Finally, Stoick felt helpless and looked at Gobber, saying, "This is too difficult!"
"You know me, I will never shrink back even against the strongest enemy. Even if I face a group of Dragons, I dare to charge at the forefront alone!"
"But for this, I can only rely on you, old friend!"
Gobber smiled slightly and then said, "Don't worry! I'll handle everything."
Afterward, Gobber confidently walked towards Hiccup and directly said, "Oh my! Where did you go? Did a battle happen!? Why did you bring back these seemingly useless flowers!?"
Hiccup casually tidied his clothes and then said, "Today, I took the Dragon Riders for some practical training and found some Dragons to practice on!"
Upon hearing this, Stoick felt much relieved, fearing that Hiccup had led the Dragon Knight Squad to attack someone else's village.
Gobber looked back at Stoick and smiled thoughtfully, then secretly said to Hiccup, "During the time you were away, he was worried sick!"
"Hehe! Look, he's already broken several of my molds! You must make me some new ones when you have time!"
Hiccup smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry! I'll have my Dragon Knight make them for you!"
"That won't do. Your father broke them, so of course, you have to make me new ones!" Gobber said with a mischievous smile, giving Hiccup no chance to retort, and directly returned to the small room in the Blacksmith Shop.
All the Dragon Riders had already placed the blood-red flowers into their designated containers. Hiccup then glanced at Astrid and said, "Report today's battle to the Chief!"
"Yes!" Astrid walked directly towards Stoick.
After all, there are many times when father and son cannot discuss things face-to-face, perhaps because it's hard to say, or perhaps because they don't know where to start.
Immediately, Hiccup instructed the remaining Dragon Riders, saying, "Go make stone nets right now!"
"We already have Dragon companions. If a Dragon attacks the village, we can directly fight the Dragon. These stone nets are completely useless!"
Hiccup's expression changed, and then he said, "Everyone! Execute the order!"
"Yes!"
Afterward, all the Dragon Riders stopped asking why and stopped complaining that these stone nets were useless, directly walking into the Blacksmith Shop to start making stone nets.
Because Hiccup had a premonition that these Dragons would definitely come to Berk Island for revenge one day, so he had to be prepared to avoid being caught off guard by those Dragons.
Moreover, with these stone nets, new Dragons could be captured alive, and then new Dragon Knights could be added to Berk Island.
Stoick looked at Astrid walking towards him, feeling a bit disappointed, but still pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "What do you need me for!?"
Astrid said very naturally, "The Captain asked me to report today's battle situation to the Chief!"
"Today, we encountered a total of nineteen Dragons. The first ones we met were... the second time we encountered seven Terrible Terrors... The final battle result was a great victory!"
"Reporting to the Chief, today's battle results have been reported. Do you have any questions!?"
Stoick deliberated for a long time, having many unasked questions in his heart, but he was too embarrassed to ask, so from his appearance, he looked like he was deep in thought, with his brows furrowed.
Astrid, on the other hand, thought Stoick was about to point out deficiencies and areas for improvement in this battle, so she kept waiting.
Gobber saw through his old friend's inner thoughts at a glance.
He spoke on behalf of Stoick, saying, "Is Hiccup injured!?"
Upon hearing this question, Stoick immediately cast a grateful look and then turned his gaze to Astrid.
Astrid, being stared at by two people simultaneously, showed no sign of embarrassment, but said without changing her expression, "This battle was a complete victory; no one was injured! At most, some hair was burned!"
"Captain Hiccup commanded the battle, enabling us to win smoothly!"
Upon hearing this answer, Stoick immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, secretly looked at Hiccup, feeling relieved only when he saw that he was indeed not injured.
Astrid continued to ask, "Does the Chief have any more questions!?"
Gobber chuckled, then looked at Astrid and said, "Why did Hiccup send you to report the situation!? Are you two already dating?"
"No, no..." Astrid's face instantly turned crimson, and she dared not look into Stoick's eyes, losing her previous composure. Then she turned and left.
Gobber looked at Astrid and chuckled, saying, "It's good to be young!"
Stoick, however, gave Gobber a disdainful look and said, "I wouldn't ask random questions like you!"
With that, Stoick turned and left directly. Gobber remained in place, muttering to himself, "What a heartless fellow, too embarrassed to ask himself, and then he blames me!"
Afterward, Gobber turned and returned to the Blacksmith Shop, put on his helmet, and continued working.
Hiccup, meanwhile, hopped and skipped towards the Dragon Jail with Night Fury, deliberately saying before leaving, "We're having grilled fish tonight!"
Stoick didn't lift his head but silently kept Hiccup's request in mind. Seeing Stoick's lack of reaction, Gobber walked over and said with a chuckle, "Hehe! I just heard that the Chief's son wants grilled fish tonight!"
"This is a rare opportunity! If it were me, I wouldn't miss it!"
Hiccup, seeing his cheap dad unmoved, simply didn't care too much. He believed his cheap dad must have heard him.
However, when Night Fury heard there was grilled fish, its eyes instantly lit up, and it quickly went up to Hiccup, its dark green eyes fixed on Hiccup.
It seemed to be saying that it could help light the fire and even help grill the fish, as long as it got to eat its fill!
Looking at Night Fury's little eyes, Hiccup patted its head and said, "Don't worry! I'll definitely let you eat your fill tonight!"
Upon hearing this, Night Fury immediately buried its small black head into Hiccup's arms, seemingly swaying back and forth as if to cuddle.
Hiccup casually grabbed Night Fury's ears and said, "Take me to the Dragon Jail quickly!"
Night Fury obediently squatted in place, like a warhorse waiting for its Dragon Knight, quiet and dignified.
After Hiccup sat on it, Night Fury indeed did not fly directly but started running on the ground, heading straight for the Dragon Jail.