LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 262
2022-05-29
Chapter 262 The Beginning of Destruction (seeking a monthly ticket)
Dragon Clan of Faerûn, anyone who knows about the Imaskar Empire Yes, you won’t think about provoke them for no reason.
At this time, the Imaskar Empire is like the sun at high noon. It is the time when the country is at its peak. Countless artifact creations are enough to wipe out a party. The artifact lords are amazing, and the Faerun continent is very large, but The Imaskar Empire occupies the entire East.
From what Galleon has learned historically.
When the Imaskar Empire fell into the war of annihilation, it was the period of Netheril’s prosperity and development, which was enough to rival the most powerful time of the Imaskar Empire.
But at this time, Netheriel is not good enough. If it is against the Imaskar Empire, if there is no external force to intervene, Netheril will be destroyed within a few days.
The Imaskar Empire was so powerful at this time.
In addition, Thorin owns a city, and he is also a new lord of strange weapons. Naturally, he will not show any fear of Galleon, even if he knows that he is not the opponent of the silver giant dragon in sight. , but the power of the empire gave him endless confidence.
“Well I haven’t seen such an arrogant person in a long time.”
Galleon shook his head slightly.
This guy is full of confidence that he belongs to the people of the empire.
If it was an ordinary Legendary True Dragon, in order to avoid trouble from the Imaskar Empire, maybe he would have left. After all, he was just passing by, and there was no hatred between him and Thorin.
But what Thorin didn’t know was that the target of the Legendary giant dragon in front of him was the Imaskar Empire he relied on.
“A City Lord, Duke of the Empire.”
“I can get a lot of information about the Imaskar Empire from him.”
Saw After Lin’s self-destruct status, Galleon no longer intends to let him go.
Because it’s not far from the Imaskar Empire, the battle with the Legendary-level marvelous artifact will cause a lot of momentum, and it may attract the attention of the Imaskar Empire, so Galleon intends to do it quickly , it is also acceptable to spend some time power for this.
The silver giant dragon looked at the mechanical titan, his eyes gradually darkening and dangerous.
At the same time, a mighty abyss like purgatory emanated from Galleon’s body.
bang!
The ring-shaped Dragon’s Might is solid, like a Level 10 hurricane spreading rapidly, one after another towering ancient tree centered on Galleon is pulled up by the roots , the surface dust splashed, and the cracks climbed. The Dragon’s Might of such formidable power fell on the body of the mechanical Titan, making the huge monster made of metal machinery tremble slightly, inspiring the protective shield.
Looking at the monstrous silver giant dragon imposing in his field of vision, Thorin’s heart lifted and the pressure multiplied.
He seemed to have provoked something he shouldn’t have provoked.
The name of the Imaskar Empire didn’t scare the other party, but instead caused the other party’s stronger hostility for some reason.
If the opponent is not afraid of the power of the empire, his mechanical Titan seems to be insufficient to face the wrath of the Legendary giant dragon.
“Warning, warning, large-scale energy gathering detected.”
Under the pressure of the imposing manner of the silver giant dragon’s ascension, the intelligence of the mechanical titans frantically issued a warning.
Thorin’s face sank, and then a smile appeared on his face.
“Wait”
He intends to correct his attitude and avoid a head-to-head fight with the silver giant dragon, and then assemble an army of amazing weapons to strangle it, but Thorin’s words Before he could finish speaking, the intelligent warning sound of the mechanical titans sounded frantically again, reminding Sorin to prepare for the opponent’s attack.
“Then, come and face me.”
In the low voice of Dragon Language, the dragon wings of the silver giant dragon shook violently, pulling a silver in the air Streamer, with a breathtaking imposing manner, rushed towards the mechanical titan.
Galleon either doesn’t do it.
Once he decided to take down the mechanical titan, he used all his strength the moment he moved.
Dragon’s Might burst out with all its strength, and under heavy pressure, the Energy Shield around the mechanical Titan’s body erupted with ripples and swayed in the air. If it wasn’t for the shield’s mental protection effect, Thorin’s high-level artificer’s spirit strength will instantly lose the ability to resist under the pressure of Galleon’s Dragon’s Might.
Meanwhile.
The silver giant dragon, which is accelerating to the limit, moves faster than the mechanical Titan’s target locking system.
When the mechanical titan reacted, the silver giant dragon, which was more than twice the size of this imperial weapon, was already close at hand, and both sides entered each other’s attack range.
bang bang bang!
At this moment, the Titan engine was overloaded, making a huge deafening roar, as if rolling thunder in the dark clouds, in the dragon jaws. A large number of creatures living in the mountain range were shiver coldly frightened by the sudden burst of movement, and their limbs were limp.
The Mechanical Titan’s chest armor opens.
Inside is a dazzling ray of light, a dazzling group of destructive power brewing, emitting dazzling rays of light that suppresses the bright sunlight, and a large number of energy particles emerge in the surrounding space, Being sucked into the chest of the mechanical titan, the energy level was rapidly increased.
It aimed at the amazingly fast silver giant dragon, ready to go.
However, something unexpected happened.
The silver giant dragon, which had just barely caught the traces of the silhouette, suddenly disappeared. At the same time, the world in the eyes of the mechanical titan was spinning, and the clear sky appeared directly above the mechanical titan. solid earth.
The mechanical titan fell to the ground with a large hole in its chest.
The energy source inside was taken out.
“Warning, warning, the mechanical titan is under an unknown attack, the titan engine cannot be detected, and has become incapacitated.”
Without the power core of the titan engine, the mechanical titan has no energy Drive, the warning sound issued by the intelligence is getting weaker and weaker.
Sorin, who had been watching the situation nervously, was stunned.
In his opinion, the mechanical titan has not yet come into contact with the enemy, as if it was saw a blur. The mechanical titan that was in good condition just fell to the ground in the next instant. It seems that a lot of things happened in the middle. Something Thorin didn’t know at all.
“What’s going on here?”
The Legendary-level Mechanical Titan was instantly defeated. In such a strange situation, everything that happened in Sorin’s eyes made him shudder.
He is a high-level artificer, not an ordinary person, but also controls the mechanical Titan, the masterpiece of the empire.
Mechanical Titans can easily defeat ordinary Legendary creatures, but without any resistance, their armor is broken and their engines are pulled out.
Because of this, Thorin knew how terrifying the other party was.
Immediately, the sun suddenly dimmed, and the huge and majestic dragon head blocked the sky and appeared in his field of vision at close range.
The mighty dragon claw poked out and clasped the mechanical titan’s head.
Platinum Dragon’s eyes seemed to penetrate the armor, and fell on Duke Thorin indifferently, which brought him great pressure. Wet with sweat.
Galleon began to push hard.
crack crack A cluster of crack marks appeared on the head of the mechanical titan, and the surrounding armor gradually dented under the power of Galleon.
Amid the harsh metallic twisting sound, several children were awakened.
Count Madam hugged her child tightly and looked at her backbone, Duke Thorin.
“I beg your pardon, I will give enough treasure to redeem myself!” exclaimed Duke Thorin.
He just became a duke, he was still young, he didn’t want to die under the claws of the giant dragon just like that.
Galleon paused.
“Do you want to come out on your own, or be caught out by me?”
He said dispassionately.
chi!
With a small sound, the armor on the forehead of the Mechanical Titan opened again.
Duke Thorin’s frail body was exposed to Galleon’s claws.
Galleon grins.
Under Thorin’s nervous gaze, the silver giant dragon grabbed it with one claws and pinched it between his fingers.
After breaking away from the protection of the mechanical titan and facing the super-giant Legendary True Dragon at close range, Thorin truly realized his insignificance. In the giant dragon’s claws, he tried to struggle, but The huge dragon claw is completely motionless and stable as a mountain.
At this time, Duke Thorin saw another dragon claw of the silver giant dragon.
In the flickering sparks, the heart of the mechanical Titan, the Titan engine that was pulled out alive is in another dragon claw, and the contraption rune faintly discernible.
“I am the Duke of the Imaskar Empire and Lord of Leaf City.”
“I have great wealth.”
Duke Thorin took a deep breath Several times, biting his lip to calm himself down.
Only a dragon, there is no one who does not love treasure. He intends to stabilize it through giant dragon’s greed for treasure, and then find an opportunity to report this dangerous and huge creature to the empire, requesting to send troops to encircle and suppress it. .
“As long as you spare my life, I swear to you with the glory of the Duke of the Empire that the hundred years of accumulation in Maple Leaf City will become your wealth.”
“And, I’ll assure you that the Imaskar Empire won’t cause you any trouble afterwards.”
“Instead, I hope for the friendship of the Legendary True Dragon, which will bring treasure every year.”
In the claws of the giant dragon, the calm Sorin talked.
However, Galleon just stared at him calmly, without any reaction or expression to his words.
Looking like a real giant dragon doubled the pressure on Thorin.
not say a word, the silent silver giant dragon also gave him a bad premonition.
Thorin paused for a few seconds, then recovered himself, and continued: “If you kill me, it will do you no good.”
“A Duke’s Death, the empire will not go unnoticed, in order to maintain the inviolable majesty of the empire, then you will face the pursuit of the imperial army.”
“I believe that the wise giant dragon will make the right choice. .”
Thorin again put on the backing of the Imaskar Empire.
He was right.
After all, he is a duke, Lord of the entire City, already a great noble class of the Imaskar Empire. If Sorin suddenly disappeared, the Imaskar Empire would definitely send someone to investigate. .
Unfortunately, Thorin meets Galleon.
“I think, there’s a Third Type option.”
Galleon said in a low voice, lightly.
Sorin was slightly taken aback.
“Please tell me.”
Sorin was not as nervous as he was at the beginning, because he found that the Legendary giant dragon didn’t seem to want to kill him, otherwise it would be in the giant dragon’s Under the claws, the opponent can take his life with a slight force, and he has already started to kill him.
“Betrayer your empire and be loyal to me.”
Galleon straight to the point, said directly.
Thorin’s expression froze.
The Empire of Betrayal The Imaskar Empire’s methods of punishing betrayers are very ruthless.
Once the betrayal is discovered, his entire clan will be immediately demoted to slaves.
There are slaves in Maple Leaf City. Sorin knows how the Imaskar Empire treats slaves. The empire’s slaves don’t have any human rights, even pigs and dogs are inferior. Casual killing and abuse, the Imaskar Empire is a paradise for artificer nobles and a hell for slaves.
As for himself, he will enjoy the harshest punishment in the Empire.
The soul will be drawn out after death, and forever will be tortured.
not have the will to live, impossible to ask for death.
Thorin opened his mouth, wanting to discuss other possibilities with Galleon.
“Lord giant dragon, I.”
The Duke interrupted by Galleon.
“You have no choice.”
“Betrayer of the Empire and allegiance to me, you can still go back and be your City Lord.”
“Loyal to the Empire , against my will, then only eternal death awaits you.”
Galleon’s words are perfectly clear.
His words were calm and dangerous.
In the dragon claw, Thorin looks struggling under the irrefutable voice of the silver giant dragon.
The glory of the empire, the life and death of the individual, and the dignity of the family Sorin’s brain was so chaotic that he couldn’t make a choice for a while.
It was as if there were two little people arguing in his head.
“Sorin, you enjoy all the privileges of the empire. You shouldn’t betray the empire. Only cowards will betray your own empire.”
“Betrayal? People should only be loyal to themselves, There is nothing more important than yourself, face up to your heart, you don’t want to die for the empire.”
“Think about the empire’s cultivation of you and its trust in you.”
“Are you willing to give up a good life? You have just become a duke, and your future is bright.”
“And there are always people who want to betray the empire, why can’t it be you?”
“.”
A few minutes later, Thorin was still fighting a fierce inner battle.
However, from the moment he hesitated, Galleon knew Thorin’s decision deep in his heart.
A person who is truly loyal to the Empire will decisively refuse, hesitate, hesitate, and think the moment he hears his request. These all show Thorin’s attitude, he is not a person who puts the safety of the Empire above his own life.
Galleon intends to add fire to Thorin’s wobbly heart.
The dragon claw that was holding Thorin slowly tightened.
The force of squeezing from all directions made Thorin’s complexion greatly changed.
“Loyal to the Empire, I respect your choice.”
“Now, I give you, Death.”
The Death God’s Scythe has arrived Sorin’s neck is slowly approaching.
Under the danger of death, Thorin’s swaying heart instantly made the final choice.
He chose to be true to himself.
“Wait, Lord giant dragon.”
Thorin hesitated for a moment, then under the calm gaze of the silver giant dragon, he lowered his head and changed his words: “Master, I’m loyal to you.”
“Very well, you made the right choice.”
Galleon said.
In dragon claw, Thorin is relieved after making his decision, and his expression is a lot more relaxed.
“By the witness of the dragons of eternity and time, you will swear allegiance to me, and become my loyal minions.”
Thorin swore an oath.
After he finished speaking, he had a feeling in the heart and knew the tragic end of breaking his oath, which meant that the witness of his oath was a god-like being.
Soon, Galleon planted a time stamp on Thorin.
Under Galleon’s deliberate means, a feeling of being watched permeated Thorin’s heart, lingering like a shadow.
Thorin himself is a high-level artificer, not a weakling.
But even though he knew that he was left with some kind of imprint, he couldn’t even detect a trace of the time imprint. Thinking about the inexplicable fall of the mechanical titan, Galleon deep and unmeasurable means, he couldn’t help but fear even more.
Galleon loosens the dragon claw.
Looking down at Duke Thorin who had succumbed to himself, Galleon said solemnly: “Tell me what you know about the Imaskar Seven Secret Artifacts.”
Sorin slightly startled.
It turned out to be aimed at the Imaskar Empire. I also hope that the imperial prestige can repel the other side, Duke Thorin, with a bitter smile.
He’s not stupid.
The silver giant dragon bared its fangs, and its purpose was clear.
“The Seven Secret Artifacts of the Empire, four of which are in the possession of the Imperial Family.”
“The remaining three artifacts are in the hands of the Three Great Lords of Magical Artifacts. A duke, but cannot be compared in the imperial position.”
“Imaskar’s first secret weapon, is a crown held by the emperor of the empire.”
” The crown of Imaskar can forcefully control all the wonders of the empire. It is a symbol of supreme power and is enough to suppress any rebellion by the artificer.”
“Imaskar’s second secret weapon.”
“Imaskar’s second secret weapon.”
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Since we want to sell it, we should sell it thoroughly.
Imaskar Empire will not forgive the betrayers, Sorin has no choice but to try to believe that the silver giant dragon in front of him has the strength to compete with the Empire.
Gradually, Thorin told Galleon what he knew about the secret weapon without omission and in detail.
Next, Galleon asked a lot of other information about the Imaskar Empire, such as magical creations with powerful combat power, how many Legendary-level artificers and so on.
As the Duke of the Empire, Thorin knows a lot.
As he spoke, the image of the Imaskar Empire gradually took shape in Galleon’s mind.
After listening, Galleon narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking about how to get the Imaskar Secret Artifact.
Especially the Imaskar crown.
“The Imaskar Empire is like the sun at high noon at this time, there are thousands of artifice lords, most of them are Legendary artificers, and there are also a large number of weapons such as mechanical Titans guarding the city. It’s as hard as heavenly ascension to get a secret weapon by snatch.”
Only Sorin’s Leaf City has twelve mechanical titans.
If he didn’t kill his big brother himself and left the city after driving a mechanical titan alone, Galleon wouldn’t have caught an imperial duke so easily, and Feng Leaf City is in Ima. The Ska Empire is not a big city.
The Legion, the capital of the Imaskar Empire, described by Thorin, made Galleon fearful.
Galleon’s eyes swept across the mechanical titan, surveying the artifact.
“Mechanical Titan, among Legendary-level contraptions, only the military strength of the Imaskar Empire in the middle and lower reaches is worthy of the name of the Empire.”
“I want to get the Empire. The secret weapon, maybe until the Imaskar Empire encounters a strong enemy, fish in troubled waters.”
Galleon doesn’t know when the Imaskar Empire will go downhill.
The current Imaskar Empire shows no signs of decay at all. It is the most powerful country in eastern Faerun, and according to Thorin, the Imaskar Empire Imperial Family is no longer satisfied with the present. Some territories intend to march in other directions of the Faerûn continent to unify this continent.
“Imaskar Empire has this strength.”
“However, when it was destroyed, it was still not the only overlord of the Faerûn continent.”
Galleon pondered silently, relying on the information he had.
“Imaskar Empire has the strength to become the hegemony of the continent, and they have this idea now, but they have failed.”
A breeze blew the leaves.
“This means that when they were planning to fight Faerûn, they encountered some kind of change.”
“Perhaps, this is the opportunity that led to the destruction of the empire.”
Galleon combs through the veins.
He is not sure if his thoughts are right, but from the information he has now, he thinks it is very possible.
If it weren’t for some kind of change, the Imaskar Empire is now expanding, and Netheril has no chance to develop at all, and the future Floating Void City Empire will cease to exist.
With the strength of this strange artifact empire, Faerun at this time has no power to resist them.
Then the question is, what caused the failure of the expansion of the Imaskar Empire and stranded in eastern Faerun?
Galleon thought silently.
“Sorin, when does the Imaskar Empire plan to start expanding?”
Sorin thought for a while, and said, “The empire is getting stronger and stronger, and the lords of strange tools are hoarding With countless exotic weapons, the Empire’s existing territory has been unable to satisfy the Imperial Family and the lords, and the contradictions and frictions between the lords of the contraptions have intensified.”
“In order to alleviate the internal conflicts within the empire. Contradictions, and the war of conquest is imminent.”
“The Imperial Family has not issued specific instructions.”
“But according to my estimation, the fastest one year, the slowest three years, the Empire will Will start wars and expand to other places.”
As a lord of contraption, since he has just taken office, although he is the weakest group among them, Thorin still has a good understanding of the situation of the empire.
Galleon looked thoughtful at Sorin’s words.
“Fix the mechanical titan and return to your territory.”
“When I need you, I will let you know.”
“Your mission It is to keep your position as a duke, while increasing your influence within the empire, to gain more trust and intelligence from the Imperial Family, and I will provide you with support when necessary.”
Galleon said solemnly .
As night fell, the new artifact lord returned to his realm.
“The next thing to do is to wait.”
Galleon knew he couldn’t shake the Imaskar Empire.
But its decline and destruction are destined, and the Galleons just have to wait for the Imaskar Empire to provoke their true enemy.
With the chess piece Thorin there, he can learn about the trends of the Imaskar Empire in advance, and then choose the most suitable timing to take action based on what he knows about the future.
This may take a long time.
The most important thing Galleon lacks, though, is time, especially within this timeline.
The patient hunter lay dormant, waiting in the darkness for the prey to weaken.
(End of this chapter)