Chapter 166 Worship

Chapter 166 Worship

Listening to Valerian's recount, Adam learned that after the battle was over, he was found lying unconscious by the young dragon.

Afraid that someone other Magi or magical beasts might pass by, Valerian transformed into his true form and flew away while carrying him. nove(l)bi(n.)com

The little guy flew for about a week, taking very little rest in the middle, and arrived at the large banyan tree—the home of the Peach Baboons.

Adam habitually started to stroke his chin, but his hand ended up grazing the bandage on his face, resulting in him wincing in pain. "Ugh, damn it, so annoying!"

He looked at Valerian and asked, "By the way, how long have I been out?"

'10 days,' the young dragon replied via mental transmission.

"So it's already been two and a half weeks since the battle, huh?" Adam mumbled absentmindedly. Then, he thought of a crucial point and asked solemnly, "Did anyone see your true form?"

Valerian tilted his head, seemingly in deep thought. He then replied, 'Except for them... I... don't think so?'

"Don't think so, huh?" Adam frowned.

That answer wasn't very assuring. But there was little he could do about it. In the end, he could only hope that no one on the battlefield witnessed Valerian's true form.

Adam suddenly raised his head and looked at all the baboons present. Everything made sense to him now. He finally understood why they were behaving so strangely.

It was because they had seen Valerian's dragon form!

Both Valerian and the baboons were magical beasts. The former came from a legendary lineage that stood at the top of the food chain. It was only natural for the baboons to feel some sort of reverence toward the young dragon.

Adam slowly got to his feet and walked toward the old, hunched-back baboon. Then, he placed his hand on his chest and sincerely bowed. "Thank you, old sir, for nursing me back to health."

Seeing him bow, the old baboon panicked and so did the rest of the baboons that had just arrived. At once, there was pandemonium on the large banyan tree. The baboons started screeching loudly.

Adam was flabbergasted at this sudden turn of events. He looked around at the chaos and blurted out, "W-What the hell?! Did I do something wrong?"

Valerian, who saw what was happening, suddenly covered his face with his tiny paws. It seemed that he was very embarrassed.

Meanwhile, the old baboon hurriedly got on his knees and kowtowed over and over again. At the same time, he sent Adam a mental message through magical means.

'Esteemed warrior, I do not deserve your salutations! You are the elder brother of the Great One. I beg you, please, never lower your head in front of this humble one!'

The old baboon first secretly glanced at Valerian, and then finally looked at Adam and gathered the courage to speak.

'You see, esteem warrior, about the egg...'

"Hmm? What about it?" Adam frowned. To be honest, he was quite looking forward to having those rainbow eggs again. After all, they had great positive effects on the physical body.

The old baboon hurriedly replied, 'Please do not be angry, esteemed warrior! But I'm truly afraid that we cannot give you more than a handful of them. We have young children to strengthen in our tribe and every year the tree can only produce so many eggs. Please be considerate. I beg you!'

"Hah?" Adam was puzzled. "That's it?"

The old baboon raised his head and saw that Adam wasn't angry at all.

Adam continued, "I wasn't planning on consuming more than a couple of eggs anyway. The more I have it, the more my body will grow used to it, and the lesser its benefits will become. You don't have to worry."

The old baboon as well as the rest of the adult baboons breathed a collective sigh of relief. They really thought that this human would hoard all the eggs growing on the tree. If it really came to that, they wouldn't know what to do.

"Well then, I'll be resting on this branch for now." Adam turned around and walked back to his hammock, waving his hand nonchalantly.

The rest of the baboons also dispersed, giving the youth and the young dragon their privacy.

Valerian ran circles around Adam and asked excitedly, 'Brother, what are we going to do now?'

Adam's eyes shone with excitement. "Hehe, I don't know about you but I'm going to get drunk out of my mind~"

The next moment, a wine gourd appeared in his hand. The youth looked at it longingly. "Oh, my love, how long has it been?"

He uncorked the gourd and took a large mouthful of wine.

"Puaahh! Yes, that's what I'm talking about!"

'Brother! Me too! Me too!' Valerian jumped around excitedly.

"Huh?" Adam reprimanded. "Little brat, you're too young for this. Go drink milk or something."

He ignored the young dragon's watery, despondent eyes and continued to enjoy the wine. Meanwhile, he started to plan out what he was going to do here for the foreseeable future.

Hmm, after I fully recover I should go into a training retreat. There is much I have learned from my last battle. I need to put it into practice!