Palm Dragon

The guard standing guard not far away was silent and serious, and the tip of the spear gleamed coldly in the sun.

They were as cold and resolute as stone sculptures, as if they hadn't seen their king sitting on the steps not far from them and eating apples.

"Ah—as expected of a planter in the sacred imperial capital, he can even grow apples like this." The Dragon King praised him vigorously, and threw the gnawed fruit pits into the beautiful flowerbed with a wave of his hand.

The little black ball squatting beside him nodded while chewing.

The apple that Landis mysteriously brought at noon today is not only huge, but also very sweet to eat.

"Dragon never spend their minds on fields," Landis said gloomily. "It always makes me run around looking for something to eat."

Adrian looked around, and followed Landis' example and threw the core into the flower garden.

"So, how?" Landis asked.

The little fat dragon was a bit coy. "He said it was okay and let me touch his baby."

"He let you touch that egg?" Landis was a little surprised now.

Bello's attitude towards the egg has always been a bit too paranoid. This little thing can actually make Bello allow him to touch the egg. Does this count as being wrong?

Landis smiled and began to question the specific situation just now, and by the way, he knew exactly how many hens Adrian raised in the Emerald Valley.

"Are you almost an adult?" Landis grabbed Adrian's thick tail, "Then why are you so small?"

"It was originally big." Adrian finally had a chance to defend himself, and said aggrievedly. "It suddenly became smaller a few days ago, and it can't change back."

suddenly smaller?

I am not yet an adult... How long ago was that?Dragon King Landis tried hard to recall his own growth process.It seems that after I came out of the shell, I have been "like eating a giant's pumpkin growth hormone" (the nanny's original words).I have always grown taller than Xiaolong of the same age, never lost a fight, and bullied my cousins ​​all the way until now, and there has been no problem of reverse growth.

Adrian looked up to see Landis's frown tightened, and then suddenly stretched.

"Do you know how to change back?" Little Panglong was immediately happy.

"Huh? I just remembered the treasure location when I was a child..." Landis returned to his senses.

Adrian, who was splashed with cold water, turned around.

The little fat man was angry.Landis pulled his tail amusedly.

Adrian ignored it.

"What are you doing?" Bello looked expressionlessly at Landis squatting on the steps and making a fuss with the little black dragon.

Adrian struggled to get out of Landis's grasp, his claws still clutching Landis' cheek tightly.

"You waited all morning in the front hall with people from the Holy See, and you fought with children here?" Landis simply... Bello had to keep reminding himself not to do anything to the Dragon King in order to restrain Landis from beating him to death. impulse.

"..." Landis' cheeks were deformed.He could still speak clearly: "Let them wait."

Pull the two dragons apart, one big and one small, cleanly pick up the little chubby dragon and kick Landis away.

Landis coughed lightly, smoothed out the gorgeous silver embossed brocade blouse on his body, and then picked up the black mink fur coat that had been spread on the steps to cushion his and Adrian's buttocks, and put it on.

Adrian was hanging on Bello's hand, watching with wide eyes that Landis turned into a handsome man with a stern and noble expression in the blink of an eye.

Not surprised by the "transformation" of the Dragon King, Bello commanded two guards to escort (actually monitor) Landis away.

"Where is this place?" Adrian, belatedly, finally thought of this question.

Changing from carrying to hugging, Bello suddenly understood why Landis always liked to hold him.The dragon's scales will not be hardened until they are adults. Adrian's round scales have not yet hardened, so it is really satisfying to hold (?).

"This is the Hall of Holy Virtue." Bello explained as he walked. "It is said that angels lived here before."

"Angel?" The little black dragon immediately recovered.He had only seen this creature in the frescoes of the Cotata Church.

I have seen similar suspicious (?) creatures when I first came to the sacred imperial capital, but I can't see them clearly.

"The original holy emperors were always resident with angels, and they lived in the Holy Palace." Bello turned into a large corridor.

Empty armor stands on both sides of the corridor covered with blue and gold-edged carpets, so quiet that there is no sound of breathing.Bright sunlight slanted in through the pointed windows on one side, and the dust particles in the air floated silently and slowly.

"Now? Is the angel gone?" Adrian twisted his body and changed his posture.

Bello thought back. "It is said that he died in a battle with a demon... After that, the Hall of Holy Virtue was left empty. It is said that the Great Heaven used his life to seal a demon that could cause catastrophe on the mainland."

"It's a hero~" Adrian understood.

Bello nodded. "I heard that the angel is God's darling. After losing an archangel, God is not willing to allow angels to reside in the Holy Emperor. Now angels rarely appear in Ori Continent." The Holy See hundreds of years ago The hall of Shengde was expanded to entertain foreign guests.

"I remember the portrait of that angel at the end of this corridor..." Bello stopped in his tracks.

The walls at the end are empty.

"Ah. Not anymore." Adrian looked around.

strangeness?He did remember that there was a big portrait hanging here the last time he came.Bello frowned.

Adrian didn't mind. There are many portraits in the church.

Thinking that Bello was disappointed, Panglong comforted Bello instead. "There are also frescoes of angels in the cathedral."

Bello let go of him amusedly, letting Adrian fly up and down the corridor by himself. "That's different."

Different?

"That archangel is very special." Bello pondered for a moment. "Different from ordinary angels, apart from being beautiful, she also has a contradictory quality."

Adrian pretended not to understand: "That's it."

Bello gave up thinking about it.

"Is Adrian hungry?" Bello heard suspicious noises from just now.

Nodding like smashing garlic.

Although I just ate an apple with Landis, that amount was not enough for Adrian's after-dinner snack.

Therefore, although Adrian tried his best to hide it, his round belly would not give him face just because he was in front of outsiders, and he barked happily when it was time to eat.

"The kitchen is through the corridor in front." Seeing Adrian's stiff tail, he knew that the little black dragon was extremely embarrassed, and Bello smiled.

Because this time Landis came with a vacation mentality, even the chef was brought from Dragon Island.

Bello took Adrian into a small side hall next to the big kitchen, where there was a long square table covered with a white tablecloth and twelve wooden chairs with backrests.

"You missed breakfast, and the kitchen prepared something for you alone."

Adrian flapped his wings, embarrassed to sit directly on the table as in Little Red Riding Hood's house.

But the table was too high, and if chairs were used, Adrian would have to eat standing up.

After studying Adrian's behavior of flying around the table and his eyes wandering between the table and the chair, Bello took out a big bulging cushion from nowhere and put it on a chair.

Oh oh!Adrian sat up happily.

It's just right now.

A small dish of honeydew ginger and aperitifs was on the table.

But Bello slapped Adrian's outstretched paw away from the cup, and shoved Honey Ginger down in front of him.

"This is not wine for children." Bello calmly ordered a maid who was also wearing a white robe to remove the wine.

"Why?" Adrian was a little unconvinced.Dragons can drink as soon as they break their shells.

"This is the wine brewed by the dragons themselves, and venom is added to it. Underage dragons are not on the customer list for this wine." Because of the dragon's immunity and natural powerful magic power, there are many other races that cannot adapt to the poisonous wine that may even kill them. The gastrointestinal system of the food giant dragon can digest it.Therefore, dragons, who are naturally alcoholic and live too long, often have time to study all kinds of things that are completely poisonous in the eyes of humans.

This aperitif is infused with snake venom that can cause hallucinations and stimulate blood flow. Usually, underage dragons are forbidden to touch.

Wine with poisonous juice... really want to try it.Depressedly, Adrian picked up a piece of honey ginger with his paw and chewed it.

The maids began to put the plates on the table one after another.

No sooner had the first silver plate been uncovered than a paw and a hand collided.

A huge lamprey that was fried to a golden brown was placed in the middle, and the heat and aroma permeated immediately, and cauliflower and carrots that were scorched in hot water were dotted around.

The chef's skills are undoubtedly good, but the main course is not the object of competition.

Still, Bello withdrew his hand with demeanor, watching the little paw happily pick up the carrot and began to chew it with some surprise.

"You like carrots too?" Bello felt a little unbelievable.

Although dragons are omnivores, most of them are carnivorous.

Few dragons do not dislike vegetables, especially carrots.

Bello doesn't like vegetables either, but he loves carrots, which most dragons dislike as a salad.

When I was a child, I was teased by other dragons because of this little special hobby.

But just now Adrian reached out and aimed at the carrot just like himself.

"Adrian likes vegetables?"

"Hate it." He said firmly.

"But I like carrots." Adrian added.

It wasn't until Adrian finished gnawing on the carrots that he started working on the lamprey.

There are dragons that have the same preferences as me.

Bello was in a good mood, and generously pushed the second dinner plate in front of the little fat dragon.

"What is this?" Adrian was immediately attracted by this dish that he had never seen before.

Golden balls are arranged in a circle on a large silver platter, with green beans drizzled in fruit syrup in the center.

Bello froze for a moment.This child...is not the first time he has shown his unfamiliarity with the common sense of dragon life.

"It's called a gilded apple," Bello explained.

In fact, lamb meat is used to make bite-sized meatballs, mixed with red flower juice, and a layer of egg paste is applied on the surface. The color of the meatballs made is very golden, which is both beautiful and delicious. Many mothers of dragons do not want to eat. The little dragon's magic weapon.

This can be regarded as the Dragon Clan's own cuisine, and there is almost no dragon who doesn't like it.

Adrian didn't eat it. Is the child's mother really not with them since childhood?

Bello looked at the little black dragon who was about to bury his whole head in the plate, and suddenly felt a little distressed.