Astrid glared lightly at Hiccup, then turned away haughtily and began searching for the trap Hiccup had mentioned.
This scene, to Volka, was rather thought-provoking; although she hadn't had contact with humans for nearly twenty years, as a woman herself, she naturally understood the meaning behind that look.
It was clearly a look of playful pouting, waiting for Hiccup to come forward and coax her. Volka then smiled subtly at Stoick and asked, "Is she our son's girlfriend?"
Stoick paused slightly, then said with great uncertainty, "Probably not! Or maybe she is! I'm not quite sure!"
Volka glared at Stoick and said with a hint of complaint, "You can't even tell that. As expected, I, his mother, still need to help him! It seems I didn't return too late; I can just help Hiccup find a girlfriend!"
After muttering to herself, Volka walked confidently towards Hiccup, then patted his shoulder and said, "This girl is good! But what is your relationship now? How far have you progressed?"
Hiccup looked at Volka with some surprise, then slowly said, "Mother, you must believe! A man as handsome, dashing, and gentlemanly as your son will surely have countless women following him in the future!"
"But now, with a great enemy before us! The enemy could launch a sneak attack at any time, so matters like this…"
"Less nonsense. You're exactly like your father back then! So hesitant!" Volka complained while glaring at Stoick.
Then she turned her head to Hiccup and continued, "Your father back then said he wouldn't propose to me until he became chief!"
"In the end, I had to take the initiative and win over your father! Otherwise, you might not exist! If it weren't for me back then, your father wouldn't have become chief at all! So, you must have a good wife to make your future smoother!"
"Trust your mother, she's right! This girl is good! She has a great figure and an outstanding appearance, you absolutely cannot miss her! Otherwise, you'll regret it for life! And I believe there are definitely many people on Berk Island pursuing this girl!"
Astrid was not far away and heard everything clearly. After all, she hadn't found the ice prison Hiccup mentioned, but it wasn't good to interrupt Hiccup's conversation, so she pretended to search nearby, but was actually eavesdropping.
However, after hearing Volka's words, her heart couldn't help but feel excited and joyful, and her face flushed slightly, secretly observing Hiccup's expression several times.
Yet, Hiccup said indifferently, "There are indeed many people pursuing Astrid! But what does that have to do with me?"
Volka really couldn't hold back; she truly wanted to beat Hiccup up, but after twenty years, they had finally reunited, so how could she possibly do it?
So she still suppressed the anger in her heart and looked at Stoick, saying, "Your son is really like you!"
Stoick said very proudly, "Of course! My son, like me, is brave and fearless, and will surely be an even greater leader in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Volka's face turned even darker with anger, unable to speak, she looked at the father and son resentfully and then sighed deeply.
Hiccup said to Stoick, "I have something to do! You two chat slowly!"
After saying this, Hiccup directly swung onto Night Fury's back, whistled behind him, and immediately a Dragon Knight Squad followed Hiccup in flight.
Astrid felt Volka's gaze, instantly turned her head shyly, and quickly jumped onto Stormfly's back to catch up with Hiccup.
Hiccup said to the Dragon Knight Squad behind him, "Throw the smoke bombs onto those ships!"
"Yes!"
All the Dragon Riders obeyed the order, pulled out the smoke bombs from their waists, and threw them at the dozen large ships below. The accompanying Two-Headed Dragon also exhaled green smoke downwards.
In an instant, the entire ice prison was filled with green toxic fog, and it was continuously being pumped in.
These experienced crew members knew that this green toxic fog was poisonous, and prolonged inhalation would cause dizziness and nausea. The feeling was similar to seasickness.
They also knew that just a spark could instantly disperse these thick green fogs, but unfortunately, there was too much green fog on the ships now; if they lit a fire, it would instantly blow up all dozen ships.
It seemed unsolvable, but these people had dealt with Dragons for many years, so of course they knew how to handle it.
So someone immediately shouted loudly, "Extinguish all torches! Everyone cover your noses!"
This sound echoed across the ships, and everyone quickly covered their mouths and noses with wet towels and prepared for battle.
Because they knew Hiccup must have released this green toxic fog to capture them alive! The Dragon Hunters were all waiting for Hiccup to land.
With the green smoke blocking his view, Hiccup couldn't see what was happening inside, but he heard the commands shouted by these people.
Hiccup looked at the green smoke below and couldn't help but murmur, "These experienced soldiers are truly difficult to capture alive!"
Astrid immediately said, "Let me lead the Dragon Riders down and tie them up directly!"
Hiccup looked at Astrid as if she were an idiot and said, "Just you? Can you capture nearly fifty thousand elite soldiers below alive?"
"Hmph! Adventure is a Viking's nature! We're not afraid!" Astrid said stubbornly.
Hiccup's expression hardened, and he looked at Astrid, saying, "If you continue to be so impulsive in the future! Then I will have to consider replacing you as the Vice-Commander of the Dragon Knight Legion!"
After only a few words, there was no sound from the warships below! It was terrifyingly quiet.
At first, they could still hear the chaotic footsteps and shouts of the soldiers, but now these soldiers seemed to have been poisoned and fainted, with no sound at all.
All the Dragon Riders began to say excitedly, "These soldiers must have been poisoned and fainted!"
"It seems these soldiers are no different from the pirates outside! When we go down later, I will definitely teach them a good lesson! Let them know the might of the Dragon Riders on Berk Island!"
But without Hiccup's command, they would not rush down, and Hiccup narrowed his eyes, thinking, "Something unusual is definitely afoot! These people definitely wouldn't be poisoned and faint! Even if they were poisoned, it couldn't happen this quickly!"
So Hiccup believed this was an excellent learning experience, allowing the Dragon Riders behind him to witness firsthand what is meant by 'all is fair in war'. To let them see the difference between elite soldiers and ordinary pirates…