Bone Dragons; if we could ask for his help, perhaps we could seize that relic…

Tiegeda felt a stir in his heart, but now is not the time to think about such things.

He immediately set down his huge iron hammer, waved his arms, and shouted back:

"I am Tiegeda, I am Tiegeda, big boss, I'm here."

The other dwarves all let out a great sigh of relief, their faces breaking into bright smiles.

If we can avoid dying, of course it's better to stay alive.

Their gazes toward Tiegeda were also filled with respect at this moment.

Before this, no one had imagined that their own chieftain could establish a trade connection with someone so powerful.

To avoid causing panic, Su Hao had the Bone Dragons circle in the sky, then he leapt down from a Bone Dragon's back, hit the ground hard, and approached Tiegeda.

"Lately the Dark Forest hasn't been very peaceful, so I brought some reinforcements when I went out; please don't take offense."

Tiegeda: ……

"What the hell? You call this bringing a bit of manpower? Do you even hear what you're saying? Although I can't tell how strong these Bone Dragons are, I can be certain each one's Supernatural Grade is no lower than Second Rank."

"That many Bone Dragons—that's two or three hundred of them."

Moreover, on the backs of these Bone Dragons there are even more skeletons, plus a bunch of oddly shaped pumpkin heads.

The oppressive presence the Bone Dragons exude is so strong that the skeletons on their backs must at least be Supernatural First-Rank.

"With such a massive force, you tell me this is just a bit of manpower? That's a little exaggerated…"

Tiegeda and the surrounding dwarves, upon hearing Su Hao's words, all fell silent, their eyes twitching twice, momentarily at a loss for what to say.

"Ahahaha, Boss Su Hao, we've already gathered everything you wanted; using the dwarves' dedicated material transmission device, we've sent it to my warehouse here—shall we go take a look?"

Since we didn't know what to say, we simply said nothing and skipped the topic.

Afterward, Tiegeda brought Su Hao, amidst the awe-filled gazes of the dwarves, to a warehouse located beneath the mine tunnels.

Since Su Hao's trade involved a large quantity of ore, and the dwarves lacked light Storage Bags of that size,

they ended up using over a dozen Storage Bags to hold this batch of ore.

"Boss Su Hao, please check and see if it's correct." Tiegeda opened the Storage Bags, pushed them toward Su Hao, and let him inspect.

Having brought Su Hao here, there's no need to hold back.

Moreover, given the strength Su Hao has shown, if he really wanted to seize things by force, these dwarves could not possibly stop him.

Fortunately, Su Hao originally had no intention of seizing by force; he actually wanted to maintain good relations with the dwarves, hoping they'd mine for him in the future—how could he settle for a one-time deal? The key point is that trading this ore only requires some food and supernatural plants.

Roughly speaking, this amounts to a no-cost transaction, so why bother seizing by force? Su Hao took the Storage Bags from Tiegeda's hands and began to examine them carefully.

He had no intention of seizing by force, but he also didn't want to be cheated.

After a thorough check, confirming the quantity was fine, Su Hao glanced at the not-too-large warehouse and smiled slightly:

"This warehouse might not be able to hold that much food; should we change locations?"

"Hah—!"

"Hearing Su Hao's words, Tie Geda secretly let out a breath; since Su Hao had said that, it showed he genuinely wanted to trade, and there would be no incident of forcibly seizing by force."

"Su Hao, big boss, please come this way; we have specially built a granary for storing food."

"While speaking, Tie Geda led Su Hao out of this warehouse and arrived at a huge granary not far away."

"If we talk about underground construction ability, the dwarven race would claim second place; likely few races would dare claim first."

"Even Su Hao could hardly imagine that, in this underground space, there was hardly any major support, yet the dwarven race managed to dig out such a huge cavern without guaranteeing against collapse."

"Moreover, the cavern's ventilation is excellent, and its temperature is much lower than the surface; it can be said to be a natural refrigerator, perfect for storing food."

"Since we've arrived, Su Hao had no hesitation; he immediately thought, and poured all the rice from his Storage Bag, filling half the warehouse."

"This rice is the material used to trade for black iron ore and copper ore."

"Next, Su Hao turned his focus to another area, pouring out the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo, Azure Wave Water Honey Peach, Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, and other supernatural second-rank plants."

"Since third-rank silver ore is relatively expensive, if we continued to trade using ordinary rice, we would have to wait several days for Huayao and the others to grow enough rice."

"Furthermore, there were plenty of these supernatural second-rank plants in the territory, so Su Hao simply decided to use them as the trade items for this transaction."

"Immediately, Su Hao roughly explained the effects of the Purple Gold Coiling Dragon Bamboo and other second-rank supernatural plants to Tie Geda."

"Su Hao, big boss, you mean these second-rank supernatural plants either increase the spiritual power limit or increase the limit, and also increase affinity for water and fire elements? You're not joking, are you?"

"After hearing Su Hao's introduction, Tie Geda's eyes widened instantly, and the only thought flashing in his mind was."

"Fake, this is all fake! If you eat these bamboo shoots, peaches, and honey peaches, you can increase your own spiritual and physical limits."

"Then wouldn't that mean that, as long as the quantity is sufficient, even an ordinary person could fight head-to-head with a first-rank supernatural being? This is absolutely a terrifying increase."

"Especially for the dwarven race, this is even more true; they are experts at mining and forging."

"In this new world's vast mountains and lands, there are vast amounts of supernatural veins yet to be discovered, let alone mined."

"The dwarven race's talent for acquiring supernatural ore is practically effortless."

"Furthermore, with their forging prowess, while high-rank supernatural items might be out of the question, they can completely mass-produce first-rank supernatural weapons and armor."

"If it's not high-grade ore, they cannot melt it, but they can even mass-produce second-rank and even third-rank supernatural weapons and armor."

"Even if these mass-produced weapons and armor, compared to same-rank supernatural items, their effectiveness is somewhat lacking."

"But it cannot be denied that, even if mass-produced, the supernatural materials used are genuine, and the supernatural grade of the weapons and armor is equally genuine, giving them considerable power."

"If we could let dwarven users' strength approach first-rank supernatural, and equip them with a full set of first-rank supernatural gear, even when facing a first-rank supernatural being, they would not be at a disadvantage."

"If handled properly, perhaps they could even win in a one-on-one frontal confrontation."

"Most importantly, if the dwarven race could have many people whose physique reaches first-rank supernatural, then mining first-rank supernatural ore and forging first-rank supernatural weapons and armor would become much more efficient."

"Even if equipped with a set of first-rank supernatural gear, they cannot outright defeat a first-rank supernatural being head-on; but if they bring two sets of such gear plus some disposable items, that would be difficult to manage."

"Especially disposable items, which usually have great explosive power; even an ordinary person throwing a few first-rank supernatural grenades could, if caught off guard, directly kill a first-rank supernatural being."

"The reason the dwarven race hasn't mass-produced disposable supernatural items is simply because they lack sufficient manpower."

"To forge first-rank supernatural items, some unimportant tasks can still be left to ordinary people."

"But the most crucial step cannot be handled well without a physique approaching first-rank supernatural."

"If we say that relying on these supernatural plants can raise an ordinary dwarf's physique to near first-rank supernatural, then the dwarven race's strength will see a rapid increase."

"Precisely because he understood this, Tie Geda felt so surprised after hearing the good introduction."

"For the dwarven race, this kind of supernatural plant that can enhance physique is even more precious than some third-rank supernatural items."

"\"Do you doubt this effect? Just try it and you'll know; I have no need to deceive you. \""

"\"This thing is very important to us, so I need to try it to feel at ease. \""

"The dwarven race isn't too scheming; if the trading party were humans, an item this effective for them might be used as an opportunity to suppress them in order to gain more benefits."

"But Tie Geda didn't do that; he straightforwardly stated the importance of this item to the dwarven race."

"Afterwards, he summoned two dwarves, plus himself, and they each ate the Azure Wave Water Honey Peach, Blazing Flame Fire Dragon Fruit, and Purple Gold Ball Dragon Clan."

"After eating these three supernatural plants, they felt a noticeable increase in their physique or spiritual power."

"I wouldn't dare say more, but an ordinary person only needs to eat three to five portions of the corresponding plants to raise their physique to first-rank supernatural, with absolutely no problem."

"After personally experiencing the value of these three supernatural plants, Tie Geda and the others were utterly shocked, and more firmly resolved to cling to Su Hao's thigh."

"Whether the dwarven race can reach new heights and establish a foothold in this new world hinges on these supernatural plants."

"(End of chapter)"