Chapter 98: The Foreman

At dawn in the Qilin Sect, the morning light had only just begun to spill across the ground.

Clink, clatter...

Bang, bang, bang...

“Loud enough to make me deaf—how am I supposed to sleep?”

The little dwarf dragon was jolted awake by the grating racket, and its fury rose like a volcano about to erupt. It sprang from bed and shot out of the thatched hut like a gale.

But the moment it emerged, it slammed headlong into someone.

Crash...

A pile of timber went flying from the impact, scattering across the ground with crisp knocks.

“Yunli? Can’t you watch where you’re going?”

Recognizing the person before it, the little dwarf dragon rubbed its sore forehead, the fire in its heart boiling hotter and hotter, like surging lava.

“My apologies. That was careless of me.”

Yunli offered a brief apology, then immediately crouched down and began busily gathering the wood from the ground.

“What are you carrying all this timber for?”

“This timber is for Jiang Yan.”

After answering, Yunli gathered the wood in his arms and hurried off through the air toward Jiang Yan’s side.

He did not want to waste a moment. His lord was waiting for a new house to be built!

These thatched huts were far beneath his lord’s station. How wronged his lord had been.

The new house had to be built as quickly as possible!

Seeing Yunli fly off in such haste, the little dwarf dragon’s curiosity got the better of it. With a swish of its tail, it followed close behind and flew toward Jiang Yan’s new plot of land.

When it arrived at the land Jiang Yan had just bought, the little dragon was utterly stunned.

So many wooden men!!

They were busy hauling timber, skillfully assembling strange structures. As for what exactly they were building, the little dragon had no idea at all.

Blinking, it counted carefully and discovered there were actually fifty wooden men.

And every one of them wore a yellow helmet.

Those helmets looked nothing like the kind one wore on a motorcycle.

If it were to say so, those helmets were not merely ugly—they were hideous beyond all reason!

The little dwarf dragon glanced down and saw Black Flower pointing directions with a green leaf, shouting, “Yes, yes, the left. No, not that far left.”

Yet the wooden men did not seem to be listening to Black Flower at all.

The little dwarf dragon felt embarrassed for Black Flower for a whole second...

“Little dragon, awake now?”

Jiang Yan flew over with a smile.

“Of course I’m awake!”

The little dwarf dragon rolled its eyes dramatically at Jiang Yan, turned around, and faced away from him so he could properly feel its anger.

Noticing the little dragon’s displeasure, Jiang Yan laughed softly and explained, “I was just eager to get started so we could move into the new house sooner. I even kept a super-large room aside just for you...”

At those words, the little dwarf dragon’s eyes lit up at once. It spun around excitedly and asked in a rush, “Really? I want a very, very big room. I’m going to put lots of sparkling jewels in it. Oh, and gold too.”

Jiang Yan nodded firmly and smiled. “Of course it’s true. When have I ever lied to you? Here, put this hard hat on properly.”

As he spoke, Jiang Yan took a red hard hat from his storage ring and handed it to the little dwarf dragon.

That completely baffled the little dragon. What was Jiang Yan trying to do by giving it this ugly hat?

“I don’t want to wear it! If anyone should wear it, you should!”

With obvious disgust, the little dwarf dragon tossed the hard hat back into Jiang Yan’s hands.

A glint flashed in Jiang Yan’s eyes, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly as he coaxed, “Oh? You don’t want to wear it? What a shame. This hard hat is a symbol of status. As soon as you put it on, you’ll be the foreman here. All these wooden men will follow your orders.”

“I’m not interested in that at all!” the little dwarf dragon said, flicking its tail as it refused with firm conviction.

“Aren’t you the one who wanted a spacious, grand room? But there are conditions if you want to move in. Either pay enough spirit stones, or take on the responsibility of this foreman.”

“Think about it—what’s so bad about being the foreman? You only need to move your lips, commanding these wooden men to do the work, while you yourself stand high above it all and never have to labor personally...”

“Wait. You said pay spirit stones? How many?”

The little dwarf dragon’s eyes went wide. It had never imagined Jiang Yan would actually demand spirit stones from it!

“You want a big room, so it would probably cost two hundred thousand high-grade spirit stones. I’ve already given you the lowest price. Well? Are you going to pay?”

“Hmph! You want to make money off me? Not a chance! This dragon lord isn’t that foolish. Bring me that thing—what did you call it? The hard hat!”