Above the clouds that are 10,000 meters above the ground, the brilliant sunshine illuminates the world in a holy way.
A huge deep blue dragon dances in the clouds and chants, and its voice floats in the endless space.
Cheng Lin held its paws and stepped on his frost-covered palms, listening to Aldington finish reciting.
Immediately, he was also led across the Dusk Dragon Palace to the other side of the mountain.
This is a hillside.
The mountain peak split in the middle, forming a huge deep valley.
Aldington landed next to the valley, placed Cheng Lin on the ground, and said:
"This is the place with the best view in Dragon City. If you look carefully, you can see the sea."
"ocean?"
Cheng Lin repeated the word.
He walked to the edge of the deep valley, lowered his head, and could see the howling wind underground and the moving clouds and mist.
He raised his head and looked far into the distance. In front of him was due south. Under the thin clouds, there were endless plains and forests.
The rest of the mountain peaks appear dwarfed, and the city is just a vague black dot.
"Yes, to the south, there is an ocean on the edge of the kingdom. Although it is not very big, it can always be called a sea. The water there is salty. A lot of the salt in the kingdom is transported from there. Since we have to migrate, maybe
Soon you will be able to see it."
Aldington folded his huge wings, sat gracefully on the edge of the valley, and explained.
"Where's the other side of the sea?"
Cheng Lin guessed that the ocean the other party mentioned was most likely caused by changes in the earth's crust that caused the Bohai Bay to penetrate deeper into the mainland.
"It's land. We call it the Southern Continent. The explorers in our tribe have left records. The edge of the Southern Continent is also the ocean. No matter how far it is, we don't know. After all... we are not good at hunting in the ocean, and those fish
It’s too unpalatable.”
Aldington said disgustedly.
Cheng Lin nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
"You can move around here as you like these days, but it's a pity that the bedrooms here are too big. Well, compared to you, they are too big."
"It doesn't matter."
"If you have any requirements, just tell me and I will try my best to satisfy you." Aldington added.
After hearing this, Cheng Lin suddenly remembered something and said:
"I really have something that I might need your help with."
"oh?"
Under the confused eyes of the Xuanshuang Dragon, Cheng Lin reached into his pocket, paused for a moment, and pulled out a strange metal badge.
This is the storage badge he got from killing Bennett last time.
Because of the restrictions, it could not be opened. When he saw the giant dragon next to him, Cheng Lin suddenly remembered this matter.
Aldington is obviously powerful enough, and it may be possible to use its power to open the ban.
Although the dragon's magic system is different from that of humans, it still uses "spiritual energy", and the origin should not be much different. The Elf King's ability to unlock the relics of "Guild Leader Black" is proof of this.
"There is a layer of power on this device. Can you open it without damaging the inside?"
Cheng Lin said.
The eyes of the giant black frost dragon blinked, and immediately, a pale golden light emerged, wrapping the badge and slowly flying in front of it.
Aldington felt it for a moment, let out a light sigh, then slowly shook his head, and said after considering:
"It's very strange. I can tell that this is an artifact that uses space magic. There is a layer of 'lock' on it, which can only be opened by mastering the corresponding method.
Of course, as long as the power level is much higher than that of the original owner, or... you have enough research on space magic, you can safely open it.
This is not difficult for me, it can even be said to be very simple, but..."
"But what?"
"But I can detect that there is another strange power, or another kind of rule, on the artifacts. It is... very powerful, very powerful."
As he spoke, Aldington's expressionless face seemed to become serious, which was very rare for him:
"This power imprisons this artifact, making it impossible for me to break through its obstacles. It is too strong. Even Adelaide, the strongest among us... No, even if the three of us join forces, we will never be able to break through it.
, even if you want to destroy it, you can’t do it.”
After saying that, Aldington looked at Cheng Lin curiously, as if he was wondering about the origin of this badge.
Cheng Lin began to think deeply.
"Another level of power? A power that even Aldington has to look up to? This is obviously absolutely impossible for Bennett to achieve. Even the maker of the badge and the entire federation cannot reach this level of power.
.”
"Besides, these three-headed dragons are definitely not weaker than the Elf King, and may even be more powerful than Luojia. If they can't do it, then how did Luojia help him in the first place? According to his description, this is more likely
It’s the power of deduction procedures.”
Cheng Lin thought a lot in an instant.
He already knows that when he is involved in the deduction, the artifacts related to him will be restricted by the rules of the deduction and strictly follow certain regulations.
For example, he cannot obtain anything from this world except memory.
For example, the food eaten here will not fill his stomach, but will remain in his body temporarily and return to this world after the deduction.
The opposite is also true.
In the second deduction, primitive people can learn the skill of drilling wood to make fire from Cheng Lin, because this is a "memory" and is not restricted.
During this deduction, although Lai and the villagers tasted the spices brought by Cheng Lin, after the deduction is over, these spices will reappear in the spirit world and return to their original appearance.
This is also the experience Cheng Lin gained from previous deductions.
"It seems that the prohibition on the badge has also been judged to be part of the badge itself, but this judgment is a bit confusing. Strictly speaking, the most we can do is wait for the badge to be re-blocked after the deduction, but now we can't even open it."
Cheng Lin shook his head and reluctantly took the badge back. Since the "game" judged it like this, he didn't think much about it anymore.
After returning the badge to the spiritual world, Cheng Lin turned his head and glanced at the giant dragon beside him. His eyes suddenly paused for a moment on an object hanging on its wrist.
It was something made of metal, shiny.
One end is very thin, and the other end gradually expands, like a baseball bat, but not that long.
It is dotted with holes.
Compared to the size of the dragon, it is so small that it looks like an ornament.
"What's this?"
"The musical instrument, an instrument I studied by myself, is very similar to a flute, isn't it? No, it is a horn, a horn that can play a diatonic scale, but I still prefer to call it a flute, because I don't like horns very much.
It's too boring, so I named it Long Flute."
Out of the reserve and arrogance of dragons, Aldington did not study the badge further. Instead, he took off the dragon flute and played with it with his nimble fingers.
Then he suddenly pressed it with a few fingers and put it to his mouth. This scene was very funny, but soon, a burst of music started.
The valley then boiled.
The music was not very cheerful and frivolous, but very melodious, making people want to forget everything and run into the distance.
The music is naturally very different from the current popular aesthetics of mankind, but good music can span the long river of time and communicate with each other's hearts.
Cheng Lin was instantly attracted and immediately immersed in it.
Sitting next to the deep valley, looking at the boiling sea of clouds, he seemed to see the world blurring in a daze, and the sea of clouds suddenly dispersed, revealing the mountains below.
Immediately, the mountains also became translucent.
In this music, Cheng Lin saw countless giant dragons packing up their possessions and countless dragon servants leaving their hometown.
Under the joint command of the "Three Heads", the entire kingdom, except for the southern territory, the rest of the Dragon Lords took their subjects and their families to Dragon City.
It's as if streams merge into an ocean.
Then, they mixed with the residents of Dragon City, forming an extremely long and extremely large team.
The team consists of the entire dragon clan and all dragon servants. It is spread on the gray ground and is very eye-catching. An atmosphere of sadness envelopes every individual.
[Task 2 completed]
[In the next few days, you stay in this palace, overlooking the earth. Under the organization of Adelaide and the entire Dragon Court, all the ethnic groups gather together, carrying gold, silver, treasures, and food.
Amid a burst of sadness, I embarked on my journey southward]
[You follow them and travel south together. The "recession" in the north is becoming more and more fierce. All the dragons are in panic all day long. From Dragon City to the south, the team passes through various territories, and finally, after more than ten days, they arrive at the seaside
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Information comes to mind.
The picture in front of me changed from blurry to clear.
Cheng Lin came back to his senses and found that he was standing in Aldington's palm, and in front of him was a sea.
At this moment, the seaside was crowded with dragons and servants, and countless large ships were dragged into the sea with their sails raised.
At this time, it was early in the morning, and there was a huge fog on the sea. Only countless ships could be seen looming in it, and giant dragons were flying in the sky.
"Further south is the Southern Continent, which is where we really leave this country."
Aldington's voice echoed in Cheng Lin's ears. He was staring at the ocean, and his emotions could not be heard from his tone. There was no sadness or joy.
Turning his head slightly to avoid the oncoming salty sea breeze, Cheng Lin thought for a while and said:
"There is a saying in my hometown that people live when they move, and trees die when they move... Although the original intention is not this, but... it is not a bad idea to use it here."
"It's an interesting saying, but if you move it, can you live? I don't have much confidence. Look at them, they will die sooner or later."
After a pause, he seemed to sneer and said:
"Have you felt it? The magic power in the sky is getting weaker and weaker. Adelaide originally thought that the 'recession' was based on regions, but this is not the case. The previous 'recession' areas were too small and could not be felt clearly, but
Now, it's clear."
"What do you mean?" Cheng Lin asked.
There was a delicate field model rotating in his eyes, and in his perception, he did find that the concentration of spiritual energy around him had dropped a lot.
"Magic is flowing, just like the sea."
Aldington said coldly:
"The recession zone in the north is like a bottomless pit in the sea, constantly swallowing the sea water and expanding. As it gets bigger and bigger, the height of the entire sea surface will decrease. In other words, even if you try to escape from this hole,
But as long as you are still in this sea, the water around you will become less and less."
"This metaphor is very vivid."
Cheng Lin said.
For him who has experienced "spiritual recovery", this is easy to understand.
"As the magic power decreases, the dragon's power will become weaker and weaker. Although it will not die suddenly and completely lose its magic power and become a pile of dead flesh, it will gradually weaken.
We can still fly now, but soon we will have to fold our wings and save all unnecessary waste.
Then, some of us weak ones will die first because they have too little magic power stored in their bodies.
Then, it was the turn of the stronger guy.
No matter where you go, as long as you are still in this "ocean", you are bound to die, it's just a matter of time.
If nothing else happens, Adelaide should die last and die alone as the last dragon in the world."
Aldington's voice was cold, as if he had seen the inevitable, and as if he was talking about the life and death of others.
Cheng Lin was silent for a moment and opened his mouth. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly felt the wind blowing around him.
Aldington took him and flew up in this gradually drying up "sea", breaking through the thick fog and flying straight south.
Countless dragon roars sounded in the air, like horns.
Then, the strong wind blew up countless boats and slowly sailed into the thick fog until they disappeared.