5. Foothold Chapter 175: Harvesting the Treasure
According to books about dragons, the black dragons generally build their nests in large and damp caves or lowland caves with many rooms, and of course some dragons like to be mavericks, just as there are some different xìng aliens among humans.
I think this is the case with this black dragon.
Because it stands to reason that the black dragon is a giant dragon belonging to the water system, it mainly feeds on fish, mollusks and other aquatic creatures, and also likes to go out to hunt some magical beasts to supplement nutrients.
And it is a bit surprising that this black dragon would live in an underground cave near the lava volcano.
Donald only had a general understanding of the dragons, and knew that they were divided into two camps, one was the evil five-sè dragon, and the other was the metal dragon of the righteous camp, who were naturally hostile to each other and each had their own belief in the dragon gods. It is said that there are other rare species of dragons, but they are even more legendary to humans.
Dragons like to live in isolation, usually living in remote places such as mountains, deserts, and islands far away from people, and even in the same dragon group, the nest between the two dragons will be separated by some distance.
The metal dragons of the good camp are roughly golden, silver, brass, copper, and bronze, and they are relatively close to humans and elves.
And the five dragons are divided into red dragons, black dragons, blue dragons, green dragons, and white dragons. They used to be the most common dragons, but this common was not a good thing for humans, and they were the evil dragons who attacked human cities and seized treasures.
Since the division of the Bannai Empire and the spread of the belief in the gods in the Overworld, the number of dragons has become less and less, especially in the past hundred years, there is almost no definite evidence of the dragons, and there are only rumors that do not know whether they are true or false.
This black dragon is one of the five dragons, and it can be said that it is the most evil type, although the five dragons are all evil camps, except for the simple-minded white dragon, the other types of evil dragons are almost comparable, but the chaotic and evil black dragon is recognized as the most cunning, moody, and worst-hearted evil dragon, belonging to the kind of evil dragon that eats people and does not have a painful mouth, but wants to play with the prey in pain.
Dragons generally divide their strength according to their age, and the pure-blooded Five Sè Dragons and Metal Dragons start from the newly-born young dragons, and will go through the stages of young dragons, young dragons, adult dragons, old dragons, ancient dragons, and primeval dragons, corresponding to the strength of black iron, bronze, silver, gold, and legendary. Among them, the young dragon belongs to the transitional stage, the strength is not certain, a young dragon depends on its talent and effort, it may still be at the silver level before it is about to become an adult, or it may break through the silver early, the specific situation varies from dragon to dragon, the same is true for the old dragon and the ancient dragon stage, but those who can reach the ancient dragon will inevitably have the strength of the legendary realm.
But having said that, although the life span of the dragon is far longer than that of humans, it is also limited, generally between 600 and 800 years old, and those who can live beyond 800 years old can be called ancient dragons, and those who can break through the life limit and live to be 1,000 years old are basically ancient dragons that have successfully broken through the legendary realm. The process from an old dragon to an ancient dragon is a hurdle in the life of all dragons.
In the past, it is expected to continue to break through and prolong life, and if you can't get by, you can only be stuck in the golden stage for life, and finally dying of old age. It is said that among the entire dragon race that can break through this limit, it is also said to be one in a million.
Looking at the size of this black dragon and the head that has been completely ossified, Donald speculates that this guy is at least an old dragon, even to the level of an ancient dragon, and his strength is estimated to be at the peak of gold, but unfortunately he failed to break through the limit and ended his life, and had to sleep forever in this dark underground world.
Just as Donald touched the scales of the black dragon with one hand, the black dragon, who had already died, suddenly opened his eyes, and a strong, contemptuous power suddenly appeared in the cave.
"How dare a tiny human disturb the sleep of the great Lord Azkaban...... the little demon Patch immediately sat down on the ground with a normal thud, trembling with fright. Even Uther and Kael'thas couldn't help but retreat a little in the face of this might.
Only Donald had one hand on the dragon's front paws, his body motionless, as if he didn't feel anything.
It is also said that although the dragon power of this giant dragon is unstoppable on the surface in his opinion, it gives people a feeling of emptiness and powerlessness inside, and this dragon power is far inferior to the will and coercion of the strong man he met at the auction house in the royal capital, not to mention the grandeur of the abyssal will that he once felt.
Donald said with disdain: "This black dragon is not at ease even if he dies!"
Through the Book of Truth, Donald immediately scanned the entire black dragon's corpse and understood the situation inside very clearly.
Fang Cai's dragon power and the dragon's voice were just a little trick, it was this black dragon that was desecrated after death, so the spell set on his body, once someone touched its corpse, it would release the remaining dragon power in its body, and then warn the other party loudly.
This kind of telephonic voice is similar to Donald's telepathic ability, no matter what creature feels, you can understand the meaning, the timid may be frightened out of the tomb, fear imprinted in their spirits, so that they dare not come again, but in the hands of a determined person, this black dragon is still the end of being divided.
Now that this spell has been touched, the black dragon's eyes have not closed again, if you look closely at its pupils, you will know that it has completely lost its vitality, but even if you know that this black dragon is dead, as long as you are glared at by the angry dragon eyes, the mentally unstrong will still be scared half to death.
The so-called Tiger Death Threat is still talking about this situation, and all ordinary beasts and tigers are already like this, not to mention a powerful golden dragon.
Donald doesn't care about this, even the golden demon and even the will of the abyss he has seen, he is no longer the otaku who originally entered the forest to kill a horned deer to try his luck, after a year of training, his nerves have been extremely tough, no matter how dangerous the situation is, the scene in front of him can not easily scare him.
With a wave of his hand, the body of the entire giant dragon had disappeared from the stone platform, and was collected into the storage space by Donald, and the spiritual power required to collect such a behemoth was already easily affordable for him now.
After the dragon disappeared, he pulled out the large magic circle behind him that drew the power of the earth and fire lava to arrange the protection barrier. There was a vacancy in the center of it, and it seemed that it should have been the energy storage crystal that the young dragon had taken out.
Donald looked at this magic circle style that he had never seen before, and his eyes were happy.
Seeing that the area of this circle is far less huge than that of the teleportation array, that is, about seven or eight feet in diameter, and the formation route on it is very fine, obviously a mysterious circle that has been lost, so he hurriedly beckoned Uther to come over and help, dismantling and separating the entire circle from the stone platform completely, and then storing it separately into a corner of the storage space.
After doing this, Donald looked around the entire cave, and then with a wave of his hand, he put away all the items piled up on the ground one by one, intending to go back and slowly count and sort them.
Legend has it that older black dragons would sometimes capture humanoids and force them to tell them where their treasures were kept, such as gold and silver coins, before killing them. Looking at so many treasures here, if you look at it visually, there are not only tens of thousands of gold and silver coins alone, but also those more valuable jewels and crystals, and I don't know how many creatures I killed to accumulate them!
"Let's get out!"
After searching again and making sure there was nothing else, Donald led everyone out of the tomb's hall.
Coming to the cave outside and seeing that everyone, including the young dragon, was watching him, 1 the little demon Patch knew that the time had come to decide its fate.
Just as he was about to speak, he saw Donald shake his head, chuckled and said: "I am very satisfied with the Black Dragon Tomb, since I promised you, then I will do what I say, let you go again, and this time the good thing is done to the end, I will send you back to the abyss!"
Seeing the little devil's surprise and thanks, Donald waved his hand and said, "Okay, go back to the passage where you came and wait! Soon I will send you back to the abyss!"
Seeing that this powerful human mage seemed to be a little impatient, 1 Little Demon Patch didn't dwell on it anymore, and ran towards another passage as soon as he turned around.
"Alright, let's go back to the territory too!" Donald took all his men to perform teleportation, and immediately returned to the backyard of the Lord's Palace.
Looking at the young dragon with an intimate expression beside him, Donald felt a little difficult to deal with and said: "This little guy is not suitable for appearing in front of outsiders, let's find a good place for you to live!"
Along the way, they greeted the elves they met, and the elves saluted Donald, the new elder who had been kind to them. Seeing Donald come to town with a strange creature, the people of the druid elven tribe looked at the little guy with curiosity, especially the young elves.
Donald couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and the elves' onlookers didn't end until he entered the house of the Great Elder Elijah.
"Elder Donald, you spoon" Seeing Donald bring a young dragon, Elijah was naturally very surprised. What the young dragon looked like, he, an old druid who had lived for more than five hundred years, naturally knew.
But in the past few hundred years, there have been very few traces of giant dragons on the continent, let alone a young dragon!
"This is the young dragon I adopted, and it is not easy to settle in the territory, so I will ask Elder Ilya for you to help take care of it, and if you raise it in the future, you can stay in the tribe to help protect the safety of the clansmen!"
Ilya was very moved to hear this, knowing that in ancient times, their druid tribe was guarded by several powerful dragons, but he still had doubts in his heart and said: "But Elder Donald, this is a red dragon!" Donald naturally knew that the meaning of the other party's words was that the red dragon was a natural evil dragon, but the dragon that was his summon naturally could not have that phenomenon.
However, Donald still explained: "No creature is inherently evil, not even a species with cursed blood flowing like the dark elves yearning for light, not to mention that this young dragon is still in ignorance, it is raised by good people, and it is a good thing to be able to put it in the camp of goodness!"
"That's a good point!"
Ilya nodded in agreement. So he took this matter, and if he could raise a giant dragon to grow up, it would also be a very meaningful and fulfilling thing for him. !。