Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 439 Sophia and Sersni

As soon as Tina finished speaking, the echoes of the dragon's roar that pierced through the wind and snow, announcing the awakening of a powerful being, still reverberated in the hall.

Swish!
At the top of the dragon's nest, at the entrance covered with thick snow, a huge figure shimmering with pure silver light and carrying a chilling aura burst through the snow and leaped down into the vast snowfield below. Then, it flapped its wings and soared straight into the sky.

The figure gracefully circled once amidst the swirling snow, stirring up chaotic air currents, and finally hovered with unparalleled momentum in the open space in front of the inner fortress hall.

A huge shadow was cast down, almost covering the entire open space.

She was almost twice the size she was before she fell asleep, and her already smooth and beautiful silver scales were now even more dazzling, as if they were carefully forged from mithril, flowing with a moon-like luster.

The powerful dragon's might, like a tangible cold wave, surged into the entire hall with each breath she exhaled, causing the hearth fire to flicker and dim.

The air seemed to freeze, carrying a biting chill and a heavy sense of oppression.

The rabbit-woman and goat-woman maids timidly hid behind the lord, and Li Wei was surrounded by a riot of flowers, with all sorts of girlish fragrances filling the air around him.

The barbarians, however, were unconcerned, looking her over with amusement, only thinking that Miss Sophia seemed to have gotten a little stronger than before.

Elder Tang Jin's aged hands trembled incessantly, and an indescribable, burning light flashed in his cloudy eyes—a light that only fanatical believers could possess when they saw the god they worshipped.

The silver dragon lowered her majestic and beautiful head, her enormous silver vertical pupils piercing through the open doorway and precisely locking onto Li Wei by the fireplace. Her voice carried an uncontrollable excitement and a hint of obvious arrogance:

"Li Wei, did you see that? Epic! I am now an epic dragon!" Her voice was like ice crystals colliding, crisp yet echoing with a rumbling sound. "In this wilderness, besides you, who else can be my match? The second strongest in High Cliff Fortress is none other than me!"

As soon as the other party opened his mouth, all his previous authority vanished: "I demand a raise on my monthly salary. I must receive the treatment I deserve!"

"I need five gold coins every month... No, no, I'm an epic, I need ten!"

Sophia's enormous dragon face seemed to radiate an expression of "the bolder the dragon, the greater the harvest," as if she had just ended her slumber and gained strength, and immediately came to the lord to extort money.

His eyes were filled with nothing but a thirst for money, without a trace of anything else.

Her silver vertical pupils swept over the people in the hall with an air of self-righteous superiority.

Hmph, they're all trash. No matter how you look at it, their monthly income can never be as high as hers.

Today, she is determined to raise her own value.

However, her gaze suddenly stopped when it swept across the other side of the fireplace to the figure quietly holding a glass of milk, only slightly frowning at the earth-shattering scene before him.

It was a woman dressed in black, form-fitting scale armor. She was tall and graceful, with cascading black hair and an exquisitely beautiful face that was almost eerie. She had a pair of perfectly pointed ears. She just sat there quietly, sipping warm, sweet milk, her long eyelashes drooping. But because of her appearance, a look of disgust was clearly visible on her face.

She looks like an incredibly weak old woman.

But Sofia's dragon instincts screamed wildly, and a deep-seated hostility and vigilance from the depths of her blood exploded instantly!

That was... the might of a dragon! And it was a more profound, more powerful, and more evil dragon might than the one she had just attained upon reaching the Epic level!

Carrying the aura of corrosion and lava, though deliberately concealed, its inherent oppressive feeling was like a colossal beast lurking in the darkness, causing Sophia's scales to unconsciously open slightly.

"A black dragon!" Sophia's voice suddenly rose, filled with shock, hostility, and disbelief. "How can there be the aura of a black dragon here?!"

Sessney, who was sitting by the fireplace, finally made a move.

She slowly raised her head, her deep, dark vertical pupils, which seemed to suck in souls, glancing disgustedly at the silver behemoth outside the door.

She gently put down the milk glass, the bottom of which made a crisp, soft sound as it touched the table.

Sersney's red lips curved into a slight smile, a smile that was cold and utterly malicious:
"Heh... a silver dragon cub that just woke up and doesn't even know its own worth?" Her gaze swept over Sophia's tender scales and massive body, filled with undisguised contempt. "Just barely touching the edge of epic level, and you dare to spout such ridiculous nonsense. That's exactly the stupid thing silver dragons love to do."

Sersni slowly stood up. Although she was in human form, the terrifying dragon aura belonging to the legendary Black Dragon Queen, who had reigned supreme for countless years, spread out like an invisible tsunami, instantly shattering the epic dragon aura that Sophia had deliberately released. The temperature in the hall seemed to drop even more, and the flames in the fireplace were suppressed to burn almost on the ground.

The difference between the two is like the difference between heaven and earth.

In fact, Sersne was also very puzzled. When she first arrived at High Cliff Fortress, although she saw the magnificent building, she thought it was naturally formed and did not think of it as a dragon's nest. In addition, she had always been under the control of Li Wei, which led to her having no idea that there was actually a silver dragon in High Cliff Fortress.

In this world, even dragons are divided into factions. The five-colored evil dragons belong to the evil faction. They are responsible for kidnapping princesses, plundering human cities and wealth, and gathering followers in some desolate wilderness to become kings and tyrants.

In contrast, metal dragons are of the benevolent alignment. Metal dragons generally have goodwill towards humans, and most human dragon knights form contracts with metal dragons.

Back then, when that little brat Sophia rushed into the wilderness to gather her followers and started doing the work of the five-colored evil dragons, she really shocked the lord. If it weren't for her legendary silver dragon mother, she probably would have been punished by the other metal dragons for disgracing the family.

The lord attributed this to the fact that the other party had been severely influenced by pirated knight novels.

The two camps have always been at odds, and they're the kind of people who have to fight whenever they meet.

If it weren't for the lord sitting here, Sersney would probably have rushed up and given Sophia a good beating, then taken her as a slave.

Even if dragons belong to different factions, they won't kill each other unless they have a deep-seated hatred. At most, they will subdue each other and sign a contract to become slaves.

"You!" Sophia was so enraged by this blatant contempt and insult that her entire body trembled.

Seeing the increasingly dangerous look in the other's eyes and the overwhelming dragon's might, the silver dragon girl was enraged. As a well-mannered silver dragon from Dragon Island, she felt it was pointless to provoke a savage black dragon from the countryside; doing so would only make her appear like a vicious dragon, capable only of fighting, and failing to demonstrate the wisdom of a silver dragon.

As for the hatred between the five-colored dragon and the metal dragon?

Rigid thinking!

Utterly rigid thinking! If she doesn't change her mindset and abandon this unnecessary hatred, how can she grow into the greatest silver dragon queen who rules over all dragons?

The enormous body of the silver dragon rapidly shrank and transformed in the silver light, eventually becoming a girl with silver hair and silver eyes, wearing a light white strapless dress.

Damn black dragon! Damn old woman!
Sofia stormed in from outside, muttering something as she passed Sersney.

The Black Dragon Queen's eyes instantly turned dangerous, her black vertical pupils suddenly narrowing into a dangerous slit. The restrained, terrifying dragon power suddenly solidified, as if the air was being gripped by an invisible hand. The flames in the fireplace suddenly shrank considerably, emitting a crackling protest.

Just as the volcano was about to erupt.

The silver dragon girl ran up behind the lord with lightning speed. Without hesitation, she swayed her hips from side to side, pushing aside the rabbit-woman maids around Li Wei, eliciting a series of sweet cries. Then she stretched out her slender little hands to massage Li Wei's back.

She glanced smugly at the Black Dragon Queen, then looked at Li Wei with a sweet smile: "Li Wei, let me loosen up your muscles."

As she pounded, she couldn't help but secretly turn her head and cast an extremely smug and provocative glance at Sersney, whose face was as gloomy as water, her little eyebrows almost flying up.

That look in his eyes clearly said: See? I have a big boss protecting me! What can you do about it?

Li Wei was stunned by her sudden sweet smile and almost spat out the hot milk he had just drunk.

Sersney picked up the glass of warm milk again, took an elegant sip, and then raised her eyelids, giving Sophia a condescending glance. Her red lips parted slightly, and her voice returned to its languid and icy tone:

"Facing a powerful dragon and not showing respect, you'd better pray you stay behind someone else, otherwise..." She didn't finish her sentence, but the unfinished threat, along with a faint aura, spread out, causing Sophia to subconsciously shrink her neck and hide even further behind Levi.

"Hmph!" Sophia only dared to utter a defiant syllable through her nose, but in her mind, she had already made a deep fuss about this old woman.

"Didn't you want a raise?" The lord suddenly looked at the silver dragon girl with a smile.

It's been almost a year since I last saw him. He's grown quite a bit and become much bolder. I need to keep him in check, otherwise, if he gets too independent and goes solo, there's really nothing I can do about it, Lord.

"What do you want me to do?" Sophia immediately became alert.

She knew Li Wei's character all too well; he was a complete miser, never spending a penny. Now that he was suddenly offering to give her a raise, he definitely had ulterior motives.

"It's not a big deal. A bunch of inherently evil scoundrels have appeared in the wilderness, which could cause unimaginable disaster. We need to deal with it." Li Wei's tone was as relaxed as if he were discussing what to eat for dinner.

Sophia paused slightly as she patted his back, a flicker of suspicion flashing in her silver vertical pupils.

"A nobody? How little?" she asked warily, her body tensing up instinctively, sensing a trap lurking beneath Li Wei's smile.

“Very small!” Li Wei waved his hand dismissively. “Just a bunch of ragtag savages. They don’t even have decent leather armor, and their weapons are rusty. They only came out to show off because I wasn’t around. This kind of trash isn’t even qualified to be my opponent. It’s a complete waste of my time.”

He deliberately sighed, "Originally, I wanted to make the trip myself, just to stretch my muscles, but..."

He changed the subject, looking at Sophia with sincere eyes, "If I go myself to deal with these little punks, wouldn't it make us High Cliff Fortress look like we have no talent and it's a waste of our abilities? As long as you take care of them, I'll give you ten gold coins right away, and it will be like this every month from now on."

"I think the future Silver Dragon Queen wouldn't be afraid of such a small challenge, would she?"

Sofia's eyes lit up instantly. Savage? In a tattered state? This was practically free credit and the perfect reason for a raise!
Having finally reached the Epic level, only to be overshadowed by that black dragon, I'm determined to prove myself.

“That’s right!” Sophia immediately puffed out her chest, her previous wariness instantly vanishing under the weight of the ten gold coins she was about to obtain and the prestige of the Silver Dragon Queen.

Her face radiated pride, and her small hands slapped her full breasts so hard they trembled, making even the lord glance at her a few more times.

“Li Wei, you’re absolutely right. How could you possibly trouble yourself with such a trivial matter? It must be left to the great Silver Dragon Queen, Sophia!” She raised her chin slightly, mimicking the majestic manner of her mother from her memories. “A mere bunch of savages? One sneeze from me and I can freeze them into ice sculptures! Let them see what the majesty of the Silver Dragon Queen is all about!”

She became more and more excited as she spoke, as if she could already see the golden King Kong beckoning to her, and the group of scoundrels trembling and begging for mercy under her dragon's might.

"Li Wei, where are you? I'm going to take care of them right now!" Sophia couldn't wait, her body flashing with silver light, as if she was about to transform back into her dragon form and rush out at any moment.

Li Wei's smile was so bright it was almost blinding. He put down his cup and said in a relieved tone, "As expected, you're still the most reliable one." "Good, as expected of my most reliable dipping sauce. They're in the southern town of Karu. Just keep flying south and you'll see them. These things are as obvious as the sun in the sky or the snow-capped mountains on the ground. You won't miss them."

"No problem, just wait for my good news!" Sofia was brimming with confidence and turned to rush out.

However, just as she was about to step out of the hall, a barbarian walked in and reported: "Boss, everyone is ready. We've brought more than a dozen ballistae to deal with these frost giants."

The words "Frost Giant" pierced Sofia's bubble of confidence with unparalleled precision, like an icicle carrying the biting winds of the Arctic.

The silver dragon girl paused, twisted her body, and turned with exceptional smoothness, walking in the other direction.

"Sophia, you're going the wrong way. The door is on the other side," Levi reminded her, feigning confusion.

"I suddenly remembered I have something to do. We'll talk about this later." The silver dragon girl waved her hand without turning her head and quickly disappeared.

(End of this chapter)