Tale of the Red Dragon Without Dragon's Might-Chapter 60 - Transformation Skill
60: Chapter 60 Transformation Skill
60 -60 Transformation Skill
In just a few seconds, as the dazzling white light disappeared, Leon quickly transformed into a carefree, medium-sized human.
A huge mirror adorned with brass lined the wall of the treasury.
Leon did not know where the Efreeti had obtained it from, but it was perfectly placed for Leon to check his new form.
In the mirror now was an enhanced version of the past Leon.
While his height hadn’t increased much, he looked much younger, resembling the appearance of a middle or high school student.
His hair was darker and shinier, without any strands of white.
His eyes were larger and brighter, his nose was more pronounced, and his skin quality was excellent, giving off a somewhat divine aura.
No matter how critical one might be, Leon didn’t really care about having at least a nine out of ten in appearance.
What satisfied him most were the fiery red eyes that seemed to burn like flames, the backward-sweeping horns on his head, the bright red scales covering his shoulders and thighs, the imposing large wings, and the long, powerful tail.
Today, Leon personally experienced why male demons who transformed into humans didn’t change much; he really didn’t want to part with his handsome horns, the shiny crimson scales, the big wings, or even a slightly smaller tail.
Unfortunately, although demons and spirits were everywhere in this world, with Elves, Dwarves, Gnomes, Orcs, and Dragonborn around, having such an appearance in human society was too eye-catching and could easily lead to unnecessary trouble.
Left with no other option, Leon reluctantly gave up his crimson eyes, backward-sweeping horns, and transformed into an ordinary man with tears in his eyes.
Next, Leon tried using his fists and legs.
He found that his strength had mostly decreased after transforming into a human form.
The most noticeable difference was that as a Dragon, he could easily push a table laden with money and gemstones.
The stone table was quite heavy, but when he transformed into a human, even with all his effort, he couldn’t move it.
After running and jumping around, Leon began to get a vague understanding of his physical abilities in human form; then his gaze shifted towards a corner of the treasury.
That corner held a heap of humanoid weapons and equipment, undoubtedly plundered by the Efreeti or his subordinates from merchant caravans and adventurers.
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Leon walked to the corner, standing in front of a barrel full of swords and daggers.
He noticed that the blades were more exquisitely crafted than the next.
He casually pulled out a gemstone-adorned short sword.
Leon swung the short sword…
Why did it feel so clumsy?
Right, he hadn’t focused his mind on the short sword, hadn’t bonded with it, and had no proficiency with it, naturally making it hard to wield as an extension of his arm.
But his hands weren’t dragon claws anymore, so swinging it was still not difficult, and chopping and slashing wouldn’t be a problem.
Immobilization spell, Gathering Form and Scattering Energy, Samadhi True Fire, Soul Summoning Mantra…
Leon tried various spells one by one, concluding that his physical strength had greatly decreased in human form, but his magical abilities were not diminished.
Compared to the Dragon Form, the overall combat strength in human form had definitely decreased significantly, but it wasn’t as drastic as it seemed.
Handling minor foes in human form would still be fairly easy, but against stronger enemies, he would need to transform back into Dragon Form.
Having been in Dragon Form for so many years, Leon had never thought about wearing clothes.
Even when no one was around, not wearing clothes in human form felt somewhat awkward.
Caught up in the excitement, Leon hadn’t noticed at first but soon hurriedly found a breastplate in the treasury to wear…
Wearing a breastplate without an undergarment wasn’t comfortable, so he took it off and switched to a silk robe instead.
After changing into his robe, Leon looked at himself in the mirror again, nodding in satisfaction.
Wait.
Leon suddenly thought of a problem.
When he reverted to Dragon Form, he looked down to see his clothes had fallen to the ground.
Reverting to human form left him carefree once more.
Switching from human form to Dragon Form wasn’t difficult, but reverting demanded attention to avoid indecency.
With this in mind, Leon put his robe back on, thought for a moment, retrieved the half-sword he had just put back in the barrel, and after some searching, found a waist-bag style Dimension Bag.
Although it wasn’t as exquisite as the previous one, it was still decent.
In the wild, strength was critical, but in civilized areas, money spoke….
Leon stuffed all the gold coins and gemstones into the Dimension Bag, managed the silver coins according to his capacity, and disregarded the copper coins.
He busied himself for a while longer.
Leon took off his robe, placed the robe and the half-sword in the Dimension Bag, reverted to Dragon Form, and used the first claw on his wing to grasp the Dimension Bag before leaving the treasury.
It’s worth mentioning that the Red Dragon’s wings are essentially arms.
The first finger isn’t particularly extended; it has a claw at the end, while the other phalanges are elongated with a membrane stretched between them, connecting all the way to the tail – forming what’s commonly called wings.
On the way away from the Dome Castle, Leon noticed Fire Elementals still roaming around.
Thinking they lacked intelligence and wouldn’t engage in theft, he ignored them, treating them as pets, which might even deter thieves.
It might sound shameless, but in Leon’s eyes, the Dome Castle was now his property.
He could not trust the Fire Elementals, so upon leaving Dome Castle, he immediately found the Fire Lizard Leader who had pledged allegiance to him…
even if he wasn’t the leader before, he sure was now.
“Keep my castle secure,” Leon told the Fire Lizard, well aware of how the Efreeti treated them.
The Efreeti viewed all other creatures as enemies or potential slaves.
Leon continued, “I am a generous master.
I promise, as long as you work diligently, I will grant your freedom.”
Leon painted a big picture for the Fire Lizard, suddenly remembering how impressive Efreeti’s weapon was.
He summoned the sword to his hand and drove it into the ground, adding:
“One more thing, according to the standard of your previous master’s weapon, help me forge a sword like this…
Once the weapon is forged, I promise freedom to half your number.”
Releasing half the Fire Lizards first, seeing them witness his promise would assure the remaining ones to work earnestly for their freedom.
The released Fire Lizards might even return after experiencing his generosity.
This strategy was called Moving Wood to Establish Trust, and Leon thought himself clever.
“If there are sufficient materials, we can forge a weapon for our master,” said the humbled Fire Lizard Leader.
Leon understood that forging a powerful weapon wasn’t simple, and the matter had to be postponed.
All in all, after giving his instructions to the Fire Lizard Leader, Leon left and soon located a new city, the largest Oasis City nearby.
From a distance, he landed, activated his Transformation Skill to become human, dressed himself, strapped the Dimension Bag to his waist, and with the half-sword in hand, headed towards the Oasis City.
Having mastered the Transformation Skill to become human, Leon was eager to explore the human city, as, after all, his soul belonged to a Human.
