The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 911 Resurrection and Divine Artifacts!

"Hmm?" Maple Forest Orchid looked up, not understanding Asata's meaning.

"My remains are yours! They'll make up for the fact that you don't have dragon armor! If you had dragon armor, you wouldn't be afraid to fight me hand-to-hand while you're out there!" Asata laughed heartily.

"..." Maple Forest Orchid's eyelids twitched. Is there any possibility that even with dragon armor, I wouldn't dare let Long Xi fight you hand-to-hand? Am I crazy or insane? Fight a bone dragon hand-to-hand? Do you think dragon knights who have received elite education since childhood are idiots? Exchanging blood with undead would be a crime in the Imperial era!

"Excuse me for speaking frankly, but esteemed... um..." Maple Forest Orchid stopped there, after all, he didn't even know who the Dragon King in front of him was!

"Frost Dragon—Asata! Dragon King of the Ice Dragon Clan! Strictly speaking, my relationship with the Lagrang Empire is no less close than that of those lesser dragons! You don't need to be reserved in front of me, after all, I have witnessed you fight the war between humans and dragons." Perhaps because he hadn't spoken to anyone for a long time, Asata seemed quite talkative.

"Your Highness Asata, I will not desecrate your remains..." Maple Forest Orchid said righteously, her voice was soft but her eyes were extremely serious!

"Blasphemy? No, no, no, that's not blasphemy! Did you think I'd let you dismantle my bones for alchemy? No need for that! I've already forged it into a mythical dragon armor! In layman's terms, it's a divine artifact!" Asata's eyes were filled with pride and arrogance, clearly satisfied with Maple Forest Orchid's bewildered and ignorant appearance.

"A divine artifact?" Maple Forest Orchid clearly knew its value. This move had generated plenty of emotional value. Asata nodded in satisfaction, confirming Maple Forest Orchid's statement.

"While it's not exactly a divine artifact... well, after all, it's my remains. Although the Dragon King level touched the threshold of demigodhood, there's still a world of difference between it and a god! So, although it's considered a divine artifact, it's still different from other divine artifacts. Be careful when you use it; don't actually use that thing to withstand attacks from gods!" Asata smacked his lips. Simply put, he didn't know anything; he just used the high-grade materials of his remains and the excellent malleability of ice attributes to forcibly fuse his remains into a divine artifact gatekeeper. But even a divine artifact that has just crossed the threshold is still a divine artifact!

"Me? Fighting against God?" Maple Forest Orchid pointed at himself in disbelief, his eyes wide open. For a moment, he looked as ridiculous as that catfish demon.

Asata didn't speak, but just smiled meaningfully, his eyes full of stories. However, he was clearly going to be the riddle teller, and it was obvious that this person knew something inside.

"You'll understand later. This is destiny, but also an opportunity to break free from it. Where you end up depends on your fate! The Dragon God will protect you!" Asata sighed.

"Your dragon is very powerful. It helped you escape the wrath of time and even saved your life, but it was really quite reckless..." Asata looked at Long Xi in Maple Forest Orchid's memory and had to admit that this Holy Light Dragon was quite something. Its origin had been ruined twice, yet it was still alive and hadn't exploded. It was truly the most resilient dragon in the dragon race!

"My dragon soul has very little essence left, so I can't help you much..." Asata said regretfully.

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"Too slow! I need to be faster!" Roland glanced at the quest progress bar, which had already reached 75%. Anyone with a brain would know that his loyal knights were fighting the undead, but Roland, who was a step behind them, obviously couldn't help them. He could only pray that his dragon rider could hold off the dragon king.

"Darian! Adolf! Hold on!" Roland gritted his teeth and released Doss directly. With a roar, golden light quickly gathered into his body. In the light, Doss's body grew longer and longer, and soon a golden holy dragon that was close to adulthood flew to the side of the two.

"Accelerate! Doss!" Doss twisted his body and hoisted Roland onto his back, while grabbing Adolf Heinrich beside him with one hand. Then, he swooped down and scooped up Darian Nightblade, who was still using light refraction to travel!

"Is this... safe?" Darian Nightblade, who had been given a mouthful of air, really wanted to ask if the dragon wouldn't just fall off while flying. What if the ancestral power was exhausted? Then everyone would just have to play free fall with Roland.

……

"What's going on?" Renault nudged Dos Anthony, looking weakly at the figure kneeling motionless on the dragon's head, sword in hand. "I don't know either. This is my first time slaying a dragon at this age!" Dos Anthony also watched with great curiosity.

"Hey... Youlan, that's enough of your showing off, come down! That's kind of creepy!" Caslo rubbed his arms, feeling a chill run down his spine. After all, the enormous dragon corpse was quite a psychological burden.

"Hey? You..." Caslo tried to walk over and pat him on the shoulder, but a long dragon claw blocked his way the next second.

"Something's wrong. His consciousness seems to have fallen into the mental world of this bone dragon!" Long Xi was the one who intervened to stop Caslo's dragon. She knew something was wrong when she lost her mental connection with Maple Forest Orchid, but she hadn't acted yet while observing.

"Then what do we do?" Everyone looked at each other, at a loss. You could say that these brutes would be great at wielding greatswords and hacking people down, but if you asked them to do something as sophisticated as mental space, they would be completely stumped. It's not that they couldn't do it, but their simple and crude methods would probably turn the target into an idiot first!

"I'll save him! You all step back!" Long Xi sighed, then immersed his soul into the spiritual world of Maple Forest Orchid in an attempt to awaken his knight.

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"Oh my god! It's over?" Ymir picked his nose, looking like he was watching a melon seed.

"Stop watching the show! Let's get ready to cross the river and see if we can help!" Ismir said, pulling on the ferry rope.

"Are we really going over there? Isn't that courting death, sir? That dragon is huge! And those forbidden spells are pouring down like rain! There's ice, fire, and wind all at once! Wouldn't we just be making things worse if we went over there?" Ymir scratched his head, puzzled.

“You! We’re not going there to help, we’re going there to make connections! Logically, evacuating the civilians and sending out a distress signal is fulfilling our duty! But don’t forget, the kingdom isn’t just about fighting and killing; it’s also about human relationships! If you don’t stand by your neighbor when they’re in trouble, who will you be when they suffer in the future? It’s about relationships! It’s about saving face!” Ismir shook his head, admonishing him. After all, Windhelm City essentially depends on Lulong Fortress for its livelihood! The relationship between the two sides needs to be maintained! People, you know, relationships are built up naturally through interaction, right?

"..." Ymir gave a thumbs up. She had to admit, humans really knew how to play the game! Who could outmaneuver these living fathers of human nobles in politics?

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"Thank you very much, Your Highness Asata. As for the origin of Longxi, I actually... didn't have much hope. Thank you for your concern and help, and thank you again for your gift!" Maple Forest Orchid smiled freely, and then bowed deeply to Asata.

“But today is your lucky day. I have used the remaining dragon soul to repair her essence!” Asata suddenly said.

Thank you all for your support and companionship. I appreciate your company and recognition over the past year. Here, the author sincerely wishes every reader a Happy New Year! (It's New Year's Day, so asking for a few gifts in the cyberpunk world isn't too much to ask, right?)