The capital of the sea.
This is the most prosperous central area in the entire world. It is located on the junction of the three behemoths of the Desert Continent, the Imperial Continent, and the Divine Continent. Because it is protected by the Lord of the Ocean, and its city lord advocates not to mix with any forces, Just trade.
It can be said to be a real no-no zone.
There are various star ships sold to all continents in the world, as well as various weapons and armors containing mysterious power. If you can afford the price, you can even buy the legendary "one" from the opposite side.
This day, early morning.
"Gah~~~"
"boom--"
Suddenly there was a roar of a flying dragon in the sky.
Then a giant beast overlord that was more than ten meters in size fell from the sky, and then a strong man with a scar on his face jumped down from above.
"Good morning, Commander Wang."
"The mission went well, right?"
"Commander Wang, would you like some hot buns?"
…
The surrounding residents were not surprised at all. Instead, they greeted him with some familiarity.
The scarred man who was called Commander Wang, even if he was in a bad mood at the moment, he managed to squeeze out a smile and returned it one by one.
Then he took his green-feathered dragon all the way to the center of this maritime city, which is the City Lord's Mansion.
He looked at the gate of the City Lord's Mansion and the guards in silver armor, touched his spiritual partner, and whispered a few words.
Then he stepped into the city lord's mansion, which was heavily guarded for others.
He passed countless guards expressionlessly along the way, and finally came to the door of a slightly simple-looking room.
At this moment, he, who had always had a serious face before, finally had a look of nervousness and guilt. He stretched out his hand several times to knock on the door, but still stopped for some reason.
"Is that Xiaoliang at the door? Is the mission going well? Come in."
However, at this time, a somewhat kind old woman's voice came from inside the house.
"Yes, grandma, I'm coming in."
As soon as this voice came out, the scarred man felt like he was being shocked by electricity, and he stuttered back.
"Yes, I'm sorry grandma, Ren, the mission failed... Hiashi is missing!"
As soon as he pushed open the door and entered the house, he knelt down in front of the old woman lying on the bamboo chair like a mountain of gold and a jade pillar, with guilt all over his face.
"Well, it... failed?!"
The old woman didn't seem to have come to her senses, and she pondered for a long time before she came to her senses.
Then she turned the bamboo chair and turned around to face the man. She looked at the strong man with red eyes who was kneeling in front of her with a guilty look on his face, and her heart was full of surprise.
No, it shouldn't be. With her grandson's unique talent, and controlling the overlord Qingyu Dragon with a trace of ancient dragon blood, shouldn't it be a mistake to escort an escort team with hidden traces?
The old woman, who kept thinking in her heart, calmed down for a while and then asked slowly, "Please tell me what happened one by one."
"yes!"
The scarred man whispered back, organized his words, and then recounted the entire process of the trip, as well as the sudden disappearance of the sun stone he was protecting afterwards.
Half an hour later, the scarred man with a guilty look gently closed the door and retreated, leaving the old woman lying quietly on the bamboo chair.
Looking at the slowly brightening sunlight shining into the house, the old woman also sighed slowly.
"Alas, things have become troublesome. Sunstone has disappeared, and that person may have regained some of his strength. How can I face them who have made great sacrifices?"
While sighing, the old woman slowly stood up from the bamboo chair and walked to the window, her mood full of solemnity.
Perhaps this world has been forcibly broken into by an extremely powerful being from another world, and he has reunited with the group of bereaved dogs.
No
However, it was simply impossible to steal the Sunstone quietly and with such purpose.
This is to make that person regain his strength and want to struggle again, or even break through the blockade.
However, according to Xiaoliang's account, this new intruder should be in charge of stealth, theft, etc.
Otherwise, how could she take away the sun stone in front of her grandson in just a few breaths without letting him find out.
If that's the case, it's not so bad.
While deep in thought, she slowly raised her fingers, circulating the power from that great being in her body, and began to gather a large amount of energy.
After a few breaths, several birds containing a large amount of information energy appeared vividly on her fingertips.
"Go! Go! Pass the news here."
After gently stroking the birds, the old woman also raised her fingers and sent out several energy birds.
After doing this, she walked into the deepest part of the city lord's palace with some heavy steps.
"Buzz-buzz-"
With a slight buzzing, a heavy door was slowly opened.
Then what appeared in front of the old woman was a red scenery. Amidst the rolling sound like sea water, endless heat spread crazily here.
This is a volcano!
And inside the volcano, there is actually a crater in the deepest part of the City Lord's Mansion in the City of the Sea.
If this news is exposed to the outside world, it will definitely shock and horrify all the residents of the Sea City.
Because once an active volcano erupts, it goes without saying what will happen, right?
However, facing this scene, the old woman was not surprised at all.
She ignored the scorching heat around her and walked through the only path built above the magma with great familiarity, reaching the deepest part of the magma.
What caught her eyes was an ancient stone that was gray and about the height of a person.
This ancient stone just sits quietly on the base soaked in magma. Occasionally, you can see a flash of red patterns, which seems to be absorbing the energy from the magma.
Looking at this stone, the old woman's eyes were full of guilt.
She murmured in a hoarse voice, "The guilty person Zhou Qingqing has come to see Lord Shilong again."
As she spoke, she directly raised her right hand, revealing that it had been covered with hard black scales like an animal for some time.
"snort--"
With a muffled groan, she suddenly made a big gash.
Suddenly, drops of viscous liquid that was bright red with hints of gold began to overflow.
In this regard, facing the stone soaked in magma, she pressed directly on this ancient stone without blinking.
"呲呲呲——"
In an instant, drops of strange liquid began to flow continuously on the stone.
After being bathed in this magical blood, this stone seemed to come to life, flashing red lines as if it were breathing.
The difference was that Zhou Qingqing, who already looked like an old woman, began to look pale to the naked eye, and the black and white hair on her head seemed to be a few strands whiter.
It was obvious that this behavior was extremely costly to her.
Feeling that the blood in his body was being continuously sucked out, Zhou Qingqing showed no signs of struggle, and just pressed on the body of Shilong who had fallen into the weakest sleeping state without saying a word.
Because all the lives in this world owe a life to Master Shilong and the ancient dragon ancestors, especially her and the human race.
Now her sacrifice is nothing more than a small atonement.
At this moment, she seemed to recall the scene three hundred years ago, the scene that once made her despair...
