Monster life starting from picking up materials

The knight glanced at his twitching companion, turned his head to look at the door frame, and at the receptionist's urging, chased after the instructor who was leaving.

524

Chapter 524 Changes in the human world over the years.

The ancient dragon observation ship floated in the sky, and several scholars on the terrace were searching downwards in front of a small mirror, but they found nothing.

After the initial investigation failed, the expedition team reunited with the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship, intending to conduct high-altitude searches and immediate deployment.

"Ma'am, how is it going?"

After waiting for a while, the knight instructor decided to ask.

"Not here, not there, no, no."

The person leading the group on the terrace was a beautiful dragon woman, who was also the chief scholar on the observation ship. She was constantly adjusting the angle of the telescope and muttering casually. She raised her head after hearing the question.

"We haven't found the ancient dragon itself, but there are some traces that are worth the team disembarking to collect. At least, we are flying in the right direction."

"There's no need to be so nervous. We'll be nervous for you."

The dragon woman smiled slightly and then put her eyes back on the scope.

"Uh, I mean, uh, okay."

The knight instructor shook his head and decided to go back to the cabin to wait. The members of the expedition team were chatting and drinking in the cabin gathering area.

"I remember that this ship wasn't like this before. I heard that the Dragon Calendar Institute built an airport and gave the ship a major renovation."

He heard the loud voice of a bald man before he even entered.

"Not only are they renovating and setting up a meeting place, but they've also updated the observation ship with the latest batch of airdropped weapons. You can go get familiar with them when you have the chance, instead of just gathering here for drinks."

The knight instructor's voice made the gathering hall quiet for a moment, and then it became lively again, and someone even offered him a drink.

The expedition team is composed of hunters and kingdom knights, and there are many thick-skinned guys among the hunters.

He shook his head helplessly and took the wine glass unhappily.

"How much can the armament change? It's nothing more than the same old cannons and crossbows!"

Looking at the person who spoke again, it was still the bald man, wearing armor made of mantis material. It was golden, but not as reflective as his bald head.

"It's a cannon and a crossbow, yes, but the cannon is equipped with a prototype electromagnetic component, and the crossbow is equipped with rapid-fire chain bullets, which can fire continuously like a machine dragon bullet."

The Knight Instructor crossed his arms confidently.

As expected, as soon as these words were spoken, the members of the expeditionary force present immediately became restless. Only a few members who had previously come into contact with new types of weaponry remained calm.

"Go quickly, it's in the weapons bay, someone will teach you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a group of people disappeared from the meeting hall and it became quiet and deserted.

"There have been significant changes in recent years compared to previous years."

"Yeah, not small at all."

As a senior military officer, the instructor had vaguely heard the reasons for the changes.

The frequent occurrence of ancient dragon crossings has caused the ancient dragons to become restless and leave their habitats, posing a considerable threat to human society.

Moreover, some special things happened seven years ago, which led some scholars to speculate that not only were the ancient dragons migrating towards the New World, but there were also monsters and even ancient dragons arriving here from the New World.

This will be an ecological upheaval and a challenge to balance.

When the challenge comes, we must naturally respond. The East Kingdom, the West Kingdom, the Guild Headquarters and the Dragon Calendar Institute are all actively engaged in the research and development of new dragon-fighting equipment.

The East Kingdom has already developed an explosive dragon-slaying spear that can be carried by airships. The Dragon Calendar Institute's continuous strengthening of airships has been challenging those inaccessible places, and there is also a Dragon Knowledge Ship plan to challenge higher airspace.

The circulation of resource finances behind this cannot be separated from the support of Locklear.

The harvest of a mountain dragon at a harvest festival is equivalent to several years of financial revenue for Rocklark.

That year, two unknown ancient dragons appeared on the scene. While alerting the guild, they also severely damaged a Lingshan dragon, rendering it immobile, giving Lockrak the opportunity to land and conduct large-scale mining.

The precious Lingshan dragon materials and those precious minerals are indigestible wealth for Rocklak. The president of the Rocklak Guild met with various forces, which led to the rapid development of mankind in recent years.

“It feels so good to accelerate forward.”

The Knight Instructor sighed as he sat down, filled a bottle of wine from the wooden barrel tap, and began to enjoy it in the quiet meeting place.

……

But no matter how much the airship accelerated, or how much peach-haired beast feces it added as fuel, it was difficult to catch up with the group of powerful flying dragons.

Ji Jie didn't even know that the airship was tracking him and his group. He was currently controlling the airflow in the form of a steel dragon so that Xia Bao could also challenge the sky.

Xialong has wings and can fly, but its wings are relatively small compared to its body size, so it can only fly short distances over mountains and forests, and cannot fly long distances or challenge high altitude flights.

But having wings is enough. Ji Jie is flying below Xia Bao at this time. Layers of air currents are guiding Xia Bao upwards, maintaining Xia Bao's flight.

Even if Xiabao was tired of flying, he could catch it, as if he was flying with Xiabao on his back.

Although he did not experience Xiabao's childhood, Xiabao quickly became familiar with them and can now even play football with him and Nana.

It’s just that this little guy would occasionally hide the ball under his body and hide, turning kicking the ball into a game of hide-and-seek.

And on the horizon at the end of the field of vision, the mountains that rise and fall one after another gradually turned into a large dark area.

That is Thousand Swords Mountain.

At night, they landed from the sky and looked for food on their own. Ji Jie transformed into a smoke weasel and found the nearest town guild to look for some interesting information and learn about the recent changes in human society.

What they are most concerned about is the information about the Yiqun Ridge and the news related to the Skeleton Dragon.

In my impression, the Skeleton Dragon is a very special ancient dragon. Its body looks like a mollusk in the ocean, but it has bones stuck to its body, and the ends of its tentacles are even stuck with monster heads. It has a brutal temperament and will devour everything in its path. Once it appears in the human world, it will definitely cause a huge response.

However, no news was found about either the Comet Dragon of the Ruiqun Ridge or the Skeleton Dragon.

Instead, he got to know some news related to himself.

The Ancient Dragon Observation Ship is tracking the migrating Yangyan Dragon couple. All large human settlements in that direction have been warned and are prepared to hold their ground and migrate.

Towns naturally wouldn't migrate as soon as they received the news, but they would complete the migration as soon as they discovered the Yangyan Dragon.

Such a big commotion really made Ji Jie feel flattered.

As for being followed, forget it, he's been chasing me for so many days but he's still not within my perception range. He's probably getting farther and farther away.

Let’s keep moving forward. At least the Snake King Dragon will appear in Qianjian Mountain, and Qianjian Mountain is just ahead.

525

Chapter 525: At the Foot of Thousand Swords Mountain.

The Thousand Swords Mountain on the horizon was getting closer and closer, and the number of human villages seen on the road was increasing instead of decreasing, which made Ji Jie quite confused.

But when he was foraging, he found that there were no particularly dangerous monsters in the area near Qianjian Mountain.

The flight of the group of dragons shifted slightly towards the north to avoid being frequently sighted and causing large-scale migration of human villages.

But it was impossible not to be witnessed.

"Villages in this area have reported sightings of Yangyan Dragons, and even found signs of predation. The results are somewhat unexpected."

The dragon-man woman put her hands in her pockets and found the leader of the expedition team.

"But we didn't find their real bodies."

The Knight Instructor had a hint of doubt on his face.

"This is what's unexpected, because they are almost always in flight, and the Ancient Dragon Observation Ship can't catch up with them."

"Flying all the time?"

"Yes, it seems like there is a clear destination, and the direction we are heading to should be the Thousand Swords Mountains."

"Meaning that if we want to conduct an effective investigation, we have to have another team intercept them from the other side?"

"Or, just keep chasing them until they stop. What about the subjugation team?"

The dragon woman had a determined look on her face. She really wanted to catch up, but she was worried that the expeditionary force would not want to stay in bed any longer.

"After learning about the new weaponry, their fighting spirit was so high that they became a bit impatient. They even threatened to let the ancient dragons from the New World have a taste of their power."

The knight instructor smiled, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.

The expedition team was originally dispatched to target the Mist Dragon, but now that the Mist Dragon has completely disappeared, they have set their sights on the migrating Yangyan Dragon, and the mission assignment has also changed from subjugation to investigation.

It's impossible to defeat two Yangyan Dragon subjugation teams that are too close together, but more information can be obtained from the conflicting encounters.

"We'll soon reach Xinard Village. The observation ship will dock there to receive relevant information about the Thousand Swords Mountain area, and the crew can also resupply."

After looking at the map, the chief scholar spoke, indicating that there was no further information.

"Okay, I'll arrange for them."

The Knight Instructor turned and walked towards the gathering place.

The ancient dragon observation ship soon landed in Xinard Village. The village chief was a highly respected dragon monk. After learning the purpose of the ancient dragon observation ship, he led everyone towards the Sutra Library.

"The ancient dragons of the New World are migrating towards the Thousand Swords Mountains? This is truly surprising."

The great abbot, wearing an elaborate long gown, had a peaceful expression on his face and spoke with some surprise.

"Yes, I heard that ancient dragons are rarely seen in the Thousand Swords Mountains. Even ferocious monsters are rare. Is there any secret behind this?"

"Then we'll have to look for the answer in the legend. It's not something worth recounting, but it's said that the mountain god unleashed a disaster, and all the monsters attacked each other in a frenzy. When people returned to the mountain, they saw corpses strewn across the ground."

"To this day, the area behind Xinard Village is a forbidden area. Please be extremely careful and do not stop when the airship passes by."

The chief abbot's face turned slightly serious, and he immediately took out a file and began to look through it.

"I will keep this in mind and stay away from the forbidden area as much as possible. Is there any legend in Qianjian Mountain that is related to the forbidden area?"

"The mountains of the Thousand Swords Mountains often take on strange spiral shapes, and there are often huge rocks rolling down, or dark clouds covering the sky."

"Is it the legendary mountain god?"

Behind many legends lie the activities of dangerous monsters.

"Perhaps not. Besides the records of the mountain god, there are many more legends in Qianjian Mountain, such as this one."

A gleam of light flashed in the eyes of the chief monk, and he handed over the book in his hand. The words "Otogi Monogatari" were written on the cover.

"It records that the abnormality of the mountain was caused by the entanglement and engraving of the snake god's body. There is another one. Let me find it. It's here-"

While the scholar was still flipping through the "Otoga Monogatari" in his hand, the second record was turned out.

"This isn't a legend, but rather a mountaineer's diary. It records a giant snake writhing in agony among the mountains, carving them into the shape of swords."

"It seems the monsters themselves are afraid of these legendary gods, and they rarely appear around Thousand Swords Mountain. Perhaps Yangyan Dragon's intention is to pay homage to the gods of the mountain."

The chief abbot smiled briefly, then his expression became serious again.

"Really, it's best for you all to stop your investigation here. Dark clouds are shrouding the depths of Thousand Swords Mountain. Even an airship would encounter unpredictable threats."

"Okay, I'll control the airship's navigation and keep it away from the restricted area and the dark clouds of Thousand Sword Mountain. If we don't find any more traces of the Yangyan Dragon, we should retreat."

The scholar looked up at the abbot, and her intuition told her that the abbot was hiding some secret.

But without some secrets, how can you be considered a dragon man?

"That's good. You might as well take these with you and pass them on to the Longli Academy for me."

The chief abbot nodded, and took out some information such as "Hui Shizhu", "Mountain God", and "Big Long Insect" and handed them to the chief scholar.

--the other side--

Ji Jie finally arrived at the dark mountains, and the broken mountain body of Qianjian Mountain, which seemed to have been cut by thousands of knives, was right in front of him.

"Are these the mountains that the King of Snakes Dragon once twisted? The truth is... shocking."

In addition to the shock he saw with his own eyes, he also felt a wave of unease welling up in his heart.

This feeling seems to affect not only the mind but also the body.

Ji Jie slowly descended from the air. The moment he stepped on the ground, a feeling of discomfort surged from his chest to all sides, causing his stomach to twitch and even nausea.

Fortunately, his strong physical fitness allowed him to quickly overcome this, and the feeling of weakness began to leave his body.

Looking at Nana who had fallen, she was also a little uneasy and uncomfortable, but not as strong as he was before.

After walking around for a few times, he roughly understood why this happened.