The Big Cows And Big Sheep Of The Dragon Pasture

According to Young Master Naiye’s calculations, today should be the last day of the Knight Academy’s statistics exam.

So today is the last day to stay with the Dragon Knights.

Naiye wanted to go see the Dragon Pasture and, while there, confirm the items he wanted with Eren.

In the morning, Eren took Young Master Naiye alone to the Dragon Pasture.

The Dragon Pasture is an important place for the family; ordinary people are forbidden to enter.

Even Young Master Naiye couldn’t enter so casually, so they sought out Eren.

And with just the two of them, things were easier to talk about.

The morning sunlight filtered through the mist over the vast grassland; the weather was fair and calm, and the huge central lake shimmered.

A warm, pleasant breeze gently swept away their cares.

Naiye liked scenes like this very much; they feel comfortable.

“Naiye, this pasture of our family is famous not only for its size but also for our unique breeding methods; you will surely like this place.”

From Eren’s tone, he also liked this place a lot.

Soon after, they arrived at the pasture.

Young Master Naiye’s eyes widened; looking out, on the vast grassland, herds of livestock strolled leisurely.

Most notable was that these animals were indeed, as rumored, several times larger than normal!

Among the cattle, several bulls larger than terror-horn beasts flicked their tails lazily; each one was like a small mountain, muscular with sleek hides.

“These cows… how can their bodies be so large?”

Eren smiled faintly and, with Young Master Naiye, pointed to the feed piled at the side of the pasture.

“We provide the livestock with the highest-quality feed; this feed contains special nutrients that can promote their growth.”

“At the same time, we pay attention to the animals’ living environment, ensuring they have enough space to move and good living conditions.”

Young Master Naiye smiled, because he immediately understood that this was a lie.

That sentence was just an official formula for outsiders; Naiye had heard it long ago.

He saw nearby a flock of sheep playing on the grass; their size was equally astonishing, their wool dense and white, like drifting clouds across the green meadow.

“What kind of ‘high-quality’? Or this ‘special’ feed?” Naiye emphasized the word special.

Eren smiled, knowing what Naiye was implying.

“Naiye, you must have heard the legends about this pasture.”

Naiye nodded; the legend referred to the livestock of the Dragon Pasture being so huge because members of the Dragon Knight family used their dragon blood to affect those animals.

To put it more deeply, dragon blood caused these animals to evolve, becoming even larger.

“Although it sounds like something else, in reality such actions only mutilate those animals; it’s impossible that simple influence would make cows and sheep without any side effects.”

“Yes, but that legend is half true and half false.”

Half true and half false? Did Eren really use dragon blood to affect animals?

Ordinary animals are not Dragon Beasts; Dragon Beasts themselves have inherent dragon blood, which is what makes them so ferocious and massive.

But don’t think that casually injecting a little power into ordinary animals would cause them to evolve.

They would simply be unable to withstand it and would burst into pieces!

“What did you do?”

“It’s very simple, look.”

Eren pointed to the other side; another herd of cattle and sheep was coming over a small hill.

These cattle and sheep looked very healthy and sturdy, indicating they were particularly well cared for.

But the difference was that their bodies were about the same size as ordinary cattle and sheep, at most only a bit larger than usual.

Naiye looked again at the cows up ahead as big as small hills and roughly guessed what was going on.

Eren didn’t hide it and answered directly.

“Actually it’s very simple: we specifically select certain individuals and add our dragon blood to their feed; these selected targets successfully absorbed the dragon blood and thus became so large.”

“What is the cost-effectiveness and the ratio?”

“Wait, let me calculate”—Eren paused to calculate carefully.

Young Master Naiye had already given the answer.

“A cost-effectiveness ratio of 1000:1—actually mediocre.”

Eren was still puzzled about how Naiye calculated it, but Naiye’s next sentence shut him up.

“Study more so you won’t be disobedient.”

That sentence not only shut Eren up but also reminded him of the pain of being beaten earlier under Grandmother’s dragon claw.

He felt it best to end that topic and change the subject.

“Young Master Naiye, I forgot to thank you for the previous task—what reward do you require?”

“Dragon scales and dragon bones, and some other dragon materials besides that….

“I also need Dragon Crystal Stones.”

“…!”

Eren was startled; the other items were one thing—mere materials, expensive but feasible to provide.

But Dragon Crystal Stones…

“No, I can’t give that; it’s another energy heart of the dragon! Even if it could be taken out, I couldn’t give it.”

Young Master Naiye sneaked a glance at him; seeing Eren’s anxious fidgeting, it seemed he wasn’t bluffing.

“All right, forget the Dragon Crystal Stones for now; can you personally deliver the other items?”

“Yes.”

But for a task like this, it was actually impossible to obtain those precious dragon materials.

The reason these could be given to Young Master Naiye was mainly because of his special status.

Young Master Naiye sat on the fence; Eren wanted to sit but his butt hurt so he dared not.

The prairie breeze gently caressed them, and a comfortable quiet could be felt.

Eren glanced at Naiye furtively.

He saw the conspicuous red marks around his pale neck.

He swallowed in surprise, a wave of alarm rising in his heart.

‘Naiye—Grandfather? How dare he touch Grandmother?’

After a moment of silent thought, Eren looked at Naiye.

“Naiye, I always thought you and Grandmother met a few years ago, but… it seems you two knew each other long before?”

“Ah, Eiru didn’t tell you?”

“Tell me what?”

Young Master Naiye put on an especially mischievous smile, then stared at Eren.

“I’ll be your grandpa from now on—call me that and let me hear it!”

Eren was indeed startled and flustered, looking at Naiye in utter disbelief.

‘He’s only a few years older than me—how did he manage that?

‘Grandmother is…’

After Young Master Naiye arrived at the Knight Academy, Eren immediately became his friend.

Of course there was another reason: Grandmother Eiru took great interest in him from the start and constantly had Eren closely watch him.

Eren truly didn’t expect that Naiye and Grandmother were lovers? Or allies?

As for why they weren’t married, the reason was simple.

Don’t worry about lineage or age for the moment.

Simply put, the two people’s identities and status made it impossible.

Relationships among great nobles are both complex and simple.

A lover-and-ally relationship, on the other hand, can be the most pure.

So Eren immediately assumed the two were intimate allies.

But what shocked Eren the most was that anyone would dare embrace such a terrifying, fearsome Dragon Mother Grandmother?