Evil Dragon: The young dragon I picked up keeps planning on becoming an empress

Unless a powerful being is willing to change Leia's fate against the heavens, otherwise... Leia won't live for many years.

After sitting in a daze for a long time, Leia reluctantly accepted that she was destined for a short life, able to concoct potions, farm the land, and now, she could add divination to her list of skills.

"The young viscount sure knows a lot."

"You also know divination?"

"A bit."

"Can divination see through someone's fate at a glance?"

"Explaining this... it would be quite complicated and intricate, possibly involving celestial patterns, stars, fortune, etc. If I were to explain everything one by one, it would be too time-consuming. What I said just now... I might have revealed too much of heaven's secrets; my own fortune might be a bit worse in the coming period."

"Does divining for others affect your own fortune?"

"Have you seen any diviners who do readings for others all day long? As for those street fortune-tellers, let's not talk about them; some are real, some are fake. The fake ones are just scratching the surface and making money in the name of divination. The truly powerful diviners... will only do readings for those who are fated."

Leia understood but didn't grasp the full idea; as a princess, she had some understanding of diviners, and indeed, those diviners in the palace wouldn't often do readings for people.

So, doing readings for others could indeed affect the diviner's own fortune.

"Looks like I am a person of destiny for Earl Lance."

"Princess, you don't have much time left; don't waste your days in Saint Blue. Before wilting away, burn out your life, bloom to your heart's content, become a brilliant firework."

"....."

Some words that should be inspiring, why do they sound like they are urging her to hurry up and die?

Death, she doesn't fear it; she just fears leaving regrets, not fulfilling her duty.

She has been to battlefields and seen life and death.

If there really comes a day of death, she hopes she can die on the battlefield.

But... if she really did that... wouldn't it be too selfish?

Unable to become queen, how can she repay those knights who followed her?

Leia was at a loss.

Death, she's not afraid.

She's just afraid of a meaningless death.

"Earl Lance, if you were willing to enter a marital alliance with me, how wonderful that would be. This way, even if I die, I could still pass on the royal identity to you, and if you are ambitious, you could fulfill my dying wishes and become the King of Red Maple Kingdom.

That doesn't seem quite right... If you agree to an alliance with me, we should have a child first, so that if you become king in the future, when you get old, you would definitely pass the throne to our child...

A child with half my blood... would be a true member of the Red Maple Royal Family."

"???"

What kind of third-rate fantasy plot is she concocting?

It's not even as good as the romance novels he writes.

Right, Saint Blue City even has magazines and publishing houses now. Why not... submit one of his past romance novels to a magazine?

See if it could make some money?

Having written so many romance novels, if one of them became a hit, he could lead a life of luxury every day with his dragon whelps.

Action speaks louder than thoughts.

Tonight, he would secretly submit his manuscript to a magazine and see how it goes.

Providing for the family... isn't shameful at all.

"Are you moved?"

"A little."

"So shall we enter into an alliance?"

"You child, you're so annoying, you don't even know what I'm moved by. Talking to you is pointless, I'm going to play with my dragon whelps."

Lance stood up and left; he had just been fantasizing about his romance novels selling like hotcakes across the kingdom, selling thousands... no, tens of thousands... even hundreds of thousands of copies a day...

The beautiful future he was imagining was rudely interrupted by Leia.

Boring conversation, it's better to catch fish with his dragon whelps.

A breeze blew, and Leia's silver hair danced in the wind.

Was she... being rejected?

In the eyes of this young earl... Does she, the princess, have no appeal?

Truly a day to make the princess lose face.

What did Earl Lance say before?

He said he would make spicy grilled fish for the little Amethyst Dragon tonight, right?

She would dine at the City Lord's Mansion tonight then.

If she wasn't to live many more years, why should she live so tiringly?

Why make the brave knights faithful to her... die in a war that's doomed to be meaningless?

If she can't endow them with glory, at the very least... while they are alive... she should find them a stable, protective person worthy of their loyalty.

Earl Lance seems about right, her knights... could pledge loyalty to him.

The problem is... How should she convince her knights to swear fealty to Earl Lance?

Tell them directly that she won't live long?

That seems rather pointless...

Perhaps... she must temporarily give up the identity of "princess"...

Join Saint Blue as a "Knight" and swear allegiance to Earl Lance.

After all, Saint Blue has been recruiting knights recently.

........

Dinner was spicy grilled fish, and the Young Dragon ate all the fish that hit her face.

The squid lady was found. According to Tixia, when she found the squid lady, she was leading a few children into a secluded alley.

In the afternoon, a cattle and sheep theft occurred outside Saint Blue City. After investigation, the squid lady was highly suspicious, considering that she is a friend of the viscount.

On behalf of the Earl's Mansion, Tixia compensated the farmers for their losses at twice the market rate.

Eight sheep... five cattle...

No one knew where the squid lady had taken them.

"Viscount, the squid lady is your friend, and I've already paid the compensation. There's really no need for the squid lady to set up a street stall to earn money to repay the debt..."

"Enough, go about your business, and don't have anyone follow."

"Viscount... yes... I hope the viscount enjoys himself."

"Don't do anything superfluous."

"No, no..."

After dinner, Tixia and Olienna saw their own viscount off as he went into the city with the Young Dragon, the squid lady, and Miss Joanna.

The viscount let Miss Squid Lady... earn money to repay her debt...

Allowed the Young Dragon to set up a stall for her living expenses...

Viscount, our Earl's Mansion has really become much wealthier; you really don't need to go out and sell at street stalls...

Tixia and Olienna, these two children, had no idea what the presence of the squid lady would bring to Saint Blue City...

The number of missing cattle and sheep might increase after this event; it's a bottomless pit... the Earl's Mansion can't fill it...

Let the squid lady fill it by herself. She ate other people's cattle and sheep... if she doesn't repay the money... who will?

Anyway, the Dragon Whelp taught the squid lady how to make takoyaki, so let her set up her stall to earn money and repay her debt...

Saint Blue Square.

There's a lot of foot traffic here because Saint Blue City has developed rapidly in recent years, drawing many tourists.

There are also many extraordinary beings, as well as various guilds in the city. It's hard to imagine... a few years ago, this place was just a dirty, broken-down town...

Once she finds a good spot, the squid lady begins her journey of setting up a stall to earn money and repay her debt. The rules of the Human World, huh...

When Black Dragon is around, she follows his rules; when he's not, she adheres to deep-sea rules, survival of the fittest.

The Young Dragon suited up in an apron, put on a face mask, and a chef's hat, and started her own stall as well. In addition to selling barbecued food, she also sold fried skewers this time.

Joanna was responsible for collecting money.

Where did the Evil Dragon go?

The Evil Dragon set up a stall not far away to sell potions. He sat on a stool, holding a source-energy insulated cup, with various potions displayed on the table in front of him.

Why doesn't he call out to customers?

If he doesn't call out for customers, how will people come to buy his potions?

He's so leisurely and comfortable with his stall; it's clear the Evil Dragon isn't thinking about making money.

"Legs for sale, legs for sale... tasty and cheap legs... don't pass by without trying... one Holy Gold... and you can taste fresh and delicious legs..."

The squid lady shouted out, her legs had to be sold for a higher price; Black Dragon told her to sell for one Holy Silver, which was too cheap. Selling her own legs... it had to be at least one Holy Gold...

Gold is more valuable than silver.

"It's takoyaki... takoyaki, hey Squid Lady, don't shout nonsense, you'll scare people away."

"Are you crazy? A kid this small selling legs? And for one Holy Gold? Who'd be so wicked as to make a kid do this kind of work?"

"Exactly... such a small child selling legs at a stall... wait a minute... that talking little dragon next to her said the kid is selling takoyaki... Turns out the 'legs' she's talking about are octopus legs..."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Octopus legs selling for that much?"

The squid lady's childish shouts attracted quite a few people loitering around the square.

"Little girl, if you're selling takoyaki, just sell takoyaki... why shout about selling legs..."

"But the ingredients I use for the takoyaki are my legs."

"You're getting more and more absurd."

"I support checking it on the spot, don't believe me? Look."

The squid lady lifted her skirt a little, revealing many legs, then casually chose one and placed it on the grill; that leg... automatically dropped a piece by itself...

When she let go of that severed leg, it hadn't yet hit the ground, and the small piece that had broken off quickly regrew.

Some spectators who had come for the excitement saw this scene, and those with faint hearts fainted on the spot.

The brave ones were stunned, well... she really was selling legs...

"Didn't deceive you bunch of nobodies, did I? Am I selling legs or not?"

"......"

Lance came over and knocked on the squid lady's head.

"She's selling the legs of her pet, which is an octopus. The kid has a bad temper, but you can try her takoyaki; it tastes pretty good.

If you don't believe me, watch me eat."

"You're just looking to freeload off my legs again..."