A silvery-white dragon tail swept past, lifting Friel's dragon head. Their eyes met, and the silvery-white dragon mouth curled slightly.
"My dear Friel, I don't think the relationship between us needs to be so stiff. After all, I am very fond of you."
Such a gold-medal fighter... Jona Velli didn't say the rest of the words out loud, instead quietly watching Friel.
Friel frowned. To be honest, she didn't dislike Jona Velli; otherwise, she would have driven this white dragon away five years ago.
"What do you mean?"
"I believe we can cooperate. With a powerful alliance, unifying the entire Yesupu Continent will not be a pipe dream."
Friel was amused by Jona Velli's arrogant words.
"Pfft~ Should I say as expected of a white dragon? To still have such unrealistic fantasies."
One must know that whether it's the Half-Orcs in the north or the monster kingdoms in the south, their strength is by no means low.
Besides, even if they could defeat them, what about the others? Would the Eastern Supercontinent across the Sea of Stillness or the Western Yiqia Continent across the Sun-Chasing Sea stand by and watch?"
Jona Velli did not argue. Instead, she brought her dragon head close and whispered.
"I know you've also awakened a special innate talent. I could tell from how you suddenly appeared behind me just now."
Friel's expression remained unchanged.
"So...? What exactly are you trying to say?"
"Time. I can master the Power of Time. Thinking about it carefully, there's a high probability that what you awakened is space."
Her fiery-red vertical pupils widened to their limit. She couldn't believe that Jona Velli would state the power she had awakened so bluntly, and she was even more unwilling to believe that she could awaken a power that even the gods had not mastered.
While space is also very powerful and special, those who possess this ability are merely rare.
And there are quite a few space-type magic items, such as spatial rings, teleportation scrolls, and spatial gates.
But time is different. According to the records in her Inheritance Memory, only the Legendary dragon species, the Time Dragon, is born with it, along with a few extremely unique individual races.
She never expected that this silvery-white mixed-blood could actually awaken a power as formidable as time.
Compared to Friel's shock, Jona Velli appeared much calmer.
She wasn't afraid that Friel would spread the word, because no one would believe such an absurd thing. Even if Friel became Jona Velli's enemy later on, she wasn't afraid; this was absolute confidence in her own strength.
The reason she revealed this powerful talent was partly to show her sincerity and partly as a deterrent, to ensure she wouldn't have any stray thoughts. After all, records concerning time were few and far between; Friel surely wouldn't dare to act rashly against such an eerie ability.
Soon, Friel calmed down. As a dragon, she had at least this much capacity for acceptance.
"As you thought, I have awakened the Power of Space. As for anything else, I have no comment for now."
The curve of Jona Velli's dragon mouth widened further.
It worked!
She released her suppression of Friel and moved off her. Once freed from the constraints, Friel quickly stood up. She was about to leave when Jona Velli called out to her.
"Please wait, my dear Friel. You seem to have forgotten something very important."
Friel looked at her impatiently, signaling her to speak up or shut up and stop being so mysterious.
"There are a total of six silver coins and thirteen copper coins, you know."
As soon as the words fell, the fiery-red dragon eyes narrowed into thin lines, and Friel immediately wanted to flee.
But having long anticipated she would do this, Jona Velli struck first and pinned her down.
"As a powerful Red Dragon, you wouldn't be trying to go back on your word, would you?"
Friel was still being stubborn.
"Who is? I... I just... I just wanted to help you carry them. And you, why such a big reaction?"
Jona Velli grinned and spread her perception to investigate.
Mhm~ Not one more, not one less. The amount matches exactly.
Jona Velli knew the Red Dragon's nature well; getting her to hand them over willingly was absolutely impossible, so... "Weekend."
Jona Velli drained the remaining mana in her body to use Time Acceleration. Before Friel could react, Jona Velli quickly retrieved her own treasure from between her scales.
The moment her mana was drained, Jona Velli had already pulled out the last copper coin.
Feeling the items tucked between her scales disappear, Friel was about to lose her temper when Jona Velli threw a bucket of cold water on her.
"What? Do you want to go back on your word?"
The crimson dragon eyes narrowed into slits. After a moment, Friel gave a cold snort.
"Hmph! Just you wait."
After glaring fiercely at Jona Velli, she left the area.
She was going to hunt. She hadn't filled her belly since waking up, and this was a perfect opportunity to vent the fury in her chest.
Jona Velli didn't stop her. Watching Friel's departing back, she turned and flew toward the City-state established in the Slumbering Forest.
A forty-meter wingspan in flight could only be described as majestic. Coupled with the silvery-white patterns on the wing membranes, it added a touch of nobility and elegance.
Jona Velli landed outside the city, where a crowd of monster Dependents knelt before her.
"Greetings, Great Master! We are here to celebrate your awakening!"
Seeing that the number of White-Scaled Goblin and Frost Kobolds had multiplied several times over, Jona Velli nodded in satisfaction.
At this moment, little Fanny flew happily to the front of Jona Velli.
"Jona Velli, you're finally awake! I thought you were going to sleep for a lifetime."
Jona Velli's lips curled slightly.
"Fanny, you've done very well."
Just then, a rustling sound came through.
Jona Velli turned to look and saw the little boy, Gris.
Noticing Jona Velli looking at him, Gris raised a claw to scratch the back of his head and gave a sheepish smile.
"Older Sister, how did you become so awesome? Like that... what was it you said before?"
Gris had seen Friel unable to move just now, but he didn't suspect anything, merely assuming Jona Velli had awakened some special talent like binding. He had that kind of talent too.
Jona Velli sized him up. Aside from growing a bit larger and having shinier scales, there were no other changes in Gris.
More importantly, it seemed that after this slumber, Gris had become even more of a dork.
Originally, during their months together, Gris had been influenced by the chuunibyou things she said, but now...
"Oh! Right! Stepping on auspicious clouds on the road to heaven, remember my name is Chongba!"
Even though Gris didn't understand what it meant, he thought it sounded quite domineering when recited.
"Alright, stop being a dork. Aren't you hungry?"
"Hehehe, I am indeed quite hungry."
Jona Velli's form flickered and transformed into the appearance of a little dragon girl.
"Little Shunzi, I need food. A lot of food."
"Yes! Master."
Little Shunzi hurried away, leading a large number of Frost Kobolds to prepare the food.
Afterward, Jona Velli walked toward the interior of this medium-sized City-state, with the monsters and Dependents following behind her.
Gris was about to step forward and follow when Jona Velli turned and gave him a look.
"Your size is too large. You can only enter once you've learned the Transformation Art."
Gris's movements paused. After hesitating for a moment, he honestly lay down, closed his eyes, and sank his consciousness into the sea of spirit.
There was no other way; he didn't dare defy this white dragon who was clearly using cheats.
Not long after Jona Velli had been walking around, Little Shunzi led a group of Frost Kobolds to her, and they brought along roasted food.
Jona Velli looked at them with a hint of surprise. She hadn't expected these guys to know how to roast meat. Normally, Kobolds were quite photophobic and even more afraid of fire, which was why Jona Velli felt a slight surprise.
Jona Velli used ice element magic to condense a stool and created a long table out of frost, ordering the Kobolds to set the food upon it.
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