Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 305 Silver Scarlet and Picture Book

Just as the temple's high command was furious but helpless, Elder Silverfair secretly met with the Pope. A top-secret agreement was reached: on the surface, Silverfair would follow Dragon King Ge Lie's orders and participate in the "capture" of Chestnut Owl. But in reality, she would seek an opportunity during the operation to create an accident and completely kill Chestnut Owl, eliminating any future threat!
The Temple of Light, on the other hand, must provide enormous support throughout the entire process and reward Silver Scarlet afterward.

It was because of this secret agreement and Silver Frost's direct matchmaking that the tactic of spending huge sums of money to destructively transform the "Azure Sea Valley" into a "Dragon Carrier" was possible, and that the long pursuit of Ainz Ooal Gown and Chestnut Owl that followed spanned thousands of miles of sea was possible.

However, fate continued to play tricks on them.

Shortly after leaving the waters of Brown Gold Island, the target, the "White Triangle," vanished completely into the vast ocean like a ghost. After a long and extensive search yielding no results, the Azure Sea Valley carrier battle group had no choice but to return to the Northern Continent's Temple of Light territory for repairs and resupply at North Bright Port.

Yin Fei and her elite Silver Dragon Guard also rested and awaited orders in Beiming Port.

It wasn't until half a month ago that the temple's intelligence network detected Ainz Ooal Gown's presence in the northern Grodno region once again. The fleet immediately prepared to launch another attack.

But just before his departure, Elder Yinfei suddenly left without warning and has not returned to this day.

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Unable to extract any further useful information from Silver Two, Theodore could only leave the oppressively suffocating dragon's hold with his lieutenant, filled with doubt.

These Silver Dragon Guards only carry out orders to capture. But the Temple of Light cannot allow the Chestnut Owl to live!
Back on the upper deck, the biting sea breeze, carrying a salty, fishy smell, hit him, but it did nothing to dispel the gloom in his heart. He immediately summoned his adjutant and gave the order: "Investigate immediately! Find out if anyone happened to be present and witnessed anything before Elder Silver Scarlet left."

This matter had actually been investigated before, but to no avail. Nevertheless, the adjutant accepted the order and went to investigate again.

Fortunately, this time there was a breakthrough—a logistics worker who had been slacking off and neglecting his post was caught. He was supposed to be preparing food for the dragon in the kitchen, but he had secretly slipped away to sunbathe on a nearby hillside.

The cook was soon brought before General Theodore.

"General! I know I'm guilty!" The cook's voice trembled with fear.

“Tell me everything you saw at the time!” Theodore commanded.

The chef tried hard to recall the scene that day, "Before Lady Yinfei left, she... was no different from usual. She took a newly arrived picture book, lay on the mountaintop, and flipped through it while basking in the sun—you know, General, Elder Yinfei has always been very interested in these kinds of picture books."

The sight of a massive silver dragon carefully picking up a tiny picture book, no bigger than her eyeballs, with her enormous claws to read it was indeed incredibly strange and even absurd.

But the dragon's preferences are not open to their judgment.

Yinfei used projection magic to magnify the contents of the book pages and project them into the air in front of her, thus enabling her to read them.

Although using shapeshifting to temporarily transform into human form could solve the reading problem, it's not a good solution.

The greater the disparity in the transformation ratio, the more exponentially the magic consumption increases; at the same time, there is an awkward problem: Silver Scarlet's enormous mass will not disappear—even if it stands on solid rock, it will be instantly crushed.

If it were a normal surface, one would simply sink into it awkwardly.

Yin Fei lazily flipped through the picture book. Suddenly, her movements froze. Her enormous vertical pupils stared intently at the projected image, seemingly lost in deep thought and shock!

Immediately afterward, Yin Fei closed the book, briefly instructed Yin Er beside her, essentially telling him to take charge and continue the pursuit of Chestnut Owl. Then, she unfurled her enormous silver dragon wings, and with a sharp whistling sound tearing through the air, soared straight into the sky, flying towards the northeastern horizon, quickly disappearing without a trace.

"What book was she looking at? Which picture book specifically?" Theodore pressed, as this was the only remaining clue.

The cook's face showed panic. "My lord, I... I was too far away at the time! Lady Silver Scarlet's projection technique projects the image in front of her own eyes; I couldn't see the content at all." He hurriedly added, "And when she left, she took the whole book with her!"

The adjutant recalled a piece of information he had obtained while questioning others and immediately added, "General! A guard who was on duty in the area at the time mentioned that he caught a glimpse of the book Yin Fei was holding from afar, and the cover looked like the unique binding style of the Sanghe Pictorial Publishing House!"

“Sanghe Pictorial Publishing House…” Theodore said, “Find all the picture books published by this publishing house immediately!”

"All of them?!" The adjutant was taken aback and quickly explained, "General, this publishing house is quite large and publishes a large number of picture books."

"Then let's prioritize the most recently published ones!"

"Yes! General!"

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Earth, at the Dodder Group's work area, a tactical seminar is underway.

"The Azure Sea Valley must be destroyed! We can no longer allow it to interfere with our plans," Su Ming said.

This aircraft carrier, capable of carrying and deploying dragons, is a constant threat to them, who still lack air superiority.

Attacking the Temple of Light is secondary; Su Ming's current strategic goal of conquering the stars and the sea cannot be allowed to be disrupted. "The wire-guided torpedoes are ready," Tu Si Zi reported. "We have modified them into extended-range wire-guided torpedoes, with an effective range of 150 kilometers."

Employing the most traditional fiber-optic guidance method, the torpedo is remotely controlled by the launching ship, ensuring terminal correction capability in complex sea conditions.

“This range isn’t enough,” Su Ming pointed out. “The dragon’s attack range can reach several hundred kilometers—can the range be increased further?”

"The weight of the optical fiber itself is not the limiting factor," a technical expert replied. "The main problem is that the farther the distance, the more environmental interference and unexpected factors there are, and the reliability will drop sharply. Moreover, increasing the range requires more propellant, which will inevitably take up space in the warhead."

The torpedoes that Ji Su produced for Su Ming used compressed air and alcohol as propellants, which already took up a significant portion of their volume. Meanwhile, the target, the Azure Sea Valley, had a displacement exceeding five thousand tons after its modification, and its hull was also fitted with powerful runic armor.

If the warhead's yield is insufficient, a fatal blow cannot be guaranteed.

After discussion, the range of the torpedo was ultimately increased to 200 kilometers through limited modifications.

“That works.” Su Ming accepted the plan. “I will arrange a launch platform to launch the missiles close to the target area.”

“Simply destroying the aircraft carrier may not be thorough enough,” a staff member added. “The North Sea is dotted with numerous small islands. Even if the Bihai Tanggu sinks, those Silver Dragons, with their flying ability and endurance, can rely on these islands as temporary supply points to participate in subsequent operations.”

He showed the graphics, "Based on the distribution density of the islands in the North Sea, the Silver Dragon can still cover 70% of the operational area in the North Sea by using the islands as springboards."

“We should try to completely paralyze the combat capabilities of these dragons,” said Dodder.

"Of course I want to do that too!" Su Ming sighed in deep agreement. "If possible, unleash hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles and give these silver dragons a good 'welcome' with a Metal Storm!"

However, the practical conditions did not allow it. Although Su Ming had supplied a batch of explosives, these explosives were unreliable as propellants. The ramjet engine solution, which used alcohol as fuel, was completely unsuitable for miniaturized missiles.

“On land, a solid propellant explosion would be a minor incident. But this is on a ship, and the damage from such an explosion would be unbearable,” Su Ming emphasized.

Another key issue is that conventional explosive warheads have limited effectiveness against the Silver Dragon's tough scales and vigorous vitality; while alloy continuous rod warheads, although highly efficient at killing aerial targets, are not suitable for the current situation.

“Beating them up is fine, even breaking their bones is okay,” Zi Jin said. She was listening to the meeting through Miao Xin’s mental link, “but we can’t kill them.”

In order to resolve the conflict peacefully with the dragons, we should not escalate the conflict.

Su Ming now knows that the dragons' goal is not to directly kill Violet. However, the existence of these silver dragons is itself a significant variable affecting the course of the battle.

Therefore, Su Ming fully agreed to properly deal with these dragons.

"So our staff has devised a plan," said Dodder. "We need to first confirm the dragons' evolutionary lineage—for example, do they belong to the archosaurs?"

“Yes.” Zijin quickly relayed through Miao Xin, “They are consistent in the major classification framework.”

"And what about their relationship with birds? Like chicks?" Cuscuta continued to ask.

Violet quickly found Stacy, and after discussing it, the two gave an affirmative answer: "There is a high degree of similarity in anatomical structure and physiological characteristics."

“Then,” Dodder’s gaze sharpened, “do you possess a virus that could pose a threat to the Silver Dragon?”

“Psoriasis virus,” Zijin immediately answered. “We have samples of this virus now.”

There aren't many types of viruses that can effectively threaten silver dragons, but they do exist. This is especially true in areas where magical healing is ineffective, such as stubborn skin diseases.

“Psoriasis is the nemesis of silver dragons,” Stacy added. “Once infected, the whole body becomes red, swollen, and itchy, and the dragon scales lose their magical defense function. In severe cases, it can even cause large areas of dragon scales to fall off.”

"Um, Violet," Su Ming said, "what are you planning to do with this?"

"What do you think? They were the ones who beat me up the most when I was a kid!" Violet gritted her teeth and said, "But what's the point of me having just a tiny bit of frozen virus strain?"

Dodder clapped his hands excitedly, "Great! All the key elements are in place—it would be even better if a virologist could lead the implementation of this plan!"

Violet clearly understood what she meant, but she was currently too busy to attend to everything. She pointed to Stacy: "In the field of virology, Stacy is more professional than I am."

“Then we can finally ‘tame’ these arrogant dragons!” Dodder smiled.

(End of this chapter)