Finally, Ss revealed his request. Dragos was beyond the reach of society, and had survived on its


    own with its own nws away from the rest of the world. They never caused trouble to anyone... but


    that didn''t mean they could have peace. The dragon''s saliva was their n treasure which blessed their


    land, but its rarity and value had brought them a lot of danger. Over the years, the number of greedy


    people that tried to attack the vige had increased, each more scheming than the other. It was clear


    that the dragon''s saliva brought them more trouble than blessings, so the vigers of Dragos had to


    find something to protect them if they wanted to survive.


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    Ss had been worried sick about such things until he met Stefan.


    Although Stefan was rude, he was different from the others who hade to the vige. Ss could tell


    he was a refined person, and that had given Ss hope. On that day, the guards at the memorial


    chamber had caught Stefan, tied him up, and left him in the hall at the head of the vige. The vigers


    raged, wanting him to be punished for what he had done to their beloved dragon-they wanted to cook


    him over a fire to pacify the dragon''s wrath. Ss tried his best to dissuade them, and finally locked


    Stefan up in a dark room beside the memorial chamber. He figured someone woulde to Stefan''s


    rescue given his status, and when that happened, he could negotiate with them. As expected, Quinton


    and Xavier hade over with their men right away, and they were more powerful than Ss imagined.


    The fact that they chose not to destroy the vige to rescue Stefan made Ss feel they could be


    trusted, and that perhaps they could have the power to protect Dragos and its vigers.


    "My request might be a little unreasonable but... it''s the price you have to pay for taking the dragon''s


    saliva." Ss had stopped being aggressive, and his old face looked desperate and hopeful. "If you


    agree, Dragos will live on fora very longtime." "That''s it?" Xavier asked, looking perplexed. He thought


    they would ask for a lot of money, but their request was rather simple. He felt quite sympathetic for the


    people of Dragos after hearing their story, so he didn''t find the request unreasonable.


    "If you say yes, we''ll need your thumbprint for confirmation. If not... we’ll risk our lives to fight you!"


    The surrounding vigers immediately tensed up when Ss said that, and gripped their weapons


    tightly.


    "There''s no need for that. This guy and I have men-they can stand guard at the foot of the mountains or


    at the head of the vige to protect you all throughout the year as long as you let Stefan go. It''s


    completely free of charge." Xavier agreed quickly. It wasn''t tough for him to arrange such a thing.


    "I don''t object either." Quinton looked at Ss. Compared to Xavier''s casual attitude, he was more


    sincere. "I don''t have many men, but they''re bold and loyal. I believe they''ll do their best to protect


    Dragos as long as I tell them to." "That''s great." Ss sighed in relief.


    Quinton added, "But my sister might need to use the dragon''s saliva given her condition; I hope you


    can agree to that." "If you both sincerely protect Dragos, you''ll be considered our saviors. We might be


    a little rough around the edges, but we''re honest people. Yes, the dragon''s saliva is rare, and we get


    less than fifty milliliters of it every year, but we''re not so stingy to keep it when it can save our savior''s


    life," Ss said straightforwardly.