Chapter 220
"But after living with me for so long, you should have noticed that although Dragon Race rarely care about feelings, once they establish a connection with someone, Dragon Race will be loyal to that person and never have any second thoughts."
"This applies not only to marital relationships, but also to family relationships and friendships."
"Like that newlywed couple we met when we were vacationing in Flowing Cloud Valley a while ago, their relationship was very good."
"Besides--"
Losweiser, who had been talking at length, suddenly stopped.
Her feet trembled slightly as she paused, and a subtle change appeared in her gaze as she looked at Leon.
After staring at him for two seconds, Losweiser looked away and quickened her pace.
It has a rather obvious, yet conspicuous, feel to it.
"Ahem, you get what I mean." Losweiser realized that continuing the conversation might get a bit ambiguous, so she simply cut the subject.
Leon looked bewildered. "I don't understand. Did you have something left unsaid? How can I understand if you don't finish?"
He genuinely didn't quite understand what Losweiser was trying to say.
He completely understood the initial point that "intelligent beings cannot be judged based on only one aspect of their behavior."
After all, he had mentioned this principle when he was helping Mu En with his early dragon enlightenment.
The Dragon girl even gave him a lesson, saying that since everything has two sides, there must be a dragon Dragon Race that yearns for peace, just as there are fierce and warlike Dragon Race.
Leon kept his daughter's words in mind. He neither denied nor admitted them, but instead slowly sought the real answer through his own observations and personal experiences.
Now Losweiser brought up things like how once you've committed to someone, you're never wavering, and Leon listened quite attentively.
But just as they reached the crucial point, the Dragon Queen severed them.
It's like reading a novel and reaching the climax, only to have the author say, "To find out what happens next, please stay tuned for the next installment."
How can we not be anxious?
The Queen saw General Leon's thirst for knowledge as mockery.
That despicable scoundrel.
He clearly understood what she was going to say, didn't he? He clearly knew she was finding it difficult to talk about their ambiguous relationship, yet he was still pretending to be clueless!
Is it fun?!
Okay! Let's play! Okay! Let's disperse.
The Queen snorted coldly, crossed her arms, angrily flicked her tail twice, quickened her pace, and easily shook off Leon.
Leon stood there, bewildered. A gentle breeze brushed past his feet, blowing away a few leaves.
"No, how come she was fine just now, and suddenly got angry?" Lin
A woman's heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea. 7.
They'd been living together for over a year, and Leon still sometimes couldn't figure out what Losweiser was thinking. (Alcohol)
More and more little temper tantrums and quirks. (Witch)
When discussing serious matters, she was fine; her emotions were always very stable, and she consistently maintained a Queen demeanor and elegance.
But if you talk about everyday life, she becomes like a walking pufferfish; you never know what you might say that will provoke her and make her puff up in anger.
General Leon had fought on the battlefield for many years and had never encountered an enemy that gave him a headache.
Losweiser was the first.
But this enemy is someone he can neither fight nor scold—in fact, he just can't bear to part with.
So what can Leon do?
Just make do, what's the point of getting a divorce?
"Hey, wait for me!"
Leon quickened his pace, waving as he ran toward Losweiser.
Although Losweiser did not turn around or give any reply, she clearly slowed down her pace.
Leon moved closer to her, looked at her puffed-up profile, opened his mouth, but didn't know where to begin.
Losweiser glanced at him and gave a soft snort.
"What did that human girl call you in the cave?"
Leon thought for a moment before realizing that Losweiser was referring to Rebecca.
"Uh... Captain." he replied.
"⑻ Zero IX Mio Ki⑼() No, another name."
Losweiser looked at him and said, word by word,
"Idiot, straight man!"
Indeed, God is fair to everyone.
General Leon was proficient in everything from military campaigns and outwitting traitors to slaying dragons and raising children.
He just doesn't know how to coax his wife.
Don't rush.
Casmod has a legitimate reason for feeling that he doesn't know how to coax his wife.
"Bull Demon, the Dragon Slaying Academy didn't teach this stuff either!"
The assessment is complete: Leon Casmod is a product of rigid, exam-oriented education—a tragedy.
Leon did not see the legendary grandmother again for a week after Ischa's visit.
Leon wondered if the old Dragon King had gotten lost because he couldn't find his granddaughters' way home.
Losweiser said that dragons with the same blood and power can vaguely sense each other's location, so there is no such thing as getting lost.
The Queen then asked, "Why have you been bringing up my grandmother so much these past few days? Are you eager to meet her parents?"
General Leon waved his hand dismissively, denying it with practiced ease. "I just wanted to see what kind of dragon could produce a strange Dragon Queen like you."
Losweiser was too lazy to argue with him.
The couple waited day after day for their grandmother's visit.
Meanwhile, they continuously sent out scouts and intelligence agents to the territory of the Crimson Flame Dragon Clan to gather information.
If the situation there stabilizes even slightly, they will immediately set off to find Constantine's trusted confidant.
Of course, Leon wasn't idle during the waiting period.
He began to study the "martial arts manual" that his master had given him a few days earlier when they were exchanging information.
The Gate of Nine Hells
Leon sat cross-legged in the practice area in the backyard, with pastries that Mu En had just brought him beside him.
Dragon girl wanted to pester her Daddy to play with her for a while, but after seeing Daddy seriously studying a book she couldn't understand, she left the pastries behind and obediently ran off to play with the maids.
General Leon was very pleased as his daughter grew up day by day and became more and more sensible.
He lowered his head and turned to the first page of "The Gate of Nine Hells," the preface of which contained some of the inspirations and historical context for the author's development of this martial art.
"Legend has it that there are nine levels of hell, each representing a different sin committed by humankind, and the hell messengers punish people in different ways for these different sins."
"Only sinners who have endured the trials of the nine levels of hell and achieved redemption have the opportunity to pass through the deepest level of hell and return to the human world or... directly to heaven."
"At that time, those who successfully traverse the nine levels of hell will be reborn in the flames of Nirvana, becoming invincible and unbeatable with their physical bodies alone."
As he read these prefaces, Leon grinned and muttered to himself,
"The title is intimidating, but the background information is even more intimidating. In short, it says that as long as you master this physical technique, even without magic, your physical strength can break through the limits of humanity."
The ancestors who created various magic, illusions, or physical skills always liked to leave some myths, legends, or other mystical things in the prefaces of these ancient books.
This is to show how awesome their moves are.
What's even more problematic is that this method of recording is still popular with the mainstream today.
People enjoy and are enthusiastic about analyzing the myths and legends that our ancestors made up, and some have even spawned religions and beliefs.
The Dragon Slaying Academy even created a separate major specifically for studying the myths and legends left behind by their predecessors in magical manuals.
Leon took this major during his school years and graduated with a perfect score.
The experienced professor recognized Leon's genius in this area, so upon Leon's graduation, he repeatedly pleaded with Leon to stay at the academy to help them decipher more myths and legends, explore the mysteries of humanity's past together, and retrieve forgotten artifacts left behind in the long river of history, and so on.
Leon said, "Uncle, are you kidding me? I chose this major just to learn more different types of magic. As for the metaphors and myths you mentioned... I just wrote a couple of lines as a review."
"A couple of quick thoughts after watching" and "Graduating with a perfect score"
If Rebecca had been in the same class as the captain back then, she probably would have realized much earlier that he was a ruthless person who could hide his arrogance so well.
After reading the preface, Leon turned to the table of contents.
Just like when he taught Noa, he would first look at the table of contents of a book, and if he felt that the knowledge was already in his hands, he would underline it in green.
Underline any knowledge you're unsure about in yellow;
Those that are completely unfamiliar with are red lines.
I don't know how effective this learning method is for others, but for geniuses like Leon and Noa, it's incredibly efficient.
After scanning the table of contents from top to bottom, Leon flipped to the middle section towards the back.
The last sentence on this page is:
At this point, your physical strength should meet one of the following standards:
Even when critically injured and near death, they can maintain stable breathing for more than twelve hours;
It can rival the speed of the Dragon King in human form;
His self-healing ability has significantly improved compared to before he learned the Body Technique;
[Capable of continuous combat for more than five hours]
Leon looked at the criteria, clicked his tongue, and shook his head. "Is meeting just one of them enough? Then I must be... meeting them all, right?"
Three years ago, Leon's heart was pierced by Victor. After being imprisoned in a dungeon by the Silver Dragon Clan, he endured for far more than twelve hours.
Before his body had recovered to its peak, he sparred with Losweiser and caught up with her Silver Dragon race, which was known for its speed, while in a weakened state.
His self-healing ability is beyond question. I remember the days when he and Losweiser would start cooking at the drop of a hat. If Losweiser let him rest for a few days, he could make Losweiser suffer when he handed in his next assignment.
As for the last point, it involves continuous combat for more than five hours.
General Leon would have even more authority to speak on this matter.
Whether it's slaying a dragon or riding one, he can fight continuously for five hours.
The former is due to the excellent teaching of the teachers at the Dragon Slaying Academy;
The latter was taught well by Ms. Melkwy.
In short, Casmod is a good student!
"Once these standards are met, you can officially begin practicing the Gate of Nine Hells."
Leon turned to the next page, which contained a detailed introduction to the Gate of Nine Hells.
"The physical technique 'Gate of Nine Hells' divides the human body into nine stages, each represented by a 'gate' with a different name."
"The first door, Steel Gate —wait, what door?!"
Leon thought he had misread it, so he put down the book and rubbed his eyes hard before looking at it again.
Really.
You read that right.
Fins are wine, strange silk...
"Gah~~Gah~~"
Two crows flew overhead, their cries perfectly reflecting Leon's current state of mind.