Compared to the grasslands, which have now become the focus of the Dragon Group's territorial expansion, the forest is currently a recreational resting place for the Young Dragons.
Only when night falls do the Dragon return to their Dragon Nest in the canyon to sleep, spending most of their remaining time in the nearby forest.
When Kalon discovered that fishing allowed his heart to easily calm down and more easily suppress the constantly resisting Evil Dragon Blood within him, he became the Aikania World's fisherman.
Every day, Kalon would sit firmly on his fishing perch, come rain or shine, though he would eventually become exasperated by the reality of catching nothing. However, Kalon treated this as a test of will.
Today, the sun was just right, making him feel drowsy.
Perhaps his slumber period was approaching, as he was now lazy every day, and his temper had become somewhat irritable. When hunting, he also preferred to directly take out his prey with a single Dragon Breath.
Blue Dragon Dos emerged from behind a tall tree and walked toward Kalon, who was sprawled on the bank.
The Blue Dragon, whose personality was more stable than that of the other Young Dragons, shared the same responsibility as Akzi, the former model Dragon, in patrolling the resting places within the Young Dragon group.
"Kalon, I've caught this damned fellow again! It actually emptied the honey from three nearby beehives when I wasn't looking and then moved all the honey back into its nest to hide it. If I hadn't discovered it early, the remaining beehives would probably have been in danger too."
Blue Dragon Dos was very angry about this, and tiny, dangerous flashes of lightning flickered in his pale blue eyes.
The Red Dragon opened his eyes and saw a trembling black bear, its eyes filled with terror, prostrate on the ground behind Blue Dragon Dos.
Its body, over two meters long, looked like a pitiful, helpless lamb next to the giant Dragon's size.
Dragons have a particularly strong possessive desire, and the current Young Dragons regard everything in the forest as the Dragon Group's private property.
Even though these beehives were left for Kalon by Raven before she went to visit elders with her parents, in the true sense, the owner was the Pixie, not the Dragon Group.
The reason why the Pixie Raven handed over the bee colonies to Kalon's management was that she was afraid her fellow Pixies would steal her honey while she was away. However, she never expected that once the items entered the Dragon Group's hands, there would be no chance of getting them back.
After learning from Kalon how to coat roasted food with a thick layer of honey, the Young Dragons' greed for sweets and delicacies made them pay more attention to the bee colonies in the forest.
The Young Dragons, following their established habits, restrained their greed, only taking a fixed amount of honey from the beehives each time, accumulating small amounts to meet the DragonGroup's consumption.
However, this damned black bear was even more greedy than the Dragon, always scavenging all the accumulated honey from the beehives, which greatly angered Blue Dragon Dos.
But the black bear's talent for finding beehives is simply like the Red Dragon's talent for controlling fire. Beehives hidden in any corner of the forest cannot escape the black bear's claws. Even Dragons with excellent senses are not as talented as black bears in this regard.
If it weren't for the Young Dragons needing the black bear's talent for finding wild beehives, it would have been torn to shreds by Dos long ago.
Kalon also had a headache. This black bear was not a fierce animal and lacked sufficient intelligence for communication.
Dragons are naturally able to learn multiple languages, and even beast languages are no exception, but proud Dragons would not learn the meaningless roars of such unintelligent creatures.
The Red Dragon sighed, "Forget it, just beat it up as usual, then confiscate the honey in its den, leaving a little for it."
Kalon was also helpless. This black bear was caught and severely beaten every time it raided a beehive, but it never learned its lesson.
"By the way, Dos, have Antagena clear an open space in a suitable part of the forest as soon as possible, and transplant the fruit trees we found there, categorized. Have Antagena use her talent for cultivating plants to take good care of these fruit trees. This will be the Dragon Group's future recreational orchard and will also attract bee colonies to inhabit it." Kalon, the hands-off manager, instructed Dos.
"After we pass this slumber period, and the Dragon Group's power grows, perhaps we can start trying to subdue useful retainers. We can have the retainers manage the orchard and herd bee colonies for the Dragon Group. This way, we will have a continuous supply of honey and sweets to enjoy."
Blue Dragon Dos bowed his head and responded, "As you wish, wise Kalon."
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The Red Dragon's slumber period arrived as scheduled, and the remaining Young Dragons would also enter slumber one by one in the near future, undergoing the crucial transformation from Young Dragon to Young Dragon. This is extremely important.
During this stage, Young Dragons will awaken their magic and experience a leap in growth, but it is also extremely dangerous. There have been many instances in Dragon history of Dragons gradually perishing during their slumber and transformation.
The once bustling canyon became quiet, making Akzi, who had grown accustomed to the liveliness, somewhat unaccustomed. He would fly to the mountain peak of the canyon every day and pace for a long time.
After confirming the safety of the Young Dragons sleeping soundly in their Dragon Nest, he would spread his wings and circle the mountain range again and again, returning to his own Dragon Nest only when night fell.
And after night fully descended, the lazy true Dragon Group leader Carlit would fly out of her cave, stand on the highest peak of the mountain range, and silently overlook the Young Dragons' sleeping place in the canyon.
Until the sun rose. This is the habit of the adult Dragons living in a tribe to guard their Young Dragons, and it is also the responsibility of the Dragon Group leader.
Sunrise and sunset, seasons change. The Young Dragons' slumber will last from one to three years, which is just a dream for a Dragon, but a lifetime for many other races.
The Red Dragon slumbered motionless in his constantly expanding cave, his breathing slow.
Each breath was accompanied by a large amount of aura fluctuations and surging magical power. This was the magical power beginning to be absorbed by the Dragon to promote the evolution of his body.
Even the air in the cave, which had become hot due to the Red Dragon's long-term habitation, lost its heat, and the temperature of the cave in the mountain belly seemed to decrease with the changes in the outside seasons.
The dense dragon blood grass in the corner of the cave, which had grown due to the bloodstains and long-standing aura from the Red Dragon's teeth grinding and claw sharpening, was also slowly withering, and the pure fire elemental energy was being absorbed by the Dragon.
If a Goblin merchant saw this scene, he might pound the ground and weep. The Evil Dragon Blood is highly poisonous to other races, but the dragon blood grass born from dragon bloodcontains the purest dragon blood.
Such a purebred dragon blood grass can be used by a mage to make excellent fire-attribute potions, and by a warlock to help purify the dragon blood within their body.
In the hands of a warrior, it can be used to make body-strengthening potions, and in the hands of a merchant, it can earn him a small bag of gold coins.
This is why the label for Dragons in the outside world is that they are treasures all over their bodies. Even the poorest Dragon's dwelling cave will give birth to some precious materials.
That was glittering gold, but now all of it had turned into a handful of ashes.
One month, two months, three months, time passed, and the Red Dragon's consciousness also fell into slumber, passively receiving inherited information.
Without the suppression of conscious awareness, the Evil Dragon Blood within the Red Dragon began to boil, and a massive amount of fire-attribute magical power was absorbed by the Evil Dragon Bloodline, then transformed into surging flames burning fiercely within the bloodline.
The Evil Dragon Blood, unwilling to be ordinary, was scorched and withered in the flames, then absorbed the Dragon's energy and magical power to revive, day after day.
The Red Dragon's bright scales lost their luster as time passed, and the flame-like patterns wrapped around his body became dry and black like parched riverbeds.
The Dragon's strong body also became thinner, the interval between heartbeats grew longer and longer, and his powerful aura slowly diminished, approaching nothingness, like a lifeless Dragon-shaped rock.
Dust began to cover the Red Dragon's body, and the cave, which once caused all things to retreat, welcomed new inhabitants. Spider webs covered the corners, and poisonous spiders the size of an adult's fist made their home there.
Strong life emerged from the solid ground, and wild grass sprouted. Some insects also found this seemingly safe home, and occasionally a small digging lizard would hang on a spider web.
Over a year later, the two White Dragons were the first to awaken from their slumber.
After a brief period of hunting and eating, the two White Dragons, whose bodies had grown larger and who were bored, decided not to monopolize the pond anymore. They also dug their own caves in the mountain wall to pass the time.
Over the next few months, the Green Dragon and Black Dragon also successively completed their slumber periods, becoming Young Dragons and awakening the magic of their Dragon lives.
However, perhaps they had become accustomed to sleeping for too long, as these Young Dragons usually preferred to stay in their nests. Black Dragon Rosani no longer coveted the pond in the canyon, and the daily scenes of the past disappeared.
Then Blue Dragon Dos also awakened, and his usual enthusiasm for patrolling the forest disappeared, except when he was hunting in conjunction with the other Young Dragons.
The last to awaken was the short-tempered, stubborn young Female Red Dragon Klenaya. The Female Red Dragon, now in a new developmental stage, was the most powerful among the awakened Young Dragons.
She wanted to become the leader of the Dragon Group's hunts during Kalon's slumber, but Blue Dragon Dos disagreed, even calling Klenaya a fool with her head stuck up her backside.
Although Klenaya was slightly larger than Dos, the pure-blooded Blue Dragon did not fear her.
Among the Five-Colored Dragon, the Blue Dragon firmly holds the second position, aspiring to be first, and has always competed with the Red Dragon for the title of the strongest Dragonspecies among the Five-Colored Dragon. This shows the powerful bloodline of the Blue Dragon.
Black Dragon Rosani and White Dragon Germott neither opposed nor supported, but they were closer to the Blue Dragon because Klenaya was usually very arrogant, the kind of arrogance where the Red Dragon disdains other Color Dragons.
Although Green Dragon Antagena had a good relationship with Klenaya, she did not openly express support for the Red Dragon. When the Dragon Group had differing opinions, she would use seductive language to change the subject.
As for the other inarticulate White Dragon camid , although he had not learned a belly full of curses like his brother did from Kalon, he had learned some things, such as when facing a Dragon he didn't want to deal with, he would look at them with sincere eyes and then just babble.
And so, the Young Dragons had disputes, lost their cohesion, began to hunt separately, and then, like other Dragons, spent their days sleeping in their caves, lazy and scattered.
Although Akzi would still occasionally fly over this cliff while patrolling the territory, he never stopped his steps there again. This place was no different from other Dragon groups, and he naturally was no different from other Dragons.