Chapter 684: Chapter 547 My Friends

At that moment, a massive golden dragon came slowly flying in from a distance.

A golden dragon?

No!

It’s not a golden dragon. Although this dragon is golden, it’s not the bright, shiny gold color—it’s a dark gold.

It’s Suolin’s mount dragon.

Boom!

The enormous dark gold dragon landed, transforming into a human shape in an instant.

Although it was initially without form, it took Suolin’s appearance in the next moment.

"It seems, I haven’t missed a thing,"

Said the dark golden dragon in the guise of Suolin.

Everyone was somewhat puzzled. It seemed like this should be Suolin, but Suolin’s soul had already returned to her body, so who was this, really?

"You can call me Suolin. After all, it’s the name you’re familiar with. The Suolin you knew was a personality fused with me and her. In other words, she is Suolin, and I am Suolin. She has become Empress now and can’t come here for the time being, but I can. So, I came to help you." said Suolin.

"Thank you," replied Long Yi with a slight nod.

"Why?" Suolin looked confused.

"Thank you for coming to help me," Long Yi said.

"Have you thanked them?" Suolin asked, pointing to those around Long Yi.

"No..."

Long Yi indeed had not. After all, they were like his family. Many times, there was no need for thanks, it was just understood.

"See, I knew you’d have some barriers towards me. After all, you thought that I was just Suolin’s dragon. You just don’t understand that the Suolin you knew was the same as me... Anyway, this is tough to explain. But it doesn’t matter, we can build up our understanding again."

Suolin didn’t seem to mind. After all, conveying such a unique feeling was challenging.

Long Yi looked around at everyone, and everyone around looked back at him.

He felt profoundly moved.

My brothers; my friends; the people I love.

"I..."

"Don’t say anything. Just tell us where we’re going," interrupted Wesley.

"Damn it! You interrupted me just when I was starting to feel touched!" shouted Long Yi.

"What are you getting emotional about?! It’s not a big deal!" Wesley shot back.

"You, bird-man!"

Long Yi laughed.

Yes, not a big deal at all! The Giants almost exterminated the Dragon Clan back in the day, and I’m a Giant too! What’s there to be afraid of!

"I was thinking of going to the desert initially. But it seems like we need to find an appropriate place first,"

"For example..."

Just as Long Yi was about to say something, the flapping sound of wings came from the sky again, followed by a colossal figure heavily descending from above.

It was a Thunder Eagle.

And a person jumped off its back.

It was Kirei, the Emperor of White Dragon Empire.

"The Thunder Eagle smelled food and chased it all the way here. Lucky me, it led straight to you,"

Kirei quickly walked over, and Little Zi immediately passed him a cup of water. After downing a glass in one gulp and quickly moving on to another, Kirei finally caught his breath.

"You ran off without notice, encountered trouble, and never thought to consult me, the clever one?"

Long Yi often called Kirei clever, though Kirei himself didn’t seem fond of the title. Now, since Kirei referred to himself as the clever one first, Long Yi guessed something was up.

"You have no idea. The trouble this time is so big, even your brilliance wouldn’t be enough."

Long Yi shook his head and said.

If Dragon Island had been determined to kill Long Yi in the beginning, by simply sending three hundred thousand black dragons to the Black Dragon Empire, Long Yi would have likely had no choice but to reveal his true identity as a giant and utilize some technologies beyond his era.

Back then, relying on the power of the White Dragon, he had managed to suppress the black dragons and prevail. He did not expect his true identity as a giant to be exposed in the end. What was he supposed to do now?

If one were to talk about fail-safes, Long Yi had some. However, he could never drag the humans into this. He reasoned that a contributing factor to why the Giants chose to leave in the past was mainly due to the humans. After all, he still vividly remembered the Giants’ initial plan to reset the Human Realm - igniting the planetary core, reducing the Human Realm to a molten state, and simultaneously destroying both humans and the Dragon Clan residing within the Human Realm.

In the end, the Giants didn’t follow this advice, instead imposing a curse on the Dragon Clan, causing them to remain in the Human Realm alongside the humans.

The Giants back then considered this, and now Long Yi, of course, could not ignore it.

The giants then regarded humans as their own children, whereas the current Long Yi had a large group of human friends!

Moreover, even though Long Yi was a giant, at heart, he always considered himself human!

"There aren’t any troubles in the world that can’t be resolved; we just need to change our perspective. I understand, the Dragon Clan has discovered your identity as a Giant, and that’s why you are in a rush to leave, am I correct?" Kirei asked. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

"Smart." Long Yi responded, quirking his mouth.

"So, are you interested in hearing my suggestion? I thought of it all along the way..."

Kirei suggested with a smile.

Since the first dragon’s return to Dragon Island, flying dragons all around the world began to return one after another, even the Temple was emptied. Dragon Island offered no explanation, and within less than a week, the world had shifted from a world of Dragon Knights to a world of ordinary people.

Panic started to ensue in some areas, while others speculated on the implications of the situation.

The clever ones naturally traced the cause back to the World’s Number One Martial Arts Tournament. Back then, Long Yi had won the tournament and gained the prerogative to ask the Dragon Clan to do something for him. However, only Chairman Gulelie of the Dragon Clan was privy to what exactly Long Yi had requested.

Even so, when the White Dragon Empire and the Black Dragon Empire began to face off once again, the Dragon Clan decided to send a Black Dragon army to join the Black Dragon Empire. Moreover, the number of Black Dragons increased from 10,000 to 30,000, eventually reaching a chilling 300,000!

Everyone thought that Long Yi had angered the Dragon Clan due to his ignorant demands. The subsequent events, however, left everyone baffled - Dragon Island sent an additional 100,000 White Dragons to aid the White Dragon Empire. These White Dragons, having been modified by Long Yi, had unprecedented power. Thanks to these White Dragons, the White Dragon Empire managed to confront the Black Dragon army head-on.

It seems that Dragon Island didn’t intend to corner the White Dragon Empire.

But now that it’s over, Dragon Island has suddenly summoned all the flying dragons in the world to return.

Soon after, a message came from Dragon Island, and the councillors personally went to various countries to deliver the will of Dragon Island.

Starting now, the Dragon Clan will no longer partake in the wars of the Human Realm. From this point forward, the wars of the humans will have nothing to do with the Dragon Clan anymore. For those in the Dragon Clan who prefer to stay in the Human Realm, Dragon Island won’t stop them, letting nature take its course.

When the news broke, the world was stunned.

Indeed, even though many had speculated this to be the case, it was another matter when it was confirmed.

For thousands of years that humans had on record, the Dragon Clan has always served as a powerful war machine for humans. Everyone took this for granted as if it were destined. No one would think that if the Dragon Clan could choose to help you, they could also choose not to.

Several countries visited the White Dragon Empire, hoping for an explanation from Emperor Kirei. Of course, their real intention was to ask Long Yi what on earth was going on.

Almost everyone believed that Long Yi certainly had something to do with this.

However, the answer given by Kirei left everyone feeling perplexed.

Long Yi has left.

Where he went?

No one knows. Regardless, he has already taken his leave.

Did he retreat into seclusion? Or perhaps he was dead in some remote corner? And who would know that, right?

Thus, the days went by, one after another.

And the days without dragons accumulated day by day.

In the blink of an eye, a year had passed.

Humans, the most adaptive life form, had completely stopped caring about the dragons.

At this point, the Fertile Plains Federation became the biggest winner because the Federation has very few flying dragons, the Dragon Rider legion of the Federation is entirely composed of earth dragons. These dragons, albeit referred to as one of the pure-bloods, weren’t part of the Dragon Clan of Dragon Island, so these dragons didn’t have to return to Dragon Island.

In a flash, the military power of the Fertile Plains Federation rose from barely ranking seventh to now being placed in the third position.

The first position naturally still belongs to the White Dragon Empire.

This was quite surprising, as even after losing their flying dragons, the combat effectiveness of the White Dragon Empire was even higher among all countries. After all, the White Dragon Empire had developed non-Dragon Clan combat units for many years, including battle armor, backplate dragon cannons, and Lumberjack Crab missiles. The power of these technologies was enough to obliterate any country. Especially after losing their flying dragons, earth dragons became the main attack force. Some countries have even started training sub-dragons or even Thunder Eagles as an air force due to the lack of control over air space. The biggest problem for these units compared to the Dragon Clan, however, is that they can’t provide Dragon Power, which makes the Dragon Riders lose their usefulness.

It was time to mention the Dragon Knights of the White Dragon Empire.

The White Dragon Empire has two thousand Dragon Knights, all of whom have undergone special Dragon Transformations. They have become hybrids of human and dragon, enabling them to generate Dragon Power on their own. They are stronger, think more quickly, act more swiftly, and live longer than normal humans. While they may have lost their Mount Dragons, these Dragon Knights have developed new combat methods. They can transform into dragons for combat, exploiting the Fighting Aura, making them extremely powerful. They can also turn into humans, agile and rapid, suitable for infiltration.

The second-ranking military force was naturally the Red Dragon Empire. Long Yi generously extended the Dragon Transformation surgery to the entire Red Dragon Knights, and while the number of Red Dragon Knights was not as many as that of the White Dragon Knights, the characteristics of the red dragons gave these Red Dragon Knights terrifying destructive power. For this reason, the combat power of the Red Dragon Empire could rank second.

Though the Fertile Plains Federation was ranked third, it dared not feel the slightest bit of self-inflation. After all, even before the Dragon Clan left, the White Dragon Empire’s military strength was not primarily based on the Dragon Clan. Especially now that mechanized farming is primarily reliant on the equipment of the White Dragon Empire. The Fertile Plains Federation had no intention of offending such a powerful ally when there were no pressing matters. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote and support us on qidian.com. Your support is our greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)