Black Lake, Ironthorn Castle.
The dark shadow of the castle stands on the swamp, and in the middle of the castle is a more formidable palace.
Towering and cold, this was Ferrum's first impression of Ironthorn Castle, like a giant beast dormant in the water, with only a ferocious scale and half of its claws exposed.
The Gnoll here is between soldiers and beasts. Before Ferrum has landed, three centurions have already gathered, carrying tomahawks and hooks in preparation.
The bed slaves on the fortress rotated slowly, and the huge arrows were like iron spears.
"Brother."
Barloz shouted back the castle guards and took the initiative to greet them.
After the previous war, his attitude towards Ferrum was completely different from before. He originally said that he was unwilling to call Ferrum his brother no matter what, but when he saw Ferrum holding the flag in front of him during Gray Sand River, he completely changed his mind.
Ferrum nodded towards him and asked, "Is she asleep?"
Of course Barloz knows that Ferrum means Zane, but what kind of strange tone is this? It seems that the eldest prince who has conquered all over the world returns to the palace and sees his useless brothers milling around the palace, asking about the queen's condition.
Barloz instantly felt that his status had dropped by more than one level. If he had known this, it would have been better for him not to say this.
"Not yet."
He grimaced again and said, "My mother's injury has worsened and she may need to sleep for a long time. Therefore, after returning, she has been arranging Black Lake's affairs as preparation before deep sleep."
"Gax and I came back from Ash Fortress. We originally wanted to apologize, but until now, we haven't received permission to enter the palace."
Barloz said, "Maybe my mother is really angry this time."
"It's not entirely because of Hatchling Dragon."
Ferrum thought for a moment and shook his head, "I should also go and apologize."
After saying that, he stepped forward, and Barloz watched helplessly as he passed through Bloodfire Guards's obstruction and slowly walked into Zane's palace.
Forget it, little Iron Dragon is shaking his head in place, anyway, Ferrum has made it clear before that he only wants Nether Iron and does not covet any power or wealth from Gray Mountain Black Lake.
Zane squinted his eyes and maintained the form of Giant Dragon in the palace.
She is twenty-one meters long, and Disaster Level is also twenty-one meters tall. She is covered in deep dark scales, with Demons-like horns extending from both sides of her head. Huge membrane wings spread out on the ground, and the evaporated blood escapes like smoke.
Her pupils were fiercely bright, as if they were shining with fire.
At the beginning, Green Dragon leader Sylvia sent a secret message, hoping to make an agreement with Zane to confront Gray Sand River on both sides of the Taiwan Strait, each preserving its strength and waiting for the outcome of the leader Battlefield.
Zane directly burned the letter and killed the messenger as well. She was not Taigo. She did not care about the creed of not harming the messenger when the two armies fought. Later, Crownwood Labyrinth An ambush was set up outside to intercept, facing Sylvia, Adult Green Dragon and their guards, and killed Sylvia. However, he was seriously injured as a result, and he tried his best to escape from the enemy's position.
Those poisons and curses are still burning Zane's flesh and blood.
However, this raid resulted in a great victory in the Gray Sand River battle, Emerald Family retreated, and until the end of Wilds Campaign, Zane believed that this was an affordable price.
But Zane could not forgive Ashmark Lineage's follow-up actions. When her tactics initially showed results, she gave up her defense and took the initiative to fight Storm Family.
For Zane, this feeling is not just irritation, but hatred.
She couldn't bear the thought that she had risked her life, only to get such a result in the end, and she even more hated this behavior of disobeying military orders on Battlefield.
With Zane's rule, if Black Lake's army disobeys orders, regardless of the outcome of the war, all leaders and supervisors of that Warband army at all levels will be beheaded.
"Mother."
Ferrum walked into the palace and bowed his head in greeting.
Zane moved his pupils and said in a cold voice, "What do you have to say?"
The reason why she wanted to breathe out at all costs and help Ferrum and Ladon destroy Young Dragon was because she had been forced into a desperate situation with no way out, so she could only make a desperate move and use her last strength to seek destruction.
But it also made her hate it even more.
"I did not obey the order and was willing to accept the punishment." Ferrum said in a sincere tone.
"Okay."
Zane immediately said, "Then you should commit suicide and apologize."
Ferrum lowered his gaze and remained silent.
"How."
Zane sneered, "Don't you dare?"
"I really don't dare."
Ferrum replied, "Not at the same time."
"I think I still have some use for now. At least, I can stay by my mother's side when she is weak, and I can also hunt for the prey she needs."
Ferrum continued, "Moreover, this kind of thing will never happen again in the future."
"Won't happen again?"
Zane's smile became colder, "You told me back then that Heavy-Metal Dragon would always fulfill his promise and promise to give me absolute loyalty without harming the family. Are all these words false?"
Not counting female dragons, Ferrum thought to himself.
However, this thought only passed by for a moment. He eventually became serious and answered seriously, "These words are true, but the situation at that time was that my mother was under siege and might die at any time. Therefore, no matter what the reason, no matter what the final result is, I have to take action, otherwise I will regret it for the rest of my life."
"Mother? Valyria is under siege, can you disobey my orders? Ferrum·Solaxus, do you really no longer have me in your eyes?"
"I call Nurturer mother from the bottom of my heart. I call you mother. On the one hand, I am afraid of your power and respect your strength. On the other hand, I long for Nether Iron in your hands."
Ferrum said bluntly, "So, they really can't be compared."
"How dare you say such a thing?"
Zane didn't expect that he would be so disrespectful and show real anger. "Archaic Species, is it my weakness that gives you such courage?"
"As Heavy-Metal Dragon, no matter whether you are weak or not, I should be honest with you."
Ferrum took a deep breath. "And, from what I understand, you don't need a son. What you need is strong loyalty, support and help."
"I don't want to commit suicide because I think you will need me. I can already control the primitive beast you mentioned. Soon I will reach the critical point of Archaic Species's bloodline. Even without Nether Iron, I can probably be promoted to Ancestor Stage in my teenage years."
Ferrum continued, "In fact, from a family perspective, you are Lord Black Lake and I am Plateau Lord. Our relationship should originally be equal."
Zane didn't speak, just squinted his eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
"I said this not to rebel against my mother, but to prove that I still have some abilities and will be needed by my mother. If my mother is willing to forgive me, I will still be willing to obey her orders."
Ferrum spoke in a slow voice and narrated in a low voice, "And, now it seems that I still have some courage. If my mother is caught in a tight siege one day, I will do my best to rescue her, although I hope that such a thing will never happen again."
Zane was silent for a long time. "But you are not respectful to me."
"Appearance of submissiveness is the attitude of Chromatic Dragon."
Ferrum doesn't take it seriously.
"I know the purpose of your coming. I still have three pieces of Nether Iron in my hand. They will make you stronger. When you are a teenager or young adult, you may one day surpass me. If you are not respectful to me now, how will you treat me then?"
Zane raised his head and looked down. "Do you know what I was thinking just now?"
Ferrum fell into thinking and answered after a moment, "I feel murderous intent."
"Perception is good."
Zane nodded and said, "I still need you, but if that day comes, I plan to kill you before you get Legendary Proof."
Ferrum was startled for a moment, and subconsciously looked up. Unexpectedly, Zane was also looking directly at him, observing his reaction.
Silent oppression.
After another moment of silence, Ferrum shook his head. "Did mother say this to scare me? Or does she want me to forge ahead?"
"None of that."
The Bloodfire in Legendary Dragon's eyes converged, and said contemptuously, "I'm very weak, Archaic Species. I wanted to see if you could use your claws and toes to test the hardness of my scales. Unfortunately, you don't have such a bloody spirit, and I was disappointed."
"Three pieces of Nether Iron, give them to you together."
She flicked her claw toes and popped out three iron blocks. "Digest it well. After I wake up, there are still many things for you to do."