Chapter 424 Garus: "Too much charm troubles the dragon."
“Garos Ignas”.
The legendary brass dragon master of ceremonies, flapping his enormous wings, landed in front of Garus and his party, handing them a shimmering dimensional bag.
"This is the prize you've earned for yourself."
Galos did not open it for inspection on the spot, but calmly extended its dragon claw and safely accepted it.
"Oh? Aren't you going to check what good stuff is inside? Aren't you afraid I'll secretly cut your share?"
The legendary brass dragon spoke with a hint of mockery in its eyes, a half-smile playing on its lips.
Garros responded calmly and respectfully, "I have faith in the character and integrity of the Metal Dragon Realm, especially in a legendary dragon as esteemed as yourself."
Upon hearing this, the legendary brass dragon greatly admired the iron dragon, who was neither arrogant in victory nor arrogance and spoke with propriety.
His talkative instincts, typical of the Brass Dragon, were almost impossible to suppress, and he wanted to chat a little longer.
But when he noticed out of the corner of his eye that there was another member of his kind nearby, the brass dragon Zafiri, staring intently at him, he simply grinned, revealing a meaningful smile, and then gracefully flapped his wings and turned away leisurely.
Brass dragons are naturally talkative.
However, they are often only keen on talking about themselves, but not so keen on patiently listening to their peers.
This leads to the fact that even the brass dragons themselves sometimes find talking to other brass dragons quite unpleasant and tend to avoid prolonged interactions with their own kind.
At this moment, the legendary golden dragon Ovis, beaming with joy, also flapped his wings and approached.
His face was beaming with an undisguised smile, his genuine joy almost overflowing.
"Good job, kid! Besides the prizes you deserve, I will never go back on my promise to you."
"Ovis said in a loud voice, his tone full of satisfaction."
"I'll go and apply for your entry into the 'Eternal Tide' right away."
"However, this requires some procedures and will take some time."
"Do you plan to take this opportunity to explore the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain and enjoy the scenery of this premier dragon domain, or do you want to come back to the Subdued Waves Dragon Domain with me now and wait for news there?"
Before Galos could answer, Natasha, the golden dragon beside him, chimed in, "The Fubo Dragon Domain is so boring, we're all tired of it."
"The Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain is much more lively and interesting than our place. We should have a good time here for a few days."
Alberto nodded vigorously in agreement, swishing his tail as he said, "That's right! I'm going to let those arrogant guys from the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain witness my extraordinary charm!"
Both siblings were born in the Fubo Dragon Domain and had long lost interest in their own territory.
They preferred to stay a few more days in the more magnificent and prosperous Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain.
Deborah was equally curious about the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain. She looked at Garos and suggested softly, "We don't have anything urgent to do right now, so why don't we stay here for a few days?"
"We can set off for the Fubo Dragon Domain once Elder Orvis has finished dealing with his business."
Even the brass dragon Zafiri naturally chimed in, "Yes, yes, the Eternal Radiance Dragon Realm is much more interesting than other places."
Despite the high degree of consensus among his companions, Galus did not make a decision immediately.
He pondered for a moment, then turned his gaze to the golden dragon Orvis and asked a crucial question: "Is the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain... safe enough? I mean, for someone like me, would staying here pose unpredictable risks?"
From Deborah and the others' previous introductions, Garus already knew about the existence of the "Purification Faction" dragons.
Although they are few in number, their hostility towards the dragon is deep-rooted and exceptionally strong.
Although I am currently in the eye of the storm and under the spotlight, in principle no one should be so unwise as to choose a time that is detrimental to me.
However, one should not be too careful; it is always good to be vigilant.
Ovis understood the subtext in Red Iron Dragon's words.
"Haha, you're worried about those single-minded purificationists, aren't you? Very cautious, that's a good thing."
Orvis waved his front paw dismissively and said in a relaxed tone, "However, you can rest assured about this."
"Those guys may have extreme and abnormal ideas, but they still adhere to the basic pride and bottom line of metal dragons."
"I know them fairly well."
"You won the victory with honorable strength under the watchful eyes of all the dragons. They may feel resentful and unwilling, but they will not resort to underhanded tricks."
"Of course, on the other hand, when you eventually reach the legendary realm, there will likely be someone who doesn't like you and will try to cause you trouble. But when that time comes, with your potential, you probably won't need to worry anymore."
As an elder of the Dragon Realm, Orvis held a prestigious position and was highly knowledgeable.
His judgments and guarantees are highly credible.
Moreover… Garos’s gaze swept over the two golden dragons, Natasha and Alberto, beside him. He made up his mind and said, “Alright, in that case, I will stay in the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain for a few days before heading to the Fubo Dragon Domain.”
“However, I’m completely unfamiliar with this place, so I’ll have Natasha and Alberto accompany me. I think they’d like to explore the area as well.”
In any case, having these two golden dragons by your side is like having two extra "talismans" and "shields," which can save you from a lot of potential trouble.
Upon hearing this, Jinlong Ovis was slightly taken aback, then burst into laughter.
He understood Galos's intention and readily agreed, "No problem, let them both follow you and be your guides. If anything happens, they can notify me immediately."
After receiving this assurance, Galos felt much more at ease.
Soon after, as time passed, the large number of dragons that had gathered above the arena began to disperse, flapping their colorful wings and heading in different directions.
Most of them returned to their respective dragon domains.
However, some dragons, perhaps because they had never set foot in the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain before, chose to stay temporarily out of curiosity and longing for the top of this dragon domain, wanting to see and experience its unique environment and atmosphere firsthand.
Galus belongs to the latter category.
He planned to take this opportunity to wander around this legendary land and experience firsthand the customs and culture of the Metal Dragon Holy Land.
Although Deborah and Natasha were metal dragons, it was also their first time visiting the Eternal Radiance Dragon Realm. They were filled with excitement and followed Garos around with great enthusiasm, showing no intention of leaving immediately.
About half an hour later.
They arrived above the magnificent main island of the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain, soaring slowly over a vast area with rolling green hills and dense forests.
During this time, Galos keenly noticed that the area seemed to be divided into different blocks.
It houses a large number of ferocious beasts and magical creatures of various shapes and sizes, exuding a fierce aura.
Moreover, at regular intervals, the average level of the ferocious beasts and monsters in the area will show a clear step-like increase.
Many young metal dragons are active in these areas, either acting alone or in small groups, engaging in fierce battles with the ferocious beasts and monsters, clearly honing their combat skills and hunting techniques.
What caught Galos's attention even more was that whenever a metal dragon became too arrogant and chose a ferocious beast far beyond its own strength as its opponent, thus falling into danger and facing mortal peril, the figure of a legendary dragon would always swoop down from somewhere in the clouds at the first moment to intervene in time and resolve the crisis.
"This is one of the training grounds set up within the Dragon Domain."
Deborah explained to Garos from the side, her tone carrying a hint of familiarity: "In our Raging Dragon Domain, there are similar venues with similar functions."
“Usually, dragons that are not yet adults are allowed to move around and hunt in corresponding areas according to their age, so as to train their most basic combat skills and survival abilities.”
"In addition, several exceptionally powerful 'Beast Kings' will be specially placed within each training area."
“Any dragon may apply to the guardian elder on duty to challenge these beast kings.”
"If the challenge is successful, not only will you receive a generous reward from the Dragon Domain, but you will also gain considerable glory. However, if the challenge is unsuccessful and you unfortunately encounter danger and need the elders to rescue you... then the challenger's parents will have to pay the elders a considerable 'protection fee' as compensation afterward."
“If you encounter danger outside of a challenge, you still have to pay a protection fee, but the fee will be lower depending on the circumstances.”
Just then, the golden dragon Alberto flew back from another direction, panting slightly, with a relieved expression on his face.
"Finally, she's shaken off Zafiri! Haha, guess what? She ran into Karus, who had recovered after treatment, and immediately turned her attention to him, chasing after him to ask 'What's it like to lose to the Red Iron Dragon?' Karus's expression... tsk tsk..."
He said with schadenfreude.
Natasha glanced at her younger brother and said to Garos with a teasing tone, "Alberto used to overestimate himself and challenge the Beast King, who was much stronger than him. Tsk, my father paid countless protection fees to the guardian elders because of him."
Listening to their stories, Garos couldn't help but sigh. The environment in which the offspring of metal dragons grew up was worlds apart from that of evil dragons.
With specially planned and relatively safe training grounds, one can engage in combat training without fear.
The only consequence to worry about is the potential anger of one's parents over the huge "protection fee" after failing to prove oneself strong.
In contrast, the path to becoming a dragon is undoubtedly much crueler and more treacherous, with each step accompanied by an extremely high mortality rate.
However, from the perspective of the overall development strategy of the species, the choice between metal dragons and evil dragons each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
Metal dragons, because they value the quality and continuation of their offspring, often choose eugenics and strictly control the number of their offspring, investing a lot of resources in their upbringing; while evil dragons mostly indulge in lust and do not care about the quantity and quality of their offspring at all, and the number of offspring they give birth to is often several times or even more than ten times that of metal dragons.
Even though most of the dragon's offspring perish in the brutal competition of childhood, as long as a small number of them survive and grow up, and because they have been selected and tempered by the harshest environment, those who grow up are basically strong, without any exaggeration. Those like Gorton are only a very small minority.
Just then, several young dragons noticed Garus's rather conspicuous group.
After circling around hesitantly for a while, they finally couldn't suppress their curiosity and desire and cautiously approached.
Among them, the young female bronze dragon has the most straightforward personality.
"Lord Garros, hello! I am Yujieli."
After a brief self-introduction, the bronze dragon's eyes gleamed with intense anticipation as it stared intently at the red iron dragon. Mustering its courage, it asked, "Excuse me... how can I become as powerful as you? I... I desperately want to be able to defeat those genius gold dragons of the same level with the weak! Could you please give me some pointers?"
Looking at the pure longing in the other's eyes, Galos shook his head slightly.
He replied earnestly, "In my view, there has never been a true case of the weak defeating the strong."
"Whether you rely on better equipment, superior strategy and tactics, or a deeper foundation of strength... as long as you ultimately win, then in this duel, you are the stronger one."
"The opponents you defeat are the relatively weak ones."
The bronze dragon Yujieli fell into deep thought, her dragon eyes flashing as if she had gained some insight.
Meanwhile, upon hearing Red Iron Dragon's calm and rational remarks, the other young metal dragons who had initially been somewhat apprehensive also felt that this powerful champion did not seem to be as ferocious and difficult to communicate with as the rumored evil dragon had been.
They gradually grew bolder and began to bombard Galos with all sorts of questions.
"Your body is so strong! The sheen of your scales, the definition of your muscles... May I touch them and feel them?"
"Your Excellency! Your movements during the battle, especially that near-right-angle turn, were so fast and fluid! I also really want to improve my speed. Do you have any special suggestions?"
"I sense that your dragon energy is as vast as the sea, incredibly profound! Do you have any unique techniques for cultivating dragon energy that you could share?"
Galos didn't mind exchanging a few words with these energetic young metal dragons.
However, their questions were far too numerous and varied.
After a moment's thought, Garus raised one of his front paws, signaling them to be patient, and then spoke.
After a moment's thought, Galos spoke.
“Each dragon has different talents, physique, and growth path.”
"My exercise methods may not be suitable for you."
He paused, then gave a mysterious smile and continued, "However, some principles are the same. As long as you go through countless trials and tribulations, constantly push your limits, find a path that suits you, and then persevere, this is the best way for any dragon to train."
That makes so much sense!
Although they had heard similar words from their parents or other elders, the weight and feeling of hearing them from the Red Iron Dragon champion, who had just crushed the Golden Dragon genius with absolute power, were completely different.
The young metal dragons felt as if they had heard some profound wisdom, and benefited greatly from it.
They were overjoyed to have received the guidance and left excitedly.
As time went by, news that the Red Iron Dragon Champion was powerful, intelligent, and capable of friendly communication spread quickly throughout the Dragon Realm.
In the following days, Garos's situation in the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain underwent a dramatic change.
His victories, his wisdom, and his unique qualities combined to win him a large following of metal dragon fans.
Previous Metal Dragon champions have received similar treatment.
But perhaps because Garus was the first evil dragon champion, it ignited even more curiosity and enthusiasm among the metal dragons.
Galos originally intended to simply stroll around quietly and experience the charm of the Dragon Realm.
However, he soon discovered that he could hardly find a moment of peace in the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain.
Wherever he goes.
Whether it's visiting those magnificent libraries built on steep cliffs, exuding an aura of ancient knowledge; flying over those bizarre and fantastical landscapes sculpted by the might of dragons; or even just pausing briefly at the edge of a spring gushing with different elemental energies... all sorts of metallic dragons will "just happen" to appear and discover his presence.
Immediately afterwards, these metal dragons would quickly gather around as if attracted by a magnet, and begin to ask all sorts of questions with great enthusiasm.
From combat skills to lifestyle habits, from bloodline origins to the philosophy of dragon life, questions arise one after another.
It's as if all the dragons have turned into brass dragons.
At first, Galos would respond with a few simple words out of basic politeness.
But he quickly realized, and he soon discovered, that this would only attract more onlookers and questions.
Moreover, this situation is almost unavoidable.
In the Eternal Radiance Dragon Domain, he was like a lighthouse in the darkest night, so dazzling and outstanding.
Wherever he tries to go discreetly, his unique and majestic figure always attracts the attention of all the nearby dragons immediately.
Sometimes, when he got really annoyed by being surrounded, Garus had to deliberately bare his teeth and grin, making the classic fierce expression of a dragon, in an attempt to scare away these overly enthusiastic dragons of the same age.
This tactic was indeed quite effective at the beginning.
But after a few times, the young metal dragons gradually figured out the pattern.
This Red Iron Dragon champion only looks fierce; he doesn't actually hurt them, he just wants to scare them.
So, instead of being afraid, they found it very interesting and even began to secretly look forward to being personally "fierce" by this special Red Iron Dragon champion.
This left Galos quite helpless.
Before setting off for the Metal Dragon Domain, he had mentally considered all the possible scenarios he might encounter.
For example, wherever he goes, he is constantly provoked and belittled and insulted by the self-important metal dragons. Then, he uses his powerful strength and sharp mind to repeatedly "show off and slap them in the face" and prove himself.
But he never expected it.
The legendary dragon, mindful of its status, would not cause him any trouble.
The dragon, who disliked him but feared him, dared not provoke him rashly.
So what ultimately bothered him, and even gave him a headache, was the metal dragons' unreserved adoration and fawning.
"However, upon closer reflection, perhaps we cannot entirely blame them."
Soaring through the sky, looking at the young dragon shadows around him who were once again eager to approach, Red Iron Dragon sighed softly: "My charm is just too outstanding, making them unable to resist."
Red Iron Dragon felt a little annoyed by his own high level of charm.
I've had a fever these past two days, so I haven't been updating much. Please forgive me.
(End of this chapter)
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