Chapter 31 The Truth of the Spartan Education of the Dragon Mother

Neigher was shocked. He didn't expect that the dragon mother would answer his question directly this time. The little dragon who was smashed to death by his mother was in front of him.

The dragon mother talked in front of the mound.

"Our red dragons are getting fewer and fewer, mainly because of a curse. A curse accompanied by the newborn red dragon."

"In ancient times, the newborn red dragon had a strong body and could use all kinds of magic skills. The little dragon could fly with flames in a few days and immediately could live independently."

"But now the newborn red dragon is different. For example, although you have become smarter and more cunning recently. Your brain is not working well when you were born. Yane is also a coward, not like the red dragon at all."

"Your sister was also cursed like this. She was born thin and couldn't learn any magic skills. When she was five years old, she even couldn't fly. I could only stay by her side day and night to protect her from danger. As long as I left, she would always hurt herself."

Neigher raised his eyebrows and asked. "Are you so fond of your children?"

This was not the character of the red dragon he had imagined. Not to mention his impression of the dragon mother.

"You think it's incredible? Well, Of course, you think it's incredible." She nodded. "I knew she would die if she went out. Now, our red dragons are very weak. I need to wait until she gets stronger to conquer humans with me."

"Sure enough, she did it to replenish her strength, didn't she? Of course, Neigher. What are you expecting from her?" He muttered to himself.

"I followed your sister all the time. However, the tragedy still happened. When I was sleeping, your sister..." The dragon mother paused for a few seconds and then said. "She sneaked out and was killed by humans who happened to pass by."

Neigher looked at the side face of the dragon mother, who was looking at the small mound.

"Where are those humans?" Neigher asked.

"I killed them all and gave their souls to the demon." The dragon mother said calmly. "After your sister died, I concluded for a long time that her death was not caused by humans. She was too weak. Even if she did not meet humans that day, she might be used as food by the poisonous insects and beasts in the forest. Even if I had watched her carefully that day, I would always be careless in the future."

The dragon mother paused and sighed. "The root cause of her death is my over-protection. She always thinks that I will protect her all the time. So she will never have a sense of crisis. That child always has a lot of novel ideas. But for her safety, I have restricted her movement. So that she has never exercised herself."

Neigher couldn't help but agree in his heart. It sounded like a very bad parenting strategy. However, he still couldn't believe that such a selfish red dragon would protect her child like this. Despite she will use her child to fight with humans.

The dragon mother continued. "I've thought a lot. So I didn't put too many restrictions on you and Yane. Even if you wanted to go to the human world, I didn't say anything."

Neigher nodded. But after thinking for a while, he felt something was wrong.

"Wait a minute. Didn't your first child fall to death during the training flight?"

"No. She was five years old but hadn't mastered how to fly yet. So I trained her as I trained you. I threw her down from the sky. This was how the red dragons trained their children to fly when I was a child. Although she didn't fly successfully in the end, I still managed to catch her."

Neigher blinked his eyes and asked. "So although it was a long way from me that day, you could still catch me, right?"

"Don't you believe me?" Asked the dragon mother.

Neigher didn't respond. Then, the dragon mother shouted at the sky.

For a moment, Neigher felt like he was engulfed by darkness.

However, only a second later, when he came to his senses, he had already appeared in the sky.

Neigher flapped his wings and hovered in the air.

The towering tree was right below them. In a flash, he was moved to the sky. At a higher place, the huge wings of the dragon mother blocked the sun. She was looking down at her son.

She could move in an instant.

"Look, if I wanted to save you at that time, I just needed to think about it. Don't be jealous. You can learn this skill later." Said the dragon mother. Her voice was not loud. But it easily pierced through the air.

Neigher was confused. He recalled his doubts about the dragon mother these days. He always thought that if he didn't do well in the training, the dragon mother would abandon him without hesitation.

It didn't seem to be the case. She had always been prepared for it. At that time, facing the giant, the dragon mother was also beside him, watching him preparing for rescue. In the face of the danger of humans and the danger of the huge centipede just now, the dragon mother always appeared in front of him at critical moments.

The dragon mother had been silently protecting him from beginning to end...

Then she changed her direction and flew towards the big tree. Her huge body landed on the top of the tree. The thick branch withstood her huge body. And the huge wings did not hang any branches. It seemed that the tree had a special place for her to rest.

The whole tree swayed left and right because of the landing of the dragon mother.

The birds on the branches dispersed in a flash, as many as the honeycomb was stabbed.

Neigher also flew there. After searching for a while, he landed on a branch that matched his claws.

"Then why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me that you could catch me? A few days ago, when I left, why didn't you explain to me that the death of the little dragon was not caused by your training? Didn't I ask you directly at that time?" Neigher voiced out all his doubts.

The sun shone on the mother and son through the green leaves.

The dragon mother was lost in thought. After a long time, she said slowly.

"I want you to be afraid of me."

"What?" Neigher felt that he didn't hear it.

"I want you and Yane to be afraid of me."

She continued.

"Your sister was always like this. She always felt that I would protect her. Even if I threw her down from the sky, she still felt that I would catch her. Even if I put her in danger, she knew to wait for me to save her."

"A red dragon is doomed to die in such a pampering environment. She can never grow up. I think when she met those humans who killed her, she must be waiting for me to save her."

Speaking of this, the dragon mother sighed deeply.

"So you want Yane and I to be afraid of you to establish... Dignity?" Said Neigher.

The dragon mother nodded and said. "I want you to face the problem on your own. I want you to know that I won't save you even in the most dangerous situation. I want you to know that even if you fall to the ground and die, I won't rush to save you. I don't want you to repeat the same mistake as your sister."

"Anyway, you have succeeded." Neigher smiled bitterly, recalling the fear of being thrown down from the sky by her.

"Well, and from the result, you are indeed much better than your sister. You have grown from a fool to a dragon who can talk back to your mother. You have decided to go to a human city on your own. You have your secrets. And you even provoked the hatred of the legendary monster with your strength. Although they are all stupid things. You're much better than your sister." The dragon mother still looked at Neigher calmly.

Neigher shook his head in his heart. The dragon mother didn't know that he had changed a lot because of his rebirth. But it was not bad for her to tell him this calmly.

The dragon mother continued her calm conversation.

"I admit that I'm not an experienced mother. I've always done things too far. I've protected your sister too much. For you and Yane, I'm too strict."

"Your resistance is very good. That's what a great dragon should have. I won't force you and Yane to train in the future."

"But the outside world is still too dangerous for you. You are not as powerful as the giant dragon in ancient times. So it may take a few more years for you to live on your own. During this period, I will protect you, and if you want to reward me, you can help me conquer humans. You have to fight for me before you live on your own."

The dragon mother's calm face was still dignified, which made Neigher feel that she was serious.

Neigher didn't expect that she would say the word "reward" so bluntly.

"I know that the dragon mother can't be so good to her children." He thought. The reason why the dragon mother protected the departed child was that she didn't want to lose her fighting power.

But somehow, he felt a little relieved.

"So, this is a deal? You protect me and I fight for you at last?" Neigher asked.

"Yes, a deal." The dragon mother nodded.

"What if I run away before the final battle?" Neigher knew that she must have considered this possibility.

The dragon mother's eyes suddenly became sharp. But a few seconds later, she returned to calm.

"I will find a way to let you join the battle then."

Neigher nodded slightly.

"Well, I'm going home now. Don't hang out too late." The dragon mother concluded.

She spread her wings and was about to take off. But after thinking for a while, she turned to Neigher and said.

"Although this is a deal, you are not a killing machine."

"You are my son."

Then she spread out her huge wings and flew into the sky. The whole tree was shaking because it lost its previous balance.

Watching her leave, Neigher was lost in thought.

Today, the dragon mother's image was different. He didn't expect that the dignified giant dragon would communicate with her son in such a calm manner.

The dragon mother finally opened her mouth. Their relationship was very simple. She protected him until he grew up. But the price was that he had to participate in her battle.

As expected, there was not much family affection between the red dragons. There was indeed a price to pay for her powerful protection.

However, Neigher didn't want to fulfill the contract with the dragon mother.

"I'll leave after I get more information about the human world in a few months. At that time, she would never find me if I wandered in the crowd in a human form."

He was curious why she said so confidently that she would force him to fight.

And why did she say the last sentence? It sounded awkward.

"You are not a killing machine. You are my son."

Somehow, Neigher thought of his mother in his previous life. He shook his head and cleared up those bad memories.