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Chapter 480 Dragon Island Past

The day of the volcanic eruption is drawing ever closer.

A somber atmosphere gradually spread across Dragon Island.

Celia noticed that there were more guards patrolling the city.

Occasionally, you might even encounter a guard led by a fourth-tier mage.

As the capital of the empire, fourth-tier mages aren't exactly everywhere, but they can only hold positions like captains or legion commanders.

Just like undergraduates are a rarity in rural towns and small counties, they are looked down upon by everyone in big cities.

Here, Tier 3 is the basic requirement for applying to the elite guard. It was rare to see them before, and it was mostly Tier 1 and 2 'temporary workers' patrolling. With the activity of the volcano, Tier 1 and 2 have been gradually replaced by Tier 3.

Celia went to the first floor of the inn to eat. As she watched another group of guards pass by outside, led by a fourth-tier mage, she couldn't help but ask the receptionist.

"Does this happen every time there's a volcanic eruption on Dragon Island?"

Upon hearing this, the receptionist nodded: "The last outbreak was ten years ago. My father told me that it was like this back then. On the day of the outbreak, a strict order was issued prohibiting people from going out and telling everyone to stay at home."

Celia asked curiously, "Are you worried about the volcanic eruption causing harm?"

"Of course not. Under the leadership of the powerful Captain Erina, there's nothing to fear about a volcanic eruption. If it were just a volcanic eruption, the Dragon Throne would have already allowed everyone to watch the spectacle."

The Dragon Throne is a popular term for the monarch of the Blue Dragon Empire, meaning a king who sits on the back of a dragon and uses a dragon as his mount.

In ancient times, everyone wanted to be a dragon knight, and it is still the same now. However, dragons have now disappeared. The Blue Dragon Empire, named after dragons, naturally takes the dragon knights, who were revered by everyone in ancient times, as its symbol. Thus, there is the Dragon Knight Legion, Dragon Island, and the Dragon Throne. The people of the Blue Dragon Empire are said to be like dragons.

Hmm... Everyone is like a dragon, but the monarch rides a dragon...

A monarch who rides on the backs of his people?
A thought flashed through Celia's mind.

She didn't say it aloud, because such words were considered treasonous by the Blue Dragon Empire.

"So what exactly is going on?" Celia asked.

"It's all because of those guys from outside. They all covet the treasures in Dragon Island's volcano and try to take advantage of the chaos during volcanic eruptions. There have even been major accidents before."

The receptionist was also very talkative. This place is quite far from Dragon Island Volcano, and even though the rooms are full, the guests all seem to be in a hurry and don't know what they're doing. There aren't many people like Celia who are leisurely eating on the first floor.

He was very enthusiastic when he had nothing to do.

"That happened 100 years ago. Legend has it that the essence of the fire gave birth to the fire spirit, which attracted the attention of the elves, the orc empire, and several other empires and some other random organizations. They fought each other around the volcano."

"In the end, the powerful sorcerer shaved off a layer of the volcano and destroyed many houses in the surrounding area. It was only after Captain Erina intervened that the turmoil was quelled."

The receptionist sighed.

"It is said that the battle resulted in the deaths of tens of thousands of innocent people, including thousands of sorcerers."

Celia was more concerned about something else: "Where's the fire spirit? Who took it?"

The receptionist said, "Of course, it was taken by Captain Erina. Legend has it that he was already at the sixth rank at that time, and he is even more powerful now. It is said that he successfully broke through that thing by relying on the fire spirit and has reached the seventh rank."

"However, this kind of thing is too far removed from us ordinary people. We don't even know the difference between sixth-order and seventh-order."

Not to mention him, even Celia didn't really understand; she only knew that Celia was very strong and she couldn't beat her.

That said, why would an ordinary person know about Commander Erina's situation? Is it because he broke through to the seventh rank?
Such rumors seem baseless and have a high probability of being true. However, since most people know this, it's unlikely to be true.

It's true, but it's really unlikely.

"Since then, whenever the volcano is active, the Dragon Throne orders the Dragon Rider Legion to return and garrison Dragon Island. If the situation is not good, Commander Erina will return immediately."

Celia nodded. "I see. Then why not just ban foreigners from entering the city?"

"It's not that easy. Dragon Island is so big, you can't stop them." These words weren't spoken by the receptionist, but by a burly man who looked like a mercenary eating at the next table.

He put his hand to his mouth and said loudly, as if whispering, "I know of three ways to bypass the dragon scales and enter the city."

"makes sense."

Celia herself bypassed the dragon scales by using slave wagons, although the slave trader who lured her there had already given her a dragon scale when she killed Galton.

Dragon Island is too large, and it would be difficult to spend so much manpower and resources to investigate the entire island.

Instead of doing that, we should just let nature take its course and allow outsiders to freely enter the city.

Celia suddenly remembered what the mercenary had said before.

When the Dragon Island volcano erupts and gathers spiritual objects, these objects will run out along the volcano's veins.

Based on what the receptionist just said, perhaps this statement was leaked by the Blue Dragon Empire's official sources? The purpose is to get everyone out there to fight and stop them from going crazy on Dragon Island.

But judging from the current situation, it seems that not many people really believe it.

After all, all the hotels around Dragon Island are full, including those that are some distance away from the island.

Celia looked at the mercenary at the next table and said, "I've heard that spirit creatures born on Dragon Island can run out along the veins of magma. I wonder if it's true or not. Do you know anything about it?"

The mercenary said, "I know. It is said that Commander Erina called on array masters from all over the country to set up a magic array in the Dragon Island volcano. As long as a spirit is born, it will guide the spirit to escape the volcano and run outside."

"However, that only applies to ordinary spiritual objects. The essence of fire that can give birth to fire spirits is not included. This year marks exactly 100 years since the birth of the last fire spirit, and there is a high possibility that a second one will be born. Can everyone imagine that?"

As he spoke, the mercenary looked at Celia strangely and asked doubtfully, "Aren't you here to try your luck?"

Celia said, "I'm just here for tourism. I happened to come across a volcanic eruption, so I just wanted to take a look."

"Oh, that's good. At least it's not very dangerous. If you want to see the volcano, remember not to enter the volcanic area. Just look at it from the wall."

A high wall has been erected around Dragon Island volcano to prevent lava from flowing into the city.

However, it now seems that the wall's purpose might not have been to block the lava, but rather to prevent the sorcerers fighting inside the volcano from spreading their battle into the city.

However, if Erina is so strong, why doesn't he just come over and take charge after each volcanic eruption and monopolize the treasure?

Celia was very curious.

In response, the receptionist proudly stated, "Of course, our Blue Dragon Empire is magnanimous and doesn't care if others compete for the treasure."

Why build a city on Dragon Island and enclose the Dragon Island volcano?
Who would willingly hand over the treasures of their capital to someone else to compete for?

(End of this chapter)