Star Iron: The Past and Present Life of the Gender-Swapped Dragon Lord

In Belloborg, in the lower district, several men dressed as miners walked together on the road.

Miner No. 1 wiped the sweat from his forehead, his expression showing a hint of excitement.

"Phew, the morning's work is finally over! That's great!"

Miner No. 2 and Miner No. 3, standing to the side, cast disdainful glances at them.

"No, you've been working so hard these past few days? Are you eager to go home and have a showdown with your wife?"

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this the power of love?"

Unlike Miner Two's shock, Miner Three's expression was quite meaningful.

"Come on! Your behavior was even more exaggerated than mine. You would work half a day and then go back to your wife for some intimacy."

The teased miner blushed and retorted loudly.

"Ha, we've all been there, why are you in such a hurry? Just tell me, was it great or not?"

"Awesome...no! Don't distract me! Keep pushing the road!"

Unlike the heated debate surrounding Miner 1 and 3, Miner 2 seemed rather deserted.

A small, round, red ball seemed to appear on Miner No. 1's nose, and his miner's hat turned into a colorful, messy wig.

Watching the two married men walk away, Miner Number Four came over and patted Miner Number Two on the shoulder.

"Alright, alright, those two have already fallen into the grave of love. You have to believe that being single is the best."

At this point, several of the remaining miners also gathered around.

"Yeah, yeah! That's a carefree way to live."

But Miner No. 2 still looked depressed and sullen.

"Sigh, but I still really want to have a perfect romance, and I also want to experience the sweet taste of love."

"Imagine, one morning you're walking down the street, rushing around, and you make eye contact with a beautiful young woman. After experiencing some unexpected but rewarding events, you fall into a sweet romance, and then..."

Miner No. 2 passionately recounted his beautiful fantasies about love amidst the crowd, his spittle flying as he spoke, his imagination running wild.

He started dancing and gesturing wildly.

Completely unaware that the brothers surrounding Miner No. 2 were all making a "?" gesture with their hands and pressing it against their chins, their skin beginning to turn faintly green, and their ears starting to point.

After Miner Number Two finished speaking, he noticed that everyone except himself was looking at him sideways with a scrutinizing gaze.

"what do you mean……"

"You're just an ordinary, unremarkable office worker, only slightly handsome, with the only redeeming quality of being gentle compared to others. You don't have much money or a six-pack, you're about 170cm tall, your job is just digging underground, and you're a shy, clueless office worker who doesn't know how to sweet-talk or initiate conversations with girls. One day, you suddenly meet a beautiful, sweet-voiced, and incredibly beautiful petite girl with long, straight black hair and a stunning figure. After a fateful encounter and various events, she blushes and shyly says to you, 'Please go out with me, senior! I like you!'"

One of the most robust miners stepped forward, patted the shoulder of Miner Number Two, who seemed to want to say something but was somewhat dazed, and spoke to him earnestly.

"Child, stop believing such unrealistic fantasies! The saintess is trying to lure you out of the cave to kill you!"

"no……"

"Following the chief is the safest option. The chief will never harm you."

"not me……"

"Yeah, be careful not to get tricked out and get killed!"

"I want to say..."

"Wow! The chief's words make so much sense!"

The miner's foreman—no, the chief—spoke earnestly, which touched the soft heart of Miner Number Two. He felt that if things continued like this, he would become one of those unidentified green-skinned creatures like them.

Miner Number Two shook his head and said to the chief.

"What I really wanted to say was... I already have a girlfriend."

Chief: ?

Brother Number One: ?

Second Brother: ?

Brother number three/four/five...N: ?

So it turns out I was the clown all along?

The familiar red noses and colorful wigs appeared on the noses and heads of everyone except Miner Number Two, looking particularly comical at this moment.

"And we're planning to get engaged, and I was just agonizing over it."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"That was just a goblin's dying fantasy!"

But today, someone is destined to become the clown, for a sweet voice can be heard from not far away.

"Brother Yu, let's go eat together! I brought a lunchbox!"

Chief, underlings: ...

Miner No. 2 left with cheerful steps, leaving behind a group of bewildered comedians amidst the distorted sound effects.

"Chief, we..."

The chief looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle... at the ceiling, so that his tears wouldn't fall.

“Remember this, everyone. Such people are the very exceptions. The chief doesn’t want you to have any unrealistic fantasies about them.”

"So he's no longer part of our tribe, is he?"

"No!"

The chief turned around, his eyes filled with genuine tears.

"Once you belong to our tribe, you belong to our tribe for life."

"We cannot callously deprive a member of their right to return home simply because they left the cave to pursue the beautiful blue sky. What we should do is bless them, not slander them."

"Remember! The chief and the tribe will always be your family and home."

"We will wait for you here."

The chief's heartfelt speech made everyone's vision blur.

"Kougua! Chief!"

"Kougua! Chief!"

"Kid! Chief!"

"Alright, alright, let's go back to the base for a meal and rest."

The chief waved his hand dismissively and led his men toward the location of the tribe... no, the stronghold.

Before long, the miners from the lower level arrived at their base and began their midday rest and lunch break.

The strongholds were clearly divided into several factions.

The chief and his tribe members were the largest group, chatting and laughing, creating quite a lively atmosphere.

Another group was mainly composed of girls. A group of girls were eating and discussing something together, while a few of them had their eyes wandering around aimlessly.

Finally, there's the quietest side.

They were all in pairs, either having sweet interactions or being all lovey-dovey, which made the situation quite tense compared to the other two groups.

But this atmosphere was destined not to last long, because a voice suddenly rang out in the venue.

It looked like someone had bumped into something.

A cloud of dust rose up, and everyone stopped what they were doing and looked over there. Two of the braver ones had already grabbed shovels and headed over there.

But I was immediately stunned when I got there.

"Come quick! There's someone who's fainted here!"

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