Chapter 509. To the City of Dragons ⑵
Does it mean that we are slowly arriving at our destination?
The scenery I can see is still a dense jungle, but I can’t fool my eyes.
“The effect of the barrier.”
There is a barrier that completely hides this inside from the outside.
It’s similar to what Ernesia Magic Tower used before, but much more elaborate.
At least, you won’t have to do repairs like them, cutting your budget like crazy.
This is because the barrier itself absorbs some of nature’s mana and circulates autonomously.
Is it a skill that can be seen because it is a dragon with excellent magic skills?
It’s funny.
“Are you going to rush in like this?”
when i ask
Delnef rushed towards the barrier as if he was going to show it in action.
If you hit it like this and get rejected and bounced out, you have to make fun of this hukou for a long time.
However, contrary to my expectations, such a pleasant thing did not happen.
Just like that, the barrier accepted Delnef and us who rode on his back.
‘You opened it.’
A little while ago, it was detected that the barrier had been artificially manipulated.
The same goes for this Hogu, who hadn’t spoken a while ago.
It means that someone from the inside is recognizing us.
‘Is it really friendship…or is it something else?’
Well, either way it will work.
Don’t worry. Because I have these hard fists.
And finally, beyond the barrier, I saw the true scenery of this inner world.
The scenery of the dense jungle disappeared and what appeared in front of us instead was the scenery of a city filled with huge stone buildings.
However, the size of the building is dozens of times larger.
Because those who stay are dragons.
A city that seems to have grown to fit their size.
That’s exactly what I felt when I first saw this place.
‘Could it be urbanization?’
Like a city where people live.
They have plowed the ground in their own way.
It is even quite advanced.
At this point, it would be more appropriate to call it a dragon kingdom rather than a simple habitat.
“…Oh, how is it?”
I was involuntarily amazed.
To be honest, I thought of a place full of caves at least when I said dragons’ area.
To be honest, rather than visiting this place, I came with the feeling that I was hunting in the den of monsters.
‘It was my guess.’
If it’s prejudice, there’s nothing to say.
Dragons are also intelligent creatures, rather superior to humans.
Can their civilization never fall behind?
I secretly reflected on my narrowed knowledge.
Hey, I don’t really like dragons that much, so I must have been wearing colored glasses without realizing it.
Yes, prejudice is not good.
“It is full of dragons. What is this…?”
Shen also seemed surprised and let out his words.
It must be mind-boggling to see dragons waddling out of a huge building.
Dragons run the store.
The dragons hang out the laundry.
Anyway, I saw the scenery that I was living hard.
More than that, I don’t know how to express my feelings about this because it’s a landscape that’s so tired of life.
It really is a city.
A city where dragons really live.
[…]
Delneph is also suspended in the air, looking down at the city.
Come to think of it, he said he didn’t know the scenery here.
because they refused to relocate.
[…what the hell is this.]
But the first word he said was lamentation.
Before that, why are you surprised too?
[What kind of pathetic scenery is this?… Dragons, after all… should reign proudly in their rarest place…]
“….What are you saying?”
This is the lamentation of Mr. Dragon, a temporary worker in our territory.
It sounds like bullshit, so let’s get hooked.
“Where should I go? Apparently, down there is just a private house… If you go to the center of a city like this, can you meet someone with power?”
It’s a pretty well-kept city, so there must be someone properly controlling them.
Otherwise, a city like this could never survive.
Especially for creatures that are self-respecting and selfish, such as dragons, there are even more powerful rulers.
“Usually in a city like this, there are officials in the center, so let’s go to the center.”
I patted Delnef on the back and invited him to move.
But for some reason, this guy stays suspended in the air and doesn’t budge.
What are you saying, since you’re back in your hometown, you won’t listen to me?
I was embarrassed, so I deliberately loaded my ki and slapped him.
come on go Is the sky wide? What are you waiting for?
Meanwhile, a shadow suddenly fell over our heads.
Something? is it a cloud?
But I soon realized.
That it was not a cloud, but a dragon descending toward us.
It was a black dragon a little taller than Delneph and about a head taller.
As the black dragon roared lightly, a slight shriek ran through his entire body.
Shen reflexively clenched his fists behind me at the strange atmosphere the dragon felt.
Looking at his eyes, he asks, ‘Should I drop it?’
“don’t do it.”
I reached out and stopped him.
The reason is that Delnef looked up at the dragon and called out the dragon’s presumed name.
[…Yes Lel.]
Someone in the know. Should I say it’s a known dragon?
At least when I listened to this guy’s voice, it didn’t seem hostile.
The black dragon also seemed to recognize Delneph.
[Dell finally crawled in now.
Was it about 300 years ago?]
[….. 1
Huh? If it’s not an illusion, it seems that this guy averted his gaze first.
The black dragon stiffened its head as if disapproving of Delnef’s behavior.
Something? It feels like Delnef can’t stand up to him.
Were you a hogu here too?
My eyes heat up involuntarily.
[Del. The story with you is for later. Rather…]
The black dragon’s eyes turned to the two of us who were riding on his back this time.
“why? What else?”
I looked up at the black dragon and straightened my shoulders proudly.
do you want to fight?
I deliberately playfully pretend to swing my fist.
How are you?
Does a human with four claws look funny because of this? huh?
If it’s a fight, I’ll accept it.
But that won’t happen.
I don’t really feel any hostility towards that black dragon.
The threat you showed me just now seemed to be aimed at Delneph rather than us.
Still, it doesn’t feel like we’re happy with our existence.
[I already heard the story from Mr. Lord.
I have no intention of fighting even if I don’t joke like that.]
“Oh, you heard that already? About us too?”
That’s a little interesting.
Although it is unclear what that listening means.
At least I’ve heard quite a few.
“To whom?”
[Not guided. Follow
the guidance of the black dragon called Nerel. We headed to the center of the city.
On the way, I encountered several dragons.
When they saw us riding on Delnef’s back, they stiffened their necks and seemed wary.
[It’s not a big deal, don’t worry about it.
It’s Lord’s job.]
When the black dragon, Nerel, turns around like this, he turns his head.
Apparently, that black dragon seemed to have some influence.
On the way, I asked Nerell a few questions, but the dragon always gave the same answer.
[Lord-nim will tell you everything separately.]
Are you deferring the answer to your boss?
I don’t really like it because it’s kind of obnoxious.
Anyway, being guided like that, we headed for the huge building in the center.
A scaled castle scaled up to match the size of a dragon.
Humans like us are smaller than the bricks used here.
“It’s big.”
“…If you live here, you’ll understand how real rats and vermin feel.”
Somehow, for a human like me, the feeling is strange.
I really feel like a rat or a cockroach.
It feels like entering a giant’s house.
Because of this, even when we moved, we did not descend from Delnef’s back.
You carry us on your back and go.
Delneph Taxi.
Although Delnef looks at it with disgruntled eyes.
What if you don’t like it?
I said “Huh!” Let’s snort and chin, he gnashing his teeth as he waddles down the castle hallway.
“Delnef before that? What’s your relationship with that black dragon? You know each other, right?”
[…it’s nothing special. This is just my sister.]
“…Ah, I did something and it was only that.
….now what? sister?
for a moment. Was that female dragon before that?
I was taken aback by a trivial fact.
“You’re older than that… She has a different scale color than you?”
I asked in anticipation that there might be a situation like a morning drama.
Instead, it was Nerell who answered.
[Dell only resembles the color of his father’s scales. I also resemble my mother’s scales. That’s all.]
Hmm… So, is that the feeling of a black puppy and a white puppy?
More than that, those two are brother and sister…
I was interested in interfering a little, but I took it upon myself.
I wasn’t interested in Delnef’s circumstances, but I was a little curious.
However, today’s purpose is not to see other people’s dragon families, but to do a proper job.
[This way.]
Nerell led us to the huge door at the end of the castle hallway.
Just looking at it, it seems like an advertisement saying, ‘Someone is high!’
There must be someone in here and the dragon wants to talk to us.
[Only the two of you, humans.]
Nerell said one more time as I slapped Delneph to go in.
[Del, you follow me. I have something to tell you.]
[…Yes.]
Something is wrong with Delnef.
Hmm…. Somehow, that way looks more fun, doesn’t it?
….nope. let’s take it easy now
As instructed, Shen and I jumped off the spot.
Should I push this door?
There’s nothing I can’t do, but I thought it was cumbersome, but the door slid open.
It wasn’t an automatic door, it was someone inside.
“I guess you want to say welcome.”
At least if you want to tell him to go away, he won’t open the door.
Well, there’s no way I can call you this far and leave it and go back.
I don’t feel any hostility.
Still, I can’t afford to be careless.
We entered the room without hesitation.
As soon as we enter, what is in front of our eyes is a huge building?
no. I thought it was a building, but when I looked closely, it was a living thing.
I thought it was a stone for a moment because of its hard scales.
it’s a huge dragon
A golden dragon five times bigger than Delneph or Nerel.
However, perhaps because of her old age, her scales were more like a faded ocher rather than completely golden.
The huge dragon was lying on its stomach in a soft-looking seat.
“…Old Dragon
Shen murmured.
I nodded too.
“Yeah, that’s been quite a while too.”
Indeed, even if you try to roughly guess how long that dragon has lived, you can’t figure it out properly.
Ten thousand years’? Or maybe even more.
Looking up like that, the dragon finally opened its eyes.
Then he rolls his eyes and looks down at us.
Strangely, there is no such thing as the vigilance of other dragons in that gaze.
It is a calm attitude as if he knows everything about us from the beginning.
