Xiluo silently felt the changes.
It did not fully end until an hour later.
At that moment.
He sensed something unusual.
He felt his magic power, eighty percent of which he had depleted just an hour earlier, steadily recovering at nearly twice its usual speed.
The magic power that originally required a full day to recover now needed only half a day.
He lowered his head to look at his chest and belly. His scales had become more lustrous and moist, and individual scales even showed signs of linking and fusing together, becoming more tightly packed.
At the same time, his magic power had also increased somewhat.
If the amount of magic power in a normal Blue Dragon was taken as 100.
Xiluo's rapid growth and the three Dragon Shadows in the Mystery Sea had raised his to around 150.
Now, the Thunderfall Dragon mutated bloodline had increased it further to 160.
That was 1.6 times the magic power of a normal Blue Dragon!
The Thunderfall Dragon bloodline showed clear signs of enhancing magic power.
A natural-born Spellcaster!
He slowly extended a claw.
With a thought.
He moved his claw slightly, following the memories he had just obtained.
Streams of water element gathered, and in just one or two seconds, a ball of water the size of a human head formed.
It twisted irregularly in midair.
"My control over water element has clearly improved. It's still somewhat lacking compared to my control over lightning element, but it's enough.
"[Water Condensation Spell] was originally a spell meant to provide Spellcasters with drinking water when they had no water source during their adventures. It doesn't have much destructive power in itself.
"To think this would be the first bloodline spell awakened through the Thunderfall Dragon bloodline?
"Heh... I can only say it's better than nothing. At least when I want a bath from now on, I won't have to trouble Allen to spray frost here and wait for it to melt."
Xiluo murmured, gazing in front of him.
[Strong mutated Blue Dragon wyrmling] Level: 7 (Elite-+) Status: Good Mutated bloodlines: Thunderfall Dragon (10.2%), Extreme Thunder Dragon (7%)
"Besides strong, the mutated prefix has finally appeared too. The concentration of my Thunderfall Dragon bloodline has even surpassed ten percent. Not bad at all.
"Even my level has reached seven.
"But I don't feel much improvement in my strength. That should be because I was already on the verge of reaching level seven.
"Even without this increase in my Thunderfall Dragon bloodline, I probably would have reached it before long.
"Still, the Tidal Crystal worth twenty-five gold coins only increased my bloodline concentration by 5.7% this time. Sure enough, the higher it goes, the greater the cost.
"How many gold coins will I need to raise it to twenty percent? Will it take over a hundred?
"Over a hundred gold coins. That's far too much for a wyrmling like me.
"Just how should I earn gold coins?"
Xiluo looked up at the sky outside his lair, his mind filled with images of Alicia, Koraman, and the other young dragons.
What could I do to keep swindling these little brats out of their future gold coins?
The attack by the elves and the Gold Dragon was nothing more than a minor interruption in the wyrmlings' lives.
But in the second week.
That interruption happened again!
The Gold Dragon appeared again to attack the Green Forest! The Dragon Mother led the defense, and naturally, the Dragon Mother won.
The wyrmlings were left somewhat speechless, while also feeling a little contemptuous about the Gold Dragon's second attack.
Someone like that actually wanted to defeat the Dragon Mother?
Afterward, that Gold Dragon proved as hard to kill as a cockroach, appearing again after every defeat.
This continued for two whole months!
But as the Gold Dragon kept failing, the wyrmlings stopped taking this loser seriously.
The area where the wyrmlings lived had also returned to complete tranquility a month earlier.
With Gordon and Allen in tow, Xiluo approached a Little Black Dragon who was exercising and said with a beaming smile:
"Hey! Clyde! Even hard training needs limits. I've seen you practicing for ages. Take a little break! I've recently invented a new card game. It's really fun. Want to..."
"..."
Before Xiluo could finish, the Little Black Dragon shuddered all over, turned, and ran!
He looked as though he had encountered a plague god.
Watching the retreating figure.
Xiluo sighed:
"Why have these guys become so hard to talk to? This puts me in a real bind... Without you, I don't even have the money to buy Tidal Crystals."
"These idiots seem to have wised up quite a bit. This makes things difficult." The young Red Dragon also noticed something was wrong and spoke with a frown.
The Little White Dragon looked troubled too.
"Ah... This game really is fun. They just don't know how to enjoy themselves. Forget it. I'll find some other dragons."
Xiluo shook his head and ran over to the group of Green Dragons.
But before he could speak.
Alicia fixed her gaze on him and said:
"Don't say a word! Xiluo! I know exactly what you're trying to do! I can tell you with absolute certainty! We will never cooperate with you! A game? Hehehe... It's just another way to swindle the gold coins out of our claws!"
"Xiluo! You despicable Blue Dragon! You've already tricked us three times! Three whole times! And you still want to trick us? I'm telling you, we won't listen to a single word out of your mouth anymore! Get away from us! You're not welcome here!"
Koraman glared at Xiluo and growled angrily.
"You guys really are... You're not cute at all anymore. This puts me in a very difficult position."
Rejected again, even Xiluo could not help feeling miserable.
If the young dragons wouldn't fall for it, how was I supposed to earn gold coins?
"Roar!!"
Faintly, another dragon's roar sounded in the distance.
The wyrmlings exchanged glances and said contemptuously:
"It must be that Gold Dragon again! Seriously, doesn't he know when to give up?"
"Why doesn't the Dragon Mother kill him? Coming here to roar every seven or eight days. It's really irritating to listen to!"
"Disgusting Metal Dragons! When I grow up, I'll teach those idiots a good lesson! I'll tie them up, then feed them elves and humans!
"Don't they call themselves champions of justice? Making them swallow the companions they hold so dear alive should be very interesting!"
As the wyrmlings talked, they drifted into some nasty topics and could not help bursting into laughter.
But just then.
Barbara, the female Green Dragon who had been atop the giant tree, responded in a completely different way than she had over the previous two months.
She beat her wings and flew high into the sky.
She let out a piercing dragon roar, then lowered her head to look at all the wyrmlings:
"All dragons, listen! Stay right here and don't go anywhere! Wait until I return!"
After roaring those words, Barbara beat her wings and flew away.
A group of Lizardfolk immediately flooded in from the surroundings.
"Oh... Even Lady Barbara is heading out this time? Looks like they're getting serious!"
"All the dragons in the Green Forest have gone out! That Gold Dragon is dead for sure this time!"
The wyrmlings were not particularly worried about Barbara's departure. Instead, they growled in excitement.
They seemed to already see the four dragons tearing the Gold Dragon apart.
(End of chapter)
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