For a moment, Gwen did not know how to react.
He stood quietly in front of the incubation device and looked at the baby dragon in the transparent capsule. He looked at the baby dragon that was ugly in his eyes. He looked at the little fellow that had just visited this world and began to flap its young wings, trying to observe the surrounding environment. Dragons were really powerful creatures, so much so that their baby dragon could walk with its own strength and open its eyes to observe the world. It might even have some kind of magical power. Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Gwen saw that the edge of the baby dragon's wings had light that looked like runes faintly emerged.
But these outstanding talents did not mean much to Tarlonde.
"Is it observing us?" Amber asked curiously. "Hey, this little guy won't treat us as its parents, I heard —"
"It won't." Noretta shook her head. "The hatchery is made of a special material. The view from the inside is filtered and processed to ensure that the baby dragon won't mistake the moving machines or other things as its parents."
"We should leave." Melita took half a step back. "This little guy's parents may already be on the landing platform and will soon come to claim it. This is a very important occasion, let's not disturb here."
They quickly left the 'incubation corridor' and walked into a softly lit passage. There were still no people or dragons in this extremely wide passage, only the occasional mechanical device running along the wall or the ground broke the silence. Everything was just as Melita said: this was a highly automated factory. Almost everything here had been handed over to the machines under the control of Omega, and these machines were the 'starting point' of Tarlonde's Giant Dragon.
After walking quietly for a few minutes, Amber finally could not help but break the silence. "The machines just cut open the skin behind the baby dragon's neck and seemed to stuff something inside … What is that?"
"It's a synergistic-implantation composite device that can slowly affect and reshape the brain's nervous system. It's the foundation of the baby dragon's survival in the Tarlonde society, the starting point of everything, and also the foundation for the first official implant in their dragon life," Melita said slowly. "The composite device will guide and strengthen the baby dragon's nervous system little by little until the latter can withstand the pressure of the implant and the 'parallax signal interaction'. This will take about ten years, and when that thing grows into a 'socket' at the base of the baby dragon's skull, the baby dragon can receive the first official implant in its life."
Amber repeated these unfamiliar and difficult words with difficulty. "The first … official implant?"
"The resonant core, an intracranial plug-in that accompanies the Dragons for life," Melita said. "Only through it can we directly establish a connection with Omega. At the same time, it also has various functions such as identity identification, location location, personal property protection, and so on. It can be said that only after the resonant core is implanted, a baby dragon can truly become a member of Tarlonde and survive in this prosperous and terrifying country. "
"All dragons have to be implanted with that thing?" Amber's eyes widened slightly. "You have one too?"
"Of course, I have one too …" Melita immediately laughed and pointed at her own head, but then she put down her hand. "Ah, well, it's not in this head, but I do have a resonant core."
"Omega controls everything on this continent, and the resonant core is the terminal extension of Omega. It's the foundation of the survival of the Dragons in Tarlonde," Noretta continued. "Even when far away from Tarlonde, Omega can also determine the location and health of the Dragons through the resonant core, maintaining the connection between the travelers and the mainland. You can imagine how important this thing is to us."
"Is there — I mean, if the resonant core of a Dragon is damaged, or for some other reason, the connection with Omega is cut off? What will happen?" Gwen could not help but ask curiously. "Has there ever been such a situation? Which Dragon in Tarlonde would leave Omega for such a reason? "
"… We can't imagine what kind of situation that is." Melita thought for a moment and shook her head with a strange expression. "As far as I know, no Dragon has ever left Omega. Of course, the 'damage' you mentioned is possible, but Omega will immediately send out a warning and an emergency rescue team to repair the connection of the 'accidental breakaway' and let him return to Omega's network. In Tarlonde, the process will take no more than twelve hours. "
At this point, Melita seemed to have suddenly thought of something. She smiled and added, "But I have seen some older thrillers and dramas. It mentioned that the unlucky protagonist accidentally damaged his resonant core, and for various reasons, Omega did not find him, the 'accidental breakaway.' So the dragon in question became the 'invisible dragon' of Tarlonde society. He no longer has an identity, his property is zero, he can't leave, he can't even open the door of his house. When he walks on the street, even the cleaning machine will not give way to him … Ouch, it's really scary. Now that I think about it, it's still a psychological shadow …"
"You've read too many weird old stories when you were young," Noretta could not help but say. "That's why you're acting like an old man now."
"That has nothing to do with it!" Melita immediately glared. "You're just jealous of my classic temperament!"
Gwen was speechless.
In fact, he was not listening to the bickering interaction between Melita and her friend. What he saw and heard here had made him fall into deep thought.
Was this the intention of the Dragon God Enya when she insisted that he visit Tarlonde first? Was this what the god wanted him to see?
In the midst of his thoughts, Gwen sighed softly. He then shook his head and saw that the softly lit and unusually wide passage seemed to have come to an end. There was a trapezoidal door at the end of the corridor.
The tour of the incubation factory seemed to be coming to an end. But before leaving, he could not help but ask Melita, "By the way, were you also hatched here?"
"No, I was hatched in an incubation factory in another city nearby." Melita shook her head and pointed to Noretta. "But she was hatched here."
"You were a member of the 'Upper Tarlonde' when you were hatched?" Gwen asked again. "Are your parents also members of the Council or the Mithril Vault?"
Melita shrugged and gave an answer that Gwen did not expect. "I don't have parents. Council employees like Noretta and I don't have parents. The Upper Tarlonde is also divided into many different parts. Among them, the members of the Council, the Council of Elders, and the temple group are more special. Noretta and I are not ordinary dragon eggs' claimed 'by our parents. Instead, the Council directly' ordered 'from the factory. The genetic elements came from the laboratory of some large life groups. These large companies specialize in providing services to the Upper Tarlonde.
She then paused and continued. "But Noretta and I don't know which laboratory we came from. This part of the information is confidential. Only the president and Omega have access and reading authority. Of course, we don't care about this. "
Amber's eyes widened. She looked up and down at Melita and Noretta in disbelief. After a long time, she said, "This … is a little beyond my imagination …"
Gwen glanced at Amber. In fact, he wanted to say that this half-elf was not qualified to judge others. Her own birth method was even more bizarre than these "Dragons of Tarlonde". But he did not say it out loud.
What he saw and heard here was too unexpected. There were too many things worth thinking about. So much so that his words had become dull.
A few minutes later, they left the incubation factory and came to the landing platform outside the factory.
Noretta took Amber and Veronica to the nearby platform. Melita turned back into the Giant Dragon in front of Gwen and stood in the center of the landing platform. Looking at the vast night outside the platform and the dense city lights at the foot of the mountain like a river of light, Gwen could not help but look up and ask, "Where are we going next?"
"I'll take you to downtown. There's a street I often go to. The environment there is not bad," Melita said as she lowered her wings. "Come on up. It's a little late. We've been delayed in the incubation factory for a little too long."
Gwen walked towards Melita. But before stepping on the dragon's wings, he took out his mechanical watch and glanced at the time. He then looked up at the starry night sky above.
This little action made Melita curious. "What's wrong? Do you have other plans? "
"No, nothing. I just took a look at the time." Gwen put away the mechanical watch and shook his head with a smile. "Not only Amber, even my time is a little messed up here."
Melita did not suspect anything. She waited until Gwen got on her back before she slowly took two steps out of the platform. She then flew into the sky with the help of magic power. On another platform not far from her, the elegant white dragon Noretta also flew into the night sky.
The city lights of Tarlonde swept past Gwen's vision.
It was a short flight. From the tower of the incubation factory to the street Melita said, it only took a dive and glide to decelerate the distance. Gwen soon saw the street rapidly expanding in his field of vision. Many towering buildings with a style completely different from the human world came into view.
Those were extremely sturdy and exquisite buildings. If they were placed in the Lorien Continent, perhaps the kings and dukes would not be able to live in such houses. The exquisite houses were arranged in rows in this street. The lights in the streets flickered, and the holographic projection presented advertisements and short films filled the eyes. It looked as if it was extremely prosperous and advanced.
However, Gwen already knew that this was actually the 'lower level of Tarlonde'.
It was spacious and grand for humans, but narrow and cramped for dragons.
There was no special landing platform in the street. Melita and Noretta landed directly on an open space like a small square. On the streets near this open space, there were many 'people' shuttling back and forth.
When the Giant Dragon landed, Gwen felt a slight tremor under his feet. He then exhaled and was ready to walk to the ground. But the moment he took a step, he suddenly felt something.
Guided by some kind of 'intuition', he subconsciously looked up and looked around.
Countless indistinct shadows that resembled black chains floated in his line of sight!
Almost reflexively, Gwen immediately looked up, but he did not see the huge 'Dragon of Disorder' again as he expected. He only saw the polar night sky, and the artificial lights in the far and near urban areas were mixed with light pollution at the edge of his vision.
The indescribable 'Dragon of Disorder' did not appear, but countless black translucent chains floated in the air, floating in the streets of the lower city.
Gwen saw far more 'black chains' here than in the upper level of Tarlonde. They connected the bustling 'people' around the square, connected the Dragons in the lower level of Tarlonde, and the other end floated straight to the sky, floating towards the invisible Dragon of Disorder …
…
"My Lord, the guests have entered the lower level of Tarlonde," Helagol said with his hands down. "They are touring the streets of the lower city accompanied by the two young Dragons named Melita and Noretta."
There was no response from the holy throne shrouded in light, and the entire temple hall seemed a little quiet.
The Dragon God, Enya, was sitting quietly on the magnificent chair, seemingly looking into the distance.
"My Lord?" Helagol looked up curiously and could not help but call out softly.
The goddess on the holy throne finally turned her gaze and said faintly, "I see."
"My Lord," Helagol hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Is this inappropriate? The lower level of Tarlonde … is more messy, and may not be suitable for showing to the guests. In comparison, the scenery in the upper level is better, and it is enough for the guests to visit. "
"It was my idea," the Dragon God said faintly. "I asked Andal to make the arrangements so that our guests can see a complete Tarlonde."
Helagol seemed to want to ask something for a moment, but in the end, he lowered his head and said, "… Yes, I understand."
…
A kind-looking middle-aged 'person' was talking to Melita, while a little girl, about five or six years old in human eyes, was hiding in the side, looking up and down at Gwen and Amber with some curiosity. Veronica tried to show a kind and warm smile to approach the little girl, but the latter cleverly avoided her.
The 'Saintess Princess', who had always used her smile to create a friendly persona, looked a little depressed, but soon returned to normal and returned to Gwen's side.
The kind-looking middle-aged 'person' was a resident of the lower city. He ran a 'scale polishing boutique' on the corner of the street, and the little girl, who looked a little shy, was his daughter, who had just turned 120 years old this year.
She was a dragon whelp.
The father and daughter were one of Melita's few friends in the lower city, and she also knew Noretta. The 'business' they ran was one of the few 'jobs' in the lower level of Tarlonde, and it was also an industry with the characteristics of the Giant Dragon. But all this was not important to Gwen.
The important thing was that Gwen could clearly see a chain extending from the middle-aged 'person''s head all the way to the sky. Even the head of the little girl, who looked only five or six years old, was connected to a faint chain.
The Apex
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