Chapter 224: The Dragon Girl Who’ll Work Like an Ox or a Horse

[Your quest “Explore White Night Castle — Third Floor” has been completed. Please claim your reward from the NPC “Nether Butterfly.”]

[You have reached Level 22.]

“Mmm-mmm-mmm—”

Watching the Demon Dragon Princess sit on the ground, clutching a huge slab of roasted meat and devouring it like a starving wolf, Ying Ye could not help twitching the corner of her mouth. “That’s it? The quest just ends like this?”

Bai Yue Ling planted her hands on her hips and said proudly, “Of course. With me on the job, it’s a breeze.”

“Shouldn’t there have been a fierce, no-holds-barred battle to the death, forcing her to surrender at the end?”

“How could you be that rough with a cute girl? I prefer targeting the weak point and finishing it in one decisive strike.”

Bai Yue Ling rubbed the Dragon Girl’s head and smiled. “From the start she kept saying ‘eat, eat, eat.’ Since she wants to eat, we just let her eat… Here, there’s more.”

“Thank you! Priest Hero, you understand me so well. From now on, we’ll be the best friends in the world!”

“That ‘best friend’ title of yours is a bit cheap… Just call me Little Bai.”

As chunks of roasted meat disappeared into her stomach, the Dragon Girl’s belly gradually swelled round, making one wonder how many months pregnant she might look.

She let out a satisfied burp. “Burp~~~ So good. I haven’t eaten anything for a thousand years…”

Bai Yue Ling grinned mischievously. “As long as you work for me obediently from now on, I’ll cover all your food.”

“Yay!”

“But you can never eat people again.”

“Burp… Actually, I’ve never eaten people. All that harsh talk earlier was just me running my mouth after being starved crazy for a thousand years.”

“That’s good~”

If this Dragon Girl really had a habit of eating people, taming her would have been troublesome. Fortunately, it was only empty boasting.

Seeing Mo Yuan happily rubbing her bulging belly, Bai Yue Ling asked, “What’s your name?”

“My name is ‘Mo Yuan.’” The Demon Dragon Princess Mo Yuan straightened her snowy chest. “Mo as in ink, Yuan as in abyss.”

[Name: Mo Yuan]

[Race: Dragon]

[Level: 25]

[Class: Abyssal Dragon]

[Description: A terrifying demon dragon who fell into the abyss. Because her entire body was polluted by the filthy abyss, she was branded a ‘traitor’ by the Red Dragon clan and expelled, living a miserable life of wandering. During one attempt to steal food, she was captured alive by the High Priest of Death and sent to the Death Goddess’s prison, where she has been confined ever since.]

[Note: In the past, she could eat all the grain of an entire city in a single day. But after over a thousand years of imprisonment, her dragon stomach has shrunk from starvation, so she gets full easily for now… What I mean is, it’s best not to let her eat too much. Otherwise her dragon stomach will stretch back to its former size, and she’ll be able to consume all your possessions in a day.]

“Mm… So she really is a foodie-type Dragon Girl. Seems a bit pitiful and a bit of an idiot too.”

Bai Yue Ling patted Mo Yuan’s shoulder confidently. “Don’t worry. Stick with me and you’ll never lack for good food and drink!”

Mo Yuan cheered again. “Yay!”

“But each meal can only be one bowl of rice.”

“…Huh?”

While the two negotiated terms, Ying Ye stared at Mo Yuan’s snowy, delicate body beside them, frowning, itching to drape a cloak over her immediately.

Do you Dragon Girls not wear clothes? Three scales is way too improper. Those scales are less like clothing and more like ornaments to highlight her figure—more succubus than succubus.

As she complained inwardly, she also noticed that the wounds Mo Yuan had sustained in battle were healing at a visible speed. At the same time, her swollen belly gradually shrank, flattening again within moments.

As expected of the Dragon race. Just eating a bit of food lets them regenerate health— even a piercing wound can recover completely.

And she also has a thick dragon tail… A dragon tail?

Ying Ye frowned. She realized Mo Yuan’s tail was completely different from Lie Lie’s—very thick and powerful, almost as plump as her butt.

And in her memories from her previous life, Bai Yue Ling seemed especially afraid of big sisters with tails—so afraid it was almost a psychological shadow.

Sure enough, although Bai Yue Ling looked confident while talking with Mo Yuan, her legs were subtly pressed together the whole time, leaving only a narrow gap, as if she were constantly guarding against something.

Ying Ye silently circled behind Bai Yue Ling, drew her black blade, placed it between her legs, and gently lifted upward—

Regrettably, the imagined shriek did not occur. Bai Yue Ling wore a vine dress, so the moment the blade touched the hem she noticed and clamped her legs tightly shut.

Bai Yue Ling pinched the cold blade between her thighs and looked back in confusion. “Ying Ye, what are you trying to do?”

“Want to,” Ying Ye said frankly.

“Uh, that’s not what I meant… Aha, right. Let’s hurry downstairs and find Nether Butterfly to turn in the quest.”

Saying that, Bai Yue Ling grabbed Mo Yuan’s hand and headed down without looking back, silently chanting in her heart: Run, run… or it’ll be dangerous.

While descending the stairs, she distributed her attribute points.

Bai Yue Ling was now Level 22.

Strange… Why isn’t the level number showing? Is the system bugged?

At the same time, she saw a red dot pop up in the skill bar.

[Your skill “Holy Light Orb” proficiency is full. Spend 1000 gold to upgrade to “Fine” quality?]

“Upgrade.” Bai Yue Ling clicked without hesitation.

Upgrading skill quality increased damage. For someone like her who relied heavily on Holy Light Orb for output, it was necessary.

When they reached the second floor, she fired several Holy Light Orbs into the empty hall, freely grinding proficiency until the system prompted again.

[Your skill “Holy Light Orb” proficiency is full. Spend 10000 gold to upgrade to “Excellent” quality?]

“Upgrade.”

[Your skill “Holy Light Orb” proficiency is full. Spend 100000 gold and “Feather of Holy Light” to upgrade to “Perfect” quality?]

“Why does it start asking for materials now!”

Without the Feather of Holy Light, Bai Yue Ling gave up grinding and went to the first floor.

“That was a splendid fight.” Nether Butterfly lounged on a bone chair, applauding lazily. She dragged out a broken dragon horn from her body and tossed it over. “Here’s your reward.”

Bai Yue Ling caught the Abyssal Dragon Horn and looked at Mo Yuan beside her. “Is this your horn?”

“Mm.”

Mo Yuan now had only the left horn on her head—just reattached by Nether Butterfly yesterday. The right side was still empty.

She pointed at the broken base on her head. “Just put it there.”

Bai Yue Ling aligned it with the break and pressed the horn into place.

With a flash of dark purple light, Mo Yuan inhaled deeply, ferocious magic surging forth once more.

With both dragon horns restored, she had returned to Level 30. The aura around her was completely different from before.

If Bai Yue Ling and Ying Ye tried to challenge her again now, they would certainly lose.

“Thank you, Little Bai.” Mo Yuan clasped her hand excitedly, her dragon pupils utterly sincere. “I swear I’ll work like an ox or a horse for you!”

“Don’t talk about yourself so cheaply.”

“It’s not cheap. As long as you guarantee I can eat my fill every day.”

“Uh, then I’ll have to think carefully about that…”

At that moment, the system prompt sounded:

[NPC “Mo Yuan” has joined your faction “White Night Castle.”]

Bai Yue Ling opened the faction panel. In the member list—besides herself, Ying Ye, Nether Butterfly, and Luo Luo Yue—Mo Yuan’s portrait had appeared.

With Mo Yuan’s addition, the entire ancient castle seemed to change faintly.

Nether Butterfly grasped Bai Yue Ling under the arms, gently lifting her, and strode toward the stairwell on long legs.

“Come. I have something to say to you.”

Bai Yue Ling looked suspicious. “Huh? If you’re trying to tease me, you can do it here. No need to find an empty place.”

“Don’t use your filthy mind to interpret every big sister. I’m talking about serious matters.” Nether Butterfly said calmly, “As the leader of White Night Castle, you should start taking on some responsibility.”