Magic Industrial Age

Night,

The full moon hangs high.

The earth is dim, and only shadows remain of the distant Sunset Town.

The aftermath of the turmoil spreads, the light of斗气 (Dou Qi) shines, and the majestic body of the red dragon slowly moves, its two dragon whiskers flying, its massive head lowered.

Luo Yi raises his head, his breath weak, but with boundless courage supporting him, unafraid of the dragon's might.

Until the two are face to face, a complex emotion flickers in those cold dragon eyes.

Slightly opening his mouth, a deep, dignified voice rings out: "Are you the illegitimate son of Karl Raymond and Afra Norman?"

"I am!"

"That's right! No matter what, you are the heir chosen by that bastard Karl, so I can't kill you!"

Luo Yi blinked, asking in confusion, "You and my father, are you very familiar?"

"Not bad, we can be considered friends!"

Luo Yi's face is full of disbelief: "Since you're friends, why did the tragedy of the Lion Castle happen?

Shouldn't you have given a hint?"

Pausing, he added: "Don't tell me, the Church of the Sun God wasn't involved in this?"

The red dragon blinked, the structure of its dragon eyes different from humans, with several layers under the heavy eyelids.

But Luo Yi still saw a feeling of rolling his eyes.

He heard him say: "They were involved. The Church of the Sun God spent so much effort to block the expansion of the Seven Gods Church.

Karl insisted on promoting magic-powered machinery and copying the Habsburg Empire's system. How could they sit idly by?!"

"As for me, how do you know I didn't warn him?"

"If it weren't for my reminder, how could he have arranged for that kid..."

The red dragon stretched out a dragon claw, flicked a finger, and pointed at Oliveira, saying: "Yes, don't look at the others, it's you!"

"If it weren't for my reminder, how could Karl have made arrangements in advance to let this kid take that sacred artifact, the Ring of Proverbs, out?

There were so many people following that kid's ass. If I hadn't helped him block them, do you think he could have escaped?"

Luo Yi retorted: "There was also a Fourth-Order Oath Knight; Teacher Oliveira almost died!"

The red dragon's voice was even louder: "Do you know how many strong people they dispatched at that time to destroy the Raymond family?

Do you know what kind of encirclement those people formed around Lion Castle?"

"I could only block them once; that was already very kind. Did you really want me to throw my life away at Lion Castle too?"

"A dragon's life is also a life; I haven't lived enough yet!"

Luo Yi pursed his lips and asked again, "Since you warned him, then why? Why did such a tragedy still happen?"

"Too confident! Karl overestimated the Raymond family's foundation, thinking that with the defense and magic of Lion Castle, even a Legend would be fearless.

He also underestimated those people's determination!

Their fear of magic-powered machinery and their vigilance against the Habsburg Empire had exceeded Karl's imagination!"

Speaking of this, the red dragon's voice lowered a little: "More likely, it was the nobles' dignity and honor at play.

To flee without a fight would be a loss of face for the Lion King."

At this point, the red dragon's massive head lowered a little again, tilting slightly, he said: "Did you come here specifically to kill me?"

Luo Yi nodded slowly: "Yes!"

"But why? I've been hiding in this Sunset Town precisely because I didn't want to get involved. Did you have to come and kill me?"

Luo Yi was speechless: "How would I know which side you were on?

I was thinking that since the Church of the Sun God was involved, and the pirates and the Week family were acting, you would definitely be instigating rebellion from behind.

So, I thought I'd strike first!"

The red dragon couldn't help but say: "Didn't I contact Regan Durant? Didn't he tell you?"

Luo Yi was stunned, then understood, but his face turned even uglier: "Lord Regan is dead; I killed him.

The reason is that he had already betrayed us.

The reason those people were able to arrange manpower to come in without being discovered by the family was because he provided cover!"

"That dog thing, beheading him was too good for him!"

The red dragon's expression also stiffened; that ferocious face of his could actually clearly express speechless emotions.

Silence spread for a moment, and Luo Yi finally raised a smiling face, saying: "Well, Lord Virgil, why don't you return to human form, and we can have a good chat?

At least, let's clear up the misunderstanding, okay?"

The red dragon sighed, his two dragon whiskers twitching again, and a muffled voice came: "Indeed, we need to have a good chat!"

Saying this, his huge body slowly retreated, each step bringing tremors to the earth, dust billowing.

With each step, there were violent magical fluctuations, fire elements gathering, spreading, as if forming a violent tornado.

But walking out of the tornado was a skinny, short old man, wearing tattered bishop's robes, with a cut in the back, stained with blood.

This old man hunched his back, supported his waist, and sighed: "Why bother? Why bother?"

"These old arms and legs of mine almost ended up here."

"What are you looking at? Even dragons have old days; your future might not be better than mine!"

"Luo Yi, you kid, come over and help me; you don't know how to respect the old and love the young!"

Luo Yi was stunned for a moment, mainly because the contrast was too great.

This little old man, half his body buried in the yellow earth, didn't look anything like that majestic and domineering red dragon.

But he reacted quickly!

Hearing the call, he stepped forward and supported the other's arm, saying: "Be careful, old man! Be careful!"

"This way, walk this way..."

......

After the extreme outburst, both Luo Yi and Oliveira were exhausted.

Therefore, Fourth-Order Catastrophe-level strongman Iron Knight Phil and Flame Sword Saint Otto became firewood collectors.

They found a relatively clean place, lit the wood, and started a bonfire.

And around the bonfire, five people sat in a circle.

Luo Yi took out a dimensional bag, took out various magic potions, and distributed a few bottles to everyone.

Including the red dragon Virgil Berry, who also took a bottle of magic potion to restore his injuries, and even asked Luo Yi to sprinkle it on the wound on his back.

Luo Yi's full-force strike only opened a thin, three-inch-long wound on his back.

To be honest, Luo Yi felt that using magic potions on this wound was a bit of a waste.

But that was the only wound on his body.

The red dragon's strong defense and thick scales were evident.

Of course, during this process, Luo Yi didn't stop talking, constantly asking questions.

Virgil Berry, this little old man, also answered everything he knew and said everything he could.

"Um, what should I call you?"

"I can't tell you my real name, but I am Virgil Berry of the human race."

"Then can I call you Uncle Virgil?"

"Wait, uncle? By that calculation, am I younger than that guy Karl?

Just kidding, the years I've lived are enough to be your grandfather's grandfather's grandfather's grandfather. You call me uncle?"

"My father is dead, so don't be so fussy, okay?"

"That's true, there's no point in fussing with a dead person. But, titles are important; you should still call me Bishop Virgil!"

"Speaking of which, I'm very curious; why did you become a bishop in the Church of the Sun God?"

"This is a bit of personal pursuit. I just like the church, I just like preaching to people, and seeing them pray piously makes me feel very accomplished!

But, don't go out and talk nonsense! No one knows my identity."

"Doesn't anyone in the church know?"

"Of course not. For this, I have cultivated the 'Dragon Transformation Technique' to a very high level.

Wait, you don't think I got this bishopric with my dragon identity, do you?"

"Didn't you?"

"Just kidding, I studied in the seminary for ten years and rose to the position of regional bishop step by step. Who knows more about those sacred scriptures and doctrines than me?

Even if you call the Pope, I dare to debate with him!"

"Cough, well, I definitely didn't think that! By the way, how did you and my father meet?"

"I'm a regional bishop, so shouldn't I know him? It's just that we truly became friends because of the tithe?"

"Is that the matter of letting the Raymond family collect the tithe on their behalf?"

"Yes, I asked him to do it. The reason is simple: those priests below were causing trouble for me everywhere under the guise of the tithe.

They called it a tithe, but what was it in reality?

They were all a bunch of robbers. Even I, a red dragon, thought they were going too far.

Most importantly, because of what they were doing, my diocese was in a mess. So, I asked Karl to collect the tithe together, cutting off the possibility of them messing around."

Luo Yi had a flash of inspiration: "So, the legend that you like to exchange the tax revenue for gold and sleep in piles of gold is also true?"

Virgil looked disdainful: "I am a dragon, a red dragon, who likes shiny gold. Do you think there's a problem with that?"

"Uh, no problem at all. So, there's a reason why rumors spread? What about the Golden House?"

"Ah, this is definitely not true, absolutely not true. You can't have bad intentions!

Otherwise, I will definitely turn against you!"

"The Golden House, ah, that's really playing! But, what I'm more concerned about is, why did you come back at this time?"

"Wasn't it those bastards who forced me to come back? Otherwise, do you think I wanted to?

I'm such an old man, I just want to live my old age in peace, why is it so difficult?"

At this moment, Luo Yi looked at the cheerful little old man and felt that the world was so magical.

He couldn't help but say: "Um, Bishop, I remember the red dragons I saw in books weren't like you?"

"What the books say, is it greed, evil, cruelty, and terror?"

Luo Yi quickly said: "I know, that's all seen from a human perspective. Real red dragons aren't like that!"

Virgil denied it very simply: "Wrong, real red dragons are like that; there's nothing wrong with it.

But, don't you also have a saying that people change!

I am an old dragon, who has lived for many years and possesses great wisdom. My realm has long been sublimated, so I have broken away from low-level interests."

Luo Yi couldn't help but turn his head, and saw the corners of Oliveira's and the others' mouths twitching!

There will definitely be three updates today!