Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 248 Laplace Demon - Dragon

The endless barren yellow desert hills are completely devoid of human traces and life.

Kalon stood on the top of the sand vein facing the dazzling light reflected by the sun, gazing at the rolling sand dunes in the distance.

Red dragons love hot climates. At noon in the desert, the temperature felt on the surface of the body can reach 60 degrees. Ordinary creatures simply cannot survive in this scorching environment, and the yellow sand under their feet is so hot that it can be used to fry food.

Even many ferocious species in the world of Ekania and some extraordinary magical beasts with incompatible attributes will die of dehydration if they live in such an environment for a long time.

They will be dried up by the scorching sun, and then their dried corpses will be set on fire and turned into dust in the desert, forever accompanied by the yellow sand.

This was a world completely in the desert. Even the ancestral red dragon's senses could not detect the existence of large-scale gatherings of water molecules within a radius of hundreds or thousands of miles.

This also means that within a radius of hundreds of thousands of miles, there is no water source exposed on the surface.

The gravel under the claws of the red dragon is also dry and brittle. Only under the feet of the red dragon, hundreds of kilometers deep in the bottom, will there be a rock aquifer deep underground.

But hundreds of kilometers underground, even if the blue dragons who like to dig caves in the desert were asked to move their hands and claws, it would take at least half a day.

However, judging from the structure and traces of the rock layers deep underground, this planet with only sand dunes was once a normal green planet in the distant past.

According to the information obtained, Arrakis was once a green planet, but it gradually became a desert, and now the entire planet is just barren sand.

In Charon's perception, hundreds of miles away from the barren sand, there are many exposed salt beds, proving that this planet once had large oceans and was a watery planet.

However, even in such a harsh environment, there is a native human indigenous race on the planet Arrakis - the Fremen.

The harsh environment and the presence of spices have made the Fremen physically strong. Although they do not have the talent to activate predictive abilities, they are the most ferocious fighters in the world.

But the ancestral red dragon only felt its body warm in this harsh environment. The hot and dry climate made the red dragon feel as comfortable as a normal person taking a warm bath.

Charon folded his broad wings, and the wings with marks of steel and ash were attached to the sides of the red dragon, looking like rune armor attached to the side.

He pressed his claws on the soft, dry sand and began to stomp the ground heavily. His strength resonated with the barren sand of the earth, striking out a rhythmic frequency and echo that vibrated beneath the barren sand.

Boom, boom, boom...

The sound vibration frequency rhythm that spread through the yellow sand attracted creatures living deep in the desert, and the calm sand surface emitted a violent echo that was different from the red dragon's stepping on the ground.

Karon stopped and looked in the direction three miles away.

The desert surface there suddenly bulged, as if a huge creature had emerged from the depths of the desert and was moving beneath the sand.

The giant creature's long body vibrated at a special frequency, causing the desert to liquefy, allowing it to drill through the desert, separate the sand waves, and roll up the gravel and dust as it rushed towards the ancestral red dragon at an alarming speed.

The friction sound of the huge creature moving under the sand surface was accompanied by a huge whistling sound. That was the sound made by the desert itself, and the sound of the dust and wind as the huge creature rolled up the sand and gravel and moved forward rapidly.

The gravel under Karon's claws began to sink, and the swirling gravel floated over the body of the ancestral red dragon.

Karon spread his wings, leaped slightly, and hovered in the low air.

The next moment, there was a loud bang.
A terrifying and hideous mouth as huge as the abyss suddenly emerged from under the sand and swallowed the ancestral red dragon.

"Sand turns into stone, dust turns into soil!"

The iron marks and ash veins on Charon's wings flowed with magic power, and in mid-air, his iron claws gently pressed down on the huge sandworm that jumped out of the ground.

The flowing magic power turned into a spell in a moment of Karon's thought, and the blood talent impatiently turned the gravel into solidified stone without the need for any thought.

The dust in the wind turned into a wall of cut earth, trapping the sandworm with its mouthparts pointing to the sky between the stones and the earth, making it unable to move forward or backward.

The long tail of the hideous sandworm was still sweeping under the sand surface. A gurgling sound mixed with the sound of dry plants sweeping across the sand, the vibration sound similar to the flapping wings of a small insect, and the sound of a whale in the deep sea came from the huge sandworm's mouthparts.

But this is not a cry for help or a warning, because the territorial consciousness of these sandworms is just like that of dragons, with a strong desire for exclusivity. Once they meet each other in a narrow area, these sandworms will start a fight with each other, so usually there will be only one sandworm in each area.

"This is the unique resource on the planet Arrakis, the indirect producer and source of spice?"

With its wings spread, Charon could see the entirety of this ugly and terrifying creature from low in the sky.

The body structure of the sandworm was extremely simple in his eyes, very similar to the segmented earthworm, but much larger. The sandworm in front of him was about 25 meters long and had 25 segments.

But unlike the soft surface of earthworms, sandworms are covered with rough, hard, rock-like scales in an orange-red color.

In Charon's perception, the skin under the scales of these sandworms is much softer and can be damaged by ordinary people's swords.

But what impressed Caron the most was the head of the sandworm. The head of this creature was entirely a huge mouthpart. When three or four valves opened, Caron could clearly see the long esophagus like the abyss and the slender and sharp fangs that grew like a crusher around the entire mouthpart. It was so ugly that it would make a dragon's scales shudder!
But what’s interesting is that the smell of this ugly sandworm is not as bad as its appearance. Instead, it has a fragrance mixed with flint and cinnamon, which makes Caron’s appetite stir and he wants to taste this strange creature.

This is not only the dragon's hunting instinct, but also the blood talent in Charon's body is ready to move.

Because the sandworm, this magical creature, has a similar characteristic to the dragon in the world of ice and fire, that is, its ability to grow.

The 25-meter-long sandworm in front of him was only the juvenile stage of his species, about the same size as a dragonfly.

The average length of an adult sandworm is 400 meters and the width is 100 meters. Even a smaller female sandworm can grow to 100 meters in length and 20 meters in width.

According to information obtained by warrior Laban, the largest sandworm the local indigenous people, the Fremen, had ever seen was 450 meters long.

But this is not the maximum limit of size. According to Fremen legend, at the poles of the planet, there live sandworms that are a kilometer long and can live for thousands of years.

It is precisely because of the magical properties and powerful body of the sandworm that the Fremen regard it as the god of the earth and the creator. In the Fremen language, the sandworm is also called Sha-Hulud, which means the Eternal Father!

The ancestral red dragon seems small in front of this kind of sandworm. Even an ordinary whale in the ocean, which is more than 30 meters long, is just a larger worm in front of a sandworm of this level and will be swallowed up by the sandworm in one bite.

But in Charon's perception, there is no supernatural power in this sandworm. In other words, the magical properties of the sandworm do not bring them any additional magical power, at least for the dragon.

“It is really hard to know the vastness of the universe and the insignificance of oneself without experiencing the world.”

Charon sighed, looking around at the trapped sandworm carefully.

However, the red dragon is always difficult to detect. What other characteristics does this creature have besides its huge body that can turn the entire world into desert and produce magical materials such as spice?

After studying it for a long time and thoroughly investigating the sandworm from head to tail, Karon gave up the idea of relying on his own research. He decided to hand over this topic, which he could not understand for the time being, to the mages for research.

The civilization and empire that took the dragons more than ten years to build are now almost completely benefiting these dragons.

As the emperor of the empire, if Charon wants something now, the imperial legionnaires will try every means to get it for the red dragon. If he wants to achieve a goal, the scholars and wizards will risk losing their hair to come up with a practical method.

Red Dragon no longer needs to waste time on these time-consuming research works. He now only needs to focus on what he likes to do and what he must do.

So Caron raised his claws, and the metal powder and minerals in the gravel were separated and reorganized under the control of his will and the rolling of magic. Then, as if being hit by an invisible hammer, in just a short moment it formed a dagger sharp enough to pierce the body.

The dagger trembled in the air, drilling through the huge gaps between the scales that were like layers of rock, penetrating the skin of the sandworm that made strange sounds, and directly piercing the sandworm's brain, causing the body of the still struggling creature to fall completely limp.

boom,
The red dragon drained away the magic and spell power, and the walls that trapped the sandworms were shattered by Charon's will and merged into the desert again.

The ancestral red dragon walked up and began to taste the flesh and blood of the creatures from another world.

The dead sandworm's scales could no longer cling to its soft skin and were easily torn apart by the red dragon. Avoiding the sandworm's ugly mouthparts, Charon began to feast on it.

Contrary to Karon's expectations, the flesh under the sandworm's hard scales was unusually tender and delicious, at least a delicacy for a giant dragon that could chew gold and iron.

There was also a scent of cinnamon mixed with the fragrance of flint. As the flesh and blood were ground and digested by the dragon's stomach, a stream of warmth and nutrients was absorbed by the red dragon, making it unable to stop eating for a while. It stopped eating only after it had eaten up half of the sandworm's flesh and blood.

This is not to say that the red dragon's appetite has been reached to its limit. The red dragon's stomach is now large enough to hold food several times its own size. A mere sandworm is not enough to fill his stomach.

swish, swish, swish,
As the sound of footsteps trampling on the desert approached, the red dragon erased all traces of its eating before turning around.

Two warriors wearing magic armor were retracting their devil-like wings behind them and walking towards the red dragon, stopping at the foot of the barren hill where the red dragon was standing.

Each of these reserve 'Burning Hoof' legionnaires carries the reinforcement of dragon blood or devil and demon blood. With these ancient bloodline abilities, they can survive even in the abyss of hell, not to mention this ordinary harsh environment.

Even if the dry high temperature baked the armor on their bodies, it could not have any effect on these warriors.

In order to save energy, these warriors even walked in the desert, too lazy to use their mental energy to open the magic shield device on the armor, and only relied on their physical bodies to carry the armor. This was also a way for them to hone themselves. "Your Majesty!"

The two soldiers bowed slightly and saluted their emperor.

"The mages and warriors sent by Lord Sakro followed Laban, a warrior from the Harkonnen family, into their spice mines and stole, oh, brought back a large amount of spices. After the mages' research, they have come to the conclusion of the experiment!"

"Oh,"

The ancestral red dragon nodded and smiled softly, "That's great news. Let's go back and see what the mages have accomplished."

Hulong,

The ancestral red dragon spread its wings, rose into the air, and flew thousands of meters into the sky, stirring up a strong wind.

There is a huge magical shadow there, which blocks the sight of mortals and also shields the prying eyes of foresight and detection. That is the current base of the empire - the floating island.

The two warriors also spread out their huge wings like demons, bent their legs slightly, and rushed straight into the sky, following the ancestral dragon.

When Karon passed through the magic circle and barrier and landed on the floating island, there were already a lot fewer people. Even among the group of dragons, there were only two white dragons on night watch, lying in the center of the island, with a pair of vertical pupils half-closed, resting peacefully.

But the temporary laboratory built by the mages on the island was already crowded with noisy and excited mages. Only when they saw the figure of the ancestral red dragon did these mages quiet down.

"Your Majesty, our experiments have yielded results,"

The leader of the high-level wizards, Sakro, has come over. Having obtained the result, the Archmage of the Sanctuary, Lapers, can't wait to steal more, oh, bring back some more spices. At this moment, he is wandering around the spice base of the Harkonnen family with the clever wizards. Therefore, all affairs on the floating island are presided over by this young high-level wizard.

Charon walked into the experimental camp and transformed into the appearance and face of a human emperor, because the makeshift laboratory was not large enough for the body of the ancestral red dragon to pass through.

Some precious magical instruments in the laboratory camp contain powders that are the same color as sunlight shining on gravel, and look like gilded gold powder.

During the volatilization experiment in the instrument, these spices appeared as light orange clouds with a label - full of bitter cinnamon flavor.

The spices placed in silver utensils will appear blue under the influence of silver light, etc.

In a very short period of time, these mages have subjected the substance to most conditions of experimentation to ensure its effectiveness and properties.

There were also two low-level wizards and dragon-blood warriors in the camp who volunteered to be experimenters. They were keeping a safe distance under the follow-up investigation and observation by the spellcasters, staying in the small magic circle, and watching the emperor walk in. A faint blue light was faintly visible in the pupils of the two experimenters.

"Your Majesty, after a low-level spellcaster used the spices, we measured that his mental power increased in breadth and intensity to varying degrees."

"Since this is the first experiment, based on conservative usage, the improvement effect is equivalent to that of a mage who meditates for at least two years,"

Sakro pointed to the experimenters and said, "Even the warriors who were strengthened by the glory of dragon blood have gained some slight improvements. After some tests, it has been proved that this substance is not only harmless to dragon blood creatures, but also effective."

"However, considering the dragon's physical fitness and bloodline strength, if you want the spices to have the maximum effect, the amount used is about twenty times the standard of a low-level spellcaster!"

"Very good, you have done a great job, you are worthy of being the elite of the empire,"

Karon nodded and walked to the remaining spices sealed in the magic instruments, which had been separated and marked by the wizards. These were exclusive spices belonging to the dragons, and were placed in crystal jars carved out of crystal by the spellcasters.

The mage Sakro, who was smiling happily, was startled by the emperor's action and stammered, "Your Majesty, although we have tested this spice and found that it is harmless to dragons, it is only aimed at dragonblood warriors after all."

"Would you like to let the other dragon kings try it first?"

Karon smiled and said gently, "It's okay. Even if it's some poison, there are very few that can kill a dragon. I'm sure it will work!"

Sakro stopped talking immediately, but his face showed some worry. Even though they had confidence in the emperor, for these warriors and mages, the pillars of the empire, no accidents could happen.

Caron took out the sealed spice crystal jar from the magic instrument, then walked out of the experimental camp. Looking around, he found that the huge floating island was almost entirely occupied by buildings.

Then he transformed into his true form as a giant dragon, leaped down from the floating island again, and landed in the desert below.

In this desert, even if he made some noise because of using spices, it would not harm the floating island. And the floating island's control of vision at high altitudes was enough to help the red dragon warn of some incoming dangers.

What's more, the earth is also the home ground of the Red Dragon.

Karon lay prone on the hot gravel, his fangs slightly exposed.

The crystal jar in the claws was crushed directly by the tremendous force, but the precious spices did not fly away with the wind. Instead, they were all absorbed by the claws of the ancestral red dragon and slowly sank into the fine scales and skin between the claws of the red dragon.

It was like a subtle warm electric current running through, buzzing all the nerves of the Ancestral Red Dragon, causing tinnitus in its ears. Everything that was clear in its dark golden vertical pupils became blurry, as if it were in a dream.

The red dragon's brain and sub-brain were clearer than ever before, but the illusion was like a layer of mist blocking everything, causing the ancestral red dragon to fall into the illusion involuntarily.

No, that was not a dream, it was the past hidden in the blood and mind by the ancestral red dragon root. It was a memory and the past.

All past memories can be clearly replayed in the mind of the ancestor red dragon in the form of pictures. Even the dark years in the eggshell, every moment can be recalled by him.

He could see every subtle expression on the blue dragon's face, including the movement of its tail wagging with joy, the moment it broke out of its shell and saw the blue dragon Carlit.

He could see every detail of his childhood, when he was a chick, hunting with his companions in the forest, and playing and fighting in the nest.

He could see Anna, the beautiful big cat, when he first met her on the grassland. At that moment, Anna's posture was like that of a cat with her tail flicking, her limbs pacing, and her eyes lazy.

He was even able to recall details that were automatically ignored by his biological instincts in the past through the reflection of his memories.

Just like when Kalon met the leopard Anna, on the grassland, the humidity of the air, the specific temperature, the smell of the soil and the fragrance of the wild grass and flowers.

Caron can even see his memories of when he was born as a human being. At a certain time and moment, the scenes he has seen, the knowledge he has learned, the people he has met, the pages and pictures he has accidentally glanced at, all become clearer than ever before, as if he is flipping through them right in front of him.

But that memory cannot be compared with Weilong's memory. It is impossible to perceive the temperature, humidity and other specific details of the scene at that time by replaying the scene.

Memories go back to the present.

As the dreams unfolded layer by layer, Karon's memories flashed, and suddenly the figure of Laban, a warrior from the Harkonnen family, appeared in his mind as if by telepathy.

Just like a jumping movie, scenes flashed in Caron's dark golden pupils. Laban was controlled by the empire and became a pawn of the empire.

That was when Laban was killed by the Empire, and eventually the entire base was destroyed by the Empire, which then brought revenge from the Harkonnen family, and a fierce battle broke out between the Empire and the Harkonnen family.

That was, scene after scene, the consequences of the choices made by Caron appeared in Caron's mind at this moment, like a passing show, with light and shadow interweaving.

But this is not a prophetic ability. Instead, the red dragon's brain and sub-brain spontaneously observe and calculate the direction of possible future events based on all past known information.

It's like an inspiration from various known information, an explanatory thinking speculation.

Every action and every word of the Ancestral Red Dragon may become a lever that affects subsequent results, and the variations in these subsequent results are like countless forked lines, radiating outward in a fan shape with the Ancestral Red Dragon as the center point.

"I know, hahahaha, I know,"

Caron closed his eyes, and his heart was awakened. The spices unlocked the potential of his powerful mind and will, giving his brain and sub-brain the opportunity to evolve.

A multitude of thoughts flashed through Caron's mind in a disorderly but clear manner.

"The cause of one thing is the result of another thing."

"The result of the development of one thing is also the cause of another thing. The cause and effect continue to cycle, never ending!"

"Everything in the future is determined by events in the past. As long as there is enough information and enough calculation ability, the future can be accurately predicted!"

"The present state of the universe is the result of the past and the cause of the future,"

Karon opened his eyes, his dark golden pupils were filled with overflowing light, like a prophet, with a light that could see through everything.

"This may be the direction of my brain evolution - the mystical Laplace demon!"

　Stable update! Woohoo!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)