Chapter 116 - Dragon Followers’ Ceremony
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nTranslator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
nThe news of William creating Dragon’s blood warriors on a large scale spread to the entirety of the City of Dawn within just a day.
nIt was welcome news, and it created huge waves within the Human and Half-Elves legions.
nBut most of the Elves were not that excited by the news. They did not register to become a Dragon’s blood warrior.
nElves were more concerned about their appearance the best rather than obtaining additional power.
nIt was simple.
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nBeing strong or not was a problem of the game version, but being handsome or not was a lifetime matter.
nElves believed that looking appealing was the most important.
nThe Dragon Scales of the Dragon Followers and Speakers could be hidden underneath the skin. But when the Dragon’s blood was activated, the Dragon scales would surface from the skin.
nThe really unfortunate ones were the Dragon Followers as their Dragon scales would grow all over the body. So, they looked like monsters…
nWilliam had made it known that all Dragon Followers would have Dragon scales on their body, but he did not divulge that Moses was an all-rounded Enchanter. Hence, most of the Elves were not interested in becoming a Dragon Follower.
nWilliam could not be bothered with the Elves, who were concerned about their looks. He selected 200 Humans and 100 Half-Elves, whose loyalties were 900 . Their bloodlines were inferior, but they were young warriors who were willing to sacrifice their lives.
nBut there was an essential requirement!
nThey had to possess the fire attribute in order to make full use of the Dragon’s blood potential.
nSo then why did William not choose those with superior bloodlines?
nIt was because the Dragon’s blood had a limited effect on those with superior bloodlines.
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nNPCs with inferior bloodlines could become high-level professionals, and they even had a certain chance to attain the master or the epic level.
nThis was the reason why fresh Dragon’s blood was so precious.
nWhether it was a Dragon Follower or a Dragon Speaker, when they transformed, they got a drastic increase in power.
nDuring the battle at the snowy mountains of the East Sea, the three Dragon Speakers had exhibited the power of a hundred warriors even before transforming.
nIf William had not killed the Fire Dragon in a single blow.
nThey would have continued rampaging, and everyone would have witnessed the true capability of the Dragon Speakers!
nHowever, the Dragon’s blood warriors also had their weaknesses.
nAfter the period of transformation was over, a vulnerability period would follow. In such a state, their combat power was drastically reduced. Hence, if the battle had not ended by then, they would be in a precarious situation.
nIt was not worth mentioning the weaknesses of the Dragon’s blood.
nThe military fortress, the one that Iron Nation had painstakingly built, had now become an important military stronghold of the City of Dawn.
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nOf course, the Iron Nation made protests and demands, asking for the military fortress to be returned. The City of Dawn would face repercussions otherwise, as Iron Nation would launch an attack to take back the military fortress by force.
nBut the City of Dawn rebuked by saying that the Iron Nation had not gained the approval of the City of Dawn before constructing the military fortress. Hence, the City of Dawn had no choice left but to occupy the military fortress.
nHowever, no battle would take place between the City of Dawn and Iron Nation.
nAfter the Dragon-slaying battle, Iron Nation had lost its powerful commanders and legions. Moreover, its enemy, Black Lava Nation, was about to launch an attack. So Iron Nation could not spare its attention towards the City of Dawn…
nWilliam made simple arrangements for the military fortress.
nHe named it the Light Fortress and ordered Christian to defend the fortress with the Fearless Legion. The legions guarding the fortress would be rotated every month.
nThe 60,000 slaves who had constructed the fortress had been freed by William. Most of them returned to the City of Dawn.
nWilliam announced another soldier recruitment order. He had the intention to create a new Human legion.
nTheir instructors would be 500 of William’s Elfin guards. All of the other legions, too, had been receiving their guidance for the past half a year.
nWilliam also deployed 100 of his personal guards to defend Light Fortress and train the 3,000 new soldiers that he had selected.
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nIn general,
nThe quality of the legions in the nations, kingdoms, and empires of Gods was very good. A small percentage of the legions had a fearless quality.
nBut when compared to the Elves, the difference was too great.
nWhat was the reason?
nIt depended on the warrior’s training quality, the armor and weapon quality, and whether the legion commander was superior. If all the criteria were met, the soldiers would be able to defeat the enemy during battle.
nIn this situation, if the legion had good discipline and culture, it could even inflict greater damage.
nAnd no matter what,
nThe military discipline and culture of Human legions were much inferior to the Elves.
nIf a Human legion were to be trained by Elves, the Elves would infuse their training methods into the Human legion.
nMoreover, the instructors were William’s personal guards. They would also spread William’s good qualities such as greatness, glory, and righteousness to everyone.
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nOdom made use of William’s dragon-slaying feat to implement the policy of “Learn from the Lord to become a hero.”
nThe policy was to allow the commoners to learn the good qualities and noble character of the Lord, such as not yielding to powerful enemies and taking advantage of the weak and vulnerable…
n“Odom… good job.” William was extremely pleased with the fawning of Odom.
nThe Dragon Followers’ ceremony was located at the central plaza. Plenty of fresh flowers could be found, and one could spot a small bridge crossing over a stream.
n300 chosen warriors, dressed in briefs, neatly stood in a military formation as they looked forward solemnly.
nThe Dragon Followers’ ceremony attracted a lot of commoners. The streets, the nearby houses, and even the roofs were filled with curious spectators.
nIt was the first time that Moses appeared before the crowd. Most people recognized him as a fortune-teller, but they did not expect him to know such magic. They were curious about Moses.
nThe Space Archmage, Old Band, was also stealthily watching the scene. He was also curious as he had not expected William to seek the help of other people instead of him.
nOld Band was indignant. He wanted to see how capable Moses was.
nThen,
nMoses lazily yawned and pointed his finger forward.
nA stream of blue-colored, complex, and mysterious magic elements engulfed the bodies of the 300 warriors!
nAt that moment!
nThe magic formation seeped into their bodies and imprinted on firmly on the ground.
nMeanwhile,
nMoses waved his hand lightly, and six oak barrels of Dragon’s blood opened up, revealing the crimson blood. The blood gathered and flew into the sky like a blood Dragon.
nWhen the commoners saw this sight.
nThey simply became dazed.
nThe Blood Dragon looked like someone had revived the Fire Dragon. It was tens of meters long, and its wings were twenty meters wide. The Blood Dragon possessed the same dominance as the Fire Dragon had and gave an oppressive feeling.
nMoses took out the dragon crystal and threw it into the mouth of the Blood Dragon.
nThe crowd heard a deafening bellow.
nThe blood Dragon opened its golden pupils and lowered its head before charging at the 300 soldiers!
nBut just then,
nThe Dragon vanished into the air.
nAnd the 300 soldiers were left drenched in blood…
nOld Band looked at the scene and swallowed hard. He turned his body and teleported to a new region. Then he reported what he saw to Annie. William had recruited an enchanter…
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