A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 77 The Dream Thief's Perfect Experience Pack
For Lao Tang, today was truly a day of ups and downs.

Perhaps it was because he suddenly received too much information and his emotions were too complicated, but Xu Lie's words, "We can save you," failed to stir much emotion in him.

Simply put, the sudden influx of too much information overwhelms the brain, causing it to overload.

Old Tang didn't seem very agitated, and then pitifully begged his younger brother to save him, only habitually asking, "How can I save him?"

Xu Lie revealed his true intentions and honestly stated his ability: "I happen to possess an ability that allows me to take away other people's memories."

Dream thieves can steal a target's thoughts and ideas, and at a deeper level, they can even take away memories and dreams.

To put it bluntly, Xu Lie sought out Old Tang primarily to digest the Dream Thief's potion!

Previously, when Xu Lie was working at Genji Heavy Industries, he would go down from the 30th floor to the 1st floor every day, like clocking in and out, frantically stealing the ideas of the mixed-race employees of the Snake Clan.

After stealing for several days in a row, I've probably had at least several thousand thoughts and ideas, if not ten thousand. In the end, the Dream Thief only digested a small portion of the potion.

It can't be said that it's inefficient, because at this rate, if they honestly stayed at Genji Heavy Industries and stole from them for three months straight, they could basically completely digest the Dream Thief's potion.

A Sequence 5 potion can be digested in a little over three months, which is already a very fast pace.

In the mysterious world, countless Sequence 5s yearn for this kind of efficiency but cannot obtain it.

However, Xu Lie was not satisfied and wanted to enter the demigod realm of Sequence 4 even faster.

Strictly speaking, the first qualitative change for the Thief path is at Sequence 6 Fire Thief, and the second qualitative change requires advancement to Sequence 4 Parasite.

Therefore, Xu Lie set his sights on Old Tang. Looking at the entire Dragon Clan world, he needed someone with a high status, a vast amount of memories, and who could guarantee safety and allow Xu Lie to steal from him multiple times without danger.

Apart from Old Tang, there really isn't anyone else who can satisfy all three of these conditions at the same time.

Even Fenrir, who once helped Xu Lie quickly digest the Trickster's Potion, is not quite suitable.

Not to mention that Xia Mi must have later instructed Fenrir to be wary of 'Huang Tao' because the risk was too high.

Even if we assume Fenrir is completely unprepared, lying there motionless and letting Xu Lie do as he pleases, how much of Fenrir's intelligence and memory can Xu Lie steal?

Xu Lie strongly suspected that even after thousands of years, Fenrir's effective memories would only include summer days and food and drink, and he wouldn't remember anything else at all.

If Fenrir possessed the memory of an ordinary human, he would never be a simpleton.

Old Tang is different. His true form is the King of Bronze and Fire, with a high enough rank and a wealth of memories, making his theft risk-free.

This isn't the Dragon King at all! It's clearly a perfect experience pack for the Dream Thief!

Old Tang glanced at Xu Lie suspiciously. "Brother, are you joking with your older brother? Taking someone else's memories? How could such a bizarre ability exist in the world?"
Wait a minute, since there are gods and dragons, it seems quite normal for humans to have some superpowers?

Old Tang seemed to see a real glimmer of hope for survival, and a flicker of will to live rekindled his dwindling spirit of giving up: "Really?"

If he could, he wouldn't want to disappear either. As for the dormant memories of Norton's past within him? Sorry, none of his business!
Xu Lie's lips twitched slightly, but this time he didn't complain about the 'written agreement' or anything like that: "Don't worry, I can take most of Norton's memories."

"And it can also return some memories that are useful to you and harmless."

"For example, it doesn't involve the past, but it can give you knowledge about controlling fire elements and alchemy."

Old Tang was now truly beaming with excitement: "So, in other words, I can retain my human identity, avoid becoming a monster, and still gain the power and knowledge of the Dragon King?!"

"Then what are we waiting for? Come on, bro! Go ahead and do it... well, you can't be too reckless. You still need to be careful, bro, don't accidentally erase my memories from my human past."

Ultimately, it all boils down to one core idea: before Old Tang awakened Norton, he still considered himself a human being.

"Old Tang, there's no such thing as a free lunch." Xu Lie was still too greedy. He didn't mention that stealing memories was also a way to digest the magic potion. Instead, he proposed other conditions: "I have no intention of working for someone for free."

However, Old Tang had no objection. Having been a bounty hunter for so long, he also agreed with this logic: "Then, shall I give all my savings to my brother?"

As long as he doesn't disappear, spending a little money is no big deal; Old Tang always believed that life is more important than money. "No, I don't lack money." Xu Lie pointed calmly to the front of him: "My conditions are very simple."

"First, Old Tang, you should become an honorary member of our old church and help us out when needed; second, please command the third-generation seed inside me to provide for me."

Old Tang's heart tightened. Why again?!
Xu Lie just pointed forward, and two monsters appeared!

Now Xu Lie points forward again, what will appear next? A third-generation species? A dragon?

Old Tang didn't even have time to ask what the Old Church was; he quickly raised his flashlight and shone it forward.

Unbeknownst to them, the three of them had ventured deep into the mountains while walking and talking. A third-generation species that had been sleeping there for many years was slowly awakened by the disturbance of the outsiders.

With the help of the flashlight's weak beam, one could barely make out the massive body of the third-generation species, which was over ten meters long, powerful, and covered in yellowish-brown scales.

With wings on its back, each unconscious, slow flap easily slices off several cone-shaped stalactites, adding new wounds to the interior of this ancient mountain.

In the dim light, what was most awe-inspiring was the pair of golden vertical pupils on the ferocious dragon's head! Accompanied by the rumbling of falling rocks as the wings flapped, Old Tang's legs went weak.

This is a third-generation species? A genuine... dragon?!
Brother Huang wasn't lying to him; there really are dragons in this world!
Besides the dragon, Old Tang also vaguely saw several figures similar to the two monsters in front of him slowly surrounding him.

The exact number was impossible to discern, as the environment was too gloomy and dark.

After a long slumber, the third-generation being groggily awoke to the scent of humans it loathed. Just as it was about to roar in fury and order its henchmen to slaughter these humans to the last man, it was about to unleash its fury.

But he keenly sensed the presence of someone in a higher position!

Is this... the Dragon King?
The third-generation creature, whose mind was still somewhat dazed, immediately became alert, closed its terrifying dragon eyes, and tried its best to lie down on the ground.

The bodyguards around him did the same; the moment they saw Old Tang, they immediately knelt down on the ground.

Only then did Xu Lie slowly explain to Old Tang, "That's how the Dragon Clan is; their internal bloodline hierarchy is very strict."

"Those in subordinate positions must obey the orders of those in superior positions, no matter what."

"The suppression of bloodline is completely imprinted deep in the soul of this race."

Listening to these words, Old Tang recalled the two monsters he hadn't dared to touch earlier and was completely relieved. It seemed that Brother Huang really hadn't lied to him.

He truly is the Dragon King of the Dragon Clan; otherwise, this enormous creature before him would not be so obedient and submissive.

If a dragon of the third generation is so majestic and powerful, then how awesome must the first generation dragon king be?

Old Tang looked up at the third-generation creature with a hint of excitement, but when he saw the sharp dragon claws that were as big as a small car, he realized he couldn't smoke or hold a bottle of wine at all.

The bony protrusion that almost pierced the dragon's head was even less likely to be welcomed.

My excited mood inexplicably turned into disgust.

No matter how awesome you are, it's useless!
If it really turned out like that, would we be able to live a normal life in human society?

If Old Tang were to become the third generation of this species, he could simply find a cave in the wild and stay there all by himself—no, all by himself, a lone dragon.

Without the internet, computers, mobile phones, cigarettes, alcohol, and fine food, it's more painful than being in prison.

Even if you imitate the evil dragons in some Western stories and kidnap the princess, the difference in size and stature would be too great to save her!
The more Tang thought about it, the more disgusted he became. He quickly turned around and said, "Brother, it's a deal. I agree. This thing is all yours. Can I just give them orders to extract the memories?"

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