The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 916 Accident

"..." Roland looked complicated after hearing Renault's explanation, then quickly put on a smile and went over.

"Hehe, it's my fault!" Roland leaned over and apologized to Charlie Pros with a smile.

Roland had just taken a quick look at the system and found that the mission completion progress was 90%, indicating that they had indeed fought the Dragon King and successfully defeated him. However, since there was still 10% progress left, Roland estimated that the thing was probably not completely dead. After all, the Dragon King had already reached the threshold of demigod, so there was no reason for him to die peacefully.

"..." Charlie Pros rolled his eyes. Being chased by a dragon was already frustrating enough, but then Roland unleashed a barrage of attacks—who could stand that? I've served the kingdom! I've shed blood for the kingdom! How could I let the archbishop bleed and weep?!

“Your Majesty! There are some things I need to talk to you about!” Maple Forest Orchid’s words drew Roland’s attention. Roland had originally planned to say something to Charlie Pros, but Maple Forest Orchid’s interruption immediately caught Roland’s attention.

"What's wrong?" Roland looked at this great contributor. He had originally planned to reward him later, but since Maple Forest Orchid had spoken, Roland naturally couldn't ignore him.

"I have something I need to discuss with you privately!" Fenglin Youlan glanced at everyone, indicating that this topic was rather private and clearly not suitable for discussion in public.

"..." The group exchanged glances, their only thought being confusion. Surely, this idiot Fenglin Youlan wasn't planning to distract everyone and assassinate Roland? Even setting aside whether Fenglin Youlan was truly that brainless, given her status as the head of the McDougal family, she shouldn't have done something so morbid...

“Alright!” Roland nodded without suspicion and turned to signal Maple Forest Orchid to go up to the top of the fortress tower to talk.

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"Alright, there are no outsiders here! And I've used my dragon power to isolate this area, so no one can hear our conversation!" Roland said calmly, tapping a brick on the city wall.

"Um, actually it's not that I'm looking for you, but..." Maple Forest Orchid showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

"It is my esteemed King Roland! Greetings!" A small white dragon crawled out from Maple Forest Orchid's shoulder, then landed on the ground and its body swelled up.

“Long…Long Xi, right!” Roland looked at the Holy Light Dragon, which was over a meter tall, and then searched his memory. He then remembered that Maple Forest Orchid’s dragon name was probably Long Xi.

"Yes! Your Majesty! It is an honor that you still remember my name!" Long Xi bowed his head to Roland to show his respect.

"Alright, what do you need me for?" Roland raised an eyebrow. After all, the soldiers and civilians in the system were all loyal to him. Of course, this loyalty was based solely on not betraying the country or rebelling, but not on personal feelings leading to double-dealing or personal opinions! (After all, these are living, breathing people with their own thoughts and interests, not puppets of the sun! General! General! Bah! We can never repay the king's kindness!)

"It's about that dragon king who has already passed away..." Long Xi said calmly, looking at Roland.

"Dragon King? You don't mean that bone dragon, do you?" Roland could only think of the Dragon King named Asata from the quest, since he was the only Dragon King he could be associated with recently! "Yes, that senior is named Asata! He is the Dragon King of the Ice Dragon Clan! He has a deal he wants to make with you!" Long Xi nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

"A trade? The Dragon King? Me! Is there anything about us that we're compatible?" Roland's eyelids twitched. He couldn't understand why a Dragon King would need to make a trade with him. Could it be that he'd been dead for too long and was lonely underground, wanting him to go down and keep him company? Or did he need him to offer him young boys and girls?

"Well, actually it's about your dragon companion. The Asata Dragon King saw the existence of Dos through Maple Forest Orchid's memories..." Long Xi shook his head, denying Roland's idea.

"Doss..." Roland frowned sharply upon hearing this, and his hand instinctively reached for his waist.

"Crack!" The sword that had been pushed out was pressed back down by a hand, and Roland looked up and met Maple Forest Orchid's eyes.

"Your Majesty, please don't be agitated. Long Xi will not harm you. I swear on the honor of the Dragon Knights!" Maple Forest Orchid, who was holding Roland's hand, slowly shook her head and said.

"Hmm, it was instinctive..." Roland nodded. After all, Doss's identity was currently a taboo subject among the dragons! In this Central Plains where even the golden dragons of Dragon Island were extinct, a human having a contract with a golden dragon of the dragon royal family... the spectacle would be off the charts! Even defecating in the face of a dragon would be less humiliating! Remember when Purple Chain accidentally discovered Doss's existence? Roland almost silenced him. If it weren't for the opportunity to contract and tame him, Roland would have ordered his men to kill him without hesitation!

"So what is he going to trade?" Roland, having calmed down, also became curious. He had to admit that Long Xi had successfully piqued his interest. At the very least, it was quite bizarre that a dragon king who had been dead for countless years could engage in trade!

"He hopes that you can hide His Majesty Doss's identity and not ride him for the rest of your life..." Long Xi said with a stiff upper lip. After all, she had also contracted her own knight. She knew that if she didn't let her dragon knight ride her dragon and soar through the sky, what difference would there be between her and a minotaur?

"...So what about his reward?" Roland laughed. It turns out that people really do laugh when they're extremely speechless, like Roland now, who was so angry that he burst out laughing.

"The price is that you can command the Ice Dragon Clan! Hmm... all the intelligent Ice Dragons!" Long Xi added another layer of ambiguity. If Roland really agreed and went crazy running off to the Undead Ice Dragons to beg them, things would probably get messy. Adding the words "intelligent" was a heads-up for Roland, to prevent him from acting impulsively.

"The Ice Dragon Clan is at my beck and call? He just treats the dragons... wait? The Ice Dragon Clan?" Roland pointed to the sky, laughing angrily, his face full of mockery and disdain. However, his mind quickly reacted before his mouth, and the tone changed completely.

“Yes! It’s the Ice Dragon Clan! Senior Asata said! This reverse scale will allow you to control the Ice Dragon Clan! If you wish, this reverse scale will remain in your hands forever; otherwise, it will melt into water…” As he spoke, a palm-sized, crystal-clear reverse scale flew out from Long Xi’s chest and slowly landed in Roland’s hand.

"This is..." The first thing Roland felt when he grasped the Reverse Scale was not coldness but warmth, along with a strange sense of attraction.

"Damn it..." Roland had just realized what was going on and was about to throw off the piece of rebellious scale when the world spun around him and everything went black.

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"Damn it! We got tricked! Mental power distorted space! That old bastard is really cunning! That old dragon is indeed insidious and disgusting!" Roland spat as he looked around.

"??? Dos? What are you doing here?" Roland turned his head and bumped into Dos's big face. Roland's heart sank instantly. The mental power that could suppress the Golden Dragon... he was probably doomed.

"We have to find a way out. This is an icy world! What if we've been teleported to the far north?" Roland wailed.