Chapter 111 Natural Sacrifice, Shadow of Time
"On our way to your territory, we encountered a white dragon."
"It seemed to be the one that was previously driven away by the Wolf Fang Clan. If it weren't for your ferocious tiger familiar passing by and helping us fend off its attack, we would have been in danger."
"Fortunately, it didn't persist too much."
Brian was stunned for a moment, feeling that fate was truly mysterious.
If nothing unexpected happened, it was the White Dragon Mother who encountered Stewart and the other winter wolves on her way back. Seeing that these guys were the winter wolves that had once beaten her, she attacked them.
However, after transforming them with dragon veins, even if the White Dragon Mother didn't see the ferocious frost tiger, she should have sensed that they were Brian's familiars.
Dragon vein familiars usually carry the dragon-like aura of their master. Although it is faint compared to a true dragon, it serves as an identity marker, enough for other true dragons to recognize.
"Knowing they are my familiars and still attacking..."
Brian shook his head.
Although she attacked Stewart and the others, judging by their injuries, the White Dragon Mother didn't go all out.
After all, she is almost an adult true dragon, and this number of winter wolves couldn't defeat her.
Previously, they could drive her away because the entire clan of winter wolves cooperated.
The fact that they only suffered minor injuries and returned to Ice Cliff Territory was probably out of respect for Brian. After all, there was past enmity, and evil dragons are known to hold grudges and be narrow-minded.
This made Brian feel a bit strange.
The White Dragon Mother didn't seem like the type to care about his face.
Brian treated his familiars fairly well, but in the eyes of the White Dragon Mother, familiars were just reserve food and slaves, not worth mentioning.
This was unusual.
He glanced down at the ferocious tiger playing with the ferocious wolf, planning to enhance its dragon veins immediately.
Having experienced the previous war with the human army, it surely remembered the White Dragon Mother. However, when the White Dragon Mother attacked Brian's familiars, it still joined the battle without hesitation, getting itself injured.
Enhancing its dragon veins again might give it the strength to crush some young dragons.
"How is the Minotaur Tribe doing?"
Brian looked at Stewart.
After the dragon vein transformation, although its size didn't change, dragon scales grew on its skin, and cold frost breath swirled around its mouth and nose. The subordinate winter wolf, now more formidable, answered solemnly, "After you transformed the Wolf Heart Clan with dragon veins, the minotaurs are no longer our match."
"We led the wolf pack, crossed their high walls, broke into their tribe, and captured many minotaurs alive, imprisoning them."
"The Wolf Heart Clan, in the name of the Eternal Dragon, demanded their submission to you."
"But they refused, resisting to the death."
Not all creatures are willing to become vassals. This Minotaur Tribe was one such case.
Brian frowned slightly and said, "Resisting to the death?"
Winter wolves are proud creatures. If Brian had only used force to subdue them, they would likely have chosen to die rather than submit. So, he supplemented his approach with promises to make the name of the Wolf Heart Clan resound across the continent, and tempted them with a gentle demeanor.
But minotaurs?
Subhumans are considered one of the easiest categories to subdue. Their ability to resist to the death made Brian a bit skeptical.
In response to Brian's inquiry, Stewart confirmed, "Yes, they have a stubborn faith. Whether through threats or temptations, they refuse to submit under your Dragon Wings."
Stubborn faith... Brian's eyes narrowed. "What do they believe in? Some deity?"
A faith that defies death and changes one's nature is at the level of fanaticism. Deities always pay extra attention to such followers.
Stewart thought for a moment and shook his head. "It's not a deity. When they use their abilities, they shout some words. In Giant Language, it seems to mean something like 'spirit of nature' or 'spirit of the earth.'"
Winter wolves generally speak both Common Language and Giant Language, and their learning ability is much higher than that of ordinary humans.
They speak Giant Language because winter wolf clans often cooperate with Frost Giants in hunting, and Giant Language gradually became a required course for winter wolf cubs.
After hearing Stewart's words, Brian's eyes flickered, and corresponding information from the Dragon Heritage surfaced in his mind.
