1RomanceEB Chapter 78 Dragon Killing Fruit
Chapter 78 Dragon Killing Fruit
Thorben had planned to raid the gnoll and goblin lairs, but the thought vanished the moment he saw what was in the burlap sacks.
Monsters like these, who spend their entire lives making a living in the wilderness, mostly don't have the concept of money in their world.
Everything they needed for survival had to be obtained through robbery, theft, and hunting; they would never think of acquiring it through trade.
Even gold, in this vast wilderness, is probably less useful than a crudely made machete.
Money can neither fill your stomach nor serve any practical purpose, while a machete can at least improve your strength to some extent.
This made Thor even wonder if he had made a mistake by taking these guys as his servants.
Perhaps I should go find some kobolds, orcs, or beastmen, or lizardmen?
After thinking it over for a while, he finally decided to leave it at that. If these guys really couldn't amount to anything in the end, he would just kill them all and bury them in the ground as fertilizer.
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Thor turned around, staring at his newly subdued followers with his cold, vertical pupils, and growled as he issued his first command.
"You filthy vermin, clean yourselves up now! I want you all here by this time tomorrow, and anyone still reeking of that disgusting stench, I'll burn them to ashes!"
The dragons' keen sense of smell made Thor really not want to get too close to these smelly things. After saying that, he suddenly flapped his wings and soared into the sky from the canyon.
Now that I've chosen this place as my territory, my primary task is to build a nest suitable for long-term residence.
While suspended in mid-air, Thor's gaze swept over the surrounding low hills, finally settling on a rather tall stone mountain not far away.
The side of the rocky mountain facing the canyon appears as if it had been sculpted by something, forming a steep rock wall with a bluish-black basalt texture.
As a red dragon, Thor's favorite nesting sites are undoubtedly active volcanoes, followed by high places that offer a panoramic view of the entire territory.
He flapped his wings and flew to the rock wall. He immediately took a deep breath, gathering all the magic power in his body into his throat. After condensing and compressing it, he shot out a blazing beam of light.
The rock wall, struck by the high-temperature heat rays, quickly turned red and softened, with crimson lava flowing down like syrup.
As Thor's head moved, the heat rays, like an oxy-fuel torch moving across a steel plate, drew a huge circle nearly ten meters long near the top of the rock wall, and continued to drill deeper.
Since waking up from his slumber, Thor felt that his magical power had increased considerably.
If it used to be like a swimming pool, now it's at least a large pond. He can unleash this kind of focused heat ray breath for dozens of seconds at a time.
But to conserve his energy, he stopped as soon as he felt a slight burning sensation in his mouth and throat. Instead, he raised his claws, which were covered in a thick layer of earth element, and smashed them repeatedly at the circle he had drawn.
Large chunks of rock fell off, gradually forming a circular cave that extended further into the steep rock face.
In just over an hour, a huge cave tens of meters deep appeared on the rock wall. What Thor had to do next was to continue to expand the internal space and dig out a huge chamber big enough for him to move around freely as a nest.
By the time dusk fell, the main structure of the nest had largely taken shape, resembling a horizontally placed flask, with numerous large, pre-reserved cylindrical supports inside.
But for a proper dragon's lair to exist, it still lacks a large amount of treasure, numerous guards, and dangerous magical traps.
There's no rush for these things; as Thor's strength grows, he'll get what he deserves.
He laid his body flat on a specially carved protruding platform in the cave, his entire body shrinking into an irregular sphere under the cover of his wings, his attention focused on the spinning wheel in his mind.
Thirty-odd points of spiritual essence, if used to extract biological panels, wouldn't significantly improve Thor's current strength.
His body is currently in a period of rapid growth. In addition to needing various flesh and blood to replenish his body, as well as energy-rich crystals, he also needs to consume a large amount of precious metal minerals because of the imitation of the Rock Thief Dragon and the Rock Dragon Monster.
The amount extorted from the glacier dwarves was far from enough, and it was difficult to obtain through conventional means. The only hope was to spin the wheel.
He first spent 24 points of essence to exchange for some Swallowstone, Dragon Crystal, and Radiant Dragonstone.
Sparrowstone is a widely used metallic ore in the Monster Hunter world. Its hardness and toughness far exceed that of steel, and its price is the same as that of Dragon Crystal, with one point of essence costing one kilogram.
Huilong stone is much more expensive, costing a full three points per kilogram.
A wave-like pattern appeared in the air, and various colored crystals quickly appeared on Thor's claws, which he then stuffed into his mouth one by one.
After being digested in the stomach, the energy inside promotes the body's growth, while the unique metallic components are used to strengthen scales and bones.
Thor used the remaining ten essences to spin the outermost wheel to unlock more redemption items.
Neon-like lights flashed by, and after they stopped one by one, a large number of prompts appeared.
Thor glanced at them casually and found that most of them were useless. The only three that were valuable were [Cloud-Gathering Wood Branches], [Spirit Crane Stone], and [Dragon Slayer Fruit].
The first two are a high-quality wood with extremely high hardness and toughness, and a metal ore that is even better than the Swallowstone. But what really caught Thor's attention was the Dragon Slayer Fruit.
After clicking to withdraw the money with their mind, a thick tree branch, half a meter in diameter and more than three meters long, a football-sized piece of silver-purple mineral with iridescent light, and a small clump of blackish-red berries covered with fine hairs and thorns emerged from mid-air.
Thor used his claws to push the branches of the Cloud Tree aside, picked up the Spirit Crane Stone next to him, and took a big bite out of it.
A crisp metallic clang rang out instantly, and after the intense pain, a sour feeling immediately rose in my gums.
With his dragon teeth, which were comparable to magical weapons, he didn't leave any obvious marks on this Spirit Crane Stone.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a rare and precious mineral, as rare and hard to find as a crane. After forging, the finished metal is as light and tough as a crane's feather.
Fortunately, dragons' jaws can open extremely wide like snakes, and their throats are as elastic as rubber. Since he couldn't bite them, Thor simply swallowed them whole, letting the stomach acid and elemental energy slowly dissolve them.
After dealing with the Spirit Crane Stone, his gaze fell on the last Dragon Killing Fruit.
Legend has it that this peculiar plant evolved from fighting against dragons since ancient times. Its sap is full of rich dragon-attribute energy and potent poison, which can suppress and kill dragons in the Monster Hunter world.
Although I am also a dragon, I am a red dragon from another world. So, shall I give it a try?