Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 128: Green Dragon's Lair

"I don't want to end up like this," muttered Exuri. "It looks like it has encountered an opponent stronger than itself. It tried to hide in its lair, but the enemy grabbed its tail. Look,"

The young dragon took out a piece of bone fragment and pieced it into the broken part of the green dragon's skeleton, making it fit almost perfectly. "This was picked up by the kobolds. They probably missed the patrol route of the undead and sneaked in, and took away a piece of the fragment."

"Could a real dragon actually die so miserably?" Sera looked at the bones on the ground with some sadness. This was not the same as the dragon-slaying battle she had imagined.

"The murderer cannot be these elves and their accomplices," Exuri snorted, "This is not dragon slaying, this is hunting. The only one who can kill an old dragon like this can be a more powerful being."

"It's only five hundred years old, far from the peak of our species. We can usually live to more than two thousand years old, and the average lifespan of a metallic dragon is about four thousand years."

"If I lived that long, I would go crazy," Ivy stuck out her tongue, "I think the lifespan of a half-elf is just right."

"That's because you didn't get a chance to see more," Exure complained, but his target wasn't Ivy. "That 'Canary' lived much longer than this, and he still had time to beat me up."

An old green dragon was dragged out of its nest by its tail and killed in such a humiliating posture. This may indirectly confirm that there are indeed terrifying creatures in the Delusion Land, but Ron and his companions are probably not worthy of being treated in this way yet.

I wonder if the copper dragon discovered this and that’s why it abandoned its nest and went outside.

"Are there any other dangers in there?" Ron looked at the huge bottomless cave under the banyan tree. "Or let me ask it another way: Is it a good idea for us to go down like this?"

“How would I know?” Exuri said gloomily, “I’m not a green dragon, and I can’t see the bottom of this cave!”

"But even if there is only green dragon treasure below, I recommend being prepared—they prefer rare jewels whose colors match their forest environment, usually with a green hue and a floral sheen. For example, they might collect large quantities of emerald and beryl, embellished with amber, ruby, tiger's eye, and bismuth. For the same reason, they also favor delicate objects and artwork depicting the wild nature."

"But unlike other dragons, green dragons use natural means of transformation to transform these valuables into truly one-of-a-kind treasures, such as wrapping or connecting treasures with rare vegetation. They take great care of their craftsmanship - a treasure thief might be attacked at best if he were to destroy the delicate floral and vine arrangements surrounding a hoard, let alone reach the secret treasures within."

"Anyway, I don't think the lair of an old green dragon would be a peaceful place. Rather than hoping that its treasures are intact, I'd rather hope that the creature that killed it looted it, destroyed the security facilities, and left us some leftovers."

"Let me go down and take a look first, Spider Walk."

Sylvia cast a spell and walked down the almost vertical cave wall. "If everything is ok, I will light up the Light Spell, and you can use the Feather Fall Spell to jump them down."

Sylvia walked neither fast nor slow, and made no noise. She disappeared into the darkness as quietly as a cat. A few minutes later, Ron saw a faint ball of light below. Feather Fall could carry up to five creatures, so that they would not be injured by the fall before the spell ended. As for Exuri, it did not need Ron's help, and it could flap its wings and slowly land at the bottom of the cave.

"The one who killed the green dragon probably isn't short of money." Sylvia extinguished the light spell, and Ron, who had no dark vision, had to light it himself - by breaking a spoon.

"It's almost intact..." Aikzuri slurped his saliva, "So many good things!"

Emeralds, jadeite, amber... countless types and quantities of precious gems are inlaid in a regular pattern in the green dragon's lair according to a certain aesthetic, making the underground like a gem garden, and this is just the porch or entrance.

"Don't touch the passage further down there," Aik'Zuri reminded the people who were exploring. "The green dragons will dig an extra layer underground to torture their prisoners and playthings. There are no connected passages on that layer, so it is almost impossible for creatures that fall into it to climb out."

"Is this its bedroom?" Sera lifted a curtain made of vegetation. "The dragon is dead, but its bed made of plants is still alive."

"You know what, it's quite comfortable," Exuri jumped onto the bed. This bed for old green dragons was a little too big for him. "If I hadn't chosen the bed, I would have moved in here."

"That's enough. You're only eight years old, why are you choosing a bed?" Driver also jumped onto the bed made of vegetation, but he was so small that he could fall off the bed at any time due to the gaps between the branches and leaves. "I saw you sleeping soundly in the lobby of the trading post that day, weren't you?"

"That's tiring, tiring!" Axuri emphasized.

"Well, maybe there is a little reason: it is a bit unlucky to put a dragon skeleton at the door."

After all, this was not his trophy, otherwise Axuri would definitely hang the green dragon's skeleton at the highest point of the banyan tree canopy to show off to all the creatures around him.

"Instead of that, could you help me take a look at this thing first?"

Ron's voice came from next door. He found the private library of the green dragon when he was alive. However, due to the slight difference in size between him and the old green dragon, these books and bookshelves that were of the perfect size for the green dragon were simply out of reach in Ron's eyes.

"Spell tomes, great stuff," Exuri opened his mouth wide, also looking up at the huge bookshelves that connected two floors. "If you don't plan to just copy and paste, but want to figure out the spell model and casting principle from the source so that you can optimize your spells or even create your own spells, these spell tomes are definitely your best helpers."

"Tell me, which one do you want to read? I'll get it for you."

(End of this chapter)