A person who can experience the collapse of Gondor, the tide of evil, the death in battle, and the unraveling of the coffin, is indeed qualified to face all the strange things in this world indifferently, Melita Purnia has to admit that Gao What the text says makes sense.
What she didn't know was that what Gao Wen had experienced was far more than these. She had to add the experience of plane crashes, traveling through time and space, and flying in space for hundreds of thousands of years to make up Gao Wen's complete life.
In this unimaginably long life, the appearance of a dragon is just a tiny bit of colorful embellishment in the blink of an eye to Gao Wen.
He was surprised, and a little bit surprised, but overall...it wasn't a big deal.
He was no more surprised than someone in the distant Typhon Empire had invented fertilizer.
"To be honest, many humans think that dragons are just legends, but almost everyone who has delved into history and dabbled in the supernatural field knows that dragons are real, you just rarely show up in public," Gawain looked at Melita ?Purnia's eyes protruding from the top of the veil, under normal conditions, it is really impossible to tell that these eyes belong to a giant dragon, "Who would have thought that you are actually beside us, pretending to be …so good.”
"Transformation spells are handed down from the Dragon Clan," Melita said with a chuckle. "We are good at disguising ourselves as any species, but to be honest, there is a race that is better at mimicry and camouflage than us."
"A sea monster? Oh, I know that Till would even disguise herself as a pile of seaweed to avoid work. If it weren't for the impossibility of growing seaweed in the dock, she might have succeeded..."
The two chatted casually like friends for many years. The identities of humans and dragons seemed to be forgotten by them. The atmosphere of the scene became strangely harmonious for a while, but in the end, the topic returned to Melita's race and the purpose of the dragon clan. .
Now that Miss Agent has chosen to be open and honest, Gao Wen's question is straightforward: "So, the Mithril Treasury is actually controlled by the Dragon Clan?"
"That's true, in fact... our Dragon Clan established the Mithril Treasury," Melita nodded frankly, "But I want to emphasize again, there is no conspiracy here to dig out the Dragon Clan and have no malice towards any race on the mainland." …”
"Then what about the land empire that was destroyed in the Battle Against the Tide?"
Gao Wen suddenly mentioned a historical event that could definitely be regarded as a sensitive topic in Melita's ears, which made her breath stop obviously.
"You really know a lot..." The humanoid dragon stared into Gawain's eyes, "This has gone beyond the records of human history and beyond human understanding of this world."
Gawain laughed: "You know, there are many 'wonderful' people around me, and I don't necessarily know less than you about those ancient mysteries."
"That siren..." Melita's eyes flashed with amazement, and then she shook her head, "It seems that you do know a lot, so our conversation can be more open and honest. But regarding the Rebellion, I suggest that you don't ask too much now, and if you see other dragons, it's best not to ask rashly."
Gawain noticed something in an instant: Tyre called the war in ancient times the "Battle Against the Tide", while Melita called it "The Chaos Against the Tide". But huge.
And it seems... this thing is even kind of taboo among dragons
Although he was very interested in the ancient war that might have involved the "black trap", Gao Wen didn't dwell on this issue, but changed the subject lightly: "Actually, I'm curious, why did you so easily Reveal your dragon identity, your dragons are so mysterious in front of the world, isn't it important to disguise yourself?"
"It's very important, but it's not as important as you think," Melita said indifferently, "After I found out that you investigated the impact crater and that my lost items were still on you, I knew that you would definitely take the Mithril Treasury Connecting with the giant dragon, instead of making things troublesome in the future, Mithril Treasure House thinks that it is better to directly increase the 'contact level' with you, and from historical experience, doing so is the best way to avoid accidents."
"...It seems that you have a complete set of plans to deal with all kinds of accidents in the process of contacting the world," Gao Wen judged, "There are strict plans, strict organization, hierarchical management, and huge scale... Mithril Treasury The purpose of its establishment is definitely not just to be a 'treasure house', right?"
"We dragons have been paying attention to the land of Loren and the development and changes of all races and countries on this land. The Mithril Treasury is a tool for us to observe the continent. Of course, its role as a 'treasure house' is equally important. The dragons are a race that likes to collect treasures. , You should have heard of this too."
Gao Wen raised his eyebrows, and directly ignored the part about "collecting treasures": "Just observation?"
"Just observing, we will not interfere in any affairs of the secular kingdom."
"Then what exactly are you observing?" Gawain asked again, "Observing how the secular kingdom works? Observing how each race develops? Or... observing how we face survival disasters such as demon tides?"
Melita replied indifferently: "It's all under observation."
"I'm also your target of observation, right?"
Melita hesitated: "Maybe it's a bit offensive, but in a sense... yes."
"Then what is the purpose of the observation? Shouldn't it be just to satisfy your curiosity?"
"Why can't it be?" Melita asked cunningly, she obviously didn't intend to answer this question directly, "The dragon race is a very curious race."
"How long has the Mithril Treasury existed?"
"When did the oldest country on the mainland appear, and when did the Mithril Treasury be established?"
Gawain stared into Melita's eyes: "It can even be traced back to before the last demon tide, isn't it?"
"...It seems that you have indeed obtained a lot of knowledge from the siren," Melita nodded after a short silence, "As you said, it dates back to before the last demon tide, and even traced back to several ancient demon tides. Before. We may not always be called 'Mithril Vault', but agents will always appear on this continent."
"You will not be affected by the magic tide? Same as the sea monster?"
"We can indeed survive the tide, but we are not in the same situation as the Sirens."
"How did you resist the demon tide?"
"No comment at the moment."
"Then what is a black trap?"
“…still no comment.”
Gawain stared into Melita's eyes for three minutes, and the latter sighed deeply, his tone full of helplessness: "It's true, I have no comment, Duke Cecil."
Gao Wen was not reconciled to the fruitless conversation with Long, he persistently asked: "No comment means, in fact, you know, but you can't tell me?"
"You can understand it this way," Melita's answer became more hesitant than before. She seemed to be struggling to decide on her vocabulary, but she still tried to maintain etiquette. "I can't tell you, but it's definitely not out of malice."
Gawain's subconscious was suddenly touched by intuition, and he seemed to sense something from Melita's reaction.
He asked cautiously: "Is the black trap related to the cause of the demon tide?"
"There is no direct connection."
He asked again: "The black trap... has something to do with God?"
Melita fell silent.
But her eyes were fixed on Gao Wen all the time, and she didn't move away for a moment.
After a few seconds, her eyes gradually turned into shimmering golden vertical pupils, and fine scales began to appear near her cheeks and forehead. She opened her mouth, a low-pitched sound mixed with a low-pitched sound that humans could not comprehend. A whisper came from her mouth. At this moment, Gawain noticed the shadow behind Melita. The shadow was gradually breaking free from the shackles of optical law, and a pair of huge dragon wings were stretching out from the shadow: her shadow, Into the shape of a dragon.
Gao Wen nodded: "I already know the answer, so I don't need to answer."
Melita's shadow quickly recovered, and her dragon-like eyes and scales also returned to normal.
She looked into Gawain's eyes and said softly, "We are still in the trap."
Finally, Gao Wen came into contact with the real secret.
He looked at the agent lady who had returned to normal, and suddenly became curious: "You told me so much... because you raised the so-called 'contact level'?"
Melita nodded: "Yes."
After that, Gawain had a lot of conversations with Melita Purnia.
But in the end, he still failed to find out more inside information about the Dragon Clan, including where they live, how big the Mithril Treasure House is on the mainland, what plans the Dragon Clan has in front of the demon tide and the black trap, and whether their next step What actions will be taken on the mainland.
Obviously, even if the "contact level" is raised, Melita still has to keep a lot of secrets.
But this conversation has satisfied Gawain.
He has achieved more than he originally expected.
But he also knew that since the Mithril Treasury, or the Dragon Clan took the initiative to be honest with him, it was definitely not for nothing.
"What do you hope to get from me?" Gao Wen asked, "The so-called raising the 'contact level' is probably not as simple as you telling me a lot of secrets, right?"
"Actually, we really don't have anything to ask for," Melita shook her head lightly, "Even the increase in contact level this time is due to my negligence and accident, we just hope to be quiet spectators if there is really anything we need You do, and that's what we want you to continue to do with us, as always, and to keep our mutual secrets."
Gao Wen couldn't help laughing: "To be honest, you should tell me about keeping a secret before telling the secret."
"It doesn't make any difference," Melita spread her hands, "It's more beneficial to talk to someone like you than to be calculating. We believe that you are not a person who likes to publicize, and...we actually don't care much about you. These secrets will be proclaimed.
"The Mithril Treasury has existed on the mainland for many years. Hundreds of dynasties and countless people have contacted us. During the long years, there have never been many thrilling 'secrets' about the Mithril Treasury. Some of them even It will be clamored for as long as a century, but in the end it has become an incomplete history and legend in the change of dynasties.
"You can tell the whole conversation today and believe me, a century from now it'll be a story, two centuries from now it'll be country legend, and a third century... even you Future generations will never believe this."
Gao Wen wanted to say that the other party underestimated the short-lived species' ability to pass on information too much, but he thought of his more than 80 wives mentioned in a certain knight book, and he couldn't say anything.
As long as the years are long, history will eventually be mixed with legends.
Gao Wen, who also witnessed the long years, had to admit this.
"I'm not interested in spreading the secret when it's not necessary," Gao Wen said.
"That would be great."