Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
One thought led to another, and Xi Wei glanced at Connie, who was still lowering her head and facing the wall in self-reflection, deciding to give her a chance to atone for her mistakes.
He walked up to Connie, his gaze serious as he looked at the little loli, who was on the verge of tears.
“Do you know you were wrong?”
“I know, I know… *sniffle*…”
Connie blinked her big blue eyes, her tender pink lips pouting slightly, forcing out a tear or two. She looked truly remorseful.
A flicker of pity crossed Xi Wei’s mind, and he couldn’t bring himself to punish the little loli further.
Dragons were naturally inclined the way they were; it wasn’t something that could be easily changed.
Besides, the contract between him and Connie was still binding.
“Since you know you were wrong, don’t do it again. Think more normally. You’re so young, don’t be thinking about lewd things all day.”
“Ah… But, darling, Connie is already an adult. I’m an adult dragon. As an adult dragon, procreation is the most important thing. Age is just a legacy…”
“Hmm?” Xi Wei’s expression darkened, a sharp glint in his eyes.
“Ah…”
Connie dared not speak further. Her eyes widened as she covered her mouth with her two soft hands.
“Hmph, hmph, change back to your dragon form. Not the loli version. You’re an adult, use the adult version. Let me ride you.”
Xi Wei patted Connie’s head, his words seemingly genuine, but unfortunately, he was facing Connie, whose mind was filled with lewd thoughts.
“Ah! Darling, you actually, you actually like that kind of thing… That’s so weird… But if that’s your request, Connie can fulfill it~”
“What are you talking about?”
Xi Wei was a bit confused, he didn’t quite grasp Connie’s meaning.
It wasn’t until Connie transformed into a pale pink giant dragon, over ten meters long with a wingspan nearing twenty meters, and lay on the ground in a seductive pose that he vaguely understood her meaning.
“Darling, Connie can actually get even bigger, but it’s inconvenient to ride if she’s too large, so…”
As she spoke, a charming blush spread across the pink dragon’s face.
Xi Wei: “…(≖_≖ )”
“Connie…”
“Yes, what is it, darling? Connie is ready, come quickly~”
“Have you ever heard the saying, ‘If one can tolerate this, what can one not tolerate’?”
“What does that mean?”
Connie appeared not to understand, but she felt the saying had a lot of philosophical depth.
“This saying means,”
Xi Wei gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and his eyes flashed fiercely.
“This matter is indeed tolerable, but why should I tolerate it?”
With that said.
He leaped up, landed on Connie’s back, and delivered two sharp blows to her dragon head.
“Darling, that hurts, *whimper*…”
Connie glared with wronged, wide eyes, her voice soft and sweet, completely incongruous with her dragon body.
“It hurts? Good. Go to the blacksmith shop in the outer city… You’re flying in the wrong direction! Are you lost?”
“Bang bang!”
“*Whimper*, it hurts~”
…
Winter City, Outer City Blacksmith Shop.
Enzo had been feeling a bit agitated lately because the number of foreign players coming to get their equipment repaired had suddenly increased significantly.
He didn’t know why.
Were these foreign players constantly smashing swords and equipment on the ground? They brought piles of fragments to be smelted or repaired every few days, leaving him no time for his afternoon nap.
“Uncle Enzo, I couldn’t find you yesterday because you were maintaining your forging hammer. Do you have time today?”
Just as Enzo was getting increasingly annoyed, a player, slippery as an eel, sidled up to him, grinning and trying to curry favor.
“No time. Today, I’m maintaining my hands.”
Enzo said expressionlessly, spreading his calloused hands before the player.
“As you can see, these are a blacksmith’s hands. They work so diligently every day that they’ve become incredibly tough. So, sometimes, they need to be adjusted.”
The player’s smile froze instantly. He cast a disdainful glance at Enzo’s bald head and his two palms. What was wrong with this game? The equipment enhancement machines were missing, and now even the NPC blacksmiths were going on strike? Maintaining his hands today, and tomorrow he’ll be maintaining his bald head, and the day after, his big feet? Utterly shameless!
However, the player also had his own methods. Having stayed in Winter City for a while, he had basically figured out the personalities of every NPC. He put one hand in his pocket and took out a set of cards.
“Uncle Enzo, want to play Gwent?”
“I already said I… Huh? What cards? Gwent? Hahaha! Let me tell you, in this alley, only old Sam, that chain-smoker, can give me a challenge.”
“Playing cards with me, you’ll certainly benefit greatly.”
The player’s face twitched slightly, but he didn’t expose Enzo, instead replying with a smile, “After playing a few rounds with you, can you craft my equipment?”
“Two rounds, no, three rounds.”
Enzo pulled his own cards from his pocket, a blade of grass in his mouth, and held up three fingers to the player.
“Deal!”
The two set up their game, and the match officially began. However, after only a few minutes, the “whoosh” of flapping wings and the exclamations of passersby came from outside the blacksmith shop.
“Dragon! It’s a dragon!”
“Good heavens, this is the first time I’ve seen such a beautiful dragon. She’s like a holy maiden… I don’t know why, but I have this feeling~”
“Riding the dragon is His Majesty, the King of Winter!”
“Good day, Your Majesty.”
Seeing the dragon, the townsfolk of Winter City didn’t show any fear. It was mainly because dragons often circled in the sky, and some mischievous ones even peered through windows, so the townsfolk were quite accustomed to it. Furthermore, the dragon in front of them didn’t exude a ferocious aura; instead, they found it beautiful and even cute? It had to be said, this feeling was truly wondrous.
Xi Wei nodded slightly at the surrounding townsfolk, then calmly dismounted Connie’s back. Though he appeared nonchalant, he was brimming with joy internally. No wonder so many people wanted to slay dragons, snatch dragon eggs, raise and contract little dragons to become dragon riders. The feeling was truly magnificent. Unlike flying dragons, a giant dragon’s back was wider and more supportive, and the flight was incredibly smooth. Connie had even thoughtfully conjured a windproof and temperature-regulating shield for him. If one were to compare a Venom Dragon to a giant dragon, it would be like comparing a tractor to a luxury car.
With a flash of pink light, Connie appeared beside Xi Wei. She held onto Xi Wei’s arm with her two soft hands, wearing a cute maid outfit, a bright smile on her face, with two faint dimples at the corners of her mouth. Standing beside Xi Wei, she looked like his daughter. This dress was a gift from Loli. Connie cherished it greatly, so she had put it into her dimensional bag the moment she transformed into a dragon, and put it back on when she became human.
“It’s you! Equipment Enhancement Goddess?!”
The otherwise peaceful and beautiful atmosphere was suddenly shattered by a startled cry. Everyone looked towards the blacksmith shop, where a foreign player, pointing at Connie, looked as if he had seen a ghost.
