Player: [Jin Nian] lv1
Newbie Mission: Go and see if [Uncle Pipilu] needs any help. [Newbie Teleport]
Main Quest: Small Fishing Village – Warrior [Newbie Teleport]
Jing Nian clicked on Uncle Pipilu’s information, and it said: Residing in a small fishing village, occupation: vegetable farmer.
Hiss…
His fingernails touched the teleportation point for newbies, and Jing Nian shuddered, coming to a halt.
If he used the baby dragon’s body to teleport over, how would he come back after completing the mission?
He’s only level 1 now. Maybe he should first take a look at the map and see if he can mark the map for teleportation.
Then, opening the map, Jing Nian fell silent.
Indeed, there were teleportation points, but on it was written the coordinates of his current location:
[Lost Forest – Dragon Abyss – lv100]
So, it seems that the dragon’s lair is a level 100 instance.
He turned his gaze to his attribute panel, that shining golden name followed by the small lv1.
Jing Nian: “…”
However, this wasn’t entirely unexpected for Jing Nian. After all, his situation is quite special. Typically, new players are born in the newbie village.
Special circumstances call for special treatment.
Looking at the map, Jing Nian finally understood the terrain of this grand canyon where the dragon’s lair was located, and the entire forest surrounding this canyon was within the range of the Lost Forest.
Within the Lost Forest, there were teleportation points in the north and south, but none were inside the western Dragon Canyon. So, even if Jing Nian wanted to reach a teleportation point, he’d have to first make his way out of the Dragon Canyon.
And that’s where the location of both the newbie mission and the main quest is – the small fishing village.
Jing Nian zoomed the map to its limit, finally locating a small, bright spot in the upper right corner of the map, where “Small Fishing Village” was written.
All the maps between the Lost Forest and the Small Fishing Village were dark, due to Jing Nian’s low level.
Furthermore, the quest point in the Small Fishing Village was quite a distance away from the teleportation point. In other words, even after teleporting, Jing Nian would need to travel a considerable distance on his own.
He lowered his head to look at his current body, the body of a baby dragon, and couldn’t help but curl his lips in frustration.
Although the baby dragon was also one of the awesome dragons, and even the future Dragon Lord, it couldn’t hide the fact that it was currently just a cute little hatchling.
While some of the dragons’ body language and behavior might seem a bit silly to Jing Nian, their short legs were proportionally short, with a height of twenty meters and legs measuring two and a half meters. Add to that their muscular build, and their short stature seemed even more pronounced. Their round belly was because of their robust muscles, not to mention those wings that spanned almost fifty meters and the long tail. When they unfurled, they were truly imposing.
Now, looking at the chubby baby dragon.
Its chubby short legs, small chubby claws, round belly, and even the pointed tail were in the shape of an adorable heart. Not to mention the wings that hadn’t yet opened…
They were larger than the wings of a baby Cupid, those winged cherubs, and they were completely featherless.
Walking to the teleportation point was impossible; he couldn’t fit through this massive throne-like entrance.
Jing Nian could only tentatively control the small wings on his back, flapping them twice. However, there was no sign of taking flight, and soon his back felt sore and weak. This lack of coordination spread throughout his entire body, and his legs went uncontrollably into a split.
The entire dragon was spread out on the ground, utterly exhausted.
Jing Nian rolled his eyes and didn’t bother getting up. He confirmed it – the baby dragon’s chubbiness was indeed genuine baby fat.
To think that the new player mission would start off with such a difficult situation was something Jing Nian hadn’t anticipated at all.
After all the fuss, Jing Nian began to feel tired, so he decided to rest and figure things out when he woke up.
Giving up was not an option.
However, what he didn’t expect was that upon waking up, he would see a turning point in the situation, and that turning point came from a slip of the tongue.
—Silly.
During the time Jing Nian and the baby dragon were asleep, several of the giant dragons that had gone to the Northern Desert had returned to the Dragon Abyss with a bountiful harvest.
Not only did they bring back a group of utterly miserable desert sculptures, but among them was also a sculpture king.
This was because the dragons felt that even if the young master wanted a desert sculpture and not a dragon sculpture, it should at least be a king to be worthy.
So, as soon as he woke up, Jing Nian saw the head of a giant sculpture.
The Sand Sculpture King stood on the ground, nearly two meters tall, with its neck just level with the surface of the throne. Threatened by the dragons, it had been forced to become a “Surprise Gift” to be given to the young dragon lord.
To ensure that the young dragon lord saw it the moment he woke up, it had to awkwardly stand beneath the throne, exposing only its head, waiting for the young dragon lord to awaken.
Sitting up from his small nest, when Jing Nian got a good look at the full appearance of the giant sculpture, he was so startled that he almost thought he had time-traveled again, back to when he used to watch holographic TV dramas as a child, because he seemed to have caught a glimpse of Yang Guo’s sculpture companion.
But soon, Jing Nian snapped out of it, because this giant sculpture was bald, and from its expression, he could actually discern a sense of frustration.
Feeling several other scorching gazes, Jing Nian shuddered and took a half step back, only to see the fiery eyes of several giant dragons behind the sculpture.
They were gathered beneath the throne, eagerly watching him.
The real baby dragon was still peacefully sleeping, making sucking sounds in his sleep.
Jing Nian’s heart tightened, quickly suppressing the shock on his face. He imitated the baby dragon’s posture and sat in the nest, staring blankly.
However, in reality, it’s only after the giant dragons hatch from their eggs that their dragon soul power gradually matures. As adults, their mutual perception becomes incredibly strong, surpassing imagination.
So, from the very beginning, the situation of both the baby dragon and Jing Nian’s souls within the baby dragon’s body was completely transparent to the giant dragons.
Being a dragon by nature, the baby dragon’s awareness of this was in its subconscious.
But it was still young, and combined with its premature birth, the dragon blood resolved its early crisis, but it didn’t address its intellectual development. This led to its perception of many things being not much different from that of a human infant of one or two years old.
Naturally, the notion of the dragon’s consciousness never occurred to Jing Nian, who had only half a clue about his dragon lineage.
As a result, Jing Nian remained oblivious that the dragons were actually waiting for both the baby dragon and him.
The dragons had long been reminded by the orders from the dragon’s will not to acknowledge the existence of the second young master. If he was in control of the body, they were to pretend he was the first young master.
This was quite a challenge for the expressive dragons.
But when they noticed the beautiful golden-haired humanoid dragon soul awakening within the young dragon’s body, before they could even get excited, they saw a tinge of panic in those watery blue eyes the moment the other party spotted them.
Instantly, the dragons in the vicinity activated their “Best Actor” skill.
Seeing the dragons adopt the exact same attitude towards the baby dragon as they did before, Jing Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
So, when he controlled the baby dragon’s body, the dragons wouldn’t detect anything unusual!
Upon witnessing the joyful aura radiating from the beautiful humanoid soul within the young master’s body, the dragons also relaxed inwardly.
The previous challenge of pretending not to see the second young master had actually brought them a sense of accomplishment!
A dragon quickly seized the opportunity, extending its hand to poke the Desert Sculpture King, who stood beneath the golden throne with a disgruntled expression on his face.
Compared to the massive dragons, the sculpture king, pitifully small, staggered and stumbled as its body of over two meters was poked. It fell with a thud at the foot of the throne.
Another dragon, the culprit of this mischief, sighed softly, reached out with its claws, picked up the sculpture king, and placed it carefully in front of Jing Nian, giving a threatening look.
After all, the sculpture king was a ruler in his own right, but faced with the dragons’ threat, it could only lower its head reluctantly before Jing Nian.
Jing Nian’s player interface that he hadn’t hidden was still displayed in front of him. Just then, in the middle of the interface, a dialogue box suddenly popped up.
【Received Dragon Gift: Desert Vulture King lv50】
【Accept/Reject】
The beautiful eyes of the humanoid dragon soul within the baby dragon’s body, Jing Nian, trembled slightly. He couldn’t help but feel a wave of excitement that he could hardly contain. This is like a dream come true!
Before falling asleep, he was grappling with how to get to the teleportation point. Now, as long as he accepted this Desert Sculpture King, Jing Nian estimated the sculpture’s size and realized that carrying a baby dragon wouldn’t be a problem at all!
However, he currently appeared as the baby dragon. In order not to reveal any flaws, he could only suppress his excitement and show a calm and innocent expression, curiously observing the Sculpture King.
The dragons themselves had a haughty nature, so when they saw the eager and impatient but outwardly calm and innocent second young master, they couldn’t help but think:
The second young master is just too adorable!
No one is allowed to blow his cover!
The dragons maintained an impassive demeanor on the surface but secretly went wild with curiosity about the young master. They each contemplated their own schemes, thinking about how they could send one of their own to fetch a gift and curry favor with the second young master.
Those gem-like blue eyes were simply too heartwarming to resist!
Next time, I want some alone time with him!
Due to their unanimous thoughts, everyone present (including Jing Nian) remained unhurried.
The only one in a hurry was the Desert Sculpture King. Faced with the dragons’ threat, it had no power to resist, nor was it willingly submitting. Come on, it was a dignified desert ruler; how could it bow down in submission!
But who let the dragons be so ferocious? It stood no chance!
It was a matter of life and death either way, sooner or later it would die. But instead of ending quickly, it was being left hanging, the executioner’s blade poised over its neck, yet not descending.
What torture for a sculpture!
The sculpture king’s formerly resigned face turned impatient. Rolling its eyes, it dramatically flung its head next to Jing Nian’s nest in a posture that looked like it was attempting to commit “suicide” with a “duang” sound.
The Desert Sculpture King had a life mark on its forehead, which coincidentally touched Jing Nian’s little trembling claw as he tried to conceal his excitement at the edge of the nest.
Because both parties were willing, a contract of ownership was completed in an instant.
Seeing a new entry in his pet list, a golden-colored pet named [Desert Sculpture King], Jing Nian’s feelings were a bit complicated.
At the same time, he sensed that he had a connection to the consciousness of the Desert Sculpture King. Of course, this connection was not total; the sculpture king still retained its autonomy. However, when Jing Nian issued a command to it, it couldn’t resist, and it couldn’t harm him either.
Jing Nian even felt a trace of reluctance within the sculpture king’s consciousness, despite its submission due to the contract.
He looked at the “lv1” on his character panel and the “lv50” on the sculpture king’s head.
Jing Nian: “…” I get it.
He decided he would treat the giant sculptures better in the future.
However, the dragons had a different idea: Unacceptable!
Duang! Just as the sculpture king’s resentment began to show in its eyes, it received a thump on the head and was sent flying several meters away.
Looking at the shallow sculpture-shaped imprint left on the throne’s seat not far away.
With his own safety on the line, Jing Nian, pretending to be a naive dragon hatchling: “…”
I swear, I’ll be nicer to the giant sculptures from now on.
–
[Dragon Slayer] Game Development Department.
A staff member suddenly murmured, “How could an NPC in the newbie village have a bug?” As he spoke, he casually adjusted the data back to normal.
Suddenly feeling the need to use the restroom, he asked the person next to him to keep an eye on the data and left.
The basic data had been set long ago, and there shouldn’t have been any issues. The person entrusted with the task didn’t pay it much mind.
So, no one noticed that the data he had adjusted had undergone even more significant changes upon being reverted, and this change was gradually expanding, becoming increasingly obscure.
Author’s note:
Little dragon’s adventure countdown! The army hasn’t moved, but the supply line has—pet +1
Hehe~
Translator’s corner:
I am setting up a goal for weekend updates. 2 ko-fi = 1 chapter. This will be applied to all the series I’m currently translating…
To those who bought me ko-fi’s before and weren’t dedicated a chapter yet, there will be weekend updates in your names this Saturday and Sunday. All the ko-fi’s bought, be it a congratulatory and thank you’s for completing the series, I’ll divide it with the current series I’m working on for the weekend updates.
That’s all~
