Dragon Tamer

“Are you leaving, young master?” the Queen of Xiayu asked.

“Yes, I’m quite satisfied today,” Zhu Minglang replied.

“After you leave the palace, could you release this wild Jiao into the sea bay? Consider it a small act of merit,” the Queen of Xiayu said, handing over the tiny wild Jiao to Zhu Minglang.

Zhu Minglang glanced at the pitiful Little Wild Jiao and nodded.

…

After leaving the Xiayu Gambling Dragon Palace, Zhu Minglang and Luo Shaoyan headed toward the Dragon Taming High Court.

Luo Shaoyan looked at the Little Wild Jiao and sighed, “This is fate. Why couldn’t you be a Lei Dragon? If you were, the entire Man City would be in an uproar over you. But instead, you’re just a Wild Jiao, and you almost ended up in someone’s wine jar.”

Zhu Minglang went to the edge of the sea bay and gently placed the Little Wild Jiao into the water.

He washed the mud off its body with clean water, then Zhu Minglang picked it up again.

“What are you doing?” Luo Shaoyan asked, puzzled.

“How long do you think a newborn Wild Jiao like this could survive in the bay?” Zhu Minglang said.

“Who knows? Depends on its own destiny,” Luo Shaoyan replied.

“Raising one Juvenile Spirit is raising; raising two is the same. Even if I am to release it, I should wait until it grows a bit. Otherwise, it will just end up as food for the sea fish,” Zhu Minglang stated.

“You’re raising it too? A Wild Jiao is not a true dragon, and it’s not even as intelligent as the little furball you have in your arms… But I guess it doesn’t matter—raising a few Juvenile Spirits is fine. If you think positively, maybe one day it will have a stroke of luck and turn into a dragon. At worst, if it gets used to us, it can guard the house, acting as a pet with some intelligence,” Luo Shaoyan nodded and said.

…

There were no marks on the Little Wild Jiao’s forehead; probably as soon as the egg cracked open, everyone knew it wasn’t a Lei Dragon, and Han Su did not even attempt to form a Spirit Bond.

Several dragons were still sleeping in their cocoons.

Zhu Minglang was currently in a period without dragons to train.

Idle as he was, raising another Juvenile Spirit wouldn’t make much of a difference.

If it truly lacked intelligence and potential to transform into a dragon, he could wait until it developed scales and teeth, gaining enough capacity to protect itself, before releasing it.

To release it into the seawater just after birth was not true liberation; that was no different from letting it die, which can hardly be considered an act of kindness.

Of course, the Queen of Xiayu understood this as well, so she used Zhu Minglang as a tool to let it die.

…

Zhu Minglang branded the Little Wild Jiao’s forehead with a Spirit Bond so that he could communicate with it more easily.

The Little Wild Jiao was very distressed.

Its hatching had been delayed by a sealing charm, but inside the egg, it had already developed hearing and touch.

It could feel the world outside treating it with utmost care, watching over it.

What was meant to be a grand and anticipated birth resulted in utter degradation, from heaven to hell. Even without understanding language or reading facial expressions, it could comprehend the disdain, mockery, and the terrifying rage of someone directed at it!

Zhu Minglang fed it some tender beef.

The Little Wild Jiao didn’t refuse, and chewed slowly.

“Don’t be sad; not all creatures are born extraordinary and noble. I have many companions, and when they were born, they were even weaker than you,” Zhu Minglang said as he fed the Little Wild Jiao some milk.

Little Wild Jiao buried his head, drinking milk, with his entire smooth little head covered in cream, but he still listened attentively as Zhu Minglang spoke.

“A few days ago, a dean said that the nobility of the academy lies in the fact that, no matter how poor and humble a person is, as long as they’re willing to learn and work hard, they can transform themselves and stand proudly in this world.”

“Many people think that Dragon Shepherds should have an extraordinary vision, to find those Juvenile Spirits with endless potential, and nurture them into peerless dragons.”

“But in my view, a true Dragon Shepherd, even when faced with a very ordinary and common little spirit, can still rely on their own ability to cultivate the most ordinary little spirit into a supreme ruler.”

“Little Wild Jiao, you’re very lucky, for I am that kind of Dragon Shepherd!”

“So don’t be discouraged, nor should you feel pain because you’re not a Lei Dragon. Just cultivate diligently, and there will be a place for you in this Neon Sea in the future!”

Little Wild Jiao tilted his small body up, his eyes that had not yet fully opened gazing at the kind human man.

Suddenly, Little Wild Jiao opened his mouth and began to eat the tender beef head voraciously, drinking the milk in big gulps.

“So, what about the Purple Dragon?” Suddenly, an aged and haggard voice sounded from behind.

Shameless!

A half-baked Dragon Shepherd daring to make such claims.

Mr. Jinli felt embarrassed for Zhu Minglang!

Zhu Minglang gave an awkward smile.

He glanced at the Little Wild Jiao, whose body barely glowed with traces of purple particles on his scales. A bit of purple, but not quite a Purple Dragon?

Mr. Jinli swished his tail, circling around Zhu Minglang, Little Wild Jiao, and Little Glow Spirit several times, seemingly either angry or pondering. He muttered strange things, but it was incomprehensible what he was saying.

“If there were indeed commendable Purple Dragons, of course I would want them. For now, I’ll just raise a few Juvenile Spirits as a reserve,” Zhu Minglang said.

Spirit Contracts are still growing.

After all, I only have five dragons now.

“That’s true, you should raise more Juvenile Spirits. These two aren’t bad. Raise them slowly, and perhaps they will shed their wild nature and start showing intelligence,” Mr. Jinli said.

Since the Spirit Contract is still empty, there’s no problem.

Mr. Jinli had already advised Zhu Minglang to raise more Juvenile Spirits.

This way, when there are more Spirit Contracts in the future, there will also be more choices in dragon breeds.

Between dragons, there actually exists a Harmonious Spiritual Chain; some of their abilities can complement each other, and even exert greater power in battle.

The Five-Element Dragons are the most classic Harmonious Spiritual Chain.

Dragons of the metal element, water element, fire element, wood element, and earth element.

If a Dragon Shepherd can collect these Five-Element Dragons, and with their Soul Connection, fuse their elements together, they can form the Five-Element Mark.

This Five-Element Mark is no less significant than draping the five dragons with Dragon Armor forged from heavy gold.

Besides the Five-Element Harmonious Spiritual Chain, there is also resonance and reflection among other attributes, bloodlines, and races.

This principle of Harmonious Spiritual Chain can be considered the most high-end Dragon Shepherd skill. Ordinary Dragon Shepherds truly can’t afford to play with it. Being able to obtain one or two dragons is already good, how could one possibly make all the dragons match perfectly?

Mr. Jinli stresses the Purple Dragon because one of the abilities of the Purple Dragon harmonizes very well with the other dragons Zhu Minglang currently owns.

With just a little adjustment to each dragon’s attributes and bloodlines, it might be possible to form the first Harmonious Spiritual Chain.

Of course, as a Dragon Shepherd, Zhu Minglang can be said to have a false Harmonious Spiritual Chain, which is the ability to craft perfect high-level Dragon Armor for each dragon.

Full dragon armament, with the highest craftsmanship, hm, hm, this is Zhu Minglang’s advantage!