The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

Watching the white mist dissipate, Attilan was about to tell everyone to eat it while it was hot, when he saw a large blue and white hand impolitely scoop a large clump of chicken, mushrooms, and lettuce from the pot with a spoon and put it on a pure silver plate.

Another hand, not afraid of the heat, directly picked up a pot sticker the size of a basketball, took a bite, and then stuffed a piece of chicken into his mouth, swallowing it whole without spitting out the bones.

"Delicious, especially the crispy edges of the pot stickers. I love this texture and aroma. And this chicken is indeed better than what I make."

"I've always used these red peppers as decorations for plating, and never thought of adding them when cooking. Although they are very spicy, the feeling of mental refreshment after sweating is real."

Attilan looked at the Storm Giant, whose size had shrunk to less than ten meters tall, with a slightly surprised expression.

"Why have you shrunk, sir?"

"Freely changing size is indeed not an easy task, but I am still slightly accomplished in magic, and I had a period of joint research with Gaia's master on the Titan bloodline."

"Therefore, I also understand a little about the spells of the druids of the School of Life."

Attilan shook his head and said:

"For many giants and dragons, their immense size is one of the sources of their majesty. Even if their immense size brings them trouble, they will not think about learning how to shrink."

"You…"

The Storm Giant smiled and took a bite of the snow-white pot sticker.

"I stopped caring about majesty long ago. Even if I become as small as an ordinary human, who would despise me? Using size to create majesty is too stupid."

"You must remember that the reason why we giants, or you dragons, are respected by those ordinary people is never because of our size."

"It's because we rank among the top in the number of destructive mortal races in countless worlds. The power that many races strive to obtain in a lifetime is about the same as the power we possess at birth."

"Of course, I don't deny that the larger the size, the stronger the destructive power. But your master's master made me understand one thing: to revive the giant race, we cannot rely on destruction."

Attilan raised his eyebrows and asked curiously:

"Then what should we rely on?"

The Storm Giant smiled mysteriously.

"Rely on what you and I are doing now. Whether it's giants or dragons, they are races that are good at destruction but not good at creation. The elemental dragon god painstakingly created the elemental dragons."

"After losing His guidance, they are now gradually sliding towards the habits of metal dragons and chromatic dragons. I didn't expect you, an orthodox elemental dragon, to appear."

Attilan didn't even bother to eat the terror bird meat and asked curiously:

"I am an orthodox elemental dragon? Are there any differences between elemental dragons and metal dragons and chromatic dragons?"

"If they were the same, wouldn't it have been better for the elemental dragon to directly absorb believers from these two dragon groups? There was no need to painstakingly create elemental dragons."

"I don't know the specifics, but I only know that elemental dragons can influence the energy flow of the world. They will use their power to make the world develop in a good direction as much as possible."

"Once a natural disaster occurs, elemental dragons always rush to the forefront to save the lives of that material world. Perhaps it is precisely because of this practice of elemental dragons."

"That led to the gradual sacrifice of elemental dragons with faith, and the remaining individuals also began to become like the other two major dragons, enjoying the fruits of others' labor and avoiding harm."

Attilan turned his head to look at the bear man, only to find that he had unknowingly turned into an eight-meter-tall Thunder Roar, enjoying the chicken and pot stickers with a pure silver plate and spoon.

"So, Master, is it true that ocean sub-dragons are suitable to become druids? It's just that you didn't tell me that other elemental dragons are also suitable to become druids?"

After spitting out a bone, the bear man glanced at him and said:

"No, it is indeed the ocean sub-dragon that is most suitable for the druid profession. Like the hellfire sub-dragon, it is more suitable to become a mage, warlock, or the like. Do you think their destructive power and the druids who are good at creation are suitable?"

It seems that this is indeed the case?

"Instead of thinking about this and that, it's better to think about how to solve the problem in front of you."

That's right, this Storm Giant is a much more clever mage than Laruin. Perhaps his strength is about the same as Laruin's mother. If you want to solve the problem of the soul, asking a mage may indeed find a solution.

While saying these words, the Storm Giant's eating speed was not slow at all. Just because his size had shrunk didn't mean his appetite had shrunk. It wouldn't be easy to fill the Storm Giant's stomach with just a few hundred pounds of food.

Just as Attilan was about to ask for advice, the Storm Giant said:

"Eat something first. If you don't take a few bites, this little bit of food will be eaten up by me and your master. You finally made it, you can't let you, the chef, not even get a few bites."

Attilan could only do as the Romans do, slightly shrinking his size and scooping a plate to eat.

"This chicken!"

With one bite, the sweet and rich juice burst out from the chicken. Attilan seemed to see the terror bird running, jumping, and gliding in the sunset. This chicken was full of youth and vitality.

Eating the pot stickers again, in addition to the scorched wheat aroma, there was also a pure frost magic power drilling into his body.

But because it was the first time he had come into contact with it, Attilan could only cook the frost wheat according to the method of cooking golden wheat, but ice and fire are incompatible. In theory, not much frost magic power should be left.

The Storm Giant winked playfully.

"Of course, I secretly did a little trick to preserve the frost magic power in the dough. But your kneading technique is also great, firmly locking the magic power in the dough."

"This frost wheat can only grow so well in this cloud farmland. It won't work if it's planted in the snow, even if I've made a lot of improvements to the seeds."

"The wheat that is grown not only does not contain frost magic power, but even the yield has dropped a lot. Sure enough, I was too taken for granted. The cloud soil and the soil environment on the ground are still too different."

The bear man wiped his mouth and asked:

"So, Master, the purpose of you planting this frost man-eating flower is to transform the soil environment of the snow peak so that the frost wheat can grow better?"

The Storm Giant nodded and said:

"I am a mage, so naturally I think from the perspective of a mage on how to grow the grain I need. What I need is a brand new giant race with independent thinking ability."

"It is impossible for me to always act as a nanny for the frost giants. They must learn to grow themselves so that they can gradually transform into the giants I want to see."

Attilan raised his hand and asked:

“The Frost Giants are ignorant and foolish. If you want to improve the giants, shouldn't you choose Cloud Giants, Fire Giants, or even Stone Giants? Any of those would be better than choosing Frost Giants, right?”

The Storm Giant shook his head.

“Precisely because they are better than Frost Giants, we can't choose them. The three you mentioned are all very mature in their evolution, making them too difficult to transform.”

“Only the Frost Giants, although ignorant, foolish, and backward, possess malleability. They aren't as clever as the aforementioned three giants, nor as stupid as Hill Giants and Cyclops.”

“I don't know why, but whether it's Frost Giants or White Dragons among dragons, these races with ice elemental bloodlines are the dumbest branches of their respective groups.”

Hearing the Storm Giant's lament, Attila couldn't help but grin. White Dragons were truly innocent bystanders.

The Bearfolk spoke up:

“Master, if you want to break free from the oppression and control of the giant gods over the giants, you can join us and create a completely new kind of giant. Aren't you afraid of ending up like the Elemental Dragon God?”

The Storm Giant smiled.

“The Elemental Dragon God wanted to reorganize the order of the gods, turning them from high and mighty extractors into contributors. That's why He died, with almost no chance of resurrection.”

“Your Council of Nature, ostensibly flying the flag of creating a god belonging to the druids, actually has similar ideas to the Elemental Dragon God, wanting the gods to selflessly contribute.”

“I even suspect that your Council of Nature was created by followers of a certain Elemental Dragon God, with the goal of preparing for the resurrection of the Elemental Dragon God.”

“I just want to let the giants break away from the limitations given by the current giant gods. Anyway, the giant gods don't care about us. They created us in the first place to compete with the dragon gods.”

“After fighting for so many years, the end result is still that we mortals are both losers. The gods of both sides shook hands and made peace. The reason why those chromatic dragons don't have much interest in breeding offspring…”

“Isn't it because they know that breeding offspring is not as good as enjoying themselves? Toiling to raise children, only to cultivate a few more cannon fodder for the Five-Colored Dragon Mother?”

The Bearfolk countered:

“Do you think your giants can escape the control of the gods?”

“Of course not, but being completely held in the hand and being tied to a rope are different concepts. What I want to do now is to lengthen this rope so that when the gods pull the rope, it won't be so easy to restrain us.”

“Maybe they'll think it's too troublesome and won't pull the rope at all, who knows?”

To cut the rope, it's estimated that one would have to achieve quasi-divinity like the Storm Giant. Otherwise, doing such rebellious things would probably have caused the giant gods to tighten the rope and strangle his neck long ago.

“Oh right, I also remember that the Elemental Dragon God shouted a slogan back then, something about acting on behalf of Heaven. I always felt that He wasn't satisfied with just being a Lesser God, but wanted to be the God of Gods of this universe.”

“A Lesser God can indeed compare to an ordinary Intermediate God, but there is still quite a distance from the legendary God of Gods who completely breaks away from the god level system and is not bound by faith and divinity.”

“But to be honest, my perception of dragons changed starting with the Elemental Dragon God. He not only equally cared for races that believed in him and those that didn't.”

“He even created Elemental Dragons to help him change the world. If he really promoted his set of ideas to all the planets and planes, maybe he could really become the God of Gods.”

“But unfortunately, his radiance was too dazzling for the other gods, and in the end, it was extinguished by schemes and intrigues. But he did leave his mark in this universe.”

“For example, this Material Plane below us is where the Elemental Dragon God once originated. Unfortunately, the continent where he once operated has been destroyed for unknown reasons and even sunk into the sea.”

“Otherwise, I would really like to go and see.”

Attila widened his eyes.

“Master Oberisk, you know about the Elemental Dragon God's affairs so clearly?”

The Storm Giant smiled and said:

“As long as you live long enough like me, you can also understand the various mysteries of this universe. Maybe you can witness the growth of a certain god, from apotheosis to fall.”

Gods stand too high and can no longer hide themselves in the shadows. In fact, they may not live longer than some quasi-gods and legends.

Attila didn't want to know why he knew so much. He was just puzzled. He was clearly an Elemental Dragon, so why didn't his inherited memories mention a single word about these secrets that the Storm Giant was talking about?

“I am clearly an Elemental Dragon, why don't I know anything?”

The Storm Giant's eyes were deep.

“Because knowing some things doesn't mean anything, but if you Elemental Dragons knew, then you would inevitably continue to follow the path of the Elemental Dragon God.”

“Those who acted naturally died, and those who didn't know survived. Over time, the Elemental Dragons knew nothing.”

Attila suddenly looked at the sky in horror.

“Now that I know, doesn't that mean I'm going to die!”

The Bearfolk directly raised his hand and slapped him.

“Do you think that just the master's oral account can make you agree with the Elemental Dragon God? The knowledge in the inherited memories of those Elemental Dragons in the past was not just words.”

“That knowledge possessed power. It was that knowledge that gave the Elemental Dragons the power to transform nature, to create a Material Plane suitable for life to live in with a mortal body.”

“That is the creative power that only Intermediate Gods possess, but it was possessed by the Elemental Dragons, even if the gods created the sea, and the Elemental Dragons created the pond.”

Attila understood the difference between a sparrow and a phoenix.

“Master, do you hope that under your training, I can restore the power possessed by the ancestral Elemental Dragons?”

The Bearfolk nodded.

“In the past, you were Elemental Dragons, now you are Elemental Wyverns. In fact, in addition to lowering your status among the dragons to avoid being noticed by the dragon gods, there is also the fact that you have indeed lost the power possessed by the Elemental Dragons.”

Attila's mouth twitched. He thought that the current Ocean Wyverns were already very strong, but in the Bearfolk's mouth, it felt like the Elemental Dragons were all legendary dragon-level creatures.

“I will definitely work hard, hoping that one day I can achieve that.”

The Storm Giant said:

“Compared to finding the power of the past, I think you should continue to walk the path of the druid, and it is better to rely on the power of the druid to achieve quasi-divinity. Gai Ege is right.”

“Not only are Ocean Wyverns suitable for druids, but druids are also suitable for Ocean Wyverns, because druids can perfectly hide the power possessed by Ocean Wyverns.”

“But obviously, you didn't follow the path planned for you by Gai Ege. You still have the mindset of a dragon, not a druid. Remember, the path of the druid brings you not only power.”

“But also the hope of survival!”