novelraw Chapter 295: Elena: Look at your blood relatives!
Chapter 295: Elena: Look at your blood relatives!
Chapter 295: Elina: Look at Your Blood Kin!
In the southern part of the Atlantis Continent, deep within the royal court of the Lothrian Kingdom.
In the vast and magnificent great hall, Crystal Princess Elina stood alone, her slender figure appearing even more graceful within the grand space.
The interior of the hall eschewed extravagant and redundant decorations, with only a celestial instrument standing quietly at the very center.
Its design was unique, as if composed of countless precisely interlocking miniature planets and complex star tracks, its surface simultaneously engraved with innumerable magical runes, emitting a profound and mysterious glow throughout.
She gently, deeply exhaled a breath.
Then, Elina walked with light steps to directly beneath the massive celestial instrument.
A deep blue beam mixed with countless fine runes swept over, silently verifying Elina's authority as a royal princess.
"Good day, esteemed Princess Elina."
The celestial instrument emitted a soft hum, and simultaneously from within came an elegant female voice. This voice wasn't cold mechanical synthesis, but instead carried a certain indescribable, almost human-like warmth and emotion."Good day."
Elina responded politely.
She gazed at the rotating star tracks and got straight to the point: "In the Ser Wilderness, on that land, some noteworthy events occurred last night. I wish to see them with my own eyes."
Those magical satellites hanging like stars beyond planet Bernardo, watching over each continent, the vast majority belonged to the great empires.
However, a few brilliant, highly functional kingdom satellites also dotted among them, quietly orbiting in the night sky, silently observing events on the ground.
For example, the deeply rooted Lothrian Kingdom, outstanding in magic and alchemy, had spent enormous resources and top-tier technology to secretly control not just one such heavenly eye.
Although their coverage range wasn't as extensive as the empires', they were still formidable.
Their power could be linked and controlled through celestial instruments placed in various locations.
As a highly respected princess within the main court.
Even without leaving her residence, living secluded within the heavily guarded royal city, Elina could still use the royal court's celestial instrument to gain a grand, bird's-eye perspective and clearly see the winds and clouds changing in the outside world.
"Please provide the specific coordinates and time point you wish to observe, Your Highness."
Elina fluently recited a string of numerical combinations—the precise coordinates of the Duchy of Abbe's mine, located in the central Ser Wilderness and famous for producing high-quality saltpeter—and clearly added: "The time anchor is last night, when the moon hid and stars sank."
After receiving the precise space-time coordinates, the core part of the celestial instrument paused slightly.
Then.
It began rotating in reverse.
Hum—!
Streams of brilliant light burst forth from the celestial instrument as the center, instantly filling every inch of space within the entire magnificent hall.
Light and shadow intertwined, twisted, and reassembled.
Vividly constructing a stunning dynamic scene.
The image started with the moment the red iron dragon, like an apocalyptic omen, wrapped in crimson flames and golden lightning, tore through layers of dark clouds from the high sky and boldly plummeted downward.
She instinctively, almost breathlessly, lightly blinked her beautiful eyes.
Her fingers moved slightly, freezing the image, zooming in, pulling closer... Her gaze carefully, inch by inch, examined every steel scale, every muscle line of Garoth.
Deep in her heart.
She truly found it difficult to connect this ferocious dragon with unstoppable might to her own fat iron dragon currently sprawled lazily on the courtyard rug, round and yawning.
She absolutely could not believe that this red iron dragon, akin to a natural disaster incarnate, was truly Gordon's own blood brother!
She seemed to be immersed in a firsthand, immersive drama, personally witnessing how the Ignas Dragon Cluster, with their overwhelming, irresistible momentum, reduced the Duchy of Abbe's long-established stronghold, along with the resisting soldiers and golems within, to dust and ruins in a short time.
She saw that decisive scene.
—The red iron dragon took a deep breath, spewing dragon breath that annihilated everything toward the saltpeter mine.
In an instant, the earth shook and mountains trembled, terrifying chain explosions like awakened hellfire, soaring flames steaming through the curtain of rain, blooming in the deep night sky into a flower woven purely from destruction, blood, and death—the cruelest yet most brilliant firework!
That blooming flower of death became the only light source in the hall at this moment.
"Truly beautiful..."
Princess Elina murmured softly, her eyes shimmering with extraordinary brilliance, clearly reflecting the blooming flower of death.
If she were just an unrelated bystander, witnessing this scene would only bring trembling and deep fear.
She knew perfectly well that this firework shaking the wilderness, lighting up the night sky, bloomed for her! It was the Ignas Dragon Cluster fulfilling their promise to her.
This meant.
She finally possessed a leverage point to tilt the scales of war, to defend her kingdom's honor in her own way.
A feeling of joy and satisfaction quietly spread within her heart.
After quietly admiring the beauty of this frozen firework for a while longer, she seemed to awaken from a stunning dream, turned off the celestial instrument, elegantly turned, and left the hall.
Following the familiar path, she arrived at the courtyard dedicated to Iron Dragon Gordon's rest, laid with thick, soft rugs.
Seeing Elina's figure appear at the courtyard entrance, he immediately perked up, propped up his massive body, and asked with a hint of anticipation: "So? Are you satisfied with the gift the dragon cluster offered?"
The Crystal Princess walked gracefully to his front and slowly nodded.
"Of course satisfied." Her voice was clear and bright, carrying a tone of pleasure and happiness.
Immediately, she added: "Gordon, tell your blood kin that I really like this gift."
After a slight pause in her voice, as if recalling some ancient saying, she looked at the iron dragon and said: "I've heard an old saying—steel and mead should not be enjoyed alone, those who betray this path are spat upon by the gods."
"The Ignas Dragon Cluster will soon receive my return gift."
The red iron dragon had offered a gift that pleased her; she, the Crystal Princess, would naturally not be stingy with reciprocation.
This wasn't merely an exchange of treasure, but a declaration of her firm support.
As for the Federation garrison in the Ser Wilderness, and those minor troubles that might follow, she had already made arrangements.
"What about mine? I'm also an indispensable part of the Ignas Dragon Cluster! I'm the crucial link!"
Iron Dragon Gordon immediately brought his huge head closer, affectionately nudged Elina's arm, and shamelessly demanded his share of the hard-earned fee and commission fee.
"...Elina, your look is a bit strange,"
Gordon couldn't help but say in a muffled, deep tone: "What are you thinking about? Are you considering what treasure to give me?"
Silence lasted several seconds, the air seeming to freeze.
Elina sighed deeply, then said with extreme seriousness: "Gordon, I'm thinking... perhaps it's time to seriously consider reducing your monthly food expense budget."
Before, having never seen a truly fierce and robust great dragon, it was fine, thinking the iron dragon's round, prosperous appearance was quite simple and cute.
But now, the red iron dragon's perfect physique, full of strength and beauty, was deeply imprinted in her mind, making her involuntarily develop a thread of desire to reform her own homebody dragon.
Gordon's heart sank heavily, his huge dragon head immediately shaking like a rattle-drum in a strong wind, his resistance clearly written all over his face, even causing the entire courtyard ground to seem to tremble slightly.
Watching the iron dragon's exaggerated reaction, Elina changed her tack, saying: "Alright then, let's set up an incentive plan. For every hundred pounds you successfully lose, I'll reward you with one thousand Lothrian gold coins, no upper limit."
She tossed out a tempting condition.
Iron Dragon Gordon indeed had no worries about food and drink within the royal court, with rare delicacies available in abundance, but regarding the treasure that truly made his eyes shine, the personal treasure he could freely control, Elina had always managed quite strictly, not easily letting him get involved.
Iron Dragon Gordon indeed had no worries about food and drink within the royal court, with rare delicacies available in abundance, but regarding the treasure that truly made his eyes shine, the personal treasures he could freely control, Elina had always managed quite strictly, not easily letting him get involved.
A thousand gold coins for a hundred pounds of weight?
This deal seemed doable.
"Deal!!" He suddenly straightened his chest, strenuously sucked in his belly, his thick dragon claw heavily slapped the rug, and declared with resounding determination: "It's settled! Elina!"