Chapter 298: The Vampire Who Loves to Play Gwent

With the map of the New World, Richard planned to visit various places and collect various plants and animals in the New World.

Every time you travel across the world, you are given the opportunity to enrich the ecosystem and gene pool. Although most of the plants and animals in these worlds are the same, each world has something unique to it.

The arcanist is about exploration, knowledge, and innovation, so the collected animals and plants are his wealth.

Richard found some mercenaries in the city who were familiar with the roads and local customs, and their main role was to let them act as guides. Then he made a magic carriage.

The carriage was made of magical materials and could travel on any ground as if it were flat ground. It was pulled by the dragon horses he had cultivated. A large number of rune formations were set up in the carriage to reduce its weight and have a protective barrier that could resist legendary spell attacks.

The interior of the carriage has a vast space, and the space extension sorcerer allows it to easily fit a mountain. In addition to several villas, there are mountains, water and an artificial lake. The mermaids like to swim in the lake.

After showing off their muscles yesterday, the mercenaries were like good kids, very honest. Of course, Richard gave them generous commissions.

But just as the carriage was on its way, the mercenaries' cry for help suddenly came.

"Master Wizard, something bad has happened! There is a dragon! A dragon is attacking us!"

Richard came outside the carriage and saw a 15-meter-long green dragon flying towards him in the sky. Richard looked at the dragon and frowned slightly. This thing was more like a dragon beast or a dragon lizard than a dragon.

Dragons are intelligent, but the dragon in front of him is not intelligent. The dragon scales on its body are not those of a giant dragon, but are similar to the tiny scales on a lizard. Its head is also closer to a lizard, but it has dragon horns. It is huge, with bone spurs on its joints and wings, strong hind legs, and short forelimbs. It is not a flying dragon.

So Li realized that it was a dragon beast, a kind of unintelligent sub-dragon. But if you underestimate them because of this, you will suffer a great loss.

This kind of dragon beast has some real dragon blood, and many of them have inherited dragon breath, although not as strong as the dragon breath of a real dragon. At the same time, their physical strength is also very strong, far beyond the flying dragon species. At the same time, this kind of dragon beast has dragon power.

Seeing the green dragon flying over, Richard stretched out his hand and grabbed it. Suddenly, endless lightning flashed in his hand. The powerful lightning force directly condensed into a javelin.

"Whoosh!"

Richard threw it directly at the flying green dragon.

Powerful lightning flashed, and the lightning spear instantly hit the green dragon. The huge green dragon was directly pierced through the head by the lightning spear, and its huge body fell down with a loud bang under the action of inertia.

"boom!"

The corpse weighing more than ten tons fell to the ground, and then rolled towards the carriage. Finally, it stopped more than ten meters away from the carriage. The mercenaries around were also frightened and hid everywhere.

Richard stepped forward, waved his hand, put the green dragon's body into the storage space, and then asked the mercenaries to continue leading the team on their journey.

Seeing Richard kill the continent's dominant green dragon with just a wave of his hand, the mercenaries around him stared blankly, swallowing unconsciously, and became more submissive to Richard.

Richard returned to the carriage, took out the green dragon's body, and prepared to dissect it.

"Wow, Master, is this the green dragon you just hunted? Master is so powerful!" The mermaid Selena was shocked when she saw the huge creature in front of her, and then looked at Richard with admiration.

Daisy, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but curl her lips and whispered, "Pretending!"

Since these mermaids were captured, they began to stick to Richard frequently, which made the situation of more women than porridge even more serious. Some of their original benefits were taken away by the mermaids.

If she had a choice, she would never catch these mermaids.

All the blood of the green dragon was extracted, and then its skin, flesh, bones and internal organs were also taken out.

Green dragon meat is not poisonous, and it is a magical creature. Its meat contains a lot of magic, which can be made into food. The internal organs of green dragons are poisonous, but they can be used to make potions.

The dragon scales were not removed because they were very thin and small, but were prepared to be made into leather like dragon skin. If necessary, these leathers could be used to make wizard robes or other things.

Richard Dragon Heart checked it and found that it was of very good quality and could be used to make dragon blood potion. The remaining dragon horns were good magical materials that could gather magic power and could be made into magic wands or other magical products.

Richard tested the last dragon blood and found that it did contain real dragon blood, which meant that giant dragons had appeared in this world. But later, it was unknown whether they migrated away or became extinct. Of course, it was also possible that these green dragons and sub-dragons came here through the intersection of celestial bodies.

Green dragons have a lot of dragon blood, some of which Richard uses to make dragon blood ink, and some of which he uses to make dragon blood potions. Dragon blood ink is used to write scrolls and magic books, and is in high demand.

As for the dragon blood potion, part of it will be used as rewards and part will be kept as reserves.

The New World was very underdeveloped, with poor land reclamation. There were almost no decent cities along the way, only villages clustered together.

Slavery was prevalent here, and slaves came from many sources, including local indigenous people and humans trafficked from the Old World.

Soon, the carriage arrived at Lyon, another big city in the New World.

This city was much more prosperous than the port of Caen where they landed. The city had tall walls, a wide moat, and the buildings in the city were also majestic and varied in style.

Richard saw many domed buildings, as well as some tall buildings with pointed roofs, which were also gorgeously decorated. This place seemed like a place where many styles converged and merged.

When he reached the city gate, Richard discovered that the guards here were not human. He could smell some blood from them.

"Sir, they are werewolves." Noticing Richard's gaze, the mercenary leader next to him said.

The city looked very prosperous, and after paying the entrance fee, the group entered the city. Not far from the city gate was a slave market, where there were humans, werewolves, dwarves, etc. in cages.

There were many people coming to buy slaves. Richard might have met quite a few elves, dwarves, and midgets here, and saw a halfling for the first time.

This little guy with hairy legs is not as strong as a dwarf, but he is very flexible and has excellent cooking skills.

This city gave Richard a very strange feeling. He actually saw a huge steam trailer used to transport goods from the dwarf next to him, and even a large steam hammer in a blacksmith shop. The technological development here was so abnormal. Many places in the old road were slash-and-burn farming, but here they even had steam engines.

There are many weirdos in this city, and even vampires openly open shops. By the way, the shops they open are very unique, similar to pawnshops.

But the collateral they took was not valuables, but blood.
That is to say, if you borrow money from them, after paying the principal, you still need to draw some blood as interest. If you can't even pay back the principal, it doesn't matter, you can continue to sell blood.

Vampires accept everyone who comes. They classify the blood according to the quality and clearly mark the price.

Surprisingly, the business here is unexpectedly good.
"Are vampires allowed to do this in this city?" Richard asked the mercenary leader Zod.

Zod shrugged and said, "Why not? The vampires pay, and those who borrow the money bleed. It's fair to mark the price clearly."

"At least this method is better than letting vampires attack people at will."

"Sir, the vampires in the New World are roughly divided into three factions. One is the reformists, who buy blood with money. The other is the conservatives, who reject this method and regard it as cowardly. They believe that fear can make blood sweeter, so they have always attacked all humans, elves, dwarves, etc.

As for the third category, they are the neutrals, and of course they are more inclined towards reform.”

Richard listened without commenting. The vampires in this world were very powerful and humans were unable to exterminate them, so they could only restrict them. Reformists were better than conservatives, but Richard guessed that there must be a mixture of them. Conservatives, maybe these two factions were deliberately created by the vampires themselves to show off to others.

"Is there anything special here?" Richard asked.

"Hey, of course!" Zod said with a grin, "There is a teahouse in this city that is charming at night. It is definitely a paradise for men!"

"The night is alluring? What kind of place is this?" Richard asked.

"A hot springs run by reformist vampires. Of course, if you don't like vampires, there are other fun places, such as the Wolf Girl Hotel."

"I heard that a new banshee club has opened here recently. Those banshees also come here through celestial intercourse. They are charming and beautiful, and their skills are excellent."

"If you prefer something more elegant, there are also humans and half-elves. As for pure-blooded elves, you can basically only try in the Elf Forest."

Banshee, wolf girl, vampire, human, half-elf Richard suspected that he was not in Lyon but Amsterdam. Was it such a complicated thing?
"By the way, sir, here is a travel guide, which is said to be written by a witcher named Geralt." Zod handed a parchment to Richard.

When I opened it, as expected, it not only recorded what Zod had just said, but also the dwarves. Isn't it true that the recipes of these demon hunters are so extensive?
Such a good appetite? Even the dwarves tried it.

"Are you serious about this dwarf? Are you sure they don't have beards and wear armor?" Richard couldn't help but complain.

"Of course, many dwarves like to go, but I don't like it very much. In fact, there are dwarves too, but ever since a strong man went there, the dwarves no longer accept people who are taller than 1.5 meters." Zod spread his hands.

"Sir, I suggest you try the banshees and vampires. They taste very special!" Zod instigated.

No, I prefer playing Gwent with mermaids.

Night falls.

Although he refused verbally, after dark, Richard couldn't help but go there to broaden his horizons and see how deep the water is.

As a man, you must always remain curious, so that your soul will not age.

Lyon at night is no worse than during the day. There are a lot of pedestrians on the streets and many food stalls on the street. You can smell the aroma of food from a long distance away.

After crossing several streets, Richard discovered that this was the real nightlife area.

Zod was very familiar with this place. He led Richard around and soon arrived at a luxuriously decorated house. At the gate stood four beautiful girls in long tulle dresses. These girls were all very beautiful, some charming, some cold, some pure and lovely, and some pitiful.

In short, it’s all about the man’s psychology.

What is even more surprising is that there is a special light shining behind them, and the tulle skirts are dimly visible under the light, almost as if they are not wearing anything.

After the two entered, they saw that the place was magnificent and there were many men coming here. It was obvious that this hot spring was very popular here.

"Your Excellency should be aware of the physical condition of vampires. Their body temperature is very low, and this is a hot spring resort, providing the most basic special services." Zod introduced to Richard.

The service charge of this spa is not high, it can even be said to be low, but you need to pay some blood when you pay. Of course, vampires will not suck the guests dry. So there are always some people who come to enjoy it every once in a while.

Of course, in addition to sucking blood, if you can provide blood rich in magic, it can also be a substitute, and they welcome it.

Richard discovered that besides mercenaries, the majority of customers here were actually demon hunters. He had already spotted several demon hunters. But think about it, demon hunters are poor, they don't have much money, and here the goods are good and cheap, and you can pay with blood, it's simply the best.

Zod quickly found two beautiful vampires to have fun with, and Richard was surrounded by several vampires. Their bodies instinctively felt that Richard's blood was good for them.

Unfortunately, Richard didn't intend to suck their blood. As a divine creature, his blood contained divine power.

So Richard came here today just to see the world and didn't plan to do anything.

"Sir, how would you like us to serve you?" said a pure and lovely looking vampire.

"How about a game of Gwent?" Richard said as he took out a deck of Gwent cards. The vampires around him brightened up and asked, "What's the stakes?"

"You lost a piece of clothing, how about I use this to pay off my debt if I lose?" Richard said as he took out a bottle of green dragon's blood.

After seeing the bottle of blood, the vampire girls around hurriedly nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)