I have finished preparations. however I have to ask, why did I not level up from killing that dragon? I did not even earn a bit of experience. walking around I find another Basic Dragon and kill it.

[level up, you have increased to level 37]

that is more normal, the dragons here are in the level 100-300 zone, I should be getting a lot of levels, maybe since that was going towards a quest I did not get experience from it? oh well I am still saving the stat points so I wont add them to anything.

I walked around a bit more, only encountering Basic Dragons, not that I cared, I would like to raise my level a bit so I helped, just by moving and killing them my strength and Dexterity were going up so that was a plus. I then got a bit frustrated, I had been wandering around and still no other dragons came onto my Sense Mana. until I felt a very powerful Fire Mana signature. it was not a dragon's Mana but fire Mana, maybe that is a fire dragon?

I walked over to it and it was inside a sandstorm, it was next to a Basic Dragon, so I walked over to it and realised it was only a fire Mage who got lost on the Dragon Continent. I moved over and killed the dragon with Dragon Claw and looked at the Mage, it was Kate.

"I followed an energy signature I did not recognise and it led me here" I said trying to explain myself, maybe Kate cant see in this storm. I will take her out. "I will have to tell Conner to be more careful" I said, if conner lets this happen more often it could get complicated. after that I picked her up and put her to sleep, she looks cute when she is not trying to kill you.

after that I jumped into the air and expanded my search radius with Mana eyes and dragon eye. I then saw a frozen Conner in the distance. who froze him? oh well it matters not, I let myself fall to the ground, then I kick of the ground creating a sand explosion behind me, with one step I was already half way there, to be fair he was not to far away however I at least jumped 20 miles or so, when I reached the Headmaster he was not moving, maybe Kate was attacked and had to run into the Dragon Continent? would also explain why he is frozen. I gather all my Fire Magic and replicate how the dragons use fire magic, I breathed it through my mouth into a highly compact stream of fire blasting through my mouth and start melting the ice at a fast rate.

[Fire Breath: Breath Fire in a compact and direct way saving Mana however you can only use it while you breath out, 500 Mana/s]

useful. however now the ice is thin enough I will just use normal fire magic. I free his head however he is still not responding, he eventually regains the ability to speak, "Thank you John, without you I would be stuck here for a while" conner said in a monotone.

"don't mention it, I saw Kate and then you frozen, did someone attack you?" I asked while looking around, I could not see another person except for a small town near by.

"relax, this was Kate's doing, once a week she without medication she changes and is able to use ice, it is stronger then her fire actually" Conner said, halfway through he started talking normally.

"wait, then why didn't she do that before, and why does she take medication for it if it is stronger?" I asked and he gave me a shocked look,

"Oh yes you were not told, when she changes she looses control of her emotions and she acts on instinct and emotion without limitations of rationality" Conner said while looking over at Kate who was now sleeping on the ground, "so tell me before you left did you give her a goodbye kiss?" Conner said with a smile to this I almost incinerated his head off as I remembered her Kissing me and me being a thick-headed idiot.

"maybe, however on a serious note, would you know where I can find a ancient dragon, a divine dragon, and a elemental fire dragon?" I asked and he shook his head.

"I do however this is your test, and it is a part of the test for you to find them, you would be coming back a lot sooner then planed if I just told you however it is your Job to find them. also, don't dash over somewhere so fast, you will damage the environment, learn to move without making a huge explosion or get used to moving slowly" Conner said with a lecturing smile.

"John" Kate said from behind, expecting to be burnt by flames I tensed up, but nothing? I slowly turned to look at her and she was crying like a waterfall,

"Yes Kate?" I asked wondering why she was crying so much. did something happen? did that Basic Dragon hurt her? did.... my thought were interrupted as Kate walked over to me and hugged me, tightly. she hugged tighter and tighter and was shocked. "If you thought you could just leave for a year without a proper goodbye then you have another thing coming" Kate said to me still crying. I did not think this threw properly did I? the original plan was made when I thought she hated me, so the Idea was to just leave her Happy in the party, the events inside the VR were not planed for.

Conner finished thawing himself out of the ice and he was just grinning like a madman. I thought he was just trying to get me killed, never thought he was just giving bad dating advice.

I then released how tightly I was holding Kate and she was about to pull away yet did not look satisfied and I fear what would happen if she came back, so I kissed her, I felt the usual fireworks and sparks of love and felt very embarrassed as I heard Conner take a picture, however I was mainly focused on the beautiful girl I was holding in my arms, who was blushing like a strawberry... cute... after our kiss.

"I never thought that at all, I just never planed for that day to go the way they did. however I am happy it did. Goodbye" I said in a polite voice before using Flash Step to move away, I forgot to mention, after all my training my stats look like this.

[Strength 157, Dexterity 187, Vitality 153, Intelligence 51, wisdom 58, Stamina 88, Fighting Spirit 21, Charm 98, Willpower 1]

nice, oh yea, what skills did I get for Dexterity and strength moving to 100, I did not see from dismissing windows.

[Hidden Motion: Move without alerting anyone of your presence while active, sensory skills that detect Mana can still detect you, costs nothing]

[Crushing Grip: Grip strength grows constantly while grabbing something, the longer you grab for the stronger your grip and reduces the chance of things escaping your grip, costs nothing]

the first could be used to sneak away from Kate, the Crushing Grip however could be used to make sure I don't drop me sword? complicated abilities. also a thing to note, charm being the closest thing to getting me a new skill is embarrassing, however the rest looks good.

so how to find a Dragon? maybe I should study more for some sensory abilities? to late now, maybe... oh that explains everything. all the other dragons are constantly flying. I see a Ancient Dragon right above my head by a 20 miles. I don't like my chances of reaching it. looking around I pick up a stone and throw it as hard as I could, it did not reach the dragon as the stone fell apart.

if only I had wings of a dragon... I look to my left to see a Basic Dragon gnawing on a rock... I found my wings. I walk over to the dragon and simply say.

"Dragon, you will fly me up to that ancient dragon or I will rip your wings off and do it my self" I said and for some reason the dragon lay down its head...

[you have a new pet/slave: Dragon]

[Name..........]

if I could see my self right now, I would look like an evil genius who has successfully taken over the world. and its level was? 193, now it is level 1, its stats were? 40, it had only the basic strength vitality dexterity intelligence and wisdom. now? 5 in each stat. its size was? a 3 story building. now? a big horse with wings. its title? Basic Dragon.

"can you even fly?" I asked, not expecting a reply however

"Yes my master I can fly, I have 3 forms, 1 is big for fighting, this is my active form for walking, my other form is my resting form for when I am in a safe place." the Dragon Said.

"well, nice, I will name you Jeff and together we shall take over the world" I said with an evil joking voice. he then changed into his fighting form, I ordered him to fly me to that ancient dragon. however when I got on him he collapsed to the ground under my weight, I don't weigh much however I do have weighted training gear on... sorry?

"I have been drained master, my strength is lost from me" Jeff said seriously. wait a minuet he is a dragon.

"do you know where to find an Ancient Dragon closer to the ground?" I asked and he nodded. he returned to his active form, "also what is your resting form like? show it to me" I said and he simply nodded and changed into a kitten with dragon scales and wings. it was the most adorable pet ever that can also kill you with fire. I could fit him on my hand and he was soft and cuddly.

"Stay like that until I say otherwise or unless you need to change" I said and he nodded. wait I say he but what gender is Jeff?

"Jeff what gender are you?" I asked and he looked at me confused.

"I am a female, you can tell from my ears" Jeff said... scratch that... Pet Name Options.... Change Name...

"What name would you like?" I asked thinking she would want to choose

"Eron" Eron said. and.... any moment now...

[Pet Name: Eron]

now lets go pay that Ancient Dragon a visit and show it why Ancient does not always mean strong.

(5 minuets Later)

[Ancient Dragon]

[Level 480]

[Ancient Dragon]

I am disappointed, it is only Level 480. I could go toe to toe with Verod who was holding back. this is nothing. I walked over to it, noticing me it transformed into a much bigger dragon, so that was its active form and not its fighting form?

[Level 940]

meh, that will have to do. when you can fight opponents 10,000 times stronger then you it is hard to take level's like this seriously.

"Dragon Claw" I said while right next to it, the poor thing did not realise I moved because of my new Hidden skill. however I was surprised by what happened next, the Dragon avoided me and then decided I was a serious threat before transforming again, so this is its fighting form, maybe not all dragons are as cute as mine, oh well, this one was now around 40 stories tall right now,

[Level 3200]

ok I can have some fun with this... after 1 dragon claw I did nothing? the dragon used its wing to block without even moving and charged up a fire breath attack, I walked through the attack but an mow looking forward to dragon wings of my own, I did not even scratch the wings and the dragon took no damage. an ultimate defence? with a grin I used Blink Step and was right under the dragon, all dragons have a soft underbelly, well not soft it could most likely tank any other attack however with one swift Dragon Claw the dragon was dead... but not done.

[Undead Dragon]

[Level 90,000]

[Ancient Dragon]

Ha, he is still called Ancient Dragon, wait WHAT? that Level is a bit much don't you think? at least it lost all of its scales and flesh, I wonder if this is its final form? no the quest Log says I did it so it is dead however the Dragon is not done? How?

[Help: Ancient Dragons are the 2nd lowest in strength of all dragons but when killed become much stronger for a small amount of time before dying]

Interesting, ok, why did help not tell me there locations? why did my quest not have the normal inbuilt tracked and 3d Mini map? oh well, maybe it is because finding them is apart of the quest? anyway now to do this like any man. hit the thing once stand back and wait for it to die, claim all experience and salvage the bones to sell later.

(10 minuets later)

ok, so the dragon is dead... for good? who knows, however the bones are gone and I levelled up to level 127. maybe there is fixed experience gains? because that undead dragon was level 90,000, or requirements on getting the experience? oh well, the other dragons cant be to hard.

"Where to now Erooo... thief" I said looking at her level, she was the same level as I was. stat points not allocated, I put it all on Vitality, I don't want my pet being killed now. sure enough 200 points in vitality made her a walking fortress. and 70 points in strength to make her strong enough to carry someone as light as me and some extra.

[Eron has learnt Tough Skin: Reduces all physical damage by 10%, percentage increases with skill level and Vitality]

[Eron has learnt Shock Absorber: there is a 1% chance all Impact Damage can be negated, percentage increases with skill level and vitality]

"Master, I feel stronger" Eron said and I gave her a 'You Don't Say' Face, after a while of searching I still could not find a Fire Dragon and a Divine Dragon. where could they be?

"Eron, where do Fire Dragons Live" I said starting with one that sounds easy to beat with invincibility to heat. she simply pointed her cute little nose over at a Lava pool... I am an idiot, as per usual. jumping into the Lava I see a Fire Dragon, and it was just a Basic Dragon that was made of fire and lava. does that mean physical damage cant be inflicted? "Eron, wait at the surface or you may get hurt, just go and Pick on some Basic Dragons ok?" I said and she nodded, we parted ways for the fight that is now on our hands. mine was easy because it could not hurt me, watching it try was the best entertainment I had all day.

Eron's Point Of View

I was wandering around and what looked to be a master Dragon Slayer came over, I could tell he would kill me, I was just going to accept it, I had only lived 19 years however when it is your time to die I guess you have to accept it.

"Dragon, you will fly me up to that ancient dragon or I will rip your wings off and do it my self" the stranger said to me. I looked up and sure enough there was an ancient dragon, however he did not kill me so I accepted it, and then saw a strange blue box.

[Would you like to become a Per/Slave of John Richardson?]

so that is his name, he did not kill me and that is something no other dragon slayer would do, so I accept and shall become his pet. I wonder If I will get stronger under him?

It has been a while and John fought with an ancient dragon like it was nothing. then he left the bones to wander and then left, he is strange. however I like him, he is nice and let me pick my own name. he is strong as well. I feel safe around him and resting on him feels nice, he is warm.

He told me to pick on some Basic draons, I think he means fight them so I look and see one, waling over to it I enter fighting form and Kill the Basic Dragon in 5 hits, the Basic Dragon hit me but I did not feel it. I killed a few more and felt my self grow faster. I then see John emerge from the lava with a Fire Crystal. I wonder, is he even Human?

John's Point Of View

ok that is 3 down. I level up to level 142. there was a small group of fire dragons and I could not help myself. I put the 70 stat points on Dexterity and when I got out the Lava I saw Eron and noticed she had changed a bit, she was now standing on two legs. I wonder if she is copying me? however she no longer looked like a dragon, more like a half human half dragon. interesting.

[Transforming Stage 7]

[Level 142]

[Eron]

so she is transforming huh? well, where to next? I look at Eron and she looks back at me confused. "where can I find a Divine Dragon?" I said, Eron froze and started to look scared.

"Master is strong however Master cant beat it, Divine Dragon strongest there is" Eron said. one moment, time to look this up. What Is A Divine Dragon?

[Help: A Divine Dragon is the second strongest type of dragon on the planet, only boss Dragons are stronger dragons trained dragons can also become stronger after 30-40 years]

Interesting, I see why Eron may be scared of them. but I need this, I have a year to train, I will just make some armour our of the dragon, wait I should make some crafting skills to make sure the armour lasts a while. I also want a skill to repair armour without loosing anything. so that should keep my busy. yea and maybe I can work on my Magic a bit. I am sure Healing Magic will be more Helpful over time along with all my other magic, yea I have a lot of training to do. I will give it a while before going after the Divine Dragon.

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Chapter 24 - Crafting

John Learns as much crafting as possible and to save time he is making Eron learn Cooking skills. how will they do and will they be ready for the Divine Dragon?

I hope you enjoy the chapter