Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 113: Breaking Down and Starting Over

At first, Noah didn't quite understand why his adoptive father, who had finally returned from the underground, would come to him and talk to him for so long.

It wasn't until his adoptive father gave him a storage device filled to the brim and told him to study the contents carefully that Noah felt a little confused.

Because the storage equipment contains books organized into categories, but they are not official books that can be taken out and read openly, but books of sorcery, truly banned books.

It is no exaggeration to say that if you take out any book from this ring and bring it to a paladin, even if the paladin does not strike you with a Break Evil Slash, he will at least throw a Identify Evil Slash at you.

"How evil! Why would you give me such a book?"

Noah found a secluded place, took out a book, flipped through it for a while, and couldn't help but be amazed.

There is no doubt that these books all come from underground, because their contents are recognizable at a glance, carrying the breath of darkness, cruelty, greed and desire of the Underdark.

"Uncle, what do you want to do?"

After flipping through a few books, Noah couldn't help but feel confused. These books could all be classified as dark sorcery, and they were quite cruel types of dark sorcery.

Dark sorcery originated in the barbaric era when civilization was still in its infancy, and was derived from the most bloody and cruel ancient sacrificial rituals.

The original source can be traced back to the ancient beings who were worshipped as gods by ignorant primitive tribes. As for the present, it can be traced back to those evil gods who are better than the original.

In short, Noah's adoptive father brought back a large number of dark forbidden books from underground. It is not surprising to be able to search for such books in the dark area. In order to survive, underground creatures will do anything.

But a man like his adoptive father specially collected such books and asked him to study them. This was a bit terrifying when he thought about it carefully. No matter which evil magic it was, practicing and mastering it required an extremely cruel and terrible price.

In some cases, practitioners need to bear the cost, but more often, other creatures can be used to share the cost on behalf of the practitioners.

"Stripping blood?"

Noah quickly summed up the common characteristics of this batch of dark forbidden books. These were all books of evil magic related to blood, and they generally described how to use evil means to improve the integrity of blood and even upgrade its grade.

In the most ancient times, in the ignorant period when meditation and breathing had not yet been developed, blood was the most powerful source of power, and powerful creatures were often born with it.

However, although bloodline is innate, it can also be deprived, transferred, fused, and enhanced through acquired means. Nothing is certain and everything can change.

Therefore, in an era when bloodline was respected and sorcery was prevalent, many related forbidden techniques were studied. To this day, although many of these forbidden techniques have been destroyed and the Orthodox Church has even banned them, they are still widely used in some special areas.

Although the era when bloodline was respected has passed, creatures and professionals who are powerful because of their bloodline still have a place in the world and cannot be ignored.

"Hi~"

When Noah's eyes were cast towards Urnos who was fighting with the young cloud giant, he could not help but take a deep breath, but he quickly dismissed the absurd and dark thoughts. He absolutely did not believe that his adoptive father would do such a thing. Giving him a lot of sorcery books to read must have other considerations.

"Could it be..."

An equally absurd guess emerged. Although Noah found it a little unbelievable, considering the bold words his adoptive father had said in front of him, it was the most likely possibility.

"Forge weapons!"

Noah remembered his adoptive father's promise to him. It was not that he promised to give him the remaining materials to help him forge magical weapons, but that his adoptive father actually needed weapons.

Jin Long clearly remembered that Cassius had no requirements for weapons and could use thunder as a weapon directly, just like his eldest nephew.

But now he was preparing to invite several dwarf kings and even dwarf godsmiths to forge weapons for him. Was he already making some kind of decision and preparing for it?
Because the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed, Noah began to seriously study the dark forbidden book that his adoptive father had given him, until his adoptive mother appeared in front of him.

"Who gave you these books?"

The palm with five slender fingers, with uncontrollable anger, slapped the page in front of the golden dragon. The page made of some kind of leather immediately emitted a large amount of black air under this palm, and turned into a terrifying shrunken head in the air, making a shrill wail. But in front of the angry Extreme Mage, these had already formed a substantial resentment curse, and were dispersed before they even got close.

"Um~Aunt, why are you back? Is the war in the Underdark over?"

Jin Long tilted his head back slightly and asked with a hint of confusion.

"Don't try to change the subject. Answer my question. Who gave you these books? Was it Cassius? Did he ask you to study the contents of these forbidden books and help him set up a magic array ritual that could strip away blood?"

At this moment, Selena had obviously entered a state of irritability that could not be provoked by anyone. After she finished speaking, her eyes, which were shining with six-color elemental light, stared at Noah.

"Uncle did ask me to take a closer look at these books, but he didn't ask me to set up the magic circle you mentioned."

Noah understood everything at this moment and became more certain of his guess.

"Have you finished reading the Book of All Laws that I gave you? You still have the leisure to help him read this kind of miscellaneous book."

Selina sneered, raised the staff in her hand, and hit it hard on the forbidden book that kept screaming. Under the wizard's rage, the book was immediately ignited by silver flames, and with the increasingly miserable wails, it turned into ashes and molten iron, evaporating and disappearing.

"Aunt, can I ask what's going on?"

A guess is just a guess unless it is verified by facts. Noah wants to verify his guess on his adoptive mother to satisfy his curiosity.

"cannot!"

Destroying a banned book obviously did not relieve Selina's anger much. The Duchess, who was usually very tolerant of Noah, directly rejected Noah at this moment.

"But I almost guessed it."

Noah stretched out his dragon claws and couldn't help but scratch the dragon scales on his chest. Brilliant golden sparks splashed with the friction between the scales and claws.

"Then tell me, what have you guessed?"

Serena sneered.

"Uncle wants to strip himself of the Titan bloodline, right?"

Noah ignored the cold expression on his adoptive mother's face and spoke out his guess that he had been holding back for a long time.
“Because perfecting the Titan bloodline is almost impossible in today’s era.

Uncle's bloodline has awakened three times. It is impossible to awaken again. This is the limit of what Uncle can achieve. He can only seek a way from the outside. But this is almost impossible. Titan has disappeared for too long. How could there be a chance to help Uncle perfect his bloodline?

Therefore, on this path, no matter how talented my uncle is, it is impossible for him to make any breakthroughs.

Therefore, I guess that uncle’s idea is that since the shackles cannot be broken, then he should choose to take them off, abandon everything, and start from scratch.”

"Noah, even though I've praised you more than once, I still have to say that you are really smart. You totally guessed what that idiot Cassius was thinking."

Serena confirmed Noah's guess.

"My uncle told me a lot, so it's nothing to guess it."

Noah said modestly. He was not shocked by his adoptive mother's affirmation. After all, he had guessed it for a long time, and the shock had long passed.

"Then tell me, is Cassius the stupidest guy in the world? Why was I so blind as to fall for such an idiot?"

Noah's words were like a breach in the flood control dam. Selina's emotions, which had been suppressed for a long time, finally found an outlet and rushed towards the golden dragon.

"Is there any creature in this world more powerful than the Titans? There are only a few creatures that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Titans, but this idiot actually thinks such a powerful bloodline is an obstacle and a shackle.

He still wants me to help him peel it off, how is that possible? He is simply wishful thinking, Noah, I tell you, you are not allowed to help him! "

"Oh, all right."

Feeling the oppression emanating from his adoptive mother, and under the gaze of those eyes filled with elemental light, the golden dragon's scales exploded and he nodded repeatedly in response.

Because he felt that his adoptive mother was about to go berserk, and this feeling was indeed a good one. After all, the decision made by his adoptive father Cassius was indeed too shocking.

Having said that, Noah still admired this incredible idea in his heart. It took great courage and proud self-confidence to make such a decision.

Don't worry about the shortened life span, just be distressed and sad that you can no longer move forward, and even do not hesitate to cut off your own roots.

Putting aside the difficulty of stripping the Titan bloodline, even if it succeeds, it is hard to say whether the adoptive father can maintain the power of the legendary level. There is a great possibility that he will fall. Not only that, his vitality will definitely be severely damaged, and his lifespan will be greatly reduced again.

It’s no wonder that the adoptive mother is so angry. Stripping away the Titan bloodline is too dangerous for the current adoptive father Cassius. Even if successful, he will lose half of his life.

So, Noah could watch it, but if he was asked to help his adoptive father do such a thing, he would definitely pretend to obey and would never agree to it.

"What on earth is he not satisfied with? Why is he so dissatisfied? Even if he travels all over Zealandia, there are not many legends who can rival him. Isn't being invincible on the continent enough?"

"Maybe it's not enough!"

Noah muttered quietly.

"But who does he think he is? Without his Titan bloodline, what is he? He is not even a legend anymore, and he still thinks he can restore himself. He thinks he can surpass his current self. It is simply wishful thinking."

Selina continued to vent her emotions to Jin Long, and Noah understood at this time and kept silent. Although he did not support his adoptive father's decision, it was useless for him to oppose it. What's more, he also admired such courage, which was not something that ordinary people could do.

"Why aren't you talking? Noah?"

The Duchess, who had scolded Cassius, looked towards the Golden Dragon.

"I think you're right."

"Since you think what I said is right, then it's better not to let me find out that you are helping Cassius do this kind of thing."

Selina warned the golden dragon again.

"But uncle has a wide network of contacts outside. If he really wants to do something, he can do it even if you or I don't help him."

Noah muttered again, reminding his adoptive mother.

Although Cassius was a true warrior, his warlike nature prevented him from refusing outside help.

Even if he doesn't care, he still owes the favor to the person asking for help. Anyone with a conscience or even a bit of brains can't ignore this.

So, when Cassius decided to forge weapons, he could easily invite several dwarf kings, or even the extremely rare dwarf master craftsmen.

Such an action is enough to show how extensive his adoptive father's network of contacts among legends is.

"His connections are all based on the power derived from his Titan bloodline. Without this power, what is he in the eyes of those legends? What value does he have? No one will help him."

Selena remained unmoved and criticized her husband's decision, calling it stupid.

However, the Duchess did not continue to scold. After taking all the banned books from Noah's hands, she hurried away.

"Ugh!"

Noah sighed helplessly. Apparently, his adoptive parents, a harmonious and loving couple for many years, had a big fight because of this incident, perhaps more than once, and he was forced to be involved.

Not long after, Jin Long saw his adoptive father appear in front of him again without any surprise.
"Selina said you guessed what I wanted to do. Do you also think that I will be useless after losing my Titan bloodline?"

"Uncle, please don't misunderstand me. I never said such a thing."

Noah's expression became serious and he made a solemn statement.

"So do you object? Are you willing to support me?"

"Considering my current age and strength, I strongly oppose and do not support your decision because it will endanger my own safety.

When you abandon your Titan bloodline, you will lose your legendary power. Without the protection of this power, the lives of all people on this land, as well as everything they own, will suffer an unpredictable fate."

Noah did not evade the question, but when Cassius nodded calmly, Jin Long changed his tone again.
"How about you wait patiently for a few hundred years? After I become a legendary dragon, I will support you in trying this idea..."

(End of this chapter)