Goddess Kaleidoscope

Shanis glanced at Hima with her head tilted, and her question made the little bear girl show a rare expression of embarrassment.

Mochi and Hima, the siblings, were certainly not well-behaved. Back in Oyster Harbor, their curiosity got the better of them, and they sneaked into the quarantine zone to watch the excitement, unfortunately contracting the plague. If it weren't for Lud's successful downfall of Bishop Evanrus of the Cult of the Four Seasons, they might have been sacrificed alive long ago.

Later, the siblings were sent to school in Songshu Town. Although they were indeed a little more restrained than before, they were still among the "most lively and active" in the whole school.

However, as the saying goes, every creature has its nemesis. When the siblings first arrived in Pine Town, they thought that they could be more free and unrestrained after escaping their father's control. But they never expected to encounter Shanis, who was like their nemesis, at school.

As the saint's chief disciple, Shanis was not only a nun but also a school teacher, primarily teaching literacy to the lower grades.

Thanks to her outstanding looks and tall, mature figure, Shanis is extremely popular among students and is the dream girl of many teenage boys. However, Shanis is also the assistant in the student affairs office, and she conducts routine dormitory inspections every week. She always manages to accurately find the contraband that students painstakingly hide, especially the boys' notebooks, which she finds almost every time.

What bothered Hima was that one evening after school, as she was about to go to find Fran to take a bath together, she ran into Ms. Shanis in the hallway. Ms. Shanis stared at her for a long time, until Hima felt uneasy, before suddenly patting her shoulder and saying something in a rather earnest tone.

"Child, you are already on the edge of the abyss. Turn back before it's too late!"

"???"

In short, Hima's impression of Ms. Shanis mainly focused on two points: "beautiful" and "eccentric." It wasn't particularly good, but it wasn't bad either. So, the fact that she suddenly helped them was somewhat unexpected.

Soon, the children followed Shanis to the military training ground. Upon entering, they were immediately struck by the awe-inspiring sight of the enormous black dragon, which was over thirty meters long.

"This...this is a dragon..."

At this moment, Ludwig was still trying to comfort Nidhogg, who was extremely anxious because he had driven his wife away.

“Calm down, Nidhogg. Tawawa is a good mother; she won’t abandon her children. Be patient and wait for her to calm down before apologizing properly. She will forgive you.”

"But I really didn't do anything to wrong her!"

A dejected Nidhogg clenched his forepaws and slammed them into the ground. But as if in response, another dragon roar came from the southwest.

The townspeople were astonished to hear this; dragons, rarely seen in ordinary times, were visiting their town one after another. Meanwhile, many in the training grounds, unable to distinguish the different dragon roars, mistook it for Nidhogg's wife returning. Only Nidhogg himself changed his expression, turned towards the direction from which the dragon roars came, and let out a furious roar.

"That persistent bitch! She actually chased after me!"

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Accompanied by a dragon's roar that grew louder as it approached, another red dragon appeared in everyone's sight. It quickly flew over the town, clearly chasing after Nidhogg. Before it even got close, it started yelling in the sky in a female voice.

"Honey, someone's come to you for mating again!"

The female red dragon's voice was loud, and seemingly intentionally so, using the common human language. Thanks to her outburst, tens of thousands of people in the town now knew that Nidhogg was having an affair behind his wife's back. The word "again" in particular sparked much speculation, igniting the gossip-loving souls of many.

"You really can't judge a book by its cover, old nun!"

"You, you guys, don't listen to her nonsense! I didn't do it willingly, and I didn't let them succeed!"

Nidhogg never expected the other party to be so shameless. Not only did the persistent harassment cause his wife to misunderstand him, but now the other party was also slandering his innocence out of thin air. He was filled with grief and indignation and let out a long howl to the sky.

At this moment, the female red dragon had flown close. Seeing Nidhogg staring at her with hostile eyes and letting out a demonstrative roar, she did not approach rashly. Instead, she circled Nidhogg twice before finally landing on a rooftop dozens of meters away.

A mature dragon weighs twenty or thirty tons. Ordinary wooden buildings could not support her size and were immediately crushed to pieces. The surrounding people were terrified and fled in all directions. The red dragon ignored them and only had eyes for Nidhogg. She even gave him a rather flirtatious "dragon wink".

It's truly rare for a dragon to be this sassy and shameless.

Seeing this, Lude frowned. This female red dragon was not only behaving indecently, but also carelessly destroying buildings, showing no regard for the safety of the many humans around her. The wooden house she had crushed was a private residence; thankfully, no one was inside, or they would have been either dead or maimed.

Lud realized he had made a mistake. The only dragons he had ever encountered before were Nidhogg and Tawawa, a couple who were polite and knew their place. Whenever they visited a village, they would make sure to land in an open area where they wouldn't cause any damage. But this red dragon in front of him clearly had no such scruples.

In fact, the Red Dragon's nonchalant attitude is a true reflection of how most dragons treat other races. On the contrary, Nidhogg and Tawawa, who were influenced by him, are rare anomalies among the dragons.

Seeing the red dragon's audacity, Lud, who had originally planned to observe the situation before making a decision, could no longer sit still. He gave Shanis a wink, and then without saying a word, threw out a giant holy light barrier, directly trapping the infatuated red dragon upside down beneath it.

"You audacious red dragon! You dare to run wild in my Pine Tree Town? I see you completely disregard me!"

Without any chanting or gestures, Lude's instantaneous divine spell not only caught the Red Dragon off guard, but also secretly surprised many of the guests present.

Especially Debra, as a top spellcaster, clearly understood the importance of instant casting in actual combat. However, most mages, even experts of her caliber, could only instantly cast some low- to mid-level spells they were very familiar with without any prior preparation. But the divine spell that Lude used to suppress the red dragon was clearly in the high-level category, capable of directly pinning an adult red dragon to the ground, rendering it unable to move.

The captured red dragon was also completely bewildered. In her mind, most humans were weaklings, with only a few strong individuals who could barely hold their own against dragons. However, these experts always had to prepare before unleashing their ultimate moves, whether it was condensing magic or increasing their battle aura. These changes could not escape the dragon's powerful perception, thus allowing it to anticipate threats in advance.

However, Ludwig's appearance completely overturned her old understanding.

Before this human made his move, the red dragon couldn't sense any power from him at all. He was just an ordinary human, so the red dragon wasn't on guard at all and didn't consider him a threat at all.

In fact, the dragon wasn't entirely wrong. As it stands, Rudd was indeed an ordinary person who had neither practiced martial arts nor learned magic. The dragon could crush him into a pile of minced meat with just one stomp.

However, for a priest, a profession that relies primarily on "borrowing power," the key to their strength has never been the priest themselves, but rather the deity behind them. The stronger the deity you worship, and the more power they are willing to lend you, the higher the priest's combat power will be.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, if a deity is willing to lend you all their divine power without reservation, then you are practically equivalent to a deity yourself. And behind Rud are five such goddesses, and there will certainly be more and more in the future.

With five goddesses serving you at the same time, how could this be a small blessing?

Sometimes Lude himself would complain that others become stronger through their own talent and hard work, while he, Lude, became stronger... through crowdfunding!

With a single move, Rude subdued an adult red dragon. His display of power was understated yet sophisticated, drawing cheers and applause from the onlookers.

"Wow! The principal is so capable, he's so cool!"

"That priest is awesome!"

Hearing the praise from the people, Lu De maintained his calm and collected demeanor on the surface, but he was secretly delighted.

Under Lud's command, the guards quickly set up a cordon to prevent onlookers from approaching, while he walked up to the red dragon. The indestructible sacred barrier shrank continuously after enveloping the red dragon, only stopping its contraction when the dragon was completely immobilized.

Looking at the red dragon curled up in its strange shape, Lude couldn't help but recall a wicked thing he used to do in his past life: turning the glass fish tank upside down to cover his cat. The scene was exactly the same, except the red dragon was much bigger than the cat.

"Miss Red Dragon, what is your name?"

"Let me go!"

The captive red dragon glared angrily at Lud through the protective barrier. Seeing her gritted teeth, Lud had no doubt that as soon as the barrier was removed, she would tear him to pieces.

Interestingly, Ludwig didn't know the name of this infatuated female red dragon, because even Nidhogg, who was almost raped by her, didn't know. What's even more mind-blowing is that there weren't just one female red dragon attacking Nidhogg, but four of them! No wonder Nidhogg didn't escape; it was clearly a well-prepared group attack!

So Lude was somewhat worried at this moment. If it was just one infatuated dragon, he could handle it with ease if he was on the lookout. But if three more flew over later, today's food festival would be in for a real mess!

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Because Ludr had used a barrier to restrain it, the red dragon, unable to move, didn't hold back for long before choosing to meekly admit defeat. Ludr believed that this pragmatic decision was likely due to the gossiping guards behind it.

It's unclear which foodie started the conversation, but someone casually mentioned it was a food festival and asked if dragon meat was tasty. This question, falling on the ears of the red dragon with its exceptional hearing, immediately caused its expression to change drastically. After all, the barrier didn't completely block the smells of the five poisonous creatures, so the red dragon naturally smelled the aroma of roasted meat.

This caused the already fierce-looking but weak-willed Miss Red Dragon to break down completely!

The other party called himself "Emily," a red dragon less than three hundred years old, equivalent to about twenty years old in human years. He had only recently come of age and was currently in his first estrus cycle, which was why he was pursuing Nidhogg so fiercely.

Interestingly, this guy actually knew Tawawa and claimed to be her best friend since childhood. Back then, their mothers lived near the same volcano, and their dragon nests were not far apart, almost like neighbors by dragon standards. The two single-parent dragon families got along quite well.

Traditionally, dragons raise their offspring until they are around one hundred years old. The Dragon Clan Assembly is usually used as a time marker. Before going to the assembly, the young dragons are allowed to live independently and are told about the Dragon Clan Assembly. One hundred years later, the young dragons will travel to the polar snow mountains on their own. Once they have participated in the assembly, they are considered to have officially come of age.

It's not hard to see from this that Nidhogg's trip to the Dragon Assembly was not only his first time, but also that of his wife, Tawawa.

At the Dragon Clan Assembly, Amy met her childhood friend, but the naive Tawawa clearly lacked the necessary vigilance towards her "best friend," showing off her partner to her. They even formed a "two-parent family," which is extremely rare among dragons, and together they raised the next generation.

Later, Nidhogg made a name for himself at the Dragon Wrestling Tournament. His strong male physique made many female dragons in heat want to sit down and lay their eggs. Amy thought that since he was her best friend's husband, there shouldn't be any problem borrowing him.

This led to what happened next: Nidhogg was ambushed from behind by a group of female dragons, which caused some misunderstandings in Tawawa.

In short, the whole story has been clarified, and Nidhogg is indeed innocent. As for where Tawawa went, Amy gave some clues, saying that she saw her with a yellow dragon swimming away from the polar ice field. If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the neighbor that Nidhogg mentioned before, an elderly female yellow dragon, whose size is second only to the sea dragon among the dragons.

Hearing that his wife was with Granny Huanglong, Nidhogg finally breathed a sigh of relief. Granny Huanglong couldn't fly, and she wasn't a fast swimmer in the sea. If Tawawa traveled with her, they might not be able to return to the Void Forest until next year.

Upon hearing that his wife was missing, the hot-tempered Nidhogg immediately took to the air and flew towards the open sea, and Ludwig couldn't stop him.

After Nidhogg left, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward, especially for Emmy, who was still trapped under the barrier. She panicked and spoke to Ludwig in a pitiful tone.

"Um... I... I really don't like it!"

"..."

To be fair, if dragons didn't possess advanced intelligence capable of communication, Rudd might actually have had some thoughts about dragon meat, but since you can speak, that's a different story.

However, Lude is not planning to release Amy right now. If this girl is extremely vengeful, and he just untied her, she might turn around and wreak havoc in the town, causing damage, which is not the outcome Lude wants to see.

So Lude first expanded the size of the barrier, allowing the red dragon lady, who was originally squeezed into a ball, to lie in a more comfortable position, before speaking.

“Miss Amy, you don’t need to be so afraid. Our town is indeed having a food festival, but there are clear rules that wild animals are not allowed to be eaten, so you really don’t need to worry so much.”

The red dragon stared at Ludwig with obvious suspicion at his unsettling words. However, her attention was quickly drawn to Kanna, who had flown onto Ludwig's shoulder.

"What is this little thing?"

"Her name is Kanna. She is Nidhogg's daughter. For some special reasons, she has been living with me."

"Sub-dragon species?"

"No, she's pureblooded. Her mother is Tawawa."

"Then how did it grow to look like this? And its head... is way too small!"

Although Amy has never given birth, she has seen what newborn dragons look like. Black dragons are the largest of the flying dragons, with young dragons reaching 1 to 2 meters in length immediately after hatching, and their growth is also very rapid, with significant increases in size.

This is very evident in Kanna's two older brothers. The young dragon, who is not even two years old, is already over five meters long and weighs more than the packhorses that haul goods in town. He also has a very strong appetite every day.

But Kanna is a young dragon who grew up eating divine power. In essence, she can be regarded as the messenger of the God of Medicine. She doesn't look very tall and is the type who can eat a lot without gaining weight. However, as Aina breaks through and advances, Kanna also gains the ability to transform. Her second form is much larger than her two older brothers.

So Lude had Kanna transform into her form for Amy on the spot, and the cool "White Feather Dragon Form" almost made Miss Red Dragon drop her jaw in amazement.

"What on earth did they just give birth to?!"

After chatting casually with Amy about Nidhogg and Tawawa, the dragon couple, the red dragon lady barely understood why her best friend was so angry, and scratched her head with her paw with some embarrassment.

It's no wonder she found it strange, because most dragons don't have the habit of forming families and prefer to be alone. So, given this general environment within the race, it's Nidhogg and Tawawa who are the odd ones out.

After finishing these discussions, Lude changed the subject and questioned Amy about her "illegal act" of suddenly coming to town and causing damage. The crushed house was right under her feet, and the homeowner, who had gone out shopping, had rushed back after hearing the news but was stopped by the guards outside the cordon.

This guy is really unlucky. He just went out to grab some skewers, and when he turned around, his house was gone!

Lude's attitude was clear: Honglong was fully responsible for this incident. In addition to compensating the victim, she should also be punished in accordance with the local laws of Pine Tree Town.

Since you've done something wrong, don't think you can just walk away!

End of this chapter

A dragon is a treasure trove; its scales and skin are tough and possess extremely high magic resistance, its blood and flesh are rich in magic, and its organs and bones are top-grade alchemical materials. Possessing a dragon as a battle pet would be a strategic weapon of mass destruction for any nation.