Chapter 173 The Correct Way to Use Mercury Snake (Two in One)

I thought you were here to help me put on the yellow robe.

But after all this time——

You are planning to capture me and feed me to the dragon.

Char looked at the heavily armored knight commander who was kneeling respectfully in front of him, but his eyes were unconsciously glancing at him, and his palm was unconsciously placed on his waist, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

As the saying goes, the mysterious can't save the innocent, and krypton can't change fate.

Although he contracted the snake of fate, it seems that his initial identity in this historical remnant is not much better because of this.

Compared with the sacrificial prince who is about to be captured and fed to the dragon, it seems that a civilian orphan with no background is better.

"By the way, didn't you just say that the king passed away? And you said that I was the only prince."

"Send your prince to the dragon as a sacrifice... I'm a little curious, who will be the ruler of this country in the future?"

Char looked down at the knight commander in front of him and spoke with interest.

"Of course, my adoptive father, your uncle, Duke Silas, will worry about this."

"Oh...your adoptive father."

Char looked at him meaningfully.

It was a familiar identity.

It reminded him of his dear comrade Norton and comrade Guderian who died before he could achieve his ambition.

"In other words, the death of my father must not be a coincidence?"

"Yes, I was in your majesty's wine and food..."

Halfway through, the knight commander suddenly woke up.

How could he be so careless that he revealed all this information without any scruples.

Especially the fact that he secretly recognized the Duke Silas as his adoptive father.

This is his biggest secret.

No, with his strength close to the sixth level, no matter how careless he is, he will never make such a low-level mistake.

All this must have a source--

He looked at the black-haired and black-eyed prince in front of him in astonishment.

But he found that this prince, who was always sick and ignored the government affairs, and was no different from a puppet in the eyes of the ministers and nobles, was just smiling at him at this moment.

Although he was still that thin and skinny, he looked a little more mysterious in his eyes.

In those dark eyes, three blood-colored magatama were slowly rotating and then enlarged.

Finally, the silver-white moonlight sublimated into red golden pupils.

In those red-gold pupils, it seemed like lava was flowing.

"I'm sorry, it's the first time I use Tsukuyomi in the first era, an environment suppressed by divinity, and I'm a little rusty."

"The subconscious guidance has been seen through, so I can only use some hard methods, please forgive me."

In those words with a little apology.

The thin figure with black hair and black eyes became taller and more magnificent in the eyes of the knight commander.

The calm voice sounded again, but with unquestionable and irresistible majesty.

"Now, I need you to tell me everything you know."

...

After a moment.

"Master, all the recorded information is here."

The metal fairy-like Yui flapped her small fairy wings and landed beside Char obediently.

"Mercury of Dragon Snake" materialized into lines of exquisite text and appeared in front of Char.

Char's eyes swept through it.

Compared with the Serpent of Fate, the strength of this Knight Commander is only five rings after all, and the level of information he can provide is not very high.

At least, don't expect the secrets of the True God.

But on the other hand, he can just fill in the details that the Serpent of Fate lacks.

Char's eyes fell on the first line of text presented by Yui.

[928th Year of the Disaster Calendar]

This is the year of the era in which Char is currently living.

The Knight Commander did not know the origin of the Disaster Calendar, but only knew that a long time ago, a disaster called "Great Disaster" or "Disaster of Light" broke out.

So, chaos replaced order and became the main theme on the Western Continent.

This is an era when mythical creatures are rampant.

The chaotic war of gods spread from the astral world to the spiritual world, and then to the main material plane.

In this disordered era, humans, as the weaker party, can only rely on mythical creatures to survive.

They worship them as totems in exchange for a little protection from the impact of the war of gods.

The "Forest Kingdom" where Char is now is under the protection of a giant dragon totem.

Of course, no matter which era, even if there have been internal and external troubles, human beings are naturally bound to fight internally.

For example, the knight commander in front of him colluded with the duke, who is the uncle of the prince, and attempted to usurp the throne.

"According to the conventional script... the original weak prince was replaced by the time traveler, so the next step should be the development of the prince's revenge."

"It is this opponent..."

Char shook his head.

In the First Age, neither magic technology nor wizard systems had appeared. It seemed that the human supernatural system was completely dependent on the way of tempering the body.

But as the saying goes, humans are good at wisdom, while demons are good at strength.

Humans have neither fangs nor claws, nor strong recovery ability and long lifespan.

It is undoubtedly a foolish dream to want to surpass those immortal species and mythical creatures in the body.

According to the memory of the Knight Commander, his fifth level was already quite powerful in the "Forest Kingdom".

Even the Knight Commander's adoptive father, the Duke who attempted to usurp the throne, was only at the sixth level.

"The highest level is only the sixth level. A kingdom without even a legend doesn't seem to be very interesting."

Char shook his head.

Different status means different perspectives.

To be honest, he has no interest in the things in this small kingdom now.

Even if he becomes the king, so what?

He is now the husband appointed by the Queen of the Forest Empire. He has a whole empire of soft rice waiting for him at home. He doesn't care about this at all.

Compared with these bullshit palace fighting dramas in front of him——

He is still more interested in the evil dragon totem mentioned by the Knight Commander.

Char's mind moved slightly, and the image of the silver moon in his eyes slowly dissipated.

And the Knight Commander in front of him seemed to wake up from a dream and broke free from the state just now.

He looked at the prince in front of him, and before he could speak, he heard Char speak before him.

"Since it is the will of my uncle, then I understand."

?

The Knight Commander was at a loss.

Did you hear that you were asked to be a sacrifice to the dragon as asking you to ascend the throne?

However, some of the Knight Commander's previous memories had already been rewritten and deleted by Char using Tsukuyomi, and he could not figure it out even if he racked his brains.

"As a prince, you should naturally have the awareness of feeding the dragon with your body."

Char waved his hand disapprovingly.

"When do we set off?"

...

Silent Forest.

This is an endless forest sea located at the southernmost tip of the entire Western Continent.

Countless towering trees are connected in a piece, covering the sun completely.

The reason why the kingdom where Char is located is called the "Forest Kingdom" is precisely because it is located on the edge of the Silent Forest.

"Your Highness, I can only escort you here."

Of course, it is said to be an escort, but in fact it is to supervise the death.

After all, usurping the throne must be justified, right? If the prince does not die, how can the uncle take the stage?

The Knight Commander paused behind him, looking at the depths of the forest with a wary look.

In the depths of the Silent Forest, there was a faint dragon's might.

Just a slight perception made his tempered body feel a fear and horror from the depths of his blood.

That was the suppression from the origin of his blood.

He looked at Char, who looked at the depths of the Silent Forest with a lazy expression, as if he was looking at a dead person.

Originally, the Knight Commander was ready to betray his master on the spot and force the other party with force, but he didn't expect the process to be smoother than he imagined.

"Well, I'll walk the rest of the way by myself."

"But..."

Char paused slightly.

"Don't you feel aggrieved?"

"You are obviously not weak, and the peak of the fifth ring is only comparable to the sixth ring. Why do you have to be inferior to others?"

"Are there any differences between kings and generals? Anyway, they all come from shady backgrounds. My uncle can take the throne, but you can't?"

Accompanied by Char's bewitching words.

In an instant, a flame inexplicably rose in the heart of the knight commander who was slowly retreating.

That was the flame of ambition.

A real man lives between heaven and earth, how can he be depressed and inferior to others for a long time.

And Char, who used "Moon Reading" to plant a psychological hint in the heart of the knight commander, still stared at the depths of the Silent Forest at this moment.

He should not go back to that kingdom. He just did it just to see if there was a chance to have fun.

The knight commander has recognized the Duke of Silas as his adoptive father, so it would be a bit unreasonable not to show his filial piety.

But at this moment, what Char is more concerned about is the things in the depths of the Silent Forest.

That is a giant dragon that can truly be called a mythical creature.

The dream beast of any beastmaster.

Speaking of which, since Char traveled to the Western Continent, he has been constantly hearing legends about giant dragons.

Whether in the stories of the bards or in the textbooks of the Black Tower and Saint Laurent College, countless cases describe the power of giant dragons.

Even the black-scaled sub-dragon, a sub-dragon species with relatively high blood purity, is already an emperor-level race.

It is conceivable that the pure-blooded giant dragon has such amazing bloodline potential. .

Even the weakest white dragon, its individual body is enough to reach the legendary status after adulthood.

Not to mention the red dragon and black dragon above it.

However, the real pure-blooded giant dragon has long disappeared in the Western Continent. Even with Char's status in the Western Continent, he has never seen one before.

And now, in this genuine first era, many ancient species and mythical species that would have long disappeared in the future can finally be seen.

…

In the deepest part of the Silent Forest.

This is an ancient tree that reaches the sky.

Although it has not yet formed a spirituality and has its own will.

But the breath emitted by this ancient tree alone is enough to suppress ordinary demigods.

According to legend, this is one of the two branches of the World Tree that were cut off in the early years of the Cataclysm.

One branch fell on the Lost Island where the high elves live, and became the ancient elf tree that the high elves believe in and respect.

The other section fell into the Forest of Silence and developed into the boundless forest sea it is today.

The heights of silent ancient trees.

Thousands of thick red-gold branches were woven into a huge dragon's nest.

From the outside, this is just a nest made of branches and leaves of the World Tree. However, if you really enter it, you will find that there are strange distortions in the laws of space next to each branch and leaf of the World Tree.

Among the countless twisted space ripples, there is another compressed secondary plane.

This is the real dragon's lair.

Under the curtain of eternal night.

The extremely dark sky stretches endlessly, and the thread-like red fireworks above the earth become the only bright color in this world.

At the end of this desolate picture of red and black, there is a desolate and dilapidated palace ruins.

In the center of the ruins, there was a huge figure, quietly prostrate.

The red-black scales reflect a clear luster, and the burly body silently sits on the earth.

Even though the huge leather wings are condensed on both sides of the torso, you can still imagine its majestic appearance when it is stretched out, covering the sky and the sun.

This is a majestic black dragon.

But at this moment, this black dragon is prostrate on the ground, as if it has fallen into a deep sleep.

snap——

snap——

The crisp sound of footsteps came from far to near.

"Hiss, hiss (no, master, are you really coming?)"

"Hissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss with with with withering with withering with the master, those divine descending bodies that you beat up before are all rotten fish and shrimps, they fell down after just a few blows from you, but those are just incomplete divine descending bodies. .)"

"Hiss, hiss (you are in the Age of Gods now, this is a truly complete mythical creature!)"

In Xia Ya's soul contract space, the little mercury snake spat out the letter in horror.

Since completing the contract with Char, it has been forced by Char to use the same language format as other pet beasts.

It's not that it's bad to say something directly, but Xia Ya thinks such a cry is more cute.

In response to this, Snake could only choke in silence.

Although it can be regarded as a genuine antique that has lived through four epochs... but as a salted fish snake who only wants to pick up tatters on the edge of OB even when the war between gods breaks out, of course there is no such thing as the self-esteem of a true god.

Just act cute as long as you are cute, who can let the situation be stronger than the person?

"Aren't you a mythical creature yourself? Now that you're back in the age of gods, shouldn't you burst into tears when you see a fellow villager?"

Xia Ya glanced at Snake with disdain.

"Hiss, hiss~ (I am not a mythical creature, I am the Five Fighting Snakes. This is what you said yourself, Master.)"

Snake and Snake also started to swing straight away.

Anyway, if the bottom line is broken once, there will naturally be a second time.

What is dignity? Can it be eaten as a meal?

If you say I am fighting against the Five Snakes, then I am fighting against the Five Snakes. It just so happens that I can save myself the time to fight.

"Your race name should not be called Mercury Snake, but should be called Mythical Creature Shame."

Xia Ya was also shocked by Snake's lower limit.

But soon, he touched the mercury snake's head gently and kindly.

"But what you said does make sense. This giant dragon is a genuine mythical creature after all. Although I am sure, I still have to think of a way out first."

"So, if you can't beat me and are ready to run away, I'll let you, Snake Snake, be the human shield behind me."

"Anyway, as long as you suffer a fatal attack, it will definitely trigger the retrieval of fate and reset the world line, right? This means that we have unlimited opportunities to save, and we can start over no matter how many times we fail."

snake:?

Is this how fate retrospective is used?

While chatting with each other, Xia Ya had unknowingly walked into the ruins of the deserted palace.

Snap.

Follow him step into the palace.

next moment.

The dragon roared.

It resounded through the sky and shook the heaven and earth.

The earth screamed, and red and black cracks opened.

Almost instantly, red and black flames spread out from the dragon's body.

The black dragon, which was crawling on the ground like a statue, finally woke up at this moment.

The huge leather wings spread out, covering most of the extremely dark sky.

The eyes that were originally closed opened, revealing a pair of stunning dragon eyes.

However, from the gray-white dragon eyes in front of her, Xia Ya could not see any agility belonging to intelligent life.

Some are just pale and withered, with an indescribable sense of death.

It doesn't look like a life with self-awareness, but more like a living corpse.

And with the awakening of the huge black dragon.

Xia Ya also saw the depths of the desolate and dilapidated palace ruins behind the black dragon.

That one——

Haunted by thin shadows, it was like a dark dragon egg covered with a curtain of night.