Chapter 4: Floating Star Island

Something unexpected happened to Dick, and what Hemerson said that day in the Red Dragon's Cave seemed to be true.

It was an ordinary morning, and the citizens of Otto City were rising as usual, and the streets were bustling with people, and there were figures of people who were bwaiting for their livelihood everywhere. Street vendors are clamoring for sales, and their voices are noisy and chaotic.

In the Marquis's Palace, located in the middle of the city, the servants also got up early and started their work, the maids began to clean the entire mansion, and the gardeners carefully trimmed the garden and lawn with pruning shears. The guards either held their posts or patrolled the entire mansion.

At this moment, a black cloud floated from the distant horizon, and with it, there was a strong and powerful coercion. Sitting in the magic array in his room, Dick, who had just practiced all night, suddenly opened his eyes, stood up and came to the window, and looked at the railing.

The black clouds were near, and the inhabitants of Otto saw that it was a black dragon! Its huge wings spread like clouds, obscuring the sun's rays and casting a shadow over Otto. Dick frowned slightly, this black dragon was four or five times the size of the red dragon he had seen that day, and it was far from being comparable to the red dragon in terms of momentum and strength.

There was a vague figure on the back of this black dragon, and it looked like there were at least seven or eight people.

The black dragon let out a long roar, gathered its wings, and swooped down from the sky towards Dick's Marquis's Palace, where Zuihou landed in the garden of Dick's mansion. Many of the servants in the garden were frightened and fled in panic. Then Dick heard the sound of thumping footsteps and a hurried knock in the hallway outside the door.

"Come in. Dick said.

The butler of the Marquis's Mansion pushed the door in a panic, and he panted: "My lord, this ......"

"Don't make a fuss, it's just a black dragon, I'll go to the garden now, and you'll be in charge of calming the frightened. Dick instructed lightly, then straightened his clothes, and went straight out of the room towards the garden.

"Mr. Dick, we're meeting again, and you're good lately. Seeing Dick coming, a man jumped out of the black dragon's back, it was Hemerson, who had seen him in the Red Dragon's cave that day, and he greeted Dick, as if he had completely forgotten that the two had fought to the death that day.

"Did you come to my house in such a rude way?" Dick said, pointing to the crumbling vegetation and crumbling masonry in the garden. These are all the damage caused by the landing of the black dragon.

"I'm really sorry, it's my mount that has caused trouble to you, and I'll bear all your losses, okay?" said a young man on the dragon's back. He had curly blond hair, a handsome appearance, a calm and elegant demeanor, and a gentle smile on his face that made it difficult to feel evil.

"Whatever you want," Dick asked, glancing at the man sitting on the dragon's back, "who are you?"

"I'll introduce you," said Hemerson, as the people on the dragon's back jumped off the ground and came to Dick.

"This is Lord Marquis Dick of the Miro Empire. Hemerson pointed at Dick, and everyone nodded at him.

"This is His Excellency Marken, the Dark Dragon Knight of the Faun Empire. Heimerson said as he pointed to the owner of the black dragon who had spoken earlier. Dick was slightly startled, the Dark Dragon Riding Horse, this is a character who has been famous for a long time, although there is a "dragon knight" in the level of Douqi cultivation, but in the entire Karimodan Continent, there are less than ten people who can really tame the dragon as a mount. And most of them are still powerhouses in the Holy Realm, and Ma Ken is one of the few people who can tame the dragon with the strength of the dragon knight rank.

Then Hemerson stepped to the side, letting go of the three rugged men standing behind him who looked somewhat similar to each other: "These three are the three heroes of the Hughes Imperial Army, and their names must not be said by me." โ€

Roger, Rob, Robin, this is the name of the three heroes of Berserker, the three brothers are all rare berserkers, almost everyone in the entire continent of Karimodan knows, they are fierce generals on the battlefield, butchers in war, they use the blood and bones of the enemy, and accumulate their own prestige that everyone knows.

All three were dressed in silver half-body armor, with Roger holding a pair of hammers and Robin and Rob holding double-edged axes.

Hemerson pointed to a young woman, "This is the Archmage of Etasha of the Faun Empire. Miss Etasha is a disciple of the Wind Saint Demon Wizard Kolaia. โ€

Etasha was a woman who looked to be twenty-three or fourteen years old, and of course, whether it was fighting spirit or magic cultivation to a high depth, it had the effect of prolonging life, and no one could tell the age of a great mage or dragon knight by their eyes alone.

The archmage named Etasha was a very charming girl, with a delicate face, smooth skin like fine porcelain, beautiful eyes that sparkled like jewels under slender eyebrows, and a straight nose and bewitching red lips.

Her graceful carcass was encased in a cyan mage's robes, but despite this, there were still some seductive curves between her sitting and lying down.

"This is my senior brother, Moscart of the Mirรณ Empire" The man Hemerson was pointing to at this moment was about forty years old, with brown-black hair, a huge hooked nose that was far more striking than the rest of his face, and he was shrouded in a black robe, with a slender bayonet sword at his waist. Presumably he was the one Hemerson had said would take him into the ruins of the gods.

Zuihou, Heimerson pointed to a middle-aged magician and said, "This is the Archmage of Zenas of the Faun Empire, and His Excellency Zenas is the personal disciple of Master Murgoun, the Dark Holy Wizard. Hearing the words Murgohn, Dick's pupils suddenly shrank. The scene from ten years ago is once again in front of me. However, Dick immediately returned to his normal state, and the fleeting killing machine was not noticed by others.

Archmage Zenath wore a black mage robe and a pointed mage hat on top of his head, and under the wide brim was a pale, narrow face, and in his hand he held a metal staff with a skull carved into the top.

"Okay, okay, the introduction is all over, isn't it time to get down to business? "Arrogant and rude, but at the same time impatient Fierce Battle Sanjie said with a big grin.

"Please don't worry, this is not the right place," Moscart said, shaking his head.

Dick spoke, "If you don't mind, please come to my mansion and talk about it." โ€

Six purple prismatic gems floated in the air, and circles of lilac light emanated from them, and the space rippled like a lake with a stone thrown into it, and it reflected a lilac image like a real lake. Six purple stones fluttering in the air are located on the top, bottom, left, right, front, and back of the image.

Looking at the lilac image reflected in the space, everyone in the living room of the Marquis's Mansion held their breath and scrambled to poke their heads out to take a closer look, everyone's eyes widened for fear of missing a detail.

The image shows a small island, and even though the image is very blurry, the outline of the island can be vaguely discerned in the shape of a six-pointed star.

"Do any of you recognize this island? If anybody does, we're going to have to search the whole sea. The Dark Dragon Knight Marken said with a wry smile.

"This is 'Floating Star Island'. Dick thought for a moment and said, the knowledge accumulated in the large library of the Valques Academy helped him again, "This island is located in the core of the Kraken Clan's territory, and if the ruins of the gods are really on this island, I'm afraid we're in trouble." โ€

There was silence in the room for a few seconds, and the first to speak was Macken: "It's enough to know the location, even if it's dangerous, I'm determined to go and explore, whether you go or stay, please feel free." โ€

The three Berserker brothers also took a stand, and Roger said: "Our brothers are not afraid of those krakens, they are all here, we will not back down!"

Moscart then spoke: "Under the Shadow Sword Saint, there are no cowards!" Hemerson also nodded in agreement.

Dark Mage Zenas also made his attitude clear: "Accompany you to the end." โ€

Etasha chuckled, "Since everyone has decided to go, of course I won't be absent." โ€

Dick was zuihou who spoke: "Everyone, my territory matter is still to be dealt with, can you wait for me for an hour." โ€

The eight nodded in agreement, and Dick immediately ordered his servants to summon all the generals such as Cralender, Sna, Varne, and Gold, explained the situation to them, and told them to take good care of the territory.

"Your Excellency, please take me with you. Hawke spoke, and the guard, who always said less and did more, said sincerely, "I am ordered by His Highness to protect you, and with my strength, I should be able to help the Lord." โ€

Dick thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but you must also take care of your own safety. โ€

"Yes, as you command. โ€

It was a long journey from the waters of Rees, southwest and east of the empire, but luckily, everyone had the means to get around, and they were traveling by air.

Even with ten people on his back, the black dragon of Marken's mount was still at ease, carrying everyone to fly above the clouds at great speed.

The feeling of riding a dragon is really not ordinary, standing on the broad back of the black dragon, the protective fighting spirit blocks the howling wind, and seeing everything under his feet, buildings, forests, lakes, rivers, all become like ants.

The vast blue sky makes people open-minded, and occasionally delves into the white clouds, shrouded in clouds and mist, and there is a sense of blurry beauty. The sunrise and moon setting enjoyed on the dragon's back are also unique.

"Lord Dick, if I'm not mistaken, you only seem to have the strength of a magister, don't you think it's too risky to participate in our operation?" asked Mark as he hurried, seemingly unintentionally.

Before Dick could reply, Heimerson, behind him, spoke, "Don't underestimate him, if he really does it one-on-one, he is no worse than any of us." โ€

"Really?" said Marken smiled, and it was not clear from his face whether he believed it or not.

In order to avoid shocking the world, the black dragon always left everyone at a distance from the human settlement, and then walked to the village and town.

After a two-day journey, a group of ten people finally arrived at Yuntao City, the largest port city in the eastern coastal region of the Miro Empire.