The dragon's wings swept across the sky, the pale golden glow seemed to be shattered by the giant wings, turning into countless sparkling brilliance plated on the broad and majestic blue scales, and the turbulence of magic condensed into a streamer-like shimmer on the edge of the dragon wings, outlining a magnificent arc between the clouds and the clear sky - riding the ripples of magic, the lord of the sky crossed the border of the continent, crossed the endless sea, crossed the never-ending storm barrier, and flew quickly towards the extreme north in the glorious glow of the giant sun on the horizon.

The cold wind was howling, and the cold and biting cold air in the far north showed that the destination was near, and the blue dragon lowered its height slightly, and in the huge pale golden vertical pupils, many icebergs floating on the Arctic ice sea and various permanent alloy creations protruding from the sea were reflected, some weak and harmless creatures jumped and frolicked on those icebergs and platforms, and when the dragon shadow swept across the sky, some of them immediately jumped into the sea and hid, while others looked up at the sky blankly, as if they didn't know what fear was.

The ice floes quickly receded in her vision, and the surroundings became colder and colder, but suddenly, the amount of ice floes was greatly reduced, and the temperature around her was unusually high, and the blue dragon slightly reduced the speed of her flight, and at the end of her vision, a glorious and magnificent continent was floating on the empty and calm sea between the glaciers.

It was a land much smaller than the Loren continent, but there were still mountains, forests and rivers on it, and on the edge of the continent stood countless elegant towers exuding a metallic texture, and the arcs of light jumped between the towers.

On top of this, a huge shield of astonishing scale and magnificence far greater than the Great Wall stretched out from the sky above the tower, enveloping the entire continent, and in the air of this large shield, a large number of silver-white devices floating in the air could be seen hovering in specific positions, maintaining the integrity of the shield in some way, and countless shadows flying in the air passed between them, looking busy and orderly.

The blue dragon let out a happy roar and flew towards one of the areas of the Great Shield, and when she got close to a certain distance, the Great Shield automatically opened a gap, and a long guiding beam extended from the gap, guiding the direction of homecoming in the dim skylight, and a huge metal ring flew out of the shield, following the guiding beam to the Blue Dragon, flying with the Blue Dragon.

A streamer flashed from the surface of the metal ring, and an artificial intelligence voice came out of it: "Identity verification...... Expatriate, Observer, Mithril Treasury Level 1 Agent...... Melita?? Pernia, identity passed, welcome home, compatriot. ”

The blue dragon was obviously in a very happy mood, and greeted the central AI behind the ring: "Hey! Omega, what's the latest big deal in Tallrond? ”

The ring paused slightly, and then the surface flashed again: "Retrieval completed - the No. 2 power unit of the environmental control tower was successfully replaced 72 days ago, and the senate issued a commendation to the construction personnel; The dome control center has recently completed the upgrade, and the Senate issued a commendation; The person in charge of the laboratory said at the press conference that he did not want to alarm the Senate because of this matter, but hoped to get 12 years of paid leave, and the Senate rejected the request, but still issued a commendation for his excellent work results......"

“…… Ha...... There's really nothing worth hearing about...... How many thousands of years has this bit of 'fruition' been going around in circles? "Melita in the form of a blue dragon?? Pernia sighed, as she flew with the ring towards the Great Shield, "Any news about the Jury?" ”

In Talrond, there are two vital management groups of dragons, the largest and most powerful is the Senate, who is responsible for managing all the internal affairs of the continent and controls all the ancient technological facilities in Talrond with the assistance of "Omega", and the other is the Supreme Council responsible for managing foreign affairs, and Melita, as a senior cadre of the Mithril Treasury, usually deals with the elders of the Council.

The Ring paused for a moment again, then responded, "The jury made a decision three days ago to deduct Melita, the first-level agent of the Mithril Treasury?? Pernia's decision to reward the ...... for trespassing

Melita's wings crooked and almost fell, and after finally stabilizing her body, she took a deep breath: "Okay, you don't need to say it, I knew about this three days ago......"

"Keeping up with the news of your hometown will help the expatriates cope with their loneliness," the ring said in a monotonous synth sound, slowing down to fit the opening of the Great Shield, "Welcome home again, Melita, and have a good day." ”

"I shouldn't have asked you one last question, it's only when you can be happy that you're ghost!"

Melita muttered, her wings slightly retracted, and she easily passed through the thin film of light in the middle of the ring, instantly completing a series of sterilization and quarantine procedures necessary to return to Talrond, and then she circled around the inside of the large shield, recalibrated her sense of direction, and quickly flew towards a magnificent city built between the mountains not far away.

It was a huge city of stone and metal, stretching along the towering mountains all the way to the sky, and its thick and intricate architectural style was completely different from most cities on the continent of Loren, and the most distinctive thing was that the architectural specifications in this city were divided into two completely different types: one was extraordinarily large in size, the structure was gorgeous and solemn, like the abode of the legendary giant, and its porch windows were often twenty or thirty meters high, and the other was distributed between these large buildings. Like some kind of "ornament" attached to a large building, it is built on the roof or wall of a giant house, and their structure is exquisite, and they have a rather elaborate decoration and color, although they are still imposing, they are delicate and "lovely" compared to those giant-like houses.

Melita slowed down slightly over the city, then flew straight in the familiar direction, landed steadily on a huge gray-white terrace, and once landed, she raised her head and let out a loud voice characteristic of a dragon: "Noretta! Noretta! I am back! Are you at home? At home? In the ......"

Halfway through the shout, a slightly annoyed voice came to her ears: "I'm at home!" Don't shout so loudly! ”

Melita looked left and right, "Where are you?" ”

A voice came directly below her: "Under your feet! Lift your toes up! ”

Melita quickly lowered her head, her two huge eyes almost squeezed together, and after carefully identifying them, she hurriedly moved her paws and watched a woman in a white dress, with long pale blonde hair and a tear mole in the corner of her eye, scrambled to get up from where she had stepped on.

"Oh...... Noretta! Melita was amazed and carefully pinched her friend with her front paws, "It's the first time I've seen you maintain your human form outside of light sleep - I didn't see you at all!" ”

"That's because you have bad eyes!" Noretta waved her arm, easily broke free of the dragon's claws, and jumped steadily to the ground, "And of course I want to maintain my human form - today is a sacred festival, and this time the ceremony is held in our city, do you want me to meet the gods in the form of a dragon?" ”

Melita's huge dragon body was shrouded in a layer of glow, her figure quickly shrank in the glow, and almost instantly turned into a human form, listening to her friend's words to herself, she was stunned for a moment, and then whispered with a slightly complicated expression on her face: "Ah...... Sacred Ceremony...... I almost forgot, today is the day to meet the dragon god......"

Noretta, with her long pale blonde hair and tear moles at the corners of her eyes, noticed Melita's expression, pursed her lips, and finally smiled: "She will always be the god who shelters us." ”

"yes, it's 'our' god after all......" Melita said, shaking her head slightly, "Let's not talk about that, I'm going to see Speaker Andal, and I'm bringing back a special 'Mithril Mandate'." ”

"Mithril commission?" Noretta glanced at her old friend curiously, "What commission is worth letting the Speaker of the Jury see in person?" ”

"Gawain?? Cecil, do you remember the name? ”

"The human who came back from the dead?" Norreta blinked, "You still take his order?" The last time he came alive to pick up the goods, the Mithril Treasury was tossed enough, and then he dug graves all over the world to make sure that the dead clients wouldn't crawl out to us to honor the order......"

"Didn't there be a sound of money collection from other graves in the end!" Melita waved her hand, her expression slightly serious after a casual perfunctory pass, "I'm not kidding you, this commission is really a bit special, that human is more interesting than you and I thought, and the force he's building has evolved beyond the council's initial expectations - and most importantly, he's noticed it now......"

Melita suddenly closed her mouth at the end.

But in Talrond, among the dragons, the sudden silence was already a code in itself.

Noretta frowned slightly, and then couldn't believe it: "Are you sure?" ”

Melita nodded slightly, "Remember that crazy human empire?" And their insane plans for disobedience - we all thought that a demon tide had completely destroyed the daring mortals and their ambitions, but in reality...... Their resilience and courage are beyond the imagination of all dragons......"

"Disobedience ......"

The white dragon Noretta's face couldn't help but change slightly when she heard that special word, and then she repeated the word softly with a hint of emotion.

She recalled the Speaker's assessment when the Jury first learned that the Gondor Empire was suspected of studying the power of the gods:

Because of the short life and full of variables, because of the birth weak and fearless, before God, human beings are braver than dragons.

"Well, there is still some time before the ceremony, and I will arrange for you to meet with Speaker Andal."

……

In the heart of this dragon city, at the top of a towering mountain, a magnificent temple reaches into the clouds.

The Far North is in the polar daylight phase, and the sky is shrouded in glow for half of the day, and this brilliant light shines through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows of the temple and into its golden inner sanctum, casting mottled shadows and bright spots on every inch of ancient floor tiles and every vicissitudes of life, a woman in a pale golden dress, blonde hair hanging to the ground, and a bright and graceful face is standing in front of a floor-to-ceiling window in the palace, looking at the distant glow, looking down on the sea of clouds below the temple, and the city buildings and lights looming in the sea of clouds.

She had seen such a scene for almost a million years.

"What a wonderful view...... There will be a day when I will get bored," the blond-haired woman sighed softly, turned her head and said to the high-ranking dragon priest standing respectfully behind her, "What do you say? Hlagor? ”

The dragon priest known as Hragor bowed his head slightly, his pale golden pupils hidden in the shadow of the crown: "This is because your eternity has transcended all landscapes, my lord. ”

“…… Perhaps," the corners of the blonde woman's mouth curled slightly, but it was almost impossible to tell whether it was a smile or not, her voice was gentle and kind, but it was so perfect that it was frightening and resistant, "Helagor, you are the priest who has been with me for the longest time, and you don't have to be so flattering anymore—words against your will are tiring, both the speaker and the listener. ”

The dragon priest did not look up: "My respect for you is from the heart. ”

The blonde woman narrowed her eyes slightly, still smiling: "What about hatred? Is it as heartfelt as everyone else? ”

“……”

"I put a lock on you, and you should hate me, but sadly, even this hatred is locked," said the blonde woman, looking back at the clouds in the distance, "just like this landscape that has remained unchanged for millions of years...... From the day your disobedience fails, you are locked away forever in this eternal cycle of day and night...... Hate me from the bottom of your heart, that's what you should do. ”

“……”

"But it doesn't matter, I am still your protector, and I will protect you as always, yesterday, today, ......and forever."

The blonde woman whispered, turning away from the floor-to-ceiling window and heading out into the depths of the temple.

"Poor creatures, you're going to die on this planet."

The dragon priest Helagore raised his head, looked at the back of the god, and walked away with a blank face, following closely.