Evil Dragon will never hand over his wealth.
For Dragonkin who loves money as much as his life, not even Dragon God can force them to donate their wealth, let alone a human noble, and the viscount is not a big noble.
Whether it is Sorog or Samantha.
After the two received the news, their first thought was to kill the tax collectors and hang their skins and bones on the trade road as a warning.
It was Garos that made them suppress their anger.
For Garos, it is difficult to give up his wealth, but it is not completely impossible.
For better development and longer-term stability, Garos was willing to pay a certain price, so he led the first negotiation with the tax collector behind the scenes.
through this negotiation.
Garos Have a vague feeling that the noble lords behind the tax collectors do not seem to be for long-term interests.
For example, Garos insisted on paying one year's back taxes, and refused to give in to the bottom line of three thousand gold coins. These made Garos feel that the other party wanted to give him a hard blow.
However, it is also possible that the tax officer's authority is too low and this negotiation is just a trial.
For this reason, Garos gave the other party a second chance to send more senior personnel to conduct more formal talks. The "lord" of the Molten Iron Clan will also come forward at that time.
"Sorog, Samantha."
"Don't let your emotions swallow up your reason and calmness."
Garos looked calmly and said, "This matter is related to our future development. It is not a trivial matter. We must make decisions and deal with it calmly."
The prestige of Red Iron Dragon gradually calmed down the two of them.
Samantha's tail slapped the ground and said, "Three thousand gold coins? Why doesn't that greedy human just come and grab it?"
Its vertical pupils shrank dangerously, and it said, "My idea remains unchanged, kill all these reptiles that dare to offend and provoke, and tear their Alchemy Golem into pieces."
Samantha raised his head and spurted sparks from his nostrils.
"In the wilderness, the strong are always respected. What do human laws mean?"
"Their deaths will speak louder than taxes."
Garos had no words, but looked at Iron Dragon Sorog.
Its iron claws scraped deep ravines on the ground and said, "Human aristocrats have no respect or awe at all. They arrogantly believe that other aliens are monsters, and even classify us Dragonkin as a member of the monsters."
"Hmph, if we compromise and pay taxes today, they will ask us to be their mounts tomorrow!"
Iron Dragon is more rational than Samantha, but when it comes to wealth issues, Evil Dragon, who has pure blood and soul, is not willing to give in at all.
"Kill the tax collector first and let humanity know that we are not to be trifled with!"
Iron Dragon and Red Dragon have rarely reached an agreement.
Garos spoke slowly, his deep voice echoing in the rain.
"Starting a war directly is the stupidest choice. Have you ever thought about it. If you kill a tax collector today, tomorrow the knights of Lothern Federation may come."
He said, "The foundation we have accumulated here for many years may be destroyed in one day."
After a pause, Garos narrowed his eyes and changed the topic. "But if they insist on wanting war, then give them war!"
It's nothing more than losing both sides and moving again.
In fact, due to the appearance of the tax collector and the targeting of the viscount lord, Garos already felt a deep risk in his heart.
Now, the peaceful life has been broken.
Molten Iron Clan has been forced to stand in front of the stage.
And now is just the beginning, there will definitely be more explorations and peeps from all aspects in the future. If the existence of several dragons is accidentally exposed, then what awaits them will be dangerous encirclement and suppression.
Compared to the wealth that three dragons can bring.
Molten Iron Clan The accumulation of these years in Business Road is nothing.
Hunting dragons, in the eyes of human nobles, means great wealth and glory, and there is no need to worry about the background of Evil Dragon Hunt. Hybrid Dragon like Garos are even more cherished and valuable.
In particular, the viscount behind the tax collector seems to be in desperate need of wealth.
In this case, if the identity of Dragonkin is discovered, the consequences can be imagined.
Garos's idea is.
If the negotiation goes smoothly, then try to hibernate and develop for a period of time. During this period, you can obtain more growth resources and wait for opportunities to act according to the situation.
If the negotiation fails.
Then he would directly lift the table, take advantage of the fact that he was not discovered in advance, and did not give the human legions a chance to encircle and suppress him. He would first inflict heavy damage on the nobles who broke his peaceful life, making them pay a heavy price, and then take all valuable things and move quickly.
Dragonkin will not permanently inhabit the same territory during its long life.
Garos doesn't have much nostalgia for the land under his feet. When he decided to occupy Scale-Earth Rift Road to seek growth resources, he had already thought about this day.
"Next time they come for formal negotiations, we need to push for a lord to come forward."
Looking over the two Adolescent Dragon, Garos said, "Our existence cannot be exposed, otherwise it will lead to a crusade. Let Kalu pretend to be a lord to negotiate."
There is no objection between Sorog and Samantha.
It's not like they don't know the heights of Hatchling Dragon, and they know the consequences that will arise once their identity as Evil Dragon is exposed.
At this time, Iron Dragon Sorog felt the current situation and whispered, "There should be one Metal Dragon among us."
There is no harmony between Ferrous Dragon and Metal Dragon.
In fact, Ferrous Dragon also belonged to Metal Dragon in ancient times, but was expelled for some unknown secret reasons and split to form Ferrous Dragon Clan. For this reason, the relationship between Ferrous Dragon and Metal Dragon is very subtle.
But even so, Iron Dragon Sorog still said that he wanted an ally from Metal Dragon.
On the one hand, its dream is to build the Dragonkin empire, which also includes Metal Dragon.
On the other hand, Metal Dragon's Good Dragon identity is easy to handle. Many nobles are even proud to make Metal Dragon allies, unlike Evil Dragon, who will be attacked by all parties as soon as he shows up.
Samantha bluntly said, "I hate Metal Dragon and don't want to live with Metal Dragon."
Garos narrowed his eyes slightly and said nothing, but he agreed with Sorog's idea in his heart.
Iron Dragon is right. The dragons are all Evil Dragon. This is too conspicuous and dangerous.
Although Garos is Red-Iron Hybrid, born Evil Dragon, and he hates Metal Dragon in his heart, he can control his nature.
Judging from a rational point of view, Garos believes that if there is an ally of Metal Dragon who can stand in front of the stage, a lot of unnecessary troubles can be solved. Moreover, most Evil Dragon have a surly temperament, and Metal Dragon will make it easier to get along with them.
But there are very few Metal Dragon who travel alone.
Garos Thinking back carefully, he only thought of Copper Dragon who likes puzzles.
It has been more than ten years since we last met. Copper Dragon must have been over 25 years old at the time and had reached the teenage stage.
"If I could see Copper Dragon again."
"Find a way to get it to join us."
Garos thought to himself.
The existence of a Metal Dragon can make those who want to attack him use rat weapons and worry.
Looking back now, Garos felt a little regretful that he had struck too hard and did not realize this. He vowed that the next time he saw Copper Dragon Deborah, he would never rob it of its things again, but would treat it kindly.
Next.
Garos ordered Glutton Demon Kalu to ask Kalu to disguise himself as the lord of the Molten Iron Clan and come forward in his place, and asked Samantha to build him an armor that could cover the characteristics of Dragonkin.
Kalu is five big and three rough, but has a delicate mind.
can take on this task.
Time passes day by day.
Soon, a week later, the person from Ironthorn Viscount had not arrived yet.
However, the monsters of the Molten Iron Clan keenly discovered that the number of caravans traveling on Scale-Earth Rift Road has decreased by nearly one-third, and is still gradually decreasing, which affects the transactions of the Molten Iron Clan.
They asked the businessman and found out that Ironthorn Viscount had raised Scale-Earth Rift Road's road tax to the highest level.
According to the trade law enacted by Federation, there is an upper limit for road tax, but it is rare that the road tax on any road will be charged directly according to the upper limit. Nowadays, the road tax has been raised to the upper limit Scale-Earth Rift Road, which makes many businessmen stay away.
In order to prevent people from evading taxes.
The tax collector and Dauntless Alchemy Golem were stationed directly at the entrance of Scale-Earth Rift Road, personally urging the caravans to come and go.
Garos also knew about this.
Obviously, this is the Viscount showing his energy and putting pressure on the next negotiations in advance.
He is telling Molten Iron Clan that if he doesn't pay taxes, he has plenty of ways to make primitive and vulgar Beast people.
As for the Viscount himself, although his long-term interests will be affected, what he is pursuing now is short-term gains, and his property is more than Scale-Earth Rift Road. He does not rely entirely on making money here, so he has the confidence to do so.
In addition.
Warlocks from various tribes also discovered that among the recently traded goods, there were some hidden alchemy tools that could be used for positioning.
Garos was prescient.
He had already established the rules.
All the goods traded on the trade routes will not be transported to the territory immediately, but will be gathered together and handed over to multiple warlocks for repeated inspection to prevent accidents. Especially for things that are needed by several dragons, the inspection is even more stringent.
This foresight.
Let Molten Iron Clan's core territory be not directly exposed.
As for the source of positioning props.
There is no doubt that it is the work of Ironthorn Viscount.
Perhaps to put further pressure, or to prepare for failure of negotiations, he wanted to obtain the territorial coordinates of the Molten Iron Clan first.
But he underestimated Garos's caution and wisdom.
In case the viscount had more advanced positioning tools that were difficult to detect, Garos asked the family members to pile up all the recently traded goods in the wilderness without bringing them to the territory, and then temporarily stopped trading with the caravan.
Those positioning props mixed in the cargo were scattered and thrown onto the territory of some powerful ferocious beasts and monsters.
If there are reconnaissance sentries following the location, the subsequent experience will definitely not be wonderful. They will not be able to discover the core territory and will be attacked by powerful ferocious beasts and monsters.
Formal negotiations have not yet begun, but invisible confrontations are already underway.