Chapter 443 [0440] Where Is the Elemental Dragon?

Different from the time when he crossed the Dasai Desert, Ino will "prefer tourists to travel more places" this time - according to Kalya, if you want to find traces of the elemental dragon, you must start with the legend of the dragon.

"Even if the legend of Yalong is just a rumor, it is not groundless."

However, compared to finding the elemental dragon, Ino's view is that taming the elemental dragon and forming an elemental dragon cavalry regiment is more difficult.

You know, even people like Ino who have not read many history books have heard many stories about the first generation of Demacia's ancestors, under the leadership of His Majesty Oren, slaying the evil dragon and establishing a base.

Why did Demacia form the Dragon Bird Knights instead of the Dragon Knights? Don't like it?

That means you can't tame the dragon!

Elemental dragons are very bad-tempered, and they will not let go after being "invaded" in their territory, let alone being tamed and trained into a mount.

"Elemental dragons can be tamed, and among magical creatures, taming is not that difficult." Kalya explained cheerfully, "At least it is easier than the Huiyang. The Huiyang is sometimes stunned and needs to be pressed. The head needs to drink water, but the giant dragon’s head is smarter, so if you let them know what’s good and bad, they will become more honest.”

Kalya's words made Ino a little dazed.

The glowing sheep are the kind of creatures she saw bathing in the light of the heavens on Mount Targon. According to Kalya, they can absorb the light of the heavens and grow fat. After being hybridized by the Shurima Empire and local sheep breeds, they were eventually cultivated into He picked up the Nerimajie special product, Pan Sheep.

But...that's a sheep!

Can a giant dragon do this too?

"There are not many dragon-born creatures in Runeterra." As if he had guessed what Ino was thinking, Kalya continued to explain, "Yalong dogs, earth dragon lizards, water dragon pythons, sea dragons...the only ones here are images and dragons. Similar, but some do contain the blood of dragons. In the final analysis, elemental dragons are just beasts with extremely high elemental affinity. They are not much different from the glowing sheep you have seen. Shurima Empire He once tamed a giant dragon."

"But it seems that no trace has been left behind." Ino blinked curiously, "Is it completely submerged in the dust of history?"

"It's because the Shurima Empire gave up on domesticating dragons." Kalya smiled bitterly, "Compared to the giant Doman beasts and super burrowing sandworms domesticated by Shurima at that time, the elemental dragons were too resource-consuming. ”

"Are they edible?"

"It's very eatable, very picky, and most importantly, it has very high requirements for the environment." Speaking of this, Kalya also sounded a little helpless, "The elemental dragon not only needs to eat meat, but also needs to be in the environment with extremely high concentration of elements. To survive in strong places, they not only rely on eating, but also relying on absorbing elemental energy from the natural environment - elemental dragons are divided into many subspecies, mainly because of different natural conditions and the different elemental powers they absorb. "

"Fosbello's resources are poor, so wouldn't it mean that even if we find the elemental dragon and tame it, we still can't afford it?"

"Forsbarrow's barrenness is for people, not for the elemental dragons." Kalya said with a smile, "Forsbarrow is located at the junction of Freljord and Demacia, and the climate is in the cold zone. The transition level to the temperate zone, and not far to the west is the vast ocean - the elemental dragons can hunt by themselves. "

"Ah?!" Ino was even more confused. "You don't have to worry about the food if you tame the elemental dragon?"

"For the elemental dragon, taking care of the elements is more important than taking care of the food." Kalya continued, "As long as sufficient elemental energy is provided, even if Forsbarrow doesn't take care of the food, there will still be elemental dragons who are happy to come. Nest here.”

Ino nodded and finally said with some enlightenment: "Just like on the north coast of Shurima, people always build ports in places where the climate conditions are not so harsh and the hydrological conditions are suitable for navigation?"

"Yes, it is the nature of living things to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and the elemental dragon is no exception." Kalya agreed with Ino's metaphor, "So, don't worry, as long as we find traces of the elemental dragon, we won't dare to go too far." Guaranteed, but at least two or three dragoon squads of Forsbarrow can still hold on!"

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From the capital of Demacia to Mithril City, Ino stayed in almost every large town for a day or two.

Everywhere she went, she would inquire about the largest tavern in the area, look for the most famous local bard, and then listen to a song about "Dragon Quest".

These ballads were quite interesting to listen to at first, but after listening to them too many times, Ino's head started to hurt - the stories of these bards were all similar, and they often told stories from a long, long time in the past. It makes people feel tired and panicked.

Unfortunately, every time Ino asked "if there are any new stories," the bards could only say that Demacia had a well-established government and no evil dragons dared to come here to cause trouble.

This is more embarrassing.

Fortunately, the journey from the capital to Misilver City was long enough. After getting tired of hearing the story about His Majesty Oren smashing the dragon's head with a hammer and using the dragon's skull to make armor, Ino finally heard the story in Rithos. A different story.

After enduring the nausea, after listening to an ancient song, and asking if there were any new tricks, the bard's expression became subtle.

"Girl, what I just played is the most classic piece." The bard gently stroked the strings while making a general gesture, "and I am composing a brand new piece recently. , it is related to dragons, but no one has heard this song yet..."

Before he could finish speaking, Ino simply printed three gold coins on the table.

The bard's eyes clearly lit up, and he swept the three gold coins directly into his pocket as if by magic, then sat upright and cleared his throat.

"Ah, this generous young lady." He adjusted his figure as if he were a performer in the Illuminati choir auditorium, "Please sit down, I have the latest song "Double Dragon Society" here, please enjoy it !”

Ino nodded slightly.

The next moment, the bard waved the strings of his short harp and began singing a brand new song.

"The hillbilly who always guards the door has never guarded the door with his mouth."

“Even in Laojianmen, people know Califan.”

"The braggart Califan, no one takes him seriously."

"In his withered mouth, the mound at the door is a thousand feet high."

"If you meet a child when you go out, just say they are yordles."

"Whenever he comes to drink, the drinkers laugh and ask."

"Kalifen, Kalifen, who did you see again?"

"There are giants hundreds of feet tall, and stars fell in the wilderness last night."

"There is still a giant dog in the mountains, with scales and armor like a dragon's body."

"Calliphon refuses to admit it, insisting on telling the truth about what he saw."

"There is something going on in the Great Desolate Starfall. If you don't believe me, look up and look at Pan Sen."

"The Noxian dragon dog, grinding its teeth and sucking blood like thunder"

"What he said this time was not false. He saw dragon marks in the mountains."

"The drinkers were laughing wildly as their glasses fell to the floor. They all said that the old man was acting stupid again."

"To the west is the Green Teeth Peak, where the German Army is stationed."

"Who has the strongest dragon-slaying skills, it must be Great Oren"

"A descendant of the Light Shield Royal Family, how can there be a giant dragon looking for death?"

"The old man took out three pieces of money and wanted to bet the authenticity with the drinker."

"If there really is a dragon here, the drinker's surname will also be Califan."

"Drinkers don't believe the old man's words, and they won't believe it until they see dragon scales."

"In exchange for a suit of iron armor, the old man ran towards the mountains."

"The hillbilly who always guards the door never talks about guarding the door."

"The bet spreads from person to person, and everyone laughs at Califan."

"Who would have thought that when the old man returned home, he would actually have three scales in his hands."

"Five claw marks on the left back wound, and a tooth mark running through the right chest."

"There is really a dragon on Green Teeth Peak, or are the two dragons each angry?"

"There are good and evil dragons. The old man exchanges gold coins for dragon scales."

"The drinker is so happy when he sees the scales, he pretends to accept defeat and let them have sex."

"After secretly stealing the dragon scales, I went to sell the dragon scales to the wizard."

"The dragon arrives before the wizard, and the evil dragon reaches the door after looking for scales."

"Always holding the door, always holding the door, from now on there is no door"

"Old door, old door, never see Califan again"

"..."

"..."

The bard didn't lie. His song was indeed in an unfinished state. The melody was almost repetitive, and it sounded a bit like rap - but in terms of content, the story was told very clearly.

Not far from Demacia, east of Green Teeth Peak, in a place called Lao Jianmen, there was a braggart named Califan. He said he had seen a dragon, and then made a father-son bet with others.

Then, the old man got stronger and stronger, and he really found the dragon, one good and one evil. Califan used three gold coins to exchange three dragon scales from the good dragon - but the person who bet with him simply accepted the father-son game, and then Stealing his dragon scales and trying to sell them to a wizard.

As a result, before the wizard could come, the evil dragon followed the good dragon's scales and almost completely destroyed the old door. From then on, people never saw the bragging Califan again.

In this song, it seems to highlight that Califan likes to brag. The bard said that he boasted that he had seen the Great Desolate Starfall, which made Ino's expression somewhat subtle - if this is true, then I'm afraid it will be stuck. Lifen was not bragging, because not long ago, the Great Desolate Star did indeed fall.

Moreover, dragon dogs do exist in Noxus, and yordles do sometimes disguise themselves as children...

Therefore, from Ino's point of view, this story is more like a black humor. It is clear that Califon told the truth, but among the ignorant country folk, he got a reputation as a braggart.

Of course, for Ino, what is more important is the news about the dragon in the story - considering that the Great Desolate Starfall is the pre-information of this story, it is possible that the time when Kalifen saw the dragon is not far away from now. How long!

Thinking of this, Ino generously discharged three gold coins again.

"This story is very interesting. Where did you hear it?"

"It's right at Laobangmen!" The bard quickly put away the gold coins again, "I am a person who likes to travel around. Just more than a month ago, I went to Laobangmen, and then I accidentally discovered that there was a disaster there."

"Dragon plague?"

"That's right, the old door really has no door now." The bard laughed, "Because this incident is a bit legendary, so I asked the locals to see if I could add one to myself. material.”

"So this song was created?" Ino asked with a smile, "It's a very interesting song, much fresher than His Majesty Oren's Dragon Quest song."

“But most people still prefer classic music.” The bard said helplessly, “I tried to play it before, but everyone said the story was too fake. To be honest, sometimes I wonder if I am the Caliph. I saw the traces of the dragon disaster with my own eyes at the old door, and I got this story from the people involved. But these guys who have never left home for a hundred miles stand up and say that my story is fake…”

Although he knew that the other party’s complaint was a bit of a reward, after confirming that the old door had indeed experienced a dragon disaster and there were two dragons, Ino still gave him two more gold coins and left the tavern.

"Teacher Kalya, do you think this story is true?"

"It's possible." Kalya thought for a moment and said, "I asked you to ask him a few questions before. If you haven't seen the traces of dragon fire breath, you can't answer them."

"So, at least it's true that the old gatekeeper encountered a dragon disaster?"

"Yes." Kalya affirmed, "As for the traces of dragons, these are more likely to be hearsay... But at least this is a direction."

"Is it just a direction?" Ino was a little surprised, "Why don't we go directly to Green Tooth Peak and the old gatekeeper from here?"

"We have to go, but we may not meet them." Kalya said with a helpless tone, "According to the information in the ballad, the two dragons came to Green Tooth Peak because of the battle. Now they may have finished fighting and returned to their own homes, so we can't expect to catch the giant dragon when we reach Green Tooth Peak. Dragon."

"So, we should continue to inquire and collect information?" Ino suddenly said, "Lock on the dragon's trace bit by bit?"

"That's right." Kalya agreed, "The dragon disaster must be an explosive news. The closer we get to the old gate, the more information we have about the dragon-you know, it's not just us who are eyeing the dragon!"

"Not just us?" Ino blinked, "You mean, Noxus?"

"Although we don't like Noxians, we have to admit that they are still a bit capable in some aspects. The breeding of Asian dragon dogs has already proved the problem." Kalya affirmed, "If the Noxians get the news, I guess someone will be willing to come and see-even if they can't catch a living dragon, the dragon's corpse is also a good thing."

Ino nodded, and for some reason he thought of the underground auction house in Uzeris.

"So, let's go!" Karya didn't know that Ino was complaining about the health care trend he had started in Shurima, and said in a cheerful tone, "Let's go, I haven't seen those elemental cuties for a long time!"

Karya's small class · The significance of elemental dragons:

Although elemental dragons are difficult to tame, their blood and bodies are worth a thousand gold. Whether it is dragon scales and teeth, or dragon blood and horns, they are all precious magic materials - in the black market of Noxus, the price of dragon blood is comparable to the same weight of gold.

PS. It's really interesting to write lyrics like a jingle, but it's a bit slow to write.

PSS. Congratulations to RNG for entering the world championship (although I personally don't think they can break through the quarterfinals).