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Qin He thought it was quite good, as long as she didn't look like this in her dragon girl form. Normally, Sang Shen looked no different from a slightly chubby cat.

Seeing the mulberry's adorable appearance, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling covered their faces and laughed again.

"Well... shall we do it this way? But wouldn't the resulting white dragon meat be difficult to present to Tōryū?"

It's understandable that Qin Xinru would have such concerns, after all, this is flesh from the same kind.

“That makes sense. You can eat it yourselves,” Qin He said.

On such small details, Qin He was still willing to support his mother's decision. Although Bai Long didn't care much about her food source, and would even eat her closest sisters when she was extremely hungry.

And so, within the spatial scale, the mechanical amethyst dragon swiftly struck the heads of the two white dragons that were chained together, sending them to Heraheim.

As a pseudo-dragon, it possesses most of the knowledge of cooking. After skinning, deboning, and bleeding the two white dragons, the white dragon meat is ready to be cooked.

My old classmate is treating me to dinner, so I need to take a day off.

Sigh, I'm a bit lost. I'm not sure what to write next to make it interesting... Maybe I should go out for a meal to change my mood.

Chapter 184 Minion Fish ~ Minion Fish White Dragon? ~

"Has everything been agreed upon?"

Looking at Deng Liu before them, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling understood that Qin He had successfully persuaded this adorable white dragon loli. From now on, they could treat little Deng Liu like a daughter during their adventures.

With its naturally glossy scales and a skeleton resembling that of a large feline, the young dragon, Deng Liu, is quite endearing.

If Sang Shen is an overweight orange tabby, then Deng Liu is currently only one or two months old. She's quite well-behaved as long as her fangs aren't showing.

"Yes... I have made up my mind to follow Prince Qin He and the two lords!"

The petite white dragon swung its tail, clearly having become a proper little pet.

“Very good, Tōru. Try to transform into human form first—doing this will be very helpful for your future travels in human cities.”

Regardless of the dragon species, or even just a simple magical beast, once someone possesses beauty sufficient to transform into a human, it becomes irrelevant to their strength or cultivation level; they can change at will.

Following the feelings in her mind, Tōryū imagined herself becoming human. Soon, she transformed into her own human form, just like Yōryū.

After retracting her dragon horns, wings, and tail, Deng Liu became a flawless white-haired little girl. Her fluffy, waist-length white hair cascaded down in waves, perfectly complementing her icy blue eyes, making her incredibly endearing.

Her body, in particular, was only covered by scales because it was her first time transforming into a human.

"Ah! Qin He~ You're not allowed to look!"

When Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling saw Deng Liu's appearance, they immediately remembered Zhong Liuxiu's childhood.

Back then, when they saw their daughter come out after taking a bath, they would also quickly stop her to prevent Qin He from looking around.

But a few years later, the whole family of four will be taking a bath together.

Qin Xinru used her full, firm breasts, as smooth as jade melons, to block Qin He's view from the screen. Zhong Xiling took the opportunity to walk around to the front of Deng Liu and let her imagine a suitable outfit to change into.

Although she outwardly tried to cover up Deng Liu's modesty, Qin Xinru waited until her son had had his fill of the view before continuing to vie for attention with her soft, snowy breasts.

Only when the dragon scales on Deng Liu's body gradually turned into a snow-white dress did the two mothers finally feel relieved.

"Ryu~ Did you know? Auntie's daughter's name also has Ryu in it."

Zhong Xiling started by braiding Deng Liu's hair. Seeing Deng Liu in front of her was like seeing Zhong Liuxiu when she was a child. Naturally, she doted on her immensely.

After discussing it with Qin Xinru and Qin He, they took all the treasures obtained from the Crystal Dragon's Nest, except for some gold coins which they kept for expenses, and stored them in their spatial rings.

When they arrived at the land abandoned by the gods, they gave all of these to Tōryū as pocket money.

Of course, there are about eight Dragon Crystals in the Crystal Dragon's Lair. It's hard currency enough, but you can't spend it in a small town.

It's like you go out to buy a bag of snacks and leave a gold bar on the convenience store owner's table, but they can't make change.

So, all eight dragon crystal coins were given to Deng Liu. Holding these mooncake-sized dragon crystal coins, although she didn't have time to express her joy in words, Deng Liu's eyes were already overflowing with childlike ecstasy.

For some young dragons raised by dragon tribes and intended to be trained as combatants or cannon fodder, they will spend the first ten or so years of their lives within the tribe. Even going out to hunt or get some fresh air is only an occasional opportunity.

For a young dragon, even a few impure gems it occasionally finds while digging a hole are considered a treasure.

Even though Lantern lived in the Crystal Dragon's lair and was raised there, avoiding wandering the snow alone, she still could never access those gold and silver treasures.

Differential treatment is to be expected; living in the same dragon's nest does not mean she will receive the same care.

But now, the Dragon Crystals, so close at hand, were being rewarded to her. Although Deng Liu knew that Qin He possessed an endless mountain of Dragon Crystals, she knew that they all belonged to someone else.

This gift, given like that from an elder, brought the young white dragon a warmth it had never experienced before.

“I can do anything… Your Highness Xiling.”

Colored dragons are not good at expressing their emotions. Sometimes, saying "I will help you" or "I will follow you" is already the greatest respect they can show.

Qin Xinru gently patted Deng Liu's head, then with a thought, the mechanical amethyst dragon moved the prepared white dragon meat to a distance, ensuring Deng Liu couldn't see it.

There are many ways to cook white dragon meat. The dragon meat with snowflake-like texture even emits a minty fragrance when it is served.

Compared to the thick, rubbery fat of the blue dragon, the white dragon, though rich in fat, is very edible.

It would take at least a day to prepare the confit white dragon meat. After replenishing their supplies in their spatial scales, Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling immediately set off for Cold Winter City.

Riding the mechanical amethyst dragon would be too conspicuous, so the magic shuttle they had used earlier came in handy. The two immediately sped off towards Cold Winter City.

……

"Yanliu, do you see? You need to learn how to hunt properly these days. Come with me, today I'm going to take you to hunt a magical beast for real."

Although Deng Liu is a white dragon, following Qin Xinru and Zhong Xiling, she's bound to have many adventures. If their own daughter doesn't improve, and ends up being inferior to Deng Liu, it would be a laughing stock.

Upon hearing Yan Ling's call, Yan Liu, who was hiding somewhere playing with dragon crystal coins, immediately replied:

"Mother...Mom~ Can't you just let me rest for a few days? Consider it a celebration of your ascension to sainthood. As for exercise and such, only the weak need it!"

Yan Liu stood tall and proud, and Qin He finally stopped locking the mother and daughter in the dungeon. As a pampered young dragon, her little devilish temper began to grow again.

"Look at Aunt Mulberry! All she needs to do is eat, sleep, and squeeze out a tiny bit of time to exercise. And she's grown so big and so amazing!"

"If it were me, I definitely could too."

As soon as Yan Liu finished speaking, Sang Shen stretched out her claws and gently pinched Yan Liu's small waist. After making sure Yan Liu was settled on her head, Sang Shen flew directly out of the nest.

"You little brat, do you think I'm just a pig who only eats and sleeps? I'll take you out now and show you what I was like when I was a baby dragon!"

Taking Yanliu out and giving her a proper lesson is actually quite important.

On the surface, she is a red dragon cub, and the daughter of Yan Ling. Even if she slacks off and does nothing, she will still be a terrifying dragon with few rivals a thousand years later.

The difference between red dragons and white dragons is too great. But it's not insurmountable.

At least... if Yanliu were still this clumsy, uncaring type, only waiting to be fed, then the chances of her being brutally beaten by Dengliu, the white dragon, would definitely not be zero.

Yan Ling also carried Qin He and Zhong Liuxiu on her back, and they flew out of the dragon's nest together.

Now, she plans to quickly acclimatize her daughter to more intense hunting. It's time to be firm and let Yanliu grow up...

Initially, her plan was to leave Yanliu in the Sunset Forest and let her daughter learn to hunt by herself.

For a pampered young dragon, it may be difficult at first... but if she perseveres, she will get used to it and adapt quickly.

These past few days, Yanliu has mostly been eating common foods like Snow Rabbits and Frightened Deer. The only monsters she's hunted one-on-one in the confinement room are ordinary magical beasts.

Even though her combat skills were really clumsy, her innate advantages as a red dragon allowed Yanliu to escape unscathed.

Other wild dragons of this age are still raw, bloodthirsty beasts. Even if they could use their breath to cook their prey, they lack the ability and means.

After mastering the use of dragon breath, Yan Liu insisted on personally roasting her prey for every meal. If Qin He was in solitary confinement, she would even demonstratively roast the prey until it was charred black, attempting to intimidate Qin He with her intensified dragon breath.

"Waaaaaah—Aunt Mulberry, I was wrong, I was wrong... Please let me rest for a bit! I've never seen so many dragon crystals before, let me lie on them for a while!"

The baby dragon above was still squealing and wailing. Seeing Yan Ling nod beside her, Sang Shen also said:

"Want to sleep? Sure, after you beat these opponents I've arranged for you, you can sleep as long as you want. I might even give you dragon crystals privately~"

Knowing that Yanliu lacked training and was a typical pampered young lady, Sangshen sent a message through the Blue Dragon tribe, intending to arrange some young dragons of the same age to be her opponents.

Having left the spatial scale, Qin He and the others are now in the Sol Desert within the Great Wilderness Dragon Plains. This desert, often plagued by thunderstorms, is one of the encampments of the Mulberry Blue Dragon tribe.

"Yes, yes, Yanliu, come and see the surprise Auntie has prepared for you—it's very exciting!"

Here, the Blue Dragon tribe naturally gathers together the five-colored dragon eggs they have adopted. They tame these young dragons to serve as the tribe's future fighting force.

Of course, very few blue dragon tribes would raise other dragon species. The tribe's intention to do so was actually Tiamat's idea.

She entrusted this blue dragon tribe to adopt the five-colored dragons, and in the "kindergarten" in front of her, there were three main colors: blue, green, and black.

Qin He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, thinking that the three Dragon Kings of this world were all outrageously gentle.

When he first heard the names Bahamut and Tiamat, he thought that the dragons of today were going to fight to the death, causing the world to turn upside down and species to become extinct.

After all, the opposition between these two great gods directly symbolizes the conflict among dragon species. Now, the emergence of the Dragon Realm Council has brought the relationship between chromatic dragons and metallic dragons to an unprecedented level of easing.

It seems that reality is still quite beautiful.

If members of the Blue Dragon tribe are too lazy, they will send the baby dragons they raise to "kindergarten".

The five prodigy young dragons, led by Yan Ling, received meticulous instruction from Tiamat and many terrifying dragons on Five Emperor Dragon Island.

This free-range breeding model for young dragons is one of the attempts to cultivate a new generation of colorful dragons.

This dragon nursery, to put it bluntly, is just a bunch of young dragons being raised freely. Some of the red dragon cubs are too ferocious, so there aren't many red dragon cubs in the nursery.

The few who were there were all little tyrants in kindergarten. Each of them had a fierce look on their face, and they were many times more ruthless than a young lady like Yan Liu.

Blue dragons are second best, although their physical strength is somewhat inferior to that of red dragon cubs. However, their lightning breath is definitely the most superior among the five-colored dragons.

Next comes the cunning green dragon, which uses poison. And then there's the slightly weaker but brutal black dragon.

As for the white dragon cub... well.

Similarly, the number is very small. Although this kindergarten is open to all five-colored dragons, what white dragon would hatch near the desert? These few white dragons are the weakest fighting force in the kindergarten.

After all, it's still a young dragon; its physical attributes are what they are. No matter how hard a kindergarten child tries to fight, they can't beat an elementary school student in hand-to-hand combat. The same principle applies, which is why Yanliu believes she is absolutely no less capable than Dengliu.

"Hoo...hoo hoo~ Mom, look, those white dragons look listless. I'm sure I won't lose to them, hmph, trash~ trash white dragons?~"

They've started mocking the baby dragons again, but can Yanliu really take down these kindergarten-level little dragons?

Zhong Liuxiu glanced at the young dragons, then at Yan Liu. She whispered something to Qin He:

"Honey...look at this Dragon Kindergarten, it doesn't seem very reliable."

"It feels okay."

Qin He wasn't against this large-scale mixed breeding, especially since there were some eye-catching individuals among the dragons.

"Mulberry, what is that half-red, half-blue baby dragon?"

This strange baby dragon didn't have an outstanding appearance, but it immediately caught Qin He's attention.

"Oh~ This is a red-dragon/blue-dragon hybrid sent by that colorful princess and raised here. Its name is Blazing Lightning, and it's one of the most powerful little guys in the kindergarten."

Known as the Color Lord and the Rainbow-Winged Tyrant, the legendary Color Princess is a powerful dragon created by Tiamat. She possesses two heads, one consciousness, and the physical characteristics of all five colors of dragons: red, blue, green, black, and white.

This powerful being who has reached the peak of godhood would actually send a little dragon?

It appears that this baby dragon is a pure hybrid.

Generally, hybridization between dragons requires two dragon eggs, and is not determined by their mother.

If a red dragon egg and a blue dragon egg are very similar, and one of them breaks, the intact egg has a chance to absorb the bloodline from the broken egg.

This is the origin of the hybrid dragon.

Therefore, in this world, being mixed-race is generally considered a blessing. But it also depends on the circumstances—

For example, if a red dragon egg happens to have a black dragon egg break next to it just before it hatches, then it might absorb the black dragon's bloodline.

While they can possess the black dragon's breath weapons and reptilian charm abilities (mind control), the red dragon's inherent physical abilities may be affected.

Aside from special black dragons like Moyu and those like Dorgosos who have regained their physical bodies, most black dragons actually have diets that are quite unsuitable for living in groups.

If your roommate opens a can of fermented herring, stinky tofu, or other similar food in the dorm one day, you'll most likely find the pungent smell unbearable.

Coincidentally, the black dragon had a particular fondness for meat that had been cured and rotted at the bottom of the pond.

Such hybridization can actually cause considerable growth problems for the young dragon.

But Blazing Lightning was an exception; it perfectly possessed the powerful physique of the red dragon and the body structure of the blue dragon. Furthermore, it possessed the breath control of both dragons!

Even those slightly older red dragon cubs wouldn't dare say they could definitely beat Blazing Lightning.

While Yanliu was still quietly mocking the white dragons, Chidian had already set his sights on it.

This hybrid dragon cub, while powerful, also inherited an extremely warlike nature. Upon seeing a new red dragon cub arrive, it couldn't wait to test Flame Glaze's abilities.