Although my pursuers were doing their best, it was obvious that they wouldn't be able to find anything. My main focus wasn't on finding a path or escaping, but rather on how to calm a dragon's anger so that I wouldn't end up as a pile of charcoal.
Her black hair had some red powder on it, and her black eyes were glowing red. I knew that she was furious, and it was likely that she would unleash a dragon's breath on me at any moment.
"Hey, hey, hey, Little Red, I've never seen you so hot-tempered back when we were fighting together. Weren't you used to being chased down back then?"
"Of course, you couldn't win back then, so you just waited to be killed if you didn't run? It's your fault for being professionals at seeking death and provoking those you can't handle. Besides, was your temper really good back then? You were so angry that you didn't care if you could win or not. Have you ever been chased all over the streets by weaklings like this? And your insults were so harsh! "
I thought back carefully. For the sake of my reputation, of course I should shout, "How could someone of my generation be so pathetic? For the sake of honor, let's turn around and fight to our heart's content." But when I thought about how the silly cat who was a professional voyeur would always tear me down, I could only honestly shake my head.
"Actually, there were many times where you ran away because you were in the wrong. When you dine and dash, when Adam did something stupid and got himself into debt, there's also Lisa who's an expert at taking advantage of others. She's first-rate when it comes to drawing hatred … Boohoo! "
Alright then, before I could finish, Little Red covered my mouth. However, her fiery eyes had already turned black again, and she had a rare panicked expression on her face. It would seem that she no longer had any anger in front of her dark history.
"Hahaha, did you forget that when Marguerite ambushed mages to extort magical knowledge? When she caused trouble with her magic experiments, we were all pretty much the same. It's been so many years, so what's the point of talking about those things? Just let bygones be bygones. "
"… I almost forgot if you didn't mention it. I think you were all rookies back then, and you made me suffer so much. You're both a nanny and a father, but all of you are so stubborn and refuse to listen to me. Was it easy for me? "
Everyone's gazes were filled with astonishment and disbelief that even adults had such days. This actually made Little Red blush. It would seem that even an Immemorial Dragon would have to bow before her dark history.
"… You don't say. Now that I think about it, the adventuring route we took back then was quite problematic. You said that we would run into three Legends and one Saint every month on a casual trip, and the forbidden areas and secret realms of different races would always appear in front of us. Do you dare to say that there were no problems with the team you led back then? "
Of course there was a problem. How could he find a teammate who could fight so well and was so easy to fool? Naturally, he would bring along a strong fighter to search for clues from back then.
Forbidden area? Arcane realm? Imperial palace? In front of the famous Detective Rollo Chanem and his strong companions, it was nothing!
"Hmph, if it wasn't for the path that I carefully chose back then, it would have been impossible for you two to become so strong. If it wasn't for the bitter battles back then that allowed you two to mature, it would have taken you at least another 500 years to reach Molly's level."
Hearing this, Little Red, who was fearless, felt cold sweat drip down her forehead as she recalled her "youth" that was filled with blood and sweat. She only managed to squeeze out a sentence after a long time.
"… If I could choose, I would rather spend five hundred years! You finally admit that you did it on purpose back then, right? I won't admit it even if you beat me to death! "
"Tsk. You don't know what's good for you. You have to ensure that you can grow at the edge of life and death without making it impossible for you to pass the level. Do you think it's easy for me to arrange a path for you? "
"Damn it, you're making sense even though you're screwing me over!"
"Girls need to be careful with their words. Don't just randomly use words that aren't harmonious … Fine, even masculine girls need to be careful. Damn it, don't slap my face! "
Actually, I wasn't making things up. The reason why I was able to be so reckless back then and why Adam and the others were able to grow so quickly was largely due to the System's help. The legendary "Main Character's Team" was basically a must-have item to pass the level.
[Main Character's Team: You're the legendary main character. You and your team will constantly attract all sorts of trouble, and the other side of trouble is an opportunity for growth. As long as you're tough enough, your growth rate is basically cheating! System Notification: Although you're the main character, you don't have the main character's undying body.]
"System, can I still exchange for that?"
[The basic rule is that items that have already been exchanged for once cannot be exchanged for a second time. System Notification: All of our items are handmade and hand-crafted. There's only one such item, and it's not refundable or exchangeable. Dear, it's free shipping. Remember to give us a good review.]
"Sigh, it's such a pity. If only I had this, it would be so much more convenient to train noobs. I could bring them out to play for a bit, and if they didn't die, they'd be able to immediately become independent. Well, even if I had this, there wouldn't be much meaning. After all, there'd be too many enemies, and strengthening a few would be meaningless. I could only wait for the Elemental Tide to slowly wear them out. It'd be impossible to increase the overall combat strength of the entire mortal plane … Wait a moment, even if the System doesn't cheat, it's still possible to artificially create something like this."
I faintly understood something, but now obviously wasn't the time to think about it. After all, there were still pursuers behind us … Eh? Pursuers? Where were they? Couldn't they be more professional? I was still running!
"Pursuers? The last pursuer couldn't run anymore at the third mountain? He should be panting on the ground right now. Tsk, tsk, tsk, how pitiful. An Iron-ranked novice ran more than thirty kilometers in one go. He's probably about to cough out his lungs. Right, you should probably run an extra ten kilometers. "
Not long after I started running, the silly cat had been yelling that her legs were too short for her to run fast. She transformed into a cat and took a nap on my head, but now she jumped out to rejoice in my misfortune.
I opened my mouth wide. I had been having so much fun running that I actually forgot about pursuers. It seemed that I had yet another dark chapter in my history.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"Who would dare to stop if you didn't stop? As for interrupting? Seeing how you and Lady Little Red were reminiscing about the past and chatting so happily … "
Alright then, wouldn't it be better to just say that I was focused on listening to gossip? There was no need to beat around the bush.
"Cough, our next target was Sindy's merchant group, but they all ran away in an instant. Damn it, someone actually dared to trick me."
"Tsk, you changed the topic."
"Yep, you changed the topic."
"Little Cohen, please don't become such an adult."
…
Ranger job classes were usually the best at tracking. After all, ranger job classes had the tracking instincts of hunters, as well as some Nature Divine Arts. Unfortunately, our ranger Lady Little Red obviously couldn't be counted on. If you asked her to track someone, the end result would probably be her transforming into her dragon form and looking down from above.
If Little Red had been a Gold Dragon or Silver Dragon, this wouldn't have been a big deal. At most, it would be on the headlines tomorrow. But Little Red just happened to be a Red Dragon …
"As an exiled evil dragon, it's completely understandable that she has such a terrible reputation. It's quite normal for fire element dragons to love destroying cities, killing people, and setting fires. However, this isn't the Underground. An Immemorial Red Dragon has appeared above ground. Perhaps even the Dragon City above ground will be startled. "
The Underground had always been a place where all species had been exiled. There was no need to explain the deep grudges between the exiled and the exiled. The beastmen exiled the Underground beastmen, but since both sides were in terrible states, the beastmen reluctantly left the matter unsettled. The elves exiled the dark elves, and the relationship between them … Fine then, after countless years of killing each other, the Underground elves' first battle upon returning to the surface was against the surface elves. How could the long-lived species be called petty? This was called having a good memory.
[Ding! Please accept the title of 'Roland with a good memory'.]
Cough, I directly ignored my System's comment. So what if I had a good memory? Actually, it was said that the elves were petty, but the Dragons were even worse. They were capable of taking revenge on other species' descendants for centuries. The worst part was that they had a temperament that didn't treat other species as humans. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been a "Longtu" incident.
The current generation belonged to humans, and the surface Dragons weren't as powerful as they used to be. Some Dragon Cities had even become empty shells. But if a large number of Underground Dragons appeared above ground, it would be unknown how the surface Dragons and Dragon Cities would react. It would be fine if it were any other Dragons, but Little Red just happened to be the Dragon Queen of the Underground Dragon City. Her identity was quite sensitive, and if her identity was exposed … I didn't want to see Dragons fight each other at all.
"We'll see how the Dragons react when all the other Underground species arrive. Right now, having the Black Dragons serve the Donglan Principality is also a way of testing the waters. "
That was why we made three rules before we left the Underground Dragon City. First of all, we couldn't casually transform into our dragon forms. This naturally restricted Little Red's abilities.
However, I wasn't worried at all that I wouldn't be able to find her …
"In a small forest 40 kilometers southwest of here." This was a magical imprint left behind by Heloise. No matter how good our relationship was, it was still necessary to do some things in private.
"… Which direction?"
Eaglestorm raised his wooden staff and cast a spell, causing a green divine light to gather in his eyes. The next moment, his eyes returned to normal.
"Yep, I found them. The forest told me that there are about 60 of them. They're all standing in a very dense area, and their life signs are quite strong. There aren't any injured people. Eh? There's even goods and carriages? As expected, they were prepared beforehand. "
In the forest, Druil's Forest Divine Art allowed him to have countless allies. As long as he could determine the general location, he would be able to travel through the forest as he pleased, so he had countless eyes and ears.
Of course, even if they weren't in the forest, we still had a professional scout. Judging from how he was constantly looking southwest, he had long since been prepared.
"Relax, we won't lose them. Ami and Daisy gave me some information. "
"… Who are they?"
I became rather curious when I heard that completely unfamiliar name.
"Daisy is that merchant's mount. Ami is the leader of the herd. He and Ami are husband and wife, and we have a good relationship. "Alright then, this answer contained far too much information. As expected, I shouldn't have asked such a question.
Judging from how well prepared they were, it seemed that the Veji merchant guild had long since prepared for this. The moment they received Sindy's signal, they immediately left the city that very night. Although I could understand why they didn't tell us anything since we hadn't known each other for a long time, and we weren't the same type of people, I still felt rather displeased that I had been betrayed just like that.
Judging from how they had left so quickly, it was likely that everyone had been waiting at the hotel during the banquet, ready to escape at any moment. The only ones who hadn't received any notification were us, since we had only temporarily joined the merchant guild.
"Should I say that as expected of a merchant who values profits so much? Although it's completely understandable, they're so unkind. "
When we appeared in front of Sindy more than an hour later, they both had expressions of astonishment and embarrassment.
"Um, this happened so suddenly …"
I unhesitatingly interrupted their explanation.
"Relax, I'm not here to cause trouble for you. I have a small plan that might be of some help to the current situation."
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