You're a Dragon-That Works Too (Short Chapter)

At first light, Ian and Elder Manyan arrived at the foot of Steel Dragon Nest Mountain.

The sky was pitch-black. Wave-like clouds churned without end, spiraling as they poured into Steel Dragon Nest.

Visible golden lightning flashed through the vortexing clouds from time to time, illuminating the remarkably clear inscription circuits within.

This was not merely wind and clouds, but a psionic entity formed by an enormous inscription array—a gateway leading into the depths of Steel Dragon Nest.

The gale whipped his cloak about. Ian stood at the mountain's edge, overlooking the Cloud Gate that led straight into the earth.

He was about to enter it and claim the legacy left behind by the Rust-Steel Dragon Thorstner.

After becoming the Dragon God's messenger, Ian did not actually have much to do—the chieftains of those rebellious Mountain Folk who needed killing were killed, and those who needed punishing were punished. Even if they had merely been soldiers, mere pawns in the hands of Blazing Flame Lands and Kede Jiamu, since they had harmed the Mountain Folk on Ian's side, blood had to be used to soothe the wounds spreading among the Mountain Folk.

As for sentencing, Manyan naturally understood the situation better. He was now the Mountain Folk's fully empowered overseer; calling him their local emperor would not have been an exaggeration—and as the Dragon God's messenger, Ian was their local pope.

Though he was called a pope, Ian's main task was actually overseeing repairs to the Holy Mountain's colossal Magnetic Storm Coil—it was now called the "Thunderfall Tower." It would probably become part of legend in the future, a frequent feature in Mountain Folk tales. Ian was more than happy to see that happen.

Drawing on his experience fighting the Construct Knight this time, Ian had optimized much of the