Chapter 78

"Are you saying that all we need to do is to hold back the enemy, rather than kill them?" the purple crystal dragon asked again.

"Of course, I think this shouldn't be too difficult for you. If you can kill the enemy, that's even better. After all, whoever kills the enemy gets the evolutionary power, and no one can fake that," Liu Siyi continued. "In addition, I will pay you a reward. Ordinary crystal dragons get 10 crystals per battle, and elites get 20. How about that? Just holding back the enemy doesn't involve much risk to your lives, and this price isn't low. Moreover, this is based on the first condition. With the first condition in place, I can't possibly send you to die, otherwise, it would be like I'm deliberately against you. But you also know, even if I really wanted to deal with you, what benefit would it bring me?"

Indeed, keeping us alive to fight for him is better than killing us, which wouldn't benefit him much. The ordinary crystal dragons thought for a moment, exchanged glances, and their eyes immediately lit up. And it's just a trip out. Even a single battle can earn 10 crystals, which is equivalent to two months' worth of harvest. Even if the battle drags on for a month, it's impossible to have only one battle in a month. Even if it's just one battle, it's still a break-even. If there are more battles, would the orc tribe only give 10 crystals?

The elite crystal dragons, however, had a completely different reaction, seemingly not caring about the 20-crystal reward. They might have gone out before, but not too far, otherwise, they wouldn't have missed the orc castle, let alone the four ordinary crystal dragons.

Being able to go out and see the world, and get a reward, and if there's a chance to kill the enemy and gain their evolutionary power, the benefits would naturally be greater. Thinking of this, the ordinary crystal dragons naturally felt excited.

"I hope this is based on a voluntary basis, and only those who are willing to go with you will do so," the purple crystal dragon put forward his request, and Liu Siyi believed he could persuade them.

"What about the third condition?" The purple crystal dragon, seeing that Liu Siyi didn't object, asked directly, apparently accepting the first condition.

"The third condition is to protect the interests of both sides. If either side finds that the other's interests are being harmed, they must take action to protect them."

"This condition is easy to understand. As long as it doesn't endanger us, there's no problem. Is there anything else?" the purple crystal dragon asked.

"No, that's all I can think of for now." Liu Siyi hadn't studied law, so he couldn't think of everything, but with these three conditions, it was good enough.

"Alright, we agree." The purple crystal dragon turned to ask the other dragons and said.

"Great, let's sign the strategic alliance. We are allies now," Liu Siyi said with a smile.

Since signing the strategic alliance with the Behemoth, he understood that with his current strength, he wasn't yet capable of wiping out everyone. Even if he could, he wouldn't do it, as he would eventually face various situations. He needed to think of different ways to solve them.

It was simple. The existence of the Behemoth didn't occupy Liu Siyi's resources, and their presence would enhance the defense of the orc castle. Why not? Although he couldn't absorb their evolutionary power, it also avoided potential losses.

The same applied to the crystal dragons, and their role was even greater. At least, he wouldn't need to find someone to mine the crystal ore, and safety wouldn't be a concern, which was great.

"Can you now give up the crystal mine?" the purple crystal dragon asked.

"I don't think it's necessary to give it up," Liu Siyi said immediately, seeing the crystal dragons' expressions change. "Don't misunderstand, let me finish. I know you prefer a peaceful life, so as long as I don't send anyone to mine, isn't that enough? And there's another benefit to occupying the crystal mine. We all know that every resource mine has a magic array for purification. As long as the mined ore is placed in the purification magic array, it will automatically purify and condense the resources we need. Although it can only purify one unit of resource per day, it can condense seven crystals in a week.

Before, the crystal mine was unoccupied, and none of you had a hero to occupy it, so the purification magic array couldn't be used, and it was just a waste.

The crystal mine is nominally under my name to make me feel at ease, but it will still be managed by you. As long as one of you is diligent, you can get these seven crystals in a week. I don't think any dragon would object. I'm doing this out of respect for our alliance. If it were anyone else, it would be impossible.

Besides, as long as we sign the strategic alliance, what do you have to worry about?"

The purple crystal dragon turned again and whispered to the other crystal dragons.

Liu Siyi could see that these crystal dragons completely followed the purple crystal dragon, and all decisions were made by him. The discussions were only for things he was unsure about.

The crystal dragons were huge, and even when they spoke softly, Liu Siyi could hear them, but unfortunately, no one understood the crystal dragons' language.

Is it a special dragon language? Liu Siyi didn't know, but since mantises have their unique insect language, it's very normal for dragons to have a dragon language.

Fortunately, the crystal dragons quickly reached a consensus and agreed to Liu Siyi's request.

Actually, it doesn't matter whether Liu Siyi gives up the mine or not. It's just a feeling, like moving from owning a house to renting one.

"I, Liu Siyi, swear in the name of the Beast God to sign a strategic alliance with the seven crystal dragons before me, as stated above. If I violate this, I will accept any punishment!"

"I, Paipu-Kris (Purple Crystal), swear in the name of the Earth Dragon God, Sirena, to sign a strategic alliance with the orc tribe before me, as stated above. If I violate this, I will accept any punishment!"

"Great, Lord Paipu, from now on, we are allies. Here, I have one more request," Liu Siyi said with a smile, starting to try to recruit them. "You haven't been to many places, right? You don't even know about the orc tribe in these mountains. Do you want to stay in this dark and remote mine forever? The outside world is much more wonderful than you can imagine. Don't you want to see it? The purpose of saying this is simple. I want to hire you to work for me. The reward is one crystal per week for ordinary crystal dragons and two for elites. I think this is better than staying in the mine all the time. Of course, it's just work, not battle. If you need to fight, it will still be based on the previous price. How about that?"

Elites can convert one crystal every three days, and ordinary ones every five days, which is the speed when they have a crystal mine to eat. Without a crystal mine, elites need four days, and ordinary ones need seven. But with this price, they would get more crystals even without a crystal mine.

People die for wealth, and birds die for food. Crystal dragons naturally love crystals the most. Liu Siyi was just exploiting what might be their weakness to entice them.

This bomb immediately set off a commotion among the seven crystal dragons. At least, that's what Liu Siyi saw. Each crystal dragon opened their eyes wide, speaking loudly to convey their thoughts to others, or rather, other dragons.

Good, this reaction at least showed that his words had an effect, and he might even be able to recruit the crystal dragons to work for him. Liu Siyi was naturally happy, but he didn't know that there was a hidden reason behind it. If not for this hidden reason, the crystal dragons' choice might have been very different.