Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 48 Awakening and the Arrival of the Drow
Article 2, Article 5, Article 20...

Within this space of consciousness, Loren continuously killed, crushed, and absorbed the derivative versions of himself, turning them into specks of light.

It includes not only the Red Dragon himself, but also his past self.

That guy will appear alongside the red dragon as a mage, psionicist, or something similar, working together to try and defeat Loren.

But when Loren was having a blast and letting his true nature shine through, the two of them were no match for him and could only become resources for Loren's advancement.

Finally, after the fiftieth derivative was killed, the entire consciousness space began to collapse.

Loren opened his eyes and woke up.

The once silver-gray advanced area was now scorching hot, even the air was burning.

On the floor below, the nutrient solution that had not been fully absorbed was dried up by the high heat and solidified together.

Loren used his magic to examine his current state.

A rough estimate suggests that its body length exceeds ten meters, while its wingspan is over fifteen meters.

The dragon scales visible to the naked eye are no longer as bright red as before, but dark red like blood, with a matte crystalline sheen, like rubies.

This is clearly due to the influence of high-quality magic crystals, causing some kind of change.

Loren bent a finger and tapped it on the scale.

The scales made a metallic sound when struck, and they remained highly resilient even when pressed down hard.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have a high-level magical weapon, Loren would have tested the strength of his physical defenses.

Loren then began to check his own magical state.

The total magic level should be more than double what it was before.

Once those high-quality magic crystal nodes have completely melted into the body, it should be more than three times what it is now.

"flame."

With a thought, sparks flew from Loren's body, and the surrounding air became scorching hot.

This ability to manipulate the elements at will, much like an elemental lord, is perhaps the most useful aspect of the Magic Heart.

For the caster, this is equivalent to being able to create an elemental environment that gives them an advantage at any time, thus gaining spell buffs.

This is a huge advantage when facing an enemy.

"Fireball."

Loren began to try chanting the mantra.

The instant he chanted the incantation to construct the spell's structure, the network of magic crystals within his body lit up almost simultaneously, directly illuminating and connecting some tiny spell nodes.

"It's about 30% faster than before, and the stability of the spells is also perfectly on par with the standard."

Loren gazed at the fireball made of magic in his hand, sighed, and then dispelled it.

"It feels like I've developed a secondary brain. Is it utilizing the hidden computing power within my extra soul strength, aided by the prototype of the magic crystal heart?"

"Magic Protection".

As Loren's voice fell, a protective layer, like a membrane, instantly covered his entire body, its strength comparable to that of commonly used spells and mage armor.

But as long as there is enough magic, it can regenerate and repair itself continuously.

A rough calculation shows that he could probably defeat more than three of himself in the past.

"This level of improvement only costs me 500,000? That's terrifying!"

Loren sighed.

Although he knew that the reason he only spent 500,000 was because he had prepared the most expensive extra soul strength attribute himself.

For other young dragons, acquiring this attribute requires venturing into the wilderness to find unclaimed divine creatures and seize their divinity. Alternatively, they can excavate ancient ruins to obtain gifts left behind by the gods.

The cost involved must be enormous, not to mention that improving one's magic power and physical body also costs money, so there's no reason why that shouldn't be included.

After finishing his reflections, Loren took out the magic crystal terminal and began to check if anyone had sent him a message.

Although I don't know how long I've been asleep, judging from previous information, this period may not be peaceful.

Then, Loren was dumbfounded.

Morris sent him a message, telling him to report to the zoo as soon as possible once he had completed his sleep-and-advancement phase.

Spiderweb City will send a diplomatic mission early next month to conduct academic discussions on Druidism with Greenleaf City.

One of the days was arranged to visit their Cuiye Rare Animal Zoo to demonstrate Cuiye City's animal conservation capabilities.

He felt this was an opportunity.

This would allow Loren to make a splash on the news list of the Magic Crystal Terminal and attract more viewers' attention.

But that wasn't what Loren cared about; what he cared about was Spiderweb City.

Spiderweb City is a city entirely composed of drow elves!
They are the last remaining die-hard loyalists of the Spider Queen Rose after she disappeared for a thousand years, and they are a city of Drow elves who still maintain the matriarchal system!

Loren was instantly at his wit's end.

Judging from his dragon heritage and the information he has gathered from exchanges with other long-lived species, the elves can be considered the most racist race in the world.

There is a clear class distinction and obvious discrimination among the various elf species.

Wood Elves are among the most gentle and least discriminatory of other elf species.

After all, they see nature more as both an enemy and a friend.

Due to intraspecific discrimination, the status of half-elves is actually quite awkward.

As a city primarily populated by humans and half-elves, with the participation of wood elf nobles, Greenleaf City is, in the elf hierarchy of discrimination, better than cities established by opposing elves like drow, but not by much.

The elves can accept a large city built entirely by humans, and may even praise it.

However, cities with deep involvement of half-elves, such as Verdant City, naturally look at them with disdain.

While this made it easier for Greenleaf City to receive the elves' "mercy," it also left his diplomacy with the elves at a level of mutual deception.

And sending a diplomatic mission with the Drow elves was even more impossible.

Like other elves, drow elves look down on each other, but they do have diplomatic missions with half-elf cities.

They would go to dwarves, not half-elves.

Besides, how many native druids can you find in Spiderweb City? What kind of academic discussion about druids do you need?

Loren instinctively felt that something was wrong.

He started checking the latest news and discovered that the serious case he had committed was still not closed.

The news that this incident was orchestrated by the Drow elves surprisingly did not actually appear in the newspapers or on the terminal.

The murderer is suspected of colluding with the aristocratic class in the upper city and is therefore being protected.

This matter seems to be getting bigger and bigger.

Moreover, many half-elf councilors were exposed for corruption and bribery, and one by one they were removed from office or committed suicide.

"A storm is brewing."

Loren couldn't help but grit his teeth; he began to doubt the possibility that he had actually been caught.

But the thought of being a minor gave him a bit of confidence.

If they really get caught, the worst that can happen is they'll just spend some time in a juvenile detention center!
(End of this chapter)