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"Ahem, by the way, let's talk about the bet just now." Huofengli said lightly, as if he had forgotten the appearance of the little ghost in the blink of an eye. This skill of changing the topic really allowed me to meet my opponent.

a feeling of.

"Yes, yes, regarding the bet, Mr. Hofengli, as I said before, I can't make a bet comparable to yours." I looked at the other party eagerly, my eyes unable to hide the expectation.

"It seems that I am destined to be blackmailed?" Hofengli chuckled.

"If anything, I didn't mean to take advantage of you. Otherwise...we'd better not stop gambling." Look at this druid's move of retreating into advancement!

"Okay, then I won't bet."

"Ah? Alas~~~"

"I still can't see your little thoughts?" Huofengli smiled again and shook his head helplessly.

"Forget it, I won't tease you anymore, I don't expect to get anything good from you, just casual, anything will do."

"That's a good relationship." I was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly. It was indeed a wealthy dragon.

"Well, Mr. Hofengli, you haven't said it yet, right? You can't trick me into giving me a question that is 100% sure to lose."

"Stop talking, how could I do such a rogue thing?" Hofengli glared at me with a smile and spoke softly.

"Didn't I just say that? I have confidence in King Arthur, and you have confidence in your wife. Let's bet on this. Bet on whether the second test is because your wife is not capable enough to pass, or whether it is a trap set by King Arthur.

Something went wrong in the test, which led to this. How about it, do you dare to bet?"

"Of course I dare." I raised my chest. How could I show weakness at this time? I have 100% confidence in Artoria.

"Very good, wait until you find King Arthur and rescue your wife. The winner will be determined by then. I'm looking forward to it." Hofengli answered me without hesitation and nodded with satisfaction.

"Next, what are you going to bet on?"

"This...I really don't dare to show my shame."

I looked embarrassed. With my equipment, except for two artifacts and a small bug amulet, I could pretend to be a nouveau riche in the first world. But in the second world, it was just plain and ordinary.

Not to mention comparing it with adventurers from the third world, let alone comparing it with a giant dragon. Even if the dragon is very poor, the skinny camel is definitely bigger than an ant.

"I didn't expect you to come up with anything good." Hofengli rolled his eyes.

"Then I'll make a fool of myself." Having said that, I felt a little shy and began to pour out the items in the inventory one by one. Come on, come on, you pick which one you want.

Seeing the [garbage] piled higher and higher, Huofengli had a dark look on his face. This is the third world. What's going on with these low-level equipment? Are you deceiving me?

"Don't get me wrong, I just came to the third world not long ago." Seeing that Huofengli had misunderstood, I quickly explained.

"With your strength, you could have come a long time ago, right?"

"That's what I said, but the alliance still has various tasks for me to complete. I only came to the third world for the first time when I was at the peak of the field."

"Your transformation just now is clearly close to the advanced realm of world power. Even if you came at the peak of the field, it should have been more than ten or decades. You have become so low-level in these years.

equipment?"

"Lord Hofengli, you really misunderstood me." I showed innocent eyes and started counting on my fingers.

Including the time I spent in the hell world, it should be... um, it should be... two years, less than.

I reported this number, and was immediately pushed down by Hofengli's paw.

"Are you kidding me?"

"I'm not kidding you, Kaluge and Amrudina can testify!" I burst into tears and shouted that I was wronged.

"real?"

The two elf girls nodded in unison.

"How...how old are you now?" The huge dragon eye, filled with the incredible feeling of seeing God, came up again.

"Thirty-six... more or less." After a pause, I felt it was necessary to add something to increase my persuasion.

"I changed jobs thirteen years ago."

"Thirteen years? From a rookie to now?"

"Um."

Huofengli raised his head, looked at me with complicated eyes, and said quietly: "From the perspective of the tribe, I think I should eliminate you immediately to avoid becoming a threat to the dragon tribe in the future."

"Can I take this as a compliment?" I broke into a cold sweat when I looked at Hofengli's unjoking look.

"Hmph, forget it, I'm too lazy to worry about it." With that said, Hofengli started searching in a pile of [junk] and continued the unfinished bet.

"Hey, what is this?"

"Oh oh oh!!!" I pounced on the dog with ferocious momentum, pressed a book accidentally mixed in the equipment pile under my body, and then smiled naively at Hofengli.

"Nothing, nothing, not a good thing. I usually carry it with me to wipe my butt."

"real?"

"Of course." I wiped away the cold sweat and showed a sincere smile of Beijing Film Academy level.

The books that can appear in my inventory are either the Sanwu Princess series or the Aleus series. Anyway, they must not be seen by Huofengli, otherwise my three-year moral integrity will be overdrawn in advance.

"It's very suspicious, but that's okay." Huofengli showed his magnanimous spirit after living for 30,000 years. He didn't care about me. He was probably thinking, there is something I haven't seen before, just a book.

You have the nerve to hide it, who do you think I am? I am a giant dragon known as a treasure house of knowledge.

If it really thinks so in its heart, then I will tell it that you have indeed never seen this book, and the content in it can completely subvert your 30,000-year-old outlook on things.

I successfully kept my moral integrity. I quickly put the book away and watched Hofengli pick through the garbage he saw in his eyes, clearly looking like he was taller than the short one.

Finally, its eyes lit up and it pointed with its huge paw: "That's it."

I followed its claws and looked at the sky speechlessly.

"This... Mr. Hofengli, do you really want this?" I picked up the lion puppet and waved it in front of its eyes.

"Compared to a pile of garbage, this thing is more pleasing to the eye." Hofengli nodded and smiled, then lowered his voice with a mysterious look, as if he wanted to reveal a huge secret to us.

"I'm afraid you won't believe me. According to the reliable information passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors, King Arthur, who is known for his ruthless killings, likes things related to lions."

Everyone: "..."

"If Mr. Hofengri really likes it that much... I still have a lot more." I twitched the corner of my mouth and poured out a large number of lion puppets.

"What...why do you have so many dolls on you?"

"Bait, bait to attract King Arthur."

"So you already know."

"Yes, so it's not too late to change now. Let's choose again, maybe there will be something you like."

"No, just the lion puppets are enough, just a few more."

"Okay... okay, it doesn't matter if I give them all to you then."

Anyway, when the winner is decided, these lion dolls are of no use. Look at Huofengli’s shining eyes. It’s obvious that he got the lollipop and is going to abduct the little loli. King Arthur, hurry up!

run!

After putting away the rest of the [garbage], I looked up at Hofengli and signaled with my eyes that it's your turn.

"Don't worry, I've already prepared it." Hofengli's expression suddenly became serious, as if he had a great and sacred mission, he carefully stretched out his paws. I could clearly see that his movements were a little trembling.

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Don't be like this, boss. It's making me nervous. What kind of thing are you going to come up with?

Hofengli's performance made all of us nervous. We stared at its slowly extending claws without blinking.

Finally, the dragon's claws came into view. The two sharp claws made an awkward gesture of pinching something. Between the tips of the claws, an insignificant little bottle trembled like a small sapling pressed by two mountains.

was sent over.

At first glance, I was stunned by the gorgeous shape of this bottle. It has a shiny appearance like a diamond, coupled with the ingenious carving skills. Even the elves cannot find such a gorgeous bottle. It is indeed a giant dragon.

level shot.

"Lord Hofengli, is this beautiful bottle your bet? It looks very precious. I deserve it."

As soon as he finished speaking, Hoffengli pushed him down with his paw.

"You blind idiot!" It shouted loudly, and its full dragon power blew my refreshing short hair into the big back of my hair.

"Look, what's important is what's inside the bottle. Compared with it, this bottle is worthless!"

"What's in the bottle?" I wiped my head, indicating that the head can be broken off and the hair cannot be messed up. My head is full of stupid hair, but it is an important source of the seventh sense, just like an antenna receiver. How can I do it without permission?

Change location.

Looking closer, I saw that inside the extremely gorgeous bottle, through the bottle body, I could vaguely see a touch of red liquid flowing inside. As I looked at it, the light red color gradually became darker. Suddenly,

A ball of flame burned in the bottle, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a domineering and majestic sea of ​​​​fire, filling the pupils, with nowhere to escape, nowhere to hide, severe burning pain all over the body, and the soul was also on fire, and the whole world was dominated by flames.

, nothing else.

"Don't look at it." A loud shout woke me up. When I came back to my senses, I saw that the bottle was still the same bottle. Only a faint trace of light red liquid could be seen inside, but my body was dripping with sweat and my clothes were soaked, as if just now

Just like being fished out of water, the burning pain of body and soul still lingers in my heart.

I didn't dare to take another look and quickly turned away, for fear that I would be led into that strange world of fire between reality and fantasy by the strange thing in the bottle again.

"With your strength, you really dare to stare at me." Looking up, Huofengli looked at me with strange eyes, as if to say, I don't know how high the world is. You should have learned a lesson.

"You didn't remind me not to look more." I looked at the red dragon aggrievedly, but then my inner dissatisfaction was filled with joy.

It doesn't matter, this little pain is nothing, the more powerful the thing in the bottle, the better. Doesn't this mean that if I win, it will be mine?

"Lord Hofengli, what exactly is in the bottle? Why do I feel my body and soul burning when I look at it a few more times?"

"Of course." Hofengli raised his head, showing a proud look.

"Because the things inside were left behind by Queen Tracy."

"Really?" I looked shocked.

"of course it's true."

"What did the Red Dragon Queen leave behind?"

"Listen up." Hofengli stared at me with an extremely solemn look and said word by word.

"The thing inside the bottle is a drop of Queen Tracy's blood."

"Essence and blood?" I was shocked.

"Yeah, essence and blood."

"Um...what is blood essence?"

With a bang, the dragon head that Hofengli raised proudly fell heavily to the ground.

"You...you idiot!" It glared at me angrily, not knowing what to say anymore. It was probably thinking in its mind whether I had damaged my brain. The standard person with well-developed limbs has a simple mind.

Wait, I seem to remember something, remember Grandpa Wixon...

"Is it... related to inheritance?" I asked cautiously.

"Although I didn't guess correctly, I'm not far from the answer." Taking deep breaths again and again, Hofengli held back his anger and explained carefully.

"If you can absorb this drop of blood essence, it means that you have the approval of Queen Tracy, and you can let others gain a bit of Queen Tracy's power. Isn't that why your Druid's dragon transformation came from this?

Fortunately, you are still a druid!"

"Sorry, sorry, I have damaged my brain." After thinking about it for a long time, I felt that this reason seemed to be the most evasive.

"Lord Hofengli, are you really going to bet such an important thing?" Although at the beginning, I was very much expecting Hofengli to come up with something good, this drop of blood from the Red Dragon Queen,

But it was more of a surprise than I could bear. Instead, my heart became heavy, as if this was not a drop of dragon blood, but a heavy responsibility.

"This drop of essence and blood has been passed down from generation to generation in the hands of my ancestors. Now it is in my hands. If it is not given away, I am afraid it will rot in the dragon's tomb with me." As he said this, Huofengli let out a long sigh, his expression changed.

And depressed.

"If you can win, just take it with peace of mind. It just so happens that you are also King Arthur's mount. Although I don't think it is very reliable, it may be God's will."

"This..." I gritted my teeth and nodded my head.

"Then I will be disrespectful, although I don't know if I can shoulder the responsibility of the Red Dragon Queen."

"You have to be able to even if you can't." Hofengli glared at me.

"Your current strength is still unable to withstand this drop of blood essence. You should be very clear about the lesson just now. When you get stronger, you must at least reach the advanced level of Quasi-Four Wings. It is best to try at the Quasi-Four-Wing Peak."

"Yeah, I know." I kept these words in mind one by one, and then I turned around and thought, no, this is obviously a bet, why did Hofengli say this, it seems that it is destined to fall into my hands.

?

I fell silent again, this time I truly felt that this drop of blood was not only power, but also responsibility.

"Please rest assured, Lord Hofengli, I will not let down the Red Dragon Queen."

"Well, what I said is like a strong person who has the courage to take responsibility and take action." Finally satisfied with me for once, Hofengli kept blinking and smiled.

"Okay, I won't disturb your time anymore. Go find King Arthur quickly. If you are later, I'm afraid something will happen to your Queen Wife." Hofengli seemed tired, lying on the ground with his head and narrowing his eyes slightly.

Blinded.

"Let's go right away." When I thought of Artoria, I immediately forgot about the shock brought by the essence and blood, and became anxious.

"Ah, that's right." Seeing Huofengli's depressed and lonely back, I thought of something and suddenly turned around.

"Although this question is very presumptuous, but...this drop of blood has been hundreds of thousands of years old. Isn't it expired?"

"Get out!!!" Huofengli roared unbearably, and the huge dragon power blew the five people into five small dots and disappeared.

Seeing that the annoying little guy was gone, Hofengli's angry expression gradually calmed down, gradually became complicated, and he began to mutter to himself.

Ancestor, I feel the footsteps of fate approaching. Perhaps our mission is coming to an end here. The successor of King Arthur appears, the successor of the Twelve Knights appears, and even King Arthur is resurrected.

The elves are finally rising again and are unstoppable, and we no longer need to protect them.

No wonder, no wonder it is difficult for our family to have children, and my ancestors, although they had many bumps and bruises, could always leave descendants to inherit the position of guardians. Only in my generation, there are no descendants anymore. This is what fate has given us.

If only I could have known the answer 10,000 years earlier. I have been worrying for 10,000 years in vain. Really, what a bastard of fate.

No matter how good-natured Hofengli was, he couldn't bear to worry about this cruel blow for ten thousand years in vain. He cursed angrily in his heart for a while, and then took out the bottle again.

Queen Tracy, could it be that you also felt the guidance of fate, so you left this drop of blood, and hundreds of thousands of years later, it fell into King Arthur's second rider, and continued to protect King Arthur in this way?

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Lord King Arthur... the human saint... and that human being who made me wonder... Hoffengri said the names of these people silently, showing a worried look.

Strong men who should not appear one after another appear one after another. In the dark, it seems that something is brewing secretly. I hope this is just a simple signal that the Dark Continent is about to rise, and does not contain other more complicated information. The Dark Continent and the elves

The clan can no longer bear the second battle of original sin.

God, please have mercy on this devastated continent...
Chapter completed!