Chapter 53: The and Adva

  Ember .

  "Quick, bring up the stones."

  "Lord Dolo said to make space for the catapults."

  "Oh, okay."

  "Captain, why did you hit me?"

  "Idiot, you blocked the window!"

  The goblins were still routinely building defeructures, making the Rock Fortress even more impregnable.

  Well-trained hobgoblins had taken their pce as sentry guards, redug the goblins' standing in the even further, but these timid creatures only dared to feel resentful in silence.

  "Opee, we o get in."

  The lizardfolk called out from below the gate.

  They were dragging massive carcasses on their sleds, with warm blood still dripping from them.

  The newly arrived lizardfolk temporarily took on patrol and hunting duties.

  The strong and skilled lizardfolk chieftain Ack had excellent hunting skills; he always mao lead the lizardfolk in trapping and killing massive boars and mammoths. The old shaman stayed in the valley, using druid spells to heal the wounded.

  The satyrs loved the stro wihe most fragrant spices, and the most dazzling dances.

  Shortly after entering the Ember , these bard-like creatures began celebrating wildly through the nights.

  Until Langpu, annoyed by the noise, clubbed a dang satyr to death and roasted him as satyr skewers, after which they quieted down, though they appeared somewhat despo.

  They used magical pao py various melodies, causing eo fall into states of panic, charm, and more.

  Meanwhile, the ogres had gathered in the depths of the valley once again as Langpu resumed his literacy csses.

  This ogre mage had retly been doing quite well, as a caravan from Seg Town brought over twenty valuable magic scrolls.

  —Among them were practical level-2 spells like 【Misty Step】, 【Rope Trick】, and 【Hold Person】, and even a level-3 spell like 【Stinking Cloud】.

  This was a breakthrough for him, moving beyond just knowing Fireball as a mage.

  Langpu treasured these scrolls, st them carefully in the cave and arranging guards at the entrance, forbidding ao approach, and spent day and night immersed in learning spells.

  "I o build a mage tower."

  Langpu adjusted his newly acquired gold-rimmed gsses, thinking this to himself.

  The cave was beginning to feel a bit cramped for his five-meter-tall body.

  He sidered strug a mage tower like a pre, to store his scrolls and items, and to spread his name across the ti. He had even e up with a great name—

  "The Mighty Sage."

  It veyed both size and wisdom.

  And if he could add tags like Ember and Grand Vision, that would be perfect.

  For now, though, the noisy pints of the res pulled Langpu back to reality.

  "Boss, what's up?"

  Big Head poked his head out from the side, cheerfully saying:

  "Why so silent? Are you going to share some food with us?"

  "I want to eat green-skinned goblins!"

  "I want ed little humans!"

  Langpu's face, covered in dragon scales, instantly darkened.

  "Shut up!"

  He clubbed Big Head on the skull, and the draic force of the blht tears to Big Head’s eyes, leaving his forehead swollen and red.

  "Bang!"

  Big Head fell ft on his back.

  "Everyone… uood?"

  Langpu’s fierce face, covered in scales, broke into a kindly smile, baring rows of sharp teeth.

  Ign the fainted Big Head, he pulled out a few exquisitely illustrated drawings made by the satyr artists, pointing at the goblin on the picture.

  "Now, repeat after me—"

  "panion."

  With Big Head as an example, the ogres became much more obedient, following along aing:

  "—pan—ion—"

  Langpu finally nodded in satisfa; these guys were making some progress at st.

  But then, the ogres didn’t stop.

  "Tasty!"

  This was even more synized than before, carrying a rustic joy akin to a bountiful harvest.

  Langpu’s expression darkened again, his thick arm bulging, veins poppih his dragon scales.

  "Crack."

  His newly acquired gold-rimmed gsses cracked again uhe strain of his veins.

  This only fueled Langpu's rage.

  "Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

  Wails filled the ogres' cave.

  .........

  Giant’s Maw Cave.

  Ihe red dragon’s ir.

  Cassius shook himself off, inhaling the st of sulfur and pumice surrounding him.

  Every red dragon, before reag adolesce, would exude intense energy from their bodies, which mixed with impurities in the air to create this odor.

  "The hibernation period is approag."

  Cassius thought this to himself.

  The experience gained from the giai remained u as he looked at his panel, initiating his level adva.

  [Choose to level up Sorcerer css]

  [Your Sorcerer level has risen to Level 6]

  [Gained additional level-3 spell: 【Fireball】]

  The way to cast Fireball ehe red dragon's mind; though a level-3 spell, Fireball was straightforwardly brutal—one word: boom.

  As a red dragon naturally adept with fire, Cassius found it effortless to cast this spell.

  After a few tries, he could summon fiery fireballs, casually hurling them at the ground.

  "Boom!"

  The fireball struck the stone surface, leaving a rge scorch mark.

  "No wonder sorcerer pyers in past lives formed the Fireball Cult; casting this feels so satisfying."

  Cassius couldn’t help but remark.

  [Gairait: 【Enhanced Elemental Affinity】]

  [The a red dragon bloodline grants you searing power. When casting a spell that deals damage corresponding to your draic bloodliype, you use your charisma to enhahe spell.]

  Although a true red fg-bearer of Tiamat, Cassius’s dragon bloodline sorcery provided him with far more spells than typical dragon-blood sorcerer pyers, and his traits were correspondingly stronger.

  Ordinary sorcerers usually only knew a few spells, repeatedly casting them, often being like ons in a team. Mages, however, had full spell access, allowing them to adjust their spells each day.

  Thus, at higher levels, if their spell list was known, sorcerers of the same level found it challenging to tend with well-prepared mages.

  To Cassius, his draic sorcerer abilities were starting to fall behind his own power.

  For example, mid- to te-stage dragon-blood sorcerer abilities like 【Dragon Wings】, 【True Dragon’s Majesty】, and 【Dragon Form】 were hardly enhas for him, more like pointless embellishments.

  Would he really o grow four wings?

  Or should a dragon turn into a dragon?

  Or add another yer on’s awe?

  This was where multi-g and advanced csses showed their importance.

  However, many human csses weren’t suitable for a red dragon—like warrior or padin, which had restris on ons, equipment, and beliefs.

  Thus, the red dragon hadn’t yet decided to branto another css and could only hope to find hidden or advanced csses.