Chapter 8 The Poor Evil Dragon

Lucia could now be certain that the Evil Dragon Lance probably really had the idea of treating her, the "Young Dragon" he picked up, as his girlfriend.

How could he think of such a thing.

It was normal for him to want a female Giant Dragon as a girlfriend.

But to raise a picked-up "Young Dragon" as your girlfriend, that's kind of excessive and somewhat perverted, isn't it?

This is like playing a nurturing game!

Although in the Human World, there were also some young noblemen who liked to play such nurturing games, but those were between families with marriage agreements, and their ages wouldn't differ too much.

At most ten years.

It was different for the Evil Dragon.

If the Evil Dragon was to play this nurturing game, he would at least have to raise the Young Dragon until it reached adulthood.

From a Young Dragon to a mature Giant Dragon, it would take at least a thousand or two thousand years.

Did the Evil Dragon Lance have that kind of patience?

Lucia stealthily looked up at the Evil Dragon Lance.

The Evil Dragon Lance was counting his pitifully small "savings."

A few dozen Gold Coins, to her, was just pocket money for a day or two.

ε=(´ο｀*))) Sigh, just let it be, if the Evil Dragon wants to play nurturing games, let him.

After all, she was planning to sneak away eventually.

As the princess of the Phalan Empire, she certainly didn't want to live with the Evil Dragon for the rest of her life.

If she couldn't escape...

The Evil Dragon's nurturing plan would probably only last a few decades.

She was human, living to seventy or eighty years old was already considered longevity.

Of course, there were humans who could live for three to five hundred years, and such humans were powerful, extraordinary beings.

Raising her for a few decades and then nurturing her to death...

Whether the Evil Dragon Lance would feel sad or not was unknown.

He should feel sad, raising her for decades, he would certainly form some attachment.

......

Sixty-eight Gold Coins.

There were still sixty-eight Gold Coins in his savings.

That's a bit too little, time to make money.

After all, to provide for Lucia, his child, this amount of money would definitely not be enough.

Thinking of Lucia, the Young Dragon, Lance unconsciously glanced at her. This child was so dumb and cute; had she not met him, she might have been tricked by humans into becoming a mount one of these days.

That would be her fate if she met kind people.

If she met bad people, it's likely she would lose her life instead.

For now, let the child live with him for a while.

"Lance... you, you... why don't you find a girlfriend?"

Seeing the Evil Dragon Lance looking at her, Lucia quickly found a topic to discuss. The oppressive feeling from those cold, golden-red vertical pupils of the Evil Dragon was too strong.

She couldn't look directly at him.

"I'm not interested."

When it came to finding a girlfriend, he was very casual about it, if he met someone... felt something, and the other party also thought he was alright, then they would date.

If not, it meant his destined partner hadn't appeared yet.

In the last thousand or so years, he hadn't encountered another Pure Blood Giant Dragon.

The Pure Blooded Giant Dragons lived on Dragon Island, which had disappeared from the continent quite a while ago, floating off to who knows where.

Lance felt somewhat regretful. From his hatching to maturity, he had never been to Dragon Island, not even seen it.

Before, when he took human form to travel in the Human World for fun, beyond boredom, he hoped to encounter Pure Blood Giant Dragons other than himself.

For this reason, he had served as the guard to many beautiful princesses, hoping to see if any Pure Blood Giant Dragons would come to the Human World to steal away princesses.

As a result, because he slacked off too much, he was fired...

When he was active in the Human World, he heard there were still Pure Blood Giant Dragons around, but those dragons all lived in the sacred places of the great temples.

The sacred places of the great temples... He hadn't explored the power of the grand temples during his youth, and in his two thousand three hundred something year, when he tried to explore the sacred ground of a certain temple... he beat up a Divine Position holder...

Then some powerful Divine Position holders came after him, fortunately, he was fast on his feet...

"You've come of age... Don't you think about finding a girlfriend?"

"I've only just become an adult."

"Do you really not fancy the princess?"

"I don't."

"You only fancy giant dragons?"

"That seems to be the case for now."

"......"

Lucia thought she should try to escape from Evil Dragon Lance's side as soon as possible.

For now, it's best she finds a place far from Evil Dragon Lance to sleep.

The Dragon's Den of Evil Dragon Lance is spacious and bright. Looking around, Lucia walked to a spot near the wall, "May I...sleep here?"

"You may."

"Thank you."

The walls were covered with soft-glowing flora, so if she accidentally touched the wall while sleeping, she wouldn't have to worry about being hurt by sharp stones, let alone cover herself in stony mud.

The Dragon's Den of Evil Dragon Lance was clean and tidy.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she would never believe the lair of an evil dragon could be cleaner and warmer than a human dwelling.

"Lucia, do you speak the real dragon language?"

"Ah? The real dragon language? I, I, I....I don't think I can...."

She wasn't even a real young dragon, how could she possibly speak the real dragon language?

Humans have their own language, and naturally, giant dragons have theirs.

Unlike humans, giant dragons can easily master human languages, while humans would find it very difficult to learn dragon language.

Even the most accomplished linguists would not be able to learn dragon language without the personal teaching of a dragon.

Lucia felt a little panicked; did Evil Dragon Lance discover something?

Otherwise, why would he suddenly ask if she could speak dragon language?

"Don't be nervous, not knowing the real dragon language isn't a big problem, I can teach you."

Lance smiled, surely the child Lucia was nervous because she was afraid he would dislike her.

Lucia was not a pure blood young dragon. If she were, she'd have the memory inheritance and would undoubtedly speak the real dragon language.

Besides, if this child were a pure blood young dragon, her parents would not have let her run away from Dragon Island.

It's okay not to be a pure blood young dragon, as long as the child works hard enough, there's still a chance for her to become a pureblood dragon.

A lesser dragon has the opportunity to evolve into a pureblood dragon.

A lesser dragon with profound luck can become a pureblood dragon effortlessly if they can consume the legendary divine medicine.

A strong lesser dragon that knows how to purify its own bloodline also has the chance to slowly evolve into a pureblood dragon.

For a young dragon with spirit like Lucia, her bloodline should be infinitely close to that of a pureblood dragon.

A little effort should see her become a pureblood dragon.

"I...I...Can I not learn it..."

As a princess, she had been learning all sorts of knowledge and etiquette since she was young. Now, transformed into a young dragon and captured by an evil dragon, she still had to study...

Please, just let her go...

"You cannot."

"Then I will learn."

Lucia lay down on the soft grass in a gloom, unable to fight or argue her way out; what else could she do?

She had no choice but to learn.

Once she mastered the dragon language and returned to the Phalan Empire, she would curse her stinking older sister Asina into an autist using the dragon language.

But then again, if Evil Dragon Lance was teaching her dragon language, shouldn't she also teach him something?

As an imperial princess, she'd learned a lot.

With that thought, Lucia's spirits lifted again, "Lance, is there anything you want... want to eat?"

Saying it excitedly halfway, Lucia suddenly remembered that Evil Dragon Lance had told her he often transformed into a human to mingle in the human world, playing, learning.

Given Evil Dragon Lance's age and his learning ability... what she knew... Lance probably knew as well...

How did she, the imperial princess, seem to have become a little useless?