Across the screen, the Blonde Elder responded.
Everything has its pros and cons!
Serving as a Fire Dragon's thrall might sound like a bad thing, as if they were relegated to a lowly status.
But upon closer inspection, there were massive benefits!
Namely, the Crisis and the dragons!
They no longer had to fear Crisis Zombies, and they could witness a broader, more powerful magical world!
Galen Yu's actions had already proven that dragons could be tamed!
So, if one wanted to be a Dragon Knight, what was the one thing they lacked most?
A dragon!
Traveling to the Dragon Realm ahead of time was essentially giving them an opportunity to come into contact with the great beasts!
Once they had contact, was becoming a Dragon Knight really that far off?
"Mockery? Heh, they're short-sighted. They can't see the big picture at all!"
Faced with the bullet chat, the Blonde Elder shook his head.
Relying on their own power, it was indeed difficult for them to catch up to Galen Yu now.
But this was a large-scale civilization, filled with myriad opportunities!
By helping the dragons grow in power, they could still slay Galen Yu!
Alloy Wargod? Dragon of Execution?
If Galen Yu could be a Lord of Civilization, why couldn't they?
"So what if he has the Dragon of Execution? It's just a slightly stronger dragon. How powerful can it really be?"
"Our chance has finally arrived!"
With the help of a powerful race like the dragons, why should they fear Galen Yu!
Elsewhere.
With the help of the Wandering Mage, Galen Yu had truly arrived in a place that felt like another world.
If it weren't for the blocky shapes and familiar cubes, he would have felt like he had been transmigrated all over again.
"The Dragon Mother resides within the Dragon Realm. If you wish to go there, it is actually quite simple," the Wandering Mage explained.
"Dragons are extremely arrogant. Thus, if you travel far enough, you will see buildings shaped like dragon heads in many places."
"Those are the portals to the Dragon Realm."
Theoretically, if Galen Yu truly wanted to, he could find a portal and enter the Dragon Realm right now to face the Dragon Mother.
However, he wasn't in that much of a hurry to enter the Dragon Realm.
It was filled with high-level dragons, and with the Dragon Hunt mark on him, things could easily go wrong.
"If I'm not mistaken, is that a dragon nest up there in the sky?"
Galen Yu asked, pointing toward the distant sky.
Clearly, there was a floating structure in the distance, radiating a brilliant white-gold light.
An ordinary person might think it was a treasure site containing riches.
That wasn't entirely wrong, provided one ignored the dragon nesting on top of it.
"Seems we're in luck. We've encountered an Elemental Dragon right from the start."
Light Dragons, being flying dragons, were different from Fire and Ice Dragons.
Their nests were built in the sky, not buried underground.
This made them much easier for Galen Yu to find.
"A Light Dragon? The Wandering Mage hinted they're high-tier Elemental Dragons!"
"Encountering one right after entering a high-level chunk... is that good luck or bad luck?"
"With the Dragon Hunt mark, will God Yu be discovered?"
"As long as he doesn't actively provoke it, he should be fine for now. We're safe!"
"You said 'as long as he doesn't provoke it.' But what if he does?"
As the saying goes, since he was already here, he had to take something back with him. He couldn't leave empty-handed.
Knowing Galen Yu's personality, how could he leave without snagging a couple of Light Dragon eggs?
"Uh, my suggestion is to avoid any rash actions. You carry the Dragon Hunt mark; if the dragons find you, you might be surrounded and wiped out."
Before having sufficient strength, it was best not to go head-to-head.
Galen Yu wasn't stupid; he wouldn't recklessly face a dragon siege here.
Even though he had a Return Device to head home at any time, his goal remained the dragon eggs.
Blowing the Dragon Whistle Horn, the Ice Dragon King appeared.
Connected in spirit, the Ice Dragon King understood his intent without a word as Galen Yu pointed to the Light Dragon nest in the sky.
With a roar, providing Galen Yu with a strength buff, the Ice Dragon King spread its wings and soared into the sky.
"Oh? An Ice Dragon? Instead of staying in your damp, cold underground hole, what are you doing in the sky?"
A Stage 5 Light Dragon was in the nest; seeing the Ice Dragon King, it spoke with a mocking tone, completely unafraid.
Without a word, the Ice Dragon King spat out frost, covering the nest in a layer of ice.
"It seems you're looking for a fight. I'll grant your wish!"
Brawls between dragon tribes were quite common, especially across different species.
With a roar, the two great dragons quickly locked into combat.
They fought from the sky to the ground, the battle intensifying as they moved further away from the nest.
The Wandering Mage hadn't mastered sky magic yet, so Galen Yu had to use his Elytra to fly up first.
"My luck is indeed good!"
Galen Yu's eyes lit up as he surveyed the surroundings.
Although Light Dragons were sky dragons, their spawn rate was actually quite low. In the game, he often had to search for a long time to find one.
Even if he found one, if it was male, killing it wouldn't yield any eggs.
This time, not only did he find a Light Dragon, but it was also a female, and there were three whole dragon eggs in the nest!
Hatching a Light Dragon egg was simple; it needed to be placed above the clouds—not too high and not too low, exactly at the 193-block height.
Building up to the required height, he placed the Light Dragon eggs down to hatch.
After a moment of thought, Galen Yu kept one egg and jumped back down to the ground.
"I think you'd also like to have a dragon of your own."
He tossed the egg to the Wandering Mage and explained the hatching process.
"I... I can have my own dragon too?!"
Hearing Galen Yu's words, the Wandering Mage was incredibly excited.
He truly wanted a dragon!
A mage's biggest weakness was their own physical body. With a dragon's protection, both mobility and combat would be significantly enhanced.
Especially since he hadn't learned sky magic and couldn't fly yet.
Having a dragon would be even better!
"I cannot thank you enough!"
To hatch the egg above the clouds, the Wandering Mage had his own ways to get up there quickly.
First, he needed a rabbit's foot, which he had in stock.
Then, he had to find a Hippogriff—those winged creatures soaring in the sky that looked like a cross between a horse and an eagle.
Rabbit's feet could tame them, allowing him to fly into the sky.
Galen Yu didn't stay idle while waiting. While the Ice Dragon King was still fighting the Light Dragon, he went off to hunt chickens, cows, and sheep.
He collected the dropped bones and raw meat, mixing them into Dragon Meal.
In a short time, he gathered nearly half a stack of Dragon Meal and flew back into the sky.
His two Light Dragons had already finished hatching, while the Wandering Mage's egg still needed a little more time.
He put one into the Dragon Whistle Horn and used Dragon Meal to accelerate the growth of the other.
Soon, Galen Yu's Stage 3 Light Dragon appeared!
"You can actually play like this?"
"Lure the dragon away and then steal the eggs to hatch them?"
"When the Light Dragon comes back and sees its empty nest, how confused is it going to be?"
"Wait, it looks like God Yu wants to use a Light Dragon to fight a Light Dragon!"
"In the time it took to go out for a fight, its own child has already defected to someone else to fight against it?"
"Brilliant! This move is simply brilliant!"
"These underhanded tactics are bad for your reputation. How about this: give me one of those Light Dragons, and I'll bear the infamy for you!"
"You brat, you really don't want to lose out on anything, do you?"
"Regardless of everything else, I really envy that Wandering Mage. He actually got a baby dragon out of this!"
"God Yu! I want to be your thrall too! Give me an egg!"