Chapter 10 Back to Practical Issues

dragon.

Such creatures have not been seen in the mortal world for a long time - in fact, for the vast majority of the intelligent races of Loren, the dragon is a creature somewhere between myth and reality. They clearly know the existence of this powerful creature, but basically no one will see a real dragon in their lifetime.

Except for those elves in the south who are naughty and especially able to live, elves with long lifespans are very qualified to claim to be witnesses of history. In the long history of the elf empire, there are still records of dealing with dragons once or twice.

The elegant and powerful creature with dark blue scales and huge wings flew through the sky while letting out a deadly breath. The scorching white column of fire contained ancient dragon magic, and its power was by no means simple. The flames are so simple. Where the pillar of fire swept, the ground ignited a raging fire, and it continued to burn and spread without fuel. After just a few breaths, the entire Cecil territory was completely engulfed in flames.

After doing all this, the giant dragon hovered here for a while, as if to check the effect of his work, and finally fluttered his wings and flew high into the sky, disappearing into the gradually brightening clouds.

Gawain heard several deep breaths coming from beside him, including Heidi, everyone dared to take a deep breath until now - if the dragon lingered for a while longer, it really wouldn't be. Knowing which of them will be unable to hold back and faint first.

"Dragon...Dragon..." Rebecca clutched her staff tightly and muttered to herself, "Ancestor, I saw a dragon..."

Gao Wenqing coughed twice: "cough, don't tell me, I saw it too."

Rebecca woke up suddenly, looked at Gawain a little embarrassedly, and then looked at Cecil Leader with a complicated expression.

Being ravaged by the magic tide and being burned by the dragon flames again, this place is absolutely terrible.

And those monsters... Although they are quite troublesome for the clumsy guards in the Cecil region, they are only the lowest level of aberrations. For some who survived, it was only a matter of time before they disintegrated after the dramatic changes in their surroundings.

"I thought dragons would only appear in legends," the taciturn Knight Byron couldn't help but say. The three soldiers beside him were still swaying and couldn't stand up. He didn't blame them, but just frowned, "Sir, have you ever dealt with dragons?"

"No," Gawain shook his head, "Dragon is a very mysterious creature. Even when the land of Loren was turned upside down seven hundred years ago, they never intervened in the mundane world."

Although he said so, Gao Wen was not too shocked by those huge creatures, because he had seen giant dragons from other channels-in the days when he was hanging in the sky, he had seen this kind of creature more than once appeared on the continent. It's just that dragons are really mysterious. Even if Gawain hangs in the sky for thousands of years, the giant dragons he sees are quite limited. In addition to the messy and trivial pictures, he can't summarize how many characteristics and habits of dragons.

At this time, the shadow beside Gawain suddenly swayed twice. He turned his head and saw that Amber was standing behind him, and the half-elf lady's face was still somewhat frightened.

"I saw a dragon!" Amber yelled, "My mother would never believe it—I saw a dragon! That's so big!"

"Okay, okay, everyone here has seen it," Gawain glared at the timid and noisy thief, "Where did you go just now?"

"Drilling in the cracks in the nearby rocks," Amber said, chesting out, "I'm very good at escaping!"

Gao Wen covered his forehead and sighed: "The shadow affinity is at least a master level, and the frontal combat ability is limited compared to the goose.

You are quite proud. "

Then he shook his head: "It's not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's leave quickly."

He walked down the hillside, although the dragon had already left, but God knows there will be some weird stuff coming out, so leaving as soon as possible is the kingly way. But Heidi looked at the family territory for the last time with a complicated expression: "Ancestor...that dragon burned our territory."

"He burned our ruins. Strictly speaking, he burned those monsters," Gawain glanced at Hetty. He had carefully observed when the dragon released its breath, and he basically aimed at the monsters. It sprayed in the densest places. Although I don't know why it was sprayed in the wrong direction several times, its tendency to spray is quite obvious. "Cecil led that dragon before it came."

"but……"

"Do you still want to seek justice with a dragon?" Gawain shrugged, "Let's be realistic. If we really want to do something, it is to return to civilized society as soon as possible and report everything about monsters and dragons."

Hetty couldn't argue, but nodded: "Yes."

In fact, Gawain understood Heidi's feelings very well - Cecil's territory was her hometown, where she was born and raised. Although her hometown has been destroyed, the hurdle in her heart is not so easy to overcome, even if she knows The giant dragon just set another fire on the ruins, and the fire was most likely to burn those monsters, so she would be somewhat awkward.

After all, this counts as a face-to-face whipping.

But understanding is understanding, but it is difficult for Gawain to bring it into it - after all, he is not the ancestor of this Cecil family until he climbs out of the coffin...

With all kinds of messy moods, the group left the area, and the next thing that stood in front of them was a dense forest.

Hetty held a staff in one hand, and drew a few runes in the air with the other hand, and then looked up in the direction of the dense forest: "You have to pass through this forest to get back to the main road, which leads to Tanzania Town. The way to go.”

Gawain looked at the rune shining in Heidi's hand with an expression of curiosity and envy (although he tried to hide it): "Magic is really a convenient thing..."

"Ancestor?" Heidi was a little confused, and then showed a somewhat terrified expression, "I am making you unhappy with these skills?"

Gawain was taken aback: "Ah? Why should I be upset?"

"The Cecil family has always been based on the strength of knights, and martial arts and riding are the family's orthodoxy. People like me and Rebecca have embarked on the path of mage... If it was more than a hundred years ago, let alone inheritance rights. , I'm afraid it will be a problem to have a foothold in the family," Hetty explained a little nervously, "It's just... It's just that since the incident a hundred years ago, the family's status has plummeted, and the number of people has gradually withered, and the children who can master extraordinary power. Scarcity, so the path other than the path of the knight is recognized... but anyway, this is against the rules of the family."

Gawain said casually, "Who made these stupid rules?"

He has always hated this kind of typical pedantic clan rules with an open mind.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he said these words, the atmosphere of the scene suddenly became subtle. Knight Byron lowered his head and pretended to tie his shoelaces for the first time-although he was wearing a pair of iron boots, Heidi was stunned on the spot, and Rebecca was there. Two seconds later, he raised his finger timidly and pointed at Gawain himself.

Gao Wen: "..."

Retrieving the memory, back then... it seems like something like this happened.

The young hero Gawain Cecil, after a triumphant victory, and the founding king of the Ansu Kingdom, Charles I, drank the celebratory wine, and the two good friends bragged after drinking. The group of people who led the clansmen to flee to the north have now become pioneers and founders. It is foreseeable that there will be a large wave of first-generation nobles in the near future, and as long as they can survive, this group has no background. It can be said that behind the first generation of nobles will be born an ancient family with a long heritage of long-standing roots...

So the two founding monarchs and ministers who had been drinking too much came together to think about whether they should standardize it in advance and formulate some family rules and family disciplines to prevent those descendants from forgetting the spirit of their ancestors, and as a Trailblazers of trailblazers, founders of founders, Gawain Cecil and Charles I should undoubtedly lead by example.

So Gawain Cecil 700 years ago suffocated half a glass of high-quality wine, glanced at the knight sword at his waist, raised his hand and splashed ink on the table to leave a line:

Knights are better than mages.

Charles I was very relieved when he saw it, so he also splashed ink and said:

Gao Wenqing is right.

The former became the ancestral motto of the Cecil family, the latter... The latter let the attendants and counselors of Charles I give death advice.

Of course, the ministers who think deeply about the overall situation and the sobered king will not list this kind of drunken talk in the basic national policy, but Gawain Cecil, but he seriously put his current situation at that time. The feelings in my heart are listed in the clan rules.

Breaking away from the memory bank, Gawain gave Heidi and Rebecca an embarrassed look on his face.

He sighed: "Drinking too high back then, you shouldn't have this rule..."

Heidi & Rebecca: "...?"

At this moment, a grunting sound from Amber's stomach beside him finally relieved Gao Wen.

"Although I know it's a little inappropriate to say this when your grandparents and grandchildren are enjoying their family," the half-elf girl rubbed her stomach a little embarrassedly, "but I'm a little hungry."

Amber's hunger seemed to be a starting signal. After her voice fell, several sounds of gastrointestinal peristalsis came from everyone at the scene.

Even Gawain is no exception.

It was only at this moment that Gawain realized that since leaving that dark tomb, everyone present had not eaten for a long time.

And he didn't eat more than everyone else - the last time he enjoyed the satisfaction of chewing food, the monkeys on the Loren continent were far from walking upright.