The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

"It's still alive!" Looking at the skeleton of the abyss dragon, Sylvia said suddenly.

In the carriage, Earl Belmont didn't understand Sylvia's meaning for a while, and was taken aback for a while, but both Leo and the old Duke understood.

Leo didn't seem particularly surprised, because the moment he saw the bones of the abyss dragon, he felt a strong life energy from the bones. For this reason, he immediately used the power of the eye of truth to look at the bones and found that the bones were The energy of the abyssal dragon is entwined on the body, and these energies just combine into an abyssal dragon energy body.

As for the old duke, he was extremely surprised by Sylvia's words, because he was the only one in the family who knew the secret that the skeleton was still alive, and this was also the biggest secret that the patriarchs of the Belmont family had to keep.

"It's too weak, there's only one young dragon!" Sylvia added.

As Sylvia said, although the skeleton of the abyssal dragon looked terrifying, it was still too small compared to the real abyssal dragon, and its blood was stronger than Sylvia's. It is only superior in quantity, but far behind in quality.

Leo saw all this very clearly, and said in a deep voice: "Although it is only a young dragon, its blood is extremely pure. For the people of the Belmont family, especially those who are young and whose blood is not pure enough Members of the Belmont family, the blood of the cub of the abyssal dragon is more than enough." Then, he looked at the old duke and said, "If I'm not wrong, this so-called sacrifice should be to use this young dragon blood, come to baptize the next generation of your Belmont family?"

Seeing that Leo had revealed the biggest secret of his family so easily, the faces of the old duke and his son could not help but gloomy, but they soon recovered, and they also understood that it was impossible to hide this secret from Leo. , even if Leo can't see it now, Leo will also know the secret when he participates in the sacrifice soon.

"How did you get this cub of the abyssal dragon?" Sylvia asked extremely curiously: "As far as I know, the abyssal dragon will not leave the abyssal dragon's nest until it reaches adulthood."

"Indeed, the memory we have passed on does tell us that it is impossible for the cubs of the abyssal dragon to leave the dragon's nest, let alone the abyss before they reach adulthood." Now that the biggest secret has been seen by Leo, the old duke also feels that other things have nothing to do with it. It was necessary to hide it further, so he explained happily: "But there are exceptions to everything. You must know that any abyssal creature, even a superior species like the abyssal dragon, still cannot abandon their greedy nature that penetrates into the bone marrow. As long as the bait is enough to attract People, even the most cautious abyssal dragons will take the bait."

Although the old duke explained that the method of obtaining the cubs of the abyssal dragon is like fishing, he still has reservations about the details, especially what is used as bait to lure the cubs of the abyssal dragon, and how to get them in this world. He didn't say anything about the location of the abyss dragon cub in the abyss and other key points.

However, even so, Sylvia still quickly thought of the name of a building in Moore City, and therefore thought of something that was likely to be used as a bait, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you have scarlet on hand?" stone?"

Seeing that Sylvia thought of the item as bait so quickly, the old duke was also a little surprised. At the same time, he nodded and admitted Sylvia's guess, and slightly corrected it, saying: "It's not that I have the scarlet stone, it's that at that time have."

Leo, who has part of the memory of the abyssal serpent, also knows what scarlet stone means to the abyssal dragon. If there is anything in the abyss that can make the cub of the abyssal dragon lose all reason and rush out of the dragon's nest desperately, If you want to rush out of the abyss and venture into other worlds, then the scarlet stone is an extremely important growth treasure for the cubs of the abyssal dragon.

Crimson stone will only be produced when a world collapses. It is said that the last source left before the destruction of a world is fused with the original abyss of the abyss, which contains the essence of the abyss.

Crimson stone is of little use to other abyss upper races, at best it is just a beautiful decoration, but for abyssal dragons, especially the cubs of abyssal dragons, a complete scarlet stone can save The abyssal dragon grows for a long period of time, which is enough for an abyssal dragon cub to pass through the most dangerous juvenile stage and directly approach or even enter adulthood.

It is conceivable that when someone takes out scarlet stones as bait, even if the cub of the abyssal dragon knows that there is a trap hidden in it, it will rush forward desperately to bite the hook.

Although the old duke did not introduce the situation at that time in detail, both Leo and Sylvia could hear from that sentence that there were other people besides the Belmont family at that time, and this person not only took out the scarlet stone, but also Help the Belmont family capture the Abyss Dragon Cub and imprison it here.

Leo suddenly thought that the scarlet stone can be said to be a treasure of the abyss, basically it will not appear in other worlds, and even if it does appear, it is impossible to stay for a long time. After all, the scarlet stone contains the essence of the abyss, and entering other worlds will inevitably trigger the law of the world Backlash.

Therefore, there was only one possibility for the Belmont family to take out crimson stones as bait, and asked: "Was the person who cooperated with you to capture the abyss dragon back then a superior person from the abyss?"

The old prince made no answer, but nodded slightly.

"What price did you pay?" Sylvia frowned and asked.

Behaviors such as doing good deeds and helping others are absolutely impossible to appear in any abyssal race, and even people like the Belmont family who contain the blood of the upper race in the abyss cannot have such behaviors, so it is not difficult to guess that at that time If the Belmont family hadn't paid a huge price, it would be impossible to get the help of the abyss superior, and it would be impossible to get scarlet stones from the opponent's hands as bait.

"It's a small price." The old prince also didn't answer directly, but simply responded.

It's just that no matter how dull a person is, they can hear the old duke's insincere response. There is no doubt that the Belmont family paid a huge price, but they don't know whether the price is a one-off or a continuous one.

It would be fine if it was a one-off, and it would only be painful and difficult for a period of time, but if it was continuous, would the current Belmont family still be paying off their debts?

Both Leo and Sylvia thought about this matter, looked at each other, and exchanged views secretly, but they didn't continue to ask, because this matter may have involved the core interests of the Belmont family, even if Sylvia is also the Belmont family, but this kind of distant relationship is not enough for the Belmont family here to let go of all family secrets.

The few people in the car did not talk anymore, and Leo and Sylvia also focused their attention on the lava lake in the crater.

Although under normal circumstances, it is impossible for any life to exist in a lava lake, but this lava lake is different now. I don’t know if this lava lake is very special, or because of the influence of the abyss dragon cubs. Some very special life forms are also bred in the lava lake.

For example, some kind of lava worm that resembles an earthworm has a layer of obsidian shell growing on the surface of this lava worm. This shell seems to have the function of insulating heat and helping the lava worm to drill in the lava.

In addition, some fiery red flowers grew on the cracked shell condensed on the surface of the lava. These flowers looked like plants. In fact, when Leo's mental network scanned them, it was found that these flowers were more like animals in disguise. plant,

In addition to the creatures bred in these lava lakes, there are also some members of the Belmont family wearing special heat-insulating clothing, stepping on the solidified black shells on the surface of the lava lake, catching and picking those lava creatures, sometimes in order to catch diamonds. Lava worms that have entered the lava, they still need to jump into the unsolidified lava to catch them. Judging from their skillful techniques, it is obvious that this kind of thing has been done many times, and this kind of work is very important for them to improve the purity of their own blood. There also seem to be great benefits.

Although the road was narrow, the speed of the carriage was not slow at all, and soon the group of them came to the Belmont family castle in the lava lake.

At this time, Leo and Silvia also saw the skeletons of some abyssal dragons on the gate of the castle and some other important buildings, including several skulls of abyssal dragons. Judging by the breath of residual power, these abyssal dragons that have really turned into skeletons should have been young dragons before they were alive.

As I felt on the lava lake road, the temperature in the Belmont family castle is also very cool. After entering the castle, I don’t feel that I am on the lava lake. Extremely harsh plants, no matter how you look at them, people feel that they are somewhat inconsistent with the surrounding environment.

When the carriage stopped at the main entrance square of the castle, there were already servants such as the castle steward and the head maid waiting there. They already knew that the old duke was going out to meet the guests, but they didn't know who the guests were. It wasn't until they saw Sylvia getting off the carriage that they felt a little surprised.

As servants of the castle, even though they are not surnamed Belmont, they are also very closely related to the Belmont family, and they also have the blood of the Belmont family. To be pure, and their positions are life-long, so they know the Belmont family very well, especially those family members they take care of.

Before becoming an adult, the Theresa royal family will live in Belmont Castle for a period of time. This period may be several years, or it may be more than ten years. The daily life of the royal family is also taken care of by these castle servants. There were even a few old maids among them who used to be Queen Teresa's personal servants, so when Sylvia appeared, everyone mistook Sylvia for Queen Theresa.

Among the crowd, the maids in charge of taking care of Queen Teresa stepped forward as usual, ready to stand by Sylvia's side, waiting for her orders, but just after taking two steps, they stopped in unison. And looked at Sylvia with some doubts.

As Queen Teresa's personal maids in Belmont Castle, they have followed Queen Teresa and been in charge of the Queen's daily life for decades. It can even be said that Queen Teresa was by her side when she was a child. Take care of her, so in terms of understanding Queen Teresa, they know Queen Teresa better than anyone in the Belmont family, even Queen Teresa's parents, relatives and friends.

Although at the beginning, Sylvia's almost identical appearance was extremely deceptive and deceived these personal maids, but after a few steps closer, these personal maids immediately felt that something was wrong, because the appearance was the same. , could not cover up the huge gap in temperament between the two, and these maids immediately realized that the person in front of them was not Queen Teresa.

The old Duke saw the reactions of Queen Teresa's personal maids completely, and nodded approvingly, and before the maid asked questions, he took the initiative to introduce: "These two are Mr. Leo Dodd and Mrs. Ms. Sylvia Belmont is a very important guest, and the two of them will be treated exactly as I am treated for the next few days in the castle..."

After carefully telling the servants about the importance of Leo and Sylvia's identities, the old duke waved to the maids who took care of Queen Teresa and introduced them to Sylvia and Leo. He said that during the time the two were in the castle, these maids were responsible for their daily life, and then ordered the maids to lead the two to the garden of flowers that had been prepared for them.

Leo and Sylvia were not in a hurry to look at the books in the castle, nor were they in a hurry to go to the cub of the abyss dragon. Instead, they followed the old duke's suggestion and went to the arranged residence to have a rest first Among other things, the other two also obtained badges representing their identities from the old duke. With this badge, they were able to go to most places in the castle, including some forbidden places.

On the way leading the two to the Garden of Flowers, the maids introduced the situation of the castle to the two as usual, but they still looked at Sylvia secretly while introducing, and their eyes were full of curiosity. After all, Sylvia Ya and Queen Teresa are so similar, if they hadn't confirmed who Queen Teresa's parents were, maybe they would have mistakenly thought Queen Teresa was Sylvia's daughter.

Sylvia didn't care about the behavior of these maids looking secretly. While listening to the maids' introduction to the castle, she asked some things about the Belmont family in a timely manner, but these maids were very vigilant and did not reveal anything. useful information.

On the contrary, Leo, who has been silent for a long time, discovered some secrets of Belmont Castle. He discovered that the interior of Belmont Castle was actually composed of fragments of subspace planes, and these fragments have been integrated into this world and become a part of the world. , but the fragments still retain some space capacity, which makes the interior of the entire castle much larger than the exterior looks