The Natural Empire of the Oceanic Dragon

It seemed Atilan only truly woke up when he saw the Rainbow Dragon statue.

The entire process of searching for the Rainbow Treasure was too smooth!

So smooth that Atilan directly plunged into the Rainbow Treasure.

He completely forgot that before exploring a secret realm of this level, he should have sent a message to the Bearmen, so that if he was trapped in the secret realm, someone could come and rescue him.

Atilan once asked his adoptive father how many elemental dragons, like Sestis, had found the Dragon God's Treasure Trove.

Sestis said he didn't know the exact number, but he was sure there were quite a few, and it wasn't just elemental dragons. All dragons, even wyverns, had a chance to enter the Dragon God's Treasure Trove.

The threshold for entering the Dragon God's Treasure Trove is very low.

But the threshold for leaving the Dragon God's Treasure Trove is higher than the sky.

Maintaining the operation of the Dragon God's Treasure Trove requires a lot of energy.

In order to hide the Treasure Trove's location, the Treasure Trove cannot recklessly absorb energy from the elemental plane.

Then, the dragons that are attracted to the Treasure Trove and break into it are the Treasure Trove's best source of energy.

Even some of the tests Sestis underwent, according to his later recollection, were components needed to manufacture and maintain the Treasure Trove.

Those dragons trapped in the Treasure Trove probably don't realize that the components of the Treasure Trove's barrier that trap them were crafted by their own hands.

This Rainbow Treasure, although quite a few people have left alive, Atilan isn't sure if he will become the Rainbow Treasure's power bank.

Looking back, the seven-colored rainbow road has already disappeared, only reaching the heels of his feet. Even if he wanted to turn back, he had no chance.

He can only continue forward, passing the Rainbow Dragon's test.

Under the guidance of the Snowman, he can leave with the rewarded treasures.

Atilan walked into the dark cave. The torches on the walls lit up with a whoosh, and the mountain walls were instantly illuminated with golden brilliance. The long swords in the hands of the armored figures on both sides gleamed coldly.

With a clang, the Rainbow Dragon's maw behind Atilan also closed.

Although he already knew there was no turning back, Atilan felt a little flustered, but more than that, he felt excitement and thrill.

After fifteen years of learning, today he finally had a chance to test his learning results.

If he didn't work hard and fight, he might die in this Treasure Trove.

Apart from the initial panic, Atilan now had a feeling that his blood vessels were full of adrenaline. No matter what challenges were in front of him, he could rely on his strength and methods.

Smash them all!

Atilan strode forward, assuming that the armored figures on both sides would attack him.

But until he walked out of this long corridor, none of the dozen or so armored figures moved.

But just because the armored figures didn't move now didn't mean they wouldn't move later.

Atilan turned around, came to an armored figure, and probed his mental power into the armor to check. Sure enough, these were not decorative armors, but magic-driven animated armors.

A type of arcane construct.

It was just a little strange. Apart from the weapons, the material of the armor was very ordinary.

An ordinary level 5 warrior could easily smash the armor.

But being hit by the armor's long sword would also result in instant destruction.

It took him some effort to remove the arcane circuit core of the armor.

A very ingenious design, but he didn't know why such ordinary materials were used.

Moreover, there was a deliberately designed flaw in the armor's energy circuit. By pressing this switch, the armored figure could be turned off.

He went to the opposite side to take a look. Although the positions of the switches were different, they also existed.

Just in case, Atilan removed the cores of all the armored figures in this long corridor.

He was definitely doing this to ensure his own safety, and not with the idea of taking the energy cores out of the Treasure Trove and using them to establish his own golem army.

After turning one corner after another and dealing with who knows how many armored figures, he finally turned again and came to a large gate. Only then did he realize that what was in front of him was the first test.

The dragon head on the door, its eyes lit up with red light, sized Atilan up and down.

Interesting. It's the first time in so many years that I've encountered an elemental dragon participating in the Rainbow Hero's trial. Can the little treasures stored in my Treasure Trove catch the eyes of you elemental dragons?

The treasures produced by the entire Elemental Dragon Realm in a year are more than the accumulation of my Treasure Trove for ten thousand years.

Atilan smiled and shrugged.

The Elemental Dragon Realm is already in the past. The great war of that year led to the collapse of the Elemental Dragon Realm. I think senior, being in the Treasure Trove, you wouldn't be completely unaware of the changes in the outside world, right?

The dragon head on the door was stunned.

Since when have elemental dragons been so polite, even calling me, an arcane construct, senior?

It doesn't hurt to be polite. If he could make this arcane construct guarding the gate happy, he might reveal some secrets of the Treasure Trove and help him successfully pass the Rainbow Treasure trial.

The Elemental Dragon race is no longer the Elemental Dragon race of the past. Senior, this Treasure Trove is magnificent, and the treasures stored inside, I think, can have a significant improvement effect on the Elemental Dragon King, right?

The arcane construct was right. Even if the elemental dragons were down on their luck, there weren't many treasures in the Treasure Trove that could have an effect on elemental dragons.

So it's best to find out first and see if he can participate in the test in a targeted manner.

The dragon head laughed heartily.

The master who created me, his strength may not be worse than your elemental dragon god, but after all, this is the elemental dragon god's world. What the master left here is just a small Treasure Trove.

After a long period of time, the treasures in the Treasure Trove have also evolved, giving birth to many top-quality treasures that can have an effect on the Elemental Dragon King.

Atilan immediately showed an eager expression.

Then I wonder how many tests I have to pass before I have a chance to get those treasures?

The dragon head smiled slyly.

Each level, top-level treasures naturally require top-level performance. Although the content of each level's assessment is different, the difficulty of achieving top-level performance is not much different.

Atilan pretended to understand.

Then I wonder, senior, what is this level's test?

The dragon head smiled triumphantly.

The test I designed is not easy to pass perfectly.

A red light spread from the dragon head to the ground, and then passed through the corridor to the Rainbow Dragon's maw where Atilan entered.

The dragon head on the door was suddenly stunned. Why didn't those arcane armors he arranged react at all?

The armors were clearly standing intact in place, but they just wouldn't move.

The dragon head released the red light again. This time, the red light was even stronger than before.

Atilan vigilantly observed the surroundings, waiting for the test to appear.

The third red light appeared, but nothing happened.

Atilan couldn't help but ask.

Senior, what is this level's test?

The dragon head was a little annoyed, and the red light in his eyes flickered constantly.

It's those armors you saw on the way you came. Your test is to stop the armors while minimizing damage to their integrity. During this process, the armors will constantly attack you.

Atilan was stunned, and then surrounded by ecstatic emotions.

So now, all those armors won't move, right?

The dragon head was a little embarrassed.

That's right.

Because Atilan was currently undergoing the assessment, it was inconvenient for him to come down from the door to check the condition of the armors.

Atilan called him senior. If he came down from the door and let Atilan see his complete appearance, where would his face be?

The dragon head suddenly had a flash of inspiration.

You know... no, those armors not moving was your doing!?

Atilan nodded triumphantly.

Such a long, winding corridor, filled with densely packed armors, who wouldn't panic when they saw it?

The dragon head asked a little annoyed:

Shouldn't the first reaction be to smash all these armors that threaten your safety?

Atilan stared blankly at the dragon head.

I'm an elemental dragon. The weapons in the hands of these armors are indeed not bad, but they can't hurt me. I thought the armors were very exquisite, so I wanted to study them.

So I removed all the energy cores of the armors. I didn't expect that it would accidentally help me perfectly pass the first level's test.

The dragon head's expression was as uncomfortable as constipation.

I've designed this test for almost a thousand years, and you are the first person, dragon, who understands golem knowledge and has the patience to remove all the energy cores!

The dragon head opened the door he was attached to with a dark face.

Behind the door is the Crimson Pass I guard. Corresponding to the perfect completion of the assessment, it's the first time someone has entered. You can choose three items from the treasures inside to take away.

Atilan excitedly walked into the door and was instantly drawn to the dazzling array of treasures.

Not to mention those weapons, armors, and props.

They were all ordinary items.

The only three treasures that truly attracted Atilan's attention were:

The Crown of the Flame Giant King, the Dragon Pearl of the Purgatory Dragon, and a piece of crimson crystal he couldn't understand.

Seeing the three treasures Atilan chose, the dragon head felt a pang of heartache.

After being together for so long, they had developed feelings, but now they were all leaving him, and immense sadness swept over him.

"Ahead is the second trial, hurry up and leave, I don't want to see you anymore."

A red light spread from the dragon head, illuminating a red light gate at the end of the treasure vault.

"Goodbye, Senior."

After Atilan passed through the light gate, the dragon head suddenly froze. He had forgotten to ask Atilan to return the energy core.

As soon as he arrived at the second trial, Atilan smelled a meaty aroma.

It was an ingredient he had never eaten before, making Atilan's index finger twitch uncontrollably.

Following the aroma, he came to a kitchen filled with various exquisite cooking utensils and ingredients.

"Since you're here, let's eat something together."

A half-dragon man elegantly cut off a piece of meat with a dining knife and put it in his mouth.

Looking at his multicolored scales, he seemed to have the bloodline of a Rainbow Dragon.

"Senior, can a Rainbow Dragon's Dragonspawn have a lifespan of over ten thousand years?"

The half-dragon man ate the meat and elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin.

"Although I can eat meat and have a sense of taste, I am not a living person, just a living puppet. Otherwise, staying in this small ranch all the time would have driven me crazy."

Although Atilan didn't sense the specific size of the ranch, it didn't seem small.

"Senior, what is the test for this trial?"

"Choose any ingredients from the ranch, as long as you make a dish that satisfies me, you can pass the trial and leave. But if you want to get a perfect rating, you must have a culinary duel with me."

"Defeat me!"

Atilan was very excited, wasn't this exactly what he was good at?

Who was he? The possessor of the Divinity of Gourmet Food!

The sole inheritor of Chinese cuisine in another world!

"I choose a culinary duel!"

A gleam of excitement flashed in the half-dragon man's eyes as well.

"Don't rush, first taste my craftsmanship, and then decide whether you want to challenge me. If you lose, you will need to help me manage the ranch here for ten years."

"Don't worry, the employee meals here are quite good, and after ten years, you can challenge me again, but if you lose this time, it will be twenty years."

Atilan stepped forward to taste the steak on the other side of the table, cut off a piece and put it in his mouth. The feeling of the rich juice bursting in his mouth was indeed eye-opening.

But that was because the meat itself was excellent, not because of the half-dragon man's cooking skills, which could even be said to be nonexistent.

His mouth twitched. Although it was said that high-end ingredients only needed simple cooking methods to be delicious.

However, after being processed with excellent techniques, the flavor of the ingredients could be maximized and bring the chef's personal characteristics, making the diners feel happy.

As a chef with tens of thousands of years of experience, Atilan didn't believe that he didn't even have a personal style.

Moreover, cooking was the half-dragon man's way of testing people, how could he not understand?

Atilan was certain that he was definitely fishing with a simply processed steak.

The half-dragon man was different from the dragon head on the door, his emotions were richer. Testing people through cooking meant that he couldn't possibly endure the loneliness of having no one to communicate with in the ranch.

Therefore, he would try to find ways to keep the testers here as much as possible.

Ten years, twenty years, forty years, until death.

Atilan felt that he had even researched dishes that could extend lifespan, just to let the testers stay with him for a longer period of time.

"Four people have entered this time, Senior, do you want to keep one of the three of them to accompany you?"

The half-dragon man raised an eyebrow.

"What, do you want to betray your companions in exchange for passing the test?"

"Of course not, I want to say that the three of them are all fools, and they will probably be easily fooled by Senior and then lose ten years of their time to you."

"Of course, it's okay for them to stay here for ten years. After all, Senior's place is full of high-end ingredients that are rare outside. If they don't train to level 10 or above after eating employee meals for ten years, they will be letting down the ingredients here."

"Moreover, I think the Rainbow Hero that is rumored outside is the tester who lost ten years of time and then left with Senior's approval, right?"

The half-dragon man revealed an appreciative gaze.

"You are very smart, without the foolish impulsiveness of other testers at all, and with your strength, you shouldn't be craving the power of the Rainbow Hero."

"Are you here for the materials rewarded for a perfect pass?"

Atilan nodded.

"Almost, only top-level materials can help me with my next upgrade."

The half-dragon man emitted a beam of light and scanned Atilan's body. His face immediately darkened. He was an Elemental Dragon, and…

"You actually have a divinity related to cooking in your body. There's no need to compete, this trial is considered a perfect pass for you. You can choose three of the exotic beasts outside the ranch to take away."

"As for the perfect reward I originally prepared, it won't have any effect on you who possess the Divinity of Cooking. Let's leave it to those mortals who participate in the trial."

"The cooking utensils, the dishes made from them won't have a good effect on you either. Choose three exotic beasts and kill them to eat their meat."

Atilan asked curiously:

"Can you let me see the cooking utensils?"

"Sure."

A large pot, a frying pan, two kitchen knives, a large jar, a square box, and a barbecue grill.

Atilan's eyes lit up.

"Senior, if you can't give me these cooking utensils, can you tell me how to make them?"

The half-dragon man was stunned.

"No problem, after all, these are not rare things."

The normal perfect reward was the exotic beasts outside the ranch, but some people could pass the test but couldn't capture the exotic beasts.

Anyway, capturing the exotic beasts was also for eating their meat and using their meat to enhance their strength. Changing it to the cooking utensils he had researched for tens of thousands of years would have a continuous effect of enhancing strength that wouldn't be worse than exotic beast meat that could only be consumed once.

It could even be used as a family heirloom, passed down from generation to generation.

It was much better than single-use exotic beast meat.

Receiving the production blueprints, Atilan was as if he had obtained a treasure.

"I don't need the exotic beast meat, Senior, please send me to the next trial directly."

Atilan suddenly changed his mind again.

"Since Senior gave me the blueprints, I naturally can't give nothing in return. Let Senior try my skills with the ingredients from Senior's ranch."

You have to say, after tens of thousands of years, the ingredients here are even more high-end than the Cloud Top Manor of the Storm Giants.

Atilan suddenly didn't want to leave anymore.

Using the ingredients here could efficiently strengthen his Divinity of Gourmet Food. This was simply the best training ground for him to temper his Divinity of Gourmet Food.

"Senior, you wouldn't mind if I used a little more ingredients, right?"

The half-dragon man, who was eating frantically, waved his hand casually.

"I don't mind, this is the most delicious dish I've eaten in tens of thousands of years. Use whatever ingredients you fancy!"

Then Atilan killed more than a dozen magical beasts and made a large table for the half-dragon man.

After eating and drinking his fill, Atilan said with a smile:

"Senior, can I stay here for a while?"

Seeing that Atilan wanted to stay voluntarily, the half-dragon man knew that Atilan had taken a fancy to his ingredients.

He directly waved his hand.

"No problem, use the ingredients as you please, I have nothing here, only the most ingredients!"

Then, after only three days, he regretted it.

Atilan could not only cook, but also eat.

In three days, half of the livestock he raised had disappeared.

Of course, his own contribution was not small, eating even more than Atilan, who knew about dragons.

After eating and drinking their fill, the half-dragon man and Atilan talked about the origin of this treasure vault.

"Atilan, let me tell you, this treasure vault of ours was created by the honorable Wild God, Rainbow Dragon, Creator of Rainbows. The appearance of the treasure vault was because the master promised his close friend, the Elemental Dragon God, a request."

"Then there was the treasure vault. We have been here for tens of thousands of years, just to fulfill the request that the master promised the Elemental Dragon God."

"But in these years, including you, more than a dozen Elemental Dragons have come, and they all regard this place as the Dragon God's treasure vault."

The half-dragon man laughed self-deprecatingly.

"It's not bad to say so, the master is a Wild God, and the difference between him and a god is not big. It's right to call it the Dragon God's treasure vault, but I know that what they want is the treasure that the Elemental Dragon God left in the treasure vault."

"You say, how can the Dragon God's request be fulfilled? When can I regain my freedom! ! !"