Meanwhile.
On the other side of the ocean.
In a forest filled with a primeval air.
Three silvery-white dragons sat together, their bodies gleaming brilliantly in the sunlight.
Beside them, the corpses of magical beasts were piled into a small mountain.
The three dragons studied the corpses for quite some time.
Then the most dazzling silver dragon spoke:
"These magical beasts, their magic crystals, and the value of their bodies come to roughly fifty-eight gold coins altogether.
"Even split evenly between the three of us, that's nineteen gold coins, thirty-three silver coins, and thirty-three copper coins each. Not bad.
"With this, we've finally scraped together five hundred gold coins."
This dragon's voice was loud, yet clear and pleasing, full of girlish youth.
Her words carried the relief of a burden lifted.
"Phew... that covers this year's installment. Afterward, let's do what we always do and hand it over to the people at the Temple of the Goddess of Wealth so they can deliver it."
Another silver dragon spoke. Her coloring was less brilliant than the first dragon's, but she looked larger.
Her voice was equally loud, with a mature, seductive quality.
There was a hint of happiness on her face, mixed with faint helplessness.
These two dragons were the quicksilver dragon Xilian and the silver dragon Trixie.
To repay their debt to Xiluo, they had spent these years working hard outside, completing missions, hunting monsters, and earning gold coins.
"Installment? Sending it to the Goddess of Wealth? What does that mean?"
The other silver dragon spoke after hearing Xilian and Trixie.
He looked rather strange. His body was nearly thirty-five meters long, but he stood somewhat low to the ground.
His neck and tail were extremely long, his limbs were spaced far apart, and his wings were nowhere near as