"I know that the envoy is here to collect taxes, but before that, I want to make some insignificant gossip and ask for some information from the envoy."
Both parties ate separately, and after a while, Ferrum spoke again.
"What does the lord want to know?" Kela asked.
"I have some companions who are now learning magic at Red Fort. Since the envoy is from Red Fort, I don't know if I have seen him before."
"The lord is talking about those Lesser Dragon, right?"
Kela thought for a while and said, "When I was in Red Fort, I was appointed as the assistant of the great magician Lilen to tutor Lesser Dragon in their studies. I happened to know them very well. What do you want to ask the lord?"
"A Thunderclap Dragon named In Tas, is the messenger familiar with it?" Ferrum asked.
"Familiar. Thunderclap Dragon is withdrawn and taciturn. He is not liked by his mentor. He himself is not very interested in magic. He prefers to study combat methods that use magic power on the body. I heard that he and the lord were good partners before. He must have been influenced by the lord."
Kela said smoothly, "In Tas has not yet obtained permission, so he cannot leave Red Fort. However, he is the second most powerful among Lesser Dragon and should be able to pass the trial soon."
She deliberately mentioned the word "second".
"Okay."
Ferrum nodded, seemingly unaware. "Besides, there is another Thorn Dragon, named Jili, who was also my partner during the Ochre Valley period. She seemed to like me very much before, but I don't know what's going on now."
This time Kela did not answer immediately, but thought for a moment, as if he was organizing his words.
"Jili is a serious child, but she has no talent for learning magic... Of course, the matter of 'learning' seems ordinary to Short-lived Species, but for dragons, it is extremely difficult in itself."
Kela whispered, "So Jili's performance is not bad among Lesser Dragon. In fact, according to Red Fort's instructions, as long as Lesser Dragon can complete the test within five years, then even if the training is successful, it has only been two years, and she still has a lot of time."
"So that's it."
Ferrum nodded slightly, fell silent, and said nothing for a long while.
After a while, Kela took the initiative and asked, "Mountain Lord, is there any information about other dragons that I need to find out?"
Ferrum looked at her and shook his head. "Except for the two of them, the other dragons don't need me to worry about."
Kela looked directly at Ferrum, with magic flowing in his eyes, but Ferrum sat still, with a calm expression.
"Okay, since there is no more, let's talk about business."
She bared her teeth. "The leader of Taigo has ordered that Hatchling Dragon is new here, so he will be exempted from the scale tax in the first year. From the second year onwards, according to the population and size of Windsong Plateau, you should pay one hundred gold coins to Red Fort every year."
Ferrum thought for a moment and whispered, "This is a lot of money."
Windsong Plateau is located in a remote area and lacks information. Most of the time, it is still in the stage of bartering. However, Ferrum also knows the value of this scale tax. In terms of purchasing power, one hundred gold coins can probably buy ten mature Kodo beasts.
Kela smiled and said, "If there are any difficulties or sufferings, the lord can explain to me now that Red Fort has given me such authority, and I can reduce or reduce the burden for Windsong Plateau as appropriate."
What she meant by saying this was to ask Ferrum to come over quickly to please her in order to get tax relief, so that she could tease Ferrum.
Unexpectedly, Ferrum didn't take it seriously and actually agreed, "My family has raised me up, and now that I have the ability, I should naturally support you in return. Red Fort requires one hundred gold coins as tax, and I will not refuse."
Kela was surprised.
"It's just..."
Ferrum looked at the wine glass in front of him, and his tone suddenly changed. "It's just that my wine glass is empty now, and there are no other attendants here. Since the envoy is fine, please come up and pour the wine for me."
Kela glanced at him with raised eyebrows, and Ferrum also looked sideways at her with a playful expression, like the evil lord Giant Dragon.
"Damn it."
If it were anyone else who was so offended, she would definitely turn around and leave, but after all, it was Ferrum, Kela thought for a moment and decided to continue with the play.
Since he doesn't want to seek relief, then he should first deceive him into getting his money, and then surprise him to see how he gets his money back in the end.
Thinking like this, Kela changed his position, sat sideways next to Chrome Dragon, picked up the stoneware jug next to him, and slowly filled the wine.
The scene was a little quiet for a while, with only the sound of wine flowing.
Ferrum looked at her profile from the side and realized that she had grown up in an instant. The once little Dragon Hatchling had now become a beauty, graceful and charming.
"Drink, I didn't poison you."
Kela put the wine glass in front of Ferrum and his tone became harsh.
Ferrum looked away, held the wine glass with his talons, and drank it all in one gulp.
"When can we count all the gold coins?" Kela asked next.
"I just returned from the Mistveil Mountains hunting. My muscles and bones all over my body are sore and sore. I have no energy left to do anything else."
Ferrum glanced at her. "However, the messenger has a pair of humanoid palms. They look smart and clean, and they should be very soft. If you can help me relax, my fatigue will probably be reduced a lot."
Saying that, Chrome Dragon lay down on his body, then arched his back unceremoniously, gesturing for the other party to come up and massage him.
"Ferrum·Solaxus."
Kela suppressed his anger. "Although you are the eighth Giant Dragon lord of the family, you are only Hatchling Dragon after all. To treat the Red Fort messenger like this, is it too much?"
"Is it too much?"
Ferrum smiled casually, "But I don't think it's enough. I think the messenger is very beautiful. I originally wanted to invite the messenger to stay with me tonight."
Kela was stunned, Ferrum's words became more and more offensive, but when she said these words, she did not become even more angry, but felt very strange.
Even if Chrome Dragon's temperament changed drastically after leaving Ochre Valley, such behavior is extremely abnormal.
"You are so young, you haven't even grown your teeth yet, and you are already thinking about finding a maid. Instead of learning from Shanlong's modesty and self-respect, you only learn from some Evil Dragon's arrogant behavior."
She grinded her teeth and sucked. "Did Lord Ochre Valley teach you such things back then?"
"I am originally Evil Dragon. As a mountain lord, it is normal to need a maid."
Ferrum said, wrapping his tail around her slender waist extremely wantonly. "Master Messenger, you don't want to be punished by Red Fort because you can't collect the scale tax, right?"
Kela's eyes twitched violently, he held down the tail and took a deep breath, "Have you recognized me a long time ago?"
"What?"
Ferrum shook his head and looked serious.
Kela didn't even listen to what he had to say. The flames swirled and turned into a bright red Feather Dragon: "I'll bite you to death."