Chapter 2243 - 818: Why Seek the Elder?

’Snow Cloud Peak’ wants to know this.

Although their relationship with dragons is also quite decent, to be honest, apart from the Black Rose, most friendly relationships with the Undead Tribe are with dragons from neutral or kind alignments.

Position matters don’t really need much explanation for the Undead Tribe.

With dragons, even if they’re evil dragons, as long as they haven’t eaten humans, nobody really bears much animosity towards their past highway robberies.

After all, the Metal Dragons don’t act as flamboyantly as the Chromatic Dragons, but they too wait by the roadside ready to lend a helping hand, like moving a big tree or a huge rock... Of course, dragons never work for free.

Sometimes, merchants would rather encounter a Chromatic Dragon that knows restraint... As long as the passage fee is well agreed upon and they ensure their most precious goods are not exposed, the territory of these Chromatic Dragons is passable.

But with Metal Dragons, especially those with more varied temperaments... When you’re stopping people to collect money, why bother keeping face?

A single wrong word can quickly become a provocation against the mighty dragon.

That outcome is much worse than being robbed on the road.

Therefore, the Toril people always harbor dislike for dragons regardless of their attributes.

Of course, they also know that there are genuinely kind-hearted dragons who are willing to blend into humans and hide themselves by working for money... But those are the minority!

Who can, who dares to gamble on their luck being sufficient?

Thus, the Undead Tribe is actually very cordial to all dragons who come to them for collaboration.

But, dragons have their own schemes.

The Metal Dragons are slightly better, Terry may no longer be on Toril, but his parents are still around... Moreover, the Platinum Dragon King has made some acquaintance with the Lord of Agleya during the Year of Wandering Dragon.

It is precisely because of this that even though some Metal Dragons harbored thoughts during the Magicplague, they didn’t dare act directly against Agleya.

They merely lurk nearby, waiting for those Chromatic Dragons with ill intentions to initiate.

Should those Chromatic Dragons succeed greatly... naturally, one would witness those Metal Dragons who come to claim from wrongdoers.

Although the Lord of Agleya might not be unaware of their little schemes, action wasn’t taken.

With the thickness of Metal Dragons’ dragon skin, they can still boldly approach the Undead Tribe for a chat, to establish friendly relations... and earn some wages on the side.

Thus, the Undead Tribe is accustomed to encountering a Metal Dragon suddenly descending from the sky... This is the randomly encountered type.

Gem Dragons and Mist Dragons of the neutral type don’t really gather to do anything, they really love to be alone.

So, even if they do look for the Undead Tribe, they observe for a long time, find one they like best, then establish a stable and lasting relationship.

The only ones quite troublesome are the Chromatic Dragons.

They are crazed for earning money, but, Agleya is truly a terrifying place.

Even they themselves aren’t sure if they won’t go mad from greed... The Chromatic Dragons’ reasoning always diminishes as wealth increases.

Agleya’s affluence is world-famous.

Of course, although the hand-tearing-dragon Lord of Agleya is terrifying, Chromatic Dragons are always headstrong... After all, the Ancient Dragons have yet to pay a visit!

However, the reality is that even the Chromatic Dragon Queen skirts around Agleya knowing everything, so the Chromatic Dragons would hardly test their willpower?

But money, is absolutely not something they will not earn.

If they can only watch other dragons earn money... Chromatic Dragons feel they truly might end up in the Chaotic Faction.

Then, in the end, they found the most suitable family: Black Rose.

Although other Undead Tribes do have friends among White Dragons, only with Black Rose can a legion properly form.

Moreover, those unowned White Dragons by the Hidden Town, when they come out to earn extra money, they mostly seek out the Black Rose.

Most importantly, it’s the ’Old Age Striking King’ whom Edna Mystra reverently calls sister at Black Rose.

The Chromatic Dragons are certain, as long as she’s there, they can definitely be brought back to their senses before being overwhelmed by desires.

Of course, they still harbor a bit of hope... With Edna there, even if the Chromatic Dragons make some minor mistakes, the Lord of Agleya should understand somewhat.

The Chromatic Dragons fear nothing else, just that the Lord of Agleya suddenly becomes interested in dragon skin and scales.

And they are precisely the ones who easily give people a reasonable excuse.

After observing the Undead Tribe for a long time, the dragons actually also understood... Edna Mystra isn’t quite friendly with just any Undead Tribe.

Her focus is all on the Black Rose family, her attitude towards other Undead Tribes can be considered kind but definitely not friendly.

The Undead Tribe, of course, knows this too.

But they all understood the incident of the past, who could have thought the ’Old Age Striking King’ could bring home a Goddess of Magic through a clothing swap game?

When they took Edna from Luskan, many Undead Tribes were speaking cynically!

That’s a minor child!

Even if Hill is kind-hearted, even if those Elves have always been friendly towards young ones, the effort required to raise a child well can be described as immense.

Moreover, everyone knows, after the Old Age Striking King and her friends did this, those who helped her might only be Black Rose or some friends from Proud Sky Alliance, but those who coldly watch, waiting for her to fail, are as numerous as cattle.

This also includes some ’friends’ within Proud Sky Alliance.

Although they won’t help her, they will surely disdain her the day she abandons Edna.

But the Old Age Striking King actually persisted.

Even by the Undead Tribe’s time reckoning, that period couldn’t be considered short.

Moreover, she even taught that little girl very well.

Snow Cloud Peak and Edna have interacted quite a bit, after all, to train Edna’s combat skills, the Old Age Striking King and Cunlü often took the girl to participate in battles with the Undead Tribe.

They even made him explain in detail some small-scale battles’ combat intentions and commanding strategies to Edna.

Many people initially thought one reason she wouldn’t make it was due to the Old Age Striking King’s famous fiery temper and total unwillingness to engage in child-rearing at the present stage... she felt she wasn’t suited to live amidst diapers and poop mats now.

Actually, Snow Cloud Peak could understand this mindset.

The Old Age Striking King’s family... speaking of her husband, is clearly not an ordinary person.

The reason she can live so freely now is also related to her man’s absolute support... occasionally listening to her exchanges with Cunlü and Susu, it’s clear that their elders both hope she takes the ’virtuous wife and loving mother’ route.

Does the Old Age Striking King genuinely believe she’s unsuitable to have children?

No.

She’s just still fighting against this traditional mindset.

Despite spending lots of time in the game, her work is not easy.

Though time is short, the weight of her work is certainly heavy.

The Old Age Striking King doesn’t want to abandon her life for others’ expectations.

So she chooses to resist in this way... Luckily, she has a man willing to stand by her side.

Actually, Snow Cloud Peak is quite envious.

It’s not that he doesn’t desire a splendid love, but what he wants is a lover who accepts everything about him, who won’t later say, ’I thought you’d change after marriage.’

Love is wonderful, but sacrificing one’s values and lifestyle for love is unnecessary.

Actually, Snow Cloud Peak is quite gratified by his understanding of the Old Age Striking King... so he never thought, like others, that Edna would eventually leave the Undead Tribe world and always treated the little girl very kindly and warmly.

His Magic Cult and Proud Sky Alliance can ultimately receive benefits second only to Black Rose.

But like the Old Age Striking King, who wanted to spar with Dragon People, going from White Dragon People to Black Dragon People, from Brass Dragonkin to Platinum Dragonkin... that’s truly dreaming.

You have to know, these Dragon People aren’t found everywhere.

Without the tacit approval of the Chromatic Dragon Queen and Platinum Dragon King, how could those Giant Dragons easily gather Dragon People from their races for her to practice?

Snow Cloud Peak doesn’t feel anything about the other benefits for the Old Age Striking King, after all, they are deserved.

But this matter really makes him itch inside.

Although his combat power isn’t strong, Snow Cloud Peak truly enjoys collecting this information.

Unfortunately, the Old Age Striking King and Perfect Baldy are always shrewd, and definitely wouldn’t share family secrets with allies.

So, wanting a clear answer for Magicians whose defense seems strong, even making people think there’s Giant Dragon bloodline, can only be found from these two.

Snow Cloud Peak softly muttered: "Shaer chose the Striking King for this task, is it also to confirm this point?"

"Probably not, right?" Perfect Baldy replied seriously, "I think she just wants old age to suffer, not necessarily thinking so far."

"How do you know?"

"No pit of dung stinks that much." Perfect Baldy answered bluntly, "I passed by, it’s gloomy there, you can tell there’s something to look for.

But it was really too stinky, so I decided to give up.

Given Shaer’s temperament of not wanting to keep even dung-touched divine artifacts at home, she would hardly care about what’s in there."

"Then, why does Shaer trouble old age?" Snow Cloud Peak asked with interest.

"Edna, when weaving the Weave recently, squeezed all of Shaer’s power out of the Shadow Demon Network." Perfect Baldy lowered his head.

"What are you hiding? It’s so obvious, pretending I didn’t see it is a bit too insulting." Snow Cloud Peak couldn’t help asking.