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Chapter 760 The Long-Awaited World of Painting

"It's really not easy."

"I feel like this game has used up all my activity levels for the year."

"Damn it, my weapon's melted! Can the repair powder even fix it?!"

When the dragon finally perished, all the Starfire Knights present let out a sigh of relief, and the exhaustion they had been trying so hard to suppress during the battle immediately surfaced on their faces.

These tough guys, who had stood up to the dragon without faltering, suddenly collapsed to the ground after a gust of wind, taking a quick rest. The scene was filled with heavy breathing.

"This dragon, although not very big, feels much stronger than the one that the Church of Holy Light kept in captivity that we fought before."

"That's called 'the best things come in small packages.' Look at the dwarves, aren't they the strongest humanoid race?"

"Shh, be careful that the dwarves don't hear you say that and hold a grudge. Dwarves could jump out from nowhere at any time."

The flying dragons of Flying Dragon Bridge are very powerful. If they were deployed to the outside world, they could definitely be used as a powerful weapon in legion battles and siege warfare. Such a thing flying in the sky and breathing fire could definitely deal a serious blow to the morale of the enemy.

The Church of Holy Light has artificially bred dragons, each one an elite-level monster, and they are larger than the dragons of Sion. Their iconic golden scales are quite dazzling on the battlefield, and other churches also want to raise such monsters for publicity.

However, after comparing the Holy Light Dragon with the dragon in the Sien Dungeon, the Starfire Knights felt that although the red dragon's appearance was somewhat unappealing and it was a bit smaller.

However, I estimate that this dragon should be able to take on two or three Holy Light Dragons at the same time without any problem.

If they hadn't happened to have weapons specifically designed for dragons with them, and if Hervi hadn't been there to wield such weapons, dealing with the dragons wouldn't have been so easy; they might have been wiped out.

This dragon is so powerful that it seems a bit overpowered to place it in Undead Town, which borders Firelink Shrine. This doesn't seem to follow the general rule that monster strength increases gradually.

Well, rules are meant to be broken anyway, and this is the Sien Dungeon, so let's not be too particular about them.

The Starfire Knights dragged their weary bodies into the building behind them, where a bright campfire burned, radiating a warm and comforting heat.

This is where the dragon used to roam, and the campfire is right behind it.

This seemingly short distance might stump many adventurers, since not everyone has the ability to kill a dragon on the spot; most people can only resort to clever and flexible methods.

Beside the campfire stood a statue that looked quite old; its outline vaguely revealed it to be a woman.

"But she doesn't look like the Sun Princess or the Dark Moon; she's someone I don't recognize."

The Starfire Knights only knew about the Sun Princess and Gwyndolin, so they couldn't figure out anything from the statue and ended up speculating about it.

"Hey you guys, isn't anyone going to pick up the glowing spots?! Are you all just slacking off here?!"

Hervé's angry voice came from the side, where he was covered in bandages and looked rather disheveled.

This bandage is a magical item that can accelerate the recovery of physical strength. Although external injuries can be healed with magic, physical strength still depends on magical items.

As the one who contributed the most and was also the most seriously injured in the battle, he immediately ran to the campfire to lie down and rest after the fight. He finally opened his eyes now, only to find his companions gathered around a statue, making comments and criticisms, and no one was picking up the light spots.

"It's urgent, Herve. If we get to the campfire any later, we'll all pass out. We need to recover our stamina before picking up the glowing points, otherwise we might all faint before we even have a chance to collect them." The Starfire Knights made a good point.

"Fine, fine, I give up."

Hervi waved his hand helplessly, took off the bandages and threw them to others who needed them, and walked towards the place where the dragon had disappeared.

The strangling dragon tooth emerged from the robe, automatically pulling back the armor he had taken off and putting it back on him, as attentive as a maid.

Upon closer inspection, it seems that the number of dragon scales on the strangling dragon's tooth has not decreased by much.

"Damn it, why can't monsters leave behind corpses after they die?" Hervi sighed and scratched his head.

Dragon scales from strangler dragons are consumables; once they break, they're gone. If you don't replenish them in time, you'll eventually find yourself without any scales left.

Fortunately, he had been paying attention during his battle with the dragon and had managed to knock off as many scales as possible to replenish his strangling dragon teeth.

Dragon scales can be assimilated by weapons. The higher the quality of the dragon scale, the more strangling dragon teeth it can be divided into. The scales of a red flying dragon can be divided into five, which is already quite good quality.

The only pity was that he hadn't managed to pluck all the scales off the red dragon. Otherwise, the scale of the strangling dragon's teeth could have been further increased. Right now, it's still not enough, and he doesn't dare to go all out.

It seems that, apart from some gourmet monsters in the gourmet area and certain special monsters in other areas whose corpses remain after death, most monsters turn to ashes and disappear after death. If adventurers want materials, they either have to try to get them from living monsters or pray that the dropped gems are the materials they want.

"The exciting moment of the consecration ceremony has arrived. It would be great if we could record this scene. Videos of what props are inside the consecration ceremony always sell very well."

The white and purple light spots scattered all over the ground looked extremely comforting. The thought that each light spot would be like a blind box made people even more eager to open them.

Hervi's thoughts unexpectedly overlapped for a moment with those of the leader of a SkyCraft strategy group; he was the first to pick up a white dot of light.

【Flying Dragon Fang】

"Cool, such precious material is actually white light spots? I remember it used to be purple."

In fact, the color of the same item in the Sien Dungeon changes when it appears as a point of light in different areas.

[Dragon Wing Membrane], [Dragon Claws], [Dragon Scales] - all sorts of dragon materials are in the light spots.

A tiny speck of light, once picked up, instantly transforms into a dragon tooth as thick as an adult's forearm. No matter how many times you see it, the scene always feels novel.

The white dots contain dragon materials, as well as some miscellaneous items, such as equipment parts and weapons for undead soldiers, and plants.

It feels like something from inside a dragon's belly.

"Let me see the first purple dot."

【Dragon Scales】

[Born from the flesh of a dragon, these scales can enhance dragon-type weapons]

Dragon scales are part of a dragon's body. It is said that those who seek the immortality of ancient dragons have crossed world boundaries to find this treasure.

It's obvious at a glance that this thing is used to enhance the Flying Dragon Sword!

"The description sounds amazing." Hervi examined the dragon scale in his hand, which had a stone-like texture, and was slightly taken aback by its description. "Eternal and indestructible" and "transcending worlds"—the description sounded like a legendary golden item from an RPG game.

But if you look into its essence, isn't it just a slightly more valuable forging stone?
"Never mind, I'm pretty much used to this style of writing from the Dungeons of Sien."

The original wedge-shaped stone disc was also said to be a forging material of the gods, which aroused great attention from the high-ranking members of the Starfire Church. As a result, it was sent to the headquarters overnight for examination.
Everyone who sees this thing praises it as an extraordinary treasure, but no one knows how to use it. It seems that only the blacksmith in the Sien Dungeon can use it.

The second purple spot is very similar to a dragon scale, so we named it "Dragon Scale Wedge Stone".

[Wedge-shaped stones that have been altered by souls can enhance weapons forged using souls to a higher level.]

Weapons forged with souls will produce better results when enhanced with wedge stones of the same power.

The extremely rare Crystal Lizard devours souls, and its enormous body is said to conceal this item.

Is there a difference between these two?

Hervé tilted his head in confusion, wondering why the two things seemed to have almost the same effect.
Never mind, let's verify it when we find the blacksmith.

The third purple dot, once picked up, transformed into the smallest item, merely a key.

The Key to the Cleric

The keys held by the white clergy, who spread blessings far and wide, may be able to open some tightly closed doors.

The immortals born from the White Cult are also pursuing their own missions, but unfortunately, some of their missions end within the belly of a dragon.

Hervi used the strangling dragon tooth to firmly attach the key to his body; no matter how you look at it, it was an extremely important item.

It will definitely come in handy later!
The joy of opening blind boxes—no, I mean, consecrating boxes—is always fleeting.

The ground was once covered with a dazzling array of lights, but now only one remains, its alluring purple body shimmering on the broken bridge surface.

"This is the last one, let's have a surprise."

Although the first few points of light were precious enough, they lacked a sense of surprise. Hervi put his hands together, silently prayed, and reached out to grab the points of light.

The tactile sensation of the light-filled surface is like paper covered with dried paint; that unique feel is absolutely unmistakable.

This is an oil painting!
Could it be that! ?

Hervi quickly brought the object in his hand to his face. When he saw the other party's true form, his eyes revealed a mixture of joy and disappointment.

This is a painting.

A painting depicts a giant dragon roaring from the sky towards the ground, and a knight facing the dragon from the ground.

What excited Hervé was that the knight in the painting wore the emblem of a Sun Warrior on his chest and gripped a crackling thunder spear in his hand—he was a Sun Warrior!
However, to his disappointment, the painting only had the upper half.

The knight's lower body, along with the lower half of the painting, disappeared, as if the painting had been torn apart by some external force.

[One of the "Dragon Hunters" in the World of Painting]

[The painting depicts a knight embarking on a journey to hunt dragons in pursuit of the sun, embodying the legend of the knight.]

"Why is there only half a sheet? Ughhhhh!"

Hervé twisted in agony, as if watching his favorite comic book abruptly end.

Negative emotions are as easily contagious as yawning among intelligent beings.

When he brought the truncated painting back to share with everyone, the Starfire Knights, who had been so cheerful just moments before, visibly wilted, even faster than if they had been under an illusion and become depressed.

"No! Let me into the world of painting! I'll do anything!"

"If there were no world of painting, I would—"

In short, the scene was chaotic, a unique atmosphere characteristic of Xinghuo Church, and one of a kind among all churches.

I defeated the red dragon for the first time, and for the first time obtained a painting world about the Sun Warriors instead of the White Cult. These are two happy things combined, but why can't I feel happy?

"In short, I regret to inform you that we can only move on now."

Hervé resisted the urge to sigh, clenched his fist, and cheered everyone on:
"On the bright side, we've already obtained our first painting here, which means the rest of the paintings aren't far off. If we explore a bit more, we'll be able to get them soon."

"But we went through so much trouble to defeat the dragon to get it. Are we going to have to fight another monster of the same level next? We're running out of resources."

Suddenly, Hervé punched the Starfire Knight who had been spouting discouraging words on the head, giving him a big bump. Veins bulging, Hervé yelled, "I'm here to cheer you on, are you trying to annoy me?"

After much persuasion, everyone finally got moving and continued walking.

After passing the campfire, what comes into view is a group of buildings with a completely different style from the slum-like Undead Town outside the city.

Although the building materials are similar and they all look very historical, the layout of the buildings here is well-organized and makes people feel exceptionally comfortable. Even the large number of monsters piled up not far away is pleasing to the eye, and there are even green belts!

The campfire, or rather the Flying Dragon Bridge, acts like a watershed, separating two different building complexes, as if they were dividing two different social classes.

This is probably the "Undying Parish" that Brother Disheartened mentioned.

"Wait a minute, there's something over there, look quickly."

Starfire Knight suddenly shouted loudly. Logically speaking, seeing something shouldn't cause such a strong reaction. It seemed a bit like he was making a fuss over nothing.

But when everyone looked in the direction he pointed, their expressions were even redder than the dragon's eyes.

Because just a few dozen meters away from them, there was a sunlit terrace.

On the terrace was a half-destroyed, broken statue. The statue was very familiar to the Starfire Knight, but what was even more familiar was the figure standing in front of the statue.

"That's Solar, isn't it!?"

(End of this chapter)