For creatures with nearly infinite lifespans like dragons, it is difficult to judge whether they are an old dragon, a young dragon, or a middle-aged dragon, although they did have a young life.
But for Toragotos, who was lying in the center of the palace, at least from the outside, he looked like an old dragon.
During its long life, wrinkles have gradually climbed up the cheeks, converging under the raised eyebrows, or above the corners of the eyes and slightly curved mouth, like gurgling streams, flowing deep into the sunken eye sockets.
In the black shadow, there is a pair of golden eyes that are about to go out. The dragon's chin seemed to have long silver whiskers like humans, and they swayed slightly with its heavy and thunderous breathing.
It folded one paw over the other and lay motionless on a mountain of gold coins, almost as if sleeping. Occasionally, it raised its eyelids and glanced at the people in the hall with its golden gaze.
Right in front of it was an old dwarf. He had a pair of frost-gray eyebrows and a sparkling crown. He raised his eyebrows and said to it: "My old friend, I heard that your condition is not very good. I came all the way from Eldron is here, hoping to see you one last time."
Toragothos recognized this dwarf. He was the youngest grandson of Valtry's seventeenth son. The Steel Eyebrows always seemed to like to let the youngest heir inherit the throne. This seemed to be their tradition.
It sighed heavily.
During its long life, it has maintained a long friendship with the Steel Eyebrows. It has witnessed four generations of their kings. It is not as changeable as humans, nor as cold as elves. The old dragon's claws were still holding the Mountain Smoke Gem given to it by the dwarves - the Steel Eyebrows dug it out from the depths of the mountains as a testimony of the unchanging friendship between the two.
Old Valtry's round face and ridiculously big nose flashed before it, and then its arrogant eldest son. Where did he die in battle? The characteristics of this family seemed to converge on the old dwarf in front of him.
On the right side of it, an old lizard man covered in red put one hand on his knee, squatting half-crouched on the beam of the palace. His head was covered with gorgeous feathers, and his face was smeared with white battle scars, with a rebellious look. He looked at his compatriots in the palace with tame eyes.
"Dear Dragon, the Serpent's Tail has reappeared in the sky. After Isolin disappeared, we rarely can observe such obvious star phases. We don't know what is the metaphor behind this, but every result of hydrology These are all bad signs, maybe big changes are not far away.”
The one who opened the mouth was a fat lizard man, who looked like a big-bellied toad. His webbed paws held a slightly curved cane. The thick fat was covered with cuticle, almost squeezing its eyes into a slit. Through the gap, he scanned the hall with his peripheral vision.
When it spoke, it had a thick belly tone that was a bit disgusting.
Next to it, a tall fellow with gray skin snorted contemptuously. The latter is almost as tall, young and strong as Tenerik. There are three animal tooth necklaces lying on the strong chest muscles, and the upper body is so exposed. The ferocious huge mouth is full of sharp teeth, more like a beast from the Jurassic era. biology.
It answered: "The great era marked on the Solar Era has arrived. It indicates that the era of elves and mortals has passed, and Sinsas will return to the world. I can already feel the power of the star world gathering, that The voice has awakened and this is our time.”
"And I," the young lizard man's voice hissed: "I am the destined moon in the prophecy of Andasok, the successor of the will of the Shining Sea, and the new king of Gudasok. Everyone, please give me your An ancient ritual."
It stood up and came to Toragotos and replied proudly: "Old guardian, give me your blessing. I am the person you have been waiting for for a long time. I will fulfill your long-cherished wish."
The dwarf turned back angrily and stood in front of this guy: "Old Toragotos will naturally choose that person. As for now, you'd better move away because it needs to rest. It's already a thousand You’re two hundred years old, you’d better learn to respect the elderly.”
"This is a matter within our clan. The best person to leave is you, old dwarf." The tall lizard man said disdainfully.
The old dwarf snorted heavily, took off the warhammer from his back and held it in his hand: "It seems I have to teach you what politeness is."
"Fight?" The tall lizard man also took off his long knife: "All the saints are above, I will accompany you."
But at this moment, a cold snort came from the other side of the hall:
"It's so boring."
The speaker was a rickety old lizard man. He was so thin that he was almost skinny, as if a gray-black skin covered a bare skeleton. The irises and pupils were very different from the pale color of other people, like a pair of Raised dead fish eyes.
Behind the old lizard man, there was a group of humans. The red shirts were very conspicuous. If Fang Plover was here, he would definitely recognize the gunslinger among them. He was the guy who had met him once in the elven ruins.
Later, when the ruins collapsed, he saw the other party being hit by flying rocks and falling to the bottom of the valley.
And following closely behind the old lizard man was Canghai Guzhou, the commander of Jefflite's red team at that time.
"Everyone," the old lizard man looked at the others with pale eyes: "After Isolin disappeared, the prophecies of the ancient sages have become invalid. Our family no longer believes in those ancient things. A new era has arrived. , and this time we, the people of the night, will take control of our own destiny - Sinsas will definitely return, but not in the way you think."
"It," it spat out the forked letter and hissed hoarsely, "will surely rule over everything."
"And you all must surrender to this."
The old lizard man pointed at the others with his dead branch-like fingers, and looked at everyone present with threatening eyes, "Farewell." Then it grabbed the wooden staff in its hand and limped back. go.
Behind it, the people in the red-coated team of Jeflett made way for a path. They glanced at the golden hall with some envy in their eyes, but they also followed the old lizard man away.
As soon as these people left, a large area of the spacious palace immediately became empty.
Before the last era, this palace built on the valley was once a sacred place used by the Sinsas snake people to perform rituals. The snake people worshiped the stars and the moon, because their sanctuaries were often high above, like the sky.
The dense columns and stairs are like saints and galaxies.
Fang Plover and Tenerik, led by Sophie and Qian one after another, slowly walked up the stairs in front of the palace. They happened to meet the Night Lizard people walking out of it. Fang Plover saw the people behind them. Jefflett, in red, stopped subconsciously.
The elder of the night lizard clan opposite also stopped when he saw Teneric, and both sides looked at each other with squinted eyes.
But it was only a brief moment, and the two sides passed by each other, leaving each other behind.
The gunslinger next to Canghai Guzhou turned around and glanced at Fang Plover's back with some curiosity. "What's wrong?" Canghai Guzhou noticed something unusual about him and asked. At this time, the old knight Jory was no longer in the team. After the battle at the Elf Ruins, the latter had retired half a month ago.
"Nothing." Gunslinger shook his head. He had fought Fang Plover once in the battle of the Elf Ruins, but the two were at a relatively long distance. In the past month, Fang Yu had changed a lot, and since the latter was wearing a mask, he naturally didn't recognize him: "It's just a little strange, I always felt that the person from before looked familiar."
"Are you talking about the little princess from Silver Veslan?" Canghai Guzhou asked.
"No, it's another one."
"It's the lizard man."
"It's the young man next to it."
Canghai Guzhou recalled it and was convinced that he had never seen the other party. He was very confident in his memory, so he no longer struggled with this issue. He turned back and asked the old night lizard: "Dear elder, who was that guy before?"
"I've heard of the young man from Andasok. He's a little more promising than the one among them." The old night lizard replied in a hoarse voice.
Fang Plover didn't have so many ideas.
He naturally recognized the gunslinger from the Jefflite Red Team at a glance, but he had already known that the Jefflite Red Team was here and knew about his relationship with the Blood Oath, so naturally he was not too surprised. .
He has a lot of grudges with the Jeffree Red Team, but this does not mean that he will openly provoke the other party in public. At best, he will hide in the dark and quietly tease the other party, just like before.
Of course, as his level and strength slowly grow, Fang Plover believes that he will always have the opportunity to give the opponent a hard blow.
As for now, of course he just pretends not to know him. Before the military problem is solved, he actually still has a lot of leverage in the hands of the descendant of Flor. Fortunately, to his relief, the other party did not seem to recognize him.
Only Sophie paid attention to the previous details. Her black hair swayed slightly in front and asked: "Do you know them?"
"Who?" Fang Pliance asked: "You mean the Jefflett Red Team? I have dealt with them in Alvin Quinn."
The female knight nodded slightly.
After a while, she said: "They are not good people. The descendants of Flor have a bad reputation among the chosen ones. I think they seem to notice you. You'd better be careful about these people."
Fang Yu was slightly surprised. He thought that these big guilds were all the same, and at least they would maintain a harmonious appearance on the surface. He didn't expect Sophie to point it out so sharply.
But after thinking about it, he felt a little relieved. In his opinion, the Jefflite Red Team was a behemoth, but in Silver Wisland's opinion, it was nothing, and he could evaluate it at will. The BBK behind it is actually not even one of the top ten guilds, and is dominated by the Windtalkers Club where KUN belongs.
If it was a guild like Elite, the other party might have to be careful about their words and actions.
Sophie turned around and could guess what he was thinking by looking at his expression, but she didn't explain. In fact, anyone who knew her well knew that her personality was like this. She would say it outright if she liked or disliked anything. She saw that Fang Plover and his group were just a small adventure group, so she kindly reminded them.
"I have indeed heard such rumors in Guta," Sylvide suddenly said: "The Jefrit Red Team's reputation there is indeed very bad, especially among the indigenous people."
"Are you from Guta?" Sophie turned around and glanced curiously at this noble girl who was as delicate as a doll.
"I am from Guta, Miss Sophie," Sylvester replied with a faint smile: "And I remember that Miss Sophie is also from that place, right?"
"Um."
Sophie nodded. She had indeed spent her time there as a novice. It was not actually the traditional sphere of influence of Silver Wisland, but the first place where the Oak Knights of Tapolis and the Jeflett Red Team fought. front.
Not many people knew this secret, but this woman seemed to know her very well. She couldn't help but glance at the latter, always feeling that the other party seemed a little hostile to her.
But Sylvester just responded to her gaze with a smile.
Several people entered the hall.
Fang Yu happened to hear the sound of a urn in front of him, and a voice with a belly tone was complaining: "Rebel!" He turned around a corridor and saw that the speaker was a tall lizard man.
It has brown skin and prismatic black patterns on its eyes. It is as big as a toad. The other party is still saying: "They actually colluded with humans. They are really depraved. They are indeed the most despicable group of guys."
"There are also those guys in the sea. I heard that they are also hooking up with these people. The sacred blood of Gudasok has been tainted by these scum."
It was still chattering.
The tall lizard man with gray skin had turned around alertly, his eyes swept across Fang Plover and the others, and then locked his eyes directly on Tenerik as if they were like air.
Its slender pupils have turned into a narrow line.
"The Suojin clan!" Fang Plover recognized the other party at a glance this time. The most famous one among the three holy clans of Andasok, and the true leader of the Far South Kingdom. In his eyes, this lizard man was stronger than Tenerik, and at least a little taller.
The opponent's golden hand is obviously more gorgeous than Tenerik's. It should be the sacred object of Sokin, the secondary artifact Sun God's Grip, and the identity of the opponent is self-evident.
In this small place, two lizardman princes from Andasok gathered together, and the others seemed to be not taking it easy either. At least he could recognize the brown-yellow lizard man Fang Plover saw.
The Tada Lizard Tribe, the strongest spellcaster among the Lizardmen.
Then he looked up and saw the old lizard elder half-crouching on the beam with feathers on his head. The latter's background was even greater. He was the successor of St. Xiu'an, the blood lizard tribe, and the most famous lizard man among Anda. A being as famous as the Thok Lizardmen, or even more famous.
Then there was an old dwarf in the hall. Just by looking at his distinctive frosty gray eyebrows, Fang Plover could recognize him as a steel-browed dwarf.
It’s not surprising to have steel eyebrows here.
Fang Plover knew the life of Magery Toragotos very well. Apart from not knowing that it had such a close connection with the lizard people, he was naturally aware of the deep friendship between it and Steel Eyebrow.
And behind the dwarf.
Fang Yu saw this legendary dragon for the first time.
The scene was even more shocking than he imagined. The splendid hall filled with treasures was like the dragon's treasure cave described in all legends. It almost dazzled everyone's eyes.
Parker was dizzy, and he sat down on the ground with an 'ouch', his mouth wide open, and drool was about to flow out. If Tianlan hadn't hurriedly dragged this embarrassing guy to the back, he would have rushed to the front desperately.
Others were more or less surprised.
Even if you are not surprised by the mountains and seas of wealth here, you are still surprised by the giant dragon on the mountain made of gold.
This legendary dragon was even larger than the full body of Nicol Bolas, and its spear-like tail was enough to wrap around the entire hall. The green scales reflect the light of gold, as deep as emerald. When it breathes, it occasionally spits out a golden flame, and the sound is as loud as rolling thunder.
There are also the pair of wings that cover the sky and the sun. People almost have to raise their heads to see the whole thing, and this is still in its contracted state. It’s hard to imagine what a spectacular picture it will be when it opens.
But even such a huge and ancient creature.
Everyone could still clearly feel its weakness. The old dragon breathed heavily, occasionally opening his eyelids to reveal a crack, and his golden eyes swept over everyone in the group.
But just this action seems to have exhausted its strength.
Seeing Magery Toragotos like this, Fang Plov couldn't help but be shocked.
His impression of this legendary dragon still rested on the majestic and shocking historical images in the community. In those films, the old dragon still had plenty of energy left, and it became human-like and gentle. .
Moreover, Fang Plover remembered that when it last appeared in Kaolin-Ishulian thirty years ago, it didn't seem to have aged to what it is today.
What happened?
"I'm old, I'm sorry that I can't receive you all." It was at this time that an old, roaring voice seemed to explode on the dome of the hall, falling into everyone's heart: "But young friends , welcome to my palace."
Fang Fang was stunned for a moment when he saw that Magery Toragotos didn't speak at all, and then he realized that this was a spiritual communication.
Then before anyone else could answer, a voice that was neither humble nor arrogant came from his heart: "Hello, Mr. Toragotos, first time meeting. I am Tata, Tata-Thumb-Morning Star."
"Oh," Old Long lay there motionless, but his voice was full of wonder: "A little goblin, it seems to have some connection with our clan, hello, little girl."
Fang Yu couldn't help but look back at the others, but no one responded at all. It seemed that he was the only one who heard these words.
At this time, Teneric took a step forward, put his hand on his chest and said: "Dear Lord Guardian, I am here in response to your call. Lord E-Ata has told me about your deeds, and I have always longed for you. But it’s a pity that I couldn’t meet him before. I brought greetings from the Shining Sea, but I didn’t just come for this, I came for that ancient prophecy.”
"I understand." Old Long's voice was like a far-reaching wind, blowing through the hall, "You step forward, Son of the Stars, I have been waiting for you for a long time, let me give you my blessing, that little girl Sophie finally did it A good thing."
Everyone was stunned.
The lizard people looked at each other, but Fang Plover had not yet understood what blessing meant. At this time, a dark wave seemed to be sweeping through the world of his mind.
His eyes widened and he saw that it was not a wave, but a series of continuous pictures. Those pictures came into his mind and gradually became clearer.
He felt like he was turning into a dragon.
A little dragon, extremely weak, had just broken out of the egg shell, as if a primitive instinct drove him to watch him eat his own egg shell bit by bit to regain some strength.
It was an extremely dark environment.
It was the first dragon to hatch from this nest of dragon eggs. It was called Toragotos. It swayed its wings cautiously and looked at the environment in the darkness.
It was a deep underground city.
It stood quietly in that place like a palace in the dark. At the end of Xiaolong's field of vision, there was a building that looked familiar to Fang Plover, hidden in the mist.
You are an obelisk.
Then the scene changed, and he had grown up a lot. At least he could hibernate in the dark underground and hunt beasts that were smaller than him. It became the king of this small area. In the area it ruled, there was no stronger beast than it.
It is a dragon after all, and its name is Toragotos.
Then there were many more memories in Fang Yu's mind. He had seventeen or eighteen brothers and sisters, but seven or eight of them had died over the years. In the dark underground, the survival rate of young dragons was also quite low.
And deep in the memory, there is always a place that makes her heart palpitate, as if just thinking about it can make a giant dragon tremble.
At this moment, Fang Plover naturally felt the same way.
He felt that he didn't know how many years had passed. The young dragon grew up little by little, and finally had the strength to compete with the most powerful creatures in the underground world. Even the night lizard was still under its roar. They scattered and fled.
Then it went to that place again.
In Fang Plover's field of vision, it was a lonely bridge, as if hanging out of thin air in the diffuse black mist, with neither head nor tail. It was getting closer to the center of the bridge, and the uneasiness in its heart became more and more obvious.
Then a tall building broke through the fog.
That's a palace.
In the center of the palace, the tall black tower stood silently.
That was almost the last scene Fang Plover saw. He was horrified to see a dark eye staring at him from the top of the tower. It seemed to be getting closer and closer, as if nothing could escape its control. force.
And the moment he couldn't help but scream, all the pictures disappeared.
Only the old voice of the old dragon sounded: "That's where the prophecy is, Son of the Stars, did you see it?"
Tenerik frowned: "Are those the relics of ancient sages? What is sealed on that spire?"
Behind the lizard man, Tian Lan was so frightened that he stood there like a puppet, motionless and pale. Jita also pressed her heart tightly, seeming a little uncomfortable.
The aristocratic lady frowned in a rare way, clutching her suitcase and tilting her head, wondering what she was thinking. As for the others, their expressions were not much better. Even the lion man became serious, holding his scepter and sighing: "What a powerful dark force."
Etila nodded slightly. Beside them, Sophie frowned and held her sword.
A golden light flashed in Lao Long's eyes before he replied: "This is all the information I can tell you, son of the stars. Even I can't find out what is hidden deep in the memory. That is the memory of my youth. , maybe it can be of some help to you.”
"Come," it said, "let me give you my blessing."
"Wait a minute!" It was at this time that the tall lizard man of the Suojin clan stood up: "Why is this thing the one that I should get your blessing for, old dragon."
It stopped unceremoniously in front of Teneric and looked at the latter with disdain.
And the old dwarf grabbed his warhammer again and roared: "Who are you? Get out of my way!"
Just when the two sides were arguing.
Fang Yu suddenly felt a slight jump in his heart.
"Huh?"
All the lizardmen present turned around, including the elder of the Blood Lizard Tribe who had been silent up until now. They looked at the human standing behind Tenerik strangely with their vertical pupils.
Among all the people, only the lizardman prince seemed to have expected it. He said nothing and only took a step back to Fang Plover's side.
And at that moment.
Fang Yu suddenly felt a hot and severe pain on his forehead.
He almost couldn't help but scream, and then he saw everyone's eyes widening, looking at the silver mark appearing on his forehead.
That's a crown -
Although only half of it remains.
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