The Black Dragon swallowed three gold bars, two large handfuls of silver ornaments, and a small pinch of adamantine and mithril. Only then was he truly full. His Biomass Gear had received an unprecedented replenishment and was ready to go, transmitting a powerful feedback.
— What a headache.
Caesar came to a realization. He would probably have to eat gold for a living in the future, and the higher the conversion efficiency of the metals, the more valuable they would be to Airadia. In that case, if Blackwing's Lair was unable to generate any income in the future, he might not even be able to feed himself.
It was fortunate that it was him. If it were any other True Dragon, upon discovering that the Biomass Enhancement Armor could be replenished in such a manner, they would probably burst into tears. In the end, they would either have to give up on this ability or choose death.
Regardless, Caesar was still in a rather good mood after finding a source of conversion replenishment. Thus, the Black Dragon hummed an unpleasant tune as he glanced at the old Green Dragon preserved in the compartment. He was still not at ease, so he applied another layer of Ice Breath before leaving with his tail wagging. He exited the treasury and closed the door.
Although this magical door mixed with mithril was now completely reduced to an ornament, as long as the Black Dragon was still around, no creature would dare to step into this place.
But he had to be careful of those adventurers.
Yes, be careful of those thieves, bandits, and robbers!
No one knew what this fellow was thinking, but his expression suddenly became ferocious. He bared his teeth, puffed up his cheeks, and nodded repeatedly.
Now, these treasures were no longer just treasures. They were also his spiritual sustenance, his source of energy, and Caesar's lifeblood. Anyone who dared to covet them would be skinned and hanged.
The Forest Sprite looked at the Black Dragon's inexplicable change in expression, confused. Fortunately, she knew that Caesar would occasionally behave in such a strange manner. She could tell that the Black Dragon was in a rather good mood.
Then let's play a game of cards.
Luna thought excitedly. She ran into her small house, took out the iron box that she regarded as a treasure, and begged Caesar to play two rounds with her.
Caesar agreed. Thus, in the Emerald Palace, the two of them sat on the ground without hesitation (in fact, Luna was floating, while Caesar was lying down), and the Forest Fairy faced the Black Dragon Lord.
Now that he was faced with the problem of how to make money, Caesar subconsciously thought when he was playing cards. Was it possible to make the entire set of cards and sell it to the outside world to make money?
There was an answer.
In Eladia, the target group of this card was not only teenagers or even humans. It was also targeted at long-lived species that lived long lives but often lived dull and boring lives, such as dragons, elves, fairies, and so on.
In Airadia, where time was abundant but entertainment activities were extremely scarce, such a card would probably explode in popularity the moment it appeared. Those who had a certain status and did not lack wealth would probably be addicted to it and have a lot of fun playing it (see Luna for details).
As long as he put in a lot of money and effort in the early stages, embedding a mass-energy crystal in the card, and then using magic to record images and sound effects, oh gods above …
To be honest, even Caesar did not know what kind of effect it would have or how much money it would make if he did this.
Not only would this solve his problem of "eating," it might even bring him a huge trophy of wealth. And if he marked the back of the card with the mark of "Blackwing's Nest," he might even get a reputation reward.
"Damn you!
You really are a genius. "
This Black Dragon became more and more excited the more he thought about it. Looking at Luna, who was concentrating on how to play the card, he could not help but stick out his tongue and lick the little one — RUA.
"Aiya."
Luna cried out in surprise. She could not even hold the card firmly with her magic. After stabilizing her weak magic with great difficulty, she said angrily, "You must have done it on purpose. I have already calculated how to play the card. You will definitely lose this round.
But … I can't remember now … "
She frowned her little eyebrows and put on a bitter face. She began to study again. She did not care much about the Black Dragon's licking. Previously, whenever they were in danger, Caesar would often suck her into his mouth. Luna was already used to it.
Of course, the vision was beautiful, but to really realize it, Caesar still had to face many practical problems.
The cost was easy to solve. The Black Dragon, who had obtained Green Capital and Kaki, could be considered a moderately rich man. It was not to the extent that he could not even create a few sets of cards with mass-energy crystals. Moreover, Caesar had knowledge beyond the times. If he really started to produce, he could even create a batch of assembly line workshops. There was no need to worry about the manufacturing cost, efficiency, and so on.
The key to the problem was the copyright.
It must be known that card games were not difficult products. They were not like those precious magic items, where each item needed to be carefully crafted, extremely difficult to forge, and could not be replicated. But for the cards in Luna's hands, after knowing the specific gameplay and rules of the game, Airadia had countless creatures with the ability to produce them.
As long as someone came with two thick sheets of paper and a few artists, they would be able to produce a decent imitation. And those powerful lords would be able to produce high-end products that were even better than Caesar's.
Airadia was not developed, but the creatures here were not stupid.
The idea was good, but after it was produced, how to protect the product was something that Caesar had to think of ways to solve. Otherwise, before he could earn any money, the competing products would have already spread across the entire continent.
Furthermore, if he did not take it for granted and considered the details, Caesar still had to solve the first step of the problem of sales.
Under normal circumstances, the other intelligent races would not even want to touch a set of strange cards with the name of Blackwing's Nest on it, and the label came from a five-colored evil dragon. They would subconsciously treat it as an evil dragon's bewitchment and sweep it into the trash.
How to reverse the deviation in perception was also a big problem. Airadia did not have a precedent that Caesar could use as a reference.
With so many troubles popping up one after another, he suddenly felt that his brain was not enough.
"Your Majesty."
Just as Caesar was daydreaming and playing cards with Luna, he suddenly heard a respectful whisper from outside the palace. He shifted his body and turned his head. He found that the wyvern leader, Er Ha, had appeared outside the palace without him knowing. Behind him was a group of trembling shapeshifters.
"Your Majesty, they trespassed on the edge of the palace without permission. I wanted to kill them, but these guys said that they were following orders and had completed your orders."
Er Ha looked up at him. After receiving Black Dragon's permission, he pushed his wings and hind legs a few steps to the right to let the shapeshifters in.
"Your Majesty, after you left, we immediately started collecting things in Kaki Hill and brought the things you wanted."
The shapeshifters dragged a few large boxes and knelt in front of Black Dragon. Their leader did not come this time, so he was probably very worried. The things that humans did were enough for him to slowly understand and absorb.
When the boxes were opened, there were not expensive treasures or magical items, but some ordinary books. Luna floated over curiously to take a look.
The God We Believe In
Elemental Power — from Beginner to Master
A Brief History of the Continent
The Forging of Magical Items
Adventurer's Guide: Survival Wisdom of Bismait
Monster Illustrated Handbook
Schiller's Selected Poems
Immortal Sun Never Sets
Lord's Self-cultivation
…
The little fellow was confused at first, then surprised, and finally suspicious. After the shapeshifters bowed and left, she asked, "No way!
Caesar, what are you going to do with these human books? Are you a collector? "
"No!"
Black Dragon said righteously, "I love learning. Learning makes me happy."
He had been longing for these things for too long. Because of his lack of common sense, he had suffered many losses in Airadia. He could not bear the life of an illiterate person anymore!
Moreover, establishing a complete knowledge and cognition system would help him think about the problems that he could not solve at present. Maybe he could come up with some solutions.
This was one of the reasons why Caesar tried so hard to control Kaki. Without the power of the upper nobles on the human side, he really did not know how to get such a large number of precious books.
Even if Black Dragon was willing to pay, it would be very difficult to get in touch with humans through the shapeshifters and trade with magical items. Ordinary merchants could not get such a complete set of books.