A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

If Xiao You grows any further, Bray might not be enough to take on.

But right now, Bray is definitely ahead of him.

"Okay, where are you going?" Xiao You calmed down and thought about it. She was still young and couldn't beat Bray. It was better to compromise.

That dead fish eye is practically a humanoid monster.

"Take me to find a kind of herb." Seeing how cooperative Xiao You was, Bray couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

"Grass?" Xiao You was completely confused.

"Yes, since you've been in Longshan for so long, you should be very familiar with it."

"Ah, well, I usually only stay in the deep mountains." Xiao You smiled awkwardly.

Although her smile was captivating, Bray had no interest in appreciating it.

"How long have you stayed here?"

"It's been over twenty years, from childhood to adulthood." Xiao You secretly counted on her fingers; she wasn't very good at math.

"For over twenty years, you're telling me you've only lived in the deep mountains?"

However, Bray also learned that Xiao You was only in her twenties.

Unlike old dragons like Nick Bolas, he's very young.

"Is there a problem?" Xiao You asked sternly.

"Wow, what a classy idiot," Naruko remarked, hugging Levy.

She could have been a sophisticated and elegant woman, but unfortunately, she's a complete idiot.

“Oh!” Levy responded.

"Meow!" Fireball faithfully fulfilled its role as mascot number two.

"Never mind, maybe what I'm looking for is deep in the mountains."

"You're very familiar with the deep mountains, aren't you?"

"Hmm! This looks familiar!" Xiao You stood up, brushed her long hair aside, and looked proud.

Having stayed in the mountains for so long, I needed to get familiar with it.

"..." Bray looked at Xiao You expressionlessly.

"Very good, listen carefully, what am I looking for?"

“A kind of light purple, very short grass,” Bray gestured with his index finger and thumb.

"Then the leaves are like fan blades."

"It smells like wheat."

"Wait a minute!" Xiao You suddenly interrupted Bray.

What does wheat smell like?

The entire room fell silent.

“It tastes like bread.” Bray chose to ignore this and continued.

"Wait a minute!" Xiao You interrupted Bray again.

"What does bread taste like?" Xiao You had only heard of bread, but had never tasted it.

Bray's expression gradually turned serious; he had indeed encountered an absolute idiot.

"Forget about the taste for now, have you ever seen grass that looks the same before?"

“I think I’ve seen several kinds before.” Xiaoyou counted on her fingers. “Several kinds?” Mingzi and Bulei looked at each other in surprise.

"Because I don't know what kind of fan blades you're talking about," Xiaoyou said honestly.

Xiao You only knows what purple is.

Even Levy fell silent.

The lovely Levy looked at him with pity.

“Little Yu is so silly,” Rei said to Naruko.

Naruko touched Levy's hair speechlessly; it was truly miserable to be said that way by Levy.

“There are two or three kinds of purple, short grass in the deep mountains. I can take you to find them,” Xiao You said.

"Let's go then." Bray could only gamble on luck; maybe one of them would be breadgrass.

"Follow me." Xiao You brushed the dust and leaves off her clothes and wiped her mouth clean.

Xiao You, after tidying herself up, gave people a stunning impression.

Xiao You walked ahead without saying a word.

Xiao You, now cold and aloof, has a completely different demeanor than before.

"Come on, I'll lead the way, and we'll avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble." With that, Xiao You started walking forward in small steps.

"Whoa! Bray, this guy's suddenly become a completely different person," Naruko whispered in Bray's ear.

“You don’t need to speak so softly, He can hear you.” Instead of discussing it with Naruko, Bray reminded her.

"Huh?" Naruko was stunned.

“He has excellent hearing,” Bray said, pursing his lips.

"Hey!"

Xiao You, who was ahead, suddenly stopped and her ears twitched.

Xiaoyou glanced at Mingzi with a somewhat unfriendly look.

He feared Bray, but not this ordinary human being.

Even the cute Levy next door is more threatening than Naruko.

"That's why I told you not to talk about others behind their backs all the time." Bray pinched Naruko's cheek.

Then Bray followed Xiao You.

Along the way, Yalong tried to get close to Bray and his two companions.

But as soon as Xiao You takes a step, those dragons immediately cower in fear.

An inexplicable aura intimidated all the dragons.

Xiao You seemed to be the queen of this Dragon Mountain, and all the dragons would instinctively retreat when they saw her.

This is understandable, since Xiao You had already defeated the most powerful sub-dragon in Longshan, so the remaining sub-dragons naturally wouldn't dare to provoke her.

Those foolish dragons were easily slaughtered.

Gradually, the dragons seemed to realize that Bray and his two companions were being protected by Little You, so they stopped causing them trouble.

After those menacing dragons left, they proceeded without hindrance.

Xiao You then waved her hand, and the thorny bushes in front of her would move away as if they came to life.

This is not Xiaoyou's "concept," but simply powerful magic controlling these plants.

The power of the Silver race is not simply reflected in the "concept"; the vast majority of Silver races possess power and magic that far surpasses that of other races below Silver.

As for the magic she was born with, Xiao You didn't need anyone to teach her how to use it.

After climbing from the foot of the mountain to the mountainside, Xiao You's dragon eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Let's take another route," Xiao You said to Bray behind her.

"What happened up ahead?" Bree asked, puzzled. Xiao You was supposed to keep walking forward.

What could possibly make it change its mind and take a detour?

"There are many humans ahead, I don't want to go there," Xiao You said softly, her eyes half-closed.

Xiao You herself doesn't really want to have too much contact with humans.

Previously, when Xiao You secretly ate meat, she was usually able to leave without anyone noticing.

If it were someone else, Xiao You wouldn't have gotten into so much trouble.

Unfortunately, Xiao You encountered Bray.

It just so happened that Xiao You had been slightly punished by Bray, so she obediently led the way.

Xiao You didn't want to see any of those humans in front of her.

“Humans?” Bray and Naruko exchanged a glance.

“It should be the former Imperial Army,” Naruko said to Bray.

Longshan is not a tourist attraction, so there shouldn't be many people coming and going.

So, besides the three of them, the only other humans left are the imperial army from before.

"Come this way, I'll lead you to find some grass," Xiao You said, then walked away without looking back.

Bray had no choice but to follow.

The imperial army can only hope for the best; this place is full of dragons.

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"Commander, we've suffered casualties among our men." Snake wiped the blood from his forehead with his sleeve.

That wasn't his blood, but the blood splattered from the dragon he killed.

"Call me Commander."

"Give me the specific data," Garrett sighed, his tone unusually heavy.

“Three dead and forty wounded,” Snake reported the specific numbers.

This is only the first day, and the army is at its peak, yet this number of casualties has already occurred.

Garrett looked annoyed; being used as a scout was truly frustrating.

The number of casualties could rise exponentially.

The fewer soldiers in an army, the lower its combat effectiveness, and the easier it is to die when facing the hunt of wyverns.

It's a vicious cycle.

"Roar!!!" Just as Garrett was having a bad time, three wyverns jumped out from the side.

These wyverns, whose backs are covered in rocks, possess powerful defensive capabilities.

The arrival of these dragons immediately threw the rescue operation into disarray.

The previous rescue operation involved several battles, resulting in the deaths of nearly 40 wyverns, and the survivors were still recovering.

The renewed attack left the entire battalion feeling as if they had vanished without a trace.

“Battalion Commander.” Snake glanced at Garrett.

"Let the men below go," Garrett said casually.

“Please don’t do that, sir. The brothers are all very tired,” Snake rejected Garrett’s suggestion.

“That makes sense.” Garrett touched his messy hair, a little helpless.

He was just saying it casually; of course, he wouldn't actually let the exhausted soldiers continue fighting.

“Three of them, there are three here.” Garrett stretched his limbs and walked toward the dragons that were about to charge at the group.

Garrett lunged at Yarron with his bare hands.

"Push them aside a bit, our battalion commander's about to start a fight!" Snake clapped his hands and shouted.

The energetic Garrett certainly needs to make good use of his extra stamina.

The three dragons were stunned when they saw Garrett daring to charge at them head-on.

They were thinking, "Is this guy here to die?"

But the next second, they realized they were wrong.

Garrett's hands were covered in magic, forming faint, ethereal shadows like animal claws.