Free Web NovelIn the afternoon, °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° the sunlight was fierce.
The scorching sun made the vast forest look even more lush and verdant. A small lake among the trees mirrored the blazing white sun like a bright mirror. Around the lakeshore were small beasts and low-tier monsters that had come to cool off and drink.
A few white clouds drifted across the deep blue sky. Vieya soaked in the middle of the lake, letting her mind go blank.
After finishing lunch with Aislin, she had stuffed her daughter off to play with the little elf Elliti.
As for herself, she returned to the Elven Forest to begin experimenting with using monsters to incubate the dragon egg.
“Achoo!”
The slime girl suddenly sneezed hard. The lake water was under direct sunlight, yet it was icy cold. She rubbed her shoulders and fished the dragon egg soaking at the bottom of the lake out.
The very next second.
The monsters and small beasts drinking nearby all trembled violently. Those that could run immediately turned and fled. The ones with poorer resistance directly foamed at the mouth and collapsed by the lakeshore.
There was no doubt—this was all the dragon egg’s doing.
“Sigh, can’t you control your aura a little...”
Vieya wore a completely dead-inside expression. She stared at the dragon egg, which was about the same size as her, for a long while, then suddenly laughed in exasperation.
She had spent the entire morning catching monsters, full of anticipation about using them to incubate her wife. Yet the moment she brought her wife out, those monsters acted as if they’d seen the plague god, shrinking into corners and not daring to move.
That two-meter-tall water-spraying duck in particular had been so frightened that it wet itself on the spot, spraying water everywhere. It was so disgusting that Vieya wanted to curse, and she directly waved her hand and threw all the monsters out, chasing them away.
As a result, the huge forest lake was left without a single monster in sight.
“So... you’re planning to make me incubate it for you?”
Vieya sighed and moved the enormous dragon egg under the sun to warm it. But even after the slime girl was nearly baked dry by the sunlight, the eggshell was still icy cold.
The situation reminded her of when she had raised sea turtles in the past—burying turtle eggs in sand, placing them under the sun, and quietly waiting for them to hatch. Although most of the time, the eggs would simply go bad and never hatch at all...
Vieya had also studied the Elven race’s Guidebook to Oviparous Incubation Engineering the night before. It recorded that dragon eggs were extremely sturdy and possessed terrifying vitality. Ordinary monsters didn’t even qualify to bite open their shells. Every dragon was a born king—a king that commanded the submission and worship of countless monsters.
Vieya touched the eggshell. It was smooth and icy, like a perfectly polished gemstone. At that moment, she suddenly recalled how, when she was young, hens would incubate eggs on fluffy, dry straw—the purpose being ventilation and heat retention.
Thinking of this, Vieya got up and gathered dried grass from around the lakeshore, piling it carefully around the dragon egg. She layered it again and again, more meticulous than when taking care of her own daughter.
And so, Vieya kept watch beside the dragon egg for the entire afternoon.
The molten-gold orange-red sunset slowly sank beyond the horizon, and the gorgeous sky was draped in twilight.
Vieya yawned and lit a large bonfire nearby. But at that moment, the dragon egg leaning against her back suddenly trembled.
Before Vieya could feel happy, Flaviel’s lazy, pleasant voice drifted out from inside the egg,
“Sleepy... huh, why is it still dark out... And where exactly have I been brought to?”
“You can talk again?!”
“Is that really something worth being surprised about? Little Ye, what are you doing? Getting ready to light a fire and roast me? Sorry, but I’ve already left the albumen stage and begun evolving a dragon embryo. Mm-hm, I’m not afraid of fire~”
“You think everyone eats anything like you do?”
For some reason, Vieya felt extremely happy right now—like a bear that had found honey in spring. She touched the smooth, cool eggshell and lowered her voice,
“Honestly, you’re already such a big egg, yet you still don’t know how to restrain your Dragon King aura. You scared away all the incubation tools my daughter and I worked so hard to find for you.”
“I had no choice but to use grass and sunlight to heat you up. I was practically dried into jerky all afternoon. So, um... what I did was useful, right? It helped speed up your development, didn’t it? I mean... I didn’t mess things up, did I?”
“......”
The dragon egg fell silent for a moment, gently swayed twice, and replied softly,
“It was useful. You didn’t mess things up. But right now, you might want to move the bonfire a little closer. I need heat.”
I need heat.
Vieya’s eyes lit up. She busily ran back and forth, lighting five bonfires in a row around the dragon egg, arranging them in a pentagram shape with the egg in the center.
“How about it? Is the heat enough?” Vieya asked proudly, hands on her hips.
“...Are you trying to murder me again? Or are you planning to roast me like a meat pie in a fireplace?” the dragon egg continued. “Or is this your newly invented method of domestic abuse?”
“I’m not!” Vieya froze. The pride on her little face turned into grievance. “Didn’t you say you weren’t afraid of fire?”
“I don’t remember installing a brain incorrectly when I made your body,” the dragon egg sighed. “One bonfire is enough. I can’t absorb any more heat at my current stage. Put out the others. Be careful—don’t set the forest on fire.”
The dragon egg explained everything step by step.
“......”
‘Do I look like an idiot? You’re the stupid dragon egg who spoke unclearly. Afraid of fire means afraid of fire—stop refusing to admit it...’
Vieya shot the dragon egg a sideways glance, silently left, fetched lake water, and with a hiss poured it onto the bonfires. Thick smoke billowed up, leaving only the original fire.
One slime and one dragon fell into silence.
“Why aren’t you saying anything? It’s not like I’m going to eat you,” the dragon egg muttered.
“I am talking.”
The slime girl leaned against the solid dragon egg, her eyes reflecting the forest and the starry sky.
Faintly, a cold snort came from inside the egg. She suddenly said, “Go catch a few deer and roast them. I can’t move, so you’ll have to help me.”
“Huh?”
Vieya lifted her head in confusion. You’re already an egg, and you’re still thinking about eating? And roasted deer, at that?
“Not for me. I want to watch you eat. You didn’t eat anything this afternoon, did you? Or are you expecting that, going back this late, your well-behaved daughter will still save you dinner?” the dragon egg said. Its voice suddenly turned strange.
“But if you give your mermaid maid an order, you won’t go hungry either. Forget it. Eat if you want. If not, whatever.”
Flaviel’s tone was bad, tinged with sarcasm.
Vieya wanted to complain that she sounded like a resentful housewife—but she didn’t dare. So she said nothing. Her lowered eyes carried a hint of guilt, her rosy lips pressed tightly together.
Seeing that her slime wasn’t responding, the dragon egg panicked a little, thinking she had gone too far. It hurried to remedy things,
“I just wanted to see you eat your fill...”
Vieya suddenly chuckled softly and said, “Now I know why your cooking skills were so good. Turns out it was all to satisfy your own overflowing appetite.”
“My appetite is overflowing? That’s because you’ve never seen the Demon King of Gluttony eat...”
The dragon egg shook slightly. Just as it was about to continue, sudden movement came from the lakeshore!
Crunch, crunch!
A cluster of torches swayed through the forest, approaching like floating orange-red ghost lights. Countless feet stepped on dry branches and leaves, rising and falling in a grating, unpleasant cacophony. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
Very soon, dense human silhouettes appeared near the lakeshore and continued spreading outward to both sides, clearly preparing to surround the entire lake.
