As the dragon's wings swept across the sky, the pale golden light seemed to be shattered by the giant wings, turning into countless sparkling radiance that coated the wide and majestic blue scales. The turbulence of magic condensed into ribbon-like glimmering marks at the edge of the dragon's wings, drawing a magnificent arc between the clouds and the clear sky. Riding on the ripples of magic, the ruler of the sky crossed the border of the continent, crossed the endless sea, crossed the barrier of the never-ending storm, and flew quickly towards the far north under the brilliant light of the giant sun.
The cold wind howled. The bone-chilling cold of the northernmost land indicated that they were close to their destination. The blue dragon lowered its altitude slightly. In its large, pale golden vertical pupils, there were many floating icebergs and all kinds of permanent alloy creations that poked out of the sea. Some weak and harmless creatures were jumping and frolicking on those icebergs and platforms. When the dragon swept across the sky, some of the creatures immediately jumped into the sea to hide, while others looked up at the sky blankly as if they did not know what fear was.
The ice floes quickly receded from her field of vision, and the surroundings became colder and colder. But all of a sudden, the number of ice floes decreased greatly, and the surrounding temperature rose abnormally. The Blue Dragon slightly reduced her flying speed, and at the end of her field of vision, a magnificent continent was floating on the empty and calm sea between the glaciers.
It was a continent much smaller than the Loren Continent, but there were still mountains, forests, and rivers on it. On the edge of the continent, there were countless elegant towers with a metallic texture. Between the towers, electric arcs were jumping, and light was flowing.
Above them, a huge shield that was far more spectacular than the Wall of Grandeur extended from the top of the tower and shrouded the entire continent. In the air part of the shield, there were a large number of silver-white devices hovering in the air, hovering in specific positions, somehow maintaining the integrity of the shield. Countless shadows were flying in the air between those devices, looking busy and orderly.
The Blue Dragon let out a happy roar and flew towards one of the areas of the Great Shield. When she was close to a certain distance, the Great Shield automatically opened up a gap, and a long guiding beam extended out from the gap, guiding the Blue Dragon in the dim sky. A huge metal ring flew out from the Great Shield and followed the guiding beam to the front of the Blue Dragon, flying together with the Blue Dragon.
A stream of light flashed across the surface of the metal ring, and the artificial intelligence's voice was heard. "Identity verification … expatriate, observer, first-class agent of the Mithril Vault … Melita?? Pânia, identity verification passed. Welcome home, compatriot. "
The blue dragon was obviously in a good mood. She greeted the central artificial intelligence behind the ring. "Hey! Omega, what's going on in Tarlonde recently? "
The ring paused for a moment, and then the surface flashed again. "Search complete. The second power unit of the environmental control tower was successfully replaced 72 days ago. The Senate has issued a commendation. The dome control center has been upgraded recently, and the Senate has issued a commendation. The Hatching Health Laboratory of the third hatching center has successfully improved the 6 + 2 deformity screening process before hatching, making it more ritualistic. The person in charge of the laboratory said during the press conference that he did not want to disturb the Senate over this matter, but hoped to be given 12 years of paid leave. The Senate has rejected the request, but still issued a commendation for his outstanding work …"
"… Ha … There's really nothing worth hearing … How many thousands of years have these 'results' been going around in circles?" Melita in the form of a blue dragon? Pânia sighed as the ring flew towards the shield. "Is there any news about the Council?"
In Tarlonde, the Giant Dragon had two important management groups. The largest and most powerful one was the Senate. They were responsible for all the internal affairs of the continent, and with the help of Omega, they controlled all the ancient technological facilities in Tarlonde. The other one was the highest council in charge of foreign affairs. As a senior officer of the Mithril Vault, Melita was most often in contact with the elders of the council.
The ring paused for a moment again, and then responded. "The Council has decided to remove Melita from the Mithril Vault three days ago. They have decided to remove Pânia's ten-year bonus as punishment for her unauthorized destruction … "
Melita's wings tilted and she almost fell. After she steadied herself, she took a deep breath and said, "Well, you don't have to say anymore. I've known about this three days ago …"
"Getting the news of your hometown in time helps the expatriates to relieve their loneliness." The ring emitted a monotonous synthetic sound as it gradually slowed down and stuck to the opening of the shield. "Welcome home again, Melita. Have a good day."
"I shouldn't have asked you the last question. It would be a miracle if I had a good day!"
Melita muttered. She retracted her wings slightly and passed through the thin layer of light film in the middle of the ring. In an instant, she had completed the necessary sterilization and quarantine procedures to return to Tarlonde. After that, she circled inside the shield, recalibrated her sense of direction, and quickly flew toward a magnificent city built between the mountains not far away.
It was a giant city built of stone and metal, stretching all the way to the sky along the towering mountains. Its grand, majestic, and complex architectural style was very different from most cities on the Loren Continent. The most distinctive thing was that the architecture in this city was divided into two different types: one was extraordinarily large in size, the structure was magnificent and solemn, like the legendary residence of a giant. Its porches and windows were easily 20 to 30 meters high. The other type was distributed among these large buildings, like some kind of "decoration" attached to the large buildings, built on the roof or walls of the giant buildings. Their structure was exquisite, and they were quite exquisite and colorful. Although they were still in a grand style, compared to the houses of the giants, they were exquisite and "cute".
Melita decelerated slightly over the city, then flew straight in the familiar direction and steadily landed on a huge grayish-white terrace. After landing, she looked up and let out a loud voice unique to the Giant Dragon. "Noretta! Noretta! I'm back! Are you at home? Are you at home? Are you … "
Halfway through, a slightly annoyed voice came into her ears. "I'm at home! You don't have to shout so loudly! "
Melita looked around and asked, "Where are you?"
The voice came from right below her. "Under your feet! Lift up your toes! "
Melita quickly lowered her head, her two big eyes almost squeezed together. After carefully identifying the voice, she hurriedly moved her claws and saw a woman in a white dress, with pale blonde hair and a tear mole at the corner of her eye awkwardly getting up from where she was originally standing.
"Oh … Noretta!" Melita was surprised. She carefully pinched her friend with her front claws. "This is the first time I saw you maintaining a human form outside of a light sleep. I didn't see you at all!"
"That's because you have bad eyesight!" Noretta waved her arm and easily broke free from the dragon's claws. She jumped steadily on the ground. "And of course I have to maintain a human form. Today is the sacred ceremony, and this ceremony is held in our city. Do you want me to meet the God in the form of a dragon?"
Melita's huge dragon body was shrouded in a layer of glow. Her figure quickly shrank in the glow and almost instantly turned into a human form. Hearing her friend's words, she was stunned for a moment. Then she said softly with a slightly complicated expression on her face, "Ah … sacred ceremony … I almost forgot, today is the day to meet the Dragon God …"
Noretta, who had pale blonde hair and a tear mole at the corner of her eye, noticed Melita's expression. She pursed her lips and finally smiled. "She will always be the God who protects us."
"Yes, after all, she is' our 'God …" Melita said and shook her head slightly. "Let's not talk about this first. I want to meet President Andal. I have brought back a special' Mithril Request '."
"Mithril Request?" Noretta looked at her old friend curiously. "What kind of request is it that the President of the Council has to look through in person?"
"Gwen?? Cecil, you remember this name, right? "
"The human who came back from the dead?" Noretta blinked. "You still accept his request? The last time he came back from the dead and wanted to collect the goods, the Mithril Vault had a hard time. After that, we had to dig graves all over the world to make sure that the dead clients would not come back to us to fulfill their orders … "
"But in the end, there were no voices from the other graves asking for payment!" Melita waved her hand and said perfunctorily. After that, her expression became slightly serious. "I won't joke with you. This request is really special. That human is more interesting than you and I thought. The force he is building has also developed beyond the Council's initial expectations. And most importantly, he has already noticed …"
Melita suddenly shut her mouth at the end of her sentence.
But between Tarlonde and the Giant Dragon, this sudden silence was already a secret signal.
Noretta frowned slightly and then asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?"
Melita nodded gently. "Do you still remember that crazy human empire? And their crazy plan of rebellion. We all thought that the Demonic Tide had completely destroyed those daring mortals and their ambitions, but in fact … their tenacity and courage were beyond the imagination of all dragons … "
"Rebellion …"
White Dragon Noretta's expression changed slightly when she heard that special word. Then, with a hint of emotion, she repeated the word softly.
She recalled the Supreme President's comment when the Council first knew that the Kingdom of Gondor was suspected to be researching the power of rebellion against the gods.
Because of their short lifespan, they are full of variables. Because they are born weak, they are fearless. In front of the gods, humans are braver than dragons.
"Well, there is still some time before the ceremony. I will arrange for you to meet President Andal."
…
In the center of the Giant Dragon City, at the top of the towering mountain ridge, the magnificent temple went straight into the clouds.
The extreme north was in the state of extreme daytime. Half of the time every day, the sky was shrouded in sunlight. This extremely brilliant feeling of light shone through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the temple and into its magnificent inner hall. Every inch of the ancient floor tiles and every old pillar cast mottled shadows and bright spots. A beautiful and graceful woman in a pale golden long dress with her blond hair reaching the ground was standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window in the palace. She was looking at the sunlight in the distance, overlooking the sea of clouds below the temple, as well as the city buildings and various lights in the sea of clouds.
She had been looking at this scene for almost a million years.
"No matter how beautiful the scenery is … there will be a day when you get tired of it." The blond woman sighed softly and turned her head to the high-ranking dragon priest standing respectfully behind her. "What do you think? Helagol? "
The dragon priest known as Helagol lowered his head slightly, his pale golden vertical pupils were hidden in the shadow of the mitre. "This is because your eternity has surpassed all the scenery, my Lord."
"… Perhaps." The blond woman's mouth curled up slightly, but it was almost impossible to tell if it was a smile or not. Her voice was gentle and kind, but the tone was so perfect that it made people fearful and conflicted. "Helagol, you are the priest who has been with me for the longest time. You don't have to flatter me like this. Words against the heart are tiring, both the speaker and the listener."
The dragon priest did not look up. "My respect for you is from the heart."
The blond woman narrowed her eyes slightly, still smiling. "What about hatred? Is it from the heart like the others? "
"…"
"I put a lock on you. You should hate me, but sadly, even this hatred is locked." The blonde woman turned her head and looked at the clouds in the distance. "Just like this scenery that has not changed for millions of years … From the day you failed to disobey, you have been locked here forever, locked in this eternal alternation of day and night … Hate me from the bottom of your heart. This is what you should do."
"…"
"But it doesn't matter. I am still your guardian. I will protect you as always. Yesterday, today, and forever …"
The blond woman said softly as she turned away from the floor-to-ceiling window and walked into the depths of the temple.
"Poor creatures, you are going to be trapped on this planet until you die."
The dragon priest Helagol looked up and looked at the back of the goddess. He stepped forward without any expression and followed closely behind.
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