Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

Lance couldn't remember, and he didn't force himself to try.

On a divine holiday, there was no need to trouble oneself, especially not for an old Black Dragon like him.

He was 3455 years old, quite ancient, so it was normal to forget some not-so-important things or objects....

"Er Gouzi, spread the sunscreen evenly, and remember, don't use your mouth, just push it with your dog paws. You've seen the puppet maids apply sunscreen on me before, so you should remember how to do it. I won't nag about the rest."

While basking in the sunlight, Lance would take the chance to maintain his dragon scales. The sunscreen he made from blending and refining herbs was excellent for keeping his dragon scales in good condition.

Before the arrival of the dragon whelps on his island, the Card Maid was responsible for applying the sunscreen and maintaining his dragon scales.

He also knew a bit about card-making.

In the Human World, card makers could use their crafted Cards to fight, while the Cards he made.... leaned towards lifestyle.

Usually, he didn't make Cards often. Powerful card makers could imbue their Cards with spirit.

Some legendary card makers even managed to give birth to a consciousness within the "Card Spirits".

The "Card Spirits" with a consciousness varied greatly; some had combat power off the charts while others had barely any at all.

Cards come in several categories: combat Cards, everyday Cards, healing Cards, etc.....

He would occasionally make a few everyday Cards.

For instance, when enjoying a sunbath, he'd make two maid Cards, activate them, and have two delicate and lovely maids apply sunscreen on him.

Sometimes he'd also make two knightess Cards to have the knightesses apply sunscreen and maintain his dragon scales.

There were no issues with having the Card Maid serve him before he started raising dragon whelps.

Now that he had dragon whelps, he was afraid of letting the Card Maids serve him, worried that the youngsters might misunderstand.

Misunderstand that their Black Dragon dad..... was an inappropriate Black Dragon old man.

If the dragon whelps really thought that, it would be highly distressing.

He was a Black Dragon of integrity, never messing around. Whenever he learned skills, he thought about how to use them to improve the quality of his life.

Combat skills.... he hadn't studied much.

When it came to strengthening oneself, humans were the most persistent, constantly finding ways to increase their power, and it was this persistence that made the Transcendent Realm of the Human World so dazzling.

It also gave rise to a host of combat skills imbued with Supernatural Power.

Professions like Card Maker, Summoner, and Beast Master, as well as many other Transcendent Professions, all evolved out of combat.

In the Human World, citizens of some countries take pride in becoming a Card Maker, with various imaginative and creative Cards emerging one after another.

Other countries' citizens take pride in becoming Summoners, strengthening themselves by making summoning contracts with all kinds of magical beasts, heroic spirits, and undead.

Yet other countries' citizens take pride in being a Beast Master.

Sometimes, the clashes between transcendent beings are just a microcosm of the conflicts between nations.

Which is stronger, a Card Maker or a Summoner?

Which is stronger, a Summoner or a Beast Master?

In battle, they all want to prove that their profession is superior to their opponent's.

That's normal.

Ordinary people like to compete to be the best....

Transcendents with Supernatural Power naturally possess a competitive spirit too.

The dog that was tasked with maintaining the Evil Dragon's dragon scales was worn out, tongue lolling from exhaustion..... there was no end to the maintenance.... it simply couldn't be finished.....

Given the size of Evil Dragon Lance's body, just maintaining a small section of the scales on his back left it exhausted like a dog.....

If it had to maintain all the dragon scales on Evil Dragon Lance's body... it feared it would end up a dead dog....

People usually keep dogs to guard the house.

Evil Dragon Lance kept a dog to..... treat the dog like a servant.....

It was just a dog, could he not be so hard on it?

When would Evil Dragon Lance realize the dog he kept..... was just a dog with two heads....

Its paws were numb....

One had only heard of laborers, never of laboring dogs....

"Er Gouzi, what are you doing?"

What am I doing?

I am maintaining your Black Dragon dad's dragon scales....

Er Gouzi jumped off Lance's dragon back.

Let the whelp Evil Dragon Lance raised help maintain his dragon scales....n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

It's tired....

"Why are you back so soon? Play a bit more, today is a divine rest day, and I'm not assigning you any homework. Just go and have fun."

"I don't want to play anymore, it's boring.... I keep falling into Squid Monster Mom's mouth.... You didn't even try to fish me out, and each time I almost climbed out, Squid Monster Mom bit me.... If I keep playing.... I'm afraid I might lose myself in the game...."

Squid Monster Mom was too naughty, waiting with her mouth wide open for her to fall in – and, key thing is, she really did fall in several times.

Evil Dragon didn't even try to fish her out, scaring the princess to death.

"What did you have Er Gouzi do just now?"

"I had him help me with my scale maintenance."

???

Maintain... maintain dragon scales?

The young dragon's big head crashed.

Would a legendary Evil Dragon really maintain his own scales?

I've never heard of such a thing....

When I was in the imperial capital, I only knew that noblewomen would often maintain their skin, spending a lot on beauty products.

Some young ladies of nobility liked to maintain as well.

This all seemed normal, human girls do love beauty after all.

Makeup and skincare are perfectly ordinary.

But it's not normal for Evil Dragons to do maintenance. Which Evil Dragon would maintain their scales?

Is he worried his scales won't attract heroes enough?

Or is he concerned about meeting a powerful female hero?

No matter how one thinks about it, the behavior of the Evil Dragon... is quite bizarre....

"Heroes coming to vanquish you would surely fall in love with your scales."

"I think so too.... Wait a minute..... I say.... Dragon Whelp, were you just mocking me? Think carefully about what you said..... It's getting me a little nervous."

"No, I was just suggesting.... are you trying to use your scales to attract a beautiful and powerful female warrior, or perhaps a heroine?"

"What would I attract them for?"

"To fall in love, of course."

"......"

The young dragon sulked and took over Er Gouzi's job, and she got beaten up again.

Not only did she get thrashed, but she also had to dutifully maintain the Evil Dragon's scales. How long would it take to maintain such a huge dragon body?

The Evil Dragon asked her if she wanted maintenance on her own scales, and she said, "Yes."

Then the Evil Dragon said he would take a trip to the City Lord's Mansion in Lionheart City later and bring Joanna, the city lord's daughter, here to maintain her dragon scales.

At the same time, he wanted that young lady to spend a day playing with this young dragon.

The Evil Dragon also said that as a reward for keeping her company, he would gift Joanna several bottles of skin-whitening essential oils.

Hmm, he gave the essential oils to her to pass on to Joanna.

After maintaining the Evil Dragon's scales, he traveled through the portal to Lionheart City, and Er Gouzi yelped and followed along.

Perhaps because today was a divine rest day, the Evil Dragon, who had transformed into a human, took Er Gouzi with him. Before leaving the island, Er Gouzi transformed into the appearance of an ordinary dog.

About half an hour later, the Evil Dragon, now in human form, appeared on the beach with Joanna, the daughter of the city lord of Lionheart City, through the portal.

The young dragon didn't see Er Gouzi.

"Evil... Lance, where's Er Gouzi? Why didn't he come back with you?"

"He became the leader of a gang of dogs in Lionheart City. When I called him... he pretended not to recognize me, swaggering past right in front of me.

Let him play for now; when I send Joanna back later, I'll bring him back with me. Don't worry, Er Gouzi knows his limits and won't hurt anybody."

"........"

Images surfaced in the young dragon's mind of a gang of dogs walking down the street; the Evil Dragon spotted Er Gouzi and called him out.

The gang of dogs, hearing the Evil Dragon's call, started to discuss amongst themselves, asking who was Er Gouzi?

Er Gouzi, now the leader, for the sake of saving face, pretended not to know the Evil Dragon and strutted past with his gang of dogs.....

Couldn't help it, had to laugh.

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