The young dragon tries to conquer the world

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　Volume 1: 237 - Turn-based Game

　"The application for gunpowder from the Tenryo Magistrate has been approved and will be delivered to the Naganohara Fireworks Shop in two days. As for the metallic powder, Dad has purchased a lot of iron powder, but we need a total of eight colors, so we still need a lot of various kinds of metallic powder. Then we need to experiment to find the right ratio. Next, we need oxidizing agents, and we also need to prepare a large amount of crystallizing bone marrow. Finally, we need adhesives and pigments. The shop has plenty of these."

　"In other words, what we urgently need now is some metal powder. As far as I know, apart from Tianmu Blacksmith House, there is no metal powder for sale anywhere else, let alone the kind we need."

　"Yes, I asked A-Chuang. They do have enough iron powder and carbon powder, but the iron powder isn't enough to make fireworks. I want to make more beautiful fireworks. I've tried several materials for this festival, but it's still not enough. So I plan to go directly to Ta-Bai Sand and Ba-Yun Island to buy them."

　The four of them, or rather two, were quite different. Lan Mei didn't care where they were going, while the young girl, having eaten her fill, wanted to go out and play. Ling Hua and Xiao Gong prepared their weapons and necessary items. So the four of them set off on their journey to Hachi-yeon Island.

　On the way to Bayun Island, the little girl ran ahead as always. She seemed to have a particular fondness for slimes. When she encountered an ice slime, she would happily rub against it and nudge it. When she encountered a wind slime, she would poke it and then drag it around. Lan Mei, on the other hand, was more interested in water slimes. However, most of these slimes could not withstand the two of them playing with them and quickly turned into elemental energy and merged into the ley lines.

　Crystallized bone marrow is a special crystal produced from Tatara and Hachiyeon Island. Adding this substance during steel smelting greatly improves the strength and toughness of steel products. Tatara forging workshops have been using crystallized bone marrow to forge swords for a long time. Later, Naganohara Yoshimiya's father accidentally discovered that crystallized bone marrow was very suitable as an oxidant for fireworks. However, it is said that crystallized bone marrow contains the power of the evil spirits.

　Regarding this, Yonomiya also went to Narukami Shrine to ask about it. Yae no Miko smiled and said that it was all ancient history, and the evil spirit had long since disappeared after being slashed by Raiden no Shogun.

　When the four arrived at Hachiyun Island, they unexpectedly saw Kujo Sara at the entrance of the mining site. Moreover, the relevant area of ​​the Hachiyun Island mining site had been surrounded by soldiers of the Tenryo magistrate. Ayaka was a little curious and went up to ask Kujo Sara what had happened.

　"General Kujo Sara, may I ask what has happened on Hachiyun Island?"

　"Hello, Ms. Kamisato, Ms. Naganohara, oh, Hikaru, and this one too."

　When Kujo Sara saw the little girl, her tone noticeably rose. Kujo Sara also liked the little one, but the thought of the disasters that would result from her reverting to her original form gave her a headache. Ayaka immediately introduced her, saying, "This is Arashi, our friend."

　"Yes, that's right. It's said that an evil spirit has appeared on Hachiyū Island. Several miners have been injured and sent to the hospital. After the Tenryō Magistrate intervened in the investigation, he found that the evil spirit is still moving. We had no choice but to close the forging workshop and evacuate the workers here before slowly investigating. By the way, what are you doing here? I remember you were preparing for the Kanda Festival, right?"

　"It's the Kanda Festival in a month. Yomiya wants to set off the biggest fireworks display in Inazuma's history at the Kanda Festival, so we came here to collect materials. However, the situation here doesn't seem to allow it right now. Oh right, let's join in. Something happened to Inazuma, and we can't ignore it."

　Yoomiya immediately nodded in agreement. Kujo Sara had no doubt about Ayaka and Yoomiya's abilities. In fact, with their addition, the investigation mission might be completed more successfully. Kujo Sara nodded in agreement to their participation, but she had one condition: Ayaka and the other three had to act with her.

　So, the group of four became a group of five.

　After assigning the team members, the five-person group began searching the strange areas on Bayun Island, based on the descriptions given by the miners.

　They discovered a hollow in the mine. After chiseling it open, they found it was dark and gloomy inside, and they couldn't see anything. A daring miner groped his way in, and then he saw a flash of red light in the cave. Suddenly, a huge demonic face appeared in front of him. Then a gust of wind blew, and he was blown away. Immediately afterwards, all the miners present had wounds of varying sizes on their bodies. In their panicked escape, none of them saw what the monster looked like.

　Following this, injuries of varying degrees appeared in other parts of the mine, so the mine manager immediately stopped mining operations and reported the incident to the Tianling Enforcer.

　Ayaka and the others started their search from inside the mine. Judging from the traces inside, Ayaka deduced that the object was also a sword, and the marks left by the blade on the mine wall were straight and clear, indicating that the swordsmanship was quite good. There were also many black bloodstains at the scene, which should have been left by the miners. The footprints on the ground were messy and disorganized, making it difficult to find any useful clues. As soon as Ayaka came out of the mine, she was surprised to find that the little girl and Lan were missing.

　As for the young girl, she had already found the culprit, the Puppet Sword Demon. As a self-disciplined humanoid mechanical warrior, the Puppet Sword Demon seemed to have neither the ability nor the will to speak, and only wanted to communicate with its sword. Moreover, it is said that during the prototype stage, this Puppet Sword Demon integrated the memories of the first master of a certain sword-doting school, but it eventually went out of control for some reason and was abandoned. According to the singer's description, this kind of sword demon will wander in places where karmic ties are severed.

　However, the Puppet Sword Demon didn't seem friendly. The little girl curiously tapped the Puppet Sword Demon's face, and the Puppet Sword Demon stood up and slashed at her.

　"Hey!" The little girl turned around and lashed out with her tail, sending the Puppet Sword Demon flying. The Puppet Sword Demon, which fell to the ground, made a strange "click-clack" sound as it struggled to its feet.

　The Demon Sword Puppet jumped back a step, assuming a stance for an Iaijutsu. The little girl looked at the Demon Sword Puppet's strange appearance and tilted her head. Just as the Demon Sword Puppet drew its sword to strike the little girl, it flew out with a "bang".

　"Da da da~" The little girl's light voice was like a silver bell. She thought this toy was quite fun. It was a turn-based game, and the other person had just made the first move. So it was her turn next. The little girl happily ran over with her short legs.

　With a loud "bang!", the little girl laughed and hurled the Berserker Giant at the Puppet Sword Demon. The Puppet Sword Demon immediately closed its demon mask, barely managing to block the little girl's attack.

　Before the Demon Sword Puppet could adjust its sword-wielding posture, the little girl's Berserk Strike came crashing down. Under the little girl's continuous blows, cracks gradually appeared on the demon's face, and finally shattered with a "crack." At the same time, the Berserk Strike then smashed down on the Demon Sword Puppet's head.

　"Bang!" The giant teeth on both sides of the Berserker's blade smashed through the outer armor of the Demon Puppet Sword Demon, revealing the magical technology components inside. However, the little girl was enjoying the fun of taking turns hitting each other, so she completely ignored these things.

　The Puppet Sword Demon twisted its joints and stood up again, swinging its sword at the little girl. With a "bang!", the Puppet Sword Demon flew out again, but this time many parts fell to the ground, and one of its arms was completely unusable. However, strictly speaking, the little girl did not actually want to dismantle the Puppet Sword Demon into pieces, but that's how she played. You can't expect a child to control their strength.

　When Ayaka and the others finally arrived, all they found were fragments scattered all over the ground.

　PS: Second update!

　PS2: Gulu☆Namikami, when I was looking at the artbook, I came across Namielle and it reminded me of what people say about it being a toilet. So, if it's a toilet, then what about us players, huh?

　Thank you all for your support, love you all~

　Volume 1: Chu~ I need to take another break

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　If you're still waiting for updates, you don't have to wait any longer. A friend got married and I was dragged along to help out. It wasn't supposed to be this early, but someone couldn't make it at the last minute, so I had to go and didn't have time to write anything. The wedding party will be here soon; I've been busy all day. Tomorrow... well, actually, I just hope the wedding is over today. Watching other people get married, I'm not envious at all, I just feel it's so troublesome, all that running around. Getting married feels like it could kill me!

　I'll resume regular updates once things are over. Sorry everyone~

　Love you guys, kiss~

　Volume 1: Chapter 238 - A Dragon Burps

　Kujo Sara felt like she had seen this scene of shattered pieces somewhere before. Yes, it was the same scene when she collected the bodies of the stragglers, but the pieces were much larger back then.

　"What happened here?" Ayaka and Yoomiya rushed over to the side of the little girl and Arashi. The little girl, who was holding the berserk giant beast, was gently swishing its tail and looking at Ayaka with an OVO expression.

　"That should be the one you're looking for."

　"It's an evil thing." After glancing at them, Lanmei turned her gaze to the young girl. Ancient dragons possess a high degree of intelligence, and the moment Lanmei saw the Puppet Sword Demon, she knew that what Linghua and the others were looking for was it.

　The little girl nodded. "It wanted to play with the light, but it broke." Looking at the berserk giant beast in the little girl's hand and the dust that had not yet settled on the ground, Ayaka looked at Kujo Sara with a helpless expression.

　After exchanging glances with Ayaka, Kujo Sara shook her head slightly, indicating that there was no need to worry. The most valuable part of this kind of mechanical doll was its own body, and whether it was broken or not would not make a difference. Kujo Sara squatted down and picked up the fragments from the ground, then examined them carefully for a while. Ayaka and Yoomiya also curiously followed and took a look. The Demon Sword Demon was covered with cracks all over its body. The exposed gears on its chest and the broken cables at its joints indicated that the manufacturing requirements for this mechanical doll were quite high. More importantly, there were dried bloodstains on the long sword in the doll's hand.

　By comparing the footprints at the mine site with the sword marks left by the mechanical puppet, Kujo Sara finally confirmed that the miners had dug up the demonic sword demon. However, in order to prevent any escapees from being found, Kujo Sara still ordered the soldiers of the Tenryo magistrate to conduct a thorough search of the surrounding area.

　Looking at the fragments on the ground, Linghua said, "Rather than saying that this mechanical doll is an evil object, it's more like something created by someone."

　Yoomiya nodded in agreement with Ayaka's statement. In the picture books, evil spirits were depicted as having blue faces and fangs, and taking small children by bites. This mechanical doll did not look like a proper evil spirit either. Kujo Sara keenly noticed the words on the hilt of the mechanical doll's sword, "Iwazo-ryu, this seems to be the origin of this sword, and that demon mask, I think I have seen it at the Kujo family."

　"Iwazoryu, I've heard of this sect that has no successor. Back then, the sect leader of Iwazoryu commissioned a famous sword called Hakuen Manko Tenmoku from Tenmoku. It is said that this sword can sever the bonds between people. However, with the decline of the sect, that sword has also disappeared."

　After a thorough search, Kujo Sara confirmed that there was nothing unusual at the mine. He then arranged for his soldiers to collect the doll fragments and immediately send them back to the Tenryo Magistrate's headquarters, where professionals would analyze and deconstruct the doll. As for Ayaka and Yoomiya, they met with the mine manager and ordered some materials. After everything was settled, the group returned to Inazuma Castle.

　As soon as Ayaka and the others returned to the wooden tea room and opened the door, they saw Thomas standing at the counter peeking around. Upon seeing Ayaka, he immediately ran up to her and whispered, "Miss, the chief priest of Narukami Shrine and Miss Coral from Kaiki Island are already waiting for you in the reception room. They seem to have something important to discuss with you."

　"Lord Kouji, there's no need to say anything. As for Miss Coral Palace, what business does the current human goddess priestess of Haiqi Island have with me? Shouldn't the specific matters be handled by my brother?"

　"Miss Coral Palace came with Lord Court."

　"Okay, I'll go right away. Oh, and make sure to prepare some extra snacks."

　Inside the reception room, Shenzi was chatting with Xinhai with a smile.

　"So, it seems there are still some who don't intend to change their beliefs."

　"Yes, of course, these people are only a minority. They firmly believe in the correctness of Orochi's eastward invasion and are unwilling to give up their faith. But they are ultimately the people of Haiqi Island and the people of Inazuma. I cannot abandon them."

　The Divine Child took a sip of tea. Since the Eye Hunting Order was lifted, Kujo Sara officially took over as head of the family. The relationship between Kaiki Island and the Shogunate has also eased. Narukami did not force the residents of Kaiki Island to change their beliefs. However, the Divine Child and Shinkai both knew one thing: the surface was calm, but beneath the surface, undercurrents were surging.

　Just as the priestess was pondering what to say next, the door to the reception room opened.

　"Welcome back, Ayaka, Yoomiya, oh my, Hikaru, it's been a long time. Hey, who is this?"

　"Lan."

　After everyone sat down, the diligent Thomas immediately served tea and pastries. The desserts prepared for the little girl were sweet cookies baked with butter and honey and cream puffs filled with cream. Xin Hai's impression of the little girl was still that of the little loli holding a swordfish and eating it. After seeing the little girl's height, Xin Hai was also a little surprised and couldn't help but think to himself, "Do children grow up so fast these days?"

　“Ayaka, this is the current human-god priestess of Haiqi Island, Coral Palace Heart Sea.” The divine child took the initiative to break the ice.

　"It's a pleasure to meet you, Ms. Kamisato. I've wanted to meet Princess Shiraga since the Eye Hunt Order, but I never thought it would take this long to finally happen."

　Ayaka blushed slightly as she shook hands with Shinkai. "Miss Sangoya, you flatter me. Just call me Ayaka. By the way, is there anything you need, Miss Sangoya? If it's related to the Kanda Festival, I think it would be more appropriate to talk to my brother."

　The goddess didn't pay attention to the two people. Instead, she carefully observed Lanmei and the young girl. She had two purposes in coming to the wooden tea room. First, she wanted to introduce Coral Palace Kokoro to Ayaka, which was Coral Palace Kokoro's request. Second, she was curious about the young girl's return to Inazuma and the fact that she had another person with her.

　"Smack, smack." The little girl transformed into a cookie crusher, gobbling down butter and honey cookies. A whole plate of cookies vanished in no time.

　After finishing the biscuits, the little girl reached for a cream puff and took a bite. She bit too hard, causing the cream to leak out from the side and drip all over her hand. She hurriedly stuffed the cream puff into her mouth and swallowed it, then licked the cream off her hand. Finally, there was a full bucket of sparkling fresh berry juice. The sweet and sour berry soda effectively relieved the sweetness left by the cream.

　"Hiccup~"

　OvO!

　The little girl, experiencing hiccups for the first time in her life, was suddenly confused about what was happening to her. Then, with a "hiccup," she stood up in a panic, looking left and right before touching her stomach. Lan Mei gently patted the little girl's back. Lan Mei guessed it was the sparkling water, since sparkling water and sparkling wine looked somewhat similar. Lan Mei had seen hunters hiccup after drinking sparkling wine, and hunters usually patted their backs to relieve hiccups, so she did the same.

　"Hiccup~"

　O_o

　The little girl seemed to understand what had happened, and then let out another hiccup in a daze. Lanmei looked at the little girl's silly O_O expression and couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle.

　PS: First update!

　PS2: After watching the latest video about the Dragon Engine, and doing some calculations, Hikari's current dragon form weighs about 170 tons. Hmm, that's outrageous! In that video, the Deviljho was 20.63 meters long, its normal form was 131.7 meters, and a 13-meter-long Tyrannosaurus Rex would be 14.9 meters long and weigh 11 tons. Wow, that's terrifying!

　Volume 1: 239 - Another Feast

　The system is based on power, and power is based on circumstances. It strikes at those who are negligent and exposes their weaknesses.

　This is a passage from a military treatise that Shinkai had read. It means to seize the opportunity at hand and use it to create a favorable situation. After the Eye Hunt ended, the shogunate and Kaiki Island reached a cooperation agreement to develop the areas of Fukasuna and Hachiyū Island. Shinkai understood the implications of this, and she also knew what Kaiki Island lacked. Therefore, she had to plan ahead, and the current Kanda Festival was a perfect opportunity. Ayaka hadn't expected Shinkai to make such a grand move, but Ayaka was happy to personally control the game, and so their cooperation was finalized.

　Finally, Ayaka and Kokoro made a promise to visit the Kanda Festival together.

　In the sea east of Inazuma, a fierce wind was blowing across the surface of the ocean, with torrential rain mixed with lightning striking the water. A Storm Dragon, with its flowing wings, was soaring through the air. The Storm Dragon rotated its body, swirling seawater into the sky to cleanse itself. The Storm Dragon had a unique internal organ called a Storm Cell, which was also replacing the stored water. This organ could accumulate large amounts of water, compress it, and then release it as a water-cutting breath. The power of this breath was so great that it could even pierce the earth.

　With a "splash!", the Lanlong swung its forelimbs, parting the surface of the sea. Its head plunged into the water, biting into most of the sardines and squeezing out the water from its mouth. Finally, it slowly chewed the remaining sardines. Just then, a plume of steam suddenly spewed from the nearby sea, and a huge shadow was about to cross the storm-stricken area. But before the shadow could dive back into the water, a platinum-gold dragon suddenly appeared to the side of the Lanlong and swooped down.

　The Resurrected One folded its massive wings and slammed straight into the sperm whale in the sea. With a deafening boom, a huge splash erupted on the surface of the ocean. Its sharp talons gripped the sperm whale's back tightly. As the Resurrected One struck, the sperm whale, in pain, prepared to dive underwater to escape this behemoth of unknown origin. However, the Resurrected One would not give it that chance. Its spiky tail lashed out at the sperm whale's head, the sharp thorns digging deep into the sperm whale's flesh.

　The blades on Hui Shi Zhu's wing claws also cut two deep wounds on the sperm whale's body, and blood immediately gushed out. This nearly 20-meter-long shark had little ability to resist Hui Shi Zhu's attack. Hui Shi Zhu bit into the sperm whale's back, tore off a large piece of sperm whale meat, and slowly chewed it. The sperm whale meat tasted a bit like beef, but the meat was more tender, and it did not have the strong fishy smell of fish.

　The Lord of the Worlds grabbed the sperm whale with satisfaction, flapped its talons, and broke free from the seawater, flying towards Inazuma Castle.

　"Bang!" The World Lord threw the sperm whale directly onto the beach outside Inazuma Castle. After thinking for a moment, the World Lord transformed into a little girl after a flash of blue light. The little girl immediately ran to find Thomas to dissect the sperm whale. Thomas looked at the fifteen-meter-long sperm whale in front of him and showed the same expression as when he first saw the Rathalos.

　Inatsuma does have a profession of whaling, but the whales that the Inatsuma people can catch are only about seven or eight meters long. Whales that are even ten meters long are extremely rare. Thomas had to find some professional chefs and sailors who specialize in butchering sperm whales to butcher the sperm whales on the beach.

　Sperm whale meat is what we're eating today. Based on the little girl's appetite, this sperm whale is only enough for one meal. The rest of the whale meat, including the skin...

　Soft and can be used to make clothes and bags, sperm whale viscera and bones can be ground into coarse powder and used as fertilizer for fields, whale blubber has even more uses. As an animal oil rich in fat, it can be used to make candles and fuel. Of course, the most important thing is ambergris from the sperm whale's intestines. This high-grade spice is generally used for burning as offerings in shrines.

　With the help of professionals, Thomas quickly finished cutting up the entire whale. By then, it had turned from day to night; cutting up the whale had taken a whole day. As for the young girl and Lan, the metal that Xiaogong had ordered had arrived, and the mine owner had even thoughtfully ground it into powder for Xiaogong. In the evening, Thomas took the cut whale meat to the wooden tea room, and the banquet began.

　The freshest piece of whale belly meat was frozen by Thomas after it was taken off. Thomas was supposed to do it, but he was too tired to lift his arms, so someone else had to take over. The chef carefully sliced ​​paper-thin slices of meat from the whale meat, and these slices filled a plate. Lanmei took a lemon, squeezed the juice out and sprinkled it on the whale meat slices, then picked up a slice and put it in her mouth. It was fresh and tender, and the lemon flavor neutralized the fishy smell, giving it a refreshing taste.

　The meat from the whale's back is cut into thin slices about a finger's thickness. The deep red fish meat has a tight texture. After being brushed with sauce, it is placed on the grill. The fish meat curls up and changes color the moment it comes into contact with the charcoal fire. When it is fried to about 70% done, it is immediately flipped to the other side. Finally, after being sprinkled with a mixture of pepper, salt, and spices, it emits an enticing aroma. The fish meat is still steaming hot when the little girl stuffs it into her mouth.

　Then, when Ayaka brought the young girl some grilled whale meat skewers, the girl's mouth was still full, but that didn't stop her from eating. The skewers were made from the fatty part of the fish, and the meat sizzled temptingly on the charcoal. The cloudy whale oil dripped onto the charcoal, instantly creating a cloud of white smoke. Finally, chili powder and spices were sprinkled on top, and the skewers were ready.

　Large chunks of whale tail meat are chopped along the bone seams, then marinated with onions, pepper, salt, and spices. After that, they are poured into a huge stew pot, which was specially made when the young girl brought the male fire dragon to Inazuma. The side dish chosen for stewing the fish is radish, so that the dish will not be overpowered by the side dish, and at the same time, the fish will be more flavorful. After all this is prepared, the lid can be put on and stewed slowly.

　Finally, the little girl scooped up a large piece of stewed meat and stuffed it into her mouth. After a long stewing process, the fish meat was tender and flavorful, and the radish melted in her mouth with just a gentle touch. Moreover, the radish added a touch of fragrance to the fishpond. The little girl happily tapped the ground with her tail while drinking the soup. In the end, while the whale fed the little girl to her heart's content, Ayaka, Yomi, and Ayato were also very satisfied with their meal.

　Before the banquet, Ayaka also told Ayato about the cooperation that Shinkai had discussed with her. As a magistrate who had cooperated with Shinkai since the resistance period, Ayato saw things more deeply than Ayaka. Although Shinkai believed in Oropas rather than Narukami, Oropas's will to protect Haiqi Island did not disappear with its death. This will was integrated into the bloodline of the Coral Palace family, and Shinkai was also practicing this will.

　PS: Second update!

　PS2: I'm so sorry, this is the only way I could make up for not having perfect attendance. Searching for this whale meat recipe wasted so much of my time, and it wasn't even helpful! I promise it won't happen again! Really!

　Volume 1: Chapter 240 - The Loli's Treasure Trove

　Besides fireworks, Inazuma's Naganohara Fireworks Shop also sells exquisite souvenirs, most of which are related to Yomiya. Some of these are imported goods brought to Yomiya by Hokuto, which Yomiya modified into unique works of art. The rest are practice pieces made when Yomiya had a burst of inspiration, such as the "Scattered Petals" that unfold like petals after colliding, or the "Neon Bamboo Dragonfly" that changes color constantly. However, the most typical one is the "Kochikame Ring," a small ring filled with various incense and herbs that can be lit and hung at the door on summer nights to repel mosquitoes.

　Inside the fireworks shop, wearing protective goggles, Yoomiya carefully mixed copper salt powder, charcoal powder, and gunpowder together. Then, she added crystallized bone marrow and other materials in the correct proportions, finally igniting it with her Divine Eye. An indigo flame immediately rose, and Yoomiya happily watched the flame gradually die down. After numerous experiments, Yoomiya determined that the copper salt powder from the Snake Bone Mine produced the purest blue color. The little girl, having finished her jerky, walked over to Yoomiya, curiously examining the things she was handling. Because Ayaka was going to discuss the Kanda Festival's procedures with shops in Hanamisaka and other streets of Inazuma Castle today, she had sent the little girl to Yoomiya's place.

　"Xiao Guang, look, this and this, whoosh, are pink flames, and then this plus this, it's orange-yellow."

　"Tap!" The little girl stared blankly at the strange things that had appeared.

　Flames of the same color were visible, and Yomiya was happily explaining the principles of fireworks to the little girl, who was imitating her by pouring the materials together. Suddenly, before Yomiya could react, a handful of dark purple powder appeared in the little girl's hand. At first, Yomiya didn't understand what it was, but she quickly realized what it was, grabbed a cardboard box, and firmly covered the pile of raw materials mixed with the dark purple powder. Then, turning around, she asked in a trembling voice, "H-Hikari, what are you doing?"

　The little girl tilted her head. "They're just making fireworks. That's what Yomiya did just now."

　"Although the steps are indeed like this, no, no, that kind of thing absolutely cannot be added. Hey, what is this?"

　Just as Yonomiya was disposing of the pile of scrap materials, several crimson stones appeared in the little girl's hand. These were Scarlet Iris Stones, which could be refined into high-quality metals. Yonomiya examined them carefully, and only after confirming that they were indeed some kind of unknown ore did he feel relieved. Yonomiya ground the Scarlet Iris Stones into powder, mixed them with gunpowder, and then ignited them with his Eye of God. The rising flames displayed a bright, vivid red color, and visually, they were even better than the previous mineral powder.

　"Wow, what a beautiful red color, and it's so stable! Hikari, where did you find this stone?"

　"Found it on the roadside~"

　This is a lie; in reality, it was stolen from Luna Dragon.

　In the Elder's Recess, to maintain the high temperature within her body, Lunastra was consuming flammable minerals and burning coals. Beside her, a furry little beast was struggling against Lunastra's tail. The little furball was newly born, in a stage full of curiosity about its surroundings. Although its body and limbs were not yet fully developed, the shadow of the Queen of Inferno was already visible in its play with its mother. Suddenly, Lunastra sneezed, startling the little furball, which stared wide-eyed at its mother. Lunastra cautiously surveyed its surroundings, then bent down and licked the top of its cub's head. Then, it bit the back of the cub's neck, flapped its wings, and carried it back to its nest.

　Then the little girl took out a huge piece of gold, a massive ore she found while playing with Kulve Taroth. The sunlight reflected off the gold almost blinded Yomiya. However, although gold is valuable, it's not used to make fireworks, so Yomiya had to let the little girl take it back. Yomiya couldn't help but wonder what the hamster-like little girl had collected. Meanwhile, Arashi was enjoying the strange behavior of the two of them.

　The next item brought out was Dragon Crystal, a light blue, transparent crystalline ore with very low hardness. With a gentle touch, Xiaogong broke the Dragon Crystal into slender crystal clusters. After grinding it into powder, Xiaogong took a small spoonful and mixed it with gunpowder. He then prepared to ignite it with the Eye of God. Just as the Eye of God released the fire element, a towering flame shot up from the table. As it burned, the color of the flame gradually changed from the initial dark blue to light blue, and then slowly dissipated.

　Xiao Gong clapped her hands excitedly and said, "Wow, this is amazing! The reaction speed and effect are much better than copper salt powder. Xiao Guang, do you have any more? I'll make you a super big firework tonight."

　The little girl nodded, then took out several dragon crystals of different sizes and handed them to Xiaogong. Xiaogong happily accepted them. After that, the little girl took out some shiny minerals, strange creature bones and scales, as well as the Berserker Giant Fierce Sword. After Xiaogong carefully examined them, he found that only the dragon crystals, the Crimson Iris Stone, and the Deep Sea Crystal were usable.

　At lunchtime, Yoomiya, Yujo, and Arashi arrived at Uyutei. Yoomiya ordered a plate of Sakura Tempura and Assorted Udon, while Arashi chose Crab Roe Shell Omelet. The braised meat and poultry were Yujo's two favorite dishes. Large chunks of meat were first pan-fried, then carrots, onions, and potatoes were stir-fried. The onions would sweeten the broth after simmering, while the carrots and potatoes would thicken the sauce. After the vegetables were stir-fried, the meat chunks were added and simmered.

　After being cooked, the rich broth seeped into the savory meat, emitting an irresistible aroma for the young girl. After enjoying the broth, the girl pulled the imported poultry meat in front of her and stuffed a large piece of golden-brown, crispy poultry meat into her mouth in one bite, her cheeks puffing up like a hamster. Just then, the thick vegetable stew was served, with tomatoes and bamboo shoots giving the meat a sweet and refreshing taste. The thick broth coated the stew and quickly slid into the girl's stomach.