The male supporting character was actually myself.

Jiang Chen tilted his massive head, exhaled a scorching breath, and asked in a thunderous voice, "Aren't you afraid of me?"

“I’m scared.” Lisa backed away, her face pale. “But… when my father pushed me off the cliff, I had no home and no family. They would rather let me die than think of any other way. What’s the use of being scared? At least, serving the esteemed dragon is much better than falling to my death.”

The fluffy ball of fluff perched on the dragon's back and meowed, "Host, this is a very smart but also very pitiful little girl."

He transformed into a beautiful woman with fair skin, a pretty face, and long legs, and said in a clear and melodious voice, "I don't need any bride. Lisa, don't be afraid. I'm not the kind of evil dragon who causes trouble everywhere. On the contrary, I want to do something for the poor children."

The little white cat was stunned, covering its mouth and screaming, "Host, I think you can try being a female dragon! Her female body is so beautiful, let's go and take the protagonist warrior as our bride!"

Jiang Chen glared at it, and the fluffy ball lowered its head in embarrassment and quietly scratched its paws;

Lisa stared at her, stammering, "You...you're a dragon? And you can even turn into a human? My goodness! You're a...uh, a very beautiful young lady!"

Being with someone of the same sex always reduces fear, and the little girl quickly overcame most of her panic and became talkative.

“You definitely can’t go back to Missi City.” The female version of Jiang Chen sat on the edge of the rock, playing with her long, fair legs in the lava as if they were water. “As the dragon’s bride, I’m afraid you can’t stay in the entire Baladu Kingdom any longer. If someone recognizes you, you’ll be in big trouble.”

The little girl thought about it seriously, harboring fantasies of pleasing her family who would bring back gold and silver treasures for the dragon, the indifferent townspeople, and the legendary warrior who would find and hunt the dragon...

The beautiful dragon sister saved my life, how can I let others know her weakness and cause her death?

"What should we do then?" Lisa looked around the cave, the air distorted by the scorching lava, and asked softly, "How about I stay here with you from now on? Water and food are a problem, but I'll think of a way!"

Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh. "Even dragons would avoid such eerie and terrifying caves. The scorching air contains a lot of sulfur, which will damage your body. If you don't want to wander around, I have a good idea."

Have you ever heard of the Bantuku Kingdom?

It's located northwest of Baladu, a prosperous and peaceful country where girls can also hold important positions. Their language is perfectly understandable to you, and I can sponsor your studies there so you can achieve something great in the future instead of wasting your precious life in this patriarchal place.”

Reading and studying?!

Will I be able to enter my dream school and learn to read and write like the rich young ladies and gentlemen of the town?

Lisa was stunned. Her eyes widened and sparkled. "Really? Sister Long is going to sponsor my studies? Oh my god! Sister Long must be an angel. I must have done a lot of good deeds to have such good luck in meeting you!"

"Whether you can seize the turning point in your destiny and change your life depends on whether you have an ambitious heart." Jiang Chen was satisfied with his arrangements, asked some more questions, and then finalized his plan.

As night fell, a giant dragon took off from the mountaintop, carrying Lisa, who had changed into an ordinary dress and dressed herself up, and flew away into the distance under the cover of night.

The fluffy little ball bounced happily in the night breeze, "Whoosh~ Host, it's a great decision! Every year we can save a poor little girl and use the gold coins collected by those ignorant townspeople to send her to school so she can have a bright future. That's wonderful!"

They had hoped to dispel the rumors and save the entire town, but they didn't expect the people to be so ungrateful.

If that's the case, then let's change our strategy; it'll make things easier for everyone...

Without a doubt, the dragon only demanded the sacrifice of the bride and made no other requests. The wealthy and powerful people in the town would take advantage of the poor and oppress them to make contributions.

He then dealt with each case individually, sponsoring the girls' education as long as they were willing, and leaving it to them to decide whether to return home after graduation. Anyway, several years had passed by then, and it seemed no one would dare to negotiate with the dragon.

As dawn broke, Lisa, who had slept soundly on the dragon's back all night, rubbed her sleepy eyes and got up to look around.

This is a strange, big city. In the early morning, horse-drawn carriages are already bustling about on the streets. Brightly dressed women wear gorgeous and exaggerated hats and carry delicate handbags. The styles of their dresses are ones that I have never seen in my dreams.

"This is Florenda, the capital of the Bantuku Kingdom. The king's palace is on your right. Come on, Lisa, we're going to be very busy today. We need to buy you a comfortable house and find you a good school. Let's go try some Bantuku's special breakfast to fill our stomachs. I hope you'll like the flavor, which is a bit different from what you're used to back home."

The female version of Jiang Chen smiled and held Lisa's hand, walking through each long street and telling her the name and characteristics of the place, trying to help her adapt to the new city and life as quickly as possible.

After settling the poor little girl in, Jiang Chen rushed back to Missi City without stopping.

After being swept out of the cave by the raging wind stirred up by the dragon that day, the enraged mayor ordered his men to use the ropes that had been used to bind Lisa to tie Romon up and drag him down the mountain.

Everyone in Missy City witnessed and knew that the dragon was summoned by this guy to swindle them out of their gold, so they were naturally furious and wanted nothing more than to skin him alive.

However, he cannot be executed yet. The dragon demands all the gold coins that Romon has embezzled over the past five years.

So everyone stormed into his house, smashed it to pieces, and only managed to find some gold coins.

"No wonder he can afford such nice clothes even though he's always idling around!"

"He pocketed all the money we worked so hard to save. Five years! That's nearly a thousand gold coins!"

"Make his wife gather the money quickly, or else hang her and all the children without leaving a trace!"

"The dragon is still reasonable; after taking the embezzled gold coins, it didn't ask for them back."

"But it wants a bride!"

"There are plenty of girls in town. The poorer the family, the more likely they are to have children. You can pick any family with five or six daughters and they'll be able to support you for many years. And during that time, they'll keep having babies like rabbits..."

…………

Jiang Chen, dressed in men's clothing, walked down the main street of Missi City, and could hear people whispering among themselves everywhere.

They were both angry and relieved; it was a great joy that they would no longer have to hand over gold coins!

Chapter Six: Let's go, let's be warriors!

On the last day of the deadline given by the dragon, the mayor led several strong young men to climb Dragon Mountain and piled nearly a thousand gold coins at the cave entrance to summon the dragon.

"Wow, host, you're really a gem!"

The greedy little white cat's eyes lit up as it looked at the pile of gold coins, which shimmered with a mesmerizing luster under the sunlight. It pounced on the coins, rolling around and meowing happily.

“Although it’s a little, it really is…” Jiang Chen flapped his huge wings, his eyes fixed on the small pile of gold. His dragon instincts and greed made his head spin slightly. “Gold!”

The mayor bowed deeply and said respectfully, "Respected Mr. Dragon, all the gold coins that Romon embezzled from you are here. If you have no further instructions, we will not disturb you any longer."

Jiang Chen emerged from the darkness, his sharp claws pressing down on the gold coin. In a thunderous voice, he declared, "Remember my command: from this moment on, no one may set foot on my mountain except to deliver my bride!"

"Yes, sir, as Mr. Dragon commands." The mayor swallowed hard, took two steps back to say goodbye, and ran down the mountain with a few young men.

After playing with the gold coins for a while and satisfying the dragon's instinctive craving for gold, Jiang Chen finally told the little white cat to put the gold coins away.

"Host, are you preventing them from going up the mountain because you're worried they'll stumble upon the lie that the dragon doesn't live in caves, meow?"

"Even if they find out I'm not here, what can they do? I'm worried that the volcano inside the mountain might erupt again, and people who go up the mountain might get hurt."

"So... what should we do now?"

"Of course, I'll become a warrior!"

Jiang Chen returned to Florence to settle Lisa in, and then spread his wings and flew to the coastal country that was famous for its warriors.

What exactly do the Warriors do?

Before this, Rongtuanzi had a vague concept of the word "warrior." It seemed to be a group of very brave people, but what did they usually do? How did they make a living?

It wasn't until it arrived at the seaside city and saw the famous Warrior Academy from the mission world that it suddenly realized what was going on.

"Host, so even warriors have to take exams! Tsk tsk tsk, this magnificent academy looks so impressive! Why are there so many images of dragons carved on the walls? Hey, host, these are comic books, they depict warriors hunting dragons!"

The fluffy little thing, looking completely unfamiliar with the world, jumped around, sometimes leaping over to use its paws to measure the size of the dragon and the warrior; other times it looked around to investigate what was happening in the academy.

"In the original owner's memories, most of the dragons actually died in the evil dragon war many years ago, and had nothing to do with the warriors."

Humans are humans; no matter how much training they receive, they can't break through their racial innate abilities. Some lucky warriors only encounter newly born dragons or old, wounded dragons barely clinging to life; after slaughtering them, their stories are passed down through generations.

According to the timeline in the story, the protagonist warrior who marries the princess and becomes king is still a baby.

He will have to wait at least fifteen years to have the opportunity to study at the only Warrior Academy in the entire mission world. Now that I have passed the Warrior degree exam, I am considered his senior.

"If I followed the strict rules of Warrior Academy, I could find a mentor of high rank and perhaps become a grandmaster-level figure in the future. Even the protagonist would have to bow respectfully to me."

Jiang Chen's lips curled into a faint smile, "I'll work harder to become an outstanding warrior, stay at the university as a mentor, and guide a few more classes of students..."

"Host, you can be the protagonist's elder? Meow~ That's so interesting!" The little white cat licked its paws, its deep blue eyes gleaming with a mischievous light. "Hurry up and sign up, I can't wait!"

In this mission world, "warrior" is not a general term.

On the contrary, it is a profession and also represents an honor.

To become a warrior, one must first be between sixteen and nineteen years old. Secondly, there are strict requirements for height, weight, vision, hearing, and reaction ability. After registration, one must undergo a rigorous physical examination to be officially admitted.

The study period is three to five years, and you can obtain the title of Junior Warrior by passing all the tests in the academy.

These types of warriors are usually hired by wealthy families to protect the young ladies and gentlemen when they go out for fun.

If you can go out and train and complete tasks such as killing bandits and pirates within a year, you can become a mid-level warrior, and your value will increase. You can directly serve the royal family or team up to explore and obtain a lot of treasures.

If one could sail the seas and slay a dragon, bringing back the bone from its neck, its authenticity would be verified, and the person would be awarded the title of a top-tier warrior. Unfortunately, the Warrior Academy hasn't produced a warrior of this caliber for nearly a century; if one were to emerge, they would most likely be revered and treated like royalty.

"No wonder the protagonist just slays the dragon; the last rare animal in the world becomes a prop to embellish his glory." Jiang Chen finished reading the Warrior Academy's handbook carefully and couldn't help but twitch his lips. "Little White, what do you think the protagonist's expression would be when he finally arrives at Misty Island only to find that the dragon has moved?"

The fluffy dumpling paused slightly, "Uh... I think there's a high probability that the main system will issue a task to prevent you from leaving."

"Then let him kneel directly before his respected mentor?"

"I think it's more interesting to transform into a beautiful woman and seduce a warrior!"

Jiang Chen glared at it, casually put the manual into his spatial storage, found the identity document he had bought, and stepped into the academy gates with a group of excited and hopeful teenagers.

"There are so many applicants this year. Do you think we can find a few good ones?" The female teacher in charge of registering the new students, with her long, light brown braids and wearing a comfortable short-sleeved shirt and shorts, pushed up her round glasses and looked at the principal standing behind her, who was watching the crowd.

The principal, slightly hunched over with his hands behind his back, his eyebrows and beard completely white, wearing sunglasses, shook his bald head and sighed, "Times have changed. When I was their age, I could already carry an ox."

After all, they grew up playing in the soil and received the purest energy from the earth.

Look at those children lining up now, drinking milk, eating bread, living in tall, clean houses, deprived of the earth's blessing. They may appear tall and strong at first glance, but they're actually quite frail, like saplings forced to grow too fast and unable to withstand any wind or rain.

The female teacher curiously peered through her glasses at the principal, wondering why he was so pessimistic and sentimental.

Founded centuries ago, Warrior Academy has transcended national boundaries to become the most powerful force. Countless outstanding young people have emerged from this centuries-old institution, respecting their teachers and caring for their juniors, passing on and upholding the warrior spirit from generation to generation. Every warrior who graduates receives multifaceted support.

Warriors can easily acquire countless riches, and young people from all over the world consider it an honor to join the academy and become warriors.

Despite such a bright future, the principal didn't seem too happy.

"Sigh..." The principal sighed heavily, put his hands behind his back, and lost interest in watching any longer.

A tall tree catches the wind!

Unfortunately, in recent years, the academy has lacked exceptionally talented individuals to command respect. Instead, every graduating warrior is preoccupied with money and profit. Previous graduates have already established themselves as key figures in various countries, forming unique networks with each other, resulting in a significant flow of wealth into the hands of these warriors.

Various nations have begun to harbor a growing sense of unease towards the Warriors and their academy.

If someone were to use the identity of a warrior for some purpose, the royal families of small nations would be powerless to resist. The academy is in a precarious position and desperately needs a symbolic figure to keep the warriors and the various nations in check, maintaining a delicate balance.

It has been many years since any warrior has ventured out to sea to slay a dragon and bring back a single dragon bone...

Chapter Seven: A Brief Period of Academy Life

"Have you heard? In the Kingdom of Baladu, there is a Dragon Mountain, where a greedy dragon lives!"

"I've heard about it. I've also heard that the Baladu royal family has issued a dragon-slaying decree, looking for warriors to eliminate the giant dragon that is harming the people."