"Of course it’s true. Moreover, I heard that the Black Dragon and White Dragon armies even fought each other on their way out of Dragon Island," Long Yi said with a smile.

"And the outcome?" Kirei asked anxiously.

"The White Dragons, who have fully mastered our tactics, left a shower of Light Cannon Dragon Breaths behind for the Black Dragons, reportedly causing almost ten thousand Black Dragons to fall right there and then. After that, the White Dragons fled, hahaha!"

Long Yi was exceedingly cheerful.

Long Yi’s information came from Asus, the elder dragon who, as chairman of the Dragon Clan, always secretly informed Long Yi of the Dragon Clan’s affairs. As Asus saw it, this was the best chance to seek forgiveness from the Giants. Of course, Long Yi had assured Asus that even if the Giants truly returned, he would do his utmost to guarantee that they would not seek revenge on the Dragon Clan.

In Asus’s view, the Giants did not leave out of fear of the Dragon Clan but for another reason. After all, despite barely retaliating, the Giants had caused a great number of casualties among the Dragon Clan back in the day. If the Giants truly wanted to exterminate the Dragon Clan, it would have been easy for them.

That’s exactly why Asus placed all his bets on Long Yi. He found Long Yi to be a very communicative person, and Long Yi didn’t seem to care much about past events. Asus hoped that in the future, Long Yi would be able to lift the curse on the Dragon Clan. He believed this to be highly possible, because if Long Yi didn’t want to do it, he would never even hint at it.

Long Yi now knew that, through the Giants’ heritage on Dragon Island, the Dragon Clan could be resurrected indefinitely. This was precisely why the members of the Dragon Clan did not care much about their own lives, and it was why they so readily participated in wars.

Kirei did not know these details. He did not need to; in his view, this was enough to prove one thing: Dragon Island had no intent to annihilate the White Dragon Empire. Knowing this was more than enough for him.

Three hundred thousand of the Black Dragon army marched off to battle, an impressive sight to behold.

One hundred thousand of the White Dragon army were posted on the border, just as awe-inspiring.

The war ignited almost instantly. Dragon Riders from the White Dragon Empire mixed with the White Dragon army. They were taking on the role of commanders, relaying orders from the rear.

However, these newly arrived White Dragons noticed something odd: these acquired White Dragons of the White Dragon Empire were strangely more powerful than their pureblood counterparts. They were larger, more muscular, and most surprisingly, their Dragon Breath could continually amplify the damage, culminating in a terrifying 32-fold increase in damage. This was absolutely frightening!

Although the Dragon Clan Councilors knew about these things, ordinary White Dragons did not. The original White Dragons from Dragon Island were initially arrogant, intend on showing these rubes a glimpse of true technique. But when the battle on the border began and the horrifying 32-fold damage beams swept across enemy lines, cutting off the wings of Black Dragons a terrifying five kilometers away, the White Dragons from Dragon Island immediately dropped all their contempt.

At the same time, the elderly dragons leading the squad understood why the Black Dragon Empire could not defeat the White Dragon Empire, despite the assistance of a hundred thousand Black Dragons.

The White Dragons are a type of dragon whose advantages increase geometrically with their numbers. White Dragon’s Dragon Breath has the longest range among all dragons, but it’s also almost the weakest. However, the White Dragons’ damage-boosting talent was always a headache for their enemies. A small number was fine, but once there were many White Dragons, the compounded damage increase made a simple breath from any White Dragon easily capable of piercing a Black Dragon’s body.

This was precisely why, despite the assistance of 300,000 Black Dragons, the Black Dragon Empire did not have a suitable method of attack this time around.

The battle on the border had reached a stalemate.

No, to be precise, it was the White Dragon Empire that was slowly advancing towards the Black Dragon Empire!

Remember, the White Dragon Empire possesses more than just Dragon Riders; the endless array of weapons is their true ace in the hole, particularly the missiles lurking behind the White Dragons!

Beetle Missiles, as living creatures, have a high capacity for distinguishing between friend and foe. It’s quite normal to see them fly through various Dragon Breaths and claws to bombard the Black Dragons. While the Lumberjack Crab’s Beetle Missile might not be as terrifyingly powerful as an intercontinental missile, if you get hit, you’ll certainly be covered in bruises with your scales flying off. If you’re unlucky and your wings get completely blown apart by a Beetle Missile, your fate is to plummet to the ground and be turned into swiss cheese by Dragon Breath.

This time, even the Undead Army couldn’t find a use.

The Black Dragons began to slowly retreat, but at this point, the White Dragon Empire ordered a halt and commanded all White Dragons to return to the border line.

"Why? The enemy is faltering. Shouldn’t we seize the opportunity to annihilate them?"

A Dragon Clan Councilor looked discontentedly at each member of the War Committee. This councilor, clad in a white robe with a face full of wrinkles, was obviously a White Dragon.

"While the enemy may be faltering, it’s impossible to annihilate them all at once."

Emperor Kirei said, as he opened a map.

"Here is the enemy’s retreat route, and here is our chase route. Please take note of the changes in the enemy formation." 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

The elder dragon carefully examined the map and suddenly noticed that the enemy’s front lines in the centre of the map were retreating more quickly, while the sides were slower. Clearly, the enemy was trying to use their retreat as a smokescreen to encircle the White Dragons on three fronts!

"I see."

The elder dragon nodded in agreement. To Kirei’s surprise, he had expected this elder dragon to be hard to convince. In fact, he had prepared several reasons, but it turned out that one was enough.

Seeing the expression on Kirei’s face, the elder dragon chuckled.

"Surprised, aren’t you, little ones?" The old dragon looked at everyone present from the war council committee, asking with a laugh.

Little ones...

The few old fellows present looked at each other. Indeed, the dragon in front of them was nearly two thousand years old, so being called ’little ones’ wasn’t too far off.

"Back in the day, this old thing was the Guardian White Dragon of the White Dragon Empire. The cunning of you humans is still fresh in my mind!"

A nostalgic expression appeared on the old dragon’s face.

"So, it’s the old elder!"

Kirei quickly adopted a lower posture, prompting a satisfied chuckle from the old dragon.

"I’m too old an elder. Back then, your Imperial City was only the size of a small town. Look at it now ... ahh ..."

The old dragon shook his head, lost in reminiscence.

"If we win in the future, this Imperial City will become the most prosperous city in the world!"

Kirei declared excitedly.

The old dragon nodded but said nothing, because he knew that if the White Dragon Empire emerged victorious, but the Dragon Clan hadn’t found a way to break the curse, the enraged Chairman Gulelie might do something untold.

The White Dragon was a nostalgic species. The old dragon didn’t want to see the destruction of the country he once served. But sometimes, as part of the Dragon Clan, one can only describe his actions as being compelled.

Thus, both sides temporarily stalemated once again.

Meanwhile, the season had transitioned to autumn.

Long Yi was used to it by now.

Because this was the nature of real war. In a true war, unless the gap between both sides was too large, a battle would rarely conclude quickly. Both the Black Dragon Empire and the White Dragon Empire had their strengths; if the two were determined to fight to the death, it would result in mutual destruction—a consequence neither side could accept.

War was about resources and combat ability. Everyone knew about resources, whereas combat ability used to refer to the number of soldiers. Now, however, it referred to the use of new weapons.

Both the Black Dragon Empire and the White Dragon Empire were using unprecedented efforts to rapidly develop new technologies. Each new technology emerged as a weapon capable of tipping the scales on the battlefield. Once the enemy had no countermeasures, ultimate victory was on the horizon.

However, at this time, the White Dragon Empire had shifted its focus to the training of new Dragon Knights.

These new Dragon Knights weren’t like their predecessors. Forcing these new White Dragons to accept the Dragon Knight contract wasn’t feasible, so Long Yi came up with a compromise.

The Temporary Dragon Knight program.

The White Dragons of Dragon Island accepted warriors from the White Dragon Empire as Dragon Knights, but both parties did not sign a binding contract. This contract would automatically cease at the end of the war, and the Dragon Knights could only invoke the contract during battle.

These new Dragon Knights weren’t proficient in Fighting Aura or magic; they were all armored fighters. New saddles for the White Dragons were designed to securely mount the armored fighters on the dragons’ backs. These armored fighters would utilize Light Cannons to attack from atop the dragons.

After a long period of gathering troops, the ground forces of the White Dragon Empire now consisted of close to two hundred thousand armored fighters. Training a hundred thousand Dragon Knights from this pool wasn’t challenging.

In fact, Long Yi planned to upgrade the White Dragons’ Light Cannons to more powerful ones. But this would significantly impair the dragons’ mobility, and while the White Dragons had sufficient range and power, they lacked close-defense capabilities and competent Dragon Knights.

The potion to enhance the White Dragons’ power was gradually being introduced, and the focus-adjustment surgeries progressed methodically. Almost every White Dragon from Dragon Island looked forward to becoming stronger. Those who had already been enhanced were delighted, despite the simplicity of the enhancement. It was a quantum leap compared to their past capabilities.

On the other hand, Emperor Yake of the Black Dragon Empire was filled with boundless anxiety. Initially, Dragon Island’s support for the Black Dragon Empire filled him with confidence. In this world where the strength of the Dragon Clan determined power, the will of the Dragon Clan virtually determined everything. But as the White Dragon Empire’s peculiar technologies skyrocketed, Yake’s confidence dwindled.

Nevertheless, the addition of three hundred thousand Black Dragons served as a great reassurance to Yake. However, before he could rejoice for long, the admission of a hundred thousand White Dragons into the White Dragon Empire poured cold water on his excitement.

What did this mean?

It meant that Dragon Island was no longer focusing only on him!

The Dragon Clan has abandoned me! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, we welcome you to make a recommendation or a monthly ticket on qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users can read at m.qidian.com.)