Reborn as a Hatrack in the Mystical Land-Chapter 626 - 83: The Giant Dragon Feast (Part 2)
The first Quasi-Dragon Knight has failed.
Faced with the failure of a Quasi-Dragon Knight, the remaining thirty-five Dragon Knights were both worried and joyful.
Joyful because the Flying Dragons had not yet been chosen, but worried that when it came to their turn, the Dragon Pillar might also show no response.
The failed Quasi-Dragon Knight left the training ground with his head hung low. Competition is cruel; this Quasi-Dragon Knight was only the son of a minor imperial official, and missing the opportunity to become a Dragon Knight meant his future was ruined.
The luck of the second Quasi-Dragon Knight was much better than that of the first.
Despite his failure to awaken the first Dragon Pillar, he succeeded on his second attempt.
It was an ice-blue Dragon Pillar. When the column cracked open, a flash of green light shimmered, and out leapt a well-developed Green Lizard Dragon with a colossal form.
A Green Lizard Dragon, the lowest breed of Earth Dragon. Becoming a Green Dragon Knight meant that the Quasi-Dragon Knight, soon to be promoted to Dragon Knight, would only serve in the imperial quartermaster corps.
This Quasi-Dragon Knight was born into a noble family from a county. Such an outcome was clearly not good news for him, and the second Quasi-Dragon Knight showed a look of disappointment.
"If you are not satisfied with the result of this Dragon Pillar, you can choose to forsake the contract with it. You still have a third chance to choose a Dragon Pillar, but I must remind you that if you fail to awaken the Dragon Pillar for the third time, you will also lose the chance to contract with the Green Lizard Dragon," Zhan Tian coldly presented the choice.
The bloodline of Subspecies Dragons is incomparably noble, even the lowest-tier Green Lizard Dragon has its own pride, and once forsaken by a person, it will never agree to a second contract.
Only those who dare to take risks can taste the sweet fruit of success.
The Quasi-Dragon Knight from a noble family hesitated for a moment, and after a brief exchange with his family, he chose the Dragon Pillar for the third time.
A Cultivator ran into the training ground and took the Green Lizard Dragon back into a new Dragon Pillar.
Thirty Dragon Pillars stood tall in the training ground again.
The second Quasi-Dragon Knight took a deep breath, swept his gaze laboriously over the pillars, and with all his might, he placed his hand on a dark green Dragon Pillar.
To the side, Zhan Tian’s face was cold as ice.
Onlookers in the training ground were nervously watching that Dragon Pillar, curious whether the Quasi-Dragon Knight would be lucky enough to be favored by a Subspecies Dragon once more.
Time slipped through their fingers like sand, quietly trickling away.
No response – the dark blue Dragon Pillar was just like an ordinary stone pillar, with no response at all.
"The third attempt to awaken the Dragon Pillar has failed, Quasi-Dragon Knight Sha Xing, failure." After half a quarter of an hour, Zhan Tian did not hesitate and immediately expelled the second Quasi-Dragon Knight from the training ground.
"Quasi-Dragon Knights, you possess rights that countless passionate men and women of the Empire long for, the opportunity to gain the recognition of the powerful Subspecies Dragons. But, under any circumstances, you must understand that the Dark Beasts, like the Human Race, are beings with pride, immensely noble. They also have dignity, and they also have love for their kin. Forsaking a Subspecies Dragon might likely mean losing the trust of the entire Subspecies Dragon Clan," Zhan Tian told the remaining thirty-four Dragon Knights the reason for the earlier failure.
Sha Xing’s failure served as a stark warning.
Yue Jinghua also agreed with Zhan Tian’s statement, even though most of the Subspecies Dragons’ Spiritual Sense had been blocked by the Dragon Pillars, when a Subspecies Dragon felt humiliated, it would emit a strange spiritual consciousness that only Dark Beasts could perceive.
If Sha Xing’s personal spiritual power is not strong enough to conceal the Spiritual Sense between the Subspecies Dragons, he will not be able to awaken any of the remaining twenty-nine Dragon Pillars.
The third Quasi-Dragon Knight is Long Rui.
Due to the consecutive failures of the previous two Quasi-Dragon Knights, Long Rui couldn’t help but feel nervous.
In her heart, she was worried whether she could awaken the Subspecies Dragon within the Dragon Pillar, and at the same time concerned about what choice to make if she encountered a situation like Sha Han’s.
Before entering the Dragon Pillar Forest, she subconsciously looked back, and when she saw Yue Minzhi, she saw him nodding slightly, his eyes filled with encouragement and trust.
Long Rui smiled brightly, feeling all her concerns vanish in an instant.
Like a cheerful bird, she ran into the midst of the Dragon Pillars.
Unlike the hesitation of the previous Quasi-Dragon Knights, Long Rui immediately chose three Dragon Pillars—red, blue, and purple.
From the outside, it was impossible to see clearly what kind of Subspecies Dragon was sealed inside.
Long Rui first placed her hand on the red Dragon Pillar, muttering in her heart: "Great Subspecies Dragon, I, Long Rui, swear by my family’s honor and my own life and death to form a contract with you."
Half a quarter of an hour passed, and the red Dragon Pillar showed no response.
Long Rui withdrew her hand in disappointment, her pretty face unable to conceal her dejection.
But she did not lose heart and silently told herself, "There are still two more, maybe the one inside is an ugly freak, I don’t want it at all."
After placing her hand on the second Dragon Pillar, Long Rui felt a particularly cool sensation in her palm, like eating a spoonful of refreshing Tremella lotus seed soup on a hot summer day.
Her heart fluttered, her tone a bit coquettish: "So comfortable, this must be the Dark Energy of the Subspecies Dragon inside. If I contract with it, lying on its body on a hot day is just like hugging a block of ice."
Long Rui disliked heat. Discovering the secret of this Dragon Pillar, her eyebrows brightened with joy. She tenderly traced her fingertips over the Dragon Pillar and murmured to herself: "Dragon oh dragon, I have a very good temper. If you form a contract with me, I will feed you the best dragon food from the Empire, provide the finest dragon dwelling, and sometimes even take you out for a stroll."
She spoke very softly, but Zhan Tian standing not far away heard her words.
The renowned Imperial Dragon Rider had never heard of someone contracting a Subspecies Dragon in this manner before, and he felt a mix of laughter and tears.
These damn kids, has all the daily training I gave you been for nothing?
Who would have known, just as Long Rui finished her unbelievably naive speech, the ice-blue Dragon Pillar suddenly emitted a soft blue light, a sky-clear blue light burst forth from within, and immediately after, a blue glow enveloped Long Rui’s body.
Surrounded by the blue light, Long Rui felt completely relaxed, and her mind also became much clearer.
"Roar---" A somewhat immature dragon’s roar came from the Dragon Pillar, which cracked into several pieces, dissolving into fragments, and a female Lake King Dragon with gentle ice-blue eyes leapt out from within.
The first Quasi-Dragon Knight failed due to insufficient Cultivation, the second failed from greed, and yet Long Rui succeeded because of her "naivety."
