V55C2P2 – Dragon’s Treasure
Calcus thought it was a dangerous but simple mission and a.s.sembled a squad.
“We just need to attack Weed. The attack doesn’t have to be successful, the dragon will do the rest.”
He picked out 700 of the most powerful users in the Hermes Guild and stepped onto the teleportation gate.
“The nearest location to Debrado village, where the objective is.”
He had also changed his attire into a simple adventurer outfit before activating the teleportation gate.
Bright light engulfed them and one by one they arrived at the destination!
They arrived at the dwarven village of Rengsan in Thor and what they witnessed was a huge number of users with their weapons pulled out.
There were also famous users like Myul and Python that were once under the Hermes guild but defected away.
“Wow… Weed told us they might come, and they really did.”
“I got gooseb.u.mps. Is he a fortune-teller?”
“He said the Hermes Guild is diligent and should be here four days prior, and he even got the date right too!”
“He also said there would be a few mages in the mix, and even picked out their composition.”
The users under the Arpen Empire grinned as they prepared their skills.
“How is this possible…”
Calcus and the Hermes Guild members grit their teeth as they prepared for battle, but there was a noticeable difference in power. They could lose their lives and even their items in such a situation.
***
“So, you did turn up. It was going to be quite awkward if you didn’t.”
Weed was rea.s.sured after he heard that Calcus and the Hermes Guild members had come to the Thor region.
‘To come just to sabotage my plans, such an innocent bunch.’
The Hermes Guild was actually a group of villains with a human side.
They thought themselves as powerful, but the real villains don’t even reveal themselves to the world.
They do all sorts of wicked deeds but are still respected by the citizens as they grasp power and swing it around.
It’s not just science and maths where you do research. Evil deeds require consistent research too.’
Abusive CEOs, in reality, are people who studied exploitation.
‘How dare they think it is so easy to be evil… That is an amateur att.i.tude with no room for improvement. You can’t succeed in this world like that.’
Meanwhile, Weed pushed the preparations in the dwarven village.
“I am the branch manager of Thor in Mapan Council’s ‘ShovelGroundForMoney’ division . You can call me Dirtmoney or Shovelmoney. It is an honor to meet you.”
“Sure. How are the wagons?”
“I have prepared them with perfection. We did 7 thorough inspections so they won’t ever get malfunction problems.”
He requested the Mapan Council and they delivered st.u.r.dy wagons and Northern bulls.
“Moo.”
“Mmm-moo!”
There was a cl.u.s.ter of yellow and black bulls.
The children of Yellowy!
Due to Weed’s personal preference, the yellow bull had made love with countless cows in the North.
In turn, the descendants were a number of yellow, brown and patched.
Weed called for Yellowy with Sculptural Summoning.
“They are your offspring. Greet them.”
“Mmm-Moo.”
Yellowy, who was at least twice as big as the other bulls, showed off its muscular physique and tread forth. Then the descendant cows rubbed their faces and showed affection.
“Moooo.”
“Moo…”
Weed imagined the mountain of treasures sitting inside the lair.
‘If I take all the treasures in the lair, how many years will it last as the Arpen Empire’s budget?’
Gold, jewellry, antiques and magical items. They were all-cash waiting to be converted.
‘People may not have enough money to purchase all of it. Hmm. It doesn’t matter. I can sell them on credit. They’ll just buy it blindly thinking they can earn later. Ah!’
Credit was common in purchasing things like automobiles!
Weed realized why credit existed.
‘It was a scam to sell things at high prices. It allures impulsive shopping and bombards the buyer with interest… There’s so much to learn in this world.’
People doing business solely with cash transactions were plain stupid.
The law and principle of the world indeed carried great methods of exploitation.
‘And so I picked up another bad deed. One can never learn this through textbooks. You can never underestimate the world even for a moment. Everything and anything must be doubted at first.’
Weed walked into the deep part of the mine. The dwarven users were digging down the trail with pickaxes.
The dwarven warrior Vindel!
Vindell, who was on the highest ranks of the Black Lion Guild, took charge of the dig site upon Weed’s call.
“How is the progress?”
“There are no particular issues. We s.h.i.+fted away a bit from our intended direction, but it is feasible.”
Vindel had a specialized miner’s GPS skill. He could find his way even underground.
Weed nodded.
“There was a trap. We could have gone in a weird direction if we just drilled through…”
“That is why you can’t take the mines lightly.”
“We must enter the lair on the day Kaybern destroys Castle Bawell. Will there be any delays on our schedule?”
“The speed at which the dwarves dig a mine shaft is phenomenal. They have the will too.”
His speech of robbing a fortune had a direct impact.
Therefore, the dwarves dug day and night at incredible speed.
“Don’t dig too close to the lair. The sound and trembles could give us away.”
“Of course. We will dig to a safe distance and wait for further orders.”
Thief Nide also arrived with a mask over his face.
“You’re here.”
“Yeah, Hyung. The site is awesome. I didn’t think it’d be this huge.”
“Everything I do is on a large scale. In life, we only have one shot.”
“I thought you liked working honestly and diligently.”
“Living every day with a diligent att.i.tude is important. But, you can’t miss out on opportunities to earn money.”
Nide looked around and could do nothing but be amazed. Usually, robbery would be a quiet entrance and exit. Until now, the places Nide took out were vaults or cemeteries of greedy n.o.bles or royals.
He often worked alone, but for him, to partic.i.p.ate in such a large-scale robbery was something really important.That is why he was willing to work with the company of great numbers!
High level dwarves that would be treated well for their skills were instead busy on their short legs and carried the wagons.
It was amazing that all these users were under Weed’s command, but it was even more nerve-wracking to see the number of wagons and bulls getting prepared.
‘Couldn’t we take down the last furniture with this degree of preparation?’
Weed put his hand on Nide’s shoulder and asked.
“How is this? Do you think we’ll succeed?”
“I can’t say for sure.”
Nide was careful with his words for this ma.s.sive robbery.
“In truth, I don’t know much about the dragon other than the common information.”
“You can be honest.”
“Um… It’s sort of out of the blue.”
Nide was dumbfounded that only a week after he brought up the lair robbery, the preparation was complete.
After all, it was a robbery in a dragon’s lair.
It would be a common procedure to take at least a month or two for preparation.
“Of course Weed Hyung… You are a legendary adventurer, so I am sure that you will find a way through this.”
“I won’t.”
“What?”
“I’m going to just go with the flow.”
Nide was somehow rea.s.sured by Weed’s composure even under such a critical time.
‘If it was me, this quest would have been so much pressure that I couldn’t eat properly… His guts are on a different level.’
It was as if his past accomplishments proved his worth, and because he was Weed, Nide had to trust him.
If he could remain calm and cold-headed even inside the dragon’s lair…
That very moment! He noticed clear saliva drooling down the side of Weed’s mouth.
“Aren’t you looking forward to the dragon’s treasures?”
“I sure am.”
“Treasure. He-heh. Treasure…”
“…”
“Let’s rob all the treasure in there. Yeah. We’ll sweep it clean.”
***
Red Dragon Landony.
Orc Slaughterer was the nickname given to the dragon who appeared east of the continent.
It attracted less attention in the media or among the users, but the Red Dragon was also a presence threatening the well being of Versailles Continent.
“Shreek, Shreek!”
Seechwi arrived in Orcland in the east of the continent, riding on the pirate s.h.i.+p led by Board mir of the three crazy sharks under Becky nin.
“It was a pleasure to serve you.”
“Thanks for dropping me off, Sheek!”
She landed by the empty sh.o.r.e and visited a nearby orc camp.
“Intruder. Sh-sheek!”
“He’s a brother. Sheek!”
She threw glaives and played around with the orcs, even sharing the dried beef jerky she brought from the North.
The orc users that were in the North like Seechwi loved grape wine and cheese from Morata. But for the most part, they were content with just eating a lot of meat.
“Landony? Sheek?!”
“The Red Dragon. Sheek!”
“Kraaah. Ch-Sheek!”
It was a name feared by even the most ferocious orcs.
“Scary. I don’t know. Sh-Sh-Sheek!”
“Kills our brethren. Sh-Ch-Sheeeeak. Evil dragon.”
“Kills, and kills again. Shuuk!”
Seechwi gathered simple information but came across a strange story.
She learned that Landony destroyed the orc villages and turned them into ruins then carefully examined each location.
‘Is it to leave none alive? Out of hatred toward the orcs? Apparently, it doesn’t even spew breath attacks, unlike Kaybern. Neither does it use area magic spells. This is rather different from the Red Dragon’s usual tendencies.’
The more she heard from the orcs, the stranger it seemed.
The orcs were less intelligent and simple-minded, but they do not lie.
She could easily let these stories slip, but for some reason they did not seem like rumors.
‘I wonder what the reason is. I need to look into this.’
Seechwi decided to take a risk and step into Landony’s territory.
‘It does not reign over a bunch of monsters as Kaybern does, so all I have to do is stay hidden from the dragon.’
It did not frighten her to die proudly as an orc either.
When she arrived at a village which had no orcs, Landony was surprised.
‘The structure of this village is intact? Why did she destroy it this way?’
Seechwi scouted inside the village. Leather, dishware, and wooden furniture were flopped over in this unoccupied orc village.
‘It’s as if it is looking for something that the orcs took.’
She knew instinctively that this information was crucial.
‘I can’t go any further from here by myself.’
Seechwi knew she needed help.
Weed!
He was the best adventurer she knew, but he was currently busy.
“Help me out. Sheek!”
– Geumchi2: What is it?
“I am on an adventure, and the monsters here are too powerful. Sh-sheek!”
Seechwi’s skills were for small skirmishes and commanding over subordinates.
Without hundreds of orcs under her control, she was powerless!
She decided to call the man she could always depend on, her boyfriend.
– Geumchi2: I will be right there with weapons and my brothers.
(To be continued…)