Chapter 98: Chapter 94: Fame and the Fallen

“I’m a bit hungry, Ed! Fiona! Go out and find some food for me.”

Land crossed his hind legs, like an old master.

Lazily issuing orders to the two young dragons.

The Little Black Dragon and the Xiao Female Dragon immediately flew out obediently.

Land sighed a little, bringing two dragon cubs along wasn’t so bad after all. These two, although a bit useless, had no problem hunting for food outside.

With the sea nearby, and the Black Dragons being water-attributed dragons, even though Little Ed had Red Dragon bloodline, in terms of water adaptability, he might actually surpass him a bit.

The Little Black Dragon was like a fish in water.

And as for Xiao Female Dragon Fiona?

Having one more dragon is never wrong. Anyway, if they’re idle, young dragons should work more to maintain their physical vitality, right?

The current little life compared to a year ago in the Green Forest feels just fine, except for not continuously adding Gold Talers and the fruit fed by the Elves.

Of course, there were other reasons for the good mood.

For instance, about half a year ago, he unlocked a new achievement [Fame]Ⅰ.

“[Fame]Ⅰ

After investigations by various forces in Haisen Kingdom and Laine Kingdom, your evil acts of destroying Sunshine Town and Ireland City have been discovered.

They are shocked by your evil and power, calling you the [Red-Eyed Black Dragon]!

Among the upper echelons of the two kingdoms, you are already quite famous.

They acknowledged your status and power as an Evil Dragon; having a neighbor like you makes them uneasy.

They are determined to eliminate you, so you must be cautious.

You have gained new potential.

Potential +1.”

Undoubtedly, physical growth is underway.

At this time, his physique also reached 24 points. (Here, let’s correct it; the growth in physique from Chapter 92 should have been 23, which has now been amended.)

Fame? A new way to gain potential.

This excites the dragon.

However…

Previously, with rumors everywhere of him occupying the Green Forest, holding business routes, wreaking havoc at the borders of the two kingdoms, he actually didn’t unlock [Fame]Ⅰ achievement?

This left Land a bit puzzled.

Could it be because they didn’t take him seriously back then? Or is unlocking [Fame] inherently more difficult?

Land suddenly felt a bit of a small failure. Perhaps all he did before was still too lenient? This doesn’t fit the status of his dragon ancestors at all!

Outside the volcano.

After receiving Land’s assignment, the two young dragons flew out of the volcano, quickly reaching the seaside, diving into the sea about two or three kilometers away.

Finding a school of fish.

The Little Black Dragon darted towards the fish school like a spearfish, twisting its dragon body.

His speed was fast, reaching sixty kilometers per hour even in the sea.

Not slow compared to pure marine life.

Relatively, the Xiao Female Dragon was much clumsier, with only half the speed underwater, only able to catch slower marine life or assist the Little Black Dragon.

In these situations, the Little Black Dragon often mocked the Xiao Female Dragon for her incompetence, and she dared not retort.

No choice, as the Little Black Dragon was currently the main force in hunting; if she dared to retort, this scoundrel would complain to Land, leading to a sure beating!

Ed, that bastard! His current status already seriously threatens her!

Yet, the Xiao Female Dragon still didn’t know how to secure her own position.

They would swallow the fish once caught.

Of course, this wasn’t them eating it immediately, but storing the food in another stomach pouch.

This was somewhat like ruminants among some carnivorous animals.

Similar to certain female creatures in the previous life, when they had their children, they would hunt and store food in their stomach to prevent it from being stolen, regurgitating it to feed their young when returning home.

Land had occasionally pondered, during ancient times when gods, demons, and dragons lived together on one land.

Even the Dragon Race, when hunting, must have been cautious, right?

Perhaps the second stomach of the True Dragon evolved for this reason?

Simply because now gods and demons reside in separate realms, and with dragons having no natural enemies in this world, they could comfortably use the other stomach to store their treasures?

Of course, these are all speculations, that era is far too ancient.

Even True Dragons, in their legacy, classify it as useless memory or require unlocking only at a larger age.

The two young dragon cubs fed at lightning speed, and in about half an hour, the Little Black Dragon almost filled his stomach pouch.

Just as they were about to continue.

Suddenly, they noticed the waves surging intensely, pushing some fish they almost caught far away.

Their swimming progress blocked, making fishing difficult.

With no choice, the two dragon cubs exchanged a glance underwater, then simultaneously burst out of the sea.

At this moment, they were astonished to find the sky covered in dark clouds, with lightning and thunder and fierce winds.

The two little dragon cubs flapped their dragon wings and flew toward the volcano’s crater.

As they were about to return to the island, they were amazed to find, not far from the island,

a small fishing boat being tossed by huge waves like a maple leaf, continuously being pushed toward the island, finally crashing onto the shore rocks, shattering with a loud crash.

A figure rolled out, collapsed onto the ground, and struggled to get up.

It was a human.

He looked about twenty-five or six, bare-chested, with a somewhat sturdy build and slightly dark skin.

He was drenched all over, with long, shoulder-length brown hair in complete disarray, and eyes of brown filled with unending terror.

Bang!!!

The sea waves came crashing in again.

The man seemed somewhat frightened and quickly ran into the forest.

The two little dragon cubs exchanged glances again and hurriedly flew into the volcano, shouting as they entered:

“Land! Land! A human has come to this volcano!”

“A human!?”

Land trembled all over, and lava splashed from the pool, falling onto the mountain walls with a sizzling sound.

He quickly got out of the lava pool, grabbed the two little dragon cubs with one claw, and soared into the sky.

For the sake of safety.

He flew straight to an altitude of six to seven thousand meters, and then, under the guidance of the two little dragon cubs, found the human they were talking about.

At this moment, the person was hiding under a large, somewhat banana-like tree to shelter from the rain, looking pitiful and helpless.

“Is it this guy?”

Land asked in astonishment.

“Yes! It’s him.”

“Tsk~ It seems to be an unfortunate wretch! Just as I’ve been feeling bored, the heavens send me a little plaything! Just pretend he doesn’t exist.”

Land instructed.

Then he returned to the volcano, finished the fish caught by the two little dragon cubs, and swallowed a few gulps of lava, temporarily solving his hunger.

Afterward, his originally boring life gained a bit more fun.

Land began intentionally flying into the sky to observe this human.

On the first day, this human ran to the beach early in the morning, seemingly looking for something. When hungry, he used the nearby sea catches and the method of friction to make a fire, cooked a barbecue to fill his stomach. Then he settled by the fire, occasionally gazing at the sea, perhaps praying for a passing fishing boat or cargo ship?

The second day, it was the same.

By the third day, the human’s condition noticeably worsened, possibly due to not having supplemented fresh water. He started going into the forest each morning to find some water to drink and discovered a small puddle, which solved the water problem.

On the fourth day, with water now available but insufficient food, he went into the sea but did not catch enough food and went hungry for a day.

On the fifth day, he began trying food from the forest, using things like wild fruits and wild grasses to fill his stomach.

On the sixth day, the food from the day before seemed to have issues; he became very weak, suffering from diarrhea.

By the seventh day, his physical condition seemed pretty good; he was in noticeably better shape but still lacked enough food from the sea, so he had to continue trying some wild fruits and grasses.

On the eighth day, diarrhea again.

Ninth day, continued attempts.

Tenth day, diarrhea again…

Land found this somewhat dull, so he didn’t pay much attention anymore.

It wasn’t until the twentieth day that Land, by chance, observed again and found the human quietly starting to build a small nest of his own by the sea. Perhaps he realized that leaving this island was not a simple matter?

By the thirtieth day, the human was even more emaciated. Land could confirm that he was at least a dozen pounds lighter than when he first arrived on the island. It might not be long before the person died there, Land thought, without any intent to help.

Because this was just a boring, time-killing object of observation, an insect of sorts.

By the fortieth day, when Land found him once more still suffering from diarrhea, he thought, will this guy not die from it? Disgusting.

On the sixtieth day, his complexion improved a lot. This guy, how did he manage it?

On the sixty-first day, after observing for an entire day, Land discovered that this human had actually approached the volcano! He was picking some odd mushrooms and wild grasses growing on the volcano’s edge.

These mushrooms and wild grasses also grew densely within the volcano’s crater.

They looked quite strange, fiery red, resembling some animal’s heads.

The wild grasses were very rough, red and black intermingled, with some strange scale-like patterns on their leaves.

These things weren’t there before; they appeared only after his descent.

Land wasn’t quite sure what they were either.

He watched as this human ate the mushrooms and wild grasses, his whole body turning red and hot, yet he was full of energy.

By the eightieth day, the human looked much stronger, even appearing stronger than when he first arrived, with his hair tinged with some red.

On the one-hundredth day, the human appeared even stronger, his hair entirely scarlet, and on his arms, faint patterns similar to the wild grasses emerged.

This human’s changes were connected to those mushrooms and wild grasses!

It was previously just speculation, but now Land was completely certain!

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