DADH Chapter 49

In recent days, StarNet’s hot topics have once again been dominated by the Dragon Slayers:

#Dragon Slayers, what other surprises do you have that I don’t know about?#

#A mysterious figure spending a fortune, calling on players to spread mushrooms all over the map – what’s that about?#Dragon Slayers#

#Dragon Slayers on the run – escaped bosses#

[My friend is an insider at Dragon Slayers Studio, and he says they haven’t slept for three days and nights! Why, you ask? Because the intelligent bosses have all gone rogue! It’s said that the storyline of the levels has been completely disrupted, and the whole studio has gone crazy!]

[Hahaha, they claim these are intelligent growing NPCs, do you really believe it? I suspect these things are just marketing gimmicks created by the studio!]

[The person above must not have played the game. If you’ve played it, you wouldn’t say such things.]

[I agree with the person above. I still remember the day the server opened. I had just gone through a breakup, and a kind villager in the newbie village noticed it. Not only did he notice, but he also comforted me! The natural and smooth conversation made me think it was a GM testing under an NPC disguise! But it wasn’t! Because later, I realized that all NPCs were as lifelike as real people!]

[That’s a creepy thought. Do you think these bosses have discovered the players’ existence and are currently planning to exterminate us?]

[Hahaha, you sound like a prophet! Why not say that the next step for intelligent bosses is to come out of the game and invade our real-world space!]

[Hahaha, you guys could make your imaginations even wilder!]

…

If Jing Nian could access the Star Network right now, he would definitely say:

Be more confident! Your imaginations are spot on!!!

It has been three days since Jing Nian’s new body started to take shape. To ensure perfect integration between his spirit and the new body, his dragon soul has had to stay by the side of the Dragonforging Pool during these days.

As a result, his original plan to level up to the first tier of players had to be postponed. He also temporarily didn’t have time to check on the situation with the players. Instead, he could only occasionally catch some news from the mysterious and aloof figure in black and his three previous quirky teammates.

One thing worth mentioning is that the mysterious and stoic figure in black seems to have become remarkably talkative lately, always managing to provide answers to the points Jing Nian is concerned about. Therefore, Jing Nian’s trust in the figure in black has been rising rapidly during these days, alongside his patience.

In Jing Nian’s eyes, the figure in black is now a reliable person with a capital “R”!

However, Jing Nian never expected that before the unexpected could happen, the Dragons were about to stir up trouble on their own!

They were up to something!

Initially, the Dragons had shown little malice or interest in the outsiders. Even when they actively participated in meetings before, it was mostly due to their inherent combative nature and mischief.

However, now, they were very eager to take the initiative, and they had even started forming teams of three to five to investigate whether the outsiders had come from another world.

A fire dragon sighed and blew a smoke ring, saying, “We’ve been in the Grans Continent for too long; it’s time to conquer a new world!”

Excited dragon roars echoed around, responding in unison.

For those unaware, it might seem like the Dragons were entering the preliminary stages of a century-spanning war. However, in reality, they had little interest in fighting the outsiders because the outsiders were currently too weak, not even a morsel between their teeth for a giant dragon.

Their excitement stemmed from the desire to dominate a world at its pinnacle, which was now beneath their dignity as a species!

After all, if even the Young Lords had two, why couldn’t there be two dragons ruling a world?

Jing Nian, who was never supposed to exist in the first place, could only nod in agreement.

As for why the Dragon Clan didn’t have this idea before, it was because they had all been focused on one major matter at the time and hadn’t had the leisure for such thoughts.

Upon learning that the major matter was related to his body, Jing Nian was moved and… joined the dragons in their discussions.

After all, dragons were so domineering and adorable; what could possibly be wrong with dragons?

–

The Dragonforging Pool continued to bubble and churn with scalding dragon’s blood.

A group of dragons and a small dragon huddled together, shoulder to shoulder, leg to leg, eagerly awaiting the moment when the new body of their Second Young Lord would emerge.

Although the new body of the Second Young Lord was bound to be in perfect harmony with his dragon soul, there wouldn’t be much difference in appearance.

But, how could the significance of this moment be the same!

As they watched the Dragonforging Pool slowly calm down, a delicate body that seemed to be in a deep slumber slowly floated to the surface.

Even the little dragon was holding its breath nervously.

Jing Nian only had a chance to see two overly petite dragon horns before he felt a dizzying attraction in his soul. When he opened his eyes again, he was already inside his new body.

As the new body just emerged from the surface of the Dragonforging Pool, Jing Nian felt like he was soaking in viscous dragon’s blood, and the warm sensation from absorbing dragon’s blood in his dragon egg surrounded him.

He slowly opened his eyes and was gently scooped up by a giant dragon claw, placed on the edge of the Dragonforging Pool.

With slightly damp golden hair and sapphire-like watery eyes, the exquisite little figure seemed bewildered.

The dragons held their breath deeply. Even though they had always been able to see the Second Young Lord’s dragon soul form, witnessing the physical beauty of their young lord was an entirely different experience!

Look at that golden hair!

Those sapphire-like eyes!

Oh! Look at those bewildered little wings and those majestic little dragon horns! It was simply too adorable, making the dragons want to twirl on their tiptoes in delight!

The temperature in the air seemed to rise due to the dragons’ fiery gazes.

Facing the eager gazes of the dragons, Jing Nian felt even more awkward, as if he was suddenly thrust into an unfamiliar situation.

Perhaps it was because he had returned to a familiar human form, but he hadn’t quite adjusted yet, having been used to his chubby dragonling body.

It wasn’t until Hesse wrapped Jing Nian in a prepared “towel,” and Jing Nian’s face turned red, that he finally realized what was wrong. He hastily grabbed the towel tightly around himself.

His new body was only dressed in a white robe, and it didn’t differ much from being soaked in the dragon pool. Although the dragons didn’t see anything amiss since the proud Dragon Clan never bothered with clothes!

What material in the world could compare to dragon scales?

None!

But Jing Nian’s face remained flushed as he clung to the towel.

Then, when he turned his head, he saw a little dragon crawling over to the edge of the Dragonforging Pool from one of the dragon’s knees, huffing and puffing.

Jing Nian finally realized what was strange from the beginning!

The height was off!

Jing Nian looked at the cheerful little chubby dragon that was at eye level with him: “…”

Mainly because everything about the Dragon Clan was so oversized that it had distorted his perception of normal sizes, and that’s why he didn’t immediately notice the discrepancy in his new body’s size.

With a height of only half a meter, Jing Nian almost got bumped into the Dragonforging Pool by the little chubby dragon’s hug. After stabilizing himself with great difficulty, Jing Nian turned to look at the “kindly” grinning old Hesse beside him and the mysterious outsider responsible for the dragon’s body.

At first, he hadn’t considered this issue because he thought his dragon soul’s height compared to the little dragon’s was normal, matching his regular body size. Plus, it was said that the dragon body’s appearance was formed based on his dragon soul’s prototype.

So he thought…

Old Hesse also realized what was wrong with Jing Nian’s puzzled gaze. It lowered its head and exchanged a few words with the mysterious person beside it.

The excited dragons, noticing the seriousness in Hesse’s expression, also realized that something was amiss. They perked up their ears and stared suspiciously at the mysterious outsider.

Facing a group of threatening gazes, the mysterious outsider almost lost his composure and considered running away. However, the dragons had already thoroughly investigated his lairs, so there was nowhere for him to escape.

He had no choice but to forcefully calm down and express his confusion, saying, “I also don’t know why this is happening…”

Although his clan had some connection with the Dragon Clan, with ancestors who had created bodies for dragons, they had never heard of human-shaped dragons before!

What was even more baffling was that, judging from the respect and affection in the eyes of these dragons, the status of this humanoid dragon was quite high.

Looking at the little chubby dragon beside him, the mysterious outsider quickly connected it to the fact that the Dragon Clan had two young lords, and they were even a pair of dual-soul twins.

The intricacies of this situation were clearly beyond his knowledge, and these explanations were not what the Dragon Clan wanted to hear.

The mysterious outsider could only endure the pressure from the dragons and start examining Jing Nian’s body.

After completing the examination, the mysterious outsider felt a moment of relief, but then his tension returned.

The reason he knew, but…

“It’s… the quantity of one of the materials is incorrect,” he said, but before he could finish his sentence, several impatient dragons almost jumped up and threatened to tear the mysterious person apart.

Despite the fact that the mysterious person had been forcibly brought here and forced to undergo the process of crafting a dragon body, in the illogical logic of the dragons, if something went wrong, it was the mysterious person’s fault!

It was the mysterious person’s mistake!

If it weren’t for the significant difference in size and the fact that the second young lord’s form appeared too fragile, did they really think a two-legged fragile-skinned person like him could craft a dragon body?

If it weren’t for the size issue, I would have done it myself!

Now you’re saying the materials are incorrect!

The roars of the dragons and the elemental power of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning that accompanied them almost tore off the mysterious person’s face mask. It was just a millimeter away from peeling off his skin.

The mysterious person trembled and, with tears in his eyes, looked at the old dragon Hesse, who had suppressed the rioting dragons on the side.

Since he could stop them, why did they have to act this way!

However, when he met the gaze of the old dragon, he understood that it was a threat from the dragon!

Those seemingly peaceful dragon eyes actually concealed suppressed anger.

While holding back a handful of bitter tears, the mysterious person revealed the truth.

One of the critical materials for forging the dragon body, the material of the ancestral dragon pearl, was incorrect. During the forging process, one-third of the pearl should have been used, but the content inside Jing Nian’s body was only one-third of one-third.

The mysterious person was equally baffled by the situation.

So, the dragons turned the dragonforge upside down once again, even searching the surrounding areas and thoroughly investigating all the “big shots” who were temporarily staying on the outskirts of the Dragon Abyss. Yet, they still couldn’t find the missing two-thirds.

They couldn’t find a trace of it anywhere.

No one, neither human nor dragon, discovered anything when they were all passionately accusing each other of stealing the dragon pearl fragments.

A certain chubby little dragon’s horns were faintly tingling and even showed a hint of pink.

Only Jing Nian slowly accepted his rather petite body. After all, this wasn’t his true body, and he would eventually leave it behind.

Watching the little dragon grumble in frustration while hopping around and scolding incoherently, Jing Nian couldn’t help but feel warm inside. He smiled and gently stroked its dragon horns to comfort it.

“It’s okay, this way is good too. You’re just as tall as a good boy now~”

The warmth of his fingertips left Jing Nian stunned. With one hand touching the slightly warm dragon horn, he curiously reached out to touch the horn on his own forehead and was amazed to find that it was ice cold!

The dragon hatchling had a fever!!!

The dragons went into chaos once again.

—

In a distant place.

Huo Yi temporarily severed that connection and looked down at the dragon pearl fragment in his palm. He tightly bit his lip, lost in thought. Only his scorching ears betrayed his complex emotions.

---