dhibooks Chapter 6 Cloak Man
Chapter 6 Cloak Man
Chapter 6 The Cloaked Man
It was already very late and it was inconvenient to hurry.
Oro found a cave on the mountain, lit some firewood, and sat down against the mountain wall to rest.
Al was still curled up in his arms, silent.
Oro scratched the little flying dragon's bald head with his fingers, and asked softly, "What did they tell you?"
Xiao Feilong was silent for a long time, then whispered: "They don't know who killed that Dragon King either."
"That's all?" Oro raised his eyebrows, "Then what are you afraid of?"
"They also said that only two of the four dragon kings remain."
"What?" Auror didn't expect it, "Except for the dragon king who was killed recently, how did the other dragon king die?"
"1000 years ago..." Al paused, "Killed by Sisi 1000 years ago."
After hearing this, Oro stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The firewood was licked by the flames and made a crackling sound.
"That is to say, Sisi killed a dragon king 1000 years ago, and someone killed another dragon king recently..." Oro glanced at the little flying dragon and asked, "Are you afraid that you will die next?"
Al didn't answer immediately after hearing the words, but flapped his wings and flew slowly to the fire, sat on the cold ground, and said something softly.
Oro didn't hear clearly, and asked, "What did you say?"
"..."
Al fell silent.
"Forget it... Anyway, things haven't happened yet, so it's useless for you to think too much. Your simple mind should think less about complicated things, and take a rest. Tomorrow we will continue on our way." See Al Without speaking, Oro didn't want to force anything, and ended the topic.
The flames flickered, and Oro lay down, turned his back on the fire, and closed his eyes.
Al looked at the fire, recalling the last words the black dragon said to him in his mind.
"We are waiting for you."
Liberating the Dragon Clan...is this its responsibility?
Al didn't understand, and didn't understand.
If he didn't go down the mountain, he wouldn't know what happened to the Dragon Clan.
How to help those dragons?What is a seal?Where is Luther?
Luther... Luther...
Of course Al had an impression of the name, and knew that Luther was one of the Dragon Kings, just like he knew he was the Dragon King even though he lost all his memory when he woke up.
But what did Luther look like?Where is it now?
Al felt distressed.
Is there any magic that can restore the dragon's memory?
"Oro, Oro..." Al turned around and called softly.
But the man had fallen asleep with his back turned to him.
Al was a little disappointed.
Relying on his one-stop power alone can't solve anything.
How can the world of dragons and humans be complicated...
Thinking of the words he said softly just now, Al felt a little ashamed again.
He actually felt that his own race was a bit scary...
Sighing, Al flew to Oro, found a place in his arms, curled up and closed his eyes.
One night passed, Oro woke up when the first ray of sunlight entered the cave, yawned and lowered his head, and saw the little flying dragon curled up beside him, sleeping peacefully.
Oro watched the little flying dragon quietly for a while, then got up and went out of the cave to pick some wild fruits. When he went back, the little flying dragon had already woken up, flying around like a headless chicken. When he saw him, he showed a sigh of relief like a human being. appearance.
One person and one dragon packed up their things and set off.
They stayed in the town at night, and traveled at full speed by relying on Oro's wind magic during the day, and it took them three days to arrive at a town called Rose.
It was completely dark when we arrived in Rose Town.
Oro walked around the town for a long time, and finally reached a tavern before Al starved to death.
The owner of the tavern is a man who looks to be in his 30s.After noticing Oro standing at the entrance of the tavern, the boss came out excitedly and hugged Oro with open arms.
"Oro, why are you here?!"
Al looked at the two curiously.
"I was in Mufa Town some time ago, and I plan to rush back to the capital these few days, so I stopped by to see you." Oro seemed very happy, "Long time no see, Leo."
Leo let go of Oro and was surprised when he saw Al flying aside: "Is this your dragon?"
"Yes."
"When did you start raising dragons?" Leo tried to reach out his hand, and Al landed on Leo's arm obediently, "What a docile dragon..." He marveled.
Al understood that the food depended on this man at this time, and couldn't help touching the man's arm with his forehead, and his stomach grunted in a very timely manner.
Leo laughed "haha" and took Al into the tavern.
After the two of them sat down at the round wooden table together, Leo's eyes could not be separated from Al.
Al devoured the bacon on the plate, and his stomach bulged at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Oro was drinking, looking at the dragon alone, a little speechless.
"What's its name?"
Leo asked without taking his eyes off the dragon.
"...Al."
"Al." Leo touched Al's head with a smile, and Al rubbed back happily.
This dragon...
The veins on the back of Oro's hand bulged.
He was obviously taken down the mountain by him, but he is closer to everyone than to him...
Leo's wife passed by them, patted Al's back fondly, and asked with a smile, "Do you still want to eat, little guy?"
Al nodded immediately.
Leo and his wife laughed, and soon another plate of bacon was placed in front of Al.
Just as Al was about to bite down, the plate in front of him disappeared.
Holding the plate, Oro snorted softly and said, "You guys are enough, you don't need to be so nice to this stupid dragon."
"Haha," Leo said with a smile on his chin, "Are you afraid that Al will betray you and recognize me as your master?"
"..."
"Speaking of which, he is really an obedient young dragon," Leo asked enviously, "How did you get it?"
"...I picked it up on the mountain. As soon as it saw me, it stuck to my butt and refused to go. I was so annoyed by it that I had no choice but to take it with me." Oro said disgustedly.
Al spread his bat wings and hissed dissatisfiedly at him.
Leo: "It doesn't quite agree with your words."
"Humph!"
"By the way, I heard about what happened in Mufa Town. Has the Dragon King really appeared?" Leo whispered.
"Things are a bit troublesome," Oro frowned, "I have something to tell you later."
After dinner, they entered the room where Leo and his wife lived at the back of the tavern.
"I have something to ask you." Oro took out a piece of red crystal and asked, "How does the dragon absorb the energy in the crystal? This stupid dragon doesn't know it at all."
"It's very simple." Leo took Oro's red crystal, handed it to Al who was flying in the air, and said with a smile, "Energy is like water to dragons. Imagine that the crystal is a bowl, inside It is filled with water, as long as you drink the water into your stomach, the energy will be absorbed into it.”
Al listened to Leo's words ignorantly, hugged the red crystal with his paws, and tried to imagine the crystal as a container of water...
Suddenly, his whole body trembled - a very comfortable feeling flowed all over his body!
The little flying dragon seemed to be drunk, swinging lightly in the air, and finally floated to Leo's bed, hugged the red crystal happily and closed his eyes.
"This appearance means that the energy in the crystal has been absorbed." Leo couldn't help but lower his voice.
Oro winked at him, and Leo froze for a moment, then followed him out of the room.
After closing the door, Oro thought for a moment and said, "I'll tell you something, don't be too surprised."
"...I got nervous when you said that," Leo swallowed, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Actually, that dragon," Oro pointed to the door of the room, said blankly, "it can talk."
Leo: "..."
"I told him not to speak in front of anyone but me, so he was silent just now."
"...Liar?" Leo laughed dryly, "How can a dragon talk?"
"What do you think is the point of me lying to you?" Oro rubbed his temples. "Things are so bizarre."
Leo glanced at the door blankly, then at Oro.After confirming that his friend was not joking with him, Leo's expression became serious.
The two found an empty cubicle and poured two glasses of beer.
Oro told Leo some things that happened during this period. During the listening process, Leo remained silent and looked very dignified.
"...there are four Dragon Kings, and two of them are dead," Leo muttered, "Where are the other two Dragon Kings? Do you have any news?"
Auror thought of the little flying dragon lying in a certain room, paused, and shook his head at his friend: "No."
"However, it is rumored that Sisi is a very powerful magician. There is a version that Sisi himself is a child of the Dragon King, so his magic power is stronger than any human magician." Leo frowned, "I want to kill The Death Dragon King must be at least as powerful as Sisi. If such a person really exists, we will definitely be able to think of it."
"...the head of the court magic troupe?"
Leo shook his head, sighed and said, "How should I put it... If you want to say the most powerful magician on this continent, I can only think of the heads of the magic troupe from four countries, but to be honest, I don't think they are You don’t have the ability to kill the Dragon King. Take you as an example, even if you don’t admit it, your magic power is indeed comparable to that of the head of the court magic troupe, do you think you can kill the Dragon King?”
Oro was silent.
Leo: "If you want to kill a dragon king, you need at least ten, no, a hundred magicians like you."
"Then according to what you mean, that cloaked man..."
"I don't believe that the cloaked man killed the Dragon King. I don't think there is a human being who can match Sisi's power today," Leo said firmly. "I don't know how he got the eyes of the Dragon King, and I don't know What happened to the Dragon King's paw print in Mufa Town, but obviously he has an inseparable relationship with this series of things. As long as we can find him, we should be able to get the answer."
Oro tapped his fingers on the table.
"But just because I couldn't find him..."
"If the target of the cloaked man is the dragon king, then maybe he has already found the next dragon king by this time, so let's follow him." Leo sighed, "It's a pity that we don't even have a clue about the remaining two dragon kings. .”
Oro's fingers stopped.
The two fell silent for a while.
Sensing what Oro was thinking, Leo asked, "What are you thinking?"
Oro said slowly, "I think your business here is good."
Leo was taken aback.
"Why are you talking about this all of a sudden..."
"I really envy you," Oro's voice was a little low, "I knew I would open a tavern."
"...I don't think you are this kind of person at all."
"Then if I can attract more guests for you, will I get [-]% of the income of this tavern?"
"..."
the next day.
Al was caught by Oro like a chicken, he flapped his wings and struggled and shouted loudly: "What do you want to do, Oro?!"
"Do you want gold coins?"
As soon as Auror asked this question, the little flying dragon calmed down in his palm.
Oro triumphantly put Al in a hanging cage.
Al asked anxiously, "What do you want me to do..."
"It's a very simple thing." Oro narrowed his eyes. "When a guest appears, you just need to say 'Welcome', and you are not allowed to say any other nonsense except this sentence."
Al asked suspiciously, "Didn't you forbid me to speak?"
"Cough, that's right, but this matter has nothing to do with it. Some creatures in nature can still speak a sentence or two of human language as long as they are trained. Ordinary people will not doubt it."
Al was dubious.
When there were more and more people on the street, the words "Welcome" sounded from time to time at the door of Leo's tavern.Al was a little scared at first, but when more and more people surrounded him in amazement, his courage gradually grew, and his chest puffed out a bit proudly.
—so many humans looked at him with admiration, and some even fed him ham and bacon!It's rare for Oro to let him do something so interesting!
"How can you let a dragon...do this kind of thing, Oro?" Seeing his friend staring at the door with relish, Leo felt a little helpless.
"I'm liberating his nature," Oro said solemnly.
...This has become a completely different creature.Leo shook his head and turned to leave.
More and more people entered Leo's tavern, Leo's wife was really startled, she was a bit overwhelmed for a while, even Leo had to go to the back of the tavern to help.
Many people have been observing Al in the hanging cage at the door, asking Leo about the origin of the little flying dragon, but Leo can only laugh and lie, and deal with it one by one.
Until noon, the seats in the tavern were not vacant.
The little talking dragon brought almost the entire Rose Town together.Al gradually became itchy and unbearable, and his greed grew—it was such a rare opportunity, so it’s okay to say, say something else... Oro will definitely not mind if he is so greedy for money!Well, it should be...
Xiao Feilong glanced into the tavern, and met Oro's gaze.
Hey, what does that look mean... I don't understand... It seems that there is no dissatisfaction or approval for his performance... Are you in a daze?
Al withdrew his gaze, cleared his throat cautiously, stretched his wings uncomfortably, and tremblingly called out to these kind-looking humans: "Gold—cough, gold coins!" The sound broke...
There was an uproar in the crowd.
"Speaking of gold coins!"
"Haha, do you want gold coins?"
Some people "cracked" and threw copper coins into his cage. Seeing that there were no golden ones, Al was a little disappointed, and he flapped his wings desperately and shouted: "Gold coins! Gold coins!" He wants gold coins!
At this moment, a golden light flashed, and a gold coin fell into his cage.
The man who contributed the gold coin stretched out his index finger to touch Xiao Feilong's forehead amidst the laughter of the people around him, and said in a low voice, "I gave it to you."
Oro sat in the corner of the tavern, looking at the scene at the door, as the sun slanted westward, his frown became tighter, and the leisurely morning has disappeared.
When Leo closed, Al happily released a gold coin from the cage, flew around Oro, and landed on the table in front of him.
Putting the gold coins on the table, Al said happily: "Oro, we made a lot of money!"
Oro, however, seemed less interested in the gold coin.
Al was a little puzzled: "What's the matter, aren't you happy?"
"It's nothing..." Oro said perfunctorily, but his expression seemed to be thinking about something.
"By the way, Oro, I saw that man again." Al said casually.
Oro froze.
"It was the man in the cloak that I met in Mufa Town last time, but he didn't wear a cloak today... His eyes are really red, so strange..." Algu muttered to himself.
With a "bang", Oro slapped the table and stood up, his momentum startled Al.
"When did that person appear?!" Oro stared at Al with a horrified expression.
Al swallowed his saliva and nodded: "It was during the day...he gave this gold coin...he even touched my head..."
"Oro, what's the matter?" Leo, who passed by them, noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere and asked.
Oro's hands clenched into fists, and he said with a sullen face, "It's okay." Then he turned and went back to the room.
He didn't notice at all!Pay too much attention to the feature of "cloak", but ignore the details!
Oro was annoyed.
Before, he never believed that Al was the Dragon King. After hearing Al talk about meeting the cloaked man, he did think about the reason, but after they left Mufa Town, the cloaked man never appeared again, and he didn't think about it at all. However, the other party may have been following them until Leo's words reminded him last night.
What is the identity of that person?
If the purpose was to kill the Dragon King, why didn't he show up for so long?Waiting for the moment?So what is the purpose of showing up to Al from time to time?
Oro hurried down the corridor to the room Leo had arranged for him.
Al shouted behind him: "Oro, Oro, wait for me!"
Oro stopped at the door.
The fists hanging by the side slowly loosened.
But it's okay...it's okay... Oro told himself in his heart, since it was confirmed that the cloaked man was indeed following them, then the next thing would be easy.