After the slave owners went bankrupt, they all wanted to keep me as a mistress.

Fiona's eyes widened, feeling that her dignity as a knight had been insulted.

Mu Qiu chimed in from the side, "No one would call a female knight with red dragon blood a dragon knight, right? She's clearly just a female knight, so she shouldn't be trying to climb the social ladder by being a dragon knight!"

Vera nodded in agreement: "The Cricket Princess Knight should just act like a lewd princess knight! What are you babbling about, calling yourself a dragon knight? Can a princess knight riding on her master be called a dragon knight? She should be called a lewd knight!"

"Hmph... Why should only knights who ride dragons be called dragon knights!"

"You'll understand later that I'm called Dragon Knight not because Dragon Knight has more prestige, but because of my existence, Dragon Knight has gained prestige!"

Fiona gave a somewhat disgruntled snort.

She also knew that her current self-proclaimed title of Dragon Knight would not be recognized by others.

But once she becomes a legendary knight, she will take on the legendary title of Dragon Knight!

As the saying goes, a legend cannot be dishonored!

No one dares to change the title of a legendary professional; that would be tantamount to insulting them!

When that time comes, everyone will call her Dragon Knight Fiona, not Princess Knight Fiona!

The thought filled Fiona with excitement.

She longed to break through to the legendary realm right now, then ride on Mu Qiu's back, become the master, and shout to the heavens: "I am the pinnacle of legend! Dragon Knight Fiona! Who dares to bully me! Who dares to insult me!"

"You told a really good lame joke, but don't tell it again next time."

After confirming that he had brought everything he needed, Mu Qiu left the manor with Vera and Fiona without further delay, heading towards Radiant City along the road.

When we arrived in Glorious City, it was the busiest time of the morning.

The city gate was bustling with activity, with caravans, adventurers, and civilians coming and going in an endless stream. Large crowds gathered around the wanted posters of witches, pointing and discussing them.

A rather well-off-looking middle-aged woman pointed at the wanted poster on the wall, clapped her hands, and cheered, "Good! Good! This witch should have been wanted long ago! This witch has caused so much harm! My son has been ruined by these witches!"

Someone asked, "Auntie, have you ever seen a witch?"

The middle-aged woman slapped her thigh and exclaimed, "I've seen her! I personally picked out that witch!"

Are there really witches?

Upon hearing this, the surrounding adventurers all rushed forward.

Someone even handed over a silver coin, shouting, "Old woman! Where is that witch?"

Mu Qiu couldn't help but stop and prick up his ears.

As more and more people gathered around, the older woman got excited.

She snatched the silver coin from the adventurer and raised her voice even higher: "That witch is the one I bought from the slave market. They all have goat horns on their heads and thick, short tails. I specifically picked one that looked docile, but who would have thought that in just a few days, my youngest son would be bewitched by that witch and say he absolutely has to marry her!"

"If people found out that my son married a lowly slave, wouldn't the neighbors laugh me to death?"

As the woman spoke, she made a gesture as if she were about to deliver a powerful punch.

"I quickly told the old man to kill that damned witch, but it was too late. Otherwise, I could have come here to collect the bounty!"

The woman looked regretful and indignant.

"That witch truly deserves to die! Not only did she bewitch my youngest son, but now he's stealing other people's goats to ride every day!"

Some people, while listening, suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Auntie! What you're talking about isn't a witch, it's a demi-human of the goat race, right? Witches don't have tails or goat horns."

"What do you mean by demi-human or demi-human!"

The old woman scoffed dismissively, "She bewitched my child, what else could she be but a witch? She doesn't look human or sheep, she's obviously no good!"

Upon hearing this, the surrounding adventurers dispersed in disappointment.

"You humans have such strange XP systems."

Vera pouted and said, "Besides, if the Orion Empire issues an arrest warrant for a woman in a rural area like this, I doubt many of the people here would recognize her even if they actually saw her."

Mu Qiu glanced at her: "What, you've started learning from Ms. Melinda too? Is the area outside the sixth ring of Moon City just the countryside?"

"Compared to the capital of our Forest Kingdom, this place is just the countryside!"

Vera gave a soft hum. Although she was aware of her moon elf identity, she had no particular feelings about it and had no intention of going to a place like the Moon City.

Fiona pursed her lips, her mood suddenly becoming somewhat downcast.

Even the old women on the border of the empire looked down on slaves like them, killing them at will as if they were slaughtering livestock.

In the eyes of others, are slaves like her just like livestock?

She stole a glance at Mu Qiu, who just turned his head and met her gaze.

"Huh? Why are you looking at me?"

Mu Qiu raised an eyebrow and said in her morning tone, "Don't think you can bribe an upright human like me with a mere thunderbolt! I don't have a penchant for doing such things in public."

"Hey, you're just shouting my lines, aren't you!"

Fiona clenched her fists, and her previously somewhat disappointed mood suddenly lifted.

Humans as despicable as our master cannot be categorized with the humans of the Empire.

"I am the master, you are the slave, so your lines have been confiscated!"

"Even the right to tell lame jokes is being taken away! It's too much for a master to do this to a slave!"

"Can you two filthy bastards hurry up a bit?"

Vera walked ahead and glanced back at Mu Qiu and Fiona, who were bickering.

Mu Qiu coughed lightly, strode to Vera's side, and said righteously, "I am spreading the idea of ​​my peaceful coexistence with slaves to the residents of this city."

Vera mocked her master without any politeness: "I'm sorry, master, the people around you were looking at you with eyes like 'Young people these days really know how to have fun.' No one should have thought that you two looked like a master and servant pair."

As she spoke, she slightly raised her chin, revealing an elegant smile, and her pointed ears under her cloak also straightened up.

"After all, only a noble and elegant elf like me is more like a master, isn't I? A vulgar human like you seems more like a perverted follower who would follow his master around, doesn't he?"

"now what?"

Mu Qiu snorted coldly, put one arm around Vera's shoulder, and with the other hand, he also tightly hugged Fiona, who had followed him, not giving her a chance to break free.

“You look more like a nobleman now—and the kind of lecherous nobleman who makes even the weak elven slaves squeal with delight.”

Vera's pointed ears turned slightly red, but she did not try to struggle like Fiona did.

Of course, it couldn't be because she liked being held like that by her master. It was just because she didn't want her master to lose face in public. After all, she had to consider her master's image in public. So no matter what her master did to her, a pitiful and weak elf slave girl like her couldn't possibly put up any resistance.

"No one would have thought of the second half of the sentence! Your imagination is just too rich!"

Mu Qiu glared at Vera, then suddenly remembered something.

"Vera, speaking of which, isn't the slave contract we signed back then now null and void?"

He vaguely remembered that the slave contract he signed with Vera was not high-level. As she broke through to the Orichalcum level, the effect of the contract should have been weakened. When she broke through to the Mithril level, the effect of the contract would probably no longer exist.

"cough……"

Vera coughed suddenly.

"Master, you must be mistaken. You signed a legendary contract with me, right? Or are you trying to deliberately make me break the terms of the contract so you can punish me properly? I won't fall for that kind of trick."

"...Why don't I remember signing a legendary contract? Could I be mistaken?"

Mu Qiu stroked his chin. He remembered that the contract level should be mithril, right?

Hmm... Vera is currently in the early stages of Orichalcos, so a Mithril-level contract is enough to restrain her.

"You must be mistaken. Moon elves automatically raise the contract level by one when signing a slave contract. That's common knowledge."

Vera's eyes darted around.

"...No race could possibly have such a strange trait, right? I'm not well-educated, so don't try to fool me."

Mu Qiu and Vera walked and talked, and then took their arms around each other as they arrived at the animal market in the east of the city.

His primary goal for this trip was to find a suitable vehicle for the long journey.

The market was filled with a cacophony of smells, and the neighing of various pack animals and mounts echoed throughout.

After some selection and comparison, Mu Qiu finally rented a mountain dragon that looked quite strong and docile for 360 gold coins for a period of twenty days.

This creature has excellent endurance, strong load-bearing capacity, and considerable speed, making it very suitable for long-distance travel.

Mu Qiu also paid a deposit of one thousand gold coins to the owner of the animal pen.

Presumably because adventurers often rent mounts and never return, the deposit is basically the same as the price of buying the mount directly.

The earth dragon was clad in thick leather saddles, its sturdy limbs like stone pillars, and its gait produced a dull "thump-thump" sound, causing the ground to tremble slightly.

"Come up."

Mu Qiu was the first to flip over and straddle the broad back of the earth dragon, reaching out his hands to the two girls below.

Vera gracefully used the momentum to sit in front of Mu Qiu, and naturally leaned back into his arms.

Fiona hesitated for a moment, then grabbed Mu Qiu's hand and awkwardly climbed up, sitting behind him and keeping as much distance as possible, her hands gripping the handrails behind the saddle tightly.

The Earth Dragon strode out of Radiant City with steady and powerful steps, embarking on the trade route to the City of Earth.

The first day of the journey went smoothly. The trade route was wide and flat, and other travelers and caravans could be seen along the way.

As evening fell, Mu Qiu decided to camp overnight at a roadside campsite with a water source.

Perhaps because caravans frequently travel along this road, there are many extinguished campfires around, and a caravan and a few adventurers have stopped here, but they all keep a certain distance from each other.

Vera found an open space and skillfully started a fire to cook, while Fiona helped prepare the ingredients. Although her movements were a little clumsy, it was clear that she was trying her best to make a difference.

Mu Qiu stayed where he was, checking the condition of the ground-based dragon and its saddle.

He put all his luggage into his storage ring, but he noticed that the adventurers seemed to be looking in their direction.

Is it because of Vera and Fiona?

Mu Qiu thought about it and realized that it didn't make sense either. In order not to attract attention, they all wrapped themselves up like rice dumpling spirits, completely concealing the characteristics of elves and dragon people. If you didn't look at the curves outside the cloaks, it would be difficult to tell their gender.

"Could it be luggage?"

Mu Qiu noticed that the other adventurers all had packs on their backs, while he and Vera were empty-handed, yet they conjured pots and pans out of thin air and started a fire to cook.

He was cautious, and that evening, Mu Qiu and Vera sat around the campfire and hastily finished their meal in the wild.

"Adele's cooking is still better."

Mu Qiu smacked his lips and made a comment.

"Of course, right?"

Surprisingly, Vera didn't boast. Instead, she puffed out her chest and said in a matter-of-fact tone, "Among you human nobles, none of you cook for yourselves."

"Although you seem to have praised Adele's cooking skills, I don't think she would be happy to hear it."

Mu Qiu put down his plate and said, "Rest after you finish eating. We'll continue our journey tomorrow morning."

Fiona asked softly, "Shall we keep watch?"

She was about to ask if they would take turns keeping watch at night, when she saw Mu Qiu smile and nod.

"Well, Fiona, since you're so keen on keeping watch, then the watch will be yours."

After saying that, he and Vera went into the tent, leaving Fiona standing there frozen in place.

The next day, Mu Qiu and his group continued their journey.

With sleepy eyes, Fiona nestled behind Mu Qiu, her arms unconsciously wrapping around him.

Mu Qiu then took out a map he had bought in Radiant City.

"Following the road signs... if we keep the earth dragon moving at full speed, we should arrive at Earth City around dusk."

Vera nodded lazily and yawned.

"Ha... It's so quiet. We haven't seen a single person or any magical beasts along the way. Are your human trade routes always this safe?"

Mu Qiu shook his head and casually said, "Maybe the Empire has better security, or maybe we're just lucky? After all, the blessed equipment I gave you all had luck added to them."

"Master, do you still think you bought blessed equipment back then?"