236 The Dragon's Countercurrent After Three Years (Seeking Monthly Pass)
Stimulated by the scorching heat and the strong smell of sulfur, Elantra slowly opened her eyes.
In the blurry, spinning world, the first thing that caught the eyes of the deputy captain of the 21st Magic Fleet was a tall silver wall.
"This is where?"
"Why am I here?"
Having just woken up from dizziness, Elantra's brain was still a little unclear.
He felt as if his whole body had been crushed by a giant object, and there was constant pain everywhere. His throat was as dry as if a handful of hot iron sand had been stuffed into it, and it was so painful that every time he took a breath, it stung extremely.
Wow!
The cool water poured down on his head, causing Elantra to tremble unpreparedly. His body became wet, and his ragged clothes clung to his body full of wounds.
The water came into contact with the wound, and the ubiquitous stinging sensation made him take a breath of the hot air from the lava demiplane.
Under such stimulation, Elantra's brain, which had been chaotic just now, became much clearer.
His heart seemed to be clenched as he thought of everything that had happened recently.
Magic ships were robbed by those terrifying legendary dragons one after another. Under the sky of red flames, the roar of the dragons and the roar of the crew were still vivid in my mind, and they were still playing back in Elante's mind.
"Grantham deserves to go to hell!"
Elant's mind also flashed the image of him giving advice to that guy from Grantham, but being severely reprimanded by him.
Now that almost all of the 21st Magic Fleet has fallen into the hands of the Dragon Clan, Grantham must bear full responsibility for his choice! Even if he can finally return to the Second Empire of Imaskar safely, this damn guy must still be in the Empire.
Under the witness of his people, he was sentenced to death!
Elante thought angrily.
If Grantham hadn't been stubborn and couldn't listen to his suggestions, and if he had been more prudent and cooperated with other magic fleets to explore this demiplane, he might still not be the opponent of the dragons here, but he wouldn't have been completely wiped out here, not even a little bit.
There is no possibility of escape.
Elant's heart was filled with anger towards Grantham, but as his condition improved, the war-stained noise in his ears became calmer.
However, the world around Elantra did not quiet down. The sound in his memory disappeared, but when he came back to his senses, it was replaced by another low sound that made Elantra couldn't help but tremble.
It was a series of breathing sounds like low thunder.
Elantra has heard many similar sounds before.
He knew what creature produced this unique and mesmerizing breathing sound.
Dragon, this voice belongs to the dragon, to the legendary dragon that knocked down all their magic fleets.
At the same time, smelling the pungent smell of sulfur in the air, Elantra's blurred vision gradually became clearer.
With a hint of fear in his eyes, Elantra slowly raised his head.
The silver 'wall', covered with layers of silver dragon scales, was extremely eye-catching in the reddish-brown volcanic cave. Elante's gaze moved up, and finally met a pair of platinum-gold indifferent dragon eyes.
Looking at each other.
Boom!
At this moment, the whole world seemed to be quiet, and Elantra could clearly hear the drum-like heartbeat of his own heart caused by tension.
He swallowed hard and lowered his head, not daring to look into the platinum dragon eyes again.
Elante remembered that it was this most terrifying silver dragon that when it moved, it was like a strong wind destroying a fragile house with a wooden structure. It easily sank the highest quality magic ship of the 21st Magic Fleet.
As a legendary artificer, Grantham, with the help of the Imaskar Ring, was only able to hold on under its claws for a few more minutes.
Elantra does not recognize Grantham's personality, but he is very aware of his strength.
Moreover, the Ring of Imaskar is the most defensive among the seven secret weapons of Imaskar.
At the same time.
Just when Elantra lowered his head, he heard the dragon's voice as deep as a suppressed volcano.
"Lift your head and look at me."
Elante's body trembled slightly, and he acted on his own in fear. With a clever reaction that disgusted him, he raised his head almost as soon as he heard the voice of the silver dragon.
The giant dragon's majestic body came into Elante's eyes.
Because of the huge size difference, he had to hold his head high.
The silver dragon lowered his eyes and looked at the young-looking Elante.
The calm and indifferent gaze carried a soul-stirring pressure, and Elantra felt as if there was a heavy mountain pressing on his heart.
He reluctantly moved the corners of his mouth, showing an ugly expression that didn't know whether he was crying or laughing.
"I ask and you answer. If your answer satisfies me, you may still have a chance to survive."
"Don't try to fool me. You are not the only prisoner here. Not everyone can ignore the threat of death. I have heard many answers."
Garen looked down at Elante and said unhurriedly.
"What role do you play in this magical fleet?"
Elante's clothing is different from that of the other crew members. Although it looks tattered now, it can still be seen at a glance that he has a relatively high status in this magic fleet.
After hearing Galen's words, Elante pursed her lips tightly and said nothing.
Elantra's expression changed slightly, and she was undergoing a fierce psychological struggle in her heart.
On the one hand, there is a sense of mission for the Second Imasca Empire, and on the other hand, there is greed for one's own life.
In the continent of Kane, Elant still has a beautiful wife and lovely children waiting for his safe return. He originally planned to leave the fleet after this voyage and become an ordinary artificer noble in a wealthy territory.
Live well with your family.
There are other prisoners, and the other party may already know about the situation of the Second Empire of Imaska. Whether he says it or not, he can't change anything... Elant comforted himself.
His heart succumbed to the longing for life at this moment.
"I am the deputy captain of the 21st Magic Fleet. The artificer who fought with you before is my only superior."
Elantra answered honestly.
He is different from Grantham who climbed up from the bottom. The main reason why he was able to get the position of deputy captain at a young age is not how strong he is or how good his abilities are, but because he comes from a big family.
noble.
He didn't want to die like this, in a world full of fire and scorched earth.
Elante spoke, and Garen smiled slightly.
"In the Second Imasca Empire, how many magic fleets like yours are there?"
he continued to ask.
"If you can make an oath to let me leave safely after telling you the answer, I will tell you everything I know."
Elantra took courage and put forward a condition.
However, the silver dragon in front of him seemed to have heard something funny and couldn't help laughing.
The dragon's rich laughter was like rolling thunder among the dark clouds, which made Elante's heart beat faster and his face turned pale.
After a few seconds, the silver dragon stopped laughing and looked at Elantra with indifferent eyes.
"You are quite courageous."
Garen leaned forward, slowly approaching Elantra with a breathtaking pressure.
The heavy breathing fell directly on Elantra's face. His pupils shrank and his eyes were full of fear. His body couldn't help but retreat under the pressure of Garen.
Garen was very satisfied with the reaction he saw.
He said in a low voice: "You have no choice."
"I'll give you three seconds to think about it, answer my question, and then bet on whether I will let you go because I'm in a good mood, or whether I will swear not to speak and die in endless torture."
Elante looked hesitant, but under tremendous pressure, he gritted his teeth after a second and chose to answer Galen's question truthfully.
"There are a total of forty-two imperial fleets."
As soon as the words were spoken, Elantra's expression, which had been struggling for a long time, suddenly became much lighter at this moment, as if a huge burden had been lifted and he was relieved.
In order to have a glimmer of hope of survival, he took action.
Garen's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a thoughtful look.
Forty-two magic fleets...... He has interrogated other Artificer prisoners before, and has heard this number many times, and now he heard it again from the deputy captain.
, has relatively high credibility.
"Tell me the specific situation of these forty-two magic fleets."
Hearing Gallon's question again, Elantra didn't hesitate much this time.
The first time he was born, the second time he was familiar with it. Since he chose to betray the intelligence of the Second Imasca Empire in exchange for his own life, he completely gave up his sense of responsibility to the people of the empire.
"The imperial fleet is mainly divided into two types. The first fifteen magic fleets are exploration fleets, with the purpose of finding the origin world of the empire, and the last twenty-seven magic fleets..."
.....................
"Among the forty-two magic fleets, there are a total of 343 legendary artificers serving the empire. This number includes our twenty-first magic fleet."
Elante explained the situation of the Imasca Empire fleet.
Garen listened carefully and did not miss any information from the other party's mouth.
The remaining Artificer captives are relatively familiar with the situation of the 21st Magic Fleet, and have their own understanding of the strength of the Second Imasca Empire. However, due to the difference in status, they are not familiar with the Second Imasca Empire.
No one knows the true strength of the empire more clearly than Elantra.
There are a total of three hundred and forty-three legendary artificers in the imperial fleet... This is the first time I heard this specific number of galleons.
The other prisoners gave rather vague answers to this question.
That's not because they want to fool Galleon, but because they really don't know.
"From your answer, I can see your desire for life."
Galen's expression remained unchanged and he said.
Elantra showed a hint of joy.
"The noble and powerful true dragon and the magic fleet are only part of the military strength of the Second Imasca Empire, not all."
"I think you would rather know the full strength of the Second Imasca Empire than just the imperial fleet."
Elante did not wait for Garen to ask, and took the initiative this time in an attitude of asking for credit.
"You are a smart man who knows how to get a chance to survive."
Garen smiled emotionlessly.
"Go on, tell me everything you know, down to the smallest detail."
In the volcanic cave where the scorching hot air rose and twisted, time passed bit by bit. In order to save his own life, Elante slowly told him everything he knew about the Second Empire of Imasca.
galleons.
Nearly half an hour later.
Elante's mouth went dry and she stopped talking.
He had already told all the information he knew, and there was nothing in his head at this time.
Elante looked at Garen nervously, anxiously and hopefully, waiting for the other party's final judgment in an almost stagnant atmosphere.
Whether he lives or dies depends on the other person's current mood.
Garen ignored Elante's gaze.
He was thinking about the information Elante had just said.
Like the Imperial Fleet, other Artificer captives in Gallon also knew some information about the Second Empire of Imasca, but none of it was as intuitive and clear as what Elante said.
The legendary fighting force of the Second Empire of Imaska impressively numbered more than a thousand.
This is an absolutely powerful empire.
"The Second Empire of Imaskar originated from Faerûn, the continent in the same main material world as the Empire of Netheril......"
Gallon was surprised by this information.
The total number of legendary creatures in Noah's continent is probably less than a hundred, and there is only one continent. Compared with it, it is really an extremely weak main material world.
Whether it is the Imaskar Empire or the Netheril Empire, although these two empires are not as good as Alphatia, they are also quite powerful magic empires.
"To be able to give birth to such a powerful magic empire, and there are more than one, the main material world in this person's mouth is probably extremely vast and powerful."
Garen narrowed his eyes slightly.
Immediately.
He took out the Imaskar Ring and asked Elante: "Are you sure there are seven pieces of such powerful legendary equipment in the Second Imaskar Empire?"
Elante glanced at the Imaskar Ring and scolded Grantham again.
At the same time, he immediately replied: "Yes, the Seven Secret Weapons of Imasca are the foundation of the empire. Being able to obtain the right to use them is the greatest honor for every Imasca citizen."
"Captain Grantham is fortunate enough to have obtained the right to use the seventh secret weapon, the Ring of Imaskar."
There are seven pieces in total. When put together, they can exert an effect comparable to that of an artifact in the main material world....... Garen licked his lips, involuntarily thinking about Imask.
The Second Reich bred dangerous ideas.
Speaking of legendary equipment, Elante continued earnestly: "Whether it is the ancient Imasca Empire or today's Second Imasca Empire, we are very good at manufacturing magic props."
"In addition to the most powerful Seven Secret Weapons, the Second Empire of Imaskar also has countless other legendary equipment."
"Although the other legendary equipment is not as powerful as the Seven Secret Weapons, they all have unique effects."
"Every legendary weapon master almost has two to three legendary props."
Listening to Elante's words, Garen's heart palpitated even more.
The Second Imasca Empire is really rich... Galen stroked the Imasca Ring, and wanted to take the other Imasca
Get all the secret weapons and make a complete set.
A set of equipment should be neat and tidy. What does it mean to have only one piece?
However, Garen did not let his desire for treasure go to his head.
The Second Imaskan Empire was very powerful.
With his current strength and power, he is not such a powerful opponent of the Magic Empire.
Thousands of legends... Although not as powerful as the Alphatia Empire Council, it is still an extremely terrifying number.
There are a total of more than thirty legendary dragons on Metal Dragon Island, which is already the most powerful force in Noah's continent.
By comparing it like this, you can know how powerful the Second Empire of Imasca was.
And there are more than a thousand legends alone, and there must be countless more such as high-level magicians.
"The Ring of Imaskar is one of the secret weapons of this empire. According to these prisoners, the secret weapon of Imaskar contains a lot of inherited knowledge of the empire...... Artifact Master
inheritance.”
Now it is not a question of whether Garen should go to Kane Continent to cause trouble for the Second Imasca Empire.
This kind of inherited secret weapon has been lost. After the Second Empire of Imaska discovers this situation, it will definitely not give up.
The annihilation of a magic fleet may make the leaders of the Second Empire of Imasca think more about whether the price of revenge is worth it, and the loss of the Imasca Ring will make them
Become decisive.
The true value of an inherited secret weapon is higher than that of the entire 21st Magic Fleet.
"If the Second Imasca Empire invades..."
Garen frowned.
If the Second Empire of Imaskar is determined to invade the lava demiplane, even if all the dragons on Metal Dragon Island and all of Garon's own forces are included, they will not be able to resist their troops.
But this assumes that he is not forced into a desperate situation and uses Time Dragon Reverse Current.
Also, Yuna was not injured, and the extremely protective Taikoo Power Dragon was not teleported.
Although the Second Empire of Imasca is powerful, no matter how powerful the magic empire is, as long as it does not have the power to rival the gods, it cannot compete with the god-like dragon. As far as Garon knows, even the Alphatia Empire does not dare to offend.
gods.
There are many magic empires.
In many planes, there are a very huge number of legendary creatures.
But legendary creatures are also mortal objects, but they are just more powerful mortal objects.
After all, this world is a world of divine power and quasi-divine power.
"Imaskar's secret weapon... don't rush, wait a little longer, you will become my collection sooner or later."
Garen slowly calmed down.
"Dear True Dragon, I have told you everything I know."
Elante said nervously.
Garen glanced at him lightly.
"Before you, I interrogated the captain of your magic fleet, Grantham."
Elantra was slightly startled.
"After the guy woke up, he remained silent and didn't say a word."
"I planned to use the power of magic to get the information I wanted, but he directly burned my soul and my brain turned into a ball of paste."
Garen shook his head regretfully.
"If he is willing to cooperate and sacrifice his life for me, I will spare his life."
"It's a pity that the legendary life ended in such a miserable way."
Elante said hurriedly: "I have admired the powerful power of the Dragon Clan since I was a child. I, Elante, am willing to swear an oath in the witness of the gods to become your loyal subordinate."
He thought Galen's words meant asking him to be loyal.
Elante betrayed his empire and was now in ruins, so he did not resist becoming the dragon's minions.
Garen smiled slightly and said: "I don't lack a high-level weapon master to work for me."
He is not wanted by anyone.
Even if the other party is willing to swear allegiance.
After hearing Garen's answer, Elant's heart felt cold, and a look of despair gradually appeared on his face.
He felt that he was dead.
This silver dragon had no intention of letting him survive, even if he answered all the other party's questions truthfully.
"you're free."
"Get out of here now."
There was anger on Elante's face, and he was about to denounce the despicable dragons before dying.
However, after coming back to his senses and hearing clearly what the silver dragon said, Elante was stunned for a moment, and then became ecstatic.
His mood was ups and downs like a roller coaster at this time, but in the end he had a good result.
"Very good!"
Elante looked at the silver dragon with a dull look on his face, a look of gratitude on his face.
Artificers are, strictly speaking, spellcasters.
It's just that they are more adept at using external objects, and like to combine the power of magic with machinery to create strange weapons to assist them in casting spells.
As a high-level artificer, Elante, like high-ranking spellcasters, has the ability to travel through planes. After cultivating it, if nothing unexpected happens, he can return to the Second Empire of Imaskar.
"Thank you, kind and powerful dragon!"
Elante stood up staggeringly and gave Garon a common courtesy among the Imasca nobles.
Then, under Galen's indifferent gaze, Elante dragged his tired body, turned around and left outside the scorching hot cave.
Galen did not stop this entire process.
Soon, Elante disappeared from Garen's sight and left the dragon's nest halfway up the mountain.
Outside the dragon's lair, Elante breathed in the air that was still hot but not as strong in the smell of sulfur. He raised his head and looked at the sky curtain formed by the flames, with an expression on his face that he was surviving the disaster.
"The scene in this demiplane is really ugly."
Elante turned his eyes and decided to find a safe place first to let his tired and weak body recover.
There are a lot of metal vein resources under the earth here. After the state recovers, he can start digging some metals and then build magical weapons that can travel through the plane. Since there is no one else, he can teleport alone to the senior weapon master.
It's not that troublesome to say.
But at this moment, Elantra heard some sounds.
His face stiffened.
Kakakaka......
On the surface of the mountain slope, clusters of fissures snake close together.
You can vaguely hear the special sound of the creature's hard scales rubbing against the earth and stone.
boom!
The ground surface shattered and earth and rocks flew.
A giant python with fiery red scales burst out of the ground.
It opened its huge upper and lower jaws and bit into Elantra.
Elante wanted to dodge, but his physical strength and magic power were exhausted. At this time, his hands and feet could only feel cold. No matter how his brain frantically issued instructions, his body remained frozen in place and unable to move.
Aww!
The magma python swallowed the Elantra whole in one gulp.
This powerful fire-attribute magical creature is a native creature of the lava demiplane, and it is also one of the dependent clans loyal to Garon.
The magma python lowered its head slightly in the direction of the dragon's nest. Immediately, it snaked its body as thick as a bucket, quickly got under the mountain, and disappeared from where it was.
A hot wind with the smell of sulfur blew through, and several clusters of gossamer-like flames suddenly ignited in the air.
The peace of the past has returned here.
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Surrounded by mountains, the Alpha tribe.
The silhouette of the silver dragon came closer and closer, finally stopping in the sky above the Alpha tribe.
Garen looked down.
Although there was no giant dragon in sight, there were a few dragon-like auras belonging to metal dragons that Garen could smell.
By this time, most of the metal dragons had returned to the Metal Dragon Island in Noah's continent.
Garen did not treat these helpers badly. Several magic ships and some special magic metals from the lava demiplane were paid by Garen to Metal Dragon Island as compensation. When the legendary metal dragons returned, they all had smiles on their faces.
Liu Hua, and said that if similar things happen again in the future, the kind-hearted metal dragons will definitely be obliged to come to support as soon as possible.
Under the orders of the Metal Dragon God, these metal dragons pay more attention to Galleons' requirements, but dragons don't like trouble. If they work too many times in vain, they will definitely be dissatisfied.
They respect the metal dragon gods and legendary dragon species, but they are not dependents or subordinates who can be used at will.
So the reward is still the most substantial.
As for the metal dragons currently staying in the lava demiplane, they are mainly of the fire attribute. Because they are tired of staying on Metal Dragon Island, they feel that the environment in the lava demiplane is not bad, so they plan to stay here for a while.
Gallon welcomed this.
Metal dragons are not five-color dragons. They will restrain their desires and power and will not easily cause unnecessary trouble.
But Garen didn't come to the Alpha Tribe just to see the situation of the metal dragons here.
He has serious things to do.
Garen restrained his dragon wings, landed on the ground, and then called Anya.
"Anya, I have an important task for the Alpha Tribe to do."
Garen said in a deep voice.
Anya immediately replied: "Please give me your orders, the Alpha tribe will not let you down."
In this battle with the magic fleet that invaded the lava demiplane, Garen did not require spellcasters from the Alpha Tribe to participate, which made Anya somewhat worried about the value of the Alpha Tribe in Garen's mind.
Now the Alpha Tribe is a dependent clan of Garonne, and Garonne's views on them are related to the future development of the Alpha Tribe.
Anya doesn't want the Alpha Tribe to be left out and forgotten by Gallon.
Therefore, she was very serious about the rare task assigned by Garen.
"Give this spell to all spellcasters above the median level in the Alpha Tribe."
Garen took out a spell book.
This records a spell that can be used to block the demiplane crystal wall.
Gem sealing technique.
This spell is a fifth-level spell, and its level is not high.
It is not a simple matter to use it to seal the demiplane crystal wall.
The most important thing is that this spell requires many magic gems as casting materials. Use the magic gems to set up a large number of magic nodes on the demiplane of the earth, and then use the pure magic power of the gems as the vein to connect them into a covering.
A magical curtain covering the entire demiplane.
This is no small project.
However, there are quite a few spellcasters above the median level on Galleon's side, and the lava demiplane is not a particularly large demiplane.
Therefore, the consumption of manpower is not a problem.
The reason why Garen didn't take action after getting this spell from the Metal Dragon Island was that it consumed too many gems!
Each magic node needs to be equipped with a five-pointed star sealing array based on five magic-rich gems. And it is unknown how many such five-pointed star sealing arrays need to be arranged to cover the lava demiplane.
Galleon has not calculated specific figures.
Because just a rough thought made him feel distressed.
But if you don't want to face a steady stream of troubles, you must set up a plane seal to turn the lava demiplane into a sealed world that is not so easy to invade, rather than a place that can be entered and exited casually.
Anya took over the gem sealing technique.
With her magical attainments as a nine-ring archmage, this spell is not complicated in Anya's eyes. She only needs a few glances to understand its purpose and required materials.
"Are you going to decide to seal off the demiplane of lava?"
Garen nodded and said solemnly: "This is an urgent matter. The spellcasters of the Alpha tribe must learn the gem sealing technique as soon as possible, and then immediately start building the sealing node."
"I see."
Anya replied solemnly.
After a pause, she felt a little confused: "But, there are not so many magic gems in the Alpha tribe... If you want to block the entire lava demiplane, this number is too huge.
Already."
Jia Long showed a look of pain on his face and said, "You don't need to worry about this."
The dragon's claw stretched out and made a slight stroke.
The dimensional space then opens.
Wow......
Colorful magic gems flow out from the dimensional space like a gorgeous waterfall.
Soon, the magic gems piled up into a beautiful and charming hillock, exuding an extremely eye-catching gem luster.
The nearby spellcasters came closer, their faces sparkling under the luster of the magic gems.
"These amounts are probably not enough."
"Ask me for more when you run out."
Garen turned his head sideways, unable to bear to look at the magic gem that was about to leave him.
He is going to bleed profusely this time.
Anya put away these magic gems.
At the same time, Garen turned his head, looked around, and glanced at the spellcasters present.
"Each of these gems must be used where it should be used."
"If anyone hides my gem secretly, I will let him know what it means to be unable to live and to die."
His voice was as calm as water, but there was a terrible chill in it.
The spellcasters of the Alpha tribe were shocked.
They knew how much real dragons valued treasures. If Garen was offended by this, the consequences would be disastrous, and death would probably be the easiest ending.
"do not worry."
"Everyone in the Alpha tribe is your loyal dependents. If anyone dares to offend your majesty, I will personally turn them into ashes for you."
Anya bowed slightly and said seriously.
Garen nodded and said calmly: "It's best this way."
Next, Garen left the Alpha tribe. He used plane teleportation to return to the immortal fortress in the far north ice field.
In the main lair of the fortress, Yuna was lying on a pile of gold coins with a sad face.
As soon as she saw Gallon, she said in frustration: "Gallon, there are so many fewer gems here. I won't be able to sleep."
Looking at the treasure lake where many gems were missing, Garen also sighed.
After the gem sealing technique is completed, if he continues to want to bury himself with treasure, he will need to use a large amount of magic metal to replace the gems. And how can magic metal be compared with gems?
The comfort level of Dragon's Nest plummeted.
"There is no other way. For the safety of the lava demiplane, we can only do this."
The words just fell.
Garen's eyes narrowed.
The long river of time around him rippled, forming a vortex in the blink of an eye.
Garen in other world lines activated the Time Dragon Countercurrent and asked Garen for help.
"Huh?"
"what happened?"
Yuna could also vaguely sense the changes in the river of time, so she asked curiously.
"There are other time dragons asking me for help."
Garen simply replied.
Calculating the time, it has been more than three years since he last used the Dragon Countercurrent.
Time Dragon Countercurrent cannot be used casually.