The Heiress’ Return: Six Brothers at Her Beck and Call

Chapter 1704 The Dragon That Was Struck

Wynter could understand the black serpent's words.

It wasn't because she had the ability to communicate with animals, but because creatures that had begun their path toward becoming dragons naturally gained the capacity to communicate with humans as their spiritual awareness grew.

That said, most such creatures wouldn't casually choose to speak.

A snake like this, found in Colifernia, wouldn't be seen as something worthy of worship, nor would it end up as a scientific curiosity. More likely, locals would simply assume it would make an excellent, highly nutritious snake

stew.

Removing her helmet and hanging it on the superbike, Wynter leaned casually on it before shooting a glance at the black serpent. "Have you been here before?"

The black serpent dared not hide the truth. It merely slithered slightly farther from Dalton, trembling visibly." Truth be told, I used to oversee the water over here," it confessed, even bowing its head as it spoke.

She was well aware that in the current era of depleted spiritual energy, true dragons could only be found in vast rivers, seas, or hidden

a responsibility to a

recorded in ancient texts, the duty of overseeing rainmaking and water governance had always fallen to dragons. They were beings born in accordance with the heavenly

was a local folklore that most had heard

weather. To win the bet, the dragon broke the heavenly laws and manipulated the winds and rains, causing violent storms that terrified the people. Unbeknownst to the

to take its life, it took on a human form and pleaded for mercy before the human land's ruler, hoping that

indeed delayed the executioner by engaging him in a game of chess. However, in just a brief moment while he was taking a

folklore got its name "Executing a Dragon in a

while, haven't you? Snakes naturally crave power. Since you already had

grudges. If someone infringed on its domain, it would stop at nothing to

working in the factories. At first, they dumped sewage into the water, but

chuckled softly. "They didn't stop because of you. It was because of policy enforcement. To protect the natural ecosystem, strict regulations were implemented. Haven't you heard the saying, 'Clear waters and lush mountains

head, releasing a