The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 209 The Kingdom of Dragons
"Young man, when you open this book, may you inherit our glory—Moore Lagrange!" This message from Moore Lagrange, the first Lagrange Emperor, is prominently displayed on the book's title page.

Roland, filled with reverence, turned to the next page.

"Welcome! Roland Lagrange! My junior!" This line of text suddenly popped up in the blank second chapter, startling Roland so much that he almost threw the book out of his hand.

"Don't be afraid, this is the spirit of the dragon's language! This book contains a legendary holy magic circle, and the soul of a golden holy dragon resides within it." Suddenly, the system appeared and gave Roland an explanation, which was quite rare for it.

"I will now guide you, young man—everything you want to know is here! May you gain something." The dragon spirit continued to conjure words.

"What exactly is this book?" Roland asked cautiously, his eyes filled with curiosity. This book of dragon language, which was not in his memory, made him very suspicious.

"This is the book of wisdom left behind by the first Lagrange Emperor! It will guide you to explore the true secrets of the empire!" The Dragon Spirit continued to conjure lines of text.

"My God! This is insane..." Roland exclaimed, this was beyond his understanding of the game world.

"Gods? Hahaha! At its peak, the Lagrange Empire even slaughtered gods! Why do you think there are no gods in the Middle Kingdom? The Middle Kingdom is forbidden to gods!" The words conjured by the dragon spirit were full of emotion.

"Good heavens..." Roland instantly realized that this must be a secret hidden in the game world, but he didn't know if this secret would still be effective in Middle-earth in this plane.

"So what should I look at first?" Roland stared at the book curiously, waiting for him to give him an answer.

"Dragon Language." The two concise words emerged.

"Dragon language? What use would it be if I understood it? To chat with dragons? Even if I did communicate with dragons, I could use the common language of the continent..." Roland chuckled. In this godforsaken place of the North, only Smaug truly understood dragon language. Roland couldn't very well teach dragon language to the whelps, could he? If whelps were proficient in dragon language, what would be the difference between them and real dragons? After all, dragon language magic is based on dragon language. If a mage is fluent in dragon language, he can even speak to a humanoid dragon.

"Nonsense... Mastering dragon language is the first step to becoming a dragon knight... Silly child." Roland felt his face burning as he looked at the words appearing in the book.

"Outrageous... What does dragon language have to do with dragon knights? Isn't becoming a dragon knight simply a matter of signing a dragon knight contract with a dragon?" Roland said speechlessly.

"But... the Dragon Rider Contract is drawn in Dragon Language!" One can imagine the helplessness in the old dragon spirit's heart.

"..." Roland.

"Then let's learn first..." Roland could only say helplessly. After all, being a dragon knight is the dream of every knight. Who wouldn't want to ride a dragon?

With a "whoosh," the pages turned on their own without any wind. Under the control of the dragon spirit, the pages slowly flipped backward and finally stopped at two-thirds of the book's thickness.

"Dragon Language Manual!" Three large golden characters appeared before Roland's eyes.

"Fancy..." Roland glanced at the intricate and beautiful patterns on the margins of the book and curled his lip.

"What is this?!" Roland almost jumped up after taking a look. These scribbles that looked like gibberish were really... Dragon Language?
"To be honest, my grandma's handwriting is better than the sky!" Roland shrugged helplessly. What was this feeling of helplessness, like when reading English in his previous life? The Dragon's Language trembled instantly, as if it had been stimulated by Roland. Every page of the book was trembling slightly.

"I can't understand this at all..." Roland had no choice but to seek help from the dragon spirit in the book to see if he had any way to help him learn these dragon languages.

"I'm sorry, child, learning dragon language requires talent and understanding, and no one can help you with that. However, if you have a familiar dragon knight or a true dragon, you might be able to learn something from them." Although the dragon spirit couldn't help Roland, it pointed him in a direction.

“Dragon Knight? Dragon? Isn’t that Caslo and Kaldo…” Roland immediately thought of his most loyal “lackey” and hurriedly grabbed the Dragon’s Word from the table to go find Caslo.

……

"Your Highness?" Caslo bowed and looked at Roland curiously. Roland did not have the habit of visiting his subordinates' homes casually. Under normal circumstances, Roland would not bother his subordinates who were resting at their homes.

"Take a look at this for me!" Roland quickly shoved the Dragon Language into his hand.

"Dragon language? Where did you get this? This thing is no good! It could cause a disaster!" Caslo said seriously. As a dragon knight, he naturally understood the terror of dragon language. If some lucky person saw this and correctly chanted dragon language, they would undoubtedly bring disaster upon themselves! It was as dangerous as pressing the nuclear launch button for fun.

“Yunfeng gave it to me! He said it’s a royal heirloom, a legendary item!” Roland explained the origin of the Dragon Language to dispel Caslo’s doubts.

"It was given by Lord Yunfeng! Then there shouldn't be any problem!" Caslo still trusted this wise man with a somewhat eccentric temperament.

"So, can you even understand it?" Roland interrupted Caslo impatiently. He also longed to become a dragon knight. After all, what man could resist the thrill of being bombarded from all sides?
“Of course! Kaldor successfully evolved into a Storm Dragon, and the memories engraved in his bloodline were unlocked, so I can understand a lot of dragon languages, but only the common dragon language and the wind dragon language! I can't understand the other dragon languages.” Caslo nodded.

"Then find a few people you know to translate for me." Roland curiously handed the Dragon Language to Caslo, wanting to know what was inside.

“This! This! And this! These are all wind-elemental dragon language! As long as you chant them correctly, you can unleash dragon language magic! But you need to have magic power.” Caslo pointed to several lines of characters and said to Roland.

"Then read it to me?" Roland asked curiously, pointing to a passage in the language of the wind dragons.

"...Your Highness, do you no longer want Swiftstream City? This is the forbidden spell, Stormfall!" Caslo's eyes widened instantly. What's the difference between reciting dragon language and casting a forbidden spell? Apart from the dragon language used for communication, every other dragon language phrase represents a dragon spell. If you just read all the ones Caslo pointed out here, the entire Swiftstream City would evaporate on the spot.

"Is it that serious?" Roland was also taken aback.

"You don't have any magic power, what are you afraid of?" Roland said. Only those with magic power can unleash magic, while battle aura can only unleash combat techniques.

“The dragon knight’s battle aura is converted into dragon power, which contains all the characteristics of battle aura and magic power… so a dragon knight is essentially a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts,” Caslo explained.

"What... what should we do? Is it really impossible to learn Dragon Language?" Roland said helplessly. This is a forbidden spell that no one can stand!
"How about this, Your Highness, start by learning the common dragon language. That way you can communicate with wild dragons. As for the rest of the dragon language, that's up to your luck." Caslo could only come up with this compromise in the end.

(End of this chapter)