I am a wicked dragon, and you want me to fall into goodness?

Leora hovered at the edge of the clouds, her golden and white feathers slightly curled by the lightning, yet she still held her proud griffin neck straight.

Her beak opened and closed, her voice carrying the sharpness and resentment unique to beasts.

"I'm just checking to see if this blue dragon, which has grown stronger through theft, has become even more powerful."

Pu Se chuckled softly.

He slowly retracted his wing membranes, his eleven-meter-long body hovering in the air, the bony spikes at the tip of his tail swaying gently: "Oh? Did you see it?"

"If you ask me, the most effective way to test my strength is through combat. Only through combat can you truly understand my capabilities."

A sharp cry rang out from Leora's beak, and her golden and white wings suddenly flapped open, creating a gust of wind that swept towards Puse.

Her lion-like body was bulging with muscles, and her four sharp, metallic claws slashed through the air.

Even in its youth, the griffin possessed enough strength to tear through rocks. At this moment, its full-force dive caused the air to emit a sharp, explosive sound.

"I can see that you are a vicious dragon who will stop at nothing to increase your strength."

"Puse, today I will make you pay for the humiliation you suffered!"

Without dodging or avoiding, Puse flapped its wings and used magic to pounce, accurately striking Leora's claws.

With a crisp "ding" and sparks flying, Leora felt a tremendous force coming from the tip of her claws, and her body was sent flying backward.

She steadied herself, her eyes filled with even more hatred. With a flap of her wings, she changed direction, circled around to Puse's side and rear, and fiercely pecked at the veins of his wing membrane with her beak.

Puse was prepared. Magical energy surged along the veins of the wing membrane, and a soft, dark blue light instantly covered the wing surface, forming a shield.

Leora's beak struck it, producing only a dull thud, leaving not even a mark.

At the same time, Puse's dragon claws slammed backward, the thick claws whistling through the air as they struck Leora's lion-like side.

"A feeble attack, Leora. You're getting weaker and weaker, and you don't even deserve my serious attention anymore."

With a "poof," Leora let out a painful shriek, and her golden feathers were instantly stained with golden blood.

Leora glanced down at the wound on her side, blood dripping down her feathers, and the fighting spirit in her eyes was quickly replaced by fear.

Puse's strength far exceeded her expectations; the dragon claws imbued with magic even made her bones ache slightly.

"You just wait!"

Leora let out a defiant roar, no longer wanting to fight, and flapped her wings with all her might, fleeing towards the distant clouds.

The golden and white figure quickly disappeared into the horizon, leaving only a few drops of blood slowly drifting down in the air.

Over the past eight years, Puse and Leora have fought more than once.

Whenever Puse tried to kill her, the golden griffin seemed to trigger some kind of mechanism, and would immediately choose to run away once it was injured to a certain extent.

Puse also possesses the talent of increasing speed, which was copied from this golden griffin.

Although he was fast enough, he didn't have the high-level wind elemental control that Leora possessed, and was always a half-beat slower.

"What's the point of coming here every time to get beaten up? It feels like grinding a boss!"

"But that boss is me. Every time she can't beat me, she can only slink away and then quietly hide away to level up."

Pu Se shook off its blood-stained dragon claws, its dark blue wings slowly unfurling as it flew at full speed toward the northern silver mine.

His speed talent, enhanced by magic, was unleashed to its fullest potential; his eleven-meter-long body sliced ​​through the clouds and swept across the continuous mountain range.

The forest and valley below rushed past, and in less than an hour, the silver mine being mined by the goblins came into view.

This is a huge mine pit embedded in the northern foothills of another mountain range.

The pit entrance was surrounded by a defensive wall made of rough stones, with flags painted with dark blue dragon patterns planted on top of the wall.

This was a marker that Puse set up eight years ago to intimidate the goblin tribe, marking the dragon's territory.

The clanging of chisels echoed from deep within the mine, as hundreds of goblin miners bent over, digging for silver ore from the rock walls with rudimentary iron picks.

Their movements were sluggish, and they looked listless and on the verge of death.

But then one of the goblins exclaimed, seemingly triggering a signal, and the entire group suddenly became very diligent.

Poseidon's wing membranes gently unfolded above the mine, creating a gust of wind that instantly stirred up the goblins below.

The miners dropped their tools, knelt down, and buried their heads, not daring to raise them even slightly.

Just then, a goblin dressed in a robe adorned with silver ornaments strode out from the depths of the mine, carrying a ledger made of animal hide in his hands.

It was Senshi, the priest of the goblin tribe.

The goblin priest staggered slightly, but still maintained a respectful posture.

He walked to the center of the mine and knelt down deeply in the direction where Puse was hovering. His voice trembled slightly, yet it was incredibly clear.

"Great master! Your loyal servant, Priest Senshi of the Goblin Tribe, presents you with the latest silver mine harvest!"

"Over the past month, we have unearthed a total of 512 pure silver ingots, all of which have been stored in the secret vault deep within the mine, as you instructed! They await your inspection!"

Puse slowly descended, his vertical pupils sweeping over the mountains of silver ingots piled up in the mine, and a low gurgling sound came from his throat.

He strode steadily toward the secret vault at the deepest part of the mine, with Sen Shi following closely behind, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

It was more like a cave specifically used for storing silver ore than a secret vault. Pure silver blocks were piled up haphazardly inside, creating a chaotic scene.

It's impossible for Puse to expect a group of goblins to arrange these silver mines in a particularly attractive way.

Looking at the silver mine in front of him, which resembled a small mountain, Pu Se nodded in satisfaction: "Very good, I want to see more silver ingots."

"Also, if you find any traces of humans in the mountains or forests, remember to tell me immediately. This is very important."

Sen Shi's body trembled violently: "Yes, Master Puse, we will definitely do our best to dig! No, I will inform you as soon as possible!"

Puse was very pleased with the goblin's attitude: "My servant, remember your duty."

"As long as you can keep satisfying me, you can transform into a Dragonvein Goblin and become a powerful warlock."

Pu Se started making empty promises again.

As for whether or not to give his own blood, Puse had never thought about it.

They always make empty promises anyway, so what's one more time?

After the goblin priest withdrew, Puse feasted on the mountain-sized silver mine, swallowing a volume even larger than his own body.

During its transformation from a young dragon to adolescence, Puse has two places where it sleeps.

One option is Kawimas's lair, which is absolutely safe, but once you wake up, you certainly won't get enough food right away.

Secondly, the mine's secret vault allows one to access silver ore immediately without going mad with hunger, but it is very likely to be disturbed while it is dormant.

As for moving the silver mine back to Kawimas's lair... Green will definitely come and get a piece of the pie.

These silver mines aren't enough for Puse to eat. Now that his appetite has increased significantly, he probably won't be able to eat for long, and there won't be any left for that little golden dragon.