Chapter 299: Changes in the Dungeon

"How come Your Highness has time to come to my place?"

After welcoming the two unexpected members of the "Valkyrie" into the room, Luo Qiu asked directly without any further ado.

"I'm sorry for visiting you so unexpectedly." Lauren said apologetically, "But I really have to trouble you this time."

"Tell me about it first." Luo Qiu said without changing his expression.

"Something big happened in Hertzperona." Lauren's face was serious.

"Hertzperona?" Luo Qiu vaguely felt that the name seemed familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.

"What happened in the dungeon?"

Aiqier, who was originally quarreling with Mengli, no longer cared about her enemy and hurried over. Lauren had not told her about the matter in advance, so Aiqier thought they were here to discuss the problems of Starlight Trading Company.

"I was wondering why it seemed a little familiar." Luo Qiu thought to himself, but the name of this city was a little too difficult to remember.

"Dragon." Lauren uttered two words.

"Giant dragon?" Luo Qiu raised his eyebrows.

"Dragon!" Aiqier widened her eyes.

"So what if it's a giant dragon?" Meng Li snorted disdainfully. She had once sucked dragon blood, and it was pure dragon blood.

"Just yesterday, the oldest underground city, 'The Cliff Caves', was shaken and a giant dragon ran out from the deepest part."

"So that breath is from a dragon. No wonder it's so strong." Aiqier suddenly realized.

They, the 'Valkyries', had also explored the dungeon and even reached extremely deep places, but after Aiqier sensed a breath coming from the depths, they left in fear.

I didn't expect that there was a giant dragon sleeping there!
"After the dragon appeared, many people wanted to be dragon slayers and challenged it without considering their own abilities," Lauren sighed.

"Challenge the dragon? The people there are really crazy." Aiqier seemed to have imagined that scene and looked disdainful.

"It's not their fault. Everyone knows what the appearance of a giant dragon means. Whether it's for fame or money, the benefits of successfully slaying a dragon are enough to drive anyone crazy."

"Tsk, you have to know the limit of your ability, otherwise you are not going to slay the dragon but to commit suicide."

Aiqier was right. Dragons were the most powerful race in the world in terms of individual strength. Of course, this referred to dragons with pure bloodlines, not those with mixed bloodlines such as earth dragons and lizard dragons.

The number of dragons is much smaller than that of vampires. It seems that there has been no trace of dragons for nearly a hundred years. If you can kill a dragon, you will not only gain glory that will accompany you for a lifetime, but the money you earn will be enough to spend the rest of your life.

Dragon skin, dragon horns, dragon blood, dragon bones, dragon meat, dragon tendons. A dragon can be described as a living treasure. The benefits far exceed the hard work of exploring a dungeon, just fighting.

Of course, it is useless to want to slay a dragon without the corresponding strength. Although there have been some stories of brave dragon slayers in history, more people died under the claws of the dragon without even having time to leave a last word.

"Challenging the dragon on a whim is really in line with the style of that city. After all, those who live there are just a bunch of hot-blooded idiots." Aiqier concluded.

"So, what does this have to do with Luo Qiu?" Meng Li took a sip from the water glass.

"I'm also confused, although I'm very curious about that dragon." Luo Qiu chuckled. "I received a distress message yesterday from the 'Glorious Knight'." Lauren said in a low voice, "The dragon was very strong, and all those who challenged him were killed, no one was spared, but it showed mercy to the 'Glorious Knight' and imprisoned them. Ambro and the others hope that we can send someone to rescue them."

"Even they were..." Aiqier was shocked, "It can't be that serious, are they so stupid?"

"Of course not." Lauren's expression was complicated. He said, "It was the 'Silver Sword' who asked them to help. Unexpectedly, the result was that the 'Silver Sword' was completely destroyed and the 'Glorious Knight' was captured alive."

"'Silver Sword'? I remember it was the second-ranked adventurer team in the empire." Luo Qiu was surprised.

"Delley and the others are all dead?" Aiqier was stunned for a moment, then she sneered: "That's right, after all, it's a dragon slayer, and those guys who value their so-called reputation more than their lives can't be absent no matter what. It seems that they didn't listen to a word of my previous advice."

The annihilation of the 'Silver Sword' is still confidential news. Only Lauren has received the information, and even the Emperor is still unaware of it.

"That's not the point right now." Lauren said anxiously, "Although we don't know why the dragon captured Sister Lily and the others, we must rescue them as soon as possible."

After saying that, Lauren turned her gaze to Luo Qiu.

"I roughly understand Her Royal Highness's purpose." Luo Qiu wiped his fingers with a tissue and said, "In short, it's to make me do some hard work, right?"

Lauren froze slightly, lowered her head, and said nothing.

This is a fact. Dragons are extremely dangerous. Although Luo Qiu is very strong, no one can guarantee that the dragon is weak. After all, there is no information about the dragon yet, so there is still a certain risk.

"But 'Glorious Knight' and I get along well, so I can't just stand by and watch him die. It just so happens that I'm also very curious about the dungeon, and I had been planning to go there recently, but the trip has to be moved forward a little." Luo Qiu shrugged.

"Thank you." After Luo Qiu agreed, Lauren's stiff face finally relaxed a little, and then she felt a little embarrassed. This had happened several times. Since Luo Qiu came to the imperial capital, she seemed to have troubled him many times. The royal Valkyrie was almost losing her position.

"Junior, since you've agreed, please don't scare me. You're such a mean person." Aiqier still looked heartless.

Meng Li walked gently behind her, pinched Ai Qi'er's ear, and scolded: "We are also very busy here, aren't we? You have completely disrupted our original plan."

“It hurts, it hurts, it hurts, it hurts, let go!”

"No need to apologize." Luo Qiu saw Lauren open her mouth as if he knew what she wanted to say. He waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's better to say that you helped me this time."

"Did you a favor?"

"Yes, I was originally struggling over whether to go to the underground city first or to the Brahma City of Saint Gamma Principality first. Now I can easily make up my mind. I really have to thank you."

Lauren knew that Luo Qiu said this just to reduce her guilt. She could only keep this gratitude silently in her heart, hoping to repay him someday.

After Lauren and Aiqier left, Luo Qiu and Meng Li walked on the small bridge in the courtyard and looked at the flowing water reflecting the moonlight.

After a long time, Luo Qiu asked casually, "You obviously don't like humans, so why do you want to save them? Did you know them before?"

Mengli walked carefully on the bridge. She could see the fish at the bottom of the lake in the moonlight. She seemed to have thought of something and a faint smile appeared on her little face.

"They are very similar to my former tribe."

"It's very, very similar."

(End of this chapter)