Chapter 566: Why Is My Career Panel in a 2D Art Style? Chapter 266

Fortunately, the anticipated surveillance never materialized, letting Li Ang relax slightly.

'Is it because the world hasn't been developed yet?'

After scanning the laboratory, unchanged since his departure, he exhaled a long, heavy breath: "Phew, I'm back—don't know how long it's been."

Before he could give orders, the android maid standing nearby volunteered the time.

It had been nearly two months since he entered Demon High School; many had sought him, but all had been fended off by the maids.

"Master, Lord Seth also sought you. He instructed you to see him immediately upon your return."

Upon hearing this final remark, Li Ang's eyes flickered with understanding.

Two short months weren't enough to make him forget what had happened—he likely received orders to join Seth after returning to the 【Aio Logistics】 headquarters for his report.

He had no intention of refusing; after all, 【Aio Logistics】 had helped immensely.

Once he grasped the key point, Li Ang quickly located Seth's position through his Reincarnation Eye.

At that moment, the old dragon was with Sophia, while Ilyis was gnawing at the ground—clearly, the previous dog food had been finished.

Watching the tiny dragon puppy scampering wildly in the distance, Sophia asked casually: "Grandfather, are you sure it's fine to keep waiting like this?"

"No problem," Seth replied, savoring a sip of Morabis Star specialty tea. "It's only two months—barely enough time for the bigwigs at headquarters to nap."

Sophia thought about it and realized it made sense, so she dropped the matter: "Did Grandfather ask the Tiamat branch about Ilyis?"

At the mention of the puppy dragon's name, Seth's expression turned profoundly odd: "I asked a friend. He said the Tiamat branch once held a major battle to select who would approach Li Ang—and Ilyis was the final victor."

".?"

Hearing her grandfather's words, Sophia fell silent.

It was absurd—but perfectly in line with the insane nature of those chromatic dragons.

But was Ilyis really that strong?

Thinking of this, Sophia instinctively glanced at the massive black dragon whose tail was whipping furiously in the distance.

It was then she noticed a tiny figure standing before it: ". Li Ang?"

Seth's hand froze mid-teacup, his eyes flashing with surprise—he hadn't sensed when the little one had arrived.

On the other side, Li Ang stared helplessly at the puppy dragon whose drool had pooled on the ground, then pulled out several rings from 【Heavenly Midpoint】: "Your promised local specialties."

"Li Ang is the best!"

Seeing the rings in his hands, Ilyis's eyes lit up, then she lunged forward, licking him eagerly.

"Alright, alright."

Fortunately, Ilyis usually kept clean—her mouth had no foul odor—or Li Ang truly wouldn't have tolerated her licking him like this.

Yet as she licked, Ilyis's movements gradually slowed.

She stared at her feeder, tilting her head in confusion: "Li Ang… why does your scent feel different?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help sniffing deeply, nostrils flaring.

Before today, Ilyis had never encountered a creature as complexly scented as her feeder—but…

She loved it!

Just as the puppy dragon's tail was about to spin into a propeller and lift her into the sky, a voice suddenly sounded beside them: "Li Ang, you're back?"

Sophia stared at the figure who had vanished for a while, her cheeks faintly flushed.

For some reason, she felt an inexplicable sense of closeness radiating from him.

'Is this what they call physiological attraction online?'

As this thought crossed Sophia's mind, her cheeks grew even redder.

Seeing her expression, Li Ang was momentarily speechless.

Without saying a word, this old pervert was definitely imagining something unhealthy.

The reason was simple—likely tied to the mutated 【Black Emperor】.

'But shouldn't special bonuses only activate after class transformation? Why does it feel active already?'

'Or does the effect become stronger after transformation?'

As he pondered this, Li Ang couldn't help muttering inwardly—surely he wouldn't turn into a dragon succubus outright after transformation?

Just as he was puzzled by this, Seth cleared his throat softly, pulling him back to reality: "I imagine you've guessed why I called you."

"Yes, a bigwig at headquarters wants to meet you."

As he spoke, the old dragon's gaze flickered slightly.

Whether it was an illusion or not, the little one before him felt different again.

It was as if… he was no longer just a bronze dragon, but something far more complex.

Yet when Seth tried to sense it more closely, it seemed unchanged.

'Strange.'

This odd situation left the old dragon momentarily baffled, but he ultimately suppressed his confusion: "Of course, there's no rush. We'll leave whenever you're ready."

Hearing this, Li Ang shook his head slightly: "I can depart anytime. Most matters have been settled."

"Then we depart the day after tomorrow. Someone will come to pick us up."

"Alright."

He had no objection—perfect timing to learn about the Plant Union's recent developments tomorrow.

Just as Li Ang thought the matter was settled, Seth suddenly spoke with grave seriousness: "One more thing—a bigwig at headquarters holds a prejudice against metallic dragons. Prepare yourself mentally."

"But don't worry—I'll handle it for you. Just follow my instructions."

Even with several Emperors above them, that doesn't mean all dragon kinds get along.

After all, even among those Emperors, there are deep conflicts—though they barely affect dragons in this world.

After all, in Faerûn or other worlds, chromatic and metallic dragons would've already torn each other's brains out.

Hearing Seth's words at this moment, Li Ang couldn't help but silently think to himself.

"A metal dragon, huh."

He didn't know whether he himself counted as a metal dragon — on second thought, probably not, right?

If he had to say, then perhaps the very first 【Bronze and Fire Dragon King】 had some connection to metal dragons, but after devouring so much dragon blood, that class along with his race had long since galloped off in an unpredictable direction.

Seeing that Li Ang hadn't spoken for a long time, Seth assumed he was scared and couldn't help but offer some comfort: "Don't worry, the headquarters also has a my lord who leans toward metal dragons. At most that one will just be a bit harsh in his words — he won't actually do anything to you."

Then, as if to change the subject, he brought up another matter: "Right, you'd better prepare some fresh water."

Hearing this, Li Ang couldn't help but be taken aback: "Why?"

"Because you might get thirsty when the time comes. After all, the my lord who specifically requested to see you this time is a famously chatty one — there's a Dagailu Society he'll make you keep him company chatting."

After briefly explaining a few things, Seth looked toward the black dragon not far away who was gnawing on chunks of pure-white metal in big bites: "Iris, you'll have to come back with us too."

". Eh?"

Hearing her name, the little dog-dragon raised her head in some bewilderment.

But upon thinking that Li Ang would also be going along, she immediately nodded: "Okay!"

Even though she didn't know why there was anything involving her, Iris couldn't be bothered to think that much about it — for her, as long as she could stay by her master's side, that was a good thing.

Seeing this, Seth couldn't help but shake his head slightly.

There must definitely be something off about this little one — otherwise the 【Tiamat Branch】 wouldn't have needed him to bring her back along with him.

The only thing Seth was currently somewhat puzzled about was why they didn't just contact this silly little dragon directly, and instead asked an "outsider" like himself from the 【Bahamut Branch】 to handle this matter.

'Well, it's just one extra dragon — Aether probably won't mind.'

As this thought flashed through his mind, a purple dragon somewhere unknown suddenly sneezed, and couldn't help muttering:

"Which little she-dragon is thinking of me."