A Mortal Who Stood Shoulder to Shoulder with the Gods

The Dragon God Temple here has indeed been recognized by the Dragon God. Even before entering the temple, one can feel the sacred aura emanating from it from a distance. Upon arriving at the plaza outside the temple, one can almost hear the faint roar of Dragon Roar.

Upon entering the temple, the intense divinity emanating from the Dragon God Statue was similar to that of the Holy Mountain Goddess of Wisdom statue, both so intense that they could condense divine light.

Why could a mere human lord gain the approval of our god? The Golden Dragon Austin was utterly perplexed.

When humans built the Dragon God Temple and worshipped the Dragon God, gaining the Dragon God's approval, the other dragons on Dragon Island, upon hearing this news, immediately thought that the humans were lying.

Because there are no Dragon God Temple in the human world, and no humans who worship Dragon Gods.

The gods that humans worship are the main gods, and there are also some lower-ranking gods with less divine status.

The dragon god possesses supreme divine status. In the minds of ignorant humans, divine status is far inferior to that of the main god they worship, or even some lower-ranking deities.

The Golden Dragon Austin has been in Saint Blue for two days. He learned from the Saint Blue People that the one who carved the Dragon God Statue was their omnipotent viscount.

A human sculpting Dragon God Statue? At first, he thought that the quality of Dragon God Statue sculpted by such a human was mediocre, until he entered the temple and saw the Dragon God Statue just now, he realized that he was so wrong.

The quality of the Dragon God Statue here is only slightly inferior to that of the Dragon God Statue in the Dragon God Temple on Dragon Island.

It's just a matter of time. The Dragon God statue enshrined in the Dragon God Statue Dragon God Temple on Dragon Island has been there for tens of thousands of years. Give this temple's Dragon God Statue another ten thousand years, and it will reach the same height as the Dragon God Statue Dragon God Temple on Dragon Island.

Austin also discovered a problem: although the humans of Saint Blue worshipped the Dragon God, they did not have the fanaticism of believers.

They were devout and treated the Dragon God Statue with utmost respect, but he always felt that something was missing.

However, when it came to that viscount, one could see fanaticism and unconditional trust in the people of Saint Blue.

His fervor for the Viscount was entirely rational.

The humans of Saint Blue even gave this Golden Dragon the illusion that the Viscount was the one they worshipped. If there were a ranking, in the hearts of the Saint Blue People, the Viscount would be first, and the Dragon God Temple would be second. Yes, that was the feeling the humans of Saint Blue gave him.

Viscount Saint Blue, can you, with a mortal body, rival the gods?

He had heard before that the Dragon God Temple had no clergy, but after arriving at the Dragon God Temple Dragon God Temple, he learned that it actually had bishops.

He was only a temporary bishop.

Inside the temple now stands a small dragon wearing a red vest, a red, fluffy dragon-head hat, and red wide-legged trousers.

She must be the Little Dragon Highness that the Saint Blue People are talking about.

There is also a human girl dressed in blue and gold knight's uniform. Who is the temporary bishop?

"I... I... I am... I am the temporary bishop of the Dragon God Temple. What do you need the bishop of the Dragon God Temple for?"

"It's nothing serious, I just wanted to ask. Doesn't your temple have any regular clergy? I've seen other temples have Pope, bishops, priests, and knights, so I thought the Dragon God Temple would also have these positions. I didn't expect that there's only one temporary bishop."

The young dragon Lucia looked at the middle-aged man with golden hair and golden eyes standing at the entrance of the temple. Judging from his accent, he was not Saint Blue People, but an outsider. He must have seen the "Divine Advent Phenomenon" and came to the Dragon God Temple to pray.

Strange, why did this middle-aged man give her the impression of being very wealthy? Was it because of his gleaming gold robe? "Not yet, perhaps it will be available in a while. You can go and take a look around the temple first."

"Good."

Golden Dragon Austin who had transformed into a human, wandered around the Dragon God Temple. The stone pillars on both sides of the temple were carved with Dragon Language.

He saw it as soon as he entered; the three characters "Dragon God Temple" at the temple entrance were also carved in Dragon Language. However, even humans who didn't recognize Dragon Language would subconsciously know that those three characters meant "Dragon God Temple."

"Ticia, what do you need Lance for? He's fishing in the middle of that lake. If you're busy, let me know first, and I'll pass on the message to Lance when he arrives."

"It's nothing major. Claire and I might need to leave Saint Blue for a few days. Recently, Saint Blue has been developing rapidly, and there were many recruits this year, so we don't have enough mounts. Claire and I are thinking of going to the mountains to see if we can capture some stronger Exotic Beast, tame them, train them as mounts, and see if we can form a cavalry unit."

"Oh, I see. That's quite dangerous. Be careful when capturing ferocious Exotic Beast. If all else fails, you can steal some of Exotic Beast cubs and raise them slowly."

As Imperial Daughter, she was well aware of the importance of cavalry.

Cavalrymen are not knights.

But a knight can become a cavalryman at any time.

However, if a cavalryman is good enough, he can study at the Knight Academy for one or two years and become a prospective knight after graduation.

The Farolyn Empire has a considerable number of cavalry legions, composed of griffins, earth dragons, and wyverns—all Exotic Beast. Ticia's Blue Moon Knight Order are no match for the Farolyn Empire's knightly orders, at least not now; they still need to work harder.

"Your Little Dragon Highness, rest assured, we know. Perhaps Your Highness should not tell the Little Dragon Highness about this, lest he worry about us."

"Let's tell Lance. If he knows, he can give you something or mix some medicine, which will help you."

Lance is a dragon, and he has many good things on him. What is troublesome for you may not even be a small matter for the dragon.

"No need, we have supernatural items on us that can ensure our safety."

"???"

What extraordinary item could make... oh... think of... dragon dung for capturing Exotic Beast?

Develop cavalry?

Austin, who was strolling around the Dragon God Temple, overheard Ticia's conversation with the little dragon and subconsciously glanced at the Dragon God Statue. He had just arrived today, and the little human girl from Saint Blue had just mentioned wanting to capture Exotic Beast and develop a cavalry right in front of him. Could it be that the Dragon God wanted him to help Saint Blue? As Golden Dragon, finding some Exotic Beast for Saint Blue was no big deal for him.

Helping them is no problem.

What methods can we use to help?

Should we help openly or covertly? Let's help openly, and take this opportunity to meet the Viscount of Saint Blue.

"You need mounts?" Austin smiled as he approached the young dragon and Ticia. "What a coincidence! I'm a merchant, and I happen to have a batch of decent mounts that I'd like to sell. If you're interested, I can sell them to you at a low price."

Ticia stared at Austin for a while, making sure Austin didn't have any ill intentions, before smiling and asking, "What kind of mounts do you have?"

Austin laughed and said, "I have Earth Dragon, flying dragons, and other Exotic Beast. I suppose this must be the Dragon God's arrangement. You need mounts, and I just happen to be here. I also worship the Dragon God."

"How much?"

"Putting money aside for now, I want to meet the Viscount and make friends with him. To me, your Viscount is a god-like Dragon God Statue with divine charm and divinity, and gaining the Dragon God's approval."

After saying this with a smile, Austin produced a Wisdom Fruit in his hand and handed it to the young dragon. "Little dragon, here's a fruit for you to eat."

"No, no, I'm too full."

The young dragon raised her claws in refusal; she dared not eat the stranger's snacks. The evil dragon had said that it was best not to eat food given by strangers.

She was greedy, but the snacks she ate were all given to her by the citizens of Saint Blue, and they were snacks given to outsiders. She didn't eat any of them.

"This is the Wisdom Fruit, eat it."

"???"

The Wisdom Fruit? Does such a fruit exist?

"Lance won't let me eat food or drink water given by strangers."

"He's worried you'll be scammed. His concern is valid. Once you eat this fruit, you won't be scammed anymore."

"That's amazing?"

"Yes, because it's Wisdom Fruit; eating it will make you smarter."

Will eating this make her smarter?

Okay, okay. She wants to see if it's really true. Wait, is this seemingly wealthy middle-aged man implying that she's not smart?

That's terrible, why are you even swearing?

Insulting Little Dragon Highness will have consequences!

This Wisdom Fruit is the price! The young dragon deftly took the fruit that Austin had handed her.

She can wait until the dragon returns, show it to the dragon, and if the dragon says it's okay to eat, then she can eat it.

The Wisdom Fruit " feels more like an insulting fruit: "You want to see our Viscount?"

"Yes, don't look at me like that. I'm only curious about your Viscount, I have no ill intentions, I believe you can sense that."

"I'll go get Lance."

The young dragon got up, took the Wisdom Fruit, and ran away. The Wisdom Fruit smelled so good, and it wanted to eat it. First, it asked the evil dragon if it could eat it.

Just as he reached the temple entrance, a large hand pressed down on his head, which was covered by a red, furry hat. "Watch where you're going."

"Ah, Lance, you're back. Did you catch any fish?"

"The fish in that lake were also eaten by the Squid Girl."

"Nonsense, I caught one yesterday. Besides, Squid Girl hasn't been here recently, so you must have missed out. I'm sorry to say I'm falsely accusing Squid Girl."

Lance punched the young dragon, saying something as blunt as speaking the truth.

"Why are you hitting me? If you can't catch any fish, go catch a few in the lake and say you caught them. Nobody will know it wasn't you. Oh well, I happen to have a Wisdom Fruit here. You can eat it."

"???"

Alright, alright, so they dare to mock their own Black Dragon Papa? Let's see what they do... Hmm? Wisdom Fruit? It really is Wisdom Fruit?

Isn't this Holy Relic from the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom?

In the entire human world, only the sacred mountain, the headquarters of the Temple of the Goddess of Wisdom, has a Wisdom Tree, whose fruit is called the Wisdom Fruit. "Who gave it to us?"

"It was a gift from that middle-aged man who looked very wealthy."

Lance looked in the direction the young dragon was pointing, but it wasn't a human.

Austin was also scrutinizing Lance, his eyes gleaming. Was this the Viscount, the one the Saint Blue People spoke of who, despite his human form, was comparable to a god? PS: Requesting monthly tickets. (#^.^#) PS: Thanks to the carefree foodie pigeon for the 100 book coins.