Chapter 246 Divine Dragon Monk (Seeking monthly votes)
The border region, Dragon Valley.
It was already late at night, and the news that the Poison Tail tribe had pledged allegiance and submission after being given a good talking-to had reached the ears of the Red Iron Dragon. The Iron Dragon Sorog had also informed Garros of the details through the blood link.
"Well done."
Galos was generous with his praise, responding on a spiritual level.
Since Iron Dragon became a mind mage, his thinking has become more meticulous and his actions more thorough. He has gradually become qualified as the governor of the Ironforge tribe and has practically become Garros's 'external brain'. Most of the tedious things that he was unwilling to waste time on were handled directly by Sorog.
"As before, disperse the Poison Tail tribe."
“Assign snake-man warriors, warlocks, and shamans to different warbands based on their different characteristics, and only retain ordinary snake-men who do not have combat skills.”
Galos explained.
The Ironforge Tribe is a unified entity that integrates multiple clans and tribes, and the clan distinctions within it have long since disappeared.
The various warbands are composed of mixed units based on their characteristics, not their race.
However, due to the vast differences in the habits of different creatures, it is difficult for them to live together normally unless they are in a military environment. Therefore, ordinary people gather in tribes named after their species, such as ogre tribes and centaur tribes, for logistics, population sources, and so on.
"clear."
Tie Long gave a concise response, preparing to end the communication.
But just then, Red Iron Dragon's slightly mischievous voice came, asking curiously, "How does the snake woman taste?"
Tie Long:
Recalling his conversation with the snake woman, where he had praised the Red Iron Dragon's will as unbreakable as steel, a praise that transcended base desires, he was speechless for a moment, wanting to take back his words.
Without answering this mundane question, Tie Long abruptly ended the conversation.
"Garos, come play a riddle game with me."
The voice of the Crimson Silver Dragon came from the side.
At this moment, Garos had just finished a round of training and was resting. He wanted to clear his mind and calm down, but considering that the metal dragon rich woman had just given him two dragon blood potions, he couldn't neglect himself.
"Okay, you go first."
"Garos said."
The Crimson Silver Dragon seemed to have been prepared all along; without hesitation, it immediately said:
"I was born deep in the earth, and fire tempered my body; I am dim in the absence of light, but I shine brightly in the presence of light."
"Emperors adorn me in their crowns, poets sing of me as eternal tears; those who touch me are either rich or noble, those who lose me are left with only sorrow."
After a pause, the crimson-silver dragon asked expectantly, "—What am I?"
A very straightforward puzzle.
"gem."
"Garos replied."
"That's right! Correct answer!"
The Crimson Silver Dragon seemed to cheer, then spread its claws and stretched them out in front of Garos.
Red Iron Dragon blinked, puzzled, and asked, "Is something the matter?"
The crimson-silver dragon snorted and reminded him, "My gem, the gem you promised me, you still haven't given it to me."
Garos had promised that during the great war, the Crimson Silver Dragon would receive ten gems as a reward for guarding Dragon Valley.
"oh."
Hong Tielong looked like he had just realized something and said, "Sorry, I forgot before."
As he spoke, he took out ten magic gems of various colors from his spatial ring, hesitated slightly, then gritted his teeth and handed them to the Crimson Silver Dragon.
Seeing the Crimson Silver Dragon joyfully accept the gem.
Galos felt a pang of loss, but also a surge of joy and exhilaration.
The loss of wealth instinctively pained him, but the fact that he could give away ten gems in one go meant that his resistance to wealth had been effective.
However, ten gems do not seem to be the limit.
I took a deep breath.
With trembling arms, Galos took out another gem and gave it to the Crimson Silver Dragon: "Those were promises, this one is a small gift I gave you privately."
Before he could finish speaking, the Crimson Silver Dragon coiled its tail, snatched the gem away, and rubbed it against its cheek.
"Ah, what a beautiful little thing, I like it very much."
The Crimson Silver Dragon let out a contented and satisfied sound.
Garros took a few deep breaths to calm himself down, slowly suppressing his urge to snatch the gems. Once his mind was at peace, he asked, "Deborah, you should have many precious things, so why are you so obsessed with gems?"
The dragon blood potion that Deborah gave him before.
Although it doesn't attract dragons like a gemstone, its true value must exceed ten magic gemstones.
“It’s different; my parents wouldn’t give me treasure directly.”
She winked playfully and said, "Besides, the gems I earn myself are even more beautiful, hee hee, especially those I earn from a half-dragon like you, they're even more beautiful."
When Deborah was in front of the Metal Dragon's parents, she defended the Red Iron Dragon, stubbornly claiming that he was not evil.
However, when the two are together in private...
She also frequently referred to Galus as an evil dragon.
These words and actions seemed somewhat contradictory, but Galos didn't care and didn't take it to heart, letting her call him a dragon.
After obtaining Galos's gem.
The crimson-silver dragon conjured a bracelet of shimmering ice crystals, strung the gems together, and then wore it directly on its wrist. As its wrist turned, each gem refracted dazzling light under the moonlight.
"Don't flaunt your wealth."
Galos warned, "Deborah, you're being too high-profile. Be careful you don't get robbed."
The Crimson Silver Dragon hummed happily, and said something terrifying in a simple tone: "If anyone dares to steal my gem bracelet, I'll kill them with my magic scales."
Immediately afterward, the Crimson Silver Dragon, having taken the gem, stopped playing the riddle game with Garos.
With a flap of her dragon wings, she flew to a flower bush and woke up the fairy dragon Vera, who was sleeping on the flowers.
"Vera, Vera, do you think the scales on my body are a little faded?"
The Crimson Silver Dragon stretched out its wrist, almost touching the Fairy Dragon's face.
The fairy dragon rubbed its eyes, still half asleep.
"Your scales have faded? Let me see."
When the fairy dragon saw the gem on the red silver dragon's bracelet, she stopped talking and flew over, only to be grabbed by the tail by the red silver dragon, preventing her from getting close to her gem bracelet.
Garos glanced at it a few times before turning his gaze away from the smug red-silver dragon.
Immediately afterwards, he took out an expensive, high-grade communication stone and asked, "How are the preparations going at the monastery in the Kingdom of Lorthen?"
A response came quickly from the other side.
"The basic framework has been set up and it will be completed soon."
The voice belonged to Nick, the leader of the gem merchant group.
Since waking up, Galos and Nick have been in frequent contact, with Galos directing Nick to work for him in the Federation.
Nick rarely oversees merchant shipping anymore; this trade is now handled by his former apprentice, Cole, while he primarily carries out Galos's orders within the Federation.
“Take in homeless orphans and give them a suitable environment so they can learn the posture of a dragon.”
"Garos said."
More than a decade ago, Galos instructed Nick to work for him in the Federation, secretly establishing several societies to attract and recruit intelligent beings who admired dragons and were born with a dragon-like nature.
In the beginning, the Gem Merchant Guild invested some wealth in selecting members.
However, as it developed, the association was able to operate solely on the contributions of its members, and its scale continued to expand.
Not only that.
After making contact with the Iron Dragon Gordon, Garros instructed Nick to purchase land in the Kingdom of Lorthen to build a monastery, take in orphans and beggars, and have the Dragon Warriors previously recruited by the Society teach them the knowledge and skills of the Dragon Path and cultivate their affinity for dragons.
Currently, the young dragon apprentice is unable to provide any assistance to Garus.
But this is a plan with the future in mind.
Humans grow much faster than dragons, and the monk profession does not have strict requirements for talent. As long as one is diligent and hardworking, and has the corresponding resources, one's progress in the path of a monk will not be slow.
It won't take too long.
By the time Garus reaches his youth, he may have a group of Dragon Monks under his command, located in the heart of the south, which could become his foothold for seizing benefits in the Federation in the future.
"Dragon Lord, the Dragon Monk in the Society, awakened after witnessing the fighting style of dragons by chance."
"Even with the guidance of the Dragon Monk, those children would find it difficult to get a job simply by learning the Dragon Stance."
Nick responded.
"You don't need to worry about that."
"Soon a dragon will come to the monastery to observe its posture and comprehend the mysteries of dragons... With a real dragon as a mentor, becoming a Dragon Monk is not difficult."
Is it possible to summon a true dragon in the Kingdom of Lorthorn?
Nick was somewhat surprised by Galos's extraordinary abilities, but not too much of a surprise.
The call ended quickly.
As for the dragon that Garos was able to summon—without a doubt, it was Iron Dragon Brother.
Gordon was not a captive beast in the kingdom of Lorthorn.
He had a certain degree of freedom and also held a nominal noble title. Many people in the Kingdom of Lortheren knew that the palace kept an iron dragon, whose status was higher than that of some nobles.
He himself was too lazy to go out and preferred the luxurious environment of the palace.
"only--"
Thinking of Gorton's enormous physique, Garos couldn't help but waver: "--Will the development of a Dragon Monk who takes up a post by imitating Gorton's appearance be problematic?"
"The inheritance mentions that observing dragons helps one take up a position in the Divine Dragon Sect, but subsequent development has little to do with the dragon being observed. It should be fine, and there is no other way at the moment."
"...I hope it goes smoothly."
Red Iron Dragon focused his mind and began a new round of training under the moonlight, accumulating experience day and night in preparation for returning to the Wilderness of Sel.
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