Cassius was curled up in the cave, his mountain-like body rising and falling with his breathing, and hot white smoke was constantly blowing out.
At this time, the red dragon is like a moving active volcano, with terrifying heat accumulated in its body. However, this is only the power brought by the blood of the ancestral dragon. Cassius's power is far more than that. .
The power of the sun god, the power of order, the flames of chaos, the origin of the elemental planes and even the origin of heaven are all mixed in that huge body.
If a mortal has such a complex The mottled power might have exploded and died long ago, but these powers fought against each other in the body of the ancestor dragon, and finally maintained a delicate balance, like a miniature world that operates on its own.
“Roar——”
The red dragon roared, blowing out hot wind that distorted the air, and then slowly opened its eyes, waking up from its deep sleep again.
For several months since the Burning Ember Empire occupied North IJssel, Cassius's body has been sleeping in the area with the most abundant and active magical energy. After all, it is Fianthor, and the magic network around it is far more active. Better than a remote wilderness like Anze Tower.
But in the past few days, Cassius has not been idle. He not only controls the golden dragon incarnation to travel around, looking for allies to fight against the cruel dragon emperor-that is, himself.
He also created an additional half-dragon incarnation, calling himself Count Hans, who played games of detecting cases and maintaining law and order in Longshou City.
Yes, games.
Cassius now stands at the apex of the material world. He is too powerful. Every move he makes will cause turmoil in the world, and there are fewer and fewer matters that require him to personally handle.
Cassius does not want to sleep all day like an ordinary dragon, losing the concept of time and life.
Therefore, he needs to do some extra things to maintain his nature to prevent himself from being completely engulfed by the powerful "dragon nature" of the ancestral dragon and becoming a complete beast.
“This time of slumber has not been long, only three months, and the empire has completely controlled North IJssel.”
Through the incarnation of "Count Hans", Cassius has real knowledge of the Empire's rule over Aethel, and only Chief Minister Rumple knows his true identity.
Although the people of North IJssel are still not convinced and are quite "unaccustomed to the king", most of the resistance in their hearts has been eliminated, and the new society under the rule of the empire has gradually begun to operate.
However, North IJssel has not yet undergone many changes. The empire's governance method is mainly to maintain social stability and does not touch the interests of some old forces.
Soon, merchants and factory owners from the empire will flock to this undeveloped "virgin land", bringing towering chimneys, huge machines, and other equipment to the people of North IJssel. Everlasting light, and a new way of life. ,
"My body seems to have become a lot stronger, and this cave has become a little narrow."
Cassius twisted his neck, lowered his head and looked at his body, It was found that his size had increased a lot, and he was already nearly sixty meters long from his snout to the tip of his tail.
And after gradually digesting the power of the Sun God, the red dragon's body surface was covered with a thin layer of golden light. Even the golden-red tongues of fire came out of his pupils and the corners of his mouth, making him somewhat divine.
“This power is very compatible with my true nature.” Cassius licked his lips, his eyes showing the greed that belongs to the dragon.
"Just the divine power in the bodies of these dozen angel gods can bring me such an improvement. If I really ascend to the position of the supreme sun god"
Feeling Looking at the power in his body that seemed to be able to burn everything, and looking up at the sun hanging high in the sky, emitting thousands of rays of light, Cassius immediately understood the choice of Aragorn I back then.
Who can remain rational in the face of such a supreme and glorious position?
Cassius looked at the magic communicator in the corner of the cave and found that it had accumulated several messages, all sent by Rumple.
——It seems that the other party has successfully completed the task assigned by Cassius.
Having been together for many years, Cassius has become accustomed to dumping all the troublesome work on the ogre magician, then falling asleep, waiting until he wakes up to accept the other party's results with peace of mind, and transfer Trump's "tool" "human" attributes are brought into full play.
However, Trump is also very enthusiastic about sharing the worries of his master and fighting for the "great blueprint", and will try his best to make things perfect every time.
“Di——”
The faint light in the communicator flickered, projecting a magical image. It was Trump's ugly and ferocious face, but he looked weak at the moment. Even the dragon scales could not cover up the dark circles around his eyes.
"My distinguished master, when you see this video, you should have woken up. Congratulations on becoming stronger again."
Without a few words of flattery, Lang Pu went straight to the topic and began to report on the mission assigned by Cassius: "The orc bodies you gave me are extremely dangerous, and they contain things that can threaten the material plane.
Our researchers will kind The fungus-like remains of orcs were placed in cultivation gardens in various environments. In just a few days, these remains of orcs multiplied in large numbers through mycelium rupture and spore germination. Our researchers called it ' Orc spores'.
Orc spores reproduce at an unusually fast rate. In a dark and humid environment, their number can increase dozens or even hundreds of times in a day.
When the number of orc spores reaches a certain limit, they will form something like a mushroom, and eggs will grow under the mushrooms, and inside the eggs will be newborn orcs. "
The ogre raised his hand, and images of the imperial cultivation park appeared in front of Cassius. The grasslands and wetlands were filled with huge green mushrooms, so densely packed that it made people feel scalped. Numb and hair-raising.
Rump continued, "Within one month, our researchers have bred twelve hundred green-skinned orcs from the remains of the orcs you gave them. Physiologically, they are a symbiotic union of animal and fungus, similar to the Myconids of the Underdark, but far more powerful. "
Trump waved the staff again, and a video appeared in the work report "PPT" he produced.
"WAAAAAGH! ”
Hundreds of green-skinned orcs were seen trapped in cages. They roared chaotically and kept hitting the fence, trying to break through the barrier and go to the outside world to fight.
Outside the cage, Imperial researchers wearing chemical protective suits were carefully cleaning the remains of the orcs that had been torn into pieces by the flying dragons to prevent these orc spores from spreading to the outside world.
In the glass isolation room next to it, bloody orcs were roaring, roaring, and struggling on the operating table.
Some of them had their arms and legs cut off, some had their chests cut open, and some orcs were even cut open vertically and made into biological specimens.
And those imperial researchers were carefully observing these cut tissues under the microscope, not caring about the green blood all over their bodies, and even their faces were full of excitement, shocked by this wonderful life form, and marveling at it.
Cassius stared at this bloody and terrifying R-rated picture, with the corners of his mouth twitching slightly. Compared to the yelling green-skinned orcs, these Imperial researchers were more like real villains.
“As expected of a player.”
——The native biology of Erezgai is not prosperous. Most of the biological researchers in these empires are experts in the field of biology from the earth. They are extremely obsessed with the ecological system here that is "comparable to the real world". They stay in the game warehouse day and night, and even wrote a special "Erzege Biological Encyclopedia".
Rump in the video continued to report: "These green-skinned orcs are extremely strong, with strength far exceeding that of ordinary humans, and even close to ordinary ogres.
While they are aggressive, they are simple-minded, can feel almost no pain, and can also emit some kind of force field that disrupts spells. They are simply born tools of war. This is definitely not a natural product. "
"As expected"
Cassius rubbed his chin with his giant claws, narrowed his eyes slightly, and thought carefully: "Such a familiar way of committing crimes is probably the will of the abyss. Hands on. "
Sure enough, as soon as he thought of this, Trump said: "According to our investigation and research, the source of the power of these green-skinned orcs is likely to be an abyss lord. ”
While speaking, Trump turned the page again.
A being covered in filth and looking like an unfinished human sculpture appeared in front of Cassius.
The torso is composed of flat sheets and curled fungi that happen to form a graceful female form, with four fibrous weird horns protruding from the brow bone.
Her lower body is a bundle of curly and thick whip-like pseudopods with fungus attached to the surface. Her skin was covered in sickening swirls of grey, blue, purple and black ringworm.
And those dark eyes were constantly squirming, as if something was about to pour out of them, exuding an extremely chaotic and filthy atmosphere.
“What the hell”
Seeing this, Cassius couldn't help but cursed and covered his eyes with dragon claws.
Such an appearance can no longer be said to be ugly, it is simply a curiosity.
Even a dragon, a creature with a strong aesthetic tolerance, could not appreciate it. Cassius even had the urge to go to the bottomless abyss himself and burn this thing.
Rump introduced with a serious expression and a heavy voice: "This is the lord of the 222nd floor of the Bottomless Abyss, and the one we speculate affects the orcs - Fungus Lady Zugmoy .
We understand that Zurgmoi is a demon who controls the fungus, often establishing disguised religions that are actually controlled by her true followers
Thousands of years ago, she created the Temple of the Elements, which believed in the essences of the four elements. However, the believers in the temple were all fungal creatures wearing human skin. ”
Although he didn’t want to hurt his eyes, Cassius still resisted the discomfort and observed Mrs. Fungi in the image, with undisguised disgust in his pale golden pupils.
"The damn bottomless abyss actually created such a disgusting thing.
But he couldn’t delay it any longer. In his memory, the orcs in his previous life had grown insignificantly for several years, and finally gave birth to a tide of beasts that covered the earth, causing a huge disaster. "
Now, now that the nature of these orcs has been understood, the Ember Empire must take action first to control the number of orcs."
Thinking of this, Cassius's face turned cold: "Now North IJssel has stabilized. In this case, marching to the Ugo Grassland in the northeast will also completely destroy the Red Blood Tribe.
As for occupying the mountain dwarf kingdom ? For the current empire, it’s just a matter of convenience.”
Soon, the communicator was activated again, and after a while, Trump’s ugly face appeared in the magic image. Even more tired than in the video just now.
It was just that after seeing Mrs. Fungi’s face and then looking at Trump, Cassius thought for the first time that this ogre looked quite unique.
A rare expression of excitement and joy appeared on Trump's extremely tired face: "Master, you are finally awake!"
Cassius nodded and gave the order straightforwardly: "Rump, tell the Imperial Senate to launch an offensive to the northeast. The Empire has rested for too long."
"Yes, Master."< br>
Trump quickly lowered his head and solemnly accepted the order.
Cassius's order does not need to be drafted by the Senate, let alone the consent of the Imperial Parliament - because the will of Emperor Burning Ember is the absolute will of the empire, without any objection.
Blackstone Mountains, the capital of the Alpine Dwarf Kingdom—Avendeldan.
In the majestic dwarf palace built against the mountain, a secret conversation was going on quietly.
“Remember, you must obey the orders of His Excellency Titus and live hard under the protection of his dragon wings.” Ed said earnestly.
In front of him was an equally stocky and strong dwarf, but his beard was not as thick as Ed's, and only covered half of his cheeks.
He is Zen Klein, the son of Ed, a prince who inherited the blood of the mountain royal family, and is also a strong and brave warrior.
Zen is now in his fifties. According to the lifespan of the dwarves, he is still a young and energetic young man.
Zayn raised his head and stared at Ed in front of him, with anger and confusion on his face: "Father, why do you want me to leave here?
I am your son, but I am also a warrior of the Mountain Kingdom. Ah, I don’t lack courage and belief. I also want to live and die with Evandeldan, so that the invaders, whether they are orcs or dragons, can see the heavy hammer of our dwarves!”
Ed showed bitterness on his face and sighed softly: "Zain, I don't have much time left to protect you."
"Father, this, this is impossible! You are here You're lying to me, right? You still look so strong and energetic than me now."
Zaen's expression became extremely shocked, and even his voice trembled.
Ed didn't explain too much, just shook his head, and then patted the dwarf prince on the shoulder: "Zane, follow the Wings of Dawn.
Only in this way can it be possible to continue the civilization of our mountain kingdom." (End of this chapter)