A large amount of flames erupted from the top of the pus-filled mountain in the dark, and hot magma continued to flow down the entire mountain, forming dozens of lava rivers of various sizes.

These lava rivers vary in length, some of them disappear halfway up the mountain, and only a few larger lava rivers reach the bottom of the mountain, and some of them are covered with a thick crust of stones, forming dark rivers that flow underground.

At the foot of the mountain, volcanic ash falls like snowflakes all year round, and in many places at the foot of the mountain, the volcanic ash accumulates like huge mounds.

People living here not only need to wear masks that can filter the air, but also need to cover their heads with a thin gauze towel, so that the flying volcanic ash does not fly into their eyes, and there are five Wall villagers stationed here with Luke, and everyone usually cooks morning and evening meals for six hundred kobold slaves every day, in addition to counting the sulfur mines collected.

Usually these villagers rarely go to the lava river mine to work as overseers, they usually stay in the sulfur camp shack, which has a screen to keep out the ash, and they don't need to wear those masks that make it difficult to breathe when they stay in the skullmite mines, of course, the biggest motivation to stay in the sulfur mine is the good monthly payment Surdak pays.

Luke's departure still made the five villagers feel a little lost, originally Luke was doing most of the patrol work on the Brimstone Camp, but now it had to be shared by the five of them.

Kobold slaves would walk back in a long line every day after it was completely dark, along the volcanic rocks of the lava river.

These kobolds have a unique nose, and their noses are rich in gray hair, which can effectively block the volcanic ash flying in the sky, so the environment here does not affect them too much, once too much volcanic ash falls on their faces, they will rattle their heads vigorously and shake off all the volcanic ash.

Kobold slaves liked to take a sand bath after dinner in the dry volcanic ash, which contains a strong alkaline substance that is effective at killing fleas and lice that hide in their hair.

These kobold slaves, with their hair on their bodies, were not afraid of excessive cold and heat, but they lived well on the side of the sulphur mines.

At night, a group of kobold slaves sit together, and some male young kobolds bite and scuffle in a circle of volcanic ash, which is a unique fighting style of the kobold clan, which not only has no rules to speak of, but also allows the use of teeth and claws.

Sending Luke, Andrew, and Samira away, the ogre Gullitum barely stopped at the Brimstone Mine camp, and went straight to the lava mine with a stack of wheat cakes and water bladders on his back.

Surdak still has to explain everything to the Brimstone Camp before he can escape and enter the secret room of the Red Dragon Treasure to learn the dragon language.

The effect of the dragon's blood spell is very obvious, in just one day, a third scale armor has grown on Surdak's arm, each scale armor has a very unique pattern, Surdak touched those armor pieces, these scale armor reduces the touch of the body, but enhances the body's own defense.

A candle was lit in the tent, Cyrus. Hickok's magic notes stood on a stone slab, and Celia. Cooper grabbed the black cage with both hands, and was about to stick his head out, staring at the scales on Surdak's arm without saying a word.

"It's a dragon's curse!" Celia. Cooper affirmed.

"I read about this curse in a very old magic book, it is said that in the heyday of the dragons, the fertility of the dragons was still a very serious problem, the birth of each young dragon is a big event for the dragons, the dragons can't stay in the nest all day to take care of the young dragons, so they will capture some humans, elves, orcs and dwarves from all corners of the world, let them become dragon servants to take care of these newborn young dragons, the dragons are worried that these servants will harm the young dragons, So a very special curse was placed on these servants. ”

Celia. Cooper recalled:

"This is the origin of the dragon's curse, which is actually a process of merging the dragon's blood with one's own blood, so it is also called a blood curse by some dragons."

"It's very simple to say, that is, the dragon's blood melts into your body, and your body will gradually become dragon-like after being eroded by the dragon's blood...... Of course, this evolution to the dragon family will make your physique significantly improved in the short term, and the body has dragon characteristics. ”

"But this does not mean that you will become a dragon, first of all, due to your own carrying capacity, you can't afford a large amount of dragon blood fusion, and in addition, the blood in your body will also reject dragon blood, and if you don't have enough dragon blood to enhance fusion, you will become a dragon servant who loses your mind."

"I'm guessing you haven't seen the appearance of dragon servants, those dragon servants look more like the evolution of lizard warriors, and their combat power is also super strong, but their minds are completely degraded, and they live entirely on instinct and dragon orders."

On the blank pages of the magic notes, there were lines of magic weaving, and a fat dragonman with four legs and two hands appeared on the page, the dragonman was covered in countless scales, and it looked like a monster.

Surdak's eyes darkened, and at this moment his heart was full of resentment against the she-dragon, if he became such a strange appearance, it would be better to jump headlong into the magma pool of Puss Mountain.

"Is there any way to get rid of this blood curse?" Surdak vs. Celia. Cooper asked.

Celia. Cooper shook his head and said:

"The dragon gradually withdrew from the Roland Continent a thousand years ago, and the high-ranking priests in the temple were good at lifting curses, but they all disappeared, maybe you can see the record of this curse in some ancient books, but the way to lift it is definitely not easy to find."

"It is said that the dragons left the Roland Continent and crossed countless planes to return to the Dragon Realm, which is also related to this!"

Surdak vs. Celia. Cooper asked, "Are you saying that all the races in the Roland Continent have spoken out against this blood curse, so the dragons have left the Roland Continent to live in other planes. ”

"That's how it should be!" Celia. Cooper replied, "Okay, I'm a little tired, go sleep for a while, there's a dragon's stench everywhere." ”

Surdak's face became a little ugly, in just two days, the dragon scales on his arm had become three, and a new dragon scale was growing little by little, he pulled down the sleeves of his linen coat, covered his forearm, and put the black iron bracers back on.

Only then did he put away the magic notes with a depressed face.

……

Surdak pulled out the dragon bone necklace from his magic fanny pack.

The whole keel necklace looked very delicate, with countless intricate runes engraved on it, and he compared the necklace to his neck, and found that this necklace was well designed, with a layer to prevent assassins from cutting throats, even if it was worn around the neck, it would not affect the neck to writhe freely.

This dragon bone necklace was made from a complete red dragon throat bone, Surdak didn't know how it was made, but with his keen perception of magic, he could clearly perceive that the dragon bone necklace should be a spirit bone containing magic patterns.

When he was learning the sacrificial rites of the indigenous tribes of Handanar in the Warsaw plane, the great wizard Inoyatila once told Surdak that both demonic spirit bones and demonic leather could be made into demonic colonies, and how many demonic colonies a warrior could possess depended entirely on the warrior's own carrying capacity.

The dragon bone necklace in his hand appeared with countless runes.

Surdak thought that if he only used it as a necklace, he might be able to learn the dragon language, but if he turned it into a magic pattern, he might be able to master the magical power contained in this dragon bone.

Looking at the only bequest left by Lord Johannes, Surdak felt as if he had some unknown connection to the keel.

Surdak sat in his tent meditating, wondering if he would be able to suppress this blood spell after his strength increased.

Soon entering the meditative state, Surdak once again felt that the divine aura condensed by the stars in his upper body became incomparably majestic, and those divine breaths were like a boundless ocean, suddenly attracted by some kind of power, forming a monstrous wave that swept every corner of the sea of spiritual consciousness, and the huge impact force broke open a dark door like a withering and decaying, making his perception of the outside world and his control of power rush to a new level.

When dawn came, Surdak opened his eyes, lifted the curtain of the tent, and he stepped out of the tent.

Facing the morning light, the world in front of him became more colorful, and even the surrounding volcanic ash could be felt without turning his head to look around, and even fell on his shoulder, and the broom-like volcanic ash immediately collapsed and shattered, and it was so clear in Surdak's eyes, like the moment of a mountain collapse.

Surdak knew that he had made the cut again in his tent at the Brimstone Mine.

Speaking of which, it has only been more than a month since the last rank promotion, and he has been promoted again to the eighteenth level.

As long as you are promoted to one level, you will become a peak knight and touch the ceiling of a mid-level knight.

Although he comprehended the aura of strength, he still didn't have any understanding of the holy seal mastered by the high knights, and I heard the teachers in the knight academy say that if you want to break through from the knight's path to become a second-turn powerhouse, you must comprehend the knight's holy seal.

Rolling up his sleeves and finding that the scales of the fourth dragon had completely grown from his arm, Surdak closed his eyes, raised his head and let out a long exhale, he tried his best to adjust his emotions that were almost collapsing. Obviously, the increase in strength did not contain the blood curse on his body, and Surdak remembered that Master Johannes said that the method of contact with the blood spell was hidden in those magic crystals.

Standing on the volcanic rock outside the tent, a sense of urgency immediately rose in his heart to enter the treasure chamber, and he was eager to see if learning the dragon language in the magic crystal would work.

In addition to helping you understand some dragon magic, you may also be able to find a way to break the blood curse.

……

Aphrodi lay sideways on the bed in silk pajamas, sleepy-eyed at Surdak standing by the window, with a faint smile on the corner of her mouth.

The long silk dress made her plump body look bumpy, especially the neckline squeezed out a large area of white and greasy skin, and the pair of lilac charming eyes stared at Surdak, making this morning very beautiful, and the sun shone into the hotel room through the gauze curtains, making the room warm.

"Why did you summon me at this time?" Surdak was in a bit of a bad mood at this time, but when he saw the succubus in front of him, he was slightly better.

Aphrodi sat up from the bed, pulled up her long loose hair with her hands, her chest clearly printed on her silk pajamas, and asked with a smile, "I want to ask you when I can leave here." I've already visited this small city, and I want to look elsewhere! ”

Her gaze swirled around Surdak, the corners of her mouth raised.

"Where do you want to go?" Surdak stood by the window and looked out at the street.

"I haven't thought about it yet, I just don't want to go back to Vol Village so soon!" Aphrodite said to Surdak.

She stood up, walked over to the coffee table, and poured a cup of milk tea from the silver teapot.

"How about going to Pena City?" Surdak asked.

"Bednar City? All right! Aphrodite paused and said immediately.

Surdak nodded and said, "I'll go to the airport dock and buy a ticket for an airship to Bena City, not every day there is an airship to Bena City, if you're unlucky, maybe you'll be waiting in Highlanda City for a week." ”

"It's okay, it's actually pretty good here." Aphrodite walked up to Surdak, stared into his eyes and said, "I just think you've had a lot of mood swings in the past two days, I guess you must have encountered some problems, at this time you should come out of the fog, calm down and think about those troubles!" ”

"It's nothing, it's just another magic contract, it might be a bit of a hassle, but I can handle it!" Surdak said to Aphrodite.

"We have an equal symbiosis contract, and we have to take on everything together!" Aphrodite stretched out her hands and hugged Surdak tightly.

Not understanding how Aphrodite had become so emotional, Surdak gently patted her on the back and whispered, "I know, it's just a little bit of a problem, and I'll fix it." ”

Walking downstairs, Surdak greeted Mrs. Cohen with a sneer.

With the bewildered look of the proprietress Madame Cohen, she walked out of the Garden Square Hotel, stopped a magic caravan on the street, and hurried straight to the airport docks of Highlandsa City.

……

Surdak walked through the void and returned to the Brimstone Mines by almost noon.

He summoned the five villagers who remained in the sulfur mine to their tents and explained to them the tasks on this side of the mine, requiring them to take turns to supervise the work in the lava river mine every day, and to keep a record of the amount of sulfur ore mined every day, and that the kobold slaves had two meals a day, vegetables and meat.

Water spinach should be added to the multigrain porridge for breakfast, and there must be a broth when eating multigrain cakes for dinner.

With that, Surdak entered the lava mine again.