The core area of Undead Lair.
Garos stared at the changes on the altar without blinking.
The first Dragon Scale Transformation Ritual has quietly come to an end, and the time spent on the entire process is much shorter than expected.
Black Dragon Seraphina chanted the last syllable.
Green Dragon Ludwig Dip the tip of the tail of Dragon Blood and outline the last complex texture.
Buzz--!
An invisible energy wave suddenly spread on the altar.
Representing death and end, the cold and silent Negative Energy meanders along the rune chain, lingering like a living creature and penetrating into the human body on the altar.
At the same time.
Representing life and vitality, the warm and vigorous natural energy suddenly burst out with soft but pure brilliance along the texture of the blood-red dragon scales that had just been painted.
Two completely opposite energies converge and stir on the human body at the center of the altar.
The body of a human being in a deep coma began to tremble slightly uncontrollably, as if he was suffering from some kind of inner pain.
However, compared with the normal Dragon Vein Conversion ceremony, which can almost burn the subject from the inside out, the scene in front of him is very peaceful.
It was just like experiencing a brief, insignificant nightmare during a deep nap.
Along with the subtle trembling of the human body, under the joint infiltration and shaping of the two energies of life and death, the textures on his body carefully outlined by Dragon Blood gradually sank under the skin like a brand and merged with his body.
Immediately afterwards.
Black scales with a cold metallic sheen, like bamboo shoots springing up after a rain, burst out of the skin along the fused veins at a speed visible to the naked eye, growing and covering it layer by layer.
At the same time, what happened was earth-shaking changes in human appearance.
The deep wrinkles on his face, which were as deep as ravines, were fading rapidly one by one.
The skin, which was as withered as dead wood, quickly became filled with moisture and became elastic and shiny.
At a speed visible to the naked eye, he transformed from a dying old man who seemed to be blown down by the wind at any time, to a middle-aged strong man with well-defined muscles and a tall and powerful posture.
His breath of life, which was originally as weak as a candle in the wind, began to rise steadily.
In the end, he jumped from an ordinary human with no extraordinary talents and level zero to a strength equivalent to that of a level 2 professional.
This is roughly equivalent to the level of power possessed by a five- or six-year-old white Dragonling.
Moreover, a faint but extremely real aura of Dragonkin emerged from his body.
"It's done."
Black Dragon Seraphina and Green Dragon Ludwig breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time.
Although the first step Dragon Scale Transformation Ritual is the most basic and simple link in theory and is not troublesome or complicated, there is still a certain probability of failure in the process.
Fortunately, the entire ceremony did not encounter any unexpected or troublesome interruptions.
They lived up to their leader's trust.
On the altar, the trembling of the human body completely subsided.
His chest rose and fell with his long and steady breathing, and his closed eyelids began to tremble.
The faint light gradually tore apart the darkness in front of me.
"I... I am... still alive..."
After slowly regaining consciousness, Nick moved his lips and murmured.
When he stepped onto this altar with determination to die, his heart was filled with despair and doubt.
He had never heard of any twenty-step transformation ceremony. He almost believed that this was a sacrifice with no return, and he only walked onto the altar with the last faint hope.
Unexpectedly.
This seemingly impossible transformation ceremony actually succeeded!
He felt like he was in better shape than ever.
The cloudy and blurry vision became clear and sharp, the heavy and difficult breathing became smooth and long, and the joints and organs that had been bothering him for many years and aching achingly returned to normal operation at this moment.
His heart was beating with unprecedented strength in his strong chest.
It's like being reborn!
With Nick's mature character honed over decades of ups and downs in the business world, at this moment he was completely unable to suppress the ecstasy and excitement surging in his heart, and he cried with joy.
Then, he propped up his body.
Trying to calm down the raging excitement in his heart, he began to observe his new body.
The thick chest muscles bulge like two shields.
The textured abs are tight and tight.
The muscle lines of the limbs are smooth and explosive.
These are the strong physiques that he never had when he was young and in his prime.
There is no doubt that this is the miracle brought about by Dragon Blood's transformation, making him look like an adventurer who regularly exercises.
And those paint Black Dragon scales, which are like forged fine steel, do not cover the whole body.
Each dragon scale is like a carefully designed armor, mainly embellished on the outside of the forearm, broad chest, straight back, strong calves and other key parts.
Nick stood up vigorously, took the robe lying beside him and put it on himself.
The once loose-fitting robe was now slightly held up by strong muscles, outlining a powerful silhouette.
At this time, he suddenly noticed that there was a majestic and huge dragon shadow, silently watching everything that happened here.
"Dragon Lord! My great and noble Dragon Lord!"
Nick's response is very fast.
He didn't have time to completely arrange his robe, so he immediately ran towards the direction of the dragon shadow.
Before he actually reached the giant dragon's huge body, he had already knelt down obediently on his knees and slid for several meters on the smooth, mirror-like metal floor. Finally, in the most humble posture, he knelt down in front of Garos's huge dragon claws.
"Thank you for your mercy and reinvention!"
"You gave me this new and precious life!"
"I swear by my life and soul that are glowing at this moment! From now on, I, Nick, will become your hardest scales and most loyal minion! I will execute all your will perfectly!"
He lowered his head deeply, his forehead almost touching the cold ground.
Although he only received the first Dragon Scale Transformation Ritual, just as all creatures transformed by the dragon will have loyalty to the transformer from the depth of their blood, he also developed a natural dependence and awe on the dragon in front of him, and this feeling will only become deeper as the transformation ceremony continues.
"Get up, Nick."
Garos signaled the kneeling human to stand up, and noticed the scales on his body that belonged to Iron Dragon.
Nick inherits the characteristics of Iron Dragon Bloodline, not the red dragon.
The bloodline tendency inherited by Dragon Vein Conversion is highly likely to be deeply related to the character of the transformer. Garos thought in his mind.
Red Iron Dragon asked, "How do you feel about the new state you have achieved at this moment?"
Nick stood up obediently.
He clenched his fist slightly, feeling the strength contained in his knuckles.
"Excellent! The great and noble Dragon Lord!"
"I feel... I feel like I can tear a tiger or a leopard alive with my bare hands!"
This kind of excitement, which is purely due to the abundance of strength, almost like a youthful spirit, has long since disappeared without a trace in the past ten years of Nick's decline.
Now as the body becomes younger and stronger, this long-lost fresh feeling reappears.
He does not reject this feeling, which just proves his new life.
Garos pondered for a brief two seconds and decided to satisfy the idea expressed by the new Dragonkin.
"Ludwig." He turned his eyes to Green Dragon who was waiting on the side. "Summon an ordinary adult tiger to come out."
Green Dragon Ludwig nodded.
He used the summoning skills in his path, and in a blink of an eye, an adult tiger with a strong body and bulging muscles appeared in the center of the field.
It has sharp claws and colorful hair standing on end, and it doesn't look easy to mess with.
"You, Nick."
Garos said to humans, "Go and try to subdue this tiger with your bare hands."
The excited expression on Nick's face solidified instantly.
He was simply carried away by the new power and youthful mentality just now, and couldn't help but exclaimed with enthusiasm. Who would have thought that Garos was so real.
Looking at the tiger with sharp claws, Nick's expression was obviously stiff.
"You seem to be afraid."
Red Iron Dragon said, "Remember your current identity and bloodline. You are Dragonkin who was born under the grace of a dragon. The one who should be afraid is the Beast in front of you."
Hearing this, Nick took a few deep breaths.
His palms opened and closed again and again, and as the feeling of power in his palms far exceeded those before, his mind gradually settled down, and his demeanor returned to calmness, and under this calmness, there was also the strength that belonged to Dragonkin.
Phew--!
The tiger in the field seemed to be irritated by Nick's gesture. It let out a deafening roar and kicked the ground with its strong hind legs.
The huge body is wrapped in the fishy wind, like a yellow and black lightning.
It attacks the seemingly weak humans fiercely!
Nick pupils shrink.
He subconsciously wanted to dodge backward.
But the next second, he was shocked to discover an astonishing change.
The tiger in front of him should be attacking as fast as the wind, but in his eyes, it was like a slowed down camera.
He could capture every standing hair on the tiger's body with incomparable clarity, see clearly the sharp fangs in its open mouth, and even predict the trajectory of its claws.
His reaction was beyond imagination and he was able to deal with it calmly.
Bang! Nick raised his right leg almost instinctively.
At the critical moment when the tiger pounced in front of him and its sharp claws were about to touch his body, his right leg was like a giant dragon flicking its tail, carrying a fierce sound of wind, and struck the tiger's side ribs.
Amidst the dull crashing sound.
The tiger's huge body was kicked up in the air and flew backwards, then landed heavily on the ground several meters away, letting out a painful roar.
Nick did not pursue, his eyes were fixed on the tiger that was struggling to get up.
A sense of coercion originating from the depths of his blood naturally began to radiate from his body.
Although it is extremely weak, it is the real Dragon Might.
The tiger let out a cry of fear, and its huge body crawled to the ground involuntarily, trembling, and even losing the courage to raise its head.
"Get familiar with and master your new transformed body as soon as possible."
The voice of Garos sounded again.
"It is important for you to recognize the changes that have occurred in you as soon as possible. This is related to your identity and way of existence as Dragonkin."
He didn't mind saying a few more words about an elder family member who had been following him for a long time and had made great contributions.
"Yes! My lord, Nick will keep it in mind."
"Please rest assured!"
Nick straightened his body, faced the direction of Garos, and responded solemnly, with a serious attitude.
Garos's huge dragon head tapped lightly, acknowledging his attitude.
"You can prepare to return to the South."
Red Iron Dragon issued a new instruction. "Remember the mission you are shouldering at this moment, take advantage of the chaotic situation in the south, and purchase for the tribe those alchemy technologies and industrial blueprints that were strictly controlled in peacetime."
In times of war, danger is everywhere.
However, opportunities also come along with huge risks.
In this world, there will never be a shortage of desperadoes or forces who dare to take risks for the sake of astonishing benefits.
For those advanced technologies and products that were firmly held in the hands and tightly blocked by all parties in peacetime, now is the best time to break through the blockade and take them into their pockets.
High precision Alchemy Furnace.
Automation core components that support the operation of huge industrial systems.
The matching cutting-edge manufacturing technology. These are related to the future development of the Molten Iron Tribe.
Just like the strategic resources of Black Oil Crystal, Garos hopes in his heart that one day Molten Iron Tribe can establish a complete industrial chain and achieve complete self-sufficiency instead of always being controlled by others.
It is true that his current cooperation with Princess Lothern is in the honeymoon period, and he can obtain Black Oil Crystal and some other controlled materials relatively stably through her channels.
But the future situation is unpredictable. Who can guarantee that this mutually beneficial relationship will remain stable forever?
Therefore, although he can rely on the Crystal Princess line to obtain some supplies, he must not give up his continued investment and development in the Gem Merchants' Guild channel.
Be prepared for a rainy day.
Afterwards, Nick, the leader of the Gem Merchants' Guild who was reborn and shouldered the heavy responsibility, returned to Creekwood Territory for a short rest and preparation. He will soon return to the south to carry out his mission.
And Garos is also preparing to return to his usual venue and continue his training.