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

Thirty Abyss Days later, the majority of the Demon Race in the Abyss had learned that if they wanted to become a candidate for the Demon Emperor, they would have to go to the Human World and defeat Lance.

The Abyss was in turmoil.

Powerful members of the Demon Race began to arrive in the Human World, to ensure that they could find Lance's traces at the earliest opportunity.

Some powerful demons started to develop their own clan members, accumulating power in the Human World.

There were also some ambitious demons who didn't care whether they could become the Demon Emperor or not. Even if they couldn't ultimately become the Demon Emperor, becoming a candidate was an honor in itself.

Defeating Lance would prove that they possessed [the qualifications of an emperor].

This was greatly beneficial to them.

The royal families of the Abyss hadn't anticipated that matters would develop to this stage, but now that they had, all they could do was to find Lance as quickly as possible, defeat him, and become a candidate for the Demon Emperor before facing the other candidates.

Lance's name was recorded in some of the demon's histories.

Lance, who had already returned to the Human World, knew nothing of this. He thought that once he left the Abyss, he would no longer be involved in its affairs.

Unexpectedly, the struggle for the position of the Abyss Demon Emperor also involved him.

And the scale was far beyond his imagination.

....

The Human World had not been at peace lately, with signs of demon invasions appearing in all four domains.

Although demon invasions in the four domains were not unheard of, their frequency had never been as high as it had been recently.

In the past month, there had been nearly daily instances of demon invasions, and the demons that arrived in the Human World were unusually powerful.

The various temples would occasionally receive reports of demon invasions or incidents where humans in certain areas were possessed by demons.

What was most terrifying was that some princes and princesses of various kingdoms had even been possessed by demons.

The frequent movements of demons puzzled all the major temples.

Was it a sign that the Abyss was preparing for a major invasion of the Human World?

After investigations by the major temples and the intelligence agencies of kingdoms at critical points, there were no signs of large-scale troop movements at the borders of the Abyss.

It didn't seem like a large-scale invasion of the Human World.

Then why had the Abyssal Demons suddenly become so active?

The major temples were at a loss.

In addition to the activity of the Abyssal Demons, there were dragons to worry the temples.

Giant Dragons awoke frequently from all around the world and started to cause chaos in the Human World.

Evil Dragons appeared one after another.

It was truly strange.

How did the continent, calm for thousands of years, suddenly become so chaotic?

It was just too strange.

....

Human World, Alchemical City.

"Luna, I may have to leave Alchemical City again for a while. In my absence, I'll entrust Miao Miao House to you. That said, it seems odd to say; after all, you're the real owner of Miao Miao House. It will be like you're picking up the old trade again."

"Ah? Teacher, you're planning to leave again? You've only just returned. Please, can't you stay? Miao Miao House is finally gaining some fame, and the earnings are considerable. I'm worried I might run the place into the ground again if you go now..."

Luna clutched Lance's arm, reluctant to let him leave. It had only been a short time since he and the Dragon Cub Lucia and Chloe had disappeared for several months, and now barely a month after returning, he was planning to leave again?

To think, Chloe hadn't even returned yet, and they had no idea where that guy had gone.

"It's fine. I'll send some artifacts to you by mail after I leave, so you certainly won't run Miao Miao House into the ground."

"No, no, no, Teacher, please don't just wander off. The Human World has been disquieting lately. First, there were consecutive awakenings of Giant Dragons from around the world, rampaging through the Human World, and then frequent invasions by demons.

Sharulu said that quite a few princes and princesses have been possessed by demons. It's really dangerous outside. You should just stay in Alchemical City. The city's armed forces are quite strong; even if Evil Dragons invade, Alchemical City can repel them.

As for demons... well, that's a different story. Their abilities are too peculiar."

"Don't worry about my safety. Have you forgotten the artifacts we have here in the store? If I'm selling these, naturally I have even stronger items on me. If I encounter Dragons or Demons, I definitely won't be the one at a disadvantage."

"But...."

"There is no 'but'."

Lance placed his hand on Luna's head and rubbed it gently.

Since Saint Blue didn't lack money temporarily, he naturally did not need to stay in the Alchemical City any longer. Handing Miao Miao House over to Luna to manage, he felt very reassured.

Besides, he had to return to Saint Blue for a while, as Tixia mentioned that another Giant Dragon had appeared there.

Giant Dragon....

During this time back, he also paid attention to information related to the Giant Dragons.

It was a bit different from what he had imagined.

He thought the frequent appearance of Giant Dragons was due to the emergence of Dragon Island, with more and more Giant Dragons leaving Dragon Island and starting to roam the Human World.

However, from the information gathered so far, it was not the case; the Giant Dragons were indeed appearing more frequently.

But it seemed that they were all Dragons who had been slumbering on the continent a long time ago and were now awakening in this period to resume their activities in the Human World.

The Giant Dragons that were active in the Human World appeared to have records in the annals of some ancient kingdoms and temples.

He suspected that these successive awakenings of the Giant Dragons might be related to the possible emergence of Dragon Island.

He needed to make contact with these Giant Dragons in advance to see if they were amiable.

If they weren't easy to deal with, there might be conflicts arising.

"Well, then, since the teacher has decided, I won't try to persuade you. With the teacher's strength, you probably won't encounter Demons or Evil Dragons just by stepping outside."

"You're right."

"Teacher, when Chloe returns, can I continue to employ her?"

"Chloe?" Lance was momentarily perplexed, took a moment to remember who Chloe was, ah, the Succubus.

No wonder he always felt like he was missing something after returning from the Abyss; he had forgotten about the Succubus.

"Sure, if she comes back, you can continue to employ her. If she doesn't, you don't have to be sad; she might be enjoying herself back at the home."

"Her home? Where is Chloe's home?"

"In a very distant place. Oh, by the way, here's the key to my villa; you can stay there anytime, just remember to tidy up a bit for me."

"Oh."

"If you encounter something you can't solve in the future, you can ask Sharulu for help. Sharulu and I have a fairly good relationship. If you're too embarrassed to ask Sharulu, just message me, and I'll come over as soon as possible."

"Okay."

"I'll cook lunch, let's have a good meal."

"Mhm."

At noon, Lance cooked several dishes himself and prepared several bottles of fruit wine.

After enjoying lunch, they took a nap in Miao Miao House. After waking up, he bid farewell to Luna and left with the Dragon Cub, heading back to Saint Blue.

Since returning from the Abyss, he had been going back to Black Dragon Island to sleep at night.

Dogzi and Turtle hadn't seen him for some time; they were extremely excited to see him, remarking that they almost thought he had died outside....

The Dragon Cub needed training, so this time returning to Saint Blue, he did not use the Teleportation Gate but reverted to his Dragon Form and flew back.

Half a month later, they arrived at Saint Blue.

Saint Blue City seemed to have expanded and had become much more prosperous than before.

It had also become quite wealthy, as he could see a building shimmering with Gold from a great distance.

The economy was in crisis just a short while ago, and now only a few months later, had Saint Blue become so luxurious that it could afford to build a palace with Gold?

That building... looked familiar... seemed like... the Dragon God Temple?

Good heavens!

Who had coated his Dragon God Temple in a layer of Gold?

It was hideous!

"Lance, Lance, the Dragon God Temple has turned to Gold! Could it be that a Golden Giant Dragon has actually covered the Dragon God Temple in Gold?

Let's go check it out first. If the Dragon God Temple really got covered in Gold, can we move the Golden Dragon God Temple back to Black Dragon Island?"

In his human form, Lance turned his head to glance at the Dragon Cub, this little guy... seemed to be getting greedier by the day.