Chapter 172: Dragon Valley (4)

Although Su Yue had the thought of surrendering for a moment, it was only a moment.

Who doesn't have the desire to slack off at work?

You still have to pass the level. Although the Dragon God's anger has reached 99, it has not reached 100 after all, so there is still a struggle.

Su Yue asked, "Then how do we alleviate the Dragon God's wrath?"

"There's a kind of fruit tree growing in the valley behind the town. Because the road there is narrow and the terrain is low, only humans can reach it," the Duke explained. "We used to offer the fruit to the Dragon God every once in a while, but lately, for some reason, no one has ever returned from collecting the fruit. Gradually, no one has gone to collect the fruit, and we can only pray, begging the Dragon God to appease his wrath."

The Duke pointed to a high place. From this position, he could see an altar there, facing the mountain pass. A group of people in black robes were kneeling on the altar, chanting something.

Su Yue: "..."

What's the use of praying? Instead of praying, it would be better to let these people go pick fruits.

"You must think that such prayer is meaningless, but it is not true." The Duke seemed to see through Su Yue's heart and said with a pleasant expression.

"The Dragon God has been getting angry quite often lately. When he gets angry, he rains down fireballs and rocks, causing a lot of damage. But the altar has never been struck by the Dragon God, proving that his protection is real."

Su Yue pondered for a moment and asked, "Can we go to the altar and take a look?"

"I'm sorry, but I can't," the Duke replied politely. "The altar is the town's most sacred place. If you go there, everyone will be very hostile to you."

The Duke then asked, "I wonder if there are any distinguished guests willing to help us collect the fruits?"

No one answered.

Zhao Shuo whispered, "Every time someone goes to collect fruit from the tree, they never come back. How could anyone go? That's courting death."

The Duke probably anticipated this outcome. He remained friendly and waved his hand. A servant came up in small steps, placed a small stone with a strange fragrance on the table in front of everyone, and then retreated in small steps.

"This is ambergris. Carrying it into the cave where the fruit grows can protect you from attacks by poisonous insects there," the Duke said. "If any explorer can retrieve the fruit for us, they will become a hero in this town. We are willing to give them the best treatment, such as inviting them to stay in the VIP room near the altar."

The altar is the only area in the entire town that will not be attacked by dragons, which means that there is no need to worry about being killed by a fireball in your sleep. The temptation suddenly grew, and in an instant, three hands reached out to the ambergris on the table at the same time. Finally, a hand wearing a large ring held it in its hand.

The owner of the hand was a tall and thin young man wearing small round sunglasses, a bit like a fortune teller from old times.

As soon as he held the stone representing the key to the Fruit Cave in his hand, a smug smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you, everyone." The young man said with a smile, "Let me go to the cave and take a look first."

The player who lost the competition said unwillingly, "That cave must be very dangerous. You're so weak and I don't think you can handle it. Why don't you let your brothers scout the way for you first?"

"No need." The young man said, and turned his wrist. Something in his sleeve made a "clacking" sound.

"This Yin-Yang Lock of mine can be used for both attack and defense. Let alone the evil spirits causing trouble in the cave, even if there really were dragons in that cave, I wouldn't be afraid."

Although no one knows what this Yin-Yang Lock is, it must be the young man's weapon.

Being able to bring weapons into the game meant that this young man must be quite capable. Everyone was not sure if they were stronger than him, so they were a little afraid and stopped talking.

They could only watch the young man leave with envy and jealousy in their eyes.

The young man went straight to the cave, and was brought there by two young and beautiful girls and a young and handsome boy. The three of them surrounded the young man, making people jealous.

The Duke arranged for the others to live in houses in the inner circle of the town. These houses were said to be safer than other places, but traces of falling rocks and fireballs could be clearly seen on the ground in the garden outside, which meant that this place was absolutely unsafe and had to be guarded at all times.

After settling down, Su Yue planned to go out and take a look.

Because they have obtained too little information so far, they can only be pushed by the game at this level, and it is basically impossible to actively discover the plot.

Besides Cang Zhi and Zhao Shuo, there were a few other people who shared the same idea as him, so naturally everyone joined together.

As soon as he opened the door, he saw the Duke.

The Duke looked at them, the dragon emblem on his chest shining brightly, reflecting in his eyes, making him look a little scary.

"Dear guests, where are you going?" the Duke asked politely.

"Walk around." Su Yue said.

"It's very dangerous here, so it's better for guests not to take risks," said the Duke.

Although his tone was polite, his expression showed that he was clearly rejecting or threatening.

But if you think about the incompetent and furious high priest, and the captain who was beaten to pieces every day, you will know that what Su Yue hates most is rejection and threats.

Su Yue said calmly, "I just like adventure."

Duke: “…”

Su Yue asked, "Is there a rule that says we can't go around?"

Duke: “…”

Su Yue suggested: "Could you introduce it to us as well?"

Duke: “…………”

A "clucking" sound of gnashing teeth came from his mouth. Unfortunately, as an NPC in the game, he couldn't refuse the request that he shouldn't refuse.

The Duke could only grit his teeth and say, "Okay."

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The outer circle of the town is the living area for residents, and the inner circle looks like a castle, but logically speaking, such a small town does not need such a large castle.

Every time he passed a room, Su Yue would ask, "What is this?"

Although the Duke was visibly angry, he could only answer cooperatively.

"This is the exhibition hall, storing books and paintings related to the dragon race."

"This is the big kitchen. Four times a year, we hold a town-wide feast here to thank the dragons."

…

However, there was one room that the Duke refused to explain its purpose. Su Yue pointed it out, and the Duke's expression changed. It seemed that this room would be useful in the subsequent plot, so Su Yue wrote down the location of the room.

As they walked around the town for the whole afternoon, they were attacked by the Dragon God several more times. Finally, they came to a square where some local villagers gathered, each doing their own thing. Wisteria hung down from the corridor outside the square, looking quite comfortable.

However, the mottled marks of smashing on the square reminded everyone that this place would be destroyed by the angry Dragon God at any minute.

"So, the Dragon God is angry because you didn't pay tribute to the dragon clan with fruit?" Su Yue asked, "Doesn't the Dragon God want to eat fruit because he can't eat anything else?"

"That's not the case. It's because the fruit is a very important mistake for the dragon race. The fruit..."

The Duke began a long speech, but Su Yue was not paying attention. Because just as the Duke started talking, Cang Zhi beside him gently pinched Su Yue's wrist, and his attention was drawn away.

There were several children playing in the square. Among them was a little boy who looked about fourteen or fifteen years old. His face was dirty, but his eyes were big and clear.

The other townspeople were playing by themselves, except for the little boy, who looked intently at Su Yue who was asking questions and shook his head slightly.