Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 333 The Violet's Provocation

"Wow, this is so much bigger than the previous ship!" a young silver dragon couldn't help but exclaim.

“This deck is so spacious! We could even roll around on it.” The other dragon whispered in agreement, its eyes filled with wonder.

The silver dragons continued to descend, landing one after another. Su Ming stood on the deck, looking up at these enormous, sky-covering figures as they slowly descended into the aft deck area.

If these dragons are coming to attack, what weapons should be used to fight them off? Unconsciously, Su Ming began to think on a tactical level.

Even ignoring the slender dragon tail, the silver dragon's massive 20-meter-long body is extremely imposing when observed at such close range. Its height even exceeds that of the full-size Gundam model that Su Ming has ever seen on Earth.

As one silver behemoth after another crashed down, the Pansy's waterline visibly sank, and the ship tilted to some extent. Su Ming immediately unfolded his tablet and glanced at the real-time data from the sensors, discovering that the ship's displacement had increased by a staggering 900 tons!
Fortunately, the Pansy is currently not fully loaded and has sufficient reserve buoyancy.

"Bridge, adjust the ballast tanks to maintain longitudinal balance!" Su Ming pressed the communicator button and issued the command.

"Roger that!"

The expanded flight deck could finally barely accommodate this enormous group of visitors. Su Ming looked at the aft deck, which was almost entirely filled with silver behemoths, and couldn't help but gasp in astonishment.

Su Ming wondered to himself how the Temple of Light's 5000-ton Azure Sea Valley managed to cram all those dragons inside.

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Stacy patted the scales on Silver Two's back heavily and then lightly jumped off the dragon's back.

She walked towards Su Ming and Zi Jin, and as she passed them, she lowered her voice and said quickly, "Yin Fei is suspicious. It's best to keep these silver dragons under your nose."

The three exchanged glances and nodded slightly.

Because she had been among the dragons, Stacy found it inconvenient to communicate with Su Ming via communication. Furthermore, the silver dragons' hearing and senses were extremely acute, making it difficult to ensure the privacy of their communications.

It was the unicorn Qiluo who, after entering the effective range of the spell, quietly established a mental link, enabling her to tell Su Ming and Zijin what she had learned on Shining Island.

Feeling uncomfortable from looking up for so long, Su Ming simply unfolded the 'Dark Veil Wings,' causing his body to float into the air and rise to a height where he could see the dragon at eye level.

"Welcome, Wings of Order, to the Pansy." Su Ming greeted them, about to bow, but then hesitated. [Purple Violet, what form of greeting should I take?]

"I'll handle this." Violet flew to Su Ming's side. "Silver Two, let's have a fight!" she said, full of fighting spirit.

"What kind of etiquette is this?" Su Ming's mental link was filled with helplessness.

Yin Er's enormous eyelids twitched. He had long heard that this fairy dragon lady had a fiery temper, but he never expected her to be so... direct!
However, their initiative to visit was indeed because they had asked for a favor first. On the Pansy's side, there were numerous post-battle cleanup tasks, making it difficult to allocate manpower specifically for transporting medicine.

The infected silver dragons were already restless and eager to come and get the medicine themselves.

Especially when Qiluo vividly described to the silver dragons that this huge ship had an equally enormous hot water boiler that could spew out enough boiling water for an entire dragon to take a comfortable bath, they could no longer contain themselves and urged Stacy to bring them here immediately.

In addition, there was another important reason. With the defeat of the Temple of Light fleet, their original supplies were cut off. If they were on land or in another season, perhaps they could have found a way to replenish their supplies.

However, this place is already on the edge of the Arctic Circle, and the island's surface is covered with thick ice and snow, with no vegetation growing. The biological resources in the nearby sea area are also extremely sparse and barren.

Even if the silver dragons were willing to endure the biting cold and dive into the icy waters to search, the meager catches they painstakingly obtained might not be enough to compensate for the exhaustion expended during the search.

Moreover, even someone with the sharpest senses would understand that soaking in highly saline seawater would only exacerbate their skin ulceration.

"I wonder what the meaning of Chestnut Owl's words is?" Silver Two replied calmly. Among dragons, a challenge is not considered impolite, but the reasons and rules must be clearly defined.

Force is one of the principles recognized by the Dragon Clan.

"You've been used as pawns by the Temple of Light, severely squeezing our strategic space. How will this debt be settled?" Violet questioned bluntly.

Although the Silver Dragon Guard ultimately did not launch an attack, their presence was like a sword hanging over their heads, bringing many restrictions and inconveniences to their own tactics and strategies.

Moreover, it was they who shot down the "Rainbow-2" drone and the sea-skimming Eagle-Chicken missile.

"The responsibility does not lie with us," Yin Er replied crisply. "Our mission was to uphold the spirit of mutual assistance among dragons. The mishaps were all due to Elder Yin Fei's misleading information, and she should bear the responsibility." This swift and clear disassociation from Elder Yin Fei surprised Su Ming. He quickly scanned the expressions of the other silver dragons around him and found that they showed no surprise or objection to Yin Er's statement.

"Silver Dragon, isn't he on the side of their Grand Elder?" he immediately asked.

"Dragons are few in number, so their internal 'clan' consciousness is not strong," Violet explained. "In this incident, the information provided by Silver Frost was seriously flawed. The Silver Dragon clan always focuses on the facts, not the dragons themselves, so there's no need for them to unconditionally protect her."

[That's a good thing.] Su Ming silently agreed in his heart.

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"Then may I ask, where exactly is Elder Silver Crimson Dragon now?" Violet pressed.

Silver Two's massive head slowly shook, the silver scales on its neck shimmering like ripples. "We probably know less than you do." His tone carried a hint of helplessness and honesty.

Although this dragon appeared somewhat rigid due to his racial habits, his intelligence was by no means lacking. He had already keenly noticed the four captured ships floating in the surrounding waters, among which were the two magical warships that the Temple of Light was so proud of.

The fact that the Temple of Light suffered such a heavy loss in this battle suggests that the opponent's strength was certainly one factor, but they must also possess considerable skill in intelligence control and information manipulation.

"The virus that has infected us originated from you," Yin Er's deep, resonant voice rang out again, "and you have a duty to eradicate it completely!"

Violet was silent for a moment, her brown eyes narrowed slightly, and then she gave Stacy a wink.

Stacy nodded and then began to coordinate and direct. A large number of trainees quickly sprang into action, using their magic again to modify the structure of one corner of the deck, creating a shallow pool about twenty meters square. Another group of trainees began laying large hot water pipes from the boiler room to this temporary "medical area."

"These silver dragons seem quite reasonable," Su Ming said.

[Silver dragons are mild-mannered and rigid, blue dragons are picky and fussy, red dragons are irritable and easily angered, green dragons are rebellious and eccentric, gold dragons are arrogant and conceited, and fairy dragons are intelligent and kind-hearted.] Violet responded, summarizing the general characteristics of the various dragon races.

【…Wait a minute!】Su Ming immediately complained, 【Why are you using only derogatory terms for other dragon species besides the Fairy Dragon?】

What happened to your supposed lack of clan consciousness?!

【Hmph!】 Violet rolled her eyes at Su Ming. Speaking up for her clan, she was perfectly justified!

"Then why are all the ones who came this time silver dragons?" Su Ming then posed another question. "Isn't it because of Silver Crimson, which makes it easier to command its own kind?"

"That's simply because the Silver Dragons are the most cold-resistant of all dragon species, besides the Blue Dragons," Violet explained. "The group that participated in the pursuit of us at sea wasn't theirs."

Meanwhile, Stacy had already begun methodically arranging for the dragons to line up for treatment. The medical team operated powerful water guns, using high-pressure hot water to carefully wash away the accumulated dander and dirt from the crevices of the dragons' scales. Then, another team used spray equipment to evenly apply a diluted salicylic acid solution to the affected areas, and for areas with particularly severe symptoms, they applied a strong-smelling coal tar ointment.

"Could we... use 470-degree superheated steam to fumigate their entire bodies?" A glint suddenly appeared in Violet's eyes. "Maybe that could clear out the virus immediately—I'd definitely be able to write a pretty good paper!"

Su Ming had noticed that ever since the group of silver dragons appeared, Zi Jin had been eager to try it out and seemed particularly itchy to do so.

"Writing a paper is just an excuse; you just want to find a reason to beat them up, right?" Su Ming said.

"Yes!" Violet replied crisply. "Since they've come to my doorstep, of course I'll treat them well!"

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The logistics team dragged out a large pile of ingredients from deep inside the ship's hold. Su Ming then summoned a giant square frying pan that was over ten meters long and wide.

A group of chefs immediately got to work, cooking an astonishing amount of seafood risotto on the deck.

Although he felt a pang of heartache seeing bags and bags of food being dumped, Su Ming was more curious about something else: "Miao Xin, why were they able to provide a big pot immediately when I wished for it—are these people like Doraemon?"

"That's just a common leaching tank used in factories," Miao Xin replied calmly. "The main difficulty is that the size you requested is too small; it took them quite a while to find it."

Sure enough, I shouldn't have tried to guess the size of Industrial Cthulhu! Su Ming sighed inwardly.

Seeing the orderly and bustling scene of treatment and cooking on the deck, Yin Er's tense nerves finally relaxed, and a huge weight was lifted from his heart. Judging from this, the psoriasis problem that had plagued the clan was clearly no longer a concern. Although food supplies remained a potential problem, if the Bone King and the Chestnut Owl were willing to lend a hand, it would no longer be an unsolvable problem.

(End of this chapter)