It was not yet dawn when the plane landed. Vlady left the airport alone in an off-road vehicle and drove down the road deep into the mountains. As the current Patriarch of the Blood Clan, he has his own strength that is strong and terrifying. According to Asiatic standards, it should be a middle or upper second. This has made the security personnel around him a burden, so it is better not to bring it.

In fact, for most of the time, except for the necessary political occasions, the president has been accustomed to be alone, unlike the weak human ruler of Asia, who went on a rampage.

As he drove along the road, he was thinking about how to make his request to Mr. L. Despite his grievances, he did not want to spoil the alliance between the two. Because he did benefit a lot from this relationship.

America has a natural disadvantage in terms of spiritual skills, which can only be compensated for by technology.

During World War I and World War II, a large number of leading scientists arrived on the mainland, and it was true that the Americans made up for their shortcomings. In recent years, however, Asia has been catching up, with more and more human technicians trying to flee and return to the other side of the ocean. Because it is more "fair and free" there.

Vladdy used to dismiss the notion that "a free atmosphere is more conducive to technological development." On the contrary, it is believed that under a hierarchical system such as that of America, efficiency will be greatly improved. But lately, the Asian side has really done a lot of good things—they are ahead of the curve in terms of combining technology with spiritual techniques.

It is said that Asia is undergoing a huge project called the "Kyushu Barrier". Once successful, the entire mainland of Asia Minor will be protected by a huge defensive ring similar to the "North Mountain Barrier". At that time, the deterrent power of nuclear weapons will be greatly weakened, and the Asians will usher in a period of rapid development.

Asia Minor and America are both behemoths...... It is difficult to completely destroy the opponent by pure force, and the only way to do so is to wait for the opponent to disintegrate from within. And both are doing this – supporting each other's opposition forces in each other's borders, provoking and creating contradictions with each other.

This requires both sides to find a better way to develop in a difficult situation and maintain a dominant position in their respective areas of expertise. And America's current position—Vladdy has to admit—depends heavily on that Mr. L.

He always provided the technology that the Americans needed to stay ahead of the curve in the right field at the right time. Vladdy had no doubt that Mr. L had more to offer, but he was deliberately doing so—to keep the two camps in the world at bay so that one side would not be wiped out by the other. And he was able to get help from America...... Achieve some kind of purpose of your own.

After thinking about it for almost thirty minutes, Vladdy Tsepeni stopped the car.

Next to the road is a hillside with a dense forest of dark green. In the distance, a snow-covered mountain can be seen. At this time, the morning sun jumped out of the horizon. The forest is still in shadow, but the snow from the distant peaks basks in the sun, sparkling with a pale golden layer.

It looks like a place where the gods live.

The surroundings are quiet, with the occasional birdsong. Vladdy let out a slow breath of white air, abandoned the car and walked into the forest.

After walking for about 15 minutes in the forest along a familiar route and turning a huge rock, I saw a wooden sign on the slope. The texture is beautiful, and it is inserted in the grass, and it looks like it was just erected here yesterday or early this morning. But in reality, it's been here for twelve years - since Vladdy first entered the Dragon Keep.

There is a line of Chinese on the wooden plaque: Set fire to the mountain, sit at the bottom of the prison.

Vladdy had heard of this kind of warning in many of the mountains in Asia that had been closed for forestation, but Mr. L. had written it for some unknown reason. But the magic consultant next to him, Lu Guanhai, who is also from Asia, said that this line of writing did not look like it was written by Mr. L.

From the consultant's point of view, this line of writing looks a little "beautiful", but it looks like it was written by a girl.

Seeing this sign means that you are very close to Dragon Castle.

Vladdy walks up the hill and begins to wander - the entrance to the Dragon Castle is not in a fixed location, but appears randomly. Normally, it takes about five minutes to find it.

When the upper of his shoe was wet with dew from the tip of the grass, he finally saw a wooden sign behind a giant sequoia. There were only two words on it—the same handwriting as the one on the wooden plaque—"Dragon Castle."

Vladdy realizes that he has found the "entrance". So he walked over and reached out and touched the sign.

The next moment, the whole world suddenly became blurred, and the forest, the snow-capped mountains in the distance, and even the sky that had just been illuminated by the morning sun seemed to be phantoms—he heard a voice. It's like the sound of a picture being unfolded. Everything turned to white light and quickly dissipated, and Vladdy felt his body being pulled by some kind of force, as if it was about to be pulled into a whirlpool.

And the magic in the body quickly dissipated. It's like it doesn't exist in this world, and it's like it's sealed by some kind of rule. He felt like he had become a "mortal", and even his body began to weaken.

Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a short time. When he regained consciousness, he appeared in a courtyard.

Memory...... And with it, it was restored. He remembered everything he had seen and heard earlier in that small world in the painting.

The Chinese-style courtyard was familiar to him. The courtyard is surrounded by a bamboo hedge, and the hedge is covered with lush roses. As every time I come here, the roses are blooming. There was also a bamboo house in the courtyard - it should be a bamboo house, because it was not clear to see, only an outline could be seen - Mr. L was in the house.

All around is the same vague, hazy scene. It's as if this figurative courtyard was designed just for him. The first few times, Vladdy thought that everything he saw should be as illusory as the small world in the painting. He could see the outside from the window in the room in the painting, but those scenes were only "backgrounds".

But gradually, he realized that the vague background here must be real.

The world in the painting is daylight all year round, but there is a cycle of day and night here. Twice he came here at night. And now, he saw a large, blurry object in the blurred sky, slowly moving. He couldn't see what it was, but counting this one, he had only seen it twice—like a huge mountain hanging upside down.

This made him think that maybe this was Mr. L's world.

...... What kind of world would it be?

At least everything that can be seen clearly as far as the eye can see looks like the Middle Ages, without the slightest hint of science fiction that transcends the real world for decades or even hundreds of thousands of years!