Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?-Chapter 1021 - 674: Sain Addiction Symptoms

"I sincerely apologize on behalf of my entire clan for the damages caused to your city and the various losses incurred."

In the Royal Palace, Banto and Elo Xidor, the two clan leaders, sat together and watched as Nadi, representing the entire Floating Island Dragon Clan, bowed her head in apology.

"Additionally, I extend my gratitude for your country's magnanimous act of repaying enmity with kindness, for treating our clan over the past two months. We will do our utmost to repay this kindness."

Once a Madness Qi Dragon, now Nadi spoke with a solemn expression, using a very formal tone and phrasing.

Calculating by total time, it is now the seventh week since the Floating Island Dragon Clan was expelled from Sain Dungeon and received treatment. Nearly two months have passed, and they have finally recovered enough to converse like a normal intelligent race.

Congratulations, congratulations indeed.

Today is the first formal meeting between Banto's people and the representatives of the Floating Island Dragon Clan.

In response to Nadi's humble speech, Banto smiled kindly yet maintained his kingly dignity, and he said:

"There is no need for such formality; I am aware that the true culprit was the original Demon Dragon, and you are also one of the victims..."

He began a lengthy and decorous speech that could easily put one to sleep; do all those in power like to talk so much?

It's somewhat hard to imagine, but Nadi is now considered the highest-ranking dragon of the Floating Island Dragon Clan, an elder with greater prestige than others.

Why? Because she's incredibly strong, it's as simple as that.

As for the clan leader, unfortunately, he perished in the plague, and a group of elite members were lost for various reasons; many also died fighting Elo and the others.

For the Floating Island Dragon Clan, which numbers only in the hundreds, the losses dealt by Elo were significant, leaving them with merely two to three hundred members.

They are undoubtedly seriously weakened.

This has led Nadi to be the decision-maker; for now, she remains an elder, but perhaps in time, she will become the clan leader.

Seeing Nadi and Banto engage in a rather dignified and meticulous diplomatic conversation, even in a slightly cheerful atmosphere, Hidor couldn't help but whisper to Elo.

"Truly unexpected," Hidor remarked, looking at Nadi, "Back then, they seemed no different from fools, yet after this period of rest, they actually managed to heal."

"Ahem, watch your language," Elo coughed softly, although he too admittedly felt that the Floating Island Dragon Clan, just emerging from Sain Dungeon, were akin to fools.

"I know, I'm speaking softly; they absolutely won't hear." Hidor lowered his voice further, unexpectedly giving a cheeky impression for someone who is supposed to be the head of the four-legged dragons.

"..." Elo, uninterested in engaging with him further.

Perhaps because they together endured the ordeal of being harshly beaten by the Mad Dragon Belle, their relationship has somehow improved compared to what it used to be.

The Mad Dragon Belle has done one good deed after all.

Elo didn't bother much with Hidor but rather focused on Nadi, who had arrived alone, thinking about the matters they discussed with Banto.

They must secure cooperation with this group of Floating Island Dragons.

Ideally, they should be stationed permanently in the Warrior Country.

The voice of the populace doesn't need much concern; as long as reasonable explanations are provided, the citizens of the Warrior Country are understanding; this is perhaps due to the nature of warriors.

Elo personally examined the Floating Island, where the situation is dire: the dragons that went hungry during the plague devoured everything, even thinning the ground.

Elo had hoped to learn something about the history of the Floating Island Dragon Clan, but all he saw was a barren island without any value.

Nevertheless, this, too, could serve as one of the reasons for convincing Nadi to stay.

And the other most crucial reason is—

"How is the recovery from the trauma suffered in the dungeon?" Banto inquired with concern.

"Thank you for your concern," Nadi frowned, offering a wry smile, "As long as I don't dwell on it, it doesn't burden my mind."

The entire Floating Island Dragon Clan felt that their time in Sain Dungeon was repeatedly spent in a hellish ordeal.

Yet, recalling those days leaves their memories quite hazy; they only remember being repeatedly beaten by a giant dragon akin to a Destructive Demon God, but how many times or for how long, they couldn't recall at all.

A brain of intelligent life forms tends to forget unpleasant memories to protect itself, perhaps that's why they've forgotten.

"That dungeon surely is magical, and indeed... troublesome," Banto managed to use a compromised adjective, "but it also leaves people with very pleasant memories."

"Pleasant memories..."

At these words, Nadi's mouth reflexively widened, almost drooling. Fortunately, she quickly caught her lapse and regained her composure.

However, her entire being had already emitted a sweet aroma like that of a dessert.

Seeing her in this state, Elo and Hidor exchanged a glance, confident they could persuade the other side to stay.

The second key reason is Sain Dungeon, more precisely, the food of Sain Dungeon.

The Floating Island Dragons, during their week in Sain Dungeon, were stuffed into fools with sugar-oil mixtures; they all greatly exceeded their weight limit, though it was unnoticeable with Nadi in human form. However, if she took the form of the Madness Qi Dragon, she'd have a big belly.

The fact that they could reach such an exaggerated state of mental foolishness because of the gourmet food isn't entirely incomprehensible. Besides the remarkably effective dishes like Century Thick Soup, there was also the overwhelmingly dense shadow cast by Belle.

So to escape Belle's shadow, the Floating Island Dragon Clan chose to indulge in the pleasures of gourmet food, and this obsession became inescapable.

You could probably blame Belle.

At this moment, Nadi suddenly spoke:

"If your country does not mind, our clan is willing to temporarily stay here to compensate for the losses we caused."

Hmm hmm, as long as I propose the idea of compensation, these humans won't refuse, right? I certainly don't want to go back to that barren Floating Island!

Nadi appeared courteous on the outside, but inside, she already showed the expression of a 'successful plan.'

This way, we can righteously stay here and go to Sain Dungeon every day to eat, a beautiful tomorrow is waiting for us!

Yes, although our mental state has returned to normal, Nadi and the others still inevitably developed an addiction to gourmet food.

Especially sweets, not being able to eat them can send them into a frenzy.

"Appreciate your intentions, if you truly wish, our country won't refuse."

Wonderful, wonderful, we didn't even have to ask, this Dragon Clan themselves proposed to stay, very good!

Banto thought to himself, the smile on his lips grew even wider.

At this moment, both parties present felt they had gained something.

This is a win-win!

Nadi and Banto's eyes met, each saw the satisfaction in the other's gaze.

Cooperation was thus accomplished.

Although many details require discussion, many conditions need to be negotiated, that's a matter for the future, let the ministers in charge handle it.

Now, what fills this place is the joy of initial cooperation.

"In that case, I ought to assign you a piece of territory," Banto waved his hand and summoned a map of the Warrior Country in the air.

Then, he pretended to scrutinize it for a while, showing an apologetic expression, said:

"I'm sorry, there is no available land near the Imperial Capital, but if you don't mind, there's a nice piece of land near Black Stone City, or you could reside in the Dragon Nest."

Black Stone City!

Upon hearing this term, Nadi's heart instantly perked up, her inner voice continuously shouting to choose this one.

Because right next to Black Stone City is Sain Dungeon, how could they not want such a uniquely favorable condition!

"Black Stone City is fine, we dare not ask for land in the Imperial Capital." Nadi immediately said.

Ha ha ha, caught the bait, Banto's heart was laughing wildly, turns out he can speak the art of conversation after all.

The pleasant atmosphere of the meeting continued, both parties got what they wanted, each feeling they had made quite a profit.

Outside the Royal Palace, the Imperial Capital, which was almost reduced to ruins in the previous battle, has been almost completely rebuilt, the residents who were dispersed to other cities are gradually returning, the city will soon return to its former daily rhythm, as if the Demon Dragon and Younka never appeared.

In a world where there exists Civil Magic, the speed of infrastructure is astonishingly fast.

Younka's Magic Fog not only harmed humans but was detrimental to all living creatures, and as a result, it heavily struck the ecosystem around the Imperial Capital, the fog has vanished, but the concentration of Magic Power remains higher than in other regions.

Thus, monsters from other places were drawn over, including powerful monsters wreaking havoc.

Adventurers from the Imperial Capital and nearby cities now received commissions to hunt monsters, engaging in a passionate battle in the outskirts, there are numerous adventurers nearby.

And another place that naturally drew adventurers' interest was Sain Dungeon.

A scholar organization specializing in researching various textual materials of Sain Dungeon issued a high-priced commission, asking to gather all information on the [red-haired man] who killed Younka that day, the high reward motivated all adventurers, everyone is now scraping the ground in Sain.

Upon seeing the enthusiasm for Sain among the people, Banto finally felt determined to get close to Sain, recently, discussions about erecting a commemorative monument for Sain Dungeon to show honor were underway.

Though to Gong Qiying, a monument might not be as valuable as more spiritual power, feeling appreciated by others feels quite nice.

Apart from the monument, Banto also prepared a second matter related to Sain Dungeon.

This idea was inspired by the ancestors, just as Lanle has been advocating.

"Recently, there's exactly a major event related to Sain Dungeon that requires your help." Banto said to Nadi.

"May I ask what event?"

Facing her inquiry, Banto said:

"Have you heard of the Battle Festival?"

"We are preparing to conclude it with the strength of our entire nation."