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Assisting her is equivalent to assisting Qin He, and the rewards will certainly be substantial.

"That's pretty good, out of sight, out of mind. As long as we can't see those colorful dragons, it's fine."

Although the Purple Dragon is more brutal than any of the other colored dragons, Zhuang Daihua is a human who borrows the Purple Dragon's power, not the real Purple Dragon.

Knowing this, Chen Xiu harbored no hostility towards her. Working under her was perfectly acceptable.

Chapter 432 Encountering a Young Dragon, Defeating the Young Dragon

Huang Ying wasn't really confident about this battle against the young dragons.

The chromium dragon she invited, despite its atavistic appearance, paled in comparison to the heavyweight guest, Zhuang Daihua.

Based on rough calculations, the opponent's Flame Glaze and Blazing Lightning might be slightly weaker than hers, and on par with Cold Floss.

As a silver dragon that has reverted to its ancestral form, Lengxu's melee combat ability is definitely inferior to Yanliu's.

In fact, before reaching adulthood, red dragons have the advantage when fighting silver dragons head-on.

Of course, Leng Xu still has a chance to defeat Yan Liu in a direct confrontation, utilizing a series of spells awakened by the Silver Dragon's innate abilities during aerial combat.

However... neither Huang Ying was confident of a sure win against either Deng Liu, who possessed the power of the Ice Cursed Dragon, or Zhuang Daihua, who participated by summoning the ancestral Purple Dragon.

The Purple Dragon possesses a host of troublesome characteristics; its four young dragons were able to kill the leader of the Darkhoof Clan despite being much stronger than themselves. This was all thanks to the Purple Dragon's Blade Breath.

Although Zhuang Daihua only uses fire and blinding breath, her threat level should not be underestimated.

"Let's go back and unite the other young dragons. In this battle, we can only attack and do our best to subdue all of their forces... Only in that way can we eventually wear down Tamaru and the others by relying on our numerical advantage."

After Chenxiu finished eating her shark skewers, Huangying finally finished collecting all the seashells she could find. Some strangely shaped pearls were the young golden dragon's favorite snacks.

Golden dragons will actively consume gems and pearls, which is quite similar to some gem dragons.

It sounds like an expensive culinary hobby, but irregularly shaped pearls taste no different from those precious gems that are set in crowns.

The pearls and gems in the treasure vault are not particularly beautiful; they are meant to be eaten by the golden dragons. Only the finest jewels are allowed to remain in their lair.

……

After two months of preparation, Zhuang Daihua's retinue is now completely different from what it used to be.

The adventure in the labyrinth can be exited at the fork in the path. Furthermore, with the labyrinth's master, the "Rotten Dragon King" Farazul, showing deliberate support, the mortality rate of the dungeon's inhabitants is extremely low.

Of course, these subordinates can only reach the third level of the corresponding third-tier difficulty at most. The rewards they can obtain are also limited, but they add up little by little.

First, the kobolds and gnolls developed their own metallurgical methods. Production lines for manufacturing weapons and armor also began to take shape.

Thanks to the mission issued by Qin He, the iron ore that appears in the demiplane can meet the needs of the family members for a long time.

[Dungeon Conqueror]: Send your minions to obtain rewards in the dungeons of Farazur.

Task Reward: 1 coal mine vein.

Regarding fuel, Zhuang Daihua obtained a coal mine under the task assigned by Qin He.

Coal has a combustion temperature and burning time that are twenty times that of ordinary coal, so the pollution it produces is negligible.

After all, this is a world of magic. No matter how much harmful gas is produced by burning coal, it can still be solved with a purification spell.

Not to mention, the steel furnace smelted from high-quality iron ore and sparrow stone, after being infused with Qin Lan's iron dragon blood and enchanted by kobold warlocks.

The final product possesses complete flame immunity and considerable strength, making it fully capable of withstanding the power of burning coal, a potent fuel.

Burning coal is just one method; various magic arrays and magical devices that use magic cores and magic crystals as their main energy sources are also gradually being built.

Zhuang Daihua's demiplane began to prosper thanks to her and Qin He's joint efforts.

“Miss Zhuang, Huang Ying, Leng Xu, and Chen Xiu, three young dragons who are about to undergo metamorphosis, told me that they want to follow you after this battle.”

The golden, silver, and bronze dragons that have reverted to their ancestral forms can grow to fourteen to fifteen meters in length and reach the peak of the fourth rank to the lower level of the fifth rank after reaching adolescence.

It can be said that these women were born as the cream of the crop, destined for greatness.

There are countless dragons in the world that have failed in their quest to revert to their ancestral bloodline, and there are definitely many individuals like the green dragon Nomis who died tragically on the eve of their ancestral reversion.

According to Qin He's calculations, the young dragons of Yan Liu's generation who have reverted to their ancestral bloodline, as well as the young dragons like Qin Lan who acquired their ancestral bloodline later in life, can all obtain the true blood of their ancestors during their youth.

Qin Lan's talent and will are no less than any of the young dragons here.

What she lacks is only her innate foundation. As long as Qin He can guide her onto the path of the ancestral iron dragon to trace her bloodline, she will surely reach the end.

Qin Lan was able to quickly pass through the dormant period and become a young dragon because she had a direct pass to the young dragon's dormancy. Her actual age was not older than Yan Liu and the others.

Qin He was looking forward to seeing them all ascend to become Ancestral Dragons and soar through the sky.

"Huh? Huang Ying?"

Zhuang Daihua remembered the young dragon; the reverted golden dragon possessed a remarkably magnificent appearance. If she could obtain the assistance of these three reverted young dragons after the war… it would mean she would be able to defeat two adult dragons head-on.

A fully armed retinue of dragons, and at least four young dragons who had reverted to their ancestral form and reached the peak of the fourth tier.

With the Dragon Armor components, their combat power could probably overwhelm the Green Dragon and Orange Dragon head-on.

"Hmm! A metal dragon."

Qin Lan didn't give her new neighbors a friendly look, after all, in the eyes of the Iron Dragons, metal dragons were nothing more than charlatans.

However, they are still stronger than the Colored Dragons. When Qin Lan possesses the ancestral bloodline and holds the Carved Skin Dragon class level, she will still be stronger than Huang Ying and Leng Xu, those little metal dragons.

As for the Bronze Dragon? Qin Lan didn't even consider the rust and dust a big deal. Even a Bronze Dragon that had reverted to its ancestral form was still a step weaker than powerful dragons like the Purple Gold Iron Red Silver.

If Qin Lan were to name a rival, it would undoubtedly be the future Deng Liu. Possessing both the bloodline of the Ice Cursed Dragon and the abilities of a reverted White Dragon, she might experience even greater growth after her transformation during her youth.

The magical defense of the Carved Skin Dragon versus the impeccable glass scales of the Ice Curse White Dragon. Which one would prevail? Qin Lan was very interested in this.

Unfortunately, she is now a young dragon. In Qin He's words, she is a big kid, and the Young Dragon Battle is only for young dragons.

Otherwise, with the twelve-meter-long young iron dragon joining the battle, it could easily send a young dragon flying with just two slaps.

Unlike Zhuang Daihua's Secret Dragon Ring, she couldn't fight as a young dragon. Qin Lan rolled around on the ground in frustration in her stone fortress, gnawing on iron ore to vent her anger.

Fortunately, Qin He's comforting words and mediation helped Qin Lan accept her new companion. As a condition, Qin Lan requested that her family build her a more magnificent residence than the current stone fortress.

To be honest, the addition of the three baby dragons was indeed beneficial to Zhuang Daihua.

"Huang Ying is a very intelligent young dragon. She understands the principle of leaving a way out for the future."

As Qin He spoke, he explained the young dragon's little scheme to Zhuang Daihua.

First of all, they did not know how Zhuang Daihua would treat the enemy in battle.

Although the purple dragon's form was merely an illusion created by the Ring of the Secret Dragon, the young dragons' innate suspicion and wariness towards evil dragons still instilled fear in them.

"If you join the battle this time and get serious with your Blade Breath, they'll be in big trouble."

In a direct confrontation, the Golden Dragon can unleash power comparable to that of the Purple Dragon and the Red Dragon. However, its Blade Breath can completely ignore the defenses of scales and dragon hide.

Unless they immediately possess the runes of the Carved Skin Dragon or the glassy dragon scales like the Lantern Glaze, Zhuang Daihua's attacks are always accurate.

During this time, Huang Ying also noticed that Zhuang Daihua was gentle and kind, so she asked to follow her.

Firstly, Zhuang Daihua could indeed broaden the horizons of the three young dragon girls. In their eyes, pledging allegiance to Zhuang Daihua was equivalent to pledging allegiance to Qin He.

Secondly, they can also help Qin He keep a close eye on Zhuang Daihua's movements. If Zhuang Daihua, as the Chosen One of Death, later intends to become Qin He's enemy…

There's nothing they can do about it. The young dragons are oversimplifying the struggle between the chosen ones. However, it's good that they have the intention.

The three are the upcoming matches.

Zhuang Daihua naturally couldn't bring herself to harm the three young dragons who were determined to pledge their loyalty, especially since they were on the eve of the crucial dormant period for the young dragons.

If the sharp breath were to inflict limb amputation or penetrating wounds on them, it could very likely affect the young dragon's subsequent metamorphosis process, leaving hidden dangers.

Qin He was indeed somewhat satisfied with Huang Ying's schemes.

However... she never expected that Zhuang Daihua had no intention of using Sharp Breath in a competition where friendship came first and victory second.

With her ancestral power, Shiryu could easily escape an attack by throwing a flashbang, whether she turned to retreat or burrowed underground.

Unless all the metal dragons block the cave entrance, they cannot stop her from taking the flag.

Compared to the lineup of the Colorful Dragons, Huang Ying and her team have a fatal problem.

—The gold dragon, silver dragon, bronze dragon, and the chrome dragon that will soon be competing, cannot burrow underground.

The inability to burrow means that once the chromatic dragons burrow underground, they will have difficulty retaliating.

Aside from Yanliu, a genuine red dragon with impeccable lineage, Chidian has half blue dragon blood and Dengliu has white dragon blood.

Even Zhuang Daihua, as a purple dragon, has mastered the ability to burrow and escape underground.

What's even more crucial is that Chidian, Dengliu, and Zhuang Daihua are all young dragons who have been "trained" by Qin He and have considerable experience in combat.

Aside from Flamebeam, who will honestly charge in and fight the Royal Oriole one-on-one for a hundred or so rounds, the other young dragons might fight and retreat, using their burrowing abilities to recharge underground before coming back up to continue the battle.

It must be said that Huang Ying truly gave her all to win. If it were four against three, they might have been able to overcome the disadvantage brought about by the variable of Deng Liu.

However, Qin He also added people, and the appearance of Zhuang Daihua and four other young purple dragons completely shattered the several plans that Huang Ying had made.

“Miss Zhuang, if you don’t use your bladed breath, you’ll have to fight Huang Ying hand-to-hand. The Purple Dragon’s flame breath can’t hurt the Golden Dragon and the Red Dragon.”

Will we win?

Qin He tentatively asked a question.

Suddenly feeling a very ominous premonition, Zhuang Daihua said with a bitter face:

"I'll give it a try and see if I can handle the Silver Dragon or the Chrome Dragon. If that doesn't work... the Bronze Dragon will do too. I'll try the Gold Dragon... but I don't think I can win."

Zhuang Daihua spoke frankly and directly: since she transmigrated to this world, she had basically been fighting an overwhelming war of wealth.

The practice session she had with Teng Liu a few days ago is basically invalid.

Faced with an evenly matched opponent like Huang Ying, Zhuang Daihua feared she would lose.

"Believe in yourself~ Tōryū and the others have come up with their first version of the battle plan, would you like to take a look?"

It was called a battle plan, but it was basically devised by Chidian alone, with the other young dragons providing support.

With half blue dragon blood, Chidian possesses a domineering dragon body while retaining the calmness of a blue dragon.

This allows her to suppress the bloodlust inherent in her bloodline as a red dragon, enabling her to make more rational judgments.

However, no one can say for sure. It's possible that the bloodline of the Red Dragon might override reason during the battle, causing Blazing Lightning to become aggressive.

The entire plan was basically centered on a proactive, all-out offensive, aiming to capture the flag and win the victory.

Inside the "base camp" of both the Metal Dragon and the Color Dragon's young dragons, there is a battle flag that determines the winner. The side that pulls down the opponent's flag wins.

The young dragons can decide for themselves whether to attack or defend, and the caves with flags are filled with rock and rock layers that are too hard to be softened using the burrowing feat.

If a young dragon were to try and dig a tunnel, secretly breaking through the bottom and stealing the flag, she'd probably be digging for ages—

Even the strongest, Lantern, with the Ice Dragon Tail Spear and Ice Blades as support, couldn't do it. These difficult-to-mine rock formations are one of the means to ensure a fair outcome.

The reason for choosing this venue is that in the capture-the-flag game, there was once a blue dragon with ancestral blood that stole the flag from the base.

That's right, it's mulberry~

"As a white dragon with the bloodline of the Ice Dragon, Deng Liu is in charge of aerial combat. She is to lead two Gold Rathian dragons and two Silver Rathian dragons to shoot down the silver dragon in the clouds."

Lengxu, alone, is no match for Dengliu, the strongest member of the Colorful Dragons. Therefore, if Huangying doesn't want to lose air superiority over the Silver Dragons, she must send out that ancestral Chrome Dragon to intercept Dengliu.

If Lantern can fight two opponents at once, Flame and Zhuang Daihua's advance from below will be unstoppable. Chidian will be responsible for guarding the flag, holding off the team most likely to break through the defenses against Metal Dragon—

—The bronze dragon led by dust and rust.

It possesses resistance to lightning and the fire breath of a red dragon, while the Blazing Lightning has the trump card of Hellfire Breath, which can break through the fire resistance of a golden dragon.

It is most suitable for her to guard the pass. No matter whether the dragon that comes is a royal nightingale, a cold catkin, or a dust rust, Chidian will have its own way of dealing with it.

Although Huang Ying is gradually gaining a slight advantage over Yan Liu on paper, victory or defeat does not determine the final outcome. Regardless of the opponent's defensive strength, Zhuang Daihua is fully capable of capturing the flag within this timeframe.

"Hmm...sounds good?"

Zhuang Daihua didn't see anything amiss, but Qin He found a loophole in Chidian's decision-making.

"No, Miss Zhuang. This is a capture-the-flag game aimed at a quick victory; it's a game. Chidian is treating it like war, which is rather presumptuous."

"For the Silver Dragon, air superiority above the clouds is nothing. If Deng Liu were to intercept the Silver Dragon above the clouds, she would never be able to touch Leng Xu."

The silver dragons lay in wait above the clouds, using their innate cloud-walking abilities to lurk. This was in preparation for a surprise attack on the colorful dragon horde from beyond their line of sight.

In other words... before Lantern can fly up and defeat them one by one, the silver dragons will seek out targets one by one, plunging down from the clouds to fight the colorful dragons.

Leng Xu and that mysterious atavistic chrome dragon will only split up and act in two separate ways.

Both of them would lose if they fought Tengliu one-on-one. But in this capture-the-flag battle, there's no need for Long Sheng to defeat Tengliu; they only need to capture the flag to win.