This Giant Dragon is So Powerful!-Chapter 89 - 82: Departure

Though the two little dragons now appear respectful towards him, in essence, they are still Evil Dragons, possessing ’excellent’ qualities such as chaos, disorder, irritability, cunning, evil, and unreliability.

Udi doesn’t believe he has the ability to train two obedient and trustworthy Black Dragons. Even if he had that ability, he doesn’t have the energy, unlike those idle ones who like to steal White Dragon Eggs and cultivate them into kind White Dragons, like the Crystal Dragon does.

"Do you really need to sign the contract..." Heloise was somewhat reluctant, but after meeting Udi’s half-smiling gaze, she obediently chose to sign the contract.

As for Brook, this fellow was relatively straightforward, or rather, it was more accepting of reality than Heloise. When Udi mentioned signing the contract, it nodded in agreement enthusiastically.

Udi took out two dragon scales, shed during growth, from the Spatial Bag, drawing on them with magic and spirit.

A Giant Dragon’s scale is much more useful than an average Magic Scroll, especially when the Giant Dragon uses its own scale.

Soon, the contract’s content was written.

Udi showed the content on the two dragon scales to the two of them.

Heloise and Brook quickly came forward to examine them carefully, fearing any harsh conditions.

But after they carefully read the Dragon Language inscribed on the Dragon Scale Contract Book, they were slightly relieved.

It wasn’t excessively harsh, but of course, the price wasn’t small, either.

The main point of the contract is that Udi shelters them until adulthood, in exchange for them serving Udi unconditionally for fifty years after reaching adulthood (the two little dragons can refuse if it clearly endangers their lives, but not in other circumstances). After fifty years, if Udi wants to continue commanding them, he must pay a price, equivalent to what it would take to employ a dragon of the same level or higher. As long as Udi is willing to pay those prices, Heloise and Brook cannot break the contract.

There are some other clauses as well, but they aren’t important matters. For example, regarding food, Udi can provide enough ordinary food to fill them for free, but if they want to eat Demon Flesh and Blood or Magic Ore, they have to hunt or mine it themselves.

For example, during the protection period, they must also complete some of Udi’s non-demanding commands. In return, there will be certain rewards, which could be Demon Flesh and Blood, Magic Ore, crystals, or other things.

From a rational point of view, this contract can be said to be quite conscientious, well, for Evil Dragons anyway.

Of course, to say it doesn’t have a single trap... that’s impossible too.

The biggest trap is: after completing the fifty-year free servitude, as long as Udi pays the price equivalent to employing a dragon of the same level or higher, he can continue having Heloise and Brook fulfill the contract...

What’s the trap here?

To put it this way, if Udi were to have a dragon under his command that completely pledges allegiance to him, Udi wouldn’t need to pay anything to the dragon that’s loyal to him, then... Heloise and Brook would have to continue working for Udi for free for a lifetime without pay!

As for whether Udi will use this trap... that depends on his mood, and whether the two little dragons diligently do their work.

"I agree to this contract." Heloise and Brook made their decision.

They’re not fools and naturally saw the clause in the contract about paying a price to continue commanding them.

But Heloise and Brook don’t believe Udi can make a dragon pledge unconditional allegiance to him; even as mighty as the Mother of Five-Colored Evil Dragons, Tiamat, how many dragons are willing to pledge unconditional allegiance to her?

As for coercion? That’s even more impossible. The pride of dragons is ingrained in their bones; if you want to make me a slave or servant, I’d rather die!

Of course, death usually doesn’t occur.

Because there’s a Dragon’s Oath among dragons prohibiting malicious killing of each other. If a dragon slaughters its kin without extremely demanding legitimate reasons, it will be jointly crusaded against by all dragons, up to the Dragon Mother.

Therefore, under such a situation of being impervious to death, trying to force an Evil Dragon to pledge allegiance to its kin is as difficult as ascending to heaven. In most cases, it’s a cooperative relationship.

After the contract was signed, the two little dragons eagerly went off to find a place to dig their Dragon Nest.

Time continued to pass, and in the blink of an eye, half a month had passed since the last message from Roy.

On this day, Roy, hundreds of kilometers away, requested a spiritual communication. In the past, such a long distance couldn’t convey messages, but with Udi’s increase in spiritual power, and Roy himself being a High-level Mage, this distance was naturally not a problem.

"Master, General Ma Lei led the Purple Thorn Knight Order to the border city ’Visalia’, and it shouldn’t be long before they launch a war against the Yalbit Kingdom’s frontier army."

"According to the information I’ve gathered, the Yalbit Kingdom sent Duke Nicholas, leading the Blood Flower Knight Order."

"And also...."

Udi calmly listened to Roy’s urgent report and fell into contemplation.

He looked towards a large stone slab map spread on the ground, which was crafted based on map information brought by the Kobold followers and Roy.

On the stone slab map, the border forces of both sides were clearly engraved.

The Kas Duchy’s border city ’Visalia’ and the Yalbit Kingdom’s border city ’Portman’ are separated by over two hundred kilometers, and the land in between is occupied by the Centaur Tribe on the Wilderness Plains.

"It’s time to prepare to leave." Instinct told Udi that there was something off about this war, and he quickly made a decision.

As for why it felt off?

One reason is the tacit gathering of armies by the two countries, and the other is the division of geographical forces.

The Wilderness Plains are vast, with rich, fertile grassland soil and large herds of antelope and other wild beast groups. Whether developing animal husbandry or planting wheat or fruits, one can reap significant profits.

But all of this has been untouchable because of the presence of the Centaur Tribe. And because the Centaur Tribe is there, the two countries have implicitly accepted this area as a border line, mutually non-invasive and with difficult commerce.

Udi suspects that the war between the Kas Duchy and the Yalbit Kingdom is simply fictitious, a deliberate conspiracy by both countries, perhaps to divide up this big cake of the Wilderness Plains.

And if the truth is as Udi speculates, once the Wilderness Plains, this natural barrier, is controlled and divided by the two countries, the Dark Forest will directly abut the borders of the two countries.

And this undeveloped virgin land of the Dark Forest... will it tempt the two countries to invade and occupy simultaneously?

This is a good question.

Udi didn’t want to gamble, so he immediately decided to slip away that same day.

The freshly settled Heloise and Brook, the two little dragons, were also confusedly taken away, heading north.