Chapter 18

As an empire that possesses dragon knights, both nobles and commoners often enthusiastically discuss dragon knights and dragons, and they have a deeper understanding of the dragon race compared to other countries.

Golden dragons, one of the unique races of the dragon clan, feed on metal, cannot use magic, and are naturally masters of weaponry. They are said to be the embodiment of the strongest weapons in the hands of deities, and are also known as dragons of slaughter, with a cruel and bloodthirsty nature and a rebellious disposition.

Although theoretically golden dragons can become contract dragons, due to the ancient alliance between the dragon and human races, there have been almost no successful cases of golden dragon knights who were not torn to pieces.

This makes golden dragons one of the few contract dragons that are extremely dangerous, with almost no golden dragon willing to become a flying mount for a human knight.

In human history, most of the recorded instances of dragons massacring humans or entire cities were carried out by golden dragons. Once these terrifying dragons lose control, it is almost a disaster of catastrophic proportions.

As the most intelligent race that smelts and uses the most metal in the world, humans inevitably face harassment from golden dragons.

Under the intervention and supervision of the Sky Dragon City, humans pay a large amount of metal and ore annually as tribute or through trade to ensure peace and avoid unjustified massacres.

Fortunately, the number of golden dragons is not large; otherwise, humans and other races skilled in mining and metallurgy might have become their slaves.

The golden dragon named Gold Coin, successfully contracted by the dragon knight Morin of the Slan Empire's Royal Dragon Knight Corps, is a product of this "protection fee."

As the head of the family, Kras Bart was still trying to maintain his composure, but he could not control his trembling legs, and his face was somewhat pale.

"Father, I want to see the golden dragon!"

Bart's only daughter, the clan leader, embodied the concept of "ignorance is bliss" to the fullest.

At her age, young girls are usually preoccupied with pretty clothes, jewelry, and perfume, and even secretly share some erotic novels. How could they possibly know about the cruelty of dragons?

Seymour's eyes sparkled, and she fixed her gaze on Lin默, her pupils almost emitting a burning flame.

"No!"

The direct-line members of the Bart family in the dining room, after exchanging glances, suddenly screamed in unison.

Seymour had never expected her reaction to be so out of place with everyone else.

That unpredictable golden dragon, which even kills its own knight, let alone these unarmed mortals, is not without reason for the Bart family's fear.

For a dragon, killing a human is no more difficult than squashing an ant.

"Seymour, have you forgotten what I just said? Sir Morin may have already lost his dragon."

Roger enjoyed the feeling of controlling the conversation, as if he were the center of the world at that moment.

He turned his gaze to Lin默 and continued, "By the way, Sir Morin, I heard that you went missing in the Great Ban Curse Battle in the central mountains of Helar three years ago. Although I don't know where you've been these years, I suspect you can no longer summon your dragon, as it has abandoned you."

Merchants are also a special group skilled in reading people's expressions and analyzing their opponents.

To some extent, experienced merchants can be as sensitive to others' psychological reactions and have as much experience in dealing with them as professional intelligence agents.

The fact that Roger could say such things shows that he has a wide range of social interactions and knowledge. In some ways, he does not revere this dragon knight as much as the Bart family does.

A dragon knight? Is a dragon knight without a dragon still a dragon knight?

He is just a more powerful knight, and might even lose his knight status.

If the Bart family in Snow Pine Town no longer values this suddenly arrived dragon knight, then his secret plan can continue according to the original plan...

"What?"

Abandoned by his dragon? Lord Kras Bart and the others stared at this eloquent nephew in disbelief. This revelation was too shocking to fully accept at once.

The human-dragon partnership, becoming a true dragon knight, is not as simple as mutual consent. There is a certain probability involved; otherwise, every batch of young adult dragons sent by Sky Dragon City to the Slan Empire would become partners of the dragon knights without exception.

"Roger, is what you said true?"

Seymour covered her cherry lips with her hand, her eyes wide open.

This is simply too unbelievable.

"Am I right, Mr. Morin? Perhaps you have even lost your dragon whistle."

Roger's eyes were filled with a mocking expression, subtly changing the respectful title "Sir" to "Mr.," lowering the other's status.

Mentioning the existence of the dragon whistle implies that his claim of discussing and understanding dragon knight information with friends in the capital is not a lie.

On the surface, Lord Kras Bart's nephew seemed to find it satisfying to bring the noble dragon knight down to the same level as a small merchant's son.

In fact, Roger's adaptive strategy and purpose had already succeeded to some extent.

Neither Roger nor Lord Kras Bart had expected that the dragon knight before them was actually a local, a lowly orphan who once lived in the town, scavenging in garbage heaps and fighting with other street children for food to survive.

Even if Lord Kras Bart knew the background of this Sir Morin, he would probably pretend not to know. No one would risk offending a dragon knight by exposing their painful past.

"You're only half right!"

Lin默's attitude was ambiguous, seemingly not picking up on the first layer of subtext in the other's words.

"Sir Morin, your dragon..."

Kras looked at Lin默 with sympathy, his original intention of inviting this dragon knight to the banquet beginning to waver.

His thoughts were the same as Roger's: without a dragon, is he still a dragon knight?

He is no longer on the same level as the Bart family, a legitimate hereditary noble family.

"Um, my dragon is on vacation! It is currently enjoying its holiday in Sky Dragon City!"

Lin默 shrugged. He indeed could not summon Gold Coin.

If not for the female silver dragon Tesseraphilia forcibly taking Gold Coin away, the people in this small town might have seen the grand scene of the empire's dragon knight riding a golden dragon to the town.

However, the young merchant's guess about his relationship with Gold Coin is likely to be proven wrong. In another world, the man and the dragon have gone through various storms and trials, and their relationship is no longer as dangerous as it once was. Lin默 can now be called a true golden dragon knight.

He was just a bit puzzled as to why this young man from a merchant family was so insistent on proving that he had been abandoned by his contract dragon.

Regardless of the final outcome, does it matter to either party?

Dragons are not four-legged snakes in a zoo that can be seen at will.

"What, what? Vacation?"

Roger and Kras exchanged glances; they had never heard of a dragon knight's dragon taking a vacation.

"Are you joking? I have never heard of dragons taking vacations!"

Roger could not contain his surprise, staring intently at Lin默, trying to find any hint of a lie on his face.

The other's calm demeanor made him suddenly hesitate.

After all, he is not a true dragon knight and lacks evidence to verify whether the other is lying.

However, he was already certain that the other could not summon his dragon at the moment.

A dragon knight without a dragon would have a significantly reduced combat capability.

He hoped that the dragon's so-called vacation would be as long as possible, preferably never returning.

"There's something wrong with this guy!"

The twin sister Li Mubing whispered, audible only to Lin默 and her sister Li Muxin.

She had detected a hint of abnormality from the expressions of Roger and Lin默 during their conversation.

Although intelligence agents are often not well-received, their naturally suspicious professional habits make them highly sensitive to various dangers and threats.

As elite intelligence agents of the "Night Shadow" special operations team, the twin sisters' intelligence analysis and handling capabilities far surpass those of a dragon knight.

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