The Dragon's Pact: A Princess for the Flame

Chapter 52 – Master, let's discuss magic

Anna tilted her small face upward, her pink and fair cheeks tinged with a hint of blush.

Though she was already an adult, the faint light still revealed the soft, youthful fuzz on her skin.

Her adorable peach blossom eyes were filled with anticipation and joy, shimmering with a touch of tears.

Sweet and intoxicating dimples.

Her fluffy little ears twitched slightly.

Looking at the charming and lovely Anna in front of him, reaching out her small hands as far as she could, Su Nian felt as if Cupid's arrow had struck his heart.

Tingling and itching.

Why bother with potato fries?

He wanted to devour Anna right now!

Hehehe...

Without hesitation, Su Nian picked up Anna and began to lick her in his own unique way.

He had no choice.

After all, he was such a large dragon and hadn't yet reached the stage where he could transform.

It had already been quite a struggle to treat Anna's illness before, let alone trying to kiss her.

So he might as well wash her face; after all, Anna hadn't shown any sign of objection before.

Her soft cheeks, full of collagen, were not only tender but also elastic and smooth.

It was a sweetness, a joy.

With Su Nian licking her face like this, Anna could no longer hold onto her fried potato sticks, which flew out of her hand, sparking a frenzy among the gnolls in the dragon nest, even leading to a fight.

This treat wasn't just contested by the gnolls.

There was also a dog waiting for its chance.

That was Polikri.

It snatched a fry, cunningly crawling out from the brawling gnolls with a "panting" sound.

In no time, it swallowed the fry, letting out a moved "whimper."

Great master, the great food you made is truly delicious!

Kobold chieftain Polikri wasn't very cultured, so it could only express its reverence and admiration in its heart this way.

[Polikri's Affection +2]

Su Nian didn't notice that his first follower's affection had already reached 99.

At this moment, he was busy holding Anna and washing her face.

"Eek~ Brother, Anna's face is itchy... itchy, stop it~ You're so annoying!"

Anna's face was flushed, her voice soft and sweet, not like a reprimand but more like a coquettish plea.

She weakly pushed against Su Nian's large dragon face, but her resistance was mostly ineffective.

Even when she raised her hand to cover her face, it was useless.

Su Nian would just lick her soft little hand and face together.

"Hehe... You said at different times, wash your face at most five times, slurp."

"I can wash five times in one second, what's the problem?"

"Slurp."

...

Five minutes later.

Su Nian finally stopped washing her face.

Because Anna, with a bitter expression, hugged his neck, softly pleading with him,

"Anna is hungry, brother's fries haven't been eaten yet..."

So, to prevent his precious one from going hungry.

He resisted his instinctual urge and didn't continue licking.

The previous fries had fallen to the ground and been eaten by the kobold Polikri.

Anna had to take out another fry.

One hand cautiously covered her cute face, revealing only two adorable big eyes.

The other hand held the fry, dipped it in sauce, and extended it to Su Nian again.

"Be good~ Brother~ Ah—"

"Hehehe..."

...

Anna enjoyed the fries very much.

In many ways, whether being held and kissed or eating delicious food, it all showed her position in Su Nian's heart.

This made Anna feel very at ease.

After crying all afternoon, she began to feel drowsy, her eyelashes fluttering as she nodded off.

But even so, Su Nian insisted on feeding Anna the herbs for treating her illness before coaxing her to sleep.

Since he had promised Anna to always keep her with him.

So Su Nian had to wrap the sleeping Anna in a fur mat and bear skin blanket, hang her on his chest, and quietly crawl out of the dragon nest.

As autumn transitioned to summer, the night breeze was cool.

A few strands of Anna's hair were lifted by the wind, gently brushing against Su Nian's chest.

It tickled a bit.

He wrapped Anna a little tighter.

He had heard that sleeping in the wind was the easiest way to catch a cold, though he wasn't sure if people in another world were the same.

He gently climbed up the rock wall outside the dragon nest.

At this time, inside the flame arrow tower, a group of kobolds was still diligently working, making "ding ding dang dang" sounds.

The flame arrow tower already had a prototype, resembling the arrow towers of the human race in Warcraft.

But it was obviously taller and more magnificent.

It was unclear whether it would attack automatically or require him to provide magical creatures to operate it.

Su Nian didn't get close, just looked from a distance.

In a few hours, this arrow tower would be completed.

But Su Nian still planned to get up and check it out in the morning.

After looking at the arrow tower, Su Nian went to the stream where the Rock-Helmed Crocodiles resided.

As soon as Rektun saw the black dragon, it rushed over like a husky seeing its owner, wagging its tail and shouting loudly:

"Great master! I... ow..."

Su Nian raised his dragon claw and "bang" hit Rektun on the head, making it howl in grievance, its eyes almost shedding stone tears.

"Ugh... puff..."

In his arms, Anna pouted her pink lips and turned over, her two soft little hands wrapping around Su Nian's neck again, thankfully not waking up.

"Shh!"

Su Nian made a silencing gesture to Rektun, signaling it to be quieter.

Then the two giant beasts, heads together, butts in the air, began to whisper by the stream:

"Sorry, great master, I didn't know your female was resting..."

"...(≖_≖ )"

Su Nian was speechless for a moment, too lazy to explain to Rektun. Besides the term being a bit primitive, the meaning was essentially the same.

"No problem, I came here tonight to see if you're comfortable living here and also to give you some instructions."

Hearing this, Rektun nodded vigorously, eyes full of joy, and said foolishly:

"Great master, we are very comfortable living here. There is plenty of meat in this stream, much better than the previous swamp. We can lay more crocodile eggs in the future."

"That's good,"

Su Nian nodded slightly, giving a low command:

"Starting tomorrow morning, you will run with the other magical creatures around the dragon nest, five kilometers..."

"What? Running slow?"

"Even if you run slow, you have to finish, no negotiation."

Su Nian unceremoniously knocked Rektun on the head.

Among all his followers, only the Rock-Helmed Crocodiles could be hit like this; any other follower would have been slapped to death by him.

"After running, you will also do push-ups and sit-ups."

"As for how to do it, a dog will teach you then."

"I hope you can run faster than the Spear Boars on land in the future. This requirement isn't high, work hard."

"Great master, this..."

Rektun looked at its short and stout limbs, a bit troubled, wanting to negotiate further.

But before it could finish speaking, Su Nian "bang" interrupted it with a headshot.

The black dragon in front of it looked ferocious, wings spread, dark golden dragon eyes full of imperial majesty and pressure, the muscular and strong dragon body casting a huge shadow under the moonlight.

Rektun only needed one glance to obediently lie on the ground.

In its ears came the black dragon's demonic low roar:

"Obey my orders."

...

Meanwhile, on Sakura Island, in Starter Village No. 6.

Under the same moonlight.

A seductive figure slipped into Archmage Mesent's room.

Meima Gōgōko bit her red lips, looking at Mesent with shy eyes, mixed with a little anticipation, and coquettishly hummed:

"Master, Gōgōko is here to discuss magic with you~"