May, Windsong Plateau.
Ferrum raised his head. The sky was cloudless, as clear as if it had been washed by water. The sun was shining obliquely from the west. A group of Little Stone Spirits were jumping around on Nether Dragon's huge body, polishing his scales.
After weighing and thinking, Zane agreed to Veloa's conditions, and both parties finally reached an agreement.
But the war did not start so soon, and the offensive plan was postponed amid repeated confirmations.
The reason is that Veloa needs to visit Aino Kingdom to discuss alliances and offensive and defensive alliances, and Aino Kingdom needs to pray for their divine guidance and make various political commitments to regroup the troops. Each step of this takes time.
Under this situation, the family was able to adopt a gentler approach and slowly prepare for war.
Urgent war mobilization will bring serious resource losses and power oppression. What Ashmark Lineage wants to carry out now is conquest, rather than facing an existential crisis. The lords of various lands, including Ferrum, hope to be more fully prepared.
It has now been one month since the family entered a state of preparation for war.
Ferrum After returning to the platform, he organized the army and strengthened the training of his family members. At the same time, he got rid of the family's internal affairs and had a rare period of relaxation.
"Watch my overlord turn over."
Moqi rolled around next to Ferrum and started fighting with Little Stone Spirits.
These Little Stone Spirits stayed beside Ferrum for a long time and absorbed the scale powder of Archaic Species. Many of them became shiny and evolved into Geodude, which actually had a certain fighting power.
"Huh."
Moqi breathed out and froze the stones gathered by Geodude. He pounced and smashed them into pieces. He watched them fall apart and roll away, then nodded with satisfaction and returned to Ferrum.
"Actually, I'm also very curious about Short-lived Species Kingdoms, but I don't really want to fight." Moqi said.
"What?"
Ferrum Answer the call at will.
Although they are both Juvenile Dragon, with very different scale colors and body shapes, Moqi still likes to follow Ferrum, eat and drink together, bask in the sun, try every means to get him to dig holes to find underground creatures, and chat about random things.
"In war there are casualties, even if we are the attackers, but it seems that everyone is not worried, but excited."
Moqi sat down and said, "I feel like this is wrong. Although I can't tell the specific reason, I always feel a little strange. Heavy-Metal Dragon God died in the battle, and our parents and ancestors also died because of the war. In Ash Fortress, we fought to protect the family and had no reason to retreat. However, after protecting, we have to take the initiative to provoke a war."
"Are you afraid?"
"It's not fear."
Moqi explained seriously, "I really don't understand. Judging from the knowledge in the inheritance, once Giant Dragons encounter difficulties, what they think of is war. We won Tagoma this time, and we will definitely fight Bloodridge and Wave Sea Islands in the future., and then Chromatic Dragon and Exotic Dragon, Dark Elves can also be considered our enemies, do we have to keep fighting? Even if the family can win every battle, casualties are inevitable, and everyone will die in the war one after another."
"I didn't say that I would keep fighting. I have been recuperating for five years now."
"This is what I have been wondering about. Leader Veloa said that we have recovered from the war through recuperation, but we will fall into weakness in the future, so we have to launch a war."
Moqi scratched his chin. "What is going on? Why do we fall into decline if we don't fight? Why do those Dark Elves, those humans, who never fight and keep recuperating, become stronger and stronger?"
"It's interesting, but I never thought you would consider this."
Ferrum adjusted his prostrate posture, stood up and looked at Moqi: "Because dragons are predators, Ashmark Lineage is essentially a group of dragons composed of many predators. Although the leader Veloa has the ability to govern, overall the family's rule is still very primitive. All the clans under his command can do is mining, farming, herding and hunting."
"Without division of labor, cooperation and improvement and development, the output of Lost Wilderness is limited. The total amount can be calculated, but we have all grown up, including Adult Dragon, who are devouring and consuming it every day. The family has no choice but to launch a war to plunder more, otherwise no one can survive."
Ferrum swung his claws and stopped Moqi who was about to speak, "I know what you want to ask. Of course there are ways to change this situation, but it is not possible right now. We must complete primitive accumulation through a war, and only then can we be qualified to talk about stability, optimize governance methods, use magic to improve and develop production, carry out division of labor and cooperation among dependent clans, and establish a self-sufficient Dragon Kingdom."
"Kingdom."
Moqi murmured to himself, "After this war, will we also establish a kingdom? Who will become the king?"
"Of course it's leader Veloa."
Ferrum looked at him. "Is it me?"
"I really hope you become the king, in which case I will be the prince."
Moqi chuckled, "Can you talk to your mother and ask her to support you? After all, if you are the leader of Veloa, my mother will definitely disagree, and maybe we will fight again like in Red Fort."
"Agree."
Kेलaili, who had always had no sense of existence, opened his eyes. "Zane will not obey the leader Veloa, and Adult Dragon will not support Zane. It is better to let a dragon that is acceptable to both parties take that position, so that the family will not be divided."
"Yeah, yeah."
Moqi was originally just a fantasy, but when Kेलaili said this, he immediately cheered up. "Juvenile Dragon King, although it is just a name, it feels quite majestic."
"Not very realistic."
Ferrum shook his head. "With my current strength, I still don't have the ability to talk to Great Dragons."
"Then let's gain that ability through this war. Doesn't it mean that everything we gain during the war belongs to us? This is the road paved by leader Veloa for us. Don't let down her expectations."
Kेलaili has a strong appearance. He followed Mong and stayed with the Southern Continent for five years, absorbing the style and posture of many legendary overlords.
"Having said that, I am full of expectations for the attack on Tagoma. You are right, dragons should start a war. War is our destiny."
Moqi jumped left and right. "Ferrum has stayed in Thorn Castle for so long. You should be very popular with your mother. She will also support you, right?"
"Isn't Chrome Dragon's mother Xisilanwei?"
Gax and Barloz appeared and looked at Moqi: "What are you talking about?"
They are now in Gray Mountain, adjacent to Windsong Plateau. After preparing for war, they often come to the platform to find Ferrum to discuss matters. In addition, Lesser Dragon travels back and forth. Although Windsong Plateau is the smallest in the family, it has become the center where Juvenile Dragon people gather.
"Ferrum and I have exactly the same blood flowing in our bodies. Ferrum's mother is of course my mother. I don't mind." Moqi said.
Gax walked up to Ferrum and looked Moqi up and down. "Where are they exactly the same?"
Ferrum has now become Nether Dragon. His whole body is covered with black scales and he is very strong. Two Iron Dragon are standing next to him. At first glance, it seems that they are brothers. On the contrary, it is the white and thin Moqi, which looks a bit out of place.
"No need to say more." Moqi curled his lips.
"Brother, I stayed at Thorn Castle for a week. It must have been very hard."
Barloz said, "However, the crisis was finally resolved and the family was unified. The leader gave Juvenile Dragon the power to lead the army alone, which can be regarded as a reward."
"We feel the same way about our mother's temper."
Gax also said, "It's really hard work."
Ferrum looked at them and settled in Thorn Castle. It was not as difficult for him as he thought.
Zane is Legendary Dragon. Without the cost of fighting, it only needs to absorb elements to maintain life. However, according to previous habits, four meals a day must be eaten, and the standards are very high.
In fact, she only tasted it briefly, and then went to drink on her own. As a result, all the dishes went into Ferrum's stomach. He now eats a lot, and he is worried about his own resources on the platform, but Thorn Castle can eat freely.
As for getting along with each other, Zane is indeed moody, but probably because of his status, he rarely touches Ferrum. Ferrum also often chooses to avoid it. If it doesn't work, just try to coax him. There is nothing particularly sad about it.
"Brother, can you say a few words for us?"
Barloz came closer. "Until now, mother has not forgiven us."
"I told you."
Ferrum nodded, he did mention the matter of Barloz and Gax, and got a reply, but the reply was so heartless that it is difficult to describe it directly.
So Ferrum thought for a while and asked, "When I was at Thorn Castle, I checked some information and the records of Gray Mountain, and found that Zane was not Karajiege's first spouse, right?"
Barloz was stunned.
"Yes."
Gax replied, "My father's first spouse was Andihes, and Gray Mountain has her cemetery."
"I checked and learned that Andihes fell in September 8142. During the first Dragon Blood War, the war did not end until 8143. One year later, we were hatched collectively in Ochre Valley."
Ferrum was silent for a while and said, "The time for Giant Dragon to conceive offspring can vary, but the shortest time is at least one year. If Zane wants to give birth to you before the incubation period, time is very tight. You must combine with Karajiege immediately after the death of Andihes."
"You mean, Karajiege might not be our father?" Barloz asked.
Ferrum glanced at Barloz, he always thought that Iron Dragon was quite smart.
"No."
Gax shook his head. "Karajiege is our surname, which represents the origin of Giant Dragon's bloodline and is also the foundation on which Dragon Legacy can build. We must not easily use the name as a pretext."
He respected Lord Karajiege very much. When Gax came to Windsong Plateau to assist Ferrum in attacking Mountain King, he had absolute confidence in his heart. He also repeatedly emphasized that if things couldn't be done, Hatchling Dragon could retreat to Gray Mountain.
That's because his father loves him very much, and Lord Karajiege's power is what he relies on. This is also the reason why Gax swallowed the sword and fought without hesitation after Karajiege died in battle.
"Ferrum means that Zane may not be our mother."
Gax said.
In fact, he had doubts about this for a long time and repeatedly reminded Barloz.
The core problem is that the words left by the mother in the inheritance are very gentle and not harsh to them, so that they often slack off during Ochre Valley, have no intention of competing with Jelierion and Hidorivi, and do not know that Gray Mountain Black Lake is not in harmony with the various lands.
However, after leaving the valley, Gax and Barloz faced another situation. What their mother needed was an unrivaled blade and a heavy hammer that could break mountains and crack the earth. She sent them to the border in turn to be forged with iron and fire, hoping that they could grow up as quickly as possible.
The front and back images are too fragmented.
"Zane is a mixed race."
Kेलaili said in a low voice, "After Mong met Zane, he said that the other bloodline in her body is very powerful and evil, and may cause disaster. How can a mixed-blooded species give birth to pureblood Iron Dragon?"
"There is no point in tracing these. When it comes to mother, Nurturer is our common mother."
Barloz once again grimaced and shook his head. "Let's talk about war preparations. We came here this time to tell brother that Gray Mountain can provide five thousand people to participate in the war. Most of them are elites who retired from Dragon Blood War. Together with ourselves, we will be under your brother's control."
"Including the other Juvenile Dragon troops and the Red Fort Army sent by the leader, we have a total of thirty thousand people in our hands. Jelierion and Hidorivi are already on their way to Black Lake. The time is almost up, and it is time for us to leave."
Ferrum nodded slightly. "We are going to set up a large camp at the Black Lake South border, and we will rely on the family's North group to inform other Juvenile Dragon that they don't have to come to the platform again. I will wait for them to assemble at the border and convene War Council."