Chapter 50

Luge no longer distracted himself with other things, only staring at the small blood pool before him. A not short period of time had passed, during which Luge even went without a meal, yet Old Dog Head still did not come out. He was beginning to suspect that Old Gold Tooth had already drowned in the pool, and that the occasional bubble rising was the sole culprit stopping him from acting to fish the person out.

Actually, the bubbles in the pool had long since taken on this half-dead appearance, with a good while passing before one emerged.

He estimated in his mind that the time from the last bubble to now seemed to be getting longer and longer.

Gulu gulu! The blood pool suddenly became violent.

A smile finally appeared on his balding face.

Any change was a good thing, and such a violent one meant it was probably ending.

He thought to himself, looking forward to it.

The dragon blood in the small blood pool gradually decreased under violent churning, as if truly like the earlier joke, Old Gold Tooth would drink it clean.

As the dragon blood in the blood pool decreased, a curled-up figure appeared and was revealed. That figure showed only its side, legs curled, hands placed before it, as peaceful as a sleeping child. Looking closely at the blood, it was not inhaled through his mouth and nose, but permeated like osmosis, his entire body absorbing it.

Old Gold Tooth had grown taller!

This was what he could confirm at first glance, and then came the difference in hair.

Old Gold Tooth had originally been losing hair, always in a natural half-bald state, but now there was even less hair. Just the part exposed above the water surface showed large areas where hair had originally been, now replaced by scales.

Old Gold Tooth was actually a bit special, in that he belonged to those transforming into Dragonborn Kobolds for the second time, so he was still affected by some remnants from the previous transformation.

For example, the color of Old Gold Tooth's scales should, by rights, be close to that stupid dragon's dark hue, but among the scales visible on his shoulders and arms, they were mainly green with black, while a small portion of fine small scales were black with green, as if telling that if they could grow one day, they would become like that.

Luge patted the restless Cultivation Bag.

This little worm could no longer wait.

If Old Gold Tooth was fine, it could also be arranged.

From that Diary, Luge had seen that a Giant Dragon's dragon blood was actually much the same all over its body. If one wanted better-quality dragon blood based on the original, the only path was purification by a Wizard.

Luge actually wanted that purified dragon blood, but would not insist too strongly.

According to the Diary, that High-grade Goods was a retention closer to the Origin, removing unnecessary things. For example, some experiment targets would become lazy after Dragon Transformation, while others would become irritable.

A sound of blood splashing everywhere.

Old Gold Tooth finally woke up and walked out of the pool, then knelt there and began vomiting, spitting out a large amount of fresh blood, unknown whether it was his own or the dragon blood he had drunk earlier.

The dragon blood, originally only half a pool left, rose considerably from what he vomited.

Splitting the blood pool earlier was indeed the correct choice, Luge thought.

"My Lord, Old Gold Tooth is reborn! Hehehehehe—"

Old Gold Tooth came before Luge, then stretched his body, making a series of crackling sounds. With each part he moved, he laughed for a while. His original gold tooth was pushed open by newly grown sharp teeth, and somehow it ended up like a ring slipped over the tooth tip.

Luge's Stinking Skin Spell had long been cast. The thing he least wanted to see also did not happen, as he had predicted. After all, Old Gold Tooth was a smart person.

Old Gold Tooth was now about the same height as Dasha, though he did not look as burly as Dasha and Tu Ya. But one could feel that within his slightly thin, scale-covered arms lay explosive power, far surpassing Tu Ya.

After all, this Dragon Blood Tier was not low, certified by the Aberrant Dragon Management Association, and the amount was abundant to the point of luxury.

"Stand there, let me throw a punch." Luge said.

Old Gold Tooth was stunned for a moment, as if remembering he was no longer the same. He nodded, hehehed, and stood straight.

Luge had quietly cast a spell, using Bull Strength and Magic Skin Technique. Magic Skin Technique was to protect his small fist; if it broke, it would lose him face. Usually when dealing with Lizardmen, he just rushed up with a stick and swung directly.

He charged over and punched the reborn Old Gold Tooth in the belly. That chest and abdomen area was also covered with some small scales.

The punch landed squarely on the place where the scales were densest.

Old Gold Tooth, making no defensive move, bared his mouth and stumbled back several steps to steady himself.

Then one large and one small, two Kobolds stared blankly at Old Gold Tooth's belly together. They saw that in the area between his chest and navel, more than ten strands of Light Silk were drilling out from between the scales, slowly rotating and twisting like antennae. Some probed longer and longer, as if exploring the environment. Others already had a target, stopping after extending a short distance, bending over to soothe the place that had been hit, as if reducing the swelling on Old Gold Tooth's belly.

"This thing is still here! It's over, it's over! My Old Gold Tooth's dream of rebirth cannot be realized like this……"

Old Gold Tooth began pacing in place.

"You've always liked them, haven't you? To accompany the light. The dragon blood I found for you is still very powerful. You should be able to accompany each other for a long time."

Luge said as he opened a Spatial Door and stepped out. Old Gold Tooth was stunned for a moment, then followed him out.

Next came the Observation Period. Luge hoped everything would go smoothly.

Not long after the two came out, they saw Aijin and Dasha.

Aijin naturally looked anxious.

This had long been guessed.

What was interesting was Dasha, standing to the side full of nervous emotion. From the details of his expression and behavior, nervousness and fear were revealed everywhere.

This was very wrong.

"Old Gold Tooth?" Aijin stepped forward, circling around and looking left and right.

Only when she noticed the Light Silk on Old Gold Tooth's abdomen that was almost completely retracted, and the gold hoop on his sharp teeth revealed by his heheh laugh, did she dare believe her eyes.

"Hehe! My Old Gold Tooth is alive again, and can live for a long time. This time I'm not lying to you. Also, if you want to become smarter, just do what I did. When I came out, that treasure still had half a pool left……"

Old Gold Tooth obviously thought the pure dragon blood far away in the Abyssal Bedroom must not be touched.

Aijin's joy from the bottom of her heart was highly infectious. On her ugly little face, her expressions seemed much richer than other Kobolds'. She chatted excitedly around Old Gold Tooth.

Luge came before Dasha.

Without Luge speaking, Dasha began gesturing, using hands and feet to speak with effort. Since taking the Black Fruit, Dasha had become smarter than before, but speaking was still difficult, especially when anxious.

Luge listened for a moment and decisively chose to give up.

"A squad of black Sharp Ears……have been wandering nearby recently. Many Kobolds who went out hunting have been caught. I remember Old Gold Tooth mentioning the Dark Elf Slave-catching Squad. They are about to discover this place." Aijin's voice sounded timely from behind.

"What about Tu Ya?"

Luge was not very nervous.

"A Kobold from the Red Horn Tribe, as tall as Tu Ya, wanted to take him away. He refused, so he was beaten up. Those Sharp Ears drove away that big Kobold and found the Saint Lord's Cave Entrance, blocking Tu Ya." Aijin said anxiously.

Seeing her expression, Luge guessed that she had wanted to tell him this when she saw him earlier, but forgot because she was happy for Old Gold Tooth.

"Mining."

Old Gold Tooth said firmly.

"Those Pointed-Ear Elves only use Kobolds for mining; only large tribes have the strength to trade with Pointed-Ear Elves, while remote small tribes are their targets for enslavement. It has always been this way. These Pointed-Ear Elves are often at war, and their demand for all kinds of ores is very great. All kinds of city-states are extremely complex. Only the human Ground Cave Domain is one they dare not approach..."

Luge listened but did not take it too seriously. Before leaving the Bedroom Space, he had already decided to go see Half-Man again, and then begin preparing for the journey to the Abyss.

"I'm handing this slave-hunting team over to you," he said.

"No problem. I, Old Gold Tooth, haven't seen these old friends in a long time. Leave it to me. I know the strength of these Pointed-Ear Elf slave-hunting teams."

Old Gold Tooth moved his hands, which had grown larger and were like sharp claws.

Luge had already chosen a passage entrance and turned to walk away.

(Chapter End)