Dragon Valley, the top of the steep cliff.
Red Iron Dragon stands proudly, his majestic body bathed in the howling wind and snow. His thick black and red scales are already covered with a thin layer of white snow, like a sculpture.
His eyes were solemn and solemn, he breathed deeply and slowly, and his face was full of concentration.
That posture seemed to be brewing something earth-shattering.
Then, amidst Fengxue's whimpering, Red Iron Dragon slowly raised one of its front paws.
The tips of his sharp claws began to linger with a weak but stable magic aura. As his upper and lower jaws opened and closed slightly, simple syllables of incantations flowed out, and the aura surrounding him became more and more concentrated, as thick as a mountain.
Finally, the brewing reached its peak, and he waved the dragon's claw forward gently.
The next moment, a miracle happened.
I saw the spiritual light at the tip of his dragon claw flickering slightly, like a spark suddenly appearing.
Then, the thin and stubborn layer of snow covering his body seemed to be gently brushed by an invisible and gentle hand, or an invisible brush.
Whisper, rustle...
The snow slid down one after another, as if a layer of white coat had faded away, quickly revealing the smooth and new natural scales underneath, sparkling with metallic luster, and spotless.
--This is exactly a standard Cleansing Spell.
Zero-Circle Cantrip, the foundation of foundations, is designed to clean dirt, dust and... well, snow from surfaces.
The top of the mountain fell into silence, except for the wind and snow that was still roaring tirelessly.
A few seconds later.
"Pfft... haha!"
A burst of laughter, as clear as silver bells, but extremely exaggerated, came from behind a huge snow-covered rock nearby.
Fairy Dragon Vera flapped her brilliant rainbow-colored wings and flew out, laughing so hard that she almost rolled over in the air, and even tears were about to overflow.
"My great Molten Iron King, with your solemn look just now, I thought you were going to summon a meteor to plow the entire Dragon Valley."
"It turned out to be just a Cleansing Spell? A trick?"
"The preamble of your spell casting is too long and solemn. If you don't know, I might think you are preparing some Legendary Realm level terrifying spell."
Red Iron Dragon shook his thick dragon tail expressionlessly, completely shaking off the last remaining snow foam.
"The true meaning of magic lies in precision and control, and its focus lies in the deep understanding and practice of inner principles."
He spoke in a deep voice with unquestionable majesty, "Even the most insignificant trick should be treated with all-out attitude and the principles contained in it should be carefully understood."
Fairy Dragon Vera Looking at his serious look, his stomach throbbed even more with laughter, and he wanted to make some more jokes.
But.
Under the gaze of Red Iron Dragon, which gradually became dangerous, she wisely suppressed the corners of her mouth that wanted to turn up crazily.
"So, distinguished scholar Red Iron Dragon, what profound principles were you thinking about when you were so focused just now? Have you really understood some amazing magic principle?"
She rolled her eyes and asked narrowly.
"I'm thinking about shoving a certain little dragon that's too noisy deep into the snowdrift over there so that she can calm down and shut up her chattering mouth."
Red Iron Dragon answered calmly.
Hearing this, Fairy Dragon Vera felt his whole body tingle, and his smile disappeared in an instant.
She didn't want to experience Molten Iron King's physical calming method firsthand.
Before Garos actually put this dangerous idea into practice, she let out a short scream, flapped her wings rapidly, and disappeared into the snowy sky like a fleeing rainbow.
After driving away Fairy Dragon, who liked to cause trouble, Garos calmed down his somewhat complicated mind and returned his attention.
[Cleansing Spell] is the first formal magic trick in his life that he learned, understood and successfully performed entirely by himself without relying on his bloodline.
Prior to this, Garos had actually mastered many powerful Spell-like Ability.
The effect is far more terrifying than a trick like Cleansing Spell.
But those abilities are not acquired through learning, but are instincts acquired naturally with the growth and awakening of the Dragonkin bloodline, just like breathing and flying.
It is fundamentally different from the spells cast by one's own understanding, construction of models, and guidance of energy.
At the same time, the vast magical knowledge deeply rooted in his bloodline was constantly echoing and emerging in his mind.
"A spell is essentially an independent magical effect. It is a complex process of accurately reshaping and manipulating the invisible magical energy permeating the space, and finally materializing it in a specific area in a specific way."
"Spells can be viewed as a handy tool, a deadly weapon, or a solid protective barrier. They can cause or heal damage, create or remove specific status effects, and even drain life force or give it new life."
"There are as many runes and spells that make up spells as there are sands in the Ganges. Most of them are the most effective means of communicating and guiding elemental energy. After long years of evolution and screening, the most commonly used and efficient runes and spells have been retained, such as ψωξαщжюδя."
"The level of a spell roughly indicates its strength. Level 0 tricks can be activated with just thoughts, but high-level spells require Spellcaster's full concentration. Some special spells also consume countless materials and even Spellcaster's life."
"Before Spellcaster can use a certain spell, the spell must first be engraved in his consciousness, or the power of the spell must be stored in a magic item."
"When you have a basic understanding of spells, you can start to formally learn the principles of spells."
"The spatial anchoring theory of the spell core, the nonlinear fluctuation interpretation of rune energy, the analytical continuation and stability maintenance of Magic Power on the complex plane, the gauge field theory followed by the flow of Magic Power and its corresponding fiber bundle geometric expression..."
Just by briefly browsing and understanding these basic theoretical descriptions, Garos felt dizzy.
It seems that countless abstract symbols and formulas are colliding and exploding in my mind.
"Ocean, who chose to focus on tempering his body and strength first instead of diving into magic, now seems to have made a wise move." He couldn't help but think happily in his heart.
When it comes to magic, talent and understanding are the most important.
The numerous principles involved are similar in level of abstraction and difficulty to the advanced mathematical knowledge that Garos had been exposed to in his previous life.
There is a clear line between understanding or not.
If you can, you can, and if you can't, you can't. There is no luck or shortcut.
For example, a stable cast of [Fireball Spell] that seems to be simple in basics.
Its internal energy structure is actually a precise, multi-dimensional rune sequence arrangement and combination constructed after comprehensive consideration of multiple factors such as energy dissipation rate, environmental element density, and negative feedback suppression mechanism.
The relative position of each rune, the intensity and timing of energy injection directly determine the final spell's power, scope, flight speed, and even the risk of energy backlash that may occur when the spell fails.
"A complete spell, from construction to release, is somewhat similar to solving a high-dimensional equation involving multiple complex variables such as Spellcaster's own mental stability, surrounding environment Magic Power parameters, casting material catalyst, and the resonance efficiency of the incantation syllables."
"Only by finding the correct "solution" can we stably grasp and display it."
"Thankfully, the inheritance has provided relatively mature and stable standard solution ideas for most of the known conventional spells, that is, those spell models that have been verified by countless predecessors."
"As long as you can rely on your own understanding and successfully complete the first independent solution, you can shape a stable spell model and store it in your consciousness. The next time you want to construct and cast it, it will become much simpler."
"However, this first independent solution is often the most difficult step."
Garos silently summarized and sorted out the core points about spell learning in his heart.
Formal level one and above spells, their learning difficulty is roughly equivalent to advanced mathematics in previous lives, becoming more and more complex and profound.
And Zero-Circle Cantrip like [Cleansing Spell] is roughly equivalent to the level of high school mathematics and is the first step into the magic palace.
Garos started from the most basic theory and spent a whole day to successfully master Cleansing Spell.
This speed is neither fast nor slow, it is at a normal average level.
This also means that he does not show any special talent in magic, which is almost the same as a normal red dragon or Iron Dragon.
At the same time, a question emerged in Garos's mind.
"Can the Adaptive Evolution talent I possess be used in this intellectual magic learning process?"
"If the answer is no, then the path to learning spells will inevitably take an extremely long time. It is impossible to see significant leaps of progress in a relatively short period of time like physical training."
Thinking of this, Garos slowly exhaled a hot breath, which condensed into white mist in the cold air.
Learning the way of magic is indeed difficult, but the various conveniences and possibilities it can bring are also an indisputable fact.
Garos will never be willing to just be a barbarian who only relies on strength to run rampant.
Finally, he made a decision.
No matter how talented he is in magic, from now on, when he reaches the limit of high-intensity physical exercise and needs a short rest, he can no longer simply empty his mind as before.
He will use these fragmented time to continuously learn and delve into magic knowledge.
This is a way to exercise mental toughness and thinking ability, and it is also a way to verify whether one's own adaptive talents can also be effective in the field of knowledge comprehension.
"Squeeze your physical limits and mental potential at the same time? Haha, this challenge is quite difficult, but it is also very interesting."
Garos's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he issued a heavy challenge to himself in his heart.
Immediately afterwards, Red Iron Dragon once again started various arduous exercises day after day in the wind and snow.
During his short breaks between workouts, what was lingering in his mind was no longer blank.
Those complex and exquisite magic principles and rune structures constantly appeared in his mind.
Time passes quietly like water.
After the Northeastern region was conquered, the exact location of its core, as well as the Abyssal Rift that was suppressed by Mountain King, were successfully located by the Sorcerer Order team led by Samantha.
At the same time, some intelligent creature clans that were originally scattered throughout the wilderness were attracted by Molten Iron King's growing prestige and took the initiative to seek refuge. This further expanded the size and diversity of the Molten Iron Tribe's dependents, making the tribe's jurisdiction and control over this vast wilderness more comprehensive and in-depth.
At this point, Molten Iron Tribe has basically completed the unification of Ser Wilderness.
The dragon flag symbolizing Molten Iron King is already fluttering in the wind in every corner of this vast land.
During this period, the tribe conducted multiple rounds of negotiations with the envoys sent by the Theo Kingdom.
After the other party paid a huge price that made them feel heartache, Molten Iron Tribe agreed to release the Theo soldiers captured in the previous war. Theo Kingdom's envoy also officially expressed his willingness to live in peace with the Molten Iron Tribe and turn hostility into friendship, and solemnly promised that he would never take the initiative to offend Molten Iron Tribe and its interests again.
As for whether this promise is true or false, who can know?
The alliance with the Lothern Kingdom also went through more specific and in-depth discussions, and the two parties reached an agreement on a number of key terms.
As long as Molten Iron Tribe is ready to formally establish the country, Lothern will send congratulations as soon as possible to express his full recognition.
Subsequently, the two sides will start comprehensive trade exchanges including resources and technology to achieve true mutual benefit and win-win results.
In this way, three years passed quietly like a blink of an eye.
Time has come to New Calendar 321, and the development of the Molten Iron Tribe has entered a stable and orderly stage.
All areas of Ser Wilderness are now dotted with bases, outposts and resource points established by the Molten Iron Tribe. They are like solid anchor points, connected to each other through roads and communications, intertwined into lines, and ultimately build a network covering the entire wilderness, consolidating the rule of the Molten Iron Tribe.
Almost all of the countless intelligent creatures living in Southern Kingdoms now know:
There is a powerful dragon known as Molten Iron King, who rose up during the chaotic period of civil war in various countries. Now it has become a phenomenon, completely controlling the entire Ser Wilderness, and is the well-deserved uncrowned king of that vast land.
Not only that.
"King of the Borderlands", "Crimson Flame Dreadstar", "Sky-Rending Wing" and other names derived from the deeds and characteristics of Garos have gradually become more widely known as business travelers and Bard spread.
At the same time, inside Dragon Valley.
The majestic Red Iron Dragon was squatting on the ground with heat waves rolling all over its body. It had just finished an extremely high-intensity physical exercise.
And even when he closed his eyes to rest and recover his physical strength, his consciousness did not really rest. He was still reading and understanding the knowledge in Dragon Inheritance, without letting himself slack off at all.
His journey along the way was based not only on talent, but also on sweat.
"Here?"
At this time, Sorog sent a summons.
"Here."
Garos Simple response.
"The development of the tribe is booming, the number of dependents is increasing day by day, and the overall quality has also been significantly improved due to Dragonforged Transformation and survival of the fittest. Today, Ser Wilderness is completely under our rule."
Iron Dragon Sorog's voice was filled with pride, and then he asked, "When are you going to officially claim the throne?"
"When will the country be officially established?"
After three years of steady development, Sorog believes that the time has matured and it is time to formally establish a country and let the title Molten Iron Tribe move to a higher level.
Garos smiled.
He asked with a hint of ridicule, "Why, you can't contain your ambition anymore?"
Sorog admitted frankly. "That's true, but more importantly, I think now is the right time."
"The tribe now has fertile land and abundant resources, but there are still many shortcomings in the corresponding mining, refining, and finishing technologies, making it difficult to make full use of these advantages."
"The speed of our development has gradually slowed down and entered a certain bottleneck period."
"After we are officially established as a nation, we will be able to establish formal diplomatic and trade relations with other human or humanoid kingdoms as equal countries. Moreover, with the technical support of the Lothern Kingdom, only in this way can we start the next stage of higher quality development."
What he said makes sense.
In fact, Garos also believes in his heart that the time has come to establish a country.
However, before that, he still had one important thing to complete.
"A few days ago, the competitive competition jointly held by the five major Metal Dragon Realms has officially kicked off."
Red Iron Dragon said, "When they select each other, they will soon decide on the only challenger."
"At that time, I will go to the Dragon Realm with Nasha, wait for its challenge, defeat it head-on, and then, take this opportunity to set foot on the Legendary Realm through "Eternal Tide"."
"At that time, we will formally establish our country."
The founding of the country before Legendary Realm was completed was a bit lacking in terms of confidence and prestige.
"Why not just let that Metal Dragon challenger come to the wilderness or Borderlands?"
Sorog was refreshed and put forward his own suggestion. "The tribe has absorbed many new dependent clans in recent years, and many of them are unfamiliar with you. This will give them the opportunity to see your powerful figure with their own eyes."
"This can unite people's hearts and accumulate more reputation for the subsequent founding of the country, which is of great benefit."
Garos shook his head slightly.
"I don't need to rely on this to accumulate fame."
"Besides, Eternal Tide, the Legendary Realm place, exists in the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm. No matter what, I need to go there in person sooner or later."
"When I return to the wilderness after achieving Legendary Realm, I will personally announce the birth of a new country."
The voice paused, and his gaze seemed to penetrate the thick snow and wind, looking towards the distant future. "That will also mean that we will officially ascend to the magnificent main stage of this planet as a kingdom."