socalfunplaces Chapter 1048 My Little Dragon
Chapter 1048 My Little Dragon
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The next day, just after dawn, the villagers of Aru headed to the entrance of the desert.
With red eyes, Jade pulled Ying's sleeve and stuffed a bag of candied date palm candy wrapped in paper into her hand.
"Eat it on the road! Nata doesn't have this!"
Candice stood aside and handed Shao Yun several leather bags filled with water, advising him, "Be careful on the road, and don't fall behind!"
Dishiya's mercenary group was already ready at the village entrance, with more than a dozen camels carrying the caravan's goods.
Dixia's mercenary group took Shao Yun's family and Kavi to Nata.
Of course, it also includes the caravan going to Nata to do business, as well as the Fontaine merchant "Montlucon" that Candice mentioned yesterday and the Fontaine photographer "Manifico".
However, neither of them paid much attention to others.
Just as they were about to leave Aru Village, Jade suddenly hugged Ying and buried her face in her neck.
“Remember to write a letter!”
"I know." Ying patted her back and smiled, "I'll call you first when the ranch is built."
When the team set off, Candice and Jade watched them leave until their figures shrank into a small black dot in the desert.
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The last time Shao Yun went to Nata, it took him a week.
It took Shao Yun and his group six days to follow Dixia across the vast Sumeru Desert.
On the afternoon of the sixth day, the team entered a deep cave.
After passing through the cave, the view suddenly becomes clear.
A river beach in the desert lies before my eyes. The river water has a jade-like luster, and the mountains on the opposite bank rise and fall like the back of a giant beast, which is completely different from the sand dunes of the Sumeru Desert.
(Welcome to the Republic of the Union of Nata, the State of "Sons of Echo")
Shao Yun, riding on the back of the pale pink Andalusian horse "Luo Bo", looked at the familiar environment in front of him and said, "We have entered Nata. It has been four months since I first came to Nata..."
Shen He sat on the back of the Sumeru camel, holding the baby "Xi". Looking at the undulating terrain of Nata in front of him, as well as the various long gorges and valleys, he felt that the terrain here was somewhat similar to the mountainous and forested terrain of Liyue.
However, Nata lacks some of the fairy-like misty feeling...
"Nata, is this where we will live in the future?"
Shao Yun, who was riding a horse, looked up at Shen He, who was riding a camel beside him, and replied, "That's right, when the time comes..."
Suddenly, Shao Yun was startled to find that the only person on the camel beside him was Shen He, holding the child. Something was wrong! Where were Ying and Paimeng?
"Wait a minute, where is my wife?" Shao Yun widened his eyes and exclaimed, how could two living people be missing!
Holding Shen He, he was also stunned. Yes, where are these two people! Ying and Paimeng were sitting next to him just now!
"Strange, he was by my side just now!" Shen He became alert. Could it be that someone kidnapped Ying and Paimeng again?
The sudden disappearance of Ying and Paimeng directly caused chaos in the entire caravan.
Shao Yun was going crazy. He wondered if his wife "Ying" and Paimeng were arrested by Tianli.
At this moment, a prompt box popped up in front of Shao Yun, reminding him:
[Don't worry, have you forgotten what I said? ]
Shao Yun was stunned, suppressed his anxious heart, and asked anxiously: "What did you say at the beginning?"
The system helplessly reminded:
[Okay, you were probably upset at the time and didn't pay attention to what I said.]
[Don't worry, your wife will be back in about a minute.]
Sure enough, after a minute, Ying and Paimon appeared again, of course, with a little Ridgeback.
Shen He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ying suddenly appearing again, but he was still frightened. He was shocked and scared.
"Ying! You scared me to death! Where have you been?!"
Ying scratched his head. He couldn't say that he and Paimon had just noticed a glowing stone, and then were sucked into a strange space.
Then he saw two Beast Realm Hounds besieging a low-health Great Rift Dragon. He and Paimon helped fight. Although they eliminated the two Beast Realm Hounds, the Great Rift Dragon still died in the end.
Just when Ying and Paimon were at a loss, the Great Rift Dragon suddenly said something, and then Ying gained the power of the soul-attached Natalon.
Finally, the little scimitar was released from a phlogiston protection device and named "Potato Pancake"?
All of this was too complicated and too unbelievable to explain, so Ying explained vaguely: "How should I put it? The situation is complicated, but no one was hurt!"
Shen He's eyes fell on the little crested dragon at Ying's feet. The little guy was playing with the red scarf rolled up with the tip of his tail. The red mark on his forehead was particularly conspicuous in the sunlight.
She stretched out her finger, hesitating whether to touch it or not, and said softly: "Hmm... What is this little animal?"
"It's called Potato Pancake!" Paimon immediately came over and pointed at the little Rift Dragon.
"This is the new partner Ying and I have just made! Shao Yun said this is Nata's little dragon. Look at the silk scarf on its tail, it was tied by Ying!"
The little Ridge Dragon seemed to understand, and tilted its head and let out an "Ao" at Shen He in a milky voice.
Shen He also tilted his head and commented with a silly look on his face: "It's really cute."
Shao Yun looked down at the little crested dragon.
The red mark on its forehead is indeed eye-catching, like a solidified scar, or a natural totem.
"Why do I feel that this little guy should be called 'John Marston'? This red mark looks like a scratch left by a wolf?" Shao Yun muttered to himself.
However, since Paimeng had already named this little crested dragon, Shao Yun would not provide any naming suggestions.
"Like Dong Dong Yarmulke? I remember you, Paimon, were reluctant to let that water mushroom beast leave."
When Paimeng heard Shao Yun mention the "Dong Dong Yarron Hat", he said with emotion: "Shao Yun, you still remember the Dong Dong Yarron Hat."
"But speaking of Dongdong the Little Round Hat, when we were in Xumi City a few days ago, we went to see him at the Ordinance Hall. He looked very energetic and even recognized us!"
Shao Yun saw that Dongdong Little Round Hat was indeed placed in the Ministry of Education as Seno said. He muttered in his heart, "I didn't expect that Seno didn't lie to me and really kept it in the Ministry of Education..."
"Your lips were moving just now. Who were you talking to?" Paimon flew over and waved his little hands in front of him.
Shao Yun came back to his senses and changed the subject: "Nothing, I was thinking about the ranch."
He looked down at the potato pancake that was peeking out from under Ying's feet.
"We have to build a dragon's nest for this little guy. We can't just keep the little dragon in a pen like cattle and sheep."
"Dragon's Nest!" Paimeng's eyes lit up, and he immediately flew to Ying's shoulder and clapped his hands at Potato Pancake, "Did you hear that? Shao Yun said he wants to build a house for you!"
The little crested dragon seemed to understand. It straightened up and let out a childish "wool", and the red scarf on its tail snapped.
Ying squatted down and reached out to scratch its chin.
"It seems our little dragon is looking forward to it."
At this time, Dixia, who was leading the way in the front of the team, heard the mercenary report that Ying was missing, and immediately rushed over in a hurry.
"What's wrong? What happened? Why is Ying missing?"
Shao Yun looked at Dixia who was running over in a hurry, and quickly covered for Ying, saying, "It's nothing. Ying and Paimon encountered a small dragon from Nata, and then they played with it while I wasn't paying attention."
"Then, this little dragon liked Ying very much and followed Ying."
Then, Shao Yun pretended to scold Ying and Paimeng and said, "Next time, if something happens, don't act on your own, okay? We are all worried!"
Ying knew that this was Shao Yun covering for her, so she put her hands behind her back, stuck out her tongue, and said playfully, "Got it, there won't be a next time."
Seeing that it was a false alarm, Dixia breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, I was so scared. I thought you were attacked by a dragon."
Then, Dixia also noticed the little dragon beside Ying. However, as a Xumi person, although Dixia had business dealings with the Nata people, she still didn't understand the culture of Nata very well, and didn't know whether it was good or bad for Ying to keep the dragon by her side.
"In Nata, although it is a country where humans and dragons coexist, just as humans are divided into good and evil, so are dragons."
Dixia tried her best to explain what she understood about the coexistence of humans and dragons.
Paimeng patted his chest and said, "I know! Shao Yun told us a lot about Nata on the way!"
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In this way, Xiaolong "Potato Pancake" officially joined Shao Yun's family.
Anyway, the ranch is so big that adding a place for one more little dragon to live is not a problem at all.
After the misunderstanding was resolved, Dixia continued to lead the mercenary group and escort the caravan forward.
Shao Yun's family and Kavi did not stop. They continued to move forward together, their destination being the canyon where the Echo Sons tribe lived.
After a period of trekking, we finally arrived at our destination.
Dixia looked at Shao Yun's family who had arrived safely. Considering that Shao Yun had lived in Nata for a while and was doing well, she felt it was time to say goodbye to them.
"Then I'll take you here." Di Xia said to Shao Yun with a smile, "Next, let's say goodbye here. I hope we can have a couple of drinks together next time we meet!"
Shao Yun smiled and nodded, and also waved goodbye to Di Xia: "Okay, then we will meet again if we are lucky!"
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Afterwards, Shao Yun's family and Kavi parted ways and took their own actions.
Paimon looked at the canyon where the Echo Sons tribe lived with great curiosity.
So many new and interesting things!
Her little head kept turning, and her eyes were busy scanning everything around her, trying to take in all the new things.
Shao Yun stood aside, carefully observing the rebuilt Echo Sons tribe.
"This reconstruction work is really well done. Who would have thought that so many people were buried in this canyon..."
His eyes fell on the constantly rotating "big drill" and he was stunned for a moment.
He was very familiar with this "big drill", but it was destroyed by falling rocks during the battle with the abyss.
However, now it stands there intact, still rotating.
Shao Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself, "Hey, when was this big drill repaired? Could it be that Xinoning repaired it?"
Just as Shao Yun was lost in thought, Ying gently poked his arm and asked softly, "Husband, what should we do next?"
Shao Yun came back to his senses, touched his chin, and said according to the plan in his mind: "Let's go find a Nata craftsman first and let Kawei work with her to study the construction of our ranch."
When Ying heard the words "Nata Craftsman", something suddenly flashed through her mind.
She stared at Shao Yun with wide eyes and asked excitedly, "Nata's craftsman? Oh, by the way, husband, was the weapon you gave me before made by the craftsman you mentioned?"
Shao Yun was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Ying with suspicion, "Are you talking in your sleep?"
"Ying, what are you talking about? Are you still asleep and dreaming?"
Seeing Shao Yun's reaction, Ying pouted in dissatisfaction.
"Huh? What do you mean? I'm perfectly sober!"
As she spoke, she quickly pulled out the M1899 pistol Shao Yun had given her, waved it in front of Shao Yun, and reminded him:
"That's it! You gave it to me when you took me to Liyue for refuge after the Fontaine flood! Have you forgotten so quickly?"
Shao Yun looked at the familiar pistol in front of him, and then he suddenly realized what was going on. He secretly cried out in his heart, "Oh no! How could he have forgotten this?"
What should he do? He had just said it casually at the beginning, but he didn't expect that something would go wrong now. How should he respond?
However, Shao Yun thought about it for a moment, and considering Sinoning's superb skills that were comparable to Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, he decided to take a risk.
After all, didn’t Sinonen make a “buzzer gun” for himself?
So, he calmed himself down and said to Ying with certainty, "Yes, that's her! Her craftsmanship is amazing! Let's go find her next!"
Then, Shao Yun shouted to Kawi, who was also curious about Nata's architecture: "Kavi! Stop looking, let's go!"