We traveled through time together, but I'm the only dragon? The others are all beautiful girls?

"In short, hello, Paimon. I am Akalion Virminax Pantokrator, Lord of Anl'thersien, Ruler of the North."

As Akalion spoke arrogantly, the crown spontaneously condensed ice and snow around him, then shone a divine light upon him, as if trying to prove its usefulness.

"The savior of Eldra, and also the protector of many living beings."

This certainly pleased Akalion.

"!"

Paimon looked at Akalion, who had instantly become incredibly solemn and arrogant, and at his series of epic titles and the surrounding lighting, and felt that Akalion was incredibly powerful.

"I am Paimon! I am Luminous, the best guide in this world! And her best partner!"

"And emergency food!"

Ying's voice suddenly interrupted Paimon's introduction.

"Don't make jokes like that when Paimon is introducing himself!"

Paimon immediately flew to Ying's side, wanting to pinch her cheek and give her a painless lesson, but she firmly controlled him with an invisible wind element barrier.

This immediately made Paimon's face turn bright red with anxiety.

"What if Akalion takes it seriously?"

"Paimon, it's not tasty at all! The meat is sour and the blood is bitter!"

"Who said that!"

Ying grabbed Paimon, who was struggling in vain, and gently bit the little guy's bouncy, pudding-like cheek.

"It smells wonderful and tastes sweet!"

"It itches! Ying, let go!" Paimon weakly pushed Ying's face away. "Paimon, it's not for eating!"

"Ah--"

Upon seeing this, Akalion involuntarily let out a soft, pleasant laugh from his deep throat.

“I don’t eat ‘intelligent life’.”

"too--"

Paimon's heart was still hanging in suspense when Akalion's slightly mocking voice slowly rang out again.

"Unless, I'm hungry."

"why is it like this--"

Paimon's emotions plummeted like a kite with a broken string, swept away by a raging storm. She completely gave up resisting, letting Ying's warm tongue lick her plump cheeks.

But the next moment, Ying let go of her and held her in her arms like a doll.

"But I'm not too hungry right now."

These words lifted Paimon's spirits again. Looking at the undisguised smile in Akalion's deep gray dragon eyes, she immediately understood that he was playing along with Luminosity to tease her.

"Hmph! It's decided, I'm going to give you a resounding title—I'll call you 'Big Talker Dragon'!"

"How could the savior of the world have such a wicked personality? You must be lying to Paimon!"

"This is outrageous!"

Paimon looked at Luminous, then at Akalion, and thought to himself, no wonder they were able to become husband and wife; their cunning personalities were practically identical!

In fact, it's the same person.

"Cough cough!"

Ying coughed lightly, her face becoming more serious than ever before.

"Paimon, from now on, you'll have to fulfill your duties as a guide properly! Akalion and I are heading to Mondstadt immediately to address the escalating problem of the Four Winds!"

"Huh?" Paimon's attention was immediately diverted. She put her hands on her hips, hovered in mid-air, and corrected her in a professional tone, "What's happening in Mondstadt right now is clearly a [Dragon Plague]—ah, I'm not exaggerating!"

Paimon's will to survive was almost overflowing from the screen at this moment.

"You can't get angry and eat me because of this!"

"Pfft!" Ying finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. "Paimon, you're so cute. Akalion doesn't eat intelligent life."

"It's true! After all, he could live forever just by eating dirt."

Akalion nodded in agreement.

"What?!" Seeing that Akalion wasn't really going to eat her, Paimon's arrogance immediately flared up. She crossed her arms, looking at Ying like a little teacher, "What's happening in Mondstadt right now is the [Dragon Plague], and it has absolutely nothing to do with the 'Guardians of the Winds'! After all, three of the Guardians of the Winds have already passed away in the distant past. Now, the only one whose legend still remains is that of the Wolf of the North Wind—Andrius."

“Paimon, this is something you don’t know. Who told you to be fast asleep while I was in the Knights of Favonius’s library, clutching a sweet flower?” Ying looked at Paimon with complete confidence. To avoid errors in the plot and the resulting misinformation, she had gone out of her way to consult those ancient, long-forgotten texts and confirmed that the dragon that had unleashed the dragon plague was none other than Dvalin.

"The most distinctive feature of the East Wind Dragon Dvalin is its three pairs of symmetrical dragon wings that emit a light blue to dark blue luster."

"And the Stormterror that stirred up endless storms outside Mondstadt looks exactly like the description in the book. However, most Mondstadt people have lived in peace and tranquility for too long. As a result, they have long forgotten what their former guardians really looked like."

"The Dvalin, corrupted by the abyss, harbored resentment due to being forgotten, which ultimately led to the [Dragon Plague]."

"Even if the Mondstadt people wanted to apologize to him, the angry dragon heart wounded by misunderstanding and betrayal would probably no longer be willing to listen. At least, until it is completely 'beaten' into calming down."

"Hmm?" Paimon shook his little head in confusion. "Is Dvalin a child? Just because he's been forgotten, he has such a big temper. Is the corruption of the Abyss really that powerful? Why don't the Mondstadt people make all of this public? Wouldn't it be better to just talk it out?"

"The corruption of the abyss has made Dvalin more extreme. As for why the Mondstadt people don't make it public, there must be more complex concerns involved."

Akalion, combining his on-site investigation of Luna with information from the game, stated his conclusions.

"Four-fifths of Mondstadt's elite forces have already followed Grand Master Favonius on a distant northern expedition. Meanwhile, the Fools from Winterfell are constantly trying to expand their interests within Mondstadt."

"Although the old noble family of Lawrence is a perfect 'scapegoat' within the government, which can temporarily divert public attention, under the combined effect of the above conditions, the situation in Mondstadt is like a castle built on quicksand, unable to withstand the slightest turmoil."

"If the people who have lived in peace for so long and have been spoiled by the Knights and the Wind God were to learn that the one who stirred up the endless storm was the East Wind Dragon they once worshipped, it would definitely cause social unrest, unless the Wind God intervenes."

Although people often say, "Barbatos, you should do something more productive," that only seems relatively leisurely compared to the Geo Archon, who has been working tirelessly in Liyue Harbor for thousands of years for the sake of the 'contract'.

Upon noticing Dvalin's unusual behavior, He immediately awoke from His long slumber in the fight against Wear and Tear and attempted to soothe His former companion.

It was only interrupted by the traveler that this might have been a setup targeting the traveler. Otherwise, why would it be such an inopportune day, the very day the traveler and Paimon were supposed to be heading to Mondstadt, that they were comforting Dvalin in the Whispering Woods east of Mondstadt?

Dvalin's stronghold is the old Mondstadt in the Brightcrown Mountains—the capital of Deckalapian, a place west of Mondstadt.

"This sounds so complicated." Paimon rubbed her forehead, feeling like her brain was about to explode. "I... I think I'll just stick to being a guide!"

As she spoke, she rallied herself, raised her small hand, and aimed it at the towering tree in the distance, which, even from a great distance, still appeared incredibly magnificent.

"First, we need to go to the 'Windrise'! Because that location is directly in front of Mondstadt!"

"We can also go see that great tree in the Land of the Rising Wind! It was planted by Lady Vanessa, the 'Lion of the South Wind' among the four guardians of the winds of Mondstadt, who overthrew the tyranny of the Mondstadt nobles, established the Knights of Favonius, and finally ascended to the 'Sky Isle'!"

"There's only one tree in the entire Windrise. So, everyone in Teyvat calls this tree 'The Symbol of Mondstadt's Heroes,' and doesn't give it any other name. Many followers of the Anemo Archon come here whenever they have free time to sit quietly under the tree and remember Lady Vanessa's heroic deeds!"

As Paimon spoke, she slowly floated onto Akalion's broad back and very familiarly beckoned Ying to come up.

"From there, we can better observe the entire city of Mondstadt—and more directly see the enormous storm that Dvalin has caused over the city. Although the Knights of Favonius and the Church of Favonius are doing their utmost to protect the people and mitigate the storm's effects, much property damage is still inevitable."

"Looks like Dvalin isn't so bad after all! I think with Akalion around, they'll definitely be able to resolve the issues between Dvalin and the Mondstadts!"

"Let's go! Our destination is the Great Tree Where the Wind Rises!"

Volume 1 Snowfield Dragon Lord: Chapter 68. Dvalin (Part 1)

Akalion didn't fly very high, and even its enormous dragon wings only flapped symbolically a few times from time to time.

His figure, rather than flying, seemed more like he was drifting on an invisible, calm river.

"Akaglion, can you fly without flapping your wings now?" Ying stood on the left side of his back, her golden eyes filled with curiosity.

She turned her gaze down to the Dadaupa Valley, which she hadn't yet flown out of.

This is a magnificent canyon full of power, formed by countless hills, cliffs, and ancient riverbeds.

Surrounding the huge lake in the central area, three large Hilichurl tribes established their own fortified positions in the nearby valleys.

On the towering, rugged watchtowers of each tribal fortress, an ever-burning campfire blazed, its thick black smoke mingling with the aroma of roasting meat and the peculiar scent of certain spices, rising straight into the sky.

Ying could even see that in the center of the largest [Good Meat Clan] tribe, there was a huge open-air arena where dozens of muscular Hilichurl thugs were engaged in the most primitive and bloodiest battle.

"You can activate Elemental Vision to take a look."

Akalion flapped his dragon wings perfunctorily twice, and in an instant, the wind elementals carrying him increased their propulsion.

"These elemental forces are carrying me. If I were to start flapping my wings now, I could easily break the sound barrier. Although my force field can protect you from being blown away by the violent air currents, at that speed, you won't be able to see any scenery."

To put it simply, the situation is not tense right now.

Dvalin had just awakened from the poisonous blood of Dulin and was far from recovering to his peak as the Dragon of the East Wind, that is, the combat power of a mid-level demon god.

It was also being corrupted by the abyss, and its condition couldn't be worse.

The fact that the storm could cause such a severe impact on Mondstadt was due to the accumulated faith within the Temple of the Four Winds and the core of the Abyss Mage's presence there.

Of course, there must also be a reason to teach the Mondstadt people a lesson; otherwise, the most serious consequences of the Dragon Plague would not be limited to property losses.

"A protective force field? No wonder I can only feel a gentle breeze on Akalion."

Only then did Paimon feel relieved enough to float from Ying's shoulder to Akalion's head. But, instinctively, she reached out her small hand and tightly grasped one of his dragon horns, which was as clear as white crystal.

"Wow—Ying, did you see that? There, there, that's the big tree from the place where the wind rises!"

It was a towering tree that seemed capable of supporting the entire sky.

Its lush green canopy is so vast that it almost completely covers the entire horizon.

Its height is almost touching the clouds, and its area is enormous, nearly the size of the entire Mondstadt city in the game.

"It's...that big?"

Even Akalion, upon seeing such enormous trees with his own eyes, couldn't help but feel a profound sense of awe.

As they approached, the wind element in the area gathered even more.

These wind elements also wanted to join the ranks of the [crown] atop Akalion's head.

But the already formed elemental crystal groups said that this place was full and told people to get out of here!

The Crown refused to let these wind elements join, so they could only join the ranks of the wind elements that were carrying Akalion and continue flying forward.

"Hmph, of course! Otherwise, it wouldn't be called the 'Symbol of Mondstadt'! Even from the Cathedral of Favonius, the deepest part of Mondstadt, you can clearly see this tree."

Paimon nodded happily, as if she had heard words of praise. However, when she looked at the sparse crowd in the wind, the happiness on her face faded.

"But there are so few people here. Before the Dragon Plague, this place was incredibly lively with tourists and pilgrims from Mondstadt! There were also tons of vendors selling delicious food!"

As Paimon spoke, a few drops of clear saliva even trickled from the corners of his mouth.

"By the way, speaking of food, although Fisherman's Toast is available throughout Mondstadt, the Deer Hunter's Restaurant in Mondstadt is the best—hey, look, what's that?"

In the distant sky, a massive blue figure was flying towards Mondstadt.

Some of the wind elementals that were originally supporting Akalion were drawn to that figure.

"That...that couldn't be...Dvalin, could it?" Paimon wondered, staring at the imposing figure.

"Yes."

Akalion had already clearly seen the appearance of the East Wind Dragon.

"This opportunity has come at the perfect time."

Ying bit her thumb, a sudden sense of fear creeping into her heart.

"So, Akalion, want to go take a look?"

"Of course we'll go. Didn't we come here specifically to resolve this issue?"

Akalion's tail suddenly erupted with a stream of red energy, increasing his speed from 60 kilometers per hour to 500 kilometers per hour, and the speed was still increasing.

However, instead of heading immediately towards Dvalin, he rushed towards the forest near Mondstadt, waiting there for Dvalin to cause even greater chaos in Mondstadt before making his grand entrance.

After all, only by offering help in times of need can the irreplaceable and precious bond between him and Ying be truly highlighted.

"Since the 'other party' has personally presented us with such an excellent opportunity, then we have no reason to miss it."

"'other side'?"

Paimon glanced at Luminous, who had a serious expression, and seeing that she didn't speak, he turned his confused gaze to Akalion.

"Who is the other party?"

"Paimon, you don't need to know these things."