"Are we going to war with the Bloodhoof Clan?"
Under the glow of the twilight, flames seemed to dance in Red Dragon Samantha's eyes as she asked excitedly.
All Red Dragons were warmongers to the core; she yearned to tear open the chests of her enemies with her sharp claws and listen to the desperate wails of the vermin.
"We cannot leave any hidden threats behind before the Dragon Sleep."
The Red-Iron Dragon narrowed his eyes and said, "The Bloodhoof Clan poses a threat to us. We cannot leave them be."
"Now that Sorog is sleeping in Dragon Valley, I can assist you in commanding the Subordinate Legion." The Red Dragon flicked her tongue to lick the scales on her lower jaw and said, "We should just gather the Subordinate Legion and crush them in one go, letting those bastards know the power of Dragonkin."
Small games like playing with ants could no longer satisfy Samantha.
She wanted a real war.
Garros looked up in the direction of the Bloodhoof Clan. "For the Bloodhoof Clan to rise in the Borderlands, they must have some extraordinary qualities. We need to treat them with caution and seriousness."
One thing he was very clear about was that the Bloodhoof Clan was unlike the small clans they had encountered before.
The Minotaur had their own pastures and mineral veins, more than one base, and had even deployed Heavenly Eye Spells to watch the skies.
There was currently a lack of intelligence.
It would not be wise to simply gather the Subordinate Legion and recklessly charge into the Bloodhoof headquarters.
Even if they crushed their legion, as long as they didn't properly deal with the Bloodhoof Clan's leaders and chieftain, they would face endless trouble from guerrilla tactics afterward.
"Samantha, refine some 95-purity black oil for me."
Garros looked at Samantha and said.
High-quality black oil was a controlled resource, and its quality was related to its purity. The black oil brought by caravans was generally 90-purity. For every point above that, the difficulty of obtaining it increased drastically. The highest-grade black oil a caravan could bring was 94-purity, and they only had two barrels. There were no channels to obtain anything higher.
However, after obtaining the corresponding alchemy tools from the caravan last time...
the Red Dragon Alchemist's level of refining black oil had also increased, allowing her to take 94-purity oil a step further and turn it into 95 black oil.
Higher-quality black oil could provide Garros with more powerful energy in the same amount, and it was actually harder to reach saturation or overload. It was a 'magic potion' that could effectively buff him.
Most human adventurers would take potions to boost their status before a battle.
However, given the massive bodies and drug resistance of Dragonkin, the effects of most magic potions were worrying—expensive and useless. Thus, it was rare to see Dragonkin taking potions before a battle, but Garros had black oil as a special medicine.
"Those Advanced Alchemy Golems are said to have 99-purity or even perfect-quality black oil flowing through their energy circuits. I must have a taste of that in the future."
Garros thought to himself.
At his command, the Ogres brought the two precious barrels of 94-purity black oil out of the cellar.
"Refining 95 black oil requires a furnace; a Crucible can only be used for refining anything below 95."
Samantha said, "My alchemy furnace is in the workshop. I need to go to the Sulfur Hills to refine it, and it will take some time."
"No time to lose, take the black oil and go," Garros nodded and said.
Samantha did not leave immediately, however. She said, "Brother, didn't you get a Formation Plate from those humans when you were dealing with the Dragon Hunting Group?"
Her intellect began to take over as she said, "Let the Subordinate Legion distract the Bloodhoof Clan warriors, and we'll take the opportunity to pull the Bull Demon into the Gladiator Space."
"Even if Sorog can't help, the three of us dragons attacking him together will definitely ensure his death."
Fairy Dragon Vera appeared out of nowhere and said, "It's four dragons. There's also me. I can use illusions."
After speaking, she looked at White Dragon Tereshi and introduced herself with a grin, "Hey big guy, I'm Vera, the third-ranked of the Ignas Siblings."
The Faerie Dragon always considered herself one of the Ignas Siblings.
The White Dragon looked at the Faerie Dragon in surprise. She hadn't expected another Planar Dragon to exist in Dragon Valley. Strength aside, Faerie Dragons were rarely seen on the Material Plane, even rarer than Golden Dragons.
"A little thing like you would be crushed by a Minotaur's hoof. Don't go looking for trouble."
Garros said.
"Don't look down on me. I've taken the Dream Weaver class. This profession was practically made for me."
The Faerie Dragon said proudly.
To keep up with the Ignas Siblings, the Faerie Dragon chose to take the Dream Weaver class, and because of her unique natural talents, she succeeded easily.
Just as she finished speaking...
The Faerie Dragon's body shook. Using her Scale Powder as a material medium, her body suddenly expanded, transforming into a giant dragon even larger than White Dragon Tereshi, over twenty meters long.
She bared her claws and fangs, letting out a deafening roar, her presence awe-inspiring.
Until Garros poked her with his tail, and her massive body deflated like a balloon, returning to her mini, kitten-like form.
"The illusion might shatter at a touch, but it's lifelike. If I hadn't seen the transformation process with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have been able to tell. It really could be helpful."
Garros thought.
The Faerie Dragon's illusions wouldn't be very effective in direct combat, but if used unexpectedly in the right place, they could work wonders.
"What are you doing?!"
The Faerie Dragon, returned to her original form, spun around in frustration.
"I'll allow you to join the battle, but you must follow my orders completely."
Garros's words made the Faerie Dragon overjoyed.
He looked at Red Dragon Samantha and said, "The gladiator array disk can only be used once. I don't want to waste it on a single Minotaur in the Borderlands. It can be of greater value."
After the Dragon Sleep of his juvenile stage, Garros's strength would see another surge.
By then, enemies of the Bloodhoof Clan's level would basically be beneath mention. However, the Bloodhoof Clan was not the overlord of the Borderlands, and the chaos of the Permafrost Tundra also had to be guarded against.
The gladiator array disk should be used at a more critical moment.
The spatial barriers of this thing were not indestructible, but when facing an attack from the other side, as long as it couldn't be broken in one hit, one would fall into a dilemma. Garros could still use it after his Dragon Sleep.
"True, it's not worth wasting on a Minotaur."
The Red Dragon agreed with Garros.
Immediately after, she picked up the two barrels of 94 black oil and flew toward the Sulfur Hills.
Previously at the Sulfur Hills, Samantha had dug a pit and used dragon flame to ignite the sulfur, creating a continuous fire and setting up an alchemy furnace.
With the alchemy furnace and some blueprints in hand...
she could now attempt some larger-scale alchemy creations.
However, because she had only recently acquired it and time was limited, she hadn't built any yet.
Samantha's visit to Dragon Valley this time was also to personally tell Garros the good news of successfully setting up the alchemy furnace.