Chapter 249: Chapter 176: Giant’s Little Toy
Then, Little Zi leaned in, followed by the Golem, Bajie, and Xiaoyou.
A group of people and animals, even artworks, all gathered around the bracelet, carefully inspecting it for a while, but without any conclusions.
"What’s the use of this thing?" Alli asked.
"I don’t know, the Dean found it when he was adventuring with his Dragon Rider. If the old dragon himself couldn’t discover its secrets, how would I know?"
Long Yi helplessly shrugged. He kinda felt this thing might have some use, but he couldn’t pinpoint where that feeling came from all this way.
"I know." The Golem stated.
"Look, even the so-called all-knowing Golem doesn’t know." Long Yi was stubborn about his assumption.
"I know." The Golem repeated.
"..." Long Yi finally heard.
"You know?"
"Of course, I know. This is the Giant’s adornment, and I am a product of the Giants. Isn’t it normal that I understand its use?" The Golem proclaimed.
The Golem’s matter-of-fact tone made Long Yi feel, for a moment, as if this was perfectly normal. But isn’t it weird for a crafted item to understand the purpose of jewelry? It’s like a water glass understanding the purpose of a plate ...
"Alright then, what’s its use?" Long Yi took the bracelet from Ai Lin’s hand.
"Look, it is a Giant’s adornment." The Golem pointed out.
"Okay, and then what?"
"Where would a Giant wear it?"
"Of course, on the wrist..."
"Dummy."
"The finger!"
Long Yi suddenly realized. The size and shape of the item perfectly matched that of a bracelet. So, both the Dean and Long Yi naturally assumed it was one. But in reality, if this is a Giant’s piece of jewelry, it should be a ring!
Long Yi looked at his own fingers, even four at a time, wouldn’t be as thick as that Giant ring. How could he wear it?
"Wear it on your index finger," the Golem said.
Long Yi stretched out his right index finger, measured it, and hung the ring directly on it.
"This is ridiculous." Long Yi laughed, ready to take it off.
However, at that moment, his index finger suddenly felt a sharp pain. A small needle protruded from the inner wall of the ring and pricked Long Yi’s finger, drawing blood.
Red blood poured from the pinprick and spread along the pattern on the ring. At the same time, an ancient, overwhelming power emerged from the ring itself. Then, the whole ring shrunk swiftly, gradually turning into a regular-sized ring on Long Yi’s index finger. However, the blood that oozed out gathered in the center of the ring where the gem was supposed to be, turning into a dazzling ruby. Initially, Long Yi thought that the gem had fallen off. Now he realized the so-called lost gem was actually produced by his own blood!
When the gem formed, Long Yi felt a little dizzy for a moment.
"Long—bro—Are—you—OK?"
In a lethargic tone, Ai Lin asked.
"I’m good, just feeling a bit queasy," Long Yi said.
"Long—bro, why—does—your—voice—sound—soft—and—quick, almost—incomprehensible?" Ai Lin asked.
Before Long Yi could respond, the Golem interjected.
"This is the ability of the Giant’s ring, enhancing the wearer’s power and response speed. And, of course, their body weight."
Long Yi took a step forward, and with a ’snap’, the floor cracked where his foot had landed.
Mysterious runes flowed into his mind, and Long Yi instantly understood how to use the Giant’s ring. He hurriedly ended the ring’s self-enhancement and looked down, noticing that the size of the gem on the ring had been halved.
"The Giant’s ring elevates your abilities by absorbing the power from your blood, increasing your muscle strength, hearing, vision, reflexes, and even your weight. There aren’t many side effects, but be careful not to become anemic. Additionally, don’t step on a soft surface when the increase in body weight is in effect." The Golem warned.
In front of them, the gem on the ring was slowly regrowing. For Long Yi, it couldn’t get much better.
Long Yi was skilled in hand-to-hand combat, but he was better known for his brute strength. But when it came to speed, he was not as fast as Ai Lin. When faced with speed-oriented opponents, Long Yi had to rely on his experience and high resilience to gain the upper hand.
Anemia?
Yes, even for Long Yi, who had activated his Giant bloodline, anemia was a real issue. This ring is a Giant artifact, designed for Giants. It takes a huge amount of blood to function. If an ordinary person wore it, they would probably die.
"Absorbing blood to gain power... this characteristic, wait, isn’t this the legendary Vampiric Ring?" Ai Lin asked in surprise.
In the legends, once a mage obtained a peculiar ring, he spent countless sleepless nights until he finally deciphered the ring’s secret and wore it. Then, the frail mage transformed into an invincible warrior. However, the mage didn’t last long. In the end, he died from anemia.
Later, this ring fell into the hands of a general, and he was found dead from the same anemia at his home the next morning.
After that, everyone who obtained it was literally sucked to death by the ring. Eventually, the ring was thoroughly destroyed in the furnace.
Now that she thought about it, the ring that the mage had must have been the Giant’s ring. Some twist of fate must have shrunken it for him to wear.
"Does this thing not have any safety measures? Like not allowing outsiders to use it or something?" Long Yi asked the golem.
"Of course not, these things were as common as radishes and cabbages during the Giant era. Any blacksmith could make them, and no one would pick one up if it was lying on the road. Only the lowest-level warriors would use them; more advanced Giant warriors had more powerful accessories. Among the Giants, wearing this ring was a matter of great disgrace." the golem said.
Even Long Yi was speechless. The Giants were so powerful. What seemed like a treasure to contemporary humans was a source of shame in their era.
"Well, let it be shameful, who cares if we’re not strong enough yet?" Long Yi wore the ring with peace of mind, after all, he also was a Giant. Moreover, among the Giants, his strength must be at the bottom, right?
"By the way! If I compare my power with the entire clan of Giants, how much is it?" Long Yi suddenly wanted to know this.
"Three-year-old child." said the golem.
"Phew, thank god." Long Yi let out a sigh of relief.
"Thank god?"
"Yes, luckily there are classes for one and two-year-olds." Long Yi said comfortingly.
"..."
Even the golem, who usually had a caustic tongue for Long Yi, felt defeated.
Late at night, the dean of the Dragon Knight Academy silently appeared at the Dragon God Temple. The Black Dragon Tyl was sitting in front of the huge statue of the Dragon God and had clearly been waiting for quite some time.
"Long Yi is a Giant." The dean sat down next to Tyl, facing him.
"Yes, Long Yi is a Giant." Tyl affirmed.
"I found some history." The dean said.
"About what?" Tyl asked back.
"The history of the Giants, and also, our history." The dean said.
"You’re pretty bold! You even dare to enter the Sky-top Library, aren’t you afraid of entering the Burial Ground?" Tyl laughed.
"It wasn’t me who went to search. I have a friend." The dean said, not elaborating further.
"Good. So, you came to me to show off that you have a friend who is eligible to enter the Sky-top Library, right?" Tyl asked.
"No, I just wanted to say that I found a secluded history about you and your knight..."
"Alright, you don’t have to say it. Since you know it, you should guess what I’m going to do, right?"
"Yes, I can understand the pain of losing a knight." The dean sighed, "We represent different empires, we have fought for so many years, winning and losing half of the time. I didn’t expect that as we are approaching the Dragon Tomb, I’ve discovered that we are so similar."
Tyl looked at the dean and laughed in silence.
"Tyl, I have a request for you. No matter what you do, you must not drag the White Dragon Empire down with you." The dean hesitated for a moment and then suddenly spoke.
"I can’t promise that." Tyl said, "However, you can remind your emperor a bit. While your emperor has been pretending to be weak, he has done a pretty good job in exhibiting the cunning of humans. With just a little hint, he should immediately understand how to locate himself in the coming transformation."
The dean was silent for a time, then suddenly appeared to be listening attentively.
Tyl chuckled, "Heard the call of the Dragon Tomb again?"
The dean nodded, "The voice has been getting louder and more clear lately. It seems my time is almost up. Maybe we, old adversaries, will enter the Dragon Tomb together?"
But Tyl shook his head, "No, the Dragon Tomb is not my place."
"What are you talking about? If you don’t go to the Dragon Tomb, are you planning to go to the Burial ... Damn it! What the hell are you thinking about!" The dean grabbed Tyl’s collar.
"Yes, I am thinking about what you are thinking." Tyl finally laughed happily.
The event of the White Dragon Empire detaining the hostages from the Black Dragon Empire immediately caused an uproar internationally. There were bracelets for both parties to testify for their respective fights, and the White Dragon Empire didn’t show anything inappropriate from beginning to end. In fact, the Black Dragon Empire didn’t act inappropriately either, except for the impulsive moves later. The only problem was that the Dragon Breath was reincarnated.
A skill that could double one’s own strength out of thin air and could even mutate a person into a semi-dragon-like creature. Even though Luo Yi did not complete his mutation in the end, researchers from all nations could understand what had happened as long as they took one glance.
This was the secret weapon of the Black Dragon Empire! (To be continued. If you like this work, please cast your recommendation votes and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. For mobile phone users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
