Wu Xiaode snorted and let go of Sofia, who had been lying on the ground.

Sofia immediately scrambled to her feet and ran outside without looking back.

As soon as she ran,

the other children followed suit and ran out after her.

Only Wu Xiaode and Gjestastav were left in the cave.

Gjestastav hesitated and said,

"Little Wu, I always feel that something isn't quite right... You never used to be this aggressive..."

"Don't worry about it, they all have wounds on them. I reckon the adults will be here soon to ask what happened,"

Wu Xiaode said nonchalantly.

Next to his ear, a tiny figure leaned close and whispered the current situation:

"The first seal has appeared."

"What is it?" Wu Xiaode asked.

"The bond of the village," the fairy Chris said quickly. "If Gjestastav continues to stay in the village, she will sooner or later be more seriously harmed. That seal is deeply rooted in the deepest wound of her heart—"

"You must take her away from this village as soon as possible."

"Understood," Wu Xiaode said.

Twenty minutes later.

Several children lay on the stone beds in the center of the village.

The elders of Dragon Village were treating the children.

The incident had blown up.

For fairness, the Dragon Clan elders naturally used a kind of magic akin to a mind probe.

The whole story unfolded before everyone.

"Little Wu, you were just defending yourself, you did nothing wrong,"

the elder said gently.

"Then how do you explain the fact that she almost killed me?" Wu Xiaode pointed at Sofia and said.

The elder said, "She didn't mean to either. I think we should just—"

Wu Xiaode interrupted him directly, "Elder, my parents died fighting for the village and couldn't protect me. Are you saying, as long as the children whose parents have died in battle are orphans, they deserve to be bullied by other children?"

All the Dragon Clan members present were at a loss for words.

"You children quarrel amongst yourselves, don't fall out over this. When you grow up, you'll be good friends," the elder said, trying to smooth things over.

"So children's matters are not considered important?" Wu Xiaode asked again.

His wounds had healed quite a bit, and he stood up at this point, pulled Gjestastav out from the crowd, and said loudly:

"Gjestastav has been bullied for years, and I don't believe you didn't notice."

"You just think because her parents are both dead, it's okay to bully her a bit."

"That's great."

"I hope that after you die in battle, your children face the same fate. After all, Gjestastav and I are precedents."

"Whatever happens to us, remember, the same will be true for your children."

"Let's go, Gjestastav!"

He took Gjestastav by the hand and didn't care what the adult members of the Dragon Clan thought; he directly slipped away from the crowd and left them far behind.

Initially, the elder had thought it was a trivial matter.

But looking around,

it seemed as though something had taken root in the hearts of the people.

And that was indeed the case.

This young dragon had nearly lost his life.

If every descendant of those who died in battle ended with such a fate, who would still be willing to fight for the village?

And as for Gjestastav,

indeed no one had cared for her over these years...

—If I died, would my children end up like Gjestastav and Wu Xiaode?

The crowd fell into a moment of silence.

A few elders looked at each other, their eyes showing concern for the first time.

Wu Xiaode shook his head.

This matter was actually very buggy.

Any organization that does not treat the orphans of martyrs well is out of its mind.

Yet reality was just as such.

Where lay the problem?

...

On a desolate mountain outside Dragon Village,

within a secluded cave,

Wu Xiaode crouched on the ground, dug up the earth, and unearthed their treasure.

It was an iron box.

Inside lay the only few Gold Coins they had.

The two of them managed to complete their training every day with these Gold Coins.

Dragons needed a sense of security.

The higher the sense of security, the deeper the hibernation, the more effective the training, and the faster the improvement in strength.

But all they had were these few Gold Coins.

Gjestastav stared at Wu Xiaode, asking softly,

"Little Wu, what are you thinking of?"

"The words I said during the day might have had some effect. At least they won't deal with us tonight," Wu Xiaode said with a faint smile.

Chris had followed them.

When one enters the dream realm, they cannot bring anything with them.

But Chris—

She hid her equipment and brought everything with her!

Money was no longer a concern.

From now on, our training would progress by leaps and bounds!

So, the most important thing right now is something else—

Understanding the civilization of the Dragon Clan to help Gjestastav break through her seals.

In fact—

It was only after becoming a dragon that I learned how the Dragon Clan lives.

The innate powers of the Dragon Clan are flight, Dragon Power, and the ability to take on human form.

Flight goes without saying.

Dragon Power is the natural oppression of a high-level species. Ordinary animals can't even twitch under the pressure of Dragon Power.

And regarding eating—

Dragons can sustain themselves for half a month on a single meal.

In that case, hunting with Dragon Power on could easily sustain oneself.

"I'm thinking, why don't we go down the mountain, to live in the human cities to the south,"

Wu Xiaode said.

Gjestastav shuddered.

She was born and raised in the village but had never thought about leaving.

If they left the village—

Sofia and the others wouldn't be able to bully her!

Why hadn't she thought of this before?

No, it wasn't that she hadn't thought about it.

It was because there were various dangers outside the village that young dragons couldn't cope with.

"But it's also dangerous outside the village, Little Wu. Can the two of us make it?" Gjestastav asked worriedly.

Wu Xiaode said, "Who cares? It's always better than staying here and getting bullied all the time, right?"

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