Uplifting Journey

The corpse of the black dragon, which looked like a hill, was still lying quietly in the wilderness outside the city.

The huge shallow pit where the corpse of the black dragon was placed, broken and sunken due to the crushing force, has been covered by a large area of ​​dense plants at this moment. The corpse of the black dragon is surrounded by various strange plants, which seems a bit out of place.

It is a legendary species in itself, and has undergone preliminary treatment by the elves. The black dragon's corpse does not seem to have any signs of decay.

Under the mild sunlight in the cool morning, three figures suddenly appeared on the edge of the circular shallow pit.

The red dragon Cheng Bin, who wore the appearance of a genderless silver-haired elf, glanced at this green area that was clearly separated from the surrounding environment, and then smiled at Lacey beside him: "The security is very strict, have many people been here?"

Sniffing the faint smell of blood in the air, Lacey nodded helplessly, and sent the relevant information to the Red Dragon through the Faith Connection.

Due to limited energy and magic power, Lacey didn't study space-time magic deeply. He could only carry out fixed-point and small-scale teleportation without preparation. After the outer battlefield was cleaned up, the huge corpse of the black dragon was still there.

There was no other way, the black dragon's body was placed there higher than the thick outer wall of the city, and there was no way to let it pass through the city wall without dividing it. There were not many places in the city that could accommodate such a huge monster.

The value of the black dragon corpse is extraordinary. Just look at the warlock family who can control a city with a little dragon veins. A complete dragon corpse is enough to tempt most forces in this plane, and even drive some people into madness.

Even if Lacey, the legendary powerhouse, said that she had other uses for this corpse, it still couldn't stop some humans or other creatures from being greedy and coveting it.

However, these figures who sneaked close to the seemingly unguarded black dragon corpse in the night were completely swallowed by the trap formed by the enchanted plants and various threads spawned by Lacey.

Because he participated in the laying of the magic network at the beginning, Lacey had a certain amount of research on magical plants. With the assistance of the more specialized Ivy, it is still very simple to spawn a wave of plant guardians with legendary spells.

If it weren't for the fact that the first astral teleportation experiment was not easy to carry magic items, Lacey could even use a personal portable non-network version of the small ancient tree of war. corpse.

Walking to the plants on the edge of the shallow pit, Lacey raised her hand and touched the trunk of the low trees. As the signal of magic power emanated from her hands, the plants in the entire shallow pit twisted and gradually shrunk in size, and finally completely disappeared. The seeds of the elements flew and gathered in Lacey's palm and disappeared.

The roots of the twisting plants turned up a large area of ​​soil, and some pale bones were exposed in the gaps in the soil. Angel, who was watching this scene in awe, couldn't help shrinking his neck.

The next moment, Angel found a huge shadow expanding and covering him from behind. He subconsciously turned his head, and his heart skipped a beat.

However, after leaving the narrow castle, Cheng Bin re-transformed into the red dragon body. The red hill, not much smaller than the black dragon corpse in the shallow pit, stretched its body and wings, making Angel, whose head was raised higher and higher, lose his center of gravity. paused.

Even if he had already seen it once when he was summoned, seeing a small mountain moving there from a close distance brought a lot of psychological pressure.

Angor's heartbeat quickened and he glanced at the distant city wall—even if he had informed the Red Dragon in advance, the people who saw the Red Dragon's appearance must have been a little flustered.

After returning to the natural body shape that cast spells more smoothly, the red dragon walked to the black dragon in two steps, and looked at the king of the poisonous swamp who had been stepped on and collapsed on his back.

The bloodline modification experiment for Angel is on the one hand to give this pleasing guy a little bit of self-protection ability, so that he can stabilize the city that has lost its owner, so as not to cause too much turmoil.

On the other hand, when the red dragon conducted the dragon blood erosion experiment on Lacey, it lacked a lot of local knowledge, and there were many ambiguous places in the experiment process. Now find a non-elf race for comparison. It is still very helpful for the work of studying the hidden information in the dragon blood gene.

With the improvement of the knowledge level of this world, the red dragon who kept digging the secrets of his body found many interesting things, some of which reminded him of the one in the endless world who was led by him for a while and finally became a dragon. Human teenager.

If Angor's transformation experiment goes well, and the characteristics of the dragons in this world match the sci-fi dragons in Never Ending in some aspects, then there is a high probability that he will become a real dragon, and some things will be indirectly obtained. confirmed.

What is the relationship between the dragon god Ao, who is also an outsider in this world, and the dragon god that the endless world dragon Hughes said? What is its purpose in coming to this world?

These problems, as a low-dimensional probe and interface, Red Dragon will have to confirm sooner or later, so it is necessary to do more experiments related to dragons in advance.

So, amidst the bell-like tremors of the red dragon, Angel, who looked anxious, was called to go to the black dragon and lie down.

There is no need for any complicated arrangements or rituals. The magic power of the red dragon pierces into the black dragon's corpse like the most precise tool, and gradually hooks up all the internal organs of the black dragon's corpse, and begins to fill in the gaps and promote the operation.

The black dragon's stagnant heart beat violently, and the thick blood that had never coagulated began to circulate again.

Feeling that the wide "ground" where he was lying on his back suddenly trembled like a living thing, Angel's whole body couldn't help but stiffen for a moment.

After checking the details of the situation by stimulating the body of the black dragon, the red dragon turned its attention to Angel and said to him casually: "Power is a good thing, but power is always a tool to achieve goals, not a tool to achieve goals." target itself.

"For protection, for safety, for overcoming fear, for winning battles, for unlocking potential, for exploring the unknown, or simply for the feeling of being stronger. Whatever the reason.

"You got this opportunity because your soul showed the heart enough to control this power, so please examine and remember your original intention."

There seemed to be a hint of a smile on the ferocious head of the red dragon, which gave Angel a faint sense of foreboding, and then he heard the red dragon say: "Because, you may have a little pain in the future, If you can't grasp the original intention and maintain the stability of the will, hehe"

Amidst the red dragon's seemingly malicious laughter, Angel forced himself to calm down, trying to remember the source of his desire for power according to the red dragon's words.

While the complex rune circle slowly emerged in front of the red dragon, Angel's soul seemed to be stimulated for a while, as if countless memories turned into specific scenes and appeared in front of him.

The contempt for him as a mortal by those who coveted the city, the rejection of the clansmen who cannot be called by normal kinship titles, the pain and despair of the family blood experiment, and the involuntary numbness of the body and mind when being used as a sacrifice

The power of magic permeated the bodies of Angor and the black dragon, and countless mysterious runes that were difficult to discern with the naked eye were deeply engraved into their cells.

Unparalleled soreness, tingling, and numbness swept Angel's soul like a tsunami. In an instant, he completely lost his five senses and the connection with his own body, as if his body had completely melted and lost its shape.

Only the surging, endless, and pervasive pain crushed his soul like maggots attached to the bone.

But in this horrific and chaotic pain that almost made Angel lose his ability to think, the unsalty voice of the red dragon still pierced through like a sharp sword, deeply imprinted in his soul——

"Pain is just an illusion, a signal brought by a nerve reflex, and its existence is very necessary.

"Because your brain and soul rely on this series of signals to recognize and control your body, you can't know what's going on in your body without pain.

"The current pain will allow you to form new instincts and reflexes during the transformation of your body, and your soul will adapt to your new body and abilities, so that you will not be out of touch with your body and mind.

"This process from the outside to the inside is also to avoid directly distorting your soul, um, although this is also because I don't have the ability to directly interfere with the real name."

Relying on the clear words of the Red Dragon like the pillars of a house in the sea of ​​pain, Angor, who sticks to his heart, barely supported it, and thanks to the many painful blood experiments he had experienced in the past, otherwise he would definitely have died in the first place. It collapsed completely in an instant.

In the reality that Angel couldn't see, his body was deeply embedded in the black dragon's body. The blood vessels of the black dragon penetrated his skin and connected directly with him. His musculoskeletal muscles were constantly twisting and changing. There is a subtle reaction with the surrounding black dragon flesh and blood.

The thick blood of the black dragon unites Angel and the remains of the black dragon. Angel's brain and soul are resonating bit by bit towards the deepest part of the black dragon's cells.

"It's just a matter of time to get here. I didn't expect it to go so smoothly. Sure enough, the dragons here are as expected."

After reintegrating and stimulating the black dragon's genes in the microscopic field, and connecting Angel's consciousness with the link between the black dragon's genes and the soul, the red dragon looked at the body of the black dragon that had become an incubator under the influence of its own magic. Nod thoughtfully.

Lacey, who was on the sidelines, leaned over curiously after seeing the red dragon stop manipulating, and the mini Ivy that emerged from her shoulder asked the red dragon: "The adult dragon is a legend, if this human being is really fully integrated With the body of this black dragon, will he be directly promoted to legend?"

"Not necessarily. The level of legend is a bit special. The power of a real name cannot be touched by a simple body."

The red dragon glanced at Mini Ivy, and he knew that this elf who hadn't been promoted to legend had some ideas about it: "This transformation experiment itself is partly to explore why the dragon is a legendary species, look at Angel's transformation The results can also be rewarded

"It turns out that I have established a project to study whether elves can be turned into legendary species, but your elves are developed from plant fruits, and the genetic structure is too different from that of giant dragons. There is no way to learn from research in many places and can only be temporarily shelved."

"...Why is the compatibility between humans and dragons enough?" Ivy muttered with some dissatisfaction.

The red dragon smiled and said: "Dragon bloodlines are not taboo against meat and vegetables, even kobolds can produce dragon vein warlocks. Humans and elves should be the difference between animals and plants in terms of dragon blood compatibility. Look at Lacey's current situation." Her body is out of the category of ordinary elves, and her genetic structure is closer to that of dragons and humans."

Lacey, who was being talked about, looked down at the bulge on her chest, and then glanced at Ivy, who had the same bulge on her shoulders after balancing her blood, and couldn't help but sighed inwardly with complicated emotions - as far as the body was concerned. In other words, they are indeed not pure elves anymore.

After thinking about it, Lacey changed the topic to another aspect. She asked with some hesitation: "Master Kasa, are you sure you want to spread faith on the human side? If we need to gather faith and hold the throne high, aren't we elves better?" Does it fit?"

In this regard, the red dragon slightly shook its head left and right, and after pondering for a while, said: "For some reason, I decided to use this divine realm to become a true god. There were no gods staring at the heads of the elves, and I also I have no intention of taking the elven civilization that is on the right track as an early belief experiment, and

"Look at Ivy and you will know that it is very difficult for the longevity species to change their ideas and produce some contradictory beliefs like mine. And your original success, I think, besides the resonance of blood, there are also reasons for your personal personality."

His original character? Lacey recalled it for a while, and then stuck out her tongue in embarrassment—are you simply being straightforward or just being stupid?

"Is it easier for human beings to establish such troublesome beliefs?" Ivy said bluntly, "I think at least you must fully control the changes in your own soul in order to establish a rational and objective belief connection with your cooperation.

"Forget soul mastering professions. I'm afraid that people of other professions have to reach legend to be able to do this. I don't think it's easier for humans to reach this level than elves. The proportion of mages in our elves is so low. I don’t know how long it will take for human beings to develop to the level where you can spread your beliefs.”

"Indeed, when the IQ threshold of the technology tree is too high, it is a big problem that the real name restricts the emergence of universal IQ upgrade spells." The red dragon nodded, "Humans are not like your elves, they are born with the ability to interfere with elements. Adults can awaken the magic of personalization, and they don't have so many convenient tools.

"You can directly jump into the information age. Humans are still struggling to survive in the city-state society. With the restraint of real names and the gaze of gods, the wisdom and civilization of other planes may not be much better."

After all, no matter what name the god of faith in this world has, in the end, he must obtain the real name authority corresponding to life to create divine power.

Just like the God of Forging and Furnace also needs the belief of true believers, the forging behavior in the world can only provide him with some unstable divine power and cannot support his existence. Therefore, there is a fundamental relationship between belief in God and the development of civilization and technological advancement. contradiction.

After a pause, the red dragon sighed softly: "For experiments related to faith, after I acquire the ability to interfere with my real name, it will be more convenient to conduct them in a place with a magic net, so I will find a way to become a god first.

"According to the information obtained from the vampire Reinhardt, if a demigod wants to become a god, at least a thousand believers who truly practice the way of the gods are needed. I want to get this in my divine realm. Primitive accumulation is really troublesome."

"Didn't you say that there are other ways to increase the authority of the real name to become a god?" Lacey asked suddenly after thinking about it.

"Do you still remember what happened so early?" Red Dragon glanced at Lacey, and then explained, "There is very little information about that type of channel, and it involves the source of the function of the rune. From my current research results, then I don’t know whether to call it the Rune God or the Rule God. The promotion method takes a lot of time

"The length of this time depends on the mechanism of the world itself. The best time to promote is at the peak of the elemental tide and the turn of the era. But at that time, I don't know what kind of chaos will happen. Many things may be a bit late by then."

The peak of elements, the alternation of epochs, the overlapping of planes, and the coming of gods.

Recalling the series of prophecies made by the high priest, Lacey and Ivy nodded silently at the same time.

While the red dragon was discussing with its followers, the black dragon's corpse had already condensed into a small meat mass. The egg-like mass of flesh was shaking slowly and periodically, and the things bred in it had gradually taken shape.