Chapter 143: Kasim’s Treasure
This was a very spacious cave, scorched black by dragon flames all around, with a faint smell of sulfur in the air.
The dragon beast’s lair was not as damp and dirty as Xi Wei had imagined; instead, it was very clean and dry.
This was likely due to a common stereotype. Most dragon beasts had limited intelligence, and their lairs were filthy. This Kasim must have been one of the smarter ones.
Xi Wei suddenly felt a pang of regret. He should have captured Kasim to pull his chariot…
However, he had killed it, and now his attention was focused on the pile of shiny gold coins at the deepest part of the cave.
As Xi Wei approached the pile of gold coins, he could clearly see many scales shed from Kasim’s body. It was obvious that this creature usually slept on its gold.
Besides the coins that were flattened and deformed by the weight, there were also some unknown gemstones.
The overall value of these items was quite limited, probably around twenty thousand gold coins.
For an ordinary person, this was indeed a fortune. However, for a dragon, it was not much. Any real dragon would look down on Kasim’s hoard with disdain and disgust.
Only dragon beasts like Kasim would hoard gold coins. True dragons started with gemstones and aimed for divine artifacts, with caves filled with various diamonds, high-level magic cores, and all sorts of top-tier equipment.
Some dragons with refined tastes would even willingly spend time transforming into human nobles or powerful adventurers to collect rare oil paintings and antiques.
Xi Wei picked up a branch and began sifting through the pile of gold coins. Through the gaps in the coins, he could see some miscellaneous items hidden beneath them…
“A pocket watch, a crystal bottle… Diamond-studded underwear? It collects this kind of thing?”
“There’s even a comic book?”
Xi Wei stared at the unearthed comic book in silence.
[I Fell in Love with a Powerful Fire Dragon – by Catherine]
If he ever had the chance, he would definitely pay a visit to this female author who was clearly a huge furry fan.
The book was worn and yellowed with age. He couldn’t imagine the sight of a dragon beast the size of a small mountain carefully turning the pages of the tiny comic book with its enormous claws…
Xi Wei felt even more regret. This dragon beast would have been a lot of fun to keep.
Of course, that was assuming it didn’t continue to covet his eggs.
“Huh? What’s this?”
Xi Wei suddenly noticed a coral statue about the size of his palm.
It depicted a muscular middle-aged man with his chest bare, a merman’s tail, and six arms. With his flowing hair and beard, his muscular hands held a trident, his gaze mysterious and majestic.
Xi Wei was very familiar with this. It was Poseidon, the Sea God!
A couple of days ago, while browsing the materials brought by Clemon, Xi Wei had seen records about Poseidon.
He was the leader of the elves who chose to live in the sea. Single-handedly, he created the Naga race, drove the sea demons to the Stormy Sea, and built the glorious Poseidon City, which was now the Naga Royal Court.
Crucially, he was also a pure High Elf.
Legend had it that he fought the Old One god, Othuuigg, who invaded the Cain Continent, in the ocean for three months.
The aftermath of the battle caused tsunamis so immense that they even submerged the surrounding continents.
Othuuigg was almost impossible to kill. Poseidon could only use all his strength to open a void tunnel and banish him. He himself was severely wounded and dying, his body rotting after the battle. His divine artifact, the Sea God’s Trident, carrying his last wisp of divine soul, fell into slumber.
Xi Wei examined the coral statue in his hand, feeling a power within it that he couldn’t probe. This power was of a high order, and he could faintly hear the roar of the ocean waves.
[Divine Artifact: Statue of Poseidon (Contains Divinity)]
“System, what’s the use of this thing?”
Xi Wei tentatively asked in his heart, unsure if the system would react to this.
[Ding! Host can give the statue to Xing Hai. Perhaps some changes will occur.]
“Give it to Xing Hai?”
Xi Wei mused.
As expected, the system also wanted him to give such divine artifacts to the awakened demi-humans for their use.
However, his intention was for the demi-humans to become stronger to resist the revival of the gods. What the entity behind the system was thinking, he could not know.
Although it was not humane, Xi Wei decided to take a risk and try it with Xing Hai. If these divine artifacts accelerated the revival of the gods, he would unhesitatingly send Xing Hai away and strictly prevent Ruo Yi and Loli from coming into contact with any divine artifacts.
Xi Wei suppressed his doubts and rummaged through the pile of gold coins again. He found nothing else of value, and only then did he issue a mission to the players outside.
[Nobody Does Human Things has triggered a Hidden Mission.]
[Mission Description: Lord of Eagle Territory has made significant gains in the dragon beast’s lair, but now transporting these spoils back to Eagle Territory has become a problem.]
[Mission Objective: Help the Lord of Eagle Territory transport the treasures from the dragon beast’s lair.]
[Mission Reward: 5 Copper Coins, 500 Experience Points, Lord of Eagle Territory Favorability +1.]
[Accept Mission: Default Yes.]
Nobody Does Human Things: “…”
Players: “…”
[Ding! The system is selecting a player representative… Player representative selected: Nobody Does Human Things. Please Nobody Does Human Things engage in dialogue with the Lord of Eagle Territory.]
At this moment, Xi Wei had already emerged from the dragon beast’s lair. He put on a troubled expression and said to the players:
“The harvest this time is quite good, but I have no idea how to transport it back. It’s really troublesome!”
Nobody Does Human Things suppressed the urge to complain and stepped forward very cooperatively, saying as required by the system:
“My Lord, is there anything we can help you with?”
“Of course. Can you help me transport these dragon beast’s spoils?”
As soon as the Lord of Eagle Territory finished speaking, another line of system prompts popped up in front of Nobody Does Human Things:
[Please select your response.]
[A. I am happy to serve you, my Lord.]
[B. You old scoundrel, go eat shit!]
[C. Don’t you have hands? Useless!]
Nobody Does Human Things’s mouth twitched. If he chose B or C, wouldn’t he be killed by the magnanimous Lord of Eagle Territory until he quit the game?
But a young man should have passion, how could he bow to an exploiter?
This era needed saving, and this society needed revolution!
If no one among the players stood up, then he, Nobody Does Human Things, would be the blazing sun!
“I am happy to serve you, my Lord.”
Nobody Does Human Things smiled and performed a knight’s salute.
Hearing this, Xi Wei grinned and said insincerely:
“That’s wonderful. Do you want any reward?”
Upon hearing that they could ask for rewards, Nobody Does Human Things’s eyes lit up.
Just as he was about to ask if he could have some authority to get more stones like limestone, another string of system prompts appeared before him:
[Please select your response.]
[A. It is my honor to serve the Lord. What other reward could there be!]
[B. Being able to serve the Lord is the greatest reward!]
[C. I hope the Lord will bestow upon us the opportunity to dedicate ourselves to the very end!]
“…”
Nobody Does Human Things tried. Once he wanted to say something else, his mouth would seal shut, and he couldn’t utter another word.
In the end, he could only helplessly reply:
“Being able to serve the Lord is the greatest reward!”
Nobody Does Human Things’s Dao heart was shattered.
He was a person with a vast imagination and full of fantasy. He had often wondered if the Cain Continent was a real world.
Now, he was completely certain.
The Cain Continent was a game of exploiters and exploited!
At this moment, his vague fantasy, not yet born, was killed in the cradle by a fart.
