Under the Red Dragon.

Chapter 78 Red Dragon's Experiment

The mountain where the red dragon is located is now shrouded in steaming hot wind all day long. Along with the high temperature of summer, the air here seems to be distorted, and only the leaping magma lake in the hot air can be vaguely seen.

Even the young dragons were unwilling to get close to the mountain. Although the dragons' strong bodies would not be harmed, they did not like this hot environment.

However, the elemental storms and hot winds that shrouded the mountain today seemed to have dissipated a lot, and the clarity was much higher than before.

Enveloped in the mist of hot air, one could vaguely see Charon's body immersed in the scorching and corrosive magma.

These corrosive magmas cannot corrode the red dragon's hard scales, even if the red dragon soaks in the magma lake all day long.

The scales on a young red dragon's body are enough to withstand the chopping of ordinary iron tools, not to mention that the red dragon has not only grown into a young dragon.

The protection and toughness of the scales have been greatly enhanced, and the adaptability and resistance to the fire element have been enhanced to a terrifying level.

The magma didn't even make the red dragon's skin feel hot, but it washed the scales on its body very clean, and also washed away some gaps that the red dragon could hardly clean by itself.

However, as Charon soaked in this magma pool for longer and longer, the magma that was sucked dry by the red dragon's body gradually solidified on the red dragon's body.

His body began to be covered with a thin layer of solidified lava stone, just like the wild boars in the forest that like to roll in the mud.

I don't know when the heat that was enough to block the view dissipated and calm returned to the top of the mountain.

Amid the strong smell of sulfur, the red dragon opened its eyes comfortably, and its huge body floated up from the magma lake.

Karon felt his body stiffen a little, and when he looked down, he saw that many parts of his body were covered with a layer of semi-solidified stone.

In particular, the color of the solidified magma was a strange dark red, which brought back some bad memories of his.

Tsk, Karon mobilized the magic power in his body, shook off the solidified magma on his wings, and then flapped his wings like a swan taking off from the water, and flew to the shore of the magma lake.

"No wonder those dragons can sleep for decades once they find a nest they like. It feels so comfortable."

Karon shook off the outer layer of magma from his body like a bird shaking its feathers. The dark red surface layer turned into fine stones and fell to the ground.

Feeling that the slight restraint on the surface of his body had disappeared, Karon folded his wings and began to move his body on the top of the mountain.

After this period of sleep and sufficient magic nourishment, Karon's body has grown a little bit and has reached a length of thirteen meters.

To be honest, Karon really likes the feeling of growing just by sleeping. Unfortunately, Karon knows that the strength gained from natural growth during sleep is not enough to survive in this dangerous world.

Those young dragons and even adult evil dragons may be slaughtered for various reasons, not to mention that Charon is just a young dragon now.

Moreover, after talking with the wizard, he felt an urgent need to become stronger. However, after the last lesson, the red dragon and the other young dragons already knew the importance of careful development.

Fortunately, after talking with the wizard Lapers, he roughly knew what the main direction should be in the future.

Caron's growing bulk squatted down, like another red hill rising on the top of the mountain.

He began to retrieve the knowledge about magic through his secondary brain. Lines of information flowed through his eyes, and spell models that were analyzed and simulated by his secondary brain and were specifically suitable for Charon himself began to take shape.

The aura of magic began to surge on Caron's red claws, and an acid missile took shape under Caron's will, then flew towards the ground, leaving a shallow mark on the scorched ground and corroding the scorched earth with a slight sizzling sound.

This is the effect of the magic trick acid splash.

The magic aura in Caron's hands continued to surge, and four lanterns appeared around him, emitting a dim light. This was the Dancing Lights technique.

Another illusory sound was heard around, the volume of which was equivalent to that of five or six ordinary people. This was the magic of illusion.

However, due to Karon's excellent magic resistance, this trick on himself had no effect. It was just Karon's judgment based on the magic common sense taught to him by the wizard Lappers.

Then, Charon continued to try several tricks, including the secret mark, which was not much different from the dragon's innate spell of item locating, and the magician's hand, which was the favorite of low-level wizards.

The Mage's Hand released by an ordinary wizard can only move objects weighing about five kilograms, but in Charon's claws, this simple trick of the Mage's Hand can move objects weighing hundreds of kilograms.

Moreover, it is flexible enough to be able to fly up and down and move around according to Caron's thoughts. It is not just a simple supported weight.

This is not only due to the dragon's outstanding magical talent, but also the effect of the Charon sub-brain tailoring the red dragon according to individual differences.

The sub-brain collected the notes and insights left by the mages who had used this spell, and then deduced a spell-releasing method and magic power circulation route that was more suitable for Charon.

With enough knowledge as a reference, the sub-brain performed calculations and analysis and fine-tuned some of the spell models for these tricks. Judging from Caron's experimental results, the effect was unexpectedly satisfactory to the dragon.

And through these spell tests, Karon came to the conclusion that the magic power and mental energy consumed by these tricks were no burden to him at all, and he could almost perform these low-level tricks all the time.

As long as his magic power is enough to supply the consumption of these tricks, the consumption of magic power by these tricks is far less than the speed at which the dragon itself absorbs magic power.

However, these tricks are not very useful to today's dragons, and it is the Mage's Hand that makes the dragons feel more interesting.

But Karon immediately began to feel doubtful. When he used the magic knowledge taught by Lappers to perform magic tricks, he did not feel that he had touched the legendary magic web.

You know, although what Charon released just now was just a low-level trick, it was different from the spell released by the dragon itself when it awakened. The spell released by the dragon itself was more like a warlock's spell, so it was normal that it did not touch the magic web.

But no matter how low-level the spell is, it still needs to touch the original magic. And according to some of Karon's knowledge in his previous life, in order to touch the original magic, it must be locked through the magic net.

Based on the memories deposited in his brain, Karon recalled the concept of the magic network.

Almost every world in the multiverse is full of magic. Everything, including every stone, every stream, every living thing, and even the air itself, contains untapped potential energy.

These potential energies are the raw materials of creation and are original magic.

While mortals cannot utilize these energies directly, they can use a woven structure of magical energy as a bridge connecting the caster's consciousness and the raw magical materials. This bridge is called the Magic Weave by the caster.

Without the magic net, the original magic would be difficult to be locked by the caster's consciousness and become inaccessible. However, when Karon released the magic, he did not feel the bridge that served as the intermediary of the caster. He seemed to be able to touch the original magic directly.

Karon suspected that the magic net's existence was not obviously sensed because the spell he cast was too low-level, so he mobilized the magic power in his hands, intending to release a slightly more advanced magic.

Under the induction of Karon's will, a ball of blazing fire condensed magic power, emitting billowing heat and formed between his claws, and then was thrown out by Karon, and hit a rock under the guidance of Karon's will.

Bang! The fireball hit the rock while spinning, and then exploded, blasting holes in the new and fragile rock.

This is a burning orb, a real spell, not a low-level trick.

But he still couldn't sense the existence of the magic web. Caron raised his claws and scratched his chin, thinking. He didn't know whether there was a problem with the magic knowledge given to him by the wizard Lapers or with himself.

The magical knowledge that Master Lapers taught him seemed a little too comprehensive, which made the master highly suspicious.

But considering that he now had abundant magical power mixed with mental energy, he found it difficult to determine. However, since this was a secret of his, he could not ask the wizard.

Perhaps, there is something wrong with this world, Caron thought, and his sharp claws unconsciously scraped sparks on his hard scales.

But this question was soon forgotten by Caron. Although he was very active in learning about magic, his initial goal was simply to enhance his own strength.

After the conversation with the wizard Lapers, his attitude towards magical knowledge is now to observe the real corner of the world from a wizard's perspective and gain more knowledge about the real world.

The paths of dragons and mages are different. Although the two are converging in the general direction, it does not mean that Kalon will become a dragon mage.

Compared to magic, dragons prefer to destroy their enemies by using their bodies and claws, and their dragon breath is naturally more powerful than many magic powers.

Kallon was also influenced by this idea, not to mention that he was a red dragon who advocated physical violence.

However, what makes Charon different from other dragons of the same race is that he believes that the power of magic is also an extremely effective and powerful means.

Whether in destroying enemies or in other aspects, he is also happy to accept the knowledge of magic. Although the process of learning magic is quite boring, Charon still enjoys it.

"However, how can we learn more about the true side of the world?" Caron recalled the wizard's words. The more he knew about the true side of the world, the more comprehensive his unique understanding of the world would be, and the stronger he would be in the future.

Memories echoed in Kalon's mind, flames surged in his eyes, and he was opening up his extreme perception.

In his vertical pupils that were like surging red magma, the world around him took on a different appearance.

The trajectory of the flow of elements was clearly visible in his eyes: the yellow earth, the green wind, the blue water ripples, the red flames, the green life, and other pure yet mixed elements.

In the range of extreme perception he triggered, the entangled flow traces of various elements were like patterns on the palm of your hand.

As possessors of affinity talents for relevant elements, dragons can control and command these flowing elements through their will and spirit.

If these elements do not resist, their controllers can use them to unleash terrifying and great power in the real world.

Now, Charon has the talent to control fire, earth and metal. He can touch these elements and use them to create boundless power in the real world.

More importantly, this visual perception is equivalent to giving Caron the real side of observing the world from another perspective, and his perception is closer to a real vision.

In this realm of extreme perception, he can see through some magical and non-magical darkness, some invisible creatures and objects, and can detect visual illusions with true sight.

If the invisibility effect is achieved through low- to mid-level spells, it will be clearly visible in Kalon's real vision, unless the stealth spell reaches the master level or has special talents.

Just like Riven, a magical fairy, has the innate ability of invisibility. Although Charon cannot directly see through the invisible elf now, he can still discover some traces.

If this ability is further enhanced, he will even be able to see through the true forms of shapeshifting creatures or those that are transformed using magic.

The true forms of those who use Transfiguration to conceal their true forms can also be seen by Charon, especially those metallic dragons who are particularly fond of using Transfiguration.

There are also giant dragons like the silver dragon that have no moral principles. They especially like to use shapeshifting to transform into the appearance of elves or humans and travel around the world.

Some dragons are particularly keen on adventures with companions of other races, and then transform into dragons to save the team in times of danger, which is called appearing in public.

Then, even if there is no bard in the team, these dragons will take the initiative to tell the poets who like to sing stories, and spread the story of themselves turning into partners of justice.

Dragons are naturally vain and shameless, and this is how the good reputations of many metallic dragons spread.

If the five-colored dragons were not too chaotic and evil, perhaps they could have reversed their reputation in this way.

But then again, as far as Caron knows, there are not many creatures in the world that are born with various different special senses.

For example, blindsight, dark vision, tremor perception, etc. These special perceptions should also be able to touch the real side of the world in some way.

“It seems that we need to establish a relatively objective observation model of the real world and fully understand the knowledge of the world in order to better construct our own unique understanding of the reality of the world.”

Karon lay on the ground. After being soaked in the lava for a long time, he especially enjoyed the feeling of the breeze. He used his claws to support his thorny cheeks.

“Or maybe the understanding of the world is not limited to the real material aspects, but also can help one to construct a unique understanding of the world in terms of thought or philosophy.”

"But even the material worldview can be divided into the macroscopic world and the microscopic world. If we go deeper, we will never be able to fully grasp this knowledge even if we spend our entire lives."

The red dragon's long tail began to swing out of boredom. Under the red dragon's powerful strength, the ordinary tail-swinging action seemed particularly deterrent. The strong tail smashed the rocks formed by the overflow of magma and the drying and solidification into pieces.

"There are also other ways of looking at the world, such as earth, water, wind, fire, space, and consciousness, the five elements and five qi. How can these be summarized into your own understanding?" The red dragon's claws that supported his chin scratched his head somewhat uncontrollably.

The scene that happened many times to the blue dragon Doss was now replicated in the red dragon. Caron began to feel a kind of remorse like a poor student, and a feeling of what he should have done differently arose in his mind.

(End of this chapter)