Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon's Might-Chapter 75 - Pay More

Next, Leon took the Brass Dragon away.

Bringing the Brass Dragon, which had the abilities of a stonecutter, along to renovate his lair was his main purpose for this trip; he couldn’t let the Brass Dragon off the hook.

Moreover, to prevent the Brass Dragon from cheating or escaping halfway through, Leon even raided the Brass Dragon’s treasure hoard, taking away some of the gemstones and money the Brass Dragon had collected, agreeing to return them all once the Brass Dragon completed the work.

If the Brass Dragon did an excellent job, Leon promised to pay an additional sum of money; in any case, what counted as an excellent job was entirely up to Leon’s word.

It was already evening by the time they reached Steam Lake.

The setting sun was red…

Leon truly regretted that he should have waited for the Efreeti to transform the Steam Lake into the Molten Lava Lake before taking it over, but then again if the Efreeti hadn’t attacked him at the start, what followed wouldn’t have happened.

The Brass Dragon was an Adult Dragon and a chatterbox who liked to chat with others, having accumulated a wide range of knowledge.

It immediately recognized there was something special about the Dome Castle Leon wanted renovations on.

“Where did you get this castle from?” The Brass Dragon landed on the ground, “Did you rob it from an Efreeti?”

Knowing that the Brass Dragon was a good dragon, Leon worried that the latter might have some scruples.

To avoid trouble as much as possible and unnecessary complications, he self-righteously retorted, “Malevolent slavers, vile plunderers, the evil Efreeti deserve to be eradicated by everyone.”

“Dog eat dog,” huffed the Brass Dragon.

“Prejudice,” Leon flashed his teeth.

The Brass Dragon neither agreed nor disagreed.

He belonged to the Chaotic Good alignment.

If the Red Dragon had taken a castle from a righteous person, he would definitely have to consider whether or not to associate with evil.

Since the Red Dragon took the castle from the evil Efreeti, he didn’t feel any guilt.

The mumbling was just him being mouthy.

“This castle doesn’t suit you,” the Brass Dragon entered the castle and glanced around.

“That’s why I asked for you,” said Leon.

“This doorway won’t do.

It suits an Efreeti but not a Dragon…

Can you even sit on this throne?

Take it down, turn it into a sleeping area, and even then, I think it’s too small.” The Brass Dragon looked around, “Why are there so many Fire Elements?

Aren’t you dealing with them?

Also, there’s no courtyard; what if someone traps you inside, how will you run?”

The Brass Dragon went on nonstop.

At first, Leon was listening seriously, nodding frequently, until he realized the Brass Dragon was unraveling an adventure from one window to the next.

“Leave professional matters to professionals, I won’t interfere.

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My subordinates, the Salamanders, are at your command…

My only request is to keep the Efreeti’s bedroom for me, I plan to use it when in my human form, especially that balcony which cannot be touched.” Leon gave a few instructions and quickly made his escape.

He didn’t know that after he left, the Brass Dragon cheekily sneaked into the treasure room, completely ignoring the messy weapons, fixating its gaze on a huge mirror decorated with brass on the wall, a pity that it had the desire but not the daring.

About a few days later, Tassera heard that Leon had begun to build his lair, handing over the Dome Castle which he robbed from the Efreeti to the Brass Dragon for renovations.

She immediately found him.

Since Leon decided to settle down for a long time, preparations for cooperation could begin.

Blue Dragon shared her plans, and after hearing them, Leon had reason to believe her talents mainly lay in learning and research.

Of course, Leon also admitted he wasn’t particularly talented; at most, he had read some books, watched a few movies, TV shows, and played a few games.

Either way, throwing in a few words of input was no problem.

“Isn’t it too troublesome to proactively ask caravans for money?

Why not let them take the initiative to pay?”

“My idea goes like this—those who pay us, we give them a safe passage certificate, which will protect their safety.”

“For those annoying sand bandits, my suggestion is to issue them Plunder Certificates.

Caravans without a safe passage certificate are free for them to loot, but those with certificates should not be harassed.”

“There will definitely be disobedient sand bandits, and we’ll surely need to do something to teach them that they must take the words of a giant dragon seriously.”

“Of course, we don’t just hand out Plunder Certificates for nothing – we have to charge money for them.”

“If a few Plunder Certificates can stir up conflicts among the sand bandits, the class strife between dragons and sand bandits would become less prominent.”

“We don’t aim to make a fortune from the Plunder Certificates, our main concern is dealing with…

well, we have to let others feed themselves, otherwise, they’ll turn their hostility toward us, and we also want to use them to strike at caravans that don’t buy safe passage certificates.”

“Right, the safe passage certificate should start cheap, and then we increase the price every month…

buy on the rise, not on the fall.”

“Just some humble thoughts.

Actual implementation requires adaptability.”

After Leon finished speaking, he found Tassera staring at him dumbfounded.

“Are you sure you’re not a Green Dragon?” Tassera finally came back to her senses.

Leon gestured dismissively.

Ideals are abundant, but reality is harsh; things are not that easy to handle.

Who will take charge of this matter is a problem.

Tassera indicated that she has to study spells every day and lacks the time, wanting to push all the tasks onto Leon.

However, Leon, preferring to take a smaller cut, would rather not trouble himself.

After all, his misfortune of arriving in this world was brought on by overnight work, so he has developed a profound aversion to work, and just enough money was enough for him.

“Why don’t we find the Brass Dragon?” Leon suddenly came up with the idea.

“The stubborn good dragon,” Tassera said, “he won’t support us.”

“We tell him we want to join forces with the sand bandits to rob all caravans, and he will definitely oppose it.

At that point, we compromise, claiming we’ll spare those who pay a little money for a safe passage certificate…” Leon asked, “Do you think the Brass Dragon will change his stance and support us?”

Blue Dragon’s mouth opened slightly; she was now beginning to believe that Brass Dragon might help.

“Perfect, we sell the safe passage certificates, and most of the caravans won’t trust us, definitely thinking we’re just trying to swindle money.

But if the Brass Dragon, being a Metal Dragon, were to sell them, everyone would trust that, right?” Leon said, “The Brass Dragon can handle the sale of the safe passage certificates; we’ll still have to handle the messy business of fighting.”

“Killing the disobedient is my forte,” Leon had no qualms about slaughtering rebellious sand bandits.

Just like that, Leon and Tassera went to the Brass Dragon, preparing to scheme against him.

However, the Brass Dragon wasn’t easily fooled; he insisted that both robbery and selling safe passage certificates were wrong.

Even though he is a good dragon, he’s part of the chaotic lineup.

Who knows why Brass Dragon was so stubborn, not as flexible as he normally seemed to be.

Anyway, Tassera was a bit angry, roaring, “We’re set on doing this, try and stop us if you can.”

Leon patted Blue Dragon, signaling her to calm down, and then turned to look at the Brass Dragon, saying, “We’ll give you a ten percent share of the profits every month.”

“Do you think money can buy me?” Brass Dragon’s eyes widened, “I am implacably opposed to evil.”

“Twenty percent, can’t be more,” Leon replied, his expression unchanging, his tone even.

“If you can ensure the safety of the caravans with safe passage certificates, I think it’s reasonable to charge a bit of money…” Brass Dragon paused, “Really can’t do thirty percent?

I think thirty percent is fair.”

Leon eyed Brass Dragon askance; he now seriously doubted Brass Dragon’s alignment.

Or is there nothing in the world that can’t be solved with more money?