The young dragon tries to conquer the world

　Volume 1: Chapter 358 - Hunting and Babysitting

　"Roar~" The roar coming from the bottom of the pit was stronger than ever before. The hunters even felt the surrounding mountains tremble slightly. Fortunately, the hunters such as Flame, Fire Sprout and Water Cloud were not too close, so they were not harmed. Moreover, they took this opportunity to adjust their condition.

　"He's enraged. So, after killing the Thunder God Dragon of the Hundred Dragon Abyss, the Lord of Reincarnation is going to clean up the entire territory."

　Just as a male lion will kill all the cubs of the previous lion after taking control of the pride, some monsters will first confirm that they are the only overlord in the new territory after acquiring it. However, although Lieyan and the others had already prepared to meet the fierce attack of Huishizhu after he was angry, the opposite was true. Huishizhu in the pit was facing the hunters with his back to them without any fighting spirit.

　Even so, Puxian did not dare to order the firing at this moment, and the way Huishizhu walked was the same as when she first appeared, as if the battle just now had no effect on her at all.

　Not only the Blazing Flame, but almost all the hunters were focused on observing the movements of the World Lord, hoping to take appropriate measures as soon as it launched an attack. However, the large amount of scale powder, especially the white-gold scale powder mixed in, made it very difficult for the hunters to pinpoint the exact location of the World Lord, and thus they had no way of knowing where it intended to go or what it was going to do.

　"What's going on?" Flame muttered, looking at his companions. Fiorena, Fire Sprout, and Water Cloud all looked bewildered, unsure of the situation. A strange silence, neither tense nor reassuring, quietly enveloped the hunters present. No one spoke.

　Because they all harbored a hidden unease.

　It's as if something bad will happen if I make a sound.

　"Rumble~ Rumble~"

　A loud noise suddenly came from all around. "W-what's going on? What happened?" Every hunter was on high alert for the World Lord hidden on the ground, wary of anything that might suddenly jump out from below, such as the Mad Dragon Virus. However, "No! It's from above!" After hearing Ni Tai's shout, the other hunters all looked up.

　It was a meteorite! Three huge meteorites engulfed in flames plummeted straight toward the crater in the ground. Fiona instinctively rushed out, but soon realized that Lieyan was too shocked to react. Huoya and Shuiyun also helped Fiona drag Lieyan toward safety.

　"Boom!" A deafening sound came again, and countless clouds of dust, like a monstrous wave, buried the spherical hunting ground while constantly approaching the four people. Even the open space that served as their camp was not spared. Just as they were about to be blown away by the blast wave, the four of them threw out their flying insects and pulled themselves to safety.

　Standing beside the merchant ship transporting supplies and goods, Lieyan couldn't help but think of the enormous size of the Reincarnated One. Lieyan didn't know what kind of monster could control meteorites to fall, but ancient dragons were creatures that transcended human understanding, so it wasn't unbelievable that they possessed some kind of special ability beyond common sense.

　"It's over, it's all over now."

　Confirming that the Lord of Reincarnation had not returned, the hunters, whose auras were in disarray, lay down on the ground. Although they didn't know why, at least the Lord of Reincarnation wasn't here. Lieyan subconsciously looked up and saw a pale blue sky through the gaps in the white clouds. A small bird emerged from the sky, flapping its wings and slowly descending towards the distant mountains, as if it were telling Lieyan and the others that they could now rest assured.

　"It's time to hold a banquet!"

　That evening, just as Village Chief Puxian had said, the feast began. Despite having just finished the campaign, the villagers quickly prepared all the ingredients, and the village meeting place was filled with tables. Although it wasn't as luxurious as in big towns like Barbare or Dongdorma, the simple dishes perfectly reflected the villagers' excitement and joy, even though the food in big towns wasn't any better.

　The day after the banquet, Lieyan and Fiorena boarded a merchant ship to return to Elgard. Things were tense in Elgard, but Puxian and Nitai also boarded the ship. Puxian had been invited to meet with Admiral Gareas to discuss some matters, while Nitai, concerned for Lieyan, went along as well.

　Before setting off, there was a farce. Ai Cao, Huo Ya, and Shui Yunzai carefully checked Ni Tai's luggage, fearing that Ni Tai would take away Ai Cao's tools for making rabbit dumplings again. After all, Ni Tai was a repeat offender, having secretly taken away Ai Cao's pestle and mortar twice, causing Huo Ya to not be able to eat rabbit dumplings.

　At the observation outpost of Elgard, Puxian, the village chief from Flame Village and a hunter who has traveled to various countries, is quite popular. The hunters at the outpost keep trying to talk to Puxian, but Puxian is used to such scenes and handles them with ease. Moreover, it is a long time since Galeas and Puxian met again. The two laughed heartily and patted each other on the shoulder, making a loud noise. It is estimated that before this, they never dreamed that they would meet again here.

　"How is it? Not bad here, right?"

　"It's pretty good, but it can't compare to our Flamefire Village."

　Inside the tavern, Ni Tai was leaning against the wall, holding a beer in one hand, quietly drinking alone, while Fiona sat down next to Lie Yan, holding a glass of beer.

　"Isn't Princess Qiqi standing behind the counter very beautiful?"

　After leaving the command center, Fiona chatted with Kichi for a while and then sat down next to Flame. Kichi, whom she mentioned, was one of the receptionists who handled the paperwork when Flame signed the contract. Her uniform was a little different from the others; she wore an outer garment with puffed-up shoulders, and the color of the garment was a bright yellow-green. Her chestnut hair was covered with a hat of the same color. From Flame's position, the counter blocked the view so it was impossible to see clearly, but it could be seen that the pattern on the skirt was made up of bright white checks.

　Notice the flames watching them. Qiqi gave them a standard counter girl smile. Her fair skin, as delicate as snow, and her generous and quiet appearance gave the impression of a standard beauty.

　"Indeed, she is very beautiful, but why call her a princess?"

　To be honest, I was a little tempted by Lieyan's appearance.

　"Princess Qiqi is a true princess. She is the eldest princess of the kingdom I protect and will inherit the throne in the future."

　Flame, who had been completely unconcerned, had just scooped up a spoonful of stew and put it in his mouth when he heard Fiolena's words. He froze, spoon in hand, completely stunned. Time seemed to stand still. Fiolena smiled and patted Flame on the shoulder. "Princess Qiche may be a princess, but she is a kind, strong, and respectable one. Don't be impolite."

　"Hello, it's been a long time, Miss A-Lan and Xiao-Guang, shall we sit together?"

　The young girl and Lan were carrying their food trays and looking for empty seats when Fiorena saw them and warmly invited them to sit with her.

　Beside her, the little girl was chewing on a piece of golden jerky. This was meat that Melalu and the others had taken from the Thor Dragon. The tenderest part was made into tempura, and the rest of the meat was coated with seasonings and then air-dried to make jerky. This was because the air-dried Thor Dragon jerky had a very unique flavor, and it could even be said that the more you chewed it, the more fragrant it became. After Melalu tried making a piece, the little girl took a liking to it.

　Elgard seemed rather deserted during the time that Flame and Fiore were away, but the fact that the Melarurus were cooking for the little girl had become a noteworthy thing in Elgard, which warmed up the atmosphere. As for why the Melarurus didn't cook for the little girl today, it was because they used the materials the little girl had given them to buy a bunch of catnip.

　This was something the Melalus and their ilk had never dared to imagine before.

　"A feast of catnip! A bed piled high with catnip! A bathtub overflowing with catnip!"

　The Melalus children held the cattail tightly in their tiny hands, first sniffing it carefully, then rubbing it on their cheeks, and then they all went crazy.

　"So happy, meow! This is the taste of happiness, meow!"

　As a result, the young girl won't get to eat today's meal.

　Thanks to the research of the Dragon Academy, information about the ecology of the Thunder Dragon and the Returning Lord has been updated. While discussing the Thunder Dragon and the Returning Lord, Blaze once again realized that this time they were facing a harsh situation they had never experienced before. Even Blaze and Fiorena themselves found it hard to believe that they had achieved the final victory. However, Blaze was very interested in Ni Tai's concept of ecological will. There are unknown means in the ecosystem to punish and punish species that may disrupt the ecological balance. This is why the Returning Lord appeared in that place.

　Then, which monster will be the Lord of Reincarnation to punish?

　Just as the flames were gaining a new insight, Fiorena was chatting with the little girls, "Is this jerky homemade? I've never seen this strange jerky at Oboro's place before."

　The little girl popped pieces of salted and fried bone-in meat into her mouth like peanuts, nodded, and said, "Made by the cats, yellow eel meat."

　"A yellow eel! I've never seen such a rare fish before. Hikaru's fishing skills are amazing!" Fiona definitely hadn't seen one before, because it wasn't an eel.

　On the table were steaks grilled from huge pieces of meat; pan-fried red snapper in cream; and a delicate salad made with a variety of vegetables, wild bacon, and royal cheese. The little girl was swallowing these foods at a steady pace, and at this moment she was chewing on red snapper. With the sound of fish bones being chewed, she mumbled, "Bu si, si guang za lai di."

　Lanmei gently patted the little girl's back, telling her to swallow the food before speaking. The little girl obediently swallowed the fish and said, "No, it was caught by Guang."

　"Oh, that makes it even more amazing, Hikaru."

　Lanmei, who was standing to the side, had finished her toast. After wiping her hands, she said, "I just heard you say that you went to hunt a monster called the Hundred Dragon Abyss Thunder God Dragon?"

　"Yes, that was the culprit that caused the Hundred Dragons Night Parade in Flamefire Village. However, it should have been a battle to repel the Thunder God Dragon from the Hundred Dragons Abyss, but the Lord of Returning Worlds appeared. The Lord of Returning Worlds killed the Thunder God Dragon from the Hundred Dragons Abyss with overwhelming force, and even took away its corpse. However, we still collected a lot of materials. Moreover, we don't know anything about the Lord of Returning Worlds's ecological habits or its motives, so we didn't take any action."

　"Ah, a big yellow eel! This is its jerky~" The little girl was too lazy to remember the name and just waved the jerky and called out casually.

　As everyone knows, children don't lie; they just talk nonsense. So Fiona didn't take the little girl's words to heart. Looking at the jerky in the little girl's hand, covered in teeth marks and saliva, she said nonchalantly, "Hmm, I see. Hikaru is so amazing."

　The young girl proudly puffed out her meager chest. In Fiolena's eyes, this was probably a fantasy the young girl had about herself, except that the young girl was simply stating a fact.

　"I have this, and this, and just like that, hey! I defeated the yellow eel."

　Watching the adorable way the little girl waved her arms up and down, Fiorena felt her heart melt. However, from the perspective of the Reincarnator, it was as if the Reincarnator had used a winged claw to slam the Thunder Dragon to the ground, then used a powerful shoulder strike to send her flying, and finally used its claws and blade scales to tear apart the Thunder Dragon's body and devour it.

　Fiorena reached out to interact with the little girl, but only received a puzzled look in return. The little girl didn't understand why this upright creature wanted to do what it was doing, since she was reenacting the hunting process. Its thin, dry hand was even less tasty than a blue bear's paw.

　Meanwhile, in another world, darkness reigned. For some time after the storm vortex incident was resolved, the news that the young girl and the girl had left the Jura Forest did not spread. In fact, after Milim had announced the friendly treaty, no one would be foolish enough to come to the Jura Forest to cause trouble.

　After finishing his day's work, Rimuru soaked comfortably in the hot spring. He was Japanese in his previous life, and this was a welcome respite after a long day.

　Rimuru's habit of taking a bath is deeply ingrained in his DNA, but tonight, Rimuru, who rarely sleeps, actually fell asleep in the hot spring. In his dream, Rimuru vaguely heard Shizu's voice.

　"Please, save...those...children."

　"Go...to the capital...hurry...a little earlier."

　"Hoo-ha!" Rimuru was jolted awake from his sleep. He looked around and realized he had sunk to the bottom of the water. He immediately struggled to float upwards, then gave a wry smile. He realized that he was just a slime and would not drown. He then slowly floated to the surface.

　"So I was asleep. Let me see, it's been about an hour." Before Rimuru could react, a wave of sadness washed over him, and a deep sense of helplessness and despair brought tears to his eyes.

　Rimuru recalled the words Shiz had spoken to him in his last moments, and the five children he could never forget. Rimuru had promised Shiz to save those children. Considering that the capital of the Kingdom of England in West Asia, which Shiz had mentioned, was very far from the Jura Forest, Rimuru began to plan the personnel of the Jura Grand Alliance.

　By this time, the Jura Alliance had grown to a considerable size. The Oni, Dwarf, Goblin, and the Lancer Wolf, Orc, and Lizardmen tribes worked together to further improve and expand the town. Although the city had long been on track under Rimuru's guidance, he always felt that something might go wrong after he went out. As soon as Rimuru shared his concerns with everyone, Shuna immediately came up with a solution.

　"Aren't Lord Lan and Lord Guang still here? We just need to call them back."

　Rimuru shook his head helplessly and explained, "But none of us know where they are. Even if we start looking now, where would we even begin?"

　Zhu Cai lowered her head, then suddenly remembered something and clapped her hands, saying, "That's right, our Oni clan has a secret method to pray to the gods. I still have some items that Master Guang and Master Lan used. If we use this secret method, we can definitely communicate with them. Hey, Shion, don't look at me like that. I just kept them to prevent them from going to waste."

　Benimaru sighed, "You've already said it."

　Seeing that things were about to get chaotic, Rimuru quickly stepped in to take charge, "Alright, alright, then please have Shuna do the communication first. I believe you can do it."

　The Reincarnation was lying in an underground cave in the dense forest, absorbing the energy of the earth's veins. Lanmei was carefully looking at a monster encyclopedia she had bought. The tightly wrapped Meralu were constantly knocking the Abyss Crystal off the stone wall next to them. They planned to make some ornaments for the little girl. The Reincarnation emitted a bright light, so Lanmei and the Meralu did not feel any inconvenience.

　Just then, the Lord of Reincarnation suddenly sensed something and stood up abruptly. After looking left and right, he found nothing strange. The Lord of Reincarnation then lay down again, but the feeling did not disappear. Instead, it became clearer and more concrete. The Lord of Reincarnation shook his head, initially thinking it was a problem with the impurity of the earth vein energy, but after stopping the absorption, he found that the strange feeling was still there.

　Although Master Ying didn't remember what this feeling was, she could go directly in the opposite direction, that is, follow the phone line and hit the person. The Master of the World swung his tail to draw a cross. Under the widened eyes of Melalu, a strange crack with a cross suddenly appeared in the air. The Master of the World then grabbed Melalu and Lan Mei and walked into the crack.

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　P.S.: Please vote for this! If you'd like, even a box would be great! Let's give the kid some encouragement!

　PS2: Research shows that staying up late can, to some extent, prevent Alzheimer's disease, because people simply won't live to old age. An ancient poem says, "The yellow crane has flown away, never to return; white clouds drift aimlessly for a thousand years." Why "the yellow crane has flown away, never to return"? Because the yellow crane is actually the juvenile white crane. It flies away to overwinter, and when it returns in spring, it has fully grown into a white crane.

　PS3: I'd like to recommend a book: *Honkai Impact 3rd: Gundam Pilot of the Star Core Hunter*.

　Volume 1: 359 - The Trade Route About to Open

　When Shuna stopped waving the Kagura Bell, just as Rimuru had expected, there was no sign of magical fluctuations in either the magic circle beneath Shuna's feet or the space of the council hall. This meant that Shuna's blessing ritual had failed. Just as Benimaru and Shion were about to comfort Shuna, a strange rift suddenly appeared in the council hall.

　Sensing the dangerous aura emanating from the rift, Ranga immediately bared his teeth and leaped out from the shadows behind Rimuru. Benimaru and Souei, who had appeared out of nowhere, stood beside Rimuru, while Gerd stood directly in front of him. Just when they thought a Demon Lord was about to emerge, what they saw next was...

　This is the scene.

　"Meow!" Boss, we'll protect you!

　Three small black cats emerged from the crevice, carrying pickaxe-like weapons, wearing leather helmets and goggles, and with keel-like weapons and backpacks strapped to their backs, containing materials and tools they had collected, including explosive barrels and flashbangs.

　Facing the dozen or so people in the council hall, the Melalus immediately assumed a fighting stance. Then, a short girl, not much taller than the black cat, emerged from the rift. The little girl was also leading a girl who was taller than her. The Melalus spun around several times before realizing that something was strange about the place.

　"Meow, ow?" Where am I?

　Green-skinned goblins, dwarves almost as tall as black cats, horned demons, and burly orc-headed tribesmen all stared at the Melalus who were leading the charge. Their slightly scrutinizing gazes made the Melalus immediately hide behind the little girl. The little girl had an O_o expression on her face; she had never expected that they were the ones who had called her over.

　The little girl tilted her head and thought for a moment, her expression changing from O_o to O_O and finally to OvO.

　"Green vegetables!"

　The first words spoken by the young girl almost made Shuna unable to hold back, "It's Shuna, really, Master Hikaru has been gone for so long, and you don't even remember my name now that you're back."

　"Zi Zi!" Zi Yuan had no choice but to accept this title.

　Upon discovering that the visitor was a young girl, the atmosphere immediately relaxed, while Rimuru helplessly covered his eyes, realizing he hadn't remembered a single name. However, Rimuru then thought that it seemed the Demon Lord Milim didn't seem to care much about interpersonal relationships, so he figured the young girl's behavior wasn't necessarily a problem.

　Seeing the well-behaved and adorable Melalurus, the members present were relieved. At first, Kaijin thought that Shuna had summoned something extraordinary, since the Melalurus were quite different from the demi-humans in the conventional sense.

　Immediately afterward, a gentle breeze swept through the council hall. As the magic circle dissipated, the dryad Torene also arrived. After respectfully bowing to the young girl, Torene stood aside. The appearance of such a powerful figure in the Jura Forest was enough to warrant observation, even for someone unfamiliar with her. Moreover, she was familiar with this powerful figure, and judging from her fairy instincts, she sensed that the young girl had become even stronger than before.

　Meanwhile, Rimuru received some good news: after witnessing the magic cast by the little girl, the Great Sage finally deciphered some of her information.

　[Solution: The race of the target has been identified. @＃$^＆%!$＃ …race…*＆%￥＆.. is @34%＃....forbidden]

　Seeing the Great Sage's answer, Rimuru was still confused. Taboo? Does it mean it can't be spoken of, or does it mean the taboo is a race?

　But Kejin never mentioned any forbidden species in this world. Since I'm going to the Kingdom of England in West Asia, I can go to the guild library there to investigate what it is.

　The young girl took out some Thunder God Dragon jerky made by Melalu, enough to smash the head of a Hardened Dragon, and popped it into her mouth. The quiet room was filled with the sound of her chewing, and she seemed completely oblivious to the confusion that permeated the scene. Seeing that their leader held a high position here, the Melalu and the others boldly stepped out from behind the young girl and Lanmei.

　The tree spirit Treyne was somewhat confused about what had happened. She quietly approached Rimuru and inquired about the situation. After coughing a few times and apologizing to the young girl, Treyne, as the overseer of the forest, felt that Rimuru needed to say a few words to break the deadlock.

　"Gentlemen, as you can see, thanks to the efforts of the Orcs led by Gerold, the central city of our Jura Alliance is getting better. Council halls, residential areas, and shops are gradually appearing. Of course, everyone is working hard to make the central city even better. Benimaru and the Wolf Demon soldiers are responsible for security, Kaijin and Kurobei are responsible for design and forging, and they cooperate with Gerold and the others. Shion and Shuna are responsible for everyone's logistics and daily life."

　Rimuru recounted the construction process of the central city of the Jura Grand Alliance like an employee returning to the company for an end-of-year report. Of course, he also saw Gavil, who was showing off his skills on the side.

　"With Gabiru in charge of medicine, and with everyone's help, Central City is getting better and better. However, there is still one thing I haven't finished, which is the five children that Miss Shizu entrusted to me. This is not only Miss Shizu's final wish, but also something I have to do. I also know that the Jura Grand Alliance is still under the watchful eyes of some demon kings, so for safety, Shuna called Hikari and Arashi over. I believe that with the two of them here, demon kings are nothing to fear."

　The little girl didn't seem to care about what Rimuru said, stuffing her mouthful of snacks with an OVO expression. Rather, she was more concerned about when dinner would be served. As for city construction, if someone could persuade her to do it, she'd probably run to Teyvat and drag Ayaka Kamisato or Aya over to build and renovate the city. For both Ayaka and Aya, city planning would be a piece of cake. Of course, she could also go to the other side and drag Yukino Yukinoshita over...

　With Yukino Yukinoshita's serious attitude, she will surely build the central city of the Jura Alliance very well.

　But Yukino Yukinoshita will probably collapse from exhaustion in the end, since she is a pure human and doesn't have the Eye of God or magic.

　Finally, it was decided that Rimuru would travel to the capital of the Kingdom of England in the West Asia, and Ranga would accompany him.

　So, at noon on the second day, which was the second year after he was reincarnated into this world, the slime, Rimuru Tannpass, officially went to the human kingdom for the first time.

　According to the map, the Kingdom of England in West Asia is located to the west of the Jura Grand Alliance, and Kagurazaka Yuuki, Hitz's disciple, established a free guild there to serve adventurers. Judging from the name, Rimuru guessed that the other party was also a reincarnated person like himself, so he decided to go and meet this person first.

　After sitting on Ranga's back and listening to the wind for three days, Rimuru finally arrived in the Kingdom of England in West Asia.

　Meanwhile, on the Jura Grand Alliance side, Ranga might be quite glad that he went to the Kingdom of England West with Rimuru, because the young girl made a big move the day after arriving at the Jura Grand Alliance.

　Besides the united goblin, lizardman, and dryad tribes, there are other tribes in the Jura Forest. According to the dryad Torene's estimate, they occupy about 40% of the entire Jura Forest.

　On this day, the young girl went hunting with the wolf demon soldiers. Unlike the goblins, the young girl was not interested in small creatures such as the bighorn bulls. In the end, she went straight into an unknown territory, where a huge creature had built its nest in the center of the territory.

　The Hydra, this colossal creature with nine heads and a body covered in bluish-green scales, possesses a reptilian two-legged form, resembling more of a legendary dragon than a snake. Each of its heads has sharp teeth and a flexible neck, capable of breathing fire; of the two, the teeth are far more deadly. Each time a head is killed, a new one takes its place, its teetering motion on the brink of death utterly repulsive to almost everyone.

　However, none of this could stump the Reincarnated One. The Reincarnated One's wing claws would tear off all the remaining heads before the Hydra's head could regenerate. Moreover, it could only regenerate its head a maximum of nine times. Furthermore, the Hydra's proud flames and poisons were no problem for the Reincarnated One. The flames couldn't even leave a mark on the platinum scales, and as for the poison, the Hydra couldn't bite through the Reincarnated One's scales at all.

　The Lord of Reincarnation ignored the Hydra's pleas for mercy. To be precise, by the time the Lord of Reincarnation wanted to pay attention to the Hydra, it was already dead.

　But since things have come to this, let's eat meat first.

　Despite being unprocessed, the hydra's flesh still emitted a fragrant aroma; the flesh was protected by thick skin and scales, but there was no reason for such a huge, fire-breathing creature to be poisonous, so one had to be careful when tasting it. Gobuta stared wide-eyed at the enormous hydra before him.

　"Meow, meow, meow!" This big guy looks pretty good. We'll make chops out of the body and stew the neck!

　Meow! Okay!

　To be honest, Melalus and his friends are much better cooks than Goblina and her friends.