Logan couldn't help exclaiming, "Good fellow."
This little old man, with a completely serious face, said that this was the greatest masterpiece of alchemy in the present age, and it also required all kinds of precious materials, among which were even Logan's scales and materials from other Elder Dragons that their ancient Wyverian tribe had treasured.
That pile of all sorts of strange materials made Logan feel somewhat embarrassed just listening to it, and yet this guy the Admiral still nodded in strong agreement; without even having to think about it, one could tell this guy was teasing the little old man.
The Admiral looked honest and simple, but in reality he was also a shrewd person; it was just that in how he conducted himself he was even more bold and upright.
In the end, only after the ancient Wyverian prophet had finished speaking to his heart's content did the Admiral finally open his mouth to ask the price.
The ancient Wyverian was also straightforward now, directly setting the price at five times that of the accessories they usually sold that were produced through ancient Wyverian alchemy!
"No problem!" The Admiral agreed in one go without any hesitation at all.
The ancient Wyverian prophet, who had originally already prepared himself for haggling, was stunned for a moment.
One had to know that the accessories they produced with ancient Wyverian alchemy were not priced cheaply to begin with, and multiplying that price fivefold could be called a high price.
Yet among the materials used in this new accessory, apart from that crystal branch being somewhat rare, the rest were all collected from the Fire Wyvern group, and even from those new ordinary Fire Wyverns living in the lower layer.
At five times the original price, the ancient Wyverian prophet even felt that his own heart seemed a bit black.
But looking at it now, he had actually still named too low a price!!
"Then let's settle it like this. However many of these new alchemical accessories there are, we will take them all, but if there is not enough cash, can we use materials to offset it?"
"Of course that's no problem."
Looking at the ancient Wyverian prophet who had somewhat fallen into self-doubt, the Wyverian girl, having received Logan's signal, picked up the thread of the conversation and agreed.
"All right, then it's settled like this!"
The corners of the Admiral's mouth curved slightly; after all, this money was not coming out of his pocket, so what reason did he have not to agree? The most important thing was to let Logan see his attitude, in order to increase his bargaining chips for getting him to agree to go to Astera to help with its defense.
Spending a sum of money in exchange for an Elder Dragon taking the field was truly a deal that could not possibly be more cost-effective.
Moreover, this time, he absolutely would not miss it!!
'Being late is strictly forbidden!!'
This sentence was his motto now!
"Roar~"
"Boss Fire Wyvern is asking whether you know what Elder Dragon it is in this Elder Dragon Crossing this time. Is there any kind of picture or something?" the Wyverian girl quickly translated, then looked at Logan somewhat strangely. In her perception, originally Logan only needed a name, and needing a picture later was something urgently tacked on as a follow-up.
After all, at present, the Hunter's Guild's names for some Elder Dragons and those of the ancient Wyverians were different, so the Wyverian girl found it strange why, at the beginning, Logan had only needed a name.
"A picture? We have one!"
How could the person delivering the information possibly not bring a picture? They just wanted to see whether they could get some information from the ancient Wyverians.
"This monster has been named Yama Tsukami by us. It was first discovered in a special area in the Old World named Ancient Tower, and the Guild has given it quite a high danger rating."
As the scroll unfolded, Logan's pupils drew inward like cross-eyes, fixed on that very abstract sketch.
"What the— I'm fighting Yama Tsukami?"
Logan looked at the Admiral in some disbelief. Just relying on the small number of people the Research Commission currently had here, with defensive equipment that did not even include a Dragonator, and without even any favorable environmental terrain, they were going to fight this guy?
To be honest, even if Chameleos was added in, Logan did not have much confidence.
After all, Yama Tsukami was a Disaster-Level Elder Dragon!!
Although this thing's weaknesses were obvious, it basically had all the drawbacks possessed by all super-large Elder Dragons, and its movement speed was not fast, and its methods of attack were also simple.
But the vitality, energy, and physique possessed by Disaster-Level monsters, it possessed all the same.
To oppose a monster like this, unless they had more than five ordinary Elder Dragons, or Astera had a large quantity of anti–Elder Dragon-grade defensive equipment, they would not have enough confidence to repel it.
That's right, to repel it!
To kill it, unless the other side was willing to fight you to the bitter end, or unless, like the future Sapphire Star, you took advantage of the time, place, and people and dragged the newly born Xeno'jiiva, which still could not perform long-distance flight, into a death match, otherwise monsters of this level were truly hard to kill.
Perhaps having seen the unusual look in Logan's eyes, the Admiral gave an awkward laugh and continued, "Besides you here, we've also invited Ahtal-Ka in the Ancient Ruins Basin. If possible, if Lady Aki as a rare species is willing to take part, then our odds—"
It was very obvious that in the data on Yama Tsukami provided from Astera, it was also noted that within the category of Elder Dragons it possessed an evaluation of an extremely high ecological niche, and therefore they had made the decision to invite all the high-end combat power they currently knew of.
"Roar!" (No!)
Logan directly rejected this request; Aki's current state was not suitable for participating in this kind of dangerous battle.
However, he also had no intention of retreating. After all, this was Yama Tsukami!
An Elder Dragon that liked indiscriminate feeding, especially loving forests and lakes—Logan did not dare gamble that the other party would have no interest in the Ancient Tree.
Rather than possibly fighting the other party in the Ancient Tree region in the future, it was better to directly pull the battlefield over to the coast.
What was more, besides him and Chameleos, given the current relationship between Ahtal-Ka and the Research Commission, it would most likely also take part.
And such a huge dangerous fellow crossing as an Elder Dragon Crossing to the New World—nature's consciousness could not possibly fail to show some reaction, so this battle could be fought!
He also just happened to be able to try out that trait he had drawn over these years that he had held great expectations for.
[Sheer Force: Able to inject a new energy belonging solely to oneself into flames, releasing in an instant all the power contained within the flames.]
A very powerful trait, especially with extremely high compatibility with the strength Logan possessed at this stage and his commonly used methods of battle.
Logan had tried a casually instant-fired fireball, and after detonating it through the Sheer Force trait, although it lost the subsequent burning and high-temperature damage, that instant burst of power had already been comparable to the might of his fireball after charging.
It was imaginable that if he went all-out charging, then compressed the Calamity Flame into a cluster, and finally used Sheer Force to detonate it, this power would surpass all his past moves and become his strongest killing move!
And this Yama Tsukami, whose movement speed was not considered fast, would be Logan's best target.
Although they had not managed to invite both Logan and his wife over, Logan agreeing was still an enormous gain.
"Then let us set out tonight. Going over earlier will also let us make some preparations earlier." After saying this, the Admiral turned around and left, carrying a trace of excitement and a trace of worry.
"Roar!"
"Wait, the pay must be increased!!" The Wyverian girl translated Logan's roar almost at the same instant.
"Don't worry, old friend! This time the enemy we face is of a very high tier. The reward we are offering will definitely satisfy you." The Admiral left without even turning his head.
And behind him, a faint, inexplicable glint flashed through Logan's eyes.
These words were enough. The opponent was a Disaster-Level Elder Dragon, after all. As for this reward—hehe!!
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