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n“Thank you. Once Sagana returns, I’ll make sure to give them to her,” he said.

nHe nodded in response.

nBefore anyone else could speak, one of the three men stood up and positioned himself in front of the group to address them.

n“My King,” he said, addressing Archer.

nArcher craned his neck to look at the man standing six feet tall with short brown hair, brown eyes, and long brown horns.

n‘He’s descended from an Earth Dragon,’ he thought.

n“What is it?” Archer asked.

n“My name is Jyn, Your Highness. We were warriors from the Dragon Fang Tribe until the Kaigians wiped out our tribe and enslaved the survivors. We originally roamed the northern part of the Kingdom, hunting down beasts and bandits to survive,” Jyn explained.

nArcher motioned for Jyn to continue.

n“Upon Sagana’s discovery of us in Adhuma City and revelation of the White Dragon King, we resolved to accompany you, for White Dragons hold a position of royalty among all dragon kind,” Jyn finished.

nArcher looked at the two men Jyn had pointed at, who were identical twins with dark green hair, green eyes, and horns.

n“These two are Gale and Gust,” Jyn said, introducing the twin Dragon-kin.

nArcher nodded in acknowledgment as Jyn finished speaking.

n“Will the White King accept the remnants of our tribe?” Jyn asked, looking at Archer.

nArcher gestured towards a nearby chair and said.

n“The three of you, please take a seat.”

nThey all sat down before he began to speak.

n“Yes, I will accept the three of you if you agree to follow my rules.”

nArcher said firmly, surprising everyone as he had never established any rules in the Domain before.

nArcher decided it was time to do so now.

n“First, you must follow the rules and contribute to the community. Additionally, when the time comes, you are expected to defend the Dragon-kin people,” he said, looking at each of them in turn.

nEveryone agreed and nodded.

n“Second, you will not harm any Dragon-kin unless it’s in self-defense. You must protect every one of them, as there aren’t many of us left,” Archer continued.

nMore nodding followed.

n“Thirdly, no one may enter the cottage when I’m not here. People can knock on the door, but they must never enter,” he stated firmly.

nEveryone was confused by the third rule, but they agreed to the King’s rules nonetheless.

nJethro spoke up, “I have told every Dragon-kin that has joined not to go near there unless you’re inside the Domain.”

nArcher nodded before stating his final rule.

n“The last rule is that we will never allow ourselves to be stepped on again. Our first target is the Kagia Kingdom.”

nAll the men in the tent agreed with him before Mohamet spoke.

n“Your Highness, what are your plans?” he asked.

nArcher paused to think before responding.

n“My plan is to explore the Aquarian Kingdom and collect even more Dragon-kin. Additionally, I need to level up, so that’s another priority for me,” he said.

nHe stood up and turned to Jethro and Mohamet.

n“Jethro, keep the Domain running smoothly, and Mohamet, start gathering men to train. As a former general, you will be perfect for the job, if you want it.”

nJethro was happy to help, and Mohamet eagerly nodded.

n“I’d be happy to train an army for you. Just inform me when you’re at the Aquarian capital, and I’ll join you, Your Highness.”

nThey all lowered their heads as Archer left the Domain, appearing inside the mountain again, seeing blood patches all over.

nDeciding to eat the hearts he had collected so far, he had 17 Bigfoot hearts and 32 human ones, which gave him a total of 4,900 experience points and 49 stat points.

nHe already ate the hearts and got the experience and stat points.

nAfter an hour of walking, he arrived at the entrance of the tunnel; and summoned his wings.

nJumping into the air, flying towards the caravan.

nArcher checked his status as he was flying along and spent 10 points on all stats except for intelligence, which he only upgraded with 5 points.

n‘Status.’ 𝑖𝘦.𝑐ℴ𝘮

nExp: 6700

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nSP: 16 > 65 > 0

nHP: 2300>2400

nMana: 8300>8600

nStrength: 1500>1600

nConstitution: 1700>1800

nStamina: 1500>1600

nCharisma: 1750>1850

nIntelligence: 1300>1350

nHappy with his boosted stats, Archer flapped his wings even harder and shot off towards the road.

nHowever, upon arrival, he found no caravan.

nHovering in the air, Archer looked around and saw tracks leading south. He followed them.

nAfter flying for an hour, he turned around and spotted black smoke rising from where the castle once stood.

nDespite the afternoon sun beaming and fluffy clouds floating by, Archer’s eyes narrowed as he spotted a caravan in the distance approaching a long wooden bridge that led to the Blackwood Pass.

nHe stopped about 10 feet away from it.

nArcher noticed that the woman standing in front of him looked angry and kept her distance.

n“You murderer! How could you kill all those people and act like it was nothing?” she shouted at him.

nTaken aback by the woman’s accusation, Archer looked at her before replying with venom in his voice.

n“They butchered my people. What did you expect me to do?”

nHis question stumped Sarwana, and she grew even angrier as she barked out.

n“You should have killed only the soldiers involved, not everyone in the castle!”

nNajee walked towards the two before stopping next to his wife, scowling at Archer.

nFeeling frustrated, Archer stared at the woman and spat out.

n“I never knew the identity of those who ordered the heinous act of killing, torturing, and crucifying the Dragon-kin people. Their lives held no value to me, and I firmly believe that they deserved a more brutal death for the atrocities they committed against us.”

nUpon hearing his response, the couple’s faces twisted with disgust as Najee also spat out.

n“You may look like a child, but you’re a devil in disguise, evil.”

nThe couple cursed at Archer.

nWatching them with a heavy heart, hoping they would understand his motive, but they seemed to be set in their ways to see it from his point of view.

nNo longer bothering with them, Archer summoned his wings and took off into the air, leaving them behind.

nSoaring above the trees, feeling the wind rush past him as he flew towards Blackwood Pass.

nAs he flew faster, Archer felt the wind rushing past him. He looked down to see the world shrinking under him.

nThe trees and rivers became tiny specks in the distance.

nSuddenly, he spotted it – the Blackwood Pass.

nThe jungle was massive, bordering a towering mountain range that stretched from the Leviathan Sea in the east to the Howling Wild Jungle at the center of the Southlands.

nHe flew closer, Archer could see the dense canopy of trees stretching out before him, their branches reaching toward the sky.

nThe jungle was alive with the sounds of exotic birds and beasts, their calls echoing through the air.

nFeeling a sense of awe and wonder as he flew over the jungle, Archer took in the breathtaking scenery.

nSuddenly, he heard a group of beasts howling in the distance.

nIntrigued, Archer flew towards the sound, eager to see what type of beast it was.

nAs he drew closer, he could see a group of jungle wolves gathered around a tall tree, their heads thrown back as they let out a series of fierce howls.

nArcher landed on a nearby branch, careful not to startle the wolves.

nPeering through the green leaves, he saw that they were focused on something high up in a tree branch.

nSquinting his eyes, he could just make out the shape of a small beast curled up in a ball.

nFeeling a surge of protectiveness towards the little creature, Archer knew that he had to help.

nSummoning some water bolts he targeted the four wolves and shot the bolts at them. Catching the beasts off-guard they got struck and dropped to the ground lifeless.

nLooking towards the little beast the wolves were trying to get. He quickly dismissed his Draconic features as he approached it.

nHe tried to grab it, but the little creature quickly bit him.

n“Owww!”

nSlowly, he tried again, hoping that it wouldn’t bite him this time.

nThe little creature tried to bite again, but Archer saw it coming and moved his hand dodging the bite.

nThat’s when he recognized the tiny creature before him as a fairy dragon as it started hovering in front of him.

nIts delicate wings fluttered rapidly as it stared at him.

nThe dragon’s scales were a blood-red color Its iridescent scales shimmered in the sunlight.

nWhen the sunlight danced across them, they sparkled, creating a breathtaking display of light and color.

nDespite its diminutive size, Archer knew that fairy dragons were powerful magical beings. Able to wield powerful magic.

nIt was no bigger than a kitten and could easily fit in the palm of his hand, yet its presence was commanding and captivating.

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