In the small room of the weapons workshop, Lidia used the key to open the lid on the ground. What appeared in front of them was a dark hole, just big enough for a person to pass through.

Lidia looked at the two of them and said maliciously.

"Which one of you wants to take the lead?"

Emil and Sean looked at each other. After observing the cave entrance for a while, they looked at Lydia again and then made a unanimous decision.

"Of course it is you, Lord Knight."

Lidia was dumbfounded. Seeing their excitement, she thought they would rush over, so she asked quickly.

"Why?"

"Uh, Emil, you can tell me." Thain declined.

"Ahem, think about it, we don't know how deep this hole is. If we go in one after another, wouldn't you just be at the top? Then as long as we raise our heads, we will... You should understand, right?

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"Pfft, I'm actually worried about this kind of problem," Lidia couldn't help but laugh, and then explained, "It's okay, my armor has covered my whole body, and it won't be exposed."

"Really? What a pity." Sion blurted out.

"ha?"

"Well, what he said is that it's a pity that you can't take the lead." Emil quickly defended him.

"Oh, then Sion, you go down first." Lidia smiled and said.

"Ah? Then, okay then."

Unable to shirk Lydia's suggestion, Sion had no choice but to reluctantly stick his body into the cave, and soon his feet touched the ladder leaning against the inner wall of the cave.

Seeing Sion go in, Emil had no choice but to follow him. Regardless of whether Lidia had protective measures or not, it was a gentleman's behavior not to raise his head at this time.

But for some reason, he suddenly felt the urge to look up, and his heartbeat began to speed up at the same time.

Although the rationality in his heart kept warning him that this was disrespectful to the knight, after a few seconds of ideological struggle, he finally chose to look up, but was dumbfounded because he found that Lydia did not come in at all, but

Looking at him at the entrance of the cave, he looked overjoyed.

Emil's cheeks suddenly felt hot, and he just wanted to find a hole to crawl in... However, he suddenly realized that he was in a hole.

"Um...Lidya, why don't you come down?" Emil asked guiltily.

"Haha, don't worry, it's too crowded and inconvenient. You go down first and I'll be there soon."

"...Uh, okay then,"

Emil breathed a sigh of relief. He probably understood that Lidia was trying to help him get off the ground.

After two minutes of climbing the cave, the two finally reached the bottom, but the surroundings were pitch black and they couldn't see their fingers.

Immediately afterwards, Lydia also came down, and she seemed to be really following Emil. At this time, Sion was not happy.

"Hey, Emil, did you look up just now?" Sean said in Emil's ear.

"No, no, am I that kind of person?"

"Really? If it were me, I would definitely watch it." Sion said bluntly.

"Tsk, tsk, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person." Emil looked at him with a strange look.

"Huh? What kind of person do you think Sion is?" Lydia suddenly appeared in their ears and said quietly.

"Ah ah ah -" the two people immediately screamed and complained, "Please, don't get so close without warning, it will scare people to death."

"I'm sorry. Didn't you two just stand close together and whisper? Of course, in such a quiet environment, I can hear you clearly."

"Ah this..."

"Hehe, I really disappoint you. I told you that I have taken protective measures, and you can't even see it if you want to. However, if you beg me, it's not impossible." Lidia continued to tease them.

"Stop, stop teasing us, okay? I'm really sorry. We shouldn't have bad thoughts. Emil, please apologize quickly."

Sean lowered his head and at the same time pushed Emil's head down.

"Okay, okay, I'm just kidding you." Lidia waved her hand.

"..."

"But it's dark here, Miss Lydia, what is the secret you are talking about?" Emil finally got to the point.

"Hmph, wait for me."

After Lidia said that, she groped the basement wall and came to a corner.

Immediately afterwards, a few sparks appeared on the wall. It seemed that it had touched some kind of flammable object, and a flame was immediately produced. No, to be precise, it was a fire snake, which was moving rapidly along the wall, and finally surrounded the entire basement.

It stopped after a circle.

The dark space instantly lit up because of the fire snake. Emil finally understood what had happened. It turned out that there was a groove filled with oil on the surrounding walls, and there was a ignition mechanism near the door. That mechanism

It looks like a black crow with a special beak that can strike sparks from flint.

According to Lidya, it is very easy to turn off the flames when leaving. There is a cover on the groove, and the mechanism is driven by it.

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The bottom can be closed to extinguish the flames.

"This is amazing." Thain felt incredible.

Emil was not too surprised by this, because he had seen this kind of mechanism in story books before, but now it was the first time he saw it in real form.

However, the next scene shocked all three of them.

I saw a behemoth appearing in the spacious basement. The thing was so huge that even with the firelight that could illuminate the entire space, I couldn't fully see the true face of the thing.

"This, this is..." Lidia said softly.

"Could it be some kind of creature?"

Emil guessed this because he could feel the thing breathing.

"Miss Lidia, listening to your tone, is this your first time here?" Sain suddenly asked.

"Yes, grandpa never told me before. He only told me that there is a secret to shorten the forging time in the basement. Maybe grandpa thought this was the last chance for forging and there was no need to hide it anymore, so he let us in."

Perhaps after hearing the conversation of the three people, the huge thing suddenly moved, and then a transparent sphere appeared in the dark corner, reflecting the firelight on the wall.

Seeing this scene, Emil was so shocked that he forgot to breathe. This was something he could only see in story books. It was also something he had always longed for, but even he thought it was whimsical.

Because it was actually a dragon, and the transparent sphere was the dragon's eyeball.

"This, what is this?" Sion couldn't help but exclaimed.

"It's a dragon."

After understanding the true identity of the behemoth, Lidia was quite calm, and she seemed to have expected it.

According to imperial historians studying ancient books and archaeological excavations of many ruins, they found that in addition to humans, there are other races on this land. The dragon race is one of them, and it is a very powerful and warlike race. Not only does it have a huge

Their bodies are as smart as humans, and they can also use magic freely. With their huge wings, they can fly to an altitude of 10,000 meters in one go.

However, in the nearly five hundred years since the establishment of the empire, humans have never seen a dragon again, so historians speculate that the dragon clan has perished.

Later humans can only see traces of them from story books. However, such a legendary creature actually appeared in front of Emil and others.

"Wow, who are you, and why did you come into my room?"

Just when everyone was stunned, a girl's voice suddenly appeared.

Emil felt strange. This was obviously not Lydia's voice, and apart from the three of them, there was only this dragon in the basement. Could it be that the dragon was speaking?

"Hey, why don't you speak? If you don't give me an explanation, I'll burn you to ashes."

Obviously, it was indeed the dragon who was speaking, and it was a dragon with the personality of a girl. She also said very scary words in a voice as cute as a silver bell.

"Ah, I'm sorry, we shouldn't have broken into Lord Long's room without permission." Sion apologized quickly.

"Huh? Wait a minute, are you guys delivering food to me? It was always Mr. Mosswood who delivered it to me before. Why did it change today? Could something happen to the old man?"

"Huh? Food delivery?"

"Yes, the old man wants me to live here, so of course he has to give me food, otherwise he will starve to death."

"Wha, what? Dragons will starve to death too."

"Tsk, why are you talking? Dragons are not humans... Oh, they are indeed not humans. You are so rude. Dragons also need to eat to survive. What's more, I am here to assist the old man in forging. You humans also get paid for your work.

Well, what’s wrong with me having some food?”

"Oh, so you are what Mosswood said is the secret to shortening the forging time." Emil suddenly realized.

He knew that most dragons would breathe fire. This kind of flame was called "Dragon Breath". It was hotter and burned longer than the flames produced by humans, and it didn't even require fuel.

In this way, even iron sheets mixed with white crystal ore can be burned red in a short time. The iron sheets can be easily softened, making it easier to remove impurities and shape them.

"What's the matter? Bring the food quickly. I'm going to starve to death. If I die, Mosswood's mission will not be completed."

"Oh, okay," Emil quickly agreed to her, and then he had an idea and said, "We just want to say hello to you first, and we will deliver all your food from now on."

"Really? What happened to Mr. Mosswood? Is he dead?"
To be continued...