Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

Ingrid was incredibly observant; she hurriedly took out five... six wine glasses from the wine cabinet, as Young Black Dragon would probably drink less too.

Anyway, whenever Lord Viscount drank, Young Dragon always seemed to drink a little less.

Lance sat down beside Austin, looked at him with a half-smile, and said, "Well? Have you figured out who the Black Dragon is that hit you? Both you and Erinna should... be more careful in the future. It's not a big deal to mistake me for the Black Dragon.

But if you mistake other Black Dragons for Black Dragon, with the two of you's abilities, I'm afraid you might leave the mistaken one crippled..."

While speaking, Lance was busy pouring a glass of red wine for Austin, Erinna, Sophia, and Hammond.

He didn't pour for his Dragon Cub; if Dragon Cub wanted to drink, he would pour for himself.

"Lord Viscount Saint Blue, hello, my name is Hammond, Austin's Knight."

"Lance."

Lance also introduced himself briefly.

Hammond admired Lance, the Viscount of Saint Blue, for his temperament, demeanor, and the transcendent, ethereal aura about him.

Ah---

It was a pity.

Clearly having the potential to condense Divinity and ignite the Divine Fire, yet his Domain was destroyed by Sacred Golden Giant Dragon Constandy, which would surely cause a great reduction in his powers.

Having one Domain destroyed and still being able to subdue Austin and Erinna with just another Domain, the strength of this Lord Viscount... is indeed formidable.

No wonder he had gained the recognition of the Dragon God.

"Mr. Hammond, your gaze... seems a bit off."

"Sorry, I heard something from Austin this morning that I found regrettable."

"What is it?"

"Your Domain..."

"Oh, that, let's not talk about it, the past is the past, no need to bring it up again. Having my Domain destroyed... it's a calamity of my fate.

I don't blame Austin, nor do I hate Sacred Golden Giant Dragon Constandy. After all, he compensated by giving me a Light Fruit."

A single destroyed Domain is nothing worth mentioning; he never took the matter to heart because he firmly believed that what was owed to him... must eventually be repaid...

Hammond showed a look of admiration; the mental fortitude of this Lord Viscount was also exceptional.

Being able to let go of a destroyed Domain, and not dwell on it, such an excellent mindset is absolutely necessary to do so.

If it were any other powerful individuals, they might have fallen into despair long ago.

"Ah? Domain destroyed? Lance's Domain was destroyed by Mr. Sacred Golden Giant Dragon Constandy?"

Sophia was shocked. With his Domain destroyed, Lance still had the composure for Divine Travel?

How strong must his endurance be?

To accomplish this?

"Let's not dwell on it; tell me about your visit. Besides meeting the Black Dragon, is there anything else? If not, feel free to tour Saint Blue. As for your grievances with Black Dragon, I have no intention of intervening."

Lance changed the topic.

"Our visit to Saint Blue was to see the Black Dragon, but that was just in passing. Our true purpose was to visit the first Pope of the Dragon God Temple. As humans, Austin and Erinna said... since you're the first Pope of the Dragon God Temple, it was only right for us to pay you a visit."

As she spoke, Sophia took out a golden greatsword and then a cobalt-blue magic wand from her Spatial Ring, handing them to Lance.

"These are gifts from War God Holy Mountain to the first Pope of the Dragon God Temple. The sword is named [Holy Sword], and the magic wand is named [Heavenspan]."

Lance gently caressed the blade of the golden greatsword and then touched the cobalt-blue magic wand.

The grade of the sword and magic wand brought a smile to his eyes.

Demigod artifacts.

Artifacts capable of advancement.

With enough time, both the magic wand and the greatsword could rise to become Divine Artifacts.

Such was the heritage of War God Holy Mountain.

Giving away two Demigod artifacts as gifts.

However, with the power War God Holy Mountain possessed, it would be normal even to give away two Divine Artifacts at once.

But Divine Artifacts have spirits, and it's not too friendly to gift them as presents.

As such, under normal circumstances, Divine Artifacts with Artifact Spirits are not given as gifts.

Yet, Demigod artifacts that haven't birthed a spirit can be.

"Please thank Your Holiness from War God Holy Mountain for me, and I also have a gift I wish to give to the Pope of War God Holy Mountain."

Lance took out a box of homemade white wine, a box of yellow wine, and a box of rice wine from his Spatial Ring and handed them to Sophia.

"Please transfer these three gifts to Your Holiness," Lance said.

"Thank you, I will hand over the gifts from Lord Viscount Lance to under the crown," Sophia replied.

Sophia accepted the gifts given to her by Lance, and her way of addressing him had changed; she now felt it more appropriate to call him "Lord Viscount Lance."

Sitting next to Austin, Hammond took out three Fruits of Wisdom and a palm-sized Tree of Wisdom sapling from his Spatial Ring and handed them to Lance.

"Lord Viscount Lance, these are gifts from the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom to you: three Fruits of Wisdom and one sapling."

Sapling?

At first, Lance thought the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom actually gave him a normal sapling, but as he received the sapling from Hammond, he realized there was something extraordinary about it.

This sapling might not compare to the World Tree, but it was definitely not an ordinary sapling—the aura it gave off was the same as the Fruit of Wisdom.

Could it be a sapling of the Tree of Wisdom?

This was momentous!

If it truly was a Tree of Wisdom sapling, would he not also possess a Divine Tree laden with Fruits of Wisdom in the future?

What a marvelous item!

This was even more precious than a Demigod artifact.

He must keep it, plant it on the island, and when the Tree of Wisdom grew and bore fruit, Er Gouzi and Turtle could eat the Fruit of Wisdom like ordinary fruit.

Whale Mother wasn't very bright either, and by then, he could give a Fruit to both the Whale Mother and the Squid Girl.

"This is a Tree of Wisdom sapling?"

"Yes."

Hammond smiled. It seemed that the good Lord Viscount from Saint Blue was quite well-informed.

"This sapling can grow large, and after it grows, Lord Viscount Lance could use its branches to make Magic Wands or scepters, or put them to other uses, but it will not bear fruit," Hammond added. "I think it is necessary to inform Lord Viscount Lance of this in advance."

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It won't bear fruit?

Why send it to me if it won't bear fruit?

Was he lacking in materials to make Magic Wands or scepters?

"It won't bear fruit?"

"To be precise, it's not that it won't bear fruit at all; it's just that the difficulty of it bearing fruit is too great. The likelihood is perhaps one in a thousand, even one in ten thousand chances, that it will bloom and bear fruit.

This isn't something we at the Mountain of the Goddess of Wisdom can control. We've tried planting and even cultivating it, but we've never been able to make the Tree of Wisdom sapling bloom and bear fruit.

Another reason is... for the Tree of Wisdom sapling to grow into a towering tree, it needs a very long time, at least a few hundred years, maybe even a thousand or two thousand years."

Lance nodded, "Even so, this is a rare divine item. Please extend my thanks to your Pope."

Lance then took the Tree of Wisdom sapling, considering that as long as it wasn't completely impossible for it to bear fruit, it was okay; after all, he had plenty of time to research and cultivate it.

If all else failed, he could try grafting it.

If the fruit tree grafted onto the Tree of Wisdom sapling flowered and bore fruit, then the resulting fruits, even if not as potent as the Fruits of Wisdom, should have some unique effects.

He'll keep it for now.

Taking care of it won't be a loss.

Feeding it with Dragon dung, there's no need to worry about it not growing large.

Lance carefully put away the Tree of Wisdom sapling and then took the three Fruits of Wisdom as well.

Three Fruits of Wisdom—one for Death God Solomon, and the remaining two... all for Dragon Cub to eat.

Hmm hmm...

Let the Dragon Cub eat another one, and the last one can be evenly divided between Er Gouzi and Turtle.

Lance took three boxes of Fruit Wine out of his Spatial Ring and passed them to Hammond as a reciprocal gift.

"Austin, Erinna, when you see me in the future, you must address me as under the crown, understand?"

"Buzz off."

Austin outright rejected the idea. For the Dragon Island Giant Dragons to call him under the crown, Lance would need the recognition of all the Giant Dragons on Dragon Island.

Erinna didn't speak, but her sentiment was the same as Austin's; she would not call Lance "under the crown" until he earned the recognition of all the Giant Dragons on Dragon Island.

"Lance, I want to give you a heads-up. My father-in-law, the Sacred Golden Giant Dragon Constandy, will be coming to Saint Blue tomorrow to assess the strength of Black Dragon."

Assessing the strength of Black Dragon?

Excellent.

Then this time, Black Dragon would not hide its own strength.