Chapter 48 Fire Dragon Mountain Range
"You are very lucky to be the first dragon born in this world."
Reaching out to stroke its forehead covered in scales, Dongfang Qing mounted its back and scratched its belly.
The sulfurous sea breeze lifted Dongfang Qing's pure white dress, and large pieces of fabric quickly covered the fire dragon's eyes...
The unease of suddenly having its vision blocked did not affect the fire dragon; it simply flapped its wings and remained in place, not daring to complain in the slightest.
"The footprints of human civilization will soon reach here, and a teleportation magic circle will soon be established in some corner of this island."
"The fire dragon will soon appear before the world, therefore, this place will henceforth be the Fire Dragon Mountain Range."
Pulling back her skirt, Dongfang Qing nodded to herself, stroking the dragon's scales as she muttered to herself.
Her fair fingertips seemed to be edged with gold in the twilight, and her fluttering hair was quickly caught and gently tucked behind her ears.
"Boom..."
The crust of this seabed began to move violently with the movement of Dongfang Qing's fingertips; the seawater seemed to boil, and the crimson buried deep in the sea began to surge...
Countless volcanoes and tectonic plates rose up one after another, turning the original islands into a smaller continent.
After spending 60,000 event points to quell the impact of this change on itself and the mainland, Dongfang Qing accelerated the time of the newly risen plate again.
The surrounding flora and fauna evolved at a visible pace, and with the acceleration of time, some never-before-seen plants quickly covered the island…
"...!"
The fire dragon, which was still struggling to flap its wings to maintain its balance, had a crack appear at the corner of its mouth, and it stared blankly at the scene.
It was just about to say a few flattering words when Dongfang Qing's voice rang in its ear. The words "beautiful," "powerful," and "unrivaled" were barely on its lips.
With a pout, Dongfang Qing gently pressed his index finger to his lips and patted the fire dragon's head in a serious manner: "The fire dragon's territory is limited to this place. Only if any foreign race threatens your lives can you transform into human form and expand your territory!"
The fire dragon was still in shock, its pupils wide open in disbelief. It had just been born and knew nothing!
All it knew was that the adorable little girl in front of it was its creator; it knew nothing else about the rules of this world, the evolution of species, or anything else…
"As you command, Your Majesty, my esteemed Creator..." The fire dragon nodded hastily and quickly shut its mouth, awaiting the next order.
"stop!"
As their lips rubbed together, time returned to normal around them with that delicate shout, and the scene before them now appeared to be a primeval forest…
But the only thing that seemed out of place was the original island, whose connection with the surrounding newly formed tectonic plates looked particularly strange.
"boom--!"
With a deafening explosion, the volcano erupted, and a large amount of lava poured down the mountainside, quickly engulfing the surrounding area.
As the lava flowed, the original incongruous structures were quickly covered up, and other volcanoes erupted simultaneously...
Dozens more red figures flapped their wings and took flight, with the newly hatched fire dragon following closely behind Dongfang Qing.
"..."
After observing the situation in the nearby sea, Dongfang Qing made another minor adjustment. With a flick of his finger, the entire continent was instantly enveloped by a gray barrier…
As the volcano continued to erupt, large amounts of smoke and sulfur accumulated in the clouds, and the entire Fire Dragon Mountain Range was soon covered by thunder and dark clouds.
Stroking his chin, Dongfang Qing silently kneaded out two more eggs, but they were not dragon eggs, but two swan eggs, one black and one white.
Reaching out to the seabed, a piece of paper quickly appeared in his hand—a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Dongfang Qing wrote a parable in the blank space on the back, the content of which was roughly the same as what some players wanted to do.
Rorschach wants to use blood magic to achieve immortality; such a grand ideal would naturally lead him to create something like vampires…
It won't be as easy to deal with as the Black Death, and it could very well evolve into a completely new vampire race.
This is exactly the result Dongfang Qing wanted to see: the anime will start filming from the moment the vampire disaster breaks out!
He licked his lips with satisfaction, then casually tossed it into the depths of the valley. He then turned to the fire dragons behind him and said, "If one of them named Magellan lands on the island, you should drive them over there and make them pick up those two eggs."
As he spoke, Dongfang Qing tossed the paper in his hand onto the only path leading into the valley.
Seemingly sensing their confusion, He blinked and kindly reminded them: "Don't worry about not being able to win; you are invincible inside this barrier."
"We humbly obey the divine decree of His Majesty the Creator!" Upon hearing this, they all bowed their heads in reverence and responded in unison.
With his fingertips gliding through the void, Dongfang Qing quickly refined the biological characteristics of the fire dragon.
[Genesis Trace Text:]
[In February of the 49th year of the Great Pirate Era, multiple unknown mummified corpses appeared in various duchies of the demon race. After an investigation by the Grand Duke of Lorraine, it was suspected to be related to a plague spread by the [Golden Rat]. Erdes, who witnessed the incident, chose to remain silent.]
[In the 49th year of the Great Pirate Era, the vanguard of the Holy Armor Priestly Order entered the Whirlpool Sea, but was attacked by unknown magic. Upon inspection, no one was injured.]
In April of the same year, Pope Euphemiah I ordered a thorough investigation into the attack in the whirlpool sea. After comparing the remaining magical energy, the blame was placed on the nobles of the shipping alliance.
[In May, the nobles of the alliance began to exhibit bloodlust, and the resemblance in their magical power gradually became comparable to the residual magic from the sea attack.]
In June, after a thorough investigation, all the blame was placed on the shipping alliance. Pope Euphrates I was furious and called it "blasphemy!"
The Allied Airways demanded the surrender of the governor, or face a "holy war." Inquisition assassins infiltrated the Allied forces, attempting to poison Sebastian but failing and being captured instead!
In September, Magellan's team arrived at the Fire Dragon Mountains, where they suffered heavy casualties under the overwhelming attack of the fire dragons.
Captain Magellan, while fleeing deep into the mountains, unexpectedly obtained a fragment of the Dead Sea Scrolls and acquired two special eggs at the mountain's exit.
[In October, Pope Euphemiah I ordered a holy war to eliminate all dissidents, but the long-lost golden rats reappeared on the western plains, and the major powers joined forces to annihilate them, thus ending the holy war.