New Calendar 696.
More than ten years have passed since Raging Tide Dragon Realm was officially taken over by the Sacred Aura Empire.
Today, there are many Dragons of Aura entrenched in the Raging Tide Dragon Realm, scattered along the major islands of the Raging Waves Sea.
Most of them are defenders stationed by the empire, responsible for maintaining order and patrolling the sea. At the same time, they are also subtly changing the atmosphere here. The Metal Dragon of the Raging Tide Dragon Realm are also gradually attracted by Aura.
The order, strength and equal treatment of Dragon Race shown by the empire made many dragons who were originally resistant begin to re-examine their positions.
Especially the younger generation.
No matter what biological race, the younger generation is always more receptive to new things.
They began to take the initiative to learn about this rapidly rising empire and communicated with Dragons of Aura privately. In the end, they were deeply attracted one by one.
Most of them even left Raging Tide Dragon Realm and came to Atlant.
Prior to this, the number of Chromatic Dragon in the Atlan Empire was the largest.
These dragon species that were once rejected and hated by Bernardo mainstream society have all found their place under the banner of Aura.
The empire does not discriminate based on color, but only values ability and loyalty.
This has not changed since the beginning of the empire.
And now, with the passage of time, Metal Dragon's presence in this country has gradually increased, becoming an increasingly common part of the empire's Dragon Race community.
Meanwhile, Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm.
Over the islands, the north wind came, whispering between Dragon Island.
The cold-resistant shrubs on the sea cliffs have lost their green color, and the sunlight leaks through the gaps in the clouds, casting a few gold-like light spots on the sea surface, which are swallowed up by the waves in an instant.
Garos stands on a high cliff near the sea.
This time I came to the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm because I was invited by Silver Dragon King. At the same time, his heir also expressed his desire to meet him through Blood Kin Link.
Garos did not refuse the heir's request.
The sound of wings breaking through the air came from the side.
Gold Dragon passed through the thin cloud curtain and landed steadily on the high cliff in the north wind. When it landed, its wings folded and its sharp claws clasped the rocks.
His scales are golden and dazzling, and his physique is outstanding among dragons of his age.
The muscles on his body bulge in an iron-like arc under the scales, and the dragon horn on the top of his head is slightly different from the traditional Gold Dragon. It is extremely thick, winding and sweeping back along the skull, more like the horn shape of a red dragon.
Gabriel·Ignas.
The appearance is 90% close to Gold Dragon, and can almost be confused with pure-blood Gold Dragon, but in fact it is a hybrid dragon of Gold Dragon.
He is now Mature Dragon, and has already reached Legendary Realm. Among Emperor's Children, Life Level is second only to Galkro, and even surpasses his other brother Laria.
"Father, your scales shine brighter than a thousand blazing suns."
Gabriel is full of flattery as soon as he opens his mouth.
"Wherever the red wings reach, the storm surrenders. Where the dragon eyes look, everything bows its head."
"Your appearance is the good fortune of all the Dragon Races in the world. Under your brilliance, all enemies will surrender and prostrate themselves, and bow their heads. I will always feel honored to have blood similar to yours flowing in my body."
When he said these words, the dragon's head was slightly lowered and his posture was respectful.
However, after saying this, he couldn't help but laugh. Obviously, he knew that his performance was too exaggerated.
Red Iron Dragon turned his head and his eyes fell on Gold Dragon.
"If you have something to say, just say it."
"There's no need to start with so many nice things. Are you asking to see me specifically just to give me compliments?"
Gabriel scratched his head, rubbed his front paws twice on the scales on his neck, and smiled.
"Well, dad always knows the truth, so I won't beat around the bush."
The exaggerated expression just now faded away and was replaced by a serious one. He said, "Father, I want to go to the Raging Tide Dragon Realm."
Garos tilted his head slightly and glanced at Gold Dragon.
"Oh? Why do you suddenly want to go to the Raging Tide Dragon Realm."
Under the gaze of Father Long, Gold Dragon straightened his neck, folded his dragon wings slightly, and showed a solemn posture.
"Although Raging Tide Dragon Realm has belonged to Sacred Aura, the remnants of Purification Faction's thoughts cannot be eradicated overnight."
Gold Dragon said, "Although those dragons obey on the surface, they may not really change their minds. Although the younger generation is more likely to accept the new order, they lack a role model that they can truly convince."
"You are too far away from them after all."
He paused and looked directly at Garos.
"And I can be this role model."
Red Iron Dragon looked at him. "That's it?"
Gold Dragon grinned, then suppressed his smile and shook his head, "Of course it's not just for these reasons. What happened with the Raging Tide Dragon Realm is just a superficial reason. What I really think is...
The voice paused slightly.
Gabriel took a deep breath, his chest rose and fell, and then continued.
"I think Dragon Realm is too old-fashioned and complacent, and the problem lies not elsewhere. The main problem is that there are too many Dragon King."
"Although all the major Dragon Realms share the same hatred and can unite as one when facing foreign enemies, they usually go their own way, which seriously hinders the overall development."
"Each island group has its own rules, its own traditions, its own way of doing things."
"Every Dragon King has his own ideas and completely different personalities."
"This is the most critical question."
His tone became a little more serious. "There is no unified will in Metal Dragon."
"Even the most respected Gold Dragon King, with his transcendent status, is still just one of the Dragon Kings and cannot really change the minds of other Dragon Kings."
"If anyone can stand up and become the only Dragon King, and truly unite the will of all the Dragon Realm...
"Then, Dragon Race's current situation will definitely not be what it is now."
He learned this from his father.
Gabriel believes that the biggest reason why Sacred Aura has been able to rise rapidly over the past hundreds of years is that it has unswervingly implemented a will from top to bottom and continuously strives towards a common goal.
Red Iron Dragon listened quietly without interrupting.
"So, Father, I have an idea."
Gold Dragon raised his head and looked directly into Father Long's eyes.
"In the future, I want to be the only Dragon King, and then completely reform Metal Dragon, break those old rules, and let every Metal Dragon stand under the same banner."
"Of course this requires sufficient strength as support."
"Without power, everything is empty talk. I learned this very clearly from my father."
"But in addition, we also need the heartfelt recognition and support of Metal Dragon people."
"Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm, the younger generation of Metal Dragon people all support me, but this is not enough, so I plan to go to the Raging Tide Dragon Realm again to get more support from young dragons. Step by step, I will first solidify the foundation and then talk about bigger goals."
Hearing these words, Red Iron Dragon looked thoughtful.
He knew that some things were deep-rooted.
The difference in scale color and bloodline means that there are many Metal Dragon who, even though they admire him, respect him, and acknowledge his strength and achievements, cannot sincerely trust him as the emperor.
It's not because they are stubborn.
Concepts formed over countless years cannot be completely reversed in just a dozen years.
It is true that if Garos is willing to invest enough time, he will be able to correct it with his charm and skill.
But he has no interest in wasting too much time on this.
Among Aura, in addition to admiration and loyalty to him as the emperor, the young dragons actually have other ideas. C
For example, Chromatic Dragon people generally target Galkro and regard this Emperor's Children as a role model.
Now, Gabriel wants to be a role model for Metal Dragon.
"It's a good thing to have ideas and be willing to take action."
Red Iron Dragon said to his descendants, "Gabriel, my descendants, go ahead and do it. I will wait and see."
Gold Dragon's eyes suddenly lit up, blazing with their own light.
Immediately afterwards, he quickly suppressed the surging emotions, lowered the dragon's head again, and said with a solemn and serious expression, "Father, you are the most respected object of all dragons. No matter in the past, present or future, this will never change."
"The flag of Sacred Aura is the flag of Dragon Race; your light is the light that all dragons should look up to."
"And I, as your heir, will walk step by step under your light."
"The era created by our fathers needs to be continued and expanded by future generations. I will be behind you, sweep away the stagnation, and clear away for you all those outdated, conservative things that hinder Dragon Race's progress."
Red Iron Dragon nodded and said nothing more.
This topic ends here, Gabriel did not stay any longer.
After a simple farewell, he immediately set off for the Raging Tide Dragon Realm.
And not only himself, but also many young Metal Dragon from the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm followed him. A group of giant dragons flew over Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm and headed towards the Raging Tide Dragon Realm. The scene was quite spectacular.
Red Iron Dragon flew in the direction of Cold Sacred Spring and disappeared into the north wind.
Sacred Spring The cold air lingers all year round, the lake surface is as calm as solidification, and the rocks on the lakeside are covered with a layer of fine frost crystals.
But even in the coldest winter, it won't freeze here.
The spring water always maintains the same temperature, cold but not ice-cold.
Silver Dragon King Nereus was lying on a huge reef next to Sacred Spring. Its slender neck was slightly bent, and the tip of its tail touched the lake surface lightly, creating circles of tiny ripples.
Her posture looked relaxed, but there seemed to be thoughts hidden in her half-closed eyes.
Garos landed nearby and on the opposite side, folding its wings.
Nereus raised his eyes and looked at Red Iron Dragon.
"The times are changing so fast that people have no time to adapt."
She said in a long voice, "Hundreds of years ago, Aura was just a new nation that emerged on the Atlant Continent, and the dragons of Purification Faction roared against all evil in the Raging Waves Sea. "Who could have imagined the situation today?"
As she spoke, she raised the tip of her tail and picked up a string of water drops from the lake.
"Now, without knowing it, Aura has become the real Dragon Empire."
She continued, "Even the once most stubborn Purification Faction dragons have begun to learn how to fly side by side with their kin with different scale colors. The changes have been so drastic that just yesterday there were still people questioning it, but now, all dragons are adapting."
"But Five Great Dragon Realms, there are four left now."
As he said that, Silver Dragon tilted his head slightly and his eyes fell on Red Iron Dragon's visor.
"Garos, I want to ask you a very direct question."
"As Silver Dragon King, I have the responsibility to consider the future of the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm, and I also have the responsibility to seek a clear answer for those Metal Dragon who trust me."
Garos looked at Silver Dragon King: "What's the problem?"
Nereus raised his head slightly and asked, "Sacred Aura, will you be satisfied with the Atlant Continent?"
Garos Silently.
After being silent for about three or four breaths, Red-Iron Dragon slowly spoke.
"I'll give you the most direct and least roundabout answer."
"I have never considered stopping. The country under my command upholds my spirit and will, so naturally it will not stop."
"Atlant is just Qidian of Sacred Aura, and is far from the end."
Nereus remained silent, looking at him steadily with her silver eyes.
"I know what you're worried about."
Garos continued, "You are worried that the expansion of Sacred Aura will annex Metal Dragon Realm one after another, just like Raging Tide Dragon Realm. In the future, there will be no more Metal Dragon Realm, only the subordinates of Aura."
Having said this, he shook his head slightly.
"That's not necessary."
"The world is vast and the universe is vast. Aura has too many directions for expansion. There is no need to compete with Metal Dragon for sovereignty. Instead of spending energy on allies with whom we have already cooperated well, it is better to explore territories that have not yet been touched."
"Dragon Realm There will still be five."
"When the minds of the Purification Faction dragons truly return to normal, and those distorted beliefs are completely corrected, I can return Raging Tide Dragon Realm to Metal Dragon, intact and without interference."
Hearing Red Iron Dragon's answer, Nereus narrowed his eyes slightly.
She showed a meaningful look in her eyes and said, "Give it back to Metal Dragon, and then push your heir up and support him to be the only Metal Dragon king?"
Red Iron Dragon's forehead scales are slightly wrinkled.
"You know about this?"
he asked.
Nereus let out a very light laugh.
"Your heir, Gabriel, announced in the Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm in front of many dragons that he will no longer fight for Wave-Subduing Dragon King, because he wants to be the only Metal Dragon king and unify all Dragon Realm under one banner."
"When he spoke, his voice was so loud that it could be heard across the sea."
"Even if I don't want to know, I'm afraid it would be difficult. In fact, there is probably no Wave-Subduing Dragon Realm dragon that doesn't know about this. As your descendant, and also a powerful Legendary Realm dragon himself, he has always attracted much attention."
Garos is speechless.
He always does something first and then thinks about other things after it is done.
For example, the birth of the Sacred Aura Empire was made after Aura really gained imperial status, and was pushed along with the trend instead of announcing it early.
In his opinion, there is no benefit in making a loud announcement before something is done, except adding unnecessary variables.
But this guy Gabriel.
Before the matter even started, he expressed his thoughts in a big way.
This is very different from Garos, it can even be said to be completely opposite.
However, this is not a big problem.
Garos is not prepared to interfere.
He thought for a while and said, "What Gabriel said actually makes sense. Metal Dragon Realm is scattered in every corner of Bernardo instead of gathering together. This makes Metal Dragon Realm invisible and weaker."
All intelligent races know that Metal Dragon Realm is united as one.
This impression comes from countless battles fought side by side in history.
However, when the real enemy appears, wartime coordination, resource allocation, force integration, etc., will all be limited by the decentralized status quo.
"If we gather them together, integrate all Dragon Realm."
"I believe that Metal Dragon's right to speak in Bernardo will reach a higher level."
Garos said.
Nereus was silent for a while.
She looked at the lake, at her reflection in the water, and then sighed softly.
"It's not that Dragon Kings don't understand what you're talking about."
She said, "Similar words have been said by dragons before. More than once, young dragons of each generation proposed similar ideas, then hit a wall and then gave up."
"Dragon Realm is scattered all over the place, which is a problem left over from history."
"At that time, due to various reasons, separate governance was a helpless move. Regardless of the original intention, as early as when the first generation of Dragon Kings divided and governed, the cracks had been quietly buried. It was not that easy to close up later."
She withdrew her gaze and looked at Garos again.
"Let Gabriel try it, maybe he can really do it."
"After all, he has a father who is good at creating miracles. Perhaps he has inherited this and can break those barriers that the older generation has tried countless times but has never been able to break."
Metal Dragon advocates unity, which is a belief engraved in our bones.
If there is anyone who can really make all Metal Dragon willingly stand under the same banner, she will only choose to support rather than oppose.
After saying that, Nereus suddenly tilted his head slightly and looked at Red Iron Dragon up and down with a scrutinizing attitude.
"Speaking of which, Garos, I have a question for you.
,"What?"
"After you Destiny Rank, did you develop some kind of social characteristics?"
Red Iron Dragon raised his head, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, "You can find this in the twilight state. It seems that Dragon King you are still sharp."
he said.
"As expected."
Nereus said clearly, "When I talk to you face to face, I can't help but listen carefully to every word you say. Even if you are just talking about some very ordinary things, I will have the idea that I should listen carefully."
"This is rare in normal conversation."
Garos Even if you are talking nonsense about how the weather is nice today, the listener will listen with full attention.
This is quite abnormal.
Low-level beings may not be aware of this abnormality, or even if they are aware, they cannot describe it accurately. They will only feel that listening to the emperor's words is a very comfortable thing, making them feel valued and respected, so they can't help but listen carefully.
However, Silver Dragon King is also Destiny Rank.
She can find that her condition is abnormal.
"There is no way." Red Iron Dragon spread his hands slightly, helplessly and with a little natural complacency, "This is not a deliberate influence on my part, nor is it the use of any bewitching skills."
"Really, my charm is too high."
Nereus was speechless, not knowing what to say.
She shook her head and stopped dwelling on this matter. Her expression gradually became serious, her body sat upright, and her tail rested quietly on the edge of the reef.
"Let's not talk about these gossips for now."
"I asked you to come here because I have something serious to discuss."
Red Iron Dragon narrowed his eyes slightly and waited for the next sentence.
Nereus said, "Odhos, I can't contact him."
Garos said, "When he is studying the mystery of time, he will completely ignore the outside world. Is there any problem with this?"
In the eyes of the world, the impression of Gold Dragon King is mysterious and powerful.
But Garos has disenchanted it.
Frequent contact over the years allowed him to see clearly the true nature of Gold Dragon King.
In his opinion, Gold Dragon King is actually closer to a scholar, or has a mentality similar to that of a researcher.
What really fascinates him is the mystery of time. In order to explore this field, he can devote countless efforts and continue to immerse himself in research without paying attention to the outside world.
"This time is different."
Nereus looked solemn and said, "I have tried all the contact methods and got no response."
"In the end, I even sent a signal using the most urgent contact method. It was a channel agreed between us Dragon King and would never be used unless it was a matter of life and death."
"However, he still didn't respond, which is beyond the normal range.
Garos's eyes became sharp.
"How long?"
Silver Dragon King recalled, "It has been nearly a year since I discovered the abnormality."
"Before this, when he contacted me for the last time, he sounded extremely excited, saying that he had made progress and was about to break through the Immortal Realm with Time Divine Power."
As she spoke, she looked helpless.
"You and Odhos have been very close over the years. You must know that the words he said about "immediately" and "quickly" cannot be trusted at all, so I didn't think there was anything wrong at the time. I just regarded it as another overconfidence on his part."
"But this time, maybe something really went wrong."
The voice paused slightly, and Silver Dragon looked at Garos.
"Other than him, you are the only one who has entered the space he created many times. Therefore, I hope you can go there and see for yourself what happened to Odhos."
Over the years, Garos has gone to Dragon's Rest Corridor more than once and entered the deep space inside.
The purpose is also very simple.
Let's compete with Gold Dragon King and fight against its time-based skills to increase your own time-based resistance.
In this process, Garos will hand over some of the body materials that he quickly Adaptive Evolution produced to Gold Dragon King.
Every time, Gold Dragon King would accept it solemnly, with bright eyes, and then rush off to see the guest off, diving headlong into the research state.
Wait until the special power contained in the material dissipates.
He will warmly invite Garos to come again, completely forgetting how impatient he was when seeing off guests last time.
"One year ago----probably the last time I went to the Radiant Dragon Realm."
Garos thought silently in his heart, and then looked at Silver Dragon King, "Without further delay, I will go there now."
Tear!
He tore apart the space with ease, jumped in, and disappeared.
The scenery in front of me was turned upside down.
Garos came to a special space where time flows slowly. A large number of time-related props and objects first came into view, scattered in every corner of the space.
However, Odhos is not here.
This is a very rare situation.
Gold Dragon King almost always stays in this space, either doing research or waiting for research.
"What is this--?"
Suddenly, Garos's eyes narrowed slightly, looking at a prop quietly suspended in the center of the space.
It was like a golden ring, with dragon scale-like textures on its surface, arranged tightly and regularly, and the veins of the texture were 90% similar to the scale textures produced by Adaptive Evolution that he had given to Odhos before.
In addition, there are many runes that Garos has never seen looming on the surface of the ring.
It's like... some kind of complex code is constantly running.
Buzz!
As if he felt a familiar aura that had the same origin as his own, the originally stagnant ring suddenly trembled, and the surrounding space rippled in circles.
Then, it suddenly disappeared.
No, it's not disappearing.
Garos lowered his eyes and took a look.
It teleported and appeared on the wrist of his right paw, and the ring was tightly clasped there, as if it was a part of him from birth. But then, another ripple spread, and the golden ring disappeared and disappeared from sight.
"Odhos, what kind of weird thing did this guy create?"
Red Iron Dragon thought to himself as the scales on his forehead wrinkled slightly.
He raised his right paw and stared at his wrist carefully.
It looks like nothing, no difference from before.
True Eye lit up, looking through the scales and flesh, observing and feeling every detail of the bones, blood vessels, and muscles inch by inch, but he still couldn't see anything strange.
Everything I saw before seemed like an illusion.
But Garos knows that it really exists and has disappeared from him.