Chapter 1820: Trade with the Dragon Hoarder

"Do you want to exchange it then?" Adrian stated as he learned this from the Vermillion Bird.

The Vermillion Bird told Adrian that he would just need to exchange something that catches the attention of the Azure Dragon. She told him that it does not have to be something that is important, but it should interest the Azure Dragon. The Vermillion Bird already knows this trick as the Azure Dragon does it all the time when the item that needs to be traded has a small sentimental value for him.

"You propose a trade? Preposterous! You cannot give me anything that can top this fine specimen of a rock!" The Azure Dragon stated as he pulled out the Lodestone Heart.

The Lodestone Heart looked like a charred piece of rock that is emitting immense lightning energy. Even Adrian can feel it just by being near it, but he does not know why the Azure Dragon is calling it pretty. The Lodestone Heart just looks like a burnt piece of rock with small sparks coming out of it if it was only a purely aesthetic point of view.

"I am a demon." Adrian stated.

"And I am the Azure Dragon. What is your point? I know you are a demon. I have eyes." The Azure Dragon stated.

"Old and sassy. What I meant is that I have traveled to various lands since I am a demon. I have a lot of things in my own pocket dimension that is much more aesthetically pleasing than that burnt rock. I already know that the four divine beasts cannot leave your territories due to your duty." Adrian stated which made the Azure Dragon squint his eyes.

"I did not think that their level of trust would be that deep that the Vermillion Bird would tell even the taboo information to him." The Azure Dragon thought.

"Fine. Present me with a rock much more beautiful than this then I might be willing to trade you." The Azure Dragon stated.

Adrian took out five rocks inside his inventory that he put inside of there. Three of the five rocks were drops from powerful monsters while the other two were more miscellaneous drops that he picked up. He filtered his inventory but only these five items were truly the things that are rocks. Adrian presented the rocks that he has in the order that he finds most appealing.

"I have this! It is a treasure that was dropped when I killed a god of light! The Luxurium! It is a beautiful piece of golden diamond that refracts light into a rainbow when it passes through it!" Adrian stated as he passed the Luxurium to the Azure Dragon.

"I already have something similar, and it is even more shiny than this. It lacks identity." The Azure Dragon stated as he tossed the Luxurium away, but Adrian managed to retrieve it back to his inventory.

"Tough customer. Next would be this then. A Blood Emerald that came from me defeating a western god or their champion. It was already so long but I know that at least one of them dropped it." Adrian stated as he gave the Blood Emerald to the Azure Dragon.

"It is red and green which is pretty, but it is doing too much of one thing that it does not have its own beauty. I have already seen a lot of stones like this, and they bore me." The Azure Dragon stated as he tossed the Blood Emerald once again, but Kanlaon extended his tail from his robe to catch it.

"Choosy but it means that you have a great eye. I have another one that will definitely be the thing that you need! Here! A Frost Diamond that came from Asgard itself. It is the divine realm of the Norse Gods." Adrian stated as he presented a diamond in the shape of a snowflake that floats.

"It is wonderful and mystical." The Azure Dragon stated.

"So, are you going to exchange it?" Adrian asked.

"Nope. I could have a Yuki-onna create one just like this if I wanted to. It is not even giving me winter vibes." The Azure Dragon stated as he returned the Frost Diamond as it was more fragile than the other two. At the very least, he knows his stuff about stones that he does not throw anything that is easily broken.

"How about this one? This is a stone given to me by one of my guild members that is a Deep One." Adrian stated as he presented a Sea Stone.

The Sea Stone is just like a beautiful stone that has an extremely miniscule amount of the essence of the sea. One could smell the sea when they sniff it, and it has an aquamarine color with designs of seaweed and corals. This made the eyes of the Azure Dragon curious, and it made Adrian think that he was able to pique the interest of the divine beast.

"So, do you want to trade with this? It seems that you like it." Adrian asked.

"It does pique my interest, but I already have something like this. It might be from a different sea which is why I was curious for a second, but it is not unique enough for my taste." The Azure Dragon stated.

"I guess I am all out of options. This is the only thing that I have left. A Moon Rock." Adrian stated as he presented the last stone inside his bag which is a common tier Moon Rock that he happened to pick up when he and Ascalor were training in a moon back then.

"This! You should have presented this to me first! This is the most exquisite rock that I have seen. It has identity! It has the presence! It is opulence itself!" The Azure Dragon stated as he suddenly started to get excited.

"I was just joking. This is something from the Moon itself that I picked up. You have a demon's seal of approval for that one. So, will you trade it for that Lodestone Heart?" Adrian stated as he changed his tune upon seeing the other party.

"Yes!" The Azure Dragon stated happily.