The male supporting character was actually myself.

The king issued a decree to slay the dragon, summoning all warriors and promising that whoever could rescue Princess Emily would be able to marry her.

A dragon-slaying operation quickly unfolds, and the story falls into a familiar cliché.

The warriors crossed mountains, sailed across waves, and ventured into the misty island deep in the sea. In the end, they slew the dragon, obtained its treasure, married the princess, and became king...

"Meow? Is that all?" The fluffy ball hurriedly went over and patted it a couple of times. When it found that the script really did end there, it meowed in disappointment. "The character settings at the beginning were pretty good. How come it ended so abruptly and unhappily?"

A princess who was talented in both literature and martial arts and had a strong personality ended up like a puppet. Was she forcibly reduced to an idiot by the protagonist's halo?

"It's even more of a pity about the dragon..."

It turned its head to look at its host, recalling that terrifying and majestic image, and couldn't believe that a single person with a sword could kill a giant dragon. "Host, I am a dragon that can be both human and demon, how can I let the protagonist kill me so easily?"

No, no, Meow is very dissatisfied with this story!

"The script needs to be rewritten, and this time it has to be logical. The dragon can't be killed by the hero. And why would you try to kidnap the princess when it's such a terrifying dragon? Isn't there reproductive isolation? Shouldn't a dragon seek out a female dragon as a wife?"

Jiang Chen closed the script and frowned slightly.

The little white cat nestled obediently on his shoulder, muttering to itself, "Huh? Why hasn't the main system issued a mission yet? Logically, it should be sending you to duel the princess by now..."

“That’s the first problem.” He shrugged and smiled helplessly. “We didn’t get stuck when we entered the mission world this time, but the timing is still wrong. We arrived too early. The original dragon wasn’t even an adult yet, and the smart, brave, and beautiful princess of Bantuku Kingdom probably hasn’t been born yet.”

"Meow?!!" The fluffy ball was stunned.

How exactly is the main system configured?

The host entered the previous mission world too late and could only be reborn in another body;

It's a good thing we got in too early this time; otherwise, it would have taken us more than ten years to complete the mission.

"Let's check the time, okay? Let's see if it's too early." The little white cat stood on tiptoe and looked down, probably trying to find a populated area to ask what year it was in the mission world.

"No need to check, it's definitely too early. I received the original owner's memories, and according to the story setting, dragons only inherit the dragon soul legacy of their ancestors when they reach adulthood. The knowledge of the past and present in the second level of the story comes from this."

Right now... I probably won't be an adult for another twenty years, and only after that will I consider finding a dragon bride.

Furthermore, the setting regarding dragons is quite interesting. I am the last dragon in the world, which means that even if I wanted to find a female dragon to marry, there wouldn't be any, as all other dragons have gone extinct.

The fluffy little cat stared in disbelief. The last dragon? Is it really that pitiful?

And then... this last endangered animal was slaughtered by the warriors?

"No way! We absolutely can't let the protagonist warrior kill the dragon!" The little white cat hugged him tightly. "Host, I'll protect you!"

After hesitating for a few seconds, Jiang Chen revealed the last detail, "Actually, there's something even more interesting about dragons. Before remaining a virgin, I can actually..."

He paused slightly, then transformed, becoming a little shorter. What appeared before the fluffy little boy was a stunningly beautiful woman with long, flowing hair, fair skin, long legs, and an enviable figure!

"Pfft!" The little white cat almost popped its eyes out. "Master, why did you change your gender?!"

Jiang Chen looked down at her female form. Her three most important parts were covered by brown animal hide. Her skin was supple and elastic, so she figured she must look pretty good. She couldn't help but find it funny.

"The script team is truly ingenious. They designed the dragons to be able to decide their own gender at will. However, once the gender is determined and they mate for the first time, it will be finalized. Whether they want to be a male or female dragon is entirely up to their own wishes."

The fluffy little creature stared blankly at its host, who had transformed into a woman, and after a moment of serious thought, asked, "Host, if you choose to be a female dragon, can you lay eggs?"

Jiang Chen: ...

"The dragon race is extinct, leaving only the original owner. Whether I marry as a man or marry as a woman, I will be interacting with humans. Even if I give birth, the offspring will be human, not dragon. Besides, don't even think about it. I can't be a woman."

He transformed back into a giant dragon, his piercing gaze fixed on the distant horizon through the clouds, and said in a thunderous voice, "Let's go, let's go to Bantuku and see what's going on."

The little white kitten obediently jumped onto its back and flew through the sky on the wind.

I don’t know how much time passed, but I heard the wind whistling in my ears. The giant dragon plunged headfirst into the ground, swooping past clouds, mountains and forests, and finally landed smoothly, turning into a handsome man with bare feet on the soil.

Not far away was a small town where people dressed in elaborate medieval attire were gathering on the street to trade and buy goods.

People live a prosperous and leisurely life, driving horse-drawn carriages and calling out to the coachmen to make way; girls wearing beautiful lace hats and layers of brightly colored long skirts walk in groups with flowers in hand; young men's clothing is naturally based on convenience, but it also reveals cumbersome and complicated collars and flowery cuffs.

Jiang Chen glanced at the clothes of most people, found similar clothes from the same period in his system space, put them on, and then walked into the town with his head held high.

The little white cat also got smart and found a few plastic lighters and flashlights to exchange for a large number of gold and silver coins in the piggy bank to provide to its host.

In the center of the street, which features distinctive architecture, is the town's well. To make it convenient for residents to use, the well is large and spacious, built with stones. Many housewives sit by the well, washing clothes and chatting about various trivial matters.

"Have you heard? The hunters heard strange thunder in the northern forest. They say a dragon flew by!"

"Dragons haven't appeared for many years. I saw one once when I was a child. When the dragon flew by, the wind would suddenly become scorching hot!"

“I heard from the young men who travel far away that in the distant country of Baladu there is a very, very big mountain where a giant dragon lives and takes a lot of gold coins every year. It’s terrifying.”

"Well, dragons and such are too far removed from our lives, ladies. Let's talk about something more relevant to us. The King and Queen have been married for many years without children. I've heard that the King is looking for a new queen, someone who can bear a child and become queen in the future!"

"Really? Will there be a dance in town?"

"I've heard that a minister will hold a ball specifically to select a queen for the king!"

"Oh thank goodness, I must hurry back and prepare new clothes for my daughters to wear to the ball..."

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Chapter Three: The Sacrifice to the Dragon

"Huh? There are other dragons too!" The fluffy ball rubbed its paws happily after hearing the gossip. "Hehe, this time it's much better than last time. We have plenty of time to use our system space. Didn't they say that the king and queen don't have children yet?"

In other words, the female protagonist wasn't even born yet. Let's go find other people like her first.

The more it thought about it, the more excited it became, wagging its fluffy tail and saying happily, "Maybe our host can find an even more beautiful female dragon!"

Jiang Chen frowned slightly, looking somewhat puzzled.

According to the original owner's memories, there should be no other similar beings present, so how come there are still dragons in the Kingdom of Baladu?

There's no doubt that dragons are greedy for gold, so it's quite possible that they would actually seize a mountain and demand gold coins...

"Let's go take a look then." He walked briskly toward the shops in town.

Since I'm free anyway, I might as well travel around and see more of the local culture and geography to lay some foundation for future tasks.

Having bought a parchment map, Jiang Chen glanced at it and realized that Baladu Kingdom wasn't too far away, especially for a giant dragon that could fly on the wind. Looking at the map, apart from a few large countries, many smaller ones had pitifully small land areas; to put it bluntly, they were practically no different from large landowners.

"No wonder there are so many princes... It turns out that if a king has two more children, there won't be any land left to grant them. If they want power, influence, and a way out, the princes have to find their own way."

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh and tease, "For princes from other countries, Princess Emily, who is both beloved and beautiful, is indeed the best choice for a wife in Bantuku Kingdom."

The little white cat perched on his shoulder and licked its paws. "But they were all chased away, weren't they? By the way, if the host doesn't reveal his true form and stays in the palace to marry the princess, then there won't be any warriors to do, right?"

Anyway, the dragon took a liking to the princess and wanted her to be his bride; the princess also took a liking to the dragon!

The two clearly hit it off, but the old king was just being racist and looked down on the dragon…

"The problem is that the princess hasn't been born yet, and I might not be interested in her. The plot is just something the scriptwriters arranged on their own. I don't want to be led by the nose. Besides, even if we love each other, we have to be honest with each other. The princess has to know that I am a dragon and she has to accept that before she can be my bride."

Jiang Chen memorized the map, then put it away and walked to the open, deserted wilderness, transforming into a giant dragon and riding the gale soaring among the white clouds.

Baladu is a small country located near the sea with many rolling mountains.

The topic of dragon legends is timeless, and you can easily find out the exact location by asking around. So, that afternoon, Jiang Chen arrived at the huge mountain known as Evil Dragon Mountain.

"What a tragedy! How unlucky we are to have been targeted by an evil dragon!"

An old woman dressed in tattered clothes sat in front of a crooked wooden house, washing clothes in an old wooden basin while quietly complaining to the young man who was asking about the dragon, "About six years ago, Evil Dragon Mountain, oh no, it wasn't called that back then, it was called Giant Sword Mountain. Look at its shape, doesn't it look like a giant sword that fell from the sky and stuck in the ground?"

Six years ago, one spring night, a terrifying roar suddenly came from the depths of that mountain. The earth trembled and the air was filled with the smell of burning! I watched with my own eyes as the mountain peaks began to smoke, as if something terrible had come to life from the ground.

Everyone was terrified and in a state of panic, but no one dared to go and see what had happened.

Soon, a brave man stepped forward. He was our great hero, Mr. Romon. When he returned, he was terrified. He said that a giant dragon that could breathe fire had taken over the cave in the mountains.

Dragons are terrifying creatures that are very greedy; they want gold!

To prevent that guy from destroying our town, everyone had to pool their money to have Mr. Romon send him into the mountains once a year. Sigh... each family has to pay one gold coin every year!

Although we were given enough gold, the dragon, aside from its occasional roars, did not cause any real damage. But this burden was far too heavy for a poor family like ours!

Jiang Chen took a silver coin and handed it over, then continued to ask, "Why don't you move?"

“Where can we move to? The whole of Bala knows that we are townspeople chosen by the dragon to carry the curse. They are all afraid that we will bring bad luck with us, so there is no place for us poor people.”

"Besides Mr. Romon, has anyone else seen a dragon in the mountains?"

"Hmm, probably not, after all, we don't have any dragon-slaying warriors here." The old lady stroked the shiny silver coin with delight. "Young master, you are such a handsome and generous person. Are you a dragon-slaying warrior who came from afar?"

Jiang Chen didn't answer, but squinted at the mountain not far away and shook his head, saying, "There's no dragon's aura in the mountain. You've probably been fooled. The mountain is roaring, the earth is trembling, and the air is filled with the smell of burning; there's a high probability that there's a small volcanic eruption inside..."

"What is a volcano? Young master, you haven't seen a dragon, so you don't know. Only a giant dragon can spew out such terrifying flames and make such a terrifying roar. It must be a dragon!" The old lady said mysteriously, "Please keep your voice down, that evil dragon is very fierce."

After years of rampant exploitation, one family simply couldn't afford any more gold coins this year. Mr. Romon went to talk to the dragon, but the dragon insisted that his youngest daughter become his bride!

I heard that everyone was supposed to go and watch as that little girl, not even twelve years old, was pushed down the hole. What a tragedy!

The fluffy ball of fur bristled in fright. "Meow?! You want a young girl as a sacrifice? Host, are you sure there aren't any dragons in the mountains? Then why are you asking for both money and people?"

As Jiang Chen left the old woman and headed into the mountains, he snorted coldly, "It's all because some people are too greedy. There should only have been a small-scale volcanic eruption inside the mountain, and the ignorant townspeople were fooled."

Dragons love gold, that's true, but they're after entire mountains of gold. This small town might only manage a hundred or so gold coins a year at most, which the dragon wouldn't even consider.

"Using this as an opportunity to make money? Then why... Good heavens, that guy named Romon is disgusting. He actually wants a little girl who's not even twelve years old? Wait a minute! Unless he doesn't want to live in town anymore, where could he hide a little girl?"

“He didn’t want any girl at all. He was just too greedy and wanted to use a life to intimidate the townspeople, so that they would work harder to raise money to save their children’s lives.” Jiang Chen frowned, thinking about how to convince everyone to expose the lie.

A few days later, the annual sacrifice to the dragon arrived.

Unlike previous years, because a farmer's family couldn't scrape together a single gold coin, his daughter was chosen as the dragon's bride, and the whole town had to watch as the poor girl was pushed into the dragon's lair.

Jiang Chen mingled in the crowd with a furrowed brow.

"Host, there's always a reason why someone is pitiful! Let's just ignore them, it's infuriating to look at them!" The fluffy ball huffed and puffed, hugging its short paws and meowing with a wrinkled face. "These past few days we've tried everything, spreading rumors and dispelling superstitions."

But these ignorant guys are completely unyielding, and they even try to use moral blackmail to get you to give them money!

"It's just a pity for that little girl. Shall we rescue her and take her away?"

The little white cat mumbled something while scratching its round, furry belly, looking for something it could use.

"Please, please save me! I don't want to be the dragon's bride; I'll be burned alive..." The little girl, dressed like a bride in an elaborate dress and adorned with flowers in her hair, sat on a sedan chair carried by two men, sobbing uncontrollably.

However, her biological parents, who stood by and watched over her with indifferent expressions, were the only ones who could do so. Her other siblings looked at her with red eyes, but were powerless to help.

"You have no money, and you can't help with chores at home. It's already quite good that you're worth one gold coin." The girl's father looked at her coldly and whispered, "Besides, being a dragon's bride isn't such a bad thing."

Dragons have lots of gold!

"If you don't want to die, be good and make the dragon happy; maybe it will give you a lot of gold to take home."