Just when the Mountain King was communicating with the Extreme Wind Dragon King on the Orbital Dragon Island.
Terra, Imperial South Ridge.
Ian is also dealing with dragons.
In recent times, Xio has repaired his dragon nest, and the mountain scenery around Guyan Peak has changed.
Originally, the area around Guyan Peak was full of dark clouds, and thunder would often fall on the top of the mountain, shining like a blazing light, so the mountain people called it Guyan.
But now, layers of white mist are filling the surroundings of the mountain top. It is like the light gray brush strokes in an ink painting. It outlines the prototype of a vortex above Guyan Peak, and light blue electric arcs are in the clouds.
Flow, gathering the power of nature, gently guiding the thunder into the mountain peaks, turning it into energy.
It can be seen that from time to time, one or two spiritual light patterns visible to the naked eye light up on the mountain peaks. They crisscross the mountain and eventually disappear into the core of the rock formation.
The surface soil of Guyan Peak was originally stripped off due to the big storms in the past ten years, and what was left were the strongest rock structures, and these rocks were obviously transformed and became the dragon's lair.
Ian was walking halfway up the mountainside of Guyan Peak. He observed with great interest this newly transformed strategic location. Inside the mountain, Xiou had buried many huge structures, just like what Ian saw in front of him.
This bullet-shaped metal protrusion on the table serves as the floor vent for a huge pipe.
The copper pipe is on the outside, and from time to time a stream of milky white, faintly glowing steam gushes out from the inside, flowing straight into the clouds on the top of the mountain, adding to the reuse of energy.
With the dragon's nest as the center, a small source-rich area will be formed. In a few years, Xiou's dragon's nest will grow many sublimated plants, and even extremely special sublimated spirits related to its true dragon characteristics.
Energy plants.
The skills of true dragons are far beyond the imagination of many people. Many people who do not know the source of the power of true dragons will regard the ignorance of dragons and the savagery of half-dragons as the nature of dragons.
But in fact, every true dragon possesses extremely profound technology and wisdom. Even a fifth-generation true dragon like Xiou, a flesh-and-blood body bred by his parents, is also the essence of the highest memory.
Although he did not inherit the wisdom held by his mother, Xiou also mastered a lot through his years of study in the dragon's nest.
"Maybe next time we can kidnap Xiou to the alchemy workshop? Adlbert has always wanted to see what the real dragon is up close."
With this thought in mind, Ian came to the door of Xiou's dragon lair.
Compared with the first time, this time the dragon's nest door was closed by a metal door. There were two golden crystals at the door, shining with blazing light.
As soon as Ian was illuminated by this light, the door opened automatically - he was a registered guest with the highest level, and the Dragon's Nest would naturally not shut out the young man.
By the way, the Mountain King has a rather special authority. Although it is also the highest level, it will make a strong sound that is almost like an alarm to remind a certain real dragon that his mother is coming.
Ian came here this time to see how Xiou was recovering recently.
Xiou's body needs to eat a lot of sublimated metals and special biomass to re-develop. The Mountain King is partly responsible for this, but as Xiou's lord and temporary guardian (entrusted by the Mountain King), Ian is naturally also responsible.
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It's easy to say that the mountain people can supply sublimated metal, but rather, the mountain people are very accustomed to worshiping a real dragon.
Many tribes were even moved to tears when they found out that they could actually offer services to the real dragon. They repeatedly refused the rewards paid by Ian, which forced Ian to give them to him.
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Of course, this is actually the benefit brought by Ian's high prestige. In recent times, under Ian's tough measures, all the mountain tribes that had surrendered to the Flying Flame Land were forcefully separated and centralized management.
Their original wealth and land were divided by Ian and other mountain tribes who supported the empire.
And Ian also brought a large number of modern working tools and alchemical creations to the mountain people. Cheap pyroxene lamps replaced the original lamp oil, and roads began to be laid between the various tribes, which facilitated the exchange of materials and Ian's creation.
management has brought about great
convenient.
With these benefits, as well as the increasingly elite magnetic storm armor troops in Ian's hands, all the mountain people are under great control.
Occasionally, if you don't want to be controlled, you can kill a few people with a big stick to establish your authority, and the itchy idiot will return to his honesty.
Some typical chiefs who had objections to Ian were even arrested and paraded through the streets, wandering around the gates of each tribe, and then executed after being pronounced guilty.
Although it sounds very much like a reign of violent terror, it must be explained here: in this world of sublimates, if you don't show your violent terror, others will teach you what violent terror is.
Does anyone really think that tolerance and morality can control a group of people whose political system is still in the tribal stage and who have a sublimated heritage? That is no longer naive, but stupid.
As for the defeated mountain people who were centrally managed, Ian also knew very well that most of them were ordinary people.
However, rather than making the mountain people on his side feel uncomfortable, he would rather make the former enemy feel uncomfortable.
However, the problem is not big. Ian will gather these people around the swamp area in the northwest of the Baisen Mountains, conduct a swamp reclamation, and try to grow the raw material of element crystals, Xiaojing Mushroom, on a large scale - he will provide sufficient food and
Although the tools, housing and public facilities on the land are rudimentary, they definitely do not cut corners and are very solid.
Moreover, because these people are the losers and know their status as losers, Ian has many experimental techniques and management methods that can be used on this group of people who do not have and dare not be resistant.
Perhaps, they were the first people to become Ian's true people.
The most important thing is that Ian did not deprive them of their sublimation inheritance, but did not give them enough wealth to become sublimators.
For the mountain people, this was nothing more than depriving them of all their past wealth, but the glory was still there. The Dragon God's messenger promised that all their sins would be wiped out, and all accumulation would begin again.
Reasonable punishment is almost a gift.
In short, with the arrival of the new year, the mountain people have also ushered in a day that is more promising to the naked eye. They willingly worship the descendants of the mountain king and the true dragon who can bring them peace.
And Xio didn’t do anything.
In addition to building the nest, he also helped Roland and the dwarf team who were exploring the terrain around the gorge. Xio was not originally the kind of aloof character. He would take action after hearing Roland's call for help.
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The result of Xio's action was that he burned down three jungles, dug up four small hills, ate an entire group of pine cone wild boars, and drove away a large number of Warcraft beasts. Roland even casually said, "This
Where the foundation could be dug deeper, a large pit fifty meters deep was dug.
To be honest, as an outsider who has never seen a dragon, Roland's view of Xio is full of awe - the Xiakou land that he planned to take several months to complete the preliminary exploration has accelerated to a certain level under the power of the real dragon.
It can be done by the end of the month.
Why?
The woods have been burned out, the hills have been flattened, the wild animals are gone, and the complex terrain has become flat. If the exploration still takes time, then he must be cheating on his wages!
This is the power of a real dragon. It is so terrifying that an entire engineering team cannot compare to it. This is the emotion expressed by Roland's dwarf brother, and he calls the workload of one Siou in one month the power of one dragon.
To evaluate the efficiency of the major engineering teams he knows.
Now the xiou became a unit of measurement.
From this point alone, Ian can actually infer that Xiou's recent recovery must be quite good, and because he is recovering very well, he uses it as hard as he can, just like a blind man who goes out to travel every day after recovering his eyes.
King, a deaf man listens to the original soundtrack every day after regaining his hearing.
In this case, Ian has to come up with a completely new opinion for Xiou.
According to the information he learned in the Steel Dragon's Lair, the true power of a true dragon needs to be at the fourth energy level to be fully revealed.
For the true dragon transformed from the fire, this power is the embodiment of the truly powerful civilizational power in the fire, but the fifth generation of Xiou
Real dragon seems to be in another mode.
"The first generation of ancestral true dragons were obviously tools directly created by the Creator. The power they possess is incredible, even the stars can be shattered."
Ian murmured to himself: "As for the second generation, there is a high probability that the creators have determined their functions in advance. They are auxiliary tools bred by the ancestral true dragon. Their forms are between machinery and living things, with the ability to
Its power is also extremely powerful, and it was the first generation and the second generation True Dragon who joined forces to create the third generation Fire True Dragon."
"I don't know exactly what happened between the third-generation true dragon and the fourth-generation true dragon, and neither does Cuo Ganglong, but the fourth-generation true dragon like the Mountain King has become fully alive and can even directly
Use your own body to parthenogenetically reproduce the fifth-generation true dragon, which is Xio.”
"If the King of the Mountain has the power of fire, where does it come from? Even the true dragon does not have that much fire reserve. After giving birth to the third generation of true dragons, it has been almost used up, and Xio's kind is even less so.
Possessing the power of fire."
"Dragon of the Void Realm, the advancement tips given by the silver chip. This kind of power is not so much the power of fire, but rather the "extreme manifestation of the power of dragon blood" that a real dragon can adapt to any environment.
Ian guessed that just as the Terran civilization had been trying to learn from the true dragons, and even seize their power, the true dragons were also learning the technology of the Terran civilization.
The development and sublimation of the power of his bloodline is quite similar to that of a Terra sublimator.
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In order to confirm this guess, Ian came here.
"Xio?"
The dragon's nest is located deep in the mountain, but it has direct access to the entrance and exit. Ian saw at a glance the scene of Xio's real body crawling in the center of the dragon's nest, and then he knew in his heart: "This is a driving prosthetic body."
Even real dragons are not perfect in everything. The simplest thing is that the true body of a real dragon is too big, making it troublesome to do experiments and actions. Therefore, the real dragons developed prosthetic bodies based on the special characteristics of their souls.
This technology replaces their real body actions.
For example, deep in the dragon's lair in Xio, there are several laboratories and rest rooms specifically for prosthetic operations. Building such rooms is not troublesome at all for dragons, but they can enjoy many conveniences and are very cost-effective.
Since the real body is sleeping, it proves that Xio's prosthetic body is focusing on doing some very important things. Ian did not go out of his way to wake up the other person's real body, but went to the prosthetic laboratory and knocked on the door: "Xio
, I have something to ask you."
"Wrong? Ian, you are here!"
At this moment, an energetic voice can be heard, speaking in common language with a slight accent and a hint of northern ethnic flavor: "Come in, come in, I have something good to show you!"
Ian frowned slightly. He vaguely remembered that the accent of the prosthetic red-haired elf woman before Xiou seemed to be from Canaan Moor, and the accent of the red-haired mountain people was not from the north. Has he changed his prosthetic body again?
But, good stuff?
With curious thoughts, Ian opened the door and walked into Xio's prosthetic laboratory.
Then he saw a face.
A familiar face.
Ian's own face.
Ian raised his eyelids slightly. Although he had expected it, he was still a little surprised when he saw it - the red-haired dragon girl was wearing a white-gold dress, revealing her white arms and slender collarbones, and her hair was as long as flames.
The hair falls quietly, not like a raging flame, but like blood ice, giving it a crystal clear and ethereal feel.
And a silver-black dragon scale pendant hangs on the slender neck, which makes the skin even more white.
And the dragon girl's eyes were not light blue like Ian's, but as bright and golden as the sun.
Xio is obviously debugging his own prosthetic body. Overall, the face made using Ian as a model is more cold and ascetic than the face he made using Anfa as a model before. This is probably because of the impression Ian gave him.
That's it.
But that's not necessarily the case - Anfa is also a very calm person, but he can show a naive look to Xiou. It can only be said that the similarity comes from the heart. Even if they have the same face, the core essence is still the same.
Can't hide it.
"How about it, it doesn't look like it!"
"
Xio was excitedly looking at a surrounding mirror. She turned back to look at Ian. After looking at the young man's face for a while, she became a little dejected: "Ah, what's going on? It feels like it's already pinched, but
After I actually saw my face, I felt like I didn’t grasp the essence at all.”
"Without this temperament, she is just averagely good-looking!"
"Of course." Ian complained: "In addition to my face, you also changed my hair to red, added elf ears, and colored contacts. And if I were a woman, I wouldn't wear this kind of evening dress.
The same long dress, at best, is a white laboratory robe or an alchemist robe."
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"Too many elements are added, conflict with each other, or influence each other. Of course, it has nothing to do with me, but your own aesthetics."
"Yes." After thinking about it, Xio couldn't help but nodded in agreement: "Then what do you think of my aesthetics?"
"Your aesthetics are quite similar to my former boss."
Ian commented succinctly, and Xio asked curiously: "Why? He also likes pointed ears, or fluorescent pupils? Personally, I would rather add a tail and dragon horns, but that would not look good.
They look too human. It’s difficult to walk in the human world. I can only hang around the mountain people.”
"No. I'm just talking about redheads."
Ian and Xiou chatted about the red-haired and pure-love Viscount Grant, and successfully changed the topic to another world - Xiou actually understood Viscount Grant very well, because the same is true for dragons.
But soon, Ian changed the subject: "I don't mind if you use my face as a prosthetic model. Everyone else can tell it's not me anyway, but"
He narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at Xiou's and his brother-sister faces, and said thoughtfully: "It would be better to say that it would be of some use if you could tell it was me."
"interesting!
Thinking of this, Ian suddenly became interested. He pointed to the hair and asked Xiou: "Can the hair color be changed?"
"Of course you can, just adjust it."
Xiou shook his head happily, and then his long bright red blood ice hair turned into pure white - although it was slightly different from Ian's hair color, in general, most people couldn't tell it at a glance.
of.
Moreover, if you need to adjust it, you can quickly adjust it to be exactly the same.
"What about the eye color?" Ian's eyes lit up and he asked again.
And Xio blinked, and his eyes suddenly turned into the same water-colored eyes as Ian's.
Now, from a distance, they really look like a brother and sister.
"very good!"
Ian stood up, and now he was really happy: "Xio, I have a favor that I need you to help me with!"
"It's definitely okay to help, but I've agreed beforehand that I can't imitate your usual mannerisms - and I can't adapt to your living habits either!"
Xiou is not stupid. He guessed from the beginning that Ian's purpose was nothing more than to let Long use the prosthetic body as a substitute for him. This kind of thing has happened in history. There was once a king who asked him to
True Dragon Friends took his place on the battlefield as a central force to suppress the morale of the troops, while he himself led an elite team of Ascendants to raid the enemy's rear.
But this kind of thing rarely happens because you can have a real dragon pretend to be your substitute. What if something happens and the real dragon can directly crush the other party? The pretending king didn't know the other party's real dragon.
I thought he was just a sublimate who was very good at cross-dressing, and the real dragon didn't want to reveal his true identity, so it happened.
Xiou is naturally happy with Ian's commission, but if he is asked to learn from Ian's living habits, that's not possible. This person is too busy. He works and studies all day long. Even acting is very tiring, and
It’s absolutely impossible to learn from it!
"unnecessary."
Ian shook his head slightly: "There will definitely not be much time when I need you to disguise my identity. Even if I do, you only need to stay in the laboratory, pretend to be doing experiments, and show up occasionally.
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It won’t be discovered.”
"As for the work, I will definitely tell Scott and the others to do it in advance. Just treat it as if I'm in retreat in the laboratory. It won't be troublesome at all."
"No problem."
Xio readily agreed, saying that he didn’t think this was a difficult problem - on the contrary, he was more interested in what happened to Ian that required him to leave the territory: "But in recent years, the development of your territory has been very difficult.
Are you busy? Do you really have time to go out? I can only help you pretend, but I can't do the real work for you."
Ian shook his head slightly: "I don't know what it is, but I know it will definitely happen. If nothing else happens, Canaan Moore, if something happens to Anfa, I will definitely go."
"That's what I said."
Xiou was a little puzzled: "How come it's just like the prophet, it's all guesswork, but yet so sure?"
"I am indeed a prophet." Ian shrugged, while Xiou shook his head: "I know, the prophet who brings thunder, wait, weren't you kidding just now?!
The real dragon's perception of lies and truth is far better than ordinary people. She originally thought that Ian was just joking, but later realized that what Ian had just said was a frank statement.
This immediately shocked her.
——Prophet, this is a prophet! It is even rarer than a true dragon. There are only a few in the entire continent of Terra. Even the four major orthodox religions cannot guarantee a 100% stable inheritance of the prophet!
There is one right in front of me?!
"yes."
The dragon girl looked at the smiling young man in front of her in astonishment, and Ian said calmly: "I am a prophet - that's why I can do so many incredible things and achieve such incredible achievements today."
"There are still many people who don't know this. You are among the top few."
Saying this, Ian slowed down his tone, and he and Xiou looked into each other's eyes, leaving the other party time to think: "The reason why I tell you now is because during this period of time, I plan to gradually let out the news that I am a prophet.
You, I happened to foresee a little bit of the future."
"Xio, how much do you know about the Dragon of the Void Realm?"
"Prophet. Dragon of Void Realm"
Xio's surprised expression has not completely subsided. She said to herself: "No wonder, no wonder you walked so fast in the subspace maze as if you could predict the future. You did predict the future!"
"No wonder, I haven't hid anything from you from the beginning, Anfa probably too, right? Why are you so calm all the time? Even if you are being chased, you are not afraid at all. It turns out that you have known about me and Anfa for a long time.
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"What a mistake! I have a prophet friend!"
Although he thought a lot, Xiou's final thought was still fixed on, yes, yes - being able to be friends with the prophet is an unprecedented experience for a true dragon.
But her view of the Dragon of the Void Realm is very vague: "A few years ago, when I was still resting in the dragon's nest, I heard from my mother and Dragon Island that the Void Dragon Tianyu Ramilton died at the end of his life.
Passed away without descendants or successors, and the inheritance gap left by him needs to be recovered by the surrounding true dragons."
"At first, my mother was unwilling to go in order to take care of me, and I didn't want her to delay her work because of me, so I gathered my energy and chatted with my mother for a while before she set out to collect her. Because of this, I remember it very clearly."
"inherit?"
Hearing this, Ian couldn't help but frown.
The Void Dragon may be the name of the Void Realm Dragon on the side of the real dragon, or it may be the name of the Void Realm Dragon of that generation. It seems that this group of real dragons has long existed, but no one has inherited it?
Could it be said that the power gained by the fifth-generation true dragon after reaching the fourth energy level is related to this inheritance from the previous generation?
It doesn't feel like it. In other words, it shouldn't be completely related. The inheritance must have something to do with the power of the fifth generation or even the fourth generation true dragon, but it is not the whole story.
For some reason, the dark golden dragon that he had seen on the path of spiritual disaster suddenly appeared in Ian's mind.
Such a true dragon is so powerful that it can even break through the gravity of the solar system and go to the starry sky with its own strength. If he is a true dragon of the new generation.