Golden Dragon: Six Thousand Years of Empire.

Chapter 27: The Core Spells of the Metal Dragon Clan

"Hiccup~"

Noah burped long and comfortably, without any of the elegant manners of a golden dragon. But he didn't care now. No other dragons saw him anyway, and he was enjoying his meal.

Although what he ate were all living flesh and blood that he had criticized for having a bad taste or a fishy smell before falling asleep, all of this could not compare to the satisfaction that came from having his stomach filled.

Not only was there spiritual satisfaction, but there were also tremendous physical changes. Noah remembered how miserable he looked before eating.

He was almost turning into a black dragon-like skeleton dragon, with a shriveled body and dull scales. The pearl bed on which he lay was covered with a layer of grayish-white powder. All the magic power of the pearls had been absorbed and turned into powder.

The amount of time required for the first sleep was a little more than expected, but fortunately, Noah was not awakened by hunger prematurely, and he successfully completed his first transformation from a young dragon to a baby dragon.

After he cleared out most of the food in the dragon's nest, Noah gradually regained the grace of a golden dragon. The golden dragon scales covered his slender and agile dragon body in an orderly manner, and his dark golden dragon pupils glowed, which was much brighter than when he was a dragon hatchling.

The two dragon horns slightly extending from both sides of the forehead each had a small branch, which made Noah, who was still in the young dragon stage, more majestic and graceful.

Obviously different from other true dragon species, the dragon wings that extend all the way to the slender dragon tail are slightly folded. Even so, when Noah moves, a slight stretch makes him almost float up from the ground and swim in the air.

There was no particularly noticeable abnormal change in the shape of his golden dragon body. It was just the posture that a young golden dragon should have.

The only difference is that his length is now close to ten meters, which is not the size that a golden dragon that has just passed the dragonfly stage should have.

But it doesn't matter. He has devoured so many resources, so what's wrong with being bigger than the golden dragons of the same age? This is normal!

Compared to the physical changes, Noah was more interested in exploring his newly acquired innate magic skills. It was an inheritance engraved in his blood, and he could master it immediately as long as he met the requirements.

As for what qualifies as qualified, that is naturally talent. In other words, it all depends on one's own ability.

Even for the same dragon, the innate spells that can be acquired are different at the same age.

Of course, even if one obtains fewer innate spells, one can make up for it through acquired learning. For a metal dragon, this doesn't really matter. If one awakens more innate spells, it just means learning fewer.

"My talent seems to be pretty good!"

Noah examined himself, sorted out the innate spells he had acquired from his bloodline, and couldn't help but brag about himself, because he had acquired quite a few spells.

Needless to say, the first-level spells were Lesser Fire Orb and Burning Hands. He had already mastered these spells when he was a young dragon, but they were basically of no use to him.

After waking up this time, I obtained quite a few second- and third-ring spells that were quite practical.

Second level spells: Fire Blade, Detect Thoughts, Locate Object, See Invisibility, Everlasting Flame, Flame Blast, Fire Dagger, Crimson Orb, Scorching Ray, Sun Ray, Sunlight Guard

Third-level spells: hold person, arcane vision, fly, fireball, flaming arrow
Looking at the dozen or so spells, although most of them were two-ring spells, Noah's tail couldn't help but shake.

Doesn't this prove that his talent is outstanding among dragons? However, looking at these flame-based energy spells, the crystal core from the fire elemental elder must have played an indispensable role.

Otherwise, he might not have so many innate spells, but even if these are excluded, the number of spells he mastered this time is not small.

The most important thing, and what Noah was most proud of, was that he had mastered a fourth-ring spell.
Transfiguration!
This can be said to be the favorite and most frequently used spell of the metallic dragons. It can transform the caster into another form. Many metallic dragons use this spell to disguise themselves, transforming into humanoid forms, walking in civilization, and enjoying the prosperity and splendor of civilization.

However, Jin Long likes to use this spell to disguise himself and conduct sting operations the most.

For example, he could transform himself into an injured sailor with a large amount of ancient gold coins, or a weak and beautiful girl, to seduce criminals, and then severely punish the evildoers.

If necessary, a golden dragon will reveal its true identity without hesitation, and then enjoy the flattery and worship of humanoid creatures.

Noah did not comment on the fishing methods passed down in his memory by the Golden Dragon elders.

His ideas were slightly different from those of his elders, and he was surprised to master Transfiguration because Transfiguration allowed him to do more than just change into a humanoid form.

In fact, this is a spell with a very wide range, which can even be called infinite.

Theoretically, if one masters the art of transfiguration, one can transform into any creature. The only limitation is that one cannot transform into a creature stronger than oneself.

Such restrictions are equivalent to nothing for a golden dragon that will inevitably reach the pinnacle of the material world as time passes.

However, for Noah, who is still a young dragon, there are still many restrictions, but even so, there are many ways to play.

Of course, transfiguration is not a wish-making technique. There are many prerequisites for its successful performance. The most important of these is to have sufficient understanding of the biological form that one wants to change into.

For humanoid mages, this requires a very high level of attainment and experience in anatomy, but for dragons, searching through inherited memories will inevitably yield some results.

"Why are there so many humanoid forms?"

Noah was speechless as he searched through the heritage for the knowledge he needed. The metallic dragons really favored the humanoid race and provided countless reference templates.

However, the dragons' favorite transformation is not into humans, but into high elves, because this is the closest to the perfect humanoid form in reality.

As long as the change is not for the purpose of fishing like the golden dragon, the humanoid form that dragons create for themselves is often the most perfect posture in their cognition.

"Ah! I finally found it!"

Skipping the reference to the changes in humanoid form, Noah found the knowledge he wanted.

That is the knowledge about animal transformation. Some dragons like to transform into humans, so naturally there are dragons that like to transform into various animals, or even monsters. After all, dragon XP is extremely free.

These golden dragon ancestors naturally left behind relevant knowledge about transformation, so their descendants don't have to study anatomy and can save most of their energy.

"Angel of Judgment? Storm Giant! Chaos Roc! Hiss~ Phoenix is ​​also possible? What kind of creature is the Sea Demon Whale? Why is there a Balrog?"

　I know very well what the biggest poison of Dragon Text is, so, as a metal dragon, the protagonist will only use the humanoid form when necessary, and will not stay in it permanently. He prefers to ponder the non-human form and is obsessed with his golden dragon body.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)