Red Dragon, but chosen by all four gods

After the "purification ritual" failed, Seraria seemed to be greatly affected and immediately threw herself into a new round of magical rituals, and her dragon nest was once again sealed by a magical barrier.

Heros knew that this meant he wouldn't be able to see her for at least another month.

As it happens, Heros is also busy right now.

In the dragon's lair cave belonging to Heros, the white dragon cubs were somewhat intimidated by the red dragons, who were far more powerful than themselves.

The white dragon's meager intelligence could only comprehend one thing: that he was in danger.

As for whether the danger came from the young golden dragon Seraria, the powerful dragonborn Macalos, or the little red dragon of the same age as him, he could not tell.

But soon his attention was diverted—he saw the half-eaten ram behind Heros!

Since its birth, the white dragon cub has been tormented and almost captured and disposed of by Macaros. It didn't even get to eat its own eggshell and was already starving.

Stimulated by the meat right in front of it, the dragon's ferocity was instantly unleashed. It bared its still-developing claws and fangs and howled as it pounced on Heros!

"Aww—"

"Bang!"

"Waaah..." The white dragon's roar turned into a wail in the blink of an eye.

Without any suspense, Anglu was stomped to the ground by Heros's claw, his entire face buried in the dirt.

"How dare you bare your teeth at me? As expected of Bai Lin, you can't even be pragmatic?"

Heros narrowed his eyes and coldly looked at the wailing white dragon at his feet. Whether a dragon is benevolent or malevolent, it cannot tolerate being offended by the weak, let alone having its possessions coveted.

"Listen carefully, what I give you is yours. You are not allowed to take what I don't give you, understand?"

"Waaaaah..."

The white dragon's mouth was stuffed with dirt, making indistinct sounds, and it could only express its submission through its tone of voice.

During this process, he had to swallow a mouthful of dirt. Then his voice paused for a moment, as if he was extremely hungry and began to swallow dirt on his own.

Seeing this, Heros was speechless.

I can't understand the white dragon's language, so why should I get angry with him? It would only make me look inferior.

He loosened his grip, but the white dragon cub still dared not get up, obediently maintaining the position of being trampled, having already recognized through its physical body who was the boss here.

Heros tore a piece of meat off the ram and tossed it to the white dragon, who immediately snatched it up with the ecstasy of a puppy and began to devour it.

Heros watched him eat quietly, tossing him another piece each time he finished, until the white dragon cub was too full to eat anymore.

Then, this carefree young dragon lay sprawled on the ground in front of Heros and began its first slumber.

Heros sat on his stone throne, somewhat disappointed.

His main purpose in asking Seraria for the hatchling was to test whether he could obtain the "Crimson" reward by fighting it.

Unfortunately, although this fledgling dragon was strengthened by Seraria's true blood and was a little smarter and stronger than the white dragon fledgling recorded in the Dragon Legacy, the gap between it and itself was still too great.

However, this is understandable. The red dragon is the strongest of the five-colored dragons. It was born and developed a month earlier. Moreover, due to the reward of "Dark Purple", it has been constantly tempered by fire element magic over the past month. Its physical strength should far exceed that of red dragons of the same age.

However, this meant that the white dragon, which he had suppressed with one hand, was no different from the demonic boars that had been captured alive, and the "Crimson" reward was nowhere to be found.

"In that case, let's see if we can achieve the second objective."

Heros murmured as he stepped down from the stone throne and went to the sleeping white dragon cub, Anglu.

He planned to use this fledgling dragon to test the ability he had previously been rewarded with "Dark Purple": [Pedantic Guidance].

During this month, he has already conducted preliminary tests on this ability.

The conclusion is that this ability is very strong, but it also has many limitations.

First, there's the target's mental resistance.

For example, the dragonborn guards transformed by Seraria are powerful, have unwavering beliefs, and high mental resistance. The effect of [gentle persuasion] is very poor. Heros tried for a whole month, but could only change a tiny bit of their perception.

Heros felt that it was also possible that his "charm" attribute was not high enough.

Then, there is the target's intelligence level.

Heros tried using this ability on some captured wild animals, and the results were excellent.

With almost no effort, the beast was controlled by Heros with just a few words.

The problem is that beasts without intelligence cannot understand complex commands and can only execute commands such as attack or lie down. Such beasts are of little value to Heros.

Finally, the greater the cognitive shift in the goal, the worse the effect.

Taking Celia's dragonborn guards as an example again, if Heros were to make them disobey Celia's orders, it would not only be ineffective, but would also arouse their vigilance.

However, if it's just a matter of changing the way the other party carries out orders slightly, such as Macaros originally ordering the Dragonborn Guards to stand guard at the entrance of Heros' cave, Heros would change it to have them stand guard at the entrance of the tunnel outside the cave.

The dragonborn guard was completely unaware, believing he was simply following orders until Macaros reprimanded him for standing in the wrong place, at which point he thought he had misremembered.

Afterwards, the dragonborn guard was punished, and Heros felt a little guilty.

But that doesn't matter. What matters is that today Heros finally has a perfect test subject.

A newly born white dragon cub, possessing intelligence but lacking mental resilience, strong beliefs and will, and feeling no guilt even for having its brain damaged.

After all, you can't destroy something that doesn't exist.

This was enough for Heros to practice his "patient guidance" technique without having to worry about attracting attention.

"Where should I begin...?"

After a moment's thought, Heros immediately came up with an idea.

"Since Mother needs a kind white dragon, let's start by reshaping our understanding of good and evil. First of all, you are a kind dragon, a noble dragon, a dragon that has transcended base desires. You should respect the elderly and care for the young, protect the environment, and hate evil as if it were your enemy..."

Heros opened his mouth, and a strange tone floated out from his throat.

At first glance, it seems as if he is speaking normally, but if you listen carefully, you will be surprised to find that the intonation of the syllables in his mouth changes in an instant, and you can't tell how he is pronouncing them at all.

Every word that reached my ears felt like it had been repeated a hundred times; even if I covered my ears, I couldn't resist it, as it pierced straight into my soul.

Soon, the sleeping white dragon cub Anglu reacted. Its four claws began to unconsciously scratch something on the ground, and it began to mutter unconsciously, seemingly resisting.

This is a manifestation of cognitive conflict. Heros is not in a hurry. It takes a month for a Dragonborn Guardian to make a small cognitive change, let alone turn an evil white dragon into a benevolent dragon like him.

The true power of "patient guidance" lies in the fact that its effects can be cumulative.

As a long-lived true dragon, he had plenty of time to test every ability he acquired, and plenty of time to wait for those abilities to take effect.

Even better, his test subjects also had long lifespans and possessed extremely strong vitality, making them very durable.