Chapter 443 - The Source of the Dragon Race: The Ferry (1/2)

Chapter 443: The Source of the Dragon Race: The Ferry

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Black Dragon King?

This was a new term. Link looked at the dragon elders around him. Seeing all their grave and secretive expressions, he could tell it wasn’t a good term.

Link glanced at Gretel and asked, “How do I turn back into a human?” He could feel that he could do it, but he had no clue how to.

“Take a deep breath, hold it, put it into your stomach… Right, now you’re back into a human.”

Link felt his body’s inner structure clearly and could easily do what the queen said. When he was done, he felt his body squeeze. The extended Dragon Power quickly retracted and his body shrunk at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Three seconds later, he was a human again.

After that, his clothes automatically jumped out of the dimensional storage gear and seamlessly returned to his body. Link looked down at his hands. They were normal, without any dragon scales or crystal thorns.

The only difference was that his skin was much smoother. The calluses and scars had all disappeared.

After transforming into a dragon, Link finally understood its profundity. He realized that a dragon’s body was a very powerful magic armor in nature… No, it wasn’t armor. It was more like an extremely intricate living machine!

The magic was intricate to the max and contained endless wisdom, including knowledge that Link had never even thought of before. He could say that this magic was practically a giant library!

Now, Link just wanted to find a quiet place and put all his effort into studying it!

Whoosh! The Red Dragon Queen unfurled her wings and flew down from the podium. When she reached Link, she collapsed her wings and looked at him seriously, her eyes troubled.

The mood was a bit heavy. After a while, Link asked, “Can I transform certain parts like you?”

“Yes, but you need more practice.”

This was good news, and Link was satisfied. This way, he could give himself a layer of scales during battles for sudden extra armor.

At this time, the elders who had fallen earlier pulled themselves up. Elder Pettalong walked over and said, “Your Majesty, I think you should consider your plan seriously. Do not let history repeat itself—”

He already treated Link as part of the dragon race now, so he didn’t keep it from Link. However, the Red Dragon Queen rudely cut him off. “Alright, speak carefully. Link will not participate in our matters. He is a human lord and history will definitely not repeat itself!”

“Yes, I understand.” Pettalong glanced at Link. His eyes were also troubled—there was regret and also fear.

Gretel looked at Link with exhaustion written all over. “Okay, I’ve already fulfilled my promise. You are only an average member of our race and cannot stay here. Go to the Dragon Temple and prepare to attend the Emerald Circle meeting.”

Her attitude was a bit strange. She had been respectful first but now was acting cold. Link guessed that his dragon shape was something taboo. However, this suited him. He wasn’t an idiot and could see from their attitudes that the dragons had high expectations for him. If he really had a dragon shape that fit their expectations, they would become even more entangled.

This was just right.

Thinking of this, Link said, “Then I’ll leave now. Oh, I heard that you have a library. Can I go there?”

“Of course. There are only some historical books though. Feel free to read whatever you wish.”

“No problem.”

Link bowed slightly to Gretel and then walked out of the Ancestor Altar. After he left, Pettalong said, “Can this be a sign from the ancestors?”

Gretel fell silent. She looked up at the dragon statue wrapped around the altar and sighed. “I don’t know either, but it has already happened. The black dragon symbolizes destruction, but we pursue balance. He’s already out of consideration. Don’t think about it.”

“Yes,” all the elders replied.

On the other hand, Link didn’t know about this at all. He had already arrived at the library in the Dragon Temple.

It was not very big. It was a circular room around 150 square feet big and only contained around 5000 books.

The librarian was a benevolent old dragon. He wasn’t too strong, only at Level-7, and had a dying aura. He didn’t seem to have many days left to live.

When Link arrived, he was writing something at a table. Seeing Link, he looked up and said, “Young man, you can read but don’t damage my books.”

“I’ll be careful.” Link nodded.

Just as Link was walking towards a bookshelf, the elder spoke again. “From your looks, I’m sure you want to know about our history. Go read the 37th book from the left on the top of the third bookshelf.”

“Okay, thank you.”