It is said that the young dragon appeared in the nearby area in recent years, and at first, some beastmen found its traces while hunting and gathering.
However, the terrain here is remote, and the magic resources are scarce, so powerful magical creatures rarely appear. The beastman tribes living nearby are just ordinary beastmen. No matter how you look at it, a young dragon is an extraordinary creature, and thus these beastmen didn’t entertain any delusions of slaying a dragon. Anyway, the dragon doesn’t really eat beastmen, so in such a vast area, just avoiding it when encountering it was enough.
But two years ago, something inexplicable happened. The blue young dragon suddenly grew rapidly, its body expanded significantly, its power increased dramatically, and it gathered a group of beastman clans under its command. Leading its army, it began to wage continuous wars outside, winning every battle, and capturing one beastman tribe after another. The blue dragon’s influence expanded rapidly, its numbers quickly exceeded a thousand, becoming the most powerful overlord of the nearby region.
This is simply unbelievable because any beastman living nearby knows that this barren area has never seen a medium to large tribe capable of gathering over a thousand people because such a barren land simply cannot support so many beastmen for survival.
In the hunting civilization stage, relying on the inefficient method of hunting and gathering to obtain food from the forest could never support the consumption of large tribal groups. They could only split into small tribes scattered across the vast area, obtaining enough food for survival from the extensive forest.
But this blue young dragon made it happen. In just a year or two, it gathered a large tribe of over 2,500 people. Judging by the fearful expressions of those beastmen, it’s clear that the beastmen of the Dragon Nest Tribe are not to be trifled with.
"You mean to say that a blue young dragon managed, in just two years, to build an extremely powerful Dragon Nest Tribe with over 2,500 people from nothing and dominate the nearby area in a short time? How is that possible!"
Even Edward was dumbfounded upon hearing the information Valen extracted from the wild beastmen.
This is absolutely impossible!
Diving deep into the Kawa Great Forest for months, Edward has become well-attuned to the current conditions of these beastmen living here. He felt confident that even the wisest and mightiest king or duke from the human world couldn’t achieve this.
"Or perhaps there’s some powerful support behind the blue young dragon?"
Edward spoke with a grave expression.
Young dragons are typically looked after by adult giant dragon parents. Perhaps what this young dragon is doing is merely playful antics supported by its dragon parents?
There might be such a possibility. However, even for adult dragon parents, the resources required to support their playful offspring to such an extent would likely be a huge number. The daily food consumption for over 2,500 people would not be an easy task for even adult giant dragons to resolve.
"No, according to the beastmen, there has never been a trace of giant dragons in the vicinity. They did not sense the mighty dragon aura of an adult giant dragon when they went to investigate. If I’m not mistaken, it should be an orphan dragon."
Once a giant dragon reaches adulthood, it becomes legendary. Even if it doesn’t unleash its power, the dragon aura it emits in normal activities can strike fear into ordinary beings. However, the beastmen living in this nearby area have never felt that overwhelming, terrifying dragon aura that can be sensed from miles away.
All signs indicate that the blue young dragon is an orphan dragon without parental care.
And this only makes everyone feel an even greater sense of absurdity.
"If that’s really the case, Brother Valen, we might be facing big trouble." Thɪs chapter is updated by ɴovᴇl(ꜰ)ir(e).nᴇt
After a long silence, Edward spoke in a heavy tone.
"It should be alright. As long as we carefully avoid them, that Great Mage’s ruins might not even fall within the Dragon Nest Tribe’s territory."
Valen hurriedly replied to comfort him.
"No, that’s not what I mean. Compared to this, the Great Mage’s ruins are nothing..."
Edward lowered his head, his golden curls casting shadows over his handsome face, and he murmured to himself in a voice only he could hear.
Unlike Valen, who came from poverty, Edward clearly understood more about what all this means for the Kawa Great Forest and human civilization’s world.
"Brother Valen, tomorrow let’s go to the blue young dragon’s tribe. There are some very important things I need to confirm."
After a long silence, Edward finally looked up and said to Valen, who was sitting nearby with a puzzled expression.
Mercenary Captain Valen originally didn’t want to bother with these matters, but seeing Edward’s determined gaze, Valen, knowing his character, hesitated and then agreed.
He then turned and left, evidently going outside to discuss this decision with the team members.
Edward silently sat on a rock, his pupils reflecting the golden firelight, appearing especially profound.
"If this is really the case, then it’s troublesome. I hope I’m just overthinking it..."
Even though he hadn’t met it yet, a baseless premonition suddenly arose in Edward’s heart. That blue young dragon might not only be the biggest obstacle on this journey but could also very likely be the greatest enemy he will face in the future...
Inside the Dragon Nest Tribe,
With the cold winter approaching step by step, the Dragon Nest Beastmen were in their final busy stage. Through overloaded production, a large number of bricks were fired, and with the orderly cooperation of teams of beastmen, neatly designed houses rose from the ground and continued to spread outward.
Hundreds of beastmen, united in cooperation, were building houses, but there wasn’t a hint of chaos — everything was orderly and organized.
At the same time, teams of spear-wielding beastmen marched in order from the Dragon Nest Tribe’s gate, heading to the large training field outside. They lined up in squares, training uniformly, with their voices rising to the sky and movements perfectly synchronized.
In the more distant fields, civilian beastmen were turning over plots one by one, and another team of beastmen was loading them into baskets and carrying them back toward the Dragon Nest Tribe.
On the edges of the fields, many beastman women were processing the harvested kudzu vines, removing the leaves, sorting them out, rolling them into bundles, and taking them back to the tribe to weave into ropes. Even the fallen leaves were not wasted; they were gathered and stored as fodder for buffalo livestock over the winter.
From a height, one could see a large number of reclaimed fields radiating outward with the Dragon Nest Tribe at the center, as beastmen, either building houses, training, or harvesting fields, engaged in energetic activity, filled with vibrant life.