Fang Mo is actually a bit conflicted.
To be honest, this dragon has indeed made some mistakes.
Such as going off to steal things, or not paying attention to personal hygiene and so on.
Even Fang Mo himself did not expect things to turn out this way. After all, before this, he had been traveling alone through various worlds. Additionally, the flow of time in the MC world is different from other worlds. Staying there for too long has indeed made Fang Mo's sense of time more and more blurred. To him, there seems to be no significant difference whether it's a few years, a few days, or a few months.
But this time.
The changes in Ah Xue and the Ender Dragon are too obvious, which snapped him back to reality.
Fang Mo's body has already been digitized, and as the master of the MC world, he is clearly not affected by time. But through this experience, he realized that time is still a very scary thing.
Things are still okay on Ah Xue's side.
She is just learning various kinds of knowledge to grow.
After all, in the setting, the Snow Queen has already been living in the Twilight Forest for a long time and is mentally mature. She has just never been in contact with the real world.
But the Ender Dragon is different.
It has been hatched in the real world from an egg.
It's like a child. Because Fang
Mo is not around, and the Snow Queen can't manage it, so she gradually turned into a naughty kid. Influenced by its dragon lineage, it has picked up a lot of bad habits.
The first issue is its lifestyle.
With no one to restrain it, it has been influenced by its instincts, gradually taking on the form of other dragons.
Whether it's its personal hygiene or its lair, both are messy and in disarray.
If we were to categorize cleanliness levels as mild, moderate, and severe,
After briefly inspecting the Ender Dragon's lair, Fang Mo would be willing to label it as 'India.' I mean look at the Indian street food, all made by hands… literally.
It's like something you've raised for a long time suddenly went astray when you weren't paying attention. Fang Mo is really quite vexed, and what's even more headache-inducing is that he himself is the instigator of this issue.
He now somewhat understands how difficult it is to be a parent.
If the Ender Dragon were to act even more badly, calling him an old man or something, then perhaps Fang Mo could bring himself to give it a good beating, just like the neighboring Xiao Mi and Huai Lin's combo move of spinning the dragon by its tail, enacting a scene of fatherly love and filial piety.
But looking at the redstone on the ground and thinking about how the dragon happily ran over to give him gifts,
Fang Mo feels a bit complex.
It's obvious that the dragon really likes him, and its naughtiness can't really be blamed on it.
After all, in almost everyone's eyes, it was Fang Mo who disappeared suddenly. He initially thought that Ah Xue could take good care of it, but it seems he was too naive. Time is indeed a tricky thing... he has truly been played by it.
Seeing the once ladylike dragon turn into a naughty dragon,
Fang Mo also feels a bit guilty.
"Ah, forget it."
Fang Mo sighed helplessly, then reached out and stroked the scales on the Ender Dragon's head: "This time it's Daddy's fault, I thought too simply about many things."
"Mommy…"
The Ender Dragon let out a low growl from its throat, still trying to apologize: "I was wrong, I was wrong about everything."
"No, I'm the one who's wrong this time."
Fang Mo slowly shook his head. For some reason, he suddenly thought of his own father. So he stroked the scales of the Ender Dragon and said, "You see, I wasn't born a dad either. This is my first time playing this role, so there are things I definitely got wrong. I'm sorry."
As he said this, Fang Mo also turned his head to glance at the Snow Queen next to him.
"And you, Ah Xue."
Fang Mo turned his head to look at Ah Xue beside him: "I used to be on my own, so I didn't pay much attention to other people's thoughts. I'll pay attention in the future, and I won't leave you guys in other worlds."
"Ah Xue will strive to grow, Master."
Upon hearing this, Ah Xue closed her eyes and laughed softly: "Just ten years... it seems rather long. If I could grow up by your side, I would be happier."
"Then it's settled."
Fang Mo smiled: "I'll find a way to teach you, especially in the area of sarcasm. You must learn it quickly."
"Actually, in this aspect, I've already gained some insights."
Ah Xue said: "Although I don't know the principle behind it, it seems I've caught on a bit. For example, every time I mention 'jumping to conclusions,' Master's face turns dark. That should count as sarcasm, right?"
"I told you to make sarcastic comments about others, not me..."
After hearing Ah Xue's words, Fang Mo's face indeed turned dark, just as she had said.
However, after admitting his own mistakes.
For some reason, Fang Mo felt much more relieved.
So he simply sat on the ground and chatted idly with the Ender Dragon and Ah Xue. Of course, the main focus was still on the Ender Dragon, asking what it had been up to over these years.
The Ender Dragon clearly also knew that it had made a mistake. It said it had been staying here all along, frequently going out to collect treasures and such. But it didn't snatch things as Fang Mo had imagined. After all, it was already 1868 when Fang Mo left, and due to the impact of the Industrial Revolution, various human weapons and means were rapidly innovating.
It doesn't want to face those airplanes and cannons either. Although they can't hurt it, they are still quite troublesome.
Somehow this little guy figured out how to slack off, literally. It learned how to dive and started to frantically search for sunken ships at the bottom of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The treasures in these ships are quite valuable.
Many of the gold coins in its lair were salvaged from these sunken ships.
As for things like glass, plastic, and stainless steel, that's another story. For example, a certain black dragon picks up trash in the dark of night...
As for the "Aether Red Stone," which Fang Mo is most concerned about:
The Ender Dragon said that this was the only thing it ever actively stole.
Because it looked so beautiful, it really couldn't control itself and wanted to take it back for its mother.
It's said that a group of people were carrying a corpse on the road, and they were discovered by the Ender Dragon. At first, they didn't want to give it up, but then an old guy suddenly came forward. After a brief exchange, he mysteriously handed it over, saying that this was destiny, and that "the man of the pillar" was doomed or something.
The Ender Dragon didn't understand these words and assumed that the opponents had been scared off after realizing they couldn't defeat it. So it grabbed the corpse and flew back to the Atlantic Ocean.
"I almost forgot, there's also a bald man in this world who can prophesize," said Fang Mo, wiping his face. He probably knew who the Ender Dragon had encountered. It must be Zeppelin's master, the legendary Ripple master, who was said to predict people's destiny.
After hearing the Ender Dragon's explanation, most of the misunderstandings were sorted out.
So Fang Mo stood up, intending to take both of them back home. After all, he had dinner plans with George Joestar tonight, and he couldn't break that appointment.
"Let's go, my dear daughter," said Fang Mo, patting the fine scales on the Ender Dragon's neck. "It's time to go home."
"But this place..."
Hearing this, the Ender Dragon was a bit excited but also turned its head reluctantly to look at its messy nest. "Mom, I want to take it with me."
"Don't bring it, I'll make you a new one with gold when we get back," Fang Mo advised, looking at the dragon nest mixed with bones, blood, metal, glass, and a large number of bacteria and parasites. "If you like shiny things, I'll buy a glass factory for you and produce high-transparency glass balls every day."
"Glass balls?"
The Ender Dragon tilted its head in confusion.
Upon seeing the situation, Fang Mo directly took a piece of glass from Steve's hand. Activating his Arcane Ring, he instantly melted the glass into liquid at a high temperature.
Fang Mo then kneaded the liquid like Jigong shaping mud balls. As the temperature slowly cooled, he now held a clear and translucent glass sphere in his hand. He opened his palm towards the Ender Dragon and said, "Here, just this. Your dad here... really likes making glass balls."
"!"
The Ender Dragon instantly became excited upon seeing this. Although it didn't speak, its tail started wagging.
"Alright, let's go home and talk."
Throwing the glass ball away, Fang Mo sat on the back of the Ender Dragon along with Ah Xue. This was his first time riding his daughter... no, what he meant was riding a dragon, so he was still a little excited.
"Let's go, my good daughter."
Fang Mo chuckled and patted the back of the Ender Dragon, "Let's go home."
"Roar!!!"
The Ender Dragon let out an excited roar, then its pitch-black wings suddenly spread wide. The next second, it soared into the sky like an arrow released from a bow.
Fang Mo sat on the dragon's back, the gusting wind making his clothing flutter. Even the air in front of him formed a faint white cone, yet he still had the mood to look down at the scenery below.
Before long, the Ender Dragon brought them back to the cliff.
Given its current size, it clearly couldn't fit inside the villa anymore.
Fang Mo looked around at the environment; he still had a few Geochest in hand. Making a separate nest for the little Ender Dragon wouldn't be a problem. He said, "Bear with it for tonight. I'll make you a separate nest tomorrow."
"Thank you, Mom."
The Ender Dragon lowered its head and affectionately rubbed against Fang Mo.
Before Fang Mo could feel touched, the dragon suddenly licked him, covering him in sticky saliva.
"... You still haven't gotten rid of this habit of licking people."
Seeing how joyful the Ender Dragon was, Fang Mo couldn't complain much, he just wiped his face and said, "Remember to call me Dad from now on."
After that, Fang Mo was planning to use the Evertide Talisman to clean himself up.
But before he could turn on the water, a familiar shout suddenly came from not far away, "Danny! Slow down!"
Fang Mo turned his head and saw a Dalmatian running up from the slope below. However, the dog noticed the Ender Dragon the moment it rushed up, hesitated, and then screamed in fear, running frantically back down the slope.
Just then, the dog's owner also ran up.
Of course, the owner also noticed the Ender Dragon and froze on the spot.
"Huh?"
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