For Lann, Saskia can play a role far beyond that of an "ordinary" dragon.

In the story that Lann is familiar with, Saskia will continue to fight and practice for her ideals in the days to come. In the future, Saskia will join the war against the powerful and become the leader of the Aedirn peasant uprising army, leading the army to fight against the kingdom's army many times. She will be widely loved by the peasants and will be called the "Virgin of Aedirn".

She possessed strong military accomplishments and personal charm, and she led the rebel army to conquer the entire Pontar Valley area with great momentum. When King Demaev of Aedirn was assassinated and Aedirn was leaderless, she even briefly protected the border of Aedirn and defeated the invading King Henselt of Kaedwen many times.

When she achieved all these achievements, except for the "I kill myself" drama directed and performed by herself in the early days of the uprising in order to gain fame and gain the title of "Dragon Slayer", she never used any dragon power again. She relied entirely on ridiculously strong "human" abilities.

During this process, Saskia gained the surrender of some of the Squirrel Party due to her help to the non-human races. She had humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes, and halflings working for her. Later, she almost established an independent kingdom and almost realized her dream.

Unfortunately, in the chaos of the North-South War, Saskia fell into a conspiracy of several sorceresses, and after a series of slanders, she lost the trust of the people. But even so, after being deprived of her leadership, she still protected her former people in the form of a dragon until the arrival of the Nilfgaardian cavalry, and she has been missing since then.

For Lann, the addition of Saskia is not just a dragon, but also a general and marshal who can take charge of the situation in the future. Moreover, Saskia has a golden dragon father behind her, who knows, she might be able to use her to open the door to the Zerrekai Kingdom, which is even further north than the North...

"I'm very happy to have you join me, Sakia." Lann emphasized again sincerely, "You can't imagine how happy I am at this moment."

After grabbing Lann's hand, Saskia also showed a relieved smile, as if she had finally found her target.

"Perhaps I can imagine a thing or two, because I feel the same joy at this moment."

But then, Saskia restrained her expression and said hesitantly: "I actually have a request, Lan. I didn't want you to misunderstand it as a threat, so I told you after I agreed to join Cintra... If this request makes you feel embarrassed, it's okay to pretend you didn't hear it."

"So what is this request?" Even though he was happy in his heart, Lann did not agree blindly, but showed full rationality.

"About Keltulis." Saskia looked at the direction where the red dragon flew away. "She... is my compatriot after all, and our number is decreasing. If possible, I hope you can spare her life."

Lane had anticipated this request.

After a moment's silence, he answered, "You know I have no interest in killing or fighting, nor in dragon's treasure. All this was caused by the conflict between the dwarves and Keltulis."

"I am willing to persuade the dwarves to let the red dragon go and stop hindering you, or to pretend that I have killed the red dragon to cover up my tracks." Lann said, "But all this is based on the premise that Keltulis is willing to leave. We don't know why it has become so crazy yet. If there is any irreconcilable and irreconcilable conflict between it and the dwarves..."

"Then let's put Cintra's interests first. I understand." Saskia was very considerate and did not let Lann say this himself, but took over the conversation herself.

The Maiden of Aedirn is an idealist, a rational thinker and a practical person. Her future independent kingdom was fought out on the battlefield, and she knows what is right.

Lan nodded, then looked at Saskia, who was now wrapped in a cloak, and thought: "Perhaps you have to hide your identity as a dragon for a while. You are one of only two dragons in the world that can transform into human form. This is an excellent secret weapon."

Sakia nodded, fully aware of her own strategic value. She suddenly laughed out loud at Lan's strange look, and she didn't know what she remembered.

"I have a good idea. It can be regarded as the first gift I give you after joining Cintra."

"I wonder if you are interested in the title of 'Dragon Slayer', Lan?"

…

Ferenczi clan, town.

After such a long time, Kolgrim and Geralt had already returned. They handed the young Ferencz people they brought back to their parents, and then handed over the Squirrel Party who sneaked into Mahakam to Vawřínek.

At this time, the ground was filled with the familiar rumbling earthquake, and the ice giant returned from the mountains with frost and wind. His body was covered in blood, and not only Lann was standing on his left shoulder, but also Saskia, who had just disappeared from the team, was in his hand.

"Lan killed the green dragon. He is the dragon slayer!" As soon as she landed, Sakia began to describe to everyone the battle scene she "witnessed" in vivid detail.

According to what she said, she secretly left the team and returned when the red dragon flew towards the Ferenz clan. On the way, she saw the red dragon fleeing and the green dragon carrying Lann to the sky. Later, the green dragon was shot down by Lann and landed near Sakia, so she quietly touched it and witnessed Lann's "dragon-slaying moment".

"I even shot an arrow from a long distance to help!"

Saskia raised her chin proudly and winked at Lan, as if to say, "This way no one will suspect that I am the green dragon, and it can also increase your reputation. Kill two birds with one stone!"

Lann shook his head lightly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. He felt that the dragon girl in front of him still had a long way to go before she could grow into the future Maiden of Aedirn. Saskia's words could only deceive these ignorant dwarves. Didn't they see that the suspicion in Geralt's eyes had never subsided after it had risen?

Especially Geralt, the white-haired witcher had already smelled a very familiar scent and was just waiting to find Lann in private to verify his guess.

Milva had the most ferocious look among all the people. The reason why she stared at Sakia was different from that of the others, because her eyes were focused on the clothes that belonged to Lan on Sakia.

As for Vavrzynek, he looked at Lann and the more than ten-meter-tall ice giant beside him. Thinking of the blood-spraying face of the red dragon when it flew to the town before, he couldn't help but believe it.

…

"Lord Lannister, did you kill the green dragon? Where is Keltulis?"

Facing Wawrzynek's question, Lann shook his head: "By the time I got rid of the green dragon, the red dragon had already flown away."

Wafzynek was immediately disappointed when he heard this, but he still expressed his gratitude to Lann: "That's good. We Mahakam can barely afford to support a Keltulis, let alone another green dragon. I thank you on behalf of our Ferenz clan and Mahakam, Lord Lannister."

Saskia just smiled as she listened.

Wawrzynek then apologized, "An achievement like slaying a dragon should be celebrated with a feast for the entire mountain range - not to mention that you saved our town. But... as you can see, we really don't have the energy for that right now."

Lan nodded understandingly. He had not asked for any banquet. At this moment, he looked around the surrounding towns of Ferenczi. Having experienced the fall of Cintra, he even felt a sense of sadness.

It was here that Kertulis had caused carnage and destruction.

The houses on the edge of the town turned into torches, the wooden materials inside had all been burned into charcoal, and the stone structures outside had also melted slightly, making the people who saw it feel horrified.

And this is not the most important thing, the house is not important.

The Ferencz youths who had just returned home cried and ran towards their parents, but some of them looked around blankly. After receiving the reluctant affirmation from the elders in the tribe, they collapsed to the ground and burst into tears at the bodies on the ground that were burned into charcoal by the flames.

Although Saskia arrived in time, Kelturis had already caused considerable damage, and the joy of the return of the wanderer was gone.

[Mission - A Place You Can't Return To - Completed]

Lann had completed his side quest by bringing the young man home safely. However, he did not feel much joy from completing the quest, only a sigh in his heart.

…

In addition to the damage caused by the red dragon, Vawřínek had other troubles to deal with. At this moment, he was beating up the Scoia'tael captured by the Cintrians, and he almost wanted to chop these traitors of his race with an axe.

Mahakam is also extremely hostile to the Scoia'tael, because these terrorists have greatly ruined the reputation of the dwarves in human society, causing them to suffer many unwarranted disasters. Mahakam's diplomatic relations and trade activities with other countries in the North have also suffered a lot of negative impacts.

Therefore, Mahakam might hate the Scoia'tael even more than some human kingdoms do.

At this moment, these dwarven Scoia'tael were all tied up tightly. Because the warriors of the Ferenz clan had not yet returned, they even needed the help of the Cintrians to detain them.

Helela walked silently to Lann's side, and after thinking it over, she said, "Duke Lannister, are we just going to hand over these Scoia'tael to the dwarves? I found a lot of wanted criminals in Aedirn among them. If possible..."

"If possible, you can ask His Majesty Demave to use diplomatic means to get these criminals back after you go out, Leila." Lann interrupted, "I know what you are thinking, but I cannot agree to your proposal."

"And believe me, Grand Elder Mahakam's punishment for these Scoia'tael will not be any lighter than that prescribed by human law."

Leila seemed a little unwilling to accept Lann's reply, but she still gritted her teeth and bowed her head to apologize: "It was my fault. I'm sorry, Lord Lannister."

Lan and his companions had a pleasant time with Leila along the way, and Lan admired this captain of the Aedirn special forces. But Leila was a soldier of Aedirn after all, and she stood for Aedirn, and Lan didn't want to lose Mahakam's favor because of Aedirn.

At this moment, the cry of the young Ferencz was heard:

"It's so scary out there! Aedirn is scary, Lyria is scary, and Kaedwen is even scarier! They deceive us, abuse us, and punish us with other people's mistakes. I never want to leave Mahakam again!"

Helela looked at the Scoia'tael who were being detained, and then at the Ferenc youths who were crying to their parents.

Helela's left hand rested on her ear, which was the same ear as a human's. Half-elf ears would show sharp features between elves and humans, but the one-quarter elf bloodline would not make the carrier of the bloodline look any different from humans, except for making the appearance more handsome.

But Leila rubbed her ears hard, as if there was something dirty there.

She murmured to herself: "Scoia'tael..."

…

As the clan had gone through a huge change, Lann didn't want to disturb them too much. This was obviously not the time to discuss any rewards or support.

They were arranged to stay in a house of moderate size in the town. Lan summoned his confidants to his room, along with Sakia.

There was no need to hide the identity of the Dragon Girl from her confidants, they needed to know how much power she held in their hands. After knowing the truth, the people thought about the various anomalies in the previous journey and suddenly realized it, and then took a breath.

"I originally thought you became a 'Dragon Slayer', but I didn't expect you to become a 'Dragon Rider'... or, 'Dragon Rider'?" Kolgrim's focus was always to the point.

He became excited. No one in history had ever been able to communicate with a dragon so peacefully. Even the description of dragons in the Demon Hunting Manual was quite limited. The appearance of Saskia would definitely drive any academic researcher in Cintra crazy.

"So all dragons can transform into humans? Or are there any special conditions?"

"Only my father and I can transform into human form." Saskia chuckled, hiding nothing. "But my father is more powerful. He can transform into countless forms, while I only have the human form that you see."

Kolgrim looked at Saskia and exclaimed: "You have a great taste in humans!"

Geralt was thoughtful: "You are the little guy from before... Is your father okay?"

Saskia replied: "Thank you for saving me and my mother together with Lady Yennefer. As for my father... he is better than anyone else."

When this answer came out, even Geralt himself laughed. Yes, a miraculous dragon like a golden dragon has power that surpasses that of a giant dragon. Moreover, he lives in the country of Zerekan, where dragons are the faith. How can he not live well?

…

Ran suddenly knocked on the table to attract Saskia's attention.

He asked a question he had been thinking about for a long time.

"Now that we have made it public, we can discuss many topics that were not convenient to talk about before."

"Sakia, as you can see, I, Kolgrim, and Geralt are all demon hunters. I heard that Zerekan also has a demon hunter school, which seems to be called the 'School of the Manticore'. Have you heard of it?"

Saskia seemed to have expected Lann to ask this question. She smiled happily in Lann's expectant eyes: "Of course."