Life is tough, so Honglong resorts to performing?

Chapter 54 Arrival
"This, this, this, and this, give me a good price, I'll take them all."

"If you're done selling out, can I give you a discount so you can pack up and go home?"

Arriving at the evening market, Loren made a grand gesture and began his shopping spree with great enthusiasm.

I have to say, the feeling of spending so much money...

It's so frustrating.

If only it were before the Federation was established, we dragons could just go up and snatch whatever we wanted.

Well, although it seems a bit undignified to fight and struggle with the knights and militia of the Knights Territory for some radishes and cabbages, I'll still pay up.

Sigh, I've finally become too well-off, and I've actually started to care about saving face.

Loren sighed inwardly.

His trip to Emerald Leaf City, where he made a fortune and was able to assemble the prototype of the Magic Crystal Heart, had such a profound impact on him.

Poverty breeds cunning, wealth fosters conscience; this ancient truth is indeed true.

In the past, countless five-colored evil dragons were killed in their lairs because they became rich and were exploited by others for their greed, arrogance, and vanity.

We must learn from this, we must learn from this!

If I hadn't developed the good habit of spending money quickly, buying big items whenever possible and leaving no savings, I might have become a money-hoarding dragon like other dragons.
If you only take in money and never give it up, you'll eventually stagnate and be unable to keep up with the times.

"Alas, how many little red dragons like me in this world can reflect on their own mistakes?"

Loren couldn't help but feel smug.

At this moment, Loren had not yet realized the true benefits that creating the prototype of the magic crystal heart would bring him.

His body and soul became increasingly intertwined, and his long-suppressed nature was released, bursting forth with the spirit of a young man.

To put it in a Taoist way, Loren in the past was in a complex state where he was caught in the currents of life, unable to control his own destiny, being pushed along by the world and the times, unable to do as he pleased, and how could his body be under his own control?

The environment of the Federation was not really suitable for the red dragon's nature to roam, and even though he integrated well, his past life's experience still caused him some trouble.

Loren suppressed his emotions and changed his state of mind, using the distant future of the ancient dragon to convince himself to keep moving forward.

How well or poorly something is handled is completely different from what he actually wants to do or how he wants to accomplish it.

But now, after the battle with himself has ended, the release of his soul and the fusion of his body and mind have made his temperament more lively and more unrestrained.

However, at this moment, Loren was unaware of any of this; he only felt that he had been quite lucky and happy lately.

After packing the prepared ingredients into storage bags, Loren set off for the buffer zone.

Near the buffer zone, he took out the Tier 1 magic crystal armor again, but this time, he didn't wear it.

After briefly disguising himself, Loren carried the dilapidated vehicle in one hand, then chanted an incantation and began to fly.

By displaying this junk, he is showing that he is willing to follow the rules.

But if the guys in the buffer zone don't listen, he's willing to clash with them.

How could I tolerate this? This is the magic crystal heart I just created!

As for why I don't use my real face, well, I'm going to become a minor celebrity at the zoo, so I need to save this face for publicity.

Loren then swaggered through the buffer zone.

He breathed in the air, so different from the normal city environment, and sensed the difference in the magic within, his heart surging with emotion.

There were many armored passersby around who cast surprised glances at him, but Loren not only didn't care, he was even secretly pleased.

That's right, I'm just that kind of show-off Red Dragon!
Fortunately, the journey has been peaceful.

Perhaps they couldn't figure out Loren's true intentions, or perhaps it was because Loren's behavior did indeed conform to the unspoken rules of the buffer zone.

After all, he was indeed wearing a magic crystal armor, just carrying it by hand instead of putting it on. Is it wrong for a kid to be strong?

Whether it's explicit or implicit rules of the world, they ultimately affect individuals.

Soon, Loren left the main road and arrived at the remote location of the magic crystal mine.

Loren dropped his Tier 1 Magic Crystal Armor, transformed into a red dragon, flapped his wings, and flew off in that direction.

Meanwhile, inside the mine, a trial meeting is being held.

With the Red Dragon arriving two days late and failing to deliver food, some miners finally chose to escape.

But before he could get very far, he was caught by the great warrior Johnny White Sands, who was preparing to make an example of him.

"Many of you here are my neighbors, Johnny's neighbors, and you are quite familiar with me."

"You all know very well who I am."

"I have never intended to treat everyone unfairly. My plan has always been to lead everyone to great wealth and prosperity!"

"But some people don't seem to think that way."

Johnny's face darkened as he stared at the man tied to the stake, then glanced at the miners whose eyes were darting around, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

If we don't use severe punishments today, it will be difficult to convince the public.

Just as he was about to give the order, a familiar sense of dread, which brought him surprise, suddenly spread through his heart.

He and everyone present involuntarily looked up at the sky.

There, a powerful red figure is gradually growing larger, bringing both fear and hope.

"Dragon, it's Lord Red Dragon!"

No one knows who shouted first, but the previously oppressive and dull mine instantly erupted into chaos.

The miners, who had previously looked anxious and uneasy, now had hope shining in their eyes.

They all put down their tools, collapsed to the ground, and looked up at the sky.

Johnny Whiteshaw's gloomy expression softened somewhat. He loosened his clenched fists and bowed slightly in the direction where the red dragon had landed, as a sign of respect.

He knew the adults would come!

Wait, has the adult gotten much bigger than before?

His keen eyesight, honed by his status as a Tier 3 warrior, confirmed that the red dragon that had descended upon this place was the same one from before.

Moreover, it is much stronger than before, as can be determined by its current enormous size.

"Is it because you recaptured the magic crystal mine, or perhaps for other reasons, that you received a reward from higher levels?"

Johnny White Sand was secretly delighted. The faster the red dragon grew stronger, the thicker its leg became, and the thicker the leg, the greater the reward he could receive!

Loren slowly landed in the center of the mine. He folded his wings and glanced at the miners present.

Those eyes that were originally filled with anger, unease, or expectation now all focused on him.

"Here's the food we've prepared. You can take it and share it."

Loren tossed out several full storage bags, offering neither an explanation for his lateness nor any question about what had happened.

Several guards with the warrior class quickly got up, picked up all the storage bags, and took them to the kitchen.

"Let that guy go too."

　Seeing my stats surge these past two days has given me a strange, uneasy feeling. Do I really have a talent for writing novels? Me, near the top of the new book charts, is it for real?
　　Thank you all for your love for Little Red Dragon, and thank you to all the readers who have supported me along the way.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)