Burning Steel Fortress fourth floor, Lord of Molten Iron's room.
In the center of the room, the "bed" of Garos is prominently placed.
It is by no means a square couch in the traditional sense, but a dazzling hill mainly made of piles of gold coins, colorful gems, and various precious metals that sparkle with metallic luster.
The light it emits is so dazzling that it is almost enough to dazzle ordinary people instantly.
It is true that the land Borderlands is barren as a whole, but no matter how barren it is, it is still a vast and vast territory.
When all the precious resources in the entire territory are gathered towards Burning Steel Fortress and finally concentrated here, the scale of the accumulated wealth will become very impressive and astonishing.
Garos moved his paws and stepped steadily on those shiny gadgets, making a crisp collision sound. Finally, he found a comfortable position on the "bed" made of treasures, and his body slowly lay down.
His strong and powerful dragon tail naturally curled up at his side, and his whole posture relaxed, with a bit of laziness and comfort like a big cat.
"Comfortable."
Garos Feeling the unique touch brought by the friction between hard scales, cold metal, and smooth gems, he couldn't help but narrowed his dragon eyes slightly and let out a low sigh of satisfaction.
Such a treasure pile is obviously not suitable for ordinary creatures to rest.
Those hard metals and gems can cause excruciating pain to soft skin and fragile bones.
But for Dragonkin, who was born with thick hard scales, this kind of contact is just right. The subtle stimulation caused by the friction between the scales and the treasure brings an indescribable comfort. In Garos's opinion, there is no more perfect bed than this.
The only regret is that the number of magic gems containing Magic Power is still too small.
Borderlands indeed has not discovered any large-scale gemstone veins underground.
At present, almost all of these magic gems have been collected from the collections of the four major tribes that originally ruled this place. After all, their quantity is limited.
Garos used the flexible and powerful tip of the dragon's tail to roll up several gems containing Magic Power, and raised them in front of his eyes.
Red Iron Dragon opened his eyes that he had just closed, and his gaze stayed on those gems that exuded alluring luster for a few seconds. Then, as if he had made some kind of determination, he closed his eyes, his heart skipped a beat, and swallowed the four magic gems into his belly in one swift movement.
As soon as these magic gems entered his powerful stomach, they immediately began to emit gentle and continuous energy fluctuations.
This energy is completely different from the hot and violent feeling of Black Oil. Instead, it is more like a warm stream that nourishes the heart and spleen. It is continuously born from deep within the body, gently nourishing his huge dragon body from the inside out.
This kind of nourishment can last for a long period of time, subtly improving the reserves and purity of his Life Energy and Magic Energy in his body, making the Dragon Qi around him become more concentrated and concentrated.
At this time.
Garos took a deep breath, gathered up his strength, and slowly put the fifth magic gem into his mouth, swallowing it with difficulty. However, when he tried to keep up his efforts and swallowed the sixth gem in one go, he found that he could not open his mouth no matter what.
An extremely strong sense of resistance originating from instinct swept through his body instantly, as if every thought and every inch of his muscles were shouting in unison, preventing him from continuing to devour beyond the limit.
"Huh... take your time."
Garos exhaled helplessly and gently put down the remaining gems.
"Being able to eat five pills at one time is already a pretty good improvement, very obvious."
After placing the gems properly, Garos immediately lowered his head, buried the huge dragon head into the pile of precious metals, opened his huge mouth, and swallowed a large amount of ore that shone with metallic luster. He chewed it vigorously in his mouth before swallowing it.
These precious metals will not be immediately converted into surging energy, but they can slowly precipitate and fuse deep in his bones. Over time, they make his minions sharper and his scales more indestructible.
Dragonkin who insists on eating precious metals all year round.
The strength of its body must be far superior to those of its kind that can only eat dirt or ordinary meat.
In Garos's cognitive system: Black Oil's role is somewhat similar to some kind of powerful "nitrogen pump" in his cognition.
It can greatly stimulate the body's activity in a short period of time, and it can significantly improve mental excitement, muscle pumping and overall endurance... thereby effectively improving the efficiency of exercise and combat.
And precious metals, especially rare objects like magic gems that contain pure energy.
They are equivalent to "growth hormones" without any adverse side effects. They directly act on the fundamental level of Life Energy and physical growth, and can directly and significantly increase the growth rate of Dragonkin.
Comparing the two with each other, the latter is undoubtedly more effective and safer to use.
But they are also more precious and difficult to obtain stably in large quantities.
Even though he can now enjoy the convenience brought by integrating the entire Borderlands resources, as his own strength continues to grow, the demand for various rare resources expands sharply. If the territory cannot continue to expand, then the wealth and resources accumulated around Burning Steel Fortress are destined to gradually become unable to make ends meet, and eventually fall into a dilemma of supply exceeding demand.
Jingle bell bell!
Garos dexterously rolled up an exquisite bell-like alchemy tool with its tail, shook it slightly, and the crisp and sweet ringing sound immediately echoed in the empty living room.
Soon, several low doors specially designed for servants slid open silently.
Twelve Snake-man maids with Sorcerer Class and graceful figures approached Red Iron Dragon while twisting their slender and soft waists.
They knelt down humbly and surrounded the huge mountain-like Red Iron Dragon. They carefully placed their delicate and soft palms on his hard-as-iron scales and began to stroke them gently and skillfully.
At the same time.
They worked hard to mobilize their own Magic Energy, making it like warm spring rain, slowly penetrate into Red Iron Dragon's thick and heavy scales, infiltrate into every muscle fiber that was fatigued and tight due to excessive exercise, perform deep conditioning and soothing, and help Red Iron Dragon recover from fatigue faster.
"From the precarious wanderer in the past to the now dominant and prestigious King of the Borderlands..."
Garos relaxed in this comfortable and professional massage service, and felt a sense of emotion deep in his heart. "It is only natural to occasionally enjoy the fruitful fruits of victory."
He closed his heavy eyes slightly and allowed the accumulated fatigue to dissipate little by little with his deep and long breathing, and finally disappeared into the warm and wealth-filled air.
Two weeks later.
Dragon Valley, a compacted open space.
White Dragon Tressie is meticulously performing her duties as a nurturer, bringing the fruits of her hunting in the wilderness to the hungry little dragons "waiting for food".
The corpse of a powerful ferocious beast with a Life Level number of ten or more.
"You weaklings, open your stomachs and eat to your heart's content!"
She threw the corpse of the huge beast that looked like a giant elephant heavily in front of the little dragons, and declared majestically.
Before he finished speaking, Adolescent Red Dragon Kaxier was the first to be unable to hold back, flapped his wings eagerly, and rushed towards the tempting food impatiently.
However.
A white shadow as fast as a whip suddenly whipped out and hit Kaxier hard, sending her flying more than ten meters away.
Kaxier subconsciously bared his fangs, and an angry roar surged deep in his throat.
But thinking of the painful beating experience before, her body seemed to feel a dull pain again. She suppressed the anger that was about to burst out, and could only stare at White Dragon Tressie with eyes full of annoyance.
"You are told to eat, are you really just going to keep your head down and start eating?"
White Dragon opened his mouth wide, showed a joking smile, and said slowly, "Where are the basic courtesy? Did you say thank you?"
The little dragons looked at each other.
After a short silence, they could not resist the strong feeling of hunger in their stomachs. They all lowered their heads and uttered a few words in uneven voices. "Thank you... thank you..."
White Dragon then showed a slightly satisfied expression.
Immediately afterwards, she stopped smiling and her expression instantly became extremely serious.
"Pain is the best pointer."
She suddenly stretched out her huge dragon wings, and the shadow cast by her huge body almost completely enveloped the little dragons in front of her.
"Now, come on together! The rules are simple - whoever leaves the most scars on my body will be the first to start the meal and enjoy the most delicious part!"
There is no doubt that Red Dragon Kaxier was the first to initiate the attack.
Adolescent Red Dragon's wings rolled up scorching air waves, the dragon's kiss opened wide, and a blazing cone-shaped flame spurted out, heading straight towards White Dragon.
Tressie, however, did not dodge or evade. The dragon wings waved violently, creating a violent airflow, which actually deflected the incoming flames and swept them straight towards Black Dragon Seraphina, who was trying to launch a sneak attack from the shadows on the other side.
Black Dragon was shocked and rolled sideways in embarrassment.
The scorching flames almost grazed the scales on her back, instantly scorching several of the still tender scales.
"Too slow!"
In the gap between the red dragon's spitting, White Dragon's figure leaped over like a ghost. The huge dragon claw was as fast as lightning and struck Kaxier hard, knocking her back dozens of meters away again.
Black Dragon Seraphina Seize this fleeting opportunity.
She sprang out of the shadows again, her sharp claw tips accurately aiming at the relatively soft wing membrane connection of White Dragon.
However, Tressie seemed to have eyes on its back, and suddenly folded its wings, and its huge body rolled over, using its hard and thick back armor to slam away the approaching Black Dragon.
At the same time, her hind paws kicked backwards with precision as if they had eyes, hitting Green Dragon Ludwig who was trying to bite the tip of her tail secretly.
In the distance, Blue Dragon Heriam was accumulating powerful Lightning Breath, but was deceived by White Dragon's realistic feint and released it in a hurry.
Tressie The dragon's wings vibrated sharply, and its huge body rose instantly.
The dazzling lightning only hit her and left a blurry image on the spot.
The battle continued fiercely. The cooperation of the four dragons was full of loopholes - Kaxier relied on brute force to attack, Seraphina always thought of opportunistic sneak attacks, and Ludwig seemed too cautious and timid.
Blue Dragon Heriam has a relatively good grasp of the battle situation.
However, due to the huge disparity in strength and the lack of effective cooperation among teammates, it is difficult to play a key role.
"Flaw!"
White Dragon suddenly let out a low roar and dived down suddenly.
Her left paw pressed down on Kaxier's head like a mountain, and slammed her whole dragon head into the ground; she swung out her right claw at the same time, flying away Green Dragon Ludwig who was trying to support; at the same time, the dragon's tail covered with hard bone spurs swept Black Dragon like a steel whip. The weak spot behind Seraphina's knees made her whimper and fall to the ground; Blue Dragon Heriam, who had just gathered the second wave of lightning, was frozen in place by her instant ice spell, unable to move.
(With one enemy against many, I can sweep through all the dragons. I am so strong!)
White Dragon Tressie sighed with great pride in his heart, his incomparable brave body moving around among the embarrassed little dragons with ease.
When the biting cold wind gradually dissipated, the four little dragons were exhausted and collapsed on the ground panting.
Tressie elegantly combed several dragon scales on his body that were scorched by the flames, then turned his head slightly and took a closer look at his back - there were several black cracks like lightning burning, as well as some claw marks, which were the results of Kaxier and Heriam's hard work.
In comparison.
The attacks of Black Dragon Seraphina and Green Dragon Ludwig only left a few insignificant scratches on her hard scales.
However, considering that the opponent is only Hatchling Dragon, this performance is barely acceptable.
"Well, it's quite interesting little Mars."
She gently fiddled with the scars on her back with her paws, and with a hint of approval in her tone, she immediately announced, "Heriam and Kaxier, you two can eat first. Seraphina and Ludwig, you come last."
Immediately.
The dragonets panted heavily, as if they were trying to turn all the humiliation they had just suffered into appetite.
Kaxier was particularly vicious. He seemed to regard the corpse of the giant elephant beast as the incarnation of the hateful White Dragon, viciously tearing and swallowing the most tender and plump tenderloin.