Chapter 15: The Shadow of the Dragon
"Looking back, I still think that the exam was so boring at that time. Red sat there and looked at himself in the picture participating in the last trial, and couldn't help but complain.
"Dad!" Raid, who participated in the final trial of the dragon knight, looked at the little bandit leader in front of him, as if he was his father. I was stunned for a moment.
"Grandma, who are you, why do you want to kill my brothers?" the little bandit leader opened his mouth, and Red, who participated in the final trial, shook his hand. "Isn't this your own father? What should I do? If I want to complete the mission of the dragon knight, do I want to kill my own father?"
Although there was a great shock in his heart, Red did not hesitate and still made a move. The bandit father fell to the ground without reacting. Red looked at his father, walked outside, and continued along the route Abel had given.
Then there were just a few more watchtowers, and Red cleared them as quickly as before, and soon reached the highest point of the mountain, where the bandit boss was. Abel was already in place there, waiting for the others.
"I went, and this time it was second again. Looking at Abel, Red couldn't help but complain.
After a while, several more Dragon Knight seeded players arrived at the scene, but three of them waited until the final allotted time and did not show up.
"Okay, number two, number four, and number ten, they are dead. The dragon knight in purple armor walked in as he spoke.
"Five, congratulations on becoming the next would-be Dragon Knight. The Purple Dragon Knight solemnly announced, and then looked at the other people. "Congratulations to all of you on completing your mission. But according to the rules of this last Dragon Knight selection competition, you are moving too slowly. According to the comprehensive evaluation of all the current selection items, No. 5 Red has become the next quasi-dragon knight. He will meet the old duke with Abu tomorrow. After all, you have also withstood the training of the dragon knights all along, and the Duke has another appointment. After saying that, the picture slowly dissipated, and everything returned to darkness.
"Fortunately, I didn't think much of it at the time, and decisively knocked out the fake dad. I didn't listen to him tell me some nonsense. Red's heart was still a little proud. "But then again, the number two, four, and ten people are too bluffing, and they actually follow their fake father to commit treason. It's a pity to throw your life in that mountain for no reason. ”
What the country needs most is loyal warriors, and if there is no loyalty, what is left is a hidden danger.
The scene that the dragon knight Abel saw at this time was the first time that he and Red went to meet the old duke.
It was inside the palace of the Celestial Dragon Kingdom, and the old duke sat on it, smiling lovingly. To the right of the throne, the head of the Dragon Knights, with a child of about fourteen years old, stood there.
In front of the throne, Abel and Red knelt on the ground. The two new dragon knights had never seen the old duke before, and they were all curious, wanting to sneak a peek at what the ruler of this kingdom really looked like. But because of the majesty of the duke, he had to bow his head and kneel.
"Abu and Red, you have passed all the trials of the dragon knights you have always had. Today, this Duke confers on you the title of Dragon Knight of the Celestial Dragon Kingdom. The old duke's tone was so kind that it made people feel close.
"Commander, the dragon shadow of the dragon knight can be handed over to them. As the Duke spoke, the head of the Dragon Knights walked up to Abu and Red with two medal-like objects and placed them in their hands.
"From this moment on, the two of you will be given new names. Abu, you didn't know who your parents were, so you didn't have a surname. It doesn't matter. Your name will be Abel Gretel, and congratulations on becoming a member of our clan. After the old duke finished speaking, Abel knelt on the ground and thanked him. Then he stood up and stood aside.
"Red, your real name is Smesnon. Your father is a junior officer in the army of the Heavenly Dragon Kingdom, and the family conditions are quite passable. As of today, you change your surname to Gretel, and from now on your former family will become a nobleman, and you will be a new member of our dragon family. What's the matter, don't you want to talk happily!" Red looked excited, and the old duke looked at him lovingly and asked with a smile.
"Thank you, thank you, Red thanks Lord Duke for his great kindness. Red couldn't hold back his posture and amused the child next to the head of the regiment.
"Father, I like both of them very much, so let the two of them train with me in the future!"
Looking at Henry Gretel at that time, Abel outside the screen couldn't help but clench his fists.
"By the way, you two don't know who I am. Henry's face was arrogant, but he seemed to realize that he was a little out of shape, and slowly calmed his tone. "I am the deputy head of the Dragon Knights, and I am also the captain of our trio in the future, and the two of you will follow me to carry out the training of the Dragon Knights in the future. Do you understand?"
"Understood!" replied Abel and Red.
"One more point, I'll correct you here. When you see my father, Lord Duke, you will also call your father. The dragon knights of our Celestial Dragon Kingdom are not only an important defense force of the principality, but also the defenders of our Glitter family. It is a great honor that you have been given the surname Gretel today. I hope that the two of you can firmly remember this in your future battles and lives, and swear to defend the interests of our Glitter family to the death. After a pause, Henry turned around and reported to the old duke: "Father, I have prepared the dragon planting ceremony for the two of them, and then leave it to me to help them become dragon knights!"
The old duke gladly agreed, and Henry immediately led Abel and Red out of the palace and into the square outside.
"Abel," Red shouted the name that Abel had just given, a little unaccustomed, "look, there's a dragon there!"
I saw that on the edge of the square, a black dragon was crawling there, napping comfortably.
Henry listened to Red's words and smiled slightly. Came to the black dragon's side and stroked the black dragon's head. The black dragon slowly opened his eyes. A terrifying dragon's breath caused both Abel and Red's hairs to stand on end.
"He is my dragon, and his name is the same as mine. Henry, the two of them will also become dragon knights in a while, and during the dragon planting ceremony, they need our help, you can say hello to them!" Henry leaned on the face of the black dragon with affection.
The black dragon opened his eyes and looked at Abel and Red, completely ignoring them and looking lazy. He closed his eyes again.
"Alright, you two take out the dragon shadow that the head of the regiment just gave to the two of you!" Henry said, his expression gradually becoming serious.
"Is that it?" asked Henry, pulling out what looked like a medallion.
"Yes, you two take it, take off your shirt and put it on your chest. Although they didn't know why they did it, Abel and Red obediently did so. I saw that the "dragon shadow" leaned on the skin on the chests of the two of them, as if they had grown feet, and "slipped" into the inside of the body.
"Ahh The heart-wrenching pain controlled all the nerves of the two of them.
Although they have done all kinds of training for a long time, the pain of their whole bodies being torn apart, Abel and Red are still touching each other for the first time, and they roll on the ground in pain.
After about ten minutes, the pain suddenly disappeared, and the two people lay on the ground, panting, sweat soaked through their clothes, and they also felt unprecedented fatigue mentally.
"You two don't just fall asleep like that! Henry's voice came, reminding the two who wanted to fall asleep.
With this sentence in place, Abel and Red fought hard and opened their eyes.
"Look carefully into the sky! You two dragons look like this. Be sure to keep it in mind. Henry's voice seemed to come from a distant world. A ray of light shot out from the hearts of the two men and was reflected in the sky. The image of a white dragon and a red dragon comes into view.
"That's why the thing I just gave you is called the Dragon Shadow. In fact, whether or not everyone can become a dragon knight is determined from the moment he is born. Whoever is able to become a dragon knight, there is already a dragon waiting for you in some corner of the world in this world. The next thing we have to do is to catch that dragon, perform a dragon planting ritual on that dragon, and from then on, you are truly dragon knights. ”
After Henry finished speaking, he stared at the images of the two dragon shadows in the sky. I saw the image gradually disappear, turning into two pillars of light to guide the distant sky.
"Henry, help me record where those two lights lead. We're going to organize the centaurs and go to that place to catch the dragon!" Henry said unhurriedly, stroking the black dragon's head. The black dragon opened his eyes and looked in the direction of the pillar of light, and yawned lazily.
"Alright, the Dragon Shadow has told me where your dragon is. You can sleep for a while now, and when you wake up, I'll take you with you to catch the dragon." After Henry's words were finished, Abel and Red lay down on the ground and fell asleep quickly. Gradually, the surroundings began to turn into darkness again.
At this time, Abel, who was sitting in his dream, had an infinite sigh in his heart.
In other words, everyone's destiny has been prepared long since birth. Where you were born, who you will meet in your life, and what kind of life trajectory you will have.
Isn't the Dragon Shadow a proof? But is it really like Henry said, telling you what your dragon that has grown up in this world looks like, or is it just a sifting of dragons from the existing dragons in the world?