Defeating the World with the Power of One Dragon!

Chapter 25: Black Oil Field

The Ser Wilderness was as scorching hot as ever.

The sunset's glow still poured down like molten iron through cracks in the clouds, dyeing the entire wasteland a rusty red. The distant horizon seemed to be burning, exhaling distorted heat waves into the twilight.

The Kamel Black Oil Field.

The roar of alchemical engines never ceased.

Steel-framed pumping rigs stood at equal intervals on the horizon, densely packed like countless devout pilgrims, pounding the earth with fixed rhythm, pumping vast amounts of black oil to the surface.

An army equipped with advanced alchemical gear was stationed nearby to guard it.

Each combat-type alchemical golem called the Steel Guardian, towering over ten meters tall, moved with heavy steps. Fully armed human soldiers followed and cooperated around them, remaining vigilant against any slightest movement on the ground.

Within dozens of kilometers around the oil field, no powerful ferocious beasts or monsters existed.

—All had been cleared out in advance.

The surface was patrolled by Steel Guardians and human soldiers. Besides these, several heavy sky-hunting crossbows were fixed around the oil field. Each had thick, several meters long crossbow bolts inscribed with dense alchemical runes, specially designed to intimidate and combat flying monstrous beasts. “The defenses are really tight.”

Garoth hid within the high-altitude clouds, looking from afar.

During his hunt, he passed by this oil field and, after some thought, decided to observe from a distance, hoping to find some loopholes.

The red iron young dragon hovered with wings spread, squinting into the distance.

Because of the distance, the alchemical constructs looked tiny in Garoth’s eyes, and the humans nearby appeared as small as ants.

Yet, there was no trace of contempt in his heart.

As his gaze swept over the Steel Guardians and the sky-hunting heavy crossbows surrounding the field, which instinctively felt very dangerous to him, Garoth silently rose to a higher flight altitude.

“The ground and sky are both tightly guarded. There’s no chance to get close at all.”

“However, it might be possible to pick up some leaks underground.”

Garoth observed the layout of the oil field, deep in thought.

The defense works of the Kamel Black Oil Field mainly concentrated on the surface, with heavy vigilance against ground and sky threats. From the surface, the underground defenses seemed somewhat weak.

“Forget it. The wasteland is not short of creatures like rockgrub worms that operate underground. Just because I can’t see them with my naked eyes doesn’t mean they aren’t here.”

Garoth calculated in his mind. Once he tamed some burrowing creatures like rockgrub worms, he could send them to probe.

As for a frontal assault, even an iron dragon mother would have to detour such places. Currently, Garoth only dared to watch from afar. Approaching required careful consideration, keeping a great distance.

Even so,

Garoth, hiding in the distant clouds, was still discovered.

Ka ka ka!

To the northeast, a sky-hunting heavy crossbow slowly lifted and adjusted its angle.

The crossbow bolt mounted on it was more like a spear than an arrow, sharp at the tip, thick and long, completely inscribed with dense alchemical runes.

One by one, the runes lit up in sequence.

Then, with a barely perceptible whoosh,

The sky-hunting heavy crossbow fired a bolt that pierced through the clouds and the sky, shooting toward Garoth.

Its speed was extremely fast, but it made no breaking-the-sound-barrier noise, no sharp whistle tearing the air. It was difficult to detect, silent and lightning-fast—dangerous and deadly.

However,

Garoth remained maximally vigilant in his observation of the black oil field layout.

He noticed the crossbow adjusting its angle.

“The attack range is this far.”

Garoth clicked his tongue and promptly twisted his body, dodging the heavy crossbow attack.

Looking back,

Where Garoth had been, the cloud layer was torn open, leaving a huge hole.

The power of the heavy crossbow was beyond doubt.

If Samantha had come here for the first time and encountered this attack,

She would surely have died without a doubt.

The alchemical arrows once shot by the goblin wolf cavalry were on a completely different level. Even with Garoth’s physique, being hit would be unpleasant.

Since he had been discovered, his scythe-like wings tore through the dense clouds decisively, flying far away to avoid further attacks.

The sky-hunting heavy crossbow, having loaded a new bolt, ceased firing.

It did not continue to attack the young dragon that had left its range.

“Looks like a dragon.”

“What a quick reaction. Too bad we couldn’t shoot it down.”

A human soldier guarding the sky-hunting heavy crossbow blinked, thinking regretfully.

The black oil reserves here were still abundant. Besides natural long-term accumulation, many ferocious monsters killed by the guards were thrown into it.

“Having Lothrian Federation troops stationed here makes it too dangerous. I shouldn’t have approached a place like this. I was a bit reckless this time.”

“Even if I want to scout, I should send a subordinate, not risk myself.”

Having suffered an unexpected attack, Garoth summarized the lesson this time in his mind.

He had thought his distance was far enough but still underestimated the strength of the alchemical constructs. Fortunately, he never let his guard down.

For Garoth now, it was basically impossible to directly obtain black oil from the oil field.

Having tasted the powerful effects of black oil, especially how much it greatly improved his adaptation efficiency, Garoth couldn’t stop thinking about it.

Unfortunately, he was too weak now.

A vast amount of black oil resources were here, but besides staring longingly, there was no good method. There was only a slight chance to steal oil from underground, but he currently had no subordinates that could travel underground to execute this.

Not long after, Garoth returned to the Iron Fir Hills.

“My dear brother!”

As soon as he landed in the iron fir forest, Garoth heard Samantha’s call.

“What’s wrong?”

He looked at the fiery red young dragon and asked.

Samantha bounced over, slightly lifting her chin, speaking proudly: “I have comprehended the essence of alchemy! The great Alchemical Dragon King has taken its first step toward conquering the world.”

About three months had passed since Samantha first started learning alchemy.

What she called comprehending the essence of alchemy was actually just the beginning.

But that was already quite good.

If it were an ordinary person, years of accumulation and day-and-night study might not even allow them to begin. Dragons, as top-tier magical creatures, had no shortcomings in any aspect of their talent.

The red young dragon stared unblinking at Garoth as if waiting for something.

The desire for praise in her eyes was already solid as substance. Garoth saw it and smiled slightly, saying, “Oh, that’s really good news. Congratulations.”

Since Garoth saved this red dragon sister and pointed her in the right direction,

Her arrogance and pride rarely showed in front of Garoth. Instead, she respected him a lot.

“Can you refine black oil now?”

Garoth asked.

Samantha’s expression faltered. She shook her head, her tone weakening a little.

“Not yet.”

Garoth asked again, “How about crafting alchemical tools?”

“Also, not yet.”