Chapter 152 - 152: Wind Dragon King
This time, it was Leon's turn to sweat profusely.
He desperately tried to signal Isa with his eyes, meaning "Don't say it, don't say it, don't say it."
But as the saying goes, if you're not family, you won't enter the same door.
Rossweise wouldn't easily let go of any opportunity to torment Leon, let alone her sister, who is even more cunning than her?
Rossweise glanced at the dragon slayer sitting beside her, who was on pins and needles, 'Oh, from this reaction, the promise you made to my sister must be something you can't say to me face to face, right?'
'It won't be too corny, will it?'
'It won't damage your image as a righteous and unyielding dragon slayer, will it?'
'It won't, right? It won't, right? It won't, right?'
"Sister," Rossweise called softly.
"Hmm? Do you want to hear it, little Rose?"
The two sisters exchanged a glance, and everything was understood without words.
At that moment, Leon realized.
'What kind of second child interrogation scene is this?'
'This is clearly you two sisters teaming up to corner me.'
'Dragoness, two minutes ago, we were still a couple in distress, how did you suddenly become your sister's accomplice?'
'Isn't it said that all dragons are pure love warriors? Is this how you show pure love? Get lost!'
"Well, actually, it's nothing much. Last time you came to my house as guests, I had a simple chat with Leon," Isa said, "Originally, it was just casual talk, but who would have thought, Leon's love for you is truly heaven and earth, undeniable~"
Rossweise's face turned slightly red. Honestly, hearing her sister recount this, she couldn't help but feel a bit shy.
But compared to this trivial shyness, it's more interesting to see the heroic dragon slayer talk about how much he loves her, his fake wife, behind her back~
This is different from that old dragon Wilson.
The vice-principal attacked both of them indiscriminately, aiming for a group social death;
But Isa is clearly more skilled at one-on-one psychological attacks, and the effect is far superior to that old dragon.
"Oh, sister, you're making me embarrassed," Rossweise covered her mouth and chuckled, "Leon is usually a man of few words, never saying anything corny to me. Isn't that right, hmm?"
As she spoke, Rossweise gently nudged Leon's arm.
Leon glanced at her with annoyance.
'Alright, alright, you just keep seizing every opportunity to rub it in, you're invincible, dragoness.'
"Oh, little Rose, how can you not appreciate your good fortune? Just now, during the competition outside, Leon wanted to exchange the Jade Dew Dragon Fruit with me, and when I asked him if he loved you, he said he loved you super much~"
"So embarrassing, sister, stop it, stop it," Rossweise pretended to be shy on the surface, but in her heart, 'More, more! I can already feel someone next to me starting to get heated.'
"So, what exactly did Leon promise you at that time?", Rossweise returned to the main topic.
To be honest, she was really curious about what promise Leon could have made to her sister Isa without her knowledge.
Isa glanced at Leon.
Her brother-in-law already looked somewhat heartbroken.
'Well, let me send you off on your final journey.'
"Your husband said that he didn't take care of you during the first child, and when it comes to the second child, he will definitely stay by your and the child's side. Tsk tsk, I thought he was just boasting at the time, but who would have thought, it hasn't even been half a year, and you've already got the second child on the way."
Isa sighed with relief, "It seems he's really eager to prove himself, little Rose."
This feeling is magical.
Both shy and thrilling.
Shy because Rossweise isn't used to hearing such straightforward promises;
Thrilling because these promises came from her stubborn, love-hate rival captive.
Looking at Leon's expression, Rossweise believed that if he were a hamster, he would have already curled up into a ball by now.
"Well, in any case, Leon is a man of his word, little Rose, you must never let him go~"
Rossweise chuckled and took the initiative to hook her arm around Leon's, "Hmm, I know, sister, I absolutely, absolutely, absolutely won't let Leon go. And you don't want to leave my side either, do you, hubby?"
'The 'won't let go' you're talking about and the one your sister mentioned are completely different, aren't they, dragoness?'
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'This home is really unbearable.'
Leon leaned back in his seat, feeling lifeless, just wanting this interrogation to end quickly.
The two sisters chatted for a while longer, with Leon listening half-heartedly, not planning to interject.
He had come to understand that in front of Isa, the more you say, the more holes you dig for yourself.
This red dragon queen, whose cunning surpasses even Rossweise's, is no pushover.
So, keeping quiet is the best option.
As the two sisters chatted, they came to the reason for Isa's visit to Sky City.
Leon wasn't particularly interested at first, but then Isa mentioned a name.
"Flame Dragon King Constantine..."
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Actually, Leon has always been quite interested in this Flame Dragon King Constantine.
Remember the "Younh Dragon Enlightenment Stories" he told Luna not long after he woke up? It mentioned that Constantine was once a hero of the dragon race, having made great contributions to the expansion of the dragon territories.
And later, when Isa came to the Silver Dragon Shrine to visit Rossweise, she also mentioned Constantine, saying that he had been very active recently, a sign that he was up to something.
In the following days, Leon also encountered members of the Flame Dragon Clan, specifically the father of that guy Lar who was beaten one against three by Noah;
During the vacation at Flowing Cloud Valley, chatting with that newlywed couple, they also talked about Constantine, saying that he had gone from being active to instigating internal conflicts within the dragon race.
Within the dragon race, Constantine seems to be a dragon king with a high profile.
However, from the time Leon graduated from the Dragon Slayer Academy at fifteen to the time he was twenty and attacked the Silver Dragon Sanctuary only to be betrayed by a mole, during those five years of constant battles, he had never heard of Constantine's name.
From this, it seems that Constantine is indeed a dragon king with deep qualifications, and for a considerable period, he had not been active on the battlefield of the dragon race or against humans.
Otherwise, Leon couldn't have not heard his name.
So why has he been like he's on stimulants these past few months, fighting everywhere and expanding his territory?
As a former top dragon slayer, Leon has a natural curiosity and impulse towards dragon kings.
He longs to battle different dragon kings, seeking victory between life and death.
The number of dragon kings who have fallen under his blade is countless.
It's just a pity, the hero is no longer as brave as in his youth, and now he has to live the life of a stay-at-home dad.
He can only hear about Constantine from dragon kings like Rossweise and Isa.
"What's up with Constantine?", Rossweise asked.
"He's been very active in expanding his territory recently, and it seems that just a while ago, he had already annexed at least four small dragon tribes."
Isa said, "A few days ago, the leader of the Wind Dragon Clan sent a letter saying that Constantine's next target might be her territory."
Rossweise frowned slightly, "Wind Dragon Clan... that's a dragon clan with some heritage, not comparable to those small dragon tribes. Constantine's appetite is too big, isn't it?"
Isa shrugged, took a sip of her coffee, "Constantine seems very confident in his strength, having caused several incidents at the borders of the Wind Dragon's territory, as if testing them."
"The Wind Dragon King dares not act rashly, and her territory happens to be in a defensive position with my Red Dragon Shrine, so she invited me to Sky City to discuss how to deal with Constantine."
Rossweise's mind stirred, pondering for a moment, then replied, "If Constantine really does launch a war against the Wind Dragon Clan, the scale will definitely be larger than the previous four tribes, and it will be even bloodier. Sister, if you get involved, it might be hard to extricate yourself."
Isa finished the coffee in her cup, slowly exhaled, looking at the empty cup with a few drops of light brown liquid left, "No choice, the help that needs to be given must be given. If the Wind Dragon Clan falls, then the next might be my Red Dragon Clan."
"Sister, how about I transfer some Silver Dragon soldiers to your side?"
Isa smiled and shook her head, "Not necessary for now, that might alert the enemy. It's okay, don't worry too much, little Rose, Constantine has had failures in conquest before, he might not dare to attack the Wind Dragon with the support of my Red Dragon Clan."
The internal wars of the dragon race are not something new to Leon.
Not to mention the dragon race, which is naturally warlike, even humans, intelligent dangerous species, and even slimes have internal conflicts.
All resources in this world are limited, but the desires of intelligent beings are infinite.
Under infinite desires, limited resources become increasingly precious.
Between the two lies a fragile string.
When desires and resources are out of balance, this string will snap.
And war will come as promised.
When Leon was young, he rarely thought about the meaning of war.
His master once said that the world is a huge and precise machine, and we are just screws in this machine—oh, kid, you might be equivalent to two screws, since you're so good at slaying dragons.
But even so, what you need to do is just what a screw should do.
As for how this machine operates, how the power is supplied, how the gears mesh, these are not things you should think about.
And even if you do figure something out, what can you change?
You can't.
So, be a good screw, slay your dragons well, it's for your own good.
In his memory, this was the first time his master spoke to Leon in such riddles.
What he said was also vague and hard to understand.
And when Leon wanted to calm down and think about his master's words, orders came from above.
Leon, go kill this dragon king for me;
Leon, go take care of that dragon king for me;
Blah blah blah....
During those days of fighting various dragon kings, Leon could vaguely grasp the superficial meaning of what his master said:
He was a brick of the empire, to be moved wherever needed.
Sigh—
'Why did I think of this now?', Leon clicked his tongue.
It was fine not to think about it, but once he did, Leon was filled with anger.
'I worked diligently for the empire, killed more dragons than you've eaten donkeys, how could I be betrayed by that damn mole?'
'Could it be that this screw worked too efficiently, causing your machine to overload?'
'Damn.'
'What a joke.'
Leon closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Rossweise noticed a slight change in Leon's mood.
This change didn't seem related to the previous social death.
"What's wrong?", Rossweise asked.
Leon rubbed the bridge of his nose, "Nothing."
He didn't explain further, turning to look out the window.
Rossweise didn't press further.
"Phew, originally, coming to Sky City was just to discuss strategies with the Wind Dragon King, but I didn't expect to run into you guys."
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