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

Chapter 818 The Artifact of Osbayar

“Yes…the fate of the family…” Zhui Guang said with some emotion. He had witnessed the McDougal family rise to prominence, witnessed him hosting lavish banquets, and witnessed his family’s downfall…

“Once she becomes a Dragon Knight, her future is no longer up to her! Especially as the Guardian Dragon Knight of the family, as a product of the family’s influence, she has no right to choose!” Long Xi sighed.

“Yes, she had no choice!” Chasing Light shook his head in pain. He had witnessed the glory of the McDougal family and other Dragon Rider families, and he could feel the decline of the Dragon Rider family now. Time had taken everything away, including the prosperity and power of an ancient family.

"By the way, do you still have that thing?" Long Xi asked abruptly.

"What is that?" Zhui Guang was bewildered.

"You know perfectly well why you're asking..." Longxi flicked its tail speechlessly. It had no intention of dealing with such a forgetful fellow.

"What exactly is it?" Zhui Guang asked, somewhat puzzled. He really didn't know! Long Xi's cryptic words left Zhui Guang completely bewildered.

"That sword!" Long Xi said angrily, his nose twitching.

"Huh? That sword? Ah! I almost forgot!" Zhui Guang was suddenly startled and slapped his forehead under Long Xi's disapproving look.

"Where's the sword?" Long Xi sighed.

"Uh..." Zhui Guang stretched out a hand and made a gesture in the air. Instantly, a sword slid out from the void, its silver scabbard encasing a four-foot-long sword about the width of a palm! The fine gold at the hilt shimmered with golden light. Although the material of this sword wasn't top-tier, a longsword made of mithril was sufficient!
“The first generation Dragon Slayer Sword…” Long Xi looked at the four-foot-long green blade that was slowly floating in front of him, and his eyes flashed with memories.

“Yes… the first generation Dragon Slayer Sword!” A look of reminiscence flashed in Chasing Light’s eyes.

Before his death, the silver dragon god Osbayar's entire arsenal was imbued with divine power, transforming into divine artifacts! His dragon spear became the divine artifact—The Dragon Chant! His longsword became the divine artifact—The First Dragonslayer! His armor became the divine artifact—The Silver Dragon Locked Armor! His shield became the divine artifact—The Void Shield! His crown became the divine artifact—The Silver Chanter! In other words, Osbayar left behind five divine artifacts before his death. In this world, Osbayar left a dragon spear to Roland, while the Osbayar in the Lord of the Rings games was actually an ancestor of McDougal and the Antonidas family!

The union of Osprey's daughter with royalty gave rise to two noble families: the Kings of the East and Grand Duke Nyx! The Kings of the East further branched into the Antony and McDougal families, two dragonrider families! Therefore, Osprey is actually the common ancestor of all three families! Because Osprey's dragon spear was lost in the Lord of the Rings games, only four artifacts were passed down among the three families. The Nyx family, inheriting Osprey's glorious name, obtained the most precious artifact—the Silver Chanter! The McDougal and Antony families obtained the Dragonslayer sword, the dragon armor, and the shield. These three artifacts changed hands constantly between the two families, ultimately ending in the McDougal family losing their shield during a civil war in the Empire… In the end, Antony obtained the dragon armor, while McDougal received the first Dragonslayer sword!
"This is the world's first Dragon Slayer Sword..." Long Xi exclaimed. As the first Dragon Slayer Sword, all other Dragon Slayer Swords are replicas of this one. Its original purpose was to amplify dragon power to combat dragon knights! Therefore, the Empire simplified it and used it as standard equipment for dragon knights! Even in its simplified form, it is still issued as an epic-level weapon! One can imagine how high its grade is! Even the Dragon Slayer Sword in Roland's hands is a replica of it!
"I didn't expect you to actually not lose it! You actually managed to salvage it after the calamity of the empire's destruction..." Long Xi's gaze towards Zhui Guang finally softened a bit, and she began to acknowledge his identity as the guardian dragon to some extent.

“Of course, how could a family heirloom artifact be lost…” As he spoke, Chasing Light’s voice involuntarily lowered. He knew that the McDougal family had lost more than just the Osbayar shield…

"What are you planning to do with this thing?" Long Xi looked at Zhui Guang with a probing gaze.

"Since you've brought it up, do you have another meaning?" Zhui Guang sneered. "It's a waste for your knight to have it. Divine artifacts belong to the virtuous! Besides, Youlan is still the head of the McDoug family..." Long Xi frowned.

"Take him and get out of my sight!" With a flick of his claws, the Dragon Slayer Sword floated towards Long Xi.

"The family will not forget you!" Long Xi was silent for a moment, then decisively transformed the Dragon Slayer Sword into a stream of light and put it into his body.

"Stop making empty promises! I've been here longer than you!" Zhui Guang's lips twitched. He was the oldest member of this family, a true veteran! No one in the entire McDougal family had more seniority than him!
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"What's wrong?" Fenglin Youlan, who was wiping the fine beads of sweat from her forehead, looked at Long Xi who had landed on her shoulder and asked curiously. Because of his size limitations, Long Xi rarely chose to fly, because it would make him feel inferior for not being able to become a dragon. He didn't want to be called a flying lizard... So Fenglin Youlan was a little surprised when she saw Long Xi flying over.

"Come here, it's time to hand over some things to you!" Long Xi looked around and then his voice rang in Fenglin Youlan's heart.

"What's wrong? Why are you being so mysterious..." Fenglin Youlan shook her head and finally chose to go to a corner with Long Xi.

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"Tell me! What's all this mystery about?" Fenglin Youlan rubbed her temples. Was this guy still causing trouble like before? Was he going to tear Roland's bed apart? Thinking about it, Fenglin Youlan felt a chill. After all, a dragon-like husky could destroy its own home, but it couldn't possibly tear down the palace!

"Here you go! Take this and nurture the contract!" A silver longsword slid out.

"Pfft!" Maple Forest Orchid choked on her own saliva.

"This isn't...where did you get it? Shouldn't this thing have been thrown away?" Maple Forest Orchid asked in shock.

“…” Long Xi didn’t want to talk to the idiot anymore.

"Is it possible that what the family lost in the Southern Territory was a shield?" Long Xi said quietly. At that time, he had not yet joined the McDougal family, but as a dragon residing in the Empire, he had heard about the sensational artifact disappearance case back then!
"Keep this first-generation Dragon Slayer Sword safe! I went through a lot of trouble to get it from Zhui Guang!" Long Xi sighed and said quietly.

"Huh? It's with Chasing Light? I thought it was lost after the Great Calamity!" Maple Forest Orchid said in surprise. He didn't know if he would return safely from the last battle, so he broke the contract with the sword and left it in the family, afraid that he would lose another artifact if something happened. But he never expected that he would be taken into the River of Time by Long Xi and run away. So many years have passed, and he thought that this thing should have disappeared with the McDougal family. But he never expected that he could be found again!
"That's right. Zhuiguang is the guardian dragon of the family, so it's normal for him to collect the family's treasures." Fenglin Youlan thought for a moment and roughly understood what was going on. She guessed that Zhuiguang had seen that things were not going well and had taken the family's things and run away with the remaining orphans and widows.

"Yes, it's a bit unfair, but only you can make this thing work!" Long Xi nodded. As the strongest member of the family, it was only right that he should use the divine artifact!
I was in a bad mood yesterday, so I postponed the update until the early hours of the morning. Please forgive me.