Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 225 Bone Dragon Operation Guide
Zijin pointed to the frozen river below the canyon, "This is the Kra River, the largest tributary of the Sang River. The Bone Fortress escaped from here in the form of a boat. We sailed with the wind, close to the coastline, and were finally intercepted and stopped at the Cui'an Sea Cliff."

Su Ming looked down and said, "This river looks very narrow."

“Of course, it’s the dry season now,” Violet explained. “Back then it was the rainy season, and the river had a much higher water level than it does now.”

Violet unleashed her magic, beginning to establish a connection with what lay buried at the bottom of the river: "Not only a few ribs from the Bone Dragon, but also a large amount of bone from the Bone Fortress, all of which sank to the bottom of the river—"

She suddenly stopped what she was doing, shook her head, and said, "No, the ice is too thick!"

The accident didn't cause too much trouble. Hanster and Newman took the explosives to the ice below the canyon, where they skillfully drilled holes in the ice and filled them with the explosives.

After retreating to a safe distance, Hanster snapped his fingers. A series of explosions echoed through the canyon, and large sections of ice shattered.

“You’re good!” Newman praised.

"You flatter me. I only worked in a coal mine for a few years."

“No, no, this is beauty and art!” Newman insisted.

The two chatted happily and returned to the train along the slope of the canyon.

****
On the edge of the canyon, Su Ming and Zi Jin, sitting side by side, exchanged a glance.

“Hansit really knows how to get along with anyone,” Su Ming said. “Yesterday I saw him exchanging cooking tips with Gerndal.”

"The talent of a bard?" Violet said. "I hope the songs he makes with the gospel won't be too awful."

"It shouldn't be that bad. I specifically chose a gentle melody."

Su Ming wondered what the "dearth medal" the music store owner had given him meant—a rare medal? He found the two English words rather odd.

Zi Jin moved closer to Su Ming. Soon, the bone dragon rose from the carriage and landed steadily behind the two of them.

The bone dragon spread its enormous bone wings, magical energy rippled through the air. A dozen or so rib fragments broke through the ice at the bottom of the glacier, flying towards the bone dragon with glistening ice shards. The three noticeably duller ribs on the left side scattered, their original bones replacing them one by one.

After the assembly was completed, Su Ming was dumbfounded. Zi Jin had completely misplaced the broken bones, forcibly joining together various mismatched fragments; to describe it as "makeshift" would be an exaggeration.

Su Ming sighed helplessly. He piled up a snowdrift for Zi Jin to lean against, then got up and unfolded the White Bone Mark.

[Let's make this clear first, don't beat me up like last time.]

【…Okay, sure!】

Su Ming's hand, which was about to press down, immediately stopped. [You've got mind synchronization enabled, aren't you going to pretend for once?]

Violet immediately switched to Wind Message. But then she thought better of it and switched back. [Without telepathic synchronization, how am I supposed to know what you're thinking!]

"Then you promise you won't seek revenge?"

【Good!】 Violet bent down on the massive body of the bone dragon and casually sharpened her bone claws.

There's absolutely no sincerity involved!

****
Su Ming placed his hands on the broken ribs, cleared his mind, and released his magic. The three misaligned bones were broken apart and reassembled in the correct order, finally restoring the bone dragon to its complete form.

However, there were still many small gaps on the ribs, and Su Ming continued working. More fragments flew out from the riverbed and combined with it, eliminating the cracks one by one.

"As expected, your spatial elements are inherently more adept at connection issues!" said Zi Jin.

"Is it possible that my three-dimensional perception is better than yours?" Su Ming asked, exposing the truth.

The first stage of assembly was complete, and the surface of the robust ribs was now smooth. Su Ming continued to delve deeper, repairing the internal cracks. But a resonance occurred again, and Su Ming couldn't help but move closer to Zi Jin's spiritual sea of ​​consciousness.

He now understood that the overwhelming power he felt when he last encountered the bone dragon was actually the deeper violet within his spiritual sea. Although the gap still existed, as their levels approached, he was now able to perceive the other's full extent.

Faced with this similar yet even more expansive ocean, Su Ming couldn't help but want to immerse himself in it.

Violet suddenly severed the mental synchronization and even relinquished control of the bone dragon. The girl, who had been leaning against the snowdrift, stood up, clutching her chest and breathing rapidly.

Su Ming was forcibly kicked out of his mental world, his vision blurring for a moment. Seeing Zi Jin approaching, he quickly said, "Hey, you promised."

Zijin came to Su Ming and said seriously, "Don't do that anymore, it will hurt you!"

"Uh, can't we make this kind of connection?" Su Ming asked, puzzled. "Didn't we share the Silent Vision this way last time?"

“No, completely different. You could even say the opposite,” Violet explained. “Last time, I broke into your sea of ​​consciousness and used the difference in power to forcibly suppress your backlash, which is why I succeeded.”

Su Ming tried to understand, "And just now, was it me who was entering your mental sea?"

“Hmm.” Violet nodded, her face apologetic. “You can’t control me, and I…” She paused for a moment, “I can’t help but resist right now. It’s too difficult, it completely goes against my instincts.”

"So it's to avoid hurting me." "When you're stronger, and when I've improved my control," Violet said, "there are some things I want to show you; it's part of the learning process."

****
Su Ming composed himself and focused on assembling the ribs. Soon, the ribs became smooth as jade, their surface gleaming with a faint light.

"That's fine," said Zijin.

Su Ming nodded and turned to walk towards the canyon. However, before he had taken more than a few steps, a tremendous force struck him from behind, knocking him to the ground in the snow.

"[Violet!]" Su Ming gritted his teeth and said.

Violet gently placed her front paws on his back, her mind connection filled with undisguised pleasure. [You should probably train to fight larger targets.]

This reason is so plausible that it hardly seems like an excuse for revenge!
You just promised that!

"It was that girl over there who agreed, I didn't!" Violet said slyly.

"I must write a fable called 'Dongguo and the Dragon' someday!" Su Ming said indignantly.

Violet spread her enormous bone wings and leaped from the snow. Her repaired ribs allowed for a smoother flow of magic, and she ascended vertically, gazing up at the azure winter sky. Then, with an elegant backward lean, she completed a 180-degree flip and began her descent.

On the ground, Su Ming looked up at the pure white bone dragon approaching him amidst a blue sky, his face filled with helplessness.

"Kind-hearted Mr. Dongguo, may we begin training now?" Violet asked cheerfully.

The bone dragon swooped down, suddenly spreading its wings just before hitting the ground, and began to fly horizontally. She rushed towards Su Ming, but as she got close, she opened her huge mouth, gently grabbed his collar, and tossed him backward.

With a "thud," Su Ming landed on the bone dragon's back, quickly grabbing the protruding vertebrae to steady himself.

The wind howled as Su Ming found himself rising higher and higher. Looking down through the massive skeleton of the bone dragon, the snowfield resembled a giant white carpet spread out before him, and the hard rock canyons stretched into the distance like torn wounds.

This was Su Ming's first time riding a bone dragon. Although he was already used to flying, the feeling was completely different.

Suddenly, the violet arched its back, climbing upwards at an almost vertical angle. Sunlight poured down without obstruction, and Su Ming squinted to adjust to the dazzling brightness of the sky.

"I really should have gotten a pair of sunglasses," he muttered to himself.

When they reached an altitude where even the Youth Civilization spacecraft began to appear small, the violet suddenly folded its wings. After a brief period of hovering, they began to freefall.

The sudden feeling of weightlessness made Su Ming cry out in surprise, and he clung tightly to the bone dragon's spine with both hands, his knuckles turning white from the force.

"Don't scratch so hard, it tickles!" Violet's laughter rang out. "Loosen your grip a little!"

"What kind of itch is this in my bones and body!" Su Ming thought to himself. [No way!]

Violet continued her descent, the wind whistling and roaring in Su Ming's ears. [Don't activate your shield yet, get used to it! There will be situations requiring teamwork in actual combat.]

"You're just making excuses to torment me!" Su Ming's hat had already been blown away by the strong wind, and his long-untrimmed hair was dancing wildly in the wind. The violent airflow made it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

"How about I beat you up instead?"

"...This is fine too..."

Violet plunged into the canyon at an astonishing speed, taking Su Ming with her as they disappeared below the ground before adjusting her posture. She fully spread her bone wings, the hard wingtips scraping against the rock walls on both sides, tearing off large pieces of rubble, and her descent speed suddenly slowed down.

Just as it was about to touch the bottom of the canyon, the violet suddenly flapped its wings and glided close to the ice surface. The falling rocks behind it crashed onto the ice with dull thuds.

Su Ming finally caught his breath, panting heavily, his fingers still gripping the bone dragon's skeleton tightly.

"Hi, can we start?" Violet asked.

"Wait for me." Su Ming caught his breath and stretched his fingers, which were stiff from exertion. He pressed the call button on his headset. "Hanster, Yunier, Gospel, Youth Civilization, all systems shut down! Pause preparations, everyone leave the carriage."

【receive! 】

Soon, people disembarked from the vehicles one after another, and the personnel who were preparing dispersed. Three green signal flares rose into the sky, indicating that preparations were complete.

[I almost forgot, this also shuts down the communication base station.] Su Ming took off his headphones, which had lost signal.

【Hold on tight!】 Violet lowered its altitude again, flying almost close to the glacier at the bottom of the canyon.

A massive surge of magical power erupted from the bone dragon's body, unfurling enormous arrays of runes behind it, their eerie light shimmering in the canyon.

Su Ming fully unfurled the bone mark, and a scene of shooting stars immediately appeared. The silt at the bottom of the river began to churn, and countless bone fragments broke free of the ice's restraints, following the bone dragon as if drawn by a magnet.

These bone fragments accumulated and formed a long "comet tail," shimmering with a pale light in the sunlight.

The violet craned its neck and climbed upwards, carrying a long, skeletal dragon as it burst out of the canyon, creating a spectacular sight.

(End of this chapter)