"..."
The dragons fell silent, only speaking after a long while:
"So, what do you want?"
"Simple. Give me five hundred gold coins right now, and after I tell you about this job and you start working, you must also give me thirty percent of your future earnings!"
The young she-dragon spoke.
The dragons all looked shocked:
"Five hundred gold coins, plus thirty percent of our earnings! Why don't you just rob someone?"
"If I could, I would have done that already!"
The young she-dragon curled her lip, looking at them as though they were idiots.
"Damn it... five hundred gold coins up front and thirty percent afterward is too expensive! No way!"
One dragon gritted his teeth, looking indignant.
"Exactly! You're only introducing us to a job. What gives you the right to charge so much?"
"Think carefully! As long as you put in a normal amount of effort and work every day, this job guarantees over a thousand gold coins a year. You could make two or three thousand, or even more, in a good year.
Even after giving me thirty percent, your earnings would be far beyond what an ordinary dragon could make!"
The young she-dragon spoke softly, her voice gradually beguiling the dragons.
"But... but... I can't come up with five hundred gold coins right now..."
"Neither can I."
The dragons breathed rapidly and spoke anxiously.
"Then four hundred gold coins! Plus thirty percent of your earnings!"
"Are you sure we can earn at least a thousand gold coins if we work hard?"
Another dragon gritted his teeth and asked.
"We can sign a contract!"
The young she-dragon's final words completely won over the dragons beside her.
They all said:
"All right! Let's sign a contract!"
As they spoke,
they all looked at Alicia, making her