Thousand-Faced Dragon

Chapter 104 The Snake's Patience and Greed

"The far north? Uh, that's the direction of Mozordirka."

It seems that the delicious food is not currently on the table.

Rean took a deep breath, suppressing his boiling blood.

He looked at Purple Rose. Now that he had the information, it was time to meet up with Sallyman and the others.

The next stop should be the so-called Mosodirka, and he was slightly more looking forward to it.

But Purple Rose didn't rush to take Rean back. She led Rean onward, ignoring Kuku who was brewing medicine on the spot, and headed deeper into the cave.

Then, quite naturally, they encountered more shadow creatures.

"Bang!" The girl's powerful punch pierced through the approaching shadowy creature.

The overflowing force slammed directly into the rock wall, even causing Rean to feel a slight tremor.

He was numb, not because of the shockwave, but because he was shocked that a shadow creature that should be physically immune could be blown apart by a single punch!
This completely defies physics!
"Hehe, because she's a magical girl."

Is she a magical girl? That's magical, never mind.

If you're so strong, then speak up. Putting aside all that nonsense, Rean actually had a bit of an understanding of how the "Beast's" power was applied.

The beast's authority manifests as her unique supernatural abilities, but what she uses most often is the beast's outrageous stats.

Although Purple Rose did not demonstrate her regenerative abilities, Rean estimated that she definitely possessed them and that they were very strong. With the value of her beast legs, it would be a waste not to use them to train in close combat. Moreover, Rean vaguely sensed that her fists were covered with something strange, not magic but something more dangerous.

"It's snake venom, from the authority of the 'snake'." Snakes can deceive everything, and conceptual snake venom needs a medium to distort reality.

The essence is lies, the result is changing the "status quo," and distorting reality may only require a single will.

She "deceived" herself that if her fist could penetrate the shadow, it could penetrate it directly.

Rean felt this application method was somewhat familiar. Wasn't this similar to the previous "Maria"? It used the beast's absurd panel for melee combat, but the added talent authority was even more deadly.

However, unlike Maria, who clearly relies entirely on innate instincts, Purple Rose uses her power in a more systematic and restrained manner.

“Yes, within the Serpent, I belong to the Guardian faction, while the Thieves are even more dangerous.” But Purple Rose didn’t seem to intend to hide anything; on the contrary, she hoped Rean would know more about the secrets of this system.

Rean vaguely sensed that the beast's "knowledge" itself was a form of pollution, and that knowing it would increase the likelihood of beastmen "bestowing" into beastmen.

Even the contracted beast Meruru disguises itself as a real snake in front of ordinary people, but only to itself...
“I do expect you to know more, because we are the same kind. Do you know how many years it takes for a male to produce such a stable 'snake' bloodline?” Purple Rose did not hide the affection in her eyes.

However, this affection was somewhat subtle; she didn't look at Rean as if he were a man, but rather as if he were a precious treasure.

"I've only seen three in my entire life. They were all snatched by those quick-fingered little bastards," Merul added lazily.

That's great. If I were a hundred years younger, I could compete with the young people for it too.

"Oh, so it's a match made under the guise of 'marrying someone of equal social standing.' Isn't this kind of relationship a bit too twisted?" Rean seemed to be joking, but he was actually politely declining.

Just because they're the same kind of people, does that mean they should fall in love and be paired up? Rean doesn't like that.

"No, no, no, don't you think it's romantic? From the moment of birth, destined to be a partner for life, meeting by chance under the arrangement of fate." The girl's wide, starry eyes sparkled right in front of Rean.

At this moment, the girl truly believed in the randomness of fate and was grateful for this destiny and encounter.

But Rean, having figured it all out, looked even stranger.

If we're really talking about fate, isn't this chance encounter your niece's?
Seemingly realizing that this approach was ineffective on Rean, Purple Rose, whose romantic mindset had instantly vanished, returned to her usual calm and mature self.

"To be realistic, don't you feel at ease knowing that the girl who only looks at you is destined to stay with your partner? Even if you're a jerk, a scumbag, or a pervert, she'll forgive you and love you."

"I don't need your response right now. I just need you to remember me, to think of me occasionally. I will wait patiently."

To be honest, at this moment, looking at the sincere and lovely girl, Rean really wavered a little.

"Smack!" Then she swung her fist and killed another approaching shadow giant.

The stains covered half of her body, but her face still gazed at Rean with affection.

Rean finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing, then took a towel and wiped his face.

But that was enough. With a smile, Purple Rose tiptoed and leaned against Rean before stopping, and did not continue the pursuit.

Rean still needs to grow. If you eat him now, he will die.

Just as she said, we should cultivate good relationships and wait.

But from another perspective, it's no different from raising fish, marking them and waiting for the harvest.

The last one marked and waiting to mature seems to be the black dragon that has already become a shadow dragon. It was just harvested and is actually on its way to being harvested now.

Snakes never let their prey escape; their greed will eventually come knocking and swallow everything whole.

"Sure enough, the dragon's nest is right here."

Although it was just a counterfeit Shadow Dragon, it still possessed the greed common to dragons.

Experienced adventurers would never miss a dragon's lair, as it often holds unexpected surprises, sometimes even more valuable than the dragon itself.

Although this area is sealed off by the city of the underground elves and shouldn't hold many treasures, there should still be some surprises over the decades. Sure enough, a small mountain of gold appeared around the corner, with some chests and equipment shimmering with magical light on top.

Although it's nothing by dragon standards, it is indeed a considerable fortune.

"Little Dragon! I misunderstood you, you are truly a fine dragon!"

The little girl pounced on the pile of gold coins and started rolling around happily.

The gold coins were tossed up, creating a rain of coins. Rean even vaguely saw a large snake writhing among them. This girl was becoming increasingly unwilling to hide anything from Rean.

But from another perspective, perhaps the distance between the two has indeed been closing without them realizing it, and Rean has begun to "get used to" it in a certain sense.

"Rean, get two items."

"I have it too?"

Purple Rose was the one who did all the work on this trip; Rean was just a new recruit being brought out by the big boss to see the world.

She "raised" the dragon and then killed it, so naturally all the spoils should be hers.

"It's a tradition among adventurers that everyone who sees it gets a share."

Since that's the case, then Rean won't stand on ceremony.

While these items are valuable, they are hardly considered precious to Purple Roses of Legendary Rank or higher.

He didn't look at the valuables; his eyes were fixed on the magical equipment that glowed faintly under the dragon's eye.

This must be the legacy of those failed dragon-slaying heroes.

He picked and chose, ultimately selecting a magic ring and a pair of iron boots, which were considered to have a relatively strong spiritual aura.

"I'll have Kuku help me identify it later. Wow, you're so fast."

Kuku had somehow escaped, his body covered in bits of dragon flesh and blood.

He completed the appraisal in no time, and the space bag he casually tossed back into Rean's hand felt much heavier, as the essence of the dragon materials should all be inside.

"A ring with a shield spell, pretty average. The boots are interesting, they require a password to activate, I'll help you decrypt them in a bit."

Before Kuku could finish speaking, Purple Rose raised her staff with satisfaction, seemingly preparing to cast a spell.

"Hiss. Hiss hiss (We have never left.)"

Rean was about to ask how to take the things back when suddenly, everything in front of him changed.

He returned to the carriage, to the very spot where he had been sitting!
In front of him stood Sallyman, holding a coffee cup and staring in disbelief.

"Hey, I'm back," Rean greeted him, but Sallyman kept staring straight behind him, her face growing paler.

In an instant, Rean understood.

He quickly squatted down, ready to get ready.

"Auntie!!" A scream came from inside the carriage. The next moment, the carriage inflated, and a large amount of gold coins seeped out from the gaps!

Purple Rose demonstrated her confidence in bringing everyone back; everything from the Dragon's Nest was simply moved back and placed in the carriage where she had been before.

"Bang!" The carriage inflated completely, pinning Rean and Suliman under their chairs, unable to move.

Above her head, there was another purple rose, seemingly being suppressed and pretending to be grinning foolishly.

"Hehe, Little Rose messed it up."

But seeing that cheerful smile, Rean was reminded of the snake rolling in a rain of gold coins.

You didn't expect that? You just love the feeling of being surrounded by gold coins, don't you!

"Greed is also a part of human nature. And human nature is very precious to us." The smiling girl seemed to be implying something.

"Lick, don't be angry." As she spoke, Purple Rose stretched out her long forked tongue and licked her little niece beneath her.

But when she saw Rean looking over, she smiled sweetly.

"You want some too?" she said, nuzzling her face closer. Then, an enraged Sallyman shoved her away!

This was the first time Rean had ever seen Sallyman so angry. Not only was she banging her head against something, but the little snakes on her head were also biting her relatives!
"Don't bite Auntie!" Purple Rose screamed.

"I'll bite you to death, I'll bite you to death!" The snakes were entangled together, but to Rean, it looked more like a playful fight.

The farce didn't last long. When all the gold coins were cleared out and placed outside as boxes of gold coins, the underground natives outside were all shocked.

At this point, it was no longer the dwarf village it had been before.

The caravan did not stop while Rean and Purple Rose went to find the dragon.

The carriage had now stopped in an underground spider village nestled among cliffs and rock pillars.

And those pairs of gleaming eyes looking at them, perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, made the words of their wealthy relatives more persuasive.

(End of this chapter)