Chapter 625: Chapter 497: What Exactly Happened?

At this instant, the entire continent was plunged into complete chaos.

Countries that were planning to ally with the White Dragon Empire soon were now all breaking out in a cold sweat!

Ten thousand! Pureblood Black Dragons!

The total number of Dragon Knights from all countries combined is basically this amount! But Dragon Island has dispatched ten thousand Black Dragons all at once! How on earth did this happen? Long Yi was clearly the champion! Long Yi should have asked the Dragon Clan to destroy the Black Dragon Empire, right? Why then would there be an event of Dragon Island providing the Black Dragon Empire with ten thousand pureblood Black Dragons?

For a moment, everyone was shocked out of their senses.

The White Dragon Empire was in the same state, inside the pubs of the Imperial City, the drinkers’ first reaction upon hearing this news was disbelief. Once they received accurate news, these people instantly sobered up.

Could there be any news more explosive in this world than this?

For many years, the peace of the continent and the relative balance of Dragon Knights between the White Dragon Empire and the Black Dragon Empire were broken today!

Remember! Dragon Island didn’t give the Black Dragon Empire ten thousand Dragon Eggs! But Black Dragons! Pureblood ones! Mature Black Dragons! Even without Dragon Knights, these Black Dragons still possessed a terrifying amount of power!

Citizens of the Black Dragon Empire, who had originally fled their homeland, returned to their homes in a celebratory mood like the Lunar New Year. They didn’t know what had happened, but they did know that the White Dragon Empire was finished this time!

Also puzzled was Yake Black. The emperor of the Black Dragon Empire had already transformed into a complete Black Dragon, but he was still very nervous when he saw two thousand Black Dragons circling in the sky above the Imperial City. He even thought that Dragon Island was pretending to destroy his Black Dragon Empire. But when he saw that those two thousand Black Dragons pledged their allegiance to him, he realized that he had overthought.

"Hahaha, I knew it, all this talk about the Dragon Clan destroying the Black Dragon Empire! These are all made up by a bunch of idiots! The Black Dragon Empire is the strongest!" shouted a noble who didn’t get time to evacuate his family.

"That fool Long Yi must have run off to the Dragon Clan to show off his cleverness, and as a result was retaliated against by the furious Dragon Clan! It must be the case!" Another merchant, who had planned to abandon his wife and children and leave but had not had time to do so, also shouted excitedly.

The entire Black Dragon Empire was almost in a state of frenzy.

Correspondingly, the entire White Dragon Empire was immediately shrouded in a tense cloud of anxiety.

When Long Yi received this news, he just grinned and said, "What is destined to come will eventually come."

Some people began to wonder, as the ultimate victor, Long Yi seemed to gain no benefits. And his demand to the Dragon Clan was unknown to everyone, was it because the Dragon Clan thought Long Yi was too powerful? Or did Long Yi’s request piss off the Dragon Clan?

Just as everyone was wondering, the Dragon God Temple directly gave out the answer.

The Dragon Island Council had decided that the power possessed by the White Dragon Empire was enough to make the Black Dragon Empire unable to resist. In order to balance the power of the two nations, to prevent the sudden eruption of war, and to maintain world peace, Dragon Island decided to aid the Black Dragon Empire with ten thousand pureblood Black Dragons.

However, these pureblood Black Dragons will not become the offensive force of the Black Dragon Empire. The Black Dragon Empire will not be able to order them to leave the borders of the Black Dragon Empire, their range of activity, can only be within the Black Dragon Empire.

When this news came out, the people of the White Dragon Empire were finally a little relieved. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

At this time, the people of the Black Dragon Empire were unhappy again. The scene they had envisioned of ten thousand dragons attacking and annihilating the White Dragon Empire seemed difficult to realize. But for Yake, this was already perfect enough, with ten thousand pureblood Black Dragons, it basically meant that the Black Dragon Empire was as solid as a rock! And a very stable rear region in a war was more important than anything else!

Since they had already guessed that something like this would happen, Emperor Kirei of the White Dragon Empire had basically prepared the entire military council in advance. So, in fact, this matter did not cause much ripple within the military. Especially when the Dragon Knights knew, that the ten thousand Black Dragons were just defensive forces, the shock brought by this matter at first was not as intense anymore.

The constant disturbances wasted two months of time. During these two months, Long Yi was basically in seclusion, moving daily between his own camp and laboratory. Nothing in Long Yi’s camp was affected. Nim, who had just joined, was very quickly recognized by everyone. However, the Dandi sisters did not like him. After all, the Power of Light in Nim had a certain purifying effect on the Power of Death in the Dandi sisters.

Nim quickly realized the social structure of this camp.

Long Yi was the boss, there was no doubt about it. And Ai Lin as Long Yi’s girlfriend, her status was naturally just below Long Yi. The relationship between Suolin and Long Yi was ambiguous, so it was to be observed. Although Ruosha claimed to be Long Yi’s woman, seemed somewhat too young to really discern. However, the small conflict between Ruosha and Isrile caught Nim’s interest.

This time, for fear of exposing herself, Isrile did not participate in the competition. Instead, she stayed with her three followers in the military camp to look after it. As soon as Ruosha returned, she immediately subjected Isrile to a series of sarcastic teases and even bragged about her impressive feats of nearly crushing Yake twice. Naturally, Isrile was dismissive of Ruosha’s behavior, claiming that once she unleashed her true form, annihilating Yake would be a matter of minutes, unlike them who wasted time.

A human-shaped Isrile naturally could not defeat Ruosha in a physical fight, but when it came to arguing, Isrile still had three followers. Ruosha quickly retreated in defeat.

Nim was very curious about what Isrile’s true form could be, to have such confidence?

The Dragon Transformation Lumberjack Crab cultivated by Long Yi had grown to its full size.

These specially modified Lumberjack Crabs had an astonishing growth rate. Once they stopped growing, their bodies would maintain a relatively stable state and aged slowly.

A fully grown Lumberjack Crab, standing on the ground, has a diameter of more than fifteen meters, with a body as wide as six meters. Covered in dark Heavy Armor, their eight sturdy legs due to their land crab nature, looked exceedingly stable.

Of course, the most important thing was that their bodies were filled with overwhelming Dragon Power. Although this power couldn’t compare to real Dragon Clan, it was already enough for Long Yi.

Next was the issue of how to place the nests of the self-destructive beetles.

While Long Yi was modifying the Lumberjack Crabs, the nests of the self-destructive beetles had also been re-engineered and cultured. The nest was now completely different from the original one.

Nearly five meters in diameter, a huge base stood at a 45-degree angle upwards, with a giant Primordial Substance cannon mouth nearly one meter in diameter. The entire cannon, almost six meters long, was covered in heavy bone armor. Deep inside, a huge beetle lay sprawled.

Yes, sprawled, not curled up.

The previous self-destructive beetles curled up into a ball. This posture made it easy to arrange in the nest and could be launched in any form.

But now things were different. The new self-detonating beetles were shuttle-shaped, more like a colossal missile. Once launched from the nest, the streamlined body of the beetle significantly reduced air resistance, making its speed faster and its defensibility stronger!

Long Yi had secretly conducted tests, and few knew the result. However, with the violent vibration coming from deep in the mountains, and Long Yi’s non-stop laughter, one would know that this test had exceeded expectations.

Long Yi thought the Lumberjack Crabs might resist the installation, but it turned out he was overthinking. These Lumberjack Crabs were as loyal as dogs. Moreover, honestly speaking, the weight of the nest meant nothing to the power of the Lumberjack Crabs, they even thought it was a game.

The nest received nutrients and Dragon Power from the Lumberjack Crabs. A soldier needed to control the launch, but this soldier did not need to be a Dragon Knight. In the end, Long Yi decided to let the armored soldiers control the firing. The armored soldiers had experience in artillery and their defensive and offensive capabilities were enough to protect both the Lumberjack Crab and the Insect Cannon.

The first batch of tests were deemed successful. However, Long Yi was somewhat worried. Despite the struggles, only three Lumberjack Crabs had fully grown. This progress felt slow, given he couldn’t continue to stay here?

But just as he was pondering, two male crabs suddenly went berserk one night, battling fiercely. The smaller one was dismembered on the spot. The loud noise from the huge bodies had alarmed everyone in the biological research institute, and Long Yi rushed over as soon as he received the news.

But when Long Yi arrived, a dramatic scene unfolded. The victor, who had defeated the other male crab, was doing something natural winners did.

He had won the right to reproduce and was enjoying the privilege.

"It seems I’ve been worrying for nothing," Long Yi laughed ironically.

The survival rate of Lumberjack Crabs in the wild is low as young crabs often become the prey of other organisms. But it was different here in the biological research institute!

The White Dragon Empire had many vacant sites and buildings outside the Imperial City, which were usually of no use. But in urgent situations, they proved valuable. For example, now, the institute had found a spacious place outside the city and started their work on breeding.

As for how to train these Lumberjack Crab Insect Cannons, that’s no longer a concern for Long Yi.

Time had flowed swiftly and he should visit the Star of the Crystal Demon to check on the progress of his custom-made Light Cannon.

When Long Yi contacted Belle through Lingling, the Crystal Demon Princess was delighted. After all, Long Yi hadn’t contacted her for a long time. She thought something might have happened to him, but when Long Yi appeared, she finally felt relieved. (To be continued...If you like this novel, please go to qidian.com to vote and donate. Your support motivates me. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com).