The president did not stay in her office. Yamos inquired with the passing staff before finding her on the terrace on the second floor of the assembly hall.
"President."
Holding a slender pipe in her palm, the president of the Dragon Tribe, who was silently gazing at the northern sky, turned around. She found that the face of the visitor was not very good-looking.
"It's Yamos, what's the matter?"
"President, Xia Zuo came back last night. He was seriously injured. Before he fell into coma, he asked me to give this to you." Yamos took out a small roll of parchment and handed it to the president.
The president's expression suddenly became serious. She put down her pipe, unfolded the parchment, read the intelligence information recorded on it, and asked about Xia Zuo's situation.
"Is Xia Zuo seriously injured?"
"The external injury is okay, but the problem is that he inhaled Xialong's poisonous mist. Gulong's toxins cannot be cured by ordinary antidotes."
Speaking of this, Yamos seemed a little hesitant, but he finally asked his question: "President, I shouldn't say anything, but I still want to know why Xia Zuo went to deal with Xia Long alone.
That's an ancient dragon!
Although Xia Zuo is the best dual sword user in our Minagard Assembly and an eight-star hunter, no matter how strong a hunter is, there is no guarantee that he can fight against the ancient dragon alone and survive. That would be too dangerous! "
Facing Yamos, who was obviously a little excited, the president lady sighed softly, "How could I send someone to hunt ancient dragons...
It was the Ancient Dragon Observation Bureau that sent a request for assistance. They had lost the trace of the Xialong deep in the East Xiuret. Perhaps affected by the 'thing' in the ruins of the ancient city of Xiuret, the Xialong may be migrating westward.
You also know that Xia Long has the ability to become invisible, and it is impossible to locate Xia Long with the hot air balloon of the Gulong Observation Bureau alone, so I sent Xia Zuo to go deep into Xiuretsen Hill to investigate Xia Long's location.
I should have been more cautious. If I had sent a team of high-ranking hunters at that time, even if they encountered Xia Long, they would have been able to evacuate safely under mutual cover. "
After hearing the president's explanation, Yamos looked better.
As long as the hunters are not specially sent to "send death", those ancient dragons cannot be solved by just one or two hunters.
They are walking natural disasters, and their actions alone may cause large-scale changes in the ecosystem.
Humans can only repel it by building strong fortifications, spending a lot of manpower and material resources, and gathering the power of countless hunters.
Do you really think that the city walls of Minagard and those amazingly powerful city defense facilities are used to deal with flying dragons? What a joke!
They were designed from the beginning to deal with threats from deep in the North's Xiuret Mountains.
The threat called "The Ancient Dragon".
"Is there anything else?"
"It's just a little thing."
Yamos rubbed his forehead and said: "I recently accepted an apprentice. Before she starts to grow up, I may invest more time in her."
After hearing the implication of Yamos's words, the president's expression softened a little, and a smile appeared in her eyes, "I understand, cultivating the next generation is always the top priority, so feel free to do it."
"Thank you for understanding, then I won't disturb you." Yamos nodded, and was about to leave, but suddenly thought of something and turned around again.
"I almost forgot. Allow me to say more. In terms of mission selection and intelligence, the Assembly Hall should probably be more cautious."
The president lady raised her slender eyebrows, not dissatisfied, but rather curious.
"Prudent? What exactly do you mean?"
"Look at this two-star task list. Gordon just accepted it not long ago. Do you remember Gordon, right?"
"Of course, I am very concerned about the young man from Kokot Village. After all, he is the talent recommended by the 'hero'." The president lady smiled and took the task list handed over by Yamos and read a few times. Behind his eyes, his brows slowly wrinkled.
"...the Summer Festival of the Strange Face Clan? This is indeed our negligence."
The look of the president's lady became serious again, even more gloomy than when she discussed the topic related to "Cologne" before.
Yamos made it clear directly: "In summer, at the festival where the Strange Face Clan gathers in large numbers, the King of the Strange Face Clan may appear, and that is a monster with a dangerous level close to the top.
If it happens, with the young man's strength, he won't be able to come back. "
From the perspective of a "hunter", Yamos would not be polite about this kind of thing.
There is no problem with the mission of defeating 20 strange-faced clans being rated as two stars, but there is no note on the mission document to remind them of the possible appearance of the king of the strange-faced clan. This is a big problem.
"Apologise to Gordon on my behalf. I will cancel the mission and deal with the staff responsible for rating the mission." Ms. President said solemnly and seriously.
Unexpectedly, Yamos waved his hand, "No need, I participated in the mission in the name of taking the apprentice to familiarize himself with the hunting grounds. If the King of the Strange Face Clan really appears, I will handle it well."
"In that case, I'm sorry to trouble you." Madam President said with her hands folded in front of her and a deep bow.
"You're welcome, take your leave." After saying a simple goodbye, Yamos left alone.
Madam President took out her pipe again, filled it with tobacco, lit it, and after taking a deep breath, she exhaled a long stream of smoke as if she wanted to spit out all the worries in her heart.
"It's been such an eventful time."
...
At noon, Yamos treated him to a treat, and Gordon enjoyed the most luxurious lunch since his birth.
Even with the double discounts of the internal discount of the assembly hall and the special treatment of Yamos high-level hunters, the cost of this meal still exceeded 1,500 gold.
A variety of unheard of high-end ingredients opened Gordon's eyes.
Oni scallops freshly caught from the port in the early morning, king squid sashimi, sweet cone salad from the desert, white liver steamed with sake, crab shells made from armored crabs...
And the most important main course - red wine slow-braised rock tail.
At first, Gordon thought it was just a large stone soaked in fragrant soup.
In fact, that's right. According to Yamos, this dish is carefully cooked with the tail of the "Rock Dragon", the larvae of a flying dragon monster called "Armor Dragon".
More than 90% of the huge tail is composed of inedible bones and rocky carapace, but speaking of the thin layer of tender meat rich in oil mixed in it.
Simply a work of art!
Even Hayata, who looks elegant in eating, couldn't help but eat a lot.
What the two young men don't know yet is that many of these high-end dishes cannot be bought even if they have money. Only hunters who have reached a certain level can "unlock" these special menus.
Can it be regarded as an "encouragement mechanism" for the assembly hall?
Yamos smiled as he watched Gordon go from being polite and reserved at the beginning to gobbling up his food later.
He admired this young man.
There are many reasons for this, including the excellent talent that promoted him to the second star at a young age, the iron-like physique that can only be honed with enough hard work, the kindness of saving his close friends and disciples, and the "feelings" that Kokot heroes are willing to endorse... ....
If it weren't for the fact that the opponent obviously belonged to the strength-based path and his basic fighting style had already been finalized, he would have wanted to recruit another disciple.
Picking up the wine glass and taking a sip of the light fruit wine, Yamos looked at Hayata, who also had a red mouth.
The little girl's talent is equally outstanding and her mind is strong enough. When she grows up, she will be no worse than this boy and can inherit his mantle.
Well, although I am not destined to become a master and apprentice, since it looks pleasing to my eyes, I should teach him more things.
