Book 15: Chapter 62


    After a bowl of milk from some animal with berries sprinkled on, Dragon Mom was in much higher spirits. The extra day of sleep also relieved most of her hangover. Speaking of which, I had to admire dragons ability to recover. I did notice something not so good in her gaze, though. After experiencing the sweetness of having me take care of her, the affection in her gaze was incredibly prominent, especially when I fed her. There was a chance shed deliberately get drunk so that I took care of her in the future I seriously reckon shed do that


    Once content, Mom lied back down on the bed, while I peered at the setting sun and slowly drank my tea. If you ask me, the most boring part about this world was theck of entertainment I was used to having at the snap of a finger. There were no cell phones, and there was no inte. At times I had nothing to do, all I could do was watch the setting sun and space out while drinking tea. I guess that was why there were so many poems from back in the day. That was all you could do when you were bored, after all.


    From Behind, Dragon Mom yed with the spoon and asked me, Son, where did you go today?


    I stopped to think. I decided to hide my trip to the brothel. After all, be it Dragon Mom, Vyvyan or Elizabeth, none of them would want to let me go to brothels. Let it remain a painful memory for me.


    After my deliberation, I replied, Oh, I went to the hall of the town and then for a stroll at the market. I bought your milk and berries from there. It appears this town was formed from the peopleing and leaving. I think we can turn it into a train station or something in the future. Im sure we can continue to expand the Imperial City.


    A what station?


    .. Sorry, pretend it was drivel.


    I guess it was understandable. Trains didnt exist yet. When Ist went back, having said that, Lorana had already created the front part of a car that was powered using mana. In saying that, she didnt seem to think of the possibility of using it to pull cars. What she was had in mind was to turn it into an automobile. However, because the dimensions couldnt be reduced, it ended up being the size of a bus in the world I came from. Plus, it could only seat about a dozen people, so she had to drop the idea. In the end, I pointed out that a train was usible, which gave Lorana some inspiration for something. I was certain shed soon be able to create a train with the technicians around. The other requisiteponent was the tracks.


    Lorana was no longer alone. I gathered up a group of educated engineers and highly-skilled artisans to research and manufacture things at the factory. Id say that was where my entire empires biggest production ability stemmed from. Although we didnt have much to show yet, I undoubtedly had the patience to wait for it.


    This town If you werent the King of the North and were born in the desert, Mommy considered the possibility of transforming into an elf to take you to the elven town to live with you. I didnt want you to live in the desert as I did, but in the end, I didnt act on it, said Dragon Mom. She rolled over and nostalgically looked at me. She wore a look of regret: I couldnt have my own child. Perhaps it was because my mana was different to your fathers. I couldnt conceive my own dragon egg, and nobody kept mepany. If Mommy wasnt alone in the desert back then and transformed into an elf to live in theirnds, instead, would I have a child by now?


    What? Dragons reside in the elvennds?


    Dragon Mom nodded: There are.


    Honestly, that sort of shattered the image I had in mind. I thought the proud dragons wouldnt be willing to be associated with elves. I thought theyd kidnap elves to treat as toys if they couldnt resist. I never thought theyd forsake their pride to transform into an elf and hide themselves in the elven cities and towns. Dragons and elves were enemies who refused to coexist, yet the dragons were pathetically weak against loneliness.


    I turned around to look at Mom. I could see that she wasnt angry with those dragons. Of course, I could also see the intense jealousy in her gaze. She was proud of being a dragon, but she was eager to have a family member, nheless.


    I walked up to Mom and said, Its the same thing now. Were not in the elvennds, but youre with your son in a town. Also, dont you think that its nice living in the Imperial Pce?


    Dragon Mom smiled then gazed at the ceiling: Its just nostalgic. Mommy had a dream today. Mommy dreamt of the past. It was a very long time ago. Mommy dreamt of life before, where Mommy flew in the skies and yed with friends. The dream was very vivid, so vivid that I could practically feel the temperature of the water. But then, in the next instant, I saw a floor of corpses. There was a mountain of corpses and ghastly bones. I saw the remains in the desert lit up by the moonlight. I was the only one in the desert. I saw it in my dreams. I saw it in my dreams


    Speaking of that dream, I was d I came back early. I noticed Mom had a problem when she was dreaming, because I saw her tears at the corner of her eyes. Had I not been back when she woke up due to the dream at sunset, the intense loneliness would probably have totally buried her. There was nobody in the bar during the day. In other words, there wouldve been nobody around and nothing to be heard when she woke up.


    I wondered if that loneliness would make Mom afraid. After she woke up, would she have felt she was still in the desert?


    Dragon Mom was different to Ling Yue in that Ling Yue had lots of jobs. Not to mention the fact that she had Evelyn, Leah and our Liu Yue. Dragon Mom, on the other hand, suffered from loneliness for centuries and, therefore, very afraid that shed have to be alone for another couple of centuries. She has no family and has lost her lover. That was why shed be even more scared of loneliness.


    I grabbed hold of Dragon Moms hands: Am I not here? Im here with you, Mom. You dont have to worry.


    Dragon Mom tightly grabbed one of my hands and gently caressed it. After revealing a smile, she said, Thats right; Mommy has you, and Mommy will finally be able to find Mommys dragon kin again this time. Mommy is so d, so d.


    I nodded. The sun finally vanished from the sky. Footsteps were finally audible beneath us. There was nothing to do to rx in the town, except alcohol and women. Hearing the footsteps down below, I noticed Dragon Mom switch to a happy expression as though she wanted to go down there and y as she did yesterday. However, I was worried about her getting drunk again


    Although it was true that we werent in a rush, it wasnt wise for us to continue staying in a nearby town as a consequence of Dragon Mom getting drunk over and over It didnt matter to me, but my wives and two other moms were waiting for me. If they found out I was ying around here instead of returning, I think Id suffer the most excruciating punishment when I returned.


    Dragon Mom sat up and covered her body in her scales again. She went up to the mirror and ced the candle nearby. She gently ran her hands through her hair to fix it up. Once content, she nodded, and then looked at her somewhat pale face. She took in a deep breath and eximed, I will not drink tonight! I wont!


    Its fine to drink; just dont get drunk. Mom, you dont look too well. You should look after yourself. Youre not a human or anthropoid, but you still have to take care of yourself. What are we going to do if something urgentes up? You should maintain perfect condition.


    I know, replied Dragon Mom, with a nod. She then touched her belly: Lunch was very good, but Im still slightly hungry. Son, I want to eat the meat I ate yesterday. I wont drink today, though.


    All right.


    When we reached the bottom floor, the people in the bar werent as perplexed and shocked as they were yesterday. Instead, they raised their dirty bottles of beer up. Some had already opened the lid and filled up cups to wee the victor of yesterdays drinking contest. The owner gave me a friendly smile when he saw me. He mustve been very happy with the gold coins I left with him.


    After turning down the drink offers from yesterday, Mom sat down at the table. She stuck to her oath and chose to pass on drinking. She opted for fruit juice, instead. Everybody asked her why she wasnt drinking. I exined that we had to leave tomorrow, so they didnt egg us on to drink. They all understood, so they didnt have any hard feelings. Being a town where people constantly came and went, it was natural for them to have considered it a town of departure.


    Yesterdays meat banquet was served up once again. Dragon Moms eyes shimmered at the sight of the meat. The absence of beer didnt dampen her appetite. She cheerfully busied herself with her meal. She essentially ripped the meat apart and shoved it into her mouth, causing me to worry as I watched.


    I reckon she wouldve transformed into her dragon form to wolf it all down if she could. She had already consumed so many vegetables and fruits, yet still considered meat to be the best food. I guess that was just the appetite of dragons Dragons thought meat was tasty. No wonder why they loved fighting. Look at the elves, so nice and peaceful. Nevertheless, watching Mom eat so happily oddly made me feel aplished. After all, making ones family happy and blissful is a big aplishment for a man, right?