Chapter 626: Chapter 498: Declaration of War Again

Long Yi told Belle about the recent events, and when she learned that Dragon Island had actually dispatched ten thousand pureblood Black Dragons to join the Black Dragon Empire, she wore an expression of incredulity.

"This is simply unbelievable. I find it hard to imagine any intelligent creature making such a choice. It’s absurd that they do not seize the opportunity to save their entire race when it is presented!" Belle exclaimed passionately. In Belle’s view, anyone who could aid them to such a degree, like Long Yi, should be treated as a revered friend, even closer than their own kin. Yet, the Dragon Clan chose the opposite path, pushing Long Yi to their opposing side!

"That’s why I’ve always said the Dragon Clan is not smart," Long Yi said with a smile.

"They really are not smart, they’re simply foolish," Belle exclaimed, brandishing her tiny fists.

"Actually, they are not entirely foolish, rather, they are still embroiled in their invincible history and unable to extricate themselves," said Long Yi.

"What do you mean? I don’t understand," Belle said, looking at Long Yi puzzled.

"The Dragon Clan is the strongest race created by the gods, the epitome of combat power. From their origin, their purposes in life are only three: to eat, to sleep, and to conquer. Every race in the universe has been bullied by them. The halo of the ’invincible Dragon Clan’ is imprinted in each dragon’s mind. This leads these proud creatures to often think not of honest communication with others, but of ways to force the other side to submit. Of course, I can’t say that every dragon will eventually make such a choice. However, if even a few extremist dragons lead, there won’t be much internal criticism," Long Yi explained.

Belle nodded, signifying her understanding. As a creature from the higher plane, Belle’s power surpassed that of the Dragon Clan. However, before the Dragon Clan was cursed, no race in this universe would dare to claim their powers superior to the Dragon Clan!

Belle said, "Indeed, such great power will inevitably breed unyielding pride. But this pride, even after ten thousand years of enduring the curse, does not fade. Can we say this is the stubbornness of the Dragon Clan?"

Long Yi laughed, "It’s not the stubbornness of the Dragon Clan, but the fact that the chairmen of the Dragon Clan are old fellows who have lived through those ten thousand years!"

Upon hearing Long Yi say this, Belle had an epiphany.

Ever since Long Yi’s last departure, Belle had been busy with the Light Cannons. With her gathered resources, Belle made impressive progress, and all specifications of the Light Cannons that Long Yi had customised were now manufactured.

In fact, the Crystal Demon Tribe had many more astounding weapon systems that made Long Yi green with envy. However, he ultimately resisted the temptation, fearing that he might produce too many weapons, only for the Dragon Isle to add tens of thousands of Black Dragons to the Black Dragon Empire, creating even more pressure on the White Dragon Empire.

Long Yi carefully asked Belle about her recent physical condition, mainly wanting to know if she was experiencing any discomfort after the integration of the Catalyst Crystal Stone. A touched Belle told him that his concern was unwarranted. The Catalyst Crystal Stone was not a half-baked product synthesized by Long Yi, but one manufactured by the Giants. It was unquestionably powerful. If not for Long Yi’s lack of pre-usage allergy tests, there would not have been any issues in the past. Now that the allergy issue had been resolved, there wouldn’t be any discomfort.

In fact, not only was Belle not experiencing discomfort, she felt her strength growing stronger every day. Any citizen from the Crystal Demon Tribe who was close to her would naturally sense Belle’s power. Under her influence, even their powers would be greatly enhanced!

After stuffing all the big and small Light Cannons into his private space, Long Yi felt a bit embarrassed. After all, he didn’t have much to offer her in return, yet was continually asking her for assistance. However, after this time, there would be no urgent need for Belle’s help. The number of Light Cannons was sufficient to meet the weapon manufacturing needs for a long time, given the limited production capacity here.

"Thank you for everything you’ve done for me recently. If there’s anything I can assist with, please let me know. I will do everything in my power," Long Yi said sincerely.

"Compared to everything you’ve done for us, what I provided you with is but a tiny part," Belle responded. "Without the threat of the Crazy Demons, our Crystal Demon Tribe’s power in the universe is now more than enough to deal with any foreign enemy. When it comes to this," Belle looked at Long Yi and spoke earnestly, "Brother Long, I don’t know what the plans of the Giants are, but if you are planning to go to war against them, please tell me. Our Crystal Demon warriors fear no enemy. Even if it’s the Dragon Clan, we will rend them to pieces!"

The new batch of Light Cannons was huge and was ideally suited for individual soldiers. These would be allocated to each Dragon Knight in the army, whose personal combat power is limited, especially in breaching fortifications. The Light Cannons were perfect for the initial suppression during a charge.

Each Light Cannon will be locked to the specific Dragon Power of a dragon. Just as there are no two identical fingerprints, there are also no two identical Dragon Powers. Creating a locking mechanism didn’t bother Belle at all. The function of the locking mechanism was to prevent the weapon from being taken. Once the Light Cannon loses its original Dragon Power supply, the lock will automatically destroy the Light Cannon, breaking it down into useless crystals.

The new Light Cannons brought new training content for the Dragon Knights in the army: shooting techniques. They’ve long been coveting the brilliant Light Cannons of the armored soldiers. Now these single-soldier Light Cannons, while not as powerful as the armoured soldiers’ cannons, have the advantage of a nearly unlimited stamina because of the Dragon Power supply! 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Shooting at stationary targets, moving ones, and even practicing target shooting from dragonback, these all made up the Dragon Knights’ training for quite a long time.

Long Yi himself compiled a shooting training handbook. All the light cannons were fired according to his memory of how modern weapons work. The ergonomics were excellent, and very soon, several sharpshooters emerged, who could hit wherever they pointed.

The light cannon issue was set aside for a while. In fact, Long Yi’s private space still had many, many more light cannons of all types. However, he did not continue because the formation of any system is not a thing that can be completed overnight. Long Yi didn’t forcibly increase the armament load of the White Dragon Empire any further. Although the White Dragon Empire was prosperous, to meet Long Yi’s continuous weapon upgrade requirements, the empire’s war machine had started to operate at full capacity. Even if Long Yi found new plans, the resources of the White Dragon Empire would not keep up. And this was the result even after allocating battle armor to the dwarves.

Then, after the end of the heady summer, on the first weekend, the previously silent Black Dragon Empire suddenly declared war on the White Dragon Empire again.

This time, unlike the previous invasions with their wearily overwhelming force of Dragon Knights, ground forces and air forces cooperated simultaneously and deployed in several directions, trying to attack four key border towns of the White Dragon Empire at the same time!

The horn of war was blown overnight.

Yes, this is war, with no grand speeches or shocking spark needed, just invasion and resistance.

The three thousand Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire headed directly for the battlefield, leading the various legions under their command. The Dragon Knights spearheaded the operation, with the army backing them up.

This time, the declaration of war by the Black Dragon Empire came very suddenly, almost without warning. No one expected that the Black Dragon Empire would suddenly declare war at this time.

But upon reflection, why would anyone give notice before declaring war?

By the time reinforcements arrived at the frontier, three of the four towns had already been captured, with the enemy troops firmly established, and the original garrison had been forced to withdraw entirely.

The towns must be retaken!

This was the order from the War Commission, and the White Dragon Knights began operations to retake the towns. At this point, the Black Dragon Empire unexpectedly dispatched various Sky Crystal Beasts to harass the White Dragon Knights. Now, the infantry finally had a chance to use their weapons. The White Dragon Knights completely ignored any Crystal Beasts, heading straight for the enemy Dragon Knights. The ground was filled with light cannons, which blew the Crystal Beasts to smithereens.

Without the harassment of the Crystal Beasts, the White Dragon Knights fought bravely. They succeeded in retaking two towns in a day.

But one town had a batch of man-made ’Fairy Dragons’ stationed, making it difficult for the White Dragon Knights to win. After a stalemate that lasted three days, something unthinkable happened. The pureblood Black Dragons, who had originally been stationed at the border, rushed to the front line and occupied the town that had been held by the Black Dragon Empire for three days!

The Dragon Emperor of the White Dragon Empire was outraged. He immediately sent someone to the Dragon God Temple to demand an explanation. Was Dragon Island really planning to directly intervene in human wars? It was said that the diplomat who was responsible for questioning the matter grabbed an old dragon by the collar and yelled, "If you want to destroy our Holy Light Empire! Then come with all your dragons! If I so much as frown, I’m not a member of the Holy Light Empire!"

Until then, the Holy Light Empire had always been referred to as the White Dragon Empire. Now, not only did the diplomat try to sever ties with the Dragon Clan, but he also grabbed an elder dragon’s collar. His anger had reached its limit. However, Dragon Island quickly responded.

Dragon Island argued that the Black Dragon Empire had occupied the town for three consecutive days, and the White Dragon Empire had been unable to retake it. It had thereby become, in effect, part of Black Dragon Empire’s territory. Therefore, they believed it was perfectly acceptable for Black Dragons to be stationed there.

"That’s bullshit!"

Long Yi’s roar nearly lifted the roof of the imperial palace, while Kirei covered his ears and dodged Long Yi’s spittle. He hadn’t expected Long Yi to possess such a tremendous amount of fury.

"These dumbasses, they’re taking themselves too seriously? Fine, you want to force me? Alright! Let’s see how many tens of thousands of Black Dragons you plan to use as cannon fodder!"

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