Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Plan

"This..."
Liu Weihan was left speechless.

To be fair, in the traditional view of the indigenous sentient species, dragons were hardly seen as devoted or loyal creatures. Quite the opposite, indiscriminate and fickle affection was their trademark, with their penchant for novelty and ruthless indifference nearly considered a defining skill of their kind.

It is no exaggeration to say that over sixty percent of dragons, from birth to adulthood, never experienced paternal care or nurture; in fact, they might even be abandoned or killed by their own fathers—

The reason is bizarre, not because the newborn hatchlings threaten the status or provoke insecurity in the male dragons. Rather, simply because the presence of young dragons somewhat affects the mother dragon’s energy and mood, thereby lowering the male’s quality of life. So these extremely selfish beings often secretly dispose of or destroy the mother’s eggs, showing not the slightest concern for their own offspring!

How could such callous creatures possibly, for some absurd romance, voluntarily submit themselves to serve the people of Xia as mere pets...

Such melodramatic plot twists—any sentient species abroad with half a brain surely wouldn’t believe it.

"Colonel Liu, if I’m not mistaken..."
Gao Ying gazed at the black dragon’s towering back, imagining how magnificent and romantic it would be to someday ride atop it, while she continued, "Mr. Huang’s identity as a naturalized dragon is mainly intended for foreign audiences, isn’t it?"

"That’s correct."
Liu Weihan nodded. "Domestic publicity isn’t especially important."

"Our main purpose is to use Mr. Huang’s naturalized dragon status to demonstrate, through tangible action, Xia’s advanced civilization and friendly attitude to the world outside, thereby reducing prejudice and hostility from foreign sentient species and extraordinary beings."

"...But explaining the black dragon’s naturalization as a result of a human-dragon romance is just completely unconvincing, and frankly insincere!"
Gao Ying shook her head and sighed. "Perhaps to us in Xia, such a story sounds romantic and touching... but other sentient species abroad, especially other dragons, certainly won’t see it that way!"

"They’ll only feel their intelligence is being insulted, and suspect that Xia must have used some secret, underhanded method to brainwash the black dragon, so it obeys us and puts on those clumsy performances."

"In such a case, not only will they fail to sense our goodwill and sincerity, but will become even more wary, thinking Xia is a dangerous, evil country, and won’t dare to engage with us..."

"So I believe using a human-dragon romance script to create Mr. Huang’s persona is highly unreasonable!"

"I agree with her!"
The black dragon immediately voiced its support.

Gao Ying’s words struck right at Huang Ze’s heart. Steel-hearted men generally dislike being set up or forced into matchmaking—they prefer to find their so-called soulmate with their own insight!

A dragon’s right to free love must not be taken away, and deserves respect!

"What you say isn’t without reason,"
Liu Weihan frowned and pondered for a moment, then said, "Alright... I’ll relay your opinion to Academician Ding and have him organize a team to re-evaluate the matter. You can participate then."

"Good!"
Gao Ying’s smile bloomed like a flower, playfully winking at the black dragon.

Unfortunately, the steel-hearted dragon didn’t pick up on it at all, and even wanted to complain—what makes girls think winking is cute?

Childish, affected, utterly pointless!

Resolutely keeping his composure, the black dragon finally couldn’t help but ask, "Miss Gao, since you believe the human-dragon romance script doesn’t suit me... I suppose you must have a better idea—let’s hear it?"

"I certainly do!"
Gao Ying’s eyes glimmered with confidence. "It’s Xia’s advanced science, system, and ideology... that attracted the black dragon!"

"Because not all sentient species crave romance or are ruled by physical desire... but the pursuit of knowledge and strength, the exploration of life’s essence and the mysteries of the universe, these are eternal quests for every intelligent being!"

"My idea is... Mr. Huang is a black dragon filled with curiosity and a thirst for knowledge, who stumbled upon our brilliant civilization and was soon deeply captivated and enchanted by it."

"Particle collisions, the big bang, the origin of species, calculus, atomic energy, electromagnetism... all sorts of unfamiliar knowledge and technology made the black dragon linger in awe and admiration."

"Gradually, immersed in this wealth of information and knowledge, the black dragon soon recognized the decay and backwardness of the old dark world, and understood the advanced and superior nature of Xia’s social system and ideology... Realizing deeply that only by liberating the mind and developing productive forces can the old world be freed, the dragon race saved, and self-worth achieved!"

"So it resolutely chose to embrace progress, naturalizing in Xia, becoming the first awakened revolutionary of the old world!"

"......"

"Well said!"
Liu Weihan was dumbfounded, still digesting Gao Ying’s lofty speech, but the black dragon was already applauding loudly.

If only its forelimbs weren’t so short and awkward, it would have jumped up to clap for her.

Idealistic, wise, and bold... willing to risk everything for the pursuit of truth, to betray the whole world—such a persona... scratch that, such a dragon persona, truly has class and makes sense!

Unlike the previous script, where for the sake of some absurd romance, for just a single woman, the entire dragon’s life was handed over... it was just too foolish, too naïve, too contemptible!

The black dragon was even a bit excited—between these two scripts, Gao Ying’s was clearly deeper and more challenging!

As an actor with aspirations, Huang Ze certainly preferred playing grand historical epics over idol dramas!

Yes, Huang Ze had a hunch: if he followed Gao Ying’s script, he would surely make history!

"Uh... it’s really excellent!"
Liu Weihan finally came to his senses, feeling somewhat embarrassed—he never expected that after twenty years as a party member, his ideological awareness was still outpaced by a dragon like Huang Ze.

"Moreover, this way, we can use Mr. Huang’s identity to convey Xia’s socialist values and advanced thought to the world, leading more insightful people abroad to study and research Xia’s knowledge and culture, and inspiring their revolutionary passion!"

Gao Ying, encouraged by the black dragon’s approval, continued.

"Exactly, exactly... with me, the socialist dragon, we’ll surely push forward social reform in the old world, overthrowing the three great mountains: slavery, feudalism, and theocracy!"

The black dragon exclaimed, unable to restrain its enthusiasm.