What do you mean by that?
Ed frowned slightly, and his tone became somewhat unfriendly.
The imperial marshal in front of him seemed oblivious, continuing to speak as if nothing had happened:
"That's what I mean. Give me that Red Dragon, and I can trade it for many things that interest you."
"I don't see anything wrong with that. You're not a dragon, so you can't absorb her Authority, can you?"
Ed did not respond to the person in front of him, and seemed to be starting to struggle with his decision.
Seeing this, Loxor didn't urge him, but waited for Ed's response, while rambling on as if in a dream:
"That little dragon was probably a descendant of one of my old friends, but that's completely irrelevant."
"Dragons are such contradictory creatures—often accompanied by loneliness yet unwilling to be alone, arrogant yet craving recognition, and grieving for the death of their own kind, even though it was their own doing."
"So if you agree, it's actually quite simple. Just tell the Red Dragon: ' The Melter of All Things ' Loxor wants to challenge her, and that's it. Nothing else needs to be said."
"If you agree, I can arrange for the Empire to protect your Theocracy."
Whether it was arrogance or ignorance, Loxor's statement was, at least in his own eyes, quite sincere.
Seeing Ed deep in thought, he didn't rush for an answer.
But that's not what Ed was actually thinking about. Although he had almost nothing that could be called "emotion" when he was the Creator, after his fall and rebirth, and then his "study abroad" in another world, he now has a very rich humanity.
It's obviously impossible to trade away the first High Tier subordinate you recruit.
So at this moment, Ed was actually thinking about something else—are all dragons like this?
When he first met Seraphina, he thought the Red Dragon was a bit too arrogant.
After meeting Aeldra and then Loxor today, combining his memories and past life's settings, Ed finally confirmed—
This is the nature of the dragons in this world: arrogant, haughty, and stubborn to the extreme.
Perhaps only three of them have slightly better personalities: the Red Dragon Seraphina, who only cares about money; the White Dragon who travels with the human hero; and Noya, who has already transformed into a dragon soul.
Apart from these three, the rest all seemed to exude an inescapable arrogance.
In the words of another world— Aeldra and Loxor, dragons of such advanced age, how come they're still so " Jiahao "?
Thinking of this, Ed sighed inwardly, then said:
"I refuse."
"Okay, that's a pity."
His answer seemed to be exactly what Loxor had expected; the Green Dragon showed no sign of anger, and Ed was wondering whether to reveal more information to the creature.
But considering the dragon's arrogance, Ed felt there was no need to reveal any additional information.
As a non-dragon creature, this battle was actually not of much concern to him; his focus at the moment was no longer on these petty squabbles.
Looking at the world today, there are only three things that Ed cares about:
One is the relationship between vampires and the Demonic Tide. He never imagined that such a creature could be so compatible with the calamity that crossed the barriers of the world, so he always felt that there was a connection between the two.
Secondly, there is the Skeleton Alliance. These resurrected beings seem to possess technology from the Crystal Cluster World, which makes Ed take notice. He also has some thoughts about these skeletons covered in crystal clusters.
Thirdly, there is Samuer, hidden in the shadows, High Tier who can Drain power from death and Incarnation the Tree God's remains. His existence prevents Ed from completely overturning the game of power in this world, and he can only continue to use the Soul Returner as his tentacles to extend into the unknown territories of the world. If he were to forcibly overturn the table and cause the deaths of some important High Tier, this world would probably be instantly shrouded in the shadow of death.
Therefore, he didn't really care about this potential "battle between two dragons" and its possible outcome.
What truly interests him is which of the two is stronger.
Yes, Ed has caught Willow's bug too; he now finds cyber cricket fighting quite interesting.
The strongest dragon of the Northern Continent vs. the strongest dragon of the Southern Continent!
The Ancient Shadow battles the Melter of All Things!
The absolute strength that comes with it brings loneliness, and what it teaches you is humility...
Thinking about this, Ed almost laughed.
Let's just hope that neither side will disappoint us.
" Loxor."
Ed suddenly called out the Green Dragon's name, while simultaneously sizing up the dragon that was playing the role of the Imperial Marshal:
"I'm looking forward to your performance. Well then, goodbye."
Before the Green Dragon could respond, Ed's consciousness had already left the body of [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ].
"Lord Loxor, may I leave now?"
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] asked tentatively.
Sensing the disappearance of that aura, and looking at the human twitching slightly before him, Loxor revealed a gentle smile befitting a middle-aged man:
"You've asked me so many questions, learned so many of my secrets, now you only have two choices..."
[ The Great Wei Boxing Champion ] was taken aback upon hearing this:
"There are actually two options left?"
Loxor was about to speak when he suddenly fell silent, realizing that the emotions he had prepared were completely useless. So, somewhat listlessly, he said:
"The first is death."
"I choose the second one."
"... Okay, the second thing is..."
Loxor flicked his right hand, and a dragon scale fragment the size of a fingernail appeared between his fingers.
With a "whoosh," [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] touched his brow in surprise.
A fragment of a dragon scale was already embedded in his skull.
"This..."
"The second is to become my Dragonborn."
Loxor's expression softened slightly:
"Alright, you're free to move around now."
"Ah?"
[ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] feels somewhat confused about the dragon's behavioral logic:
"May I leave now?"
"Can."
Loxor said with a smile:
"You know, for a dragon, the range of Dragonborn's activities symbolizes its territory."
His tone carried a hint of amusement:
"Go wherever you want, human."
Even after being blindfolded and led out of the Imperial Army's central camp, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] was still somewhat bewildered.
It took him a long time to roughly understand Loxor's line of thinking.
This might be a way for powerful beasts to mark their territory, perhaps for... provocation.
However, regardless of the circumstances, [ Great Wei Boxing Champion ] has at least confirmed one thing:
I appear to have become the first Green Dragon half-dragon player.
This is a good thing!