Global Game: Developing a Knight Clan-Chapter 100 - 99: Miracle Farce, High-Tier Sacrifice

Chapter 100: Chapter 99: Miracle Farce, High-Tier Sacrifice

’Mixing truth and lies really is the best way to mitigate risk!’

At this moment, Lince was extremely grateful for his decision. He was also incredibly glad that these two Sub-dragons were ’old-timers’ who still considered themselves part of the Dragon Race.

Otherwise, had he been dealing with any younger Sub-dragon, Lince’s situation would have become extremely dire.

For one, during their conversation, the two Sub-dragons had mentioned the Dragon Race Code.

The Dragon Race Code was a set of regulations that bound every member of the Dragon Race.

There were many of these regulations, but one in particular was of the utmost importance to Lince right now.

All members of the Dragon Race were forbidden from harming their own kind. They were even obligated to help one another when faced with external threats.

The entire Dragon Race was a single entity. Any act that harmed an individual dragon was considered a provocation and an act of hostility against the Dragon Race as a whole.

The Dragon Race Code was the crucial spiritual pillar that ensured the prosperity and power of the entire Dragon Race.

It was because of the Dragon Race Code that in the ancient past, none of the continent’s races—not even their Deities—dared to provoke the Dragon Race.

One could say that in ancient times, the Dragon Race had the Power to single-handedly sweep across all the races of the continent, including their Deities.

Consequently, it was often members of the Dragon Race who would stir up trouble on the continent, doing things like abducting princesses and beauties from other races. This led the other races to frequently lodge complaints with Dragon Island, accusing certain dragons of heinous acts.

Ultimately, the accused dragons would invariably be apprehended by Giant Dragons dispatched from Dragon Island and taken back to be disciplined.

As for tales of a Hero fighting an evil dragon, such things simply never happened.

The so-called Dragon Knights were also an impossibility.

Even if such a thing existed, it would be a ’Dragon Rider’—a dragon riding a person—not a person riding a dragon. There were absolutely no exceptions.

Back then, the Dragon Race were the absolute Overlords of the continent. They simply disdained ruling over the other races, preferring to keep to themselves and do their own thing.

Otherwise, the entire continent would have long since become one big, happy family of all races.

Those so-called Celestial Dragon ’People’?

The Celestial Dragon People were nothing compared to the true might of the Dragon Race.

Therefore, in the age when the Dragon Race still existed, everyone from human Dragon Descendants to Sub-dragons born of Demon Beasts or Sea Beasts took pride in their Dragon Race Bloodline.

And they all abided by the Dragon Race Code!

But alas, that golden age eventually came to an end.

About eight thousand years ago, the entire Dragon Race vanished as if overnight.

The massive Dragon Island disappeared along with them.

And Dragon Island was said to be no smaller than the Oakland Continent.

For such a vast landmass to vanish, completely swallowed by the ocean, one can only imagine the cataclysmic repercussions.

The Deities of the various races maintained a strange silence on the matter.

They asked no questions and offered no answers to their mortal followers regarding the disappearance of the Dragon Race.

In any case, under these bizarre circumstances, the Sub-dragons and Dragon Descendants naturally integrated into the various factions of the other races.

When the Dragon Race vanished, the Mountain Range Earth Dragon had only been born a few decades prior.

He lived on a small island at the edge of Dragon Island. Back then, he could often see the figures of Giant Dragons soaring through the sky. His father, an adult Mountain Giant Dragon, even visited frequently to see him and his mother, a sea turtle Sea Beast.

However, overnight, the entire Dragon Island and all the Giant Dragons vanished, instantly turning him into an ’orphan’.

His life’s purpose became a quest: to find the reason for the Giant Dragons’ disappearance. This path eventually led him to the continent, where he became one of the Overlords of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, serving under a Demon God.

As for the Flame Red Dragon, her situation was similar to the Mountain Range Sub-dragon’s.

However, she was born in the Demon Beast Mountain Range. Her father was a Sun Giant Eagle, and her mother was a Pure Blooded Red Dragon.

Now, after so much time has passed, both of their mortal ’parents’ have long since passed away from old age.

Only they, two Sub-dragons with highly concentrated Giant Dragon Bloodline, remained alive in the world.

However, as Tier Nine Sub-dragons, their remaining days were numbered.

For a Sub-dragon with Demon Beast Bloodline, the limit at Tier Nine was just over ten thousand years.

With his turtle and Dragon Descendant lineage, the Mountain Range Earth Dragon’s Lifespan was likely longer, but at most, he could only live for another five thousand years or so.

Human Dragon Descendants had it even shorter, living for fifteen hundred years at most.

A non-Dragon-Descendant Tier Nine member of the Human Race had a maximum lifespan of one thousand years, with no exceptions.

The Saint Tier was another matter entirely. But for anyone besides a Pure-blooded Giant Dragon, ascending to the Saint Tier was incredibly difficult.

In any case, when it came to the Saint Tier...

Neither the Mountain Range Earth Dragon, ’Amos,’ nor the Flame Red Dragon, ’Crimson,’ were willing to discuss it further.

Evidently, ascending to the Saint Tier involved a much deeper secret within this world.

Right now, both of them were filled with a sense of protectiveness toward Lince.

During their conversation, they answered any question Lince asked.

For Lince, this was an extremely comfortable state of affairs.

’With these two powerful bodyguards, if I don’t take full advantage of this situation, it’d be a complete waste of the risky, half-true bluff I just pulled.’

At the same time, Lince mentally patted himself on the back for his quick-wittedness.

’Even though I don’t know why the Dragon Race disappeared and can’t keep up the charade of being a prophet... but in a way, wasn’t this just another successful bluff?’

’I don’t know anything; everything is the Dragon God’s guidance. Is there any better, more logical explanation than that?’

’It’s so much better than pretending to be the Dragon God myself and spinning a web of lies when I don’t know the first thing about the situation.’

’Besides, the Bloodline of the Rock Steel Giant within me can’t be faked!’

’I am a true Dragon Descendant—and a pure-blooded one at that!’

’It’s perfectly natural for the Dragon God to guide a Dragon Descendant.’

’It’s almost impossible to doubt.’

’Besides, these two are old-timers who live by the Dragon Race Code.’

’No matter what, they would absolutely never threaten my life.’

’Even if I really were being used as a mortal vessel by an Alien God, they would probably do everything in their power to save this "poor child".’

As for the two of them asking Lince to prove the truth of his claims?

That would be all too easy!

The Swamp Territory is right there, and so is the Truth Church.

He could perform a Divine Call, let the two of them hide and observe, and the problem would be solved.

As for the so-called Divine Title he had concocted...

Lince could easily attribute it to the Dragon God’s guidance. He could even state outright that it was likely the title of the being backing him.

As for what the two Sub-dragons thought about it all... well, he could just let them fill in the blanks themselves.

In short, Lince’s Bloodline was his greatest protection at the moment!

At the very least, the two Sub-dragons’ initial ’familiarity’ and trust in him far exceeded what they would have for any other race.

"God of Space and Exploration?"

’Space, and also Exploration?’

Upon hearing Lince mention the so-called God of Space and Exploration, the Mountain Range Earth Dragon, Amos, immediately made a connection in his mind.

’The disappearance of the Dragon Race couldn’t have been without reason.’

’Could it be that the Space Dragon, one of the great Dragon Gods, found a world suitable for the Dragon Race during his explorations in the Star Realm?’

’Is that why the Dragon Race collectively migrated from the Oakland World?’

’It was a logical and plausible deduction.’

’But why would the Dragon Race relocate? Was there some great threat in Oakland?’

’Similar to how the continent’s Deities no longer descend—or find it difficult to descend—to the Lower Realm?’

’A pact among the Deities?’

The Mountain Range Earth Dragon scoffed at the idea.

A pact might exist, but such things were never that binding on the Deities.

As far as the Mountain Range Earth Dragon knew...

The Demon God had only completely lost contact with the Demon Beast Mountain Range about three thousand years ago.

As for the so-called Miracles created by the Human Race, Beastmen, and others since then, they were nothing more than the products of laughable conspiracies.

Take the Saintess from three hundred years ago, for example. The supposed mortal vessel of the Storm God? It was a complete fraud.

That so-called Saintess was merely a member of the Nobility from the Wind Element Dragon Race who had been unable to advance in her cultivation for many years.

As her Lifespan at the Saint Tier was nearing its end, the Three Great Empires conspired with her to seize the northern lands of the Beastmen. At the same time, the Church, wanting to maintain the influence of its divine authority, joined in to orchestrate this ’farce’.

But, one had to admit, while the results were sloppy, they weren’t half bad.

"Success came from the Saint Tier, as did failure."

"In this day and age, no Saint Tier being dares to act rashly."

As he said this, the Mountain Range Earth Dragon scoffed at the so-called Saint Tier beings of the modern era.

The Red Dragon did as well.

Lince, on the other hand, was utterly stunned.

’The Miracle from three hundred years ago was really a fraud?’

’A noble of the Wind Element Dragon Race... at the Saint Tier?’

At that moment, Lince was at a loss for words.

At the same time, he was curious about their contemptuous attitude toward the Saint Tier.

Saint Tier beings were supposed to be the strongest entities below the Deities.

So why did these two have such an attitude?

’So, does that mean that in this world, apart from the Dragon Race, reaching the so-called Saint Tier is heavily dependent on the help of the Deities?’

Lince’s mind raced.

Just then, the Red Dragon spoke:

"Alright, let’s leave it at that for now."

"We’ve finally gotten a chance to stir things up. We have to teach those greedy members of the Human Race a lesson!"

"I’m heading back first. I need to stand guard against any interference from the strong people of the Human Race. It’s been a while since I’ve had a good fight. I really hope one of those human fellows hurries over and gives me a chance to stretch my claws."

"As for you, little one, just stay put and don’t go running off."

"We’ll talk more about your situation later." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

With that, the Red Dragon looked over at the Earth Dragon.

"You old coot, you need to be more careful too. With you here, his presence is still too conspicuous."

"It’s not safe for the little one to stay here. If you can, send him back to his own territory first!"

"Assign some High Tier Magical Beasts to him to ensure his safety."

"After this Beast Tide is over, we’ll discuss the little one’s situation further. We can’t rush this; the more we hurry, the more likely we are to expose something."

"Who knows how many old fossils are watching us from the shadows right now. When the revival of the Dragon Race is at stake, we can’t afford any accidents."

The Earth Dragon’s expression turned serious upon hearing her words, and he nodded.

"Yes. Crimson, you should head back first."

"I was indeed a bit muddled this time. It seems a few of the younger ones can’t be allowed to return alive. To think that I, an old man, would end up having to act against the younger generation... sigh... I’ve grown foolish... but there’s no one to blame."

The Earth Dragon sighed as he spoke, but as he looked down the mountain, his gaze had already locked onto several High Tier Magical Beasts.

Clearly, those High Tier Magical Beasts were not going to survive.

Listening to their conversation, Lince felt both shocked and helpless.

’Aren’t they overestimating my importance a little? They’re about to kill several High Tier Magical Beasts as some kind of offering.’

’High Tier Magical Beasts!’

’This... what a complete waste.’