CHAPTER 386: CHAPTER 241: DRAGON CAR_3

"...I understand now. Thank you for your guidance!"

Having seen the previous example, Patricio made up his mind decisively, no longer hesitating. He immediately took the chains from David’s claws and stuffed the bewildered Sebriz into the new ’Shield Construct Iron Dragon Vehicle,’ securing all four of his legs and both wings in shackles.

"MPH? MPHMM!!!" The way he looked was akin to a catworm securely bound to a drone on Blue Star.

It wasn’t long before Patricio’s tail harshly whacked Sebriz’s rump, prompting the Martial Monk Silver Dragon to instinctively use Frenzy Step in an attempt to escape.

Thereupon, under the incredulous gazes of the miners, the huge dragon vehicle began to spin wildly on its own.

It was like a gigantic drill bit, carving out a circular tunnel over three meters in diameter in the hard mine at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Miners at the pit entrance immediately saw this new expressway for a quicker journey home. They didn’t even care about their colleagues still in the pit, grabbing their pickaxes and sacks to follow.

The excavated spoil was swiftly cleared by the miners, who then squeezed into the newly dug mine ’dungeon’ after them.

To ensure the project was completed quickly and safely, David, the Red Dragon, conscientiously ordered the supervisors, who were now ’instantly unemployed,’ to use the excavated waste stones to erect support pillars within the tunnels to prevent collapses.

Thus, by the end of just the first day, the Montero sand dune Thunderstrike Crystal deposit had produced more crystals than it had in what previously took well over half a month.

Production capacity increased by dozens of times, which even startled the Dragon Nest’s High Court, who had previously paid the matter no mind.

Truly befitting a Blue Dragon from Toriel, one of broad knowledge. Surely this must be the lost mining technology from Neisser?

This was the self-consoling excuse of Patrice, the Blue Dragon Clan Chief.

Yet, merely two months later, David released nearly all the miners. This almost caused the High Court elders, who had just begun to hope the entire Dragon Nest could live comfortably and finally shed its old robber-baron ways, to erupt in curses on the spot.

However, barely another month had passed when a new development occurred. David had Silvia disseminate crystal tablets as ’taxation.’ Simultaneously, the first contingent of ’Blue Crystal Miners,’ permitted to return to their homelands with a pound of crystal ore each, arrived safely. These events almost instantly gave rise to a plethora of bardic tales, akin to stories of an ’Otherworld Count of Monte Cristo.’

What followed was the first batch of pioneering Crystal Prospectors who sailed across the sea.

Among them were miners who, having returned home and squandered their crystal earnings, had come back to seek their fortune once more.

As the enterprise began to take shape, David quickly established new rules: land use fees, mining rights fees, and taxation policies were successively rolled out.

Before these ores even left the mine, they began to generate a continuous flow of various goods for David, ship after ship, from the new Continent of Granyel.

At the same time, the saying, "’Go east, young man, go east to grow across the sea, and then return home rich!’" gradually started to spread among the various city-states and kingdoms.

This event became historically known as: The First Elariya Crystal Rush.

In just less than half a year, a somewhat rudimentary town had sprung up from nothing in this desolate desert. The workforce, originally a few hundred miners, quickly expanded to over two thousand, presenting a vibrant and booming scene.

"This is simply a miracle," Silvia, who had been by David’s side and witnessed everything unfold from nothing, exclaimed, her eyes shining with admiration.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. Just wait until we’re raking in cash hand over fist," David drawled, lying in the Dragon Nest while enjoying Silvia’s gradually improving paw massage and feigning sleep.

Even Patricio, the driver who had successfully mastered the Silver Dragon vehicle, went from initially doubting David, to understanding David, and was now gradually grasping the spirit of it all, on his way to becoming the next David.

The only one who suffered was Sebriz, the draconic ’consumable part’ under his claws.

During the day, he was driven by the dragon to mine. After collapsing from exhaustion and falling unconscious, he was subsequently driven to clear more land.

Patricio, having found his fun, gradually started using his lightning breath.

In the end, even David made a bizarre discovery one day: This perverse Silver Dragon, damn him, actually seemed to be enjoying it more and more... Had he completely forgotten about wanting to leave?! What a draconic genius!