Nikkor placed his left and right hands on their shoulders at the same time, "Modelilah, don't you wonder why I keep calling you human?"

When asked like this, Modrilla's expression was first startled, and then her brows furrowed, "Isn't it because you can't tell the difference?"

Hearing her say this, Nichol's face twitched, and the dragon envoy didn't expect that in Modelilah's heart, he thought of himself like this, "How much do you underestimate me? I'm a dragon!" his tone was a little hysterical.

"I was negligent. Moselilla laughed, "Then you say, why?"

At this point, Nikkle's expression became serious: "Actually, the reason is very simple. He turned to Palinda, "Because you are indeed human." ”

When the puppet heard this, her eyebrows raised, "Oh?"

"Not only the elves you are talking about, but also the dwarves and goblins are all human. Nichol said, leaning Modella and Palinda together with his left and right hands, "Strictly speaking, you are only part of humanity, and even modern humans are part of real humanity. ”

"Really human?" Palinda listened a little dizzy, because the topic was so novel, she didn't care about the posture with the queen at this time, just listened intently.

"There are no real humans in this world anymore, and you are all part of them. Nikkor tried to explain, but the more they listened, the more confused they became.

"Let's use an analogy. The dragon envoy looked helpless, this is really not easy to express, he raised a finger, "The real human is like a jar, and you races are all a fragment of this jar. Got it?"

Saying this, the expressions of the two softened, and it seemed that they understood. But soon, their expressions changed from doubtful to nervous.

"Man is the shell of a true man, the elf is his lifespan, the dwarf is his physique, and the goblin is his wisdom. The combination of the characteristics of your various races is the humanity of ancient times. ”

"Goblins represent wisdom," Palinda frowned again, "that sounds embarrassing. ”

"How the hell did we get 'broken'?" asked Modelilah.

"Curse. Nichol clenched his hands as he said this, "I can't say anything else, if you don't want to touch the taboo." ”

"I see. Nodding, Modrilla took a step back, "Then it's time for us to go, the dragon lord is about to wake up, and I hope you can get us back to the ship before then." She looked sideways at Palinda's dissatisfied expression, and then weighed herself, the temptation of knowledge was very great, and it was better to leave as soon as possible, and she didn't know if she would not be able to help it.

Glancing back at his father, the dragon king still showed no signs of waking up, Nickel nodded, "Okay, please come with me." ”

At this moment, Palinda spoke again, "I've been through a lot today, Dragon Messenger, if we say goodbye today, I hope we still don't hate each other, although... If this darkness comes again, I want you to be on our side. "Too much uncertainty has unnerved the Queen, and considering all the interests involved, the Queen has decided not to make a feud with the dragons, especially now the only dragon envoy.

Nikkle looked at Palinda, "I... Won't forgive you. But I will not let that stop me from helping you against the darkness. The dragon envoy sighed, his expression a little unwilling, "If necessary." ”

"Then the one before I couldn't save it, I hope it doesn't happen again. The queen reminded him of it.

"No, I promise. Nikkor made a promise.

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After returning to the ship, everyone immediately set off for the mainland. Entering the Dragon's Lair takes place

Nothing was said about it, and neither Jasmine nor Palinda dared to ask more.

In the blink of an eye, the distance was halfway there, and under the magic of Henara, the speed of the ship was still very fast, perhaps like an arrow, and the speed seemed to have increased.

However, Modrella's physical condition is also rapidly deteriorating, since the night after returning from the dragon's nest, Modrila fell to the ground and can no longer stand up, there is no problem with her body structure, but the state of the doll is not getting worse day by day.

Today in her room, Modella is paralyzed on the bed, and Palinda is sitting next to her.

"I was a little flattered to let Her Majesty come to see me in person. "Jasminera's voice looks quite old now, and it is no longer the young voice it used to be.

"Look at what you said, was I a ruthless king before?" said Palinda, with a smile on her face, "Did you drink anything else?" she held a cup of tea.

"Don't be polite, Your Majesty, I don't have the heart to do that. Jasmine pulled her eyes, "Let's get down to business." ”

"Oh well. The queen nodded, and she took a sip of the cup of tea in her hand, "How long do you have left?"

"I can't go back. Jasdella's expression was a little sad at this time, "The power of the immortal bird made me force me to move for a while, but soon it was going to be at its limit, and I had to fall into a deep sleep." ”

"A year?" Palinda had heard her say before.

"At least one year. "If you are not so optimistic, two or three years is possible, but it is better than one or two hundred years." ”

"That's not what you told me before. Hearing this, Palinda was surprised, she had disappeared for so long, and all the ideas she had considered before were about to be overturned.

"In front of the undead birds, I said that a year was a trick on her, and as for the year I told you before, it was estimated when I didn't summon the undead birds before. Modella laughed miserably, "That summoning array is a little hurtful...", the puppet sighed, "My essence is now in a deep sleep, and I'm making a final push to hold on." ”

"If three years—" Palyna's brow furrowed deeply, "there are too many uncertain things that may happen, I'm just the king of Pamela, and even if I have the heart, I can't replace you." If that shady curtain comes out with something new..."

"I know. Jasminera's eyes darkened, "Palinda, I won't ask you to protect this world, protect your Pamela, and help your neighbors if you can." ”

Palynda didn't say anything, this kind of confession is the same as not saying it.

"I will let the church focus on the southern continent as a substitute for me leaving, and if that wasn't enough, I hope you restart the Trilateral Conference. "Jasmine is still coming up with ideas.

"Not enough. Palinda knew very well that "it's not enough, either the archmage comes back, or you don't leave, otherwise no one in this world can protect it, the priesthood seems to be powerful, but they are too rigid, they can only hold on in the face of darkness, and they will lose if they hold on for a long time." ”

Hearing this, Mossella smiled, "Maybe it's fate... Facius is leaving, the archmage is gone, and I'm leaving... Lindra didn't have long to do it either. ”

"What if this wasn't fate?" Palinda frowned, making a terrible hypothesis.

"And

Your group of maids—" Jasdella's eyes suddenly became excited, "Palinda?? Queen Usef, I beg you, when the world is in crisis again, please stop hiding your secrets, there is no force that has enough power to protect your kingdom in your place. ”

Palinda frowned again, "I know what I have to do, I've been guarding the kingdom by myself. The Queen didn't like what Modrilla said, but she understood what it meant.

"That's good. Modrilla exhaled again, but without a breath, her state seemed to get weaker.

"What are you going to do with the Adventurer's Guild?" the queen held the puppet's hand at this time, "That's your hard work, what if you leave?"

"They'll be autonomous, they can function without me, they just can't be expected to do anything else. ”

"Leave this part of the country of Pamela to me. Palinda said with a grimace, "If I could, I could..."

"Her Majesty...," Modelella smiled, though hard, but did smile "No matter what happens, the Adventurer's Guild must remain neutral, hand it over to you, and my Guild will cease to exist overnight." ”

"Ha, don't you trust me?" said the queen in a joking tone.

"It's not a matter of trust, it's a position, I'm not a dying person, I'm weak, but I'm not confused. ”

"You're talking about—" The queen smiled and continued.

"The time is coming. Jasmine closed her eyes, "Good night, Your Majesty." ”

"Then have a good dream, Modelilah. At the last moment, the queen kissed the doll on the forehead, like a mother caring for her daughter, "Wake up, remember to come to me." ”

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Within the Dragon's Lair, Nikl has relayed everything that happened to his father, the Dragon King.

"I'm sorry, kids. The dragon king said this after hearing all this.

"Lord Phoenix—" Nichol stopped talking.

"Mother must have asked me to reflect on it, right?" the Dragon King nodded, "This time it's not that introspection can be handled, I'm ashamed of the Dragon Clan." His tone became particularly sad at this point.

"Father, it's not now..."

"I know. The Dragon King looked up at Nikel, "Kid, are you now empowered by the Dragon God?"

"It was the blessing of the Yuan Spirit and the Dragon God that allowed me to inherit the power of the other dragon envoys. ”

"Then you should have seen the truth of the curse. The dragon king's eyes closed as he spoke.

"Speaking of which, I have never understood, father, how did this power corrupt you and Cecil?

"Kid," the dragon king looked at Nikle, "do you know about piercing?"

Hearing the word, Nickel's eyes widened, "Piercing!? That's not heavenly..."

"He may have somehow come into contact with the power of the Father's system, which has eroded the foundation of this world. He used to disdain this, but now it has become a lifesaver for him..."The Dragon King still has lingering palpitations when he recalls that scene.

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