Chapter 438: Let It Be, I Won’t Think About It

Chapter 438: Let It Be, I Won’t Think About It

The people watching Zheng Yichen looked at him with fear, along with various other emotions. An existence they once didn’t dare to imagine was now this close; could they have imagined such a thing before?

Later, when they looked at Lily following Zheng Yichen, their expressions became even more complicated. Regardless of her original purpose when Zheng Yichen found her, the key was that after his identity was exposed, he still hadn’t abandoned this girl who was suspected to be a ‘pawn’. Even if his intentions were not pure, this was still a unique kind of ‘favor’.

Oh, right, that dragon’s physique seemed to be that of a Juvenile Dragon; probably he wanted a playmate?

Anyway, now that she caught Zheng Yichen’s eye, her future growth was definitely unmatched by others. Noble children, no matter how good their resources, could they compare to a dragon… well, actually, this wasn’t certain, since Zheng Yichen was a Little Dragon, and in terms of resources, he surely couldn’t compare to those Adult Dragons or long-lived members of the Dragon Clan.

But on second thought, how lacking could the resources he controlled be? Before his identity was exposed, Zheng Yichen was a Magic Pharmacist who mastered many new formulas, and the profits gained from that were huge. In any case, ordinary families found it hard to compare with Zheng Yichen.

So with such conditions, it was no wonder that their looks at Lily were filled with envy. Didn’t they see how some teachers at the School had greatly changed their attitude towards Lily? It was nothing else; getting along well with a dragon was good too.

“Didn’t encounter any troubles these days?”

“No,” Lily shook her head, propping her chin as she looked at Zheng Yichen sitting opposite her, staring at his face. Even though she knew that what sat before her was just an Avatar, she couldn’t help but think how nice it would be if it were the real person…

“Con… Connor, the technique I’ve been learning has made a new breakthrough,” Lily said hesitantly. She also knew that Zheng Yichen’s name wasn’t this, but since his identity was exposed, she went with the flow and used the fake name he had used before, though she wasn’t quite used to it.

“That’s good news, but it’s a pity I can’t give you much help,” Zheng Yichen said, a bit helpless. The martial art-like technique Lily developed was showing promise, and the effects were not bad, but non-human beings couldn’t just learn it by wanting to. Even if Zheng Yichen looked at her summary, it wasn’t much use.

The way Human bodies exert force and the way Dragon Bodies exert force are completely different. Want to learn? Even if taught, you couldn’t learn it!

“It’s alright, without the framework you mentioned, I couldn’t have researched it at all,” Lily quickly shook her head. “When I become stronger in the future, I’ll surely create martial arts that dragons can use too.”

Zheng Yichen scratched his head a bit frustratedly. Ah~ let it be, it was because his own conditions made it impossible for him to focus on this. He was even too lazy to put much effort into learning Magic, let alone ‘martial arts’ that had never appeared in the Otherworld. In the end, it was all because of his Longevity Species body!

Others cultivated bitterly not only to become stronger but also to live long. What about him? He completely bypassed this step; just by growing up, he could possess a powerful body, deep Mana, and lifespan that others couldn’t match even after decades or centuries of bitter cultivation… Ahem, although that’s what was said, Zheng Yichen claimed that he really hadn’t slacked off.

“Awoo~ it’s that lively junior again,” lying in his Dragon Lair, a Red Dragon yawned while looking at an enlarged book in his hand. Other Professionals would immediately recognize what book this was upon seeing it!

And would exclaim, ‘Has the Magic Weapon Summoning Book invaded the Dragon Clan?’

Actually… the situation was somewhat similar. Ever since he capsized in the gutter and was beaten by Zheng Yichen, Red Dragon Augusta had hidden in his Dragon Lair for a while without going out. Why? It was too damn embarrassing! An Adult Dragon actually couldn’t defeat a Little Dragon, even if the other cheated by being able to use power in that environment, but physically overpowering a Little Dragon should be like an adult bullying a child, right?

Yet the result was that he was taken down by the child. At that time, he was quite glad that there were few active Dragon Clan members on the mainland, so this matter probably wouldn’t reach the Dragon Realm. Of course, not going out wasn’t a solution; after his injuries healed, even if he lost face, he had to go out, right? Otherwise, what if he starved to death?

As a Red Dragon, he said that some records of Evil Dragons in biographies were complete nonsense. Even if he was hungry, he wouldn’t resort to plundering; only low-intelligence beasts would do that. As a top predator in the food chain and a being with sufficient wisdom, plundering made it seem like all Dragon Clan members were poor wretches, only going mad with poverty to rob and threaten Humans for tribute…

Evil Dragon? Tsk! As if there were no bad people among Humans.

Also, like some stories about kidnapping Evil Dragons that appeared in the Magic Weapon Forum, some were evil, some were beautiful tales of beauty and the beast, but he sneered at those even more. Nonsense! What would I kidnap a Human princess for? To hear screams every day disturbing my sleep? Beautiful? Pleasing to the eye?

Bullshit! Speaking of which, that Little Dragon who took him down was quite handsome, with a more streamlined body than normal dragons, smooth Scales, and sharp claws. Tsk! A handsome little boy among the Dragon Clan.

Ahem, in short, even if kidnapping Humans, it should be to kidnap some dexterous and capable workers who can take care of themselves and have enough stamina to clean his Dragon Lair spotlessly, saving him from having to use Magic to clean up from time to time. If they have even more stamina and can regularly groom his Scales, that would be even better!

Could a princess who is usually taken care of by others do these things? No, right! Since they can’t, why kidnap them?

Extortion? Uh… that’s not bad, ahem! But raising a princess seemed very troublesome. Forget it, forget it; anyway, he wasn’t short of money. If he needed money, he could just take out some Scales or nails that he periodically shed and changed, and one or two Humans would eagerly want them.

Oh, right, speaking of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, it was after that big embarrassment last time, when his stockpile of food ran out, and he had to go out to hunt for food that he learned about it. Then he even managed to get one. Where did he get it from? His own territory. What? The area near his Dragon Lair was in some kingdom?

Who said that? Let the one who said that come and argue with me! What am I doing taking things from my own territory? Not robbing, not stealing; other lords would regularly collect taxes, but he didn’t ask for such things; those were all given by the Humans themselves… The Magic Weapon Summoning Book was also sent by Humans in his territory, and it seemed quite powerful, even some second-generation Magic Weapon Summoning Book.

In the past, he didn’t think much of it and treated it as an ordinary Magic Artifact. But now, the value of Magic Weapon Contracts was increasing day by day, especially this kind of second-generation Magic Weapon Contract. If he could ensure that the distributed Magic Weapon Contract was third-generation, tens of thousands of gold coins could be easily obtained.

But he had no intention of distributing it; why should he share such a good thing? Of course, he would take it back for internal use. Augusta wanted to say that this thing was damn awesome. In the past, finding delicious food was too troublesome; besides hunting himself, when he asked Humans to do it, they trembled uncontrollably while cooking, and Augusta only wanted to say—coward!

I don’t eat Humans and don’t release Dragon’s Aura, what are you trembling for? Eating Humans… hmm, he picked at his teeth, pulled out a strand of meat from between them, and stuffed it back into his mouth, scratching his claws on a claw-sharpening stone nearby. About eating Humans, he only wanted to say that it was a very unpleasant thing. Even though he could easily swallow a Human in one bite, this couldn’t avoid one fact.

Humans eat, right? After eating, they inevitably produce waste, right? Thinking about it this way, swallowing a Human whole—what desire to eat Humans could there be? As a dragon with wisdom, he particularly disliked doing that. Eating excrement? Is that something a dragon would do?

Although in battle, he would bite people to death with his teeth, but that was mostly biting the upper body, and he would spit it out after biting. Besides, is raw meat as tasty as processed cooked meat? Is Human flesh as elastic and nutritious as the flesh of powerful Magical Beasts? No, right?

In that case, what’s the point of talking about eating Humans! For those Humans who were scared stiff when he watched them cook, worried about being eaten, Augusta was too lazy to babble about not eating Humans; helplessly, Humans just liked to think too much.

Now he didn’t need to consider such things anymore. The Magic Weapon Summoning Book was becoming more complete day by day, especially after the Trading Module appeared, which made him directly become a homebody dragon. Every day, he would scroll through the Forum, order takeout when hungry, go out hunting… oh, how long ago was that? Probably half a month ago, when the Undying Witch was causing trouble. Looking at the Forum full of discussions about this, not finding much novel content, and a bit bored, he went out for a run, slightly moved his body, and found that he seemed to have gained some weight.

Lose weight? Forget about that, it’s not a big problem; he could just burn off those extra fats with Fire Magic. No need to doubt, as a Red Dragon, he had the ability to do that! But now, some hot topics about Zheng Yichen on the Forum stirred up those bad memories he didn’t want to recall. That handsome Little Dragon, so annoying; as a junior, couldn’t he respect his elders? Back then, he was so harsh.

Clearly, when he went over, he had carefully thought several times about the Script’s direction, how to generously and naturally display his elder’s authority after winning. But reality slapped him hard; the other party was following a completely different Script, not as agreed!

Anyway, after seeing too much of such news, he had a new impulse to exercise. Looking at his daily life stuck in the Dragon Lair, and then at that Little Dragon’s rich and varied life, hmm… it’s just ridiculous! Although he didn’t understand why he liked mixing with Humans so much, as a dragon, seeing Human beauties wouldn’t make them seem very beautiful, just like Humans seeing a Mother Dragon, and they wouldn’t think dragons are beautiful either. Beauty and the beast? Nonsense!

In Augusta’s view, beauty and the beast were impossible, never in this life! The most likely was man and beast! No mistake, Humans seeing a Mother Dragon wouldn’t think she’s very beautiful, but not considering beauty, except for women who like cute things, seeing a dragon would only make them think this dragon is so majestic and cool, super desirable… but most of those with this view were males.

So, who came up with beauty and the beast? Back on topic, that Little Dragon, right, was doing so well among Humans, his fame was solid, even having the identity of a Magic Pharmacist supernova. And then looking at himself… Augusta scratched the back of his head, carefully thinking about what special skill he had, but it seemed he had none? His special skill, the Red Dragon’s Talent? That was innate, so it didn’t count. Magic, as a dragon, learning Magic was easy.

Magic Potions? Alchemy? Engineering… not interested. It felt like these were things that the old folks in the clan liked to tinker with. Young dragons or something, without living for hundreds or thousands of years, which could have the patience to settle down and study those knowledges? Hmm, this conclusion was summarized by Augusta based on his actual situation.

In short, as a dragon, seeing the juniors so excellent, not being envious was a lie. But let’s not talk about that; anyway, his identity was exposed now, so he probably couldn’t be like before. Just that his fame was much greater than mine… Huh? What’s this?

Augusta looked at the latest content in a post, which had several photos. The portable version of the Magic Weapon Summoning Book, plus the troublemaking nature of a group of bored people, had led to the emergence of something called Paparazzi in the Otherworld. As a hot topic, Zheng Yichen, of course, encountered it. Now he saw a picture of Zheng Yichen having lunch with a Little Lolita. Scratched his chin, Augusta felt a bit depressed. Well, although he didn’t find Humans particularly good-looking, seeing Zheng Yichen so easily play among Humans was quite enviable.

This was much more comfortable than being lonely in his Dragon Lair. How to describe it specifically? Probably like… staying in a cat house that you don’t need to take care of but can reach out to play and pet. This junior was using an Alchemical Puppet, right? After Zheng Yichen’s identity was exposed, a bunch of analysis masters and research experts had thoroughly dissected the Alchemical Puppet he used. The production technique of this Alchemical Puppet was undoubtedly extremely advanced; ordinary Alchemists and Engineers couldn’t make it.

Not only was the technical content sufficiently high, but the realism was beyond mention. If it were poor, he would have been exposed long ago, and there would be no need to wait until the Undying Witch revealed Zheng Yichen’s identity for him to be exposed. Speaking of the Undying Witch, Augusta also felt emotional. The hardest-to-die Witch had been dealt with, although she brought it upon herself. But this time, it was unknown whether she was truly dead or pretending; after some time (decades), she might continue to make trouble again.

Tsk! Who cares? If she makes trouble, I can just return to the Dragon Realm; I can still live casually for decades. Don’t think about that; better think about other things, like… how to get an Alchemical Puppet to play with?

Like that one his junior had. “Hmm, let me search… oh oh! Got it!” After a while, Augusta pulled out a thick book from a Storage Artifact. His Storage Artifact wasn’t like the petty ones Carlin used; although it wasn’t as large as a Personal Space, it had the area of a stadium. If it weren’t for the fact that it didn’t accumulate dust, pulling out this book would have stirred up a lot of dust instantly.

This was a book about Alchemy, sneaked out from the ‘study’ in his mother’s Dragon Lair. Originally, he wanted to decorate his Dragon Lair with it; after all, more books look more impressive, don’t they? But after messing with it for a while and finding it troublesome to take care of, he simply stuffed these books back. As for leaving them be… he didn’t dare… He knew how much his Mother Dragon valued these books. Sneaking them out was one thing, but if damaged, if questioned when going back one day, he would definitely get beaten. As a recently adult Red Dragon, fighting with his mother? Probably he would get beaten up by both his dragon father and mother together.

“Hiss… dizzy!” Staring at the first page of this book for less than ten seconds, Augusta twitched the corner of his eye slightly and simply threw the book back into the Storage Artifact, completely giving up the idea of self-teaching. Sitting up, he propped his chin and muttered for a while. Forget it, better go talk to his junior.

These days, he had seen too much news about this junior. Initially, it was just curiosity, but now it had long turned into envy and an uncontrollable impulse, like the impulse when watching someone play a game, using a certain hero to get all sorts of kills and show off operations.

A feeling that he could do it too, he could also play like that… not to mention whether he could actually do it, but the impulse to want to play and the thought of wow, this once overlooked hero is so awesome, and such operations are possible, that was impossible to suppress. Augusta’s whim to look at that Alchemy book was after trying it himself, he discovered what a true gap reality was.

“Hmm~ thanks for dad’s Storage Artifact!” Glancing at his Dragon Lair, Augusta muttered after packing all the necessary things he had to take. Initially, he had worried, but since he had been out for a long time and hadn’t seen his dragon father come out to beat him, he probably had forgotten about this matter long ago.

Leaving the Dragon Lair, he shook his wings, relying on the unique gift of dragons, not stirring up much airflow, just a not-weak gust of wind lifted him up, and he flew towards the direction of Kaja… After flying for a while, he knocked on his head, turned back, and under the unwilling gaze of the people in his ‘territory’, left a message that he would be away for some time…

Told the people in his territory to take good care of his Dragon Lair. Although he took all the important things, he didn’t want to return after being away for a while and find his Dragon Lair messed up by some Human petty thieves. Hmm? Was there something off about making such an extra announcement? Let it be, I won’t think about it!