Chapter 07: Valley of the Dragon (7)

The voice in the secret key continued, and the Golden Dragon Clan was talking wildly, and their neutral position did not waver in the slightest, and it should even be said that it was becoming more and more firm.

Gray listened quietly.

For an entire day, Gray's spirit was spent in the Key. Even the others were tired, and the dragons in the key had already changed a few times, and Gray was still silently inside, listening silently.

"Did you find any flaws, flaws that would convince them?" asked Gray the black cat.

Gray shook his head slightly.

There is no doubt that from the perspective of interests, the consideration of the Golden Dragon clan is undoubtedly the most correct. However, if you can consider it from the perspective of pure interests, Gray is not the Gray of today.

The thoughts of both sides are like two parallel lines, and the idealistic lich and the philistine dragon seem destined to have no intersection.

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At dusk, Gray was once again on the top of the mountain.

"Dear Elder Gagastaph, I have a question for you. ”

"Speak. ”

"I would like to ask when the Great Elder will make a decision. ”

"You want to ask this?"

"Yes. I want an exact point in time. ”

"A decision should be made the day after tomorrow. In fact, we're talking about it internally. However, that 'secret key' is only accessible to the Elders. I don't have permission to let you in. ”

"Okay, then I understand, thanks. Gray bowed deeply to Elder Gagastaph.

Lying in his dragon's lair, Elder Gorgestaf silently watched Gray leave.

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"What do you want to do?" asked the black cat.

"If we can't convince everyone at once, then we can try to convince one by one. Gray replied.

"Eighteen thousand dragons, one by one...... Are you serious?"

"Of course, so I specifically asked for the time. Always do your best, don't you? At least until the results are in, we shouldn't give up, we shouldn't surrender. ”

"Actually, I think we've succeeded, or at least there's a good chance they'll agree to neutrality...... Well, I know you don't agree. Stubborn lichs never accept discounted targets. The black cat sighed helplessly.

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Night falls.

Back at his temporary lodgings, Gray prepared a little, and then set off quietly on horseback.

The members of the Knights of the Silver Moon all watched him silently.

Soon, Richie, who remained in the room, heard the dragon's secret key in the frying.

"Oh my God, the Lich King is coming for me!"

"Why did he go to you?"

"He wanted to convince me to accept his idea......"

"No, I mean, why did he convince you to accept his idea? You're neither an elder nor a dragon of prestige. Does it work to convince you?"

"I want to know too. But he's just seriously answering my questions, and I'm about to be convinced......"

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"Uh...... Now it's my turn. He came to me. Does he know I've been speaking ill of him lately?"

"Slap him in on those words you've been saying lately!"

"I can't say it...... Well, I'll admit, he just said, 'I've come to hear from you.'" By the time I said this, I had decided to change my mind and accept him!"

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"I've gone back to my den and waited for the Lich King's arrival. ”

"He'll never come to you, because I'm ready to intercept him!"

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"Who told me where the Lich King is now? I'm going to meet him!"

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All of the dragon keys suddenly became active. Almost never active. Each dragon was talking passionately.

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Entrenched in the lair, Elder Gorgastaf opened his eyes slightly.

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Richie hurriedly rushed outside. Under the silver moonlight, many dragons were heading in one direction.

"What did my father do?"

"I want to know too. Vivien said dumbfounded.

"Let's go check it out!" Richie jumped straight off the balcony, mounted his horse, and headed straight in Gray's direction.

Vivien hurriedly followed.

In the blink of an eye, they had seen Gray.

He was standing on a dragon's nest in the middle of a cliff, surrounded by countless dragons. In front of them, Gray's body looked so small, but all eyes were on him.

The owner of the dragon's nest is giggling.

Have you ever seen a dragon smirk?

Richie was also seeing it for the first time, and he stared blankly with his eyes slightly wide.

"To be honest, I'm a little flattered. You're the Lich King, and you've come to convince me personally. It makes me feel important. Actually, I never seem to be so important. ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do. Everyone is equal and important. That's what I'm looking for, and not any different from anyone just because I'm the Lich King. In order to achieve this equality, I need your strength. ”

"Actually, I've said a lot of bad things about you, don't you think I'm annoying?"

"It is everyone's right to question, and that is legitimate. I don't deny that legitimacy just because the person being questioned is me. ”

"Okay, I'...... I choose to support you. ”

"Thank you. Because of your joining, the power of this world to protect justice has become stronger again. Gray crossed his hands and saluted earnestly.

Richie was stunned: "Can it still be like this?"

Vivien pursed her lips, smiled, shook her head slowly, and said with relief, "Actually, I originally wanted to object, after all, as the Lich King, he really doesn't need to do this. But on the other hand, because he is the Lich King, and he is willing to do so, maybe there will be a miracle. ”

"May I ask Your Highness the Lich King, we have a lot of dragon nests here. Are you going to go through them one by one?" asked Youlong.

"Yes. Gray replied softly.

"But that will be a long time. ”

"There are no shortcuts to great dreams. Besides, I have an infinite lifespan to reach one day. ”

"But Your Highness the Lich King, when you make everyone equal to you, you give up all your privileges. What do you get in that way?" asked the other dragon.

"Got the glory, got the meaning of being alive. Gray replied in a loud voice, "I know that the Golden Dragon is a proud race. Actually, I'm also a proud lich. People put a laurel wreath on my head as a sign of what they expected of me. That's my pride. My pride does not allow me to compromise with evil, does not allow me to take half a step back in the face of challenges. On the way forward, we will get flowers, applause, but it doesn't matter. What matters is that we ourselves are the meaning of existence. True majesty is when everyone admires you from the bottom of their hearts, not how noble you think you are. ”

"But, Your Highness the Lich King. Another dragon asked, "Your path may not be successful." Maybe it will fail. What if you fail? Can you maintain your pride?"

Gray was silent.

All of a sudden, the onlookers began to whisper.

Just when the dragons thought Gray was speechless, Gray suddenly looked up and said, "I have a child. I am perhaps the first lich in the world to have offspring. When I had a child and became a father to a child, my sense of mission became even stronger. In the past, I just had to think about what kind of person I wanted to become. But now, I also have to think about what kind of person I want my children to become. ”

All of a sudden, all the dragons fell silent.

After a pause, Gray continued: "I want him to be brave, determined, and open, and I want his life to be clean and majestic, and to stand up to the torture of his own heart." I hope that cowardice, cowardice, and reluctance will stay away from him. To do this, I first have to become such a person. Because only then can I be his role model. Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is cowardice when we face difficulties. If we expect it, we should take a step forward and pursue it. Even if we fail, someone will take up our banner and move on. In the human world, I learned a word that lichs could never learn, 'legacy', and their lifespan is less than a hundred years, but they can be generation after generation, towards a goal. Why is it that such a fragile human race can once influence the situation of the entire continent? Because of inheritance, because of glory, that is the soul of a race. Even if they are fooled, even if they fall into the abyss, for 10,000 years, human beings still occupy the most extensive territory on the continent. This is the pride of humanity. ”

Looking at Richie standing in the distance, Gray whispered, "It's also the pride I want to give my child." What do you want? is it just a comfortable day in the Valley of the Dragons?"

Richie stared blankly at his father.

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"I was convinced. ”

"I was convinced. ”

"I was convinced. ”

"I was convinced. ”

In the midst of the key, countless dragons repeated the words. The direction of the wind is quietly changing.

Even the Golden Dragon Great Elder, who had been staying quietly on the highest peak, opened his eyes slightly.

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"I want the meaning of being alive, not just living. I want to be admired, not just feared. Gray took a step forward on the steep cliff and slowly walked along the trail to the next destination: "If the road is so long that there is no boundary, then we should start now, not give up because we may not be able to reach it." Let the Light be with us. ”

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"Maybe that's the Lich King's power, another power ......," whispered a dragon in the key.

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Countless dragons moved quietly with Gray's figure.

When the road ahead is broken, a dragon will quietly stop, and then stick out its head to build a new bridge for him.

When Gray reaches the end of his rope, a dragon hangs his tail from above so that he can continue climbing.

The speed of persuasion is getting faster and faster, and there are more and more golden dragons around Gray. It was like a snowball. The attitude of the entire Golden Dragon Clan is changing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

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"Oh my God...... What the hell is he doing?" the whispers in the secret key were startled.

"I was going to see him laugh, but it turned out to be ...... I never thought the Lich King would be like this...... Maybe it's time to reevaluate him. He doesn't have much power, but he's doing what power can't. ”

"There's no news over there? I said Black Dragon. ”

"Not yet, it can't be news so soon. ”

"'It can't be that fast'? Look at the scene in front of us, it's also 'impossible', and our opponents are making it possible. How do you face such an opponent?"

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Gray has just arrived at a new dragon's lair, and the owner of the dragon's lair, a silver dragon, has already crawled directly at Gray's feet: "Willing to serve you." ”

Gray made a cross on his chest, then reached out and gently touched his huge nose, and whispered, "I thank you for justice and for the creatures on the continent." ”

The golden dragons surrounding them quickly let out an earth-shattering dragon roar.

"We will declare war on the Black Dragons, because we want to change their wrong ways and restore justice to the people of Gustav. Once defeated, we will also guarantee justice and fairness belonging to the Black Dragons. We don't discriminate against them, we don't retaliate against them. The punishment will have a boundary. After atoning for our sins, we will treat them equally. That's not because we're tolerant of sin, it's because we stand by what we believe in our hearts. Our beliefs will not change or be distorted by anyone. ”

"The world has never been fair, but that doesn't mean it will always be fair. Reinventing it is our mission. ”

"If someone chooses to wait and see, there is no need to blame them. Greed and cowardice are their choice, and faith is ours. The Light will be with us. ”

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"That's probably real pride. One of the dragons in the key sighed, "Compared to him, we are just a bunch of self-righteous guys who rely on themselves to be a dragon, with a little strength." ”

"Or maybe we should really get out of the Valley of the Dragon. ”

"I also think it's really boring. In other words, didn't we choose this place because we were compressed by heaven and hell?"

The wind swept through the sky above the Valley of the Dragon, filtered by the magic array, and only the breeze was left in the valley.

At night, the green forest swayed gently in the wind, making a rustling sound like a gently dancing note.

In the midst of this silence, Gray's voice spread through every corner of the Valley of the Dragon. It's not because Gray's voice is loud enough, but because there are some dragons who pass Gray's words directly into the keys, so that all the dragons in the Valley of Dragons can hear Gray's voice.