Chapter 183: Chapter 144: Flying Again [Second Update]
"Captain Sweel, let me introduce you. This is Long Yi, a third-year student from the Dragon Knight Academy. This beautiful lady is Ai Lin, Granddaughter of General Kai Long." Lei Zhen introduced to Sweel.
"So you’re Long Yi? A person of great reputation huh." Sweel said with a smile.
"All just false reputation," Long Yi responded brashly, without any sense of modesty.
"Did you get Joseph from the Hagrid family imprisoned?" Sweel asked.
"The law punished him. I don’t have the power to be above the law." Long Yi laughed.
"Good, very good." Sweel was very satisfied with Long Yi’s response. He saw Long Yi as a prudent person. Even though he was arrogant, he knew when to show arrogance and when not to.
Lei Zhen explained his purpose for coming with Sweel, Sweel thought for a moment. He then suggested, "You can actually try an air battle."
"His dragon can’t carry people and fly." Lei Zhen pointed out, referring to Bajie and Xiaoyou, the dragons behind Long Yi.
"It doesn’t need to fly. You can go to the Dragon God’s Space and request a Dragon Knight battle." Sweel suggested.
"Oh right! Why did I forget about that!" Lei Zhen suddenly realized.
In the Dragon God’s Space, all forms of battles can be simulated, including air battles of the Dragon Knights. Although Long Yi does not have a mount dragon, he can still virtually create one.
However, when Long Yi tried to summon his mount dragon in the Dragon God’s Space, he could not succeed.
"This is unusual. As long as you have at least one Mount Dragon responding to your call, you can get the proxy of the Mount Dragon!" Lei Zhen was puzzled.
"Huh? You need a response?" Long Yi suddenly realized.
"What could it be?" Everyone turned to look at Long Yi.
"I never said Bajie is my mount Dragon." Long Yi said, spreading his hands.
"What? Bajie is not your mount dragon?" The first to express surprise was Ai Lin. The relationship between Bajie and Long Yi was complicated, as they had a contract between them. How could Bajie not be Long Yi’s mount dragon?
"The relationship between me and Bajie is...complicated. You can consider us comrades or friends, but it’s not my mount dragon. As for Xiaoyou, it’s written into our contract that it cannot become my mount dragon." Long Yi explained.
"Then... oh, right! Your Mount Dragon is that one!" Ai Lin suddenly remembered, Long Yi’s mount dragon was actually the Silver Dragon of the Elf Clan!
"Yes, yes!" Long Yi grinned at Ai Lin, and Ai Lin immediately understood and kept quiet.
"Could other people’s mount dragons take me to sky and test it?" Long Yi asked.
"This... usually, the Dragon Clan would not allow it." The crown prince remembered that dragons are indeed incredibly proud creatures. Apart from their own knights, they do not allow anyone else to ride them.
"Not all dragons are the same, some are very good-tempered and not so strict." Sweel said.
At this point, the two dragons previously engaged in aerial combat were slowly descending. The battle had already reached a conclusion, with the smaller dragon being defeated.
"Like that little dragon over there, the Light Wind Dragon, which is a very gentle dragon. And its knight, Wendell, is renown for his good temper." Sweel added.
"Alright then, let me go over and negotiate." Long Yi said.
Wendell was currently exasperated, his mount dragon had returned to a state of rest, lying on its shoulder, comforting him. From the start of the battle, he was drawn into his opponent’s rhythm. Although he had perfected each move to the best of his ability, he was always under his opponent’s control. After a short amount of time, his rhythm became increasingly chaotic, eventually being cornered and reluctantly admitted defeat.
The victor was receiving cheers, while Wendell was by himself, collecting his equipment.
Such were the rules of the military. The treatment of the strong and weak was vastly different.
Wendell was already thirty years old this year, while his opponent was in their twenties. Sometimes, Wendell felt he was a bit too weak. He tended to defend and counter against his enemy’s attacks, but defense only led to him losing the opportunity to counterattack.
"Sigh, you being with me is also quite disgraceful." Wendell looked apologetically at the small Light Wind Dragon next to him. The dragon shook its head, indicating for Wendell not to lose heart.
"Excuse me, are you Wendell?" a polite Long Yi asked.
"Ah, yes, I am, hello." Wendell, feeling the shadow of the towering Long Yi falling on him, hastily replied.
"My name is Long Yi, a third-year student at the Dragon Knight Academy. I’m preparing to fight a guy called Lei Zhen, but I don’t have an adult dragon to take me to the sky. Can your Light Wind Dragon help me out?" Long Yi cut to the chase.
"Huh?" Wendell didn’t seem to understand, so Long Yi was forced to repeat his request.
"This..." Wendell and his Light Wind Dragon were both good-natured, and they didn’t have a problem with it. However, this was the military, who could just let anyone borrow a dragon?
Sweel walked over at this time and asked, "Wendell, is your Light Wind Dragon willing?"
Seeing that the captain himself had come, Wendell naturally understood that this stranger called Long Yi was not suspicious. He turned his head and asked the Light Wind Dragon softly. The dragon agreed.
So, the tiny Light Wind Dragon transformed into a fully-grown dragon that was fifteen meters long.
Looking was one aspect, while actually preparing to mount a dragon to take flight was another.
Long Yi felt sweat in his palms and a trembling in his legs!
Come on! Am I a kid who’s taking his first flight?!
Go!
Long Yi let out a shout and headed straight towards Light Wind Dragon.
"Thank you for your efforts!"
Long Yi spoke softly. This was his habit, back in the day when he climbed into his own fighter jet, he would say the same thing.
Light Wind Dragon gave a slight nod, beginning to feel a sense of fondness for this polite human.
The saddle is on the dragon’s shoulders, and Dragon Knights have two postures: riding and standing. The riding posture is suitable for long-distance charges, while the standing posture is the standard fighting posture. A pair of standard Dragon Knight boots has four buckles that can lock the body of the Dragon Knight securely to the saddle. Some newbie Dragon Knights will even strap themselves more securely to the saddle with safety belts.
For his first time riding a dragon, even Long Yi, as bold as he was, didn’t dare to be reckless. He obediently sat on Light Wind Dragon’s saddle, securing the buckles around his feet tightly.
Afterwards, Long Yi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, dismissing all distractions.
"Come, my training dragon, take me to the sky."
The Light Wind Dragon let out a neigh, then, with a few flaps of its wings, slowly ascended. Long Yi’s eyes flew open, watching as they slowly lifted off the ground. His hand, tightly clenching the dragon saddle, was completely soaked with sweat!
We’re flying!
I’m flying again!
Long Yi’s heart pounded faster! His immense excitement made him feel somewhat light-headed!
Thump!
He punched himself in the face.
Keep calm! Look at you, have some dignity! You’re a fucking ace pilot!
"Speed up." Long Yi commanded.
"Huh?" the Light Wind Dragon didn’t hear him clearly.
"Speed up! Let’s see your maximum speed, Light Wind Dragon!"
Long Yi was going mad,
He sat on the dragon saddle, with the wind howling by. However, he did not use his Fighting Aura for protection – he simply loved the feeling of the wild wind whipping on his face!
"Faster! Even faster! Aren’t you the Light Wind Dragon?! Let’s see how fast you can go!"
The Light Wind Dragon suddenly realized the stranger on its back was a madman. The usual first-time Dragon Knights would be weak in the knees, dizzy and even vomiting non-stop after taking off for their first flight. It is known as dragon sickness, and trainers usually advise people not to eat before their inaugural flight.
But this human is still laughing? If you humans aren’t afraid, why should I, a dragon, be afraid?
Then, the Light Wind Dragon started sprinting around the Dragon Knight camp crazily! The second crown prince, and the rest with him, could hear Long Yi’s howling from the dragon’s back each time the dragon roared by.
"Hahaha! This is great!"
Sweel had a smirk on his face: "Is this really his first time flying?"
So all attention was then focused on Ai Lin.
Ai Lin thought for a moment, shrugged, and pointed to Bajie and Xiaoyou by her side: "Look, these are two young dragons."
There was no need to continue. Even the weakest Dragon Knight needed to fly a juvenile dragon at least, in order to ascend to the sky. Nevertheless, these two young dragons were still incapable of flying. One was overweight and wingless, while the other hasn’t even exceeded Long Yi’s weight, let alone carry him to the sky.
"That guy, for his first flight, is really surprising." Sweel rarely gave praise.
Shadow Dragon, Xiaoyou, watched the Light Wind Dragon flying recklessly in the sky, with disdain in her eyes. If we’re talking about speed, what’s a mere Light Wind Dragon? Xiaoyou suddenly took off, flapping her wings, and quickly caught up with Long Yi in mid-air.
Lei Zhen’s Hammerhead Dragon watched, itching to join, but the Hammerhead Dragon wasn’t known for its speed. Even if it managed to transform into an adult dragon, it would probably still struggle to keep up with them. On a second thought, it decided not to intervene.
"Haha! Xiaoyou, you’re in this too now!" The wind was howling—while gulping in gusts of air, Long Yi shouted out loud.
Upon seeing Shadow Dragon’s arrival, the Light Wind Dragon let out a roar and suddenly accelerated. However, Xiaoyou always flew alongside Long Yi, keeping up with it, no matter how Light Wind Dragon sped up or turned, Xiaoyou always stayed with them.
"Who’s this damn kid?"
The one who said this was the Dragon Knight who fought against Wendell’s dragon earlier, named Vincent. He had brown short hair, a solid body, and two faint scars on his face. Described as one of the stronger Dragon Knights in the camp, Vincent participated in several border battles before being assigned back to the Empire Guard. He was very discontent with this and, therefore, acted as a war hero everywhere he went. Although annoying, he had some power; stronger Dragon Knights couldn’t be bothered with him, so he thrived.
At this moment, Vincent was frowning. There were strict rules in this camp. Such reckless speed racing was explicitly forbidden.
"Big bro, since you’ve finished warming up, why not give your bro a chance?" The one speaking was a man of similar age to Vincent, named Linter, one of his followers.
"Sure, you go check out who this rule-breaker is! If this were the battlefield, offenders would be executed on the spot!" Vincent grumbled quietly.
In reality, this was impossible. Although the battlefield rules are strict, considering the invaluable status of Dragon Knights, minor issues would usually be overlooked as long as they did not affect the overall battle.
Linter immediately summoned his mount, a Unicorn Dragon with a tough horn covering its entire skull, incredibly hard. Though it wasn’t one of the traditional seven purebred or sub-breed dragons and wasn’t particularly powerful, its firm horn gave it an extra weapon during battles.
The Unicorn Dragon ascended into the sky, appearing right in the path of the Light Wind Dragon. Its formidable horn pointed straight at the oncoming Light Wind Dragon! The Light Wind Dragon was closing in very quickly!
"This is a military area - no horseplay allowed! Stop at once!" (To be continued. If you like this novel, please visit qidian.com to vote and leave a comment. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile readers please go to m.qidian.com.)
