Chapter 33: Dragon Slayer was a profession…

The Dragon Clan ultimately used a considerable amount of power to forcibly sever the contract between the abducted dragon and the abductor. The person who did this, of course, paid an extremely painful price! They became an example to scare others.

Just this one time, and no one ever tried anything like that again. Everyone wanted a dragon as a symbiotic partner or Magic Pet, but not everyone could afford such a cost.

Unless the dragon was willing to do it. Even then, the Dragon Clan would only turn a blind eye. If the contractor’s strength was too weak, it still wouldn’t work!

Therefore, Zheng Yichen’s situation seemed rather unusual. “Let’s go.”

After finishing the book about the Dragon Clan, Zheng Yichen said to Petty. According to the book’s contents, there were both good and bad points. The good part was that as Human power grew and their numbers rapidly increased, the Dragon Clan rarely moved about on the Continent.

The bad part was… rarely moving didn’t mean never. This book alone had records of three locations. Twenty years was just a few long naps for dragons, so the dragons in those three recorded places probably still existed.

Besides these three confirmed locations, there were at least five more records of places where dragons might be active…

What was worse, this book also described historical events in this world that Loris hadn’t mentioned!

That was, this world really did have the profession of Dragon Slayer. The Dragon Slayer profession primarily targeted Cursed Dragons and was most active during the era when Cursed Dragons appeared. Dragon Slayers were beings empowered by the Dragon Clan’s power, a power deeply embedded in their Bloodline!

Thus, even though Cursed Dragons seemed extinct, the Dragon Slayer profession was passed down. The Dragon Slayer profession was inextricably linked to the Dragon Clan.

“What are you thinking about?” Zheng Yichen asked, noticing Petty seemed absent-minded on the way back.

“I’m thinking about whether I should move out to live alone.”

“Oh? Is that possible?”

“Yeah…” Petty nodded gently. Her reason for having this thought was still because of Zheng Yichen. If she stayed in the dormitory, her presence might be exposed. As for her relationship with her roommate, she had just started school not long ago and hadn’t built any particularly close bonds yet.

But renting a place outside would undoubtedly require extra money, which was no small pressure for her, coming from a not-so-well-off family.

“Short on money?”

“Uh…” Petty nodded bitterly. Just maintaining tuition was already a big pressure for her. Renting a place was really… difficult.

“Tomorrow or the day after, go to the outskirts of the Forest of Illusions. I left something there.”

In the Castle, Zheng Yichen, who had his eyes closed, opened them. Feeling a chilly sensation on his back, he didn’t get up immediately. Instead, he looked back at a Ghost Maid behind him. He wondered if they were truly idle, always finding things to do for themselves.

Just polishing his Scales was one thing, but they could even get so bored as to slowly scrape between the gaps of his Scales with a needle. Zheng Yichen suspected that if there were enough materials here, they might even wax his Scales…

“I say, you all… if you’re really bored, I can find you some entertainment.”

Zheng Yichen looked at the Ghostly Little Maid on his back and said quite helplessly. This Ghostly Little Maid appeared slightly younger, just a bit older than Loris’s appearance, but looks weren’t absolute. The ages of these Ghost Maids seemed to be at least fifty years at minimum!

The Ghostly Little Maid behind him, seeing Zheng Yichen speak to her, narrowed her eyes and smiled softly, continuing to clean the gaps between the Scales on his back. This… was truly boring!

Shaking his head, he stood up, resisting the urge to shake his body, and went straight to a room. This room was assigned to him by Loris. He didn’t know what kind of expansion method she used, but the space inside was much larger than it looked from the outside.

He could use it as a resting room or as a storage room—both were fine. However, after comparing the comfort level here with that of the main hall, Zheng Yichen still preferred the main hall. The ventilation in the main hall was better…

So this place basically turned into a storage room. All the things he had once plundered were thrown here. After rummaging around inside for a while, Zheng Yichen came out holding a small bag. He casually placed the bag by the doorway, then turned and instructed the Ghostly Little Maid on his back, “Don’t sweep this away as trash, okay?”

The Ghostly Little Maid nodded gently.

She whispered into the empty air, but no sound came out. This was their way of communicating with each other. Anyway, Zheng Yichen couldn’t understand it.

Then he left the Castle, simply breaking off a thick branch from a large tree. He observed the grain of this piece of wood, which was as thick as an adult’s thigh. It was quite suitable.

Returning to the Castle, he tossed the wood aside casually. Zheng Yichen pulled out an enlarged Magical Grimoire from under the table. Holding it with one hand and reading, he began to slowly trace with the fingers of his other claw. Without him noticing, Loris came out of her room and quietly watched Zheng Yichen’s actions from the second floor.

Threads woven from Mana took shape in his hand, forming a Magic Rune Array. Glancing at this Magic Rune Array that was only formed and not yet infused with Mana, Zheng Yichen squinted and compared it with the Magic Rune Array recorded in the book. Making sure there was no deviation, he poured in the Mana to activate it.

A longsword took shape from the fully activated Magic Rune Array. Basic Magic Weapon creation: randomly creates a temporary Magic weapon. Its strength is related to the Spellcaster. This Magic was quite obscure because the Mana consumption to make the Magic weapon wasn’t low, and its power was also an issue.

Rather than having a Mage use this Magic, it would be more effective to cast an Explosive Flame Fireball. Mages should just be Mages—what’s the point of melee combat with weapons? Besides, if the Mage’s strength was weak, the Magic weapon created wouldn’t be much sturdier than a kitchen knife, and with that annoying randomness, who knew what kind of Magic weapon would be made?

Even if one wanted to assist teammates, there were Magics that could temporarily grant special effects to weapons, making this one completely unnecessary!

This was also his first time using such Magic. After gaining a certain foundation in Magic, for basic types, as long as he copied exactly, didn’t mess up the Magic Rune Array, and had enough Mental Energy, he could cast it… He didn’t know if others were like this, but for him, it was quite simple.

“That’s strange… Isn’t it supposed to be random?” Zheng Yichen muttered, staring at the longsword in the center of his claw. He waved his claw, dispersing it, then used Basic Magic Weapon creation again. The result was still the form he had in mind. Oh? This seemed promising!