"Far away, in the depths of the Garden Castle," said the dragon, a beautiful castle with a glittering white hall appeared on the reflective surface, "inhabited by a deadly predator; This is a relic of a bygone era, when King Manlin had several thousand men who fought both themselves and the field.

His trusty [Crystal Ball Divination] magnified the castle to reveal a bedroom at the top of the tower.

"A sinister and cunning beast, only its beauty is matched by its cruelty. This is the most dangerous game. ”

A beautiful human maiden with long green hair poked her head out of the window and looked down enviously at the castle garden. When she saw a blonde, blue-eyed, plump woman talking to a handsome prince by the flowers, her beautiful skin flushed with jealousy; She stared intently at the pendants and jewelry of her competitors.

"Princess Manling."

The maiden hissed away to protect her territory from intruders. As the supreme predator of the fallen Manling Court, this barbaric conflict will only end in two ways.

She either kills or is killed.

"The princesses are smart." The dragon said, leaving his cave and crystal ball behind, princess bag in hand. "They need to do that in order to be queens. They kill for many reasons: for mating, for status, for pleasure. But of all the beasts in the animal kingdom, only Princess Manling will kill for money; Because humans are naturally greedy. This makes her the most dangerous princess; The most dragon princess. ”

The dragon flew over the ruins of the city and over its fences. His apprentices' minions built large walled areas that covered the entire region, each representing a wild princess. Maggots are very careful in their upbringing, recreating the natural environment inside each princess; A deserted sandcastle for the elven princess, a small plain for the centaur princess, and a fungal garden for the mushroom princess......

"I'm a grandfather, and I've been a princess hunter all my life; Long before the dragon system officially recognized it. Maggot looked down at Princess Mushroom's pen and watched as she drank tea with Allison, the dryad. She was the closest she came to being released back into the wild. "Princesses and dragons can't coexist for long. But most of the princesses here, in my new game reserve, are in El Goldo

ADO, which must be removed from the wild. They become savage and dangerous to each other...... And for themselves, too. ”

All because of this forgetful curse that made a mistake!

Grandfather felt very guilty about leaving these poor princesses to fend for themselves; He will not rest until they regain true nobility. Thanks to the portals made by the dwarves, the V&V's Dragon Empire allocated resources and personnel to this project to make the wildlife sanctuary fully functional. The kobolds watched over the wall, careful not to let the princesses escape or let outsiders disturb the experiment.

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Ake approaches the Elven Princess's pen and discovers that she rules over a group of succubi in the ruins of her sandcastle. When the dragon landed near her lair, the group immediately became nervous. He opened the bag and grabbed a piece of cake.

"Elven princesses have a strong sense of territory; When you interact with them, you have to follow their rules. ”G

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Ake pays homage by placing the royal strawberry cake on the edge of the princess's field of vision. "When you feed them, you have to do it very skillfully and give it to them as a gift; Otherwise they will refuse your food out of pride. Some are even ready to starve themselves; Because to control the dragon psychologically, any price will not be too high. ”

"Is he talking to himself?" One of the succubi said that it was loud enough for the grandfather to hear. She must be upper-middle-class, maybe an office worker.

"It always has been." The elf princess said with an unhappy expression.

"She had been feeding on the princess's meat for decades, and she had to get used to her natural diet," Grandrack said. "Chocolate, truffles, brioche, oysters...... But never give bread to these beautiful creatures. "If a princess eats ordinary food, she will become half a peasant herself in time. Let them eat the cake. ”

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"Princesses are social animals, but they can't be with each other for long periods of time except in extreme cases," Grandrack explained. "Because when they do, the jealousy begins, and they will fight to become queens. Instead, they are born with a group of girls; The princess ruled as a chieftain over smaller female nobles and then bullied commoners. During mating season, males flock to compete for the princess's favor; Sometimes, even duels to the death. ”

But it's too early to introduce fairies to male partners. After years of cannibal princesses, these teenage girls have lost the normal social behavior of their kind. They have forgotten the habits they need to thrive in the wider world.

Due to the lack of elves, the Empire sent ladies who could be considered noble: female vampires and banshees. The dragon introduced them to the imprisoned princesses in groups so that they could form possessions.

"It's not an optimal solution, but we have the only solution at the moment. It will be a few more years before we can release most of these princesses back into the wild. Grandpa shook his head sadly as he watched the centaur princess run around the fence in frustration. Princesses should not be herded. In order to prosper, princesses need to be at the top of the social hierarchy; If a dragon is approaching, it can't express itself. These flowers need sunlight to bloom. ”

However, as the number of princesses decreases, many dragons go to great lengths to protect the species. Some even try to keep them in captivity, but the all-or-nothing approach never yields any good results.

"Once upon a time, princesses were common in this land, but my people overhunted them for their princess status. So the princesses adapted to the environment and raised a male subspecies called knights to protect themselves; Rare and dangerous only make them more popular. ”

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"My assistant told me that a knight had appeared nearby," he said, looking at the woods to see if there was any movement. "Knights are dangerous, both to the princess and to the princess hunters themselves. I think that the dragon I taught how to treat a dragon bitten by a metal sword saved many inexperienced young dragons from death. Yes, I am first and foremost an explorer and collector, but education will always be important to me. ”

Because the old dragon is not stupid. He knew that he was living a dangerous life, and that one day, a former knight might be lucky enough to end his life; The near-death experience of the Curse of Greed taught him a good lesson. His mind may become sluggish, and his body may become sluggish from injuries sustained during dangerous hunting. He couldn't let his knowledge pass with him.

"If a knight captures a princess, he will try to breed with her by trickery or force. If the knight is a prince or nobleman, then the result of their union will be a real princess. Grandpa shook his head. But that's another kind entirely; Invasive species. ”

A civilian.

"If mating is allowed, commoners will pass on inferior illegitimate genes to their offspring," Glendrack explained the danger. "It disturbs the social hierarchy of the whole princess. The bloodline of a princess often takes several generations to recover from servility, which is not allowed in the current situation of a decreasing population. ”

Grandfather looked at the horizon with sad eyes, at the bright sun in the distance.

"The dwarf princess is extinct, because we ......" he stopped. Because I'm not vigilant enough. ”

He couldn't let the elves and princesses disappear as well.

"This kind of action requires teamwork." The dragon came to a clearing, where an armored red dragon and her scaly-clad minions gathered. "That's where my new apprentice, Julie, and our kobold ranger assistant come in."

"Your Majesty, who are you talking to?" The Red Ranger asked. Since he is a real minion, he manages to hear his words despite the fact that he lacks the net worth needed to break the wealth sound barrier.

"Myself. I just love my voice, which makes the conversation refined. ”

"It's too much of a monster," little Julie said adoringly.

"It gets better as you get older," Grandrack told his apprentice. "Practice every day. Even if others ignore you, you have to keep going. The real discussion is never about them; It's all about you. ”

The young dragon nodded viciously and followed the old dragon, both of whom patrolled the jungle, both humming songs in the air. The kobold rangers form a circle, forcing the knights to act.

The animal is cunning, scouts the fence from a distance, and then retreats in the wilderness. In time, it may sneak into the princess's lair and lay eggs where it shouldn't.

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Ake couldn't let the operation be left to chance, so he hired an expert. The werewolf known as Chocolate searches the forest in the form of a wolf, sniffing the ground. While not an elegant werewolf princess, this professional Minion can smell prey from miles away.

She quickly found the intruder. "Over there! She shouted, and Grandfather Ke noticed movement in the dense grass.

Over there! In the shadow of a tree!

A Man Spirit Knight in green steel armor! It's the perfect camouflage in this dense and dangerous forest.

The knight's mouth twitched silently, threatening the dragon with his cold little arms. Clearly, the dragon came prepared, ready to take advantage of their common weaknesses to fight the dragon.

However, he made the mistake of mistaking the princess hunter for a fire dragon instead of a lightning demon.

"I don't understand what it's called," Grandrack said. "That means he must have lived in a barn. The man looked young and inexperienced, but I couldn't take any chances. I had to quickly and decisively shoot it out with my breath. Thankfully, lightning dragons like me are natural predators for knights. ”

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Ake opened his mouth and fired a powerful blue lightning bolt at the creature. Despite being covered in steel, the knight became a living lightning rod; He was blown down on the spot.

"Then, I crushed its body with my claws," Grandrack explained, falling on the animal. "You see, noble knights are eager to commit suicide, while civilians have a strong instinct for survival. They pretended to be dead. As a princess hunter, I'll have to eat them whenever I get the chance, and to hell with my tastes. ”

That's what dragons do.

"When I was young, a civilian knight tricked me into making the werewolf princess I just caught pregnant with an illegitimate child." G

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Ake said as he swallowed the knight whole, swallowing the sword first. "I found out in a hole that he had eaten half of his bones and his pelvis was missing."

"Teacher, teacher!" Julie shouted as she landed beside him. "Who is the most beautiful princess in the world?" Should dragons limit themselves to certain species?"

"In the eyes of a true hunter, all princesses are beautiful, young Julie," Grandrack told her. "A real dragon doesn't discriminate against people!"

Julie listened reverently. The grandfather knew that he had found a worthy apprentice; Eager to learn, confident enough to ask questions, to question.

"Our mission isn't done yet, young Julie," the old dragon declared as he inspected the intruder's hiding place. Because knights always go in pairs. The host and squire. ”

Which one did they hunt? Master or squire?

"It must be the squire," said little Julie. "I know, because I'm one too!" I'm always the first to charge, and Kia is always lagging behind!"

"Dragons can also be squires?" Grandfather asked in surprise.

"Yes, thanks to this system!" Julie said proudly. "One day I'll be a real knight too!"

This challenged many of his beliefs. But a true princess hunter must be willing to learn. He had to assume that the master was there, waiting for his moment.

"Little Julie's insight gives me hope. A new generation of dragons will rise, empowered by this system and more concerned about the environment than their elders. A hero who was able to save the princess from extinction. ”G

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AKE looked at the horizon as if he saw an impending test. "Only time will tell."

How long are they going to keep these princesses in captivity? To protect them from armed poachers?

Will he be able to release some of them? The mushroom aristocracy is long gone, and elves are extremely rare. For some princesses, it is difficult to find a purebred mate to continue their bloodline; Sometimes, almost.

The young Winkle had suggested raising them with his chief of staff, arguing about his genetic quality, but Gram was skeptical. Although he can be counted as a noble prince of the V&V Empire, the child is not purebred, and he is also worried about long-term inbreeding. However, he could not allow these proud creatures to go extinct.

There is no easy solution to this problem.

"The life of a princess hunter is full of tough choices and tough compromises," said Grandrake, who knows that today's monologue will soon be over. "As dragons search for levels in the world, we must learn to give space to these beautiful maidens. Only in this way can we coexist peacefully. ”

Because the job of a real princess hunter is never quite done.