Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Since Duke North Wind Ongel was willing to take on this troublesome task, Xi Wei naturally didn’t mind.
However, before that, he needed to give Ongel some pointers to avoid any unnecessary misunderstandings after the players arrived.
“This batch of reinforcements comes from a distant country. I can’t say exactly how far, but you just need to know that they are our reinforcements.”
Duke North Wind nodded upon hearing this.
Although he didn’t know why the King of Winter said this, a soldier’s duty was to follow orders. He just needed to do as the King of Winter said, without needing to delve into the root cause.
“These new recruits are particularly fond of asking questions. If you don’t want to answer them, just ignore them. Also, these new recruits like to ask you for missions. At that time, they’ll be willing to do whatever you ask them to do. That’s about it. If you have any other questions later, you can tell me then.”
Xi Wei briefly explained the potential issues with the players. A countdown timer for player arrival had already appeared in his vision, with 24 hours left. He had to find a landing site for these new players.
To avoid causing panic, the site had to be sufficiently concealed.
“Please rest assured, Your Majesty… Although your description is a bit strange, I will earnestly execute your orders. So, when will these newcomers arrive?”
Duke North Wind Ongel touched the warhammer on his back and asked in a low voice, his expression a little strange, as if he was lost in thought.
“In a day.” Xi Wei turned his head to look at Ongel and replied.
“I’ll take you there then. From now on, you’ll be responsible for helping me train them.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”
Duke North Wind Ongel clenched his fist and saluted.
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A flock of geese flew across the sky.
Unknowingly, the sound of cicadas could no longer be heard.
The autumn in Emerald Fortress was as bleak as winter.
The cold north wind blew Xi Wei’s messy fringe, and his gaze fell outside the fortress. The broad-leaved forest that connected with the horizon had been dyed red. Further in the distance were the majestic snow mountains, the Thunder Mountain Range of the Northern Territory.
The wind swept into the distance, and maple leaves danced and fell.
He wondered how everyone in Winter City was doing.
He also wondered if (Player Name) had obtained the materials he needed.
“System, draw a prize!” Xi Wei withdrew his gaze.
There was no response for a long time.
He then remembered that the system had gone to upgrade.
There was no other way, so he manually brought up the lottery page and touched the button in the middle with his mind. A golden light flashed, and a slightly stiff prompt appeared in the lower-left corner of his vision.
[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Dragon Lizard Knight profession template… This reward was a critical hit. Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Dragon Knight profession inheritance.]
[Inheritance has been activated. Please experience it yourself, host.]
The moment the reward was issued.
Xi Wei’s mind trembled.
In the depths of his soul, a pair of brilliant golden eyes seemed to open.
Those were dragon eyes.
“Choose one and be devoted, to death do us part.”
“Boom—” Accompanied by a low, hoarse draconic roar.
A scene of flames scorching the sky appeared in Xi Wei’s vision. Terrifying explosions dyed the sky blood-red.
There were twisted and strange corpses everywhere, some human, some Elf, some Orc, and other unidentifiable bizarre remains.
The scorched ground was filled with broken and red-hot weapons.
In the distant smoke.
Faintly, he could see giant beasts struggling and roaring.
“Roar—”
“Bang!”
A Red Dragon fell to the ground in an embarrassed state. It raised its head and let out a tragic roar. Its massive body ploughed a deep pit on the battlefield, and the residual force of the impact also flung the figure on its body down.
It was a woman clad in armor. From the half-exposed face under her helmet, one could tell her delicate beauty. However, at this moment, her face was pale as paper, her lips were pale, and a spear had pierced her chest.
She was dead.
The Red Dragon struggled to support its massive body and crawled to the Female Knight. It touched the Female Knight’s cold body with its ferocious dragon head. Its crimson-gold vertical pupils showed uncontrollable sadness and anger.
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Faint rustling sounds came from all around.
Xi Wei followed the Red Dragon’s gaze to the surroundings. He saw a group of strangely shaped soldiers surrounding the Red Dragon, holding spears and shields.
They had bodies as tall as Orcs, but they were covered in dark green scales. Their heads were bizarrely shaped like octopus heads.
Their scarlet pupils and the slimy, dangling tentacles made one’s scalp tingle.
Xi Wei had seen this appearance before.
It was this appearance when Ye Hao was being corrupted by the Old Ones before.
However, these servants of the Old Ones around the Red Dragon had clearly completed their transformation.
As for Ye Hao, he was quite unlucky.
He was killed before he even finished transforming, without even a chance to appear.
“%✘@%?《$＃@……”
Eerie murmurs came from all around.
This terrifying murmuring caused the Red Dragon to feel extreme pain. It was already covered in wounds, and its dense injuries crumbled under the murmuring.
The dragon blood gushed out of its body as if it had a mind of its own. A sense of weakness spread throughout its body. The pain of blood loss and psychological torture drove it to the brink of madness.
Now, it only needed to spread its wings and fly to escape the battlefield.
However, it did not do so. The most important existence in its life had already died, so there was no point in continuing to live.
Dragons achieved Dragon Knights.
Dragon Knights also made dragons more powerful.
No one knew that the famous and glorious ‘Raging Flame’ in the Allied forces was just a brainless dragon beast abandoned by its mother dragon decades ago.
The Red Dragon roared at the sky, and the remaining energy in its dragon body swelled to its limit, then exploded violently. Fiery flames engulfed everything around it. Only amidst the swirling flames, those golden dragon eyes continued to shine, until they completely overlapped with the dragon eyes in the depths of Xi Wei’s soul.
“Choose one and be devoted!”
“To death do us part!”
The giant dragon seemed to sigh.
Xi Wei knew this was the original Dragon Knight.
The giant dragon, known as ‘Raging Flame’, repeatedly emphasized the core will of a Dragon Knight to him.
A dragon-shaped golden brand gradually appeared on the back of Xi Wei’s hand.
This was the Dragon Knight brand, which appeared as a giant dragon roaring upwards.
It signified that Xi Wei had the right to contract a giant dragon. Once he successfully contracted a giant dragon, this Dragon Knight brand would disappear.
Contracting a giant dragon required obtaining the dragon’s trust. A Dragon Knight could only contract one giant dragon in their lifetime, and if either the Dragon Knight or the giant dragon died, the other would gradually wither and die.
Therefore, whether it was for the Dragon Knight or the giant dragon, contracting was a very serious matter.
But conversely.
The Dragon Knight inheritance also provided extremely strong professional bonuses to both the Dragon Knight and the giant dragon itself.
As for what kind of bonuses and mysteries there were.
The system directly gave Xi Wei an ancient book.
This ancient book was very thick, its surface covered with dark, ancient dragon scales. In the center of the book’s cover was a dragon eye the size of an adult’s fist.
Now, Xi Wei could only open the first page.
The entire first page only had three skills, and they were all gray, meaning Xi Wei could only look at them but not learn them, as he had not yet contracted a giant dragon as his partner.
[Dragon Spirit Shield]
Cast a shield on the dragon and oneself that is 10% of the maximum HP.
While the shield is active, damage taken by the dragon and the Dragon Knight can be optionally shared.
[Destructive Strike]
Apply a one-time buff to the dragon, doubling the damage of its next melee attack.
At the same time, apply a continuous buff to oneself, reducing damage taken by 20%.
[Inheritance]
As the first-generation inheritor of the Dragon Knight,
You can grant the Dragon Knight profession to those who have gained the trust of a dragon.
And allow them to also become Dragon Knights like yourself.
