When Fuan and the executioner arrived in Blue Butterfly City, it was in complete chaos.
"Dead, all of them are dead."
"It's terrible! The entire Lord Sharon family has been killed. It's all over, all over, all over."
"What happened here?"
Fuan and the executioner exchanged a glance, then went against the flow of the crowd, eventually seeing a field of corpses from a high vantage point.
"I heard from the people around me that these people were killed by the human warriors we saw earlier."
"They actually killed so many people..."
Both of them felt a chill run down their spines. Luckily, they had hidden themselves earlier; otherwise, if they had encountered those terrifying warriors, they probably would have been dead too.
"They are human beings too, why do they kill their own kind?"
Fuan gritted his teeth and said that, to him, the Lord Sharon had only one identity: they were human beings just like them.
What are these people doing?
The executioner looked ahead and saw many people scrambling for things on the clean ground, grabbing large and small bags into their own arms, and then fleeing in all directions.
"They are stealing. These things originally belonged to these people."
Fuan pointed to the corpses on the ground. No one was collecting the bodies of Lord Sharon; everyone was busy with the tense and exciting struggle for Lord Sharon's family's wealth.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? This is all knowledge left behind by the Dragon Chosen. You can't take it away."
"We can't burn them!"
An old man fell to the ground, crying and clinging to a man's leg, who was punching and kicking him.
"You damned old man, even the wicked Lord Sharon was killed, why didn't those people kill you too?"
"This is my stuff, I can do whatever I want with it!"
The man angrily raised his fist to smash it into the old man's head, but was grabbed by Fuan's large hand.
Turning his head to look at the tall Fuan, the man swallowed hard, dropped a pile of things, and ran away.
"Since you want it, I'll give it to you."
Lord Sharon's family has a lot of wealth; he doesn't need to confront such a tall and strong man for such a small amount.
Fuan ignored the fleeing man and looked down at the old man. The old man looked up and realized that the old man was blind.
The blind man wasn't blind; he twitched his ears, then precisely touched Fuan's foot, and cried out excitedly, trembling:
" Dragon Chosen, Lord Dragon Chosen, you've finally returned!"
"You call me the Dragon Chosen?"
"Yes, Dragon Chosen One, my ears hear the sea breeze blowing from the southern cape of Muspel, and it tells me that you are the Dragon Chosen."
"You possess the aura of Dragons; you will lead humanity to victory over the evil Dragons."
That night, Fuan and his two companions stayed at Lord Sharon's house, which was quite large; they were simply staying in the place where the blind old man had previously lived.
"Those people asked me the same question before."
"Fortunately, they only killed Lord Sharon's family and not us servants."
"Who are those people?"
Fuan asked curiously, but the blind old man shook his head; he didn't know either.
"They asked me about the Dragon Chosen that I knew, and they also asked me about the locations of more than a dozen cities in Muspel, from the southernmost cape to the easternmost mountain and the westernmost plain. They even asked about Aesir, which is the North of Muspel. They seemed to be very unfamiliar with this place."
"They also asked if anyone had ever killed Dragons before."
"I told them I did."
The blind old man stroked a wooden board with uneven carvings, which were the writing system for the blind.
It's not that this world is incapable of giving rise to human civilization. Take Blue Butterfly City, for example. In just a hundred years without the rule of Dragons, it has already evolved into a slave society.
Previous civilizations disappeared because of Dragons, and the remaining human civilizations are all related to Dragons, and are peculiar civilizations centered around Dragon Monarch.
" The Dragon Chosen are a power unique to humankind. Every fifty years, Dragon Chosen will appear and lead humankind to defeat the Dragon Monarch."
This statement contains many questions. For example, why does it occur every fifty years? If the Dragon Chosen successfully kills all the Dragon Monarch, will the Dragon Chosen still appear after fifty years?
Of course, this statement can also be without problems.
This means that every fifty years, Dragon Chosen will inevitably emerge.
This contains the message that the Dragon Chosen are destined to fail, thus providing suitable conditions and opportunities for the Dragon Chosen fifty years from now.
The condition is the Dragons, the Dragon Chosen, oppression, and resistance.
Dragons will not disappear; the Dragon Chosen will appear every fifty years; the world will not change.
The blind old man continued speaking, Fuan and An listened with rapt attention.
"My Lord Dragon Chosen, I stayed here to await your arrival. The Lord Sharon family has committed numerous evils and enjoys killing people. If I hadn't told others that Lord Sharon is the master of Blue Butterfly City, I would have been killed by him long ago."
"He blinded me. He's afraid to see my eyes because it would make him see his own falsehood."
"Fortunately, I survived. It was for the treasure beneath Blue Butterfly City that belonged to the Dragon Chosen. Those people had asked me about the treasure left behind by the Dragon Chosen, but I didn't tell them."
The blind old man led Fuan and the other man, feeling their way along, into the depths of the Blue Butterfly City.
"I will guide the Dragon Chosen to obtain true power, the power to kill the Dragon Monarch. You must believe that you were born to kill the Dragon Monarch, and within you lies the power to slay Dragons."
"Is the power to kill Dragons reasonable?"
On Rhino Horn Mountain, Ryan looked at the messages gathering from the Nidhogg World.
"In the legend of the Dragon Chosen, wielding a sword and a suit of armor, and smearing the blood of the Dragon Chosen on the sword, is enough to slay a Legendary Dragons."
Is this reasonable?
Ryan looked at the extraordinary followers around him and laughed.
Everyone knows this is unreasonable.
"Even if that sword and that armor are divine artifacts, it's impossible for a mortal to kill a Legendary Dragons. The world of the extraordinary is not child's play, where you can defeat an enemy if the conditions are met."
" Legendary Dragons can easily kill a mortal from ten thousand meters away. Even if a dragon's heart is pierced and its soul is shattered by a divine artifact, Dragons can still kill a weak human."
"Unless, that mortal is not ordinary."
"Or there was something wrong with the Dragons that was killed."
"Of course, it's more likely that both problems exist, and they are moving in opposite directions."
In the legend of the Dragon Chosen, Ryan heard about Dragons and the Dragon Chosen, but he did not hear about the most crucial beings: the Dragon God, the Demon Dragon, and the Dragon Emperor.
In a world with faith, Dragons can obtain power from human sacrifices, but there is no great being in their stories.
This is unreasonable.
Unless there's a patch he hasn't discovered yet that makes all of this make sense.
"In the slaves' stories, the Dragons was their master, their Monarch."
"In the story of the Dragon Chosen, Dragons are evil beings, enemies they are destined to fight and kill."
Slaves, Dragon Chosen, Dragons —a closed loop exists.
"Based on the information we have gathered so far, most of the the North of Aesir is still under the rule of Dragon Monarch, and it is difficult for humans to know the names of the Dragon Chosen in the land of Aesir."
"But in the land of Muspel to the south, the Dragons have been gone for a hundred years, and human settlements have developed their own ways of reproduction and inheritance."
"The prestige of the Dragon Chosen is mostly concentrated in the land of Muspel."
"I will send more people to gather more information from Muspel, a land that is currently free of Dragons."
"And on Aesir's side..."
Ryan looked at Rose, the Saint Realm expert with two extraordinary paths.
" Mr. Roth, I would like to ask you to take a look at whether those Dragons have a fatal weakness that can be killed by a sword and a suit of armor."
"Since that blind man said that Dragon Chosen had done it before, let's see how they did it in their world."
As his understanding of the Nidhogg World deepened, the pressure that the Dragons put on Ryan gradually decreased.
Because in the legends of that world, Dragons were as fragile as paper, being killed time and time again.
The Dragons ' long lifespans were not realized in the legends of that world.
"If I can use the Dragon Chosen to kill those Dragons, then I won't waste my energy. I can just start a war against this world. Once the Dragons are dead, all the resources will become my wealth."
"Since most of the Dragon Chosen will appear in the fifteen cities to the south to gain their power, let's provide them with some assistance there."
Ryan looked at Brock, who nodded to indicate that some terrible weapon had been forged.
So Ryan's eyes turned to Sven, the Bard.
"I want to find that Dragon Chosen. I want to know what kind of person he really is."
After giving his instructions, Ryan hurriedly left and headed to the Mage Territory.
The Mage Territory near Rhino Horn Mountain was created because the number of Mages in the Frozen Earth Territory was increasing, so Ryan simply allocated a piece of land to the Mages.
The Mages Yelena is here, Ryan is very interested in her research findings on Winter Wheat.
Previously, Ryan avoided Mages Yelena because he couldn't solve the problems Yelena faced, but now, the special wheat from Blue Butterfly City has brought a turning point to the situation.
Ryan naturally became more assertive.
He was very concerned about the outcome of the food project. After all, of the five major networks that were currently entangled with Lord Ryan, the network concerning the two neighboring kingdoms had gradually become clearer. Next, Ryan would naturally have to compete for the right to speak in the hands of the nobles of the Northwind Province within the Empire.
If there is a main theme, then the word "food" is undoubtedly on that theme.
"The first batch of seeds has been modified, but I can't guarantee that they will survive and germinate in the Swamp."
Mages Yelena was also a little nervous. Her face flushed with excitement, because if she succeeded, the power returned by the source of magic would allow her to reach a higher level, and she might even comprehend powerful magic unique to herself.
It's worth noting that in the Magic Academy, Mages who submits a unique spell can receive a reward ranging from ten thousand to one million Gold Coin.
This is not merely a symbol of wealth, but also represents the qualifications a Mages must meet to become a mentor.
Simply put, the path to becoming Archmage will become much easier and more enjoyable.
" The Magic Power will favor these seeds."
Growing food in the frozen the Swamp would come at a great cost, and Ryan has prepared extraordinary resources to sustain the growth of these seeds.
"I will bring back more seeds from the Otherworld; I hope they will be of some help to you."
Ryan said that during this time, they had indeed brought back quite a few special products from the Nidhogg World. The Otherworld was not only home to humans and Dragons, but also to many unique plants due to its biodiversity.
"I've heard that those Dragons can hatch special extraordinary resources. I wonder if it's true."
Ryan thought to himself that he had already started plotting against those Dragon Monarch.
The underground world was pitch black, and the air in the passageways was oppressive.
But at the end of the passage was a vast underground cavern.
The blind old man lit the fire in the stove, and the firelight illuminated the surroundings, allowing Fuan and An to see a series of ancient murals.
The mural's origin is a colossal Dragons, so large that it cannot be fully depicted in the mural, flying in the sky, breathing fire and burning an egg on the ground.
The second mural depicts an egg cracking open due to flames, from which a tiny Dragons emerges, crawling on the ground like a human infant.
The third mural depicts the newborn Dragons beginning its reign and wreaking havoc on the world. Gradually, humans begin to appear in the mural, but in each painting, humans serve as a backdrop for the Dragons, or rather, as a foil to highlight the Dragons's terrifying and evil nature.
"The raging flames melted the Amber that had been sealed for countless years, giving birth to the first Amber Flame Dragon."
"That is, the first Dragon Monarch, an evil Dragons that ruled the world and brought destruction and disaster to mankind."
"Until one day, the Dragon Chosen appeared."
"He wielded a dragon-slaying sword and armor impervious to fire, and killed the Dragon Monarch."
The blind old man was referring to the last mural, where a human was seen piercing the heart of Dragons with a long sword, ending all disaster and evil.
Behind the human race, countless others cheered and supported their new king.
The area behind the mural is in disarray, as if a collapse had occurred, with excess items destroyed and rubble piled up.
"The sword that killed the Dragons is right here."
The blind old man searched through the stones and finally found a long sword wrapped in burlap, which he then presented to Fuan.
" Dragon Chosen One, this is your weapon."
Looking at the rusty longsword, Fuan frowned.
"It is powerful, but only the Dragon Chosen can unleash its power."
" Dragon Chosen One, you are not yet able to fully bear this sword. You need to endure its power time and time again. This sword will give you the power to destroy the world."
"With each drop of blood it is quenched, it will awaken once. After it awakens ten times, you will be qualified to slay the dragon."
"It is the responsibility of every Dragon Chosen to slay the evil Dragons."
"Of course, you will also need to find your armor. The armor will help you resist the Dragons's flames. Otherwise, after you awaken this sword ten times, the Dragons will sense Dragon Chosen location and come to kill you."
The blind old man led Fuan and An back the way they came.
" Dragon Chosen One, it's time for you to leave. A place far from humanity is where you truly belong."
"Your existence will bring disaster to humanity; all humans who come near you will face destruction."
"Until you slay all the evil Dragons and lead humanity to final victory."
Like a storybook, the blind old man was telling a story that seemed inevitable.
Fuan and his companion also left this place. As they walked through Blue Butterfly City, they found that the people here seemed to live more peacefully and prosperously than where they had been before.
"That's wonderful! Lord Sharon is finally dead. Why didn't those people come sooner? Then my daughter wouldn't have had to die."
There was no festive atmosphere in this world, but now it seems that the first festival has appeared: the first day commemorating the death of Lord Sharon.
And every day thereafter.
" The Dragon Chosen will appear. He will kill the Dragon Monarch and free us from the enslavement of the Dragons. The Dragons will no longer appear and destroy our farmland. Then we will have many things."
Among these people, Fuan and his companion also heard the term "Dragon Chosen." For the people here, the name "Dragon Chosen" did not seem to be a secret. Their fathers even had their own stories, such as following the Dragon Chosen to fight against Dragons.
The Dragons have not ruled Blue Butterfly City for a hundred years, and the people here have lost much of their awe of the Dragons.
Where should we go?
The executioner asked, unsure of what to do, and could only inquire of Fuan, the Dragon Chosen.
Fuan stood still, and many... many sounds came to his ears.
" The Dragon Chosen will definitely..."
"The noble Dragon Chosen will defeat the evil Dragons..."
"When the Dragon Chosen kill the Dragon Monarch later..."
Countless voices echoed in his heart, and the verdant flames burned even more fiercely.
What kind of power is this... Fuan didn't understand, but he instinctively knew how to use these powers.
"Do you desire power? It is the power possessed by the followers of the Dragon Chosen."
Fuan asked, the green light entered his body in the executioner's shocked gaze. In that instant, the executioner felt he could kill all the Magical Beast he had encountered along the way.
"What's this?"
The executioner was speechless with shock, while Fuan, after a moment of hesitant thought, described it as follows:
"It seems to be the Power of Faith."
" The Power of Faith that so many people pray to."