Unfortunately, this unusual duel did not begin immediately.
"Maxon, the count is complete. All the goblins are dead," several Viking Warriors shouted from the sky.
"Where are the things?" Evan shouted back from below.
The Viking Warriors descended one after another. One of them stepped forward, his rough, bloodstained face slightly sorrowful. "One of the eggs was destroyed."
As he spoke, he spread open a fur wrap in his hands. Inside were three dragon eggs as large as footballs, along with a hatchling that had already broken out of its shell prematurely.
Its body was sticky, its eyes could barely open or close, and it only drew breath without exhaling. It was clearly on the verge of death.
Mu En took one look and walked over.
"Let me see."
As he spoke, he came before the fur wrap the man was holding. A clump of unabsorbed yolk still hung beneath the hatchling's belly, while the membrane around it, coated in egg white, was full of blood vessels.
Mu En slowly extended his hand toward the bundle. A hazy green aura gradually flowed out and enveloped it.
The yolk beneath the hatchling's belly began to be absorbed at an accelerated rate. Its scales hardened rapidly, and its entire body visibly swelled by a full circle.
"Cough—cough—"
The hatchling shakily stood up, coughing fluid from its throat. It even spat out a puff of black smoke that smelled of sulfur.
"It's alive! It's alive!!" The Viking man holding the fur wrap was instantly both shocked and delighted.
"Wait!!" Someone's eyes widened in astonishment.
Crack—
Beside the hatchling, another dragon egg began to split with spreading cracks.
The man gently set the bundle on the ground, and everyone gathered in a circle. Outside the crowd, the dragons stretched out their long necks to peer inside as well.
Then, the remaining three dragon eggs hatched one after another!
Four hatchlings quickly appeared before everyone's eyes. The group immediately burst into laughter and joyful roars.
Inside the castle, Lucifer listened to the commotion outside with some displeasure. "What the hell are they doing? Why are they so happy?!
I really want to see it!!!
They're having so much fun while I don't know anything. It feels like ants are crawling all over me!!"
Evan stood up and looked solemnly at Mu En. "Mr. Jones, thank you."
Looking at those newly hatched lives, Mu En smiled as well and said casually, "It was nothing. Just a small effort."
That was what he said, but Evan and the Viking Warriors did not see it that way. Half the people in their village were spellcasters, yet none of them could casually accomplish something like that.
Their tribe possessed a long tradition of raising and taming dragons, yet even now, the birth and survival rates of dragon hatchlings remained low.
Not only for them—even at the dragon reserves officially authorized by the International Confederation of Wizards, hatching dragon eggs and keeping the hatchlings alive remained a major challenge.
Even if all four eggs had been returned to the dragon nest completely intact, only two of them would probably have hatched successfully.
Dragon eggs were not something that could be hatched and raised alone just by casually increasing the temperature.
So Mu En's display truly opened the Viking Warriors' eyes, leaving them deeply grateful.
Among the Vikings, their inherited ways could be divided into two factions when it came to combat.
The dragon-hunting faction and the dragon-rearing faction.
The dragon-hunting faction used dragon hide, claws, and bones to forge powerful magical equipment. The dragon-rearing faction treated dragons as family, living and fighting alongside them while refusing all dragon products.
Especially for small groups like theirs, organized around villages, the life and death of every member was extremely important.
Thus, what Mu En had done was no different from saving their family.
For a time, words of thanks filled the air. Evan even invited Mu En and Harry to visit the village.
Mu En thought about it. He had planned to visit the village in a couple of days anyway, so going today... was not impossible.
"Once we get to the village, let's have a fight!"
With a smack, Evan snapped irritably, "Can you shut up?"
After reprimanding his own child, Evan turned serious again. "But if Mr. Mu En really wants the children to test themselves against each other, we can hold an official duel in the village."
Mu En might be strong, but when it came to children, Evan did not think his own child was inferior to anyone else's.
Although Kree was not a spellcaster, he had lived and fought alongside dragons since childhood. Among those his age, he had few rivals in combat.
Even the children from the village who attended Magic School were often bullied by him when they came home.
When it came to fighting, Vikings had never feared anyone.
Mu En nodded. Of course he genuinely wanted Harry to test himself. After training for so long, how could he avoid actual combat?
"Then let's go," Mu En said.
The boy named Kree looked at Harry again, lifted his chin, and said somewhat boastfully, "Come on, ride my dragon. I'll take you!"
Harry felt a little awkward, then shook his head. "No need. I have my own transportation."
With that, he shouted toward the castle, "Meteor!!"
In the night, a bolt of lightning shot out with a whoosh and stopped in front of Harry. The broom's bristles kept rubbing against the ground, looking incredibly excited.
Kree was somewhat surprised by the broom's speed. Then he climbed onto the dragon's back and suggested, "Want to race?"
"Let's race, then."
The two children eagerly counted down from three, and then shot off in an instant.
Evan looked a little embarrassed. "Sorry. Since that child isn't a wizard, his competitive spirit becomes especially strong whenever he meets wizards his own age."
"It's nothing." Mu En shook his head. "That kid Pete—I've always told him to stay calm, but I can tell he isn't the settled sort either."
After saying that, the group followed after them.
During the flight, Mu En learned from Evan that the Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon that had attacked Harry half a year ago had actually flown out from their village.
Evan had learned from an intern at the dragon reserve who had returned the dragon to their village that the dragon had been defeated by a powerful wizard capable of flying on his own.
That was why, when Evan saw Mu En flying earlier, he immediately recalled the incident.
After confirming it, he discovered that it really had been the same person.
What a coincidence.
At the same time, Mu En also learned why those goblins had not Apparated away.
Those goblins had been barred from spatial teleportation.
In the Wizarding World, many creatures possessed teleportation abilities: Zouwu, phoenixes, goblins, and even House-elves.
Every race had a different method of teleportation. Wizards' Apparition in this world was likewise an analysis, synthesis, and imitation of the teleportation methods of different creatures!
As a result, different Anti-Apparition Jinxs could only target different races.
Just as Hogwarts' Anti-Apparition Jinx could not restrain House-elves, the goblins Mu En had encountered earlier had also been hit by a countercurse specifically aimed at goblin teleportation.
This was also an extremely important spell invented during the Second Goblin Rebellion. Its inventor was said to have made it onto a Chocolate Frog Card and gone down in history.
By the time Mu En had sorted all this out, the group had arrived at Lorland Village.
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I think everyone understands Qidian's rules by now. No follow-up reads means you're basically half dead.
Especially the crucial Tuesday follow-up reads. So I was thinking, Tuesday—three updates!!! (I can't give too many during the new book period, but once it goes premium, I'll definitely give everyone a massive update spree.)
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Oh, right. For now, I'm just showing everyone the results of the protagonist's teaching. Once this fight is over, it'll be back-to-school season!!
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