Elf Kingdom: Game of the World Tree-Chapter 1259 - 814: Departure
"Trade?"
Little Xian Miao was slightly stunned.
"That’s right, I’m willing to trade the dragon scales I’ve shed for the Magic Crystal Stones you’ve shown, would you be interested?"
Golden Dragon Romanos asked.
Golden Dragons feed on precious metals and gemstones, so over time, even their dragon scales become shiny and dazzling. Coupled with their magic conductive properties and toughness beyond wrought iron, their value in the Human World would be unimaginable.
Even many Golden Dragons themselves collect their shed dragon scales as treasures, after all... dragons love shiny things.
Including Romanos.
However, if he could trade his dragon scales for a large amount of Magic Crystal Stones, he thought it might be worth it.
Though, it still made him a bit pained.
Thinking like this, the Golden Dragon lowered his head slightly, and three sparkling dragon scales appeared on the ground.
"How about it, Lady Xiao Xianmiao?"
Romanos looked at Little Xian Miao, pained.
However, upon seeing the dragon scales he brought out, Little Xian Miao didn’t seem interested.
Not only that, even other elves cast strange glances, leaving Romanos baffled.
"Dragon scales, huh..."
Little Xian Miao scratched her head.
She looked apologetically at the Golden Dragon and said:
"Sorry, Lord Romanos, I already have quite a lot of dragon scales. I’m willing to trade with you, but could you perhaps offer something else?"
Quite a lot?
Romanos was slightly taken aback.
He glanced at the young Golden Dragon beside Little Xian Miao, thinking maybe she didn’t realize the rarity of the dragon scales he offered.
After pondering for a moment, the Golden Dragon explained:
"Lord Xiao Xian, these are the dragon scales I shed when I reached adulthood. In terms of magic conducting properties and appearance, they far surpass those of a young dragon. Even scales from an adult Golden Dragon hardly compare to those shed at adulthood, for that is when they are at their most radiant."
"If there are indeed scales better than these, they would only belong to a Mythical Giant Dragon."
"Of course, even for me, it’s incredibly difficult to make contact with such beings."
Romanos said.
However, Little Xian Miao’s expression grew even more peculiar.
She looked at the dragon scales Romanos brought out and scratched her head:
"Um... I have scales from a Mythical Golden Dragon."
Um... huh?
The Golden Dragon was dumbfounded.
Then, they saw in Little Xian Miao’s hand, a flash of light, and a huge pile of silvery scales appeared, forming a small mountain.
Every dragon scale was as big as a carriage wheel.
The aura emanating from those scales made Romanos’ heart skip a beat.
It was the residual dragon’s might, not any ordinary dragon’s might, but one exuding a sense of holiness!
"Silver Dragon... scales from a Mythical Silver Dragon!"
Golden Dragon Romanos couldn’t help but cry out.
"Ah... sorry... wrong one."
Little Xian Miao scratched her head again, putting away the silver scales, only for a pile of black scales to cascade down in front of the wide-eyed Golden Dragon...
An even more intense dragon’s might swept out, carrying an almost tangible ferocity, causing Romanos’ eyes to widen.
"Dragon God! Dragon God’s scales!"
It lost its composure on the spot.
By the Dragon Ancestor above!
What... what had it seen?!
A Golden Rank elf could produce a mound of Dragon God’s scales out of nowhere?!
Was it the elves who had gone mad, or was it that it couldn’t keep up with the times?
Had the elves slain a Dragon God?!
"Ah... sorry, wrong again."
Little Xian Miao apologetically scratched her head once more, putting away the black dragon scales, and a flash of light appeared again in her hand.
This time, she got it right, and a small mountain of golden scales appeared on the ground.
Every one exuded an aura far surpassing anything Romanos had brought.
Looking at those gleaming dragon scales, the Golden Dragon fell into complete silence.
At that moment, it was already numb.
With a complex glance at Little Xian Miao, Romanos suddenly felt that he, a dignified Golden Dragon, was utterly impoverished.
The brilliance of a Mythical Giant Dragon’s scales was akin to treasure even for ordinary dragons.
Even for it, it couldn’t produce such a quantity.
By the Dragon Ancestor!
It only had one Mythical Giant Dragon scale in its possession, which it had acquired after much persuasion and not without cost from a reluctant elder before leaving Dragon Island in the first place!
"Lord Xiao Xian... these... these dragon scales... how on earth did you acquire them?"
Romanos couldn’t help but ask.
His curiosity was insatiable.
Of course, seeing the other person produce this many dragon scales, he already knew that this trade was not going to happen.
But Little Xian Miao’s answer left him once again dumbstruck.
She tilted her head slightly and said:
"Uh... traded for barbecue?"
Bar... barbecue?!
The Golden Dragon was left bewildered once more.
...
Romanos in the end still reached an agreement with Little Xian Miao.
However, it wasn’t by exchanging his dragon scales, but by opting for a last resort – selling his labor.
With the revival of magic power in the Segis World, even for dragons, it was a golden opportunity to enhance their strength.
Although they could become stronger simply by sleeping, when the creatures around them are rapidly growing in power, while they remain stagnate, danger is sure to follow.
Moreover, Romanos himself became increasingly curious about elves, or rather, more curious about the Elf Forest – a place it hadn’t visited during three years of traveling the continent, now filled with mystery and fantasy in its heart...
