The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 1003 The Living Sword - The Blade of the Gale!
“?” The smile on Oakrian Ryukin’s face gradually disappeared, and a look of astonishment crept up his face. He subconsciously turned his head to look at Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso, his eyes seeming to say, “Do we have a dragon knight who has gone ahead?”
"Dragon?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso was clearly shocked, after all, King Roland had never said that dragon knights would accompany them.

“Yes!” Earl Lemon said with a wry smile.

"Wait? This is news from a few days ago?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso suddenly frowned.

“Three days ago!” Count Lemon nodded, after all, Rohan’s scouts were all cavalry, so their timeliness was relatively high.

"No further news?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso then rubbed his chin.

“No… perhaps the scouts haven’t arrived yet?” Earl Lemon speculated.

“If it were three days ago… Earl, do you know anything about dragons?” Archduke Oakrian Yaso suddenly asked.

“Of course…no…” Count Lemon shrugged. How could he possibly understand dragons? How could he possibly see such a thing? No one in the entire Kingdom of Rohan had ever seen a dragon! To them, dragons were more like legendary ghosts; they couldn’t even be sure if they existed.

“Perhaps your people were mistaken! If it were a dragon… you should have seen it two days ago! Of course, perhaps we wouldn’t have seen it…” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso shrugged.

“It could be some other flying magical beast. No matter what kind of dragon it is, it wouldn’t be this slow! This speed is too slow! Even a clumsy mountain dragon couldn’t be slower than a horse!” Okrian Ryukin shook his head and comforted him.

"You two lords know a lot about dragons?" Count Lemon was stunned by the back-and-forth between Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso and his companion, clearly not yet recovered from the shock.

“Hey! You’ve come to the right person! Do you know what our Duke is…” Oakrian Ryukin straddled the wooden stake, looking like he was full of secrets.

"What is it?" Count Lemon looked at Oakrian Ryukin with a curious expression.

“Our Duke is… the one who understands dragons best!” Oakrian Ryukin saw the look in Grand Duke Oakrian Yasso’s eyes, and then changed his mind and kept his words to himself.

"Really?" Count Lemon gave him an expression that said, "You two are so ignorant, don't try to fool me."

"Why would I lie to you? Don't you know that the Kingdom of Lagrang has dragon riders?" Okrian Ryukin scratched his head, looking at Grand Duke Okrian Yaso with a puzzled expression. Wasn't it said that Caslo once rode a dragon all the way south to visit the Southern Kingdom?
“It’s true, we have real dragon riders in our kingdom, and our understanding of dragons should be the best in Middle-earth!” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso said proudly. How could a kingdom founded on dragons not understand them?

“If there really is a dragon in the White Mountains, then that dragon has either left this place, or it’s fake! This flying speed is too far off! Dragons don’t move that slowly. Ask your people carefully if they’ve seen it wrong. There are many magical beasts that look like dragons, but they are definitely not dragons!” Grand Duke Okrian Yaso patted Lemon’s shoulder to comfort him. “Yes! People tend to exaggerate what they see when they’re nervous. Perhaps you saw another high-level magical beast? It might have two wings, a long neck, and four limbs. And even if it’s a dragon, it could be a flying dragon!” Okrian Liujin explained.

"If it's a wyvern, there's no need to worry. Wyverns are very cautious; lone wyverns usually won't attack towns or villages! Wild magical beasts are always afraid of getting injured!" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso nodded. Domesticated magical beasts may generally lack wildness, but their fighting spirit is absolutely top-notch! Because domesticated magical beasts aren't afraid of getting injured, while for wild magical beasts, being injured means death! (That's the difference between being paid by the emperor and working independently, lol!)

“Then I’m relieved…” Count Lemon nodded, feeling inexplicably relieved. Although he didn’t know why, the assurances from the two sixth-tier professionals did put him at ease.

……

"Splash!" The sound of water splashing everywhere rang out.

“My lord, it shouldn’t be a dragon, right…” Okrian Ryukin said uncertainly while soaking in the wooden tub. After all, dragons do like to live in the mountains, and the fact that the people of Rohan could call out the name of a dragon was already quite remarkable.

"Do you believe there are dragons in that wretched place, or do you believe I am King Lagrange?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso asked with a mocking smile.

"Have the people here ever seen a dragon? It's just a flying dragon at most, don't worry about it! Would a real dragon have such a good temper? Do you think dragons are sheep?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso chuckled. If a wild dragon saw a human city near its habitat, wouldn't it purge it with its breath? The eyewitness report had arrived, but there was still no news of a dragon attack. Obviously, it wasn't a dragon. Wild dragons have explosive tempers. If it really encountered one with a good temper, Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso wouldn't have anything to say. After all, there are always some outliers among dragons.

“That’s true… real dragons would have torn down the surrounding human settlements long ago!” Okrian Ryukin nodded in deep agreement. Guess why wild dragons don’t destroy Lagrang’s cities? Is it because they don’t want to? Without the presence of guardian dragons and dragon knights, the Lagrang Empire would probably be under constant alarm about dragon attacks!
"What if it really is a dragon?" Oakrian Ryukin asked Oakrian Yasuo with a hint of unease.

"What if it's really a dragon? Just let it be! What are you waiting for? We don't have any reserve dragon knights right now, so catching a dragon is useless! Why don't you hurry back to the kingdom and ask King Roland to bring dragon knights to catch the wild dragon?" Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso looked at Oakrian Ryukin with an expression that said, "You're an idiot."

What's poison to others is a treasure trove for Lagrange, a family with a systematic dragon-training program! It's normal for a family to spend over a hundred years training a single dragon. Wild dragons can be raised and trained to become guardian dragons. Even if they don't reach that point, they can still be dismantled and bled; after all, every part of a dragon is valuable, and nothing should be wasted! Guess where the dragon soul sealed on the sword in Grand Duke Okrian Yasso's hand comes from? The Daylight Dragon and the Night Moon Shadow Dragon were once the Dragon Kings of the Light and Dark Dragon Clans, respectively, yet they were still killed and sealed into the sword, weren't they?
"Aren't you going up?" Oakrian Ryujin gestured to Grand Duke Oakrian Yasuo with his lips toward the Gale Blade beside him, clearly aware of his patriarch's true strength.

“There’s no need to use our trump cards for a wild dragon! The Twin Dragon King Souls aren’t meant for wild dragons!” Grand Duke Okrian Yasso said, half-laughing and half-crying. After all, the Grand Duke of the Eastern Realm was from a branch of the royal family, and his family had once been wealthy. During the war between humans and dragons, they had even killed dragon kings… (They only captured two, and both refused to surrender, so they had to be sealed into the Gale Blade).

"Do you think those two dragon souls still have consciousness?" Oakrian Ryukin asked curiously. After all, the dragon king's soul was quite terrifying. Even sealing it hadn't erased their will. Before Grand Duke Oakrian Yasuo, Gale Blade had always been known as the Blade of Slaying the Lord. The backlash from the dragon souls was no joke!
“You don’t know the reputation of this thing? You should know that this sword… has always been alive!” Grand Duke Oakrian Yaso said meaningfully to Oakrian Ryukin.

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