Chapter 228 Stealing the Dragon's Power
Russell was not worried about whether he could contract the unicorn Polly. This was the confidence given to him by the whisper of the phantom beast.
So in the face of Roland's sour question, Russell answered easily: "Brother, how do you think I brought Polly home? If Polly hadn't recognized me, with Polly's strength, I wouldn't have been able to touch it at all."
Roland's mouth twitched: "That may not be the case. Thinking synchronization is also very important. You must remember this."
Baron Roman waved his hand indifferently: "Where are there so many troubles? If you don't listen, you will be beaten. If you beat too much, what's the problem of thinking not being synchronized? Do you think I contracted the Black-waisted Snake King and the Silver-winged Wind Fox because of love... It's pain."
"Can violent restraint of phantom beasts really achieve thinking synchronization, father?" Russell asked curiously.
"Why not? The intelligence of the phantom beasts should not be underestimated. As long as you can make them surrender, they will naturally be able to think in sync soon. Of course, the insects with a little bit of brains like the Phantom Black Scorpion need to be excluded."
Roland asked with concern: "Is there any great knight who can establish a close relationship with the Phantom Black Scorpion?"
"Dozens of great knights have tried, but it doesn't work. This insect is not interested in anything except eating." Baron Roman shook his head. He also felt troubled by this insect-type phantom beast.
It is difficult for a phantom beast without a contract to exert its full combat power. Raising it for one more day is equivalent to wasting one more day of resources.
Russell suggested easily: "I just recruited a great knight follower, he is very peaceful, maybe we can give it a try."
Roland narrowed his eyes: "Are you willing to let him follow father?"
"I prefer to buy the Dark Scorpion."
"The family has never had the habit of selling fantasy beasts, Russell, you should take back this idea for now."
"Everything has a beginning, sooner or later."
Baron Roman didn't like to see the two brothers bickering, so he interrupted directly: "Okay, let's not talk about fantasy beasts... Russell, you just came here, you may not be clear about the discussion about the snow giant Da in the Red Castle, let your eldest brother tell you."
Roland nodded: "Yes, father."
Then he told Russell the cause and effect.
Lord Sandra, the silver dragon knight, was carrying out the lightning plan on the snow field outside the fire ant swamp, and accidentally ran into the scene of the snow giant Da reviving from under the ice cap.
Then the Red Castle sent four flying dragon knights to monitor the Snow Giant Da around the clock. They found that the Snow Giant Da did not leave the periphery of the Fire Ant Swamp, nor did it attack the Fire Ant Swamp. Instead, it sat cross-legged on the spot and began to summon the Snow Demon Army.
"This is the prelude to the war. It seems that the battle of the fall 21 years ago was not only unreconciled to my Grand Duchy, but also to the Snow Giant Da." Baron Roman sighed.
"Baron Swan burst into tears at the Red Castle meeting, hoping that the Grand Duchy would go out to drive away the Snow Giant Da..." Roland continued to narrate, "The Grand Duke believed that this was both a crisis and a godsend, and he personally went deep into the volcano to awaken the Shadow Flame Dragon."
"What did the Shadow Flame Dragon say?" Russell asked immediately.
"The Shadow Flame Dragon naturally decided to fight the Snow Giant Da and end the unfinished battle 21 years ago!" Roland said with a raised eyebrow.
"Didn't they say that the Shadow Flame Dragon is still seriously injured? Can we defeat it?"
"Don't worry." Roland said with a proud smile, "The Grand Duke has asked Princess Anxia to send people to the Blazing Torrent Kingdom for help as soon as possible. You may not know that before the Grand Duke ascended the throne, he had an agreement with the Fiery Sun Dragon Blood Family, requesting the kingdom to send a dragon to assist the Grand Duchy in the battle!"
"Really!" Russell said in surprise.
In this way, the battlefield is two dragons fighting against a snow giant, and the outcome can be said to have been determined.
Baron Roman interrupted, "We can't rely entirely on the assistance of the Blazing Torrent Kingdom. There are also unresolved disputes between dragons. If the Shadow Flame Dragon can't even protect its territory, it will seriously affect its future development."
"What's the reason for this?"
"I don't know much, but just like the two-legged dragons, there are clear boundaries between each other and they won't easily invade each other's territory. Dragons also have boundaries with each other. Once they invade each other's boundaries, they will inevitably... take something away."
"Take something away?" Russell still didn't understand, "When my aunt married my uncle, did Lord Medicaron count as invading Lord Mercedes's boundaries?"
"No." Roman said, "At that time, Sanchakou was blessed by the dragon, and Medicaron could naturally integrate perfectly into the territory... This is also the reason why Sanchakou can expand so much. The late Grand Duke valued your grandfather very much."
The Sanchakou in the past was not as big as it is now. It was only after Lord Medicaron came that it slowly expanded to its current area.
Ten times the size of the Valley of the Glow.
Russell thought quickly and continued to ask: "Father, do you mean that once other dragons invade the range of Shadow Flame Dragon, will Shadow Flame Dragon's territory shrink? Or will Shadow Flame Dragon's power be weakened?"
"I don't know, but it is undoubtedly a possibility." Baron Roman shook his head. These are the secrets of the Dragon Blood Family. Outsiders can only speculate.
Russell stopped asking, but fell into deep thought.
It is unknown whether other dragons will come. He and Xiao Menglong must develop secretly under the nose of Shadow Flame Dragon.
Originally, I thought that I would only seek shelter for a short time. When Xiao Menglong becomes an adult, he will leave the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame and there will not be much intersection. Now it seems that the connection is far more complicated than imagined.
Silently spreading the palm of his left hand, the M-shaped mark quietly emerged.
He communicated silently with Xiao Menglong: "Are we stealing the power of Shadow Flame Dragon now?"
Xiao Menglong did not respond, and the M-shaped mark only showed a red shadow, as if the spark in the ashes was smoldering.
But soon, Russell was relieved: "Every drink and every bite is a certainty. We can't do without the protection of Shadow Flame Dragon now. If we really steal the power of Shadow Flame Dragon, we can return it in the future!"
Of course, if the power cannot be returned, we can take care of the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame in the future and help more when there is danger.
In any case, the Grand Duchy of Shadow Flame is his motherland.
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The kitchen prepared the meal. Russell, who had not eaten or slept well for two days, ate it up in a hurry and felt alive again.
Baron Roman hugged Aunt Mitchell and went for a walk outside. He returned after Russell finished eating.
He called Russell to the study.
Unlike the study in Fluorescent Castle, there was no book on the bookshelf in the small study here. It was full of various red wines, white wines and champagnes.
"In this war, the one I am most worried about is you, Russell." Baron Roman said.
"Father, I am an adult now, I will take good care of myself."
"Fighting with the Snow Giant Da is not as simple as clearing the trade route. We may face countless Snow Demon Legions." Baron Roman, "Twenty-one years ago, your grandfather did not choose to let me go to the battlefield, but I have no choice now."
Baron Roman sighed helplessly.
Russell nodded slowly and said, "Father, I understand that this is my responsibility as the second son of the family."
If there is a choice, he does not want to face the Snow Giant Da.
But the Red Castle launched a war mobilization, and every knight had to go to the battlefield, and only some knights could stay in the territory. There is no doubt that among the two sons, Baron Roman can only choose to let Roland stay in the territory.
Because Roland is his heir and represents the future of the Fluorescent Mushroom Family.
Looking at the increasingly sensible second son, Baron Roman is both relieved and regretful: "It would be great if you came of age a year later, or I enfeoffed you as a lord a year later."