Hearing Gris's words, the Gnoll opposite him nodded and moved a 'Rook'.
As Gris set down a stool and prepared to sit on it, the stool was suddenly pushed, shifting its position.
The stool and Gris's large rear end performed a perfect dodge; Gris lost his balance and fell onto the ground.
"Ya-hoo-hou!"
Gris was quite infuriated by this. He scrambled up angrily and shouted.
"Who the f—"
In the next second, he froze. Two massive dragon heads, one red and one white, were staring at him from zero distance.
"Oh, holy crap!"
The sudden jump-scare made Gris leap back, but once he regained his senses, he became even angrier.
"I say... are you guys just bored out of your minds?!"
The two dragons looked at each other, and their dragon heads transformed into human heads.
Jona Velli tilted her neck.
"I'll give you a chance to rephrase your words."
Friel stood by her side, cracking her knuckles with a series of pops.
Gris swallowed hard, but he felt these two were bullying him too much. He shouldn't just swallow his pride like this, so he stiffened his neck and continued.
"I said, you guys f—"
Whoosh—
The Little Alchemy Dragon charged past, tripping Gris. In the next second, the two dragons pounced on him.
Duang—
Duang—
Duang—
After a period of 'wonderful communication', Jona Velli patted her claws.
"Alright, I forgive you."
Leaving those words behind, Jona Velli and Friel departed together, leaving Gris lying sprawled on the ground.
"They aren't even pretending anymore. Looking for trouble... is just looking for trouble."
On the way, Friel asked seemingly casually.
"Jona Velli, what is the maximum speed you can accelerate our growth right now?"
Jona Velli thought for a moment and estimated.
"It's risen by about 10% on the original basis. Our next hibernation period should be in seven years."
Hearing Jona Velli's explanation, Friel nodded thoughtfully.
"What's wrong?"
Jona Velli didn't understand why Friel suddenly asked this. Friel shook her head.
"Nothing, just asking."
But despite her words, a flash of ruthlessness in her crimson dragon eyes seemed to carry a deeper meaning.
However, this subtle change came and went too quickly; Jona Velli didn't notice it.
Time passed slowly. Four months later... Jona Velli was still burying herself in a room within the palace. The floor here was covered with various gold coins, silver coins, copper coins, wine vessels, and even her most favorite diamonds.
What drew attention, however, was that Jona Velli wasn't obsessively counting her treasures. Instead, she had transformed into human form and was soaking among a pile of mechanical parts.
Discontented complaints became the main melody echoing in this room.
"Tsk tsk tsk, it's really annoying. Why are slightly higher-level alchemy creations so complicated?
Chikusho, is this gear made too small? No way. Do I have to remake it? But the materials are already... Sigh... Just destroy it, I'm tired."
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