After hiding in the tiger's territory for 10 days, Jose figured that the Human Alliance Army had more or less left. Only then did he lead the White Dragon on a journey to find a new home.
In these 10 days, he had made detailed plans for the future based on the map given to him by the Black Dragon.
An abandoned mineshaft was hard to come by, but cliffs and precipices could be actively sought.
There was a large river called the Volgar River in the north. It originated in the Jorgol Mountains and trailed to the sea through the dark and dense forests. The canyon along the river was a good place to go. He could dig a hole in the cliff, and Cassie could live in the river along the way.
Of course, Jose would not live in the main channel of the river. The competition there was too intense, and there were other intelligent creatures moving about. What he was looking for was a steep canyon along the side of a tributary. It was best to be closer to the Jorgol Mountains.
The Mistress of the Red Nest had a strong territorial instinct. The powerful carnivores in her territory had either been killed or incorporated.
Although she had fled in defeat, her remaining authority was still present, and there should not be any major predators that dared to step into the Jorgol Mountains for the time being. This gave Jose a period of relatively stable growth.
To a young dragon, nothing was more precious than a stable growth period.
The journey was without danger, and he was very lucky to find a new home that satisfied his needs.
This was a canyon between two mountains. On one side of the canyon, there was a natural karst cave. The entrance to the karst cave was secluded and narrow. The space inside was neither big nor small, just enough to accommodate him.
There was also safety in this area. The cliff was vertical to the ground at a 90-degree angle. Looking up from the bottom, one would not be able to find the entrance to the cave. The surrounding terrain was steep, and there was no sign of human activity within a radius of a 100 miles. There were no traces of powerful creatures either.
The water below the cliff was so clear that one could see the riverbed at the bottom. Animals also often came to the riverside to drink water. Currently, the species found there were wild goats, wild boars, deer, and leopards. Hunting would be very convenient.
"This place is not bad. Let's settle down here. Cassie, you should find a place to stay too, but don't stay too far away from me."
"O—Okay."
Cassie flew toward the river below. As a water-attribute True Dragon, the White Dragon preferred to live near water.
Jose also began to tidy up his new home. First, he cleaned up the floor of the cave. Then, he broke the stalactite hanging upside down above him to avoid hitting his head. Then, he polished a platform in front of the entrance of the cave to facilitate landing.
By now, the cave had basic habitation functions.
But this transmigrator from another world was not satisfied.
If nothing went wrong, he would have to stay on this cliff for a long time. He had to consider his defense, escape, comfort, and other factors.
He flew out of the cave and observed the terrain around the canyon. A new blueprint of the cave gradually formed in his mind.
He could do whatever he wanted now. He flew back into the cave and faced the rock wall. He raised his "hand" and took a look at his sharp nails.
Immediately after, these sharp nails pierced into the rock wall and were then clenched tightly. Accompanied by cracking sounds, a rock the size of a millstone was dug out. The difficulty of digging the rock with dragon claws was not low, but it did not require much strength in any case.
He raised his hand to look at his "fingernails" again. There were no signs of wear or tear.
The dragons truly were a top supernatural race. Their horns, scales, and nails were as tough as metal. Combined with their own terrifying power and the delicate control over their own bodies, digging stones was an easier task for them than using professional machinery.
"Let's go! Let's go!"
Jose was getting more and more excited.
After half a day, the excavation of the new home was completed.
If the previous lair was a poor tent, then the current lair was a simple apartment.
Walking through the entrance on the cliff was the original cave, which had been transformed into a living room. There was a diagonal passage at the end of the living room, and a turn at the end of the passage was the new bedroom.
In order to prevent anyone from attacking the new nest, Jose had carefully prepared a trap.
He purposely polished a round rolling boulder that was placed in a groove at the end of the diagonal passage. As long as an outsider was discovered to have intruded, the rolling boulder could be pushed out immediately. The rolling boulder would roll down the passage and crush the enemy. Finally, it would block the narrow entrance of the passage, allowing him to escape calmly through the backup exit.
Every cunning rabbit prepared three caves, and Jose had prepared three emergency passageways. Two of them were located on the cliff, and the exit was blocked by rocks and covered with plants as camouflage. The third one tunneled through the entire cliff, and the exit was in the forest on the other side of the cliff.
"If I had the ability to cast spells or had magic materials in my hand, I could add some magic traps. Unfortunately, my abilities are limited now, so I can only make do with this."
The Red Dragon who had completed his work lay on the ground of his new home and rested for a while. Beside him was a pyramid of red stones, which were iron ores dug out during the excavation process.
There was a small iron mine within the cliff where he lived. The mineral vein was not big, and the iron content was not high, but it was enough as a snack in his leisure time.
From time to time, Jose would pick up a piece of ore and throw it into his mouth. The hard ore cracked and shattered in the dragon's mouth that was constantly opening and closing. With cracking sounds, the iron ore was ground into powder and swallowed.
It tasted great!
As if!
Urgh!
Consuming raw meat no longer had any negative effects on Jose, but the iron ore made him relive the concept of nausea. The ground ore powder would stick to his throat, unable to be spat out or swallowed, and his mouth was dry and unbearable.
It was so uncomfortable~
After a while, he finally got rid of the dryness in his mouth.
"I was totally asking for torture! I hope those unreliable ancestors didn't deceive me!"
Jose snorted angrily. The reason why he ate iron ore was because according to the inheritance of dragons, the scales, bones, and body parts of a Giant Dragon contained a large amount of metal elements. Eating gold, silver, copper, and iron could effectively increase the defensive power of the scales.
Therefore, even though he knew that the iron ore tasted bad, he was still willing to eat some.
The sun was setting, and the horizon was bright with red clouds. Jose leaned over the platform in front of the cave and stuck his head out of the cliff to look down at the river below.
After a busy day of migration and digging holes, he felt hungry and decided to randomly choose a lucky winner that was drinking water to become one with him inside his stomach.
He saw a leprous hare running out of the woods to drink water.
It had too little meat. Next.
After waiting for a while more, a sturdy adult black mountain goat walked out of the small forest opposite the river. The black mountain goat stuck its head out of the grass and looked around vigilantly. It did not discover any danger and walked towards the river with smooth stones.
This was a target worth hunting!
Jose rose to his feet and leaped off the cliff. The dragon's wings folded against his sides, allowing him to fall freely as the air rushed around his ears, and the landscape on either side of him blurred.
Twenty meters above the ground, he suddenly spread his wings and slowed down his descent. He glided towards the black mountain goat that was drinking water.
The setting sun elongated the shadow of the dragon on the ground, and the shadow enveloped the terrified black mountain goat. It turned around to flee, but it was caught by the dragon claws that descended from the sky, and it was inevitably dragged away.
As his wings flapped in the air, Jose grabbed the black mountain goat and soared into the air. He glided in a beautiful arc and returned to his nest, leaving behind the sounds of panic echoing in the cliffs.