“Very well, it seems you have a good memory.”
“Blue Scales should be aware of their place in front of me, remember to show respect, otherwise… you wouldn’t want to know the consequences.”
Saga murmured softly.
The teenage Blue Dragon, about ten meters long and several times larger than Saga, weakly nodded, like a helpless big girl cornered by delinquents, and asked softly:
“Can I leave now?”
The teenage Blue Dragon, with lowered eyes and a gentle tone, usually the Five-Colored Dragons spoke in a cold, hostile, or condescending tone, but the current situation was obviously different.
When facing other powerful races, True Dragons would not be so submissive for the sake of dignity and honor.
But when facing their own kind, it wasn’t too shameful for a True Dragon to be submissive.
“Want to leave? That’s not impossible, after all, this dragon won’t demand anything unreasonable from you.”
Looking at the nervous Blue Dragon, Saga said calmly.
Because the teenage Blue Dragon was terrified by Saga’s force field, she had no desire to resist Saga at the moment. The terrifying oppression she felt from Saga was still vivid in her memory, and the thought of it made her fearful.
Too scared of dragons.
“Then I’ll leave, you look good, and your broad-mindedness is also commendable.”
The Blue Dragon breathed a sigh of relief.
She took a step, flapping her dragon wings, intending to leave in the stormy weather. She didn’t want to stay a second longer in this ghostly place. She hadn’t encountered anything good on Waxing Crescent Island twice, and she felt that leaving was the right choice.
Crash!
The storm continued, with lightning and thunder.
“Is it really a hatchling dragon? Definitely not, it must be a disguise. A hatchling dragon? With the power it just displayed, it could even be a legendary ancient dragon!”
At the same time, Grititia’s mind raced.
At this point, she felt more and more that Saga might be a legendary dragon above the True Dragon level, for some reason. Perhaps it was out of some malicious hobby that he disguised himself as a young hatchling dragon here to enforce the law, perhaps to attract some dragons who wanted to bully him, and then counterattack and beat them for fun.
“This dragon elder is really bad.”
“The golden shine, the perfect and proportionate body, and the diamond-like dragon scales, this good-looking appearance that completely conforms to the dragon’s aesthetic cannot be natural. I’m so silly. Ah, it deliberately turned into such a good-looking young hatchling dragon. Who could resist wanting to bully it when they see it?”
“This is law enforcement by baiting!”
The Blue Dragon girl strongly condemned the ancient dragon for disguising itself as a hatchling dragon in her heart.
But she spoke to Saga in a respectful tone: “I look forward to seeing you again next time, goodbye.”
She flapped her dragon wings, her limbs already half a meter off the ground.
At that moment, Saga narrowed his eyes and said, “When did I say you could leave? Come down here.”
Grititia’s dragon face fell.
At this time, Saga didn’t use the supergravity field, but it seemed as if there was an invisible force pressing down on the Blue Dragon girl. After hearing Saga’s words, the Blue Dragon girl stopped flapping her wings, landed, and lowered her head to ask weakly, “Um, is there anything else?”
Facing the existence of a suspected legendary ancient dragon, Grititia didn’t dare to act rashly.
The dragon race respects strength and respects their own strong. A True Dragon-level dragon will receive enough respect anywhere, even if there are significant conflicts between the two dragon races, such as the Five-Colored Dragon and the Metal Dragon. If a weak Five-Colored Dragon encounters a legendary ancient Metal Dragon, it is only natural to show respect, and vice versa. This is the respect for strong dragons of the same race, regardless of the dragon kind.
“Because of your interruption, I missed the opportunity to deal with a magical lifeform.”
“I won’t do anything excessive to you, but since you’ve caused damage to my interests, it’s only natural that you should pay the price.”
Saga said reasonably and unquestionably.
What can a small teenage Blue Dragon like me delay for you?
Is this just to tease me?
Ah!
The Blue Dragon girl let out a groundhog’s howl in her heart, but on the surface, she nodded obediently and said, “What kind of price do I need to pay to satisfy you?”
After hearing the other’s response, Saga was a little puzzled and strange.
What’s the matter with this Blue Dragon? So obedient, it shouldn’t be. Even if it’s a little better-tempered than other Five-Colored Dragons, it’s in comparison to other Five-Colored Dragons. Since it belongs to the Five-Colored Dragon kind, it shouldn’t have a genuinely good temper. Saga still remembered the arrogant and domineering appearance of the other party when she first arrived on Waxing Crescent Island.
Saga smiled and said, “When I last saw you, you didn’t have this attitude.”
“Compared to your current obedience, I still prefer your arrogant and proud appearance at that time. Why don’t you go back to that?”
The skull spider turned its head, its gaze shifting between the two dragons, one large and one small, one gold and one blue, listening to their dragon language conversation, realizing that these two dragons actually knew each other.
“Making a teenage dragon obedient as a hatchling dragon. This is a bit unbelievable, but being able to make me, an outsider hatchling dragon, completely helpless, is also normal with this kind of charm.”
“Following it well might be a good choice. I can still continue for a hundred years in my current state, but with its terrifying growth rate, I don’t know what kind of terrifying True Dragon it will become after a hundred years. If I assist it wholeheartedly during this period, I might be rewarded with the power of the dragon and regain new life.”The Demon Warlock’s gaze flickered as he silently pondered in his heart.
“I already know my mistake, please stop mocking me.”
The Blue Dragon maiden still maintained her obedient demeanor, not reverting to her haughty attitude because of Saga’s words. Joking aside, actually doing so would probably only bring more trouble upon herself.
“What would you like me to do?”
She asked specifically.
To be honest, her docile appearance did indeed make it easier to soften one’s heart.
But Saga was not human.
So obedient?
Must be scared by me.
Perhaps even traumatized.
Good, this can be used to my advantage.
Facing the compliant figure before him, he calculated in his heart how best to exploit the situation.
Asking the Blue Dragon maiden for money directly was out of the question; dragons are very possessive of their treasures, sometimes as if they were their own flesh and blood. Asking for money was out of the question, let alone taking their life, and Saga didn’t believe she had much in the way of savings.
Under normal circumstances, it’s difficult for a young dragon to have space storage equipment.
The treasures she had hidden in her scales, along with the Lionheart Gem that Saga had snatched from her mouth, were probably all she had. After all, she was just an ordinary young dragon, still far from adulthood, and likely didn’t have much in the way of treasures, as poor as a church mouse.
“First, tell me your name.”
“Gulitia.”
“Gulitia, huh.” Saga pondered for a few seconds, then said, “Until I am satisfied with you and forgive your offenses and impact on me, you will stay here, by my side, serving me.”
This was not a tone of inquiry.
Saga directly laid out his plans for the Blue Dragon.
“Ah? What do you see in me? I don’t think I can be of any help to you.”
The Blue Dragon was somewhat surprised.
She didn’t think she could be loyal to an ancient dragon.
Unless this legendary ancient dragon was obsessed with the game of disguising as a demonic young hatchling, and thought itself flawless, not realizing that she had discovered its true identity. “I am so clever,” Gulitia proudly thought to herself.
In reality, a young Tier 5 Blue Dragon was a decent asset for Saga at this stage.
Saga whispered, “You don’t need to worry about what I see in you, just serve me well, and once I’m satisfied, I’ll let you go free.”
Dragons do not become the kin of other dragons.
Even if the other is a legendary ancient dragon.
But to follow and serve, that is acceptable.
Serving a legendary ancient dragon, some young dragons would act as leaders under the command of a legendary ancient dragon, responsible for managing kin, guarding territories, and so on, offering their labor in exchange for protection and guidance.
Ancient Dragon.
This is a watershed in dragonkind.
When reaching the stage of an extremely old dragon, the next step is to become an ancient dragon, but the transition from an extremely old dragon to an ancient dragon is not something that can be achieved leisurely with the passage of time. It is a life-and-death threshold; passing it means the sky’s the limit, failing means falling to death.
Including ancient dragons, only True Dragons above the ancient dragon level are the true pillars of dragonkind.
Even the White Dragon, the weakest of the True Dragons, becomes a legendary creature upon reaching the ancient dragon stage. If it’s a Red Dragon or Golden Dragon, even the most ordinary individual, once surpassing the ancient dragon level, will possess transcendent power.
Gulitia thought carefully and felt that following him seemed quite beneficial to her.
Firstly, her territory had just been breached by adventurers, and now she was a lone dragon wandering without a plan.
Secondly, Blue Dragons, being the most sociable of the chromatic dragons, thrive on group living. Being alone for too long would make her feel lonely and empty; Gulitia missed the days when she lived in Blue Dragon Bay.
Lastly, although young dragons are not weak, they are far from powerful and cannot do as they please. This stage of chromatic dragons is the most vulnerable to various encounters and death. If she could follow a legendary ancient dragon, her safety would undoubtedly be greatly secured. Gulitia stubbornly believed that Saga was a legendary ancient dragon disguised as a young hatchling.
“Alright, it would be my honor.”
She replied, somewhat unexpectedly to Saga.
Saga had thought she would struggle a bit, after all, as a young dragon, Gulitia serving him, a Hatchling Dragon, was… If word got out, she would have no place to put her dragon face, akin to a human teenager acknowledging a little kid as their big brother.
The pride inherent to dragonkind should have made her refuse.