Chapter 12 Book Fans
It was a polite, elegant, and ordinary greeting, but it made the Lord of Boulder City's expression slightly moved.
The people on the field were originally focusing on the two of them, and this slight change did not escape their eyes.
The onlookers were originally just curious, but now they started to get nervous.
Who are the parents the boy is talking about? It actually caused the city lord to change color.
For a moment, they looked at the thin young boy and felt that he was unfathomable.
Luke's words were already equivalent to "half self-destruction".
He glanced around: "There are too many people here, it's not suitable for conversation."
The space was experiencing a strong distortion.
The expressions of the people around him changed within his field of vision. The girl who was still writing the press release seemed to be trying desperately to say something, but Luke only saw her open mouth and closed his eyes because of dizziness.
When he regained consciousness, he was in a magic hut.
Space teleportation?
Is the city lord so rich? At hand is the space scroll.
Thinking about it again, based on the strength of the Lord of Boulder City, it is highly likely that he can teleport directly.
Luke looked at the hut curiously: "This is..."
It was a strange feeling, as if he was floating in mid-air, with a sense of weightlessness.
I glanced out the window and almost gasped.
It was at least a thousand meters high below, and flowing clouds could be seen all around. Hidden in the clouds were strange black scales that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Luke suddenly remembered what Quill Pen had said, that there was an old monster hovering in the sky above the Stone City.
Seeing that he did not show much surprise, the city lord's impression of him also improved a little.
Powerful high-level magicians have a natural intuition for detecting lies, and Luke wasn't sure what to say. Of course, he did not remain silent, but chose to state what was on the table first.
Leaving aside the part about faith, the sales plan targeting the dragon clan was told.
After listening to the whole thing, the Lord of Big Stone City looked meaningful.
Writing books and selling them, and selling them to the dragon clan, neither of them sounds reliable.
Publishing is the most declining industry nowadays, and dragons are creatures that are proud to the core. As we rarely deal with them, no one can figure out their true character.
The essence of Luke's behavior is almost childish and calculating, so there is a possibility that he will anger the dragon clan and be wiped out.
While the city lord was silent, Luke thought of various ways of speaking, but unfortunately each one required lies.
He wasn't sure if he could hide it from the great magician's intuition.
A cold voice suddenly came: "I will cover it up appropriately."
Luke was delighted.
He almost forgot that they were on the same boat. If he didn't dispel the city lord's doubts, once he searched his soul and body, the feather pen would be of no use.
"The best I can do is block his intuition for identifying lies," Quill said arrogantly, "You'd better come up with a reasonable excuse."
The most troublesome problem has been solved. Luke smiled and said nothing.
The Lord of the Stone City quickly regained his attention. He sat upright, staring at Lujia motionlessly with a pair of seemingly gentle eyes that concealed sharp pupils.
Finally, ask the most critical question:
"How did you survive when the Demon King passed through the Land of Exile?"
Even if he pretends again, this useless body and the treatment he received over the years cannot disguise it.
Luka responded with a hint of just the right amount of confusion in his tone: "At that time, the sea of blood was surging. I thought of what I had experienced over the years and was filled with grief and anger. I shouted into the air, 'You'd better kill me with your own hands, otherwise I will definitely kill you later'... I thought I would explode like other monsters, but the pressure around me was reduced. I seemed to hear a sneer in a trance, and then I fainted."
The beautiful brows slowly gathered together, and Lujia pursed his lips: "...I know this sounds strange..."
"Not surprising." The city lord said lightly.
Demons are naturally cruel and brutal, and their thinking is different from that of humans. The Demon King might really let the child go because of these words.
Luke's shoulders relaxed.
Thanks to the demon clan's abnormal style of not caring about human affairs on a daily basis, it has been deeply rooted in people's hearts.
After the most serious questions were answered, the city lord had no intention of making things difficult for Luke anymore.
The human race doesn't like mixed-bloods, as can be seen from the fact that they call other races half-bloods and call those with demon blood mixed-bloods. But as long as they don't hang out in the Holy City, it's far from the point of calling for fighting and killing.
Before being teleported out of the magic hut, the city lord suddenly asked: "Do you really think that just a story can stop a dragon from sleeping?"
Luke said nothing.
The product has already reached the target customers and still needs some promotion.
Whether he succeeds or not is another matter. If he sets his goal higher, even if he fails, he might be able to achieve the effect of a pyramid. At least he has transitioned from eating tree bark to living a luxurious life in the city.
After being teleported back to the ground, the crowd near Flint Pavilion had dispersed.
The feather pen had consumed a lot of energy in order to deceive the Lord of Boulder City, so it took a short rest.
His mind suddenly became quiet, and Luke was still a little uncomfortable.
He found Karen alone, who was still in the cabinet dealing with post-auction matters. Karen was combing his hair meticulously and sitting in a chair listening to reports on today's horrific sales total.
When he saw Luke, his attitude became more serious. It was now generally believed that the young man had an extraordinary background.
Luke was originally planning to find some excuses to smooth things over, but Karen wisely skipped that step and asked first, "What's the matter?"
"Can you get the book to the market as quickly as possible?" Seeing this, Lu Jia didn't waste any words and went straight to the point.
Karen thought about it for just a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Anyway, the printing and binding have been completed.
Luke: "To ensure repeat business, I would like to make some follow-up arrangements."
The two had a brief conversation, and when the pot of scented tea was almost empty, they reached a consensus.
Lujia took a ride and left Flint Pavilion.
Karen pointed out: "Release it immediately and give him this circulation."
The subordinate who was reporting was stunned and puzzled by such a high circulation volume.
It's a losing business no matter how you look at it.
When he asked carefully, Karen just waved his hand casually: "I still have some doubts about this person's identity. He was able to escape from the city lord alive, so there is no need to investigate too much. As for the circulation..."
"First, to do a favor, and second, to test the market."
Even if sales are bleak, Karen has a backup plan. Lujia is quite popular now, and he can transfer this popularity to a new product that the company is about to sell in time.
Of course, there is also a subjective factor that really makes him make the decision.
This youngest partner in the history of the company has an unknown background. He has some new ideas, which is rare, and he also knows his limits.
Compared to those old foxes he often deals with, it has to be said that Karen has a natural liking for Luke.
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Two days later.
Thousands of mountains stretch across the wilderness. Even in the daytime, it is still dark all around and no breath of any living creature can be felt around. This place is also figuratively called a ghost den.
The ghost den is a living, moving land, and the tree trunks rooted in the blood mud can even spread thousands of feet into the sky.
Ordinary powerful monsters would try to avoid it.
A black shadow descended from the sky and sank into the air on its own.
The ghost smelled the fresh breath and opened its bloody mouth hidden in the mud.
A few seconds later, after sensing a trace of breath leaked by the uninvited guest, it was quickly and dutifully stepped on.
"Blood laurel, philodendron, branches of poison bamboo."
The shadow took the form of a giant dragon and simply opened its mouth to ask for what it needed.
It takes a long way to get from the Stone City to the dragon's habitat. Even if the Hurricane Dragon is very fast, it is impossible to maintain high-speed movement all the time.
In order to make the next sleep more comfortable, Leo deliberately went to the ghost cave. These materials can be made into good incense in the hands of the master perfumer.
After successfully getting what he needed, Leo flew to a human habitat.
A week later, we finally returned to Dragon Island after the excellent perfumer finished making the incense.
The sea is boundless. The Hurricane Dragon is very powerful and is one of the top dragons. Dozens of vast and magnificent islands around it belong to it alone.
Unless it is an important matter, no other dragon dares to disturb them.
Leo flew directly to the underground castle on the main island, transformed into his original form and lit the incense. When everything was ready, he took out the dream grass and prepared to boil it for use.
When it was picking grass, something fell out along with it.
What the hell?
There was no magical fluctuation, and apart from a layer of real gold coating on the surface, it seemed to be just an ordinary booklet.
A hint of doubt flashed across the dragon's pupils.
After hesitating for a moment, Leo chose to open the golden booklet.
The beginning of the story caught my eye unexpectedly.
[In the dark and cold cave, a strange egg shook slightly. 】
The human language is widely used on the continent, and almost all races understand it, but the words on this booklet are a bit rounded, different from the gorgeous writing style pursued by humans. The thin round font that Luke deliberately chose is the first time Leo has seen it.
Egg?
It was just a casual glance, but after seeing the key words, Leo couldn't help but continue reading.
Luke’s writing style is very successful and caters to the target customers 100%. The opening directly omits all the foreshadowing and directly states the topic. The darkness and coldness represent the harsh environment, and an egg represents the unborn cub, which constitutes the first point of expectation.
Leo was not interested in the description of the polluted monsters and just glanced over it.
No matter how powerful the monster is, it is vulnerable to it.
However, just a few lines away, the Hurricane Dragon's tail, which could easily pierce any monster, suddenly tightened.
[While the monster was thinking, a weak claw finally broke through the barrier and stretched out from the crack...]
Leo looked on eagerly.
As dragons also lay eggs, the process of hatching is extremely difficult. The longest time may be several months, and there are occasionally tragic examples of cubs dying in the process. However, if external force is used to intervene, the little dragon will not be able to develop fully.
The shell must be broken successfully.
The tips of his nails were flashing with sharp colors, and Leo now wanted to kill the monster in the book with just one claw from mid-air.
Monsters aren't the only obstacle to a successful birth.
"This doesn't look like a healthy egg." The dragon's eyes flashed with displeasure.
It is unknown how long it stayed alone in the cave before being discovered by the monster.
Who dumped the unhatched eggs in the cave? All abandonment should be paid for with death.
The antique vase in the corner shattered from the leaking pressure.
When setting the size of the egg, Quill complained that it was much smaller than a dragon egg, but when Leo saw it, he had no such idea at all.
The feather pen is preconceivedly compared to the dragon egg, and Leo is subconsciously constantly substituting it.
The two completely opposite processes will naturally produce completely opposite emotions.
The claws struggled to get out of the cracks. The tense process did not last long. The moment the cub successfully broke out of the shell, the tense body of the Hurricane Dragon relaxed.
The number of claws is abnormal, but it doesn't look disgusting at all.
There's even a weird cuteness to it.
The roundness of the corners of the childish characters seems to carry the paw prints of a newborn baby.
[The cub gnawed the eggshell crisply, as if it was eating the most delicious thing in the world. 】
A short sentence combined with the illustration touches Leo's heart directly!
When submitting the manuscript, Luke attached a Q-version original painting to the manuscript. Karen didn't understand but respected it, after all, no one knew the character better than the author.
So he asked the commissioner to further enrich the illustrations and paint them, continuing to use this image.
With just a few strokes, the timid image of the cub is particularly vivid.
The words and pictures reflected each other, and Hurricane Dragon's cold heart softened.
The claws turn back another page.
[——Until a shadow fell from above its head, it raised its head slowly.
The white and sharp fangs hang high above the head like icicles! 】
The huge pupil of the dragon's eye dilated slightly and quickly rolled back.
It's a blank page at the end.
...that's all.
Leo was silent.
He still didn't give up and tried to turn it over again to make sure it was gone.
The words "trial reading" on the little golden book looked particularly eye-catching at this moment.
Another antique vase in the corner was also broken.
Amid the sound of shattering porcelain, Leo suppressed his anger.
The fragrance hits you when the incense is just half burned. The incense tasting experience is the best at this time.
Logically, it should start to fall asleep at a certain time. At this moment, the golden eyes filled with complex patterns were staring at the blank page.
After a long time, the booklet was still closed and put aside.
Leo finally decided to fall into a deep sleep as planned.
The story in the booklet was certainly attractive, but for the dragon clan who had seen countless things, it was not enough to make them change their original plan.
Anyway, there is everything in dreams.
The dragon lies casually, its posture even when resting still has a majestic sense of power, and in the rhythm of the soothing fragrance, the dragon's eyes slowly close.
When the incense coil had burned through a circle, Leo adjusted the direction of the coil.
Time passed slowly, and after a while, the incense burned another circle, and Leo moved slightly again.
Even though they were just two small movements, for the dragons who wanted to sleep, it was already like tossing and turning.
Just when the incense was about to burn out, in the dim underground castle, the closed giant eyes suddenly opened!
So did the newly hatched cub escape from the monster's mouth?
Who would end the article here? !
After failing to fall asleep several times and being certain that he couldn't sleep at all, Leo left the underground castle and flew into the air.
The hurricane created waves hundreds of feet high, and the sky was instantly filled with dark clouds.
On the surrounding islands, a dragon whose entire body was almost made of ice crystal raised its head slightly and looked around.
The dragons that can live on the islands near the Hurricane Dragon are all extremely powerful. This is a giant frost dragon, which is much more slender and beautiful than ordinary dragons.
There was something strange in the frost dragon's eyes.
What serious incident had occurred that could have caused Leo to go out twice in a short period of time?
The black shadow being watched by the Frost Dragon rushed straight towards the Stone City without stopping!
The author has something to say:
Hurricane Dragon Diary:
I read a novel before going to bed today.
I don't need to sleep today.
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