Anime: Blue-Eyes Baby Dragon, picked up by the Knight King

The voice of the fairy in the lake is full of temptation.

But when she raised her head and saw Shirataki's threatening gaze again, as if saying, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll throw you into that tower and seal you away forever,"—

"Okay, okay, I give up."

"I'd better show you the rest of the treasures."

……

The Lady of the Lake continued to move forward.

She brought Shirataki to a temple—it was huge, and without a roof. Even with the White Dragon's massive size, it was enough to land on the ground and observe the situation up close.

"These are our three highest-level treasures."

"But their level is still a bit lower than that tower... Are you really not considering contacting that tower?"

The voice of the lake fairy rang out again, but Shirataki had now mastered the crucial skill of "selective blocking." He ignored the chattering fellow and instead focused his attention on the "treasure" before him.

There are three treasures in total.

Two of them are swords and one is a scabbard.

Hmm...it seems a bit abrupt?

"Originally it was supposed to be three swords."

"But one of the swords was lost in the past. So we had the goblins make a scabbard and put it here."

The Fairy of the Lake smiled and tried to explain to Shirataki the origins of these three pieces of weaponry.

But she no longer needed to explain - the moment she saw these three treasures, Shirataki already understood their entire origins.

【Sword of Promised Victory】

The holy sword, placed in the center, radiated a dazzling pale golden light. This holy sword embodied the concept of "stars"—each of its attacks was like the breath of the stars.

To the left of this holy sword, where the [Sword of Rotating Victory] should have been placed, now lay the scabbard specially crafted for this Holy Sword of Stars.

【Distant Utopia—Avalon】

This scabbard, forged by the fairies, is theoretically inferior to the highest-level sacred artifacts forged by the will of the planet. However, its power should never be underestimated. When the scabbard's power is unleashed, its owner will receive the protection of [Utopia]—as if suddenly transported to another world, impervious to any external attack.

"If I could possess both this holy sword and its scabbard, I would surely be invincible!"

The fairy in the lake marveled at the power of these two treasures.

But Shirataki could hear her sinister intentions.

Here, we must popularize one thing: this is the British Isles, which is a branch of Norse mythology in terms of mythological origin - Celtic mythology.

There is often a characteristic in Celtic mythology: powerful power is often accompanied by a more terrifying "curse" that is bound to come true.

In Celtic mythology, there is a special term for this: Geis (prohibition).

Cuchulainn, the famous Irish hero, lost control of his left hand and eventually lost his life because he triggered the two prohibitions of "not eating dog meat" and "not refusing alms" at the same time.

Just like what the Fairy of the Lake said just now, "If I could possess both this holy sword and the scabbard at the same time, I would definitely be invincible" - that's right, with the holy sword that is sure to win and the scabbard that provides absolute defense to protect me, I would definitely be invincible.

However, if you think about it carefully, you will realize that the real meaning hidden in her words is "When the holy sword and the scabbard are together, they are of course invincible, but if you accidentally lose one of them... hehehe, then you're just waiting to die"!

"So, in the original history, Sister Daimao was actually killed by this hidden restriction."

Shirataki looked at the two weapons emitting a hazy halo, thought for a moment, and finally decided to completely eliminate this hidden threat.

"Click——"

"Click——"

"Click——"

It was a very crisp sound, like biting three small cookies.

What? You ask the third sword nearby, what wrong did the holy sword named [Unbroken Lake Light] do? Why did it suffer the same fate as the two holy objects beside it?

"Sorry, the atmosphere has become so heated... Let's have a bite together."

"Otherwise it would be inappropriate to blame it."

Shirataki chewed the fragments of the holy object in his mouth, feeling the mystery flowing into his body.

[Ding, you have gained: 3000 growth points.]

[Current growth progress: 4500/10000.]

[Ding, concept extraction in progress.]

You extracted a new concept from the Sword of Promised Victory: Certain Victory.

You extracted a new concept from the distant utopia of Avalon: Guardian.

You plucked a new concept from the untouched lake: Fairy.

Chapter 36 Hey, New Vest

【concept】.

A new thing.

Shirataki studied it carefully and found that this thing seemed to be related to the "new posture".

As we all know, Blue-Eyes White Dragon has a clear evolutionary route: the legendary White Stone (dragon egg) → blue-eyed elves (growth period) → Blue-Eyes White Dragon (mature period) → Blue-Eyes Ultimate Dragon (perfect form) → Blue-Eyes Light Dragon (ultimate form)... It is almost similar to the evolutionary process of [Digimon].

However, just as Digimon don't always evolve through a standard process, with some also evolving through methods like "Armor Evolution," "Fusion Evolution," and "Ancient Soul Evolution," even a mature Blue-Eyes White Dragon can unlock new forms by fusing with other Concepts.

The new stance that Shirataki first understood and mastered came from the concept of "protection":

[O indestructible white dragon, add the power of protection to your wings and transform into a pure white dragon that protects all that is beautiful in the world!]

【Come down, white spirit dragon! 】

"Ah ...

“Do I have to read it out loud?”

……

In the valley, the Kingdom of Camelot.

It's a new day again.

Just like the countless ordinary days and nights she had spent before, Artoria continued the construction of the new kingdom.

"Everyone, work harder, I asked Brother Kai to buy you some wine!"

The girl, carrying two thick logs on her shoulders, cheered on the surrounding carrying teams.

She is the king of this country, but she has no airs of a king. She has never been the kind of king who only sits in an office to handle government affairs. Most of the time, she actually works and eats with these villagers.

Her spirit of leading by example has undoubtedly won the love of the vast majority of people.

Of course, it could also be because she was so capable—she could lift two massive tree trunks by herself, each of which would have required four people working together. And she looked quite relaxed, as if she still had some strength left.

In fact, if she were not limited by human stature, she could easily drag more trees or carry more stones with her strength.

If this inhuman behavior happened to anyone else, it would inevitably lead to criticism, at the very least, the label of "monster." But when it happened to her, it seemed to make sense—this was a holy king who had made a covenant with the gods, so wasn't it natural for her to exhibit some supernatural behavior?

It would be strange if she couldn't lift two pieces of wood at once, right?

"King, tell us the story of you and the White Dragon God."

"Yes, yes, it's better to tell us something we haven't heard before - Sir Kay said that the white dragon god was actually raised by you secretly, is that true?"

"That's not right. I remember Sir Kai was talking about the White Dragon God he first discovered, and the first Holy King chosen by the White Dragon God was him—but he was unwilling to do it, so he gave the throne to his sister..."

Before Altria could say anything, the people in the team started arguing among themselves.

Thanks to Kai's big mouth, many different versions of the story are now circulating in this village. For example, there are stories like "The Secret History of the White Dragon", "The Story I Have to Tell About the White Dragon", "I Bet with the Dragon God, and the Dragon God Lost a Gold Coin" and so on... In short, if you go to Kai with a bowl of wine, he will definitely make up a brand new version for you that you have never heard before.

"That guy Kai..."

Artoria was a little helpless about this, but there was really nothing she could do.

Because humans are like this, they always prefer the experiences of legendary characters and are more willing to believe in those ups and downs of the story - on the contrary, those ordinary "truths" will not arouse their interest at all, even if Altria tells them, no one wants to listen.

"King, can you contact the Lord Dragon God?"

"Yes, yes, can you summon that His Majesty?"

"We also want to witness God's glory—"

After a brief dispute, the team's voice became unified again.

They shouted the name of God loudly, their faces filled with excitement and no awe. This is what happens to people who have never seen God—they only know the glory of God, but never His authority.

Altria kept smiling.

She could indeed contact Shirataki, but she would never agree to such an irrational request, one that was simply to satisfy her curiosity. Merlin once told her a story: In ancient times, there was a legendary king named Solomon, who was gifted by God with the ability to perform miracles. However, from beginning to end, he only performed this miracle for his people once.

"A miracle is a miracle because it is completely impossible to accomplish with human power, and we have to seek help from the gods."

"If miracles happen too often, people will mistakenly believe that miracles are commonplace, and naturally they will no longer care about God's authority."

"So, the miracle only needs to be performed once. Let the subjects know that the king has the blessing of God."

This is a thought-provoking example, and Altria often uses it to remind herself that she must never make the mistake of "individualism".

Just like now, she is working with the villagers.

Honestly, with her own strength, she might be able to handle these things more quickly. But she would rather sacrifice some efficiency and work with these villagers. The significance of this approach is not only to strengthen her relationship with them, but more importantly, to let them participate in the construction of this country. Let them realize that they are also "builders" of this country, not just living in this country as "the ruled."

"Wait a minute, King, I think I saw the White Dragon God!"

"Ok?"

"Really, really, it's the White Dragon God—it's so white!"

"..."

Ok.

The king raised his head and looked at the white dragon flying from afar, his handsome face somewhat helpless.

She certainly did not mean to call for miracles or use the name of God to enhance her own authority.

But if Miracle comes to you on his own initiative... then there's nothing we can do.

Chapter 37: Guardian Sanctuary

The god, having gained new power, came to the king with a brand new attitude.

This is undoubtedly a show of strength, but at the same time, it is also a way for the gods to demonstrate their authority to the world.

"it's beautiful!"

Altria sincerely praised Shirataki's new attitude.

Compared to the previous [Blue-Eyes White Dragon] that was so huge that it could cover the entire village with its wings, this [White Spirit Dragon] is actually much more "petite" and its aura is much more restrained.

Its current size is only the size of a three-story building.

Although it is still very large, it no longer gives people the oppressive feeling of "as if a mountain is rushing towards them".

At the same time, the aura emanating from Shirataki was no longer so sharp and overbearing, but instead was filled with a sacred and solemn charm.

The light released from the white dragon's body completely covered the dragon's terrifying scales, making it show a more graceful posture - now the white dragon floating in the sky may be more like a work of art carved out of a super huge white jade mountain.

"Is it beautiful? I feel a little awkward..."

"But it is true that I have gained new strength."

Shirataki flapped his wings in the sky.