Chapter 436: Do Dragons Need Matchmaking?

Looking at Sophia, whose cheeks had inexplicably flushed, Li Ang silently reached out and pushed away the massive dog-dragon head that had nearly pressed against him.

To be honest, these two dragons from 【Aio Logistics】 always gave him the impression of being not very bright.

As Li Ang pondered the purpose of the two dragons, Sophia snapped back to awareness.

She cleared her throat to suppress her scattered thoughts, then spoke in a vague tone: "My grandfather said he took an instant liking to you, so he sent me here to foster our bond."

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Hearing this, Li Ang was momentarily stunned.

True, in a certain sense he owed Seth a favor, but were they really that close, as Sophia put it?

They'd barely exchanged a few words.

Before he could think further, he felt a dampness against his palm.

Li Ang turned his head and saw Ilyss, who looked more like a dog than a dragon, had somehow transformed into human form and was now gently licking his palm.

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No way, this is definitely a dog, right?!

Li Ang wearily pulled his hand back, at a loss for words.

He had never encountered a dragon like Ilyss before—no wonder Otavio had called her a dumb dragon in his report.

Sophia, now noticing her companion's actions, her tall, rainbow-haired beauty's face darkened instantly; she reached out, seized Ilyss by the nape of the neck, and yanked her close.

In human form, Ilyss was a petite girl in a black dress—completely the opposite of Sophia—and thus lifting her was effortless.

Ilyss, gripping her fate by the back of the neck, thrashed wildly, but to no avail.

Ignoring the squirming creature in her hand, Sophia sighed deeply: "My apologies for the embarrassment, Your Majesty."

"Even within 【Aio Logistics】, Ilyss counts among the most abnormal. I don't even understand why the Tiamat branch sent her with me to Morabiss Star."

As she spoke, she unconsciously glanced at the black-dressed girl in her grip.

Following her gaze, Li Ang also looked at Ilyss.

Sensing the two dragons' stares, Ilyss stopped struggling and flashed a foolishly wide grin: "I-I forgot."

Sophia's vision darkened—she never expected such an answer from the girl.

The luxurious vehicle, suppressing its inner turmoil, patiently asked: "Perhaps Ilyss, you should return to headquarters first? You know the way, right?"

"Ugh"

At those words, Ilyss visibly deflated, emitting a whimper like a discarded puppy.

Seeing her like this, Sophia finally relented: "Fine, you can stay by my side for now."

"Really?!" The black-dressed girl's eyes lit up instantly; if she had a tail, it would've been wagging furiously, "Sophia, you're amazing! Just like my mom!"

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At first, Sophia didn't react to the first half, but upon hearing the second, she instinctively clapped a hand over Ilyss's mouth and explained to Li Ang: "Your Majesty, don't misunderstand—I have no blood relation to Ilyss, and over the years I've never—"

The more she spoke, the quieter her voice became, until it faded to a whisper.

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Watching this bizarre pair before him, Li Ang fell silent.

A dumb, gluttonous dog, an elderly virgin dragon.

What on earth was 【Aio Logistics】 planning to send these two prodigies to his side?

Though he said so, Li Ang had already guessed Sophia's true intent.

Judging by her behavior and the hints she'd dropped, it seemed she was here for a matchmaker's visit?

Looking at the mature woman before him, whose gaze darted nervously, Li Ang felt a pang of helplessness.

He could only say his image of Seth had shattered completely—from a dignified, mighty dragon to an elderly man obsessed with his descendants' love lives.

Yet judging by Sophia's human form, she was indeed quite old—by dragon standards, at least middle-aged or even elderly.

Fortunately, Li Ang didn't care about age; after becoming a professional, especially after taking up the 【Bronze and Fire King】 and 【Immortal】 professions, he had long since lost track of time.

Of course, these were merely his guesses—only further interaction would reveal the truth.

Li Ang had no intention of expelling Sophia and Ilyss; it would benefit him nothing.

Besides, even if he didn't respect the monk, he respected the Buddha—【Aio Logistics】 had quietly aided his growth in many ways; out of gratitude, he wouldn't act against them.

Thinking of this, Li Ang shook his head slightly and said: "Then, the two of you may stay on Morabiss Star for now."

"But Ilyss—"

As he spoke, he seemed to recall something, and paused.

After a brief pause, Li Ang continued: "Once I've made some minor modifications to this place, you'll be free to run wild—play however you like."

He had originally intended to tell Ilyss to tone it down, at least not disturb the tourists visiting Morabiss Star.

But considering future dealings with 【Aio Logistics】, he decided to let the dog-dragon have her way.

Compared to the Federation and the Empire, 【Aio Logistics】, as another outsider, felt far more trustworthy to Li Ang.

Not because they were all dragons—but because of his understanding of the Supreme Deity, Your Majesty, who was certainly no chaotic troublemaker.

In fact, the fact that He had long tolerated the gods of D&D already filled Li Ang with deep admiration, for those so-called 'gods' were far from harmless.

Thus, for Li Ang, cultivating goodwill with 【Aio Logistics】 held no downside.

Hearing his words, Ilyss's eyes lit up, and she strained slightly to break free from Sophia's grip.

The next instant, the black-dressed girl was clinging to Li Ang: "Woo, you're such a good person."

As she spoke, she rubbed her head up and down against his chest.

Watching Ilyss cling to him with all four limbs, Li Ang raised an eyebrow.

'Incredibly strong.'

Had he not been using 【Great Luo Insight】, he might not have noticed how the black-dressed girl had moved at all.

Undoubtedly, this dog-dragon, which looked dull and stupid, possessed terrifying power, even slightly surpassing Sophia.

Li Ang didn't believe 【Aio Logistics】 would send such a powerful dragon to him without reason—there must be hidden motives.

Unfortunately, Elise had forgotten.

Before the girl could smear saliva all over his chest, Li Ang quickly picked her up and set her aside: "Then I won't linger—take your time."

With those words, he vanished instantly, leaving behind Elise, still somewhat excited, and Sophia, her face slightly flushed.

Watching her companion scamper about, Sophia couldn't help recalling the young man's earlier words.

'Didn't I make myself clear enough? Did he just agree?'

'But isn't this too fast? We just met for the first time.'

'Living together and all that'

As unsightly images flashed through her mind, Sophia's cheeks grew even redder.

Li Ang's judgment was correct—she truly was an elderly virgin dragon.

Unfortunately, Sophia had long had a small hobby: browsing peculiar webcomics on the interstellar network.

Just as the luxurious vehicle, adorned with two massive headlights, began entertaining increasingly absurd thoughts, a crisp voice pulled her back to reality.

"Sophia, play with me!"

Seeing Elise's sparkling eyes, Sophia felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head—she instantly calmed down.

What on earth was I thinking!?

With a mix of shame and indignation, Sophia hurled the metal ball beside her with force.

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On the other side, Li Ang was unaware that he had already been arranged into eighteen poses in some dragon's mind—he was gazing thoughtfully at the towering tree before him, its branches hung thick with white cocoons.

Because his return had been sudden, the 【Simulated Life】 system, built upon the Divine Tree, was still in its operational phase.

'The energy has nearly accumulated enough.'

Feeling the ocean-like energy within the Divine Tree's trunk, Li Ang exhaled softly.

Although 【Simulated Life】 only extracted a tiny fraction of each participant's life energy, over time it had amassed an astonishing amount.

Even without the Otsutsuki clan's maturation techniques, it wouldn't take long for this Divine Tree to bear Chakra Fruit items.

Of course, even if the fruits produced this way were stronger than the one Li Ang had eaten, they likely wouldn't be much stronger.

'Good thing I returned early.'

Thinking of this, Li Ang silently rejoiced that he had used his Spirit Particle Computer to interfere with his 【Traveler】 talent—otherwise, random teleportation might have sent him to some unknown world.

At that moment, Daniela and her trio arrived in haste, having received the news.

Seeing the young man nearby, indistinguishable from an ordinary human, the three exchanged a glance instinctively.

Had he failed? Logically, the pressure from the fifth energy level shouldn't have been weaker.

But failure was normal—our own planetary Viceroy had raised his energy level at an astonishingly absurd pace before; this is merely returning to average.

Then again, it's not even average.

With complex thoughts, the human, the vampire, and the plant cautiously approached.

Before the trio could speak, Li Ang said without turning around: "You're here? Thanks to all of you for looking after Morabiss Star."

Seeing he seemed in good spirits, Daniela quietly relaxed: "You're safe—that's all that matters."

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Li Ang glanced at her curiously, then immediately understood what this overworked bureaucrat was thinking.

But he had no intention of explaining—he realized his recent behavior had been far too conspicuous.