The villain really doesn't want to steal the heroine.

It is conceivable how arrogant Longgu Kaiwu must be when he still possesses ninety-seven opportunities.

As the saying goes, ten birds in the bush are not as good as one bird in the hand. Wanxing put aside her envy of the male protagonist, got up and left Russell Academy with her little maid Loelle.

Now that the approximate scope of the dragon's nest has been determined, he decided to set off immediately to avoid any further complications.

Russell City is very large, with a river called Luze running through it. The Luze River originates from the Hengduan Mountains on the northwest border of the Magic Empire. It is more than 8,000 kilometers long, passing through Russell City all the way south, and then turns east near Lake Bell and flows straight to the sea.

So Wanxing can travel by boat, along the Luze River directly to Lake Bell. There are butlers and guards from the Duke's Mansion on the boat, so safety is guaranteed.

In fact, even without the guard team, Wanxing's current high-level combat power of both magic and martial arts is enough to deal with most enemies, not to mention Xingyi, who can kill enemies above his level, as a trump card.

Although it seems that the Duke Russell's Mansion is full of super-class people and the high-level ones are worse than dogs, this is just a special phenomenon. There are only more than ten forces of the same level as the Duke Russell's Mansion in the entire Magic Empire.

There was only one such person near Russell City. For ordinary forces, a high-ranking one was considered a top-tier expert. Therefore, Wanxing could practically walk sideways near Russell City.

When the Duke's boat arrived at Lake Bell, it was already dark.

Considering the large number and rich variety of water monsters in Lake Bell, it would be more dangerous to search in the water at night, so Wanxing ordered the boat to dock and rest.

During the rest time at night, Wanxing told Luo'er some things to pay attention to when exploring the dragon's nest and the dangers that may be encountered underwater.

Although this was his first time in the water, just like Luo Ai'er, he had witnessed underwater battles in his previous life, so he had some practical experience. As far as he knew, the water monsters in Lake Bell were mostly between beginner and advanced levels. However, there were a few that reached the super level. Moreover, the monsters in the water were different from those on land. It was common to see a school of fish numbering in the hundreds, and large schools of thousands of fish could be encountered at any time...

The next morning, before the sun rose, a thick fog covered the surface of Lake Bell, its lingering mist significantly obscuring vision. A chilling morning breeze carried the thick mist, brushing against Wanxing's body and making him feel a slight chill.

He chose to leave the butler and guards on the ship. No one could resist the temptation of a dragon's lair. The human heart cannot withstand temptation.

Although Wanxing is unable to make an accurate assessment of the specific value of the [Grecius] Dragon's Nest, it seems that even the most ordinary dragon's nest may contain treasures that are enough to motivate people to take risks and seek wealth and glory.

What's more, as the eldest among the descendants of the Star Dragon King, Gracius's combat power is in the first tier under the Dragon King, and the treasures and gold and silver he has collected are even rich enough to rival a country.

Even if the butler and guards did not rebel on the spot, accidentally leaking the news that Wanxing had obtained the Dragon's Nest would bring huge trouble to the Duke's Mansion.

So Wanxing only planned to take the little maid Loelle and the familiar Xingyi into the water.

Since none of them knew water magic and could not breathe underwater, Wanxing also specially prepared many high-level water magic scrolls [Water Control] - after use, a bubble can be formed outside the body to help the caster breathe underwater, and the caster can move quickly underwater, feeling like flying in the sky.

Wan Xing finally reminded Luo Ai'er: "After you get off Lake Bell, don't stay too far away from me, otherwise it will be easy to get lost and it will be difficult for us to support each other..." He patiently mentioned again the points that need to be paid attention to in underwater operations.

"I understand, Master!" Loelle nodded obediently.

Seeing this, Wanxing handed her a magic scroll of [Water Control] and then used one himself.

As for Xing Yi, she has half the blood of the Star Dragon King and can survive underwater naturally, which helped Wan Xing to leave behind a magic scroll of [Water Control].

As soon as he entered Lake Bell, a water magic power gathered around Wanxing, forming a bubble with a diameter of three meters.

The two bubbles sank at the same time, with Xingyi leading the way in front, and Wanxing and the little maid Luo'er following behind her.

Lake Bell is a long and narrow lake with a length of 636 kilometers, an average width of 48 kilometers, a widest point of 79.4 kilometers, and an area of ​​3.15 square kilometers. It would probably take ten days or half a month to find the dragon's nest in such a large area with only two people and a familiar searching aimlessly.

Fortunately, at this distance, Xingyi was able to sense the breath left by her blood relatives.

So Wanxing doesn't need to spend time looking for it, just let Xingyi lead the way according to his feelings.

While diving and moving in a certain direction, Wanxing soon saw a group of Gyarados swimming dozens of meters in front of him, most of the adult individuals were more than 2 meters long.

Out of curiosity, he used his analytical and identification powers to investigate and found that the levels were all between LV25 and LV30.

If they were in a maze, these Gyarados would definitely pounce on them immediately. Even if Wanxing's side was very powerful, the monsters in the maze would not be afraid - they were refreshed in the first place, so naturally they would not be afraid of death.

But the monsters in the wild are different. They are living creatures, and the habits of different monsters are also very different. For example, these Gyarados in front of us seem to be of the gentle type. They don’t like to actively attack people and swam leisurely past Wanxing.

Of course, there are gentle types, and naturally there are also violent monsters.

Team Wanxing advanced a few hundred meters, and suddenly a LV38 manta ray jumped out from the mud at the bottom of the water and bit Xingyi in the front fiercely.

"babble!"

The moment the enemy approached, Xingyi suddenly expanded, from the size of a watermelon to a giant blue curtain, effortlessly swallowing the attacking manta ray into its stomach.

Before the manta ray could figure out why the prey suddenly became the hunter, it was corroded and decomposed completely in its stomach without any resistance.

Xingyi continued to shrink little by little until it returned to its original watermelon size. Then, she approached Wanxing intimately and spit out a magic crystal stone as if offering a treasure.

As for the materials decomposed from the manta ray's corpse, Wanxing had already seen them in advance through visual sharing, and there was nothing good about them.

So I let Xingyi eat it as a snack. Unexpectedly, I gained some experience points. Although the amount was not much, it was still a pleasant surprise.

Chapter 30: The Treasure House of Dragon's Nest

Wanxing knew that Xingyi could grow by devouring Warcraft materials, but he didn't expect that this growth could be materialized into experience points and even shared with his master for use.

The materials decomposed from the corpse of a monster can be absorbed to obtain about one-third of the experience points that can be obtained by killing the monster.

So Wanxing planned to kill monsters and level up along the way. When he saw a monster, he would no longer take a detour to avoid it. Instead, he would analyze and identify the monster to understand its combat power. If he was sure he could defeat it, he would take the initiative to attack.

Although it is still lower than the efficiency of spawning monsters in a maze - the maze has the advantages of unlimited monster spawning, monsters not running away, and uniform types.

But anyway, it was a good gain, better than nothing.

Furthermore, based on Wan Xing's previous observations, water-based monsters weren't stronger than their land-based counterparts; rather, they were weaker. It was simply because humans couldn't fully exert their strength underwater, and water-based monsters mostly swarmed in groups, that they seemed difficult to deal with.

But Xingyi is not a weak human being!

As a creature with extremely strong adaptability, the dragon can perfectly exert its combat power in the deep sea, on the surface, in the sky, and even in the universe.

Xing Yi, who possesses the blood of the Dragon King, naturally would not see his combat power decrease due to being in the water.

After changing their strategy, Team Wanxing's progress slowed down a bit, but they gained a lot of experience points.

Of course, the journey was not smooth sailing. During the journey, Wanxing analyzed and identified a LV49 thunder eel, which was the strongest water monster he had encountered so far, and was only one step away from the heroic level!

This ray eel is over 25 meters long, with a slender, cylindrical body, a flat head, and small gills covered by triangular opercula. Its body is smooth and scaleless, with a gray-black back and an orange-yellow belly. Its dorsal and caudal fins are vestigial, but the tail, which accounts for nearly four-fifths of its total length, has a long anal fin at its lower edge, which it uses to move for locomotion.

More importantly, this lightning eel has an extremely ferocious temperament. When swimming, it will strike any fish or monster it encounters with lightning. Then it will sway its body and swallow all the fish or monsters killed by lightning in one mouthful without even chewing.

Fortunately, Wanxing possessed the power of analysis and identification. He ignored the huge gap in levels and detected the opponent's strength from a distance. Then he immediately turned around and took a detour, running as far as possible, fearing that he would lose his life if he was a step slower.

Apart from this lightning eel, the Wanxing team also managed to avoid all the dangers they encountered along the way in a timely manner.

This is all thanks to the role of the power of analysis and identification, which allows Wanxing to often know himself and the enemy, discover the strengths and weaknesses of the monsters in front in advance, and thus make the most correct choice.

Therefore, the monster-killing and leveling-up journey went quite smoothly. Before reaching the Dragon's Nest, Wanxing finally received a system prompt:

【Experience value is full, level up! 】

[Magician Level: LV31-LV32] (Current Experience Value 0%)

[Warrior Level: LV31-LV32] (0% of current experience value)

[Level of your familiar Xingyi: LV31-LV32] (0% of current experience value)

Before Wanxing could feel the surging magic power and fighting spirit brought by the upgrade, his attention was attracted by the dragon's nest in front of him.

I saw a translucent blue light shield upside down on the bottom of the water. Inside the light shield was a modified underwater mountain with a huge hole in the middle.

A square, luxurious palace with glazed green tiles was built in the cave. Forty-nine huge golden pillars supported the entire palace, and a circle of blue flames was flowing around it.

Due to the huge size of the dragon, this dragon's nest is particularly spectacular from a human perspective.

“Eh~Eh?”

Xingyi circled around Wanxing, as if asking if he wanted to go in.

"Come on, Xingyi, you go first!"

Wan Xing immediately gave orders. This was not to ask her to explore the way, but because this dragon's nest had a defensive magic circle and an automatic counterattack magic circle.

If he walked in front, it would inevitably trigger a counterattack from the magic circle - the power of this attack was so great that even if the LV49 lightning eel just now came, it would not last more than a second before turning into ashes.

Therefore, Xingyi must lead the way. After the magic circle detects the breath of the original owner's blood relatives, it will automatically enter the welcoming mode and will no longer launch attacks at will.

Sure enough, as Xing Yi approached, a gap appeared on the translucent blue light shield, and even the dark blue fireworks moved away.

Wanxing and Luo Ai'er followed Xingyi in and found that there was air within the dragon's nest, just like they were on the shore.

Although there was a gap in the translucent blue light shield, the lake water outside did not flow in at all.

This was naturally the effect of the Dragon's Nest magic circle. There were fourteen layers of magic circles inside and outside the Dragon's Nest: six purely defensive layers, three layers combining offense and defense, and three layers of purely offensive magic—two large-scale lethal dragon language spells with a coverage of one hundred kilometers, and one ultra-long-range single-target lethal dragon language spell with an attack range of one thousand kilometers.

This also meant that Russell City was within the range of this single-target dragon language magic. However, using this magic circle consumed a vast amount of magic stones or magic crystals to supply mana, and would also reveal the location of the dragon's nest. Crucially, one must possess the authority of the dragon's nest to be qualified to operate the magic circle!

The remaining two layers of magic circles are used to maintain a comfortable environment in the dragon's nest. During the dragon's long life, more than half of the time will be spent sleeping in the dragon's nest. In order to ensure the quality of sleep, setting up the most comfortable environment is naturally very important.

Wanxing and Luo Ai'er followed Xingyi into the luxurious palace. It was a huge, beautiful and dazzling golden hall with forty-nine golden pillars standing everywhere.

In the center of the palace is a golden dragon bed that is over 100 meters long and wide. It is said that compared to the dragon's scales that are harder than steel, soft gold is the most suitable material for making a bed. It feels almost as comfortable as a human lying on a Simmons mattress.

Around the golden dragon bed, there are coral trees emitting colorful luster.

The floors of the luxurious palaces were also paved with gold and silver.

Wanxing could take away all the gold, silver and treasures mentioned above, but these mundane things were not very attractive to him as the son of a duke.

The real good stuff is still in the treasure house deep in the dragon's nest, but unfortunately he can't go there for the time being.

After all, he was just a guest of Xingyi, and no one in this world would allow a guest to move things from their treasure house!

Especially for the dragons - the dragon clan not only has the habit of collecting gold, silver and treasures, they are also the ultimate misers, just like the Pixiu who only takes in and never gives out!

Therefore, before thoroughly exploring the Dragon's Nest and obtaining permission, Wanxing cannot take the treasures in the treasure house for himself.

Chapter 31: Multiple Dragon Breaths

Xingyi is still just a guest of Gracius, not the owner of the Dragon's Nest, and has no control over the fourteen magic circles guarding the Dragon's Nest.

In order to become the complete master of the dragon's nest, one condition must be met - Xingyi's level reaches LV70. This is the setting in the game and is also the level that most dragons can reach when they reach adulthood.

However, Wanxing doesn't need to worry. Without Xingyi's guidance, even if other humans find the Grecius Dragon's Nest, they will not be able to enter the Dragon's Nest.

Unless the visitor can forcibly break through the defensive magic circle of the dragon's nest, he can enter smoothly.

In order to save magic power consumption, the Dragon's Nest currently only has one purely defensive magic circle, one offensive and defensive magic circle, and one magic circle used to maintain a comfortable environment.

However, after Wanxing used his analytical power to examine the [Offensive and Defensive Magic Circle], he was completely relieved. [Sea Flame Burial], a legendary dragon language magic. It was the eternally extinguished wall of blue flames surrounding the Grecius Dragon's Lair. It looked incredibly mysterious, the flames rising and spreading slowly like clear seawater, creating subtle ripples that resembled waves, even dissolving in water to unleash its full power.

Faced with legendary magic, even if all the adventurers from the surrounding cities formed a team and came, they would still all be defeated in front of the Gracius Dragon's Nest.

This is just one of the fourteen magic circles in the Gracius Dragon's Nest, but it already possesses despairing destructive power.

What's more, the dragon's nest of Grecius is hidden deep at the bottom of the vast and misty Lake Bell. Such a secret dragon's nest location may not be found even if others deliberately look for it.

In short, without Xingyi leading the way, it can be said that in the next few years there will be no possibility for anyone to break in by force, and no matter how many people come, they will die.

So Wanxing can take Xingyi to upgrade without worrying about being robbed.

Once Xingyi is promoted to LV70 and becomes the master of the Dragon's Nest, he can open the treasure house and obtain endless benefits.

His thoughts turned back to the past. Wanxing dug out a few pieces of the golden floor of the luxurious palace, and then took Luo Ai'er and Xingyi to the right rear of the palace.

To the left rear of the palace is the treasure house, which they cannot enter for the time being.

At the right rear of the palace is the library, which is the main purpose of Wanxing's trip - not to find a legacy for himself, but for Xingyi.

As the current combat force of the team, Xingyi can easily kill monsters above his level, but his fighting style is too simple, making it difficult for him to kill monsters above his level.

Considering that she has the blood of the Dragon King, the best way to enrich her fighting style is to learn dragon language magic.

Here we have to mention the magic settings in the game world of "Revenge of the Holy Brave".

The human magic of Wanxingxue is systematic. After generations of research and summary by human magicians, there are many types of magic from low-level to super-level.

Dragon magic is completely different. Due to the scarcity of dragons and the loose social structure of dragonkind, communication between kin is lacking. This has led to a chaotic and haphazard development of dragon magic. There is no clear system or dedicated dragon school to organize, summarize, and teach it.

In addition to the above two types, there are also elven magic, orc magic, etc., which I will not go into details here.

There are generally only two ways to learn dragon language magic:

The first is naturally the bloodline inheritance of the dragon race. The dragon will select the dragon language magic that it thinks is useful and pass it down through its bloodline. The descendants do not need to learn it at all, as they will automatically learn it when they reach the age.

The same goes for Xing Yi. Her bloodline inheritance contains ten dragon language magic spells that originated from the Star Dragon King. The reason for the limited number is that she only has half the Dragon King bloodline, and her bloodline inheritance is somewhat incomplete, retaining only the ten most powerful dragon language magic spells.

Moreover, Xingyi has not yet awakened these ten dragon language magics, and needs to increase his level to automatically comprehend them one by one.

Another way is to learn it directly. Theoretically speaking, dragon magic is knowledge that anyone can learn.