Make the dragon great again

Chapter 135 The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Kingdom

As the capital of the Principality of Griffin, Gryffindor was also an important coastal town of the ancient Gorton Kingdom, enjoying the reputations of "Griffin City", "Golden City" and so on.

In the second era when fantasy species and longevity species were rampant, the Bechymos family relied on the talent of their own dragon descendants to occupy a place in the field of extraordinary power, and based on this, the Bechymos Kingdom was established.

As an ancient kingdom that was born at the same time as Bechymos, the disintegrated Gorton Kingdom, although they did not have any special bloodlines related to the upper species, they relied on taming powerful monsters and using those who lacked wisdom but possessed powerful Creatures of unearthly power have fought to gain a foothold in the turbulent Second Age.

The Griffin is one of the monsters tamed by the Gorton Kingdom, which has the best compatibility with the human race and is one of the most domesticated.

In terms of lifespan, the Griffin is between the long-lived species and the Gaia species. A healthy Griffon can live up to 300 years, which is more than double the 150-year life span of the Gaia species. ;
But in the field of extraordinary power, although the Griffon is not like most Gaia species, the innate extraordinary limit is the fourth level, but the racial limit of the Griffin is at most a sixth-level legend, which is compared to elves and giants. For the longevity species that can reach the seventh-level sanctuary or even higher, it is really too inconspicuous.

As a matter of fact, there are a large number of monsters like Griffins in the world of Ayla, which are low in intelligence and are obviously superior to the Gaia species in other aspects but far inferior to the longevity species. However, generally speaking, these monsters will still be divided. In the ranks of the Gaia species, in the opinion of some scholars, these monsters actually acquired extraordinary talents that should not belong to the Gaia species at the cost of sacrificing their wisdom...

[City of Griffins] Griffinto, during the Gorton Kingdom period, was the core town for domesticating griffins in this ancient kingdom. It was guarded by a border duke who was the blood of the royal family, and this is the Duchy of Griffin. predecessor.

The reason why the Gorton Kingdom was able to tame powerful monsters was not only because of the unique technology they learned from the elves to communicate with monsters, but also because of the effective "specialized vitality training method" they developed.

For example, the [Golden Griffin Vitality] that has been passed down to the present by the Griffin family is actually a specialized method for training the vigor of domesticated griffins.

Of course, as the basic vitality training method of knights, swordsmen, berserkers and other combat professions, [Golden Griffon vitality] is much more superior than most vitality training methods, and the Griffin family is enough to stand in the present Among the superhumans of this Gaia subspecies era;
However, the core original intention of this training method was to play the role of "allowing practitioners to obtain a special vitality similar to that of the king of griffins, so as to command powerful griffins".

In addition to [Golden Griffon], the family heirloom of the Griffin family, there were also a series of specialized types related to various powerful monsters such as [Black Eagle] and [Sterling Silver Unicorn] in the original Gordon Kingdom. Vitality exercise method. (Note)
However, with the destruction of the Gorton Kingdom, almost all of the specialized vitality cultivation methods that the Gorton Kingdom once used to rival the Behemoth Kingdom were lost.

As the only surviving branch of the Gorton Kingdom, Griffin’s domestication technology for griffins, and the [Golden Griffin Vitality] training method passed down to this day by the Griffin family can be regarded as the last glory of that ancient kingdom in this era. A touch of embers...

After listening to Anna's knowledge about the origin of the Griffin Principality and the specialized vitality training methods of the Gordon Kingdom, Adrian finally couldn't help his desire to complain.

"So isn't this just training animal trainers? The Gorton Kingdom is actually a zoo pretending to be a country, right?"

Although it is no surprise that Mr. Ed often blurts out some strange "invented words", Anna still believes that these words from the mouth of the dragon are actually lost ancient knowledge, even from The super-ancient secret knowledge that is called "ancient" by the Gaia species...

Then, our highness, the princess, once again fell into the process of unnecessary serious thinking about the speech of a certain dragon carrying private goods.

"Animal trainer? That's true. Although it sounds too secular and lacking in elegance,...Griffin, a Gaia monster that is not even as good as a long-lived species, even though it has given birth to a legend-level Griffin King, But for giant dragons, they are not much different from ordinary beasts! But what is a 'zoo'? Is this part of some lost ultra-ancient taboo knowledge..."

"Ahem! Just treat it like this..."

After hearing Anna's insane speech, Adrian almost lost his temper.

He didn't expect that the lies of "lost knowledge" and "ultra-ancient taboo" that he made up in order to deal with Anna's questions about some vocabulary from his previous life would make this dragonborn lady believe it all the time. And draw inferences from one instance...

Fortunately, Anna's questioning did not continue. A large group of Griffin and Air Knight troops flew from the city of Gryffindor, and they were flying towards this direction. Seeing this, Anna couldn't stick to the topic just now. And said:
"According to the research of Mr. Edmund and the teacher, the [Legendary Shackles] appeared after the [Battle of the Misty Sea]. This did not have much impact on the Bechymos family, which still had strong dragon blood at that time. Therefore, until the bloodline is diluted to a certain extent, there are still occasional legendary strongmen in the family who can achieve dragon transformation..."

Anna looked at the flying Griffin Griffon Air Knights with a complex expression, as if she was looking at the last glimmer of the Gorton Kingdom, which was entangled with the Behemoth Kingdom in love and hate, and continued:

"But Griffin, or Gorton Kingdom, their situation is different. The monsters they domesticated have been affected by [Legendary Shackles] from the very beginning, such as Griffins, Unicorns, Giant Eagles, etc. Under the influence of [Legendary Shackles], domesticated monsters could no longer give birth to new legendary king beasts. Therefore, after a generation of king beasts all fell, the Gorton Kingdom fell into a situation where legends were vacant, and soon entered a period of continuous countless years. The process of continuous decline and division for thousands of years...Of course, similar situations did not only happen to the Gorton Kingdom, but also to other ancient kingdoms on the mainland. Over the years, similar clues gradually began to appear.”

Adrian Longshou nodded lightly and said:
"This is a monster for success and monster for failure! Indeed, the development of things always has its objective laws, just like the Kingdom of Bechymos has become the only ancient kingdom that survives in the mainland because of the support of the blood of the dragon descendants. There are also inevitable reasons for the destruction of other ancient kingdoms that were once glorious..."

Adrian and Anna were chatting loudly and laughing happily, and Fay's head grew dizzy when he heard it.

After all, he is just a young dragon who has acquired a complete mentality for a few years. Even with the completion of inherited memory, Fay said that he still cannot understand these profound things...

But Smaug can understand a lot. After all, he is a mature social dragon over 400 years old. With his own experience, he can understand the twists and turns.

Just as Adrian and Anna were chatting and deliberately "teaching" the two new dragons in the rear, the Griffon Sky Knights flying from Gryffindor finally arrived in front of the dragons.

Adrian slowed down the speed of the dragons at the right time. He also wanted to know more about these "animal trainers" after hearing what Anna had said for so long.

——After all, William is an illegitimate child who was disliked by the Griffin family. Apart from knowing the basic training methods of [Golden Griffon Energy], he has no qualifications to provide information as an insider in this regard...

The Griffon is a monster with a very intuitive appearance: the upper body includes a pair of forelimbs as an eagle, and the lower body as a lion.

The group of griffin sky knights flying towards them is, in simple terms, a group of combat-type superhumans who ride on the backs of domesticated griffins and have trained in specialized [Griffon vitality]. The means of casting spells, in this era when extraordinary power is limited to less than legend, it has to be said that such an air force is still very strategically deterrent.

Of course, that's for Gaia subspecies countries in general.

If the comparison object is replaced by a giant dragon, then the "strategic deterrence" is likely to be these poor empty knights, including their mount partners...

"Brutal!"

The griffins made uneasy calls, but the long-term training made them obey the master's instructions at critical moments, and approached the dragons bravely.

In terms of quantity, this group of griffins with the largest wingspan of nearly six meters has more than 50, which is more than twice that of the dragon group, but from the perspective of the overall occupied area and visual effects, these griffins are all added together. , I am afraid that it is equivalent to one of Fay and Smaug.

If Adrian was the object of comparison, it would really be "the Griffin is so big that it can be stuffed with one bite"...

The leading Griffin Sky Knight is obviously much more gorgeous than the rest of the Sky Knights. Not only is the Griffin sitting under the seat the largest, enough for Fay to suffocate, but it is also wearing a golden full-body armor, which is also golden with the Griffin on the top mount. The gleaming riding gear accessories, the whole looks like a coquettish horse, and Comrade Smaug, who was penniless after handing over all his wealth to the organization, couldn't help but once again aroused the desire to steal from the rich and give to the poor.

"Come, those who come and come stop! This, this is the legal airspace of the Principality of Ge, Gege Griffin, you, you, etc., trespassing without permission, will, will be regarded as declaring, declaring to our country election!"

The man stuttered, but he insisted on finishing his sentence anyway, and was not completely intimidated by the might of the dragons, although his slightly trembling body showed that he was not at peace.

However, when seeing this man's face under the helmet without a mask, Anna said unexpectedly before Adrian:
"This guy is... Grand Duke Griffin's eldest son, the Marquis of the Golden Eagle, Parison?"

Adrian took a closer look at this golden guy, he was still considered a good-looking talent, and his extraordinary strength had reached the third level. Coupled with his own identity, he actually quite fit the image of a "Prince Charming" in the minds of ordinary noble ladies— —Unfortunately it was a stutter.

Adrian looked at Anna with a strange expression, and said:
"I remember that the reason why the Principality of Griffin declared war on the Kingdom of Behemoth was because you humiliated their heirs, right?"

Anna nodded with a complicated expression, and replied:
"That's right, when I was eager to return to the kingdom, I had a little conflict with the Marquis Parison. I didn't expect this incident to be used by the Principality as a reason to declare war."

"... You didn't laugh at others for stuttering at the beginning, did you?"

Anna: "??"

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To be continued, change first and then change.

Popular science about [Unicorn]:

The real biological prototype of the unicorn in Western mythology has been recognized as the Indian rhinoceros, that is, the one-horned rhinoceros. The English scientific name of the Indian rhinoceros has [Unicorn], which is the part of 'unicorn'.

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