Chapter 242 - The Little Dragon Hawk’s Dad (1/2)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

“Connoris, you’d better come out!”

Lin Li held onto the little Dragon Hawk’s head to prevent it from snuggling into his arms while he looked out for Connoris. Connoris was too sly. It had been faking death since it came down from the dragon breath. How could it be killed by the dragon breath when it was cast by the Eternal Furnace?

“Stop shouting and look at what’s at your feet…” Connoris weak voice could be heard coming from below. Lin Li saw that the fella was half buried among the ashes, and its head was resting on a burnt tree branch.

“Stop playing dead. The Dragon Hawk Queen had long been gone…” Lin Li grabbed onto the little Dragon Hawk with one hand while he pulled Connoris out with the other.

“What happened?”

“Why does this little fella keep clinging onto me?”

“I think that it might have thought that you are its dad. HAHAHA…” Connoris chuckled. “Maybe it sees you as its mom too…” he continued irresponsibly.

“You are its real mom. Everyone in your family is its mom!” Lin Li scolded in exasperation, but he was really at a loss what to do.

F*ck, what do I do? This fur ball is really clinging to me. Could it really be that it thought I’m its dad or mom?

Although he knew a few tricks for taming magical beasts, the taming of Dragon Hawks needed to start right when it was still in the womb. Or else, it would be really hard to deal with—like this situation.

The more Lin Li looked at it, the cuter it became to him. It really seemed to be treating Lin Li as its mom when it rubbed itself against him.

Yet, magical beasts were magical beasts. No one knew what it would be like were it to grow up. Wouldn’t it be very unfair if it were to turn against him then?

“I say, Connoris. Will this little fella turn against me when it grows up?”

“How could it be? Don’t you feel that it is closer to you than its true mom?”

“…”

After laughing at Lin Li’s misfortune, he asked skeptically, “Oh, yes. Did you really acquire that rock in your hand from the body of the Wyrm?”

“Are you thinking that I’m lying to you?”

“I understand now…

“What do you understand?”

“I understand why it loves to cling onto you. You are really lucky.”

“Tell me quickly.”

“It’s very simple. There is a little bit of Wyrm blood in Dragon Hawks, and the rock in your hand is from a Wyrm. If I’m not wrong, the rock in your hand must be the magical crystal from one of the fire-element Wyrms. Its energy suddenly got activated due to the breath of the Dragon Hawk Queen just now. That energy not only frightened the Dragon Hawk Queen, but also hatched the little fella in your arms…”

“But, what does it have to do with me?” Although Connoris reasoning was clear, Lin Li still could not fathom it. While he understood how the energy emitted by the magical crystal could hatch a Dragon Hawk, he did not understand why he was involved in the matter.

Since there were two humans and one hammer present, why did the little Dragon Hawk choose himself to cling onto?

“Could it be that I am more like a nanny?” Lin Li rubbed his nose awkwardly.

“If I’m not wrong, you transferred mental strength into the magical crystal, right?”

Lin Li paused for a while. He could not help but admit, “I think I did…”

“Isn’t that why? Although the dragon breath activated the energy within the magical crystal, the real thing that hatched the Dragon Hawk is the mental strength you transferred to it. If it does not cling to you, why would it even come to me?”

“Why do I have such bad luck…” Lin Li was so regretful. If he knew that the Dragon Hawk Queen was that timid, he would not have used his mental strength and create such a mess…

“Bad luck?” Connoris exclaimed in rage. If it had legs, it would have jumped up. “That’s such a great giveaway. Don’t you know how lucky you are?”

“How am I even lucky?”

“Can you look at what you are carrying in your arms? That is an offspring of the Dragon Hawk Queen. It not only has the purest blood of the Wyrms, but was also hatched by their energy. Although I’m not sure what abilities it will have when it grows up, I’m certain that it would not be worse than that Salamander!”

“…” Lin Li drew in cold breath. Looking at Connoris in his hands, and then at the furry thing in his arms, he had difficulty breathing for a moment. He could not imagine that the little fella snuggling in his arms would grow up to be a legendary magical creature that would be more powerful than the Salamander…

“I believe it now…” Connoris said in bewilderment.

“Believe what?”

“Now, I believe that you really have the ability to rebuild the Eternal Furnace. For all your good fortunes! From the Fire Plume Ridge to the Cinder Woods, I’ve never seen you suffer even a little. Despite all the dangers, you always could avoid them while gaining the greatest advantage out of it…”

“No choice, my personality decided everything for me!” Lin Li shrugged his shoulders shamelessly as he carried Connoris on his back and the little fella in his arms gently. “Shaun, you see…” Lin Li said as he smiled at the stupefied Shaun.

“Y-yes…” Shaun replied as he swallowed his saliva. He really saw everything—even a talking hammer!