Chapter 99

After saying goodbye to Lindis, Wenlong and Catherine slowly descended the stairs from the second floor of the Silver Dragon Pavilion Hotel.

"Mr. Cat, are those Elder Dragons really that powerful?" Catherine asked as they walked down the stairs.

"Elder Dragons, huh? Not really. With this great lord here, there's nothing to be afraid of, meow," Wenlong said.

However, despite his words, Wenlong was still somewhat worried about the so-called Elder Dragons. From what he understood, since the Star Dragon had already appeared, it wouldn't be long before the Elder Dragons became active. At this point, Wenlong was still wearing the Great Boar King's set, and this level of equipment wasn't even enough to kill a Star Dragon, let alone the much more powerful Elder Dragons.

"Meow, I really need to speed up my plans. Otherwise, if the Elder Dragons appear and I don't have the equipment to defeat them, that would be a real headache... meow."

"So, next, we should go find that old man Herson, right? We need to open up the trade route as soon as possible and sell the hunting supplies to Meijeboltan. Only then can we make big money. After all, without money, nothing is possible. Otherwise, a small village like Mirard has such low purchasing power that even if we have enough materials, we can't get a good price, meow!"

Thinking about this, Wenlong quickened his pace.

Back on the first floor of the Silver Dragon Pavilion Hotel, Wenlong looked around, searching for the old man Herson.

According to the information he had, since the trade route was cut off, Herson should be drinking alone in the main hall every day. Sure enough, after scanning the area, Wenlong spotted Herson's figure in an inconspicuous corner.

"Hey, old man, I have something to say to you, meow," Wenlong said as he walked over.

"You are...?" Herson squinted for a moment before recognizing Wenlong, "Oh, it's that Aelucat from a while ago. What's up? Are you finally ready to help me open the trade route to Meijeboltan?"

"Yes, this great lord has some free time now, but it's not that simple. In fact, if I'm going to help you open the trade route between Mirard and Meijeboltan, I have one condition, meow!"

"Oh? What condition? Let's hear it," Herson said, his eyes half-closed, but Wenlong could see that the old man was actually quite alert.

"This great lord can also guarantee your safety when traveling between Meijeboltan and Mirard, but in return, I want to be the sole partner of your Basse Trading Company in Mirard. How does that sound, meow?"

"Sole partner?" Herson's eyes opened a bit wider, as if carefully considering Wenlong's words, "Did I hear you wrong? Why can the top trading company on the continent only do business in Mirard with you?"

"This great lord isn't just talking nonsense. You have no choice. Right now, the only one in Mirard who can open the trade route to Meijeboltan is this great lord. What do you say, are you willing to work with me?"

"Ha, ha, ha," Herson chuckled, then glanced at Catherine standing beside Wenlong, "Even if you are the best hunters in Mirard, so what? I just need to wait a few more days. The request to clear the monsters on the trade route from Mirard to Meijeboltan has already been submitted to the Hunter's Guild. It won't be long before they send hunters to clear it out."

"Is that so?" Wenlong smiled, "But they still haven't come, have they, meow?"

"It's coming, just a few more days, a few more days, definitely," Herson argued.

"Don't delude yourself," Wenlong waved his hand, "The Hunter's Guild doesn't have the resources to deal with the trade issues of a small village like Mirard right now. The continent is overrun with monsters, and the Hunter's Guild is already stretched thin, meow."

"But the monster unrest will eventually calm down... The Hunter's Guild headquarters has many three-star and above hunters, they should be able to resolve the monster unrest quickly."

"Maybe, but old man, you probably won't live to see that day. The current monster unrest is just the prelude to a disaster. More large monsters will emerge from the remote forests, deserts, and snow mountains, and start migrating towards human settlements. After that, even the Elder Dragons will enter their active period... I think you understand what that means, meow?" Wenlong said confidently.

At first, Herson didn't take Wenlong's words seriously, but when he heard about the Elder Dragons entering their active period, he couldn't help but react.

"The Elder Dragons will enter their active period? How do you know that?" Herson asked.

"Actually, this great lord just got the information from the Elder Dragon Observatory... I'm just using their name to make my words more credible. Otherwise, if I said it was my information, you probably wouldn't believe me, meow."

"Tell me, what did the Elder Dragon Observatory say?"

Throughout the continent, the Elder Dragon Observatory was the authoritative source for predicting disasters caused by large Elder Dragons. So when he heard the information came from there, Herson naturally couldn't sit still.

"Hmph, you must have heard about the Star Dragon incident, right?" Wenlong deliberately teased, starting to speak slowly.

"Yes, I know. Didn't you and your partner solve it? I have to admit, you two are the strongest in Mirard, but don't get too cocky. In a big city like Meijeboltan, there are many hunters much stronger than you."

"Is that so? I don't really care about arguing about my strength. I just want to tell you that since you know about the Star Dragon, you must have heard the legend, right? For example, the saying that 'the appearance of a Star Dragon often signifies a major event.' I'm sure you've heard that, meow?"

Herson nodded. Although he had never seen a Star Dragon, he had heard the legends in his long life.

"I've heard... So your point is... the legend is true?"

"Exactly. The information I received is that the legend is true. And the major event is that Elder Dragons will start entering their active period worldwide. You know what that means for the world, don't you, meow?"

"Is it really like that..." Herson couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead, which had appeared at some point. He knew that once the Elder Dragons entered their active period, it wouldn't be a short-term issue. During this period, there would be numerous monster attacks on humans, and massive natural disasters caused by Elder Dragons!