Looking at Hephaestus' calm and even smiling face, Kenneth and Mick didn't react for a moment, both of them were at a loss.

After a while, Kenneth widened his eyes and asked, "You, what did you say?!" ”

Hephaestus couldn't help but smile after seeing the reactions of the two, even though he was too old to remember his age, his heart was still as hot as fire, full of life and vitality.

Kenneth and Mick couldn't understand Hephaestus' smile and looked confused. Although they were still young, they still had some concept of "death", Kenneth experienced the death of his grandmother when he was six years old, and he still remembers the regret of her grandmother before her death, and he can't understand why Hephaestus can be so happy.

Hephaestus restrained his smile and stretched out his hand, a green magic circle appeared in his palm, the complicated spells made Mick look obsessed, after the magic array disappeared, a wooden tray suddenly appeared in Hephaestus's palm, and white porcelain teacups and teapots were placed on it.

Hephaestus poured himself and the two teenagers a drink of golden liquid, took a sip of the teacup to himself, and then said to the two: "Unlike you humans, we dragons have a very long lifespan, and it has become a relief to die. I have lived for more than 3,000 years, and I have been with Seed Theo for more than 400 years, and my body has begun to grow as old as my mind. Whenever the dragons die, they will turn into ordinary mountains. Five hundred years ago, I and three other companions used their last lives to activate the super-level magic 'Life Guardian', allowing themselves to enter a state of 'suspended animation', strengthening into the four magical mountains that they are today, guarding the last human beings and waiting for the return of new heroes. ”

At this point, Hephaestus looked at Kenneth and Mick, and his eyes were full of anticipation, "That's right, it's you, or more accurately, one of the two of you." ”

Kenneth and Mick looked at each other, Kenneth's eyes were full of excitement, while Mick, who was quite precocious, was secretly worried, picked up the teacup in front of him, and took a big sip regardless of the liquid inside, only to feel a surge of heat in his body, and suddenly became refreshed.

Kenneth couldn't wait to ask Hephaestus, "So what about me or Mick as the hero you're talking about?" ”

But Hephaestus shook his head and said, "I didn't expect two people to appear in front of me together, so I don't know which of you will be the new hero." ”

Mick noticed a detail, and a hint of puzzlement flashed in his blue eyes: "Why do you predict that there will be new heroes in five hundred years?" Whose prophecy is this? ”

Hephaestus smiled proudly when he heard this, crossed his hands on the table, and said to Mick, "Dear Mick, remember this. Dragons never believe in prophecy, Dragons only create prophecies. ”

There was too much power hidden in this sentence, and Mick felt his breath stagnant when he heard it.

Then Mick heard Hephaestus continue to the two of them, "As for why five hundred years...... Quite simply, we had only 500 years left to live, and as I said, I was dying. ”

"And before I die, I will pass on my power and my offspring to the humans who appear before me, and the humans who inherit this power will become the next Said Theo."

Mick turned his head to look at Kenneth, and as expected, Kenneth, who had always wanted to be the hero of the dragon, had an uncontrollable expression of excitement on his face, and he couldn't help but flinch in his clear blue eyes.

"But," Hephaestus said with a hint of embarrassment, "there was supposed to be only one person, but now there are two of them, and it's hard to do......"

Kenneth realized that only one of himself and Mick could become the legendary hero, and without much hesitation, he said to Hephaestus: "Then let me be a hero, I will protect Mick!" ”

Mick glanced at Kenneth enviously, he envied Kenneth for always daring to say what he wanted, and to fight for it with determination, but he was far from having the courage to do so.

Hephaestus smiled noncommittally when he heard Kenneth's words, then looked at Mick and said, "What about you?" Michael, don't you want to be a hero? ”

"I ...... I can't be a hero......" Mick hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Mick is just too timid, though he is very smart," Kenneth said with a serious face, "If you want to be a hero, you must suffer a lot, right?" Mick is too thin to hold on, so I'll do it. ”

"Kenny, I'm not skinny!" Mick was still a little moved, thinking that Kenneth didn't want to make himself suffer so he said that he would be a hero, but when he heard it, he realized that he just felt that he couldn't be a hero, so he couldn't help but show his arms and shout. But the slender arms and smooth, fair skin seemed to prove Kenneth's words right.

"You two little ones really have a good relationship!" Hephaestus smiled at the bickering between the two, but his face immediately became serious, "But unfortunately, it seems that it is not up to me to decide who will become a hero, so let the future 'him' decide." ”

After speaking, a beautifully crafted ring suddenly appeared in the palm of Hephaestus's right hand, the ring was all red, and a fire dragon was coiled on it, with fine dragon scales, two wings closed on both sides of the back, four claws clasped around the ring, the dragon's tail wrapped around it, and a crimson orb in the dragon's mouth, in which something seemed to flow.

"This is a life space ring, called the 'Flame Dragon Ring', which carries my 'heir'. The 'Flame Dragon Ball' on the ring can not only help hatch dragon eggs, but also continuously improve the owner's physique, making him a true fire dragon hero. ”

But Hephaestus stretched out his left hand again, and a ring also appeared in the palm of his hand, but this ring was obviously not as beautiful as the Yanlong Ring, the black ring was not inlaid with any gems or orbs, and it was faintly engraved with complicated symbols, but the two of them could not understand it, all in all, it seemed to be an ordinary ring.

"This is an ordinary spatial ring, but it contains all the books I have here and all the magic array diagrams above the sixth order, including the tenth order, that I have mastered, although it may not make you a hero, but it can become the number one magician on this 'continent'."

This world is full of magical elements, mainly divided into four categories, namely fire, water, wind, and earth, except for the undead, ordinary creatures can be affinity with certain elements, but if you want to use the elements for your own use, you must rely on the magic array to use the elements to cast all kinds of magic, the more high-level the magic magic array, the more complex it is, and it is definitely not something that ordinary humans can build. It is precisely because of this that the magic array diagram that the human race currently possesses is only a sixth-order maximum. And Hephaestus actually said that this ring has a sixth-order to tenth-order magic array diagram, so its value is by no means inferior to that Flame Dragon Ring.

"You two, make your choice." Hephaestus held the two rings in his hand and slowly floated them into the air, and said to the two teenagers sitting in front of him.

This choice will determine the lives of the two teenagers.

Kenneth and Mick looked at each other, and as if their innate understanding made each other's choices clear, they didn't hesitate to reach out, leaned forward to Hephaestus' hands, and each held a ring.

Opening the palm of his hand, Kenneth was impressively holding the Flame Dragon Ring, while Mick was holding the ordinary spatial ring.

"Looks like you've made your own decision." Hephaestus nodded, with no other look on his face.

Kenneth looked at the Flame Dragon Ring in his hand, looked at Hephaestus with a sad face, and said, "Uncle Hephaestus, are you really going to die soon?" ”

Hephaestus smiled, stretched out his finger and pointed at the Flame Dragon Ring, saying, "When my 'offspring' hatches and receives the fire dragon inheritance, I will 'die'. ”

"And what needs to be remembered even more by the two of you children is that the super-level magic, 'Life Guardian', can only be maintained at the cost of the lives of our four dragons. When I die, the 'Life Guard' will fail, and the four mountains guarding the empire will collapse and become four ordinary mountain ranges, no longer able to stop the demons from attacking. When the time comes, you will need to protect humanity along with the other three dragon heroes. ”

Although Kenneth and Mick were still eight-year-old children, when they heard the words "protect humanity", they couldn't help but feel a sinking of their shoulders, Mick's face appeared worried and nervous, and Kenneth's face was more excited and excited.

Hephaestus saw all this, and just sat quietly to the side, no one knowing what was going on in his mind.

"Well," Hephaestus began, "that's almost the end of what needs to be said, it's time for you to get out of here." ”

Kenneth looked at Hephaestus strangely and said, "Can't Uncle Hephaestus leave here?" ”

Hephaestus picked up the teacup and explained to Kenneth with a strange smile, "Now that I'm in a state of 'suspended animation,' what you see of me is nothing more than a clone of my dragon scales. ”

Kenneth jumped off the stool and put the dragon ring on the ring finger of his right hand, perhaps it was his illusion that he put on the dragon ring, Kenneth felt that a warm current in his body entered his body, and his brain seemed to have a spiritual connection with a certain creature.

Mick saw Kenneth put on the ring and put it on his ring finger, only to realize when he jumped off the stool to leave: how would they go back?

As if seeing the confusion in Mick's eyes, Hephaestus smiled, "Just stand where you are, and I'll turn on the teleportation magic to send you back to where you came from." ”

I saw Hephaestus put down the teacup and snapped his fingers, and a huge magic array shining with red light immediately appeared under Kenneth and Mick's feet, and then Hephaestus was heard smiling and saying to the two: "Then, two boys, become heroes and defeat the demon king, and complete the unfinished business of the heroes thousands of years ago!" May the dragon god be with you! ”

Before Kenneth and Mick could say anything, Hephaestus disappeared in front of them with a flash of red light, and the next moment, the two suddenly appeared above the previous stream, and then fell into the stream with a "plop".

Kenneth and Mick couldn't help but laugh as they looked at each other, and then looked at the ring on their ring fingers together, looked at each other and reached out to hold each other's hands, both seeing each other's will in each other's eyes.

Become a fire dragon hero, protect humanity, and defeat the Demon King!

Become the top magician, stand by his side and help him defeat the Demon King!

The legend that belongs to the two of them begins here.