Chapter 183: A Lesson for Humanity

"Humans, let me teach you a lesson today!" Muria's eyes slowly turned into vertical pupils, and a faint aura of authority spread out gently, "There are three kinds of people you should never provoke: women, the elderly, and children."

"Thud!" "Thud!" "Thud!" With just a slight release of his dragon's might, the middle-aged man and the two strong men blocking the alleyway immediately knelt down, trembling uncontrollably.

"Golden, golden dragon!" The middle-aged man kneeling before Muria, seeing his golden vertical pupils and feeling the overwhelming pressure that made him want to prostrate in worship, felt a wetness beneath him. By then, he had no idea what kind of existence he had lured here.

In the stories told by bards in taverns, there were many tales about golden dragons. They are kind and powerful creatures who like to disguise themselves as ordinary pedestrians, then lure the wicked and unjust to expose themselves, before revealing their true form and meting out punishment.

Golden dragons, silver dragons, and red dragons are the three most famous types of dragons in human realms, active in the sight of humanity for many long years. Especially golden and silver dragons, stories of their deeds—helping the weak, upholding justice, and combating evil—are circulated in almost every human city.

But those were just legendary stories. The middle-aged man had never imagined he would encounter a noble and powerful creature like a golden dragon, but today, he was "lucky" enough to meet one that should belong in legends.

"Do you know what to do?" Muria, levitating off the ground, looked down at the middle-aged man.

"Great golden dragon, spare my life, I just wanted to swindle some money, nothing more."

"If you had shown even a hint of murderous intent just now, you would be dead." Muria stated flatly, "Since you intended to rob me, as punishment, hand over all the money you have."

"Yes! Yes! Great golden dragon, I'll give it right away." The middle-aged man meekly took out a somewhat shriveled purse from his person, held it in his hands, and extended it towards Muria.

Muria extended his hand, and coins flew out of the purse into his hand—several gold coins, more than ten silver coins, and some copper coins. To Muria, the amount was pitifully small, yet, oddly, it made him feel pleased.

"And you two." Muria turned, addressing the two strong men kneeling on the ground, "Give me all your money."

Trembling under the dragon's might, the two strong men, sweating profusely from fear, looked as if they had been fished out of water.

Hearing Muria's command, they dared not object. Being robbed by a golden dragon and getting away with just losing their money was the best outcome they could hope for. Thus, they obediently took out all their money, holding it above their heads with both hands.

They realized that the city they had lived in for decades suddenly felt strange to them. First, the legendary Demon Hunter Knight appeared, and now, a golden dragon.

The worst part was, this golden dragon had been "lured" by their leader... If they managed to survive this, they could brag about this incident for the rest of their lives.

"Paupers." Muria muttered under his breath, looking at the money the two strong men offered. Their combined wealth was less than half of the middle-aged man's, but Muria collected it anyway, as it was the price they had to pay for their misdeeds.

Moreover, Muria felt a strange sense of joy from this form of "entrapment justice," though he hadn't intended to fish for them. Since the fish insisted on jumping towards him, he had no choice but to reel them in.

"Eh, which family's little one are you? Playing around here?" Just then, a voice came from above. Muria looked up sharply to see a golden-haired lady standing on the roof of a building overlooking him, her face wearing a playful smile as she observed him.

This was a tall, golden-haired woman with long legs, a slender waist, fair skin as white as jade, dazzling golden eyes, bright red lips, and sparkling teeth—a nearly flawless beauty with an unreal allure. But still, she was not as beautiful as the golden dragon mother, Atris. In every aspect, the golden-haired lady was slightly inferior to the golden dragon mother.

"Kin!" Muria's form quickly ascended, facing the elegant and noble lady eye to eye, disliking the feeling of being looked down upon.

"Hi, little brother." The long-legged lady, wearing a form-fitting robe that highlighted her impressive figure, greeted Muria warmly, "I hope I didn't disturb you. I only spoke after you were done playing."

"..." Muria remained silent, not responding. This lady wasn't a titan but a golden dragon, a mature one at that, with strength and magical knowledge above his own.

"The Dawn Church bunch must be blind," the long-legged lady remarked, looking at Muria with amazement. "A golden dragon with even purer bloodline than mine, and those fools called him a sorcerer with golden dragon bloodline.

I thought Ionia had produced a sorcerer with a golden dragon bloodline potent enough to unleash dragon's might, so I came to see for myself.

Turns out, those fools mistook a genuine golden dragon for a Dragonvein Sorcerer. Humans are really losing their sight, getting worse with each generation."

"Who are you?" Muria finally spoke, genuinely curious. This was the first golden dragon kin he had met besides his mother and grandfather.

"Dawn Watcher, Caslana Arian." The golden dragon lady proudly announced her title and name, then looked at Muria expectantly, "As a golden dragon, you must have heard of your sister's name, right?"

Muria looked at her expectantly, feeling a bit helpless inside. It seemed the title of Dawn Watcher was quite famous, but he had just arrived on this continent. He knew nothing, not even a few metallic dragons.

Seeing Caslana waiting for an astonished reaction, Muria slowly shook his head, "I haven't heard of it."

"Uh!" Caslana's face froze, then she showed a stunned expression: "You haven't heard of me?"

"I've only arrived on this sub-continent recently." Muria explained somewhat apologetically.

"You're a golden dragon from another continent!" Caslana looked at Muria in surprise, her annoyance fading slightly, then nodded, "That makes more sense."

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