In the low earthen house, surrounded by a warm stove, Cheng Lin asked with a smile.
Because the ground was dirt, it was too cold in this weather, so he spread hair on the ground in advance.
It was completely dark outside the window at this time. At night, the wind seemed to get a lot stronger. Through the window, it seemed that the roar of winter outside could be heard.
Lai was not very surprised when he heard this inquiry.
For the vast majority of dragon servants living in villages, many have never left their dragon territory throughout their lives, and they lack knowledge of other places.
In his opinion, Cheng Lin obviously came from the territory of other giant dragons, so this problem was not surprising.
"This is the territory of Lord Ice Dragon Graald. To be precise, it is a small village under Udon City controlled by Lord Dragon Lord. Well... you have probably never heard of Udon City, right? But you should have heard of Graald.
It’s Lord Delon’s name.”
Len tried to talk like an adult.
Sorry... I have never heard of the name Gerald either.
As for Udon City... I have heard of Winterfell and Eddard Stark... but you must have never heard of it.
Cheng Lin thought in his heart, but remained calm on the surface and smiled:
"Actually, I am not an aborigine of this continent, but come from another land far away, so I lack understanding of where you are. In fact, the only thing I know about this continent is that the master here is
The giant dragon clan, that's all, so...can you tell us in detail about the giant dragon, the Dragon Lord, Udon City, etc.?"
He tried his best to keep his words gentle, but it still inevitably made Lai show a shocked expression.
There is nothing that can be done about this. Cheng Lin indeed lacks the most basic understanding of this place. Once he pretends to be a resident of other Dragon Lord territories, he will be betrayed by just a few words.
Although Lai is young, it does not mean that he is easy to deceive.
So in order to avoid trouble, Cheng Lin simply made up a story.
"You...another continent? Could it be that besides the Dragon Kingdom, there are other countries in this world?"
Lai just felt that what he encountered tonight was too mysterious.
First, the "dragon servant" who he thought was a "freak" woke up and prepared a delicious dinner.
Later, the other party claimed that he was from another country, which was enough to shake Lai's outlook on life.
"Of course, the world is so big that even a giant dragon can't see the whole thing." Cheng Lin smiled.
"Then you are not a dragon servant? So your appearance..."
"Of course I'm not a freak. In the country I live in, I have a very normal appearance."
"So...are you an explorer? Ah, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Lai, and this is my dog Digua. What is your name?"
Young Lai was obviously at a loss.
This is no different than an earthling picking up an alien one day, and the other person claims that he comes from the M78 Nebula... the same fantasy.
"Well... I am indeed an explorer. As for the name..."
Cheng Lin paused, smiled and said, "My name is Ezreal."
Seeing Lai's nervous look, Cheng Lin smiled and comforted the young man, then brought the topic back and asked:
"We can talk about me later. Now, can you tell us in detail what you know about this land controlled by the dragon? I'm very curious."
"Of course... of course."
Lai mustered up his courage and said with a blush.
Then, through Lai's narration, Cheng Lin finally had a basic understanding of the so-called dragon civilization.
This land is indeed ruled by a clan of dragons.
The dragons have "noble and elegant" bodies... this is the adjective said by Lai, and they also possess unparalleled powerful magical power. They control the sky, land and sea, and dominate the land.
After countless years of conquest, the current "three songs" system was finally formed.
The so-called three heads are a council formed by the three most powerful dragon kings in the dragon clan as the highest decision-making level to manage the entire dragon kingdom.
Further down, there are Dragon Lords of different levels.
The Dragon Lord has an independent territory, while the other dragons without titles are dependent on the Dragon Lord.
And because the number of dragons is too small compared to this vast land... so in order to satisfy the enjoyment, each dragon lord has a large number of "dragon servants", a kind of dragon that has relied on giants since ancient times.
A race where dragons live, these dragon servants build residences and palaces for the dragons, find food, and meet their needs.
Udon City is the main city in the territory of Dragon Lord "Grald", and there are villages scattered outside the city. Each village must turn in a fixed amount of food or prey every season, or what the other dragon Lords need.
Once the gadgets fail to meet the standards, they will be brutally punished.
Lai's village also faced the same problem, and because in the late summer and early autumn of this year, "Graald" had a battle and conflict with another dragon lord next door. They fought in the forest, and the beasts had to go deeper into the forest.
They hide everywhere, making it more difficult to catch prey in autumn and winter.
"In the autumn, the village barely met the food supply requirements, but it also consumed most of the food in the village. In a few days, it will be the winter food supply time, and the village can only organize people to go deep into the jungle.
We’re going to get prey, but we’re still a little short of it so far, and we’ll still be busy in the next few days.”
Sitting by the stove, Lai looked a little lonely.
Obviously he is worried about this matter.
Cheng Lin nodded, finally having a basic understanding of this place.
"It is indeed a feudal system...but the upper level is not an imperial system, but replaced by a three-person parliament."
"However, considering the essential racial differences between dragons and dragon servants, the actual form is more like a slave-ownership system."
Cheng Lin was thinking in his mind and turned to ask: "I remember when you came back, you said that the appearance of dragon servants in different territories is slightly different. What's going on?"
"Ah, this comes from dragon blood."
Lai explained: "When a dragon servant is born, his body is very weak and he cannot control magic. He can only become stronger by sucking the blood of a giant dragon. Dragon servants born in different territories also absorb the blood of different dragons.
For example, Lord Gerald Dragon Lord I absorbed is an ice dragon, so the color of my hair is more in line with the snow and is more resistant to cold.
But if it absorbs the blood of a fire dragon, it will have a completely opposite appearance.
However, these differences are not particularly big. The basic appearance is still the same, for example, we all have tails.
The power contained in the dragon's blood is stored in its tail.
vbd gives us enough strength to fight the beast."
As he said that, Lai looked at Cheng Lin's butt curiously and couldn't help but ask: "Are there no tails in the kingdom you live in?"
"Yes, not at all."
Cheng Lin could only respond like this, and at the same time some of the confusion in his heart was finally lifted.
At first, he was confused when he saw that these dragon servants had tails, because dragon servants have similar limb structures to humans. From an evolutionary perspective, they should not have tails.
For example, as we all know, humans evolved from ancient apes. The biggest difference between apes and monkeys is that apes do not have tails.
And that, in turn, depends on how they survive and move.
Monkeys mainly use jumping to move in trees, and the branches are very fragile and cannot bear too heavy weight. Therefore, the monkey's body is relatively small and the weight is light. During jumping, the tail is needed to play a balancing role. This is
The necessity of the tail.
The ape moves in a "shaking" way on the tree, that is, grabbing the branches with its hands and swinging from one tree to another... This does not require a tail to balance, but also requires strong upper limbs, so the ape's chest muscles,
The arms are extremely strong, and the tail gradually disappears due to energy consumption.
In Cheng Lin's observation, the tail of the "Dragon Servant" is very heavy. It is similar to human limbs that do not need a tail when running. This thing has no effect except a waste of energy.
Only now did I know that its function is to store magic power, or spiritual power, which makes sense.
After asking a few more questions, Lai's answers also proved this point.
The more dragon blood you suck, the stronger the dragon servant becomes. According to Rai, some powerful dragon servants living in Udon City can even use dragon magic.
Of course, its power is many, many times weaker than that of a real dragon.
As for low-level dragon servants like Lai... the concentration of the dragon blood they suck is already pitifully weak, roughly equivalent to the concentration of a bucket of water mixed with a drop of blood?
I'm afraid not even.
"So that's the case, no wonder..."
Cheng Lin nodded. He had used "wide-field vision" to observe Lai before.
I found that the power in his body was very strange. It was completely different from humans. He didn't have any special powers. He was just stronger and stronger.
"What's the wonder?" Lai asked curiously.
Cheng Lin concealed: "It's nothing, I just feel very surprised. This is a kind of... Um, form, well, as you said, since the dragon servant can gain power through dragon blood, if a
What will happen if the dragon servant kills a giant dragon and then swallows all its blood?"
"How can this be?"
Lai's eyes widened when he heard his words, looking full of disbelief.
"After drinking the dragon's blood, when we face any giant dragon, we will be suppressed by the dragon's power and unable to move, let alone...kill...kill a dragon. Facing the giant dragon, even the most powerful one will not be able to move."
Even the powerful dragon servant cannot resist."
Rai explained.
Cheng Lin smacked his lips... I didn't expect that there was a setting of Longwei Suppression here.
Thinking about it, the giant dragon would not be too stupid to become the master and would not fail to consider this aspect.
He originally thought that in the end it would evolve into a plot like a dragon servant raising a flag, holding a weapon, shouting slogans, igniting a spark to start a prairie fire, overthrowing the "three mountains", and establishing... This kind of plot, but now it's a plot like this.
See, the setting blocks this possibility.
"Moreover, a dragon servant needs to drink the dragon's blood again every five years, otherwise he will be counterattacked by the magical power and die. So once you become a dragon servant, you will be a servant of the dragon for life."
Len added.
Well... even the route for the family to run away from the Dragon Kingdom and establish a new base is blocked... This dragon blood setting really leaves no dead ends...
Cheng Lin grinned and complained in his heart.
After saying this, Lai shut his mouth. Obviously, this was all he knew.
Fortunately, this knowledge was enough for Cheng Lin to have a complete understanding of the dragon civilization in his mind.
"Thank you for your answer, I have benefited a lot." Cheng Lin thanked you with a smile.
"It doesn't matter, this...this is what I should do. Besides, you made such a delicious dinner for me."
Lai blushed and waved his hands and said politely, but after saying this, the young man suddenly froze.
He seemed to have only just woken up now, staring at the empty iron pot in front of him with wide eyes.
Immediately, he jumped up, ran to the corner of the room and opened the vat where the grain was stored...
When he saw that only the bottom of the tank was left inside... Lai's whole body shook, and tears welled up in his eyes, filling his field of vision.
Then he held the empty pottery jar, looked at Cheng Lin, and said in a trembling voice:
"The food... is... gone."
Cheng Lin blinked, thinking that it was okay for the elves to cry, but the dragon servant also started crying.
He coughed and explained euphemistically: "This is the price of delicious food."
"But...but this is our food for the winter..."
There was a cry in Lai's voice when he spoke.
Even "Sweet Potato", who had been warming himself comfortably by the fire, suddenly pricked up his ears.
Cheng Lin coughed again in embarrassment and said seriously: "Don't worry, I have already considered this problem. I have my own way of providing food for the winter."
He stood up, dusted off his clothes, and said, "I'll go out for a while, and you'll wait for me at home."
After saying that, Cheng Lin stepped forward and pushed open the door of the house, walked out of the courtyard, and quickly disappeared into the thick winter night.
Only the helpless young man Lai was left standing in front of the window.
After a while, he suddenly looked at the sweet potatoes at his feet and said in a trembling voice: