BXBX NOVEL Chapter 320: The Dragon Valley! Part-1.
Chapter 320: The Dragon Valley! Part-1.
Raji shook her head and returned the token back to Riya, as she found that it was fine and Neo hadn't done anything to it secretly.
Originally, she wasn't planning on coming here as she wanted to spend more time with her mother, but after sensing the presence of Neo near this place, she had no choice but to come in person.
She is very much aware of Neo's weird thinking process and doesn't want anything to go wrong with the students.
As the principal of the academy, it's her duty to ensure the safety of the students.
If not for the fact that she can't go to the Dragon Valley as she isn't invited, she would have very much liked to follow with the group for safety purposes.
"Forget it; no one knows what goes on in his mind. You guys, get ready; I will stay here till you leave..."
Riya nodded her head and then embedded her mana in the token. The token started to glow brightly, and then it shattered on its own.
Mana in the surroundings became turbulent, and a powerful teleportation spell was activated. A small portal appeared in the place where the token had shattered.
Seeing the portal, Raji nodded her head and said,
"Sure enough, only those who are invited can enter this portal. I have a feeling that if I try to enter the portal, it will automatically not work for me..."
"This is a powerful magic... There must be a very powerful wizard who created such a strong thing... It can even repel SS-rankers; very interesting indeed..."
Raji was impressed by the abilities of the dragon race. She patted Riya's back and said,
"Last time you said that there's an SS-rank healer in the dragon race... Make sure you learn a few things from her..."
Riya nodded her head and waved her hand to say bye before entering the portal. Next Link entered the portal, but before leaving, he glanced at Raji and said,
"Don't worry, I will keep her safe..."
Raji nodded her head in satisfaction and didn't say much in return.
Rio and Lia also nodded their heads to her and then entered the portal without hesitation, and Liam was the last one to enter.
With them all gone, Team Astra has started a new journey again.
Once everyone had entered, the portal closed on its own, and the space returned to normal.
'Sigh, this portal can even sense that the rest of the two invited people aren't coming? This thing is surprisingly very accurate...'
The token scans an area of a hundred kilometers, and if the person who is invited to the dragon valley isn't within a hundred-kilometer radius of it, then the portal will close automatically.
After Link and others entered the portal, it sent a mana wave to scan the area to figure out if Fade and Kira were nearby or not, but they weren't, so it closed on its own.
Raji sensed that mana wave, so she was quite impressed by the awesomeness of this token. 'It seems everything went fine; I should also head back now...'
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Dragon Valley, Outskirts.
Outside the Main Gate.
Rio and others were shocked by the sheer size of that giant gate alone.
It was so huge that it seemed like a skyscraper on its own; it looked ancient and majestic, giving off a sense of mystery and power.
The place the Rio and others were standing was a highway made up of mana-enhanced stones.
The highway stretched far to the horizon behind them, and a vast plain filled with knee-high grass stretched on both sides of the highway.
It seemed like they had traveled to a medieval world where everything seemed to be brimming with life.
Giant trees the size of skyscrapers could be seen near the horizon, and just by looking at this amazing scenery, you would feel refreshed.
"This place is so beautiful..."
Stars seemed to be shining in Riya's eyes while looking at this amazing place.
"Mana is denser in this place, likely due to the effect caused by the presence of many
dragons..."
Dragons are legendary beings that can survive by just consuming mana; they don't need any food or such.
When these dragons die, the extremely pure mana in their bodies gets released into the atmosphere, and if enough dragons die, it can increase the density of mana in a whole area.
This is exactly what has happened to this place: dragons live a long life, but even they have a lifespan after all.
But most of them die because of conflicts with each other; otherwise, it's rare for a dragon to die for any other reason.
Just when the group was looking at the massive city wall and gate, the giant door opened on its own, and two Dragon Men wearing magic armor came out of the door.
The two of them pointed their swords to the ground and saluted the group before saying,
"Welcome! We welcome the invited guests to the Dragon Valley!"
"The Dragon Throne welcomes you to the Central City Atheron!"
Rio and others were a bit surprised to see the two humanoid-looking creatures suddenly
come out of the city doors.
Link glanced at the two dragonkins and asked in confusion,
"Uh, you two are?"
One of the two explained,
"We are a lower race of the dragons, born from failed and defective dragons; we are called dragon men generally, and as we rarely ever go out of the dragon valley, the outside world is
unaware of us..."
Link and the other nodded their heads to express that they understood.
Seeing that the group still had more questions to ask, the dragonman asked them to follow them to head inside.
The two dragon men led the way, and the group followed behind with looks of curiosity on
their faces.
Once they entered the city through the main gate, a vast city appeared in sight, with thousands upon thousands of houses made in ancient and majestic architectural styles.
Rio and others could see many dragon men going about their day, doing regular things like
usual.
The main gate was located at the entrance of the giant valley, and the whole city was located at a much lower altitude inside the valley, so you can see the whole scenery from this high
place.
Dozens of dragons can be seen flying in the sky, as if they are patrolling the area.
The whole dragon valley is stretched far and wide and is filled with small houses and other
things.
"I am Gulija, a knight working as an envoy in the Dragon palace... That giant palace there in
the central area of the city is the dragon palace..."
Hearing Gulija's words, Liam asked curiously,
"So the Dragon King lives there?"
Gulija shook his head and said,
"No no, why would the Mighty Dragon King live in a city of lowly defective folks, All true
dragons live in places of their choice..."
"Some dragons like to live on mountaintops, some on vast grassland, and some sleep in giant
lakes underwater..."
"This city you are looking at is just the place where guests are invited; it is the sole place where defective people live, and the Dragon Palace is located here while the Dragon throne
overlooks over it all..."
Link asked in a confused tone after hearing those words,
"So, the dragon throne is located here so that the Dragon King can come here to meet up with
guests and all, but he lives somewhere else..."
Gulija nodded his head, and his two small wings on his back flailed as if showing that he was
feeling happy.
"Yes! The Dragon King lives in the ancient Dragon Temple... As for the true dragons, they have
the freedom to choose wherever they want to live..."
Gulija glanced at Link and the others before speaking.
"This small valley isn't the real thing... Actually, this whole continent is shaped in such a way that it's surrounded by giant mountains on both sides and oceans on each side..."
"In other words, this whole continent is the Dragon Valley itself!"
Rio and others were amazed at how vast this place actually is.
This city, called Atheron itself, is as big as the capital city of Astra back in the human empire.
There are likely millions of Dragon Men living here.
While walking and guiding the group through the giant highway, Gulija continued to explain
crucial details to the group.
It turns out that when dragons are born from eggs, some of them are defective and aren't fully mature, and they are all referred to as Dragon Man.
Aside from being born as defective dragons, they can also be born as the offspring of two
dragonkin, just like other races.
The first Dragon Man was born from the defective eggs of the dragons, and now they have expanded their population on their own.
Although these dragon men don't have the same lifespan and powers as the dragons, dragon blood still runs through their veins, so even the most ordinary dragon man can at least reach
rank B.
The Dragon Man built the cities, and all the architecture here is their handiwork.
Even the Ancient Dragon Temple was built by them too.
In the current Dragon Valley, Dragon man are in the millions, but true dragons are much
smaller in number.
Which is quite an ironic thing, as Dragon Men were born from the dragons in the first place
but became more successful in multiplying their numbers when compared to true dragons.
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Author's Notes.
Yo! It's your beloved author here!
Finally, we are in the Dragon Valley now! Question of the day:.
Would you rather be a dragon or a dragonkin?
1. Dragon (Will get affected by extreme laziness and sleep addiction...)
2. Dragonkin (500 years of life span even without becoming an awakener, can fly, and can
maintain a humanoid form too...)
By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.