289 A Wild Goose Chase
“Master, please give us ten minutes!”
“Alright. Bring along any treasures that are of a high level. Throw other useless things away. From today, I will make the decisions for you.”
Xu Yuan waved his hand. A staircase appeared which led to the surface of the earth. He ordered the apprentices to go up to the ground.
The other apprentices also volunteered to follow.
They didn’t care about obeying him, but dwarves loved treasures. However, their own treasury had been cleaned out.
The nobles of the dwarf clan were furious. The Light-Types had first threatened them and not the Dark Demon Dragon was sucking them dry!
The dwarven nobles were dependent on the Dwarven Army to defend them, but it seemed that that was worthless now. They watched the army leave with treasures to offer to the Dark Demon Dragon.
Xu Yuan had not intended to scare the Dwarf Chief just by appearing in front of him. Otherwise, he would have stayed out of the way.
He was satisfied with the harvest of today. The dwarves and the treasures they carried exceeded his expectations.
The dwarves carried wooden boxes that were sealed shut by iron chains. Xu Yuan thought the treasure inside must be very powerful.
Xu Yuan didn’t waste any time. He led the dwarves back to the territory.
Alchemist Timo felt very conflicted. He hadn’t expected that things would end up like this. Being threatened by the damned six-winged Seraphim had been bad enough. Now, he was being made to leave his home and travel to some unknown place!
His heart sank. However, when he looked at the terrifying dragon in front of him, he decided to be grateful that at least he was alive.
He still wanted to live.
“Lord Timo, what is the surface like?” asked one of the apprentices curiously. “Is it like the legends say? Is there really food and clean water everywhere?”
“Will we be killed?” asked one particularly terrified apprentice.
“Lord Timo…”
Timo ignored them all. How would he know what the surface was like? He had never been to the surface before
He had only heard rumors about it being richer than the underground world. He was nervous, too. ‘Was the surface world really like what the legends described?’
‘God of Dwarves, I hope you bless me this time!’ cursed Timo inwardly. ‘Otherwise, I will change my faith and never worship you again!’
Xu Yuan tried to move as slowly as he could so that the dwarves could follow him. However, after getting used to flying at an impossible speed, this was torture for him.
“His Majesty is back!”
The entire territory rejoiced. Xu Yuan’s lips curled into a smile when he heard the residents of the territory cheer for him. The territory had really become his home. Every time he returned to the cheers, it made him feel warm and happy.
Su Wan was back too! She had headed back after Shi Linglong’s situation was sorted. However, she didn’t find Xu Yuan in the territory. That had worried her. She thought he might have encountered something dangerous.
Xu Yuan landed slowly in front of the Dark Castle. The dwarves followed him. They then placed the boxes on the ground.
“My dear hero, you’re back!” Su Wan looked at the dwarves and the treasures on the ground.
Although Su Wan emphasized her words, everyone still felt like Xu Yuan was the real Lord of the territory. His authority was apparent.
The master to the residents of the territory was the Dark Demon Dragon and no other. Everyone crowded around him. He was the center of their world.
Su Wan tried her best not to feel too disappointed. Xu Yuan’s existence was indeed extraordinary. With dark flames burning around him, he looked indomitable and ferocious.
“Welcome, Your Majesty!”
The residents bowed to him respectfully. Their gazes, as they looked up at him, were filled with admiration and reverence.
Su Wan glanced at the crowd. ‘This seems like a perfect opportunity to give a speech.’
“My people, you will have more glory in the future and hear more trumpets of victory! Our territory will dazzle like the sun!”
The crowd cheered.
Xu Yuan didn’t say anything. He turned to the dwarves and instructed them to take the wooden boxes into the Dark Castle.
Su Wan smiled in satisfaction at the boxes. They did look valuable. She had never expected Xu Yuan to bring along so many rewards.
“Your Majesty, did you find the underground world?”
A voice asked behind Su Wan. It was Scarlen.
Xu Yuan smiled and nodded. He then told the crowd about his recent journey. Scarlen didn’t seem to react. However, Su Wan was frightened. ‘A Seraphim?!’
Fortunately, Xu Yuan had been there to discourage the angels’ attack. Otherwise, Shi Linglong’s Territory Core would have been destroyed!
Only now she understood why Xu Yuan hadn’t arrived to help them. He had been facing another danger.
Su Wan was at a loss for words. The resentment she had felt for Xu Yuan’s absence in helping her disappeared completely.
She was grateful that Xu Yuan had dealt with the angels. She didn’t know that Xu Yuan hadn’t had much difficulty in chasing them away as she had. Xu Yuan’s fight had been far easier when compared to Su Wan’s. The enemy had fled the moment they saw him.
Xu Yuan gestured to Timo to approach him.
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