Near Fertile Plain, Abyssal Rift.
"The evil god! I want to return Abyss!"
"Which idiot led the way?!"
"Run! Run! Don't stay in this damn Material Plane anymore!"
A series of Demon words full of panic, mixed with dying roars and painful wails, echoed fiercely here, one after another.
With the last scream that came to an abrupt end, all the noise finally stopped and dissipated in the roar of the wind and snow, leaving only two deep and heavy Dragonkin breaths.
"Garos, if there is such a good place, you should bring me here as soon as possible."
Gold Dragon Alberto shook his body violently in pleasure. The high-speed tremors made his huge body almost blur into a golden afterimage, throwing away all the Demon dirty blood and fine minced meat attached to the scales, restoring its original dazzling luster.
"Punish rape, eradicate evil, and kill evil spirits."
He looked around at the messy battlefield around him and said with a satisfied tone, "This is so interesting, I had a great time!"
For Gold Dragon, who by nature advocates order and kindness, killing these Demon from the lower world not only has no psychological burden, but can also bring a strong sense of accomplishment and pleasure in practicing justice and purifying the world.
As for the cracks that continuously produce Demon, an ordinary Gold Dragon may immediately think about how to completely close the seal, but the brain circuit of Alberto is obviously different from that of its kind.
He thought it might be better to keep it.
Only in this way can we continue to lure more Demon to come for him to carry out this great cause of eliminating evil.
Of course, whether it is ultimately eradicated or temporarily retained, the real decision-making power does not lie with him.
"Demon's attacks are almost endless. Since you are so interested in this, you can come here more often in the future to share my worries and solve my problems."
While speaking, Garos also shook himself into a blurry afterimage, shaking off the filthy residue belonging to Demon on his body.
As his anger was vented, the bloodshot eyes caused by Frenzied Flame faded a lot, and his mental state returned to a controllable range.
Almost at the same time, Gold Dragon's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing Red Iron Dragon's words.
He immediately asked, "Of course there is no problem in sharing your worries! I am very happy! But..."
He changed the topic and said, "Where is the reward? You know, I am a noble Gold Dragon, I can't work for you in vain."
Garos heard this and glanced lightly at Gold Dragon beside him.
"Alberto, you have to make it clear that I am being generous by not charging you an "admission fee"."
"Essentially, it's you who wants to come here to kill Demon for fun, not that I really need your help."
Gold Dragon Alberto automatically filters the key parts of Garos's words.
He nodded to himself, pretended not to hear, and said, "But, then again, considering the strong alliance between us, I, Alberto, reluctantly agreed to share your worries for free."
Garos didn't care too much about Gold Dragon's behavior to show respect, and didn't bother to expose it.
He raised a huge dragon claw, pointed it at the Demon wreckage on the ground, opened his claw fingers slightly, and then clenched it suddenly.
Buzz--!
An invisible ripple instantly expanded around Garos's body, covering a large area around it.
Immediately afterwards, all the corpses of Demon within the range quickly withered and shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if all their essence had been drained away. At the same time, strands of rich blood-colored energy threads were forcibly condensed and pulled out, and converged on Garos's body as if they were attracted, and were eventually absorbed by him.
Some of the losses caused by previous battles were replenished almost instantly.
After many attempts and applications, Garos has become very clear about the characteristics of this skill.
When extracting the remaining Life Energy from a recently dead organism, the skill has the best effect, the lowest consumption, and the highest efficiency.
If the goal is to directly extract the life essence of living creatures, you will face many restrictions, such as the opponent's resistance, willpower, etc. However, this is also related to the fact that his current level of practice on this path is not too high.
"Life Drain... Is this the skill of Eternal Death Pathway?"
Gold Dragon Alberto recognized it and asked in surprise.
Garos nodded slightly and admitted frankly. "Well, I just started studying part-time some time ago."
Gold Dragon opened his mouth, instinctively wanting to remind Garos.
Eternal Death Pathway is notoriously dangerous and treacherous. The promotion method requires the user to constantly walk on the edge of life and death, and increase the level through severe injuries and even near-death experiences. The more so, the easier it is to get out of control at a critical moment, and accidentally fake death becomes real death, and completely die.
However, before the words of admonishment were spoken, Alberto remembered Garos's past performance.
In the tragic decisive battle with Mad King, he witnessed Garos's neck being violently twisted, and his life breath was so weak that it almost disappeared, and he was undoubtedly in a state of near death.
But in the blink of an eye, this Red Iron Dragon came back to life, and after another fierce battle, it killed Mad King.
Although the specific reason is not clear to Alberto.
But at least he understands something.
Garos probably possesses some extremely powerful and ultimate life-saving means that is almost equivalent to a second life.
For such a shameless guy, just let him win.
The dangerous behavior of concurrently practicing Eternal Death Pathway is not worth mentioning when it comes to Garos.
"Gone."
Garos Without further delay, the huge dragon wings suddenly waved and soared into the sky.
The fierce airflow that hit him while flying at high speed gradually washed away the last remaining dirt and debris on his body.
Gold Dragon Alberto saw this and immediately followed, vibrating his wings to follow.
The figures of the two giant dragons flew side by side in the direction of Dragon Valley.
The scene below the field of vision was retreating rapidly, and the biting cold wind and snowflakes rushed towards the face, but were easily bounced away by the dragon scales.
"Garos, I have decided."
Alberto said, "After I wake up from my deep sleep this time, I will stay in your Molten Iron Tribe for a while."
He organized his words a little and continued to explain his thoughts.
"I realize more and more that to build my ideal Golden Order, I need a strong enough territory that is stable and always growing as a cornerstone and model."
"In this regard... I must admit that I am not as good as you at the moment."
"So, I hope to learn more from you about the experience of operating, managing and developing the territory. During this period, I am willing to work for the Molten Iron Tribe for free as the price of learning."
Garos turned his head slightly and looked at Gold Dragon with a scrutinizing gaze.
Can you openly admit your shortcomings?
The character of this Gold Dragon has indeed grown a lot, at least it is much more pragmatic than before.
"If you want to stay and study at the Molten Iron Tribe, I welcome you."
Garos's voice penetrated the barrier of wind and snow and reached Gold Dragon's ears clearly. "But, Alberto, I heard Deborah mention that your parents... won't they come in person to take you back to the Dragon Realm?"
Alberto's flight rhythm was disrupted, and his breathing was suffocated.
After a few seconds, he regained his composure. "No, it's okay! My parents... as important members of the Dragon Realm, they will not leave Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm easily."
"You want to take me back?"
"Haha, the most they can do is send some family messengers, or let some of my brothers and sisters and other blood relatives come to spread the word and persuade me to return."
As he spoke, Gold Dragon seemed to have regained his confidence and raised his head proudly.
"As long as my parents don't come in person, I, Alberto, have nothing to fear!"
Although he has a somewhat rebellious personality, his outstanding Dragon Race talent and growth over the years are also here, and now his strength is comparable to that of an adult Gold Dragon.
Unless his parents take action themselves.
Otherwise, even if other blood relatives can suppress him in terms of strength, it will be difficult to force him back to the Dragon Realm.
"Besides, isn't it you, Garos?"
Alberto suddenly burst out laughing and said, "We are staunch allies who advance and retreat together, and rely on each other for good and bad times!"
"Who dares to go to the territory of your dignified King of the Borderlands, Molten Iron King and forcibly arrest his important allies? Doesn't that mean that they don't take you seriously?"
Red Iron Dragon Hearing this, the huge head nodded slightly, seeming to agree with this statement.
"I will take action when necessary."
He first made a promise, and then asked casually as if casually, "Speaking of which, who are your parents Life Level? It seems that you have never mentioned them in detail."
Gold Dragon Alberto scratched the scales on the side of his neck with his claws, his eyes wandered and his tone became vague.
"Uh... it's not too high, really. It's just two Old Gold Dragons who have... um... ideas that are a bit pedantic."
Garos's rapid flying movements slowed down slightly.
Old Gold Dragon?
According to the age classification of Dragon Race, the elderly Gold Dragon is at least the existence of the Legendary Realm level!
Damn Alberto, you want to drag me down?
He had previously made a judgment based on the approximate age of Alberto and believed that his parents had the highest probability of being in the Mature Dragon stage, so he was mentally prepared accordingly.
But now it seems that he has encountered an uncommon and low-probability event.
The prime of life is indeed the stage when Dragonkin has the strongest reproductive capacity, but it is not the only one. Some older dragons also have the opportunity to give birth to children, and even Primordial Dragon having children in old age is not completely unprecedented.
For Evil Dragon, it may be more casual.
But for Metal Dragon, especially the older Metal Dragon, their importance and desire to protect their offspring tend to become stronger as their age and strength grow.
"Alberto, leave my Borderlands, now, immediately."
He is going to drive Gold Dragon away.
"Have you forgotten what I just said?"
Gold Dragon reminded.
"I haven't forgotten. Just saying it doesn't mean I will do it. Don't forget that I am Evil Dragon. We Evil Dragon are famous for being unreasonable. Do you want to leave Borderlands on your own, or should I throw you out?"
Garos chuckled, his eyes gradually becoming dangerous.
"No! Don't be anxious! Garos, listen to my explanation!"
Gold Dragon Alberto hurriedly said, "My parents, they have very important responsibilities and tasks within the Dragon Realm. They will never leave Dragon Realm easily and go to Borderlands just to catch me back. With my great Dragon God I promise you in the name of Bahamut!"
Hearing this, the corners of Garos's mouth moved upward, revealing a fleeting smile.
On the surface, he still had a straight face and a stern tone. "That's it? I'm taking you in, but I'm taking the huge risk of facing accountability from the two Legendary Realm Gold Dragon in the future."
"Do you think such an empty guarantee is enough?"
Alberto sighed, and then began to talk good and bad, and made many additional and more practical oaths to Garos.
These oaths include but are not limited to:
In the future, if Molten Iron Tribe or Garos encounters a Legendary Realm-level threat, as Garos's staunchest ally, he will definitely seek help from his elders as soon as he receives news of a request for help, and strive to attract strong foreign aid to Garos.
Garos then reluctantly agreed to continue to take in this troublesome Gold Dragon.
After this little episode, Alberto put down the burden in his heart and returned his attention to the original topic again, asking him for advice on the development of the territory.
Garos looked at the vast land shrouded in wind and snow in the distance, and sighed with emotion:
"The dragons like to fight among themselves, the monsters are savage and cruel, the language of the ferocious beasts and Magic Creature is not clear, and food and resources are not brought by strong winds."
"In short, running a territory, especially if you want to make it grow and develop, is not an easy task."
He gave examples, such as Iron Dragon Sorog and Red Dragon Samantha, who only need to be responsible for specific management affairs, coordinating family members, developing territories, promoting the alchemy industry, handling piles of daily chores, etc.
As the leader of the dragons, he has even more to consider. He needs to find ways to improve and strengthen himself every day.
"But you can do it, make Molten Iron Tribe prosperous, and keep the whole Ignas Dragonflight in order."
Alberto shamelessly asked, "Is there any secret that you can reveal a little bit about? For example, what is the most important thing?"
Red Iron Dragon hesitated for a few seconds, and finally said in a low and serious voice, "Okay, Alberto."
"For the sake of this rare friendship between us, I will tell you this secret."
"You, listen carefully."
Gold Dragon Alberto was suddenly refreshed, the frequency of waving his wings slowed down a bit, and he listened intently, for fear of missing any word.
Under Alberto's extremely expectant eyes, Red Iron Dragon said slowly, "The key lies in two words."
"Charming!"
Alberto:"."
He was stunned, and the huge dragon head seemed to be frozen in the air.
After being silent for several seconds, he shook his head violently and protested dissatisfied. "Garos! I am asking you very seriously, don't make such a joke."
Red Iron Dragon shook his head slightly, his expression still serious.
"No, Alberto, I'm serious."
As the leader of a group of dragons who rules a party, Garos has of course thought deeply about what he should do to better match his identity, how to make his family members return home, make his allies trust him, and make his enemies fear him.
Combined with various experiences in the process of his own rise, as well as some subsequent in-depth thinking.
He gradually summarized and formed his own theory on leadership qualities.
He called it [Charisma Hierarchy Theory].
--Beings in different social positions and with different statuses will also have different levels of charm attributes.
Charisma will continue to grow and manifest as status increases; conversely, status will also be greatly affected by the strength of individual charisma.
The two are complementary and mutually successful.
Garos said in detail to the confused Gold Dragon beside him, "You understand the word charm too superficially."
"What I mean by charm is a comprehensive concept."
"It includes many aspects such as appearance, majesty, temperament, wisdom in conversation, the sense of oppression and security brought by strong strength, and convincing persuasion, etc."
"It is a deep impression that can be made on others at the first time, a strong feeling."
"Just like me, when I spread my dragon wings and stand in the sky, any creature that sees me, regardless of race or camp, will instinctively regard me as a leader-level existence at first sight."
"That's my charm."
As he said that, Garos turned his head, glanced at Gold Dragon, and evaluated objectively.
"As for you, Alberto, your charm is actually not bad. Your dazzling golden scales and strong physique are also outstanding among Dragon Race."
"But with all due respect, the first impression you give people is more like an elite-level dragon."
"Compared to a being like me who is like the overlord and BOSS of a party, I am still far behind in terms of leadership aura."
Gold Dragon Alberto carefully reflected on Garos's words and did not refute.
He felt that Garos's analysis was to the point and very reasonable.
He was silent thoughtfully for several seconds and asked, "So...Garos, what do you think I should do to effectively enhance my charm?"
Garos glanced at Gold Dragon with a scrutinizing gaze and said, "To be honest, among the Gold Dragon Clan, your first impression is that apart from being stronger and more muscular than your own race, you have no other unique identity."
"The magnificent vows, firm determination, and lofty ideals in your heart... these are all inner things that cannot be directly felt through the appearance."
Garos thought for a moment and then gave his own suggestions.
"You should add some impressive features to yourself."
"For example, you can put on gorgeous gold silk, engrave runes on dragon horns, etc. In short, you can use a unique logo to strengthen your image and make you look different, thus initially possessing the foundation of leader-level charisma."
Garos himself does not need these.
His appearance and body are enough to make him unique.
"You can learn knowledge such as territory management, but without the corresponding charm? Everything is in vain."
Garos was very generous in giving advice to Gold Dragon Alberto.
Sharing some of my theoretical ideas is indeed a very fulfilling thing. Garos suddenly understood White Dragon Tressie.
Gold Dragon Alberto Listening to Garos's theory, he gradually showed an expression of enlightenment.
As for what exactly he understood from these words and how he planned to put it into practice, Garos is not sure.