The fragrant scent of plants and trees refreshed everyone's spirits. However, the constant howling of beasts in the distance made everyone instinctively feel uncomfortable. Although the brownish-yellow soil with a hint of blood-red seemed rather frightening, Druil had already announced that this was incredibly fertile soil. It was so fertile that all one needed to do was sprinkle seeds and nothing else, and they would be able to harvest a great harvest.
In just a short few dozen hours, this place had already changed greatly.
With the wood spirits' assistance, it wasn't difficult to set up a base here. In less than one night, a wall of thorns had been erected to create a living area for the humans. At the very least, this would prevent the beasts from spying on them. The simple treehouses were also able to provide shelter from the wind and rain.
In the sky, the Borealis' searchlights constantly scanned the entire base. The Mizar was resting and reorganizing, while the Avarice was accompanied by a frigate on an exploration mission. Meanwhile, the engineers were constructing defensive structures, and numerous goblin cannons and armored tanks were being pushed out of the airships.
The most eye-catching part was probably the gigantic tower currently under construction in the center of the base.
This tower's foundation was made of metal, but the large amounts of adamantine and mithril components were incredibly valuable. Even dragons would be dazzled by this tower's brilliance.
The outer shell of the main tower was covered in dense magical runes. The outer shell was also covered in thick magical thorns, giving it a classical and natural appearance. There were also four smaller tower foundations around the main tower. The five towers were connected by constantly flashing magical runes. A mystical connection had already been established. Two of the leaders, Timlad and Olivia, were personally supporting the construction of the main tower. Just this alone was enough to prove how important this tower was to the Bardi Empire.
"… What's this? A new type of mage tower? Extracting energy from the ground? Are you intending on helping us or settling here? "
"Heh heh, take a guess … Fine, if we build a base here, won't we be in the same boat as you? At the very least, we won't allow the revived Titan Giants to destroy our hard work."
Indeed, judging from how many white dragons were being hunted here, there shouldn't be any powerful Dragon residences nearby. And after confirming that this place was far away from the dragons' core territory, I decided to build a large-scale base here.
"… No matter how I look at it, this doesn't seem like an outpost at all. You've always been so stingy, yet you actually invested so much into it? Do you intend to invade Dragon World? Let me say this first. There are more than ten thousand Dragons here, and every Lord has their own vassal group. There are also many Primordial Dragons and Primordial Dragons. Are you sure you can handle them? "
Copper Dragon's attitude was rather strange. She didn't give me the impression that she was worried about how the Dragons would be affected, but rather that I would anger the Dragons and cause them trouble. Simply speaking, her stance and attitude were both quite skewed.
Ever since I first met her, I had this feeling. She was somewhat interested in the humans of Bardi, but only slightly interested. She was also rather lukewarm towards the Dragons. She lived in seclusion in the human kingdom's Underground as if she wasn't close to anyone, forming her own faction.
"… Why, are you worried about me?"
"Indeed, a little. After all, you are our creator and can be considered a good friend … Although you don't even remember it yourself. Looking at your ignorant face, just this point alone makes me want to beat you up."
Copper Dragon was quite direct and told me about our past friendship. However, this made me feel rather conflicted. At the very least, based on the information I knew and the fact that there were no records of our relationship in the library, it seemed that our past grudges were quite complicated. I might as well pretend that I didn't hear anything about her being my ex-girlfriend, but at the very least, we had a good relationship in the past.
Trust needed time to accumulate, and the feeling of being able to talk about everything required a long period of time to form. This feeling of having an old friend who knew everything, while you yourself didn't know anything at all, made me feel rather helpless.
"Then, can I trust you? When we have a conflict with the Dragons, it's not a fundamental conflict where we have to fight to the death. It's a conflict that doesn't involve fundamental benefits. "
However, Evelyn suddenly chuckled.
"Perhaps you really should learn more about dragons. Dragons don't even have the concept of being of the same species. The number of dragons that Dragon City can control is directly related to the Dragon King's power level. The Dragon Kings are mostly responsible for the foundational matters. Every single dragon is an independent individual. "
I nodded. This was to be expected. After all, the Dragons' internal conflicts were also the type where one would have to fight to the death. The powerful Dragons and the weak humans had completely different social structures. Since it was only natural for the Dragons to fight against each other, powerful individuals didn't have many natural enemies, so they didn't need to band together. Naturally, they didn't care about the benefits of the entire species.
"That is to say …"
"That is to say, as long as the price is high enough, the dragons themselves won't care about anything. And the oldest of us is only around two hundred years old. To the Dragons, that's nothing more than a long hibernation. We don't have many connections to begin with, and the only reason we're able to become elders here is because our fists are strong enough. You're asking if you can trust us? Perhaps you should ask yourself if you're able to offer us something that we're interested in. "
"Ha, I do have quite a few good things here, but it all depends on whether or not you're willing to pay an equivalent price. But since this matter is so important, if you want to back out after I tell you … "
"You'll kill me to keep me quiet?"
"No, I'm a civilized person. How could I possibly do such a thing? We signed a contract beforehand that you're not allowed to reveal anything. "
"… There'll always be loopholes in this type of contract. You're not an irresolute person."
"Heh heh, if you break the contract, someone will naturally come looking for trouble with you. Alright, I'll have to start from a long time ago. Around one hundred years ago, I met Aillé in the River Styx … And after that, our plan was carried out step by step. The most important part was that the Law God ascended to Godhood. Now, we're at the third step of our plan … Alright, this is what we want you to do. If you break the contract, Aillé will personally come looking for trouble with you …"
It took me more than three hours to explain everything clearly. The two Evelyns kept asking me questions, and they were also communicating internally. I could occasionally hear things like "Second Sister wants me to ask you …" "Eighth Sister wants me to ask …" and so on. It seemed that the Evelyns were actually able to directly communicate with each other. Their shared souls had formed a soul network that constantly resonated with each other.
"… That's our plan. You can see that if our plan succeeds, you'll naturally receive abundant rewards. I just don't know what you're planning on doing. "
What I saw were several pairs of eyes that were abnormally complex.
"… I never expected that you'd actually succeed. You're truly daring. You're basically becoming the enemy of all the current Gods."
"You're even crazier than before. The chances of this plan succeeding are far too low. "
I thought that they would refuse, but I heard a third person's voice.
"We can understand what you're doing, and we approve of your hard work. However, we won't help you …"
A silver-haired Evelyn suddenly appeared in front of me. It seemed that the Copper Dragon was currently maintaining her projection.
"… But we'll help you deal with some troublesome matters and mislead the Dragons. Only after you prove the feasibility of this plan will we begin helping you on the surface."
This was yet another projection. Her sapphire-like eyes contained a mysterious emotion. She was the original Evelyn, and as the eldest sister among the Evelyns, her words were the final decision of the other Evelyns.
"At the very least, we can be considered allies now … or perhaps it's more appropriate to call us accomplices?"
I heaved a sigh of relief when the Evelyns all had complex expressions and agreed in unison. This was quite a big deal, after all. It would have been quite troublesome if the Evelyns had adamantly opposed my plan.
However, I didn't regret telling them the truth. With their help and protection, the success rate of this plan would increase by at least 20%. My "intuition" and "emotions" kept telling me that these "old friends" before me were trustworthy.
Although I still had a backup plan, this was indeed the best possible result. Only in novels would people immediately submit to me after making such bold claims. Without first confirming the sturdiness of this boat, who would dare to casually board it?
After confirming that we were going to set up camp here, I also arranged a place for the two Evelyns to live in. Many plans and plans were also being carried out.
"Did those tiger heads tell us any information about the nearby area?"
"No. Only their leader knows how to speak the dragon language. However, when he saw that we were going to set up camp here, he closed his eyes and didn't say anything. He kept looking at our interrogators with hostility, as if we were invaders."
"… How troublesome. Right, they're half-beastmen. Can the Beast Tamer and Druil communicate with them?"
"I've already tried. Druil says that they're all filled with violent thoughts and refuses to communicate with them in depth. As for the Beast Tamer, didn't you already send out the strongest Beast Tamer? Even the strongest Druil isn't here. "
"Tsk, that guy still hasn't returned?"
"No, it seems that he's met with some trouble."
The strongest Beast Tamer? Yep, he was the existence whose name was becoming more and more unmentionable. However, there were some things that needed to be done by him. I felt that if he was here, these tiger heads would probably confess everything. Perhaps they would even "fight" and resolve their grudges. They would probably even form a deep friendship with someone.
But now, none of them were here. Several days ago, I sent out Eaglestorm, Beifeng, Ainslo, and Diana to the Earth Elemental Plane to obtain the God Equipment of Wind. However, they still hadn't returned even after the scheduled departure date. It seemed that they had met with some trouble.
What? Why didn't I go personally? I was too busy, so I decided to leave this Legendary-level Quest to my underlings. I felt that their success rate was at least 90%. Perhaps they could even help me bring back an Epic-ranked treasure chest or something.
However, probability was something that was hard to say. With my luck, even if I had a 99% success rate, it was still possible that I would fail. If I didn't go, perhaps the success rate would increase, and if I did go, I would probably have some "miraculous encounters."
"Main character treatment?"
"Calamity Starlight Bracelets count as main character treatment? That's more like a main character in a comic. "
Cough — cough — I seemed to have accidentally exposed something again. I was no calamity, nor did I have a dangling treasure chest. Yet, I had a major failure with a 95% success rate. It seemed that I had accidentally entered something.
"This team has a healer, a tank, and a fighter, so it shouldn't be too difficult, right? Indeed, no matter if it's Kamdiran or the Great Stone Sculptor Ainslo, neither of them are that trustworthy. Perhaps someone wants to steal the loot when they open the treasure chest. It's fine if they only want to kick someone out of the team, but I'm afraid that someone might want to kill them and steal their loot … "
"Will your subordinates die if you don't curse them? You're such a jinx. "
But soon, the Air Knight and the Greedy Wolf Airship that went on a patrol mission brought back an unexpected gift for me.
"That White Dragon actually didn't die? That's quite an explanation. "
"Hmph, White Dragons only have thick skin and thick flesh. Otherwise, they would have gone extinct long ago."
Blue Dragon Evelyn didn't seem to care at all. She truly wasn't interested in the White Dragon's life or death. It was just that ever since she showed her cards to me, she seemed to like hanging around me more.
After I confirmed with the other Copper Dragons, I learned that she was indeed my liaison with the Evelyns. But to be honest, rather than the aggressive Blue Dragons, I wanted the Copper Dragons to be more sociable.
At this moment, the one glaring angrily at the heavily injured White Dragon was our Lord Liaison.
If it was only a half-dead White Dragon, it wouldn't have been a pleasant surprise. What was a pleasant surprise was that this White Dragon was actually a female dragon that was about to give birth.
"It would seem that the Eternal Thunder tribe's goal was dragon eggs from the very start. If they can obtain these little White Dragons, their tribe's overall power level will increase by at least ten times."
And because of this, the White Dragon unsurprisingly had an early miscarriage. However, it seemed that the Eternal Thunder tribe had been aiming for quite some time. Their timing was quite good, as the pregnancy period was nearing its end. Even if the White Dragon miscarried during this period, the dragon eggs would still be in relatively good condition.
"Of the seven dragon eggs, at least five still have a chance of hatching."
"… Originally, there were nine eggs. Our people discovered two shattered shells somewhere."
"Who did this? Who did this so quickly? "
"She directly swallowed this White Dragon in order to recover from her injuries."
Alright then, it would seem that it wasn't a legend for White Dragons to eat their own children. No wonder these White Dragons were so disliked by their own kind. They were no different from wild beasts. No, even normal wild beasts wouldn't do such a thing.
However, I was rather delighted to see the White Dragon eggs before me. Dragon eggs that had just been born were rare items that couldn't even be bought on the black market (mainly because I was worried about being hunted down by adult dragons).
"Aren't they just some useless White Dragon eggs? Why are you so happy? Could it be that you intend to tame some White Dragons to become Dragon Knights? It'll take at least eighty years for them to be useful. Even if they become young dragons, they'll still be nothing more than wild beasts that only know how to fight. "
"… Useless? That might not be the case. Evelyn, why do you think White Dragons are nothing more than wild beasts? "
"Why? They weren't born that way. "
I shook my head. Although this was the mainstream way of thinking in the world, it wasn't "magic" at all. Many things that seemed so natural and "common sense" would have their own mysteries if you looked deeper into it.
"Actually, humans are the same. Some children are lost in the forest and raised by animals. When they grow up, they directly become so-called wolf children. They don't even need to speak. They eat raw meat and are no different from wild beasts."
"You're saying …?" Evelyn nodded thoughtfully. She had heard similar rumors before.
"Dragons are born powerful. They'll be able to inherit the most basic knowledge and wisdom of the previous generation while they're still in their dragon eggs. In fact, they don't even need a teacher, which is a necessary job class for other species. However, it's obvious that White Dragons are different."
I paused for a moment as I recalled a rumor that might be able to support my point.
"I've heard that Silver Dragons and Crystal Dragons will sometimes steal White Dragon eggs and raise the young White Dragons to take care of themselves. Is that true?"
Evelyn nodded. This wasn't much of a secret. Many famous White Dragons in Dragon City had gotten their names this way.
"In that case, if we can make up for the White Dragons' lack of inheritance, will we be able to create a species that's no weaker than other species of dragons? I'm quite skilled when it comes to memories and souls. In terms of physical strength, White Dragons aren't bad. Their element is also my favorite ice element. It's worth a try. "
"… Do you have time? Their growth is astonishingly slow. "
"Heh heh, I naturally have a plan. Right, if my experiment is successful, can you help me obtain some White Dragon eggs? "
"It's impossible to sell or raise them. If you can prove that you can really make White Dragons more like dragons, you should be able to discuss this with the other elders. "
"That's good enough. Let's try it."
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