Chapter 3

Ning Chu lowered his head and rested his forehead. Seeing this, Blai asked with concern, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No," Ning Chu tried to calm down and shook his head, "I'm fine."

Except for the five cubs in a dead state, the locations of other rare dragons and cubs are all missing.

None of them are on Dragon Island.

In addition, there are some common dragons of various breeds, most of which are young dragons. Depending on their age, they should not be the first batch raised by Ning Chu.

The mall was not unlocked, and Ning Chu couldn't buy supplies and put them on the island.

The only consolation is that all dragons are in good condition and their vital signs are normal.

As for the three cubs...

The irritability indicates that he is not in a good mood right now, or is being affected in some way.

Ning Chu recalled the back when it left, not sure if it was his own reason.

This time it is separated again, and don't know when will find it again.

After returning to school, it is even more unclear what the situation is. He has a new identity here and needs to adapt as soon as possible.

Ning Chu moved his gaze to the last grid of the data card, where the cub's state was.

At any time, it is the most mysterious one.

Suddenly, Ning Chu's expression froze, and he realized a problem.

Five magic dragons correspond to five rare dragons, what about the cubs?

Ning Chu asked Bligh calmly: "Are there only five dragons in total? I heard people say...there is one black one?"

"Black magic dragon?" Bligh shook his head: "I don't know."

Ning Chu said disappointedly: "Okay..."

"But..." Bligh thought about it carefully, "It is rumored that there is another dragon king in the dragon clan."

"It exists like a god in the dragon family, and the magic dragon is created by it. It is the most mysterious, and no one has seen it, or..." Bligh shrugged, "Everyone who has seen it is dead."

"..." Ning Chu, who had hatched five rare dragons himself, opened his mouth, not sure whether the dragon king Bligh was talking about was a cub or the demonized himself.

Failing to get any useful information, Ning Chu had no choice but to continue comforting himself. The cub is in good condition, and there is always a chance to find it.

He opened "Dragon Island" again. In the game interface, the system prompt to resurrect the five cubs was still there. He folded it up and lay quietly in the upper left corner, waiting for Ning Chu to make a decision.

Five purple gold coins were exchanged for ten game currencies, and eight were used to unlock the data card. Adding the remaining two, Ning Chu's balance still had four coins.

Other functions cannot be unlocked. To revive a dead dragon, five hundred coins are needed.

Before the change, Ning Chu had already recharged directly with krypton gold. He didn't have a mobile phone here, so he had to find another way to get enough money.

He didn't know where to find the other dragon cubs, and the only thing he could do now was to resurrect the five cubs.

Ning Chu checked the data card several times along the way, until the state of the three cubs changed to [Depressed], then to [Lost], and finally returned to [Good].

Seeing the whole process, Ning Chu was in a complicated mood and was very distressed.

Among the five rare dragons he raised, the eldest cub is a gentle and steady sister, the second cub roams around like a husky dog ​​all day long, and the third cub is more like the eldest among them.

The other dragon cubs brought food to honor the little black dragon, and they also learned from it.

It usually looks at the majesty in front of the little dragon cubs. Only Ning Chu, who always opens the data card state, knows that its actual mood is fickle, and its mind is sensitive.

Now that he's grown up, he still looks like he used to be.

Ning Chu recalled the days of raising dragons in the past, with nostalgia and depression.

He walked with his head down, and Bligh didn't notice it. He told him interesting stories about the mercenary group along the way, and Ning Chu occasionally echoed.

They were on the outskirts of the forest, and there were many low-level wild beasts in the forest, which could be solved by Bligh alone, and helped Ning Chu find the third soul-returning grass.

The dry food was lost in the battle, and the two of them relied on the monster meat for maintenance. Seeing Ning Chu's frantic appearance of making a fire and roasting meat, Bligh turned his face straight: "You're just like this, how dare you come to the Mystery Forest alone?"

Ning Chu was embarrassed and hesitated: "I...I thought..."

"Forget it, I'll come." Bligh stretched out his hand to take the branch and skewered the meat. "In the afternoon, we have to speed up. The red flame dragon frequently appears in the Mystery Capital Forest. We have to go back and inform everyone."

This forest is the main area for the mercenary group to capture the dragons. If someone continues to bring the team in without knowing it, I am afraid that they will only end up in the same situation as his team.

After walking out of the forest, Bligh called for a manned vehicle of monsters and rushed Ning Chu to the gate of Lance College before dark.

The college is located in the suburbs, about 20 minutes' drive from the Mystery Capital Forest. There are few people along the way, but there is a market-like street next to the college, which looks very lively.

Ning Chu was curious and looked over there a few more times.

Bligh had something else to do, so he left after delivering Ning Chu.

There are several students coming and going at the school gate, wearing the same style of clothes as Ning Chu, but different colors.

Ning Chu stepped into the school gate and was thinking about asking someone for directions when a man also wearing a silver-gray school uniform walked towards him with anxiety on his face.

"Xuning! You're finally back!" This man was a boy of the same age as Ning Chu, who was a little shorter and wore a pair of rimless glasses, worried: "Did you really go to the Mystery Forest? Dormitory, I just heard people say..."

"Go," Ning Chu answered honestly, not knowing the situation, "just came back."

The little man looked around him nervously. Seeing that he was fine and not injured, he was relieved and nodded: "Go back first, I have left you dinner."

Ning Chu just happened to have no dinner and followed behind him: "Okay, thank you."

The little man glanced back at him in surprise, and Ning Chu asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing," the little man shook his head, "it's just... I feel like you are a little different today than before."

"Really?" Ning Chu took the opportunity to find a reason, "Actually, I... encountered an accident in the Mystery Capital Forest, and I don't remember many things."

"Amnesia?" The little man opened his eyes wide, "What's going on?"

Ning Chu told him about the encounter with Bligh's team, and hid most of the details.

He was a little embarrassed and said, "I was so excited when I saw the dragon, so..."

This reason is a bit clumsy, but the little man has a "you're right" expression, sighs and pats Ning Chu's shoulder: "You said you, why should you believe those people's words to take the second-level assignment."

Ning Chu claimed to have amnesia, and the little man had no doubts at all. On the way, he told him what happened before, to see if he could remember something.

His name is Bowen, and he is Ning Chu's classmate and roommate. The two live in the same dormitory, and they usually have a good relationship.

From Bowen's mouth, Ning Chu learned that "myself" is a first-year student of the Ministry of Magic with a poor family background, an introverted and cowardly personality, and a low talent.

When talking about Ning Chu's magical talent, Bowen said it more euphemistically, but Ning Chu could see from the expression on his face that he should belong to the bottom category.

Therefore, he is also the object of some students' favorite bullying.

When contacting Bligh's team, Ning Chu vaguely sensed that the world seemed to advocate absolute strength.

Bligh was the captain and the most powerful person in the team, and no one dared to disobey his orders, even if it wasn't necessarily right.

Just a few days ago, several students in the class who often teased Ning Chu said that as long as Ning Chu was willing to take a second-level assignment and complete it successfully, they would be willing to tell him a trick to quickly learn magic.

At first glance, this is a lie to him, but Ning Chu may have wanted to improve his strength too much, so he nodded and agreed.

A few students "kindly" accompanied Ning Chu to pick up the assignment, and then sent him straight to the entrance of the Midu Forest, and then left Ning Chu to go back alone.

Bowen didn't see Ning Chu at night, and only learned the news from other classmates. His talent is actually not high, so even if he is in a hurry, he is unable to find Ning Chu.

If Ning Chu didn't come back tonight, he was going to report to his mentor.

Bowen had a lingering fear: "Those people are so courageous, they can really do anything, aren't they afraid of causing death..."

Ning Chu's face became darker as he listened, and he comforted Bo Wen: "It's okay, I'm not injured, and the soul-returning grass has also been found."

Bowen was surprised: "Really?"

Ning Chu took out the soul-returning grass in his pocket and showed it to him. The three soul-returning grasses were completely lying on the wide leaves. After so long, the leaves were somewhat wilted, but it did not affect the delegation settlement.

"That's great!" Bowen's eyes lit up, "Second-level delegates can have a lot of money, let's go back to eat first, and then go to Ya Market to settle the bill."

Ning Chu asked curiously, "What is Crow Market?"

"You don't even remember this?"

Bowen told him that the Raven Market was right next to the academy and belonged to the market for the students of Lance College.

It is a place to receive assignments, buy and exchange materials on a daily basis, and provide a venue for competition among students.

Ning Chu was very interested. In his opinion, the market is a place where money can be made.

The two returned to the dormitory, and the two meals that Bowen went to the cafeteria at night were still warm.

The dormitory building of Lance College is in good condition. Two students share a dormitory. The room is spacious and airy, and it has almost all the necessary furniture.

Ning Chu went to the bathroom to take a shower after dinner, put on a clean school uniform, and went out of the school with Bowen.

Compared to when Ning Chu first came back, Ya Market was brightly lit at this time, and there were more people inside, and all of them were young faces.

Bowen led Ning Chu inside to find the place where the settlement was delegated.

Ning Chu took out the delegation card and the soul-returning grass, and let the people at the delegation confirm it.

After the check, the man raised his eyes and swept across Ning Chu's face, nodding: "Okay."

He signed the delegation card and took out three gold coins from the counter to Ning Chu.

Ning Chu received the gold coins and charged them into the game as soon as possible.

One gold coin can only be exchanged for one currency. After recharging, Ning Chu currently has five coins in his balance, and six coins are needed to unlock the map function.

The map can see the whole picture of Long Island, including where is the wasteland and where is the forest. You can operate and build directly from the selected area.

I can't unlock the mall for a while, but can look at the map and cut down trees.

Ning Chu turned his head and asked Bo Wen: "Do you have any money on you? I want to borrow a gold coin and return it to you in a few days..."

There was too much noise in the market, and I couldn't hear the blog post, so I put my ears up and asked loudly, "What?"

At this time, the noisy crowd in front became more excited, and the cheers became louder and louder, as if something had happened.

Bowen looked around on his toes, and there was the direction of the arena.

He suddenly gasped, grabbed Ning Chu's arm tightly, and his eyes lit up: "I remembered, it's Wu Si!"

Before Ning Chu could react, he was pulled by Bowen and squeezed into the crowd.

"He's on the field today!" Bowen spoke very quickly, his face flushed with excitement, "Do you remember him? The first genius of the Ministry of Magic! God of Shura, who is blocking the way to the standings! Lance Academy school grass!"

The last sentence of the blog post was the loudest, and many people nearby looked at him. Ning Chu was still thinking about the currency he was missing, and nodded perfunctorily: "Hmmmm..."

The arena was built in the center of Raven City, like a huge stadium embedded in the ground, surrounded by viewing platforms that were already full of people.

The scene was so spectacular that Ning Chu even thought that everyone in the school was here. He followed Bo Wen through the crowd with difficulty.

Bowen took him to a round table, and took out a few gold coins from his pocket: "Quick, buy Wusi!"

There were two transparent boxes on the round table, and the staff of the arena was in charge of registration. The box with the name "Wuss" was quickly filled with most of it, while the other box was empty.

Ning Chu guessed a few points, this should be the place to bet, to bet on who will win the battle.

He touched his pocket, embarrassed.

Seeing that he was motionless, Bowen urged, "Quick! Wusi will not lose!"

Ning Chu said calmly, "I... lost my money."

The three gold coins for the settlement task were put into Ning Chu's hands not long ago. Now that he said he lost it, Bowen twitched the corner of his mouth: "You..."

There are too many people tonight, and it is impossible to go back to find it. Bowen lowered his head and took three gold coins from his hand to Ning Chu: "I will lend it to you first, and then return it to me if you win."

In the eyes of everyone, this battle is almost a sure win for one side, and everyone buys Worcester, resulting in very low odds.

But earning a little is a little, Ning Chu squeezed three gold coins and threw them into Wusi's box.

There were no more seats in the viewing platform, and the two could only squeeze on the periphery. While waiting for the start of the battle, Bowen explained to Ning Chu the arena and standings of Raven City.

Dueling duels is very common among students, from the initial verbal battle, to the establishment of the Raven Market, which specially provides a venue for students to fight, so as not to damage the academy facilities.

After a long time, someone made a scoreboard to count the wins and losses of all the students who participated in the competition.

The more you win, the higher the points.

As soon as this standings came out, it was like an honor roll among students, and more people were eager to try to challenge those who rank high on the standings, in order to prove their strength.

There were many people watching the fun, and everyone began to bet on who would win.

Up to now, in addition to taking the initiative to choose and challenge, Raven Market will randomly draw two people on the list to fight every day, the winner will get points and a lot of rewards, and points will be deducted if you fail or abstain.

When Ning Chu heard that he had money, his eyes brightened for a moment, then quickly darkened.

In his situation, he can only lose.

Bowen was still talking to Ning Chu with great interest: "Wu Si is the undefeated god of the standings! Do you know what his contract beast is? A dragon!"

Ning Chu turned his head in surprise: "Dragon?"

"Cough," Bowen touched the tip of his nose, "Yarong."

He did not forget to emphasize: "The Yalong is also very powerful! No one in the academy has been able to tame a Yalong!"

While speaking, the two people who participated in the battle entered the arena.

The cheers at the scene reached the highest level, Ning Chu covered his ears and looked down from the gap in the crowd.

The distance was too far, and he could only see two figures, one in a light blue school uniform and the other in black, standing in their respective positions.

The staff asked the two to shake hands and bow to each other, and the fight officially began.

The contracted beasts of both sides were released first, and when the gray-brown Yalong appeared on the field, the audience cheered again.

The man in black was exactly the Wusi mentioned by Bowen. When Ning Chu saw the contracted beast beside him, he was puzzled: "Huh?"

Why does he think this Yalong looks familiar... It seems to be a kind of ordinary dragon.

Ning Chu wasn't sure if he remembered it wrong, he opened "Dragon Island" and rummaged through the illustrations one by one.

Ning Chu was dazzled by a bunch of pictures of ordinary dragons. He flipped through most of them, and he saw a familiar gray-brown ordinary dragon.

At this time, Wu Si stepped on the dragon's back and flew high into the sky, and Ning Chu took the opportunity to compare it with the portrait in the illustrated book.

- Exactly the same.

Bantam dragons, as the name suggests, have short and thick hind legs, front claws tucked under the abdomen, and a hard carapace that extends from the back to the tip of the tail. It is good at sprinting at short distances.

Just looking at its appearance, people who don't know it may really think it is a Yalong.

When Ning Chu was comparing the illustrations, the battle was over quickly, and there was no doubt that the winner was Wu Si.

Bowen excitedly took Ning Chu to collect the money, and Ning Chu glanced in the direction of Wu Si and gave him a few more glances.

The black-haired boy put away the contract beast and left indifferently, turning a blind eye to everything outside the field.

The three gold coins that were staked were returned, and only two more coins were added, which was the winning reward.

Ning Chu returned the three gold coins to Bowen, the remaining one was charged into the game, and the other was kept on his body for backup.

It was very late when the two returned to the dormitory. There was a theory class the next morning. Bo Wen reminded Ning Chu to get up early tomorrow and then turn off the lights and go to bed.

Ning Chu lay on the bed and opened "Dragon Island".

The map has been unlocked, and from the overall view, the island is covered in large swathes of green.

The green areas are all woods and vegetation. The darker the color, the more vegetation there is, and the once-built residential area is also green.

Ning Chu tried to enter the area on the map and found that his original character in the game was gone, but he could still operate tools to chop down trees, but he couldn't see the characters.

According to the approximate orientation shown on the data card, he found the sleeping ordinary dragon cubs in several caves.

They were leaning against each other, lying on the ground covered with a thin layer of hay, unaware of Ning Chu's arrival.

Ning Chu wanted to reach out and touch them, but there was no character, so he couldn't do any interaction.

He left the cave and found the playground built before the crossing in the back mountain.

The inside and around the playground were covered by thick bushes. The brand new dragon climbing frame in my memory had lost its paint, and the mahogany carefully selected by Ning Chu was cracked and inclined, looking extremely desolate.

He sighed, cleaned the weeds from the playground, and went to the residential area to cut down trees.

After crossing, the time in the game seemed to be synchronized with reality. Ning Chu was busy until the middle of the night, went hunting and caught a few rabbits, and placed them at the entrance of the cave with some soft fresh grass.

After doing all this, Ning Chu went offline and went to sleep.

After he left, a shadow appeared over Dragon Island.

Shadows flew down through the clouds, and a dragon stopped outside the cave.

Its body is smooth and fit, and its body is covered by most of the purple scales, which glow softly in the moonlight, and some silver-white scales fall on its side and the end of its dragon wings. The dragon horns on both sides of its forehead are short, and there is a most The long one is between the eyebrows, with the sharp tip pointing upwards.

The purple dragon saw the hay and rabbit meat at the entrance of the cave, and the surrounding area that was obviously cleaned up, with a puzzled look in its eyes.

The next morning, Bowen opened his eyes in a daze, and saw that Ning Chu had already woken up and was sitting beside the bed in a daze.

Ning Chu just rummaged through the original body, except for the school uniform and some books, but couldn't find a penny.

Seeing Bo Wen wake up, Ning Chu asked him, "Bo Wen, I want to make money, is there a faster way?"

Bowen yawned: "Delegation, Arena."

In the college, they can only rely on these two ways to make money.

Bowen slowly sat up and picked up his jacket: "Those are not easy things... What are you going to do to make money?"

Ning Chu was silent for a while, then vaguely said, "Nothing, just asking."

The two went to the cafeteria to have breakfast, and then went to the teaching building to take classes together.

Ning Chu didn't have to worry about eating because of the food and shelter in the academy.

When came to the classroom, there were so few people in it that it was not full until the bell rang.

The teacher in charge of the lecture walked in, glanced down, and opened the textbook.

Bowen sat next to Ning Chu, leaned over and said in a low voice, "Many people don't like taking theory courses... They have credits for practical courses."

The implication is that only the waste wood like them needs to take theory classes.

Ning Chu turned to a class schedule in the textbook. Today, there is only one class for the whole day. The rest of the time is arranged by the students themselves. It is fine to find a tutor to answer questions or practice magic by themselves.

Ning Chu stared at the textbook and was distracted, planning to go to Ya Market.

In the afternoon, Bowen took a nap in the dormitory, and Ning Chu quietly left alone and came to the Crow City Commission.

Ning Chu stood in front of the stage and asked, "Is there an assignment suitable for the first grade?"

The staff member was the same person from yesterday. He took out a booklet full of cards: "Look for it yourself."

The address to which the delegation needed to go was written on the card. Ning Chu looked through it carefully, and his eyes stayed on a card with "Mystery City Forest" written on it.

"First-level assignment: Thirty Xumu fruit. Location: Outside the Mysterious City Forest. Reward: 1 gold coin."

There are generally no monsters in the periphery, which is safer than the last time Ning Chu went.

He pulled out the card: "This..."

The staff glanced at it: "This price has increased, thirty two gold coins."

Ning Chu's eyes suddenly lit up, and he heard him say again: "Recently, a magic dragon has appeared in the Mysterious Capital Forest, and no one is willing to take the order there... If you are not afraid of death, you can go."

"I'll take this," Ning Chu said as he picked up the pen and signed the card, "I'm very lucky, I won't come across it."

He said this with his mouth, but he was thinking the exact opposite idea in his heart.

Ning Chu didn't have a contract beast, and it took a long time to walk to the Mystery Forest. He struggled a bit, and finally spent a painful copper coin to ride the monster car.

When there was still a short distance from the forest, the driver said nothing and stopped moving forward, so Ning Chu had to get out of the car and walk alone.

Before he came, he made some preparations. With a knife he found in the dormitory, he urgently read half of the magic book, although he didn't understand anything.

The appearance of Xumuguo is easy to identify. It is a small orange fruit. There are many in the periphery of Mydu Forest. Ning Chu just walked two steps into the woods and saw a Xumuguo fruit tree.

He took out the cloth bag prepared in advance and looked around while picking the fruit.

The surroundings are very quiet, with occasional passing birds and insects, or the sound of leaves being blown by the wind.

After Ning Chu finished collecting the fruit from the tree, he shouted into the air, "Three-three."

He knew it was probably not there, and couldn't hear him.

Anyway, there was no one nearby, so Ning Chu simply raised the volume and shouted at the top of his voice: "Old-three-!"

"are you still there!"

The sparrows in the forest were scared away by Ning Chu, the breeze was still blowing, and no dragon responded to Ning Chu.

He didn't dare to go deeper, for fear of disturbing the monsters in the forest, so he only shouted a few times while picking the fruit.

He felt like the owner who kept calling the dog home for dinner, but he didn't know whether the three cubs remembered him or not.

After picking 30 fucoidan fruits one after another, Ning Chu stood there for a while holding the cloth bag.

If he didn't find it today, he'll check it out next time, there's always a chance.

Ning Chu was about to turn back along the road, when a shadow suddenly fell under his feet.

The scorching wind blew through, and the heavy breath slowly approached behind, and at the same time, there was a sound of branches being crushed.

Ning Chu turned around and opened his eyes in disbelief.

The red dragon folded its wings, its huge body huddled in the woods, and its black eyes stared at Ning Chu indifferently.

Ning Chu put down Xu Muguo in his arms and tried to get closer: "Cub, it's me, I'm dad."

His tone was sour: "Do you remember me?"

"I had an accident that day, and I didn't mean to not come back." Ning Chu was incoherent at this time. "Have you seen the playground I built at the foot of the mountain? I only walked through the day I saw you..."

Speaking of the playground, the three cubs' tail twitched slightly.

It lowered its head and approached Ning Chu and sniffed at him.

Such a giant dragon is so close that it is very impactful. Ning Chu's heart beat wildly, and he reached out to touch the tip of its nose.

However, he just stretched out his hand, and before he really touched its scales, it suddenly retreated.

The three cubs straightened their backs and glanced into the distance.

It turned around and looked at Ning Chu again, then set off and flew away.

The hot wind made Ning Chu unable to open his eyes. He raised his hand to block it and asked with difficulty, "Where are you going?"

When he tried to chase after him, the figure of the three cubs had already disappeared.

Ning Chu was lost and puzzled, so he opened the game to check the state of the three cubs at the moment.

[Status: apprehensive]

In the blink of an eye, the apprehension in the status bar turned into "excited" again.

Such an emotional reaction should be recognizing itself... But why did it go away?

Ning Chu waited on the spot for a while, but he didn't wait for the three cubs to turn back.

After leaving Ning Chu, the three cubs flew all the way to the depths of the forest and came to a lake.

There was another person by the lake. He was wearing a black robe and was sitting on a stone sharpening his knife. A gray-brown dragon lay quietly at his feet.

The red dragon fell slowly, and Wusi blew on the polished silver blade and looked up at it: "Why so late?"