Chapter 440: The Dragon's New Ability

Luoning carefully sensed Kaierluosi's speed after the upgrade and discovered that it had improved significantly compared to before.

The dragon's current flight speed per hour should be able to exceed that of a typical small passenger plane, though it likely hasn't reached 800 kilometers yet.

Although it does not match the speed of most civilian passenger planes, it is already top-tier in this world, at least faster than Luoning's Wind Wings and Suofeiya's Magic Flying Carpet.

While sensing the changes in speed, Luoning counted the number of Dragon Scales in his Space Ring.

The number of Dragon Scales dropped this time was lower, only eighty-six, a full fifty fewer than last time.

The quantity was lower, but the quality was higher; its strength and hardness were far superior to Level 5 Dragon Scales.

"Suofeiya mentioned that Uncle Ximeng is skilled in forging; perhaps we can ask him to help craft some Dragon Scale weapons. Hmm, we can also let Suofeiya research how to make Dragon Scale magic shields."

It took almost no time at all for the man and the dragon to arrive at the desolate, uninhabited marshland.

"Master, is here okay?"

Luoning nodded and flew to the air on one side, "Let me see the abilities you have acquired."

Kaierluosi gave a hum and immediately began to demonstrate.

Before Level 6, it knew Flame Breath and Frost Breath, as well as Fireball Technique, Water Arrow Technique, and so on.

After this promotion, Kaierluosi gained two new abilities—Flame Manipulation and Frost Impact.

Flame Manipulation allows the dragon not only to spew flames but also to perform precise control over fire, such as creating fire barriers, manufacturing Flame Whirlwind, compressing flames into high-temperature rays, and so on.

Frost Impact is similar to Jennie's Ice Arrow, but when Luoning looked at the massive, five-meter-long ice arrow condensed in front of Kaierluosi's gaping maw, he knew this move had immense power.

The facts were exactly as such; Frost Impact can not only bring massive bombardment damage but also generate fragment impacts when it hits the target and explodes, striking surrounding targets.

Even the explosive fragment impact has enough power to dent a Knight's armor, and if there were someone without defense, they would likely be turned into a sieve by the fragments.

"When a real war starts, I can let Kaierluosi use its skills to plow through the battlefield first. If the opponent doesn't have a Meteor Knight or a Great Archmage to block this round of attacks, they will suffer heavy losses."

A Level 7 dragon on a typical battlefield is almost crushing unless there is an opponent capable of rivaling it.

However, there are also disadvantages.

Once a war starts and the two sides engage, it is difficult for the dragon to perform, as such attacks are prone to friendly fire.

"There are still 8063 points of Energy Essence..."

Luoning looked at Kaierluosi's 0/20000 progress bar and fell into deep thought for a moment.

Should the remaining Energy Essence continue to be used to improve the dragon's strength, or should he raise the strength of Ruidar and Maiken?

"Master, I didn't expect that I would become a Level 7 dragon so quickly!"

Having finished venting, Kaierluosi finally quieted down, its tone toward Luoning becoming increasingly respectful and submissive.

It was this young master who led it out of the darkness and ushered in a new life, allowing it to once again enjoy a carefree dragon life.

"Level 7 is not your end, Kaierluosi."

Luoning smiled and said, "I will make you become a legendary dragon just like your parents!"

A flash of excitement and anticipation crossed Kaierluosi's cold blue eyes.

Having wasted nearly three hundred years of critical time, could it also become the terrifying creature that blots out the sky from its inherited memories?

"I have something I want to entrust to you."

Luoning said, "Though it might be a bit difficult for you."

"Master, you name it; even if it is difficult, I can overcome it!" Kaierluosi displayed a highly humanized side.

"I need you to use your high-temperature flames and your ability to manipulate fire to assist Ximeng in building steel giant ships for Wubei Territory as quickly as possible."

Kaierluosi blinked its dragon eyes; it had thought it was some difficult task, but upon hearing it, it didn't seem very hard.

"Rest assured, I will help him well."

Luoning nodded; although the dragon cannot speak, it can manipulate flames to form words, which Ximeng can understand.

"Let's go, we are going to Wubei Port."

At this time, Suofeiya had already returned to the Dawn with Aini Lu and Hameng, and they were discussing the next arrangements.

The four people following Suofeiya were neither careerists nor Suofeiya's admirers; they gathered together and came to Aoerlante just to bring reinforcements to the New Moon Continent.

Therefore, they had no objections to Suofeiya's decision to help Luoning after comprehensive consideration.

After some discussion, it was decided that Ximeng would stay at Wubei Port, while the rest would head to Anbian City.

"Although this person Luoning is young, it can be seen that he does things with a sense of proportion, and I can also feel his ambition."

Suofeiya said, "If he were only greedy for pleasure, he couldn't possibly spend money like water to support so many people and build such large projects."

Ximeng nodded in agreement, and he smiled and said, "There is water and a port here; as long as the materials are sufficient, if I spend ten years, I can build a fleet! When we go back then, we will directly raid Soul Suppressing Bay!"

Everyone laughed; although a fleet was a bit of an exaggeration, they all hoped that when the critical node of ten years arrived, they would all be able to achieve their wishes.

Suddenly, Suofeiya frowned, her expression tightening.

Ximeng restrained his smile, "What's wrong?"

Suofeiya stood up and looked at the sensing pendant on her neck: "The wind tells me that a powerful creature is approaching here!"

Everyone immediately walked out of the cabin and came onto the deck.

And at this moment, the people outside had already knelt on the ground, begging for mercy, as if they had seen a terrifying scene.

"A dragon!"

"Such a big dragon!"

Suofeiya and the others were also shocked.

With a wingspan of over seventy meters, it was about the same length as the Dawn.

If this dragon did not have a powerful bloodline, then its strength must have reached a certain level.

"I am your lord, Ronin Wushan, and this is the guardian dragon of Wubei Territory, Kaierluosi Frostfire Wing."

Luoning flew down from the dragon's back, "Everyone, do not panic; go back to what you were doing!"

The terrified people were stunned; the Lord's dragon, it's this big?

Although there was no longer any danger to their lives, looking at the behemoth so close at hand, it was impossible not to feel panicked.

The foreman—oh no, Eimeng, who was in charge of the port construction—mustered his courage, stood up, and shouted for everyone to pull themselves together and get back to work, which finally allowed the crowd to slowly calm down and return to their tasks.

Luoning landed on the deck.

"Luoning, how did your dragon become so big?" Suofeiya asked in surprise.

"It leveled up, so its size grew explosively."

Luoning explained, "Uncle Ximeng, this is the helper I found for you. Kaierluosi has a very powerful ability to control flames; I believe with its help, we should be able to build suitable ships much faster."

At this moment, Kaierluosi used flames in the air to condense a line of text—Hope we have a pleasant cooperation!

Ximeng and the others were stunned, then burst into laughter.

"I never thought I'd be able to work alongside a dragon!"

Ximeng said heroically, "Rest assured, Luoning. With such a powerful helper, you only need to provide enough iron ore, timber, and other materials, and I can definitely build you a fleet within ten years!"

Transporting iron ore from Chishan Town was originally a time-consuming and laborious task, but now that Kaierluosi's body had grown so much, its load-bearing capacity had been greatly enhanced, and it could be left entirely to it.

Kaierluosi's strength was formidable, and in Luoning's hands, it was increasingly taking on the attributes of a tool-dragon.

Luoning smiled, revealing a mouthful of white teeth: "Ten years for eight Dawn ships, that will surely tire out Uncle Ximeng!"

"This is my pleasure," Ximeng emphasized.

Luoning took out a stack of design blueprints, "If possible, I would like to add something to the Dawn; could you help me consider it?"

Ximeng asked in surprise, "You also understand ship construction? What do you want to add?"

"A Steam Engine."

Luoning said these three words: "This thing can be used not only on ships but also on land."

Everyone showed expressions of curiosity.

"There's such a thing?"

Ximeng took the blueprints, "Then I must take a good look!" (End of chapter)