Chapter 534: Chapter 421: Finally Relenting
Over here, Giant Mosquito was hopping on and off Nine Dragons’ body.
While over there, Wesley had no choice but to cover his ears and close his eyes, before leaping down from the dragon’s back.
"What’s the matter with you? Are you okay?" Long Yi immediately rushed over, shouting loudly.
"Shh .... Speak softer, Brother Long, you almost shook me to death!" Wesley spoke in a very low voice.
"Me? I’m too loud?" Long Yi was puzzled, was this considered loud?
Long Yi quickly understood. Wesley’s Observation Dragon had become too strong and his innate Observation Technique had shot up drastically. His four ears could receive sound from all directions, and the range of accepted sound became wider. From infrasonic to ultrasonic waves, there was no problem, and as a White Dragon, his sensitivity to light had also greatly improved. All of these were directly imposed on poor Wesley. Being a human, Wesley’s brain had never processed these signals, hence the inevitable headache.
There was nothing Long Yi could do about this, he could only let Wesley adapt on his own.
Comparatively, the Hive Dragon of Big Chef had become more than a little powerful. Hive Dragon’s power improved, and the self-destructing beetles that were parasitic on him underwent a drastic change. These beetles lost redundant powers under the mighty force of the White Dragon, but a new power had appeared, Dragon Breath Bombs.
All of the self-destructing beetles had Dragon Breath installed in their bomb-like stomachs. When the Hive Dragon needed it, they would be fired at high speed and automatically explode into a ball of light. You see, the blasts from the self-destructing beetles were only filled with ordinary primordial substance. The power of that explosion wasn’t on the same level as Dragon Breath’s power!
Seeing every dragon becoming stronger, Long Yi finally became firm in his belief.
Mass production!
Under the Giant Scepter’s help, the White Dragon potion was quickly being produced below the small villa. The required quantity was soon reached.
Long Yi distributed these potions to the hands of each group leader, and told them that these potions were extremely precious. They needed to keep a close watch with one person looking after each dragon, ensuring absolutely no theft by outsiders!
After witnessing Big Chef and Giant Mosquito’s demonstration, the group leaders’ eyes turned red. This small potion could cause such a drastic change in a mount dragon?! Even if they were to keep an eye on it themselves it wouldn’t be intrusive, how could anyone possibly steal it?!
Almost overnight, all of the White Dragon Empire’s Dragon Knights underwent drastic changes. Because from this moment on, the White Dragon Empire’s Dragon Knight Legion could truly be called the White Dragon Knight Order!
The most common feature was that these giants became larger and turned into the color white, and their appearances bore more resemblance to the White Dragon. Their Dragon Breath also became pure light beams. But their original Dragon Clan characteristics were not lost.
The new image and stronger power allowed the Dragon Knights to slowly recover from the previous defeat.
Meanwhile, it also subtly changed some people’s thoughts.
Among them was the Dean of the Biological Research Institute, Madam Nor.
Madam Nor had always been paying attention to Long Yi’s work. Although she did not agree with his methods, she acknowledged Long Yi’s dedication to the country. She had the intention to help, but was also fearful that Long Yi would follow the path of the Black Dragon Empire. This contradictory feeling only led Madam Nor to watch from a distance. But now, she saw confidence returning to the faces of the soldiers, confidence obviously brought upon by Long Yi’s White Dragon potions.
Perhaps, I should help him.
That’s what Madam Nor thought.
So, Madam Nor went to Long Yi’s small villa by herself. The exterior of the villa was quiet and peaceful, not a single person in sight. Madam Nor gently called out, "Is anyone there?"
Almost simultaneously, she saw the villa’s front door opening, followed by the sounds of footsteps and a girl’s voice asking, "Ah, Hello, Madam Nor. You’ve arrived!"
Madam Nor was taken aback. There was someone in front of her?
Immediately after, with a ripple in the air like the fluttering of water, Suolin appeared, "I’m sorry, Madam Nor, we were playing hide and seek."
Playing?
Hide and seek?
Are you guys children?
Madam Nor couldn’t help but smile in resignation.
The girl standing in front of her was entirely white, her perfect figure far surpassed others, her beautiful face carried a faint smile, depicting apparent happiness.
"Suolin, who’s here?"
Ai Lin came out.
"It’s Madam Nor!" Suolin answered as she turned around.
Suolin?
Madam Nor was surprised. Was this Suolin? The Faceless Girl transformed into a monster by the Black Dragon Empire that Long Yi had brought? Had she recovered her own appearance?
Seeing Madam Nor curiously looking at her face, Suolin’s smiled even sweeter.
Long Yi quickly walked out.
"Madam Nor! You’re here?" Long Yi greeted enthusiastically.
"Well, I just came to take a look ...." Madam Nor was somewhat embarrassed, after all, not long ago she had just had a dispute with Long Yi. Moreover, she had even been scolded by Long Yi, but ended up coming to his place on her own accord, thinking about this made Madam Nor’s face slightly flush.
"Please come in!"
Long Yi invited Madam Nor into the villa.
Little Zi immediately made tea and brought it over.
Then, Madam Nor finally couldn’t resist, and asked.
"Can you tell me what you were thinking?"
Long Yi pondered, then replied, "I guess you’re not going to like my answer."
"Even if I don’t, I would still like to know."
"Alright," Long Yi replied, "I want every Dragon Knight to grow stronger, strong enough to at least stand a chance against the Black Dragon Knights. But this shortcut to strength brings certain side effects which nobody likes. But this is war. While we hesitate and cling to our traditions, our enemies are growing stronger without scruples. If we lose the war in the end, not only will we lose the kingdom, but your cherished traditions will also be corroded by the enemy’s Dragon Breath. And you, as the dean of our biological research institute, will be forced to research even more horrifying creatures."
"I’d rather die!" Lady Nor declared angrily.
"They will revive you with Necromancy and command you through contract to obey," Long Yi said with a smile, "That’s just how the world works. Some people enjoy while others must choose to sacrifice. The only thing I can do is try to make the sacrifice less repulsive, that’s all."
Lady Nor wavered; Long Yi’s words struck a chord. How could she not understand what he was saying? It was just a minor hang-up. She just didn’t want her research to transform her favorite children into monsters.
But those children were ready to sacrifice everything, and here she was, hesitating.
This was incredibly selfish!
Just as Long Yi had said, this was war. No one could escape its impact.
"I will help you. My laboratory will be open to you," Lady Nor finally said.
That was the sentence Long Yi had been waiting for!
For the upcoming experiment, Long Yi no longer had the ability to carry out it alone.
Turning the kingdom’s dragons into White Dragons was just the first step in standardizing the Dragon Rider Legion. The second step was to enhance the capabilities of the Dragon Knights. This was not an easy task.
Although he had the experience of successfully creating the White Dragon potion once, this time was different. Long Yi needed to help the Dragon Knights get stronger and make sure that the transformation wouldn’t bring too many repulsive changes.
This was difficult.
So, it required testing.
And there were available subjects.
Locked up in the most secure prison were a number of serious criminals. Some had committed robbery, rape and plunder in the chaos, while others had betrayed the secrets of the kingdom for money. They were all sinners deserving death. The only reason they were still alive was due to their little remaining conscience.
In Long Yi’s words, this was their only chance to shine in their dreary lives. Whether they were to be directly executed or become a monument in the future depended on their decision.
They agreed to volunteer for the experiments and provide detailed feedback on all the results. In return, their families would be well cared for by the state.
They were Long Yi’s test volunteers.
They were injected with the researched potions, and their reactions were observed and recorded. At last, Long Yi and his team came up with a relatively balanced plan.
First, any changes shouldn’t affect the consciousness of the Dragon Knights.
Second, they must not appear too inhuman.
Meeting these two criteria was already challenging, but that help Long Yi successfully create the final potion.
At the moment, in the most secure laboratory of the Black Dragon Empire, the new Dragon Knight transformation plan was still proceeding methodically. After a series of battles, the Dragon Knights, though very powerful, had shown some deficiencies. Especially when facing Demon Abyss dragons, some Dragon Knights froze on the spot, not knowing how to dodge the fatal Dragon Breath attacks. That was a problem. It wasn’t that they couldn’t block the attacks, but facing the Demon Abyss dragons’ powerful aura, the Dragon Knights instinctively shrank back!
Of course, that was not a concern, because, as the outcome of the war served its purpose. Yake was satisfied with the battle because, through it, Yake knew that the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire were weak. Without Long Yi, the entire battle system of the White Dragon Empire would collapse in an instant.
The lab was bustling with people. Tilian followed Yake, head lowered, staring at a thick stack of reports before him. These were today’s intelligence summary. Tilian was the first to review them and then selected useful information to report to Yake.
On seeing part of the content, Tilian’s brows furrowed slightly.
"Your Majesty."
Yake turned around. His face was somewhat annoyed. Interrupting him from his reverie at this time was unjustified, Tilian was increasingly unable to gauge the situation!
"Your Majesty, there is new information from the White Dragon Empire. They developed a White Dragon potion. After injection, all dragon species quickly transform into White Dragons, and their strength significantly improves. Moreover, even the Earth Dragons have changed." Tilian said as he handed over the report in his hand.
Yake took the report, read it, and then sneered.
"Hmph, does this fool think he can enhance the combat power of the Dragon Knights in this way? I’d say he’s overthinking!" Yake said, disdainfully.
"No, your Majesty, I believe that the ultimate goal of Long Yi turning all dragons into White Dragons is, like us, to seek to enhance the power of the Dragon Knights!" Tilian said.
"Daydreaming! Is enhanced power realized by a mere wish?" Yake laughed sarcastically.
"I think we should still be cautious about Long Yi. He is very unusual." Tilian said.
"Are you saying he’s so unusual that he could instantly create a supreme Dragon Knight with ten Dragon Marks?" Yake asked rhetorically.
"That’s absolutely impossible!" Tilian declared firmly.
"So, what are you afraid of!"
"Your Majesty is wise. I think I might be overthinking." Tilian didn’t continue to argue with Yake and withdrew willingly.
"With the time you spent thinking too much, you could be considering how to transform my Dragon Knights into supreme Dragon Knights as soon as possible!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for it on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)
