Chapter 47 Creating a Fire Dragon
Daedalus opened his eyes a crack, unmoved by his questioning, and simply leaned back in his chair, feigning weakness.
"We invested a lot of manpower and resources to decipher that special language!"
His sweet, lingering tone seemed out of place in the serious atmosphere, and with his hands pressed against his heart, he displayed a somber, almost resigned expression.
"After that farce, the island's natives heard quite a bit of that language, so we even mobilized clever young girls from various tribes to—"
His words came to an abrupt halt, replaced by the old man's disgusted tone: "I'm sorry, Earl! Please allow us to ignore what you just said; we have no interest in discussing your perverse tastes."
For some reason, when people heard the word "girl" from him again, their minds began to wander, connecting all the rumors about him together.
Ultimately, the image of the hypocrite embracing a naked girl on the island pieced together in their minds…
"You beast..."
A deep-seated nausea made them secretly click their tongues in disgust, and they immediately attributed his refusal to make the suggestion to this.
Although they found it strange, they believed that only such a thing was in line with Daedalus's character, so they hastily dealt with his unauthorized troop deployment.
"Cough cough..."
Seeing the look of sudden realization on everyone's faces, the old man coughed lightly and withdrew his hawk-like gaze.
He looked at the rest of the group with a stern face: "Now, please vote on [the matter of the Holy Armor Priestess Corps settling in the Whirlpool Sea]. Who agrees and who disagrees?"
After the words were spoken, the meeting room fell silent for a moment, then immediately erupted into a clamor as voices discussed the pros and cons...
"I agree! As long as it buys time for the three admirals, it's worth it no matter how much territory we cede."
"I agree! Our interests with the Caesar Empire make it worth the risk."
"..."
After a short while, most of the nobles agreed to the proposal, except for Daedalus and Rorschach, who remained silent and stunned in their seats.
Seeing this, the old man no longer hesitated and quickly waved his hand to signal the end of the gathering: "Very good, now you can send the prepared letter to Huang Mao..."
"I hope that everyone will refrain from going too far in anything during this period, lest the rats of the Papacy seize upon this..." As the nobles left their seats, he turned his back and gave them a final word of advice.
The heavy atmosphere gradually dissipated as the crowd dispersed, leaving only two extremely disdainful figures in the empty meeting room.
"Then, Grand Duke of Lorraine and Grand Duke Daedalus, please cooperate!"
The old man, who had stopped in front of the door, turned around and stared at the two men's gloomy faces, then gave them a warning look.
"..."
The two of them twitched their lips, offering no response whatsoever to his gaze or words.
As the aged figure standing at the door disappeared, Luo Xia spoke first: "Hehe... the research on blood magic has reached its most critical moment, and we can't afford any more mistakes."
"You crave immortality that much?" Daedalus raised an eyebrow, looking genuinely curious.
Luo Xia responded almost instantly without hesitation: "You should ask yourself if you are really willing to give up everything you have."
"Use the backup plan now."
"Clang..."
He braced himself on the table with both hands, slowly straightened up, and kicked the stool away from under his bottom with disgust.
"Isn't it a bit much to cross someone's bottom line like this?" Daedalus smiled and bit his lip, subconsciously smoothing his hair.
Upon hearing this, Luo Xia immediately sneered, "Doesn't that blond pope like fighting? Give him a reason and let him fight to his heart's content."
"Heh... Yes, I'll arrange for someone to do it." Seeing his firm attitude, Daedalus had no choice but to wave his hand in agreement.
Turning his head away, Rorschach put his hands behind his back and instructed again, "The important thing is still Tsepelch, Dracula Tsepelch. I don't want this rat to cause any more trouble for me."
At this point, Luo Xia couldn't help but look up and sigh, reminiscing about the time he had spent in this game.
He almost forgot he was playing a game; everything here felt so real…
Over 50 years have passed; in reality, I'd probably be an old man by now, but this game has brought countless possibilities…
He could no longer bear to abandon everything this world possessed, and he was even more amazed by the NPCs, each with their own emotions; therefore, he did not want to end the game…
—I want to live forever in this world as Earl of Lorraine!
Daedalus let out a lazy breath, his expression unchanged: "Count Lorraine, relax, he's just a cripple..."
Rorschach snapped out of his reverie, glancing at the idle face out of the corner of his eye: "You said the same thing last time, which is why you let that fox escape."
"And the elf that caused trouble in my territory has also been rescued, thankfully the necklace is still there..."
"..."
Slightly taken aback, Daedalus's smile froze on his face, and he looked at him in surprise:
"More than 10 years ago, during the Black Death, you were in the south and contacted me privately. How did you know about that fox?"
"Of course I know. She should be back on the Orcish continent by now, working under some rising Beast King!" He turned his back and walked away, making a final sarcastic remark before leaving without looking back.
"..."
Sea of Destiny
Twenty-eight years have passed since Magellan's fleet set sail, and they are still on their journey, long since unable to reach their destination...
After pinpointing the fleet's location, Dongfang Qing appeared on the island that Magellan's team was about to reach with a thought.
The land beneath our feet is unnamed, but its size rivals that of the Munich Peninsula. Most of the surrounding life exists in a primitive state, untouched by any signs of civilization…
The sea breeze, carrying the pungent smell of sulfur, filled my nostrils. The volcano, which pierced the sky from the seabed, now resembled a burning obelisk.
The thousand-meter-high mountain was steaming with sulfurous fumes under the darkening sky. Following the direction from which the fumes were coming, Dongfang Qing slowly flew up to the crater.
[Ding! The host has successfully created a
As the system announcement ended, a blood-red dragon egg the size of a washbasin quickly appeared in Dongfang Qing's arms.
"..."
"This is a bit different from what I expected..."
He licked his lips, soared through the air, and without hesitation threw it into the crater.
"Glug... Glug..."
The moment the dragon egg fell into the lava, the surrounding fire elements quickly converged on it, making its already vibrant patterns even more captivating.
"Clatter—!"
With the sound of the eggshell cracking, jet-black claws tore through the remaining shell, and a dark red dragon hatchling emerged from the lava…
"call out…"
Nodding in satisfaction, Dongfang Qing's fingers slid through the air, and one dragon egg after another appeared out of thin air. Then, at his command, they all fell into the lava...
"thump..."
The dragon cub that had been hatched earlier took flight first and arrived in front of Dongfang Qing in an instant, bowing its head deeply to show its loyalty