CHAPTER 18: CHAPTER 17 MISSION

No game-like prompt appeared.

But the result was exactly the same as it was shown in the game.

The Dragon Bloodline had already been shared by Lin Qianxuan, and he vaguely understood the name of the dragon girl in front of him, knowing where she came from.

Due to the bloodline, he and Chen Long’Er inexplicably shared a certain feeling.

It was the sense of kinship upon seeing one’s kind.

Chen Long’Er was curiously sizing up Lin Qianxuan while eating.

The vigilance in her heart seemed to dissipate for the most part when she sensed the similar aura from Lin Qianxuan.

After a while, Chen Long’Er finished the three servings of food that Lin Qianxuan had prepared, feeling about 30% full.

At this moment, Lin Qianxuan also took out a pre-prepared simultaneous translation headset, tuned it, and handed it to Chen Long’Er.

Chen Long’Er was a bit curious, and Lin Qianxuan pointed at the headset on his ear, signaling for her to put it on.

She understood, carefully took the headset, and placed it on her ear.

Although she was already in a Half-Dragon Transformation state, her ears still had human characteristics.

They were just slightly pointed, with a bit of purple fur, looking fluffy, making him want to touch them.

Seeing Chen Long’Er put on the headset, Lin Qianxuan smiled and said, "Let me introduce myself, my name is Lin Qianxuan, from the Eastern Mystic Republic, a descendant of the dragon. It’s a pleasure to meet you in a foreign land, my compatriot."

Hearing Lin Qianxuan’s words, Chen Long’Er was slightly stunned, then said with some excitement, "Compatriot..."

As her emotions stirred, the misty purple qi around her deepened its connection with Lin Qianxuan.

Lin Qianxuan felt the awakened bloodline within him suddenly increase significantly.

His body was being rapidly transformed, with the power almost surging out from within, but fortunately, the transformation was not instantaneous, still within his control for the moment.

"Yes, compatriot." Lin Qianxuan reached out, holding Chen Long’Er’s scale-armored hand, and said seriously, "You must have suffered a lot. I will take you back, I’ll definitely take you home."

Lin Qianxuan’s emotions were actually not fully developed; he was still acting according to the strategy guide.

With Chen Long’Er’s keen perception, she could vaguely sense some of it.

However, he possessed the same source talent bloodline as Chen Long’Er.

Moreover, his words struck directly at the softness of Chen Long’Er’s heart.

So much so that her eyes immediately became moist.

That misty purple qi instantly settled a large part on Lin Qianxuan.

The bloodline sharing level surged again, with a fierce and mighty power waking in the depths of his genes, and red scale armor faintly appeared on Lin Qianxuan’s body surface.

An almost inexhaustible energy surged from within him.

His strength, speed of thought, reaction speed, degree of body control, memory, and so on, were all comprehensively enhanced.

At the same time, Lin Qianxuan acquired a fragment of memory from the first-person perspective.

This memory began to play out in his mind.

In an iron-like cage, parents accompanied the young Chen Long’Er.

The parents seemed to intend to teach her the Mystic Text, but when discovered by the managers, they were immediately admonished and punished the two and Chen Long’Er.

They were not allowed to learn the Mystic Text.

They feared the powerful beings who used that language.

Afraid that if their actions were exposed, the colossal being would casually squash them into dust.

Chen Long’Er climbed up the high iron windows, peering outside. Her parents told her that in that direction was her true homeland, and this place was merely a prison.

Her parents were taken away again for experiments.

Each time they returned, they seemed very exhausted, sometimes bearing wounds.

But they always did their utmost to protect themselves, even using their cooperation to earn her more opportunities to access external information.

It was enough, enough for her to understand a corner of this world.

"Mom? Am I a descendant of the dragon too?" Chen Long’Er asked.

"Of course, both Dad and Mom are descendants of the dragon, so are you." Mother said.

"But I can’t even speak the Mystic Text." Chen Long`Er said a bit dejectedly, "Even if I return home, they would certainly not recognize me."

"They will recognize you. As soon as they see you for the first time, everyone will recognize you." Father said firmly, "Because we all share the same blood!"

Chen Long’Er was incomparably excited, looking out again.

Looking toward the heavens encapsulated in a small frame.

She tried her best to adjust her view, to stretch her head out further, hoping to see more of her homeland’s scenery.

Returning home was originally her parents’ obsession, now... it has also become her obsession.

...

All of this seemed to happen in an instant, yet it also seemed to last for a long time.

Lin Qianxuan came back to his senses, deeply gazing into Chen Long’Er’s eyes.

He couldn’t help but extend his hand, gently stroking her cheek.

Chen Long’Er did not evade, even somewhat enjoyed Lin Qianxuan’s touch.

"You’ve suffered."

Lin Qianxuan’s eyes were slightly moist.

The feeling contrasted starkly with that of playing a game behind a screen; at this moment, Lin Qianxuan truly empathized.

Unlike the brief background narration in the game, a fleeting picture, and a line of text.

The Chen Long’Er in the game gradually became whole.

She was no longer just a beautiful dragon girl, a medium to bring extraordinary power.

She was also his compatriot, a fellow possessor of the Dragon Bloodline.

Lin Qianxuan felt a string pluck within his heart. He looked with pity at the dragon girl’s form, unable to hide some old scars from the past, clenching Chen Long’Er’s hand, he spoke firmly, "I will definitely do it, I will definitely take you home."

For the first time in his life, Lin Qianxuan felt a sense of mission.

If there was one thing in this lifetime he must accomplish, it would be this before him.

Chen Long’Er’s clothes were already in tatters beyond repair.

If not for the dragon scales covering her, she would almost be considered naked.

Lin Qianxuan had brought two sets of female clothes in advance. He took out one set and handed it to Chen Long’Er, asking her to put them on.

Chen Long’Er didn’t show any signs of shyness and put them on generously.

Here, they encountered a small problem. Her tail found it a bit difficult to fit inside the pants, but Lin Qianxuan had anticipated this detail beforehand and brought scissors, though he didn’t end up using them.

Chen Long’Er’s tail gently poked out, directly piercing through the fabric.

When Chen Long’Er stood up from the ground, Lin Qianxuan couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows slightly.

Because she was at least 1.8 meters tall, not counting the dragon horns on her head. Her two dragon horns slanted upward, making her total height at least two meters.

To know, Lin Qianxuan himself was only 1.76 meters.

This comparison made Lin Qianxuan feel a bit strange.

Why didn’t it show in the game?

Oh right, it’s all PPT images, with few side-by-side perspectives. How could one tell?

"You look very tired. Let me call my friend to take you to a safe place to rest," Lin Qianxuan said.

Chen Long’Er nodded but didn’t reply.

She didn’t like to speak.

Or rather, she didn’t like to use the Ni Country language she learned.

Through prior gameplay, Lin Qianxuan knew this, so he wasn’t surprised.

He called Yan Yilin, and the other end answered quickly.

"Mr. Lin, is there something you need?" Yan Yilin asked.

"I want to stay at your old studio for a few days, to experience the retro environment and search for some inspiration. Is that okay?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"Of course, no problem!" Yan Yilin agreed without hesitation, saying, "Where are you now? I’ll drive over right away to take you there."

"Mr. Yan, are you busy?" Lin Qianxuan asked.

"A little bit," Yan Yilin said, "But it’s not very important."

"No, no, don’t let me delay your matters. You can come when you’re free," Lin Qianxuan said.

Despite saying that, Lin Qianxuan was only being polite because he knew that Golden Mary was currently available and would definitely drive over to take him.

"I’ll let Mary come over. She’s free now," Yan Yilin said.

"Uh... then I’ll trouble you guys," Lin Qianxuan said.

"You’ve helped us so much. It’s just a minor thing, a piece of cake for us," Yan Yilin said.

"Let’s do that then," Lin Qianxuan said.

After ending the call, Lin Qianxuan sent the location to Yan Yilin and the others, then looked at Chen Long’Er.

She was now dressed in casual clothing.

Her top was an off-white long-sleeve shirt with a black hoodie jacket, and her bottom was slightly loose jeans.

As for her feet, she wore nothing.

It wasn’t that Lin Qianxuan hadn’t thought of preparing shoes for her.

But given her current half-dragon transformation, her feet were covered in scale armor with sharp claws. No shoes would fit, and wearing shoes would make her movement inconvenient.

Lin Qianxuan took out a pre-prepared cloak from his backpack and had Chen Long’Er wear it.

The cloak was large enough to cover Chen Long’Er completely.

The cloak had magnetic fasteners, and since Chen Long’Er wasn’t used to wearing it, Lin Qianxuan stepped forward to help.

During this, he accidentally touched her hair scattered in front of her.

Even though she’d stayed in the sea for a long time, her hair remained smooth and free of dirt.

He wondered how that was possible.

Lin Qianxuan helped her gather her scattered hair to the back of her head, and she obediently let him do it.

During this process, Lin Qianxuan could feel the connection with the misty purple aura inside him growing stronger.

Such a situation never appeared in the game.

Indeed, the game was ultimately a one-sided representation and simulation, with limited information for him to access.

The personal experience in reality was something entirely different.

While waiting for Golden Mary to arrive, Lin Qianxuan moved his body slightly to sense his current changes.

His strength had significantly increased, easily enabling him to jump over three meters high, and far from his limit. But he dared not continue trying, as people were already moving nearby, and getting noticed would be troublesome.

Additionally, doing one-finger push-ups was no problem for him, and he could even poke a small hole in the cement ground with one finger.

The purple misty aura descending into his body had also coagulated into a special symbol lodged into the depths of Lin Qianxuan’s consciousness, which he could view as long as he concentrated.

Upon seeing it, Lin Qianxuan understood its effect.

That was to increase his movement speed by 50%.

Just like in the game.

Directly enhancing specific attributes in percentages.

Moreover, it seemed to further increase with his attribute growth.

How unscientific was this kind of enhancement?

But when he poked a hole in the ground with a finger, the matter was already beyond the complete explanation of existing science.

Golden Mary’s new studio was not far from Lin Qianxuan’s hotel.

In just over ten minutes, Golden Mary had arrived.

She got out of the car, examining Lin Qianxuan and Chen Long’Er curiously, and asked, "Mr. Lin, who is this?"

"A fellow countryman of mine, here in Xugu City for the COS exhibition. Now that the exhibition is over, she plans to return with me," Lin Qianxuan explained.

"So it’s COSplay," Golden Mary nodded, somewhat skeptically saying, "She has a great figure, but this makeup is too elaborate. Did she stick scales all over her body? They look like they grew from her flesh, just like real ones! Impressive! Please, get in the car. I’ll take you to Purple Flower Street."

"Thank you," Lin Qianxuan said.

"No need to thank me, it’s no trouble at all..." Golden Mary responded courteously.