After hearing this, Martin thought to himself that he might not be able to mine ore this time. His main concern was the group of Storm Pterosaurs, wondering if he could take some of them with him, or even bring them all under his command.
Everything depended on tomorrow's negotiations with the pterosaur leader. After some thought, Martin ordered everyone to continue their preparations and stated that if they couldn't reach an agreement tomorrow, they would evacuate.
There are too many unknown dangers in this place. I don’t even have a sky knight by my side, so I don’t have the courage to dig the ore on the eye of the magic array. If a magical beast with the power of the sky appears, I’m afraid I won’t even know how I lost my life.
After making up his mind, Martin called the explorers together and warned them sternly with a stern look that nothing that happened here should be revealed to the outside world, otherwise don't blame him for being ruthless.
Everyone nodded in agreement. After the warning, Martin told everyone to eat and drink as needed and to get a good rest, but he repeatedly emphasized that no one was allowed to leave the camp, after all, it was still very dangerous outside.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye it was the next afternoon. During this time, Earl White contacted Martin through the communication crystal.
After Martin got through, he learned that Karen was getting engaged and that he had to go back to attend the wedding in two weeks. Without hesitation, Martin agreed and promised to be there on time.
After hanging up the Count's call, Martin thought for a moment, then picked up the communication crystal and dialed again.
The call was quickly connected, and Karen's voice came: "Martin, why did you suddenly think of calling Xu for me?" Martin smiled and joked, "The heir to the Earl's Castle is about to get married, and they didn't even notify me."
Hearing this, Karen realized that Martin had already known about this, and said helplessly: "I really didn't mean to hide it from you. I've been busy preparing for the wedding recently, and my heart is in a mess and a little depressed."
Martin keenly sensed that something was amiss and hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Is the girl too ugly, or is there something wrong with her lifestyle?"
Karen quickly explained, "Neither. The girl is very beautiful. She is the thirteenth daughter of Marquis Roderick." Martin was confused and asked in confusion, "That's a good offer. Why are you so reluctant?"
Karen was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "Marquis Roderick mainly took a fancy to you, Martin. If it weren't for that, it would never have been my turn. Although it feels like pie in the sky, I still feel a little uncomfortable and can't quite accept it."
Martin finally understood the twists and turns and said quickly, "Brother, if you really don't want to, I'll find a way."
Karen smiled generously over there: "It's okay, Martin, both parties are engaged, the invitations have been sent out, the matter is a foregone conclusion and cannot be changed.
I've met that girl a few times, she's a very nice person, and it would be nice to marry her."
After hanging up the phone with Crystal, Martin didn't expect that Karen got married because of him. However, listening to his eldest brother's tone, although he felt a little uncomfortable, his eldest brother had slowly accepted it.
Suddenly, a group of dark shadows appeared in the sky. As they gradually flew closer, everyone saw that they were a group of storm dragons.
The leader exuded a golden aura, displaying its full majesty. Soon, the pterosaurs landed on the clearing.
Seeing this, Martin immediately opened his space ring and poured most of the meat onto the open space next to the pterosaur.
A mountain of flesh instantly piled up, and the pterosaurs immediately became agitated, emitting bursts of low roars. However, with a long roar from the leading pterosaur, the commotion gradually subsided, but the pterosaurs still couldn't stop drooling.
The leader of the pterosaurs slowly stepped forward and chirped twice. The maid beside him understood and translated, "Reptile, I heard you want to get us out of the Cursed Fantasy Forest Colosseum?"
Martin quickly responded: "That's right, as long as you are loyal to me, I promise that you will never have to worry about food again."
When the leader heard this, he raised his head and let out a series of calls that sounded like he was mocking.
The maid continued to translate, "Master, it's laughing at you, saying you have no ability to take them out because the magic circle here requires regular sacrifices of corresponding living beings." Martin quickly asked, "Why can't it take you away?"
The leader chirped several times in succession, paused for a moment, and then chirped again.
The maid translated carefully, "This place is the Cursed Fantasy Forest Colosseum. It was originally used to entertain the elven nobles. Those elves once occupied 50% of the continent, but then, for unknown reasons, they suddenly declined and fell."
The maid paused briefly before continuing, "You've probably noticed that the creatures here are extremely violent. This is all caused by the magic circle. This Colosseum has five peaks and five formation centers, corresponding to five races.
But you don't know that the reason we have to continue the sacrifice is because if we stop, the Sky Ancestor bound beneath the mountain will have his vitality drained by the magic circle and eventually die."
After the maid finished translating, Martin finally understood the reason.
It turns out that if one of the races is taken away, the magic circle will not receive the sacrifice and will directly drain the vitality of the sky ancestors of the five races. This method is really too vicious.
This will undoubtedly bind these races together tightly, making them monitor each other and be enslaved forever in this elven arena.
"Alas, it's all in vain again." Martin said with a heavy sigh, feeling helpless.
But at this moment, the leader of the Storm Pterosaurs chirped several more times. The maid quickly translated, "It says that if you sign a contract with it, it will give you forty underage members of its tribe to lead away quietly."
Martin's eyes lit up with hope when he heard this. He hadn't expected that after such a sudden turn of events, he might still have a chance to take the Storm Wing Dragon away. He hurriedly asked, "What contract?"
The maid then conveyed Martin's question to the leader. The pterosaur leader stopped chirping and directly mobilized his magic power to draw a magic circle in the air.
Martin cautiously extended his finger and gently touched the magic circle, instantly understanding its secret. It turned out to be an equal contract. After signing, the underage pterosaurs would have the right to come and go freely. Whether he could keep them long-term depended entirely on Martin's ability, and no coercion was allowed.
Martin did not dare to be careless at all. He read the contents of the contract carefully three or four times. After confirming that there were no hidden conditions, he signed the contract with confidence.
Upon seeing this, the pterosaur leader chirped excitedly a few times, then flapped his wings and flew away with a group of storm pterosaurs.
Watching the pterosaur go away, Martin was filled with curiosity. He turned to look at the little maid with a strange look on her face and asked, "What did it say before it left?"
The maid hesitated for a moment, then finally told the truth, "It said you're a stupid reptile, young master. Its offspring no longer have to die in vain in this arena. It also questioned how someone with your intelligence could be the leader of a group of reptiles."
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