A man among dragons, building a mysterious ancient church.

Chapter 257 Xia Mi's Celestial Descent

Deep within the Nibelungen metro, a roaring train cuts through the darkness, like a fine wolf-hair brush slicing ink across a white patch of ground, spreading the darkness to the left and right.

Against the backdrop of the noisy, old-fashioned subway wheels, Xia Mi is patiently explaining to Xu Lie all the details of the Dragon King's hatching and resurrection.

Xu Lie had to admit that Xia Mi was quite something. He hadn't expected that this Dragon King, who ranked last among the first generation of dragons, was actually the most skilled at spinning cocoons and hatching eggs.

To use a modern analogy, among the eight first monarchs, Xia Mi was the kind of person who was good at nothing but resurrecting others – a master of survival tactics.

According to Xia Mi, her brother Fenrir was very stupid. The Dragon King was born with the ability to cocoon, which ordinary brothers and sisters could do in a month, but Fenrir had to spend ten months to slowly cocoon successfully.

Xia Mi herself only needs ten days to cocoon!
It was more than three times faster than the other Dragon Kings.

Moreover, while the other dragon kings need several years to hatch and emerge from their cocoons, and several more years to recover their strength, Xia Mi only needs one year to emerge from her cocoon, be reborn, and recover her strength much faster than her brothers and sisters.

"I understand." After listening to all this, Xu Lie came to a reasonable conclusion: "Because he was too afraid of being killed by his brothers and sisters, he put all his skill points into the resurrection skill."

"!" Xia Mi roared in fury, lunging forward to try and subdue Xu Lie: "What do you mean by being afraid of being beaten to death by your brothers and sisters, and adding all your stat points to resurrection? That's wisdom, the world-shaking wisdom of researching cocooning!"

Xu Lie reacted swiftly, grabbing Xia Mi's hands behind his back and holding on tightly.

Xia Mi exerted force from above, while Xu Lie supported himself on the train seat. The two were locked in a stalemate, and the gradually familiar citrus scent once again lingered around Xu Lie's nose.

Xu Lie secretly praised him, thinking that he was indeed the King of Earth and Mountains. His control over the force was so precise that it was exactly the same as his own.

The tense posture between the two actually brought them closer together. Xu Lie looked at Xia Mi, who was so close to him, and could clearly see her long, slightly curved eyelashes and her eyes, which were like camellia flowers after the rain.

She could even see her own reflection in Xia Mi's pupils.

Xia Mi also realized that the two were too close to each other in this stalemate, so close that if she lowered her head slightly, her nose could touch Xu Lie's nose.

And looking at it this closely, Xu Lie's nose seems a bit big. I've heard from older folks in the capital that boys with big noses are usually quite strong in that area...

No, no! Xia Mi's face flushed unnaturally. What on earth was she thinking about?!

She suddenly wanted to coquettishly tell him not to look, to avoid Xu Lie noticing the blush on her cheeks, but when she smelled Xu Lie's scent, all her words got stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say anything.

'Click.' The two sides remained silent and locked in a stalemate until the old train emitted a sound like it was releasing gas, and the dilapidated doors slid open to both sides.

A gigantic golden dragon eye, almost obscuring the train door, suddenly appeared outside. The next second, a silly dragon roar that could shake off the old dust from the train rang out: "Sister, sister! Let Huang Tao go! He didn't lie! Waaah, sister, I beg you, let Huang Tao go!"

'well!'

Xu Lie's eyes widened. He could clearly see that on Xia Mi's beautiful face, which was originally so close to his, veins were bulging and forming a well shape on her smooth and flawless forehead!
"Where are you standing?! You're still standing here with Huang Tao!" Xu Lie saw Xia Mi flying with his own eyes.

Driven by the power of the Word of Power: Eye of the Wind King, Xia Mi rose into the air, leaping and flying diagonally, almost parallel to the roof of the train, and kicked Fenrir in the head with her long, slender right leg that was so long that one could play with it for years!

'Boom! '

With a dull thud, Fenrir's massive head, large enough to block a door, was kicked backward several meters.

After finally regaining his senses, Xu Lie noticed that Fenrir's large, golden eyes still held a hint of worry for him.

Clearly, Xia Mi's seemingly celestial kick hadn't done much damage to this blockhead: "Sister, sister, please~ Huang Tao really didn't lie to me."

"Slap." Xia Mi slapped her forehead, wanting to say something, but feeling exhausted, she turned around and took a few steps, pulling Xu Lie up from his seat: "You explain to this idiot."

"Explain yourself properly: did you lie to him or not?"

Xu Lie smiled and waved at Fenrir. Fenrir happily raised its forelegs and waved back, creating a small hurricane that tousled Xia Mi's hair.

Two 'well' marks reappeared on her once-smooth forehead.

Fenrir quickly stopped waving its forelimbs, not because the silly child had become smarter, but because it sensed Xia Mi's murderous aura.

Although I don't know what I did wrong again, I dare not move at all.

“Fenrir.” Xu Lie didn’t explain properly as Xia Mi had expected; he went straight to the point: “Your sister and I have decided to take you out tonight.”

"Once you're outside, you can roam freely. You don't have to stay in this cramped place anymore. There are also all kinds of potato chips and endless Coke. I've arranged everything for you."

"Whoosh." Fenrir's gaping maw opened slightly, and the high-grade alchemical material, ambergris, flowed out, quickly forming a small waterfall.

"Eat, eat, eat! All you ever do is eat!" Xia Mi raised her hand, and upon seeing this, Fenrir quickly shut his mouth and stopped drooling.

He was her own brother after all, so one kick was enough. Xia Mi didn't want to slap him again, so she put her hand down again.

The main reason is that we don't want to leave Xu Lie with too much of a violent impression.

She still pinched Xu Lie's arm reproachfully: "I told you to explain to him that you lied to him, I didn't tell you to say this." Fine, seeing how persistent Xia Mi was, Xu Lie couldn't refuse, so he told Fenrir his real name truthfully, admitting that Huang Tao was just a pseudonym, worried that if he told her his real name at the beginning, Xia Mi would come looking for him.

Fenrir's two large golden eyes held only clear innocence, without a trace of confusion, and he nodded his large head as if he understood but didn't quite.

He even deliberately moved his head close to Xu Lie's side.

It really came close, its huge head rubbing against the train platform, the dragon scales making a dense rubbing sound against the ground.

It looks like some kind of large scaly animal crawling on the platform.

Fenrir narrowed his eyes slightly and said in what he thought was a low voice, but which was actually quite loud, "I understand, Xu Lie, right?"

"Sometimes, I make my sister angry, and I'm afraid she'll find out."

"However, you're still the smartest one. You actually managed to change your name. Next time I accidentally make my sister angry, I'll use that trick on you too."

"!" Xia Mi's fist hardened! Was she some kind of violent maniac? She was clearly very gentle in front of Xu Lie, okay?

She cooked and prepared meals for him every day with her own hands; she was virtuous and gentle, never violent! How did she become that kind of violent woman in Fenrir's eyes?

"I must endure it, I must endure it! I can't make a move in front of Xu Lie! I can't make a move in front of Xu Lie!" Xia Mi desperately tried to calm herself down and soothe her anger.

Xu Lie patted Fenrir's head knowingly, not wanting to really ignite Xia Mi's fiery temper: "Do you need anything? Your sister and I are going to take you away from here."

Fenrir was overjoyed, not because of his freedom, but because of the various flavors of potato chips and the endless supply of cola.

But Fenrir's belongings for the move were mostly junk; during the sweep, he unearthed a pile of bottle caps, cigarette packs, a compass, brightly colored wrapping paper, and an old television set.

Oh, and the power cord and socket for the TV—these are the treasures that Fenrir, the dragon, values ​​most.

When Xia Mi saw these treasures, her anger completely subsided. She approached Fenrir and gently stroked the jet-black dragon scales.

Xu Lie didn't say anything about throwing away trash, even though Fenrir would definitely not treat these things as treasures after he left, as there were more exciting and attractive things outside.

However, for now, these collections remain Fenrir's indispensable treasures, precious toys that accompanied him when he was imprisoned underground.

Xu Lie went up and, together with Xia Mi, found a large packaging bag. They packed all the small items into it, with Xu Lie carrying it and Xia Mi carrying the television.

After she picked it up, she realized something was wrong. Xu Lie wasn't really sick and weak; she should have the strength now. How could she, a delicate and beautiful girl, be carrying a TV?
Before she could even utter the words "Let's switch," Xu Lie had already led Fenrir away and disappeared behind a massive portal of light that appeared out of nowhere.

"Really!" Xia Mi stomped her foot angrily, picked up the television set, and stepped into the portal. The world changed the next moment.

From the dark and narrow platform, they instantly arrived at a valley filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. The colorful flowers, the bright sky, and the insects and birds coming and going brought Fenrir complete peace.

It stands here like a giant dragon sculpture.

While Xia Mi was still secretly amazed by Xu Lie's teleportation method, which was not developed by the seven great alchemical kingdoms, the Zhou family members who had been waiting at the edge of the valley hurriedly ran up: "Mr. Error."

"The head of the family has instructed us that the King of Earth and Mountains will live here from now on, and we have also urgently transported eight trainloads of potato chips and cola."

"The potato chip factory and the cola factory are also under construction and recruiting workers urgently. They are located just five kilometers away. Once they start construction, twenty-six large trucks will be delivered every day."

"Make sure to take good care of the daily life of the king of the earth and mountains."

"Look, is there anything else... anything... that we should add?"

The Zhou family members suddenly trembled as they spoke, because the giant dragon, which had been staring blankly at the blue sky, suddenly turned around!

Ordinary hybrids cannot withstand the pressure of a dragon king-level dragon's blood. When Fenrir stared at them like that, the Zhou family members trembled as they spoke.

But there was nothing he could do; his mention of potato chip factories and cola factories had sparked Fenrir's extreme interest.
Fenrir, though living deep inside the subway, had seen factories and trucks on television, so he knew how much a factory could produce in a day and how many chips and cola a truck could carry.

Just think about it: he has a dedicated factory and a dedicated truck fleet, all serving him like a dragon. All the potato chips and cola produced belong to him. He's so happy he's almost forgotten his sister!

"You've done a good job." Xu Lie knew that the Zhou family members couldn't withstand the Dragon King's pressure, so he patted him on the shoulder: "Nothing else needs to be changed, just do as you've arranged."

"At most, we'll send eight extra cows over each time, in the morning, noon, and evening."

"Go back first."

"Yes!"

Only after the Zhou family members had quickly disappeared into the distance did Xia Mi speak softly, "Just keep spoiling him!"

"Hmm?" Xu Lie twitched his nose slightly, why did he smell a sour vinegar smell?

No, you're even jealous of Fenrir?
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