Chapter 1203 - 632: Dragon Vein Scorpion-tailed Tiger, A Day Goes By [Subscription Request][5K]

The black fog outside the Flying Tiger became increasingly dense.

The small Dragon Vein Fruit contained extremely abundant energy.

This black fog was a manifestation of the bloodline power from the Black Dragon Essence Blood.

In just a few breaths, the Flying Tiger was completely enveloped by the black fog.

It looked like a large black egg silently resting on the ground.

Zong Shen stood by, observing with interest.

For him, witnessing the changes of the dragon vein awakening was a novel experience.

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Meanwhile, Xiaoheizi returned bored to the fort courtyard.

With Zong Shen not around, it felt more relaxed.

Its courage even grew as it looked around in the courtyard.

The strong perception and spiritual power formed a net sensing the surroundings.

Soon, it made a discovery, turning its head toward a cellar entrance by the wall.

"That’s the scent of gemstones!"

Its vertical pupils instantly shone with excitement.

Its powerful hind legs leapt up, quickly arriving beside the cellar entrance.

Looking at the small entrance, it instinctively extended sharp claws, ready to dig a large hole.

But just as its claw tips touched the wooden frame of the entrance, it suddenly stopped.

Because in that instant, it felt a strong sense of crisis.

When it attempted to damage the territory’s building, it would automatically lower the already limited loyalty, turning into a neutral unit. The high-tier defense towers and miracles within the territory all adhered to the Lord System’s fundamental rules. When the Little Black Dragon tried to act, it was instantly locked on.

With its dragon species’ crisis intuition, it naturally sensed the surrounding changes.

Besides, when preparing to act, it suddenly remembered Zong Shen.

The person who could become a Holy Spirit Warrior and press it onto the ground, and the woman who could transform into a Ghost Body wielding a Deadly Long Scythe...

Once bitten by the poison, it feared Zong Shen for years.

"Hmph!"

Xiaoheizi snorted gruffly, uninterestedly retracting its forelimb’s sharp claws.

Turning back to the open space where it had rested before, it slumped down dejectedly.

For it, this was undoubtedly a stifling life.

It didn’t want to rebel, but it couldn’t win against Zong Shen anyway.

And now, within his territory, it was so heavily guarded that even a momentary betrayal was impossible.

"Hmph, once I get the Dragon Mother’s Five-Colored Flower, I’ll find a chance to escape!"

"That damned human isn’t skilled at flying!"

"As for that black kitten and Dragon Vein Griffin, they’re equally negligible; I just need to roar to make them give up pursuit!"

Xiaoheizi leaned its head against its body side, pondering how to regain its freedom.

Neither gemstones nor the allure of Dinars could compare to the [Flower of Tiamat (Orange)], it had already started planning to endure humiliation for the sake of obtaining the Five-Colored Flower and then leaving.

Even though Xiaoheizi never gave up the idea of escaping, its mindset had subtly changed, and it could endure staying here.

This was loyalty quietly restricting its thoughts.

If not for the loyalty constraint, probably last night upon receiving the unclaimed territory, Xiaoheizi would have just escaped directly, according to the Black Dragon’s resentment nature, it would surely gather a large group of followers and come back seeking revenge on Zong Shen.

However, ultimately, it didn’t choose to escape but submitted to circumstances while finding a reason to seize the Five-Colored Flower.

Including its loyalty repeatedly bouncing yet failing to drop below the neutral line was also due to the dominating loyalty mechanism.

This explained why Sangui Yingshu mistreated his warriors, leading to low loyalty yet no rebellion.

Once bound by loyalty, unless the lord proactively removed the subjects, it was very difficult for them to unilaterally sever the loyalty relationship.

When loyalty increased to 100 points, subjects would become devoted, ready to sacrifice themselves without leaving.

This was the dominating nature of loyalty.

As a Lord’s Privilege, loyalty sustained subjects’ command, reducing development shackles as a "golden finger."

Among lords, Zong Shen was truly a cheat, not to be understood by common sense.

But for indigenous people, every lord was a cheat, possessing extraordinary privileges.

So, the saying of The Chosen One had been passed down.

While Xiaoheizi internally wrestled.

In the open land outside the agricultural and livestock area, the Flying Tiger’s Dragon Vein Enhancement was nearing completion.

The black fog began to thin.

During this, the Flying Tiger behaved like a puppet with no reaction.

It seemed numb, neither showing pain nor pleasure.

Until every strand of black fog was absorbed by its body, it raised its head and let out a strong and thunderous roar!

"Roar!"

The roar of the Flying Tiger was akin to a tiger growling in a forest, carrying an imposing dominance.

The sound echoed above the agricultural and livestock area.

Seconds later, there was still no response.

Today’s agricultural and livestock area was also a busy scene.

Marie and Hoy were leading the logistic heroes to sort and categorize resources Zong Shen had brought back.

Hundreds of farmers were complying with their demands, constructing grass huts to temporarily store these resources.