The first target Lily chose was the Lake of Return located in the south of the forest.
There is of course a reason for this.
It was her true 'hometown', or in other words, her former home in the forest. In addition to her, 'mother' Shisa, there were several other "demigods" with similar shapes - including Ryan's.
Guys also choose to live there.
The Lake of Return in her memory is not just a lake, but a whole cold and fertile grassland connected to it. She once ran there wildly, and the grassland was full of antelopes and hares. She often took pleasure in chasing them, but she did not
They don't really kill or eat them. Living next to them is a young green dragon named "Jade Stone". He likes to stay by the moist lake on weekdays. Occasionally, he will spread his wings on sunny afternoons.
Soaring in the sky. The dragon and she were not friends, but at least they could get along well with each other.
Another reason is distance.
From their current location, it only takes less than half a day to fly to the Lake of Return. It would take at least two or three days to get to the two places on the north or west side.
In a sense, Lily and her group had a big advantage at the beginning of the competition. But she understood that since the black-haired woman didn't care, she must have a means to make up for this disadvantage. If she wanted to do this,
If you take it lightly, all you can achieve is failure.
Lily thought so, and once again accelerated her flight speed, passing only a barren grassland. Of course, this caused a burst of complaints.
"Captain Lily, slow down!" Elio's still energetic voice sounded from behind her, "We are about to fall!"
"Hold on, we'll be there in ten minutes." She said without looking back. After thinking about it, she added, "Al, can I just ask you to take care of Ann?"
"Okay, Lilino." The agent's answer reassured her as always, "Please pay attention to the safety ahead. It would be better if you could fly more smoothly."
"We know—" She spread her wings, trying not to cause excessive turbulence while maintaining speed. Just as the female mercenary said, after about ten minutes, the surrounding environment seemed to quietly begin to change.
The temperature in the air gradually increased, from being close to freezing point to a level similar to that of the Empire or further south. This made the people on her back more comfortable, but Lily's face - if it could be seen -
— but seemed even more gloomy.
The increase in temperature is only part of it. There is a slight sour odor permeating the surroundings, and the originally oppressive sky above has been replaced by moist and thick clouds and mist. Either way, this lake is not what it should be.
"Lilinono, be careful!" Alphonse's voice suddenly came, "Something is coming——"
She quickly turned sideways to avoid a green line sweeping from above - it passed by Lily with a strong sour smell and fell to the grassland below.
Regardless of grass blades, soil or anything else, as long as the 'green line' touches any material, it will instantly dissolve into a dark green liquid. Almost instantly, a line of tens of meters long appears below.
A deep ditch about one meter wide.
"Oh my God." Elio couldn't help but exclaimed, "What is that... An, you said that is... a dragon?!" His voice suddenly rose, but it was not out of fear, but out of fear.
Inexplicably excited, "Is it the evil dragon in knight novels? This is my first time seeing it!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Bell seemed a little nervous, "If it is really a dragon, I will offer you as a sacrifice. Maybe he will let us go!"
Lily laughed secretly in her heart - she didn't know if it was an evil dragon, but she knew this dragon. Her only concern was whether the other party, like Xisa, had been turned into a dead and unconscious 'puppet'.
She took a breath and let out a penetrating roar into the clouds, "If it's you, just come out - green stone!"
"It's Jadeite, you idiot!" An angry roar came from above, but the other party quickly realized something, "You...recognize me? Who are you!"
"Green Stone, have you lived for so long that you can't even recognize us?" Lily released her own aura easily, secretly thinking about the next response.
The other party is still rational. Although that means that the other party's 'wisdom' as a dragon is still retained, it is still much better than an enemy who can't communicate regardless of life. To be honest, she is not willing to fight with a dragon - for this
She still holds a sense of awe for a race that has survived since ancient times and has a long lifespan.
"It turns out it's you." The giant dragon poked its head out from the thick clouds and swooped down, but at the end it turned around and whizzed past her head. "You'd better give a good enough reason to let her
I won’t kick you out.”
Lily understood that this was his warning against her 'invading territory' and also a demonstration.
The natural coercion of the dragon was like a flood, pouring in without reservation as it dived. She was able to resist with her demigod physique, but the few people behind her could not. She heard Bell let out a low whimper, and An
Her teeth kept chattering up and down - it was definitely not because of the cold. Elio let out a scream and almost slipped off her back, but fortunately Alphonse caught him with quick eyes and hands.
"Thank you, thank you...I...sorry." The young man said with a trembling voice.
"Nothing, this is not your problem." Lily replied, keeping a certain distance from the green dragon and hovering - she did not choose to land, because it would have already lost one in terms of momentum, "Jadeite, you chose to be with the green dragon.
That guy named Huruman Stark is complicit, right?"
"Don't say it so harshly." Green Dragon responded in a low voice, ignoring the sarcasm in Lily's tone. "I just made a deal with him. He will turn this place into what I like, and I will help him guard it.
.In any case, this is much wiser than resisting stubbornly like you and then running away like a lost dog."
"Okay, even if what you said makes sense." Lily flapped her wings and flew to a higher position than the green dragon, "So, what conditions should we impose to get you to leave here?"
She has done some research on these creatures that were not created by her "father" but have survived from the previous era. Among the different types of dragons, the green dragon and the brass dragon are the two most talkative.
However, unlike brass dragons who are enthusiastic and simply willing to chat with all kinds of creatures, green dragons are greedy in nature but extremely shrewd. They are good at bargaining with visitors to obtain the best interests for themselves.
Perhaps this is also the reason why the other party was able to reach a deal with Huluman and survive to this day. In other words, as long as she can offer a suitable price to get the other party to give up the agreement with the lich, or even switch to serving her, it doesn't matter.