Chapter 18 The Growth of the True Dragon
In the early morning of the next day, Li Yuan drove his wings to hover in the high sky, patrolling the surrounding territory.
For the red dragon Helganorn, soaring high in the sky is just like breathing, something that can be done as a matter of course.
But for Li Yuan, who has traveled through this body, this kind of experience is still completely fresh.
Like most humans, he had fantasized about flying freely in the sky without any foreign objects.
The sun rises from the east, spreading golden light over the earth.
Li Yuan landed on the top of a mountain peak, overlooking his territory from a high position.
From here to the south, across the mountain pass to the Longkou Fortress, is the territory of the Dragon Backbone Empire.
There is a tribe of dwarves in the mountains to the southwest.
To the east is the Breeze Forest, and further back is the territory of the wood elves.
The northwest direction faces inland, transitioning from woods to grasslands, and then to desert. There are some sporadic forces and settlements of different races. There seems to be an entrance to the Underdark, and there are also the territories of other dragons.
The red dragon Helganorn found a living space in this borderland.
Li Yuan turned his neck and carefully observed his body under the light of the rising sun.
It really was a little different...
He left the tower early in the morning, not just to experience flying and patrolling the territory, but mainly to check his body.
Yesterday, he turned into the form of a giant dragon and slept on his treasure - probably because of the red dragon's instinct, he always felt that sleeping like this was the safest.
As a result, he woke up by himself before dawn.
He didn't know why, but he always felt like something was wrong with his body.
It's not that he feels uncomfortable, rather, he feels that his condition is surprisingly good. Even the two injuries sustained during the day's battle have almost recovered.
He just felt that his body was a little different, but he couldn't explain exactly what was different.
Could it be the influence of the tower? After having this idea, he summoned the stone and asked.
He was really surprised when he called out Shitou.
"Why do you feel like you've gotten bigger?" He looked up and down at the stones that appeared in the cellar.
When the stone was summoned for the first time, it was only half a person tall, not much different from a child. Once it split apart, it was almost like a doll, and its overall combat effectiveness could only be used to drive away wild dogs.
But now, the stone has grown to a height of about 1.6 meters.
"Reporting to the master, I will adjust my operation according to the energy level of the Endless Tower. After Miss Zhenna moved in, the energy supplied to the Endless Tower has also increased, so I have slightly increased the operating power to provide better services. .If you wish, I can also adjust back to the original size to reduce consumption." Shitou replied respectfully.
"No, that's fine." Li Yuan ignored the matter for the time being and brought up the topic, "I have a question to ask you..."
After he raised his question, Shitou immediately gave the answer:
" Ah, I think this is normal, my lord. You and the Endless Tower are symbiotic. Now that the repair progress of the Endless Tower has increased, your power should grow accordingly if there is enough room for growth." Li
Yuan After hearing this answer, I suddenly remembered the very beginning of the Book of Permissions:
the two-page picture, with his dragon form on one page, the Endless Tower on the other page, and a chain representing the symbiosis contract. Connect him to the tower.
He called up the Book of Permissions again and looked at the page, and found that the content on it had changed:
on the page with the Endless Tower, the fifth floor of the tower shimmered faintly.
As for the page with the giant dragon... He always felt that the red dragon on the painting had changed slightly compared to the first time he saw it.
"In what specific aspects does this increase in power manifest itself?" Li Yuan asked Shitou.
"This depends on your own situation, Master." Shitou replied.
"What do you mean?"
"The Endless Tower will be bound to some kind of your original power. For example, if your original power is a profession blessed by the gods, such as a paladin like Miss Zhenna, then With the restoration of the Endless Tower, the level of your class will also increase, from a beginner to a legendary powerhouse, and even to the divine realm." Shitou replied.
"But I don't have that kind of power." Li Yuan frowned slightly.
"People who have no original power at all cannot undertake the symbiosis contract. You don't have a rank, which only means that your original power is different." Shitou explained.
"You mean, the power of a real dragon?" Li Yuan reacted, "But what about the power of a dragon..."
Growth - he didn't say the last two words.
He realized he had asked a stupid question.
There is no mystery in the growth of a true dragon's power. Dragons are naturally powerful creatures. From the moment they are born out of their shells, their power will naturally become stronger as they age.
From young dragons to young dragons, then to teenagers, adults, adults, old people, very old people, ancient dragons, ancient dragons, and then to the ancient dragons that even the legendary powerhouses find difficult to contend with.
"Could it be said that after the Endless Tower is repaired, my body will grow accordingly?" Li Yuan asked Shitou.
"There has never been a precedent for a dragon to serve as the tower master in the past. I can only say that judging from the current situation, this is probably the case." Shitou's tone remained calm.
"In that case, will my lifespan be shortened?" Li Yuan asked casually.
"My Lord, as long as the root formation of the Endless Tower exists, you will be immortal and your body will always be in peak condition. Please rest assured." Shitou replied respectfully.
This answer did not reassure Li Yuan. He actually didn't care about the life span issue and asked it casually.
Very few true dragons in this world can live to the end of their lives. He is not sure how long a true dragon has.
According to the information stored in Helganorn's memory, it seems that there were true dragons over two thousand years old in the past. Even if the Endless Tower really compressed the thousands of years between his adult dragon and the ancient dragon, he would still have Ordinary people can live several lifetimes.
What's more, compared to this kind of dangerous world that doesn't know when it will come, of course he still wants to return to the original world, food, entertainment... and the most important thing is family and friends. Naturally, psychologically, he cannot easily do so. Abandoned.
It is meaningless for the Root Array to make him immortal. Even if there is no lifespan limit, he will still die if he is killed. After all, the rebirth function of the Root Array is currently unavailable.
How many years he can live in this world probably depends on his ability to protect himself.
He especially needs to worry about this after provoking Princess Fred, the de facto ruler of the empire.
But now, after carefully observing the scales on his body under the sun, Li Yuan was finally convinced that his body should have added thirty or forty years of growth.
The dragon has an excellent memory, and can even clearly remember how many gold coins there are in the treasure he piled into a hill.
He also remembered the characteristics of the scales on his body. The red dragon's scales would become larger and more numerous with age, and the color would become darker and darker.
If it is a subtle growth, he may not be able to notice the difference immediately.
But decades of growth occurred overnight, and the difference is clear.
After thinking for a moment, Li Yuan decided to simply test his current strength here.
He took a deep breath and began to exhale.
(End of chapter)