About three hours later, the Elf King, the Great Elder of the fairy Dragons, and Chen Rui appeared in front of everyone. All the dragons and knights felt that the power of the contract that controlled their lives had been lifted.
Immediately afterward, Great Elder Gomeria announced that Ryūzoku and the Island of Storms had officially formed a strategic partnership. The Island of Storms would become a fixed trial place for the Dragons and dragon knights from now on. This time, the dragon knight trial would be conducted in the latest form.
The formation of this strategic partnership was beyond the expectations of many Dragons. The purpose of this visit was to eliminate all the titans and wind elementals on the Island of Storms. They even brought the Griffin Legion of the Long Huang Empire, but they ended up forming an alliance with the Island of Storms in a dramatic manner. Although they didn't understand the details of the negotiation between the Great Elder, the Elf King, and "Richard", the Dragons and knights were finally relieved to be able to get rid of the control of the contract.
Great Elder Gomeria's authority was second only to Dragon Emperor Palgoris among the Dragons, so no one, including the two elders of the red dragon and gold dragon, questioned this decision. In fact, there must be an inside story.
During the conversation, Chen Rui figured out the reason why Rolla ran away from home 20,000 years ago. To be honest, this "escape" was really tough. Later, his father-in-law came to smash and rob them, which was even more embarrassing.
The title of "Elf King" did not refer to the supreme ruler of the elves. Since the Goddess of Moonlight worshiped by the elves was a female, the emperors of all generations were female elves. Even the most outstanding male could not become an elven emperor. Only the most powerful elves who had made great contributions to the elven race could receive the special title of "King". Not only did this signify their authority and status second only to the Queen, but it also represented the highest honor. In the long history of the elves, there were only a handful of elves who were crowned as King.
Spann. Savadiga was the first Demi-God powerhouse in the Emerald Forest Sea tens of thousands of years ago. His strength was well-known on the mainland. As a famous handsome man, artist, and magic circle master of the elves, Spann was the dream lover of countless elven girls. He was once considered the best marriage partner of the elven empress at that time.
However … In the end, this powerful elf chose his former rival, the fairy dragon Merilla. This matter caused a sensation among the elves. Spann was also ostracized by the Elder Council, and had to leave the Emerald Forest Sea in low spirits. Later on, a major event occurred in the Jadeite Forest Sea. A group of corrupted elves held the Elven Empress hostage and controlled her, and attempted to lay their hands on the sacred Tree of Nature. Their leader was Great Elder Ivrit, who instigated Spann to leave.
At the critical moment of life and death for the elves, Spann let go of the former grudges, broke into the forest together with the fairy dragon, killed Ivrit and other fallen elves, and sealed the power of destruction of the cursed nature tree at the cost of lowering his own strength, saving the entire elves. Spann was also conferred as the Elven King, and his heroic deeds were praised by the elves for generations.
The glorious deeds of the elven father-in-law made Chen Rui speechless. It turned out that the strength of the elven father-in-law was Demi-God, but because he saved the Tree of Nature, his strength was lowered to the Kingdom level, and because of the curse, he could never break through again in his life.
In fact, after sealing the Tree of Nature, Spann's condition was very bad. His vitality suddenly fell to the lowest point. It was Merilla who cast a secret skill to share her lifespan to give half of her lifespan to her lover, which saved the elf's life.
This incident made Chen Rui have a further understanding of the love between the father-in-law and his wife. He also vaguely understood why the Tree of Nature in the Emerald Forest Sea would wither day by day. It should be because Spann's seal could no longer contain the curse of destruction.
There were some things that Chen Rui couldn't say clearly, so he just told them his real name and some things related to Rolla. After learning that their daughter was in the Demon Realm, the Elven King and the fairy dragon didn't have any special resistance to this son-in-law who might be the Demons. It was already a great surprise to get the news of their daughter's safety.
The previous "technical seminar" of ancient runes made Chen Rui very lucky to get the appreciation of the Elven King. In contrast, the Great Elder of the fairy dragon was not easy to deal with.
In Chen Rui's previous world, he had heard countless stories of mothers-in-law linked to keywords such as "reality", "betrothal gifts", "terms" and so on. Some of them were even sad and weird.
Although the dimensions were different, some commonalities undoubtedly exist- As a woman who had been fooled by a man once, a mother-in-law was naturally incomparable to a daughter.
The first question of the fairy dragon mother-in-law hit Chen Rui's weakness: How many wives do you have?
She is indeed the Great Elder of Ryūzoku. Her political sense is really strong. Chen Rui wanted to imitate the elf father-in-law and ask "what" blankly, but the reality was cruel. It was impossible to fool around like this. He had to answer vaguely, "more than one", and emphasized that Rolla was the "most precious" one.
The fairy dragon mother-in-law was obviously not satisfied with this answer, but unexpectedly she didn't ask "how many good sisters do you have". Instead, she asked "is Rolla the most powerful?" This seemingly harmless question made Chen Rui see the black-bellied nature of Sir Meriya for the first time. He inexplicably thought of words like "knife to knife" and "harem bloodshed". He couldn't help but shudder when he thought of the criteria of the mother-in-law for choosing a son-in-law.
The above was just a fragment of Chen Rui and his mother-in-law's "question". Anyway, after coming out of that space, someone's back was drenched in sweat.
In general, Span and Meriya were quite satisfied with a son-in-law. Both of them were knowledgeable people. They naturally knew how difficult it was to gather 6 types of elemental source power. This could also understand why Chen Rui desperately protected the wind elementals. This alone showed the son-in-law's nature and feelings for Rolla. As for the racial difference, it was not an obstacle because the Elf King and the fairy dragon Great Elder came through the same way back then.
It was the first time he met his father-in-law and mother-in-law, so of course, the son-in-law had to show his filial piety. For the super powerhouse with a kingdom, unless it was an artifact or a special quasi-artifact, ordinary equipment was meaningless. Considering that the Elf King lost a lot of life when he sealed the Tree of Nature, and Meriya shared half of her life, Chen Rui offered 2 bottles of longevity potions. This gift naturally made the Elf King and the fairy dragon Great Elder very happy. The special gift of "Magic Feather Tulle" that could change its style freely made his mother-in-law smile. Unfortunately, there were not enough materials. Otherwise, she could also give a quasi-artifact light armor to his father-in-law.
Of course, compared with these gifts, Chen Rui's promise to persuade Rolla to return to the human world to visit Span and Meriya was the happiest thing for them. Since the [Star Gate] could not be used by anyone except Chen Rui, and ordinary space travel was too dangerous, the safest way to enter the human world at present was to wait for the enchantment to open 100 years later.
For the Dragons, 100 years was nothing. Span and Meriya had already waited for 20,000 years.
In short, what was originally a fight to the death had become a cooperation, and enemies had become friends. More and more of the dragonriders were focused on the upcoming trial, which would officially begin in a few days. Before that, the dragonriders and griffin knights had to assist Meriya, Span, and Chen Rui in setting up the magic formation for the trial grounds.
"Lord Richard!" A dragonrider's voice rang out, "The third squad has completed the magic formation in the valley according to your request. Please go and inspect it."
The dragonrider's attitude was very respectful. Even though those who could become dragonriders were geniuses that were one in ten thousand, and many of them were proud and arrogant, in the face of this mysterious powerhouse who could defeat the red and gold dragons, and who had signed a contract with the Great Elder, they still maintained a considerable amount of respect.
Chen Rui nodded and followed the dragonrider into the valley. After a careful inspection, Chen Rui nodded and casually pointed at one of the dragonriders in the third squad, "Everyone has worked hard. Stay here and help me with the final setup and inspection. The rest of you can go and rest."
The dragonriders bowed and took their leave. The dragonrider looked at Chen Rui, wanting to say something but hesitating. Chen Rui smiled at him and activated the magic formation, "Alright, this way the people outside won't be able to hear us … What I want to say is, it's been a long time, Your Excellency Golden Knight and Dragonrider. Perhaps I'll have to call you a real dragonrider soon?"
The dragonrider revealed an excited expression and knelt on one knee, "It really is you! His Royal Highness! "
This dragonrider was Samuel, who had sworn loyalty to Chen Rui. After successfully passing the first round of tests in Ryūzoku, Samuel qualified for the second round of tests this time. As long as he passed the test, he would become an official dragonrider.
As Chen Rui had removed all mental links during the battle at Warlock Fortress, Samuel had once thought that this "Highness" had fallen. He was inexplicably sad and depressed. Later, when he received a message from Ina and learned that His Lordship was still alive, he regained his confidence and fighting spirit.
After Chen Rui rescued Ina in the Plain of Nightmares, to prevent Samuel from worrying, he had specially asked Shura to entrust her to pass on the message. Now that she was able to reunite with Samuel on the Island of Storms, she was naturally very happy. Previously, due to the special circumstances, it was inconvenient for them to contact each other. Now, she finally had the opportunity.
"The Blood Oath of Light no longer exists. We are friends, there is no need for such etiquette."
Samuel did not obey. Instead, he lowered his head and said, "I know that my strength is limited, and I may become a burden to Your Highness, but please give me a chance. I will work hard to become stronger so that I have the qualifications to truly follow Your Highness. As for the Blood Oath of Light … Since I pledged my loyalty to Your Highness, it has been buried deep in my soul. Unless it is completely annihilated, the oath will never be invalid, unless Your Highness is willing to grant me annihilation. "
Chen Rui sighed and stepped forward to help Samuel up, "Your loyalty makes me feel ashamed. In fact, I do not have much ambition …"
"Please allow me to boldly guess that it is not that Your Highness does not have ambition, but your ambition is too great. Especially after witnessing Your Highness's current strength, I have confirmed some of the assumptions in my heart. "Samuel shook his head," However, I will not probe into Your Highness's secrets. I only wish for Your Highness to give me this honor and opportunity. "
"Alright, if you are not afraid of being implicated or being disappointed." Chen Rui patted Samuel's shoulder, "However, there is no need for the Blood Oath of Light. You only need to remember one thing. Even without Arthur, without 'Your Highness', Samuel is still a friend whom I can entrust my back to."
Samuel's eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously, "By the way, Your Highness, I have another request. Since you are in charge of this trial, can you let me get third place?"
Chen Rui was stunned. He knew that Samuel was never the kind of person who would cheat. There must be a special reason for this request.
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