Make the dragon great again

Chapter 161 The Hermit of Cold Wind City

At this time, the Dragon Tomb seems to be calm and calm, but this is just an appearance. Right below the floating island that carries the main body of the structure, at a position that is difficult to see, a large amount of "black mud" with extremely high concentration is suppressed in the here.

And Isabella, this special individual that even Adrian doesn't know how to classify, now under the seemingly pure and natural surface, there is still sleeping in her body the "alienated angel" who has not shown signs of purification, as if A volcano will erupt again at some point...

In the past two days, Adrian taught Isabella the most basic way to use the dragon's ability in order to cooperate with the recovery of the leaked pollution, and at the same time guided her to feel the godhead awakened by [the rumor of the dragon] in her body Fragments, try to keep her under the influence of Godhead Fragments at all times to prevent the suppressed pollution from rebounding again.

In the process, Adrian got to know Isabella better.

First of all, according to Isabella's own expression, combined with the intelligence analysis that Adrian knows:

Isabella really developed the ability to think and have self-awareness. It was 23 years ago when the Behemoth royal family opened the dragon tomb and caused pollution leaks. Almost all royal family members suffered from spiritual pollution. At that time, she had not yet become the regent duke The incident in which Elizabeth lost the blood of the dragon;
It was the approach of Elizabeth, the awakened dragon descendant at that time, that triggered the reaction of the godhead fragments, and aroused Isabella's instinctive desire for dragon blood. Together with the desire, the self began to sprout.

In the nearly 100 years before this, Isabella has been in a state of confusion, with only fragmentary and vague memory pictures. During this period of time, has Isabella ever had any thoughts, has she produced self-consciousness? Cognitive, this is not yet arguable.

Elizabeth once said to Adrian that "the 'monsters' in the ancestral land have no self-awareness." Adrian once thought that she was confusing the object with the alienated angel. After all, the Holy Spirit race is born with no self-awareness. Now it seems that this is not the case at all...

Secondly, regarding the name "Isabella" and whether the starting point of Isabella's life is "Isabella Behemoth" or the deactivated dragon egg that hosts the fragments of the godhead, it is also a question. There are doubts.

The real name is the code of the dragon's own world personality engraved in the soul. The dragon knew what his real name was when he was born. For example, when Adrian was a dragon egg, his consciousness was drowsy. He seems to be an egg-laying animal that has not yet hatched, and he doesn't know much about his state, but the moment he broke out of the shell, he knew his full real name and the identity of his dragon. Identity, all cognitions seem to be engraved in the soul instantly.

The same is true for Isabella, who has known her real name since she first had self-awareness 23 years ago. , but a deviation occurred.

She sometimes sees herself as "Isabella Behemoth," an abandoned human baby, sometimes a dragon born in the arms of her mother's corpse in a dragon burial, and sometimes You may even feel that you are a holy spirit who has developed self-awareness...

From the moment she was born with self-awareness, Isabella has been caught in such self-cognition chaos. In addition, the Holy Spirit in her body instinctively absorbs the desires of life condensed in the kingdom. Isabella's previous thinking has been in a state of confusion and incomprehension.

It wasn't until Adrian compiled Isabella's image into the new version of [Rumors of the Giant Dragon], and activated the fragment of Godhead that she fused with the help of Godhead's feedback on the collective thoughts of intelligent creatures, that Isa Bella's self-awareness is fixed on the side that favors the dragon...

However, there is a detail that cannot be ignored.

According to [Tree of Life] Isanata, although the Holy Spirit race will change its shape and energy characteristics according to the host's thinking changes, the Holy Spirit race is inherently a race that favors light, and the one that Isabella fused with Angels, however, show extreme dark and negative attributes, which is unusual;
In addition, judging from the wing-like characteristics of that angel, it is obvious that this is still a holy spirit family that once appeared as a holy and bright image, and the holy spirit family with such characteristics basically belong to a certain fantasy outside the Silias continent This kind of alliance is one of the largest hostile factions of the Dragon Clan.

Since 5000 years ago, the continent of Sirias has been completely blocked by the [Continental Barrier]. Under this time scale, even ordinary fantasy species cannot resist [Death]. The Holy Spirit Race is only an ancient species, even if it is It is impossible for the seventh-level [Angel] to have survived since the [Battle of the Misty Sea], so two guesses are derived:

One is that this angel is a fantasy species of the hostile faction that broke through the [continental barrier] and invaded from outside the Sirias continent;

The second is that this angel is a fantasy species born inside the Sirias continent. There is a Holy Spirit family that has continued in the mainland since before the mainland was blocked.

The second guess seems to violate the restrictions of [Legendary Shackles], but in fact it belongs to the same problem as the first guess, that is:
The [Continental Barrier] established by the disintegration of a [Dragon Root] has begun to weaken!

If the truth is the second possibility, then the situation is not too bad, at most it is just that the effectiveness of [Legendary Shackles] has begun to decline, and some phantom species in the mainland can break through the limit and surpass legends by coincidence;
But if the fact is the first possibility, then the problem is much more serious, because it means that at least 200 years ago (the angel appeared in the land of the ancestors more than 200 years ago), [the continental barrier] has been broken through Once again, this barrier that protects the Sirias continent from the encroachment of outside fantasy species is running out!
It's a pity that Isanatta has closed the space channel that consumes a lot of space at this time, and Adrian can't ask her what she thinks of the "well-behaved and docile" Isabella at the moment, and can't learn from this [Tree of Life] who is suspected of being a demon god. Get evidence to judge what the alienated angel is.

"Although I had expected it, I still couldn't restrain the influence of the sense of crisis and urgency on my thinking after I realized that the crisis was close at hand..."

Adrian sighed, stepped forward, pulled Fay away who was about to put his eyes on the innocent Isabella's face, and then said to Fay and Smaug:

"Her name is Isabella, and she is... let's say she's a dragonborn, just like Anna and you. I believe she will become a real dragon in the near future. You all need to get along well with her."

Smaug nodded to Isabella very solemnly. He knew very well that with the strength of this female, which is no less than Adrian's now, once she transforms into a real dragon in the future, her strength might reach an unimaginable level. .

But Fay showed reluctance, but because it was the owner Adrian's confession, he snorted to express his understanding.

The Skeleton Dragon on the side has not spoken. With his qualifications, of course he can see the threat of alienated angels and the clues revealed later, but Isabella has fused a fragment of the dragon godhead, and it was still managed by an ancient The fact that the white dragon's eggs hatched was indeed a fact. Since Adrian chose to accept Isabella, he didn't say much.

——Anyway, it is the ancient species in front of me that can represent the Dragon Clan, not myself...

Isabella twisted her body a little at a loss. She had never received the dragon inheritance memory, nor had she experienced a normal social life. Her "second friend" was also the first Adrian who had communicated with her.

Adrian intends to let the [dragon] self-knowledge part of Isabella's will dominate absolutely, so he does not hesitate to use all means to deepen her understanding of dragons and dragons, so he uses dragon language to tell Isabel Ra says:

"Isabella, these two are Fay and Smaug. They are the topaz dragon and the brass dragon respectively. Although they are of different classifications, they are members of the dragon family just like me and you."

Based on the feedback from the fragments of the godhead, although Isabella can't speak yet, she can understand the language of the dragon. At this time, after hearing Adrian's words, her eyes gradually lit up.

"Me, the dragon? Same?"

"Yes, we are all the same. You have been alone all these years. It must have been very difficult, right? But it is different now. We are of the same race and companions. You are with us and you will never feel the same. alone."

Adrian was persuasive and persuasive, and Isabella's thought fluctuations became clearer.

"Companion, friend!"

Isabella, whose black semi-illusory wings have shrunk and retracted, and whose body features are similar to a solid-colored white dragon, flicked her tail happily, and leaned over to Adrian, who "smells the same as herself".

When Isabella was about to rub against Adrian, Fay hurriedly stuffed himself between them and blocked Isabella, but Isabella didn't care, and instead hugged Fay with her head on her He rubbed his face.

"Companion! Cengceng."

"Let go, let me go!"

Seeing the "harmonious and friendly" scene between Fay and Isabella, Adrian felt relieved and relieved.

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In the northern part of Sirias Continent, [Extreme Northern Wasteland].

This is the northernmost point of the continent, where blizzards are raging all year round, and the temperature at noon is enough to freeze an unwarmed farm animal to death. Apart from the [continental barrier] in the far sea, it is a veritable forbidden zone for life inside the Sirias continent.

Not to mention the city-state autonomous dominion, even the barbarians dare not survive in this area for a long time.

But this is only for the general Gaia species, for beings with extraordinary power, such an extremely harsh environment can sometimes be the greatest paradise.

For example, [Frost Goblin] and other elemental life that fit this environment, such as rock creatures that are not sensitive to temperature, and the long-lived species [Frost Giant] that feeds on glaciers, etc., these are the residents of [Extreme Northern Wasteland].

Of course, there are also Gaia spellcasters who are good at frost magic.

[Gao Tallinn] claims to be the largest spellcaster self-government in the Sirias continent, but it is not the only spellcaster self-government organization. Leaving aside political behemoths like the Saint Rand Magic Empire, there are still many large and small spellcasters on the mainland. A spellcaster dominion with an organizational form similar to [Gao Tallinn].

For example, in the depths of [Extreme Northern Wasteland], there is an autonomous organization of spellcasters that is unknown to ordinary people-[Cold Wind City].

[Cold Wind City] is said to be a "city", but in fact it is a castle built on a perpetually frozen glacier. The castle is inhabited by some hidden frost casters, including Gaia subspecies and immortality. species, among them there are even heroes who have reached the peak of the Gaia species.

In the warm area of ​​Sirias Continent, there are some secret legends about [Cold Wind City], the basic tone of the story is like this:
A powerful frost-type spellcaster whose wisdom and knowledge reached the peak of the mainland, after he could no longer find his opponent and new magic, chose to go to the northernmost [Extreme Northern Wasteland] of the mainland, looking for the tower standing in the perpetual freeze. [Coldwind City] on the glacier, where you live in seclusion and discuss more profound magical mysteries with other hermits.

Such legends will inspire some adventurers who are good at frost-type extraordinary abilities every year, and make them embark on a journey to the [Extreme Northern Wasteland] with the fantasy of "getting the guidance of a hermit wise man".

However, these people are often "dissuaded" by the harsh natural environment in the northern part of the continent shortly after entering the northern part of the continent, before reaching the [Extreme Northern Wilderness], or their journey and even their lives are terminated by the barbarians that haunt here and there.

Despite this, there are still a large number of adventurers who travel to the north every year - of course, compared with those who choose to go to [High Tower Forest] or [Saint Rand Magic Empire], the number of these people is much smaller Poor.

However, this [Cold Wind City], which seems to be left alone and independent, has an even more unknown secret...

On the perpetually frozen glacier, in the howling snowstorm stands a huge ancient castle. This is the [Cold Wind City] that is little known on the mainland.

At this time, the [Cold Wind City] was brightly lit, and it seemed that a banquet was being held in the central hall, and a magnificent banquet symphony was played, and the participants were all figures wearing mage robes and hoods covering most of their faces , they are all the "recluses" in [Cold Wind City], and they are also the legendary "powerful magicians who have reached the limit and are unable to advance".

These magicians are waiting here for the arrival of the "Sir City Lord". Although the music of the banquet plays a lively melody, for some reason, the atmosphere among these participants at this time seems a little strangely silent, even tense.

Suddenly, the door was pushed open, and a figure wearing an extremely luxurious mage robe, surrounded by several maids with stiff faces, walked in slowly.

This is the "Master City Lord" of [Cold Wind City].

This "Master of the City" did not wear a hood that would cover most of his face, but completely exposed his face to the light. However, this person's frankly exposed face was a face with completely dried muscles and holes in his eye sockets. There are no eyeballs, but a terrifying appearance that glows with the fire of the soul.

This turned out to be an undead creature!
At this time, the other "hermits" in the hall also raised their heads one after another, and greeted the "Master City Lord". The lights finally shone on the faces of these "hermits", and what appeared was a picture of A frightening visage that was either completely decayed or stiff and pale.

These "recluses" are all undead creatures!

[Cold Wind City], the legendary sacred place where powerful spellcasters live in seclusion, turned out to be a lair of undead creatures!

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To be continued, change first and then change.

Today a buddy suddenly called me to go out for dinner. After sitting down, he said that he was going to be a father, and he will get a certificate tomorrow... So, everyone must remember to pay attention to safety when exercising!
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