Arcane Journey

Chapter 103 The Corrupted Dragon Egg
"Bryan, you came out. Does that prove that the believer of the devil has been killed by you?" Seeing that Bryan came out unharmed, Hisaiah was overjoyed and immediately went up to him.

"Didn't I warn you not to approach here casually, why are you still here?" Brian met Hesaiah's beautiful silver-gray eyes with concern, warmed his heart, and said to her with a straight face on purpose.

"I have checked it very carefully, and only approached after confirming that there is no danger."

Looking at his serious expression, Hesaiah snorted lightly and said to him, "Besides, my strength is much stronger than yours, how could it be possible that I don't even have this ability to perceive danger? I think I'm a fool."

"How dare I treat you as a fool. You said it yourself, but I didn't admit it."

Brian smiled, feeling that the chat with this noble lady made his heavy heart just a little easier in the sacrificial room.

"You are more sensible." Hesaiah glared at him, nodded in satisfaction, and continued: "Although you are trying your best to cover up, I can still see from the subtle changes in your brows that you have encountered something troublesome."

She leaned close to Brian, patted him on the shoulder, and said tentatively, "Did you encounter any problems?"

"Problem?" Brian was startled, then shook his head, and said to her, "How could I encounter any problems? It's just that my emotions were affected by a conflict of ideas."

"That's not a problem." Hesaiah stared at Brian's calm face, threw him a beautiful white eye, and said expectantly: "Can you tell me? To be honest, I really Curious, what kind of question is it that can stump you."

Brian knew that some things might feel better if he said them.

So, he found a step and sat up, rubbed his temples, and said to Hesaiah with a slightly heavy heart, "Just now, I discussed with an elf who believes in a demon lord about the relationship between humans and elves. Contradictory issues."

"What's the result?" Sisaiah sat beside him and curiously guessed, "Did you win?"

"In this kind of discussion, everyone has their own ideas, and you can't judge everyone's values ​​by winning or losing." Brian shook his head slightly, "Although killing this elf has saved the lives of thousands of people invisibly , but I don't know why, I just feel a little uncomfortable."

"So, I will start today." He thought for a while, and then said in a rather firm tone, "I will never get involved in anything related to racial conflicts in the future, and I will never wade into this kind of muddy water that neither side pleases." .”

"I also think so."

Hesaiah looked at him in surprise, with a moving smile in his bright eyes, "I support your decision, because in my opinion, no race can be judged on the pure honor of good and evil. Of course, We are not qualified to tell them what to do, what we need to do is: people do not offend me, I do not offend others."

"Bryan, you have to know that in the face of this kind of problem, we don't have to be brave, we don't have to tell the truth, or we can choose to escape." She thought for a moment, recalling what she saw in the 'Crown Palace' in Suzal City. previous knowledge, and went on to say:
"But we can't stop those who tell the truth because we have no right to laugh at their 'impulse' and 'stupid'. Firm belief and courage to sacrifice are fighting for the dignity and rights of their own race. It is true that elves who worship demons are evil, but her extreme starting point is right, otherwise, she would not be drilled by demons Kongzi. From my point of view, her spirit is more worthy of being remembered than the coward hiding on Yongju Island."

"Because you thought of this, you feel that you have done a good deed to save thousands of people, but you don't feel the root cause of your happiness at all." Hesaiah saw that the person he was listening to thought of him. The words were very useful, and she made a final addition with a smile.

An inexplicable sense of accomplishment permeated Hesaiah's heart, which made her fall in love with Brian's slightly melancholy look.

After listening to Sisaiah's analysis, Brian nodded thoughtfully. He met her bright silver-gray eyes. Even in this sickly low-light environment, he still couldn't hide the moving brilliance inside. .

When there was a strange smile in her eyes, Brian felt as if there was a scent of fragrance emanating from her body. Realizing his gaffe, he let out a laugh to relieve his embarrassment, and said to her:

"Maybe it's really a fan of the authorities. After hearing what you said, I feel much more at ease."

After finishing speaking, he withdrew his gaze, stood up and patted the dust, and said, "Thank you for your enlightenment. I, a person who is in deep trouble, finally found a way out."

Hesaiah's words reminded him of a truth.

That is, it is your identity and strength that can make everyone shut up, not reason.

When you own one nuclear bomb, you are a 'terrorist'; if you own 10 nuclear bombs, you are a 'threat' to regional security; if you own 1000 nuclear bombs, you are a defender of world peace.

For truth is always within the effective range of the cannon.

After figuring this out, Brian suddenly felt that his vision was brightened, his depressed mood was completely cleared up, and he had a deep understanding of his future principles.

"It's hard to imagine that you are troubled by such a simple question." Hesaiah stood up and looked at him intently. After realizing his identity as a half-elf, he suddenly showed a look of surprise.

She quickly changed the subject, looked at him with interest, and said:

"Actually, I am very satisfied with other aspects of you, but staying with you is too boring, lacking the tension and excitement of being an adventurer. If I didn't see that you are still alive and well, I even thought you Not even a heartbeat or temperature."

"It can be seen that you are not very old, why do you like to pretend to be deep like the old mages who have lived a long time."

She took the initiative to approach him, couldn't help stretching out her hand, and gently caressed his sharp but soft face. The corners of her mouth curved slightly, and said with a smile:
"I think that young people like us at this stage should live a more passionate life, live with vigor, and understand what is beauty and what is love. I dare say that there are very few people like you in any country." See."

For some reason, after she finished saying this, her expression became a little nervous, lest she worry that he would secretly be dissatisfied with her frivolous words and intimate actions.

"So, do you want to feel a little heartbeat and warmth in me, or passion?"

Brian stared at this eloquent and eloquent noble lady, grabbed her slender hand that was about to be retracted, and smiled.

After thinking about it, he said meaningfully: "Don't you feel that what you said to me is very dangerous?"

"Yeah." Hesaiah, like a frightened fawn, hastily withdrew her grasped little hand, as if she hadn't realized the true meaning of Brian's words, she nodded subconsciously, "I just think"

To her surprise, Brian's left hand circled her slender waist like a flexible snake before she could finish her words, and then turned into a hard iron gate, hugging her into the arms.

Facing this sudden scene, Hesaiah, who was caught off guard, had no way to react at all. She just stared at Brian with wide eyes.

Do not know why.

At this moment, many thoughts that were completely irrelevant to the current situation flashed through her mind, but before she could think any further, Brian lowered his head and blocked her lips that were about to speak.

"Um?……"

Hesaiah was startled, a panic flashed in her beautiful eyes, she was stunned by his sudden action, and her brain was completely messed up, and she didn't know what to do for a while.

"Woo!!!"

Brian felt the soft and warm body of the noble lady in his arms tremble suddenly, a faint fragrance came to his nostrils, that slender body trembled uncontrollably, he could even feel the smooth and soft skin and warmth through the fabric body temperature.

This amazing allure made him involuntarily recall the effect of the fasting feast of the demon lord's pleasure.

He no longer deliberately suppressed his emotions, and longed to find some comfort and pleasure from this noble lady, so as to calm his heavy and depressed mood.

So, his left hand tightly hugged her slightly stiff delicate body, and his right hand also stroked a soft support point, and then skillfully gave her a passionate kiss with infinite tenderness.

".Uh-huh!"

Hesaiah snorted, his eyes widened in disbelief, and he twisted his body slightly, not knowing whether it was an attempt to escape or an instinctive resistance.

She felt that Brian's touch and kiss made her completely lose her ability to think. She didn't intend to resist at all, but instinctively relaxed her body to cater to his enthusiasm.

Her ears could even clearly hear the steady, powerful, but frighteningly fast heartbeat.

Thinking of this, she sighed in her heart and gently closed her eyes.

His kisses were soft and sweet.

This was Hesaiah's initial feeling.

Soon, her arms, which had nowhere to rest, involuntarily went up, wrapping around Brian's neck.

She pressed close to him and kissed him deeper and deeper. She felt that she had been completely silent in it, and he had become her only solid support in this world.

Brian looked at the red-faced noble lady leaning on his arms, and he smiled nonchalantly, "How about it, feel my warmth and heartbeat now, don't you think it's very exciting?"

Hesaiah took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

She seemed to feel that her heart expanded, and like a clear night, it was full of whispers in her heart, and like an attraction, it merged her with this poetic scene full of life.

In this sickly shimmering cavern, Hesaiah felt something mysterious tremble, an unfathomable hope throbbing, and even made her feel something like a breath of happiness.

As if sensing something, she came back to her senses all of a sudden, tried her best to control her voice, brushed the messy hair on her forehead, and diverted her attention, then tried her best to maintain a calm and calm demeanor, showing a moving smile ,tell him:

"It feels good. If your hands can be more disciplined when I recall this feeling, it will be perfect."

After speaking, she winked at Brian and motioned him to look down.

Embarrassment flashed across Brian's expression, he subconsciously kneaded it a few more times, then reluctantly withdrew his hand, and said to her solemnly:
"Because I am a person, a normal man, you have to understand that in a strange environment, if you suddenly kiss a stranger, you will naturally be nervous, and when you get nervous, you will want to grab something. by my hand."

"So, do you think I'm still a stranger now?"

The blush gradually receded on Hesaiah's delicate face. She shook her long reddish-brown hair, played with the hilt of the sword hanging on her slender waist with her right hand, and quietly spoke with her beautiful eyes that projected strength and sharp wisdom. Watching Brian.

"Of course not."

Brian wiped off his cold sweat secretly, nodded slightly to her pretending to be calm, turned around and walked forward.

He suddenly remembered something, turned back, and teased her abruptly: "However, you have the worst kissing skills among the girls I have ever met."

"..."

Sisaiah, who had recovered her calm demeanor, was suddenly blushed to the base of her neck by Brian's unguarded words. She caught up with his footsteps, and refused to admit defeat: "I can do it with more practice."

Brian was amused by her, suppressed his smile, looked up and down, and made a serious evaluation: "I don't agree."

After saying this, he quickly quickened his pace and left.

Because he had already sensed the murderous eyes of this noble lady, locked on him.

Before long, he led Hesaiah to the black obelisk.

This huge pentagonal tower tablet is made of black metal from another world, and its surface is extremely smooth except for the cracks and missing corners caused by some kind of force.

The base of the tower stele is 15 feet wide on each side and 50 feet high in total, and the top gradually converges to form a square cone shape.

Brian judged from the arcane knowledge he possessed that the cracks in this obelisk were constantly leaking some sort of magical energy.

This made him realize that this is definitely a tower monument similar to the function of the element pool.

So, he stretched out his hand to touch the body of the icy tower, and found that the tower tablet was composed of a black metal that even he couldn't recognize, and he subconsciously injected it with a wave of arcane energy.

Suddenly, a scene that surprised him appeared.

He actually felt the fluctuation similar to the teleportation circle.

Brian hastily stopped the energy and retracted his hand in time.

Because he has long known that in the world of Toril, there are many portals that can connect everywhere.

These mysterious portals are permanent magical devices that safely transport the user to another predetermined location.

However, the vast majority of portals only connect two points in the main material world of Toril, and only a few portals can send users to other worlds or other celestial bodies above the world of Toril.

Many archmages, high priests, secret societies, evil races, and dark forces have learned how to create portals.

The magic on the portal can last forever.

Often after it is completed, it will function normally for hundreds, even thousands of years, until the original creator disappears into the torrent of history or forgets how to use his work.

Therefore, generally speaking, the working principle of the portal is extremely mysterious and cannot be deciphered.

Once you encounter a portal of this nature, you must not activate it at will without a thorough understanding.

"There is a book there that may help you." Sisaiah's attention was obviously not on the obelisk, when she saw a charcoal pencil and a broken notebook made of three-layer mushrooms under the tower , she appropriately reminded.

With a thought, Brian dropped the notebook into his hands.

The text of the notebook is written in Dwarven, and there are many different handwritings inside.

From the recorded content, he found that many Dilro wizards expressed different views on this obelisk.

Some people claim that this obelisk is a gift from the god Diylinka of the Dilro dwarves to their race, and some people have shown through experiments that there is an incredible power hidden in it. If they successfully master this power, they can use it to conquer the entire Uldu Si Wangcheng.

There was even a wizard who personally activated the teleportation circle. As a result, only the upper body remained in place, and the lower body disappeared forever in the turbulent space.

Brian doesn't care who is right or wrong in the guesses of these Dilro wizards, because the obelisk is with him, and as long as he is given enough time, he can study it by himself.

What he really cares about is the introduction in the notebook about the origin of the obelisk.

According to the records above, this obelisk emerged from the Ladug ditch in the city of Aldus during a major earthquake from the Underdark region in the "Arcanian Catastrophe", and was finally moved here by the Dilro dwarves.

It can be seen from this that the origin of this pentagonal minaret is absolutely extraordinary.

This made Brian involuntarily recall the mysterious Spellweaver organization, an empire established by mysterious races with powerful spellcasting abilities that once spanned the entire multiverse.

During the Spellweaver 'Nexus Age', Spellweaver colonies (known as 'Nexus') were massive pentagonal minarets of rock and steel, connected to each other by an intricate system of portals.

Normally, each world has only one hub, and the lawweaver uses the hub's powerful teleportation ability to help the development of countless civilizations in these worlds.

Brian was amazed by his own thoughts.

Because if it is what he thinks, if he wants to repair this broken obelisk, he must at least master all the knowledge about the portal and energy recorded in the Nether scroll.

He didn't think about it anymore, and was going to find a way to take it away after returning to the surface, and then study it carefully.

Especially the black metal used to make the obelisk, this mysterious metal has the powerful characteristics of self-healing and self-absorbing energy.

Then, Brian came near the altar where the red dragon eggs were placed.

"This dragon egg has been completely corrupted by the energy from the abyss." He looked thoughtfully at the red dragon egg surrounded by black air and flickering with lava-colored light, "Even if it is given to Argotus , I’m afraid he won’t dare to accept it either.”

"So I decided to keep it for myself." After thinking carefully for a moment, Brian made his own decision.

"You're not afraid." Hesaiah glanced at him and said worriedly.

"What you think of, I can naturally think of it." Brian said indifferently, "I have a way to deal with this situation."

He remembered a tasteless high elf magic "Soul Liberation" stored in the "Silvermoon City" in the Northland.

This spell can be cast on any evil-aligned creature, and once a month for ten years, an evil-aligned creature can be permanently transformed into a good-aligned creature.

Of course, this does not mean that the red dragon's evil thoughts are completely eliminated.

The purpose of doing this is just to turn the red dragon's camp into kindness, which is more conducive to his domestication.

As for the characteristics of the creature itself and the influence from the will of the abyss, he has no solution yet, but he already has a clue how to do it.

After that, he didn't hesitate anymore, and directly cast the fourth-level ability "Extraction Technique", completely sealing the red dragon egg in the essence, allowing it to enter a stagnant space, free from the influence of time.

In this way, before the red dragon hatches, he will have enough time to find ways to purify and tame it.

Red Dragon Egg (unhatched)
Explanation: This red dragon egg with the blood of a real dragon not only absorbed the huge energy from the bottomless abyss, but also absorbed the original power of the demon lord Grazt, and possessed the ability of the abyss demon.

Incubation method: Requires a constant high temperature flame to keep warm.

Note: Once you choose to hatch this red dragon egg, the consequences are unpredictable. It is recommended to destroy it directly.

…………

After seeing the properties of the dragon egg, Brian became more determined to domesticate it.

If he is successful in domestication, the hatched red dragon can become the sharpest sword he can use to break the bottomless abyss.

Although the bottomless abyss is filled with the most essential chaos and evil, and has countless powerful demon lords, but the endless planes allow it to have almost inexhaustible resources.

If Brian wants to grow his own power, he cannot support it with only the resources of the material world.

Therefore, entering the bottomless abyss is also the most critical step in his future plans.

And this red dragon egg has the original power injected by the demon lord Grazter, which makes it have the powerful characteristics of a high-level demon. Combined with the talent of its own true dragon blood, it is not unreasonable to foster it into a new demon lord possible.

"Let's go."

After finishing it, Brian put away the dragon eggs, waved to Sisaiah, and quickened his pace, preparing to leave the vortex tunnel.

All the problems here have been solved by him, and the gray dwarf prince is also preparing for a coup d'état.

(End of this chapter)