Chapter 4: First Encounter with a Druid

For Sakavi, who now had an insider, hunting goblins became much easier. Although the taste of goblins was indescribable, they were magical beasts after all, and the trace amounts of magical elements in their bodies were very important for the growth of a juvenile dragon.

Ordinary wild beasts not only couldn't provide this, but would also attract the attention of other forces, thereby bringing many unnecessary troubles.

Now, after a year of effort, Sakavi had successfully grown to 1.8 meters. In another year, he would be able to enter the adolescent stage. By then, the nearby ogre village would realize that it was no rumor that chromatic dragons were very vengeful.

Although an adolescent dragon is still in the range of being prone to premature death, being able to use Level-4 Spells is enough to gather his own vassals, and dealing with a small ogre village would be a piece of cake.

Just as Sakavi was fantasizing about a beautiful future, he was blocked at the door. How could he endure such a thing? Sakavi immediately dug out from the side of the stone wall and cursed, "Where did this little punk come from, daring to go against your Black Dragon Lord? Don't you want to live?"

"Oh my, so it's you, Druid Lord! I didn't know you came from afar. Please wait a moment, I'll go pick some wild fruits to entertain you."

When he saw a two-meter-tall giant elk staring at him, Sakavi's eyes instantly became clear. The richness of the magic power contained in its body was not something a juvenile dragon who could only cast Level-2 magic could contend with. The only plan now was to find a way to run.

Although this druid mentioned by Gray Bark hadn't directly attacked, elves had never had a good impression of chromatic dragons, and the elf's personality was unpredictable. Perhaps the next moment, he would become fertilizer for the earth.

Seeing that the druid didn't object, Sakavi flew toward the ogre village at top speed, intending to avoid the limelight in the village.

Just as he saw he was about to reach the edge of the village, a voice sounded in his brain: "Black Dragon Lord, where are you going?" This scared Sakavi so much that he hit a tree without paying attention. Looking at the giant elk running toward him in reverse, Sakavi's heart was filled with despair. It turned out he couldn't even fly as fast as the other could run.

"Little Black Dragon, are you okay?"

"Still alive for now. Lord, we have no grudges, why not let me go?"

"Hmph, you can even say there are no grudges? Which of you chromatic dragons isn't evil? Letting you go is waiting for you to grow up and bring disaster to the area? You haven't killed less recently, have you!"

"Lord, I eat meat. If I don't kill, wouldn't I starve to death? Besides, there are so many wild beasts that eat meat, how can you bully only me?"

"Sigh, forget it, forget it. The elves have left here for a long time, and what you are has nothing to do with me."

"............"

"Then how should I address you? Great Druid?"

"Velanse Ye-Wen, ally and mount of the family for generations."

"My name is Sakavi Durax Hiporixa. You can just call me Sakavi. Can I call you Sister Velanse?"

"I'm not used to hearing that. Just call me Velanse. I don't want to be disturbed, so you must leave before the ogre scouts discover you."

"Velanse, you have to understand, going out now is equivalent to sending myself to death. You must at least wait until I get through the Juvenile Dragon Stage before I can leave. Besides, I am very unfamiliar with this area and need to figure out what forces exist around here."

"You are very different from the chromatic dragons of the past, but I don't intend to trust you. I can only tolerate you staying here for another year. You must leave this place after entering the adolescent stage."

"Thank you very much! I have a question, I wonder if you can answer it for me?"

"No."

"Why did the elves leave here? Why didn't you leave with the elves?"

About five hundred years ago, an ogre who called himself Borg Blood-Axe came to this plane. His arrival broke the balance of the various forces on the plane. Humans, who had already occupied the position of overlord of the plane, had not had a war since defeating the orcs a thousand years ago.

Facing the strongly rising ogres, humans had no power to parry. At that time, a serious crisis occurred within the elves, and they had no energy to intervene in the affairs of lower races.

By the time the ogres completely defeated the humans and pointed their butcher knives at the elves, we found that we couldn't find any allies who could provide help.

Having no other choice, we could only choose to accept the invitation of the Ferland plane and leave this place where we had lived for tens of thousands of years. I was born and grew up here, and I am extremely familiar with every tree here. I don't want to leave here."

In the subsequent chat, Sakavi gradually figured out the magical beast forces in the entire forest. After repeated comparisons, the swamp at the edge of the western forest was quite suitable for a black dragon to hide.

The existence of a black dragon will make the environment humid and emit a fishy stench, gradually evolving toward a swamp. If he stays directly in the swamp, he can not only perfectly solve the problem of being discovered due to environmental changes but also cover up the detection methods of various forces.

Velanse mentioned in the conversation that she had noticed when the black dragon appeared near the village, which instantly scared Sakavi into a cold sweat. The danger of this world far exceeded his imagination.

When the conversation ended, Velanse said she was going back. Sakavi insisted on going to her house as a guest. After Velanse's refusal was fruitless, she could only agree. Just kidding, he had finally found a powerful backer, how could he just give up like this?

When Velanse walked forward, the bushes on the ground automatically cleared a path. After Sakavi walked past, the path was occupied by bushes again. No wonder the druid could live in seclusion here. With this way of traveling, if she didn't want to expose her identity, probably no one could find any traces of her existence.

The two walked to a forest clearing specially favored by the moonlight. What grew here were not ordinary bushes or weeds, but silver-leaf grass flickering with faint light, dark blue nightmare flowers, tall trees covered with colorful fruits, and scarlet lichen that could be used to stop bleeding.

In the distance, a clear spring seeping from between the rocks gathered into a small, crystal-clear pool. The bottom of the pool was paved with white pebbles, and a few small silver fish swam among them. All this indicated that the two had arrived at the druid's home.

Her "house" was not built by humans, but formed by several ancient, intertwined tall oak trees growing under the influence of magic.

The thick branches were cleverly knotted and overlapped to form a structurally stable spherical space. The ground was composed of a carpet made of moss emitting blue fluorescence, and the surrounding walls were covered with various unknown, colorful flowers.

Seeing such an exquisite house, Sakavi actually felt a bit regretful for insisting on coming here as a guest. Under Velanse's repeated invitations, Sakavi always insisted on not stepping into this "holy land" half a step and chose to lie down on a chair polished from a giant mushroom cap.

Facing Velanse's confusion, Sakavi couldn't say that he hadn't taken a bath for nearly a year and was truly embarrassed to enter that house full of floral fragrance. He could only lie and say that he had too much killing intent and was afraid of disturbing the various plants in the house.

Unexpectedly, this explanation made Velanse very happy, thinking she had met a soulmate. She immediately took out sumptuous fruits to entertain Sakavi and began to chat about everything under the sun.

From the ancient legends of the elven race to the wild beast that gave birth yesterday in this forest. The heavy indigo and ink colors were quietly dispelled by a soft salmon pink and lavender purple on the skyline. The golden morning sun cast mottled shadows through the tall oak trees, making the dew condensed on the two of them shine.

Listening to the crisp calls of unknown birds in the distance, Velanse smiled: "Dear friend, no one has been able to chat with me so happily for a long time."

"I have lived here for more than seven hundred years. Since the elves left five hundred years ago, I have never met a friend I could communicate with. The magical beasts nearby always harbor greed and malice toward the land under my feet. Can you stay and accompany me?"

According to normal circumstances, Sakavi should have agreed immediately. After all, for a juvenile dragon, this forest is full of crises everywhere. Staying here to get through the adolescent stage, which is prone to premature death, and then going out seems to be a very good choice.

However, different paths do not conspire. Sakavi, who was living a second life, after understanding the general situation of this world, planned to walk a path of his own. This path was destined to be bloody. Sakavi didn't want to lose this druid friend, and even less did he want to implicate her.

If he said this, he would likely be beaten to death by the druid on the spot. Sakavi could only say: "The environment here is too comfortable. For a chromatic dragon, losing vigilance is a very dangerous thing, so I cannot stay."

"Alright then! Welcome to visit again next time!"

After speaking, the oak trees in the distance took the initiative to clear a path. After Sakavi said goodbye, he walked away without looking back. The way back seemed exceptionally long. From morning to noon, he hadn't seen the environment he was familiar with. When Sakavi planned to go to the clearing ahead to take a rest.

"I just happened to prepare lunch, do you want to eat together?"

"?????"

Sakavi found that he seemed to have encountered a telecommunications scam in another world. But he couldn't beat her, and the other party didn't seem to want to reason. However, holding the mentality of giving it a try, he still planned to reason.

"Velanse, didn't you agree to let me go? Why did you go back on your word?"

"I didn't go back on my word! You came back yourself. And this time, you can't go anywhere until you get through the Juvenile Dragon Stage, unless you can beat me."

"............"

"You might as well practice magic here! It will be of no small help to you after you go out. Put away your other little thoughts. I am a druid who has lived for more than seven hundred years. What kind of brat haven't I seen?"

According to the teachings of the seniors in the Dragon Scripture, the bottom line of a dragon is to have no bottom line. Adjusting one's values according to the situation faced is a compulsory course for chromatic dragons. Therefore, the current Sakavi is a druid-faction supporter who loves nature and only eats vegetarian food.

As for why he isn't a druid, it's because although theoretically any race can become a druid, not every individual is suitable, and Sakavi just happens not to meet the conditions. However, the fruits and herbs in this place are very rich in magic power, which is very friendly to the growth of a juvenile dragon. ===== CHAPTER 5 =====