Chapter 25: Dinner of the Assault Dragon [with announcement]
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Xi Ke took the small ballast to the top layer. The fourth layer is very special, I don't know what method was used to cover it, the soil layer will let in the sunlight, but it is very strong.
Because it is the top floor, the roof is an inverted bowl shape. The soil is hand-painted, uneven in thickness, and the sunlight that penetrates also has a unique beauty. Xiao Zhu feels that these changes in light and shadow are no worse than the artworks in the art museum.
"The attic is used to adjust the temperature of the house, so it is not inhabited, it is only used to dry clothes, bake grass and so on. 」
The top floor is indeed hotter and stuffier.
For the same reason, this room is also rarely cleaned. Thick dust has accumulated in the corners. There are also some very old, broken and unrepaired baskets that are placed here.
Xiao Ji followed Xi Ke to see his homemade clothes rack, and ridiculed Xi Ke's carpentry was too poor to his spell casting ability. At this time, Xiao Balast heard the rustling of the baskets. He looked back and saw that the dust next to the baskets had a few more human footprints on them.
There must be something wrong with this room! Xiao Zhen pretended that nothing was going on on the surface, but in his heart he already knew so.
As far as he'd heard, it had been a long time since the dragon had been licensed as a mage. And this earth mountain house was built before he got his mage license.
Even if the Ataro Native Dragons don't eat people, may there have been no deaths in the area during development? Those disputes, interests, and conflicts, there will always be deaths, right?
Especially now that there is another Xike living here. This man is born to mingle with the dead, and may wake up all the sleeping creatures!
Besides, this house is a ziggurat shape that is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom. Although this is an inevitable consequence of the limitations of construction methods, the zigurgat house has always been considered to have magic in foreign cultures, which can transcend the boundaries of life and death. Somewhere it was even fashionable to bury the dead in a ziggurat-shaped cemetery, saying that this would be the way to resurrect them.
The common sense of magic kept pouring out from the depths of Xiao Gu's head, sending chills down his spine. It's not that he's saying that he's born with supernatural phenomena. No matter where he is from childhood to adulthood, as long as he is present, no matter how haunted the place is, it will return to normal, and any ghost ritual will fail. Even the ghost's close relative, the ghost, waited until it was very serious and the space was distorted.
However, his five siblings decided that the younger brother would never have a chance to find a real ghost to clear up the misunderstanding, so they tried their best to instill him with terrible ghost stories.
He's afraid of ghosts!
"Rick, let's go downstairs. Xiao Ji said, grabbing Nick's arm.
Rick said, "Huh, so fast?"
"Let's see if we want to go to the department store next door, or to the art and cultural park on the other side, let's go out for a walk!" Xiao Zhen said very firmly.
"I can't afford it, what am I going to do?" asked Rick.
Xiao Zhen wanted to explain, and remembered that his brothers and sisters had intimidated him, and he must not let the ghost know that you found it, otherwise he would be targeted. No, he can't say!
"Otherwise, at least go to a safe place. For example, your room is always protected!"
"What are you going to defend against?'s room—I sometimes practice calling things in there, so there is—" Rick sometimes practiced small summoning and pure illusion in it.
Xiao Zhen thought of Xi Ke's speech as practicing summoning ghosts: "No! That's not good!
Nick remembered that they had a workshop that had a complete protection spell because of its purpose: "The protective room, ah, the room we use to practice spells has protection, do you want to go and see it?"
He said, "Okay, there it is."
That room was on the first floor, and the room was circular, jutting out beyond the dirt mountain. In the middle of the ground is now a universal energy condensation circle.
Entering here, Xiao Ballast felt a little relieved.
"Something very sad happened in this room. Xi Ke lowered his head and said, "It was here that my master discovered that his apprentices were using necromancy, and they—suspiciously, are you not feeling well? 」
"Leave me alone. I've come to understand that there is no safe place in the mage's house at all. Xiao Xuan's face was pale, but his expression was extremely normal, and he still said with a standard smile that was not deformed at all.
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After that, Xiao Ballast managed to hold out until the sun went down, and the situation as if something was there happened several times. He would have liked to stay here for one night and leave again tomorrow. But it was so scary that he decided to run away.
Xi Ke took the ballast to the door.
Xiao Zhen said to Xi Ke, "It's a pity that I didn't see your master today. Next time I'll see when he's home, I'll come back. 」
Rick tilted his head, paused for three seconds, and said, "He's at home. 」
"Huh?" Xiao Zhen involuntarily turned his head.
"Didn't you see him? He was with us from beginning to end, and he was talking. Rick said. He reached out and grabbed it to the side, pulling a man who looked like a greyhound and whose eyes glowed purple.
Xiao Ballast had no idea where this man was before he came over.
"Hello, I'm Ampaert. The greyhound-like man moved his ears and nose, raised his hand to his chest and waved at Xiao Jiao, "My presence is a bit thin, probably like a ghost. 」
The smile on Xiao Xuan's face did not waver in the slightest, and he felt that it didn't matter what he did. He squeezed between the master and apprentice, stepped into the house and shouted, "I'm hungry, I've had dinner and stayed one night, and I'll go back tomorrow!"
"Yay?" Rick followed into the living room. Although it was good that Xiao Gu decided to stay, this reaction seemed strange.
Ampett closed the door with his hand. He found that he often forgot a lot of small things as soon as he was engaged in research, such as closing the door and stuffing the books back on the shelves, so he got into the habit of helping him clean up. Today, I also helped Xiao Ballast clean up.
"Dinner, eat first. And, Mr. Ampaert, let's talk and get acquainted. He sat on a wooden chair with his elbows resting on the table, his arms folded, and his face buried in his palms. A relieved smile in a place where no one can see it.
No. 1, Lane 1, Long's Nest Road, Long's Nest District, Long's Nest District, Long's Nest City, is not haunted, but there is a haunted dragon and a human disciple who likes to refine medicine.
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It is not strange that male dragons nurture humans. Because raising young dragons is the job of male dragons. Their parenting instincts kick in from the moment they leave the nest as adults, but they have to live three times as long before they have a little weight in the eyes of the female dragon before a female dragon is willing to give birth to a baby for him.
Therefore, male dragons who have no babies to raise will often find human orphans with similar intelligence to them, and bring them back to raise them. It's a good talk. Some dragons will continue to take care of humans in this way, even the children and grandchildren of the humans he has raised. Even if he has his own little dragon, he still regards the descendants of humans as his own.
The current Sarafaydo law prohibits dragons from adopting human children, but that doesn't stop charities from opening nurseries next to dragons' nests for dragons to care for nearby, or renting a house for dragons in their human names and registering them as foster homes. They can't be blamed for exploiting legal loopholes, there are always not enough well-meaning parents.
Anpait's tactics may be a disguised method of exploiting legal loopholes. You can't adopt as a father, right? It doesn't matter, a mage can take in apprentices, and it's not bad to be a master "father".
Xiao Zhen suspected that this was the original purpose of the dragon Ampaert, who went to study at the Human Mage University.
Although Xi Ke was completely tamed by this furry, soft, warm beast, Xiao Zhen's opinion was close to the legislator's side, and he believed that it was better for humans to be raised by humans. He believes that Xi Ke is a highly malleable person, and he has been excluded from human society, in case he is raised by a dragon and becomes a dragon in his heart, and never returns to human society, then he has to be.
Not to mention that Rick is still a mage, he can really turn into a dragon.
Xiao Ji is not so clichéd as to deny the possibility that Xike is happier as a dragon than a human, and he won't say anything if it really becomes like that, so the only thing he has to do is to take a good look at what kind of dragon Ampaert is, and whether he is qualified to be Xike's father!
The two of them chatted while dining.
The food on the Long family's table is very basic. No more than three production procedures are required. Most of the table is occupied by fruits and wild vegetables. The fruit is obviously smaller than that grown by humans, and it doesn't look like the kind of care in the field, and the meat is all game. Xiao Zhen suspected that the master and apprentice had never bought vegetables, and they all got them from the mountains.
Xiao Bao asked, "Mr. Ampaert, what year were you born?"
Ampaert replied a little awkwardly, "Sarafaydo for four years. 」
He was only one hundred and twenty years old, and he was very young in terms of dragons. Converted to the age of a human being, he is almost the same as Xi Ke and Xiao Ballast.
Xiao Ballast watched as Ampaert peeled the orange and stuffed it whole into his mouth to chew, which was not the way he usually saw humans eating it.
Ampaert asked, "How did you and Xike meet?" Now it's time for the master to make a move.
"We met at a banquet. 」
Hearing this, Rick almost choked. This is exactly the reaction that Xiao Zhen wants to see, and it makes him feel a little itchy in his heart. If you've just been frightened, you'll really want to balance it.
"It was a very lively banquet, and many guests came to see Queen Bixia. Not only did all the nearby residents arrive, but also reporters came to interview. Because there were so many people participating, even the First Intelligence Department of the Mage sent people to maintain order. At night, the turf was put on the lights as a venue, and Zuihou also put on an air show. Xiao Xuan's face was not red, and he said breathlessly. He didn't deceive people, he just changed the facts to another story, and every legal person understands this very well.
"Oh, it's the Fourth Incinerator Explosion. I heard that there is still a lot of arguing about whether to rebuild in place. There is nowhere to throw away magical garbage, and the phenomenon of ghosts is spreading in the streets. also ran out of a spirit king to lead the spirit to escape. He seems to call himself a 'sea urchin man', right?" Anpaitt blinked, shoving a peeled orange into his mouth.
Xiao Guan didn't react on the surface, but he was actually secretly observing Xi Ke. Judging by the surprise on Syke's face, he hadn't mentioned these things to Ampaert.
"yes, he changed places after that. I also went back to school. He then ran to another super lively place. He tried again: "That place really pays too much attention to the decoration. Someone outside helped them change the gate statue to a different look every day, and the interior was also changed almost every day. Because the place was so big, they had to build small mobility vehicles to crash around the building. When the lecture was held there, a large number of flower petals were sprinkled in the venue, and the cheer was so thunderous that the two lecture halls were opened into one. 」
As soon as Xiao Zhu finished speaking, Ampaert's eyes widened slightly, and he turned his head to ask Xike, "Have you seen Norpig Silken?"
Cheek swallowed the homemade noodles in his mouth and said, "I've fought him a few times, and I've almost killed him. 」
"Oh my God, he's an innate mage. It's not easy for you to win this battle. Ampaert shook her head slowly.
"I had my old comrade by my side, he didn't, so I won. Rick grinned and picked up a slice of roast meat with his chopsticks and put it in the bread.
Hearing that there were other human children who could come to his house, Ampaert blinked happily, "Invite him to dinner next time." 」
Xiao Zhen thinks that Anpaitt is not a dragon who "only knows about the life of the dragon clan" as he expected before. He knew so much about what was going on in human society that he could guess what Xiao Gu was talking about.
This dragon has studied in a mage university full of humans, and lived in a big human city, all this experience has not been in vain, and he is indeed quite integrated into human society.
Although he doesn't seem to be a human who is "enthusiastic about public affairs and chasing the latest popular information", at least he is close to "a human who hides in the city".
It should be possible to rest assured that he will take care of Xike, so as not to take care of him as a dragon.
Just as I was thinking about it, there was a jingle outside. Xiao Zhen knew that there was no doorbell here, and looked at Xi Ke suspiciously.
Rick explained, "There's a magic plant that makes a noise when you step on it. The way of stepping on it is also different, and the way of sounding is also different, which can be used as a code. 」
Ampaert walked out and returned with a newspaper in hand.
Xiao Zhen saw that it read "Dragon New Knowledge News".
Annpaitt sat down to open the newspaper and pursed her lips to read it carefully. This appearance reminds him of some humans who would run outside the international conference venue to hold up signs in protest.
Ampaert took a look and suddenly shouted, "Really!"
Nick leaned over to Anpait's side and looked at the same page together: "What's wrong?"
Ampaite said angrily, "When the councillor was talking to the foreign guests, he actually translated our dragon into a foreign language's 'Oniji'! That kind of monster eats children! It's so disrespectful to us! How many times have you protested with them and still done this!"
Rick frowned, too, "Ah, that's too much. What should I do to blow up his office with a letter of protest?"
"Damn," said Ampaert. I'm going to send a letter to the city mailbox asking them to make a correction. 」
"I sent it last time, so let's send it to the Prime Minister's mailbox this time. Or send it to the newspapers, like ......."
Xiao Zhen watched as the pair of masters and apprentices eagerly discussed the issue of translating the names of the dragon clan, just like humans when discussing various social issues such as education, human rights, and environmental protection.
No problem. Even if Xi Ke lets this dragon belt, he will also care about the current situation of society, and he is diligent in participating in social activities, such as jointly asking the government to correct the name of the dragon clan-
- Not true.
Xiao Zhen thought about it carefully, no.
"Xike, how are you participating in social activities as a dragon?"
End of episode