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“How dare you lie to me?!” the Gnoll Overseer roared angrily.
As clever as he was, the gnoll immediately thought of a scene in his mind: the young dragon had pretended to be injured to deceive the benevolent Overseer in order to avoid the battles.
If he did not deal with this despicable red brat, how would he lead his team in the future?!
Thinking of this, the Gnoll Overseer tightened the grip on his blade.
“Overseer! Don’t make a move! Look up in the sky! The sky!” Jose quickly retreated and distanced himself.
According to the classification made by the humans, there were five levels of strength: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Master, and Legendary.
This Gnoll Overseer who managed the young dragons had advanced-level strength, while the young Red Dragon was only at the beginner-level. Although elite creatures like Giant Dragons had the ability to challenge those stronger than them, it was still impossible for them to defeat those who were two levels higher.
The Gnoll Overseer had originally intended to re-establish his authority, but after hearing Jose’s reminder and thinking of the numerous dragons in the sky, his expression changed. After weighing the pros and cons, he turned around and left angrily.
As soon as the Gnoll Overseer left, the dragons immediately exploded into a commotion.
“Wow! So this fellow has been pretending to be injured to avoid battle all along!”
“Tsk! Weakling!”
“He is the shame of the Red Dragons!”
“…”
The idle chatter of unimportant people did not affect Jose. He ignored the taunting of the young dragons.
Since there was no reaction from the target of their ridicule, the young dragons returned to the cave one after another.
Jose stayed outside, looking down at the Red Nest while feeling the mountain wind.
The Red Nest was located in the northern part of the Tedanol Continent, in the core region of the Jorgol Mountains. An extinct volcano that towered into the clouds was located in this range, and since the mouth of the volcano was like a nest and Ancient Red Dragons were entrenched there, it was called the Red Nest.
All the vegetation from the top of the mountain to the foot of the Red Nest had been removed, revealing a mountain that had turned red because the Red Dragons had lived there for a long time. The mountain was filled with densely packed caves, all of which belonged to the subordinates of the Mistress of the Red Nest.
The entire Red Nest was like a pyramid. If one were to live from top to bottom according to strength, the Mistress of the Red Nest would naturally be at the very top. The residence of the young dragons was halfway up the mountain, and further down were the main forces of the Mistress of the Red Nest. At the bottom was the shack area where the lowest-level monsters lived. The shack area extended out from the foot of the mountain for several kilometers, all the way to the mountain pass.
Exhausted, Jose gazed at the primitive forest beyond the mountains.
Ever since his transmigration, he had wanted to escape from this troublesome place. Now, his conviction to escape grew stronger.
Two days later, Jose was resting in the cave when the Gnoll Overseer suddenly walked in from outside. A whip hit the wall and caused some dust to fly.
“You! You! And you! Come out!”
Unsurprisingly, Jose was among the people who were called out. He looked at his two companions, the Golden Dragon loli and a White Dragon.
Heh, a slave, a fool, and an outcast, what “good news” could be waiting for them?
The journey was silent. The three dragons followed the Gnoll Overseer to the back of the mountain and came to a cave where many were entering and exiting.
“Go in!” The Gnoll Overseer sneered and stared at Jose with his red eyes, trying to find fear, regret, and other emotions on his face.
Unfortunately, his wish was not granted. There was no expression on Jose’s face as he followed his instructions and entered the cave.
“Hmph! I hope you can still be so calm later!”
The three dragons entered the cave and saw a female elf with a willow branch wreath on her head like a crown sitting behind a stone table.
Of course, it was impossible for the elves to become high-ranking members of the dragon faction. This was a Giant Dragon in the form of an elf. To be able to take on a humanoid form, this was at least a young adult dragon.
Jose smelled something fishy and sweet. It was the scent of a Green Dragon.
While the three dragons observed this Green Dragon, she also studied them. She could understand the slave and the fool coming here, but the Red Dragon…
However, Five-Colored Dragons were innately lazy, so she did not think too much on it. The news from the frontlines was that they needed a batch of cannon fodder with considerable magic knowledge. As for who the cannon fodder were to be, it was none of her business.
“The Graystone Stronghold has discovered that something is wrong with the forest in their jurisdiction. Their detection magic has been disrupted, so they are unable to scan the interior of this forest. Your mission is to head to the Graystone Stronghold and help the commander of the stronghold figure out the reason behind the problem. This is the document for your mission.” As she spoke, a sheepskin scroll parchment was lifted up by an invisible force and flew in front of Jose.
Jose took the parchment and bowed slightly to show his respect and understanding. “Beautiful Senior, we’ll take our leave first.”
The Green Dragon in elf form was quite surprised. She looked up at the Red Dragon who was leaving and found it more and more pleasing to the eye.
“Oh~”
It was rare to see such a polite and handsome little dragon. It would be a pity for him to die so early. However, she was too lazy to ask for trouble by helping him.
“Kid, the commander of the Graystone Stronghold is the Black Dragon O’Neal, who likes ice and sweet food.”
A sweet, lazy voice came from behind him, and Jose was delighted at the info.
Politeness was always welcomed, and mature ladies liked little boys; this was truly not a lie!
After thanking the Green Dragon, the three dragons left the cave and found an empty corner.
“You heard it just now. The forest in the Graystone Stronghold is abnormal, and their detection spell has failed. It is almost certain that this is some scheme of the Human Alliance Army. Our mission might seem to be to assist in the investigation, but in fact, we are the cannon fodder for the survey part.”
Jose felt annoyed. It had to be said that the Gnoll Overseer had done a good job of disposing of him.
“No matter what dangers lie ahead, there’s no harm in us being united. I propose a temporary alliance. Who agrees?”
The Golden Dragon nodded. “I agree with the alliance.”
“I—I—I agree.”
Jose glanced at the stammering White Dragon. He was indeed the disgrace of the dragon race. As a soon-to-be teenage dragon of eight or nine years of age, he could not even speak the dragon language properly.
However, this young dragon being able to use the dragon language correctly and communicate with other dragons meant that he was considered a little genius among the White Dragons.
Due to the presence of the Golden Dragon, they could not swear an oath to the Evil Dragon God Tiamat. The three dragons swore an oath in the name of the God of Justice instead and became temporary allies to watch over each other.
As allies, the relationship between the three dragons got much closer.
“I’m Jose.”
“Yaligos.”
“Ca—Ca—Cassie.”
Jose looked at the White Dragon in surprise. He actually had the same name as a certain ninja. If it was during normal times, he would be amused for a long time. However, when he thought about the mission, he could not feel happy.
“You saw what happened just now. It’s absolutely harmless to build a good relationship with your superiors. That Black Dragon named O’Neal likes to eat sweet food and ice. We can’t waste this information. Ice is easy to get. We have Kakashi here.”
The White Dragon raised his hand weakly and said, “It’s Cas… sie.”
Jose: “…”
“Okay, Cassie, Yaligos, we need to find something sweet. Do you have any good suggestions?”
Yaligos tilted her head and thought for a while before saying, “We can go to the kitchen to take a look. There are fruits in the kitchen.”
“Alright, wait here. I’ll go take a look.”
Jose immediately flapped his wings and flew toward the canteen. After experiencing the novel feeling of air flowing under his wings for a while, he thought about how to build a good relationship with his Black Dragon superior.
If Jose had been an ordinary dragon, he might have gone to the Black Dragon with ice cubes and sweets. However, Jose was a transmigrator. He wanted to do something to make the Black Dragon happy so that he might watch over him.
After thinking for a while, he had an idea.
Jose was so deep in thought that he did not notice the Gnoll Overseer patrolling below.
“Eh?! Why is the cunning Red Dragon flying in this direction?”
The Gnoll Overseer immediately followed.