Chapter 749 - 736: Good Food Means Good Meat
Chapter 749: Chapter 736: Good Food Means Good Meat
Two giant dragons caused more than two thousand kobold casualties.
This number, relative to the tens of thousands of kobold troops, is far from devastating.
However, the attitude of the giant dragon represented by the Blue Dragon Azra left these kobolds feeling infinitely confused.
At this time, Number Ten and Number Four jumped out with a relatively gentle Dragon Mighty and continued to beguile the kobolds, finally convincing Svirgis to lead the remaining kobolds to temporarily camp outside Dragon’s Roar Valley, awaiting the outcome of the Dragon Struggle.
Moreover, Number Ten not only offered medical aid to the injured kobolds without bearing previous grudges but also patted the mushroom cap and took on the responsibility for future food needs of the kobolds, merely requiring them to guard Dragon’s Roar Valley and prevent the dragon beasts inside from running out.
Svirgis was deeply moved by this.
And Number Ten took the opportunity to invite Svirgis to visit Pujie Dungeon, saying it was time for him to meet his master and see the dragons fed.
Svirgis thought these two phrases referred to the same thing.
In his heart, to confer [Dragon Mighty] and [Dragon’s Breath], Number Ten’s master must be a powerful giant dragon.
Furthermore, judging by Number Ten’s demeanor, its master had not abandoned it because of the Dragon Struggle.
An idea unavoidably sprouted in Svirgis’s mind—could Number Ten’s master possibly accept them too?
This thought uncontrollably took root and sprouted in his heart—they were too eager for a Dragon Lord!
Regarding Number Ten’s invitation, he accepted swiftly, afraid the other party would go back on their word.
The United Kingdom could not allow the kobold army to enter the country, but few kobolds under the supervision of the just solved-crisis by Lady Inanna, naturally, no one would jump out and say anything.
After settling the kobold main force and distributing the large quantity of mushrooms sent by Number Ten, Svirgis selected a few kobolds with relative clout to accompany him to Pujie Dungeon.
Soon, Svirgis discovered the situation was just as Number Ten had said—traces of dragons were everywhere.
During their journey to the Underground City, they had seen giant dragons flying overhead more than once.
However, not a single dragon landed because of the kobold servants’ calls from below; all the dragons were busy seeking opponents, enhancing their power, hoping to gain an edge in the Dragon Struggle.
The United Kingdom certainly didn’t like these dragons flying over their territory, occasionally attacking granaries and livestock for food.
Fortunately, that’s all there was to it.
Those dragons that liked to directly eat people or attack cities were dealt with early on—they were either defeated or, after being injured, killed by other dragons seizing opportunities.
Those remaining nowadays were all dragons that wouldn’t expend effort on matters irrelevant to the Dragon Struggle.
As for the behavior of eating livestock and attacking granaries.
Previously, this would cause regional famine problems, but now... food variety may be slightly limited in the recent period, only mushrooms, and "starving to death" seems to have become a far-off, distant term.
Along the way, being ignored by dragons several times dampened these kobolds’ spirits even further, while making them value the opportunity to meet Number Ten’s master even more.
Eventually, after half a month of trekking, they finally reached the deep area of Pujie Dungeon.
Gazing at the huge rift in front, the kobolds showed little reaction.
The space in Dragon Cliff Dungeon was varied, with all types of spatial phenomena—even for those who hadn’t seen such occurrences firsthand, they’d heard about them enough to naturally not react to a larger spatial rift.
Svirgis was about to step over to see a giant dragon when he was stopped by Number Ten.
Following the tentacle wrapped around his arm, Svirgis looked questioningly at Number Ten.
"Don’t rush, it’s cold out there, have something warm first."
As Number Ten spoke, a Puki came running over with a bowl and spoon, its mushroom cap split into four parts to reveal the interior filled with mushroom soup.
Seeing this, the kobolds each filled a bowl.
"What kind of meat is this? Though it’s tough, the taste is quite special!" Svirgis remarked.
Recently, they’ve consumed many foreign things, many of which they’d never tasted in Dragon Cliff; every time they tried something new, they’d habitually inquire.
Number Ten didn’t answer but asked in return, "Do you like it?"
Svirgis chewed a piece: "It’s not bad."
"I’m glad you like it."
...
After finishing the meal, Number Ten led them through the rift, with the kobold wizard in the group casting a spell to maintain constant temperature for his companions.
Svirgis found it odd that along the way they encountered many various races with Puki, busily moving around, not quite seeming like they were servicing some giant dragon.
He wanted to inquire several times about Number Ten’s master, yet the conversation kept diverging.
"Follow along, and you’ll understand."
Number Ten didn’t take them to Fungus Castle; instead, he directly led them through tunnels to the renovated Northern Territory Underground Ruins.
Or more specifically, the current Giant Dragon Arena.
"Naga Rosa... Master?"
As soon as they entered, they witnessed a terrifying scene.
A heavily wounded giant dragon was repeatedly attacked by a blurry black silhouette.
That silhouette moved swiftly and was familiar with the terrain, veering into the arena’s pathways, surprising the dragon from unexpected angles, inflicting fresh wounds each time.
The dragon roared in anger but was already powerless to parry, defeat merely a matter of time.
A kobold who called out the dragon’s name stepped forward as if wanting to assist its master but was stopped by Number Ten’s tentacle.
"What are you doing? Are you trying to sully the sacred Dragon Struggle?"
"Dragon Struggle?" The kobolds gaped at the black shadow in shock and surprise.
Boom—
A collision sound far exceeding the previous ones echoed, and the dragon Naga Rosa whimpered, its body crashing heavily onto the ground.
Its kobold servant collapsed helplessly onto the ground.
Only then did the kobolds clearly see what that black mass was.
"Dragon Man?"
Some kobolds recognized Xiao Hai.
"Isn’t that... isn’t that often seen trailing behind the great dragon Svirgis? She’s not a giant dragon, so how can she partake in the Dragon Struggle?"
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Number Ten scoffed coldly, "Open your dog eyes and see for yourself!"
As Xiao Hai adeptly extracted Norris from the wreckage and clutched him tightly, fearful of him being kidnapped once more.
Xiao Hai had figured it out—all these dragons coveted Norris’s lovely scales, so she must protect the Bright Crystal producer better.
And in the kobolds’ eyes, after Xiao Hai killed the giant dragon, her scales became more lustrous, her presence stronger, even her wings expanded slightly.
This is a testament to participating in the Dragon Struggle, powering up after victory.
Number Ten then addressed the kobold who had questioned, "Her name is Xiao Hai, not some Svirgis. Ancient Dragon Path has recognized her qualifications, what are you? Daring to question?"
The kobolds were left speechless, the Dragon-scaled Kobold Svirgis among them twitching his eye and weakly asking, "The dragon you serve, could it be..."
Before he could finish, Number Seven rushed into the arena, first congratulating Xiao Hai on her victory, then promptly feeding herself into it.
Svirgis recalled how Number Ten had previously mentioned they were responsible for feeding the dragon... is this the method?
Although occasionally they would be snacked on by dragons, no kobold would willingly crawl into a dragon’s mouth.
Being the servant to a dragon and being its dinner are slightly different.
"Do not be bound by the so-called dragon form, the black malice... Lady Xiao Hai is the only future giant dragon, ancient dragon!"
Number Ten said, jumping into the arena and rejecting Xiao Hai’s request to eat him too, using Wind Blade to slice off a large chunk of flesh from the dragon corpse.
Then he threw this chunk of dragon meat at Svirgis.
The latter instinctively backed away, the dragon meat clattering onto the ice surface.
With dragon blood dripping from his tentacles, Number Ten said, "Why are you standing there stunned? It’s given to you, didn’t you say you enjoyed its taste? Keep it well, because next I’ll have to introduce you to our Mushroom Lord! Of course, you need to make some changes to communicate with our Mushroom Lord."
"Dragon... meat?!" Svirgis lay on the ground, retching violently.
In the kobolds’ eyes, at that moment, Magic Power surged all around Number Ten, seemingly a fiend!
...
Successfully converting these kobolds, Lin Jun sent those with potential back; they would recruit more like-minded members among the kobolds.
With them leading the way, Lin Jun could also attempt to unravel the mystery of multiple spaces in Dragon Cliff Dungeon.
The giant dragon’s lair now devoid of dragons, there should be quite a few treasures inside.
Yet before exploring this most mysterious of underground cities, Lin Jun had another task to complete.
In the Tide Sanctuary, the navy prepared to find the real Chis was ready.
It was time to haul out this big hiding bug of the sea!