Wyverns

Around the dragon nest, many kobolds also lived.

They were both the retainers of these dragons, their guards, and the servants who attended to them.

Naturally, the kobolds considered this a sweet privilege.

The kobolds even fought over the chance to serve these dragons. Among kobold society, it was considered an excellent posting.

For these kobolds, the administrators under Huo Ling had also established a complete range of regulations.

The kobolds assigned to guard and attend the dragons were rotated every few months.

There were also many benefits to staying at a dragon's side.

As dragon retainers, they received the radiation of dragon blood beside the dragons, which accelerated the purification of their bloodlines.

As a result, their cultivation speed increased, and many kobolds could even undergo bloodline purification.

In Huo Ling's Flesh Modification laboratory, the blood of many dragons had been made into potions.

Kobolds who consumed these potions found it easier for their bloodlines to purify, becoming dragonblood kobolds.

These dragonblood kobolds were physically robust and immensely strong. Some could even grow wings.

Such dragonblood kobolds were natural warriors. Even under Huo Ling, they could become formidable elite soldiers.

Yet Huo Ling barely needed to pay anything to cultivate such elite troops. Dragons produced heaps of blood every month.

And receiving radiation at a dragon's side cost nothing at all.

Simply by having these kobolds serve the dragons, he could gain so many elite soldiers. The deal was far too worthwhile.

Huo Ling had originally planned to train a batch of dragon riders, but ultimately abandoned the idea.

A human riding atop a dragon would basically not provide much of an increase to the dragon's combat power.

There was no need to mention melee professionals. Dragons were enormous and flew through the air, leaving melee professionals with little