Burial

"Since you've decided to follow me, stop calling me lord all the time. Just call me Big Brother Lister!"

Lister spoke in an easygoing tone.

"All right, Big Brother Lister!"

Daidai Douyalai was overjoyed too. Although his family had all died, he now had a big brother, so he wasn't entirely alone and helpless in this world.

"Mm."

"Although I'm your big brother, you still have to train hard and work to become stronger. The place I'm heading to this time offers an opportunity of sorts. You need to train hard while following me, too. If we encounter any low-level magical beasts along the way, you'll have to deal with them yourself. That way, you'll improve faster and won't embarrass your big brother when you go out into the world."

Lister gave Dai Dai these instructions.

"I understand, Big Brother Lister! I'll train hard and avenge my family."

Dai Dai Douyacai answered with a serious, solemn expression.

"Very good, but remember, revenge is only the starting point. We need to broaden our horizons. In the future, we must reach the Saint-level! The Deity-level! Become the strongest among the Deity-level experts! Without a heart that pursues being the strongest, how could you ever become the strongest yourself?"

I have to instill some lofty ideals in this kid. Without ideals, there's no motivation. Let's get his thinking red first.

In his previous life, Lister had been a proud member of the Communist Youth League. Hahaha, he could still handle this much basic ideological work.

"The Saint-level! Even the Deity-level! Is that what Big Brother has in mind?"

Big Brother is right. Without the heart to become strong, how could anyone become strong?

Then Dai Dai said to Lister, earnestly and excitedly, "Big Brother, I understand. Don't worry, I'll follow you, become strong, and stand at the pinnacle of the Yulan Continent."

What! This kid understood so quickly? If your name weren't something other than Linley Baruch, I'd think you were the son of the plane.

"Very good. Dai Dai, go take care of your butler. Then we'll set off."

Lister motioned for Daidai to bury his butler's body. He could tell they had cared about each other. Lister understood that much about human warmth and affection.

"Understood, Big Brother. Wait a little for me."

"Go ahead."

After speaking to Lister, Dai Dai ran back toward the place where the fight had taken place, and Lister followed behind.

Nearly two hours later, beneath a towering tree fifty meters tall, about three kilometers from the site of the battle, there was a new grave.

It was where Dai Dai had buried his Grandpa Ente. The tree was carved with the words "Grandpa Ente's grave."

"Grandpa Ente, don't worry. Daidai is still alive, and I have a big brother now, too. I'll definitely avenge you, Father, and Mother. Rest in peace."

Kneeling before the grave, Daidai Douyalai spoke solemnly.

Then he wiped away his tears, stood up, turned, and left.

"Big Brother! Let's go."

He said this to Lister after walking up to him.

"Mm, is everything taken care of?"

"Yes, Big Brother. Everything's taken care of."

"Then let's go."

After confirming with Dai Dai that everything was taken care of, Lister continued his journey. Only this time, it wasn't a lone dragon, but a dragon and a human.

Low-level magical beasts and some intermediate-level magical beasts lived on the outskirts of the Magical Beast Mountain Range. Humans could often be seen hunting magical beasts there, obtaining their Magic Crystal Cores and other valuable materials to sell.

At that moment, a small team was hunting a fifth-level magical beast, a Bloodthirsty War Boar.

The team consisted of three people, two men and one woman. Both men were fifth-level warriors, while the woman was a fourth-level mage.

The two men held the front while the mage chanted an incantation behind them.

They seemed to work together seamlessly, without a trace of fear. At that moment, the yellow-haired mage in the team spoke.

"Big Brother Wang Lufei, Second Brother Zhang Suolong, I've cast Haste on you both."

Wang Lufei, who led the group, immediately responded.

"All right! Suolong, it's our turn to put on a show."

The other young man, who had green hair, charged forward alongside the man named Wang Lufei.

Both warriors used blades. Wang Lufei wielded a large chopping saber, while the green-haired young man used two katanas.

Wang Lufei drew its attention from the front, while the green-haired young man attacked constantly from the side. The mage also launched wind blades from time to time.

With their flawless teamwork, Wang Lufei soon cut the Bloodthirsty War Boar down with one blow, and it slowly died on the ground.

The mage ran over and spoke to Wang Lufei and the green-haired young man.

"That's our third magical beast today, Big Brother Wang."

"Mm, that's about enough for today. Let's clean up, and then we can head back to town," Wang Lufei replied.

Just then, sounds came from the forest beside them.

Gripping his blades in both hands, the green-haired young man spoke warily.

"Brother Wang! Something's approaching."

Wang Lufei had noticed it too. He gave the mage a look, and the three prepared for battle again.

As they watched the bushes before them, a person emerged. They breathed a sigh of relief, but what followed stunned them!

A Spined Iron-Armored Dragon, some ten meters long and two meters tall, also emerged from the bushes.

It was Lister and Dai Dai. They had been traveling together for a month.

Looking at the human and the terrifying magical beast before them, Wang Lufei and his two companions froze in fright.

"That's a high-level magical beast, a Spined Iron-Armored Dragon!"

Wang Lufei was one of the more knowledgeable members of the team, and he could tell this was a high-level magical beast, a Spined Iron-Armored Dragon.

Looking at the three dazed people, Lister roared at Dai Dai.

"Ignore them. Let's keep going."

"All right, Big Brother!"

Dai Dai answered.

The human and dragon paid no attention to the three people's reactions and continued on their way.

They had already encountered humans several times over the past month, and to avoid trouble, they hadn't communicated much with them.

They soon disappeared from the team's sight.

Watching Lister and Dai Dai leave, the three members of the hunting team finally relaxed.

"Big Brother Wang, what kind of magical beast was that? Why have I never seen one before? And his aura was so powerful. I could barely breathe just looking at him."

The female mage asked.

"That was a high-level magical beast, a Spined Iron-Armored Dragon! They're among the strongest magical beasts of the Dragon Race. They generally become level nine magical beasts upon reaching adulthood, and the powerful ones can even reach the Saint-level."

Wang Lufei explained to the female mage.

"Luckily, he was that lord's magical beast. Otherwise, we'd definitely have died."

Wang Lufei continued.

"You're saying that Spined Iron-Armored Dragon was that black-robed mage's magical beast? Then how powerful must that mage be? Saint-level?" the female mage said, very excited.

"Probably not. He should be a Level 9 Great Mage. A Saint-level Magus can already fly. But this has nothing to do with us. We'd better hurry back to town. With someone that important here, there might be danger."

Wang Lufei said this to the green-haired young man and the female mage, and they hurried out of the Magical Beast Mountain Range.