Steel steam and flame

"Well, I already know about this matter. Some time ago, Nowisas and Stant from The Theocracy made a special trip to see me for this purpose." At this time, half of the dragon's raised head sank into the lava lake. He exposed his gleaming eyes and looked at the giant snake coiled aside, "My answer at that time was, 'The transition from the white whale era to the giant whale era, until time comes to the present, the historical span in between is too far. Giant Whale I don't know what's going on within the population right now, so I can't provide you with any useful information. Based on what you said about the beluga whale's conversion crystal, if that thing is obtained by a giant whale, it can indeed stimulate the re-growth of some giant whales. and evolution, it’s just that time has been so long, how much effect it can still have, we can only judge based on the actual situation’.”

"This is my answer. Although my mental range is extremely broad, the whirlpool of the Extreme Sea is originally a cage specially designed to imprison me." As he spoke, the dragon raised its huge front paws, and the sound of the chains colliding passed through the sea water and then through the sea. Through the body of the giant snake, it reached Letitia's ears, "The power of these things still remains. I think everything has decayed into ashes in such a long time, but not a single chain has been destroyed by time." Cut it off. It’s impossible to know what’s happening in the Endless Sea. You’re bound to be disappointed when you come here. I don’t have the answer you want here.”

"But as a reward for coming to me over such a long distance, I can tell you something else." The dragon continued without any emotion in his voice, "That transformation crystal brings the best to the giant whale. The result is probably to turn one of them into a beluga of this era. But compared with the beluga you say from the ancient historical period, the gap is not as simple as a tiny bit."

"It doesn't matter to us whether any of the giant whales become beluga whales. Even over a long period of time, some individuals in the giant whale population have escaped the imprisonment imprinted on their heads. I want to know that for Eleanor, What can she get from the whale now? What options are available to her?" Letitia asked. She was sitting cross-legged in the giant snake's stomach. It was not completely dark inside, she was in a cabin-like space made entirely of flesh and blood, and there was even a light like a lamp lighting up the space. It seemed to be an absolutely safe area.

"Options?" There was emotion in the dragon's voice, as if he was mocking Letitia, "Is Elinor of the Empress Continent worth your seriousness?"

"As part of the roots of the World Tree remain in the Houxiang Continent, we have to be vigilant." Letitia, who had long been indifferent to these words, answered seriously, "In addition, the team of the Nature Association Alliance has also set off. This time it will We will work with the Theocracy's manpower to bring back the intact body of the target 'Cassia'."

It seemed that the last sentence was the key point. After Letitia finished speaking, the dragon thought for a while and did not make any response. This is exactly the result Letitia hopes to see.

"Okay, I only need a result. As for the process and who achieves it, I don't care." The dragon's words returned to their original state, "I hope there can be relative peace between you. The result is the most important thing." Yes, don’t destroy what I want because of mutual disharmony.”

"You can rest assured about this. After I leave here, I will continue to go to the Theocracy to visit the two contemporary popes, Stant and Novisas. I haven't seen Novisas for decades. There are some things I need to talk to him about.”

"Is it the Eleanor from the Queen's Land?"

"This is just one of them." The giant snake had already unfolded its body and was about to leave. "There are also things to discuss about the Far Sea Commonwealth and the Flame Alliance. You should know something about these two countries that are supported by both of us, right?"

The dragon did not answer directly: "It is inevitable to lose control." After saying that, the dragon's head completely sank into the lava lake, but the voice was still transmitted, "Letitia, remember to bring a message to Novisas for me. , this is also what I say to you - eternal life is not a difficult thing for me, but you need to pay the corresponding reward. Cassia's complete body with the head removed is a very large proportion of the reward. I hope that both of you will not it disappointed me."

"I will definitely bring your words to Nowisas. You don't need to tell me. When I go inside the Theocracy, Nowisas will also ask me with great concern." The giant snake swam up the slope of the deep seabed. When its figure was about to disappear in the light of the lava lake, the dragon's voice came into Letitia's head again, "The trunk remains of the World Tree are indeed good things. Its collapse brought with it a lot of ancient history." The corpses of creatures from that period have been preserved. But I would like to remind you that not all things from the ancient historical era are good, and the various things you take out from the remains of the World Tree will bring you unexpected disasters."

"Times have changed, and we have found a way to deal with it." Letitia responded, and then completely disappeared into the darkness.

When the giant dragon's ferocious head was raised again, the auras of Letitia and the giant snake had already completely disappeared. The giant dragon turned its head and glanced in that direction, and then raised one of its front paws. More than a dozen iron chains of unknown material penetrated the claws, locking them completely.

As the giant dragon gently shook its claws, under the red light of the lava lake, it was still possible to find that more than a dozen iron chains were all covered with deeply corroded red rust. The fine cracks that were noticed were the same as the cracked patterns on the thirsty ground. There is no way to detect it if the dragon doesn't lift its front paws.

"Time is running out, and it's coming soon." The voice echoed in his head, and the dragon lowered his head, full of uncontrollable excitement. It has forgotten how long it has spent waiting for such an opportunity. Memories even overlap during the long span of history, and then these overlapping memories, like these iron chains, gradually begin to decay as time goes by, becoming countless fragments with no value.

Soon after, the place fell into daily calm again, and the turbulence of the lava lake became much smaller afterwards.

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Resting in the nearest city, local organization members took care of all the formalities for them.

The next afternoon, Adolf led another group of people to catch up with Cassia and the others. He just didn't make any stop. The communication said that he would pass by the city in the afternoon and then continue towards the empire border.

One day after setting off again, Cassia bought a new suitcase and a whole box of new books. The rest of the journey was just as he imagined, quieter. Two days later, they went to the next small country and also walked through the right-angled bend on the intercontinental train route, and began to shorten the distance to the empire's border area more quickly.

On the third day on the intercontinental train, at noon, the heat flow from the solid red mercury in the abdomen suddenly intensified, causing Cassia, who was reading a book, to raise her head. Closing the book, Cassia leaned on the car seat and recalled the memories of the past few days.

"The second-generation Holy Sword seems to trigger something in my body to grow faster?"