Chapter 16: Three Years Later and Changes

In the time that followed, the Young Dragon Stage's territory began to be slowly managed.

Under Lin Lian's leadership, the Stone‑Blind Barbarian Tribe transplanted Meat Fungus near an underground river close to the territory, continuing their lifestyle of working at sunrise and meditating at sunset.

The Gray Dwarf clan also began continuously mining ore, handing over one third to Naimi Xisi to devour, and storing the remaining two thirds; aside from no longer being able to forge weapons recklessly as before, their lives otherwise changed little.

But this issue was already being addressed by Kelan Jiating, who each month spent about ten days traveling between the territory and Bricolekt City, trying to secure more orders for Cold Iron Weapons.

Tie Xiu and Ogel then began sweeping the area around the territory with a Jackalman Warrior army, hunting Monsters, or bringing back tamable Monsters to bolster the forces.

Time passed slowly, and the fledgling territory gradually grew. — Three years later.

In the narrow cave, darkness was dead silent; suddenly, a pair of orange‑yellow vertical pupils lit up in the shadows. A white silhouette burst from the cave, stretching its body in the air.

It was six meters long, with a twelve‑meter wingspan; its majestic white dragon head was as wise as a deity, and beneath the shadow of its wings lay a legion of nearly two hundred Monsters, who were pledging loyalty to their ruler—White Mystery.

"My Dependents, my servants, today is another beautiful day; in such carefree times, what do we need?" Naimi Xisi asked.

"Strive to keep these carefree days!!" the Monsters shouted loudly.

"Then, to maintain these carefree days, what must we do?" Naimi Xisi continued.

"Strive! Discipline! Be proactive! After finishing today's tasks, do more work, prepare for tomorrow!" the Monsters shouted as if injected with adrenaline; one goblin, overly excited, was stomped flat by an impatient Ogel behind it.

Naimi Xisi nodded with satisfaction; his daily stimulation finally took effect, and now these Monsters, even without being controlled by the Mind Gem, are eager enough to burn themselves to illuminate the True Dragon.

In these three years, the territory developed greatly; under the relentless raids of Tie Xiu and the Coyote Wolf army, the surrounding weak small Monster groups were all drawn by the True Dragon's great name and joined the territory.

These two hundred Monsters before us are exactly that; the vast majority are weak goblins, but that's fine—any True Dragon's army contains many goblins. Though these little ones have low Combat Power, they can serve as reserve provisions for marching and fighting.

When hungry, take a bite—that's the very purpose of these fellows' existence.

Besides that, there was a level‑seven Minotaur and the Bafi Horned Demon clan he led! Naimi Xisi looked toward the cave mouth, and as two hundred Jackalman Warriors entered, a Minotaur about four meters tall, its body packed with muscles as massive as mountain rock, walked in.

Behind the Minotaur were nine humanoid beings resembling the Minotaur in stature—tall, with powerful, knotted muscles—their bodies covered in shaggy hair, bull‑like heads, and eyes that radiated wild fury.

The difference was that the Minotaur had gray skin, while they bore a faint dark‑red hue.

That is the Bafi Horned Demon.

The Minotaur was named Danoli, and according to him, he was a defiler expelled by his clan.

Minotaurs are a species with diverse aesthetics; with vigorous star‑lust and robust physiques, almost every one is a ready stud. Coupled with their naturally powerful bodies, many underground dark races lure Minotaurs to mate, producing physically strong hybrids as subordinates.

But among them, the human‑demon hybrid race—Tieflings—went the furthest.

Danoli was indeed duped by a Tiefling.

The beautiful Tiefling sorceress lured him into her lair, then immediately bound Danoli, extracting his essence daily, and through filthy witchcraft fused with herself to give birth to nine hybrids—the Bafi Horned Demons.

These nine Bafi Horned Demons, upon reaching adulthood, became level‑four Warriors, continued to be enslaved by the Tieflings, who tried to breed more third‑generation demons. Although Danoli later found a chance and ambushed the Tiefling, killing her, he, tainted by the filthy witchcraft, was rejected by his clan when he tried to return.

He could only wander with his offspring until he arrived at Naimi Xisi's territory and submitted under the True Dragon.

This also owed to Naimi Xisi's three‑year daily and nightly consumption of massive flesh and Cold Iron Ore; now he has reached the adolescent dragon growth stage and is extremely close to the next slumber point of the teen dragon! "Mind, open the panel." — True name: Naimi Xisi

Race: Juan Ce Long Growth Stage: Young Dragon Physical Data — Strength: 12 Agility: 14 Constitution: 15 Intelligence: 21 Perception: 18 Charisma: 22 Supernatural Abilities: Three times daily — Dragon's Breath, three times daily — Dark Vision, activate at will — Memory Read, activate at will — Memory Modification, activate at will — Common Sense Modification, activate at will — Mind Control

Profession: Sorcerer (Spellcraft, Prophecy) — Level 6, Mage — Level 6

Mage (Sorcerer) casting resources: Cantrip — unlimited, First-circle Spell — 11 (Charisma increase 6), Second-circle Spell — 9 (Charisma increase 5), Third-circle Spell — 7.

Activated Gem: Mind Gem — abilities activated: Mind Control, amplified tenfold; casting resources

Witnessed miracles: the birth of Naimi Xisi — becoming a young dragon, Naimi Xisi's power has greatly increased, first by the addition of six-dimensional attributes; unlike weak humans, True Dragons continuously grow stronger while sleeping, and each time they pass a growth stage, their physical stats naturally rise.

Unfortunately, the Juan Ce Long is a True Dragon with a very weak body; compared to other True Dragons, each evolution adds at least nine, often over ten points to the three physical dimensions (Strength, Agility, Constitution).

Naimi Xisi's three physical dimensions only increased by a pitiful three points.

Conversely, all three mental dimensions increased by two points.

Do not look down on this figure; mental dimensions are extremely valuable, unlike physical attributes that can be increased by training; to break the innate limits of mental dimensions one must use precious artifacts.

For example, the Quiet Contemplation Volume, which can increase intelligence, is a highly precious book; after reading it, the user's brain is expanded by a mysterious Magic Net, raising intelligence by one point.

However, across all of Frelen there are only a dozen or so of such books, and they are automatically incinerated by the Magic Net once read; only three Quiet Contemplation Volumes are known to still exist.

Only top‑tier spell‑casting beings such as True Dragons or deep‑dwelling magical fish can continuously increase their mental dimensions as they grow.

Even the strongest Golden Dragon among the Five‑colored Good Dragons only gains one point in each mental dimension per growth stage.

So this also shows the Juan Ce Long's exceptional magical talent.

The increase in six-dimensional attributes naturally brings more Spell Slots; now Naimi Xisi, amplified by the Mind Gem, has as many as 110 First-circle Spell Slots! Even the Magic Goddess would gasp in madness upon seeing this! Apart from deities—such transcendent high‑dimensional beings—Naimi Xisi is probably the first spellcaster in Frelen's history to possess over a hundred First-circle Spell Slots.

As the saying goes, many ants can bite a dead elephant; although low‑circle and high‑circle spells differ vastly in power, sheer numbers can still cause a qualitative change.

Five‑colored Good Dragons (Metal Dragon) ranking by strength: Golden Dragon, Silver Dragon, Bronze Dragon, Copper Dragon, Red‑copper Dragon.

Five‑colored Evil Dragons ranking by strength: Red Dragon, Blue Dragon, Green Dragon, Black Dragon, White Dragon.

Five‑colored Gem Dragons ranking by strength: Amethyst Dragon, Crystal Dragon, Emerald Dragon, Yellow Jade Dragon, Sapphire Dragon.

The Legendary Dragon Species and the few other dragon species will be discussed later.

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