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Although all the monsters in the Dragon's Nest are subservient to The Dragon Lord, not all monsters are bound by the subordinate contract. It is possible that some monsters may become greedy and secretly eat or try to sell the little green dragon.
As long as it is an intelligent creature, its behavior will be completely unpredictable unless it is completely under control.
A paladin can degenerate into a Death Knight, a fanatic can have his faith collapse and turn into a rebel who hates the gods. Nothing is impossible.
Saith came out of the Wind Element Dragon's Nest room and quietly moved to a corner of the dark square.
"As expected, he came. Thord didn't lie to me."
Saith watched as slaves dressed in linen clothes, with nervous and expectant expressions, walked towards a huge building in the square under the leadership of a dragon servant.
Saith knew what the building was called. In the mouths of those dragon servants, the oval-shaped building was called 'the Place of Transformation.'
The chosen slaves or monsters would enter that building to complete their transformation. According to Saith's own understanding, this meant accepting the power of the Dragon King and surrendering their whole selves to him.
Although he was not quite sure what the power of the Dragon King was specifically, Saith knew that all creatures who obtained the power of the Dragon King, even ordinary weak humans, would rapidly increase their strength.
Saith's goal was to choose a favorite slave from among these slaves as his own "mount."
"I'm really smart," Saith was excited and proud.
The slaves who have obtained the power of the Dragon King will improve their strength very quickly. If Saith signs a contract with one of them and one becomes his "mount," then the powerful "mount" will also be fed back to Saith, the knight master. The same is true in reverse.
A powerful knight can also feed back and drive the mount to improve. This is a two-sided effect.
The most important thing is that this way he can have an extra loyal helper and a backup energy source. (The knight can borrow the power of the mount.)
Saith patiently waited for these slaves to be brought into the Place of Transformation.
About two hours later, the slaves, who had changed into neat clothes and had undergone tremendous changes in spirit and energy, walked out of the building under the leadership of the dragon servants.
No, now they were no longer slaves, but servants of the Dragon King, guards, and maids of Castle Black.
Saith stepped forward at the right time and stopped them.
"Lord Saith, you are finally here."
The leading dragon servant was not surprised when he saw Saith appear and block the way. Instead, he was delighted and called to him flatteringly.
"Thord, stop talking nonsense and get down to business. Which of these slaves performs the best?" Saith urged.
The dragon servant named Thord did not care about Saith's attitude. He pulled a human boy, about ten years old, standing behind him to the front and introduced him to Saith.
"This is the one with the best talent among this batch of new slaves. His name is Rudy. He is very strong. At the age of six, he is stronger than an adult male. I suspect that he either has barbarian blood or is gifted."
"Six years old?" Saith looked at the boy in front of him, who was about 1.4 meters tall and looked about the same age as a ten-year-old boy.
It looks fine enough for this to work.
"Then it's him." Saith made a decision.
He believed in the power of the Dragon King. Even ordinary humans could gain great power in just a few years. The gifted child in front of him must be stronger than ordinary humans and should be qualified to be his mount.
Anyway, you can choose the mount only once.
Moreover, after leaving Castle Black, Saith may not continue to practice the knight profession.
He is now practicing the knight profession only to cope with the stressful study courses.
The confused Rudy was pulled in front of the little green dragon by Thord.
The three-meter-tall little green dragon stood in front of Rudy, who was more than 1.4 meters tall. It was about the same size as a large dog. The dragon had a very long tail.
Saith did not hesitate. He used the secret method of the knight contract he learned in class to contract the six-year-old boy in front of him to be his "mount."
It doesn't matter to Saith whether he can ride or not, and he doesn't need a real mount at all. What he needs is a tool. "From now on, I will be your master and you will be my 'mount.' You must obey me in everything. Do you understand?"
After the contract was completed, Saith began to lecture Rudy. "Master? Mount?" Six-year-old Rudy nodded hesitantly. Although he was young, he knew a lot. There was no way. Having lived a difficult life since childhood and being abducted, he had to mature a little.
Looking at Rudy's well-behaved appearance, Saith showed a satisfied expression. 'Very good.' From then on, there was a six-year-old boy in the Wind Element Dragon's Nest room. Kevin, Geller, and Yulia were also stunned.
They were stunned by Saith's actions. Is this possible? "Humph, so what even if you contract a dragon-born human mount?" Kevin said disdainfully, but he also felt a little guilty. Because the dragon-born humans in Castle Black are all very powerful, except for the newcomers who have just arrived, all of them are stronger than them.
Kevin felt that his position as the boss was challenged, and he began to feel anxious. Soon, the next teaching session began. Sophia, as well as Eirlys, Emilia, and Hannah, a young dragon, also learned of Rudy's existence. Some of them had strange expressions, some were laughing, and some were lost in thought. In this battle, Rudy, who had just made a contract and obtained the power of the Dragon King, could not get involved at all.
His strength was too weak, only order zero. As for the little green dragons, their biological order has reached the second order. Although they have not yet grown up as giant dragons, their current templates are at least elite templates, and they are fully capable of fighting above their ranks.
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Time passed by. The fourth month after the birth of the dragon hatchling. As Saith's mount, Rudy began to participate in the dragonlings' training battle, although it was almost useless. At this time, little Rudy's strength reached level one.
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Six months later. It was also the third month since little Rudy came to Castle Black and became Saith's mount. With the food supply in Castle Black and as Saith's mount, he also had a share of food. In addition to the secret method of mount training used by Saith, he quickly reached the initial stage of level three.
And Saith was finally able to get feedback from his mount, Rudy, and the speed at which his strength improved began to speed up a little. Another half a month later, Saith, the third brother, finally succeeded in squeezing out his eldest brother Kevin and became the strongest young dragon in the Dragon's Nest.
"Teacher Sophia, I want to switch to the knight profession."
"Me too."
"Second."
Kevin and Geller, who practiced the warrior profession, and Yulia, who practiced the spellcaster profession, found Sophia.
Sophia pondered for a moment and nodded slightly. She also discovered that it seemed like a shortcut for the still-weak young dragons to form partnerships with the dragonborn and grow together.
The fast-growing dragonborn drives the slow-growing dragons. Similarly, the growth rate of these dragonborn who stay beside the dragon and are trained as mounts will also be accelerated. It's a win-win situation. Since then, the four little green dragons have all transformed into dragon knights. Each of them chose a suitable partner. Time passed. In the blink of an eye, another year had passed.
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Castle Black, Dragon Pond. I woke up from my feast sleep. I looked at my current panel. //
Status:
Name : Barbatos Caesar Volaric.
Race : True Dragon.
Biological Order : 13th (Intermediate).
Occupation Level : Mage LVL 10 [Intermediate].
Body Length : 38.61M.
Vitality (VIT) : 67.2.
Current Feast Tier : 167.
Feast Cooldown Time : 30 Days.
Spell-like Abilities:
Transfiguration/Polymorph…
Spell Rune:
Zero Tier : Mage's Hand (Return to Nature), Communication (Proficient 5%).
First Tier : Water Blade (Return to Nature).
Second Tier : Water Element Strengthening (Return to Nature), Water Therapy (Return to Nature), Invisibility (Proficient 70%).
Third Tier : Shrink (Proficient 9%), Acceleration (Return to Nature), Guard Barrier (Return to Nature).
Fourth Tier : Any Door (Return to Nature), Rupture (Return to Nature).
Fifth Tier :
Sixth Tier : Water Dragon (Entry 42%).
Abilities:
Earth Mana Affinity (LV 5), Water Mana Affinity (LV 7), Dragon Scales (LV 13), True Dragon Breath (LV 13), Draconic Vitality (LV 16), Draconic Might (LV 6), Draconic Magic (LV 8), Fly (LV 11), Dragon Eyes (LV 5), Bite (LV 13 + 0.1), Claw (LV 13 + 0.1), Wild Scream (LV 6), Atomic Furnace (LV 4), Armor Shredder (LV 6), Evil Eye (LV 5).
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"The body of the oldest black dragon in the Dragon Heritage is more than 38 meters long. Generally, it is only 35 meters long, and it is almost impossible to continue growing. Only the ancient black dragon that has broken through the life order can continue to grow and become larger."
I stretched out my huge black dragon body and jumped into the water from the treasure mountain.
The next moment, I flew out from the dragon pool. Its terrifying dragon wings, with a wingspan of nearly 80 meters, stirred up hundreds of tons of water and made a rumbling sound.
Feeling the surging power in my body, I could no longer bear it and roared toward the sky.
The majestic and overbearing dragon roar pierced through gold and split rock. It resounded for hundreds of kilometers, centered on Castle Black, and startled countless flying birds.
The monster warriors within this range all turned their heads to look in the direction of Castle Black and then worshipped fanatically in the direction where the dragon's roar came from.
Dragon Pond.
After venting my anger, I gradually calmed down.
"Three years ago, when I first entered the 12th order, I was able to fight against a 17th order rock dragon that was close to old age."
Although we were just testing each other that time, I felt that my strength was quite close to that of the other party. There might be some gap, but it was not big.
The main reason is that the rock dragon cannot fly, and there is no way to chase it, which gives me a great advantage. Even if I can't beat it, I can easily retreat. To a certain extent, I'm very restrained against powerful creatures like rock dragons that have thick skin and lack flexibility.
If it were a powerful creature of the same order, with similar strength but specialized in attack and speed, I would be even more wary.
Because this type of enemy has attacks powerful enough to break through my defenses, and is fast enough to dodge many of my attacks, and can run and chase, so it can really threaten my life.
But that was three years ago when I had just reached the initial stage of the 12th order.
Now, three years later, my biological order has reached the 13th intermediate, and my spellcaster level has also broken through to the 10th level. In the past few months, I have also gone through the third long sleep of the dragon—the first time in the juvenile stage, the second time in the youth stage, and the third time in the adult stage.
Logically speaking, I already possess the strength of a 15th order black dragon, and my third period of dormant growth should have occurred long ago.
I speculated that the reason for this might be that I'm too young and grew up too fast, so even though my strength reached the standard, the dormant growth in the third stage of the adult dragon was still forcibly delayed for several years.
The third dormant growth in the adult dragon stage also greatly improved my strength. Originally, my biological order should have been only at the initial stage of the 13th order, but I was promoted to a small level due to the dormant growth.
In addition, my three spell-like abilities and skills, Acid Dragon Breath, Corruption Field, and Dragon Might, have also been strengthened.
The output capacity, sustainability, and power of dragon breath have all been enhanced. If I actively activate the corruption field with all my strength, creatures within a radius of hundreds of meters that are less than intermediate level will melt into a pool of sewage in a short period of time. The fierce momentum, that is, the dragon's might, has been enhanced, from the original dozen square kilometers to the current dozens of square kilometers, which has increased several times.
At the same time, I also obtained the last spell-like ability inherited from the black dragon bloodline—Transfiguration.
There is a spell known as Polymorph, but it differs greatly from true transformation. Polymorph is nothing more than an advanced illusion; it alters appearance and sensation, but the original body structure remains unchanged.
Dragons, however, possess a spell-like ability called Transfiguration, which is far more potent. Unlike Polymorph, this ability enables dragons to truly transform their bodies, though not into various forms like elves or humans. Instead, dragons transform into a singular, unique form that can adapt to any species' needs. This form, once assumed, does not change but is perfectly designed to appeal to and fulfill the desires of any partner.
It's this remarkable adaptability, within the confines of a single form, that allows dragons to mate with nearly any species, making them irresistible and a perfect match in any situation without compromising their own true nature. It truly turns into a perfect mating partner, with a dick every woman of every race desires and lusts after.
However, Transfiguration is not without its drawbacks.
The first disadvantage is that it will limit the dragon's strength, but it is mainly physical strength. For dragons like the silver dragon that are good at spells, the strength limit is relatively small. And it's nearly none for Steel Dragons as they live most of their lives in the transformation state.
The second disadvantage is that the Transfiguration Spell cannot be used to arbitrarily shape people and faces. After using this spell, it depends entirely on the dragon what kind of appearance it can be transformed into. However, the human forms of the dragons after transformation are generally handsome men and beautiful women, and there are few ugly ones. The overall appearance is not much inferior to that of the elves.
'The current rock dragon should not be my opponent,' I pondered and became eager to make a move.
In Dragon's Nest, apart from me, it seems that there is still a lack of strong people with sufficient strength to take charge.
"It's decided to be you, old man." I grinned.
In a flash, a giant gate of white light, dozens of meters high, opened in front of me, and the black dragon stepped into it.
The next moment, I appeared at the place where I had fought with the rock dragon before.
Looking around, the land that was destroyed three years ago can still be clearly seen, with broken boulders, fallen trees, mosses, and various ferns growing on it.
Small creatures such as venomous snakes, centipedes, insects, and ants form an ecosystem.
"Still nearby." I sniffed the air lightly, and the familiar smell of the rock dragon was still strong.
Following the scent, I walked undisguisedly in the forest. From afar, I saw a giant black-scaled beast walking on the earth.
With a terrifying weight of thousands and tens of thousands of tons, every step it took dug a deep pit.
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