The Earl, I Challenge You!

A dragon that has never been in love is terrifying.

Imagine a dragon who has never been in love before. If he tries to communicate with his crush using advice from romance books, he'll likely end up breaking up with every relationship he has, and his crush might even think he's a crazy dragon. If you're still around when the dragon falls in love, try your best to stop him, and ideally, persuade him not to use your romance books as dating guides.

Those monologues are incredibly impactful for girls, and most importantly, they're so awkward.

When she first saw what the dragon had written, she was so embarrassed she couldn't even wag her tail. Should she secretly take the manuscript the dragon had put in her email? Otherwise, what if the magazine rejected it? How embarrassing would that be for the dragon?

She wanted to taint the dragon's future life.

Hmm, this doesn't seem like a good idea.

Publishing his own youth romance novel must be one of the dragon's little dreams.

If she secretly took his submission, the evil dragon might beat her up if he found out.

Let the dragon fulfill its dream.

"Shall we go home to sleep tonight? Or should we sleep at your Earl's Mansion?"

"Would you like to sleep at home or at the Earl's Mansion?"

"I want to go back to the island. Can Lance bring Er Gouzi and Gui Gui here tomorrow? I want to play frisbee with Er Gouzi, let Gui Gui sunbathe and sleep on the lawn, or let it catch fish in the river."

"If they want to come, I have no objection."

"I'll ask them when I get back tonight."

Lance smiled and patted the dragon cub's head. "If you recognize a thousand Dragon Language, remember to tell me, and I'll teach you a few dragon spells."

"Oh, Dragon Spell. Is it like a mage in the human world? Can chanting a Dragon Spell unleash powerful source magic?"

"Um."

"I understand. I'll tell you when I've memorized all one thousand Dragon Language."

"Okay, starting tonight, write a short essay of a few hundred words every night. The topic can be my dad, my sister, my younger sister, my mother, etc. You can come up with a topic yourself. If you really can't think of one, come to me and I'll help you."

Write in the Dragon Language to help you forget that you still need to practice calligraphy. Practice calligraphy first. I gave you the calligraphy practice book last night. Practice calligraphy first.

For short essays, one every three days, or one every five days is fine too.

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Why does it feel like the evil dragon is constantly thinking about her, the young dragon's, studies? Do the dragon parents on Dragon Island also educate their young dragons in the same way? If all the dragons on Dragon Island educated their young dragons like the evil dragon, how outstanding would the young dragons of Dragon Island be when they grew up?

She dared not think about it and obediently did as the evil dragon said. Anyway, so far, she didn't feel any pressure.

Another thing, she noticed that her physique seemed stronger than when she was Imperial Daughter. She didn't know if it was due to the medicine, the exercise, or both. "Um, Lance, you still haven't given me the Silver Award for the 'Excellent Essay' that you promised to make for me last night."

I'll make it for you when I get home tonight.

The certificates of merit cannot be delayed. If delaying the issuance of certificates affects the dragon cub's enthusiasm for learning, it would be a great loss.

Lance walked and chatted with the dragon cub on the street. The weather in August was still a bit humid at night, and there were small groups of pedestrians strolling together.

There were also people jogging at night.

There are power lights on both sides of the street.

Ticia and her team have governed Saint Blue City quite well. Given more time, Saint Blue City may become the central city of the province.

This trend is likely already underway; cities that can attract Extraordinary Person have a very promising future.

Extraordinary Person guild has already settled in Saint Blue City. Can they accept commissions here? The disappearance of cattle and sheep this afternoon could have been a commission and appeared on the superhuman guild's bulletin board, but it was quickly investigated and resolved by the Saint Blue officials.

Hopefully, those with Extraordinary Person abilities can make money in this city.

At 10 p. m., Lance returned to the Earl's Mansion with the baby dragon, the Squid Girl, and Joanna.

Maid Ingrid prepared hot water for the baby dragon, Joanna, and the Squid Girl, so they could take a bath at any time.

Joanna was going to stay at the Earl's Mansion for a while, so she didn't leave that night.

The baby dragon and the Squid Girl took a warm bath. In the pool, the Squid Girl wrapped her tentacles around the baby dragon, climbed onto its back, and nibbled at its bald head, which angered the baby dragon so much that it picked up one of the Squid Girl's tentacles and bit it a few times.

At 11 p. m., the baby dragon and the Squid Girl followed Lance back to the deep sea.

After playing in the human world for a day and even eating food from outside the deep sea, the Squid Girl didn't need Lance to urge her; she went back into the sea to sleep in her own territory.

The baby dragon lay on her sleeping spot, practicing calligraphy with a calligraphy stick for a while, then curled up in a ball, hugging the fluffy doll the evil dragon had bought for her in the capital, and began to drift off to sleep.

When Lance arrived at the dragon's lair with the "Excellent Composition Award" made of pure silver, the dragon cub was fast asleep.

I guess I was too tired to collect the calligraphy practice books into my Lucky Coin.

I'll give the Excellent Composition Award, made of pure silver, to the dragon cub tomorrow.

Lance returned to his sleeping spot, lay down, closed his vertical pupils, and fell asleep shortly afterward.

August 6th, 3455 of the Black Dragon Calendar, sunny.

We didn't have breakfast on the island; we ate at the Earl's Mansion in Saint Blue City.

Er Gouzi and Gui Gui followed them to Saint Blue City.

In the human world, Er Gouzi transformed into an ordinary dog, while the turtle, after drinking the potion, shrunk to just over two meters tall.

After breakfast, Youlong dragged Er Gouzi to play frisbee. Er Gouzi didn't want to play such a childish game with Youlong; it wanted to go to the city and be the big brother of all the dogs. It wanted to have some fun.

Er Gouzi asked Youlong to play frisbee with Guigui, who was leisurely strolling on the lawn outside the Earl's Mansion.

In the courtyard of the Earl's Mansion, Lance sat in a chair reading a newspaper.

Ticia, dressed in knight's uniform, stood beside Lance. "Viscount, several lords bordering our Holy Saint Blue City Saint Blue City have been frequently harassing our residents for the past two years, affecting our farming and land reclamation. What do you think we should do? Should we go and negotiate with them?"

"Our motto in Saint Blue City is 'Don't cause trouble, but don't be afraid of trouble' and 'There's no third time, only once or twice.' If they cross Saint Blue City's bottom line, we'll beat them up if necessary. I believe you can handle this little matter yourselves."

"I will not fail to live up to the Viscount's trust." Ticia patted her chest and bowed, then said, "Viscount, there is one more thing. This morning, dozens of wandering knights came to apply for a job. They want to join our Saint Blue."

The lead female knight said, "I know you, Viscount. I brought them here. Your Excellency, would you like to accept them? These knights are indeed very strong; they've even seen battle."

Lance's gaze fell on the group of knights not far from the courtyard. The female knight in the lead looked familiar. Upon closer inspection, he recognized her as Princess Claire. "What's the name of that female knight in the lead?"

"Claire." Ticia replied.

What is the name of Grand Duke McDonald's daughter?

"Leya".

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If you're so capable, make something small tonight and give it to Ticia and Olena as a gift tomorrow.

Claire, accompanied by her knights, came to the courtyard. She placed her right hand on her chest and bowed to Lance. "I heard that Saint Lan is recruiting knights, and Your Excellency is wise and virtuous. We have come today to pledge our allegiance and hope that Your Excellency will accept our loyalty."

"Name."

Claire Diya.

"The knights behind you don't seem very willing to Entering Sainthood Blue."

"Count, Lady Claire said you are very strong, a hundred times stronger than her, and that if we pledge our loyalty to you, we will have a bright future. I don't believe it. I want to challenge you, Count."

If you, Count, can defeat me, I will offer my loyalty and fulfill my promise with my life.

If I were to defeat the Count by sheer luck, it would mean the Count is not worthy of my loyalty, and I would continue to serve Claire until my death.

As a knight, Galuowei could not disobey the Your Highness's orders, but he wanted to show Your Highness his stance in his own way.

He knew that the Your Highness didn't want them to continue following her because she feared they would one day die on a hopeless battlefield because of her. But they weren't afraid. From the moment they became the princess's Your Highness, they were prepared to Your Highness protecting her.

They could not disobey the Your Highness's orders, but they also wanted to try their best to tell the Your Highness their choice.

He wouldn't harm the Earl. During their time in Saint Blue City, they had gotten to know the Earl and knew he was a good person.

"Did you even ask me before challenging the Viscount?"

Ticia's face turned cold. She was the Viscount's Guardian Knight. Not to mention that the Viscount had no martial prowess, even if he did, he would not be a match for the knight.

Saint Blue welcomes capable knights, but if anyone tries to humiliate their lord, not even a king, let alone a knight.

"Galuowei, you will disobey."

"How do you want to challenge me?"

Lance interrupted Claire. The seemingly arrogant and unruly knight was actually a true knight. A knight like him was a man of his word and always kept his promises.

"A contest of strength."

"Alright, I agree. But I want you to change your oath. After I defeat you, you don't need to pledge allegiance to me. Pledge allegiance to Saint Blue and use your lives to protect Saint Blue. How about that?"

Galuowei was stunned, then his expression became somewhat complicated. He did not want to pledge allegiance to this count, and the count looked down on him and did not need his allegiance. Instead, he wanted Galoway to pledge allegiance to Saint Blue.

"As Your Excellency wishes, I have lost. I will dedicate the rest of my life to Saint Blue and protect Saint Blue."

"Alright, you guys step back a bit, then come at me all at once."

"???"

"Actually, I'm a Beast Tamer." Lance said with a smile to the knight in front of him, then called to Gouzi, "Er Gouzi, Gui Gui, play with these knights."

"Woof!"

Upon hearing Lance's summons, Er Gouzi's body instantly grew larger, revealing its true form: a Two-Headed Hellhound nearly seven or eight meters long appeared before Claire and Galuowei.

The turtle, which was originally two meters long, instantly grew to more than thirty meters long. Its mountain-like body left everyone present speechless.

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