Breeding between different races is not uncommon in the Base Realm. However, when two different races breed, the race of the progeny is dependent on the mother's race. That is, if a human female and a dragon male copulate, then their progeny would be a human, in spite of the powerful and dominant dragon blood.

The exception to this are the druids. A druid cannot give birth to another druid, and their progeny always follows the race of the father. For example, if a giant and a druid undergoes a union, then their child would be a giant.

Of course, the druids do not have to worry about extinction, as they keep being born naturally.

*****

Southern Dream Kingdom, Devil Continent.

The chair was empty, while the table was messy as always. Littered books and pages of reports, a plate of half eaten fruits, five bottles of alcohol, and this time a soft black panty lied on the top. The table occasionally shook as a woman moaned.

"Ah...ah...harder, dear..."

She held the table tight as a young man pounded her from behind. These half clothed young ones worked hard as they mutually reached a climax.

"Aaahhhhh, baby..... !!" the woman clenched the table harder, and it shattered. The man rested over her for a while as they kissed.

Rustling of clothes was heard and soon the couple once again prim and proper.

"You should come here more often." the woman, Yamamoto Arisu, the Queen of the Southern Dream Kingdom said.

Sato Yuuto replied. "You know that there is a lot of work in the Mage Tower. Sigh, being the President is not an easy job."

Arisu took out a map from her drawer and handed it to her. Yuuto took the map and looked at it as she explained.

"This is the map which the goblin pirates think is marked with the mythical treasure, 'One Seed'. The dragons were showing some unusual interest in it, so I ordered some experts to decode it."

She passed him another map, it was similarly marked with a large circle on the Giant continent.

"They used the trajectory of the comets and calculated this area. Adding to this the sudden change in the King tribe of the giants, I think that this place is the actual target of the dragons."

Yuuto rubbed his chin as he thought. This young president really looked like a chocolate hero.

"What about the Barbarian Tun tribe ?"

The Queen waved her head and snorted. "Let the others fight it. We do not have the resources to fund another large operation."

"And my team ?"

"Only five people. No more than that."

The young man's face twitched as he sighed. His next days would be a lot painful.

*****

The Ocean, the Black Pearl.

The deck of the Black Pearl was surprisingly clean today, and there was no cursing or swearing heard like usual. The men of the crew were in clean and proper clothes, and had their beards shaved, nails cut and hair combed. The women did not put on their cheap and heavy makeup or perfume, and they neither showed off their breasts. They behaved well and quietly served as maids for their two guests laying on the newly made reclining chairs under an umbrella.

These two were, of course, Param and Madhu.

Madhu lied over the chair as she watched the ocean while eating pieces of a fruit. Her wet lips when she bit onto the fruit made her look extremely attractive, and even the goblin maid Elena, who was Jack's woman, couldn't stop admiring her.

Suddenly Madhu furrowed her brows and said.

"Fan properly."

Elena almost passed out in fear and she increased her speed of fanning.

Beside Madhu, Param shook his head as he watched her enjoy bullying the little girl. These few days had been the most awful days for Jack and his bunch. These unruly pirates were severely 'disciplined' by Madhu, and those who did not obey or reach her target were beaten up badly. If not for being a prime witness, even he would not believe that people could change so quickly.

Jack entered the deck from below and stood beside Madhu as he smiled.

"Honorable Madam, the rooms have been cleaned and the cooking staff has been repeatedly instructed to maintain cleanliness while cooking. Are you enjoying your stay here ?"

Param was too numb to this. Jack had been completely 'transformed' by Madhu, and now he almost behaved like their butler. In one way, it was his fault for telling her about his fantasy of having a butler like Alfred, Bruce Wayne's butler.

"Mmmm...it's okay, I guess ?...But I am bored.." Madhu said sleepily.

"Honorable Madam is bored ? What should we do ? Madam, do you enjoy sword fights ? or fist fights ? Or perhaps a dance ? Elena, Laura, quick ! Show honorable madam and honorable sir the dance you show me at night!"

"Wait !" Param hurriedly stopped this person who had become engrossed into the role of a butler. He had no interest in watching a show which was part of his bedroom activities.

"Why don't you instead tell us about the pirates ?"

"Hmmm...honorable sir, there isn't much to talk about the pirates. Most of us enter this business to escape from living as slaves. In the Fairy Continent, the social status of a person is dependent on his race. Goblins are slaves, dwarfs are normal citizens, elves are the lower nobility, while the oni are the higher nobility. Of course, the royal family consists of only the fairy race, and other fairies if exist would be equal to fairies..."

He said that as he glanced at the 'honorable madam'.

"Speaking of us pirates, it wouldn't be a lie to say that the goblins rule the ocean. We have spread to all waters, and are in contact with all continents. The spies also make use of us to transfer various information to their continents."

"And how is the life of goblins ?" Madhu suddenly asked.

"Not good, honorable madam. That's why we are forced into the waters. Although we have numbers, we are not united and neither we have the resources to develop ourselves."

After a little chit chat, the former pirate now butler Jack Luffy went off to prepare for the evening dinner.

"Their life doesn't seem to be good. Can you do anything ?" Madhu asked Param. She had personally experienced how these pirates lived, and although Black Pearl was a large ship, the pirates could not afford to maintain it.

Param shook his head at her answer. "Not yet."

Indeed, not yet ! Because he had a vague plan, slowly taking shape in his mind.

*****

Imperial Capital, Dragon Empire, Dragon Continent.

Prince Shur didn't have to waste time writing report on coming back from his journey; they would be handled by Elder Bahut Accha as well as the captain of the troop. After all, officially he wasn't even part of the expeditionary group !

He visited his mother, the Emperor's concubine and then searched for his brother Bhondu. It wasn't difficult to find him, and they enthusiastically greeted each other. After some pleasantries and small talk, Shur arrived at the main point.

"Brother, I need your help. You are much smarter than me and perhaps only you can understand this. This is a cultivation technique I found..."

He passed Bhondu the cultivation technique and the diagram that he stole from the tent. Bhondu read the scroll and was confused. There were many things which he didn't understand, but he could tell that the technique was extremely high level and could allow one to perfectly control their Profound Energy.

Then he glanced at the diagram and shivered. His body shook as if he was having a heart attack.

"Brother, are you okay ? What is happening to you ? Damn it, is that diagram some evil sorcery ?! Quickly tear it .."

"NO !" Bhondu sent a vicious slap across Shur's face.

"Sorry. Do you realize what this is ?" he asked Shur enthusiastically.

"Of course not. That's why I showed you."

Bhondu explained to him the importance of the diagram and borrowed it for research. Although they had the scroll and the diagram marked with the energy passages, it would take some time for them to familiarize with it.

Of course, the reason Bhondu borrowed it was to show it to his mysterious girlfriend.