The Red Dragon Queen's Coronation, Troop Evolution (continued)

"A large-scale battle like today's will certainly not be the last."

"Moreover, as my strength increases, my combat range will continue to expand."

"If one day some foolish person were to unleash a barrage of skills and destroy my Lotus Pond or the Golden Ancient Tree, I'd have nowhere to turn to cry."

He secretly made up his mind to look back and see if there were any solutions to prevent the problem from happening in the first place.

Meanwhile, Pulaya followed behind, observing the territory as she went.

She also noticed the various amazing buildings in this territory, and her eyes grew increasingly awestruck.

To the east of her territory, there was a giant mushroom that made her feel a surge of power throughout her body, along with a special aura empowering her.

Beside it, there was a huge pond, the inside of which seemed to hold a hidden world.

It contains powerful spatial and temporal forces, as well as a series of formidable auras!

Some of the dishes even made her feel a pang of fear.

Overhead, a full moon hung quietly in the sky, radiating a soft light.

The light falling on her made her feel incredibly clear-headed, and her mental energy was rapidly recovering.

What shocked her most was the giant tree in the center of the territory!

As creatures of the Land of Mist, almost everyone knows the Golden Tree.

But most people have only heard its legends and have never seen its true form.

And it was in this territory that she saw it.

"Incredible... How can this territory have so many amazing buildings?"

"And even, there's that legendary sacred tree..."

Pulaya murmured to herself, her heart filled with shock.

Every single building here would be a treasure to guard the territory in any other land!

Even in the former Land of Dragons, buildings of this caliber were rare.

But now, they are all gathered in this territory that seems relatively barren and is still in the development stage.

The more she thought about it, the more unbelievable it seemed.

He was still in a daze even after crossing half of the territory and arriving at the western district.

Just then, a voice pulled her back to reality.

"Pulaya."

"Exist!"

The fiery dragon girl straightened up and subconsciously replied.

After saying that, he realized his behavior was somewhat inappropriate, relaxed, and asked, "What is it?"

"Look here." Shen Xing pointed ahead.

Following the direction he pointed, Pulaya's pupils contracted again.

Before her appeared a colossal lair, tens of meters high, constructed from jet-black keel and steel.

Inside, there are four incubation spaces with flowing light, and four giant eggs can be vaguely seen developing within them.

"This is... the Shadow Dragon Nest!" Pulaya recognized the unit's lair at a glance, her voice trembling.

"Oh? You know it too?" Shen Xing asked in surprise. He had originally wanted to explain the function of this thing, but now it seemed unnecessary.

Pulaya, having regained her senses, took a deep breath and said, "Yes, these kinds of nests are one of the main sources of our dragon race's people."

"It is the place where the most dragons are born, apart from those that reproduce naturally among their own kind."

"However, dragons born from nests are inferior to the second and third generation dragons that naturally reproduce later, both in terms of intelligence and aptitude."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Shen Xing was immediately surprised. "A dragon that appears in a lair is inferior to a dragon that reproduces naturally? Is there such a saying?"

"Yes," Pulaya nodded, "Regardless of race, they are all the same."

"The soldiers bred in the lair, though possessing the same body, consciousness, and soul, ultimately lack a complete growth process and are deficient in intelligence."

"While naturally bred soldiers require a long infancy and growth period, they generally possess higher intelligence and potential."

"After the dragon race developed to a certain extent, they no longer used these nests to breed new dragons; they relied on natural reproduction."

"That's right," Onyxia chimed in. "And it's not just the dragon race; other large tribes and territories, after developing to a certain point, will all follow the same path."

"They abandoned the military bases; even if they recruited soldiers, they treated them as pure warriors."

"First-generation military units are generally inferior to second- and third-generation units; this is a consensus in nature."

After they finished speaking, Shen Xing nodded thoughtfully.

There's no mention of this in the forum guides, since the lords haven't developed to that level yet.

According to these two, that's something that happens much later in the story.

However, this also taught Shen Xing something new.

If given the chance, we should encourage the troops in our territory to mate more to ensure the continuation of life.

We can't drag them to training or to the Lotus Pond to level up every time we have free time; otherwise, they'll all become cultivation machines.

Mating has many benefits; it not only strengthens the bond between troops and their territory, but also makes them fight more fiercely.

The babies born can also contribute more people to the territory, killing two birds with one stone.

The werewolves set a good example; they spent their days hiding in their dens making noises, and several female wolves were already pregnant.

"That's right, if they mate well, they should mate more."

"I'll try my best, and I'll try to communicate with Leina and Onyxia more often when I have free time."

Shen Xing thought to himself with a smile.

When he turned his head, he immediately saw three beauties staring at him with different expressions.

Leina and Onyxia were blushing, their shyness tinged with anticipation.

The newcomer Pulaya, looked at them with a strange expression, then at the man in the wheelchair.

Lord Shen realized what was happening, and his face immediately stiffened.

Damn, I accidentally blurted out my innermost thoughts again!

It's okay, as long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

"Ahem..." He cleared his throat and said in a deep voice, "Pulaya, I'm curious, weren't you summoned from the Land of Shades?"

"Logically speaking, your memory should have been erased, so why do you remember things from your past life so clearly?"

Shen Xing had found it strange before.

After all, according to common sense, these summoned newcomers should have no memory.

Even among the troops that Shen Xing has summoned so far, only Old Fordring has Rebirth with complete memories.

Even Luna Silver Moon Knight Captain, only retained some vague fragments of memory.

Oh, and Kratos the Godslayer, that guy's a bit odd too.

But he remained silent and did not talk about his past.

Therefore, Shen Xing was unsure whether this guy remembered anything from his previous life.

This dragon girl Pulaya, didn't seem to have anything special about her, yet she could retain her memories, which made Shen Xing a little curious.

Upon hearing this question, the fiery dragon girl pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said, "Actually... I'm not quite sure either."

"In fact, I also find it strange, because even my experience after death was different from others."

"Huh? The experience after death is different?" Shen Xing asked doubtfully, "How to say?"

Pulaya thought for a moment and replied, "Normally, after a living being dies, its soul falls into the Land of Shades."

"According to the records, it was an extremely Chill and painful place."

"Countless souls rise and fall within it, and only a lucky few are summoned to be Rebirth from the Land of Shades, becoming one of those lords."

"But... the place I entered after my death seems to be a fiery inferno."

"Everywhere there is flowing lava and an inextinguishable flame."

"Many powerful souls were scorched by the flames within, while others were bound to red-hot copper pillars, screaming in agony as their souls crumbled."

"But because I am Flame Dragon, even as a soul, I possess extremely high resistance to fire."

"This flame, while equally painful for me, is not enough to shatter my soul."

"I endured the tempering of the flames within, maintaining my hatred for the Red Dragon Sovereign while recalling my past life."

"Until today, a force pulled me out, and I appeared in this territory."

After listening, a thoughtful look returned to everyone's eyes.

A fiery inferno, lava, souls, and red-hot copper pillars... this place sounds completely different from the Land of Shades.

But the exact location remains unknown.

"I see."

Shen Xing didn't delve any further, simply assuming that Pulaya's obsession was too deep, which was why she was able to Rebirth with her complete memories.

"One last question, why do you hate the Red Dragon Sovereign?"

Upon hearing this, Leina and Onyxia turned to look at them, their eyes filled with curiosity.

Logically, as Five Chromatic Dragons, they should all have shown the utmost respect and worship to their monarch.

Onyxia, too, held Kazdoreth in high esteem.

But this Pulaya says she hates the Red Dragon Sovereign, and hates him to the core, which is very strange.

"Hmph!" The fiery dragon girl snorted coldly, her eyes blazing with anger. "Because he's a coward!"

"In the Land of Dragons, he was always the symbol of power, the most powerful being!"

"But just one defeat was enough to devastate him, even driving him to madness!"

Pulaya's voice was filled with deep resentment. "After that great battle, he led the remaining members of his people to flee the Land of Dragons and hide in the Death Volcano."

"In order to gain even greater power, he did not hesitate to change his bloodline and become the Lord of Incineration!"

"He even wants to transform all of our Flame Dragon into Lava Dragon."

"This is tantamount to severing one's own foundation; from now on, there will be no more pure-blooded red dragons in the world."

"I vehemently opposed it, even leading a Red Dragon Legion out of the Death Volcano to protest."

"But this coward has gone completely mad. He tricked us into coming back, and then slaughtered us all in one fell swoop!"

"Including all the Flame Dragon in his race who resisted his tyranny, they were all killed!"

"This sinner who plunged our entire clan into this abyss, tell me, do I hate him or not?"