Chapter 1,389 Dragon Island Pass
When the friendly Tutulu spit out a few Shakiri sword balls from the slits of his eyes, the big octopus immediately got into the seabed, vibrated its eight legs, and fled into the distance without looking back. I don't want to stay for even a second and have a big drama with a human that will send you thousands of miles away.
Lin, who half-raised his hand, was a little embarrassed and explained to the white swordsman beside him: "Actually, I am using the characteristics of Hakiri to deepen communication with Tutulutu and avoid any misunderstandings between the two parties. Do you believe this?" "
"Hey, just believe it yourself. It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. "William is as free and easy as ever.
Regardless of the giant octopus that swam faster than he could fly, Lin returned his attention to the focus of the trip. After nearly ten days of sailing, they finally got close to this rumored island. Lin was looking forward to the mysterious Dragon Island that would be revealed.
Originally, I heard that to go to Dragon Island, you must be accompanied by the empire's naval fleet, so that you can pass the dragon as the gatekeeper. At first, Lin didn't really believe this statement.
The sea is so big. With the development of technology or magic in Lost Land, is there any way to guard every inch of the coastline to avoid illegal crossings? Even my hometown can't do this kind of thing. There is always a gap in every hundred secrets.
However, after actually seeing Dragon Island and cooperating with William's father Henry, who was also the president of the Greco Chamber of Commerce, Lin believed that such a thing was really possible.
The terrain of Long Island is quite strange. The outer edge of the island is not a beach or a rocky shore, but a circle of mountains! Although it is not as high as the sky, the straight rock walls and height will make anyone who wants to sneak ashore despair.
Even if there were really stowaways, they probably wouldn't be able to carry much if they climbed the rocks from the ship and crossed the mountains to Dragon Island. It's okay to send a few spies into such terrain, but it is absolutely impossible to form a normal trade route.
The checkpoint to enter Dragon Island, according to Henry, is the only strait terrain on the outer edge of Dragon Island. At the narrowest point, at most two boats can sail cautiously side by side. In other places, if the captain's skills are poor, a 180-degree turn may cause him to hit the mountain wall.
Around the pass, there are huge dragon sculptures. One is in the posture of ascending to the sky, and the other is in the posture of swooping down. The sculpture has a rough appearance, as if it was made by nature, rather than someone deliberately carving it.
On the towering rock wall behind the sculpture, there are cave entrances. Here lives the dragon who is responsible for guarding the gate. It is said that it was originally rotating, but in recent years it has been changed to be stationed by fixed dragons.
When they saw the ships approaching, giant dragons flew out of the cave and kept flying over the ships. Just like in my hometown, when the ship approaches the coast, there will be seagulls flying close and chirping. But the pressure of the giant dragon is not comparable to that of the seagull.
The flagship of the accompanying naval fleet of the Karlsruhe Empire actually hung a very special flag a day ago. On the mainmast, a much larger than ordinary flag was embroidered with a black gold velvet cloth flag that looked like a dragon but was actually a magic rune. It exuded a dazzling light with the support of power. Like a small sun, it is difficult to look directly at it.
This flag is not for looking at. In Lin's perception, it will emit a power map with a unique frequency, similar to fragments of dragon language magic, but the content cannot be specifically translated. This is just to remind the dragons that the fleet flying this flag is a friend rather than an enemy.
Relying on the function of this flag, the dragons flying above the fleet remained harmless. Otherwise, with a few waves of dragon flames washing the ground, it would be difficult for the fleet in this narrow waterway to even turn around, and they would have no choice but to sink into the sea.
The customs clearance here is not like someone's impression of his hometown, where every ship has to stop and let the Dragon Clan board the ship for inspection. Basically, the dragons don't board the ship. Even if they stay on the deck, given the opponent's size, even the largest ship doesn't have room for the dragons to move. Not to mention cabin inspection.
In short, everything seems so simple when entering Dragon Island. There is no difficulty, there is no ugly face of accepting bribes, and of course there are no countless customs clearance procedures. Just hang a flag, and then you can sail all the way in.
Secretly note down the dragon language band emitted by that flag, it may be useful in the future. Lin once again took a closer look at this rumored island. Since I don’t know if the Dragon Clan has arranged any covert investigation methods, so
Lin didn't dare to use detection magic in a big way, so he just observed with his naked eyes and passively collected information.
In the Mysterious Land, it would certainly be considered an offense to check other people's details at will, if discovered. In certain aristocratic territories where there is extreme insecurity, if an adventurer is discovered carrying a map with him, he may be executed as a spy, let alone a direct investigation. Because he didn't know Long Dao's attitude towards this, Lin restrained himself a lot.
However, from the appearance point of view, except for the ring of mountains surrounding the outer edge, the internal terrain of Long Island is just a volcanic rock island, and there is not much green vegetation. There are caves everywhere that look natural, but may actually be violently dug by dragons, and are inhabited by various dragons.
What is special is that there will be multiple dragons living in a dragon lair, but these dragons will be of the same race. However, the dragons living in adjacent dragon lairs are not necessarily of the same race. It may seem to outsiders that the feuding metal dragon and color dragon just live in the dragon's lair next door.
This is different from what someone originally guessed. Someone originally thought that different dragon species would gather together, and that Dragon Island would form several major factions based on dragon species, as well as two major camps: metal and color. But in reality, the barriers between dragon species are not that clear.
This made Lin couldn't help but wonder, how do so many dragon species divide different hills? ... Could it really be a mountain, surrounded by a group of like-minded dragons?
However, in addition to the question of the distribution of dragons, Lin felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity lingering in his heart as soon as he passed the Dragon Island level.
But comparing the composition of the air and various conventional data, there is no difference between Dragon Island and other places in Midland. Even the degree of permeability of power in the atmosphere is similar, not particularly dense or thin.
In other words, from a data perspective, there is nothing special about Dragon Island. Then the feeling of familiarity that arises in me, if it is not an illusion, is that there is something that I have not observed, giving me this feeling.
Is it an illusion? Or do you admit that there are still some omissions in the development of your environmental detection technology?
Let’s give up delving into such issues for now. For a new place, information is still the most important. Although there are many methods that may trigger warnings that cannot be used, there are also many methods that will not trigger warnings. Therefore, Lin tried his best to collect information in this area and establish a reasonable physical and ecological model for Long Island.
As the fleet moved forward in the river, the mystery of Dragon Island was also revealed bit by bit by a magician. From the visible part, this is an island with poor natural resources. It's no wonder that the Dragon Clan needs to hunt for food from the main continent or import food. If you want to rely on the natural resources on the island to feed this large number of dragons, 90% of them will starve to death in less than a year.
As for mineral resources, there is no need to mention them. Apart from obsidian, no precious mineral veins could be observed. Lin was even more convinced of this after being certified by the two original earth element lords, Imaginary Number and Hefquin.
However, this also proves that Long Island is a volcanic rock island, and there may even be an active volcano. This judgment can only be said to be not surprising at all. Because red dragons and black dragons among chromatic dragons like to live in volcanic craters and areas rich in sulfur.
As the fleet went deeper and deeper into Dragon Island, the number of dragons became more and more dense. In the past, when I wandered around the Midi Lord Continent, I could travel for more than a month without hearing a single rumor about the Dragon Clan nearby. It’s as if these creatures who were born to be kings only live in children’s pillow stories or drunken nonsense in pubs.
On Dragon Island, there are not only dragons every ten steps, but they are everywhere. Especially when the fleet is sailing in the river, giant dragons can be seen squatting on high places on the overhanging walls on both sides from time to time, with their wings folded and looking down.
That feeling, to use a very earthly way of describing it, is like watching the plates of sushi that are constantly rotating on the conveyor belt sushi train in my hometown. And he was like the vinegar rice in sushi. Even though his head was covered with something, he still couldn't avoid the fate of being swallowed in one gulp. It sucks anyway.
However, as the fleet continued to advance, Lin discovered that Long Island was not without green vegetation, just very little. But there are still no tall trees in sight. At best, it is a piece of grass and a few shrubs.
Wood accents.
Except for some people who look very Dru Yin in appearance, using magic to nourish the grass, there are only some cattle and sheep grazing sparsely here. The whole area looks pretty empty.
This leisurely scene should have made people sincerely admire, but a sudden hunt made this pastoral style more ambiguous. A giant dragon flew through the air and bit away a sheep.
The dragon's prey is not as fast and sharp as the eagle's. The dragon doesn't even fly very fast, but the dragon's power does a good job of knocking the target out of their wits. I didn't notice that the cattle and sheep didn't even dare to run, or they were so scared that they didn't know how to run. They all stood obediently and allowed the dragons to choose.
But the dragon's hunting is not that unbearable, and the series of movements are very smooth and... elegant? In short, after fancy flying, picking up a sheep in your mouth feels like being on the grassland of your hometown, watching the group of masters who are good at equestrian skills showing off their skills on horseback.
It's hard to say whether every dragon is this good at playing. But Lin probably also knew where the cattle and sheep brought by the fleet had gone, and why there were so few livestock on the pasture. Isn’t it just because I’m almost finished eating that I need to replenish it?
I wonder if there is only such a grassland on Long Island. Otherwise, judging from the number of livestock on the pasture and the number transported by the fleet, the consumption and speed of the dragons are very alarming.
It seems that every replenishment is carried out under the bottom line of consumption. Of course, there cannot be much reserve. It can be said that as long as the Karlsruhe Empire's livestock industry suffers a disaster, or the supply fleet is attacked, Dragon Island will be short of food.