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Chapter 52 Tombstone (Please recommend and invest!)

The high temperature in midsummer receded, the weather gradually turned cooler, and the time came to the Harvest Moon in 3362 of the Sirias Continental Calendar.

At this time, the war broke out between the Kingdom of Bechymos and the Principality of Griffin, and it had been a whole year.

And half a month has passed since the rumor that "a giant dragon haunts the Quintus Swamp" began to spread in the eastern part of the continent.

When many adventurers flocked to Kunas Lake like ants smelling food, the rumored protagonist, the pure white dragon that is said to have collapsed a corner of the mountain dwarf palace, has returned to his own place in Mullin. In the lair of the dungeon deep in the forest.

Oh, by the way, those who followed the dragon back to the dungeon also had some guests who came voluntarily or "voluntarily"...

Adrian couldn't digest the large amount of void feedback obtained from the battle with the skeleton dragon Yelans for a while, and the efficiency of transforming the source blood was not high;

Therefore, most of the excess is stored by him in the dungeon source energy core connected to his own soul, to support the energy consumption of more functions in the dungeon.

——Now that the strategy of developing the dungeon forces has been determined, the half-baked underground relics before are definitely not suitable for a dungeon run by giant dragons.

At this time, the entrance to the dungeon, the abandoned castle on the surface, has disappeared, replaced by a brand new temple-like huge stone building;

In a circle with a radius of hundreds of meters around the temple, all the plants were removed and replaced with a flat square made of stone bricks. There are a dozen smaller temple buildings symmetrically distributed around the square, and the inside is dark. , I do not know where to lead.

As for the nine underground floors, after the activation of the energy core of the dungeon, each of them began to change in different states...

At this time, in the dungeon, Adrian, the master of the dungeon, is "entertaining" the visiting guests on the eighth floor newly named [Dragon Tomb].

The keel remains of the bronze dragon family transported from Kunas Lake have been reburied by Adrian in the eighth floor [Dragon Tomb], occupying a small area here.

The pure white dragon Adrian stood in front of this small area, lightning flashed above the dragon body, deep in the right front foot, on a newly erected huge stone obelisk, a row of red dragon language inscriptions were engraved with high temperature and lightning.

[Here, the eternal sleeper is the favored one of the water element, the master of swamps and lakes, and the patron saint of the lizard people—the Bronze Dragon] (Note 1)

This inscription does not point to a specific bronze dragon. This is the tombstone carved by Adrian for the entire bronze dragon family.

Beside Adrian, the patriarchs, old priests and most of the lizardmen warriors of the 'Battleaxe' lizard tribe fell down in front of the huge stone obelisk, performing an ancient and primitive ritual of worship.

On the other side of Adrian, Fay, Glenn, and Olin, the three low-level dragons whose bloodlines had been purified, also bowed their heads to the huge stone obelisk and uttered a slight hum.

Farther away, there are many relatively "short" human races watching this side...

"You shouldn't have followed, this is not something you need to face."

Anna was moved but looked helplessly at Sally and other five adventurer friends.

Sally stepped forward and took Anna's hand, saying:
"Sister Anna, didn't we agree before we set off? We want to become the best team of adventurers in the kingdom together! How could we let you leave alone before the goal is achieved?"

Karen also smiled and said:

"Yes, and such an adventurer-style thing will definitely be written and sung by troubadours in the future. How can we let you monopolize such a good thing?"

The other three also smiled and echoed, to the effect that "everyone is already a companion in times of trouble, and they will definitely help Anna when she encounters difficulties".

Granny on the side withdrew her gaze from looking around, patted Anna on the shoulder, and said:
"Little Anna, it seems that during the time I've been away, you've made a group of great companions...Since they've made up their minds, you can accept their kindness."

Glenn turned her eyes to the pure white dragon who was still concentrating on engraving the inscription on the tombstone, and said in a faint tone:
"Besides, judging from the attitude of His Excellency Adrian, this decision may not necessarily be a bad thing for you..."

After Adrian confessed his identity to Anna and Glennie in the form of his original body, he invited them to the dungeon, saying that he had important matters to discuss.

At the same time, he also showed his identity to Sally and the others who were watching by the lake.

——With the lizardmen who also came to the lake and yelled at Adrian's dragon, they could guess the general idea even if Adrian didn't tell them.

Adrian, who wanted to spread the influence of the dragon clan and sign "labor contracts" with more Gaia species, said to these people at the time:

"Do you want to become a truly powerful adventurer? Do you want to have the strength and potential beyond the Gaia species? If you want to, come to the original dungeon to find me! I put all the answers there." (Note 2 )

Then Adrian sent invitations to Glennie and Anna, and then flew back to the dungeon with wings spread out—he needed to go back to his old lair to recuperate, and to vent the void that filled his body and soul as soon as possible. Go back to the dungeon.

Afterwards, both Anna and Granny decided to be invited.

Anna believes that "Mr. Ed" has no malice towards her, and as an awakened dragon descendant, she believes that now that the Behemoth Kingdom has fallen into darkness and the ancestral land that used to be the dragon's nest is occupied, Adrian The "important matter" mentioned was probably related to this, so a decision was made without much hesitation.

As for Grainne, on the one hand, out of the Viscount, who is one of the strongest magicians of the human race in the eastern part of the mainland, and the sense of responsibility as the second seat of the High Tower Council, she wanted to figure out what the sudden appearance of the dragon wanted to do. So I decided to come and visit;
On the other hand, for Grainy, who is a senior "Dragon Scientist" and is researching the "Legendary Promotion Ceremony" based on the power of dragons, this invitation from a living dragon is really quite tempting .

Finally, the student Anastasia's attitude of believing that there will be no conspiracy is also an important factor in making Granny's decision.

Of course, she won't admit whether she has fantasies about the wonderful story between little Anna and this powerful dragon, between a girl and a giant beast...

In this way, Anna, Glennie, and Sally, who made the decision, came all the way to the dungeon that had changed greatly. They were greeted by the old mage Edmund, and they came to the eighth floor of the underground, and then they met Arrived at the scene in front of me.

At this time, the old mage Edmund, who had re-adapted to his body for more than 50 years, came here and said to Glenn:

"Ma'am, Your Excellency Adrian will not hold any ill will towards you, I can assure you of that."

Glenn looked at this old mage whose temperament and attitude towards people were far different from the 'Edmund' she knew, and asked with some vigilance:

"Excuse me, from what standpoint does Mr. Edmund say this sentence?"

While talking, Grainy also looked at the undead lich floating respectfully behind the pure white dragon in the distance.

Edmund said with a smile:

"From the standpoint of the contractor of His Excellency Adrian, I can guarantee the goodwill of His Excellency the City Lord, and from the standpoint of the members of the High Talin Supreme Council, I don't want any conflict between Lord Adrian and Gao Tallinn. , what unnecessary conflicts will occur.”

"I also came here with that in mind."

The topic ended here. After a while, seeing that the inscription on the obelisk of the pure white dragon was about to be completed, Grainy, who couldn't help being curious, finally asked Edmund again:
"Mr. Edmund, excuse me, may I ask you, what kind of contract did you sign with this Lord Adrian?"

Edmund looked at Gleinne, and saw in the other party's eyes a certain obsession with surpassing the limits of race similar to his own when he was young, and said slowly:
"It allows me to break through the restrictions of the Gaia subspecies, become a legend, and even have a higher contract."

"So it is!"

Grainy suddenly realized, and even felt a little envious, but then thought that such a contract could not be free, so she asked again:
"So, what's the price?"

"My everything." Edmund replied frankly.

"what!"

Glenn was surprised, and her first reaction was that it was absurd. A character who stood at the peak of the Gaia species and was a fifth-level hero-level magician would sell his soul like others?
But then, Grainy came to her senses again, the peak of the Gaia species is nothing to the giant dragon...

Seeing that Glenn and the rest of the people around became suspicious, Edmund sighed and said:

"You don't have to worry, Lord Adrian will not ask you to give everything like me... My situation is a bit special. If it wasn't for Lord Adrian, I might have become an undead creature, or directly returned to the origin of the world gone."

It turned out that it was to repay the kindness of life-saving - when everyone thought of it, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, the pure white dragon finally finished engraving the last inscription, retracted the dragon claws wrapped around the Thunder Snake, closed its eyes and rested for a while, and eased the feeling of emptiness after the void feedback was almost vented, then turned and walked to the ninth floor. The entrance of the Hall of Dominion], and said to everyone:
"I've been waiting for a long time, all guests, please follow me to my living room, this is not a place suitable for meeting guests."

……

To be continued (change first and then change).

Note 1: [The person who sleeps here is...] A writing format of Western tombstone inscriptions (Here Lies Who...).

Note 2: Adapted from the classic quotations of Gore D. Roger in "One Piece".

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