Chapter 153 The Final Journey Home
"Ah? Ahhh?"
At this time, Alyssa was obviously still not used to her evolved body. In addition, the small inner courtyard could not accommodate her at all. Not only were her hands and feet restricted, but she dared not even move her wings and tail. She was really a little aggrieved.
Hearing Alyssa's confused and anxious roar, Cecilia felt very distressed. When had my baby Alyssa ever suffered such grievances? Isn't this the same as locking Alyssa in a cage?
"Master, take Alyssa outside. It looks so uncomfortable."
Cecilia grabbed Eli's arm and shook it, asking softly.
"Okay."
In fact, even without Cecilia's request, Eli, as Alyssa's master, could not watch her huddle in the small courtyard, so before Cecilia shook him, he was ready to take Alyssa out first.
With a word of "Okay", Eli stood under Alyssa's thick thighs and hugged one of Alyssa's thighs in the posture of hugging a tree.
With his amazing strength, he easily lifted Alyssa, who was ten meters tall, the height of a three-story building, off the ground.
Just because Eli was holding only one of its legs, Alyssa, whose center of gravity was unstable, was a little at a loss in the air only one meter above the ground, but out of trust in her brother, she did not yell or struggle.
And because it was bearing too terrifying weight, the bluestone under Eli's feet broke and turned into pieces of slabs.
The next moment, Eli held Alyssa, who was curled up obediently, and stepped on the ground with his strength. With the help of the power of the earth, the man and the dragon leaped up, just over the high courtyard wall, and fell to the flat ground outside.
The imagined "boom" did not sound, only a cracking sound was heard outside, and Eli held Alyssa and landed smoothly. Except that the ground was crushed and half of Eli's body was buried in the ground, the man and the dragon were fine.
In other words, Eli's body is comparable to that of a god. If it were an ordinary Saint-level warrior, with Alyssa's weight at this time, holding it and falling from a height like this, his legs would definitely collapse.
Without the help of others, after Alyssa happily jumped down, Eli pulled himself out of the ground by himself. He was fine, but the pants were in tatters.
"Ah~"
The freed Alyssa lowered her head and nudged Eli with her huge dragon head, and the tail behind her was shaking almost like a hurricane.
In the past, the tall Alyssa could rub Eli's whole body with her dragon head, but now, the few dragon scales on the top of the tall Alyssa's head can move Eli.
"Alyssa~"
At this time, the beautiful girls also ran out from the inner courtyard, and Cecilia was the first to run over happily, and then jumped up and jumped onto Alyssa's back.
This time, Cecilia rode on Alyssa, and finally felt a bit like a real dragon rider. If she was allowed to face the demons' charge again, she would definitely be able to kill the demon army in front of her.
In addition to Cecilia, Evelyn was also eager to try when she saw Alyssa become so big. Although she was always shy in front of Eli, like a delicate noble lady, she was actually very playful. Cecilia fantasized about being a dragon rider, and she also wanted to be a dragon rider mage.
Just like in the yard, everyone surrounded Alyssa in the middle, but compared to before, the brothers and sisters in Alyssa's eyes became much smaller, and it felt like she could just stretch out her claws and grab two to play a matching game.
"Ah~"
Alyssa's current size has changed a lot, but because it grew rapidly in a very short period of time, her mind has not grown up with her. Although Alyssa is now almost the size of a giant dragon in her 70s or 80s, her dragon soul is still that of a dragon baby that is equivalent to a three-year-old human child.
Seeing her brothers and sisters sitting around her, Alyssa roared happily, and her big tail behind her shook even more vigorously.
"Alyssa said she was hungry, Master, Jessica, do you have any dried fish? I've finished eating here."
Cecilia rode on Alyssa and swayed left and right, and did not forget to continue to act as Alyssa's translator.
"Yes, there are, but..."
Eli said as he took out a large bag of special dried fish from the storage space. If it were in the past, Alyssa would have run over to eat, but now Alyssa glanced at the dried fish in her brother's hand with her big eyes, and a big question mark appeared on her head.
Did Alyssa do something wrong? Why did the elder brother punish it by feeding it such small dried fish?
Although the dried fish that Eli took out were originally for young dragons, that was the amount that humans would eat, but after Alyssa completed the evolution, the dried fish that could be chewed by it as a snack suddenly became a mess.
That's it? Who are you going to starve to death?
Alyssa was a little angry. The elder brother didn't love Alyssa anymore.
"Yes, Alyssa is so big now, the dried fish we used to eat are not enough..."
Cecilia looked at the dried fish of her master, and then looked at Alyssa under her. How can she eat this? People are afraid of getting stuck with bones when eating fish, but if Alyssa eats this fish, she is afraid that the fish will get stuck...
Raising a young dragon is indeed not easy. Just its daily food is a big problem. Even if Eli and others have storage equipment, it is difficult to make a particularly large space for Alyssa's snacks.
That is, when you are in the army, you have large space equipment that can hold any amount of military rations, so you don't have to worry about this problem.
Fortunately, Eli was once a leader, and his guards also have large space equipment, but now it seems that he has to fill it up, otherwise it will not be enough for Alyssa on the road.
"Use the dried fish as military rations, and take out the military rations for Alyssa to eat."
After Eli gave an order, Jessica went to find Deputy General Rondo quietly, and a moment later she came back carrying a large space equipment the size of a water tank.
This large space equipment is mostly filled with staple foods such as flour cakes, but there are also mountains of dried meat, some cut into strips and some cut into pieces, but it doesn't matter, anyway, for Alyssa now, these large pieces of meat in her mouth are almost the same as eating beef cubes.
After a meal of grunting, Alyssa was full after all. At her age, she would not be lustful, but dragons do not want to move when they are full, and Alyssa is the same. After eating, she sat directly on the ground, shaking the ground around her.
"Let's just eat something to deal with it, and then observe Alyssa. If there is no problem, we will set off in the afternoon."
As he said, Eli and several beautiful girls took out their own stored food to deal with the meal. Their main thoughts were still on Alyssa, but since it stopped growing, there has been no new changes. I think the effect of the dragon ornament should stop here.
Until two o'clock in the afternoon, Alyssa did not have any abnormal reaction. Eli simply asked Cecilia to notify the guards to act according to the original plan and set off today.
Not long after, the team gathered, Eli took the beautiful girls and Alyssa, who was not willing to stroll after the meal to digest the food, and lined up with the guards. Then the team brought horses and each of them got on the horse and headed out of the Demon Hunting City.
When all of them rode out of the City Lord's Mansion, the people nearby were alarmed. When they reached the city gate, many residents of the Demon Hunting City had come to see them off.
Although Eli didn't stay in the Demon Hunting City for a long time in this life, he still had a special feeling for the Demon Hunting City because of his memories of his previous life. Even though these people were very unfamiliar to him, he still felt very warm that they came to see him off.
It was worth his hard work in this life, fighting hard to kill demons, and trying his best to fight for temporary peace and stability for them.
But Eli was a decisive person. Although he felt warm in his heart, it would not slow down his steps. Seeing that the crowd was gathering more and more, Eli just waved to the crowd, without any touching speech, and continued to move forward with everyone, gradually disappearing outside the Demon Hunting City.
Until their figures completely disappeared in the distant horizon, the people of the Demon Hunting City dispersed and returned to their homes. They knew that the small Demon Hunting City could not keep the city lord, and his departure was inevitable.
Dragons cannot swim freely in shallow waters, and divine birds cannot be bound by the sky. Great heroes and great figures like him have their own more suitable stage, but the future Demon Hunting City will still be proud of having a city lord like Eli Bruno.
However, at this time, in a corner outside the city that no one noticed, a tall figure was forced to watch Eli and his group walk away. She wanted to follow immediately, but the strange old woman in front of her held her tightly with only three dry fingers.
"Don't be anxious, young man, I have a good thing to sell you. I only charge you three drops of refined dragon blood. What do you think?"
Obviously, she was a mysterious strong man who could suppress her with force, but when she spoke, she was like an ordinary old man, but her tone was a little more domineering, giving her a feeling that she could not be refused.
Oliver had no experience living in the human country, and had never traded with anyone. These days, she relied on hunting in the wilderness outside the city to make a living, but she didn't expect that she, who was penniless, would be targeted by a mysterious strong man who was suspected to be a human merchant.
Moreover, this old woman really knows how to ask for a price. With her impure dragon blood, if she really squeezes out three drops of refined dragon blood to give to others, then she will basically say goodbye to her relationship with dragons and be completely downgraded to an ordinary magic beast.
And what can she get in exchange for such a heavy price? A broken animal tooth, a piece as big as a thumb, can this thing be eaten or put in the mouth? Worth my whole body of dragon blood?
Oliver is not very smart, but he is not a fool. How can he make such an exchange? Please allow me to refuse... Woo woo, what is stuffed in my mouth? Oops, the swallowing talent subconsciously activated, and swallowed by this thing...
Then, as expected, after being forced to receive the "reward", Oliver was pressed to the ground by the mysterious old woman to bleed, and she didn't need to take the initiative to refine it at all. The old woman accurately drained all her dragon blood by herself, and didn't even affect her other blood.
"Okay, you can go now. Go after your own future."
With that, the weird and mysterious old woman left her and her beast and left, leaving Oliver lying on the ground alone with no desire to live...
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After bidding farewell to the Demon Hunting City, Eli and his party set off on their final journey home. With the strength of the excellent war horses they rode, as long as they didn't get delayed on the road, they would be able to return to the imperial capital in a few days.
In fact, there was nothing that would delay them in the Dawn Empire. In order to better feed Alyssa, Eli, Cecilia and others often took turns going out hunting to give Alyssa a snack. After all, dried meat didn't have as many fancy ways to eat it as fresh meat.
Of course, Alyssa is not just eating and not doing anything. Although hiring child labor is not advisable, Alyssa still undertakes most of the transportation work. For example, large space equipment is tied to her body, and Cecilia and Evelyn also abandon horses and ride dragons most of the time.
Even Princess Lina, who has seen the most of the world, occasionally climbs on Alyssa and swings for a few rounds. It can be seen that she also likes Alyssa.
Alyssa, who has become the group's favorite, has a very chic life along the way. When she is hungry, her sisters feed her. When she is tired, her brothers and sisters give her a massage. When she is in a bad mood, her brothers and sisters will coax her together.
As the team moves forward and gradually enters the heartland of the empire, Alyssa's life becomes better and better. Although the places they pass by are becoming more and more prosperous, and there are few wild mountains and wilderness for hunting, there are towns of all sizes along the way. Each town has its own unique flavor of various delicacies, which almost feeds Alyssa into a fat dragon.
At the same time, Oliver, who was quietly following Eli and his group, was almost fainting from hunger. She was stuffing a handful of unknown wild grass into her mouth. There were frequent human activities in the nearby area, and the wild animals that could be eaten were almost extinct. She had no money to eat and drink in the human city, so the dignified holy beast could only be reduced to eating grass.
Although she was not picky about food, she was not so bad that she could not tell the difference between good and bad food. After all, eating meat in big mouthfuls was much better than chewing grass in big mouthfuls...
Fortunately, she still had the talent for devouring, and she could squeeze out the nutrients of wild grass completely, so she would not starve to death. It was just that wild grass had too little energy, and she had to pull up a large piece of grass to maintain her vital signs.
In fact, after walking here, Eli and his group could go directly back to the imperial capital. In the Dawn Empire, every big city has a teleportation magic circle, and they only need to spend a sum of money to teleport directly back to the imperial capital.
When they had previously left the Imperial Capital for the Demon Hunting City, they were enlisting in the army as children of nobles. The Empire would not allow them to use the teleportation magic circle for free, and with their number at the time, the Duke's Mansion could afford the teleportation fee, but there was really no need for it.