Chapter 95: Successfully Infiltrating the Investigation Corps.
Steel Dragon gave not its form, but its power.
That’s roughly the gist of it.
Jie Jie discovered he couldn’t transform into a Steel Dragon.
The Steel Dragon totem was in a special state, like it was being filled, but he suspected this filling process would take an Ancient Dragon’s lifetime.
Getting the power of an Ancient Dragon was already great, as it is now.
The Sea Dragon was surrounded by Wind Armor; it could control the wind to propel itself.
If only there were larger sails on its back and wider fins, it could totally Cosplay as a Storm Dragon.
But due to the lack of wings for stability in the air, it got disoriented in the windstorm after flying not too far and fell back into the sea.
After righting himself in the water, Jie Jie leaped out of the sea once more.
This time, he spread his wings.
The Male Fire Dragon flew through the gale and rain curtain; harsh weather could no longer hinder him. The wind armor coiled around his body became assistance for his flight.
Even after transforming into a Spiny Dragon mid-air, the cumbersome Spiny Dragon could perform acrobatics like the Fire Dragon, having overwhelming advantages even in aerial dogfights.
While flying, Jie Jie felt the changes happening within his body.
It seemed the Great Jade of the Ancient Dragon had formed a Dragon Attribute Energy organ inside him. The Steel Dragon’s jade could balance the Dragon Attribute organ, converting it into a special Dragon Wind.
“Grunt!”
A blast of Air Cannon shot from Jie Jie’s mouth, then erupted into a small tornado.
The converted Dragon Wind could be compressed in the mouth, forming a Storm Breath for attacks.
Additionally, it could wrap around the body as Wind Armor to assist in flying or even launch oneself into the air when transformed into a wingless monster.
Mastering the Steel Dragon’s wind control ability also meant stabilizing the Dragon Attribute energy with conversion organs and usage methods.
This implied that Dragon Qi temporarily lost its previous reckless use; he couldn’t wield Dragon Attribute energy on his claws like the Steel Dragon.
Moreover, just like how Steel Dragons produce wind with their Dragon Jade and control it with their horns, the organ controlling wind in Jie Jie’s Spiny Dragon form was the massive horn pointing upwards from his nose.
But when he tried transforming back from the Spiny Dragon to the Fire Dragon, a new issue arose:
The Fire Dragon couldn’t use the Storm Breath.
The reason was that when compressing the wind, it leaked out from the triangular jaw, unable to complete compression.
In short, it leaked wind.
Thus, quite a few monsters with significantly different mouth shapes from the Steel Dragon also couldn’t use the Storm Breath.
Somewhat regrettable, but it made sense that monsters whose mouths leaked wind couldn’t compress invisible wind in their mouths.
From this perspective, the Spiny Dragon form benefited the most from the wind control ability.
Unfortunately, using the Storm Breath conflicted with “Flying Dragon Step Dance Final Move 1000% Guaranteed to Beat Up Anyone Disturbing My Sleep!” so it could only be used separately.
However, after using Poisonous Fire Breath, the Storm Breath could diffuse the toxins.
After adapting to the new abilities in the air, Jie Jie finally remembered the investigation team heading towards the New Continent.
The investigators were ahead of him; they saw him and sounded the alarm because he was flying over.
Jie Jie silently flew out of their line of sight.
“Phew, that guy just flew overhead, and I was already sweating bullets.”
The investigator wiped the sweat off his head and watched the Spiny Dragon disappear from view.
“Once we settle down, that’ll be our first investigation target since we’re currently in its territory.”
“It’s like living under someone else’s roof; as our operations expand, a battle can’t be avoided.”
The Team Leader encouraged the investigators while also encouraging himself.
He hoped that day would come later rather than sooner, yet wished their operation scale would grow faster.
“I just hope we won’t be instantly crushed and have to start over embarrassingly.”
The Team Leader chatted with the investigators about future developments, unaware that a furry creature had infiltrated their temporary camp.
That’s right, Jie Jie was investigating the investigation team’s temporary camp in his Smoky Snow Weasel form.
As the imagined enemy of the investigation team, he had begun investigating the investigation team before them.
It had been several days since the investigation team stranded on the mountain peak, and the rain had lessened considerably.
The ship sails with some waterproof properties had been taken down from the mast and nailed between the ship and the ground to form a tent in the triangular area.
The broken wooden planks from the ship’s bottom had been sorted out, combined with spare planks and nailed together to build a bridge between two peaks.
“The conditions are so tough that even nails need to be saved. There are only two technicians who dismantled the two cannons to process them into new Simple Forges. Hopefully, they will succeed.”
The Commander, full of worries, organized miscellaneous items under the tent, picking out some metal objects with no value and contributing them to the technicians’ plan.
He still trusted these top talents but couldn’t help worrying.
Though he didn’t understand, Jie Jie sensed the Commander’s distress, which even made him hesitate whether he should steal a pot.
“Meow~”
Just as he hesitated, a pair of furry big hands picked him up.
Feeling no malice, Jie Jie didn’t struggle, merely looked up. It was a voluptuous Ailu Cat Chef.
Her furry face was filled with gentle smiles unlike the Commander’s, and she gently patted his little head with her furry paws.
Jie Jie directly sprawled in the warm embrace of the Ailu Cat Chef until a deeply troubled face appeared close to his.
“Can I touch it?”
The Commander strained to smile, asking the Ailu Cat Chef, or perhaps the Smoky Snow Weasel.
Not understanding, but seeing his hand gradually approaching, Jie Jie’s eyes showed intense fear and protest, struggling in the cotton-like embrace.
“Meow~”
The Ailu Cat Chef noticed his restlessness, rejecting the Commander’s proposal.
“Phew.”
Why did he feel relieved as if he escaped a disaster? He was the ruler of the Ancient Tree an hour ago!
The Commander also saw his reaction, somewhat unwillingly taking out a bit of dried meat from his waist pouch, tearing off a strand of meat thinner than a hair, and bringing it close to Jie Jie.
Are you testing me with this?
Slightly disdainfully turning his head, but seeing the young Supreme Commander’s deeply troubled expression made him feel pity, so he just patted the fingers holding the meat.
The Commander seemed satisfied, squeezing out a youthful smile.
“Meow~”
The Ailu Cat Chef turned with the Smoky Snow Weasel, showing him to the other investigators.
Successfully infiltrating the investigation team!
Chapter 96
