A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 99: Explaining Basic Dragon Knowledge to the Dragon King
"???" Old Tang's forehead was covered with even more question marks. No, Brother Huang, you can't be this funny.

"Subordinates?" Old Tang pointed to the rushing river, then flipped his wrist to point back at himself: "Brother Huang, are you saying I have subordinates down here?"

Huang Tiekou looked at him like he was an idiot: "Dragon King, Dragon King, without any subordinates, what right do you have to add the word 'King' to your title?"

Old Tang blushed at the comment, then laughed loudly, feigning nonchalance: "Haha, I thought all the dragons had been wiped out by Kassel and your church."

"So I had a loyal subject waiting for me down there? How should I call it?"

Old Tang simply believed that having someone guide him was definitely safer than blindly jumping into the water on his own. He knew his own limitations. Even though he now possessed power and the power of words, his fundamentally terrible sense of direction remained unchanged, and he would still get lost.

You can't even find your way on land, let alone in the water.

Huang Tiekou, of course, did not know how Norton summoned Samson, his bodyguard, but he did know one thing: dragons were extremely sensitive to dragon blood, especially the blood of high-ranking dragons, which was an irresistible temptation.

"bloodletting."

"bloodletting?"

Old Tang suddenly felt that even if he had no sense of direction, it didn't matter. Compared to bleeding, jumping into the river seemed more acceptable.

“That’s right.” Huang Tiekou was being ridiculous, giving a dragon king a popular science lecture on dragons: “Now you have lost most of Norton’s memories.”

"If you want to find your subordinates, isn't the only way to attract them with dragon blood?"

“Thousands of years ago, the Dragon King Norton must have bestowed dragon blood upon his subordinates, and they must still remember the taste of your blood.”

Although it was just a clone, Huang Tiekou could still completely remember the basic knowledge taught in the preparatory class.

"Fuck..." Old Tang grumbled about this kind of 'guard': "Where in the world can you find a guard who drinks his master's blood?"

Despite his reluctance, whenever Lao Tang recalls fragments of his memory of the pitiful and cowardly Constantine, he can always muster the courage to do things he wouldn't normally do.

Old Tang pulled a fruit knife from the SUV, closed his eyes, and slashed with the knife!
"Squeak!"

A sickening sound rang out. Old Tang blinked and saw that the fruit knife was slightly dull, but his wrist was fine. In the end, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and forcefully cut his wrist with his fingernail to let it bleed.

Old Tang was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face. Huang Tiekou, who was standing next to him, wanted to take out his phone to take a picture of Dragon King Norton crying, but unfortunately, Old Tang was watching him and he couldn't find an opportunity.

Neither of them could see that the fish in the rolling river had all gone mad, as if they had smelled an aroma far superior to the fisherman's bait, and were all gathering together.

They fought fiercely for the blood that Old Tang had released.

Slowly, many dead fish floated belly up on the surface of the river, only to be quickly swept away. Old Tang, seeing that the wounds were almost healed on their own, asked, "Should we continue releasing them?"

"No need." Huang Tiekou was thinking about when he could trick Old Tang into donating another vial of blood to take back to his main body: "The smell of dragon blood spreads very quickly."

"Even if it is eaten by some fish and shrimp, it will remain in their bodies. As long as it is not immediately integrated into their own blood, it will continue to emit a smell."

"Your subordinates will be able to..." Before he could finish speaking, a violent tremor occurred throughout the underground area.

It was as if some enormous creature had appeared at the bottom of the river!

The once surging river surface was stirred up and quickly became turbid.

Beneath the turbid water, a shadow grew larger and larger until it tore through the river, creating towering columns of water and crashing waves that then transformed into dense raindrops.

Huang Tiekou and Lao Tang were both soaked to the bone, and a black dragon, almost four stories tall, appeared in front of them.

The dragon's body, which is visible above the water, is four stories high. Adding its tail, which is hidden at the bottom of the river, its total length is unimaginable.

The jet-black dragon scales were as big as small round shields, reflecting the light of the river and the sun. A row of neat jet-black bone spikes ran along its back.

What was most captivating was the black dragon's face; for some reason, it wore a massive metal mask, revealing only its terrifying golden dragon eyes. Old Tang was startled. Even though he had seen a third-generation dragon in the cave before, he couldn't help but be shocked when he saw a pure-blooded dragon for the second time.

Huang Tiekou silently took a few steps back and hid behind Lao Tang.

Black Dragon had no view of Huang Tiekou at all; it was completely focused on Old Tang, its gaze fixed on its king. It humbly lowered its head, its body partially submerged in the water, not daring to be higher than its king, Old Tang.

A strange impulse welled up in Old Tang's heart. Even though he had lost Norton's memories and couldn't remember anything clearly, he vaguely remembered that he should hold on to something.

Subconsciously reaching out, Old Tang grasped the iron ring that had been cast in advance beneath the black dragon mask, as if he had personally taken control of power and authority.

At the same time, he also recalled the name of the dragon attendant: "Samson".

The black dragon was overjoyed when its name was called. After confirming that Lao Tang had a firm grip, the dragon's head swung in mid-air in a perfect semi-circle before plunging into the water.

The outstretched wings violently stirred up endless river water, forcibly pouring large amounts of water resources onto both banks. The surging tide even directly washed away Huangtiekou.

When Huang Tiekou stood up again, all he could see was a flooded off-road vehicle, two broken trees, and muddy, waterlogged ground covered with fallen leaves.

"How am I supposed to get back?"

……

"Is there an earthquake?"

On the distant Moniach, Professor Mans strode open the command room door and demanded an explanation in a stern voice.

In order to carry out the Kuimen Project, this ship was not only equipped with state-of-the-art sonar, but also with other instruments, including seismographs.

“No, it’s not.” The Latina girl, Selma, who was in charge of monitoring the equipment, quickly denied it: “The instrument results show that it is not an earthquake.”

Professor Mans's expression quickly turned serious: "Notify all members to be on alert! Proceed to the epicenter immediately!"

As he issued the orders, Mans had a vague feeling that something was wrong. If it wasn't an earthquake, then it was troublesome. Only if something strange had happened in the White Emperor City that Kassel was looking for, could it cause such a commotion!

Of course, this made it easier for Professor Mans and his crew to confirm the exact location of Baidi City, but it also foreshadowed some kind of danger.

If it were just an ordinary ancient site, it wouldn't have caused such a stir in the entire river basin.

Moniach braved the wind and waves and quickly arrived above the epicenter. Mans walked out of the command room and personally came to Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji's side.

With a tone that was both heavy and gentle, he patted the shoulders of the two young men: "I'm entrusting everything to you."

Ye Sheng was completely devoid of his usual confidence at this moment, as if he had already foreseen a certain ending. His expression was serious yet tinged with sadness: "Yes, Professor."

As was his habit, Shudeya bowed to Professor Mans, then focused all his attention on Ye Sheng, paying no attention to anything else.

To detect the source of the mysterious earthquake, the elite team must conduct another deep dive investigation.

A full set of state-of-the-art nanomaterial diving suits, oxygen cylinders, signal cables, and diving helmets with built-in walkie-talkies and external lights.

And a mental defense gadget made in advance using alchemy—a half-shattered World Tree special school badge pinned to the diving suit.

After preparations were complete, Ye Sheng and Jiu Deyaji dived into the river, while Mans led his men back to the command room.

Through the monitor screen, you can see the diving depth, from 5 meters to 10 meters, and from 50 meters to 100 meters.

Every time they heard Ye Sheng report that they were "temporarily safe," their hearts would slow down.

When they reached a depth of 150 meters, Ye Sheng sent back a shocking message: "We...we've seen it! The entire city is cast in bronze—the White Emperor City!"

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