Chapter 888 (2/2)

“We dragons are different from you Orcs,” the Dragon Emperor said. “We are a very small population. We can hardly withstand the attrition of war. It is a fact that an adult dragon is a legendary creature, but so what? In the world of today, the Dragon race only has a total of about 200 dragons. Such a number is not even worth mentioning in a great war.”

The way he put it across was of course, just his excuse to decline and evade. Slightly over 200 men was indeed something not worth mentioning, but about 200 Legendary Masters was a completely different story.

How many Legendary Masters would there be on the Main Plane if a total was to be calculated? If only the humans, Orcs, elves, dwarves, pygmies, Lizardmen and a few other major races were counted, the estimated number would only be slightly more than a hundred after counting in everyone. It was about 110 at most. And yet, the Dragon race could mobilize 200 Legendary Masters in one go. This was almost equal to twice the number of all the other races combined!

If they were willing to put in their best and fight as hard as they could, perhaps it would have been impossible for the human allied forces to win this battle at all.

But the concern of the Dragon race was also very reasonable. As compared to the races that were able to reproduce very quickly, the rate of reproduction of the dragons was simply much too slow. Its population base was far too small. More than 200 people might sound like a big number to speak of, but in truth, “endangered” could be used as an apt description for them.

Such an endangered species should just duteously stay home to breed and raise their children in order to grow their population. For what reason should they go out, stirring up trouble and playing a part in wars?

That would be equal to them getting tired of living—they would simply be courting death!

And with more than 200 Legendary Masters, was that not already a great thing?

For this kind of war that involved the entire race, it was inevitable that even the Demigod Masters also had to go out to battle. In the face of the Demigod Masters, what good would these legendary dragons be?

Of course, there were also Demigod Masters among the dragons. But even if they were Demigod Masters, could they possibly avoid the deaths and injuries of their posterity?

So the Dragon Emperor expressed his thoughts and said, “I can understand your difficulties. I also sympathize with your situation, but please pardon me. I really can’t do anything to help you! The Dragon race is truly unable to participate in such a war. We can’t afford to fight such a war!”

After listening to the introduction briefed by the former Master God of the Orcs, Lefon frowned deeply. After a long moment of silence, he asked, “From how you see it, do you think he’s merely evading? Or does he really not want to participate in this war?”

“The dragons are a proud race. They may lose interest in a certain place and leave, but wanting to drive them away is not going to be an easy task,” Snakenell replied in his snake voice that carried the characteristic “hissing” sounds. “I’m not good at reading people’s minds. But that Dragon Emperor himself is a dragon to start with, isn’t he?”

Lefon laughed and said, “You’re right! Even if he’s a Dragon Emperor, he is first and foremost also a dragon! Alright. I understand his intention. I’ll personally make a trip to Dragon Cliff in a few days’ time and have a good talk with him about the price of this matter.”

Having said this, silence befell the temple.

The gods looked at one another. There were many whose eyes seemed to express their want to say something, but none were willing to speak up. Therefore, the atmosphere seemed somewhat awkward.

In the midst of this awkwardness, a Pighead god with a large head and big ears finally broke the silence and spoke.

“Your Majesty, do we need to speak with His Majesty, the Void Mask?” he asked. He seemed a little nervous. But since he had already begun, there was no stopping now. He might as well just finish what he wanted to say in one go. “Although… I feel that perhaps we may be able to get some help from him.”