Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 83: Engraving! The Rise of the Dragon

The expected war did not break out.

Just after Duncan defeated Prince Esk who was besieging Southampton, the enemy troops in Portchester Castle got the news at some point. The two places were only a county away from each other. Before Duncan led his troops to arrive, many Saxon chiefs discussed and immediately withdrew their siege and retreated towards their hometowns.

But there are still some results.

Severus noticed the enemy's hasty retreat and immediately guessed that Duncan had returned.

So he joined forces with Galavan's barbarian foreign legion and took the initiative to attack the enemy while they were withdrawing. He killed a small barbarian chief and defeated a force of one or two thousand people. If it weren't for the huge gap in strength between the enemy and us, we might have been able to return with a great victory.

Duncan did not continue the pursuit, but instead held the defense line and waited for his main force to return.

This account must be settled!
However, the British militia could not be used to fight this war. The population of Britain was small to begin with, and the casualties of the militia on the battlefield would be too high. He was even short of people to reclaim wasteland. There was still a lot of undeveloped land in England today, and young and strong laborers without combat experience should not be wasted on the battlefield.

Once the main force comes back, Duncan can fight however he wants!

After seeing that Duncan did not pursue, the Saxon chiefs who jointly invaded could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Some news from the battlefield has come back.

Apparently, the Imperial coalition defeated the Hun army, allowing Duncan to return safely. He didn't die on the battlefield of Chalons, which many Saxon chieftains lamented. Fortunately, Duncan led over 2,000 men, but returned with less than 1,000, likely suffering heavy casualties.

This is an era of information blockade.

They had not yet learned more intelligence from the other side of the sea, so they estimated the strength of the enemy and themselves. Duncan had suffered more than a thousand elite casualties, and he might have only more than three thousand troops under his command. They had gathered all their forces from the many tribes that invaded the British Isles, which was the predecessor of the Seven Kingdoms era of the barbarians in later generations, and they probably had more than ten thousand troops.

This difference of nearly four or five times in troop strength made them feel that they could win this battle.

This wave of advantage is mine!
The only trouble is that Portchester Castle is a bit difficult to attack. If I had known this, I would have attacked from other places.

Southampton.

Duncan has returned to the Governor's Mansion. The British Imperial Legion is stationed in Portchester Castle. With them guarding it, there will be no problem at all. It will take at least five times the number of troops to shake these elite heavy infantry of the Empire.

He has a lot to do now.

People must be transported back, horses must be transported back, baggage and supplies must be transported back, and the young and strong exiles who have been recruited must also be transported back.

"We must vigorously develop the navy!"

Duncan calmed down the restless Anya. It was already midnight. Anya had recently set up a school in Southampton. In her words, since it was a province of the empire, there must be at least a university.

Educate the barbarians.

This is the pride of the old imperial people. Wherever the empire conquers, it will educate the barbarians and allow them to develop in a civilized manner.

Of course, the imperial people also brought with them a culture of extravagance and debauchery.

Dimensional space.

Duncan finally had time to take a good look at the gains from this battle. His legendary level had reached 22 points. I don't know if it was because his reputation was too great, or because Prince Esker's head was worthless, so he was given a little legendary level.

The subsequent legendary points will probably have to be obtained by destroying the Kingdom of Kent. The legendary points given by someone other than the founding monarch will be relatively small.

Legend points seem to decay somewhat. Historical records show that the Han and Tang dynasties destroyed small kingdoms, often referred to as "twelve plunders and sweeps." The first time you destroy a small kingdom, you might get a decent amount of Legend points, but later, even a small kingdom like the Kingdom of Kent might earn you a couple of Legend points.

But Duncan is still very grateful to Henges and Hossa's family. After all, this is the legendary level where he started his career.

——"Battle of Chalons [Epic Battle]: In 451 AD, Attila, the Scourge of God, led an army of to the west, conquering several places in succession. The Hun cavalry ravaged the Gaul region.

You led the British legions on a sea expedition to defeat the Hunnic raiders who were plundering Gaul in the Baron region.

Afterwards, you led your legion to join the Imperial coalition forces and inflicted heavy damage on the Hunnic forces that were besieging the important military town of Orleans. The enemy withdrew to the north, and you led the Imperial cavalry in several battles, defeating the remaining barbarian forces.

The decisive battle took place on the great plains of the Chalons region.

Attila, the Scourge of God, defeated the center of the empire in one fell swoop and forced the left wing of the empire to retreat. During the battle, the Visigothic Kingdom was shot by an arrow and fell off its horse, and was trampled to death by the cavalry. Fortunately, Prince Thorismund regrouped his troops and resisted the offensive of the Hun coalition forces.

In times of crisis, you led the Empire's armored cavalry to attack decisively, defeating the main force of the Ostrogoths in succession, disrupting the enemy's battle plan, and then pursuing the victory and jointly encircling and defeating the main force of the Huns.

The Whip of God is trapped in the Chariot City, and Aetius intends to let him go. You decisively take advantage of the situation and chase the enemy.

Finally, you made continuous long-distance raids, changed horses and pursued, and slew Attila, the Scourge of God, near Paris. This victory was a resounding victory, rewriting history and shocking the whole of Europe.

(Legend +20, Romans 5 points, Germanic Barbarians 5 points, Britons 1 point, Sarmatians 1 point, Vandals 1 point, Alans 2 points, Steppe Hunnic tribes 4 points, Middle Eastern regions 1 point.)
Harvest.

Duncan now has a much wider pool of Legendary points, making it easy to engrave any ability he desires. It's fair to say that the bulk of the Legendary points from the Battle of Chalons went to him, Aetius, and the Visigothic king and his son. Had Duncan not actively interfered with the course of history, the majority of Legendary points would have gone to the Visigothic king and his son, along with Aetius. Now, Aetius's Legendary points should have decreased, with some directly transferred to Duncan, and his historical reputation is likely to decline significantly.

Duncan grabbed some of the credit on both sides, and it can be said that he caught a big fish and returned with a full load.

You don't need to save too much legend points.

Duncan glanced at the sleeping humanoid No. 2, the dragon cub, on the projection screen, and pondered what abilities he could engrave to benefit the young dragonoid. Without the blessing of dragon blood, even that of a young dragon, he wouldn't have possessed such formidable physique.

To put it in the same way I used to describe Dungeons & Dragons, this directly unlocks the Dragon Vein bloodline, adding a significant amount of basic attributes. The physical fitness of an adult dragon is truly formidable, and the dragon's strength and physique become increasingly astonishing as it ages. Even humans with Dragon Vein bloodlines can enhance their physical fitness to astonishing levels.

In most worlds, dragons are at the top of the food chain.

"There's no need to rush your combat skills."

"Each world has a different power system, and since the second human form is a giant alien dragon, most of his combat skills are useless."

No hands at all.

A dragon can't just use its claws and sword to chop people.

It’s not as good as a dragon’s tail sweep.

"That means choosing bloodline abilities, and some special abilities that can be used."

Duncan is checking out the many abilities of Humanoid No. 1.

He had only controlled the second human body a few times. Every day he just ate, drank, defecated, urinated and slept, and he could sleep for several days at a time. Although human cubs could sleep a lot, they were still far behind the dragon.

They spend most of their first few decades sleeping.

"The power of gluttony?"

"It's somewhat useful."

"Wait! Why is the cost so high? One Gluttony Power actually requires 3 legendary points."

Hiss. Is the threshold for special abilities so high?
Duncan's master-level combat skills only have 1 legendary point, and one power of gluttony consumes 3 legendary points.

“Not all of them.”

"Adrenaline Burst only costs 1 legendary point. No, why does Berserk also cost 3 legendary points?"

Duncan held his chin in thought and muttered, "It seems that some special abilities are not so easy to remember."

Right.

A human starts a rampage, which means killing people on the battlefield.

But a giant dragon went berserk.

That scene must be a bit scary.

Some special abilities may not seem worth consuming so much legendary points, but the key lies in who is using them. Some abilities may not be very noticeable in mortals, but that does not mean that they are not strong enough. It only means that human physical fitness cannot yet bring out their full potential.

It is an ability that belongs to powerful professionals. In other worlds, Great Rage might be the violent ability of high-level barbarians.

"Looking at it this way, special abilities still have the greatest potential."

Duncan looked at Regeneration and Giant's Power.

hiss!
This is even more exaggerated. Regeneration requires 5 legendary points. The power of the giant has a plus sign. Clicking it once means 5 legendary points, and the second click is a one-star sign, which requires 10 legendary points, a total of 15 legendary points.

The power of the giant actually consumes the same level of energy as the blood of the dragon. Duncan discovered that as long as it is an ability related to blood, the consumption of engraving is very high.

"Is this a direct infusion of the brute force that truly belongs to the giant?" Duncan guessed secretly.

possible.

In the real world where supernatural powers are suppressed, it would probably be about the same level as Human Body No. 1, and would not seem particularly exaggerated. However, in the mythological era where supernatural powers are not suppressed, it is very likely that the power of the giant would also be greatly enhanced.

"Survive first, then output."

Duncan thought for a while before choosing the first special ability to be engraved, 'Regeneration'.

The five points of legendary status made him feel a little sad.

As the legendary degree was consumed, a force surged into the body and then connected into the body of human No. 2.

The description of this ability has actually changed.

——"Regeneration (Special Ability) [Gold Mark]: You possess regenerative abilities close to those of a troll. Even with a broken limb, you can rapidly regenerate it. As a dragon of a unique species, your lost wings, tail, claws, and other parts of your body require time to regenerate before scales can grow back and restore them to the strength of a dragon of your age."

The vitality you lose will be regenerated at a speed close to that of a forest troll. You will not die easily before your vitality is cut off.

If the death state is triggered, you can temporarily survive with a vitality of -1, and trigger a physical death judgment every ten minutes. If your physical strength passes, you will not die, but will slowly regenerate and recover.

But you will be killed by the extra attacks.

Just like a troll needs to be last hit after being slashed, you also need additional last hits to completely die."

What the hell!

Why doesn’t human body number one have such a strong regenerative ability?

Is supernatural suppression so harsh?

After being engraved into the body of human No. 2, the regenerative ability has undergone a drastic change. This is already a very abnormal recovery ability. Moreover, even in the case of death, as long as the breath is not completely lost, there is still a chance to stand up again.

Regeneration can actually survive even with a negative health bar?
Duncan thought about it and engraved the most basic power of giants, because there really were giants in the world of human body No. 2, and the young dragon's physique was still a little weak.

However, he only engraved it once, 5 points of legendary degree, and did not engrave the one-star plus sign.

In the future, when the second human body becomes stronger, he will be able to obtain more powerful giant power. Now the task is to raise the starting point of the young dragon as high as possible.

Finally, Duncan thought about it and engraved the "Power of Gluttony" as well.

A total of 13 legendary points were consumed.

as predicted.

The power of gluttony has also changed.

——"Gorgon Power (Extraordinary Ability): You gain the ability to gluttony, which greatly accelerates your growth rate. You can age faster than other dragons, possessing a physique close to that of an adult dragon in your youth.

But your appetite will also skyrocket, and your need for prey will increase significantly.

As your gluttony grows stronger, your vitality will become stronger than other dragons. Your strong physique will allow you to master some abilities that only adult dragons can possess in advance.

The power of gluttony will also speed up the fusion and transformation of some special abilities, especially bloodline-related engraving abilities. Gluttony will accelerate the development of bloodlines."

Duncan's special ability is not achieved overnight, the power of the giant also increases slowly, and the power of gluttony can accelerate this time period.

What the hell!

This is probably the most useful special ability of Human Body No. 2.

In Human No. 1's body, the human growth cycle is relatively short, and after reaching maturity, there's little change, save for a slight increase in the upper limit of vitality. However, in the human body of a young dragon, the growth and development cycle of the dragon is extremely long, and it can continue to develop for hundreds of years.

This is a bit cruel.

This special ability will remain in effect forever, and Human No. 2 will grow bigger and stronger than other dragons!

not good.

Duncan quickly realized what was happening and muttered, "Could it be that there aren't enough fish in this lake for it to eat?"

Human body No. 1's appetite increased several times.

Little things.

Humans don't eat much.

But what about the dragon?
When a dragon is young, it can eat food that is close to half of its own body weight. If this is multiplied several times and it grows a little bigger, how exaggerated will its appetite be!
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(End of this chapter)