Chapter 629: Borrowing money from the dragon is a very reasonable behavior (X)
After returning to the Seranis caravan's location in Helles City, it did not cause much commotion. It seemed that Lilia had anticipated this kind of thing.
After returning from the Hall of Knowledge, she did not tell the people of the Seranis family that Helena was thrown into the Hell of Baator. She just said lightly that Helena was delayed by some things and would not be back so soon, so she would be in charge of this place.
Since Helena had previously announced that Lilia would be in charge if she was not around, the Seranis family didn't say anything.
After all, Lilia's identity is there.
Whether it was her status as a viscount or Mo Cheng standing behind her, her words had enough authority.
In fact, the people of the Seranis family not only did not see Helena come back, but also did not see Mo Cheng come back with her. They even wished that the two of them could stay outside together.
You never know what might happen.
After all, the fact that a certain dragon opened his treasury for Queen Aundair and took out the gold as operating funds for Aundair has always been talked about.
Everyone knows by now that a dragon has appeared who goes against his own nature. Many bards have even composed poems about this incident.
So when Mo Cheng and Helena returned to the Serannis caravan together, everyone had an expression of "As expected".
Mo Cheng didn't pay much attention to other people's expressions, mainly because ever since his identity as a dragon was leaked, basically everyone who knew who he was would have such an expression.
He is no longer surprised.
After all, he is the last giant dragon in the world, and the only one left. He is a thousand times more precious than the giant panda.
Of course, it is not ruled out that someone has set their eyes on his treasure trove. After all, when the amount of gold obtained from Taisai was spread, it aroused the envy of many people.
But Mo Cheng didn't expect that when he saw Lilia, she also looked...
Well, how should I put it, that expression of [doubt], [guess], [discovery of evidence], [sudden realization], and finally [not unexpected].
" What's with that expression on your face?" Mo Cheng looked at Lilia in confusion, "You look like you want to say something but can't."
"I won't ask you about what happened with Sister Helena in Baator. I guess you didn't notice the relevant situation yourself." Lilia, who had long known her guardian's emotional intelligence, was too lazy to say more. She just briefly explained what she had gained in Helles City in the past few days after Mo Cheng ran to Baator.
"After you were teleported away, I blew up the bone demon's projection and rescued everyone in the Hall of Knowledge. Thanks to this incident, the cooperation I have discussed with the Hall of Knowledge and the Gartonford School of Warlocks has made a lot of substantial progress."
The progress of the cooperation is naturally not as simple as simply saving people from the two forces. In fact, Lilia is also a little confused about this. "The people from the Hall of Knowledge have discovered your identity and asked me to tell you that I hope to listen to the wisdom of the Scholars when I am free. When did you become a Scholar?"
When the people from the Hall of Knowledge told her this, Lilia was confused. She knew what a Scholar was, but she had no idea that her guardian was a Scholar.
"I know a lot of things, and I met the Oak Sage. I played a quiz game with it and won it. There's no need to talk about this kind of thing, right?" As if he remembered something interesting, Mo Cheng gestured with his hands and said, "Do I have to tell you that I learned the Tathagata Palm?"
Knowing that Mo Cheng was being unreasonable again, Lilia shook her head and didn't ask any more questions.
"But the reaction from the Warlock Academy surprised me. They kept asking about the origin of my maternal bloodline and whether I had ever undergone a bloodline test."
Bloodline origin?
Hearing this, Mo Cheng's eyes became a little more serious. He knew that in addition to the blood of the Joestar family, the other part of Lilia's bloodline might have a more powerful origin.
After all, that was the task that the Oak Sage specifically asked him to protect, and it was also the first time that Mo Cheng encountered a continuous task. The key point was [bloodline].
Lilia also saw the change in Mo Cheng's expression. "It seems that you also know about this. When I was in Fairhaven before, I remember that I passed out before school started because of the surge in my mental power. You told me that it was the sequelae of blood awakening, right?"
"But I've looked into it, and the Joestar family doesn't have this symptom. So, what do you think?"
It was called an opinion, but looking at the look on the little girl's face, Mo Cheng knew that she wanted an answer.
But unfortunately, even Mo Cheng himself didn't know how to answer her.
"I know you have doubts, but believe me, I don't know much more than you." Mo Cheng rubbed his nose, looking like he was reminiscing about the past. "A month before I met you, I fell into the depths of that forest due to some accident. There I met the Oak Sage, and that's when I got my Oak Blessing."
"That's when the Oak Sage entrusted me with the task of protecting the Bloodline. It was a very bad task. He didn't tell me what the person looked like or where he was. He didn't have any information at all. He just asked me to protect someone I didn't know. I wandered around in the forest for a month before I escaped. Then I met you."
As if he felt that such words were too utilitarian, Mo Cheng added, "Of course, at that time I had no idea that the so-called [bloodline] was you. It was only when you were unconscious in Fairhaven that I realized that the Oak Sage's commission was on you."
Mo Cheng recalled the conversation with Oak Sage Luke and said hesitantly, "If you want to investigate the bloodline in your body, you can try to investigate the [Original Prayer ]."
The original mission was triggered because Mo Cheng traded the fragments of the "Original Prayer" with Oak Sage Luke, who gave him the mission.
After thinking for a while, Mo Cheng continued, "If you really care about this matter, then I will go to the forest with you sometime and ask the Oak Sage."
Most of the Oak Sages are found in deep mountains and old forests. Although they are not fixed to one place, they basically do not move frequently.
Unless he already has all the knowledge about the area, he will move to the next place in advance.
"No thanks." This proposal was undoubtedly rejected by Lilia. That forest made her lose the last of her family, so she naturally didn't want to go back to that sad place.
"By the way, take a look at this." Lilia took out a thick stack of papers, which looked like financial statements. "I have calculated Seranis' current debts and developed a comprehensive plan that can pay off the debts and still have a surplus, but it's short of funds."
"The funds on the platform have not yet reached the quarterly settlement, and there is no balance." Lilia stretched out her hand to Mo Cheng, "Big brother, lend me some gold."
Lilia reached out her hand to the dragon and asked him to borrow money.
