"…"
She's about the same age as the Sword Saintess and the Witch, so why does she have such a mature, older sister vibe?
Heather held her crimson crystal spear and turned to leave, waving at Naruto with her back to him.
However, she did not leave Border Town.
The dragon corpse had not yet been dealt with.
Dismembering the Wyvern's corpse would be the climax of the Dragon Slaying Celebration.
Naruto didn't plan to stay in the town square and said to the girls, "Let's go, we're heading back to the inn."
The Sword Saintess and the Witch were a bit reluctant, feeling unsatisfied and clearly not having had enough fun, but they were very obedient; if Naruto said one, no one said two.
"As expected of a Gold-Grade adventurer, he's so generous; he just gives away Dragon Blood."
"A bottle of Wyvern-grade Dragon Blood is at least twenty or thirty gold coins, right?"
"Three bottles of Dragon Blood, tsk tsk, with that money I could live it up in the Royal Capital for several years."
"Hey, young man, will you sell me your Dragon Blood? I'll give you ten gold coins, how about it?"
"That's enough for you and your friends to buy several excellent pieces of equipment."
"You black-hearted merchant, are you trying to take advantage of someone who doesn't know the ropes? Sell it to me! I'll give you fifty gold coins, come to my house to get it!"
On the way.
Envious voices were endless.
Some adventurers and equipment merchants constantly came forward, wanting to buy the Dragon Blood.
Among those who offered high prices, some probably had ulterior motives.
There were even thieves who, taking advantage of the crowd, tried to fish in troubled waters and steal the Dragon Blood from Naruto, but the outcome was predictable: they didn't steal anything, and their hand tendons were severed by a kunai.
They went against the flow of people and finally returned to the inn.
Naruto asked the innkeeper to prepare a bathtub and heat water for a bath.
"There's not much Dragon Blood, why don't we bathe together?"
Naruto looked at the oak bathtub in the room, coughed lightly, and shamelessly suggested.
"I have no objections," the Witch replied.
The Sword Saintess's cheeks flushed slightly, and seeing the Witch so bold, she herself was unwilling to admit defeat.
"I… I also have no objections!"
"If you dare… take… take off your clothes and bathe!"
"Oh?"
The Witch tilted her head, narrowing her beautiful tear-mole eyes, inherently enchanting, and asked with a half-smile, "Your words are strange. Do you wear clothes when you bathe?"
The Sword Saintess gnashed her teeth, and in the end, could only retort, "You win."
Thinking of soon being naked with two beautiful, curvaceous girls and bathing together, Naruto's heart pounded faster, feeling a little nervous.
"Wait, I almost forgot Kurama!"
Naruto's heart skipped a beat.
With the leakage of Nine-Tailed Chakra, Kurama could now observe the outside world.
Although the Nine-Tailed Demon Fox was a creation of the Sage of Six Paths and might not have a gender, Naruto still didn't want to be seen by Kurama.
"I need to find a way to reinforce the seal, or block Kurama's perception."
"It's a pity I don't know the Four Symbols Seal or the Eight Trigrams Seal yet."
While the water was heating to fill the bathtub, Naruto opened the [Underground City Mall] to look for usable items.
In a short while.
He actually found Dragon Blood.
Dragon Blood was divided into three grades: Young Dragon, Wyvern, and Dragon.
Young Dragon Dragon Blood was blue quality.
Wyvern Dragon Blood was purple quality.
Dragon Dragon Blood was gold quality.
Wyvern-grade Dragon Blood cost 1000 exchange tickets, which Naruto could afford, but there was no need.
Because according to the item description, although Dragon Blood could improve attributes and increase fire resistance, the effect of the same grade of Dragon Blood would only take effect once; applying more was useless.
Currently, there were three bottles of Wyvern-grade Dragon Blood, so there was naturally no need to exchange for more Wyvern-grade Dragon Blood.
As for Dragon-grade Dragon Blood…
He couldn't afford it!
"The item description for Dragon-grade Dragon Blood actually mentions Dragon God-grade Dragon Blood above it."
"Unfortunately, the mall does not offer Dragon God-grade Dragon Blood."
A Dragon God, like the Earth Mother God, must be a supreme, god-level existence.
It was He who, using himself as a prototype template, created the most powerful high-tier species on the continent.
Aside from Dragon Blood, Naruto did find an item that could block perception.
It was called [Mask of the god of awareness].
Dark gold quality equipment (quasi-artifact)!
It could block all living beings' detection and perception.
The price, well…
It was naturally incredibly beautiful and moving.
"What should I do now?"
"The items unlocked in the mall are still not enough."
"I haven't found a suitable item."
Naruto propped his chin, a worried expression on his face.
"Are you… unhappy?"
The Witch gathered the hem of her wizard robe with both hands and sat beside Naruto.
Naruto thought for a moment and told the Witch about his predicament.
Of course, he didn't mention any secrets like the Nine-Tailed or being a Jinchuriki.
He only said that he himself was a prison, sealing a terrifying and powerful existence, but recently the seal had loosened, allowing that existence to perceive the outside world.
"Naruto, at such a young age, you've actually… turned yourself into a dungeon to suppress a terrifying demon!"
The Witch's beautiful eyes flashed with reverence, her heart deeply touched.
"There is a way."
"Really?"
Naruto excitedly grabbed the Witch's hands.
"Yes."
The Witch allowed Naruto to hold her hands, smiling and nodding: "I cannot repair the seal, but I can create a magical item that, with the miracle of the god of awareness, will block the demon within you from perceiving, Naruto."
"We happen to still have Dragon Blood, and Dragon Blood contains pure and powerful magic, which can make the success rate as high as ninety percent."
"In that case, let's start making it." Naruto took out a bottle of Dragon Blood.
The Witch smiled sweetly, then took a scroll from her wizard satchel.
"Using Dragon Blood as ink, draw a magic circle representing the miracle of the god of awareness, then paste it on the seal, and it will be complete."
Naruto thought of Kurama's seal being on his abdomen.
If he were to paste a scroll there…
Wouldn't it be like… a giant navel patch?!
Naruto's forehead sported three black lines as he helplessly covered his face and shook his head, asking, "Is there any other object that can replace the scroll?"
"Hmm, let me think…"
The Witch pondered for a moment, then lowered her head and rummaged through her satchel, excitedly pulling out a silver ring.
"How about a Mithril Ring?"
"That works."
Naruto nodded happily.
The Witch spread the blank scroll flat on the table and then poured out a pile of miscellaneous tools from her satchel.
There was an ink bottle, a quill, a crystal ball…
The Sword Saintess, who had found her bathing clothes, came over.
Like Naruto, she was seeing someone create a magical item for the first time and was full of curiosity.
"As expected of a dragon's heart blood."
The Witch held the crystal bottle containing the Dragon Blood and sighed.
The Dragon Blood was purplish-red, thick and scalding, like hot magma, constantly bubbling, containing powerful vitality and pure magic.
"It's starting. You two, be quiet."
The normally lazy and easygoing Witch suddenly became serious and solemn.
She first poured half a bottle of Dragon Blood into the ink bottle.
There was something in the ink bottle, and upon contact and mixing with the Dragon Blood, a wondrous reaction occurred, and with a "poof," a mist of iridescent colors sprayed from the bottle's mouth.
The Witch dared not slacken, rapidly chanting obscure and profound incantations, and the quill lying flat beside her suddenly stood upright, as if held by an invisible, transparent hand, jumping up and diving into the ink bottle.