Hunting Cards! Star Dragon

He just didn't want to lose another good friend.

The two people returned to the village and organized a rescue team as quickly as possible.

But when they returned to the snow-capped mountains and to their original location, they could not find the boiling magma that existed like a dreamlike shadow inside the cracks of the snow-capped mountains.

Li Yi lost contact in the snowy mountains and never returned.

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"I was too young and naive at the time, and I took out all my anger over losing Li Yi on Goro."

Village chief Haruhiko, who was kneeling on the ground, had an expression full of regret when he told Jiuyue and others all this.

"When they came to their senses, the villagers of Yunlan Village began to vent their anger over the loss of Li Yi towards Wulang and Yunxue Village, just like me."

"And Goro, just as promised, took full responsibility. That man was so conceited until the very end."

Li Yi, a girl who does not belong to either village but belongs to both villages, is like a bond that maintains harmonious relations between the two sides.

When Li Yi exists, the relationship between the two villages can be maintained as harmonious as if they were one village.

On the contrary, when this bond disappears, the villagers who watched Li grow up and regarded Li as their daughter will naturally project their anger onto Goro, who bears all the responsibility.

Once the seeds of hatred are planted, the truth behind the hatred seems to no longer be important.

Even if Haruhiko wanted to change these things later, the villagers would not listen at all.

Li Yi is gone, and this is the most real fact for them. It's like an old father who has lost his daughter and needs a way to vent.

This is why, forty years later, even the older generation no longer mentions Li Yi's story. Even the younger generation, unaware of the true cause, still maintains the hostility between the two villages.

"Jiuyue, you just asked me what Li Yi would choose."

In Haruhiko's mind, there emerged the image of that night when Rii put her feet on the table and explained her dream with the three of them.

"And my dream is to protect the village forever!"

Even after forty years, is this still your dream, Liyi?

Looking at the "Survivor's Notes" that Jiuyue brought back, Haruhiko burst into tears for the first time in forty years.

Chapter 66: Armed Card Releaseable Strategic Dragon Cannon [2 in 1]

"Is this the design drawing for the legendary 'Dragon-Striking Cannon'?"

In the Yunlan Village forging workshop, the craftsmen gathered together, concentrating and carefully studying the third page of the "Survivor's Notes" brought back from the snowy mountains by Xingjian and others.

"It's just a draft," September added.

“Even as a rough draft, it’s very valuable.”

The chief craftsman was a rough woman who looked 80% like the poster girl Xiaoyue, but her clothes were not as delicate and elegant.

"Sister Xiaoguang, is this amazing?" Xiaoyue asked curiously.

"It's really amazing." Xiaoguang, the sister of the poster girl Xiaoyue, is currently in charge of the overall coordination of the entire forging workshop and is also the technical director of the forging workshop.

Compared with Yunxue Village's superb card-making technology, led by Liuli, the characteristics of Yunlan Village's industrial structure are mainly forging weapons and equipment.

"It is said that this was left behind by the legendary god named Li Yi forty years ago." Xiaoguang asked Xiang Xingjian and others.

"Is Li Yi a legendary god?" The more Jiu Yue dug into Li Yi's past, the more she discovered how powerful that girl was.

It turns out that Li Yi calls herself a genius, and not only is she not narcissistic at all, she is even a little humble.

"Of course, you know those special weapons. The Gatling heavy crossbow, the 800-meter-range high-magnification sniper arrows, and the throwable paralyzing nets for capturing monsters...were all invented by Master Li Yi back then? They're the legend of our craftsmen."

September shook his head violently.

Not to mention that it was Li Yi who made it, even Jiuyue had never heard of the weapons that Xiaoyue was talking about.

Of course it’s normal if you haven’t heard of it.

These weapons, strictly speaking, are not used for hunting.

Heavy weapons can only be installed and fixed on walls or city walls for use.

Those were weapons invented by Li Yi to protect the village.

Xiaoguang pointed at the blueprint. "Even this 'Armed Card-Releasable Strategic Dragon Cannon' is a truly miraculous design."

"What, what's your name?" Jiu Yue was almost confused.

"The name is not important. What's important is, can it be done?" Wu Ren asked anxiously.

The success or failure of the dragon-striking cannon determines whether the villagers will choose to abandon the village and migrate.

After all, for Wu Ren, she is already a grandmother and cannot follow the whole village to migrate to the wild.

“Many design theories that seemed outlandish forty years ago are surprisingly well-established today. So even sketches offer the potential for experimentation.”

"The key is time." Xingjian reminded: "Can you catch up?"

There are at most six days left before the Night Parade of Hundred Dragons arrives.

There is no way to complete it before then, so no matter how much we talk about it, it is all just wishful thinking.

Xingjian's question silenced all the craftsmen, including Xiaoguang.

Village chief Haruhiko hadn't concealed the Night Parade of a Hundred Dragons from the craftsmen present. These craftsmen also knew the significance of whether or not they could complete the Dragon-Slaying Cannon on time.

"Sorry, that's impossible," Xiaoyue, the forger's leader, replied. "Even with the half-broken barrel Li Yi left behind, we can only barely rebuild it in six days. We can't assemble a complete Dragon Striker Cannon."

"It's actually like this." Wu Ren was desperate.

This is equivalent to sentencing my grandmother to death.

"Sorry, we are not capable enough."

"No, that's enough." September said.

"What do you mean?" Xiaoguang asked puzzledly.

"There's still half of the barrel in Yunxue Village. Since you can complete half of it, the craftsmen in Yunxue Village may be able to do it."

"Yunxue Village!" Xiaoguang's eyes flashed with surprise. Before this, she had never imagined that she would actually cooperate with the craftsmen of Yunxue Village. "Will they be willing to cooperate?"

"Let me ask you first, are you willing to cooperate?"

"..." After a moment of silence, Xiaoguang glanced at his sister Xiaoyue, then at the village chief Qingyan, and gave his answer: "As for me, I am willing."

"Then I answered on their behalf. They are willing too! The reason is simple, just like you agreed to cooperate. The hatred of the past can never surpass the life and death of the present!"

This simple truth is more inspiring than any other reason at this moment.

"There's one last question: the energy source for the core. Although Li Yi improved the energy transfer structure in the blueprint, that was designed based on the power of the 'Gem' core. We only have the magic core as the core now, which will greatly reduce the ultimate power of the Dragon Striker Cannon."

"I have it." Xingjian opened the storage space on his belt and said, "You can use it."

[Lava Hell Dragon's Gem]

Sorry, Liuli, this material cannot be made into a card for you.

The crimson gem, which contained tremendous vitality, was placed on the table by Xingjian, stunning everyone present.

"Wait, Xingjian, could this be..." Jiuyue and Wu Ren looked at each other and came up with the answer at the same time, but did not say it out loud.

After Xingjian killed the Lava Prison Dragon instantly with the "Star Sword", he did throw a material that fell out into the storage space of his belt.

But that was the material Xingjian obtained through his own expedition, and there was no need to share it equally with others. The three people who followed up consciously did not mention it.

"Could this be Gu Long's precious jade?" Xiaoguang, who is rich in theoretical knowledge, recognized the treasure at a glance.

"Yeah." Xingjian nodded.

"Ancient Dragon!" The exclamations of the craftsmen echoed in the confined space of the workshop.

Such high-quality jade is obviously extraordinary at first glance.

But Gu Long’s Baoyu is too exaggerated.

Could it be that this seemingly thin and beautiful female hunter from Yunxue Village has hunted ancient dragons?

The rumor that she twisted off the Ice Claw Dark Dragon's dragon head becomes even more credible.

"See you, Xing." Although the people in the village didn't know about the ancient dragon of the snow mountain, Wu Ren suddenly felt like crying.

The value of the ancient dragon jade does not need to be elaborated. Even if it is not used, it is enough to provide an ordinary person with a comfortable life.

But Xingjian chose to take out the precious jade in order to protect the village.

Ming Mingxing had just arrived in the village not long ago, and he was the one who was least responsible for the village and could escape without any worries.

Including rescuing them from Gu Long before, and finding Yuexian Snow Lotus for grandma.

Wu Ren felt that he would never be able to repay Xing Jian's kindness in his lifetime.

Even if Xingjian is a man... No, no, no, you can't have strange thoughts.

"Xingjian, you are my brother for life!"

"Huh?" Unfortunately, Xingjian didn't understand what Wu Ren meant: "Oh."

Touching the crimson gem on the table, Xiaoguang could feel the majestic ancient dragon life beating at his fingertips just by touching it, which made him tremble with excitement.

"Yes, it can be done. Using this as the core, we can definitely create something quite terrifying."

If ordinary gems were used as the furnace core, the Dragon-Slaying Cannon could exert 100% of its power.

Then, by using the ancient dragon's precious jade as the furnace core, the upper limit of power can be broken, and the specific limit cannot be observed.

"It's possible, Village Chief, it's worth a try!"

Spanning forty years, countless possibilities as if destined by fate intertwined at this moment.

There is no reason to back down anymore.

"Great!" Haruhiko clenched his fists tightly, as if he had made some kind of decision.

——I retreated for a long time and escaped for a long time.

As you said, I'm just a fool who is not suitable to be a hero.

But just this time, I don't want to let you down again, Liyi.

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"So that's what happened?" Wulang looked at the "Survivor's Notes" while listening to Jiuyue's account of what had just happened in Yunlan Village.

"Sorry, Boss, it took me two days to tell you this."

"No, I am already very grateful that you can bring back Li Yi's notes."

The matter of the ancient dragon might cause more panic in the already chaotic situation. And hunting, no, killing the ancient dragon instantly would also arouse unnecessary suspicion.

So Jiuyue and Xingjian, in perfect tacit agreement, did not mention the specific process, but only told the ending.

Although Li Yi was ultimately unable to escape from the lava inside the snow-capped mountain, this was a fact that the people in the village had accepted for forty years.

Wu Lang stared at the last sentence of the notes, his body motionless for a long time.

【Then it’s time to go home, Liyi.】

"It's been almost a month since we last met. I really miss you guys. Goro, Haruhiko, I'm going to make sure I give you guys a good meal when I get back~"

"You didn't blame me, it turns out you didn't blame me! Li Yi!"

"Hey, Boss, why are you crying too?"

When the village chief Haruhiko saw the last sentence, he also cried. Now Goro also did not escape the same fate.

Just looking at the village chief Golang in front of him, his strong body trembling violently and crying like a child, Jiu Yue didn't know how to comfort him.

"Don't be like that, Boss. It's embarrassing at your age."

"It's okay, I'm just, just... too excited!"

It was as if the heavy shackles that had imprisoned him for forty years had finally been removed. At this moment, Goro felt that he had to do something.

"Dragon-Striking Cannon! That was Li Yi's dream until the very end of her life."

Forty years ago, after Li Yi lost contact in the snowy mountains, this unfinished dragon-striking cannon, like the broken relationship between the two villages, was split into two by Haruhiko and Goro, and has never been activated since then.