Chapter 28 (1/2)
Translator: Exodus Tales
Editor: Exodus Tales
Translated by Mianbao
Edited by RED
Calling upon the clouds and rain was no different from being a deity to Li Shaoying, who grew up in a herder household.
Because of the many cattle and sheep his family raised, who fed on grass, which needed to be nourished by the rain, they needed to spend large amounts of time and energy herding their livestock to places with grass during times like the dry summers and end of autumn when there was not a drop of rain.
Not only did this process waste a lot of time and energy, it was easy to lose their livestock!
Furthermore, with no rain, the grass wouldn’t grow. It wasn’t uncommon for livestock to die from starvation. To herders, whose livelihood depended on rearing their livestock, it was simply a catastrophe. It was possible a family would have no money for food and clothes because of that, leaving them unable to survive the winter.
-Summoning clouds, calling upon rain, and Azure Dragon Mystic Arts… If I had such abilities, wouldn’t the entire village worship me as god?-
“Among Mystic Arts, there are those that call upon rain and snow, and there are also those that put Curses on another. Every dragon possesses different abilities. Even dragons with the same bloodline may Awaken different abilities, depending on their growth and training,” Teacher Duan Lan explained, despite the fact that they were flying.
The wind was howling, but her voice rang clearly.
The other students were also paying attention to her explanation, mainly because they were bored of looking at the plains below. Duan Lan, on the other hand, was someone the students would never get bored of looking at!
Dragons were primarily divided into three subspecies: Ancient Dragons, Great Dragons, and Azure Dragons.
Ancient Dragons were the overlords on land. They possessed unmatched physiques and brute strength, and had knowledge of some ancient battle skills. Most of them had burly bodies, savage fangs, sharp claws, and skin as tough as rock.
In Zhu Minglang’s opinion, Heiya’s main lineage was probably that of an Ancient Dragon. If he could be equipped with a set of heavy armor in the future, he’d definitely be invincible!
Great Dragons were born with strong bodies.
They could cast destructive magic, and most Great Dragons had a strong pair of wings, allowing them to take flight and fight in the air, as well as fly past mountains.
Luo Xiao’s Gilded Fire Dragon was a creature whose bloodline was close to a Great Dragon, wielding the powers of fire magic!
Compared to Ancient Dragons and Great Dragons, Azure Dragons’ physiques were not as strong. However, Azure Dragons’ Mystic Arts were extremely powerful. Even Great Dragons that were proficient in magic were unable to contend against Azure Dragons in their profound Arts!
Duan Lan’s Deep River Dragon was a very pure-blooded Azure Dragon.
Even though dragons were separated into three main bloodlines, most dragons were a mix of different bloodlines.
A dragon with a mixed bloodline might inherit Battle Skills, Magic, and Mystic Arts at the same time, and they also might not Awaken any of them.
Pure-blooded dragons had an eighty to ninety percent chance of Awakening the ability unique to their bloodline, but the other two abilities would never be Awakened, no matter how much training they underwent.
Baiqi used to be a pure-blooded Azure Dragon. However, Zhu Minglang noticed he seemed to have changed somewhat after he regressed and dragonized once more. The icy feathers on his wings seemed like crystalized magic…
——
Glory Valley City was located below a mountain stream. Due to the colder autumn this year, the source of the stream had frozen over long ago. The water flowing down from the mountain valley was currently thinner than a thread, and could not irrigate the paddy fields and grass.
Due to the climate and the topography in this area, the crops matured slower than other places. With no rainfall for a month, in addition to the lack of irrigation from the mountain stream, a supposedly bountiful harvest might turn into a drought. Even the livestock would be severely affected.
Six Pseudodragon Birds flew over the skies of the old city, and landed right in the middle of the city, one after another.
A group of people in brown clothing came up to them respectfully, like they were meeting their saviors.
“We’ve been waiting for you two teachers from Lichuan Academy!” a very young-looking man who seemed to be the leader of the group exclaimed.
“How can you, as the city lord of Glory Valley City, not foresee the mountains freezing and the irrigation stream lacking water? The East Dawn Stronghold twenty-five kilometers away is the frontline of the battlefield, and they need to replenish their food supplies. Do you think you will get to keep your head if the Wutu plebeians manage to fight their way in?” Teacher Ke Bei immediately criticized angrily after he got off his ride.
“Teacher is right in your scolding. This lowly one requested a rain dragon from Ancestral Dragon City State a month ago, but there aren’t many with abilities like Teacher Ke Bei and Teacher Duan Lan, and this matter dragged on just like that, again and again. Fortunately our request reached the Lichuan Academy. For now, esteemed teachers and dragon tamer students, please go rest in the mansion,” the young city lord answered, neither servile nor overbearing.
“Since this matter concerns the front lines, we don’t have the time to waste. Let’s begin now,” Teacher Ke Bei said impatiently.
“The sky is turning dark soon; the temperature will fall greatly. The rain you teachers call upon might turn to ice and hurt the crops instead, and freeze the ground,” the brown-clothed city lord replied promptly.
“Mhm, let’s push it back till tomorrow,” Duan Lan nodded.
Ke Bei didn’t have anything to say against that.
“After you!” the city lord waved him in.
——