Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon’s Might
Chapter 161 - 160 Smooth Sailing

Chapter 161: Chapter 160 Smooth Sailing

Watchtower Port has no specialty products, no particular pearls or gemstones, not even food supplies; it’s good enough that they don’t need to transport food from outside.

Occasionally, some weapons and equipment made by Dwarves would flow out from the Lost Plateau, and near Watchtower Port, there is an Elf City, so from time to time Elven weapons, equipment, and handicrafts appear in the market, worth a trading ship to come and go between Watchtower Port and the Talia Alliance.

In such circumstances, the docks of Watchtower Port are not just filled with fishing boats but also frequently with trading ships, mainly because the geographic location of Watchtower Port is quite advantageous, with trading ships often docking here for supplies.

Leon and Tassera were on a trading ship that was passing by Watchtower Port for supplies. Although the final destination was the Empire, it would stop at the Talia Alliance along the way... Leon wouldn’t mind flying directly from Watchtower Port, as he is not afraid to show off now, but Tassera wanted to take the ship to admire the scenery along the way.

Having just boarded, Leon was about to step on the deck for some fresh air after a glance inside the cramped cabin. He hadn’t expected that he and Tassera would be blocked by someone.

It was a weathered-looking Half-Elf Wanderer, carrying weapons and looking like an adventurer. Blocking their way, he obviously wasn’t planning on extorting them, nor had he any ill intentions toward Tassera... Tassera, with her veil, was beautiful but looked formidable, he simply wanted to inquire: "Did you embark at Watchtower Port?"

"Yes." Leon, who was in good spirits since all troubles were dealt with by Cecilia and the Efreeti with Fiora supervising, replied, "Is there something you need?"

"Have you heard about the Red Dragon that came to Watchtower Port?"

Tassera looked at Leon with a smile that was not quite a smile.

As the principal party in this matter, Leon did not know what expression would be best to show, and he said: "I’ve heard about it."

"Is there really a Red Dragon?" asked the Half-Elf Wanderer, "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"I have seen it," interjected Tassera. "It’s about half as long as this ship."

"Half as long as this ship, that must be at least a young dragon." As an adventurer, the Half-Elf Wanderer undoubtedly has some knowledge.

"Not a young dragon, but a teenage dragon, missing an age stage." To ordinary people, there might be no difference between teenage and young dragons, even adult dragons, but Tassera, being a dragon herself, tended to fuss over subtle differences.

She looked at Leon, who in human form was half a head taller than her, and said with a smile, "It’s just that it grew a bit bigger."

"Hey, a teenage dragon with the size of a young dragon, by the time it reaches the young stage, it might even have the size of an adult dragon... that’s something." The Half-Elf Wanderer said, "This kind of dragon must be dealt with early, or else it will definitely become a threat to the world, a Great Demon King."

Leon didn’t get angry at the Half-Elf Wanderer’s comment, because to be called a future Great Demon King was a compliment to him. He laughed and said, "Even if it is as you say, it’s not that impressive. Nowadays there are plenty of Ancient Dragons, not to mention the existence of more primordial ones..."

"It seems that way. I might be worrying over nothing." The Half-Elf Wanderer scratched his hair, with only slightly pointed ears that twitched, and paused, "I’m just a bit curious, did it really become the protective deity of Watchtower Port? It hasn’t attacked it, has it?"

"The ship did dock at the port of Watchtower, didn’t it? You should be able to tell that Watchtower Port doesn’t look like it’s been attacked at all..." Leon thought that some publicity was useful, "Although it hasn’t attacked Watchtower Port, it also hasn’t done much to protect it. Because there are no sea monsters ravaging or pirates attacking, not even any Ogres or Trolls."

"Even though it is a Red Dragon, that Red Dragon is quite special." Having just encountered it, Leon didn’t mind boasting about himself.

The Half-Elf Ranger scoffed, "It’s still making a deal with the tiger."

"Maybe so." Leon laughed heartily. In fact, he now felt like ruling Watchtower Port, and who knows when he might whimsically destroy it, especially if the Golden Finger rewarded him with techniques like Soul Refining, Soul Nourishment, or Soul Control, teaching him to create the Ten Thousand Soul Banner. He couldn’t guarantee he’d resist the temptation one hundred percent.

The Half-Elf Ranger quickly left, and no one disturbed Leon and Tassera anymore. They went to the deck, one to enjoy the scenery, the other to watch the sailors bustling about.

"Now the wind is blowing head-on," Leon suddenly wanted to show off, "Do you know why we can still sail against the wind?"

"Why?" Tassera was eager to learn, but she couldn’t possibly know everything yet, and perhaps in a few hundred years she might know a little bit about everything. Sadly, she was just a young dragon now and didn’t live as long as many others, especially since she usually resided in the desert.

Leon gestured, "Sailboats sail in the sea under the influence of two forces, the wind and the current’s push. With headwinds, if you change the wind to come from the side and adjust back and forth, you can make the boat advance along a ’Z’ shaped route. The boat isn’t actually pushed by the wind; the primary force comes from when air flows over a wing-like curved surface, creating an upward and forward lifting force..."

"I don’t quite understand," Tassera shook her head as she had no foundation in physics, "Could you explain it more simply?"

"If you don’t get it, it doesn’t matter; it’s not important knowledge," Leon was only half full of water, so to speak, and would reveal himself if he said too much.

Tassera chuckled softly without pressing further.

Leon’s gaze moved away from the deck and turned to look at the sea, which was somewhat green and not very pleasant to look at. He said, "Do you think we might encounter sea monsters on this journey?"

"Why would there be so many sea monsters..." Tassera held her long hair that was blown messy by the sea wind, "If sea monsters were really so numerous, no one would dare to sail the seas now."

"Dragons are not that numerous either, but I feel like they are everywhere... Blue Dragons, Green Dragons, Brass Dragons, Bronze Dragons, White Dragons," Leon said amusedly, "Fire Giants, Cloud Giants, Rocs, Behirs, Hunting Demons... Powerful monsters are all over the place."

"That’s because you always like to wander into dangerous places," Tassera said, "And you don’t see those weaker beings. They’re everywhere but invisible to ordinary people. Goblins, Kobolds, even if people do see them, they’re ignored, only remembering the powerful monsters."

"You look funny when you explain things so seriously," Leon observed the sea breeze lifting the veil off Tassera’s face, revealing a delicate face with a well-defined mouth that curled into a smile.

"Suddenly I want to bite you, can I?" Tassera said fiercely.

"No, you can’t," Leon said, "Have you ever eaten Sperm Whale?"

"No."

"Supposedly it tastes like pork."

"I don’t know."

"I’ve always wanted to catch a Sperm Whale to taste it, but I’m afraid of encountering sea monsters because my combat abilities are greatly reduced underwater," Leon said, "I probably couldn’t even beat an aging Dragon Turtle, and if I’m unlucky enough to encounter a Kraken, I would have to run for my life."

Suddenly, Leon thought that this world was based on DND, but DND had several versions. In some versions, Dragon Turtles were just wild creatures, and Krakens were just giant squids, plain deep-sea squid. In some versions, Dragon Turtles belonged to Dragons, and Krakens had extremely high Challenge Levels...

"You won’t encounter Dragon Turtles, and Krakens even less so... Krakens belong to Titans, akin to Quasi-gods, usually residing in the dark depths of the sea," Tassera said, "I’ve noticed that sometimes you’re rash, but other times you’re overly worried."

"Under normal circumstances I’m rather cautious, but I often get carried away, which is a flaw in my personality," Leon said, "Dragon Turtles and Krakens are rare, Marids are also seldom seen, but Sahuagin, Merfolk, and Merrow are quite common. I wonder if there will be a chance to meet them."

Sahuagin, Merfolk, and Merrow were not seen, and there was no chance to see a pirate ship. However, it was said that pirate ships were often seen around the Huabi Strait outside the Talia Alliance, with a pirate city situated in the Vortex Sea... The merchant ship sailed safely for three days and safely arrived at the Talia Alliance.