Dota: Becoming a God Starting with Dragon Knight

After several days of travel, Li Ming and his group arrived at a bustling trading post in the outer forest.

Most of the people coming and going in the trading post were humanoid creatures wearing close-fitting scale armor and with horns on their heads. Li Ming looked at these unfamiliar demi-humans with curiosity and asked Lina in a low voice.

"What race are they? And why do they have horns on their heads? Are they the Minotaur race? The Goat race? I remember they lived on the Orc plains, didn't they?"

"Shh~~ Keep your voice down. They're not some kind of cowmen or sheepmen. They're the dragon race. If they hear you calling them cowmen or sheepmen, it'll upset them."

"Dragonborn?"

Li Ming looked again at the strange humanoid creatures walking around the trading post and found that their horns were different from those of cattle and sheep. They were larger, more imposing, and more ferocious.

"Aren't all the Dragonborn on Dragon Island? How come there are Dragonborn in the Elf Forest too? Are the elves trying to steal them from Dragon Island?"

"Not all dragons live on Dragon Island."

Li Ming recalled the battle between the two dragons he had witnessed earlier. "I know that. There are no bone dragons on Dragon Island."

"Not only that, Dragon Island is mainly inhabited by the five-colored dragon race, but there are also many other dragon races in this world," Lina explained earnestly. "For example, bronze dragons, crystal dragons, two-headed dragons, poison dragons, and fairy dragons."

"Among them, the Elf Dragon is a dragon species unique to the Elf Forest. In addition to them, a group of two-headed dragons also live in the Elf Forest."

"This trading post was set up specifically for the dragons living in the Elf Forest, and it contains many dragon-specific products."

Li Ming suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. I've never seen a spirit dragon or a two-headed dragon before. I'm going to learn something new this time."

The dragonborn showed no reaction to Li Ming and his group's arrival, busying themselves with their own affairs at the trading post.

The elven patrol was used to their behavior. They rode their unicorns through the dragonborn and arrived at the office building in the center of the trading post.

Two dragon descendants dressed in magnificent robes came forward to greet them.

"Captain Fenrir, why are you here so early this year?"

"Station Chief Dominic, Deputy Station Chief Dominil, it's been a year, and your strength has grown considerably." Fenrir jumped off his unicorn and greeted them. "The Royal Court has made some changes to its arrangements this year, so I arrived early."

Li Ming, watching the three from the back of the group, whispered, "Lina, what kind of dragon race are those two station chiefs? Why do they look different from the other dragon descendants? Are they mutated species?"

"Shh~ Don't talk nonsense. Those are the pure-blooded dragon descendants. The ones you just saw outside all had mixed bloodlines."

"Look at Station Chief Dominic, his skin is red, and he has a bright red horn on his head. This means he inherited the fire bloodline of the two-headed dragon clan."

"Deputy Station Master Dominier has blue skin and a pair of ice-blue horns on his head. This means he inherited the ice-type bloodline of the two-headed dragon clan."

Lina quietly introduced him to him from the side.

"Since they are descendants of two-headed dragons, why do they only have one head?" the curious Li Ming asked again.

"Ordinary races cannot withstand the pure bloodline of the two-headed dragon race; being able to inherit half of it is already quite remarkable."

"Why are they all two-headed dragon descendants? Where are the elven dragons?"

"Elf dragons are different from two-headed dragons; they don't like other races."

At the front of the group, Fenrir finished exchanging pleasantries with the two station chiefs and got down to business.

"This time, in addition to collecting the trading station's transaction tax, we also need to review the trading station's transaction records from the past few years."

"We've received intelligence that someone is smuggling Moon Spring Crystals on a large scale, so please prepare the recent transaction records."

Dominic and Dominier exchanged a glance, then said hesitantly, "Do you want the entire year's trading records?"

"This is not a good situation. It wasn't mentioned before that these things were needed. Although the transactions are recorded, they haven't been compiled into a book."

"It may take a few days for you to wait, as we need to make some preparations."

Fenrir waved his hand dismissively: "It's alright. We know you need time to sort things out, which is why we came ahead of schedule."

"We can stay at a hotel and check it out after you've finished tidying up."

......

Afterwards, the two station chiefs hosted a banquet for Li Ming and his group.

During the meal, Li Ming was enjoying his food when Lina tugged at his clothes.

"What's wrong?"

"Have you finished eating?"

"Not bad! I'm almost full, but I can still eat a little more." Li Ming rubbed his stomach. Another change after becoming a superhuman was his appetite. His body's efficiency in converting food into energy had greatly increased, and coupled with his body's need for more energy, his appetite at each meal had increased significantly.

"If you've eaten your fill, come with me for a bit."

Li Ming watched Fenrir and the others toasting and drinking with the officials of the trading post. He felt bad for eating alone for so long. Was he going to leave now that he was full?

"That wouldn't be a good idea. It would make me feel like I'm just here to freeload. Maybe we should wait for them?"

"Never mind them, who knows when they'll finish eating. Come with me!"

Lina pulled Li Ming and walked outside.

Once outside the banquet hall, Lina whispered, "They have their missions, and we have ours. Come on, let's go do our missions."

Once they were away from the banquet hall and on a deserted street, Li Ming finally asked, "So, what's our mission?"

"Investigate!"

"The Mage Tower discovered several locations that resonated with the energy of the evil god through a large energy sensing array, and this is one of them."

"But we don't know the specifics of the situation here."

"Has the entire trading post been taken over by a cult, or are only some of the members cult members, or are cult members who have wandered here?"

Different levels of severity naturally require different approaches.

"Besides, this is, after all, a trading post for the dragons. Without evidence, we cannot act recklessly here."

"It would be undesirable if this caused animosity between the two races, allowing other races to take advantage of the situation."

"We are not elves, and our levels are not high, so investigating here will not attract attention and is more suitable for reconnaissance."

Lina's words also explained why the royal court, which had sent patrols to investigate, still allowed him, a second-tier human, to come along.

"So...where should we begin our investigation?"

"Let's start at the market. We'll split up and see if any strangers have come to this trading post recently."

"good!"

After the two parted ways, Li Ming went to the East Market of the trading post.

In the Elf Forest, a trading post run by a particular race, there are usually two markets, one in the east and one in the west.

The East Market is where the host sells their own products.

The West Market is where other races sell their goods; even elves who want to sell their goods at this trading post can only go to the West Market.