Chapter: Chapter 466
“Waaaoogah!” As Leticia removed the silence magic from the lizardman’s mouth, the lizardman immediately began to cry out in a low voice.
From his voice, Leticia could hear confusion and fear, but she found it difficult to understand what he meant.
Linglong, on the other hand, was resting her chin on her hand, seemingly deep in thought.
After a while, she suddenly opened her mouth and uttered syllables similar to the lizardman’s, “Gaao.”
The lizardman’s eyes lit up, and he spoke a long passage in “Gaao Gaao.”
“This is bad, I still don’t understand,” Linglong slapped her own face, her voice tinged with despair.
The lizardman’s words had just reminded her of some very vague, distant memories. In those memories, she seemed to be communicating with someone like this, so she opened her mouth and, based on those incredibly blurry impressions, uttered that question-like utterance.
Clearly, the lizardman understood, so he spoke a long passage excitedly.
But Linglong had no idea what he was saying. To an outsider, these “Gaao Gaao” roars were no different from the cries of beasts.
This language was vastly different from the common language of the beastmen today, belonging to completely separate linguistic systems. Mastering one provided no shortcut to mastering the second.
Seemingly sensing that Leticia and Linglong had no ill intentions, more lizardmen emerged from the jungle. They held rudimentary weapons crafted from stones and wood, watching the two, who were vastly different in style, with caution.
Another round of “Gaao Gaao” sounds, and from among these lizardmen, one who appeared somewhat intelligent stepped forward and asked in extremely awkward common beastman tongue, “Who are, you?”
My goodness, a lizardman who could speak the common tongue! Leticia’s eyes widened. She had previously sought out several lizardman teams for information, but had gained nothing. She hadn’t expected such a great harvest this time!
Although the lizardman’s voice was rough, with many issues in intonation and word choice, at least she could understand him!
“We are here looking for dragon-kind. This young lady,” Leticia pointed to Linglong beside her and introduced her seriously, “she is dragon-kind. And I am here to protect her. We have some business with the dragon-kind.”
“Um, by the way, do you know the dragon-kind, the beastmen who look like her?”
The lizardman, who could understand Leticia, relayed her words to the other lizardmen, causing another wave of confused discussion.
This debate seemed to be quite heated, and after more than ten minutes, the lizardmen finally reached a consensus.
“We, have seen dragon-kind, but we, cannot find them,” the lizardman who spoke common tongue told Leticia. “She, is dragon-kind, because, she can speak true, dragon language.”
With the lizardman’s explanation, Leticia finally understood what the “Gaao Gaao” language was. It was a simplified language derived from ancient dragon languages, and it had only been used within the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range to this day.
And what Linglong had just spoken was the most pure, ancient dragon language, which meant this young girl was of the true dragon lineage, which was why the lizardman had been so excited.
The ancestors of the lizardmen had received favors from the dragon-kind, and they had remembered this kindness generation after generation. When that mercenary group entered the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range, the lizardmen had sent people to find the dragon-kind and inform them.
However, the messengers sent out had not yet returned, likely because they had not yet found the dragon-kind’s location.
“Dragon-kind, live in the mountain, deepest part, we also cannot find, them,” the lizardman added.
Living in the deepest part of the mountain range? Leticia brought up the map of the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range from her memory and realized that although the mercenary group had not achieved anything so far, they were indeed moving towards the interior of the Sleeping Dragon Mountain Range.
If their luck was good, these fellows might actually stumble upon the dragon-kind’s secluded dwelling.
“You follow these mercenaries, aren’t you afraid of being discovered?” Leticia asked out of curiosity.
“In the deep forest, they, cannot catch us,” the lizardman said with some pride. “If, they, truly want to act against, dragon-kind, we will step in, to help dragon-kind.”
It seemed the dragon-kind had good relations here, Leticia mused.
After a few more conversations with the lizardman, Leticia left with Linglong, quite satisfied.
After the two of them left, the lizardmen gathered together and began to “Gaao Gaao” in discussion.
“Can they be trusted?”
“That’s true dragon language, no mistake. And from the beginning, I couldn’t sense any malice from them.”
“Exactly. Compared to those mercenaries who clearly aren’t good people under their skin, they are good people.”
“This matter must be reported. A dragon-kind who can speak true dragon language, this is a major event!”
“Agreed!”
While the lizardmen were discussing, Leticia, who had returned to their original location, was also discussing with her companions.
“Those lizardmen didn’t lie to me; he’s telling the truth,” Leticia first labeled the intelligence provided by the lizardmen as credible. “But whether they’ve hidden anything, I don’t know.”
Perhaps the lizardmen had already informed the dragon-kind, but the lizardmen here simply didn’t know.
“The dragon-kind raising their vigilance is a good thing for us. Fewer dragon-kind dying is better than more.”
In Leticia’s mind, the dragon-kind were already invisible allies. If a war broke out against that great bird god, the dragon-kind could certainly be roused to fight.
If young Linglong was already so powerful, could other, older dragon-kind be weak?
It was unlikely they would be weak.
“Then, should we go directly to the center of the mountain range to find the dragon-kind? Or continue following these mercenaries?”
“Why can’t we do both things at once?” Leticia giggled, covering her mouth. “You stay here to keep an eye on things, and I’ll take Linglong to find the dragon-kind. That way, neither side is delayed.”
Miss Bai’s expression immediately turned somewhat menacing. She was trying to abandon her to have private time with Linglong, wasn’t she?
I knew it, Leticia, you have ulterior motives regarding Linglong!
“I’m not doing it.”
“Hey, you! This is already the best plan I have. If you have the ability, come up with a better one.”
“Why don’t I just go and cut down all these mercenaries, and then I can go find the dragon-kind with you?” Miss Bai summoned her Star Sword and pointed it vaguely in the direction of the mercenaries.
A faint beam of starlight descended from the sky, like a guiding thread.
As long as Bai Ling’s thought moved, an incredibly terrifying star sword qi would fall from the sky, annihilating all these beastmen.
“No, calm down! Don’t do it, absolutely don’t do it, maybe their boss is watching from over there!” Leticia quickly grabbed Miss Bai’s arm, preventing her from impulsively bringing down a starry light to raze the land.
Making such an enemy of an unfamiliar divine friend was a bit of a loss.
Leticia used to be young and reckless, not knowing how powerful the gods were. Now that she had grown up and could recognize how powerful these girls were, she naturally became more timid.
“Even if we have to make an enemy, it must be for a sufficient benefit!”
“I don’t think my idea has any problems. For me, you are an indivisible interest,” Miss Bai said as she tilted her head and looked at Leticia.
“While I do admire your ability to say such things without batting an eye, I am not joking this time either. Splitting into two groups now is the best option,” Leticia said with a helpless look at Bai Ling, explaining the reasons for her decision.
“These guys can’t just be left here. Someone needs to keep an eye on them to prevent them from causing any trouble, and someone needs to accompany Linglong to the dragon-kind’s territory to find the dragon-kind and negotiate.”
“Do you think you can do these things?”
It wasn’t that Leticia looked down on Bai Ling, but rather that she knew Bai Ling too well. If a problem could be solved by action, she wouldn’t use her brain. This girl’s negotiation skills were probably limited to one: a sword at someone’s throat.
It must be said, this negotiation method was quite effective, but it couldn’t be used on allies, as using it would turn allies into enemies.
Therefore, combat personnel like Miss Bai should honestly stick to their own specialties, abandon their useless brains, and go fight!
And although Leticia wasn’t very adept at schemes, she understood a little more than the brute force Miss Bai, making her undoubtedly a more suitable candidate to accompany Linglong to the dragon-kind’s territory.
“Besides, don’t you trust me? I’m devoted to you, and I’ll never change!” Leticia patted her chest. “I’m just worried these guys might do something I can’t foresee, which is why I want you to stay and monitor them.”
“If you really don’t want to do this, then just go ahead and kill them all, and then we’ll go find the dragon-kind together.”
Looking at the incredibly sincere expression on Leticia’s face, Bai Ling’s gaze wavered, and she slowly lowered her hand.
Frankly speaking, Leticia’s choice was not wrong. This was indeed the most suitable method at the moment. They couldn’t keep wasting time on these mercenaries, but they also couldn’t completely ignore them.
Killing them directly would be a one-time solution, but it would also lead to unpredictable consequences. The worst-case scenario would be alerting a god, who would then rush over angrily to fight them.
Unless it was an unavoidable situation, neither Leticia nor Bai Ling wanted to face god-like enemies again, so the option of direct action could be ruled out for now.
Looking at it this way, only Leticia’s plan would work.
“You have to compensate me in the future, understand?”
“Hiss, you want compensation from me for something like this? That’s unreasonable!”
“When have I ever been reasonable?” Bai Ling flashed a proud smile, though it was unclear what she was proud of.
Regarding Leticia, she had always been this unreasonable.
“Is this something to be proud of? …Alright, alright, I’ll let you have the upper hand this time.”
“Three times.”
“Twice!”
“Four times,” Miss Bai huffed, crossing her arms.
“Fine, fine, three times is three times. You keep a good eye on these guys. If they make any unusual moves, don’t hesitate, just act,” Leticia agreed to Bai Ling’s request with a tearful expression.
Three times! This wasn’t something that could simply be translated into three days!
If Bai Ling knew the principle of “slow and steady wins the race,” she could have kept Leticia under her thumb for a whole month with just these three compensations!
Thus, the Demon Lord Miss had truly gone all out this time.
Evidently, Miss Bai’s intelligence was quite trustworthy in matters like this. She nodded with satisfaction and waved her hand, indicating that everything here was her responsibility and that Leticia should hurry up and take Linglong to get things done.
If she later discovered any slight hint of Leticia’s affections straying, she guaranteed that she could use these three opportunities to keep Leticia bedridden for three months.
“Then I’ll take Linglong and set off. Be careful yourself.”
“There won’t be any problems on my end. You should be the one being careful,” Miss Bai thought for a moment and extended her right hand towards the sky, grasping it as if holding something.
Illusory starlight gradually solidified in her palm, and within the brilliant radiance, the starlight transformed into the appearance of a miniaturized Star Sword. Looking at her creation, the Sword Saint showed a satisfied smile.
“This little sword contains my full power. If you encounter any real danger, it will be of assistance,” Miss Bai said softly as she handed the keychain-sized Star Sword to Leticia. “You know how to use it, right?”
“I can guess. Inject my magic and then swing it at the enemy, right?” Leticia replied with a complex expression as she took the small sword. “When did you learn this move?”
If this thing could be mass-produced, humans would truly be invincible. This was the full power of a Sword Saint, a terrifying burst that could dispatch enemies of the Four Heavenly Kings level with one strike!
“I figured it out not too long ago, but it still has some flaws. Using them requires very strong control, though I don’t know exactly how strong,” Bai Ling generously shared all the precautions needed to use this small sword with Leticia.
“In any case, Linglong definitely cannot control this power. If she uses this sword, it will only cause the stellar energy I’ve infused into it to go out of control.”
Of course, if it did go out of control, the stellar energy would still have incredibly destructive power; it was just that the user would be the first to be torn apart by the rampaging stellar energy.
In a situation where death was certain, it was a very good weapon for mutual destruction.
However, if the stellar energy could be controlled, the destruction caused by this small sword would be far greater than an explosion.
“As for the specific power… it’s probably about five percent stronger than the swords you previously used to strike me.”
Well, there’s no getting past that now, huh! Leticia’s expression froze. She still didn’t have the confidence to withstand the swords Bai Ling used to strike her back then with her shield.
And now, the small sword in her hand was five percent stronger. Tsk, tsk, tsk.
