"Because of me?"
Caesar shifted his gaze back, his pale yellow pupils staring at the Forest Fairy on his shoulder. "What's going on?"
Luna licked the drink in her bowl and calmed her anger towards the human. "You must be pretending, right?
Don't you know that there are twenty orc warriors hunting the Bess Wheat Horned Bulls every day?
Here, the kind that you like to eat the most. "
"Although the Bess Wheat Horned Bulls are not high-level monsters, they move in groups. It's quite troublesome to catch them. The difficulty is almost the same as when you saw the orcs hunting the ferocious species. Why don't … we try it ourselves next time?"
After saying that, Luna stuck out her tongue and wanted to lick the drink again. However, she realized that the cup in her hand was already empty. She flapped her wings and returned to the nest.
While Caesar was not paying attention, she secretly scooped a big bowl of drink from the huge stone cup.
Heh, I've made a profit …
"Is that so?"
Caesar did not notice Luna's little action. He turned his gaze back to the Stone Crow clan's territory and stared at the orcs who were trading with the humans.
Before this, Caesar's attention was mostly focused on observing the orcs hunting the ferocious species and asking the wizard Sve about the principles of magic. He was more or less indifferent towards the orcs. He really did not know that his appetite would bring such a heavy burden to the tribe.
However, even if he knew, he probably would not have changed his mind.
After all, this was a trade with a price tag. If the orcs wanted to be protected by a true dragon in the future, they would need to invest enough resources now. Otherwise, where else could they find such a good deal? This was not a fairy tale.
What really surprised Caesar was that the Stone Crow clan was already in such a difficult situation, but they still did not say a word. They did not even mention this to him and tried to persuade him to control his appetite.
"Interesting … these guys."
Caesar stared at the green-skinned orcs of the Stone Crow clan for a while. He only turned around and climbed back to the nest when the humans left after the trade was over.
…
Most ordinary Black Dragon had very little experience in their infancy. They spent most of their time in slumber. As one of the most sleepy species in Airadia, this situation would only change when they reached their teenage years.
In contrast, Caesar was much more active. He had undergone genetic modification and did not have any draconic inheritance to digest. It had been a long time since he fell into a deep sleep.
But in recent days, Caesar realized that he was getting more and more tired and irritated. Through his body's various reactions, he quickly realized that he was about to enter his third long period of hibernation.
This guy became very lazy. He did not even want to leave the nest to inform the old wizard. He only greeted the orcs who were in charge of delivering food after lunch. Then he dug out a huge rock from the bottom of the cave and completely blocked the entrance, leaving only a small gap for the Forest Fairies to pass through. After that, he quickly fell into a deep sleep.
Little Luna was quite dissatisfied with Caesar's hibernation. Although every time a dragon hibernated, this guy would awaken his senses and bring her one step closer to regaining her freedom, Luna hated the lifeless cave, the lonely situation — and the thunderous snoring next to her.
The nutrients that Caesar had accumulated over the past few days were now being put to good use. The sleeping Black Dragon's body began a new round of growth. He gradually grew to a length of almost ten meters, his wingspan reaching an exaggerated twenty meters.
At the end of his four limbs, the toughness and sharpness of his claws had increased by another level. Even a casual turn of his body in his sleep would scratch out trenches on the hard marl floor. The guy's head also began to grow bigger, more like a Red Dragon than a Black Dragon. The muscles on his cheeks also became more developed to increase the force of his bite.
To protect Caesar's neck cavity from the outside, his chin also grew a little. But the change was not obvious, and was far from the extent of change that could be seen with the naked eye.
At the same time, Caesar's fangs on the outside of his upper jaw became thicker, so much so that they protruded out of his mouth. Even with his mouth closed, it was very obvious from the outside.
And inside his mouth, the fangs on his upper and lower jaw became thin and short. It was worth mentioning that this time, Caesar had grown ten new fangs with serrated edges, densely distributed around his mouth with the other teeth.
Time flew by quickly. During the period when Caesar was asleep, Luna, who had signed a contract with him, almost never went out except for occasionally picking some unnamed plants to boil water. She spent most of her time in the small house she built, and sometimes tidied up the nest when she was in a good mood.
"Dragons sleep for so long every time. Won't there be worms and grass growing on their bodies?"
On this day, Luna suddenly had an idea. She carefully approached the Black Dragon, who was huge to her. She needed to be careful because the spikes on Caesar's body were also very lethal. Every time he twisted his neck or turned his body, Luna had to quickly dodge.
— If she was pinned down by this big guy, she would not be able to break free with her current ability.
When she got close to Caesar's body to take a look, a thick smell immediately drilled into Luna's nose.
"Urgh —"
The Forest Fairy made a gesture of nausea and complained, "It stinks …"
The Black Dragon had been asleep for long enough this time. Its body was already covered in dust and congealed filth. She knew that this strange Black Dragon did not like filth, so Luna tilted her head and thought for a while. In the end, she flapped her wings and carefully cleaned it up.
This took Luna a lot of effort. It should be known that the nearly ten-meter-tall Black Dragon was no less than a colossus to the tiny Forest Fairy. Fortunately, since she had nothing to do, Luna still felt a sense of accomplishment as she looked at the shiny scales. So after every rest, the little fellow would still chirp and work very hard as usual.
But Caesar did not know any of this. He was sleeping soundly.
— —
While Caesar was asleep, the battle between the Green Dragon and the human adventurers had escalated into a war. After gaining the support of the Northern countries, the main force challenging the Green Dragon had changed from adventurers to a real kingdom's army. And in this tug-of-war, the Green Capital's Jade had also spread far and wide due to its powerful strength. It had gained the allegiance of many evil races and was incorporated into the Green Capital's army. Both sides were evenly matched.
It seemed that this war would drag on for a long time, until one side was worn down.
After the sleeping Black Dragon woke up, his body's biological clock told him that an entire year had passed. It was now the dry season, and the air was hot and dry.
Caesar crawled up and felt that the cave had become much smaller, but he quickly realized that it was because his body had grown bigger. The moment he woke up, his stomach started to cramp. He was hungry and needed to find something to fill his stomach.
Caesar hurriedly crawled out of the nest.