Under the strong protest of Annasi, Julisha let go.
"Long time no see, Annasi."
Annasi asked strangely, "Long time no see? Lord Julisha. Have we met before? This is our first time meeting, isn't it?"
Julisha said, "We met when you were still an infant."
"Infant? Did Lord Julisha visit our village back then?"
"We didn't meet in the village. Back then, Aifan and I were on an adventure. … Huh? Wait. Did Elf Aifan not tell you any of this?"
"What things?" Annasi instantly felt that Teacher Aifan had something to hide from him.
Julisha said, "It seems Aifan really didn't tell you. Since that's the case, I can't say it either. We'll talk about it when Aifan is willing to tell you later. If Aifan doesn't say it, I'm not comfortable saying it on her behalf."
Not hearing the result, Annasi felt an unbearable itch in his heart.
"Lord Julisha, hurry up and tell me!"
"Call me Aunt Julisha."
"Aunt Julisha, tell me!"
"No. Even if you call me Aunt, I still can't tell you."
Annasi pestered Julisha for a while longer, but he didn't get the answer he wanted.
Annasi said helplessly, "Alright. Alright. If you don't say it, I'll go to work first."
Julisha was also annoyed by Annasi's words and simply let Annasi leave.
"Go to Area 8. Say I sent you there to create the magic array."
Annasi walked out of the tent helplessly.
As soon as Annasi walked out of the tent, he saw Su Han and Chu Shi walking past with a stack of paper materials.
Annasi followed them and said as he walked, "Number 0, Number 1, where are you going?"
Su Han said, "Don't you see? We're working. Village Chief Annasi, what job did Grand Mage Julisha assign you?"
Annasi said, "Don't call me Village Chief anymore. I'm not the Village Chief now. I'm going to Area 8 to create magic arrays."
Su Han said, "It seems Grand Mage Julisha treats you well. Area 8 is a job that really hones a mage's abilities."
Annasi said, "Number 0, Number 1, listen to me. Lord Julisha said she met me when I was an infant. But when I asked when, Lord Julisha revealed that she met me during an adventure. And when I continued to ask, Lord Julisha said it was something Teacher Aifan hadn't told me, so she couldn't say it either. This is so strange. Don't you think so?"
Su Han asked, "Do you have any relatives in the village? Are your parents in the village?"
Annasi said, "When I was young, my parents had already passed away. I never met them."
Su Han continued, "Oh. Then I can guess what happened."
Annasi quickly asked, "What? You've already guessed what happened? Can you tell me what it is?"
Su Han said, "When Elf Aifan and Julisha were adventuring on the continent, Aifan found an abandoned elf infant. That elf was you. Later, Elf Aifan brought you back to the village to raise you. To prevent you from questioning your identity, she even specifically arranged a story about your parents dying young."
Annasi said in surprise, "This… this… this story is too exaggerated! Was I really picked up by Teacher Aifan? Wait, I need to go ask Teacher Julisha."
Annasi was about to return to the tent when he stopped again.
Annasi looked at Chu Shi and said, "Number 1, you're so smart, tell me, is what Number 0 said true?"
Chu Shi shook his head and said, "The probability of it being fake is over fifty percent. If you were picked up, how could you have become the Village Chief?"
Annasi immediately understood. That's right. If he wasn't a villager, he couldn't have become the Village Chief.
Annasi became happy again.
"It seems I was overthinking things. Number 0, the story you made up is really boring. I'm going to find work now."
After Annasi left, Su Han started discussing progress with Chu Shi.
"How much longer do we need to prepare?"
"We're ready. But to be safe, it's better to transport more weapons over. The magic array can be made in 25 hours."
"Then when do we start?"
"The day after tomorrow."
Two more days of intense preparation passed, and everything was finally ready.
The knights rode on pegasi in the forest. These pegasi were not the knights' original mounts, as the planes could not transport their mounts after flying the knights over. These horses were rented from a neighboring city after they arrived.
Beside the knights was a large group of mages.
Su Han sat in the Dragon Slaying Operation Team's command center and issued an order: "Begin Dragon Slaying now!"
Chu Shi nodded and pressed a button.
At this time, a modified drone hundreds of kilometers away from the black dragon York turned its direction and flew towards it.
More than ten minutes later, the black dragon York discovered the drone.
The black dragon York's rage immediately ignited: "Mechanical creation, it's finally here. This time I must restrain my anger and find the owner of this mechanical creation!"
The black dragon York also turned and followed the drone.
At this time, the drone was a modified version, with enhanced flight speed.
After flying a certain distance, the black dragon York thought it would catch up in no time. However, at its normal flight speed, it couldn't catch up and could only maintain a relative speed. "This mechanical creation has gotten faster. But this speed is still too much to underestimate me. Does it think it can shake me off? I only need to unleash my magic to catch up. But I can't unleash my magic yet. The speed of this mechanical creation is completely different from before. This time, the mechanical creation must be real!"
The black dragon York suppressed the urge to unleash its magic and chase after it to destroy it. It followed the drone from behind.
Chu Shi, thousands of kilometers away, said, "Black dragon York has taken the bait. Estimated arrival in 2 hours and 23 minutes."
The announcement was immediately distributed.
It was noon at this time. The mages and knights who heard the announcement became tense.
And at this tense moment, Su Han actually ordered a meal.
The mages and knights were very surprised. They hadn't expected to have a meal at such a tense moment.
The cooks brought the food and distributed it to everyone.
Under the puzzled gazes of the elves, Su Han was the first to get his food and said, "Don't be nervous, everyone. The dragon won't arrive for another two hours! Let's eat first! Our magic will be full after we eat, right? You don't want to be short on magic when slaying the dragon, do you?"
Thus, the Dragon Slaying Operation Team began their meal.