"I can allow the rest of you to leave, but I have one small request."
Hearing Jona Velli speak, a light called hope flashed in the eyes of the survivors.
Jona Velli slightly curled the corners of her mouth.
"First, you people must bring a large amount of goods to trade with White Crystal City every August. If you break the contract, jie jie jie... I will be very happy to deal with some disobedient bugs."
As she said this, the people who were lucky enough to survive trembled all over.
Jona Velli continued.
"Second, if anyone asks why only this many of you returned, say that you alerted the Orcs while trying to capture them as slaves and were pursued by them to this point."
"Third, you must not reveal that White Crystal City is ruled by a dragon, nor the news of the many monster Dependents under its command. If asked, say that there is a new City-state on the Yesupu Continent where the monsters are kind, peace-loving, and enjoy trading with humans."
Do you understand what I have said?!"
"We understand! We understand!"
These people prostrated themselves on the ground, trembling uncontrollably.
Jona Velli nodded with satisfaction.
"In that case, let us sign a contract. Only under the witness of the god of contracts can I feel at ease."
After speaking, Jona Velli condensed a contract scroll.
"If this contract is violated, there is only one outcome: all relatives, friends, and teachers who have crossed paths with you will be cursed to die miserable deaths, and as for you, you will die in the most painful way possible."
If there are no objections, drip your blood onto it."
"Yes..."
The crowd successfully signed the contract with Jona Velli, and Jona Velli split open her dragon mouth.
"Leave your Spatial Items and weapons, and then... get out!"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Items that were once cherished by these people were now discarded as quickly as hot potatoes as they fled in a hurry.
Seeing that the people had mostly run off, Little Shunzi walked to Jona Velli's side and said respectfully,
"Master, will letting them go create any potential danger?"
Jona Velli shook her head, looking as if everything was under her control.
"The human species values their lives very much. Moreover, with the witness of the god of contracts, they will absolutely not speak out unless forced into a corner with no way out."
"Besides, do you really think they can survive?"
Fanny's eyes lit up.
"Jona Velli, you mean..."
Jona Velli's gaze turned cold.
"Hehehe, once a merchant caravan that can replace them appears, these two hundred-plus people won't even have a single reason to exist."
As soon as she finished speaking, Medusa brought a group of Snakemen carrying food to Jona Velli.
"Great Master, please enjoy these delicacies."
Jona Velli manifested her true form and began to lower her head to eat.
Medusa and the others consciously walked to Jona Velli's side to clean the bloodstains off her body.
Gris walked to Jona Velli's side with a fawning expression, giggling.
"Ehehe~ Older Sister, can you give me some things later? I helped out too, you know~"
A pair of crystal-blue pupils glanced sideways at him.
"I will distribute them later."
Hearing this, a smile bloomed on Gris's face.
"Thank you, Older Sister! Older Sister is the best, love you, mwah!"
Jona Velli pinned Gris to the ground with a claw and said with disgust,
"Aren't you being disgusting?"
Gris didn't get angry; instead, he manifested his true form and began eating alongside Jona Velli.
However, Jona Velli lost her appetite after barely filling her stomach and just lay to the side, staring blankly.
After finishing the meal, Jona Velli looked at the Spatial Items, which totaled over a thousand, and couldn't help but grin with her dragon mouth.
Although most of them were low-grade items with small storage spaces, even the smallest mosquito is still meat.
Jona Velli picked up a Spatial Ring and, after sensing it with her spiritual power, found it was full of useless clothes and personal items.
"Tsk~ So poor."
Jona Velli tossed it casually, and it happened to hit Gris, who was lying on the ground with a big belly, looking lazy.
Hit by the small ring, Gris lazily opened his eyes.
"Ouch~ Older Sister, what are you doing~~"
Jona Velli ignored him and continued investigating the Spatial Rings one by one.
Noticing the Spatial Ring that had landed on his belly, Gris reached out with a claw to pick it up and examine it closely.
"A Spatial Ring? Older Sister, I didn't expect you to be so generous."
Saying that, Gris extended his spiritual power into it.
Jona Velli's brows furrowed. After checking over a dozen, she found that the rings of ordinary mercenaries and Adventurers only contained weapons, clothes, or other small trinkets, with no gold coins at all.
Thinking about their professions, she slowly became reconciled. People in these two professions basically lived with their heads on the line; they never knew when they might die, so they spent all the money they earned on enjoying themselves.
Only the gold coins from those merchants could be called a fortune. Jona Velli was thoroughly enjoying the looting process.
Looking at the merchants' Spatial Items she had picked out, Jona Velli hummed a tune happily.
"Hum hum hum~ Hum mmm hum~~"
"Hey, Older Sister, look at me, am I handsome?"
"Hum hum~"
"Older Sister, Older Sister?"
"Hmm? What is it..."
Gris nudged Jona Velli with his claw. Jona Velli turned to look at this cheap dragon brother of hers.
But one look was all it took for Jona Velli to turn to stone on the spot.
"Tiamat above, is this the legendary mental pollution?"
Gris had a piece of personal underwear worn diagonally on his dragon head, covering one dragon eye.
Seeing Jona Velli look over, Gris grinned and struck a handsome pose, shouting loudly,
"I am the black king Gris, the male dragon who will become the King of the Pirates!"
After shouting, he even picked up a woman's long boot to use as a pirate cutlass, pointing it forward.
Jona Velli's eyes widened, and her dragon mouth hung open.
Just now, she had already recorded Gris's actions, preparing to upload them to the Dragon Bloodline Inheritance later.
"How is it, Older Sister? Am I handsome? Were you struck by my handsomeness?"
"Pfft—"
Hahahahahaha... Ahahahahaha... So... so handsome! Ahahahaha..."
Jona Velli laughed until she couldn't help but shed a few tears, clutching her stomach and laughing on the spot.
Gris furrowed his brows.
"If I'm handsome, why are you laughing? Shouldn't your eyes be sparkling with admiration?"
Jona Velli forcibly suppressed her laughter, put on a serious face, and looked at him earnestly.
"Remember, you are truly handsome right now. Keep it up; I have high hopes for you."
"Really?"
"Yes, the kind that could easily charm a group of young female dragons."
Hearing Jona Velli's affirmation, Gris's pupils grew wider and wider.
"Thank you, Older Sister! I will work even harder!"
"Keep it up."
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