pertwk Chapter 1685 The Activated Dragon Statue
Chapter 1685 The Activated Dragon Statue
Chapter 1685 The Activated Dragon Statue
"Commander, please give your orders."
"I want you to take out 3,000 elite soldiers and rush to the northwest front!" Zhong Shengguang said word by word, "Cooperate with General Hong and attack the capital of Xianyou!"
He Lingchuan paused for a moment, and his heart beat wildly for a few beats.
I can go to the Northwest Front! He stood up suddenly, pressing the table:
"Yes!"
It was rare to see him lose his composure, Zhong Shengguang showed a hint of smile in his eyes, and then said seriously: "Although Xianyou's desperate resistance has slowed down our progress, the battle has finally reached the capital of Xianyou. Didn't you just say that General Hong is thrifty with her troops? You and your 3,000 elite soldiers should go as reinforcements to help her and see if you can break the current deadlock and bite off that tough bone."
He Lingchuan said firmly: "You will not be disappointed!"
"Don't be too happy too soon. Beijia will most likely take action personally to decide the fate of Xianyou. Even Baling may break the secret agreement with us and send more troops to Xianyou." Zhong Shengguang casually opened a sand table, which was the map of Xianyou. "You and General Hong will face three powerful enemies. This is also an unprecedented challenge for Panlong City."
If you win, there will be endless battles to come;
If they lose, Panlong City’s hard-earned upward momentum may be curbed.
But the Xianyou Kingdom has to be fought, and Panlong City must first cripple the opponent's minions before Beijia can deal with it with all his strength.
He Lingchuan was full of fighting spirit: "The harder the challenge, the greater the reward! As long as we can win, as long as we can conquer the capital of Xianyou, more countries will come to you for negotiations, not just in the south."
These kids are really optimistic. Zhong Shengguang smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Okay."
As for how to fight on the front line, He Lingchuan will discuss it with General Hong at that time. Zhong Shengguang will only put forward guidelines and requirements without providing any specific guidance.
He Lingchuan has long been able to stand on his own.
However, Zhong Shengguang's smile quickly disappeared, and he hesitated for a while before saying:
"Since you've come back, I have something to warn you."
The use of the word "warning" indicates the seriousness of the matter. He Lingchuan nodded and waited for the next words.
"Some time ago, Lingxu City thought I would surrender, so they frequently exchanged letters with me. One of the letters was about the destruction of Yuan State, and also included information. Do you know Yuan State?"
He Lingchuan nodded: "I know. I heard that it was a vassal demon country of Beijia. It rebelled more than ten years ago and fought for three years. The end was very tragic."
Even more than a hundred years later, there was still no grass growing in the former land of Yuan State, and the descendants of Yuan State were still slaves, both men and women, unable to rise up.
"When I was young, I studied in Beijia and stayed in Yuan Kingdom for a long time. I had a great conversation with the later King Yuan. We not only became close friends, but also made great aspirations together. Brother Shao is a great talent. He is the first vassal king who was not crowned by the gods, and the first human king of Beijia. His sacrifice shocked and saddened me deeply." Zhong Shengguang sighed deeply, "The Dafang Pot, the treasure of Panlong City, was given to me by him before he destroyed the country."
He Lingchuan nodded silently.
"It has been so many years since the fall of Yuan State, but I still don't understand why Brother Shao, who is a man who plans before taking action, would start a rebellion when he is isolated and helpless?"
The Yuan Kingdom is located in Beiga, surrounded by enemies on all sides. There is also an extremely powerful Lingxu City to the north. Once an uprising is launched, there will be no backup at all and they can only fight until all their forces are exhausted!
This is a dead end.
Later historical facts also proved that Yuan Guo was brave but reckless, which brought disaster to his descendants.
Beijia has remained stable for 600 years, which shows that it has strong internal strength and is not so easy to be split. King Yuan is not stupid, why did he lead the people of Yuan to commit suicide?
Zhong Shengguang and He Lingchuan couldn't figure it out either, and they could only infer that there was another hidden story.
"The information sent by Lingxu City mentioned that Brother Shao had close contacts with Lingshan. Before the rebellion, Lingshan promised him that he would support him wholeheartedly. But I didn't want to believe it. I thought it was a plot by the Demon Emperor to alienate me from Lingshan." Zhong Shengguang said slowly, "Besides, Yuan Kingdom died long ago, so there is no way to verify the information."
He Lingchuan frowned when he heard this: "Have you got the evidence now?"
"Mr. Zhang's cousin has worked in the archives of Lingshan for many years. I asked him to collect information for me through Mr. Zhang, that is, the archives of people and things sent by Lingshan during the Yuan Kingdom War."
Mr. Zhang? He Lingchuan was startled, then he remembered the giant octopus in the Panlong City pool. Mr. Zhang's cousin, that couldn't be a squid? !
Working in an archive and having nine brains and eight legs, it seems... that he is indeed qualified for the job of a librarian.
Zhong Shengguang continued, "From the data, it seems that Lingshan did give full support, sending many people to Yuan Kingdom and delivering countless magic tools, at least in the early and middle stages. But in the later stages, especially after the death of two immortals, the support provided by Lingshan became less and less. There are no relevant records six months before Yuan Kingdom was massacred."
"Of the other two demon kings who had agreed with Brother Shao to start a rebellion, one suddenly stepped down, and the other changed his mind and just watched coldly from the sidelines." Zhong Shengguang sighed when he said this.
He Lingchuan couldn't help but ask, "How can we send the support? Yuan Country is in the middle of Beiga, and the location is not good."
"We passed through the Baoshu Kingdom." Zhong Shengguang explained, "The Baoshu King has placed many clones throughout the country, and has a strong control over the country. But this old demon has to retreat and sleep every once in a while, and can't be awakened even if you shout. During that time, although its tree demon clone is also on duty, many of its magical powers cannot be used. The Baoshu Kingdom is too large, there are always omissions, and Lingshan has many means, so it is not difficult to transport supplies across the border."
"In short, the last six months of Yuan Kingdom were the worst, but Lingshan was absent. I don't know why, and I'm afraid I'll never find out the truth." He sighed, "I think Lingshan is just like Beijia, and its internal structure is not solid."
He Lingchuan was speechless, but felt relieved.
He knew that Zhong Shengguang was also on guard against Lingshan.
Zhong Shengguang added, "You should keep an eye on Xin Yi. I haven't told Lao Xu yet. He and Xin Yi get along so well. I'm afraid that if his attitude changes, Xin Yi will notice something."
He Lingchuan nodded in agreement.
At this moment, there was a knocking sound outside the door, and the guard whispered, "Sir, the time is almost up."
Zhong Shengguang immediately changed his expression: "Let's go to the South City Gate. There is something good happening today."
Zhong Shengguang not only brought He Lingchuan, but also the main officials and generals of Panlong City.
The South City Square was crowded with people, and ordinary people also gathered to watch the fun.
Zhong Shengguang personally walked up to the platform, took out a cold jade treasure box from his storage ring, and placed it on the platform.
He Lingchuan noticed that this box looked like a large ice cube. As soon as it was taken out, the people within a thirty-foot radius could feel the temperature drop by six or seven degrees, and even their breath turned into ice, which showed how extremely cold it was.
What treasure is in the box that needs to be refrigerated at low temperature?
Panlong City's style of doing things is not to keep people in suspense. Zhong Shengguang simply said one sentence in front of everyone:
"From this day forward, the name 'Panlong' in Panlong City will truly live up to its name!"
Then he opened the lid of the cold jade box and took three steps back.
What rose into the sky was not cold air, but fire!
The citizens who were watching all tilted their heads back and let out an "ooh" sound, because something round, red with gold in color, floated out of the cold jade box, and was spinning on its own.
It was only the size of a kiwi fruit at first, but with each rotation, it grew larger and the flames became hotter.
It wasn't until it was as big as a Cuju that its size stabilized, but the flames rising into the sky also forced Zhong Shengguang to retreat three steps again.
It was hot. This time all around the stage could be felt was hot wind, hotter than the scorching sun in July.
It burned like this for more than ten breaths, and then the flames faded.
Floating in the air was a red gem, with intricate cloud patterns on its surface faintly flashing with dark gold, as if there was a dark flame burning inside the bead.
There is also a complete symbol on the surface of the red bead.
He Lingchuan had good eyesight and recognized that it was the Li Gua among the Eight Diagrams, and its symbol was "fire".
Just as the flames shrank and the orb stopped spinning, the ground suddenly shook with a rumbling sound, and the gravel at He Lingchuan's feet kept jumping.
The Chipa Plateau had not experienced an earthquake for a long time, and everyone was shocked.
But He Lingchuan has already determined that the vibration is not actually coming from underground, but is driven by the high wall in front!
Under the gaze of thousands of eyes in the South Gate Square, the black dragon statue on the city wall suddenly moved, detached from the outer wall on its own, and its huge head drooped down, staring at Zhong Shengguang and the fiery red orb.
The audience was silent.
This black dragon statue was usually very majestic, but it suddenly came to life, and the pressure unique to the dragon clan came over them, making people dare not raise their heads.
Zhong Shengguang clasped his fists and bowed respectfully to it.
The black dragon statue then turned its head and swallowed the fiery red gem on the stone platform in one gulp!
Then, it swam back to the city wall, but did not stay at its original location. Instead, it began to patrol along the magnificent high walls of Panlong City!
The wide and vertical wall was like a calm sea to it. The black dragon roamed freely on the wall and passed through it at will, completely unaffected by gravity. A guard on the city gate tower lowered his head and saw the huge dragon horn passing over his nose, which frightened him greatly.
It took the black dragon more than a quarter of an hour to swim around all the city walls, causing exclamations in various parts of the city.
Then it returned to the South Gate, returned to its original position, and was buried back in the wall, motionless.
Still the same height, still the same posture.
But the difference from before was that it had a scarlet gem in its mouth.
From He Lingchuan's perspective, he could clearly see that the dark red-gold patterns on the orb were still glowing.
However, perhaps because the pearl was held in the mouth of the black dragon, the heat from the pearl could no longer be released, and the people under the city gate would not feel the hot wind blowing on their faces.
Zhong Shengguang said loudly: "This is the Shadow Dragon Orb that Wutu Country gave to Panlong City, also known as the Dayan Heavenly Orb. The Black Dragon Statue activated by it will resist foreign enemies and protect Panlong City from now on!"
After seeing the black dragon's majestic movement, everyone cheered.
This dragon looks very magical, worthy of being the gatekeeper of Panlong City!