Star Forge Titan

Chapter 51: Dragon Ancestor

"This matter is of grave importance. I am preparing to call upon the Ancient Dragon Guard. Antonia, remember that you have a set of backup equipment stored in Dragon Country? If necessary, you are allowed to utilize the first-level combat readiness weapon, including the 'Universal Weapon - Ancient Dragon Bracelet'."

"Has the situation become so bad?"

"That's a star ring!"

Afrediya remained very quiet throughout her mother's conversation with the Great Elder, but her slightly pointed ears moved quietly.

The atmosphere is getting tense...

The young Demon Lord Elrond said to himself in his heart.

But unexpectedly, the elder who had originally had a serious face suddenly stopped talking and pretended to listen attentively, and then, the seemingly childish face immediately relaxed.

"The alert has been lifted. The Great Library has issued a temporary notice. The previous tremor was caused by the accidental discovery of a dangerous structural damage. The emergency repair personnel did not have time to establish communication with the rear-end, so no early warning was sent." The elder with hair as pure white as crane feathers said this and squatted down on the spot and turned into a ball.

"Hey, what are those angels doing? They made me fly out in such a hurry that my waist hurts."

But you look so relaxed...

Afrediya complained in her heart. She certainly wouldn't speak casually in front of an unfamiliar elder, but the girl who temporarily put down the burden of the Demon King and came to a strange new environment had a lot of thoughts in her mind at this moment.

"Quesardoara, don't sit if your waist hurts." Antonia didn't give the elder in front of her any face at all. She picked up Quesardoara, who was lying on the ground like a little child. The relationship between the two seemed very familiar.

"Now that the alert has been lifted, why don't you just hold the coming-of-age ceremony for little Fulei?"

"No, it's very troublesome." Ksardola's voice no longer sounded old, but very crisp.

The moment Antonia lifted her up, she stretched out her hands and gripped the edge of the stone slab tightly with her fingernails. Her petite body in human form was hung upside down and stretched out, which made the previous tense atmosphere disappear, and the scene immediately became ridiculous.

You're an elder, right? The true form you used when you just appeared was also an ancient dragon, right? Is it really okay to act so unrestrained in front of the younger generation?

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Afrediya stared at the scene in front of her in amazement.

Fortunately, the area around the ground entrance to Dragon Country was very deserted, and there were almost no other dragons to be seen. Otherwise, as a bystander, she would have to awkwardly use her toes to perform the three-bedroom, one-living-room, one-kitchen, and one-bathroom trick.

"Mom, this is..."

"Oh, I forgot to tell you, she is your Aunt Ksar, the youngest elder in the tribe and a good friend of mom. She even held you in her arms when you were a child." Amid the latter's cries of "Don't call me aunt", Antonia picked up Ksardora like catching a cat.

"I have absolutely no impression of this." Afrediya muttered subconsciously with a look of astonishment, then she came to her senses and greeted the other party seriously.

"What a polite and good boy." Quetzaldor pulled the corners of his mouth into a helpless smile.

"Because you were still a kid back then, and this guy was too lazy to go out. During the holidays, you only see gifts but not people." Antonia curled her lips and didn't give her old friend any face.

"I thought elders were all very old dragons."

"No, one who achieves true form and becomes an ancient dragon and serves in the guard for a hundred years is eligible to be promoted to elder. Logically speaking, I can be considered one of them, but I just don't want to be like someone who has been sitting in the Dragon Country all year round, rusting and growing mushrooms." Antonia explained casually.

"What do you mean by rusty mushrooms? This is my normal true form iteration before molting, okay?" someone protested loudly.

"Anyway, let's go in first." Afrediya said with an awkward smile.

"That's true. Little Frey's coming-of-age ceremony is more important." Antonia nodded, put down the Quesalda, and her whole body began to shine.

In just a blink of an eye, the noble lady with wheat-colored skin and wearing a dark gold long dress disappeared from the spot.

Instead, it was replaced by a dragon that was even larger and stronger than the previous Dark Silver Ancient Dragon.

Her back was draped with thick, brilliant golden scales like an elaborate gown, while the scales on her face, limbs, chest and abdomen were dark and pitch black. The pair of curved horns on her head appeared exceptionally sparkling and iridescent under the artificial light.

This is the true dragon form of the Ancient Dragon Antonia, the Brilliant Shining Wings.

Unlike her title, she did not seem to have conspicuous wings like an ordinary dragon, but the light radiating from the golden scales on her back quickly outlined a halo that was more exaggerated than that of open wings.

"As dazzling as ever." Ksardora complained, and then revealed his true form as an ancient dragon, a dark silver ancient dragon covered with endless winds. It had a similar structure to a regular dragon but was obviously stronger and more powerful.

"Since you can already carry out the coming-of-age ceremony, that means little Frey can also transform into a dragon." A dull sound, different from the human form, came from above his head. It was Ksardora who was speaking.

"Don't you see whose daughter she is? Her ancient dragon bloodline has fully awakened this year." Antonia's voice also changed, sounding particularly majestic.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Afrediya nodded, looking a little nervous.

"Don't worry, just take your time." Quesadola was obviously very familiar with the situation and spoke out a comforting word.

call--

After letting out a long breath, Afrediya's body began to glow with bright light, and then she turned into a young ancient dragon that was very similar to Antonia, but obviously a little smaller in size.

However, the color of the pair of curved horns on her head and the scales all over her body are lighter, not pure black and gold. The curve of her waist is also subtly rounded, so that the whole dragon looks somewhat harmless and cute.

"Oh, what a highly accomplished prototype." Quesadola clapped his hands quickly in praise, creating a gust of wind pressure.

"I'm still a long way from here." Frey lowered her head embarrassedly.

"Annie, this child's personality is much better than yours when you were young." Seeing this, Quesadola immediately turned his head and joked.

"Shut up." Antonia glared at him.

Afterwards, the three dragons that had completed their transformation walked into the gate of Dragon Town while chatting.

Built against the mountain's edge, Dragon Home was incredibly large; the lobby alone was large enough to accommodate several dragons. However, the interior was decorated in a very... natural style, appearing almost identical to an ordinary cave. Even the ambient lighting was perfectly realistic, which meant... it was very dark.

"...There's no decoration at all." Looking at the faintly visible mineral vein remains on the side wall, Afrediya finally couldn't help but complain.

"Indeed." Quesaldaula said bluntly, "It's a place few people come to anyway. Who would be willing to spend money and effort to mess around with it?"

With an increasingly delicate mood, Afrediya, led by the two elders, walked through the dim front hall and into the more spacious main hall at the back.

Then, she stood there completely stunned.

What brought a strong shock to the young man was a skeleton, a gray-white skeleton that was even larger than his mother Antonia's ancient dragon true form.

"Young ancient dragon, welcome to meet the ancestors of our clan."

Quesaldaura spoke slowly in a pretentiously profound tone, and Antonia's suppressed laughter could be faintly heard beside him.

Although she intuitively realized that something was wrong, Afrediya still stood there silently. She couldn't say a word for a long time, but she was complaining in her heart to the point where she couldn't help but express it.

You guys, no, we openly hang our ancestors' bones in the hall as decoration!?!

Chapter 52: Ancient Secret History

The skeleton hanging in the center of the main hall's ceiling is shaped differently from any dragon today and is clearly more primitive.

At first glance, the skeleton appears to have been completely fossilized. The original organic matter has completely decomposed and disappeared over a long period of time, while the inorganic minerals have recrystallized into dense, solid rock in the pores left behind. The whole process is like another form of recasting.

At this moment, the bones have lost their original color and turned into a color similar to that of rock minerals. High-purity metal crystals similar to mineral veins can be vaguely seen precipitating among them.

"The so-called coming-of-age ceremony is to allow the new generation to thoroughly understand the history of the dragon race." The elder Ksardaura paused before continuing:

“Real history.”

Looking up at the skeleton that was even larger than the ancient dragon, Frey couldn't help but feel confused.

What is the true meaning of the Dragon Clan's history? It can only be known during an adulthood ceremony.

Without thinking for too long, at Antonia's signal, Afrediya, whose bloodline was completely purified and transformed into a dragon, slowly stepped forward and walked directly under the hanging skeletal specimen.

"The original dragon, whose full name is the Paladian Primordial Dragon, is the original form of all dragons. At that time, dragons had rock-like scaly shells and lived deep in the crust of the primitive planet Paladian that had not yet cooled down. Only occasionally would they migrate to the surface to reproduce and carry out other activities." Having said that, Ksardora couldn't help but glance at the other ancient dragon beside him.

"Speaking of which, your mother's ancient dragon true form was modeled after the original Savage Dragon, so it can withstand the extreme temperatures and pressures brought about by extreme environments. It's very strong."

"Why do I feel like there's something else you're saying?" Antonia looked at her old friend suspiciously, and the latter shook his head calmly.

"It's an illusion, it must be an illusion. Seriously, this is your daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, don't interrupt."

Hearing what Quesalda said, Antonia could only curl her lips, spit out a stream of sparks and said no more.

"Well, in short, for quite a long time, primitive barbarian dragons were closer to animals than intelligent life. The excessive strength of each individual dragon prevented us from even entering tribal society on our own."

As an elder, Quesadora was clearly familiar with this kind of explanation work. Her recounting of various historical stories fascinated Afrediya, who couldn't help but ask:

"Then?"

"Later, you must have heard the legend of the gods descending upon Palladios on the ancient iron whale, right?" Quesaldaura smiled faintly. "For the long-lived dragon race, that's not just a legend but a part of real history."

"But the ones who descended on the massive ancient iron whale were not the righteous gods who currently rule the upper planes, but another group of even more ancient and powerful beings."

Afrediya subconsciously held her breath, vaguely guessing what she was about to hear next.

"Titan." Quetzaldaura slowly uttered a noun that was so rarely used that it could be described as uncommon.

"What descended upon the planet Palladio was a group of Titans whose power was beyond comprehension."

"They intended to reshape the entire planet, but in the process unexpectedly discovered that life had already appeared on the primitive planet that had not cooled down."

"Original Dragon..." Afrediya said subconsciously:

"Yes, they discovered the primitive barbarian dragons, our ancestors. But it was too late. The artificially modified planetary environment made it difficult for native species to adapt. Even the primitive barbarian dragons, who had lived deep in the earth's crust for years, fell into decline."

Despite his serious remarks, Quesaldaura's voice was remarkably relaxed. After all, the existence of modern dragons proved that their ancestors had not completely perished.

"Fortunately, the Titans possess a high sense of responsibility and moral standards. To ensure the survival of the original Savage Dragons, they performed a ritual of ascension on these already tenacious creatures, causing them to rapidly transform into various new life forms, including powerful Ancient Dragons."

"That's why the ancient dragon's true form has all kinds of strange appearances." Antonia said with a strange smile, completely unaware that this also included herself.

"I told you not to interrupt the ceremony!" Ksardola roared angrily, and the air around him began to spin rapidly.

"Tsk." Antonia curled her lips and didn't interrupt any further. Considering that this was her daughter's coming-of-age ceremony, she rarely showed any weakness in front of her younger sisters.

"Damn it, where was I just now?" Ksaldora raised his claws and patted the steel scales on his face. After sparks flew, he remembered what he had just been interrupted.

"Oh, by the way, the original Savage Dragon unexpectedly gained wisdom and a certain degree of sociality during the process of becoming an ancient dragon."

"This is very important. It can even be said that this is the reason why modern dragons emerged."

After saying something that was enough to overturn Afrediya's three views, Ksardaura immediately threw out even more explosive information.

"After noticing that some dragons had developed intelligence and sociality, the Titans were very happy. They even handed over some of the work of transforming the planet's environment to our race, a responsibility that has been passed down to this day."

Fleur suddenly realized that even her mother Antonia, who was always lively and outgoing, had become unusually serious at this moment.

"Organize a stellar system auxiliary army to ensure the survival of the Gaia-cradle planet, codenamed Palladia."

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Even after walking out of the museum that houses a large number of precious cultural relics and fossils, Afrediya still felt a little dizzy.

As a descendant of the ancient dragon race whose bloodline was purified to the point that they could transform into dragon form, her physical fitness naturally had no problems at all. The real reason why she felt almost dizzy was entirely because of those extremely shocking and breaking news.

At the same time, she had a strange feeling. If the birth of the dragon race was caused by the Titans, would the relationship between her and Ivan become more complicated?

Afrediya couldn't help but puff up her face due to the complicated emotions. Even after successfully completing the ceremony and obtaining the certificate of adulthood and other documents, she still couldn't feel relieved.

"Okay, little Frey, stop puffing up your face like a fermented bread dough. Next, Mommy will take you to see the bureaucracy in heaven, okay?" Antonia said jokingly.

"What's so good about that? I've already seen enough of this kind of stuff when I was studying abroad in Linde, the Central Empire." Afrediya couldn't help but complain.

"Hehehe, it's different, completely different." Antonia shook her finger without further explanation.

Then, she crossed her arms across her chest in a heroic manner, shaking her legs almost roughly with an unhappy look on her face.

"It's a rare trip back to Dragon Country, and that lazy caveman, Ksar, actually just dumped the official business on me. I'm going to make her pay next time."

"Ahahaha." In response, Frey could only give an awkward but polite smile.

At this moment, both mother and daughter have turned back into human form because of the sudden news they just received that Antonia needs to go to the Torch Harbor Central Administrative Hall to attend an emergency meeting.

The automatic carriage moved at a steady and orderly pace, and soon arrived at the administrative meeting hall in the center of Torch Harbor, a spacious building with a white dome.

"If you find the meeting boring, you can always take a stroll around. Central Park has some nice greenery," Antonia and Afrediya said as they got out of the car. It was just a joke, after all; she had no intention of actually having her daughter evaluate the celestial formalism in advance.

However, Antonia's words did not receive an immediate response, which made her turn her head in surprise.

Afrediya's eyes were fixed on another automatic carriage not far away. A tall young man stepped down from it and politely helped two other ladies down.

Huchi~huchi~

Antonia could clearly hear the extremely heavy breathing coming from beside her.

This made her feel very familiar. Yes, she also took a deep breath and accumulated strength in this way before flying.

The heavy ancient dragon's brilliant and shining wings charged forward to attack. Although the name of the move sounds simple, it is actually a high-level hunting skill that can frighten even the most warlike Terror Demon.

“Ai-wen-!!!” Afrediya let out a cry filled with joy (?), and her head with gorgeous curly horns drooped, with her bangs hiding her expression while pointing the tips forward.

Then, accompanied by the crisp sound of rocks being stepped on and cracking, the beautiful ancient dragon girl disappeared from the spot in an instant.

Ancient Dragon Skills——Charge and Attack!!!