Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 136: The First Trial
The first round of the Dragon King Trial begins!
Dragons are all conceited. Not only ancient dragons participate in the King's Trial, but many other dragon kings have also signed up.
The dragons who are in a state of isolation are not aware of current world affairs, but this does not stop the dragon kings from wanting to show off.
For a moment, the King's Dragon Nest was like an audition for a talent show, with the Dragon Kings participating in the King's Trial showing off their magical powers and various tricks.
But overall it was just as Luke expected.
As soon as the ancient dragon stood on the center platform, it could immediately gain the support of many dragon kings, and then it could easily advance by just saying some encouraging words.
The other Dragon Kings simply treated the trial as a show.
Some people came on stage and said nothing, but first let out a long dragon roar to fully demonstrate their lung capacity. The sound was long and continuous, with a simple and rich tone, and it actually attracted many giant dragons to roar in unison, turning the trial podium into a big music stage.
Some went on stage to show off their muscular bodies, their bulging muscles making the dragon scales bulge out.
Some people make big promises, promising how much benefits they will provide to the dragons after they become the king of the Dragon Kingdom.
Of course, there were also serious speeches, but most of them were old-fashioned, reviewing the glorious history of the dragon civilization and imagining what a glorious future the dragon civilization would have.
In short, it is a rare occasion for the dragon kings to get together, so they take this opportunity of selecting a king to be some fun dragons.
Luke stood in the position of the ancient dragon and watched the performance of the dragon kings at the closest distance.
Soon it was the turn of the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto.
He flapped his wings and glided to the central podium, showing off his majesty before speaking.
Silver ice dragons are covered with silver dragon scales, and the surface of the scales is covered with a layer of ice crystals, which makes them look larger than dragons of the same size. King Sauron is an ancient dragon with a stronger physique. His eyelids and cheeks are covered with icicles, and his light blue eyes reveal supreme majesty.
After showing his majesty, King Sauron glanced at Luke beside him and began his speech.
"Dragon Kings! After the dragons returned to the Emerald Forest , the elders of the Shining Gold People once visited the Dragon Kingdom. I talked with their elders for a long time.
A point raised by Shuojinren caused me to think deeply.
Is it because the dragons have been away from the secular world for too long that the lower races in the secular world have forgotten the majesty of the dragons, and thus have the arrogant idea of obtaining ancient civilization? The human Golden Shield Empire not only challenges the Shining Gold People; they extend their tentacles into hell; a large group of Holy Judgement Angels suddenly descended on the kingdom of the Golden Shield Empire, and their purpose is still unknown.
And... the Golden Shield Empire opened their mines on the territory of the Dragon Kingdom. They mined fire crystals in the territory of the Golden Dragon King Tyron. The Shining Gold people said that fire crystals are the blood of human civilization. If we provide fire crystals to the Golden Shield Empire, we will inevitably be attacked by human civilization in the future.
Of the five ancient civilizations, the Golden Shield Empire has had in-depth contact with four of them, but it is still unknown whether the Shadow Civilization has had contact with the Golden Shield Empire.
After talking with the elder of the Shining Gold, I understood that his concerns were correct, and I also considered forming an alliance of ancient civilizations to pool our strength and eradicate human civilization before it threatens us.
..."
Compared with other participating dragon kings, Silver Ice Dragon King Soto was truly well prepared for the trial. He presented a lot of intelligence and data obtained from the Shining Gold Man, allowing the dragon kings to intuitively understand the current level of human civilization's strength and the need for vigilance.
Humans, an inferior race that once crawled at the feet of dragons and was on the dragon's diet, are now developing so strongly that every dragon king can't help but worry about the dragon civilization.
The loss of the five great artifacts has greatly reduced the strength of the five ancient civilizations, and they are far less confident than they were in ancient times. The dragons don't know how these inferior races will treat the dragons once human civilization surpasses the ancient civilization.
Just being on an equal footing makes many dragons feel uncomfortable.
Finally, the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto said, "I think that the Dragon Nation can now refuse to allow the Golden People to join the Ancient Civilization Alliance, but it must terminate all cooperation with the Golden Shield Empire. Let the Golden Shield Empire and the Golden People fight head-on, and the Dragon Nation will observe the situation from the sidelines and make the right choice of camp at the critical moment."
King Soto's speech caused most of the dragon kings to flap their wings.
Apparently his speech was successful, and he gained the support of more than fifty Dragon Kings, becoming the first in the first round of trials.
King Soto was also very satisfied with his speech. He flew back to his seat and said to the Golden Dragon King Tairen: "King Tairen, you are too close to humans!"
King Tyron countered: "So I understand human civilization better than you do."
"Hmph! So you chose an ancient dragon in human form?"
"I'm not the only one who chose the Taotie King. Didn't you notice that his aura is familiar?"
Silver Ice Dragon King Soto turned his head to look at Luke who was not far away. After carefully feeling the aura emanating from him, he couldn't help but exclaimed: "It's him! How could it be him?"
King Tyron laughed and said, "You are too focused on the trial. Haven't you noticed that other ancient dragons have already noticed King Taotie's inheritance? I don't know why he chose such an inheritance, I only believe in his choice."
King Soto looked at the other ancient dragons, and sure enough, they were all observing King Taotie in various ways. Their focused looks clearly showed that they had discovered the legacy of the previous king.
"It's just a legacy!" King Soto acted indifferent: "King Taotie is not him. He can't become the king of Dragon Country."
"Let's wait and see...it's his turn."
King Soto immediately looked at Luke. Although he spoke lightly, his nervous expression betrayed him.
Luke, dressed in dragon armor, spread his wings and flew to the central podium.
This podium prepared for the dragon was a little too big for him.
But when Luke stood on it, the noisy venue immediately quieted down. Not all dragon kings could see his heritage, they respected the Taotie King because he allowed the dragons to return to the Emerald Forest.
"King Soto has already said everything I wanted to say, so much so that I don't know what to say now."
Luke's opening remarks elicited laughter from the dragons.
King Soto's speech was entirely from the perspective of the Dragon Kingdom. Refuting him would have no positive effect, but would instead cause discomfort to the dragons.
Therefore, Luke put himself in the right position right from the start and expressed his approval of King Soto.
Then Luke said, “What King Soto just said was all information he got from the Golden Man. I will talk to you Dragon Kings in detail about what human civilization is like based on my personal experience.
Let’s start from the time when the ancient war ended…”
Luke begins to tell the history of human civilization.
After the ancient war, the world was devastated. Many races in the secular world started a resource .
This war was not as grand as the ancient wars, but the number of races exterminated in the war was no less than that in ancient wars.
At the beginning of this war for survival, humans were not a strong race. Their individual strength was not as good as that of giants, their reproductive ability was not as good as that of goblins, and their intelligence was not as good as that of psychics, but humans eventually became the biggest winners in this war for survival.
Now human footprints are all over the secular world. Other races have either become extinct, or are lingering on in remote places, or have been integrated into the world order created by humans.
“When we look at human civilization, we cannot just look at its current achievements, but also look at how it got to where it is today, step by step.
Looking at the history of human civilization and all the wars, we can clearly see that human civilization is very inclusive. As long as orcs, barbarians, elves, psychics and other alien races are willing to join human civilization, humans are willing to accept them and will not discriminate against them because of racial differences.
In human civilization, there are orcs who have served as kings, barbarian dukes, psychics who have served as deans of magic schools, goblin inventors, and elf scholars. After integrating into human civilization, these alien races have also added their own civilizational characteristics to human civilization.
Human civilization has been constantly merging and integrating, and eventually developed into what it is today. Those races that stubbornly stick to their own civilization and are unwilling to make changes have almost all become extinct.
Therefore, when we look at human civilization, we cannot just think of it as human civilization. It now encompasses the entire secular world, including the forest elves in the Emerald Forest.
If the entire human civilization is regarded as the enemy, then the entire secular world is the enemy, including the Emerald Forest.
In fact, the Shining Gold people do not clearly regard human civilization as their enemy. They have always defined the current struggle as a trade war between the World Bank and the Golden Shield Empire. "
Luke finally uncovered the Golden Man's sinister intentions.
They themselves did not define human civilization as the enemy of the Shining Gold Civilization, but they came to tell the dragons... human civilization is very dangerous and must be attacked in advance.
Isn't this just fooling the dragons into being fools?
The Dragon Kings who realized this became very angry.
At the same time, it also seemed that the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto had fallen into the trap of the Shining Gold Man, and his own leadership ability was naturally questioned.
The expression of the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto really became serious. He glanced at King Terran secretly and found that the golden dragon was smiling arrogantly.
Before Luke could finish his speech, Silver Ice Dragon King Soto asked, "King Taotie, do you think the Dragon Nation should support human civilization to fight against the Sparkling Gold Civilization or other ancient civilizations?"
Luke replied: "King Soto, there are many differences between this era and the ancient times. The struggle between civilizations is not just about war, but a comprehensive confrontation in many fields such as politics, culture, trade, and scientific research.
I think it is very likely that there will be no clear camps and positions in this battle of civilizations.
The Dragon Kingdom can trade with the Golden Shield Empire while reaching an agreement with the Golden Civilization on the level of advanced civilization cognition. Even when a war breaks out, it can maintain some channels of communication with the enemy and control the scale of the war together.
These are not my unilateral imaginations. In fact, such struggles have become a kind of norm within human civilization.
Therefore, I made it clear at the beginning that I support your point of view. Dragon Country will not intervene in the world struggle by force too early, but it can actively participate in the world struggle through other means. "
Luke both supported King Soto's views and denied them.
It made King Soto feel like he had eaten a pile of curry-flavored shit.
King Soto opened his mouth, not knowing what he should say.
At this time, the Golden Dragon King Tyron spread out his wings and flapped them, expressing his appreciation for the Taotie King's speech: "A very wonderful speech! Human civilization, the Shining Gold civilization, and other civilizations are all opponents of our dragon civilization, but now is not the time to define anyone as an enemy. Since the battle between civilizations has begun, avoiding it will only make the dragon civilization lose the opportunity to control the situation.
Actively participate in the struggle, but avoid intervening in the war too early. This can not only accumulate strength for the Dragon Kingdom, but also keep the initiative in our own hands.
King Taotie, your wisdom still impresses me as always.
I support you on behalf of my dragon group!"
The Golden Dragon King Tyran gave an easy-to-understand summary of Luke's speech, which made the dragon kings who didn't understand it suddenly realize it.
Now King Tailun openly supports King Taotie, and some Dragon Kings who are on good terms with King Tailun also express their support for King Taotie. Then some Dragon Kings who agree with King Taotie's views also give their votes of support.
However, there were still some Dragon Kings who had some reservations about the fact that the Taotie King was in human form, so even though they agreed with his point of view, they still did not vote in support.
According to the final statistics, King Taotie received the support of forty-eight Dragon Kings, slightly less than King Soto.
However, three of the Dragon Kings who supported King Taotie were ancient dragons, while King Soto, the Silver Ice Dragon, did not receive the support of any ancient dragon.
In addition, some Dragon Kings have expressed their support for King Taotie after having already expressed their support for King Soto. I wonder what the result will be if the rule is changed so that one Dragon King can only cast one vote?
This meant that even though King Soto advanced to the next round with the first place, he was not at all happy about having won first place.
Thus ended the first trial of the Dragon King.
After most of the filler king contenders were eliminated, only twelve Dragon Kings were left qualified to enter the second trial.
Among them are ten ancient giant dragons and two dragon kings of the great dragon group.
The Red Crystal Dragon Saier announced: "The King of Dragon Country must possess great power! In the second round of the King's Trial, the twelve Dragon Kings will be divided into six groups to compete against each other, and the winners will enter the third round of the trial.
Now please draw lots, the advanced Dragon Kings!"
Then King Sayre recited the Dragon Language, and a large magic circle unfolded in front of him. There were twelve circles around the outer edge of the magic circle, and the twelve Dragon Kings who participated in the second trial put their own magic marks in different circles.
After the twelve marks were marked, King Seer prepared to divide them into random groups.
At this time, the Silver Ice Dragon King Soto said, "I want to fight against the Taotie King."
King Saier paused the grouping magic and asked Luke, "Is King Taotie willing to accept the challenge?"
Luke said, "Of course!"
