Chapter 375 The Bad Nature of the Dragon Race
Transforming the undead is not an easy task. It doesn't mean that you can find a place with a lot of dark magic, stab yourself with a knife, and then wait for transformation.
There is a 70% chance that you will turn into rotten flesh and bones, becoming nutrients for dark magic, and your soul may also be swallowed by this land of death, and then there will be nothing else.
The real difficulty in the transformation of the dead is to maintain the integrity of the soul; the body is actually something that does not matter.
The ritual of Amber's transformation into a lich cost him a lot of his savings, and the success rate was not very high. He would throw out the few remaining dice of fate to ensure the success rate.
Transforming into a bone dragon is even more troublesome. The dragon soul is stronger than other creatures. If you want to transform it into a bone dragon intact, the success rate is pitifully low.
Amber Xiu asked around and found out that in more than a thousand years, there were only five bone dragons in the dragon clan. These were real bone dragons with their own consciousness, and they were usually very precious. When fighting, they would just use magic to temporarily piece together a dozen of these bones to strengthen their momentum.
Before Cang Gu transformed into a bone dragon, the only dragon among the dragon clan was Seferis, a rainbow dragon whose magic was strong enough to transform smoothly.
And Severis did not go there voluntarily, because at that time there was really no one in the dragon clan who could take on the responsibility of raising a bunch of baby dragons. Severis was seriously injured and had to take the risk.
It can be said that fate showed some mercy to them, so Seferis's transformation was successful, and he managed to preserve some vitality for the dragon clan.
Later, dragons of other races died one after another, and their bones filled the dragon tomb, but only five of them were able to transform into bone dragons.
The other dragons that died completely turned into skeletons all over the ground.
After listening to Seferis' explanation, Amber Xiu touched his chin and said, "This is not right. These dark magic powers are almost developing self-awareness. In this environment, the success rate of transforming into a bone dragon can't be so low, right?"
Seferis said helplessly: "Most dragons don't want to transform into undead spirits. They prefer to go to the dragon's kingdom after death. However, they don't understand that this war is not over yet, and we can't go to the kingdom of God."
Amber was stunned for a moment. The old dragon said that the war was not over yet? Not many people knew this information.
Amber brought Arthur Ryan's spirit to Silvermoon High Court, inquired for information from the old Elf King who participated in the war that year, and then deduced the result himself.
At that time, the Lord of Dawn and the Dragon Gods agreed not to directly intervene in the war on earth, and there was not even a clear oracle. Since the Dragons were defeated until now, the Lord of Dawn could only watch the Lion Royal Family continue to fall. In addition to not blessing them, the Lord of Dawn could not even explain this situation to other believers.
Similarly, the dragon gods could only watch the young dragons being driven overseas to struggle for survival. Up to now, the total number of overseas dragons has just exceeded 100.
"How do you know the war is not over yet?" Amber asked, "Which dragon god broke the rules and told you to wait for the day when the dragons return?"
Seferis shook his head and said, "I guessed it myself, because I have never seen any dragon being guided after death. Their souls will only be completely shattered and merged into this dragon tomb. However, no matter what I said, they didn't believe it. They thought I was deceiving them in order to obtain more bone dragons."
After Seferis finished his sigh, he said to Amber Xiu: "Today I have been wrong again and again. You have learned all the secrets of the dragon race. What are you going to do now? Help us return to our homeland, or use the name of the Mourning Poetry Society to become the enemy of our dragon race?"
It can be seen that after Ambershu revealed the secret of the Dragon Tomb, Seferis looked like "there is nothing left to hide."
Borrowing the power of gods to extract dark magic is indeed the biggest secret of the dragon clan. The remaining young dragons are just children who know nothing.
After such a long time, Seferis finally figured out one thing. Although he was not sure about Amber's real purpose, he was very sure that the lich did not come to avenge his daughter.
Although his reaction was a bit slow, now that he had discovered it, Seferis knew that he could not outsmart the lich. The information he had was far beyond his imagination, so it was time to show his cards.
In his heart, Seferis actually hoped that Amber could help. If the Mourning Poets Society could be turned into an aid to the dragon clan, returning to their homeland would become much easier.
His daughter and son-in-law are both members of the Mourning Poetry Society. This relationship is definitely closer than the relationship between a lich and a living person , right? Just when Severis thought that Amber would seriously consider this issue, Amber laughed and said, "Sir Severis, you have also seen that Arthur Ryan's spirit is temporarily in my hands. You should understand my position, right?"
Seferis frowned and said, "You are a lich! Don't think I don't know what the continent has become now. The Ryan Empire is the most targeted against the undead. Moreover, Arthur Ryan himself said that he is willing to accept the return of the dragons."
After hearing this, Amberxiu stretched out a finger and shook it, saying contemptuously: "Sir Seferis, you are a bit shameless to say that. Just now, Arthur Ryan's heroic spirit was still there, so I gave your dragon clan some face. But now you are actually using Arthur Ryan as an excuse. He is my best friend and my brother who has lived and died together. You said that he would accept the return of your dragon clan?! Aren't you going too far?!"
Seferis was confused by Amber's words and quickly explained: "No, didn't you hear what they said just now? He is willing to give the dragons this opportunity to make such a contract!" After saying this, Seferis turned to Gareth and said: "Is there something wrong with your friend? Is there something wrong with his soul?"
Gareth was silent. He suddenly didn't know what to say.
Based on his understanding of Amberxiu, when this lich displays this attitude, someone is bound to be in trouble, and this time the unlucky one must be his father-in-law.
But Gareth felt secretly happy, he had disliked this old man for a long time!
Ever since he married Cang Gu, the old man has been picking on him. The old man, who came from the era of the great unification of the dragon race, only thought about the supremacy of the dragon race. Gareth was a human transformed into an undead, so you can imagine how many conflicts the two of them had.
If it weren't for such a stubborn and racist father-in-law, Gareth wouldn't have been rumored to be a son-in-law with his ability. He could demolish the dragon tomb by himself now. The reason why he endured until now is entirely because he loves his wife deeply.
And now, Amber was going to trick the old man, and Gareth wanted to applaud and cheer.
Therefore, Gareth pretended to say, "This is my father-in-law, the Lord of the Dragon Tomb, an important elder in the dragon clan. Think about the time when we fought side by side in the Alchemy City. Brother, give me some face."
Amber looked at Gareth. Why did this sentence look so familiar?
Fighting side by side with the Alchemy City? Did they mean joining forces to kill the group of paladins of the Knights of Judgment? Amber Xiu immediately understood, and sighed and said, "Okay, for Gareth's sake, I'll put it another way. Lord Seferis, Arthur did give you a chance to return, but what is the premise?"
"You mean the recognition from the continental countries?" Severis asked back.
Amber Xiu shook his head and said, "You see, this is the problem. What Arthur really wants to talk about is atonement. Only after atonement can we talk about forgiveness. So, what have the dragons done to atone for their sins in the past 1,700 years? Just tell me one thing."
Severis was silent.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It's not that he couldn't answer, it's that he didn't have an answer at all.
Amber continued, "I didn't experience that great war, but I like reading books. After the dragons were driven out, I only heard of people who went out to sea encountering giant dragons and being brutally killed, but I never heard of humans in distress encountering giant dragons helping them. You dragons still hate the race that overthrew your rule.
"Sir Severis, if you dragons really knew you were wrong, you wouldn't have failed to do anything to atone for your sins in the past 1,700 years."
Amber Xiu's words left Seferis speechless. He had indeed never thought about atonement. All he thought about was who wins and who loses. If he hadn't heard Arthur Ryan's spirit explain the reason for the last rule, he would have thought that Arthur Ryan wanted to humiliate the dragons again and force them to bow their heads.
The last words that Amber Xiu said were not just to fool the skull dragon, but also came from his heart.
Arthur Ryan's behavior was in line with the doctrines he believed in, and there was nothing wrong with adding the rule that one could return after being forgiven, but he still underestimated the bad nature of the dragon race... No, it should be said that all races were the same.
Human nature is universal. The vast majority of intelligent beings are never willing to admit their mistakes. They only know to shout that the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit every day. Therefore, they never learn lessons from history and will only continue in a vicious cycle.
Being lenient with oneself and strict with others is the nature of all people. Those who can overcome this and be absolutely not double-standard are saints.
There was an Arthur Lane more than a thousand years ago, but more than seventeen hundred years have passed and there has not been a second one.
Amber Xiu admired him very much, but he still thought Arthur Lane was stupid and naive.
And precisely because he knew what the standard of a saint was, Amber Xiu realized that he was just an ordinary person, and he never thought about playing the "fair, fair, and damn fair" game like other time travelers.
How can you have the nerve to use this banner when you can't even do it yourself? So it's better to be simple in life and do what is beneficial.
Amberxiu now has no psychological burden in tricking Seferis. Seferis has been a little confused by his words, and he doesn't know whether he is blaming himself or angry. It should be his obsession with the dragon clan. Now the dragon can no longer think calmly.
So, it's time to give him the final blow.
Amber Xiu changed his tone and said to Seferis very sincerely: "Sir Seferis, do you think it is a good thing for the dragon race to act tyrannically after returning to their homeland? This time, there is no Arthur Ryan. If the dragon race is defeated again, you will definitely be wiped out.
"Have you ever thought about what the dragon race really needs?"
Seferis looked up in confusion and asked, "What is it?"
Amber smiled and said calmly, "I don't know either, but why not ask those living dragons? Why not introduce me to them and we can sit down and talk. The truth will always become clearer through debate, right?"
(End of this chapter)