"Mother! Don't show such disgrace! Father's death cannot be changed, but if he's alive, I want to see him, and if he's dead, I want to see his body. I'm planning to take a trip to the mines he visited before."
The noblewoman said in a low voice.
"What? What are you saying? You're going to the mines? Are you joking?
Viss! Haven't you heard? There's an Evil Dragon there! Your father took so many people and still died. Do you also want to go there and die?
Stop your foolish thoughts immediately! I only have you left! You absolutely must not have an accident!"
The noble lady grabbed her daughter's shoulders and shook them continuously, her expression extremely tense.
"Miss... pardon my directness, although you are an exceptionally talented Caster, having reached level 6 at such a young age, this doesn't allow you to show off in front of that Giant Dragon.
After you meet it, it will be hard for you to escape. That Giant Dragon is very powerful! Even if you muster all the Guard forces in the territory, they might not be opponents." The Hunter also advised.
"I'm not that kind of fool. This time, I'll be calling my friends to accompany me, and with them around, I won't be in danger." The noblewoman said.
"Miss, forgive my boldness, although you studied at the Kingdom's Mage Academy and were a genius there, you and your classmates are ultimately too young, and it might not be enough to face that Giant Dragon.
Unless... you can convince them to deploy their family armies."
"You don't understand that the students in the academy are not all simple figures. There are some existences you absolutely cannot imagine. As long as she is there, this time we will definitely make the Evil Dragon that killed my father suffer."
The noblewoman's words were full of trust in a certain classmate.
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"Ughhh~"
Land woke up with a yawn from his sleep.
This time he had a wonderful dream, dreaming of growing into a Giant Dragon as large as a mountain, wantonly slaughtering humans, seizing their treasures, and finally piling up a treasure where he could roll around freely.
In a good mood, Land headed down the passage ahead, intending to check if the two young dragons were working hard.
But before he got far, he encountered a mud wall, which made his heart jump. Had something happened to these two little brats? Or had they suffered under his abuse and run away?
If they ran away, wouldn't he lose two excellent tool dragons?
He collided head-on and easily broke through the obstructing mud wall, roaring loudly:
"Fiona! Ed! Where the hell have you run off to?"
The sound echoed around the burrow.
Until.
Thump thump thump, a series of footsteps sounded.
Two young dragons ran up to him, showing flattering smiles and said:
"Land! You're awake, huh! Did you sleep well? We completed the task you taught us!"
The two young dragons were covered in dirt and coupled with their smiling faces, looked rather comical.
"Is that so? Then well done.
But can you explain to me why this place was blocked?"
Land pointed to the recently smashed mud wall, his expression odd.
"This... umm... we didn't want to disturb your sleep, Land! You know, when digging, it's hard not to make noise, and that's not good!
Land, you had just beaten those intruders recently and were so tired, you naturally needed a good rest."
The Little Black Dragon thought quickly and explained immediately.
"Mm! You two are very considerate!"
Land nodded in satisfaction at this answer, feeling that these two brats actually have quite smart minds, having learned to care for their big brother. Not easy!
"Since you're so sensible, I'll reward you more! Once we get out, I'll give you two copper coins as a reward. That way, each of you dragons will get one copper coin!
How about that, happy?"
"Ah? Land, didn't you mean we'd each get a copper coin before?" The two young dragons were stunned.
"Of course! Did you think I'd give each of you one? You two think too prettily!"
Land's "are you two kidding me" look made the two young dragons silent, and they hung their heads and exchanged glances.
In each other's eyes, they saw astonishment and speechlessness.
Land, this guy, really isn't much of anything!
"Alright! Hurry up and keep digging! The sooner we reach the surface, the sooner your reward will come."
After encouraging them a little, Land patted the two dragon brats on their brains.
Then he continued to lie down on the ground, starting a bored daze, without any intention of helping with the digging.
The two young dragons could only continue their hard work bitterly.
Days later, the somewhat haggard two young dragons finally widened the entire passage, and Land and the two dragons returned to the forest where they were born.
Before that, Land had already swallowed all the valuable items in his treasure into his belly.
In this world, the structure of a Giant Dragon's body is quite unique; they have two stomachs, one for digesting food to provide energy to the body.
The other is used to store their treasure, allowing the treasure to forever accompany them.
Of course, how much they store depends on how big their body is, but generally, a Giant Dragon finds it difficult to swallow all their treasure with their stomachs.
A wealthy Giant Dragon's treasure always far exceeds the limit of their stomach storage.
This is also why a Giant Dragon needs to find a suitable lair.
They must have a place suitable for storing their treasure.
Outside, the original Black Mist Forest.
Here still shrouds in a mist that blocks ordinary people's vision, blurry, making it hard to see clearly.
But relying on the True Dragon's powerful eyesight, Land could still clearly see everything within several kilometers.
The forest, originally burned by fire, no longer had towering trees; there were only countless weeds and scorched earth everywhere.
The tallest weeds were even over a meter high, towering over his calves.
Two young dragons could even be completely covered below their necks.
At this moment, Black Mist Forest seemed more appropriate to rename as Black Mist Grassland.
Land stood upright, gazing into the distance.
A few moose were eating grass a few kilometers to the northwest, occasionally hopping and frolicking joyfully.
And a few pig-like beasts were rooting around on the ground a few kilometers to the east.
These creatures were somewhat like wild boars with rough and black tusks, generally weighing over 700 to 800 kilograms when grown, being omnivorous animals, and considered minor bullies among ordinary beasts.
Land watched them, drool uncontrollably trickling down his mouth.
Never thought that over three years had passed since, and the originally sparsely populated Black Mist Forest had gathered a lot of animals again. It seems that under the passage of time.
Without the presence of a predator like a Giant Dragon, at the top of the food chain, this place was full of vitality again.
These were all delicacies he had never tasted three years ago!
Land couldn't control his body anymore.
Without saying a word, he charged towards the pig-like beasts to the east like a bus at high speed!