"Look, it's just as the King said. They're stuck in the swamp."
On the green grass, several green dragons wearing green cloaks were lying on their stomachs, looking at the silver ships in the distance with ebony eyes.
"Where did these things come from? They actually destroyed our harbor," an emerald dragon said. "That's a huge loss."
Most of the houses in the harbor were empty houses that had not been sold yet. Therefore, destroying them would be a huge loss to the emerald dragons.
Most of the people who stayed in the canyon were commoners because they did not have crystals to build houses. The commoners who lived outside were basically hired by the nobles. They could only squeeze in some narrow and dirty places. Only some of them could buy houses after earning enough crystals.
Usually, houses could be built casually. However, not only did they have to buy the materials, but they also had to pay the guards' protection crystals to prevent attacks from Mao Yu, dinosaurs, and bandits. The protection crystals were much more expensive than the materials.
Therefore, most of the houses were built by the nobles. They could hire some soldiers for free to build the houses and sell them to other commoners. This formed a relationship of buying and selling houses.
"Anyway, it's none of our business. This is something the nobles have to worry about," another emerald dragon said. "We just need to watch them here."
The ships kept swaying in place, unable to move forward. Most of them were a little slanted. They looked like they were trapped.
A group of silver-armored dragons swayed around on the ships. They looked very anxious. Some of them were tied to ropes and checking under the ships.
However, they did not seem to be able to get the ships out of the swamp.
The emerald dragons who were observing said, "What should we do now?" "Let's observe for now and wait for the next order. Wait, something strange is coming out."
The emerald dragons saw some black creatures appear on the ships. They crawled along the ship's hull and under the ship. They did not need to pull the ropes and would not fall into the swamp.
The black creatures climbed down from the ships. They crawled across the swamp and gathered under one ship. They seemed to be trying to move the ship.
"What are those creatures? Go back and report!" A few emerald dragons hurriedly ran away.
What are those creatures? If they were to be named, perhaps they should be named like fish.
Lin was also observing the situation here. These black creatures were originally the Silverscale Wyrm's creatures that were used to propel ships. After some preliminary observation, Lin discovered that these creatures were very similar to fish.
They were about a meter long, and their skin was as smooth as a sea creature's. They had dorsal fins on their backs, and their half-meter long tails were flat, suitable for swimming. They had suction cups on their limbs, and they could stick to the hull to move. They had gills, but they could also breathe on land.
The creature was muscular and could run very fast on land, but Lin believed that most of its structure was designed to live in water.
From the outside, it looked more like a finned salamander, but its structure was closer to that of a fish, and it could half-stand. Now, they were using their wide feet to step on the swamp and pushing the boat with their forelimbs.
Their intelligence was not high, and their brain capacity was about 0.7, so they could understand the Silver Armored Dragon's orders.
These strange creatures should be called half-fish. They should be a subsidiary species that the Silverscale Wyrm had brought from somewhere. The Silverscale Wyrm had to keep shouting from the boat for them to move.
They were very similar to the relationship between the Electric Gnomes and the Emerald Dragons. These half-fish were trying to push the boat out of the swamp. Although they could stand in the swamp with their webbed feet, it was impossible for them to push the boat. A few half-fish had already sunk into the swamp.
No matter how much the Silverscale Wyrm shouted, they were unable to push the boat out.
Lin felt that the Silverscale Wyrm's shipbuilder did not consider the possibility of the boat encountering large potholes or swamps when making the boat. Could it be that the place where they lived did not have such an environment?
The place where they lived was strange, and Lin also felt that the Silverscale Wyrm's language was a little strange. They seemed to be speaking a different language system. Although there were some words that the White Skeleton Dragon had once used, they were basically new, or they were using old words to create a new one.
Why did they do this? Lin felt that it did not make sense, because old words could also express things and meanings now. Could it be that the color of their scales had changed, and so had their personality?
That did not seem very likely.
Because of this, Lin wanted to ask them directly.
"Gah!" The Silverscale Wyrms on the boat shouted. They realized that the half-fish could not move the boat, so they had no choice but to order them to return.
Suddenly, a sound came from behind them. The Silverscale Wyrms were startled. They quickly turned around and saw a Hardened Wyrm standing behind them. However, this Silverscale Wyrm was not wearing any armor, and its scales shone brightly under the sunlight.
"Gah!" The Silverscale Wyrms were a little strange, because there was no dragon standing here just now.
"Do you understand?" The Silverscale Wyrm that was not wearing any armor spoke.
In fact, this Wyrm was a spy that Lin had just created, and it was speaking the original White Skeleton Dragon language.
The Silverscale Wyrms were stunned when they heard it. Lin could feel that they were extremely shocked. After being stunned for more than ten seconds, they suddenly shouted and drew their weapons to slash at the spy.
The blade of their weapons sliced through the spy's body, and the spy fell to the ground with blood spurting out.
This reaction was a little unexpected.
Lin did not strengthen the spy. Its structure was similar to a normal Silverscale Wyrm. What was interesting was the reaction of these Silverscale Wyrms. They seemed to have a strange emotion towards the dragon that spoke the original language, and subconsciously wanted to kill the target.
They did not show any anger or fear when they slashed, which meant that they were not afraid or angry. It was more like a nervous reflex.
Was there such a strange nervous reflex?
Lin thought that perhaps she should take a look at their memories, but that might not be useful. Lin thought that it would be better to just watch them go back to their home.
"Gah!" The Silverscale Wyrms lifted the spy's body and threw it into the swamp from the boat.
They did not seem to be affected by the death of their own kind.
In fact, Lin almost thought that these Wyrms were a group of White Skeleton Dragons that did not live on the dinosaur continent, and not the descendants of Jing Kuang.
However, Lin found something in the depths of their cabin.
This should be the place where the commander stayed, but now that there were no dragons around, Lin's eyeballs flew here. The entire room was filled with many stone and metal objects. Lin was surprised by this. Just like before, they were not made of wood at all. So far, Lin had only seen stone and metal objects.
The previous airship was also made of wood, but the ships here were not made of wood at all. Lin felt that they must have received some kind of inspiration.
Their mechanisms seemed to be relatively simple. Lin had already investigated most of their mechanisms, and all the mechanisms that Lin saw so far were operated by wheels, and these wheels were operated by the Half-Fish or Silverscale Wyrms themselves.
In other words, they relied purely on their physical strength to operate these things. It was a strange feeling.
But the most interesting thing was that in the center of this room, there was a statue.
The statue was two meters tall and made of a type of white stone. It was shaped in the shape of a White Skeleton Dragon, holding a weapon and wearing armor. Although the face could not be seen, there was a line of words at the base of the statue.
The Eternal King, the Messenger of the Will of Creation, Jing Kuang.
The words were written in the primitive language of the White Skeleton Dragon. It was obvious that these Silverscale Wyrms worshipped the Jing Kuang. Even if they had encountered some kind of misfortune, they still seemed to believe in the things of the past. The reason why they killed the spy could also be found here.
Next to the Jing Kuang statue, there was a stone slab with some words written in the White Skeleton Dragon's language.
The content written on it was mainly about how great the Crystal Maniac was, saying that it possessed great strength and wisdom, and in the last line, it was written: This is the text of creation. Those without qualifications cannot read it, and can only watch it. Otherwise, they will be punished.
"It seems that they think the original language is something very noble, and only those who are qualified can read it. What is this qualified person?"
Lin wanted to see what the creature that taught them was more and more.
Several days and nights had passed since then.
The Silverscale Wyrms were completely trapped in the swamp area and could no longer move forward. The giant ships that seemed to be able to crush everything were now useless. Although only a few ships in front were stuck in the swamp, the ones behind did not dare to move forward. Therefore, they seemed to intend to let the ships behind them turn around and move in another direction.
There was a huge swamp between the port and the Emerald Dragon Canyon. Although there was a road in the swamp, there was no way for such a large ship to pass through. However, the Silverscale Wyrms clearly did not intend to give up. They turned the ships that were not stuck to the north.
The north used to be a desert, but now, because of the nutrients from the tsunami and the Mystifying Rain, this dry world had turned green, and all kinds of strange plants grew there.
Among them, the most abundant was a plant called the Vine Fern. These plants were native to the Northern Mainland, and their seeds had even survived hundreds of years of ice in the desert.
The Silverscale Wyrms had already sent out scouts to explore there and found that there was no swamp there. Therefore, they seemed to think that they could go around it.
After making the decision, the Silverscale Wyrms left a part of the team to guard the ships that were stuck in the swamp. The ships at the back began to turn around and move in the direction of the desert.
However, they did not know what they would encounter.
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