Signs of war

Mae opened her eyes. She seemed to have just had a dream. She looked at the still unmoving egg and gently touched the dragon egg.

"It's just a dream...but it's so real"- Mae

To learn more about dragons, Mae of course had to go to Bazaar because that place at least had a bookstore.

On the way, Mae noticed that there were a lot of people forming a group. Because she was quite short, she had to climb a nearby tree to observe. It looked like a parade but actually it wasn't, there were many rows of knights moving out of the Drakenberg, they raised the country's emblem high like brave men. While the people were cheering and throwing flowers.

"What's going on?" - Mae

"They are going to the battlefield"

A voice caught Mae's attention, and she looked down to see a Kemonomimi hawk wearing armor like a sentinel.

"What are you doing up there, you walking mushroom! Get down here and show your papers!"

"Sorry...I'll be down right away!"- Mae

Carefully climbing down the tree until it touched the ground, the hawk guard pressed his face close to investigate.

"So it's you? Next time don't do such strange actions. Otherwise I'll put you in jail for suspicious behavior. Show respect to the Godfather."

"I'm really sorry" - Mae bowed

Suddenly she realized something from the hawk guard's words.

"Do you know Mr. Mescal?" - Mae

"Of course I know, everyone in Drakenberg has at least heard of the name Godfather. It's your first time here, so it's fair that you don't know. I almost didn't introduce myself, my name is Hawker, a Polar Explorer"- Hawker

"Polar Explorer dresses like a guard?" - Mae

"About this, I'm currently working my shift, so due to the nature of my work, I'll put off exploring again" - Hawker

Just now he looked extremely serious, but now he looks like someone who is hiding something.

Looking towards the knights, Mae was a little curious about the battlefield.

"Hey, what's it all about?" - Mae

"Like I said, they went to the battlefield because of Disasters appearance. So the royal family sent knights to stop the monsters. I only know if it's possible, I don't know exactly how"- Hawker

"Does the battlefield last long?" - Mae

"That depends on the severity of Disasters" - Hawker

After asking about the matter just now, Mae finally found the bookstore.

The space inside surprised her because of its vastness, with many books neatly placed on shelves. Mae swore that, compared to the bookstore in the old world, this bookstore was a hundred times better.

The librarian is a woman, which isn't exactly human since her lower body has octopus-like tentacles. Maybe she shouldn't make so much noise in this octopus librarian's territory.

"Hello, I want to get a library card!"- Mae

The librarian looked around but saw no one.

"Below, I am below!"- Mae

The octopus librarian moved her body forward and looked down. The glasses flashed, making Mae a bit confused, she noticed the librarian's name on her shirt, the octopus librarian's name was "Nousa", the octopus librarian held out a piece of paper and a stick. pen.

"Please sign here" - Nousa

"Yes" - Mae

Taking the pen and signing her name, Nousa checked it once more and then gave Mae a card made of copper.

"Now you can freely move around in the library but you are not allowed to make noise or cause damage in the library" - Nousa

Mae bowed in thanks, then left.

It may take her a long time to find the book she needs.

Or maybe that's what she thought.

There were maps in this large library, so it didn't take long for Mae to find the bookshelves with animal titles.

"Dragon...the first letter is "D"...Found it!"- Mae

Climbing up the stairs, Mae retrieved the book containing records about dragons. As soon as she pulled the book out, dust flew out, making her cough and choke. It seems like no one has touched this bookshelf for a long time.

According to what is written in book after book, dragons are legendary creatures that appeared long before humans and other creatures were born.

Dragons are likened to the king of kings, dragons are very arrogant, many people want to please the dragon just to sign a contract to gain the dragon's power.

And when they have the power of the dragon...

Those people use sweet words to create false stories so that ignorant people will believe their stories.

Gradually, the dragons were divided into two factions, one side began to transform into human form to live together while the other side would rather live with the inherent pride and instincts of dragons.

"I wonder if there is any book about the color of dragon eggshells?" - Mae

Mae continued to search, time passed until her eyes closed, her vision began to fade and she fell asleep without realizing it.

The sky outside had turned to night, the librarian was about to close the library, until now she had not seen the shadow of the walking mushroom from before. Which means that walking mushroom is still in the library.

Nouse moved her tentacled legs to cling tightly to the wall to observe from above. Normally, moving in places with many people passing by would be very troublesome, but in a large space with many obstacles, it is very easy for her. .

Hearing soft breathing, Nouse knew someone was there, gently moving the tentacles, the octopus librarian saw the walking mushroom dozing while reading a book.

There are many books around "dragons", looking at the number of books one can understand that this walking mushroom is very focused on the study of dragons. He also thoughtfully cleaned up the bookshelf and put the books on the book cart instead of leaving them on the ground.

Nouse was about to wake up the walking mushroom when a hand grabbed her shoulder stopping her movements.

"You...you are..."- Nouse

The octopus librarian immediately knelt down and placed her hand on her chest to show respect to that person.

"Let me take her home. Can you please help me clean up these books?"

"I understand" - Nouse

"One more thing, do you keep the ancient book? Can you give it to me?"

Hearing that startled Nouse, that book was an extremely dangerous object. Only elder magicians know of the book's existence. Yet that young man was asking her to hand over such a dangerous thing.

"May I ask, what do you plan to do with that book?" - Nouse

"I can't say that"

"I'm really sorry. But without a good reason, I can't give that to you" - Nouse

The octopus librarian felt the aura this person emitted was very dense, it was cold and scary. Nouse began to feel short of breath, she fell to her knees in pain, her lungs felt like something was slowly strangling her.

But then he retracted his aura, Nouse seemed to regain her air.

"Perhaps you have heard some rumors about that?"

"About whether there are some illegal research organizations "Disasters", combined with many species to produce mutant monsters?" - Nouse

"And currently the kingdoms are having a headache about dealing with them. "Disasters" can be destroyed but it will take a lot of time, not only that. They recover very quickly if not destroyed completely."

"So what should we do?" - Nouse

"If you understand so much about those things, then you also partly understand what I mean, why do you have to bring out that book?"

"What do you mean...No way..."- Nouse

"That's true. Now that you understand my reason, can you hand over that book?"

"I'll go get it right away" - Nouse

When the octopus librarian left, the young man approached Mae, so as not to wake her up, he gently used magic to lift her up and carry her in his arms.

"Hm hm...Heli...Sophie..."- Mae

"Dreaming? That's really cute."

At the village inn, Fifi and Belle are both fast asleep, and Loya and Grayce are drinking tea in another room when they hear a knock on the door. The butler put down the book in his hand to open the door.

When the door opened he saw a familiar figure holding Mae in his arms.

"Welcome back. Looks like Madam Mae is fast asleep" - Grayce

"She is always like that, working without paying attention to time, even taking care of herself"

The young man carried Mae up to her bedroom and gently laid her down on the bed, covering her with a blanket. He looked at her face for a long moment then closed the door.

"Aren't you going to stay? After a while left" - Grayce

"This is the best I can do now. It's not time to appear in front of her yet"

"I understand" - Grayce

"Besides, with the current situation, I'm very busy. In Northrealm, more and more mutant monsters appear, if they can get past the defense line..."

Without finishing speaking, he turned around and left, not forgetting to leave a message.

"Do what needs to be done, anyone who gets in her way. You should know how to handle it."

Grayce and Loya bent down.

"We understand, your wish is our command" - Grayce

"We understand, your wish is our command" - Loya

Immediately that person disappeared into thin air. Grayce and Loya also went back into the inn.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of Northrealm's defensive walls, warriors and magicians are fighting off hordes of mutated monsters. They never stop multiplying their numbers,

The soldiers were in a difficult situation. While not knowing how to cope, a ray of hope appeared.

There were a lot of black smoke forming giant wolves with their big mouths wide open, grabbing at the monsters, they ate and ate, eating one group after another until the number was reduced a bit. half.

"Look"

"That's him!"

"Could that be the new Archdemon?"

"Archdemon of Gluttony, Lord Gula"

In the sky, the Demon King looked down from above, he smirked, his blue eyes flashed, his bat wings spread out.

"Swallow them all, my pets. Sweep them all!"