Chapter 17: The Dragon Pool

While the Mester family was secretly busy, Xiaolong had already taken the caravan carrying goods and escorted the mercenaries to the transit station of Boulevard in the forest east of the city. Xiaolong knew that it would be impossible to escape the Mester family's sphere of influence if he did not leave Crystal City, and if he wanted to go to other main or sub-cities, he had to go to the station to catch a train or take an airship. In this way, his whereabouts will definitely be exposed, so the only way out can only be completed by the transit town outside the city, even if the people of the Mestre family are hand-eyed, I am afraid that they would not think that they would come here, right?

Of course, even if they knew that they had run here, it would be impossible to find it, after all, the Warcraft Forest is vast, and at the same time, Warcraft is frequent, and only those above the Enhancer level can complete the search task. In this way, the number of searchers has been reduced to a small range, and it is probably more difficult to find a person in this huge forest with such a small number than to find a needle in a haystack.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa......"

The breeze gently blew through the vast Warcraft Forest, bringing up dead leaves piled up on the ground from time to time, adding some life to this death-like silent forest. This is the Warcraft Forest north of Boulevard Town, because Jingcheng is at the southern end, so there is no doubt that this place has entered the depths of the forest, and this also means that Xiaolong, a hairy boy, has run to the realm infested by high-level Warcraft at this moment.

When he escaped from Crystal City, he didn't feel any real thing, and it wasn't until he arrived in Boulevard that Xiaolong felt that he had indeed run away from home. But despite this, the scheming little dragon understands that even if he has arrived in Boulevard, it is not an escape from the Mester family's sphere of influence. The sphere of influence of the Mester family is so large, I am afraid that within three days, the news of his escape to outside the crystal city will reach the Mester family, if he still stays in Boulevard Town, he can only be caught in the urn, so he can only escape from Boulevard Town. In this way, there is a chance to completely get rid of the sphere of influence of the Mestre family.

Then the problem also comes, even if you want to escape to the Warcraft Forest, you must have a direction, because there is a trade route connecting Crystal City to the south of Boulevard, so human activities are frequent, I am afraid that if you return, you will still be found by the Mester family, and the only thing that can get rid of them is the deeper northern forest.

"Goodo......"

Xiaolong couldn't help but swallow, and it wasn't until he got here that Xiaolong really realized his current situation. The Mester family's sphere of influence can indeed be shaken off, but now they have entered it themselves. It is the place where you really eat people and don't spit out bones. Not to mention that he is still a child who has grown up, even if the real powerhouse is here, there is a possibility of being hunted by Warcraft.

But there are always two sides to everything, and there are bad aspects, then there must be good aspects. Take this as an example, high-level demonic beasts all have territorial awareness, and because they all have their own territories, then on the other hand, the number of demonic beasts in the territory divided by high-level ranks is much less than that of the periphery of the forest. Although it is possible to encounter high-level demonic beasts here, the situation of encountering low-level demonic beasts is much smaller than that of the outside.

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"What, he actually went to Boulevard?" the patriarch heard Ah Fu's report. Immediately exclaimed.

"Well, Xiaolong went with the mercenary team escorting supplies five days ago. ”

"What are you doing eating, why didn't you sue me until now that he was out of Crystal City!"

"The clan lord is angry, it is indeed our negligence. At first, the guards at the city gate confirmed the situation, but they didn't expect him to use the caravan to leave. In the past few days, the search has been carried out on the premise that he is in the crystal city, so until now, ......"

"That's why I didn't find it outside the city until now. Really!"

“……”

"Hurry up and send someone to find it, if you can't find it, you can go to the Warcraft Forest to find it, it doesn't matter if you hire mercenaries, it's still just a little bit, you can't make a noise." ”

"Yes. Ah Fu responded and quickly withdrew from the door, for fear that the clan master would change his mind again and train him again.

……

"Where is this......" Xiaolong shook his head, forcing himself to brace himself before he said in a daze.

"Are you awake?" a soft, warm voice came to his ears in a drowsy voice.

"Well, where is this place, and who are you?" I remember I was ......" The little dragon looked at the unfamiliar scenery and people in front of him, and involuntarily began to think back to what happened before he lost consciousness.

"Don't think about it yet, you sue me, why did you come to such a place?" Without giving Xiaolong a chance to recall, the woman directly interrupted Xiaolong's thoughts.

"You sue me first, who are you?" Although he was interrupted by the other party, Xiaolong instantly remembered what happened before he lost consciousness. Xiaolong cautiously stared at the good-looking and aura woman in front of him and asked.

This Warcraft Forest is indeed a Warcraft Forest, and after only walking for half a day, Xiaolong unfortunately encountered Warcraft. Although it is not a high-level demonic beast, it is not something that this hairy boy can deal with, just one face, he was taken to the sky by the big bird, because he was grabbed by the claws of the big bird, so the little dragon under the invasion of pain quickly fainted, and the memory after that was interrupted.

I didn't become the food on the plate of the monster, I'm afraid it was probably this woman who saved herself, but the doubts that lingered in my heart couldn't be eliminated no matter what. Who is she? Where is this? Why would a woman who seems to be weak have the ability to save herself from the hands of a monster?

"I'm Shalan, this is my home, don't worry, I saved your life, if you want to do anything to you, you can't see me now. Can you answer my question seriously now?" said Saran with relief.

"Your family is so special, why do you want to live in a cave, and where is this?" asked the little dragon as he looked at the small cave that had been cleaned up and was very suitable for human habitation.

"Don't think about it, this is still the Monster Forest. ”

"Sure enough, it's still the Warcraft Forest, my name is Xiaolong, why do you live in the Warcraft Forest, isn't it dangerous here?"

"Xiaolong, it seems that we are quite fateful. ”

"What's the fate?and, why do you live in the Warcraft Forest?"

"Tell me how you got here?"

"Escaped from home. Xiaolong is also connected at the moment, it is easy for the other party to kill himself, since he will save himself, I am afraid there will be no malice, as long as he does not tell her surname, there is nothing for her to do.

"Running away from home? Why did you escape from your home and flee to such a place, you don't want to die?" Hearing Xiaolong's strange answer, Sharan said with some concern.

"I'd rather lose my life than stay at home. ”

“…… , what the hell is going on in your house. ”

"Can I not say this?"

“…… , whatever you want, don't say it if you don't want to. Sharan saw that Xiaolong was a little down, and she didn't force him too much.

"What happened to the fate you just told me?"

"Guess?"

"I can guess it. ”

"I'm afraid I'll scare you by saying it. Do you know what the most powerful monster is?" asked Sharan in an exaggerated ghostly motion. I'm afraid that being alone for too long can make her excited even if it's an eleven-year-old child who is talking to her.

“…… I don't know. ”

"Uh, do you know who the most powerful person is?" Seeing that Xiaolong had no knowledge of Warcraft, Sha Lan asked another question.

"The most powerful person is, of course, the gods in the camp. The leader of our Red Lotus Mercenary Regiment in Crystal City is it, but I don't know him very well. ”

"As far as the guy you just mentioned, I can fight five by myself. Sharan thought for a moment and said lightly.

"Nonsense. Looking at your appearance, you should not even be thirty years old, how can you be so powerful. "Although I'm not a martial artist now, I still have some understanding of the knowledge of martial artists. Don't say that she is only thirty years old, even if she lives to be three hundred years old, even if she is a god now, it is impossible for her to defeat five god men at the same time.

"The little guy is really good at complimenting. I really don't look like I'm even thirty years old?" ignored Xiaolong's questioning, and instead reveled in his face with his hands on his face.

“……”

"Don't believe me, I'm over 10,000 years old now. As far as the little hairy children in your camp are concerned, saying five is already very face-saving for them. Seeing the disgust on Xiaolong's face, Sha Lan finally came back to her senses and explained.

"Who are you blinding, more than 10,000 years old, who can live that old, even if I haven't grown up yet, you don't have to lie so much. ”

"Of course, humans can't live to be so old, and dragons won't have a problem living for 100,000 years. Didn't I just say that I was destined for you, because your name is the same race as mine. Sharan smirked.

"Dragons? ”

"Isn't that convincing?" As soon as the dragon finished speaking, Sharan stretched out an arm that had become a half-dragon in front of the dragon.

“……”

"If you don't believe me, look over there, my son. Sharan pointed to something in the cave that had been sleeping for eternity.

"You say it's a dragon, and then it's your son?" asked the little dragon at this point, noticing that there was something over there, and then pointed to the "lump" to the mountain-like thing.

"yes, go and see, what did I lie to you. Sharan seemed to be upset with Xiaolong's questioning and demanded.

"That...... I asked, did you bring it back as a snack?" asked the little dragon in horror.

That makes sense. With the ability of the dragon clan, how could he be interested in a small human being, with the food of a high-level demonic beast, his own meat may not even be enough to stuff his teeth, how can he work hard to save himself, and he has not even killed himself, his feelings are all to give his child some fresh and tender meat.

“…… , huhu, that's a good idea, why didn't I think of it. Hearing Xiaolong's question, Sharan suddenly stared at Xiaolong very seriously, laughed twice very strangely, and bluffed.

......Seeing that Sha Lan looked like she wanted to scare him so deliberately, Xiao Long didn't worry about anything anymore, it seemed that Sha Lan had no such plans.

"Don't worry, dragons have a long infancy, and it will take five years to wake up. Sharan looked back at her sleeping son and explained.

"It's going to be five years, how old is he?" Xiaolong couldn't help but smack his tongue. I only lived to be eleven years old now, but I didn't expect this dragon cub to have five years just to sleep.

"Twenty-five years...... , actually older than me. ”

"The growth period of the dragon clan is very long, and this period is the most critical period for the growth of strength, and these thirty years are enough for him to grow to the point where you humans are the strongest. ”

"The strongest man in the human race? you mean, as soon as he wakes up. Just like the best people in the camp?" the little dragon asked again. Sure enough, people are more popular than people, and they are already people who are fast enough to cultivate, and they can be the most extreme people who can reach their extreme abilities by the age of thirty. But this guy can already compare to the strongest human person at the age of thirty, and more importantly, he has slept for thirty years......

"Almost, what's wrong, aren't you envious?"

“……”

"I just had an idea, would you like to hear it?" Sharan smiled mysteriously suddenly. Asked.

"What thoughts?"

"You come here, I'll whisper to you. Sharan pretended to beckon mysteriously and said to the little dragon, who was not more than three steps away from her.

"What ......"

"Poof!"

Guy lost his guard against the kind Shalan, and the little dragon walked towards Shalan defenselessly as he spoke, but he didn't want Shalan to make a sudden move, so he grabbed the little dragon's collar and threw it more than twenty meters away, falling straight into the red pool over there. But then again, with Shalan's skills, even if Xiaolong is on guard. I'm afraid I can't escape the fate of being thrown into the pool.

Not to mention that Xiaolong didn't notice this pool with a diameter of only about five meters at all, even if Xiaolong did, I'm afraid he would only feel that the red water was a little strange, and he wouldn't think of the red liquid in this pool anyway. It will be associated with blood.

"Ah......h

All of a sudden, a thick bloody aura immediately filled the mouth and nose of the little dragon. However, although the bloody atmosphere was strong, Xiaolong didn't have a chance to dislike this choking smell, because it was on Xiaolong at the moment. There have also been huge changes. The incapable little dragon is no different from an ordinary person, and after losing its balance, the little dragon began to sink downward immediately after falling into the pool of blood, and in an instant, his whole body was already immersed in blood. And this blood water. I don't know why, what kind of magic power, as soon as Xiaolong's skin touched, he felt a pain like shaving his wrist bones. How could an eleven-year-old child endure such pain, the unprepared little dragon couldn't help but cry out loudly.

Of course, Xiaolong couldn't be helpless, because of the pain to the bone, Xiaolong instinctively began to struggle to pounce upward, trying to escape from this painful pool of blood. It's just that Xiaolong's plan is destined not to succeed, because the initiator of this catastrophe has already flashed to the edge of the blood pool, and as soon as Xiaolong shows his head, he is deeply pressed down from the bottom of the blood pool by Shalan's slender jade hand.

"Poof......"

After falling into the pool of blood, he was defenseless and was in the pool of blood, how could the little dragon, who had held his breath to the limit, hold on, and a mouthful of blood was swallowed into his stomach in an instant. It didn't matter at this moment, he was already exhausted by the pain, coupled with the sudden attack on his abdomen, where could a child who was only eleven years old bear it, and he fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool of blood, and the curtain fell quietly without even a single bubble.

"It's so lucky, just go out and meet such an excellent embryo, it's just a pity, why is there a circuit that has been destroyed, obviously it hasn't started to grow yet. …… , What kind of power can make him last so long?, Forget it, anyway, it seems that my plan can be carried out very smoothly. Sharan crouched on the edge of the pool and muttered to herself in relief.

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"It hurts!" When he woke up again, it was already three days later, and as soon as he regained consciousness, Xiaolong recalled the pain in his bones before he fainted, and Xiaolong, whose consciousness was still stuck at that time, couldn't help but exclaim.

"Are you awake?" as if it was lonely in the forest, and after the little dragon woke up, Sharan recovered from her crank-holding state, looked back boredly, and asked nonchalantly.

"I, I'm not dead yet?" she looked at Sharan, then glanced at her condition in amazement, and then asked as if she had come to her senses.

"Nonsense, what am I killing you for. Seeing that Xiaolong's first words after waking up were like this, Sha Lan replied angrily.

"But, not just now......"

"Correct, not just now, it was three days ago. ”

"Three days ago...... I slept for three days?"

"Well, any more questions?"

"You...... Why throw me into that pool. Xiaolong hesitated for a moment, sorted out his newly sober mind, and asked.

"Before you ask that question, I want to ask. How did you break your Dan Domain?"

“…… , can you not answer?" Xiaolong pondered for a long time, and finally replied.

"If you don't answer, forget it. It's a pity, it's a good piece of material, but it was artificially destroyed, and you humans can really do these things of burning the qin and cooking the crane. Thanks to this, you will have to change your path in the future. Sharan sighed and said quietly.

"Change lanes, change lanes. The little dragon who was said by Shalan in the fog, where would he know what Sharan meant, and said confusedly.

"That's right. You haven't sued me yet, why did you throw me into the pool?" Before Sharan could reply, Xiaolong suddenly interjected again.

"If you take a good look at your physical condition, it will be clear. Sharan may have been dissatisfied with Xiaolong's own question that he didn't answer, and didn't answer Xiaolong's question, and even said a little impatiently.

"Investigate the physical condition...... , didn't you also say that my Dan Domain has been destroyed, and I am already a wasted person. How can a person who can't even operate his ability ......" Xiaolong was about to emphasize that he couldn't see the condition in his body, when he suddenly found that he could clearly examine his physical condition. I couldn't help but swallow all the words I was about to finish eating.

"Found it?" asked Saran with a smile.

"What's going on? Why?"

"Originally, it was supposed to be a joint transformation of the two circuits, but if something goes wrong with your martial arts circuit, it can only make the magic circuit grow. How's that going to be?

"You mean, I just soaked in that pool of blood for a day. It's already over 10,000 in stats?" Xiaolong couldn't help but be stunned. You must know that if you want to examine your own situation, it is impossible to do it without more than 10,000 ability points. This is one of the reasons why the minimum standard for martial artists is set at 10,000. And he was also a complete magic idiot before, and the magic circuit that he had never even touched was broken through to the martial artist level just because he was thrown into the pool of blood, which is unbelievable to think about.

"Correct, it's not a soak, it's a two-day soak. In addition, I hope you don't underestimate it, it is an extremely important key factor in the growth of the dragons. That pool is called the Dragon Pool, which is the key factor for the dragon clan to gain strength faster for the young dragon clan, and the blood and water in it are all the essence blood that has been tempered by great ability, and the reason why the dragon clan's juvenile period can end in thirty years is all due to the nourishment of the dragon pool. Sharan explained dissatisfiedly with Xiaolong's attitude.

"That pool is so powerful?" It was only because Xiaolong himself had benefited a lot from this blood pool, and when he heard Sha Lan say this, he immediately fell under Sha Lan like a devout disciple.

"Well, this pool really can't be compared to the Dragon Pool in Dragon Valley, I made it alone. However, although the effect is not so strong, after all, it is only used by my son, and it is almost the same. Seeing Xiaolong's adoring look, Sha Lan replied with a little embarrassment.

"For your son...... Then why are you letting me soak in that pool too?"

"It's nothing, my son has been soaking for twenty-five years, his ability is close to saturation, and the strength he can absorb is very small. He doesn't need it, this dragon pool will be invalid in the future, so it's better to let you bubble and cheapen you. After that, you soak in a pool every three days, and within seven years, your ability will definitely be able to reach the limit of human ability. Sharan raised an eyebrow defiantly and asked.

"Seven years...... , of course to try, this pie-in-the-sky good thing. Xiaolong thought about it for a while, and finally chose to say yes driven by a strong desire for power.

"Sure enough, I read you right. It's a pity that the human body is weak after all, no matter how you grow or transform your body, you can't break through the limits of human beings, otherwise your strength can grow to another level. Sharan said with some regret.

"It's enough, I thought I would never have a chance to intersect with martial arts in my life, but since I have embarked on the path of magic, I have not even needed the hard work and effort of ordinary people to reach the peak of human beings, what is there not to be satisfied with. "Xiaolong is very satisfied with the status quo.

“…… ,I thought your character was more serious and hardworking.,Did you read it wrong?。 Forget it, since you think it's good, it doesn't matter, it's just a pity that there is a problem with the martial arts circuit, otherwise many of the dragon clan's martial arts secret skills are something you can use. Now that you've practiced magic, you'll have to learn dragon language as well, or you'll have a problem chanting. Seeing that Xiaolong didn't say much about breaking through the limits of human beings, Shalan ended the conversation between the two in a short and blank manner. (To be continued......)