Chapter 451: Who Was the One Earning Money!

Chapter 451: Who Was the One Earning Money!

When Augusta said that, Zheng Yichen immediately thought of a very profitable method on Earth… skins! All kinds of skins! How could he have forgotten something so important… Even a book could have many skins added to it, right?

They were just projections, after all. All it took was a slight modification to change the appearance of the projection. In fact, if Zheng Yichen opened the permissions, any Spellcaster skilled in Magic could do it to some extent, since it was a projection of an inanimate object, making it easy to modify. The so-called changes were only about the appearance and wouldn’t affect the essential part; it was just like wrapping an outer layer of skin over it.

But even so… some people would still go for it, right?

“About this, we could simply post about it in the Forum,” Zheng Yichen said, his eyes lighting up. Of course, he couldn’t reveal that he was the Creator. This dragon seemed a bit silly, but he wasn’t actually lacking in intelligence, so it was better to think it over carefully. It would be suspicious if he mentioned this and then immediately rolled out a skin feature, right? Even an idiot… no, anyone with a slightly decent IQ could tell something was off.

In short, to avoid such a situation, it was better to take a safer approach.

“Oh! Right!” Augusta suddenly nodded, slamming his palm in realization. “You post it! Oh, and also add a friend…”

The ID of the Red Dragon Augusta was simple and straightforward—Red Dragon Augusta. Direct and to the point, pure and unpretentious!

“Can’t you post it?” Zheng Yichen asked, using Eight Thoughts’s alt ID to create a related post.

“Of course I can!” Augusta waved his hand grandly. Mana wasn’t an issue; the amount he used daily to browse the Forum was enough to post hundreds of threads. As a Red Dragon, his follower count on the Forum was impressive, especially after the identity verification. Even more people followed him, though most were just after his body… Still, seeing that far surpass others’ follower counts greatly satisfied Augusta’s vanity.

Coveting this dragon’s body? I’ll blast you with a Dragon Breath!

“But what if that so-called Creator ignores my post? Wouldn’t that be embarrassing?” the Red Dragon Augusta added. As a famous dragon on the Forum, his posts would definitely get noticed. But with more people watching, what if the Creator still lurked? Wouldn’t that be a drag?

If others started saying the Creator ignored me, what kind of situation would that be?

“…” Zheng Yichen slightly twitched the corner of his mouth. “Alright, the Creator has replied.”

“Impossible!!!” Augusta’s eyes widened to their limit as he grabbed the Magic Weapon Summoning Book from Zheng Yichen’s hands to look at the post Zheng Yichen made. Just one minute after posting, the Creator had already replied with new information. The reply was equally simple, direct, and clear.

‘Adopted.’

Then, twenty seconds later, another new reply appeared. The content stated that, as the proposer, the suggestion was fresh and unique enough to meet the needs of many Magic Weapon Summoners. As a reward, the proposer was given permanent free custom skin permissions… Of course, you had to design it yourself! The appearance was limited to books only.

This reply made the Red Dragon Augusta’s eyes grow even wider, and even the eyes of his true form opened. The Red Dragon Augusta felt like he had accidentally missed out on a fortune!

“Why did this happen? I was the one who proposed this idea first. Why… Oh, darn it… Hah~” After venting for a while, Augusta slightly waved his claw. “Forget it. It’s not like I’m short on that bit of Mana… Hmph! I was careless. I didn’t expect the Creator to pay such close attention to the Forum.”

Throughout this, Zheng Yichen watched Augusta expressionlessly. Good thing you’re smart enough not to curse the Creator in front of me.

“Alright, the Alchemical Puppet is delivered. I’ll head back now.”

The Red Dragon Augusta didn’t try to keep him. With his new toy, he wanted to spend some time alone figuring it out. As for his true form, he could just stay striking a pose. After a while, he’d shift his attention back, change to another pose, and continue letting people admire him. For now, he needed to quickly get used to this body. The Auction was coming up soon, and he’d been worried about how to attend. Indoor auctions were really annoying.

Couldn’t they switch to an outdoor one because of this dragon’s arrival? This dragon has money!

Augusta thought indignantly, but was soon distracted by the novel way of moving around. Among the spectators watching the Red Dragon, an extremely eye-catching figure had unknowingly appeared. Many sheltered young wives found their gazes irresistibly drawn to him, but his behavior was like Sun Wukong first encountering human society—curious about everything, wanting to touch whatever he saw…

Like men’s butts! Well, those weren’t that meaningful to the Red Dragon Augusta, since the person standing next to him at the time was a man. As for women, he saw another one later, and it felt a bit strange: why did humans have butts on their chests? He hadn’t paid much attention before, but now, from a Human perspective, it suddenly felt really scary. Good thing this Alchemical Puppet he was using didn’t have such features.

“What!? Disrupting public order! Do you know who you’re messing with!?” After causing screams between men and women, Augusta, who then intended to target a bratty child almost scared to tears, was unsurprisingly stopped by the nearby Guard Patrol. Hearing he was going to be taken away, he was of course displeased. He was just curiously reaching out to touch people; what was wrong with that!

The Guard Patrol captain looked at Augusta with pity. Such a waste of good looks; why did he have to be a lunatic? “No matter who you are, anyone causing trouble here will be taken away. We’ll discuss the rest later.”

The Guard Patrol captain spoke very rudely. Now, his backing wasn’t just the lord of Kaja City, but also the Purple Vine Guild and two dragons. With such a luxurious backing lineup, he wasn’t afraid of the many troublemakers while maintaining order here. Over the past few days, he had already taken away many troublemakers, including not just Spellcasters but also Warriors and some Auxiliary Profession Practitioners… In the past, these were groups you couldn’t touch!

But now, weren’t they all obediently taken away by us?

Hmph!

“How dare you offend Lord Augusta! You’re seeking death!!!”

“…?” Augusta? That sounds somewhat familiar. Oh, right, isn’t that the Red Dragon? As the Guard Patrol captain thought this, he couldn’t help but glance toward the distant figure of the Red Dragon, maintaining a pose and forming a scenic line. The Red Dragon, who had his eyes closed earlier, had somehow awakened from his statue-like state and was now glaring angrily in this direction with those dragon eyes, seemingly at him and the team members behind him. Something felt off about this…

“Ahem, you all leave first.” Just as the Guard Patrol captain mumbled, wanting to explain something, a relaxed voice came from beside him. Glancing at Zheng Yichen, he quickly thanked him and led his team away from the area swiftly. Even with backing, the skill of reading the room was still necessary.

Now was not the time to say much, and being tough wasn’t needed either. It was best to leave immediately. Didn’t you see the red-haired man not stopping them either? Saying a few extra words would only dig your own grave, with no benefit at all.

“What’s the matter?” Augusta asked unhappily, crossing his arms. This was a posture he’d seen in some short skits in Forum posts, something to use when angry.

“I was only gone for a moment to get something for you, and you’ve already touched all the men and women? The men are whatever, but the women?”

“Roar~ Do you think this dragon wanted to? This dragon was just curious about those butts on their chests!” Augusta’s voice was not quiet, immediately drawing angry glares from many women. If you weren’t a dragon, you’d be finished with that line, you know!!

“…Sigh, look at this first.” Zheng Yichen helplessly shoved a small booklet into Augusta’s hands. “Although most of the content inside doesn’t need to be followed, there are some things you should pay attention to among Humans. You don’t want to be treated like an idiot… a rare Magical Beast wherever you go, do you?”

The Red Dragon Augusta thought Zheng Yichen made a good point. He took the booklet and found a place to read it. There was a lot of content, but he only glanced at it briefly before losing patience. After skipping what he didn’t want to read, there wasn’t much left to see. But even this little bit of content satisfied Augusta. Less content was good, comfortable!

“How can the difference between dragons be so big?” Looking at the departing Zheng Yichen and then at Augusta, Gale, who had already arrived in Kaja, muttered without hesitation. He had wanted to greet Zheng Yichen earlier, since they’d met at the Border Great Wall. But then he hesitated, remembering the other’s identity. During that hesitation, Zheng Yichen finished explaining what he needed to and left the area.

“Which aspect are you referring to?” Lena asked.

“The Red Dragon acts more like a dragon. Connor… if you ignore his Dragon Clan identity, he’s practically no different from a real Human.” Gale thought for a moment and said, recalling the brief time he had interacted with Zheng Yichen. He truly hadn’t seen anything un-Human about him, not even in common sense behavior, where nothing inadvertently revealed characteristics mismatched with the Human Race.

“About the research, are you planning to keep slacking off?” Annie looked at Zheng Yichen, who had returned to his residence and was preparing for the Auction matters, asking with slight dissatisfaction.

“…Do you think I want to? Everything’s piled up these past couple of days. How can I focus on research without dealing with it first?”

“Alright, it’s just with that attitude of yours, it gives me the illusion that I’m working for you again…”

Zheng Yichen rolled his eyes hard. “Do you think about who was the one earning money? I was working really hard, okay?”