Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The most perplexing time in life, when only 40 small goals remain in the Storage Ring
Dragons, as a race that was too exceptional and faced widespread suppression, stand almost at the pinnacle of races on the continent.
Much like "countries crumble from weakness, while Han perished from strength."
Dragons, once the rulers of the continent, every race has developed ways to counter dragons.
No other reason, these dragons are just too powerful.
In the medieval times, royal families from various countries often clashed with the church, simply because they couldn’t stand the church being so mighty.
Dragons are even more so.
Out of boredom, some conducted research indicating that in the past two hundred years, over 35% of research outcomes from the Mage Academy, Alchemist Association, and Alchemist Realm have involved dragon or sub-dragon materials.
Even dragon dung has applicable uses.
This incited many fearless merchants to rush to the pure-blood dragons, recklessly throwing money to obtain unwanted dragon materials.
Most times, dragons feast on meat, but even without meat, they can munch on soil for nutrients.
This is thanks to iron stomachs and this peculiar magic.
When Olivia explained what could almost be considered a dragon-exclusive magic, Louis finally understood.
He finally figured out the source of Limuru’s frantic devouring ability.
Louis, during idle times, habitually browsed various books of this world.
In pure adaptability terms, slimes are definitely top-ranked.
They can adapt to any environment they grow in and have evolved into various types of peculiar slimes.
There’s dung hill slime, blood slime, and even healing slime that can synthesize medicine naturally.
Among these, many evolved from overconsuming corpses of strong species, transforming into various lineage slimes.
For his Limuru to gain dragon-specific type magic, it must not be by chewing dragon skin flakes but likely by digesting parts of dragon corpses.
With that said, the issues of Dragonbone Plain seem rather odd.
Missing shepherds.
Traces of border creatures.
A sapphire baby dragon once roamed.
Birth of atypical like Limuru.
Grace’s parents’ deaths.
Creatures coming down the mountain.
Sapphire Dragon disaster.
...
A series of clues extending downward.
Louis became more determined to go have a look.
As for over at Little Swan’s side...
Little Swan showed a confident smile:
"Sister Wang, gather a squad of Dark Crow Guard to check things out, after all, our prince is going on a trial, we can’t let him fall into danger!"
Dark Crow Guard, one of the emperor’s armies, is an efficient cleaning unit rarely known to outsiders.
Very powerful.
Beatrice pondered for a moment, then looked at Louis.
She was worried arranging this without consulting him would hurt Louis’s pride.
But Louis clapped his hands:
"Brilliant!"
Beatrice saw his reaction and agreed to her sister’s suggestion with a smile.
Little Swan was pleased about Li Weiguo learning to cooperate with her, and continued:
"Louis, you’ve passed the prince’s trial’s first stage."
"Now onto the second stage: while adventuring, explore any anomalies on Dragonbone Prairie and uncover the logic behind these traces."
"Any issues for you?"
Louis nodded, accepting the task.
Louis: "No wonder everyone’s Little Swan, I was worrying about how to get involved in the prairie incident, now my strength is arranged, watch me gather evidence!"
Olivia: "Haha, I’m really so clever! The prairie is only worried about being entangled by its birth mother and went straight down the mountain as a baby dragon.
When I gather enough evidence in Burning Smoke Mountain Range, watch me triumphantly return!"
"Main wife/Sister Wang will not perish by my hand!" ×2
The two jokesters exchanged a smile.
Then Olivia snorted and turned her head away.
Li Weiguo isn’t the only one who’s started thinking recently?
This time I’ll directly move you from the core zone of the incident!
Let’s see how you make grand jumps like before?
"I’ll definitely find the source of the problem."
Louis believed in his future self.
Since his future self believes the key to the Sapphire Dragon disaster lies in Dragonbone Plain, he’ll go investigate himself.
Olivia sneakily glanced at Louis twice.
The heavy full-body armor made his expression invisible, but Little Swan believed the face beneath that helmet must be very panic-stricken!
But no worries, the Sapphire Dragon disaster isn’t your problem.
You just relax and lay low on Dragonbone Plain, watch me lead the way! Wahaha!
Little Swan was excited thinking about that scene!
"You just try your best to complete your trial."
"If you encounter any bizarre phenomena, contact the Dark Crow Guard for handling."
"If you get a chance to deal with that sapphire baby dragon, it would be great to resolve one of Alice’s concerns!"
"..."
Little Swan babbled a lot, then noticed Sister Wang’s face next to Louis was getting darker.
She shivered instinctively, shrunk her neck, and decisively changed her words:
"Ahem... Ultimately just do your best."
It’s not out of timidity!
Beatrice sighed, turned to Louis.
Her sister really went a bit overboard this time.
Louis is still a novice; isn’t this making things hard for him?
Seeing Louis’s helmet slightly lower and he had somehow pulled out a notebook and was scribbling away.
Beatrice coughed and said:
"Louis, aim to successfully hunt the Tree Demon."
Louis said, "It’s okay, Little Olivia’s advice is quite good."
Louis instinctively wanted to scratch his hair but found the hard helmet.
Beatrice felt helpless.
His silly little sister was causing trouble and here he was indulging her.
At the moment, Louis’s thoughts were that this matter was closely tied to Beatrice’s safety, meaning directly linked to his own life.
So he ought to do these things well for both her and himself.
Without thinking, he said:
"And all this is for you."
Her face blushed.
The valiant young girl turned red so beautifully and tenderly.
Louis’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.
It turned out "a girl’s blush, surpasses lengthy dialogues" was true.
He only just realized what he had said, and the main wife might have misunderstood.
He lightly coughed.
Meant to explain, but ultimately said nothing.
"This is just fine," he thought.
Luckily Beatrice was good at managing expressions, quickly suppressing that impulse and returning to normal.
It finally reduced the awkwardness.
She said quietly, "By the way, Louis, there’s something I need to tell you, it’s about the White Tower and the Alchemist Association..."
...The next day...
Location: Adventurer Guild.
Just arrived, Alice saw Louis in full-body armor in a commander pose in the corner.
"Caesar, what are you doing, daydreaming?"
Louis didn’t speak, remaining in pose unmoved.
Alice was puzzled, approached, and lifted his helmet, and saw drifting eyes.
"What’s wrong?"
Louis said faintly: "I feel a bit lost in life?"
"Speak plainly or I’ll cut you."
Louis gazed dazedly at Alice:
"The most confusing in life is when your storage ring holds three cold goals, likely to become forty goals in a year."
"Yet, I don’t know how to spend it."