Defeat the entire world with the power of one dragon!

Chapter 43 Desire and Reason

The bright moonlight flowed like water on the hemlock hills, and Garros's scales shone with a cold, hard metallic luster in the night.

He put away the map and looked into the distance.

Samantha was still busy repairing her alchemy workshop, and the clanging sounds were particularly clear in the silent wilderness.

Garros's tail gently slapped the ground, but his thoughts had already drifted to the abandoned mine - the nest of the rock-crushing worms, the location of the Malnes dungeon, and the most likely burial place of the legendary alchemical tools.

The fire of greed burned in his chest, urging him to set off immediately and take the treasure for himself.

At the same time, reason whispers: If you rush in rashly, you may pay a heavy price, or even your life.

Feeling the inner struggle, Garros took more than a dozen deep breaths before reason gradually took over, and he slowly suppressed the greed, arrogance, and conceit that came from the dragon's nature.

Involves legendary alchemical items.

These emotions have just reached an unprecedented high.

Greed made him want to get the legendary alchemical item at all costs.

Arrogance and conceit make him feel that he will definitely succeed and ignore the risks.

Fortunately, since Garroth became a dragon and felt this emotion for the first time, he realized that if he did not control it and did not allow it to succumb to his own reason, it would harm him sooner or later, so he often fought against it.

Even now, we still cannot completely get rid of the impact.

But it won't be completely driven by it.

Huh. After slowly exhaling, Garros's eyes regained clarity.

"These bad habits that have been formed along with the inheritance are like a flood and a beast. They are truly terrifying."

Regardless of what other dragons do, Garroth doesn't want his mind to be affected by these emotions.

Although he is a hybrid dragon blessed with evolutionary talent, he is still far from being arrogant and willful.

"If I were a legendary dragon, perhaps I wouldn't have to think so much and could just embrace my nature. Their arrogance and self-confidence are only natural."

Garros thought to himself.

"But legendary dragons are illusory. There are still many dragons like me, or even worse than me. The negative impact of these emotions far outweighs the benefits."

"Why not eliminate it? The gods believed in by the dragon race are real, so they should be able to do something like this."

Garros thought silently.

The curse-like obsession with treasure and the unreasonable arrogance and conceit... To Garros, these are all obvious, invisible shackles placed on dragons.

Even without special talents.

Even if it is just the weakest white dragon among dragons.

Garros felt that as long as he could break free of these invisible shackles, with the dragon's innate physique and talent, he would be able to soar into the sky and reach heights that ordinary dragons could never reach.

If we get rid of these bad habits.

The dragon clan, which is gradually declining, will surely be able to develop again soon, and it is not impossible for it to reproduce the glorious glory of ancient times.

But why not?
Is it that the dragon gods can’t do it?

Or are you unwilling?
Garros couldn't figure it out, so he shook his head and stopped thinking about it, focusing his mind on the current situation.

He turned to look at the red dragon and asked, "Samantha, what do you think a legendary alchemical item would look like?"

Samantha stopped hammering on the slate and turned to face Garros.

It tilted its head and thought for a while, its eyes gleaming with excitement:
"It must be something that can make the entire wilderness tremble! Like a giant cannon that can spew molten lava and cause the sky to collapse and the earth to crack? Or a mechanical core that can summon a storm?"

Garros chuckled, "Perhaps." Samantha, who had also heard the wanderer's words, couldn't help but say, "My dear brother, do you want to explore the dungeon? Take me with you! We will definitely get the treasures inside and dominate the wilderness!"

"When the time comes, you will be the Supreme Dragon King of the Threl Wilds, and I will be the Red Dragon Queen, second only to the first dragon and above all creatures!"

"Together we will rule the wilds of Cyre. Our future is bright and the dragon's life will flourish."

The Supreme Dragon King, the Red Dragon Queen. So childish.

Moreover, it did not consider the risks at all.

Garros glanced at the excited young red dragon who wanted to explore the dungeon immediately and said, "Stop dreaming. Instead of daydreaming, you might as well study alchemy."

"My dear brother, if you don't want to go, why don't you give me the map and let me go!"

Samantha said expectantly.

Garros said expressionlessly: "Do what you should do. This is not something you should consider."

Samantha wanted to say something else, but when she looked into Garros's calm and deep eyes, she felt a little itchy.

It's not really an itch, but some kind of 'hunch'.

Because it happened too many times.

Samantha could probably sense the signs that Gallos was going to hit her.

His current expression, current eyes, and current tone all sent danger signals to Samantha.

Samantha turned away angrily and didn't mention the matter again.

the other side.

Garros suppressed emotions such as greed and arrogance, and thought rationally to evaluate the gains and losses.

"The Malnes Dungeon is suspected to exist beneath the abandoned mines where the Rock Crusher Worm swarm is located. It is suspected to contain legendary alchemical items."

"The Insect King was injured by the Copper Dragon not long ago and has not yet recovered. Ordinary rock-crushing worms pose no threat to me."

"But the abandoned mine isn't very large. It might just be a passageway in the dungeon. Who knows if there are creatures down there that are more advanced or powerful than the Insect King?"

"What's more, the dungeon was destroyed a thousand years ago. Even if this alchemical tool really exists, it is impossible to confirm whether it is intact and can be used."

“There are too many uncertainties, and the risks far outweigh the benefits.”

After much thought, Garros temporarily suppressed the idea of ​​exploring the dungeon.

After all, it is just a legendary alchemical item. For a dragon that is destined to become a legend, it can only make the early stage of the transition better, rather than being something crucial that must be obtained.

Taking unnecessary risks for something that may not really exist, may not be useful, and is not necessary.

A young dragon blinded by greed, arrogance and other emotions would do the same.

But Gallos chose to refuse.

As long as he takes steady steps and evolves gradually, he will become stronger and stronger. There is no need to take risks.

not worth it.

However, he did not give up completely.

If he could get a legendary alchemy item before level 20, it would be of great benefit to him.

"When I grow big enough to defeat the Insect King, enslave him, and use him and his swarm of rock-crushing worms to explore this dungeon."

Garros made the final decision in his heart.

(End of this chapter)