The vast meadow spreads on the gentle slope at the northern foot of the royal city.
In the midsummer afternoon, the sun becomes docile and lazy, shining slantingly from the clear sky.
The breeze came over from the ridgeline in the distance, swept over the flowing streams, and passed through the meadows, bringing up layers of waves of grass and making a soft rustling sound.
Red Iron Dragon is entrenched in the center of the meadow.
He relaxed his entire body, folded his limbs at his sides, and stretched his tail along the direction of the stream, with the tip of his tail just resting on the edge of the stream.
His head was resting on his front paws, and his eyes were closed.
With even breathing, Garos gradually fell into sleep.
His consciousness slowly sank in the darkness, until something familiar and warm supported him.
The giant dragon slowly opened its eyes.
The meadows, streams, distant mountains... seemed to be unchanged. The sound of the wind rustling over the grass was exactly the same as before I fell asleep, and the angle of the sunlight had not shifted much.
But Garos knows this is a dream.
In Bernardo Planet, there is only one existence that can pull him into a dream.
The dragon lowered its huge head.
On the back of his left front paw, there was a figure lying.
It has a humanoid form with a slender body. Compared to Red Iron Dragon's giant claws, it is as petite as a petal falling on a rock.
The light green skirt is scattered on the red dragon scales.
The long hair spread out and spread on the red scales, like a clump of dark water plants growing beside the stream.
Greenwild Queen, Seroel.
She was lying on the back of Dragon Claw, with a lazy and stretched posture, her legs were slightly bent, one arm was casually placed on her abdomen, and the other arm was hanging by her side, looking quite comfortable.
"Your ability to weave dreams has improved again."
Garos said.
Seroel felt his gaze.
She opened her eyes and looked up.
Just in time, sunlight leaked from the edge of the dragon's head, casting tiny shadows on her face.
Seroel The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing a lazy smile.
"Of course, I am Overlord in the dream. After I Immortal Realm, I can build a real world that completely exists in the dream."
"At that time, whenever you want to come to me, you can come just by closing your eyes."
She said confidently, with a proud tone.
After saying that, Seroel blinked and his eyes moved on the dragon's mask.
"Are you a little absent-minded? You seem to be thinking about something?"
Garos did not deny it and said, "Yes, about Holden and Abyss."
Green Dragon is interested.
She adjusted her lying position, turned her body slightly to the side, propped up the dragon scales with her elbows, and assumed a listening posture.
"Tell me and listen."
Red Iron Dragon is lying on the ground with his head hanging down. If you look slightly sideways, you can see Seroel, who is half sitting and half lying on the back of his paws.
Immediately, he spoke loudly.
Darknight Star and Sunlit Dawn's successive visits, their respective remarks and status, as well as their cooperation proposals, were roughly told to Seroel in a simple and concise way.
Seroel listened quietly.
"What do you think?"
"Which of these two Immortal One has been corrupted by Abyss? Whose words are more like a trap?"
Garos asked.
At this time, Seroel folded her arms behind her head and looked up at the sky. The wind on the meadow blew through the tips of her hair and blew a few strands of hair to her forehead.
She thought for a while and said, "Sunlit Dawn and Darknight Star of Holden, maybe they all really want to cooperate with you."
"Especially that Darknight Star, he is very sincere and doesn't seem like a stopgap measure that will fall out at any time."
"And on the surface, Dark Star's bargaining chip is heavier, and Chenxi's promise is more false, but this should also be related to their positions. Dark Star's promise will need you more after he overthrows the regime."
As she spoke, her pupils narrowed slightly and her conversation changed slightly.
"But, frankly, I don't think either of them is trustworthy."
Red Iron Dragon's lower jaw sank slightly, using the weight of his entire head, and nodded.
"I thought so too."
"As the two of them said to me personally, the corruption of Abyss is invisible and silent."
"It will be hidden in the most inconspicuous place, so that when people make a choice, they will think that their choice comes completely from the heart and is not influenced by it."
"This is the scariest place."
Abyss is corrupted, it is much more powerful than Chromatic Dragon Queen's whisper temptation.
The dragon queen's whisper can at least detect its presence and distinguish foreign will.
But the corruption of Abyss is completely different and even harder to detect.
"When they made the decision, they must have believed in their hearts that this was the choice they made based on rational analysis and was in the best interest of the empire."
"For example, I feel like I am saving Holden."
"Nosien believes that counterattacking Abyss is the only way out, and Ryan believes that overthrowing the center and establishing New Holden is the only way out. They are both extremely convinced that they are right."
"However, the way they view the problem may have been distorted unconsciously."
"It's just that they don't know it themselves."
Garos thinks about these issues completely from the perspective of a third party.
His way of thinking is sometimes very close to that of a traditional red dragon, and he doesn't like to waste time thinking about troublesome things.
If you have this time, you might as well go to White Dwarf and train yourself hard.
If you can be troubled by these problems, in the final analysis, you are still not strong enough.
But the problem is that Holden is going to make a big move soon. Things are just around the corner, which doesn't leave Garos much time to become stronger.
In this case, you need to make an appropriate choice.
Seroel lay on the back of Dragon Claw and listened quietly.
She thought for a while and agreed, "Compared with Holden, Nausir's condition seems to be much more perfect. At least Immortal One has not been affected by corrosion."
This is not necessarily the case.
Garos thought to himself, but didn't say much, just listened quietly to Seroel's thoughts.
"Especially that Sunlit Dawn."
"Why does he think Holden is qualified to counterattack Abyss?"
As he spoke, Seroel slightly raised his upper body, and his long hair fell from his shoulders.
She looked sideways at Garos and said, "Abyss is a forbidden area that even gods dare not easily set foot in. It is a bottomless pit formed by the most chaotic and evil will in all planes and worlds."
"Why does he dare to go?"
"A Material Plane empire wants to attack Abyss. This is no different from being crazy."
"It is estimated that Abyss is influencing him and making him commit suicide."
After saying that, she fell back on the dragon's claws and rested her head on the raised lines of the dragon's scales.
Unexpectedly, Red Iron Dragon slowly shook his head.
"No."
"His idea actually makes sense."
Hearing these words, Seroel raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Red Iron Dragon in surprise.
She originally thought that Garos would be like her, and thought that Nosien was completely wishful thinking, but she did not expect that Garos would agree with her idea.
"The trouble with Holden is that they are firmly held by Abyss."
"Their Floating City was magnificent and magnificent. At its peak, it was like Divine Kingdom in the clouds. But now, the price has been put on the table."
"The energy contaminated by Abyss turned these Floating City into Abyss's anchor points in Material Plane."
"As long as these anchor points are still there, there will always be an invisible rope between Abyss and Holden, closely connected."
"Holden is being penetrated by Abyss all the time. It's just a matter of speed."
"If you want to completely eliminate hidden dangers, you can only make a desperate move."
"Kill Abyss and solve the problem from the root. Only then can Holden be freed."
Holden's background does not allow them to accept failure.
Rather than giving up all Floating City and starting all over again, they prefer to fight to the death and burn away all shame with victory.
The arrogance of this empire has been engraved in the bone marrow.
Seroel showed a thoughtful expression.
"A desperate move... they seem to have a slight chance of winning."
She said uncertainly.
"Yes, they only need to win once and break free from Abyss's claws, that's enough."
"Abyss is indeed bottomless, but it is not monolithic."
"Each Abyssal Plane lord is fighting with other lords endlessly. The civil war between Demon has never stopped. Holden only has to face one servant under Demon King and Demon King."
"Moreover, this Demon King is definitely not invincible among Abyss."
Garos said.
In Abyss, there are many famous Demon Lord.
There are existences such as Beast Prince, Umbral Sovereign, Undead King, King of Insects, etc., each of them has a fierce reputation.
If it were them, Holden would have fallen long ago given the extent of its corrosion.
But the Demon Lord faced by Holden is probably just a small role in the huge Abyss, and is unknown.
Seroel sat up from Dragon Claw's back.
This time she stood up completely, curled up her legs, hugged her knees with her arms, and her long hair fell from her shoulders. She turned her head and looked at Garos, her expression becoming serious.
"If you say so, do you want to agree to Sunlit Dawn? Go attack Abyss?"
she asked seriously.
Red Iron Dragon grinned and asked, "Why not?"
"Darknight Star proposed to overthrow the Central Committee, cooperate internally and externally, capture the Central Committee in a short time, and then let him lead his people to a foreign land."
"It sounds clean and tidy, not sloppy."
"But the problem is that Abyss's troubles are still here."
The dragon's tail swayed slowly, overwhelming a circle of grass blades.
He said in a low voice, "Even if the plan is successfully completed, Floating City of Holden is still contaminated by Abyss. Those anchor points still exist and will not disappear just because the center is changed."
"Darknight Star may really want to lead his people to move to other Material Plane."
"However, before he truly gets rid of the constraints of Abyss, he cannot move those Floating City. Without Floating City, he does not have a carrier to carry his people to migrate across the world. It is difficult to go to New World."
"The best way to remove corrosion is to cut off the connection between Abyss and Floating City."
"To put it bluntly, he still has to go to Abyss to solve the problem. He has no choice."
"So, even if I cooperate with him, I will eventually have to face Abyss sooner or later. By then, Dark Star will most likely propose to attack Abyss, and by then I will have already paid the sunk cost."
"In that case, why not take a more direct route?"
After listening to Red Iron Dragon's words, Seroel thought deeply.
Her chin rested on her knees, then lifted again after a few seconds.
"I probably know what you're thinking."
"For you and Sacred Aura, Abyss is the biggest danger, and Holden is secondary in the final analysis. You don't care who of them is affected, who tells the truth, and their sincerity is not important either."
"What you are more concerned about is how to solve the biggest trouble at the smallest cost."
"Holden's desperate attack on Abyss is an opportunity. Regardless of whether Nosien is affected or not, his idea of attacking Abyss and completely solving the crisis of Abyss meets your needs."
she said.
A hint of approval flashed in Red Iron Dragon's eyes.
"Yes, you understand me very well."
"I don't deny that I don't want to see Holden hanging over my head, but compared with Abyss, it is really not that dangerous. No matter how powerful Holden is, it is still a Material Plane empire, but Abyss is different. Its threat has no upper limit."
Seroel shook his head, his brows still slightly furrowed.
"You can train your body on White Dwarf and remain unwavering in front of Fury Curse on Wild God. I won't doubt that your will is not strong enough."
"However, the invisible corruption of Abyss is not comparable to that of Wild God."
"Sunlit Dawn and Darknight Star of Holden must also be extremely determined people, otherwise it would be impossible to step into the Immortal Realm, but they have become what they are now, and they don't even think there is anything wrong with them."
"Have you really thought about it?"
Red Iron Dragon tilted his head and looked at Seroel.
"After careful consideration, I decided to give Sunlit Dawn some support."
"Of course, I don't want Holden to win."
"I can honestly say that I have bad intentions."
"When the time comes, I will adapt to the situation of the battle and try to make them and Demon Lord pay a heavy price. Both of them will consume their strength on each other. The best result is that they will both die together."
Garos prefers to solve problems head-on.
But when the problem cannot be solved head-on and there is insufficient power, he is not stingy in using his wisdom.
This is where he is most similar to the traditional red dragon.
Seroel blinked.
"Garos, your words sound a bit like Evil Dragon. They are full of malice and want to drain the last drop of blood from the prey on both sides."
She paused and raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
"But I like it, and from what you say, you seem to have specific ideas."
Red Iron Dragon Tap your chin lightly.
"Well, I'll send my clone there."
"Although it is not as good as the main body, it is at least comparable to a normal human Immortal One, and is enough to influence the direction of the battlefield. Moreover, it is an extension of my will. With my full attention, it is enough to make judgments at critical moments."
Seroel did not hesitate to warn and said, "Be careful, this is still dangerous."
"The corruption of Abyss is pervasive and does not necessarily require direct contact. It can be traced back along any connection. Your avatar in the past is equally unsafe."
Red Iron Dragon's expression doesn't change much.
He has thought clearly.
"Everything, any choice, has corresponding risks."
"The risk of sending a clone there is within my tolerance."
As he spoke, the giant dragon narrowed his vertical pupils and said slowly, "Besides, I also want to see it with my own eyes."
"Abyss, what is this most chaotic and evil plane like?"
There is never a shortage of bold lives in this world.
For example, among the many planes and worlds, there are actually quite a few adventurers who go to Abyss to explore as soon as they arrive in the Legendary Realm.
Some of them came back alive, bringing back precious insights and treasures.
Abyss Although it is dangerous, it is not a dangerous place and it is not completely unreachable.
So far, Garos has only experienced the scenery of Fey Wilds. Naturally, he is a little curious about the more famous plane of Abyss.
In short.
He still has the courage to let a clone go to Abyss.
Seroel turned his head and stared at Red Iron Dragon, his thick and hard faceplate reflected in his field of vision.
There was an expression familiar to her on this face.
An expression that shows that after careful consideration and decision-making, one's heart is no longer shaken.
This reminded Seroel of the first time he saw Red Iron Dragon.
At that time, he had a similar look in his eyes, firm and calm, knowing clearly what he wanted to do and what he wanted.
And now, after going through the storm, his appearance may be a little different, and the things in his eyes are deeper, but the essence is still the same as before.
"I'm worrying too much."
"With your wisdom and strength, since you have decided to go to Abyss, you must have thought through the consequences clearly. What I just said is nothing to worry about.
, she said.
After saying that, Seroel folded his arms behind his head again and lay back on Dragon Claw's back.
She seemed to suddenly remember something and asked casually, "By the way, how old are you Life Level now?"
Red Iron Dragon maintains a prone position.
The huge head rested on its front paws, with only one eye slightly open.
"Thirty-seven."
He paused and added in a calm tone, "Besides, it's not far from thirty-eight."
Seroel opened his eyes wide.
"What?"
She almost jumped up from the back of the dragon claw, and then she knelt down on the red scales, with her hands on her knees, and her upper body leaned forward, almost touching Red Iron Dragon's faceplate.
"Thirty-seven? After I stepped into Destiny Rank, I fell asleep many times, and I am only thirty-eight now!"
Seroel shouted, "How do I remember that my Life Level was a whole level higher than you before?
I was Destiny Rank ahead of you a long time ago."
Red Iron Dragon shook his head.
"You remember correctly, but once was once and now is now."
Seroel can sleep multiple times in one sleep cycle of other dragons and grow very quickly.
But when she stepped into Destiny Rank, the speed inevitably slowed down.
Garos is still making great progress.
The extreme training on White Dwarf, coupled with his own talent, allowed him to maintain a terrifying growth rate.
Under the circumstances, his Life Level has caught up with Seroel.
Seroel took a few deep breaths, gradually calmed down, and then smiled helplessly.
"I have always used my growth speed as an advantage, and you just caught up with me quietly."
"My advantage on Life Level will be gone soon."
The muscle lines at the corners of Red Iron Dragon's mouth relaxed slightly, revealing an expression similar to a smile.
"Dragons and their physiques cannot be generalized."
"I exerted my strength relatively late. Although you stepped into Destiny Rank earlier, if nothing happens, I may achieve Immortal Realm faster, and in turn completely surpass you."
He still said slowly.
Late to exert force?
The problem is, I didn't see you being poor or weak in the early days!
Seroel raised one eyebrow and let out a soft hum from his nose, almost laughing out loud, "What you just said sounded like you were showing off your growth rate."
"Yes, you can think so."
Garos responded matter-of-factly, without any intention of denying it.
Hearing this, Seroel stood up completely and stood in front of the dragon's right eye, looking at the huge pupil that reflected his figure.
"In that case, don't be too happy too early."
"I have some bad news to tell you in advance."
She said calmly.
Garos's eyes widened slightly and asked, "What's the bad news?"
"My talent."
Seroel said, "The closer the connection between us, the stronger its effect."
"You can always feel the effect I have on promoting your sleep, and you have benefited a lot from it, but there is another premise - your Life Level cannot exceed mine."
"Its effect is linked to the Life Level gap between us."
"The larger the gap, the stronger the effect. The smaller the gap, the weaker the effect."
"The closer your Life Level is to me, the lower the effect of my talent will be on you. If the gap between us narrows to within one or two levels, the effect will be greatly reduced. And if one day, your level is equal to mine, or even completely surpasses mine...
"
"There is a high probability that it will be completely ineffective."
Will this happen?
The scales between Red Iron Dragon's forehead are slightly wrinkled. I didn't expect that Green Dragon's talent has such limitations.
He always thought that Seroel's talent was a stable bonus, but he didn't expect that it would be linked to the gap between Life Level.
But the next moment, these scales stretched out again.
It is easy to influence from top to bottom, but it is difficult to influence from top to bottom. It is easy for the strong to drive the weak, but it is difficult for the weak to push the strong.
If you think about it carefully, this is normal and nothing surprising.
"After the Immortal Realm, I may have to think of other ways to help me grow."
"Damn Odhos."
"He promised to create a special super-time space for me, but in the end he left a strange thing behind and disappeared."
"If I meet him again in the future, I must catch him and let him fulfill his promise to me first."
Garos turned his right paw, thinking.
At this time, Seroel grabbed a strand of skirt by her side and stared at Red Iron Dragon, her expression suddenly changed.
"Garos."
"When you no longer need my talents, will you immediately alienate me in a ruthless and indifferent way?"
She asked with a pitiful expression.
Red Iron Dragon turned his huge head and asked, "What do you think?"
Seroel blinked his eyes, his resentful expression instantly dissipated, and returned to his relaxed and lazy look in the blink of an eye.
"No."
"I know you're not that heartless."
She stretched out a hand and caressed Red Iron Dragon's visor, gently tracing her fingers along the texture of the scales.
"However, if you could be a little more ruthless, cold, and cruel to me sometimes... I might like it more."
"What do you think?"
As he said this, Seroel seemed to have imagined something and laughed unconsciously.
Garos glanced at her and did not answer.
In the warmth of the sun, he relaxed his body, slowly stretched his tail on the grass, then closed his eyes and fell asleep on the spot.
Seroel has come to his senses.
After looking at the giant dragon a few times, she didn't bother him.
She lay down on Dragon Claw's back again, folded her arms behind her head, crossed one of her calves, looked up at the clear sky, and softly hummed a lullaby from the Elf clan.
After a while.
Red Iron Dragon opens his eyes in reality.
Now that he had made up his mind, he no longer hesitated.
Garos officially rejected Darknight Star's cooperation, and then agreed to Sunlit Dawn's invitation.
After getting the reply to the subpoena, Darknight Star didn't say much.
Sunlit Dawn's voice was tainted with a hint of complex emotions.
"To be honest, I didn't expect you to agree. I didn't just invite you."
"However, everyone else rejected my invitation, or politely declined, or simply didn't respond at all. I didn't expect that you, who is on the opposite side of Holden, gave me a surprising reply."
There aren't many waves on Red Iron Dragon's visor.
"There are no enemies of the Eternal Realm in this world."
"For Atlant, I don't mind fighting side by side with you Holden, but let me make it clear first, I will only be a clone."
The difference between the clone and the main body is difficult to hide from the eyes of Immortal One.
There was no need to hide it, so Garos informed me in advance.
Nosien's voice sounded, "Even if we only send one soldier there, Holden will remember it in his heart. Moreover, I believe that a clone of Red Emperor Pale Star is enough to influence the outcome."
"Your power is there for all to see at Atlant."
He originally just cast a net to ask for support without holding on to much hope.
Being able to win an ally of Immortal-tier, even just a clone, has exceeded his expectations. Unfortunately, Bronze Dragon King was killed. If Immortal Dragon was with him, counterattacking Demon Lord would not be a troublesome matter.
Garos asked, "When will the attack Abyss begin?"
Nosien said, "According to Platinum Star's recovery speed, the fastest is one year and the latest is three years. This time is very short for us. Moreover, Imperial Core is already operating at full capacity, and all resources are tilted in this direction."
The sound paused slightly, then sounded again.
"There is no doubt about the power of Dragonkin."
"Your body, your breath, and your talents are all masterpieces of creation."
"However, our Holden's imperial weapon, Platinum Star, has world-renowned power. If it had not had problems, this crisis would have been resolved at an early stage and would not have developed to the current level."
"It's not too late."
"With it as our leader, we will definitely be able to kill Demon Lord with overwhelming force. When the time comes, you will also be able to see how high our human creations can reach."
His words were very confident.
Red Iron Dragon didn't have much reaction, but simply said, "I'll wait and see, I hope it will perform well."
After the arraignment is over.
He wasted no time and immediately went into deep space and started an intense exercise on White Dwarf.
One to three years is very short.
But Garos still has no intention of laziness and keeps accumulating strength to attack in the strongest possible state.