Nidhogg, go to school.

The light spots faded away, and Dragon Valley returned to its previous silence. Giant stone dragon statues lay quietly everywhere, their surfaces covered with traces of wind and frost. The previous bustle seemed to be an illusion, and after the lights went out, only ashes of silence were left.

The souls of the Luo family sensed it and said with regret: "These dragon souls are basically on the verge of dissipation. It is a miracle that they can hold on for so long. The power is getting less and less every time. The next time we see them, they will probably be completely gone."

Go back and bring Gloria here to see if she can help. Once you have seen the magnificent sight of a flock of dragons flying, you will never forget it.

The red-haired young man took one last look at the valley, turned around and walked back the way he had come. Nidhogg said goodbye to the statues loudly and walked back with Oreius.

The red-haired young man asked as they walked: "How did you find Dragon Valley?"

The young dragon answered without hesitation: "It was the Master Brass Dragon who sent the dragon beast to pick me up!"

Listening to Nidhogg's story, Oreius gradually understood everything. After the bone dragon "died", it triggered to the west and walked an unknown distance. When it regained consciousness, it had crossed the invisible barrier.

It couldn't leave here without entering S-rank, so it had to wander around this land. Due to the dragon bloodline, it didn't take long for the sleeping bronze dragon to wake up and sense the looming aura.

It sent dragon beasts to find the lost young dragon, escorted it to the Dragon Valley, and personally taught it to grow. Nidhogg stayed in the Dragon Valley to fuse the dragon bone crystals, until he sensed the murderous aura of Oreus not long ago, and found that the other party had also come here.

Since the other party had been recognized by the dragon souls, the Bronze Dragon regarded the young man as one of its own.

"Nidhogg told me what happened before I came here. It had died once. I studied why it was able to come back to life. Perhaps it was because of the protection of the dragon soul in it. Dragons are bloodline creatures, and consciousness is passed down from generation to generation. When they reach a certain age, they can inherit memories, and they will be protected by the souls of their ancestors after death. The dragon soul in Nidhogg blocked the attack for it and completely dissipated. This is a one-time luck. I don't want it to get into trouble again. Do you understand?"

Seeing the young man nod, Huang Tonglong's expression softened a little.

"If you have any other questions, just ask them. I am so old, I must know some secrets."

Oreius told him about the white crystal and asked, "Do you know anything else about the black mist?"

The bronze dragon paused for a moment and said, "When the black mist first appeared, 2 came to the dragon tribe to seek help. But in the end, he failed. Now that I think about it, maybe it's because no one has created humans."

"You should know that the first fruit born from the World Tree is called Human."

"At the beginning of creation, humans were respected. Injecting good and evil into the bodies of artificial humans is actually the process of creating humans. I can't explain the specific principles, I can only tell you my opinion."

Huang Tonglong said: "How to judge whether a life is a human being?"

"First, it needs a human body, and second, it needs a human soul. You used machinery to create a being that is identical to humans, recognized its identity as a fake human, and injected it with the good and evil of humans. The good and evil in it will blend in this process and eventually become a stable form."

This explanation was difficult to understand, and the red-haired young man suddenly had an idea: "Just like reproduction?"

The Bronze Dragon looked at him with admiration, "Yes. Parents give a portion of their products, and after combining, they become offspring. Homunculi are the offspring you use to absorb pollution. As long as you have enough good thoughts, you can neutralize the evil in the black mist and turn it into a new soul. And this new soul can also give birth to new good thoughts and evil thoughts. If you waste thousands of years like this, the black mist may really disappear. The person who came up with this idea is definitely a talent."

Thousands of years?

The red-haired young man frowned: "Is there a faster way?"

"You think I can solve a problem that even the gods can't solve? If I had a solution, would I still be trapped here? You'd better not be ungrateful, you should be thankful for having a solution."

The brass dragon rolled his eyes. Oleus sighed. He thought, the problem is that there is not enough time. Don't you see how anxious a hero like the president of the parliament is? He directly turned to the black mist believers and would rather turn humans into monsters to hurry up. This is enough to prove the urgency of the situation.

If we delay it for another thousand years, it will be questionable whether there will be human beings in the world.

"There is another way..."

Oreius perked up and looked at the other person eagerly. The latter said, "You'd better not hold out hope. You need to create a very strong human being. Remember, he must be a human being, not a god, and then inject good and evil into his body. If he can endure the long run-in until the new soul is born, then the purification of the entire world can be completed in the shortest time."

The Brass Dragon himself thought it was unreliable: "To achieve this, it would probably take the original humans... no, the strongest of the original humans, to barely bear the evil of this world. If someone could really do it, then he was born to save this world."

"But the original humans are no longer here. Even if the World Tree continues to produce fruit, it is no longer the original humans."

"What do you think the original human is? It is the inheritance of the will and the purest origin of the world tree, and it is born to be the center of the world. Only the first fruit can be called the "original". There is only one, and there is no possibility of imitation. Tell me, where are you going to get another world tree now?

The first fruit, isn't it Aurelius? It is both his first vest and the first fruit born from the World Tree.

——That’s the theory.

Thinking of this, the young man couldn't help but frown.

Oreius is strong, but compared to other vests, he has nothing special about him except that he was born in the Verdant Half Tree.

He kept this in mind and planned to go back and give it a try.

He asked some other questions, and the brass dragon answered them one by one. Finally, it reminded him: "You will definitely encounter a lot of trouble after you take Nidhogg away. If you need help, you can ask the dragons for help."

"There weren't many dragons left back then. There are only three left today, including Nidhogg. One is me, the second is Nidhogg, and the third has merged into the human race. If you find that senior, he will definitely give you some help."

"It is a dragon that does not exist in this world."

"A dragon that doesn't exist in this world?

"Ordinary living things must have a body. After it got into trouble, it got a chance and abandoned its dragon body, using something else as a carrier. Although it can no longer be called a dragon, it gained the ability to move freely and was renamed Liu."

"tassel…"

For Mason, who had been a liberal arts student all his life, this was an unusual word.

[旒] refers to the jade strings hanging from the front and back of the ancient king's hat. Cao Zhi used [dragon flag with nine tassels, feathered canopy with three tassels] to describe the holy emperor, and Wang Wei used [the solemn crown with tassels hanging from the clothes, the golden sky with three beautiful lights] to describe the king's majesty. In ancient China, the king was called "human dragon". In other words, this word can refer to "dragon"!

This made Mason think of someone with a similarly familiar last name.

Mr. Liu whom I met in Siren City!

Liu and Liu are homophones and have the same origin. If you say it has nothing to do with them, you are definitely lying!

"Mr. Bronze Dragon, do you know the East Country?"

"Dongguo...it seems you have already met it."

The Bronze Dragon looked at him in surprise, and then slowly said, "The East Country is a non-existent country. Liu Ben, like me, was suppressed by the black mist. He had been looking for a way to resurrect his people, but eventually he violated a taboo and died. But by chance, he got a pen and a book, which recorded a very prosperous country."

"Luo once revealed something to me. It is said that it is called the East Country, where everyone can cultivate to become a god or an immortal. After the owner of the brush died, his soul was rolled here by something, and the thing was scattered around the world and was picked up by Luo."

"Later, the pen was contaminated by the black mist and became polluted. Liu placed his soul in the pen and survived. Although he lost his dragon body, he never forgot his identity. If you take Nidhogg to find it, you will definitely get something good."

The brass dragon was still talking, but the young man ignored it and thought absentmindedly. The words of the monster lord flashed through his mind like lightning, making him tremble all over.

[Yes, it's not just you. I have tried many times. You are the last and only successful experiment. ]

When he returned to the beginning of the world, he saw with his own eyes the countless world trees outside the void, each of which was a different monster and gave rise to a different world.

yes.

The Monster Lord never said: [My test subjects all come from your world]

Perhaps before him, He had made countless attempts and pulled in many souls from different worlds.

The world of cultivation where the owner of the pen lives, the modern world where he lives, and those worlds that Mason doesn't know about and has left no traces.

Of all the attempts, Mason was the only one who succeeded.

At this moment, he realized that the Monster Lord was far more powerful than he had imagined.

I was dealing with a real monster.

He said to himself silently in his heart, the strange thing is that now he can face this matter calmly.

I will defeat him, save the world, and protect those I want to protect.

Mason raised his eyes, and different scenes appeared in his mind at the same time.

The world tree in the depths of consciousness is lush and green, the flesh and blood half of the tree blends with the normal half of the body, and the leaves are flowing with moving brilliance. The power of fate settles, gathering into a silent river in the noisy sound of branches and leaves.

The black-haired girl holding a lantern walked in the dark mist, collecting the scattered soul fragments. The bright and cold light illuminated the darkness, condensing into pure white crystals.

The woman in the black windbreaker carefully adjusted the details of the parts, occasionally replying to Ham's words. The whole mechanical city was brightly lit, and a large number of androids were placed in the warehouse.

The silver-haired young man, sitting alone on the throne, closed his eyes. The pollution in the entire human territory was gathered on him through faith. The transformed energy was then transported to all directions through faith to fight against the black fog.

The red-haired young man sat in front of the brass dragon, listening to it talking, with a thoughtful look on his face. The bone dragon rubbed its head against his arm, and the latter patted its head, his eyes calm and introverted.

Strength is the best tonic. He has grown a lot now. Although he is still immature, one day he will grow to be a rival of the Monster Lord.

The young man let out a long breath: "Do you know how to contact that senior?"

The brass dragon was somewhat surprised. In just a few breaths, the young man in front of him seemed to have changed. He was happy to see this good change and promised immediately: "When it comes back, I will tell it about your affairs."

"Thank you."

"Let me be frank with you. If you dare to bully the descendants of our dragon clan, I will kill you even if it means my own death!"

At the end, the brass dragon's eyes were filled with murderous intent. After hearing the red-haired young man's assurance, the old dragon sighed and slowly closed his eyes.

"We have done everything that can be done here. I will ask the dragon beast to take you away. Keep those monsters away and stop disturbing my peace every day."

"no problem."

Oreius agreed and went to deal with the matter immediately. The brass dragon watched silently until Nidhogg ran over and rubbed it.

"Master Brass Dragon, I'm leaving!"

The copper dragon softened his expression and said gently, "Be careful outside. If you encounter problems, listen to the knight. It's obvious that the boy is not one to take losses. He won't let you be bullied."

Oreius knew that the other party wanted to whisper to him. But the brass dragon was too big and the sound was deafening, so he had no choice but to look up and down and pretend that he was not there until the old and the young finished their instructions, and then he took over the young dragon.

Watching the young dragon follow the humans away, the Brass Dragon suddenly looked much older.

After a while, it suddenly asked, "Why are you back again?"

The red-haired young man who came back scratched his head and said sincerely: "It is said that young boys eat their parents poorly. What do you think about the issue of maintenance money..."

The veins of the brass dragon jumped, never having thought that someone would dare to ask it for money. It opened its mouth and spat out countless brass-colored ores, which fell to the ground with a clanging sound.

"Here, this is a top-quality dragon crystal. It's worth a fortune out there. Is it enough for my upbringing? If it is, get out of here."

It said this in a bad mood, and Oleus was overjoyed and quickly put away the dragon crystals.

The name Dragon Crystal is a little unfamiliar, but if it is placed in the Mechanical City, it has another famous name.

【Dragon Secret Gold】!

This metal is usually produced near metal dragons and has the same function as secret metal, and is even exactly the best material for making it. In the hands of researchers in the Mechanical City, it has another function, which is to make the skeleton of artificial humans.

Just a little bit of it can make the product light, hard, and flexible. It is one of the best materials. The quality of the dragon crystal produced by the brass dragon is amazing. Taking out a small piece and putting it outside is enough to stir up trouble. Now there are so many dragon crystals that they are enough to make tens of thousands of artificial human skeletons.

The rich are the boss. Oleus bowed to the brass dragon and said loudly: "Thank you for your trouble. I'm leaving now!"

The corner of the brass dragon's mouth twitched, and it wanted to scold him, but the human rolled smoothly and roundly without stopping. All the previous sighs of frustration disappeared without a trace, and now it only wanted to scold: You are not a real human, you are a real dragon beast (dog in dragon language)!

Nidhogg looked back reluctantly: "Isn't it a bad idea for us to do this? Will Master Brass Dragon be angry?"

Oreius said without even turning his head: "You know, these are enough for you to build thousands of sets of flight armor, and use one to throw and another to play with."

"...I mean, isn't it too lonely to leave the brass dragon alone there? Why don't we just take it away?"

The flames in the bone dragon's eye sockets almost jumped into a heart shape, and if it was alive, it would drool. Oleus patted its head and said, "Don't think about it. The bronze dragon stayed in the Dragon Valley for a reason. Although the dragon magic did not succeed, it protected the valley. If it leaves there, it will die immediately."

"Is there no way to rescue Grandpa Brass Dragon?"

"I'll study it when I get back."

"oh--"

Nidhogg looked back regretfully every few steps. Orelius told him what happened after it disappeared, and the bone dragon's attention quickly shifted to the dragonborn.

"They didn't do anything to you?"

"With the Luo family here, I've never seen them before."

"That's good. How can they bully their righteous partners?"

The man and the dragon were talking as they walked, and in the distance, they saw the monsters guarding the entrance to Dragon Valley.

The little flower girl waved her hands and babbled. The Queen of Insects hid away and did not show up. The three-headed dog's tail waved and a flower appeared...

The Skeleton Dragon immediately perked up: "Wow, so many people... beasts... uh... companions!"

Listening to Nidhogg's racking brains, the red-haired young man's mouth twitched: "... Nidhogg, a school has been opened in the territory."

"Um?"

"Go to school when you get back."

"Um!!?"