This Giant Dragon is So Powerful!-Chapter 84 - 77: Dragon-blooded Maid Corps, Turbulence on the Border
This bold slave girl, who underwent Dragon Blood Transformation and had long brunette hair, was named Sofia.
She was from Anville Village, on the border of the Yalbit Kingdom, and was the second daughter of the village chief of Anville.
Originally, Sofia’s life was relatively happy, but with a small-scale war that erupted last month on the border between the Kas Duchy and the Yalbit Kingdom, a slave capture team found an opportunity to intervene. One night, the slave capture team struck, capturing hundreds of people from Anville Village in one fell swoop, killing the resisting and the elderly.
This slave capture team had already established a partnership with the Higlind family, and under Roy’s management, Sofia, along with several other young men and women of decent appearance from Anville Village, were gifted to their master.
Moreover, there were two other slave capture teams with partnerships with the Higlind family, and other high-quality young male and female human slaves and the three Aegean female beastman slaves were also obtained in this manner.
Half a year ago, Udi agreed with Roy on the three major businesses of slavery, mineral veins, and robbery, and had Kadan cooperate with Roy.
To ensure long-term slavery business, a transport route had to be mapped out by Roy, and then Kadan led a group of elite monster warriors to open this route in the Dark Forest. During this phase, dozens of monster warriors were lost, taking over a month to complete.
And after opening this route, it did not mean it could be left alone. To maintain this transport route, monster warriors had to frequently patrol and remove wandering demons, and every so often when plants grew wildly, they needed to clear mountains and cut trees and grass.
With this route avoiding patrol routes of the two countries’ border armies, the Higlind family, represented by Roy, secretly contacted several slave capture teams, and after multiple assessments of strength and credibility, the slave trade officially began.
Afterward, each time these slave capture teams used this route, they had to pay the Higlind family a large sum of money; of course, they could also use captured slaves to pay the toll.
In just a few months, the toll collected from this route exceeded a year’s profits from demon materials sales.
This is a truly lucrative industry.
Of course, it is also genuinely dangerous because the border armies of the Kas Duchy and the Yalbit Kingdom are not to be trifled with. If the slave capture teams are discovered, the most likely outcome is death. Hmm, that’s how it goes without smoothing things over with the army.
After listening to Sofia’s tragic story, Udi grinned and appointed her as the Maid Chief.
Her duties included the daily washing and cleaning of Udi’s Dragon Scale and roasting meat.
More than six years have passed since Udi was reincarnated as a Black Dragon in this otherworld.
Udi hadn’t eaten cooked food in a long time, and now that Roy had brought a maid, Sofia, who could roast meat, Udi looked forward to it somewhat.
The spices needed for roasting are also grown by the Monster Race, so this wasn’t an issue.
An hour later, with Sofia taking on the role of Maid Chief, slaves began preparing roasted meat for the Dragon Master.
Under Sofia’s direction, with the help of the slaves, one by one, Jungle Giant Rabbits, Wild Goats, and Mountain Chickens raised in the beast pens of the Monster Tribe were made into steaming, spice-covered roasted meats.
"Cover all ten wild goats with honey and then sprinkle red pepper powder on them."
"How can you roast meat like this? You need to turn the rack at intervals and then apply spices!"
"Outside applied, inside not applied? How will the flavor soak in?!"
Sofia moved through the crowd in the open space, busily correcting the slaves’ actions.
Some slaves came from better families, so they hadn’t done this kind of work before, and they were clumsy, severely affecting the completion of the food. In these cases, although somewhat annoyed, Sofia had to teach them again personally.
Udi lay on the side, squinting, understanding and learning the Third Ring Spell ’Acceleration Skill.’
The smoke and chatter nearby did somewhat affect the pace of study, but Udi didn’t mind.
Having spent years studying spells in the cold, damp Water Pool Dragon Nest, had it not been for the progress-tracking panel always in view, Udi might not have had the patience for the day-after-day extremely tedious spell studies.
He wasn’t truly a Magic Addiction, after all.
Now, studying spells in such a lively environment, though somewhat disturbing, Udi felt more at ease mentally.
Don’t ask him why he didn’t assemble a group of pretty female Kobolds, goblins, Giant Demons as maids.
A dragon might have an eye for beauty, but finding beauty and appealing to one’s taste are two different things.
It’s like seeing a dog; you might think it’s beautiful, cute, noble, but you’d never have those strange thoughts, and certainly wouldn’t consider it a communication companion.
Several hours later, Sofia approached Udi, looking respectful, and said,
"Master, dinner is ready."
The majestic Black Dragon slowly opened his eyes. His vertical brown-yellow Dragon Eyes looked at the sweat-drenched Sofia. Behind Sofia were three rows of anxious, uneasy slaves, and he cast his gaze sideways.
On the grass before him, a large beast hide was laid out, with a tidy array of Wild Goats, Jungle Giant Rabbits, and Mountain Chickens roasted to golden perfection and steamy and aromatic.
The crunchy skins of these roasted meats dripped golden yellow oil that soaked into the beast hide.
Udi took a deep breath of the aroma, his eyes lit up, and he opened his abyss-like giant mouth. With the skill of the Mage’s Hand, a Wild Goat weighing hundreds of kilograms flew directly into his mouth, gobbled in a single gulp.
The sound of crunching, with bones and flesh being chewed together, came from Udi’s dragon mouth.
A few chews swallowed, again the second, third...
Soon, ten Wild Goats, thirty Jungle Giant Rabbits, and thirty Mountain Chickens, totaling over ten tons of roasted meat, all entered Udi’s dragon furnace-like stomach.
"The taste is not bad, but the quantity is a bit lacking," Udi commented.
"...I’ll make more right away," Sofia said, swallowing as she watched the meat she couldn’t finish in a year disappear in just a couple of minutes, and upon hearing the master’s comment, she quickly responded.
Udi glanced at them, these slaves had been roasting meat for half a day without eating, exhausting themselves just to complete his task.
"Forget it, that’s enough for today. Next time, make sure to roast more," Udi said casually.
"Alright, do you need us to wash your dragon scales, Master?" Sofia asked respectfully.
"Eat your fill and regain your strength first." With that, Udi’s dragon body hovered, dove into the water pool, and returned to the dragon nest.
At night, ten female human slaves and three Aiqin female beastmen entered the underwater dragon nest.
Soaked in water, at Sofia’s gesture, they took off their beast hide clothing and walked naked to Udi’s strong dragon body.
Each held an iron brush made of refined iron.
Start scrubbing!
Within the simple dragon nest, Udi opened his dragon eyes and enjoyed as the dozen slave girls crawled over him, scrubbing his dragon scales.
In such indulgent and comfortable service, Udi finally understood.
"No wonder so many male evil dragons love to capture female slaves back home."
A few hours later, the slaves were panting, their bare bodies drenched in fragrant sweat, their stamina nearly exhausted, but they finally managed to complete the dragon scale scrubbing.
"Quite impressive service, yes, worthy of a five-star rating." Udi generously praised. The slave girls were visibly surprised by the dragon master’s compliment but didn’t understand what ’five-star rating’ meant.
Nonetheless, although they didn’t know what ’five-star rating’ meant, they could tell it was a great and excellent meaning, and so they all breathed a sigh of relief.
During the dragon scale scrubbing service, all these slave girls, except Sofia, were jittery, fearing that they might fail and be devoured by the Black Dragon. Even Sofia felt a bit nervous.
Generous to those who provide value, Udi unleashed a thought, and twelve drops of dragon blood flew out, landing on the foreheads of these slaves.
The dragon blood transformation began.
To prevent these adorable girls from dying, Udi also used magic power to assist them through the dragon blood transformation process.
A moment later, the transformation was complete, and one by one, dragon-blooded maids showing Black Dragon traits climbed up from the ground.
"Thank you, Master." As soon as they awoke, the dragon-blooded maids quickly understood the changes in their bodies and, ecstatic, knelt and kowtowed to the strong Black Dragon before them in gratitude.
Even the lowest level of dragon blood transformation was enough to significantly alter the life paths of these slaves.
Extended lifespans, enhanced potential, and beauty—all these were like manna from heaven to these ordinary slaves, possessing only some physical charm.
"Alright, all of you, leave now." Udi said nonchalantly.
Transforming these maids into dragon-blooded maids solely served to make their services more comfortable for him.
Otherwise, with their weak strength, there wouldn’t be any sensation.
Under Sofia’s guidance, a group of thirteen dragon-blooded maids dressed, paid their respects, and departed the dragon nest, returning to the surface.
The following days remained as uneventful as ever, except for the improved quality of Udi’s personal life due to the service of the dragon-blooded maids.
The formerly dull and monotonous daily routine became vibrant and enjoyable.
However, this lifestyle only lasted for three months.
Three months later, Roy brought news from the outside world.
"Master, the war between the Kas Duchy and the Yalbit Kingdom... has erupted!"
Roy stood before the strong Black Dragon, reporting the news he’d gathered.
After half a year, Roy, previously a frail and mediocre-height mage, was transformed by Udi’s special dragon vein transformation into a robust man over 1.9 meters tall.
His once slightly gray hair was now exceptionally black and shiny. Just judging by appearance, no one would think he was a seventy- or eighty-year-old old man; rather, he appeared to be a young man no older than twenty-seven or eight. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
"How large is the scale of the war?" Initially indifferent, Udi’s demeanor turned serious upon hearing the news.
The geographic location of Black Blood Valley is not far from the borders of the Kas Duchy and the Yalbit Kingdom, the former being over 200 kilometers away, the latter just over 300 kilometers.
In a non-extraordinary world, this distance wouldn’t be near, but this is a world possessing extraordinary power. Whether it’s the Kas Duchy or the more formidable Yalbit Kingdom, the minimum enlistment standard for soldiers is the strength of a Level 1 Professional.
This minimum standard refers to the city garrison troops; the elite military soldiers’ strength is much stronger.
Even the physical fitness of Level 2 Professionals is not weaker than that of regular tigers or leopards, making marching hundreds of kilometers insignificant.
However, compared to the army of professionals, Udi was more apprehensive about those true elites among humans.
Master-level Professionals, with their deadly threat, remain formidable against Udi’s current strength.
"Currently, more than thirty thousand troops have gathered at the two nations’ border, and according to the information I received, General Ma Lei of the Kas Duchy has already led the Purple Thorn Knight Order from the capital city." Roy responded, then explained,
"General Ma Lei is the second most powerful figure publicly known in the Kas Duchy. His professional path is that of a Knight, boasting the glorious feat of killing a Level 17 Swamp Thunder Python. The Purple Thorn Knight Order, which he personally established, is said to be the strongest knight order, and each knight is an intermediate professional."
