After the ascetic finished dripping the blood, he respectfully made a strange salute to the dragon, then stood up and limped towards the outside of Snake Valley. Halfway there, he turned back to the human clerics, "Stay here and behave; it is your honor to be slaves of the great dragon."

After saying that, he glanced at the huge body of the dragon again, his eyes filled with respect. Under the crowd's incredulous gaze, he turned around and slowly walked towards the outside. The group of snakes that surrounded him dispersed, vaguely forming a path.

Under the light of the setting sun, his silhouette grew longer and longer. The dragon turned its massive body to face the remaining humans. "Evil dragon, what have you done to Elder Kevin? I, Augustus, won't let you have your way!" A young cleric, despite his fear, stood up on trembling legs. The events just now had been too bizarre, and the giant dragon had already become synonymous with the soul-devouring devil in his mind.

"Hahahahaha! What a hot-blooded young man. There aren't many like you anymore. Do you want to slay a dragon? Oh! Youngster! Where is your sword?"

The young cleric then remembered he had no weapon in his hand. The huge sword had long since been dropped in panic. He hurriedly picked up the giant sword and waved it up and down, a wary look on his face.

"It's better to save your strength. That toothpick-like sword of yours can't even break my defense. Are you stronger than that human just now?"

"Devil! You devil! God will bless me," the young cleric finally had a mental breakdown and began to speak incoherently.

He rushed towards the giant dragon with his sword, but before he could take a few steps, he felt his body grow heavy, and the fighting qi within him began to slow down. After a few trembling steps, he finally fell to the ground and bawled his eyes out.

The stimulation these humans had received today had already exceeded the sum of their entire lives. All of the humans clung together, facing unknown forces that were often much more terrifying than normal. If they saw a giant beast or a dragon, they only felt terror.

Then, after facing the eerie ghost face and the changes with the Elder, they began to have a mental breakdown. Brandon immediately reacted as soon as he saw this situation, and he secretly laughed in his heart. If he hadn't seen that the foundation of these humans' fighting qi was still good, he would have fed them to the snakes long ago.

If these people were slightly cultivated, they would still be very useful. In the future, they could be used to solve many problems, such as the harassment of Snake Valley.

Brandon noticed that the number of snakes in Snake Valley seemed to have decreased significantly. Flying all the way here, he only saw a few sparse ones. It seemed that during his absence, Snake Valley had suffered significant losses. If humans attacked a few more times, the snakes in Snake Valley might disappear.

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He then laughed out loud. "Humans, the great dragon merely signed a loyalty contract with that human. Only the one who signed the pact can I truly feel comfortable letting leave. The greed and cunning of humans compelled me to do so. But with your strength, you are not qualified enough to make me sign the pact. Additionally, I will give you a month's time. If your strength doesn't satisfy me by then, I think the outcome should be very clear to you."

At this time, a man past middle age stood up shakily. "Great Dragon, I am Deacon Wright of the Church, and I am willing to sign a contract with you. I think that I will be very helpful to you, and I know everything about the human world. As long as you let me go back, then you will know all the basic intelligence of the human race. Moreover, I will use my network to influence public opinion and change humans' impression of dragons. You need a spokesperson in the human world, and I am your best choice. Also, I have a great deal of wealth to offer the great dragon. I hope the great dragon will let me go back."

Brandon took a look at the man with a bit of a beer belly. Aside from the slight panic of shock, he seemed circumspect and full of compassion, with a strength of about level two or so. He did seem a bit too old to be a warrior, and it did seem like he needed one of those himself.

"Human, you know your way around. I like people like you, and as you'll find out later, serving the gargoyle is the honor of your life. I can let you go. However, although the giant dragon loves treasures, it will not accept the family wealth of its subordinates."

The Deacon was ecstatic after hearing that. "Great Dragon, you are truly as powerful as a god. Your kindness will be immortalized in the history of the world, and your generosity..."

"Alright. You can leave after signing the contract. Besides, I very much dislike your bragging." Brandon had a headache and hurriedly interrupted his pontificating.

The dragon scales on the ground floated back up, a cloud of blood spurted out of his mouth, and his mental energy quickly carved. Within moments, the scales fell in front of Deacon Wright.

Deacon Wright hesitated for a while, and finally bit his lip, put his middle finger in his mouth, and bit hard. His finger trembled as he reached towards the dragon scale.

The blood dripped onto the dragon scale, a black gas immediately surged into Wright's body. He didn't feel anything strange; on the contrary, he felt that he was in a very good state, and his strength seemed to have vaguely increased.

He once again faced the giant dragon, and he didn't know why, but his heart was full of respect. He respectfully said, "Great Dragon, my subordinate will leave now."

"Take that dragon scale with you. I think it should be able to be exchanged for quite a lot of money in the human world. It should be used."

"Great Dragon, you are too generous. When I return to the human world, I will try to publicize the glorious image of the great dragon. In the future, when humans see a dragon, they will not be greeted with cannonballs, but flowers and applause."

"I hope so." Brandon narrowed his eyes slightly, imagining what it would be like. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl up.

Deacon Wright picked up the huge scales and bowed before walking towards the outside of Snake Valley, which was filled with snakes. He was scared to look at them, but the snakes avoided him when they saw him and didn't attack, as if they possessed intelligence.

Wright hurriedly accelerated his steps towards the outside, secretly thinking about the huge project he would undertake in the future.