I'm really not a dragon.

It rained at midnight, and the dense raindrops fell on the bricks and tiles, making a thumping sound like war drums.

The barbarian returned through the rain, bringing back a secondhand hunting bow, thirty bone arrows, and two rusty hunting knives.

The dwarf bought some black jade ore and ink; less than an ounce of magical ore, yet it cost him seven gold coins.

Items related to monks are always exceptionally expensive.

But given the prices in Baldur's Gate, these items can be bought for ten gold coins, meaning the shopkeeper is already losing money.

Looking at what they had in their hands, the barbarian and the dwarf were filled with worry, realizing for the first time that they didn't have enough money.

A novice adventurer can purchase equipment for around 100 Dragon Coins, including a set of easy-to-use leather armor, a short bow, a short sword, leather boots, and a helmet and cloak.

For warriors and paladins, the price of equipment increases to 150 dragon coins.

With this little money and this little equipment, calling it rubbish is an understatement.

"Mr. Brian Goldbeard," the northern barbarian tentatively began, "speak of which, how about we buy a broken bowl, kneel on the bridge, and cry?"

"Those who cry can get up to ten gold coins a day! The three of us together can get thirty gold coins! Hehe!"

"Conan, have some dignity!" The dwarf shook his head, then changed the subject, "Besides, it's dark now. Those rich bastards certainly won't be out at this hour. Who are we going to cry to?"

"That makes sense!"

The two of them pushed open the door with furrowed brows.

However, when the two saw the scene inside the room, they were immediately stunned.

In the hotel room, Su En sat cross-legged, one finger pointing to the sky and the other to the ground.

"Oh, you're back?"

Seeing the two return, Su En's body slowly descended until her buttocks felt the soft, solid fabric again.

Only then did the dwarf and the barbarian notice the burnt-out spell scroll on his knee.

"Spell scrolls? Where did you get the money?" The dwarf's eyes widened, his face contorted with jealousy.

A spell scroll costs at least forty gold coins. He and the barbarian almost decided to kneel on the bridge and sell it for a few gold coins. You should have said so earlier if you were so rich!

"Just a tiny bit of connections!" Suen waved his hand dismissively, the money naturally borrowed from the drow elves.

Although the drow elves initially refused, they couldn't resist Sun's shamelessness.

"As expected of Master Suen!" the barbarian praised sincerely. "With your connections, could you lend us money?"

"I doubt it's connections, is it?" The dwarf's lips curled into a smirk, and he said with a strange expression, "Could it be that you pocketed the money that wretched elf gave us?"

"..."

Damn, I almost guessed the actual situation.

Suen gazed at the two of them wistfully and said, "Why don't you just ask Lisella yourself, then you'll understand?"

The dwarf's suspicion faded slightly. "I'll trust you this once."

"Uh, when are we going to Simon's mansion?"

"I still need to mix the ink and memorize the spell. Please wait another hour!"

The dwarf, carrying the ore and ink, quickly slipped into the washroom to fiddle with his magical ink.

Suen shook his head. This was the inconvenience of ordinary mages; they still relied on their inefficient brains to memorize spells.

He had already memorized the spells with his body.

As for the barbarian, he took out a whetstone and squatted in the corner to sharpen his hunting knife.

Perhaps due to past habits, he modified every weapon he came into contact with. For example, he added two more blood grooves to bone arrows and specially polished the middle of the hunting knife so that it would be swung like an axe, with a heavy front and light back.

Both inmates have their own strengths and are quite remarkable.

Fortunately, he was the same.

[Side Quest: Dragon Soars Through the Sky - Completed]

Please accept your reward.

Before accepting the reward, Su En opened the North Wind Treasure Vault and selected a special item to exchange for.

[Exchange Rare Item: Pure Soul Blood]

[Cost: 1 Praise of High Morality]

The effect of this artifact is to compensate for the power loss caused by the dragon's investiture of the dragon vein's vassals. Simply put, it can restore Suen's lost age, allowing him to quickly leave the larval stage and enter the young dragon stage.

This is more important than any other potion in the vault.

As long as he can quickly obtain legendary power, he can ignore the contract curse!

Suen went into another room and closed the door.

"System, claim your reward! Exchange for rare items!"

It's still the familiar six-pointed star, and the same delivery method squeezed out from the ground.

Wing membrane growth agent and pure soul blood appeared on the ground at the same time. One bottle emitted a brownish-red glow, while the other looked like a spoiled Wang Zhihe bio-weapon.

Uh, the smell is exactly the same too.

Suen pinched her nose and poured the two bottles of medicine down her throat.

A sharp, stabbing pain spread from my throat toward my stomach.

He gritted his teeth, flames churning in his throat. He could feel something resilient emerging from his body, breaking through his flesh and growing along his bones, as if he had become a tree at that moment.

Beads of murky sweat dripped onto the ground, gradually soaking it and reflecting on his face, which was contorted with rage from the pain.

I endured it.

I endured it.

I'll just keep enduring it—

However, Suen was unaware that two fleshy wings were arching from his shoulder blades behind him.

With his strong willpower, he endured the pain of having two dragon wings that had not yet grown.

After a long while, all the pain subsided, and Su En collapsed to the ground.

The dragon patterns on the light screen were gradually covered and updated.

[Dragon Vein Lv3: Your bloodline is beginning to display some supernatural power; you have gained a minor breath weapon: Flame.]

Your natural armor +1

[In your adventure to conquer the skies, you have mastered gliding skills, and your agility has gained a 1-point bonus.]

[Spells (Muscle Mage Special Edition): Trick, Wizard's Hand; First-Circle Spell, Tansen Levitation]

task:

[Great host, this moment has finally arrived. I know it's not easy in this declining age—a true dragon's thirteen long slumbers are all transformations! After absorbing sufficient energy, choose a safe nest as your dragon's resting place.]

[Main Quest Update: Dragon's Rest]

Consume at least ten times your own body weight in food.

[Find a safe nest to complete the dragon's hibernation]

[Current progress: Food 0%, Dragon's Rest 0/1]

[Reward: Unlocks local legendary challenge missions, unlocks the Path of the Dragon Lord quest series (already unlocked)]

An indescribable feeling spread through his body, and his movements became increasingly light and coordinated. With a powerful push from his arms, he leaped up from the ground.

This may be the change brought about by Agility +1.

He then focused his attention on the newly refreshed tasks.

Dragon's Sleep is actually easy to understand; simply put, it's about eating and sleeping. As long as you eat and sleep well, you can steadily progress to the next stage.

In a sense, dragons are truly blessed with extraordinary power.

Therefore, the only difficulty in the mission is how to find a safe nest.

Su En's mind stirred.

Are budget hotels in Frego considered relatively safe places?

After all, this inn was close to Dragon Rock Fortress, and adventurers frequently came and went; he couldn't think of any place safer than this.

Next second

In Suen's eyes, the unremarkable, gray, and somewhat shabby hotel beneath his feet was now radiating light.

It is emitting light in a physical sense.

[Hint: You have discovered a relatively safe area atop Schomoz. Do you wish to mark it as a 'Nest'?]

[Note: In an era ruled by giants, when dragons await their rise, a safe and undisturbed lair is hard to find. Choose your lair carefully.]