Chapter 614: Dragon Disaster, Dragon Madness

The reception work for the new residents of Daxia Territory began in the evening and continued until the sky had completely darkened.

To dispel the panic of the new residents upon arriving in an unfamiliar environment, Xia Duo personally created a large, continuously glowing ball of light above Linshui Village, illuminating the entire village brightly.

Not until every new resident had been assigned their new house and moved into their new home did Xia Duo disperse the light ball, letting the night return to being night.

Just as he was preparing to return to his residence, Xia Duo suddenly asked, "By the way, Laidun, have the residents been talking about that flashing star in the northwest sky recently?"

"They did at the beginning, but later on, nothing unusual appeared, so everyone stopped talking about it much, just treating it as a normal phenomenon that looks a bit strange."

After finishing, Laidun asked with some confusion: "Sir suddenly bringing this up, is there something wrong with that flashing star?"

"Not yet certain, but don't tell others; just treat it as a normal phenomenon to avoid causing panic."

"Yes, sir."

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Returning to the Study, just as Xia Duo sat down and before he could take the design sketches of the printing press out of his Personal Space to continue his research, the Tower Spirit suddenly sent a reminder that Niya had a new message coming through.

Upon receiving the reminder, Xia Duo stood up, almost unable to contain himself; it had been three days, a full three days without any new messages from Niya, and the unknown always makes people feel uneasy.

Even though Xia Duo was already composed enough, when he truly received Niya's new message, he still couldn't help but feel emotionally agitated. What exactly was the content of the new message?

Was it about that mysterious flashing star?

Or perhaps new intelligence regarding the Drow?

Xia Duo couldn't wait to contact the Tower Spirit, and the Tower Spirit quickly forwarded Niya's message—

"Just heard someone spreading rumors that the Scarlet Flash Star in the northwest sky foretells a Dragon Disaster. It is said the source of the Dragon Disaster news is the Ambassador of Ilfarlan. I tried to contact my teacher, but I still cannot reach them. I am going to the Library now to look up information."

Niya's voice was somewhat flustered and carried a hint of trembling. If she had no concept of dragons in the past, she had seen an Illusion of a dragon with her own eyes at the recent Snow Melting Competition.

If even an Illusion was that terrifying, what kind of might would a real dragon possess! And what kind of catastrophe would that Dragon Disaster be?

Xia Duo heard the panicked emotion in Niya, though he himself was also somewhat flustered. In the Netherese language, "Dragon Disaster" only has two morphemes, namely "dragon" and "disaster," but semantically it leans more towards "a disaster caused by dragons."

This was serious!

Xia Duo himself was not particularly afraid of dragons and even had a faint urge to try his hand at them, but the problem was—

Dragons come roaring in and roar out; his Territory could not withstand the tossing of even a single dragon, and neither could Savile Territory!

Moreover, based on "Dragon Disaster," Xia Duo also associated it with the game he had played before crossing over, where the background seemed to have settings like the so-called "King-Slaying Star" and "Dragon Madness Mythallar."

When he saw that flashing star in the northwest sky earlier, Xia Duo hadn't thought of these, but once it was linked to "dragons," how could he not think of it!

And the ominous premonition he had when he saw the "King-Slaying Star" before might have come from some information linkage in his Subconscious. Although it was a bit far-fetched, it was perfectly reasonable for Xia Duo to say so now.

Could it be that in the real world of Magic, the "Dragon Madness Mythallar" also truly exists?

Xia Duo had experienced projecting into an Elf twice in the Projection Plane, but the Elves he projected into were both minors, and the secrets he could access were very limited. At least he had not found any explicit written records of the existence of a "Dragon Madness Mythallar" in those two projection experiences.

In terms of gains, the two experiences of projecting into an Elf were far less fruitful than the time he projected into the Arcane Empire.

However, it now seems that the Scarlet Flash Star in the northwest sky might really be the so-called "King-Slaying Star," and the "Dragon Madness Mythallar" is also very likely to exist.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Duo immediately sent a message to Niya, asking her to look for a more accurate Elvish description of "Dragon Disaster."

If it were the Elvish "Dragon Disaster," it might be able to reveal more information, rather than just two simple morphemes and one semantic meaning.

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After replying to the message, Xia Duo fell into deep thought again. If a dragon were to attack, what should he do?

Since he had never actually encountered a dragon, he was not sure how a dragon's "Spell Resistance" was. If it could really attack him while shrugging off his Spells, he would be in a very difficult position.

In terms of flight, could a Flight Spell compare to a dragon that flies by nature? Xia Duo put a big question mark in his heart.

Even with teleportation, whether short-range or long-range, this kind of response was very passive. He could run away himself, but the Territory could not grow legs and run with him.

In this situation, offense is the best defense!

After thinking, Xia Duo put away the design sketches of the printing press again. Knowing that a dragon might attack, the crisis of the Drow seemed to have become somewhat distant.

But in fact, what Xia Duo was more wary of was the Drow. After all, if it really was a Dragon Disaster under the influence of the "Dragon Madness Mythallar," it was still a question whether the mindless dragons would even have Spellcasting abilities. For Xia Duo personally, dragons should be easier to deal with.

Conversely, the Drow have Wisdom and Magic; they could come up with any kind of conspiracy or scheme, and that was the greatest threat to Xia Duo personally.

However, whether the Drow could even strike here was still an unknown. Presumably, Cormanthor would not be willing to put an enemy that hated Elves immensely on the surface, right!

If Netheril were to form an Alliance with the Drow, that would be very interesting.

Therefore, in the short term, what Xia Duo worried about more was the Dragon Disaster. After all, that Scarlet Flash Star in the northwest sky was "flashing and flashing," reminding him constantly!

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While putting away the design sketches, Xia Duo unexpectedly discovered a Magic Item in a corner of his Personal Space that he had neglected for a long time—

An Ancient Elven Magic Arrow that had undergone the Baptism of a long passage of time, its main shaft long since decayed, leaving only the tubular Mithril structure that still existed and possessed considerable power!

When he projected into the Arcane Empire, he had already roughly figured out its functions and effects. Although he had not studied it thoroughly, using it alone was no problem.

The greatest ability of this arrow was its extremely fast flight speed, and it made no sound at all. In that Projection Plane of the Arcane Empire, the demons (Elves) often used this kind of arrow to hunt down the commanders of the Spellcasting Cluster on the Arcane Empire's side.

Moreover, after hitting the target, it would trigger a Negative Energy Spell, so much so that the Arcane Empire had a Resurrection Department in name only but could not resurrect such dead.

Basically, once hit, it was equivalent to being thoroughly dead.

Could this thing be used to deal with a dragon?

It could; it should be able to.

However, he really didn't dare to use this kind of "expired" Magic Arrow himself, but he was also reluctant to use it to harm others. There was only one such arrow, and the more important role of this arrow was as a research sample, not a consumable.

After thinking, Xia Duo still prepared to follow his own plan to guard against a dragon attack.

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