"Yes, Master!" Shadar responded, his voice trembling with devotion. "Your power is beyond anything I've ever seen."
I turned away from the broken battlefield, my tail flicking behind me. "Let's go," I said with an air of finality. Victory was mine, and the Iron Hoof tribe was nothing more than a memory.
I can't wait to study the beast ear girl in my hand!
I spread my wings and flapped my wings and flew to my own cave after a while.
I grabbed the loveless Winnie and walked into the cave, then carefully placed her in front of me.
"Your Excellency the Black Dragon, please let Crok and the others go, it's all my fault!" Just as I put down Winnie, she stood up.
Just being held in my palm, she felt that her whole body was about to fall apart.
But since I didn't eat her or kill her in the first place, and how carefully I put her on the ground when she saw her chance, everything has a chance.
Seeing Winnie's lovely and pitiful look, I said unceremoniously:
"I will ensure they don't escape.!"
"Then what are you going to do!" Winnie asked in a low voice.
"I want you to be my follower, my dependents and serve me!" I didn't hide my thoughts.
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, I...I can let the Rose Tribe join your subordinates, but Crok and the others belong to the Tauren clan, and their tempers are very stubborn. I..." Winnie stammered.
In this world, the strong are respected, and I have proven my strength, so she is more willing to surrender than to die.
But Crok...
"How can you decide the future of your tribe if you are so weak?" I looked at the beast ear girl.
"Uh, actually I'm not weak..." Winnie said gloomily.
Her talent is one of the best in the tribe, and that talent for assassination makes her the most terrifying assassin.
So after the accidental death of the previous leader, she temporarily serves as the leader.
***
But she didn't expect that Barbatos just restrained her, and she couldn't hit her with a sneak attack, and how Barbatos spoke was like a slap in her ability.
Barbatos didn't expect that she had so many inner thoughts.
Barbatos are actually quite optimistic about those tauren.
"These guys turned out to be a bunch of stubborn bulls!"
"Hehe, I liked sauced beef the most!" Barbatos laughed, the sauced beef tastes really good.
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, please don't eat them! I will try my best to convince Crok!" Winnie was so frightened when she heard Barbatos's words that she knelt down on the ground.
She was terrified at the thought of Crok and the others being eaten one by one.
The Chromatic Dragons are indeed the scariest… Even scarier than Jem Dragons.
***
It was quite interesting for me to see her like this. I actually didn't have much appetite for this kind of humanoid creature, after all, I was human in his previous life.
Just like some people in the previous life felt sick to their stomachs when they saw monkeys being eaten.
Unless it was the only option available...
I lay down on my stomach and just looked at Winnie.
"Call me Lord Barbatos, I can give you this chance!"
"Thank you, Lord Barbatos!" Winnie felt the heat blowing over her body without even daring to lift her head.
"Then take me to your tribe tomorrow!" I wanted to see beastwomen.
"Master Barbatos, the current situation of our tribe is actually not good..."
Under Winnie's explanation, I understood why the half-human tribe, who had always been in harmony with the frost troll tribe, wanted to invade the sunset forest.
According to Winnie, the place where their mortal kin tribe was located had beautiful mountains and clear waters, and the prey was plentiful.
But half a year ago, some meteors suddenly fell from the sky and landed in the mountains.
The half-orc tribe has also known about this situation. According to the records of their tribe, this is the case of a meteorite landing.
And possibly some rarer materials.
So some soldiers were sent to check.
But before the soldiers reached the place where the meteorite landed, they vomited like they were sick.
Moreover, the skin was severely ulcerated.
After returning, they died in pain and wailing with their bodies deformed.
Physicians, Healers and Doctors in the tribe can't find out the cause at all, only know that their body tissues are necrotic due to some kind of toxin.
Seeing this, Winnie didn't send anyone to investigate, thinking that the matter might stop there.
But they didn't expect that after a period of time, some of the ferocious beasts around the tribe disappeared and some fled.
This caused the half beasts tribe to fall into a food shortage situation. Seeing that there was not much meat, Winnie asked the tribe's people to pick plants to satisfy their hunger.
She thought it would be fine after a while, but she didn't expect that the surrounding plants would wither one after another.
Moreover, some people in the tribe actually started to get sick, their skin festered.
Accompanied by symptoms such as hair loss, they are exactly the same as those of the previous soldiers.
If this continues, their half-orc tribe may perish without even knowing things.
So she had to come to this side of the Dark Forest, the Sunset Forest, to find a new place to live.
I felt a little bit of a viral infection after listening to her.
After all, meteorites and the like may carry certain substances or space radiation and fall to the ground to produce some strange viruses.
But it's kind of weird to be able to make plants die too.
If you don't understand it, don't think about it, but there is also a vein of magic iron ore there.
This thing is not easy to handle!
Forget it, let's go and see for yourself, with my own physique, I shouldn't be killed by the virus thing!
"Why do you have to come to Sunset place?" I asked curiously.
"Because to the south is the territory of the Demi Human empire, and to the east is a powerful human city-state, and the impact of the meteorite is too large, so we can only come here." Winnie said honestly.
"The Demi Human Empire? Why don't you go to the Demi Human Empire?"
Winnie hesitated for a moment: "Because we are all descendants of sinners, if we go back, we will be killed..."
Well this Dark Forest is more massive than I had first thought.
It turned out that a rebellion had taken place in the Demi Human empire decades ago, but it failed.
Some powerful main members were all killed, Winnie and the others are the descendants of these members.
They were supposed to be killed too.
But some people in the Demi Human empire deliberately let them go.
So after they escaped, each to their own, some came together and established tribes while others just walked away.
Because her tribe were all old and weak, women and children, they named them the Rose Tribe, but the outside world still called them the Demi Human Tribe.
Sounds like another power struggle or something.
I felt that it is a bit stupid to engage in power struggle and be like that.
This is an extraordinary world, and personal strength is very important.
For me, the dependents are a tool to make myself stronger, create an army, otherwise I will have nothing to do with the family member.
Of course, for some real dragons, the dependents have many uses, they can be used to support the field, they can also be used for war, and they can also be used as food when necessary.
"Then we'll go to your tribe to have a look tomorrow!" I said.
"By the way, how did you make the black silk and the clothes on your body? Where did you get the idea?" I suddenly asked.
"This is Black Membrane Silk, also known as 'Aetherbloom Silk,'" Winnie said, her voice carrying a hint of pride as she gently ran her fingers over the delicate fabric. "It's spun from the fibres of a rare magical plant, and it's not just for show. This silk is infused with magical properties, designed to enhance the flow of magic along the surface of the body. Its ability to channel and amplify magic power makes it highly coveted by those who wield the mana. It can extend the duration of my abilities and elevate their potency. Available in almost every shade imaginable, this material is prized among Mages and Nobles alike for its elegance and unparalleled utility in magic."
'Magical silks?' I mused with a smirk. 'Looks like the fashion game just got an upgrade!' I extended a claw toward Winnie's legs, encased in the sleek black membrane silk stockings that clung to her slender form. But, predictably, my massive claw dwarfed her delicate frame.
In an instant—**RIP!**
The silk shredded beneath my touch, delicate fibres unravelling like smoke in the wind.
I stared at the strand of black thread now hanging from my claw, feeling a mix of irritation and disbelief. "Well, that was… underwhelming."
The silence that followed was thick, almost awkward. Winnie instinctively reached for the spot where the silk had torn, her fingertips grazing the exposed skin. Her voice was small, almost defensive. "But... it's not just any silk," she muttered. "It's called 'Aetherbloom Silk'…"
I sighed. "Too fragile for all the hype."
"Listen to me!" I nodded directly.
"Oh!" Winnie nodded her head.
Seeing Winnie like this, I felt a little helpless, and I couldn't do what I wanted to do now.
According to my age, I should still be a young dragon, but judging from my size, I should be a young dragon.
Generally speaking, juvenile dragons can perform polymorph, transforming themselves into humanoid form.
Such as humans or elves and half-dragons.
Most dragons dislike taking humanoid form except when necessary.
Because the real dragon can only display its full strength when it is in its own form.
If it turns into a humanoid form, its strength will be greatly limited.
There is no shortage of incidents in history where dragons transformed into humanoid forms and were attacked by opponents.
But there are also true dragons who prefer to turn into humanoids such as humans.
For example, silver dragons among metal dragons, some silver dragons can maintain human form and live in human cities for more than ten years.
During this process, they will also form partners with the humans they like, and they will leave when their partners die.
"Winnie, you will be my maid from now on!" I said suddenly, the beast ear girls should not be wasted.
"Ah! Maid?" Winnie's eyes widened.
"Why? You don't want to!" I looked at Winnie with a slightly dangerous look in my eyes.
"I am willing!"
Winnie breathed a sigh of relief. She had heard that the chromatic dragons were moody and volatile, and now she really understood it.
"Okay, you prepare some clothes to make a maid outfit, now come and help me wipe the scales!" I said as it's been days since I got into the river as I continued to lie on the ground.
"Uh..." Winnie was stunned for a moment.
Then she reacted, and moved out a large stone jar from a side corner, and poured some mountain spring water from the cave into it.
Then moved the stone jar to my side and began to clean it.
I felt that something was wrong, "Use your kitty's paw, wasn't it very powerful when you scratched it before?"
"As you say my master!"
Winnie blushed, and three sharp cat claws popped out from the back of each hand.
She starts scratching slowly.
"Well, not bad!" I nodded in satisfaction, feeling like I was being tickled.
The cat ear girl is still comfortable!
While I was enjoying myself, Shadar rushed in in a hurry.
"Master Barbatos, that Crok has been clamouring to see you!"
"Uh..., what is this, my lord?"
Shadar was a little puzzled, what was that beast-kin stretching out her paws to lie on Lord Barbatos's back.
"Don't worry about it, she is helping me clean the scales!" I opened my eyes.
"Master, would you like me to arrange for the women of our troll clan to help you, their strength and speed must be much faster than her!" Shadar said.
In my mind, the image of the hulking appearance of those female trolls, and the mouth full of yellow teeth two tucks, and I felt bad all of a sudden.
"No need!" I said lightly.
"Okay!" Shadar rubbed his head, why didn't Lord Barbatos like those female trolls in the clan who were so interesting.
Don't they say that real dragons can discover the beauty of every race?
"Bring that Crok up!" I remembered what Shadar said just now.
"As ordered!"
After a while, Tauren Crok was brought up under the escort of four troll warriors.
Kacha Kacha~
His hands and feet wore thick chains, which blocked the transmission of magic power on his body.
It is quite difficult to walk.
"Your Excellency Black Dragon, we offended you this time, but Winnie is a good girl, I hope you don't hurt her!" Crok said immediately when he saw me.
"She's mine already, I won't hurt her!" I said with great interest.
But it looked like he didn't hear what I said as he spoke. "What did you do to her?" Crok suddenly saw a strand of black fabric on the ground.
He recognized it as Winnie's clothes.
"Brother Crok, I'm fine!" At this moment, Winnie poked her head out from behind me.
She wiped the sweat off her face and happily walked in front of Crok.
"As long as you're fine!" Crok was relieved to see Winnie like this.
"Brother Crok, I have decided to make our Rose Tribe become the dependents of Lord Barbatos the mighty Black Dragon!" Winnie said seriously.
"What? He's an evil dragon, a chromatic dragon!" Crok was anxious.
How can a pure girl like Winnie work under the hands of an evil dragon.
As soon as Crok finished speaking, Shadar gave him a big mouth and knocked him down to the ground.
"Master is kind, how dare you say this in front of me!" Shadar said blankly.
Bright red blood flowed from the corner of Crok's mouth.
"Brother Crok!" Winnie wanted to go forward to help Crok up.
But I directly blocked her with my claws.
"It really is a stubborn bull!"
"Shadar, let all the Tauren warriors including this Crok go to dig in the mines. And make sure their daily workload is ten times that of goblins and kobolds, they will have nothing to eat, and their food will be worse than goblins! "
"Tell every Tauren alive this is the price of Crok's arrogance!"
I said with cold eyes.
"Obey!" Shadar mentioned Crok's two horns and led him away.
"Master, please!" Winnie knelt down as soon as Shadar left.
She even changed her address to master.
"This is the price they should pay. Prepare for us to go to your tribe tomorrow!" I glanced at her and closed my eyes.
Winnie's crying came slowly from the side, but I ignored her.
I grabbed Winnie with my talons and flew quickly in the sky.
***
"Winnie, how long before we arrive in your tribe?" I asked aloud.
"It's almost here!" Winnie looked at the surrounding scene curiously, this was the first time she flew in such a high sky.
Although being held like this, she can also understand that under normal circumstances, real dragons would not let anyone sit on their backs.
The back is a no-go zone for any creature because it's so easy for someone to hurt them.
I stopped suddenly, I flew to a high cliff and stopped.
"What happened to Lord Barbatos?" Winnie asked suspiciously.
"There is a party of humans ahead!" I explained.