Now that she had calmed down, Vienna realized just how embarrassing her behavior had been. Her expression shifted rapidly from relief to solemnity, then to realization, followed by a sense of 'it should be so,' and finally to a look of resentful pique.
Delti took in all of Vienna's expressions.
"What on earth happened?"
Vienna glanced at him, not intending to hide the truth.
"I just saw the Dependents of a Red Dragon."
"What!"
After Delti snapped out of it, he also felt a wave of lingering fear. Although they were currently in their juvenile stage and wouldn't be easily killed, that certainly didn't mean they wanted to provoke a Red Dragon.
After all, Red Dragons were notoriously known as tyrants—irritable and hot-tempered. If they wanted to fight you, they would do it directly, regardless of the consequences or the reason; their primary philosophy was to do as they pleased, with 'recklessness' being their draconic creed.
There was a high probability they would attack for no reason at all, let alone the fact that he (or she) had the excuse of these two Green Dragons 'trespassing' on their territory.
Therefore, Delti fully believed that once the Red Dragon noticed their presence, they would definitely be given a severe beating.
"Heh, but don't worry about it. Seeing that idiot's Dependents together with the Red Dragon's Dependents, anyone could figure it out with their toes—that idiot has been enslaved by the Red Dragon.
Otherwise, why would the White Dragon's Dependents be out exploring while the Red Dragon's Dependents stay behind to guard the base?"
"You're right. So, what do you plan to do next?"
Facing Delti's inquiry, Vienna looked back in the direction they had fled from and sighed.
"Sigh~ Red Dragons don't believe in the concept of 'minding one's own business.' Let's leave the Slumbering Forest before he realizes we're here."
Hearing this, Delti frowned.
"Is it really that serious?"
Vienna did not argue with him.
"Don't forget, we are only in a partnership. Once we reach adulthood, we'll go our separate ways. So, whether you stay or leave, I won't stop you."
After saying that, Vienna flew toward the Regris Forest in the Whit Kingdom. Even though she still had some very important things in her nest within the Slumbering Forest, she couldn't care about that much anymore given the circumstances.
Vienna's tone made Delti very unhappy, but there was nothing he could do. Young Dragons were still too weak and it was difficult to survive alone in the peril-filled wilderness.
Thus, after only a moment of hesitation, he chased after Vienna. He also abandoned the mineral cave within their jurisdiction, even though it contained minerals with many uses.
There were no fools among Green Dragons; only by sticking together could they survive better... Days passed one by one. Fanny maintained the development of White Crystal City, Blockhead continued to mine iron, and Little Shunzi was still slowly expanding the territory into the Slumbering Forest while searching for mineral caves, especially magic crystal ore caves. The Snake-people and Demi-humans were brewing beer.
The remaining Dependents were all put to work on the construction of the palace.
Besides eating, sleeping, and looking at beautiful things, Jona Velli added studying alchemy to her routine. She tried to develop various novel gadgets and would occasionally get a sudden inspiration to invent entertainment games like 'Chess,' 'Aeroplane Chess,' and 'Tycoon.'
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