Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire-Chapter 135 - 115 Hometown Needs Me_2

"I understand."

Noah handed the medical record book back to Helo,

"These people cannot lose you, and you also need them. If you leave a familiar environment, you might not be able to conduct more research in a short time, right?"

"Yes, if you are interested in my results, I can send them to you periodically."

"No, what I’m most interested in right now is not your research results, but you personally."

Noah corrected Helo’s words and informed her of something,

"You need to know, all these years, you are the first human I want to recruit, but it’s very unfortunate that you refused me."

"I’m very sorry, but the city of Elisium where you reside doesn’t need an apothecary apprentice like me."

"No, you’re mistaken on this point. The people here also need a kind apothecary who cares for them."

Noah refuted Helo, then glanced at Rafael, standing nearby,

"Lord Rafael, do you remember where Miss Helo’s hometown is?"

"Of course, it took me quite a lot of effort to find it."

The Silver Dragon replied confidently.

"Then do you remember how many residents are in Miss Helo’s hometown?"

"Approximately two or three thousand people?"

The Silver Dragon’s tone suddenly became uncertain.

"What about if you count the surrounding villages she often visits, how many people would that be in total?"

"This..."

Rafael was dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer such a question. As a lofty Silver Dragon, it was already rare for him to humble himself to search for an apothecary apprentice.

How could he possibly notice how many mortals lived around the area where this apothecary resided? How could he be bothered to pay attention to such things?

"In the town of Carmel where I live, plus the surrounding villages of Nata, Doke, and Wayne, there are a total of 2,657 people besides myself."

Helo provided an accurate figure, the land she traversed with her grandfather in her childhood, and she remembers the names of every household.

"Hmm, less than three thousand people, not many."

Noah nodded, his gaze turning to the slightly embarrassed Silver Dragon,

"Lord Rafael, may I entrust you with a task?"

"As you wish."

"I will provide you with funds, and a portion of the Cloud Giants will assist you. The only requirement is to relocate Miss Helo’s entire hometown to my territory."

"Relocate Helo’s hometown..."

Rafael’s eye twitched. Even as a Silver Dragon with three hundred years of life experience questioning his own limitations, he had never seen anything like this.

Not to mention having seen it, he had never even heard of it. To recruit an apothecary apprentice, nearly three thousand mortals are being planned to be relocated. What an enormous expense this must incur.

"Your Highness?! Noah!"

Originally maintaining a calm and composed demeanor, Helo was equally dumbfounded, looking up at Noah in disbelief that the Gold Dragon wishing to recruit her would make such arrangements.

"Why look at me with such eyes? Didn’t I say before? You are the first human I wish to recruit, I would not want to fail.

You are unwilling to leave your hometown. As a Gold Dragon, I cannot force you to abandon your native land. If that’s the case, this is the only arrangement I can make.

Bringing everything from your hometown here ensures everyone, including yourself, can be satisfied."

The Gold Dragon stated matter-of-factly, and Helo immediately gained some understanding of this Gold Dragon revered as the Holy Dragon by many mortals. He is both dominating to submission and genuinely benevolent.

"I am merely an apothecary apprentice, hardly worth such a cost from you."

"Clearly, our values are different. I think it is worth it."

Noah smiled. freewebnøvel.com

"Noah, Your Highness, you may not realize how distant Miss Helo’s small town is from here. Moving so many mortals would not just be an immense financial cost, but due to the long journey, many mortals wouldn’t withstand the labor and strain."

Rafael had to politely remind Noah; it’s not just about money. Mortals can’t withstand such trouble.

"Why the hassle? Just set up a temporary transmission array, wouldn’t that solve it?"

Noah was indifferent. He obviously understood what the Silver Dragon meant, but it was apparent that the money provided wasn’t enough. With willingness to bear any cost, few things in the mortal world are impossible.

"Set up a transmission array?"

Rafael was even more bewildered because now he could roughly estimate the cost. This was an expenditure painful enough to make his heart bleed. Even if he cherished talents greatly, he would never go this far.

"Just a small expense."

The Gold Dragon displayed an extravagant boldness admired by even adult dragons.

He had no choice; during the construction of Mage City, having control over the entire magic statue production line brought him untold profits.

Rock Magic Statues and Clay Magic Statues are extremely popular products among middle and lower-level transcendents, even though the Clay Magic Statues produced in large volumes are always in demand.

Tireless, without need for additional energy, capable of self-repairing minor component damage, possessing these features made them highly sought after by many merchant guilds.

"..."

Rafael’s lips moved, wanting to say something, but he couldn’t find the words.

In this moment, the Silver Dragon truly felt like ending his roaming life and settling down to follow this Holy Dragon.

It’s not merely because of this Holy Dragon’s noble and inclusive heart, gracious to all races and beings, but also because of his current extravagant display and financial prowess.

Paying such a cost to recruit a mere human apothecary apprentice, what might he, a dignified Silver Dragon, gain if willing to follow?

"Since you’ve already decided on a plan, I’m happy to serve."

That was the Silver Dragon’s response.

Helo was left speechless, not knowing how to respond.

However, she no longer had a reason to refuse. If they intended to relocate her entire hometown, what reason did she have to refuse it?

As for not allowing the Gold Dragon to relocate, what qualification did she have to object? Who could refuse? Such a high-level invitation had already been made, and it would be ungrateful to refuse. Although she isn’t fame-hungry, she’s not brainless either.

"Noah’s Book!"

Once everything was settled, Noah couldn’t help but reminisce about the taste of the fruit,

"Speaking of which, it’s been a long time since I had some fruit. Unfortunately, the maturation rate of the fruits is getting slower and slower now."

The Gold Dragon seemed troubled. Perhaps the Silver Dragon thought it unworthy to invite an apothecary apprentice at such a cost, but Noah saw it as a clear profit.

Someone doesn’t even want credit, contributing their life’s work to a book named after him. Ultimately, he’s the one profiting and being revered.

However, this gave Noah some motivation. No matter how talented, he’s limited by his identity and scope of awareness; there are many things he cannot accomplish.

For example, he could not invest time and effort into figuring out how to affordably treat an eighty-year-old human elder with aphasia, but someone is willing to endeavor in such efforts.

Therefore, Noah believes he needs people like this to help him fill in gaps and improve deficiencies, further collecting more nourishment for the Golden Tree’s fruit to condense,

"Perhaps, the Noah’s Book could gradually be expanded into an encyclopedia, compiling all sorts of knowledge and organizing it. I’d only need to have my name on it."

Noah expanded his thoughts, envisioning further possibilities,

"These do not require my own endeavor; others can be entrusted, and Helo can handle the herbal section compilation. However, for other sectors, more talent needs to be gathered.

Hmm, this task should be entrusted to Rafael, he’ll have to bear some hardships."