Episode 273 Elder (1)
In some ways, it might have been such an obvious story.
It would be a natural desire for a powerful being to want to obtain something with his or her power.
Looking back, the Dragon Lord Kydus, who controlled such desires and had the will to contemplate the world, must have been amazing.
Lois asked, nodding.
“So? “What happened?”
Lois urged Sandra as if she were listening to old stories from her grandmother in the countryside.
Sandra continued the story.
“The Lord at the time tried to persuade Rotberg. But he didn’t give up his opinion until the end… “There was a war.”
A clash between the existing group that follows the Dragon Lord Kydus and the younger generation that follows Rotbarrier.
The war between dragons began in a place beyond the reach of human eyes.
Although humans could not see the dragon war, the records left at the time showed how fierce the dragon war was.
[The sky was engulfed in flames, spitting out flames, and the clouds were stained the color of blood.]
The dragons’ fight never ceased, and the blood they shed became rain and drenched the earth.
[With each passing day, night and day were reversed, snow fell on the summer continent, and a desert appeared on the winter continent.]
The battle of the great races changed the climate and even swallowed up light and darkness.
In other words, the war between dragons was nothing short of a disaster for humans in the modern world.
And it is said that such a war continued for as long as a thousand years.
‘A thousand years?!’
Lois’ eyes widened at the sound of a thousand years.
Even for a dragon that lives for 10,000 years, a thousand years was a long time.
But even more surprising was the fact that Rotvere continued the war for a thousand years against Kydus, the strongest dragon.
‘If Kydus and Rotvere were of similar age… The title of the strongest dragon must have been Rotverier’s.’
Of course, what determines a dragon’s strength is the years it has lived.
No matter how talented Rotbrier was, he could not defeat the force led by Kydus.
The dragons that followed Rotverier were eliminated one by one, and his power disintegrated.
The war that had lasted for a thousand years was finally coming to an end.
“… Rotberg created a variable.”
“Variable?”
“Isn’t there a modifier attached to Rotberg’s name?”
“Mae… “A swallowed dragon.”
“Yeah, he… “I brought demons into the present world.”
In the beginning, the world was divided into three realms.
The Seon World and the Demon World, the home of the Seon and Demon tribes.
And the boundary between the good world and the demon world, and the land where many different races and lives live, the real world.
Rotberg, who made a deal with the king of the demon world, dug a hole connecting the real world and the demon world.
As Lois was listening carefully to the story, a look crossed her eyes.
“no way… Where is that hole?”
“You’re probably right.”
Sandra nodded.
“The place where Rotbarrier opened the passage to the Demon World is the Demon Sea.”
“ah! That’s why monsters come out of the Demon Sea.”
“Monster?”
Sandra sneered at the sound of a monster.
“The things crawling out of the Demon Sea are monsters?”
“… … ?”
“That’s not a monster or anything. It’s just a living being that was consumed by the energy flowing through the demon blood… “Real monsters are even more terrible than that.”
“ah… … .”
“Anyway, Rotverier opened a passage connecting the real world and the demon world and received support from the demon world.”
A deal with the devil.
As a result, Rotberg, who received massive reinforcements, turned the situation of the war, which had been on the defensive, at once.
In addition, Rotverear, who possessed the magical energy in addition to the three attributes, began to overwhelm Kydus.
Kaidus had a premonition that if they were pushed out like this, the world would become a land of Rotbarriers and demons.
He came up with a plan despite the opposition of the other dragons.
“What do you think the plan is?”
“… That’s an obvious question. “For a battle between good and bad to be established, you can’t just have demons.”
“… … .”
“We subdue foreign forces by calling in a third external force… … . “It was a stupid choice that didn’t really benefit the current world.”
Sandra didn’t really respond to Lois’ story.
Instead, her steps stopped.
chin-.
Lois stopped at the same time and looked around.
‘How far did you walk?’
I walked around Eunhwaseong Fortress so that I couldn’t tell the distance.
Just one thing.
Lois realized that they were underground, located in the center of Eunhwa Castle.
And the huge door in front of them.
‘This place… … ?’
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It was a door without any decoration.
Also, unlike Eunhwaseong, where everything was silver, it was a darkish color.
Let Sandra put her hand on the door.
Clunk-Drurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
The door opened with a heavy mechanical sound.
And the visible interior.
“… uh?!”
Lois’ eyes widened when she saw this.
At the same time, Lois’ brain received three pieces of information.
The first piece of information was a strange energy.
13 properties as well.
Pure mana too.
It’s not anything else, it’s something I’ve felt for the first time in my life.
It seems clear yet dark and damp, refreshing yet sticky… It couldn’t have been something quite contradictory.
And the second piece of information.
It filled Lois’ vision.
“This… … ?”
The basement of Eunhwaseong Fortress.
A huge whirlwind was moving at the bottom.
A spiral that moves without hesitation, creating a pure white air current.
It was as if I was seeing a pure white black hole.
And the third and final piece of information.
‘Elders?’
Among the other elders who were not in the conference hall, as many as five elders were present here.
With the white spiral at the center.
Lois realized that the elders were not simply turning a blind eye.
‘tremendous… … .’
The source energy released by the five elders was oppressing the pure white spiral.
At this, a look crossed Lois’s eyes.
‘There it is. In that spiral… This strange energy is flowing out.’
The source of the strange energy is the pure white spiral.
What was even more surprising was that an unknown energy was leaking out through the barrier of origin struck by five zero-level dragons.
When Lois was frozen in shock, Sandra’s voice came from next to her.
“You are right.”
“… yes?”
“Kydus’ choice was a foolish choice. Because the good people were brought to this land to deal with the demons. But at the time, that was the only choice.”
“… … .”
“Can you feel this energy?”
“yes.”
“How do you feel?”
“greatly… “It’s insidious.”
“Cook cluck.”
Sandra smiled at Lois’ story.
“Yes, insidious. “That is the essence of Zen.”
“… … .”
“Demons are simple, ignorant, and rough. But the Zen people are different. “They are sneaky.”
“… … .”
“Normally, there are times when you tell lies for the sake of good intentions, but the good people are different. “These are people who show good intentions to hide their lies and malice.”
Sandra’s eyes were calm as she spoke about the Zen people.
“God’s greatest creation, a race more beautiful than any other life in the world and generously giving good will. But if you are fooled by external factors… In the end, all that awaits you will be destruction.”
“They were worse than demons.”
Sandra nodded and extended her finger to point to the center of the white spiral.
“Do you see it?”
“yes.”
Lois’ eyes looked toward the center of the spiral.
Beyond the pure white spiral, a shimmering rainbow.
“That is the fresh blood that Kydus pierced.”
The first Dragon Lord brought the Zen people to the present world.
And by joining forces with them, we were able to succeed in driving out the demons and killing Rotverier.
But the problem was what happened next.
“The Zen people were brought in for the sake of the present world, but Kydus was aware that this would bring about another disaster.
“So?”
“So what? He was the one who knew best how insidious the Xian people were. He knew from the beginning that he would get stabbed… “First he hit me in the back.”
The corner of Sandra’s mouth curled up as she said that.
“Keydus, who together with the king of the Xian people drove out the demons and blocked the passage… “He broke the deal with the Zen people and kicked them out across the passage.”
“Hey, that’s right… … .”
Lois blinked and hit her palm with her fist.
“… “You made a wise choice.”
It meant that the people who were obviously going to be stabbed in the first place were sucked up all the juice and thrown away first.
From Lois’s perspective, it was a truly brilliant plan.
He continued to nod in admiration for the wisdom of the first Dragon Lord and then asked.
“But did the Seon people just let that happen?”
“Originally, the Seon people are a people who pretend to be good. “It might be surprisingly easy to fool those guys.”
“iced coffee! Still, you must have been quite upset, right?”
“Of course I got it. So, isn’t that why he’s still taking out his anger like that?”
Sandra pointed to the center of the spiral with the tip of her chin.
To be precise, it is the good energy that flows out through a spiral.
“Xianqi is a dangerous force. “It has a negative impact on beings on earth.”
While listening to Sandra’s story, Lois stared blankly at the flowing stream for a moment.
Holes called good blood and demon blood.
Good energy and demonic energy flow out through the gap.
After hearing all that, Lois’ curiosity returned to its original point.
‘He said I was definitely qualified to hear Eunhwaseong’s secrets.’
And if everything I’ve heard so far is related to the secret of Eunhwaseong… … .
“how… “What is Eunhwaseong?”
In response to Lois’s self-talking question, Sandra smiled as if she knew what was coming.
“The demonic blood was easily stopped because Kydus and the king of the Zen people joined forces. The problem was this fresh blood. To prevent this, the hardest transcendental substance in the world was needed. “Able to handle the anger of an angry Seonjok.”
“… “Has there ever been such a substance in the world?”
“Yes. “It still exists.”
“… … ?”
“It’s a substance you know well. No, more accurately, it should be called a living thing.”
Lois’ eyes widened as she continued to think deeply.
A single word flowed from his mouth.
“… Dragon.”
there was.
A substance that is harder and more transcendent than any other substance in the world.
This is the dragon’s body.
And as if Lois’ muttering was the correct answer, Sandra nodded.
“Good blood, the first person to close this hole was Kydus’ body. He closed the passage he opened with his own hands. But the measures at the time were not very solid.”
“… … .”
“So we dragons have been… for a long time.” It is said that the bodies of countless compatriots were painted on top of the rock built by Kydus. Eunhwaseong is… “It is a castle built with the remains of our people.”
“under… … .”
Lois sighed.
Eunhwaseong Fortress is called the sacred place of dragons.
But in reality, it was a dragon’s tomb.
Lois, who calmed down her surprise, asked back.
“But didn’t dragons return to Mana’s arms upon death?”
“If it’s general, yes. However, the zero-level dragon has been used to block this passage at the moment of death.”
Lois heard this and muttered as if it were absurd.
“Hah, so that means I’m qualified to hear Eun Hwaseong’s secret… “Did you mean that you were qualified to become the base material for Eunhwaseong?”
“You could say that. But don’t think too much about it. “After all, a zero-level being becomes the base material for the Silver Mars Castle you mentioned only right before he dies.”
“Yes, thank you very much. “Senior material.”
“Oh, it’s junior material.”
Sandra was the elder who served the longest.
She would be the number one candidate for the raw material used to stop that blood.
So Lois and Sandra looked at each other and giggled.
Then Sandra asked with a smile on her face.
“So, how do you feel after hearing the secret of Eunhwaseong?”
“It was quite refreshing.”
“Once upon a time, the Great Demon War that devastated the present world was ultimately caused by our dragons. Also, its remnants still threaten the present world. Protecting the present world from that threat… “That is the responsibility of the Dragon Clan who started the War of Demons.”
“… … .”
“And this secret of Silver Mars is a very important confidential matter to us dragons as well. You found out. Originally, he would have received the oath right away and become the building material for the Silver Hwaseong Fortress as soon as he died. “Anyway, you seem like a quick-witted kid.”
“That’s a good thing.”
“For your information, the dragon that hears this secret must choose. “I will succeed to the position of elder and contribute to protecting the blood.”
“Do you usually call that a choice? “Isn’t it mandatory?”
“It was originally a choice. However, it was only forced because the elders who had no successor took over the elder position as soon as a zero level position was created.”
After saying that, Sandra looked at Lois and asked.
“So Lois… … .”
“yes.”
“Will you accept the position of elder?”
The moment of choice has come for Lois.
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