Make some friends

  Increasing one's power is a top priority for every higher intelligent being, as the level of power not only determines one's status but also affects the right to survive in this world full of danger. Even the powerful dragon tribe has a member die every 500 years on average, which is roughly the same as their birth rate, so the number of dragons has never changed much. Compared to the dragon tribe's nearly eternal lifespan, the population growth rate is surprisingly low. So, when I heard that I had a large amount of power-boosting medicine, I couldn't care about the dignity of the dragon tribe or the shyness of the girl anymore.

  "Little guy, do you have something that can enhance my power?"

  "You're taking your time, what's the hurry?" I asked curiously: "The Dragon Clan's lifespan is so long, does a few hundred years' time make any difference to you?"

  "Of course, otherwise why would I leave the good Dragon Island and come here to suffer alone? Isn't it because this environment can help me increase my strength faster? If I can become an adult a few hundred years earlier, then I can leave this ghostly place a few hundred years earlier and enjoy the warm sea breeze and delicious seafood of Dragon Island. Look at me, I haven't eaten anything for over 200 years, and it's made me so thin!" The Blue Dragon said excitedly.

  "Ah-ha!" I laughed and said: "I can understand the young lady's difficulties, but what about the cost of this medicine?" Before I could finish speaking, a faint resentful voice drifted over.

  "Wooo~~~~ I'm so poor, you're not looking for money from me, are you?" Qing Long had already covered his face with both front paws.

  Poor? Sitting on a mountain of gold and crying about being poor, now that's creative!

  "This..."

  "Oh dear! Waaaah~~~~! You must be a gentleman! You wouldn't ask a noble dragon lady to take out her treasured treasure, would you?"

  Sweat~ A tens of meters tall dragon is coquettish to a three-year-old child, it's really rare to see. It seems that the dragon's infatuation with treasure far exceeds any other race. Now it seems that taking a single gold coin from her hand is impossible, so why not make friends with her? Having an extra high-level fighter isn't bad either, who knows when she might come in handy someday.

  "Alright, beautiful miss, I can give you a dan pill to boost your strength. Consider it a gift for meeting a friend."

  "Really? That's great!" The green dragon girl immediately became spirited, but there was a hint that she had just cried. Dammit! I actually got played by a dragon, the words have already been spoken, so I can only acknowledge it now, but I don't want to expose Jinlian's secret.

  "This time I came in a hurry, and I didn't bring that kind of medicine with me. Can you give it to me next time?"

  "You're lying, you have a space ring on your hand."

  "There's only 'Earth Spirit Pill' suitable for earth-type magical beasts here, you're a water-type, it doesn't match, don't worry, I'll send some over as soon as I get back!"

  "Alright! Don't cheat me, okay!"

  "I won't forget, I swear to bring it for you next time."

  "But who knows when you'll come, if you never come, won't I be hopeless forever?"

  "Alright, I'll go get it for you right now!"

  "Thank you, you're so nice!"

  "Cover it up, open another door!"

  "Dizzy, I'm not in a state to drive now, my magic is insufficient, at least it'll take a week to recover, unless there's that thing, heh heh!" Gai Zhi said with an evil grin.

  "My god, you've been fooling me~~~~~~!" I'm so angry, and that dead pig has outsmarted me again. To think that I, the great Luojin Xian, have an IQ lower than a bear's, it's truly shameful to the point of vomiting blood. You wait, I'll enslave you for ten thousand years, I won't let you off easy!"

  "Heh heh, master, this is a 12th-level forbidden spell, I'm already doing well to be able to use it now, let alone cast two in a row, that's just impossible~~! However, if you give me one of those recovery pellets, I'll be back to normal!"

  "Here!" I gritted my teeth and reluctantly gave it another one.

  "Master, I'm going to sleep!"

  "Hey, how many days do you want to sleep?" I was so angry that I forgot it needed to absorb sleep to recover. If it's going to take several days to sleep, I might as well just wait for it to recover on its own!

  "Just wait patiently for a few hours, Master!" After that, he fell asleep like a dead pig.

  "It's all right, no harm done. Let's have a chat, Miss Qing Long!" I suggested.

  "Don't always call me Miss Green Dragon, my name is very long, you can call me Christina."

  "Really." I said happily, having heard that if a dragon is willing to tell you his name, it means he has already considered you as a friend.

  "May I know where the gift you gave me came from?"

  "Of course, this is something I found in an abandoned basement at home, it seems to be the work of an ancient alchemist, its effect is to enhance the elemental abilities of elemental creatures. You know I'm a magician, my sense of magical elements is very strong. Through my feeling, surprisingly discovered that after many years, the magic elements in these medicines are still extremely powerful, and can even help a ninth-level creature like Gai greatly increase its strength, this is simply a miracle! I couldn't help but admire myself for coming up with such nonsense on the spot, it almost convinced me!"

  "Really? Your luck is amazing! Do you know whose work it is?"

  "Unfortunately, I was unable to find any clues about this master, nor even a formula, only a small number of finished medicines."

  "How many of those fit me?"

  "Just a few."

  "Can you give me all of those?"

  "Oh, it's like this, I need to leave some for research, once the research comes out, I'll be able to mass-produce, and at that time, you won't be left out."

  "Oh, I see! Well, you must make sure to study hard and catch up quickly!" Christina said anxiously.

  "Of course, I'll try my best. However, I estimate that this medicine might have adverse effects! Are you sure you want to take it?"

  "What's wrong?" Christina asked anxiously

  "It's not clear to you, but you should know that any method of rapidly increasing power will have negative effects. For example, the Berserker's frenzy or the Mage's life burn... Gai Zhi's situation is special, if he doesn't use medicine, he'll die, so even with negative effects, he'll still use it. Your situation is different, I actually don't want you to use it. It's not that I'm stingy with this medicine, but I worry that once a bad reaction appears, you'll regret it too late!"

  "So, indeed, all shortcuts to increasing one's power have severe negative consequences. Does that method have any adverse effects?"

  "It's been less than ten days since I started using it, and so far there haven't been any adverse effects, but I can't guarantee that will always be the case!" I said seriously.

  "But I really want to grow up quickly and leave this place."

  "Does that sound good to you? I'll send the medicine over for you to keep, but don't take it yet. Wait until a few years have passed and everything is really okay before using it! How about that?"

  "That's great, then it's settled. Thank you. Take good care of this scale." Kristina said: "This is a gift I give to you, it's the inverted scale that I shed, with a magic array carved on it by me. When you need my help, crush it and it will transport me directly to your side."

  When Christina spoke, a piece of dragon scale floated over from beside her. I reached out and took it, about the size of my palm, exquisitely crafted.

  "Thank you, Christina. This gift is too precious." I sighed and put it into the ring, what a great thing, equivalent to having an extra super high-level fighter, this 'Water Spirit Dan' is worth giving!"

  Our deal is done, and Dead Dog Bear finally woke up in a daze.

  "Hey, how are you feeling? Can you take me back?" I asked.

  "Of course, I feel much better!" Gai Zhi Mei said with a smile. Nonsense, you'd certainly feel better, but my precious elixir was calculated to be gone by you! Too lazy to bother with him, might as well chat more with Kristina instead.

  "Miss Christina, can you tell me something about the situation on Dragon Island?" I asked what I wanted to know most. At first, it was unfamiliar and asking was useless, but now that things are better, I estimate there should be some gains!